Belden Grass Valley iTX Master Control User manual

User Guide
v2.10
2016-10-17
iTX™ MASTER CONTROL
(ITX-MC)
INTEGRATED PLAYOUT WITH MASTER CONTROL CAPABILITIES

i
Notices
Copyright and Trademark Notice
Copyright © 2016, Grass Valley Canada. All rights reserved.
Belden, Belden Sending All The Right Signals, and the Belden logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Belden Inc. or its affiliated companies in the United States and
other jurisdictions. Grass Valley, Miranda, iTX and Master Control (ITX-MC) are trademarks
or registered trademarks of Grass Valley Canada. Belden Inc., Grass Valley Canada, and other
parties may also have trademark rights in other terms used herein.
Terms and Conditions
Please read the following terms and conditions carefully. By using iTX™ documentation, you
agree to the following terms and conditions.
Grass Valley hereby grants permission and license to owners of iTX™s to use their product
manuals for their own internal business use. Manuals for Grass Valley products may not be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
photocopying and recording, for any purpose unless specifically authorized in writing by
Grass Valley.
A Grass Valley manual may have been revised to reflect changes made to the product
during its manufacturing life. Thus, different versions of a manual may exist for any given
product. Care should be taken to ensure that one obtains the proper manual version for a
specific product serial number.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of Grass Valley.
Warranty information is available in the Support section of the Grass Valley Web site
(www.grassvalley.com).
Title Master Control (ITX-MC) User Guide
Software Version v2.10
First Published 2016-10-17, 15:02

ii
Table of Contents
1About iTX Master Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Functional overview of iTX-MC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Operational Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Fully Automated Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Automation Assist Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Manual Insert & Manual Override Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
iTX Master Control Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Master Control Primary Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Master Control Secondary Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2iTX-MC System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview of iTX-MC System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing or updating the iTX Desktop client software components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Configuring the iTX Hard Panel Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Installing and adding the iTX MC layout to the iTX Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Configuring the Master Control Plugin in the iTX Desktop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Enabling Master Control on the iTX Channel Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Setting up and using the Mixer Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Configuring the Mixer Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Using the Mixer Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Configuring the iMC panel to support iTX Automation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Activating the Enable Cue-to-First-Frame setting on iTX Output Server 1 . . . . . . . . . . .21
3Using Fully Automated Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Overview of iTX-MC’s Fully Automated Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Adding a master control primary event to a schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Setting and editing a master control primary event’s properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Adding a master control secondary event to a schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Browsing the media content of the Imagestore 750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting and editing master control secondary event properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
4Using Automation Assist mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Overview of the Automatic Assist Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Preparing to use iTX-MC’s Automation Assist mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Using iTX-MC’s Automation Assist mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Forcing the next scheduled primary event to play immediately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Next items are already cued (Take Next only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Next items are not cued (Cue Next & Take Next). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Next items are not cued (Take Next only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

iii
Table of Contents
Delaying the next scheduled primary event’s playout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Delaying the start of a live source event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Delaying the ending of a live source event. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Skipping the next scheduled primary event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
5Using Manual Insert and Manual Override Modes. . . . . . . . 37
Manually inserting a live source into a scheduled broadcast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Preparing to use iTX-MC’s Manual Insert mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using iTX-MC’s Manual Insert mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Manually overriding a scheduled broadcast with a live source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Preparing to use iTX-MC’s Manual Override mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Using iTX-MC’s Manual Override mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

1
About iTX Master Control
The iTX Master Control (iTX-MC) option integrates an Imagestore 750 mixer and an iMC
master control panel to the target iTX playout channel. This configuration offers the
efficiency of fully automated file-based broadcasting (using iTX) along with the capacity for
fully-manual operations driven by a traditional master control switcher and user console
panel.
Summary
Functional overview of iTX-MC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Operational Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
iTX Master Control Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Functional overview of iTX-MC
In functional terms, iTX-MC allows the automation system to have full control during
normal, scheduled playout, but operators can also take direct control when necessary –
such as during live events, emergencies, breaking news and other unplanned broadcast
events.
By adding master control primary events (live source events) to the schedule, iTX-MC allows
the iTX channel to access and switch between multiple live sources (network, studio or
live), as well as perform back-to-back live event cuts. iTX-MC also provides full master
control transitions using the iMC panel to manually select and insert from the various live
sources.
iTX-MC offers the following functionality:
• The ability to create and playout fully automated schedules that contain a mixture of
pre-recorded content (long and short form from iTX) and live content from multiple
sources.
• The ability to use manual operations on the panel to control the schedule’s live and
program events, including triggering programming breaks (e.g. commercials and
promos) during live events.
• The ability to have the planned schedule “roll under” during breakaway operations
driven by the panel.
• The ability to hold the planned schedule to allow for breakaway operations and then
return without programming loss.

