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Adding Machine Control Instructions
 
If your station integrates with a broadcast control system, such as iNEWS Command, the production cues might include machine control instructions.
You should write your instructions in a format that begins with a command for a device  — for example, CG for a character generator. After the command the format specifies a particular item or template, such as 2line for a template that contains two lines for fulfillment data. Additional information or comments follow on succeeding lines in the same production cue text box.
The following procedure uses the example of a machine control instruction for a 2-line character generator graphic. The first line calls up the correct template and the subsequent lines of text provide the fulfillment data that appears in the graphic.
To add machine control instructions for a CG event:
1. Add or open a production cue in the script.
2. Swipe left to view the Cue List with your production cue.
3. Select MC, and then type your machine control command — for example, CG 2line — and then press Return.
An asterisk (*) is automatically added and your text appears as blue font.
4. Type the first line of text that should appear on the 2-line CG graphic — for example, John Smith — and then press Return.
5. Type the second line of text for the 2-line CG graphic — for example, Pleasantville, USA.
Your CG machine control instruction appears in blue font.