Natural Log Traffic Import for The Digital Juke Box Automation
Automation Logs are created in the NL8 Log Editor. At the Natural Log main screen, select [Logs]. Select an
existing commercial log and then click [Open]. In the NL8 log Editor, click [Convert-Log] [Automation Log] to
create the Automation Log.
Digital JukeBox Cut Numbers
The Digital JukeBox system uses 4 digit cart numbers from 1 to 9999 which can be entered directly into Natural
Log orders. All you need to do is enter the Digital JukeBox cut number (1 to 9999) for the particular commercial spot
into the "CopyID" field in the Natural Log system when entering the order lines. Make sure the number in NL8
exactly matches the number in the Digital JukeBox (including leading 0's if used).
Log Reconciliation is supported for Digital JukeBox
You must obtain the Digital JukeBox "history file" for Natural Log to read the exact spot run times. Copy the play log
file for the selected single date onto a floppy disc or to a folder on your LAN, and use the [ConvertLog]
[Reconcile Schedule-Log with Play-Log] function in the Log Editor section of Natural Log, with the day's log
loaded into the NL8 Log Editor. You will need to use the [Browse] button to point NL8 to the PlayLog. Natural
Log will read the run times and print a discrepancy report.
Output & Input Log FileNames
Output (send) log file
ddd_TRAF.LOG ddd=Day of week (MON, TUE, WED...)
MON_TRAF.LOG is Send Log (spots) for Monday
Input (reconcile log file
Zmmddyy.HIS where mm=Month, dd=Day, yy=Year
Z092303.HIS is Digital JukeBox history file for Sep 23,2003
Digital JukeBox Break Numbers
The Digital JukeBox works with individual breaks numbered beginning with BREAK1 in each hour, in which you can
insert spots. Natural Log allows you to set up only those breaks you want to use in the Natural Log Templates.
You need a way to identify the Digital JukeBox "Break numbers" into which the spots are to be inserted when the
log conversion is done. Therefore, immediately before each "Commercial Break" on the Natural Log Template,
you need to give it a Digital JukeBox "Break number". Within each hour you can have breaks numbered from 1
to 10. See event 0101 below. The break number must precede every break in the NL8 log templates.
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Play Non-Commercial AudioCut Example - Event 0108 shown above
You need to run weather at a certain time each day. If weather is named 0023, you could make the
entry shown at event 0108 above. This would play 2:30 of commercials followed by the weather. NL8 only
needs &0023 and we inserted "Overnight Weather" only to make it easier to read. Do not use this to
schedule
billable spots. Those are scheduled from broadcast orders as described in chapter 3 of this manual.
Command Sequence Example - Event 0110 shown above
You may need to run a sequence of cuts or commands at a certain time each day. Assume you want
to play a program opener (cut 2001), then play a program (cut 2002), then play a closer (cut 2003).
You could enter each item on a separate line, or you could make the entry shown above at event
0110 in the Natural Log Templates. Note that a single space is inserted between each command or
cut and 'Program' is an optional description.
