Basic output control options are universally available throughout the Elector Player interface, as follows:. The Elector Player always clears the broadcast output before showing selected graphics. Whether the existing graphics animate or fade off is based on the Elector Player preferences set at the time of broadcast. | Tip |
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Tip: Many output control options include a corresponding shortcut key sequence that allows you to use the keyboard in addition to the mouse. The shortcut key sequence is displayed with the control option.  Image Added
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| Clears the current broadcast output and takes the selected graphics to air. You may also have the option to Take All when multiple graphic components can be output at once. | | Clear |  Image Added
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| Clears the output being broadcast. You may also have the option to Clear All when multiple graphic components can be output at once. | | Show Preview |
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| Takes the selected graphics to a preview output when available. You may also have the option to Show Preview All when multiple graphic components can be previewed at once. | | Refresh |
Refresh scene and/or playlist data | Take Clear Show Preview Refresh Scene Data | Scene Data |  Image Added | Updates the broadcast output on the fly without clearing the current output. | | Clear All Output |  Image Added | Clears all output on all framebuffers and all layers. Clears individual scenes, playlists, and Party Totals scenes simultaneously. |
Show Election Day OutputThe Elector Player provides three (3) the following ways to display graphics: an individual SceneShow a Playlist Show a Party Totals Scene Individual Scene| individual scene | All available scenes in the XPression project file are available |
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Select a scene to show and click Take (or press the CTRL + keys) To clear the output, click Clear (or press the CTRL - keys) Show a Playlistselect a playlist tab select a playlist ID For playlists and individual scenes, only one scene can be shown at a time. update playlists (data?) Show a Party Totals Scenethe Party Totals can be shown independent of any scene currently displaying. To easily and quickly hide all graphics from the Player, a Clear Output button is provided. This clears individual Scenes/Playlists and the Party Totals scene simultaneously. While displaying a scene from a Playlist, if the operator shows an individual Scene, it will hide the current Playlist scene. If an individual Scene is displaying and a Playlist is shown, the individual scene will be hidden. To display an individual Scene, use the ‘Scenes’ tab. To display a Playlist, use the ‘Playlists’ tab. Only Party scenes are available when showing Party Totals. To display the Party Totals, use the Party Totals tab. To show Breaking News or Name Keys, use the ‘Breaking News & Name Keys’ tab. Name Keys TabWhen the Elector Player is configured to show the Name Keys Tab, you can use this tab to .... Tickers TabWhen the Elector Player is configured to show the Tickers Tab, you can use this tab to ... The Tickers Tab consists of a number of sections, each of which can be shown or hidden depending on how the Elector Player is configured. Fullframe Scenes TabWhen the Elector Player is configured to show the Fullframe Scenes Tab, you can use this tab to... boxes group optional as wella scene to show using your mouse.
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Control scene output using your mouse or the available keyboard shortcut keys. | Info |
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| | Show a playlist | Playlists are collections of scenes from the XPression graphics project, and playlists are assembled and managed in Flow. You can have up to four (4) playlist tabs showing set up with different playlists and scenes. - For each playlist tab, select a Playlist ID from the list or start typing to find a playlist using the type-ahead feature.
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The clear options and their available keyboard shortcut keys can be used to clear broadcast output.
- Control playlist output. See Configuration & Preferences for details.
- control how often the playlist automatically refreshes, in seconds
- control how often the playlist displays each scene, in seconds
- control whether the player loops through the playlist scenes or stops when it reaches the last scene in the playlist
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| | Show lower third name keys | Use the L3:Name Keys tab to select and output specific lower third name keys. - Select the Scene desired from the list.
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- Select a candidate from the list. Click Add to List to add the candidate to the quick-select table.
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Control output using the output control options. - When you select a different candidate, click Refresh Scene Data to output the latest candidate data.
| | Show Ticker Stories | Use the Tickers tab to select and output tickers, including bugs, lower third backgrounds, party total chips, breaking news crawls, ticker crawls, riding info scenes, countdown timers, and bug widgets, as available. - Select the Scene for the kind of ticker desired.
- Show or hide the thumbnail as needed.
- Manage ticker options and settings, as available.
- Control output using the output control options. Output control options include individual and group options.
- If you update scene data, click Refresh Scene Data to output the latest data.
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| | Show Scene Backgrounds | Use the Fullframe Scenes tab > Scene Background section to select and output specific scene backgrounds. - Select the Scene background desired from the list.
- Choose to automatically show the background when showing fullscreen scenes.
- Control output using the output control options.
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| | Show Single Scenes | Use the Fullframe Scenes tab > Single Scenes section to select and output a specific scene, such as a breaking news story, a candidate board, a party gain and loss, or any other number of scenes. - Select the Scene desired from the list.
- Select a Background. You can view a background thumbnail if desired.
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- When you update the data, click Refresh Scene Data to output the latest data.
| | Show Boxes | Use the Fullframe Scenes tab > Boxes section to show punch-through box scenes, when available. - Select the Scene desired from the list.
- Enter caption text.
- Control output using the output control options.
- When you update the data, click Refresh Scene Data to output the latest data.
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