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Output Basics

Basic output control options are universally available throughout the Elector Player interface, as follows:

Output

. 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.

Basic Output Controls

The Elector Player provides three (3)

Output Option	Player Option	Details
Take

Takes

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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

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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

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Updates the broadcast output on the fly without clearing the current output.

Clear All Output

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Clears all output on all framebuffers and all layers.

Clears individual scenes, playlists, and Party Totals scenes simultaneously.

Tip

Tip:

The Take and Clear output control options can be controlled using a keyboard. Each option includes a corresponding shortcut key sequence.

You can control whether the shortcut key sequence is displayed with the control option as a preference. Select File > Tabs Setup. Select or clear the option to show or hide keyboard shortcut sequences for Take and Clear options.

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Whether the shortcut keys are visible or not, you can also hover over output options to review shortcut key details.

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Show Election Day Graphics

The Elector Player provides the following ways to display graphics:

Show

an individual Scene

Show a Playlist

Show a Party Totals Scene

Show an Individual Scene

Option	Details
Individual Scenes	All available scenes in the XPression project file are available

when you want to show an individual scene.

Select scenes to show by clicking on individual scenes in the list or by using the Top, Back, Next, and Bottom buttons.

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 Playlist

select 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 Scene

the 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 Tab

When the Elector Player is configured to show the Name Keys Tab, you can use this tab to ....

Tickers Tab

When 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 Tab

When the Elector Player is configured to show the Fullframe Scenes Tab, you can use this tab to...

boxes group optional as well

in the Elector Player.

Select a scene to show using your mouse.
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Or, select a scene using the selection options.

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Control scene output using your mouse or the available keyboard shortcut keys.

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Note: You can only output a single scene at a time.

Playlists

Playlists are lists of ordered scenes for play out by the Elector Player. Playlists are defined and managed using Flow and saved in the database for use by the Elector Player. The player can advance through the scenes once or in an ongoing loop and can refresh the currently playing scene with fresh data.

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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Click Play List to output the selected playlist to air.
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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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Note: You can only output a single playlist at a time.

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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Specify the candidate as follows:
1. Select a candidate from the list. Click Add to List to add the candidate to the quick-select table.
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2. Start typing the name of the candidate using the Lookup type-ahead option. Click Add to List to add the candidate to the quick-select list.
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3. Specify a candidate in the quick-select list by row number. Enter a Row Number and click Select Row.
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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.

Tickers

Use the Tickers tab to select and output individual or group tickers, including bugs, lower third backgrounds, party total chips, breaking news crawls, ticker crawls, riding info scenes, countdown timers, and bug widgets, as available.

Show an Individual Ticker

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.
If you update scene data, click Refresh Scene Data to output the latest data.

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Show a Group of Tickers

Select and configure the tickers you want to show by selecting each Ticker option.
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Use the Ticker ON and Ticker OFF options to show and hide the selected tickers as a group.
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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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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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For scenes that include manual text entry, such as a name key, use the Caption Info tab to enter text to show with the scene.
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For scenes that include data entry, such as a candidate board, use the Riding/Candidates Info tab, the (...) buttons, and the selection options to select data to show with the scene.
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Control output using the output control options.
When you update the data, click Refresh Scene Data to output the latest data.

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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Scenes on Demand

Use the Utility Scenes tab to set up and show on demand one or more scenes as well as Breaking News or Ticker crawls. The crawls access the Elector database for breaking news and headline data; the remaining scenes support basic animation on and off only.

Show Individual Scenes

Select the Scene desired from the list.
Review the scene thumbnail using the Show Thumbnail option, if needed.
Specify the Layer used to render the graphics
Specify the Framebuffer type as fullframe or lower third to set which framebuffer to use.
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For Breaking News or Ticker crawls, set layer and framebuffer options using H/W Setup, and define the crawl topic using Tab Scene.
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Control output using the output control options.

Show a Group of Scenes

Select and configure the scenes you want to show by selecting each Scene option.
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Use the Utility ON and Utility OFF options to show and hide the selected scenes as a group.
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Key

Output Basics

Basic Output Controls

Take

Clear

Show Preview

Refresh

Scene Data

Clear All Output

Show Election Day Graphics

Individual Scenes

Show a Playlist

Show a Party Totals Scene

Name Keys Tab

Tickers Tab

Fullframe Scenes Tab

Playlists

Lower Third Name Keys

Tickers

Scene Backgrounds

Single Scenes

Boxes

Scenes on Demand