Operator Console is a new and efficient way to control Outputs on MCS. Its flexible feature allows you to control more than one output mosaic at a time in a dynamic way. intuitive touch panel console that displays the live multiviewer output as an interactive minimized version on any touch-controlled device. Operators no longer need to waste valuable time searching menus and going through a long configuration process but can access pre-defined, customizable configuration and operational functionality with just a tap on the mosaic, dramatically removing overall complexity and simplifying day-to-day tasks.
In this console preview, operators can instantly switch between layouts on the multiviewer output should a change of event, operation, or focus occur. Additionally, the operator can switch the content of a single tile to a different source, a different channel, or a different stream by simply clicking on the tile. That control extends to audio, allowing the user to select one specific source and play its audio to verify a match.
Operator Console can be accessed from the MCS User Interface directly and be used in full-screen mode, both on PC/MAC browsers or tablets.
Overview
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Operator Console is available on MCS from version 1.2.0 1 onwards.
Please ensure to configure the Output Encoder as specified here.
Selecting the Output
To start operating your video environment, first select the output you want to control.
For example, you sit in-front of video wall with multiple monitors and multiview outputs and want to select which one to control.
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In order to select which monitor you are going to control using the Operator Console, Click on the Output Select to in the main menu on the bottom of the screen and choose the Output you need to view on the Operator Console.
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. Operator Console will immediately display the selected output layout on the screen and fill it with the tile images.
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Selecting the Layouts
Click To change a layout used in the currently controlled output, click on the Layout Select to choose the Output you need to view on the Operator Console.
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and choose the Layout you want to use. List contains all the available layouts. In case the layouts do not fit into the screen, you can use the right and left arrows to scroll through the list.
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Viewing Output Mosaic on the Operator Console
Once you choose the Layout, click on the video icon in the Output Configuration to select the encoder as shown below.
Please refer to Viewing the Output Mosaic on MCS for step by step procedure.
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Other Dynamic Features on the Operator Panel
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Change the Source on the Tile: Right click on a tile and change the source you need on the tile.
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Selecting the Audio PID: Right click on a tile, select the source and choose the Audio PID directly from the Operator Console.
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Alarms
Alarms can sometimes fill up a lot of space on the video tile. In case you want to hide them and focus on seeing more of the video itself, users can touch/click on the Show/Hide Alarm button in the main menu. Alarms will disappear or appear on the screen in a few seconds.
Show/Hide Alarms: This is same as enable/disable alarms specified in https://tag.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/UPGRADES/pages/622166021/Outputs+Config#Miscellaneous.
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Tile specific operations in the Operator Panel
Change the Source on the Tile:
To select which video source will be displayed in a tile, touch/click on a tile and choose the source from the list. You can use the search field to type a name of the source you want to use, and the list will update automatically as you start typing.When the name of the source id touched/clicked this source will start being displayed in the tile on the actual output.
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Selecting the Audio PID: An operator may decide that they want to listen to a specific audio of one of the videos currently playing on the output. To do so, select the tile you are interested in listening to and click on the audio icon and then choose the audio channel to listen to from the list. In case the list of audio channels does not fit into the menu, you can scroll it or start typing in the search box to filter the list. The first audio PID in the audio stream will automatically be mapped with proper audio from the source.
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