Split a screen into zones: menu, promo and ticker
On the «Windows» tab set the resolution, turn off «fullscreen» and add windows B and C with sizes and offsets; leave sound only in the promo zone.
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- 1. Open the device page and click the «Windows» tab.
- 2. Enter the screen width and height in pixels below the preview, for example 1920×1080.
- 3. Turn off the «fullscreen» toggle in the row of window A.
- 4. Click «+» to add window B, and again for window C.
- 5. Set the size and offsets of each window as in the layout below.
- 6. Set «Volume» 100 in window B and 0 in A and C, then click «Save».
- If it did not work
Open the device page and click the «Windows» tab.
«Visualization of division into windows» at the top shows a single windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. A filling the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device..
Enter the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. width and height in pixels below the preview, for example 1920×1080.
Without these values the cabinet cannot position the windows.
Turn off the «fullscreen» toggle in the row of windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. A.
The size and offset fields of windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. A become editable.
Click «+» to add windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. B, and again for windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. C.
The new rows get the letters B and C; letters go up to G.
Set the size and offsets of each windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. as in the layout below.
A 1344×980, no offsets; B 576×980, left 1344; C 1920×100, top 980. The preview shows the menu on 70 % of the width, promo on the right and a ticker at the bottom.
Set «Volume» 100 in windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. B and 0 in A and C, then click «Save».
Sound comes only from the promo zone; the «Content» tab gets a separate playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. blockPlaylist type that occupies a continuous time block in which files play in sections. per windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists..
If it did not work
Symptom | What to do |
|---|---|
The preview does not change | The screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. resolution is not entered or «fullscreen» is still on |
Zones overlap on the screenA device running the Advision player that shows content; the cabinet calls it a media device. | Check the offsets: left offset of B must equal the width of A, top offset of C equals the height of A |
Nothing plays in a zone | The playlistA set of files with a playback schedule that is assigned to screens or networks. was added to another windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists.: in «Content» check the blockPlaylist type that occupies a continuous time block in which files play in sections. of this windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists., see add a playlist |
Sound comes from two zones at once | Set «Volume» 0 in every windowA zone of the screen (A to G) with its own size, position and playlists. except one, see no sound |
All fields of the tab are explained in Windows: resolution, fullscreen, mirror, offsets, volume.
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- ReferenceWindows: resolution, fullscreen, mirror, offsets, volumeAll fields of the «Windows» tab on the device page and their default values.
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