Assign a playlist to screens or a network
Add screens to a playlist in the editor, check the screen count in the list and push the playlist to a whole network.
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Open «Playlists» and click «Edit» next to the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks..
Scroll to «Targets» and click «Add device».
A dialog opens with the list of media devices, search and filters.
Tick the screens you need and click «Apply».
The selected screens appear in «Targets».
Make sure «InfluencePlaylist field: Active goes on air, Passive is only stored.» is set to «Active».
Otherwise the screens receive the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. only from the next day.
Click «Save».
In the «Playlists» list the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. count next to the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. goes up.
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. is in the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. but plays nothing | |
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. shows old content | Wait for the sync, see Screen online but showing stale content |
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. stays «Not synced» | |
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. is missing from the dialog | Check that it is added to the account: Add a screen |
Other ways
- From the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. side: in the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device.'s «Content» tab click «+» next to the playlists, see Add a playlist to a screen.
- To a whole networkA colour-coded group of screens that receives a playlist together. at once: see Assign a playlist to a network.
- To several selected screens from the dashboard: the «Plan» button, see Assign playlists with Plan.
Related articles
- How-to · 2 minAdd a playlist to a screen on the «Content» tabOn the device page click «+» next to «Playlists», tick playlists in the dialog, click «Add» and «Save».
- How-to · 2 minAssign a playlist to a whole networkFilter the list by the network tag, select all screens and click «Apply playlists»; the playlist lands on every screen of the network at once.
- How-to · 3 minAssign playlists to several screens with «Plan»Tick screens with checkboxes and click «Plan»: a new playlist opens with those screens already filled in.
- ConceptWhat a playlist is and how it reaches the screenA playlist is files plus playback rules. Content appears on the screen after the playlist is assigned and the screen syncs.