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Start Play Task |
  
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Start Play Task |
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The Start Play task is used to begin playing items on the log - like a commercial break - or to play a specified cart (audio item) to a specific play channel. The most common uses of the Start Play task are to initiate a local commercial break in satellite programming, or to play a jingle, liner, or splitter as a part of satellite programming.
Start Play task for playing from the log
Start Play Properties
Items with a check mark in the REQ column require user entry, while unchecked items have default values which can optionally be changed.
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Task Name |
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The user-friendly name of the task. See Common Properties for more information. |
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Play From Log |
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Check this item to play items from the program log. If checked, no other properties need be set except for the Task Name. |
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Cart List |
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When the Play From Log property is not checked, this list is enabled for adding and deleting specific cart numbers to play. The list must contain a minimum of one cart number. To manage the list contents, use the [Add Cart] and [Delete Cart] buttons. Cart number macro characters can be used as a part of the cart number. |
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Play Channel |
Select the play channel (1-4) on which items from the cart list will be played. This item is enabled only if the Play From Log property is not checked. |
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Play Entire List |
When this property is checked, the entire Cart List is played, rather than the default of one cart.
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Start Play from the Log
If a Start Play from the log task is used in an action list and the current operating mode is Satellite, you do not need to use a Timer task to delay the action list execution until the end of the break. In Satellite mode, the length of the break is picked up from the break log directive and passed back to the action list, signaling the action to "wait" the logged break length before continuing on to the next item in the action list.
If the mode of operation is something other than Satellite mode, the action list item following a Start Play task, if any, is executed immediately.
Start Play Using the Cart List
When playback is to be a specific cart, uncheck the Play From Log property, which enables play channel selection and the controls to add and delete cart numbers in the Cart List, as shown.
Start Play task for playing carts from a list
Individual cart plays are most often used for satellite programming inserts - liners, jingles, etc. To add cart numbers to the list, click on the [Add Cart] button. To remove a cart number from the list, select the item and click on the [Delete Cart] button. You can use cart macro characters in the cart numbers.
Using Cart Number Macro Characters