2
About iTX Master Control
Functional overview of iTX-MC
The iTX Master Control (iTX-MC) option integrates the Imagestore Master Control processor
(Imagestore 750 or Imagestore-Modular) and an iMC panel (iMC100, iMC200, or iMC300)
with a traditional iTX channel automation system, station router and router controller (see
Figure 1-1).
Fig. 1-1: iTX-MC system architecture
iTX channel playout automation: When the iTX-MC option is added to a system, iTX
still drives automation control by managing and playing the schedule’s events. However,
unlike traditional iTX systems, the iTX automation system controls the Imagestore 750
mixer as the playout device as well as an iTX Output Server.
Video source inputs: With the iTX-MC option, the iTX Output Server acts as a video
server source to the station router by providing the pre-recorded programme content,
which can also contain the usual secondary events like logos, voice-overs...etc.
The station router also receives SDI video inputs from various sources, including live
network feeds, studio feeds and the SDI output of the iTX Output Server.
A/B source mixing and local secondary event insertion: The Imagestore 750 provides
the A/B switching of signals from the station router based on the scheduled events being
run by the iTX automation system, or the manual operations performed on the iMC master
control panel.
The Imagestore 750 also provides the ability to perform downstream insertion of logo or
voice-over assets which are native to the Imagestore 750.
Traditional master control integration: The iMC panel is directly connected to the
Imagestore 750 master control and channel branding processor via Ethernet. The
Imagestore 750 is fed A/B program sources by an upstream router, with control from
1
2
3
4

3
Master Control (ITX-MC)
User Guide
playout automation by an Ethernet connection. The router is controlled by the Imagestore
750 via a NVISION 9000 controller.
The iMC master control panel provides operators with the manual control of the
Imagestore 750’s PGM bus, which permits them to insert or override scheduled
programming with live incoming video.
Operators can also manually control the iTX schedule using the iMC panel’s Automation
Assist buttons (Take Next, Hold Next, Cue Next, Skip Next).
Optional downstream graphics insertion: The Intuition XG co-processor is an optional
piece of equipment that can be used to insert rich branding graphics to the Imagestore
750’s keyer layers.
Operational Modes
iTX-MC has four modes of operation, which offer operators various levels of control over the
playout of scheduled and non-schedule content. The following section provide a brief
overview of each mode, while further chapters provide usage instructions:
•Fully Automated Mode
•Automation Assist Mode
•Manual Insert & Manual Override Modes
Fully Automated Mode
The iTX-MC’s Fully Automated mode allows the iTX automation system to fully control the
playout of iTX schedules, which may contain a combination of pre-recorded video clip
events from iTX and live content events from multiple video sources.
Fully Automated mode is ideal for situations where the exact timing of primary video
events is known in advance and the live video content is originating from different sources.
Since the timing of all of these primary events is known, a schedule containing these events
can be created and automation can run the schedule automatically by taking each event at
a precise time regardless of where the video content is coming from. When building the
schedule, live video source events are added to the schedule as master control primary
events.
See iTX Master Control Events, on page 4 and Using Fully Automated Mode, on page 23 for
more information related to Fully Automation mode.
Automation Assist Mode
The iTX-MC’s Automation Assist mode allows operators to have full manual control of
scheduled events, even during the playout of a live broadcast. Using the iMC panel’s
Automation Assist buttons (Cue Next, Take Next, Hold Next and Skip Next) or the iTX
Desktop’s Manual Control panel, operators can manually intervene and control the
channel’s scheduled primary events, including extending or truncating a scheduled live
playout event, which results in the advancement or bumping out of the next schedule
primary and secondary events.
5

