Read the daily schedule and see why this video is playing now
The «Schedule» tab shows a per-second table of the day and an hourly playback chart; it tells which playlist is on at any minute and why.
Contents: 6
- 1. Open the device page and click the «Schedule» tab.
- 2. Pick a date in «Choose date» and click «Show».
- 3. Look at the «Expected number of playbacks per hour» chart.
- 4. Enter a time in «Choose time» and click «Jump».
- 5. Read a table row: time, file, playlist, broadcasting hours, period.
- If it did not work
Open the device page and click the «Schedule» tab.
The tab is read-only: playlists cannot be edited here.
Pick a date in «Choose date» and click «Show».
The chart and table rebuild for the selected day; today by default.
Look at the «Expected number of playbacks per hour» chart.
Each bar is one hour; file colours are explained in the legend below. Empty hours mean no playlists there.
Enter a time in «Choose time» and click «Jump».
The «Daily schedule by files» table scrolls to that second.
Read a table row: time, file, playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks., broadcasting hours, period.
The playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. name opens its settings; OFF marks a gap where all-day content or nothing plays.
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
The table is empty or has one OFF row | No playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. is active that day: check days and period, see playlist not playing |
It is in the schedule but the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. shows something else | The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. has not picked up the changes, see stale content |
Table time does not match real time | Check «Timezone» in «Settings», see wrong time |
You just changed the schedule and the table is old | The schedule is recalculated a few minutes after «Save»: refresh the page later |
The commercial cycle duration column comes from the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device.'s «Settings» (300 s by default) and defines how often periodicPlaylist type that interrupts the background at a fixed interval, for example every 15 minutes. playlists cut in, see all fields.
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