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Setting up Device Channels
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7. Select the name and type of the device from the lists. The device name is the host name
for the device, such as deko3000. If it does not appear in the list, you must enter it.
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For third-party video devices controled via VDCP, the device name must match the device
name set for the Avid Video device service in Avid Service Configuration.
8. Select the channel index, using the Channel index spinbox.
9. Enter any notes you want, which can help identify the device should future alterations
be necessary.
10. Click OK.
11. Repeat steps 5 through 10 for each device channel, as needed.
12. Click Apply (if you want the System Settings dialog box to remain open after settings
are applied) or OK.
The system will prompt you for the administrator password.
13. Enter the administrator password and click OK.
Until this procedure is completed, device channels cannot be added to a channel group.
Deko 0 1 Avid Deko devices begin channel designations at zero
(0); however, the name of the first channel can be one.
Deko 1 2
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Both channel names for a Deko must be numeric to match the channel selection available
through the Deko Select plug-in inside of the iNEWS newsroom computer system.
Thunder 1 aPlay Avid Thunder begins channel designations at one (1).
The channel names must be in the following format:
aPlay, bPlay, cPlay, 1, 2...8, or pgm (for program).
Thunder 2 bPlay
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Avid recommends against using numeric names for the Thunder to avoid confusion with
channel names for any Avid Deko device.
Device Type
Channel
Index
Channel
Name Description