Copy a playlist together with its screens
New content on the same set of screens without picking them again. Copy with screens, rename and replace the files.
Contents: 7
- 1. Open «Playlists» and find the playlist that serves as the reference.
- 2. Click «Copy with screens» under the playlist name.
- 3. Click «Edit» next to the copy and change the «Name».
- 4. In «Content» remove the old files and add the new ones with «Choose».
- 5. Check the «Broadcast Period» and «Broadcasting Hours» and adjust if needed.
- 6. Click «Save».
- If it did not work
Open «Playlists» and find the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. that serves as the reference.
Click «Copy with screens» under the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. name.
A copy with the same settings, files and screens appears in the list.
Click «Edit» next to the copy and change the «Name».
This keeps the copy apart from the original in the list.
In «Content» remove the old files and add the new ones with «Choose».
Check the «Broadcast Period» and «Broadcasting Hours» and adjust if needed.
Click «Save».
The screens receive the new playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. after syncing.
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
The copy is not in the list | With many screens copying takes longer: refresh the page after a minute, do not click the button again |
Both the old and the new video play on the screens | That is expected while the original is still assigned: see Take a playlist off air |
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. shows old content |
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