Scheduling a Playlist
Playlists are content loops that play over a set duration (time slot).
When you add a playlist to the Scheduling grid you create time slots. Each time slot determines how long a playlist will be shown on your player(s).
NOTE: The Scheduling window lets you program entire playlists, and each time slot represents how long the playlist will loop.
Time slots can be unique (occur only once) or they can repeat multiple times, over several days and months.
In fact, a time slot can be assigned to play for the same period every day for up to an entire year.
You determine how long each time slot will last.
Follow these steps to add a playlist to the Scheduling grid:
The playlist window shows all the playlists that are available.
To schedule a playlist, simply click and drag it into the Scheduling grid. Drop the playlist on the day of your choice to begin.
NOTE: The Scheduling grid shows a weekly view. The current day is always highlighted in a darker shade than the other days of the week.
This day will also show a thin red line to indicate the current time of day.
The Time slot window will open. This window will list all currently scheduled playlists for the day, including and the new one you just added.
You can adjust the time slot’s start and end times for the newly added playlist.
You can swap the playlist assigned to the new time slot by clicking the pull down menu button in the Playlist column on the left.
You can modify the start and end times for each playlist shown in the window. Just click in the field and edit the information.
You can change the playlist Merge Option (Sequential is the default, Reorder is optional).
If you change the merging option to Reorder, you can enter the number of media items to play during each loop.
You can delete the time slot by clicking the "X" in the far right column.
You can also add new time slots from this window by clicking the Add link under Cancel.
Publishing to your Players
Follow these steps to publish content to your players.
NOTE: These instructions assume that you have already added media or templates to the PLAYLIST window.
The default media will be shown on your screens until you program and publish content to your players.
"Silent" publish
Select the players you want to update either by clicking their selection/status box or by performing a player search.
Click on either PUBLISH button to publish instantly to your selected player(s). (IMPORTANT: Players must be selected otherwise they will not receive an update).
NOTE: clicking the selection box at the group/subgroup level will select all the players within that level. To select all the players in your entire network, click the selection box at the root level.
This is a "silent" publish so there is no popup-window or other indication that the players are receiving their update.
If you wish to view the file transfer progress and see a confirmation that the activity successfully completed, you must publish from the Monitoring window.
Publishing from the MONITORING window
Click the MONITORING button above the Player window to open the monitoring window.
Select the players you want to update either by clicking their selection/status box or by performing a player search. To select all the players within a level, click the selection box next to the group's name. To select all the players in your entire network, click the selection box at the root level.
(IMPORTANT: Players must be selected otherwise they will not receive an update).
With your players selected, click the PUBLISH button in the MONITORING window to begin the update process.
When your are finished, click the HOME button to close the window and return to the main software dashboard.
