3.7 Tally
3.7.1 Creation:
Use the Monitor Browser to add a Monitor containing one or more Tallies to the current Layout.
- Open the Monitor Browser in KEdit in one of three ways:
- Select its icon from the KEdit toolbar.
- Select the Monitor Browser item in the View menu.
- Push F6 on the keyboard.
- Select an appropriate Monitor from the pull down list, using the Preview to see its appearance.
- Click on the preview, and drag a copy of the Monitor onto the Layout.
- Or add a Tally to an existing Monitor in the Layout:
- Unlock the Monitor in which the Tally is located, by right-clicking and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu. The Monitor's border will turn yellow, indicating it may be edited. You may also ALT-click anywhere in the Monitor, which will unlock the Monitor and select the item you clicked.
- Select the Tally tool in the KEdit toolbar. Use the pull down arrow to change the current default Tally selection if necessary.
- Click inside the Monitor, and drag to place a Tally of the desired size.
- Note that if the new Tally extends beyond the Monitor boundary, then it will not be part of the Monitor.
Or add a Tally that is not part of a Monitor to the Layout:
- Select the Tally tool in the KEdit toolbar. Use the pull down arrow to change the current default Tally selection if necessary.
- Click at the appropriate place in the Layout, and drag to place a Tally of the desired size.
- Or copy an existing Tally, inside or outside a Monitor:
- Select the Tally to be copied.
- Use the Copy (CTRL+C) and Paste (CTRL+V) commands to create a new Tally.
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Note that if the new Tally extends beyond the Monitor boundary, then it will not be part of the Monitor.
3.7.2 Configuration:
The attributes of a Tally are adjustable using its Configuration Panel in KEdit. To access the panel for a Tally within a Monitor:
- Select the Tally using one of these methods:
- Unlock the Monitor in which the Tally is located, by right-clicking and selecting Unlock Monitor from the contextual menu (an UNLOCKED Monitor is identified by a YELLOW BORDER and YELLOW RESIZING HANDLES in its corners), and then click on the Tally to select it
- ALT-click on the Tally. The monitor will unlock, and the Tally will be selected.
NOTE: at this point the Tally may be positioned (click on the Tally and drag) and scaled (click and drag a control point) within the Monitor. It cannot be moved outside the Monitor boundary.- Open the Configuration Panel for the Tally by pushing F5, or from the Configuration Panel item in the View menu
Two tabs are available to set different parameters for the Tally.
3.7.2.1 Offline Panels
Assignment Tab
Tally State Colors:
Click the Select... button beside each of the four states to select the Tally colors that will represent that state. A Tally Colors selection box will appear, offering eleven options (bright and dark versions of five colors, plus invisible. You can also specify if the Tally will flash for all states.
Tally Assignment:
The pull-down list includes all available options. These are:
To configure a dynamic Tally from TSL, Andromeda, Kalypso or other services, you must create an Alarm Monitor and assign the Alarm Monitor to the Tally. See the section Alarms and Alarm Monitors.
You can open the Alarm Monitor panel directly from this panel to create or edit alarms:
New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Tally when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.
Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.
The shape of the icon in the tally color window reflects the type of tally being configured (Left Tally in the example here), as the same Configuration Panel opens for all four types (top, bottom, left and right).
Transparency:
Use the slider to select a transparency for the Tally. The transparency is only seen when the Tally is overlaid on a Video Screen. The selected value is shown as a percentage beneath the slider. Possible values are 0, 15, 30, 45, 55, 70, 85 and 100%.
Channel:
If this Tally is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Link order box will be active. Enter the link order of the Tally data within the Channel that this Tally will display.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Tally is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Tally is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
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3.7.2.2 Online Panels (Kaleido-K2 only)
Assignment Tab
Tally State Colors:
Click the Select... button beside each of the four states to select the Tally colors that will represent that state. A Tally Colors selection box will appear, offering eleven options (bright and dark versions of five colors, plus invisible. You can also specify if the Tally will flash for all states.
Tally Assignment:
The pull-down list includes all available options. These are:
To configure a dynamic Tally from TSL, Andromeda, Kalypso or other services, you must create an Alarm Monitor and assign the Alarm Monitor to the Tally. See the section Alarms and Alarm Monitors.
You can open the Alarm Monitor panel directly from this panel to create or edit alarms:
New: open the Alarm Monitor panel to create a new alarm, which will be assigned to this Tally when the Alarm Monitor panel is closed.
Edit: open the Alarm Monitor panel to edit the alarm selected in the pull-down list. Grayed-out if "none" is selected.
The shape of the icon in the tally color window reflects the type of Tally being configured (Left Tally in the example here), as the same configuration panel opens for all four types (top, bottom, left and right).
Transparency:
Use the slider to select a transparency for the Tally. The transparency is only seen when the Tally is overlaid on a Video Screen. The selected value is shown as a percentage beneath the slider. Possible values are 0, 15, 30, 45, 55, 70, 85 and 100%.
Channel:
If this Tally is within a Monitor, the name of the assigned Channel will be shown, and the Link order box will be active. Enter the link order of the Tally data within the Channel that this Tally will display.
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Action Tab
Assign Actions
Action on single click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Tally is single-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
Action on double click: from the pull-down box, select the Action that will be executed when this Tally is double-clicked using the mouse attached to the Kaleido-K2.
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3.7.3 Operation
3.7.3.1 Fire an Action
Left-click on the Tally in the Kaleido display using the mouse.
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