Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)
9.3.4 TV & Radio
These pages allow the user to configure the available TV and Radio stations.
9.3.4.1 Analog TV and Radio
Analog TV
This tab lists the available analog TV channels and allows you to select the channel frequency and edit the description field.
Click the Save Changes button to preserve any changes to the Channel frequency or Description fields
To remove a channel, delete the text in its description field, and press the Save Changes button.
Each channel can be shown on the main Screen by pressing the Audition button .
Note: When you audition a Station, the main Screen stops showing the Scheduled Layout..
Channel
The channel number to receive.
Description
A short channel description, for example ITV, BBC One. Delete the text in this entry to remove the channel.
9.3.4.2 Digital TV and Radio
Digital TV and Radio
The Scan for Digital TV Channels button on the Settings tab starts an automatic scan for new Digital TV Stations. The
automatic tuning process takes between 2 and 20 minutes, during which time the progress is shown on Screen and in the
web page.
Once the tuning has completed, click the Use New Channels button to store the channel list or click the Do not Use New
Channels button to revert to the original channel list.
Note: While scanning for new digital channels, the main Screen stops showing the Scheduled Layout and instead shows
tuning progress information.
A list of all tuned digital TV and radio Stations is shown the Status tab. To Audition a TV or Radio station, press Audition (
).
Note: When you audition a Station, the main Screen stops showing the Scheduled Layout.
Status
The Status tab lists all the Digital TV and Radio channels found by the iCOMPEL.
Settings
The Settings tab shows the Scan for Digital TV Channels button, and after a scan shows the Use New Channels and
the Do not Use New Channels buttons. It also shows a progress bar while the scan is taking place.