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Start Mode and Start Type

You can assign start types to each show element to aid scheduling and processing.

Changing Start Mode and Start Type

1. Right-click in the broadcast table window the [Start mode] or [Start type] column. The context menu opens.

2. Select the option you need.

Start / Stop / Duration

Start time, stop time, and total duration of an element.

Gap and Overlap

The system calculates automatically any gap and overlap times.

Note: Move the mouse over the gap or overlap icon to display the gap value.

Class

On-Air class of an element or group. Several permitted classes can be assigned to a group (e.g. for a music block: music, jingles, and text).

Classes are integrated in the rights structure. Depending on the definition of the user rights, users can be assigned with limited rights to elements of certain classes. For example, music editors may only receive the right to create the broadcast schedule for music blocks (i.e. elements of the music class), commercials editors may only receive the right to commercial blocks; news editors to associated news blocks; and for all other classes, users receive read-only rights

Author (I/A/B)

Displays performer, author, or editor.

Title

The title of an entry.

Source

The source of an element indicates the medium on which the element is available.

Mixer source

In the Mixer source field, all kinds of entry can be defined depending on the system environment. This allows you to remote control the associated motor faders later using On-Air keypad or button start when the On-Air player (TurboPlayer) is in automatic mode, depending on the configuration.

Department

The department database entry is taken over from the DigaSystem and is used for further subclassifications, e.g. different kinds of news items.

Send state

Indicates the send state of an element.

Show counter

The show counter numbers how many times an entry is played on the air. If an entry is edited out of DigAIRange, the show counter continues counting for the edited entry. If the entry is created new in the database, the show counter starts at zero.

File state

Indicates the present file status of an element.