Screen settings: all fields
Reference for the «Settings» tab on the device page: name, identifier and QR, rotation, address, timezone, working hours, commercial cycle, statistics.
The «Settings» tab is one vertical form. Nothing is saved automatically: after changes click «Save» in the bottom-right corner. The example is the demo screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. «Coffee Tereshchenkivska · Menu».
Name, identifier and location
No. | Field | What it means | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Name | ScreenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. name in lists, playlists and reports; editable here | Name given at registration |
2 | Unique Identifier | Read-only unique code of the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device.. Paste it into the player, or paste the code from the player here, to re-pair a device | Issued by the system |
3 | QR code | The same identifier for scanning from the player when replacing a device | |
4 | ScreenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. rotation | «Normal», «Left», «Right», «Upside down». Use «Left» or «Right» for a portrait display | «Normal» |
5 | Autostart app | The player starts by itself when the device powers on | On |
6 | Address | Address with autocomplete and a map marker; sets the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. position on the «Dashboard» map. Android sends coordinates itself, set others manually | Empty |
7 | Photo | Photo of the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. or its location; shown in the expanded list layout | Empty |
8 | Timezone | Zone in which broadcasting hours and periods of all playlists on this screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. are calculated | Set at creation |
Playback and working hours
No. | Field | What it means | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Transition between files duration | Length of the visual transition between files in milliseconds (1/1000 s) | Empty: instant switch |
2 | Relaunch time (interval) | The player restarts itself at this interval; a stability measure for devices that never power off | Empty: no restarts |
3 | Working hours from | Start of the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device.'s working day; outside it the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. does not broadcast. Set with a clock dial | Empty: around the clock |
4 | Working hours to | End of the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device.'s working day; × next to it clears both fields. Not the same as playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. broadcasting hours | Empty: around the clock |
5 | Commercial cycle duration | Reference period in seconds for broadcast fullness and periodicPlaylist type that interrupts the background at a fixed interval, for example every 15 minutes. playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. frequency; shown in «Schedule» and «Fullness of the broadcast» | 300 |
6 | Stream URL | Address of an external video or audio stream the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. plays | Empty |
7 | Info | Read-only: MAC address; IP; platform; model as reported by the player | Filled by the player |
8 | Notes | Free text: where the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. is, who is responsible, what was done | Empty |
Additional settings and actions
No. | Field | What it means | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Show additional settings | Reveals a JSON field for technical parameters of specific devices; change only as instructed by support | Off |
2 | Don't store stats | On: the cabinet does not record plays of this screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device., its reports and SSPSelling spare airtime to advertising sources: a playlist with SSP Connector receives ads automatically. stay empty | Off |
3 | Remove | Permanently deletes the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. with all assignments and history; the device has to be paired again | |
4 | Copy | Creates a new screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. with the same settings; it needs its own pairing to a device | |
5 | Save | Applies all changes of the form |
How to set working hours, timezone and rotation step by step is in Set working hours.
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