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Introduction

This Radio automation software consist in three windows, One for Music, One for Commercials (Time Priority) , and One for loading lists of commercials at a defined time, Timing Window.

1. Music Window | 2.  Time Priority Window | 3. Timing Window

1. Music Window: It works in the same way as MP3DJ Live! and PRO playing music and mix them together.
2. Time Priority Window: Will insert a play list in between the current Playing playlist which is located in the Music window. Added functions are "Insert Now" "Back To Music" "Prepare Insert"  "Abort" "Wait for current song to end"
3. Timing Events Window: Will load a playlist at certain time and give the order of "Prepare Insert" to the Time Priority Window.
To know more on how to operate individual MP3DJ windows please see MP3DJ Live! and PRO Help First.

Timing Window

This Widow shows the Plalists to be Played and at what time. The clock will run until a Time in the TimeList is found, will load that playlist and send a "Prepare Insert" command to the Commercials Window (called Time Priority)

To open a TimeList click File>Open and browse for .tmg files
To Save a TimeList click File>Save enter <fileneame> and click save

Add an event to the Timing list

In the Timing window, click on "List" >> "Add Event to List" this screen will show up.

An Event is actually a playlist with the commercials to be broadcasted at a defined time. 
1. Enter the time in the text boxes and select AM-PM with a click. 
2. Then click Browse... and follow the standard windows procedure for locating the playlist. 
3. After that press Add Event and the playlist will be added to the time list. 
* if multiple inputs needed just start again  from 1.
* 24hs format is also available. Add Event to Time List. see options.

Setup Log Folder Window

In the Music Window and in Time Priority Window click on options "Setup Log Folder" this window will show up.

Browse a folder in your computer or network to save the Log Files to, and click ok.

This operation Must be done in both player windows, becasue they work individually, if the same folder is selected in both windows then one unique Log file will be generated registering events in both players.

** Write Log File: must be set to true (checked) in each window Music and Time Priority, for the logs to be written by them.

each Time that the Write Log File is checked or unchecked one register is generated in the log file and looks like this:
4/14/2004 3:00:29 PM ; LOG START
4/14/2004 3:06:35 PM ; LOG END

One line of the log file:
4/14/2004 3:08:50 PM ; F:\MusicMP3\Heavy Metal\06 - Paranoid.mp3

If an error ocurrs will look like this, displaying the error time and file that generated the error:
4/12/2004 11:01:12 PM ; **ERROR**
4/12/2004 11:01:12 PM ; C:\MusicMP3\(The Police)-Synchronicity I.mp3

One Log file is generated per day in the format YYYYMMDD.log 
- 20040416.log is the log file for April 16 of 2004.

Timing Options Window

In the Timing window, click on "Options" this screen will show up.

- Pre Load Sec: enter the amount of seconds of preload time of the events in the timing window. 
For example:
If a paylist of commercials must playout at 01:10:00 and Pre Load Sec variable is set to 10 seconds then the playlist will be loaded at 01:09:50 and count down for 10 seconds until the exact time to play. 
**This option will be overridden  if "Wait for current song to end" option is set to true in the time priority window.

-Time Format: Click on AM-PM label to change time format to 24hs.

Time Priority window instert commands

-Insert Now: Will abort any previous operations and insert (Play) the loaded playlist in the Time Window.
-Back to Music: if a list of commercials is playing the go back to the music window. 

**In all cases the transition time and transition type when transitioning from Music to Commercials and vice versa, will be taken from the Time Priority Window. To know more about Transitions please see MP3DJ Live! and PRO help file

Prepare Insert: Start the countdown, if you want the playlist to be inserted now then use Insert Now Function.

Abort: Will abort any "Prepare Insert" operation.

if "Wait for current song to end" option is set to true then the Time Priority Window will actually wait for current song to end and the countdown label shows the time remaining of the song being played in the Music Window.