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How to use keyboard shortcuts in TVU Channel

Keyboard shortcuts: Take Breaking Source, Take Playlist, Take Next, and Emergency switch button functions

For detailed information about how to use the following functions, refer to this TVU Channel User Guide section.

Shortcut keys:

  • Take Breaking Source – Ctl-B
  • Take Playlist – Ctl-P
  • Emergency Switch – Ctl-E
  • Take Next – Alt-T (Option-T for Mac)

The Playout left panel includes the following controls – Take Breaking Source, Take Playlist, Take Next, and Emergency switch button functions:

  • Take breaking Source button (Ctl-B): The Take Breaking Source button replaces the playlist output with a selected live source.
  • Take Playlist button (Ctl-P): The Take Playlist button ends a Breaking Source live feed and returns to the current time in the playlist.

  • Take Next button (Alt-T) or (Option-T for Mac): The Take Next button advances the playlist to the next scheduled program.

  • Emergency Switch button (Ctl-E): The Emergency Switch feature allows you to immediately switch away from any undesirable broadcast content and replace it with a temporary video feed.

Keyboard shortcuts: Logo, Crawl, and SCTE controls panel

For detailed information about how to use the following functions, refer to this TVU Channel User Guide section.

Shortcut keys:

  • Logo switch – Ctl-L
  • Crawl switch – Alt-C (Option-C for Mac)
  • SCTE Break trigger – Ctl-S

Logo, Crawl, and SCTE controls panel operations:

  • Logo (Ctl-L): The logo panel and slider allows you to add, enable, and disable a channel logo image.

Crawl-enabled
  • Crawl (Alt-C) or (Option-C for Mac): The Crawl panel allows users to set up a native crawl. The Crawl slider enables and disables a native crawl.
SCTE Break Underplay setting
  • SCTE Break trigger (Ctl-S): The SCTE tab controls menu allows users to select what type of SCTE Break and Signal type. Pressing the SCTE break trigger Start button (Ctl-S) will start the break. Refer to the TVU Channel User Guide for detailed information about how to work with SCTE triggers.