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Sources Pane

The Sources pane of the Master Control screen displays the connected encoders, receivers, and transmitters as individual tiles. The Sources pane includes a toolbar at the top to allow you to configure how you want to view your source tiles:

A

Use the Filter Sources Filter button in the toolbar to make the number of tiles more manageable by changing the selections on the dropdown menus to display only the selected source types or status.

Sources Filter

Sources Filter

B

Use the Groups icon Groups Filter button in the toolbar to make the number of tiles more manageable by changing the selections on the dropdown menus to display only the selected groups.

Groups Filter

Groups Filter

C

You can also use the search text box to quickly find the source appliances you desire. Select an appliance label or type a string in the text box and press the Enter key. For each additional string or label you enter an AND operation is performed by the search.

Search Box

D

The 

 Tile (icon) view icon switches the display of the source tiles into a simplified grid view. See the following section for more details.

E

The 

 Detailed view icon switches the display of the source tiles to a detailed list view. See the following section for more details.

Tile and Detailed Views

Clicking the 

 and 
 icons switches the display of the source tiles. See the information in the following tabs for the description of each view:

Tile View

In 

Tile icon
Tile view, each source tile consists of a thumbnail preview (except for Makito X Encoders and External Sources) and various status and control items.

Stream Status

Colored bar indicates the current status of the stream.

Green Live, File Forward (Transmitters), or Record (Transmitters)
Blue Running (but not Live)
Yellow Warning
Gray Inactive/Offline
Purple Starting
Red Error

If the stream is currently Live, File Forwarding, or Recording, a corresponding status box appears under the bar: Status LiveStatus Forward, and Status Record.

Note

When a transmitter is in data bridge mode, a 

icon appears in the tile next to the Stream Status:

Data Bridge Stream Status

Data Bridge Stream Status

Input Video Source (Makito only)

Shows the assigned video source for the stream.

Video Encoder Core (Makito or Pro4 only)

Indicates the assigned video encoder core for the stream.

Start/Start Stream buttons

Buttons to start/stop the Live stream.

Expand Stream Details button

Expands the tile to show detailed information about the source, including bitrate graphs, options to change the latency and change the maximum bitrate, and modem status (field units only). See Viewing Source Status for more details.

Note

Not available for External Sources.

Stream Name and Bitrate

Shows the name of the stream and the current received bitrate.

Input Audio Source (Makito only)

Shows the assigned audio source for the stream.

Volume Meters

Indicates the current left/right channel volume. Only appears when the stream is Live.

More Options

Button to show more options for the source, allowing you to access the source web interface Remote control icon or go directly to the source appliance in the Appliances menu Appliances icon.

Detailed View

In 

Detailed view icon
Detailed view, the same information from tile view is available, plus additional statistics and status.

Note

Detailed view is not available for External Sources.

Bitrate

Instantaneous bitrate of the source stream.

Elapsed Time

If applicable, the elapsed time of the source being Live.

Device Type and Version

Lists the appliance model and current firmware version.

More Options

Button to show more options for the source, allowing you to access the source web interface Remote control icon or go directly to the source appliance in the Appliances menu Appliances icon.

Bitrate Graph

Graph of the bitrate for the previous five minutes.

Volume Meters

More detailed view of the volume meters showing up to eight audio channels.

Latency and Capped Bitrate

Current values, which may be changed during a Live stream.

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