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The Legal ID
In our example format, the Legal ID is called once per hour, near the top of the hour. The programming
service sends a unique closure, so we know that whenever this closure comes, we need to play the
Legal ID. Here are the steps needed:
1. Create an Update Switcher task that will be used to make sure the switcher audio input
channel to which XStudio playback audio is connected gets on the air. In the update
switcher dialog, select the correct audio switcher and make sure row 1, channel 7 is set to
the "On" position. Change the Valid Modes option to be Satellite mode only (uncheck all
others). Name the task anything you wish that's meaningful to you (we'll use "Ch 7 On") and
save the new task.
2. Create a Start Play task that will play a specific cart number. For our example, we'll use cart
number "ID01". In the Start Play task dialog, uncheck the "Play from Log" property and use
the [Add Cart] button to add the cart number "ID01". Change the Valid Modes option to be
Satellite mode only (uncheck all others). Name the task "Legal ID" and save the new task.
3. Create a new Action. Name the action "CRM Legal ID". Select the task "Ch 7 On" in the
available tasks table and drag it into the Action Task List. Then select the task "Legal ID"
and drag it into the Action Task List. There should be two items in the list and they should be
in the order "Ch 7 On", "Legal ID". XStudio executes tasks in an Action in the list order and
we want to be sure that the XStudio audio playback channel on the switcher is on the air
before beginning playback of the cart ID01.
4. Assign the new "CRM Legal ID" Action to the corresponding Relay Input on the audio
switcher. This in effect "connects" the Action to the satellite service's closure.
The effect of these steps is that every time the satellite programming service sends their legal ID
closure, so long as XStudio is in Satellite mode, here's what happens:
XStudio locates the Action assigned for the legal ID closure, in this case the Action named
"CRM Legal ID".
The first task in the Action, "Ch 7 On", causes XStudio to make sure that the switcher's input
channel 7 is turned on. No other open or closed input channels are affected.
The next (and last) task in the Action, "Legal ID", causes XStudio to play back the cart
numbered "ID01".
None of these steps taken by XStudio involve the log, affect anything else that might be on the air at
the time or any other audio XStudio is playing.
The Return Liner
The Return Liner in our example is very similar to the Legal ID. Differences are that the Return Liner
may occur several times an hour, and the particular audio item (cart) we want to play is different. In
fact, we're going to reuse one of the Tasks we created from the Legal ID. The steps required:
1. Create a new Start Play task just like step two in the Legal ID. Use a different cart number,
"RL01". Name the Task "Return Liner" and save the task.
2. Create a new Action. Name the action "CRM Return Liner". Select the task "Ch 7 On" in the
available tasks table and drag it into the Action Task List. Then select the task "Return
Liner" and drag it into the Action Task List. There should be two items in the list and they
should be in the order "Ch 7 On", "Return Liner". XStudio executes tasks in an Action in the
list order and we want to be sure that the audio channel on the switcher is on before
beginning playback of the cart RL01. Notice we've simply reused the Update Switcher task
we created for the Legal ID, since we needed to achieve the same thing.
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