Specifications

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Setup
2. From the menu bar, select Setup, then Maintenance and Troubleshooting, then Backup & Restore.
3. Click the Create Backup tab
4. Follow the links to the folder in which you wish to create the backup file (creating folders as needed).
5. Click the Create Backup button.
6. Wait for the Backup to finish being created.
7. Remove the USB storage device.
To restore a Backup file:
1. Insert the USB storage device which contains the Backup file that you wish to restore.
2. From the menu bar, select Setup, then Maintenance and Troubleshooting, then Backup & Restore.
3. Locate the Backup you wish to restore.
4. Click the correct Restore Backup button.
5. Wait for the restore to complete and the iCOMPEL to reboot.
6. Remove the USB storage device.
If you wish to restore media content onto a different iCOMPEL that does not have the Backup & Restore page, then there
are two other methods available:
Using the Channel Manager - use this method for a player that is part of a Signage Network, or to transfer iCOMPEL
media content between networked systems.
Using Layout Packages - use this method to create convenient files that can be stored, or transferred to a different
iCOMPEL.
Backing up and Restoring your iCOMPEL using the Channel Manager
To backup your iCOMPEL using Channel Manager, follow these steps:
8. Use Channel Manager to Publish the iCOMPEL in Backup mode.
9. Wait for the process to complete.
10.Connect to the iCOMPEL using FTP and download the entire channel folder to your PC.
To restore your iCOMPEL using Channel Manager, follow these steps:
1. Connect to the iCOMPEL using FTP and upload the channel folder from your PC.
2. Use Channel Manager to subscribe the iCOMPEL to http://127.0.0.1/data/channel using the username and
password that you use to log into the iCOMPEL.
3. Wait for the process to complete.
Backing up and Restoring your iCOMPEL using Layout Packages
There is an effective size limit of 2GB for a Layout Package ZIP file. This means that you may need to save large
files, such as movies separately, and not include them in your Layout Packages.
To backup your iCOMPEL using Layout Packages, follow these steps:
1. From the menu bar, select Layouts, then Layout Packages.
2. Click the Create tab and create a new Package that contains every Layout.
3. Wait for the process to complete.
4. Click the link to download the new Package as a ZIP file to your PC.
To restore your iCOMPEL using Layout packages follow these steps:
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