Assign playlists to several screens with «Plan»
Tick screens with checkboxes and click «Plan»: a new playlist opens with those screens already filled in.
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Open «Dashboard» or «Media devices» and tick the screens you need.
For example, the three «· Promo» screens for a campaign.
Click «Plan» above the list on the right.
A new playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. dialog opens; the selected screens are already in the device list.
Enter a name, period and broadcasting hours, for example «Latte promo», daily 08:00–22:00.
Empty days of the week mean the playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. will not play.
Add files with «Upload File» or «Choose».
Click «Save».
The playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. appears in «Playlists», and the sync icon on the selected screens clears after download.
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
No screens in the dialog | The checkboxes were not ticked before clicking «Plan»: close the dialog, tick the screens and repeat |
The playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. is saved but does not play | Check the days of the week and hours, see playlist not playing |
It plays at the wrong time | The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. timezone differs from yours, see content at the wrong time |
All playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. fields are described in Playlist settings: all fields, and the types in Five playlist types.
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