74.3 Etere CC MOS Gateway

Main Interface

Etere Closed Captions (CC) MOS Gateway connects to the NCS (Newsroom) Server, retrieves the Rundown from the NCS Server, and sends it to Live Subtitling Tools to import the subtitles. 

Execute the "Etere MOS Connector" application to launch the Etere CC MOS Gateway to connect to the NCS Server and start receiving Rundown from the Server. The main interface of Etere CC MOS Gateway is displayed.

The Toolbar menu of Etere CC MOS Gateway provides the following functions:

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Function Description: This icon reset the connection to the NCS Server.

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Function Description: This icon clears the list of commands in the ListView.

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Function Description: This icon allows changing the MOS gateway's settings.

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Function Description: This icon sent a "roReqAll" command to request a description of all Running Order known by the NCS Server. Refer to MOS Protocol documentation for more information on commands.

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Function Description: This icon launches the Etere User Guide.

The Etere CC MOS Gateway configuration settings and its functioning toolbar menu are described below.

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Function Description: This icon saves the settings after making changes.

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Function Description: This icon allows for rollback changes to the MOS gateway.

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Function Description: Click this icon to edit the configuration settings of the selected object.

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Function Description: This icon deletes the selected configuration object.

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Function Description: This icon launches the Etere User Guide.

Edit Configuration

When editing the Etere CC MOS Gateway configuration, the following parameters need to be fulfilled:

MOS Device

Parameter - MOS ID

Description: Indicate the MOS ID. You can use the "Generate MOS ID" to generate a default ID based on the workstation.

Parameter - Description

Description: The description of the MOS Server.

Parameter - IP Address

Description: The IP address of the MOS Server.

Parameter - Port

Description: This describes the port number used by the MOS Server. The default port number is acceptable.

NCS Server

Parameter - NCS ID

Description: Indicate the ID of the NCS Server.

Parameter - Description

Description: The description of the NCS Server.

Parameter - IP Address

Description: The IP address of the NCS Server.

Parameter - Port

Description: This describes the port number used by NCS Server. The default port number is acceptable.

Import Subtitles from Rundown

The Rundown received from the NCS Server is stored in the SQL Database. Use the Live Subtitling Tools to import subtitles from Rundown. From the main interface of Live Subtitling, Tools, click on the <Import from Rundown> menu bar to launch the import dialogue box.

From the import dialogue box, select the date and name of the Rundown to import the stories of Rundown into the workstation.