The first page of the settings window. Four groups, and the two safety settings on it are worth leaving switched on.
Language
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Language | English, Dutch, German or Norwegian. |
Most of the interface changes at once; a few texts are built only at startup and keep the old language until you restart.
The language belongs to the machine, not to a rundown — see languages.
Display
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Auto-open groups while playing | Off, one level, or two levels. Opens a group by itself when the playout enters it. |
On a long rundown this keeps the window on the block you are in without you touching anything. Two levels also opens a sub-group inside it.
Safety
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Confirm before deleting | Asks before a cue disappears. |
| Reload last list on startup | Brings back the rundown you had open. |
Leave the confirmation on. Ctrl+Z does bring the last deletion back, twenty steps deep, but the one time it matters is the one time you had a whole block selected — and a question is cheaper than remembering that.
Reload last list is right for a machine that runs one recurring show, and wrong for one that does something different every day.
Remote control
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Allow remote control | Lets a control panel drive this playout over the network. |
| Port | Which port panels connect to. |
| Require a password | Strongly recommended. |
| Password | With Show, New and Copy. |
This group takes effect at the next start, and the window says so on the line. The full explanation, including why, is in the remote connection.