4
About iTX Master Control
Manual Insert & Manual Override Modes
Automation Assist mode is ideal for live event broadcasts where the duration of the live
events are unknown and the schedule contains primary video clip events that must be
taken to air, although not necessarily at a specific time.
See iTX Master Control Events, on page 4 and Using Automation Assist mode, on page 31
for more information related to Automation Assist mode.
Manual Insert & Manual Override Modes
iTX-MC offers two modes that allow operators to manually insert a live video source during
an automated broadcast using the iMC panel: Manual Insert mode and Manual Override
mode. Typically this type of intervention is used when unforeseen emergency events occur
and a “newsflash” type interruption of the regularly scheduled broadcast is required.
The main difference between the two modes is the way in which the schedule’s playout is
resumed after the manual live event is finished. When using Manual Insert mode, the
automation system pauses the schedule’s programming during the live event and then
resumes playout from the point of interruption. Manual Override mode allows automation
to continue running the schedule (roll under), without displaying the schedule’s playout.
Once the live event is finished, the program is resumed “in progress” or from where it would
have been had there not been a live event interruption.
See Using Manual Insert and Manual Override Modes, on page 37 for more information.
iTX Master Control Events
iTX-MC introduces two new types of events that can be added to an iTX schedule:
•Master Control Primary Events
•Master Control Secondary Events
Fig. 1-2: Example of a master control primary and secondary event in an iTX schedule
Master Control Primary Events
Master control primary events are main video items added to an iTX schedule to enable the
iTX automation system to switch to and playout live content from any of the live video
sources available to the Imagestore 750 from the upstream router.
When adding a master control primary event, you must specify the precise live source to be
played out, the starting transition type and speed and the duration of the live event.
A master control primary event appears as primary event item in the iTX schedule grid and
is displayed as a block on the PGM track of the channel’s timeline.
See Adding a master control primary event to a schedule, on page 24 for more information.

5
Master Control (ITX-MC)
User Guide
Master Control Secondary Events
Master control secondary events represent logos, voice-overs or Macro recalls that are
native to the Imagestore 750.
Master control secondary events can be associated with any type primary event in the
schedule. However, since live video content from master control primary events is routed
directly to the Imagestore 750, it does not pass through the iTX Output Server where
traditional iTX logo and voice-over insertion events are normally applied. As such, master
control secondary events allow for logo and voice-over insertion using the Imagestore 750.
See Adding a master control secondary event to a schedule, on page 26 for more
information.

6
About iTX Master Control
Master Control Secondary Events

7
iTX-MC System Configuration
iTX-MC is an option that integrates an Imagestore 750 mixer and an iMC panel with a
traditional iTX channel automation system, station router and router controller.
Summary
Overview of iTX-MC System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Installing or updating the iTX Desktop client software components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Configuring the iTX Hard Panel Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing and adding the iTX MC layout to the iTX Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Configuring the Master Control Plugin in the iTX Desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting up and using the Mixer Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuring the Mixer Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Using the Mixer Mapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configuring the iMC panel to support iTX Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Activating the Enable Cue-to-First-Frame setting on iTX Output Server 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Overview of iTX-MC System Configuration
For the most part, the iTX automation system must be installed and configured for normal
channel control and playout. Similarly, the Imagestore 750 and iMC panel are configured for
normal master control usage.
With that in mind, this document does not repeat general iTX, Imagestore or iMC system
installation and configuration procedures. Instead the following table summarizes the
installation and configuration of iTX-MC specific components that are required to use iTX-
MC in normal operating conditions. Further sections in this chapter provide instructions for
performing iTX-MC specific installation and configuration tasks.

