Playback Controls

The playback module contains:

• Interpreter, title and file style during playback.
• Level indicator (dBfs).
• Elapsed time indicator (hours:minutes:seconds).
• A horizontal bar that fills as playback progresses.
• Transport controls (explained in the CyberPlay Operation section).

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Intro

Countdown timer indicating the duration of a song’s introduction, i.e., the time before the vocal track begins.

• Allows the announcer to know how much time they have to talk over the song intro.
• The Intro duration is defined in the InfoMusic Production window and can be modified from InfoMusic On-Air.
• If tracks have presentation files (Partner), the Intro time is crucial for synchronizing these presentations.

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Fades

To the right of the Intro indicator, a circle appears that progressively fills each time AUDICOM performs a fade between two audio sources.

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Block (bloque)

Displays the remaining time in minutes and seconds until the completion of a block.

• A line above the numbers graphically indicates the elapsed time.
• In live programs (manual operation), AUDICOM remains paused during the block.
• The counter shows how much time is left until the next break, serving as a warning.
• The operator must press Play for the break to go on-air.

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Error

Indicates in minutes and seconds how much the programming has advanced or fallen behind compared to the original schedule.

• In automatic mode, AUDICOM corrects the error as much as possible using commercial block tolerances.
• In manual mode, errors may occur due to programs or newscasts having different durations than scheduled.

Example:

• An error of -05:00 indicates the next block will start 5 minutes earlier than scheduled.
• This information allows the operator to correct by taking actions such as adding or removing music, promos, or commercials.

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Expanded Mode

Allows widening the CyberPlay window, displaying more information on the screen.

• LOG: Log file loaded for the current day.
  • Double-clicking the field opens a window to load any .log file for the day.
• PGM: Program file loaded for the current day.
  • Double-clicking the field opens a window to load any .pgm file for the day.

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Comments Window

Displays additional data about the currently playing track:

• Artist and composer.
• Annotations or comments.

All data is sourced from the database.

• When 15 seconds remain until the end of the track, information about the next item appears.
• It also indicates if the track has an associated file, such as presentations.

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Pop-up Messages

If a user attempts to perform an unauthorized operation, a pop-up message appears informing them of the restriction.

• These messages automatically disappear after a few seconds.
• They can also be dismissed by clicking or pressing ESC.

Example: playback attempt from File Manager by an unauthorized user.

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Playback Controls

The following describes the controls and operations of the CyberPlay (On-Air Display) window.
Keyboard shortcuts are indicated in brackets.

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Play [spacebar / Home]

• Starts playback from the title marked as “next” (green cursor).
• If Play is pressed during playback, it skips to the next title.
  • The skip is always done by cut.
  • To fade to the next title, use Fade → Play.

Autorun Mode

• In case of restart after a power outage, if Autorun is enabled:
  • AUDICOM starts as user auto.
  • If 1 minute elapses without intervention, it starts playback from the title closest to the current time.
• Configured in the Configuration Panel > Preferences.

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Pause / Stop [End]

• If pressed during playback:
  • Pause: stops the track, allowing resumption with Play.
  • Stop: completely stops playback.

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Fade & Stop [Ctrl + End]

Reduces the level by 20 dB per second until playback stops.

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Fade & Play [Ctrl + Home]

• The current track ends with a fade-out.
• The next track starts playing.
• If tracks have fade-in and fade-out, a crossfade is applied.

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Stop Point [Page Up]

Inserts a pause in the CyberPlay list:

• When the current track ends, playback stops.
• The next track becomes the “next” (green cursor).
• Representation: black bar with the label PAUSE.

Operations:

• Insert pause on selected track (yellow cursor).
• If no selection is made, it is inserted below the red cursor (currently playing track).
• Remove pause: select it and press the Pause button, or drag it to the left.
• It can also be done from the context menu (right-click).

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Actions in the title window

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Select a Title [Arrow Keys ↑ / ↓]

• A click on a title marks it with a yellow cursor (selection).
• Using the arrow keys, the selection cursor moves through the list.

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Preview Monitoring (Cue) [Del]

• Double-click on a title → playback through Cue output.
• Second double-click → plays the last 5 seconds (CUE END).
• Output configuration in Configuration Panel.
• Control from InfoMusic On-air, with level indicators and position bar.
• Stop Cue playback: Stop-cue in InfoMusic or ESC key.

Cue from console

• Activate CUE by double-clicking the left legend of the counter.
• Audio plays from Live Assist but:
  • Not reported via RDS/iRDS.
  • Not recorded in .air files.

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Delete a Title [Backspace]

• Select the title and drag it to the left side of CyberPlay or to the counters.
• Alternatively: right-click → Remove.

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Insert a Title [Ins]

• You can insert titles from other modules (InfoMusic, MediaManager, Live Assist).
• Drag it to the CyberPlay window.
• A blue line appears indicating the insertion position.
• You can also do this with the insert button (blue arrow) or the Enter key.

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Changing a Title’s Position

• Select the title and drag it up/down.
• A blue line appears indicating the new position.