Apply an action to several screens at once
Select screens with checkboxes and apply a playlist, reload the player, stop or start broadcasting on all of them with one click.
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- 1. Filter the list to the screens you need, for example with the «Left bank» tag.
- 2. Tick the checkboxes next to the screens or click «Select all» above the list.
- 3. Click «Apply playlists» to put a playlist on all selected screens.
- 4. Tick a playlist, for example «Latte promo», and click «Add».
- 5. To restart, click «Reload player» and confirm the request.
- 6. To switch playback off or back on, click «Stop broadcasting» or «Start broadcasting».
- If it did not work
Filter the list to the screens you need, for example with the «Left bank» tag.
Only screens of that networkA colour-coded group of screens that receives a playlist together. stay in the list.
Tick the checkboxes next to the screens or click «Select all» above the list.
Four bulk action buttons become active in the top-left corner.
Click «Apply playlists» to put a playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. on all selected screens.
A dialog with the account's playlists opens.
Tick a playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks., for example «Latte promo», and click «Add».
The selected screens show «Not synchronized» until they download the changes.
To restart, click «Reload player» and confirm the request.
The players restart and re-check their content against the server.
To switch playback off or back on, click «Stop broadcasting» or «Start broadcasting».
A stopped screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. stays online but shows nothing.
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
Bulk action buttons are inactive | No screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. is selected: tick at least one checkbox |
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. still shows old content after applying | Wait for the sync; if the icon stays, see not synced |
The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. is stopped and blank | Select it and click «Start broadcasting»; more in black screen |
The all-day filler disappeared | That is how bulk apply works: put the file back into «All-Day Content», see all-day filler |
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