8
iTX-MC System Configuration
Overview of iTX-MC System Configuration
Component Setup or configuration description
iTX Framework Server An iTX Framework Server must be available with iTX Database
Server, Locator Server and Media Watcher installed.
A valid iTX Master Control license and transition license must be
added to the iTX system.
See the iTX System Administrator Guide for more information
and instructions.
iTX Output Server The iTX Output Server software component must be installed
and configured for regular channel playout on the iTX Output
Server device. See the iTX System Administrator Guide for more
information and instructions.
The iTX-MC related configuration task includes enabling the
Cue to first frame setting on the Output Server. See page 21 for
instructions.
iTX Desktop Client The iTX Desktop Client application must be installed and
configured for regular channel playout. See the iTX Desktop
Operator’s Guide for more information and instructions.
iTX-MC related configuration tasks include:
• Installing or updating the iTX Desktop Client and Hard Panel
Controller software components. See page 9 for more information
and instructions.
• Configuring the iTX Hard Panel Controller component on the iTX
Desktop client computer. See page 10 for more information and
instructions.
• Installing and configuring the iTX-MC plugin within the iTX Desktop
application. See page 12 for instructions.
• Enabling the master control setting in the iTX Channel Config See
page 13 for more information and instructions.
• Adding the iTX MC layout to the iTX Desktop application. See
page 11 for more information and instructions.
• Configuring and setting up the iTX MC layout’s Mixer Mapper
component. See page 14 for information and instructions.
Imagestore 750
or
Imagestore-Modular
An Imagestore Master Control device must be configured to
receive input from a video source router.
See the Imagestore 750 User Manual for more information and
instructions.

9
Master Control (ITX-MC)
User Guide
Installing or updating the iTX Desktop client software components
Install or update the iTX software to v2.4.10 SP6 or higher on the computer hosting the iTX
Desktop application to ensure that you have the most recent versions of the iTX Desktop
client and Hard Panel Controller components.
To install or update the required iTX Desktop client software components:
1 Open the iTX Suite installer folder in Windows Explorer.
2 Run the iTX installer by right-clicking on the Setup.exe file and selecting the Run as
administrator command.
3ClicktheSelect Software button.
4IntheSelect Software to Install window, enable the Desktop Client and Hard Panel
Controller options.
5ClickOK.
Complete the installation or updates as required.
iMC panel Regardless of which model of iMC panel used (iMC100, iMC200,
or iMC300), the panel must be configured to control an
Imagestore 750 or Imagestore-Modular device. See the iMC
Master Control documentation (Oxtel series>Documentation) for
more information and instructions.
iTX-MC related configuration tasks include:
• Adding the hardware control panel to the MCS Panel Configuration
Editor and the IP address of the computer hosting the iTX Desktop
client must be specified. See page 19 for more information and
instructions.
• Configure the panel’s Automation Assist buttons (Hold Next, Cue
Next, Take Next, Skip Next) and the Automation Off button.
Router & Router Controller Since the iTX automation system controls the router’s
crosspoints through the Imagestore 750, please consult the
Imagestore 750 User Manual for more information and
instructions of configuring the Imagestore 750 and router
controller.
Component Setup or configuration description

10
iTX-MC System Configuration
Configuring the iTX Hard Panel Controller
Configuring the iTX Hard Panel Controller
When iTX-MC is used in Automation Assist mode, the iMC panel is used to manually control
events scheduled for selected iTX playout channels.
This functionality is made possible by the iTX Hard Panel Controller, which is an iTX service
application that interfaces between the iTX Desktop application and the iMC panel. The iTX
Hard Panel Controller is run on the same computer as the iTX Desktop client (see page 9 for
installation instructions).
Since the Hard Panel Controller is an iTX service, it has a service window which provides
information and status about the service and its clients. To run the iTX Hard Panel Controller
service between a specific iMC panel and the iTX Desktop, you must create a hard panel
configuration profile (see instructions below).
To access the iTX Hard Panel Controller service window:
1 Click the Windows Start button and navigate through the programs to ITX 2.0 > Hard
Panel Controller.
This activates the Hard Panel Controller icon in the Windows applications tray.
2Right-clicktheHard Panel Controller icon and select the Show command. The Hard
Panel Controller window appears.
To create a new hard panel configuration profile in the iTX Hard Panel Controller:
1 Click the Windows Start button and navigate through the programs to ITX 2.0 > Hard
Panel Controller.
This activates the Hard Panel Controller icon in the Windows applications tray.

11
Master Control (ITX-MC)
User Guide
2Right-clicktheHard Panel Controller icon and select the Configuration command.
The Hard Panel Configuration window appears.
3Right-clicktheHard Panels heading and select the Add new Hard Panel command. A
new panel heading (New Panel1) is added as a sub-heading.
4 Select the New Panel heading and then type a name for the panel in the Panel Name
field. This name must be identical to the name given to the panel device when it was
configured using the MC Panel Configuration tool.
5ClicktheSelect button associated with the Panel Driver field, which opens the Select
Driver window.
6 Select IMCPanel from the Driver Name list and click OK.
7TheIMC Panel Driver Configuration section is added to the Hard Panel Configuration
pane and automatically fills in the Local Address (which is the IP address of the
computer hosting the iTX Desktop) and TCP Listening Port setting (5007).
8ClickOK to automatically save the hard panel’s configuration and close the Hard Panel
Configuration window.
Installing and adding the iTX MC layout to the iTX Desktop
A global layout is provided especially for iTX-MC use in the iTX Desktop’s Channel Control
view. The iTX MC layout contains all of the typical channel control components, plus the
Mixer Mapper component (see page 14).
To install and add the iTX MC layout to the iTX Desktop’s Channel Control view:
1 Open the iTX Suite installer folder in Windows Explorer and navigate to:
ITX Install\Files\iTX Standard Layouts - v2.0
2RuntheINSTALL TEMPLATES MANUALLY.bat file to install the iTX MC global layout.
Open the iTX Desktop application.
3 From the same folder, run the INSTALL INPUT Mappings.bat file to install the default
input mappings for the iTX Desktop’s Mixer Mapper component.
4OpentheManage Views dialog by right-clicking the Layout Selection Bar (bottom) and
select Manage Views.
5 Select the User View tab at the top of the Manage Views window. Then select the Global
Layout tab from the Add Layout from Object Store section. See Figure 2-1 on page 12.

12
iTX-MC System Configuration
Configuring the Master Control Plugin in the iTX Desktop
Fig. 2-1: Manage Views pop-up layout in the iTX Desktop.
6IntheFolders pane, select the System>Templates>1920x1080 folder.
7 In the Layouts pane, select the iTX MC Layout Global layouts and click the <<Add
button.
ITX MC (Global Layout) is now displayed in the Layouts in View pane.
8ClickOK and the iTX MC tab is added to the iTX Desktop’s Layout Selection Bar. When
the iTX MC tab is selected, the iTX MC layout appears featuring the Mixer Mapper
component.
Configuring the Master Control Plugin in the iTX Desktop
The iTX Desktop’s Master Control Plugin allows you to add master control primary and/or
secondary events to a schedule. See iTX Master Control Events, on page 4 for a description
of master control events.
A valid iTX Master Control license must be installed on the iTX system for the Master
Control plugin to be visible and operational. Also, the Master Control Plugin must be
configured on a per channel basis.
To configure the Master Control plugin:
1 Open the iTX Desktop’s Engineering View and select the Channel Config tab.
2 Select the channel and then the Plugins tab.
3 Select the Master Control tab and the following Master Control Setup settings become
available.

13
Master Control (ITX-MC)
User Guide
Fig. 2-2: The Master Control Plugin’s configuration settings
4ClicktheSave button.
Enabling Master Control on the iTX Channel Config
For each of the iTX channels associated with an Imagestore 750 (master control enabled),
you must specify the Imagestore 750’s IP address in the Master Control property on
channel’s iTX Channel Config. The Master Control property allows the iTX Desktop’s Mixer
Mapper component to communicate directly with the Imagestore 750 associated with the
iTX channel.
To enable master control on the iTX Channel Config:
1 Open the iTX Desktop’s Engineering View and select the Channel Config tab.
2 Select the channel that is associated with the Imagestore 750 and then the Channel
tab.
3 Select the Channel Config 4 tab and specify the IP address of the Imagestore 750 in the
Master Control setting’s IP address field.
Field Description
Device Type Defines the type of hardware that the Master Control plugin
will connect to for this channel. Choose IS750Device.
iTX XPT Specifies the crosspoint on the Imagestore device that is
selected when the next item in the schedule is not a master
control event. Normally, you should specify the crosspoint
that has the iTX Pandora video for that channel. It is used
only to put Pandora back in circuit when a primary master
control event ends. The default is 0.
Delay Specify the number of frames (positive or negative) by which
to delay commands sent to the IS-750. This compensates for
latency in the system and ensures that transitions on the
mixer are frame accurate. The default is 0.
Manual Insert Default
Duration (secs)
Specify the number of seconds to use as the default duration
of an iTX-MC manual insert. The default is 60.
Manual Insert Cue Back
Time (sec)
Specify the number of seconds by which to cue back an
event interrupted by an iTX-MC manual insert. The default is
0.

14
iTX-MC System Configuration
Setting up and using the Mixer Mapper
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each of the master control enabled channels and then click
Close.
Setting up and using the Mixer Mapper
The Mixer Mapper is an iTX Desktop component that allows operators in a multi-channel
environment to use a single iMC panel station to manually control multiple iTX channels.
Fig. 2-3: Mixer Mapper component of the iTX MC layout
The Mixer Mapper’s button identifies the iMC panel and allows operators to enable/disable
the Mixer Mapper’s functionality. iTX channels are “selected” in the Mixer Mapper, which
makes the channel control panel enabled. This means that operators are permitted to
perform manual control operations on that channel using the iMC panel’s Automation
Assist buttons.
When the Mixer Mapper is enabled and the iTX system’s currently selected channel is
control panel enabled, the iMC panel and the iTX Desktop become synchronized. The
functional implications of this synchronization are:
• When an operator selects a channel in the iTX Desktop’s Channel Selector that is
control panel enabled, the same channel is also selected on the iMC panel; and vice
versa.
• Regardless of where the channel selection occurs (iTX Desktop or the iMC panel), both
interfaces are immediately updated with the sources, labels and functionality available
to that particular channel.
• Automation Assist operations performed on the iMC panel are also reflected in the iTX
Desktop, and vice versa.
The following sections provide more information about setting up and using the Mixer
Mapper component:
•Configuring the Mixer Mapper, on page 15
•Using the Mixer Mapper, on page 17

15
Master Control (ITX-MC)
User Guide
Configuring the Mixer Mapper
The Mixer Mapper can be configured to appear in the iTX Desktop as a single button, or a
button with a view-only or interactive list containing the names of the iTX channels within
the current Channel view.
If the channel cannot be controlled by the iMC panel, the channel name in the channel list
is preceded by “N/A”. Also note that Edit channels cannot be controlled by a panel, so they
are also precede by “N/A” in the channel list.
Before using the Mixer Mapper, you must “select” which the iTX channels are available to be
control panel enabled in the Mixer Mapper. In other words, you must designates which
channels the iMC panel is able to perform manual control operations on when the Mixer
Mapper button is enabled.
To configure the Mixer Mapper component’s desktop appearance and designate specific
iTX channels as control panel enabled:
1 With the iTX MC layout open in the iTX Desktop, enter Edit Mode by right-clicking in an
empty portion of the Layout selection bar and select Edit.
2 Type the administrative password in the Enter Password window and click OK.
The iTX MC layout now appears in Edit Mode.
3Right-clicktheMixer Mapper handles (small white boxes) and select Properties.
The Mixer Mapper Properties window appears.

16
iTX-MC System Configuration
Configuring the Mixer Mapper
4 Set the Channel List Display property.
Field Description
Not Displayed When selected, the Mixer Mapper appears only as a
button in the iTX Desktop. The button only format
requires less desktop space, but operators do not have
the ability to select channels for panel control from
within the desktop. The selection of channels enabled for
panel control must be pre-configured in the Enabled
Channels section of the Mixer Mapper Properties
window.
View Only When selected, the Mixer Mapper appears as a button
and a list that contains the names of the iTX channels
within the current Channel view. Channels that have
been pre-configured as “selected” for panel control are
highlighted in the list. Although the channel list is
displayed in the desktop, operators cannot enable
(select) or disable (de-select) channels for panel control
because the list is “view only”. Any changes to the
channel selection must be performed in the Enabled
Channels section of the Mixer Mapper Properties
window.
View and Edit When selected, the Mixer Mapper appears as a button
and a list that contains the names of the iTX channels
within the current Channel view. The channels that have
been pre-configured as “selected” for panel control are
highlighted in the list. Since the list is “editable”, operators
can enable or disable panel control on any channel by
clicking the channel’s name in the Mixer Mapper’s
channel list.
Note that channels whose names are preceded with
“N/A” cannot be panel control enabled.
Note: Changing the appearance of the Mixer Mapper component in the iTX
Desktop (button only vs. button and channel list) may require you to
reorganize the placement of other components in the iTX MC layout.