Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

select Schedules, then Manage Schedules, and click Edit for the Schedule you want to work with.

select Schedules, then the name of the Schedule you want to work with.

2. Click Edit for the Schedule Entry you wish to change.

3. Enter or change the start and end times for the Schedule Entry, and select or clear the check-boxes for the days of the

week.

4. Select the Layout name from the drop-down list, and select any other Schedule Entry Actions...

5. Click Save Changes.

6. Click Activate Schedules and Layouts to make your changes live.

2.1.3 Overriding the schedule

You may need to override the current Schedule at certain times, for example to display special instructions in an

emergency, or to show a special event from a TV broadcast feed. You can create a Schedule Override which temporarily

replaces the current Schedule. This stops the current Schedule and displays a different Layout until you restore the

Schedule by clicking the Activate Schedule and Layouts button.

When an override is in effect, the normal Schedule is not run. Although channel subscriptions take place, they are not

activated until you click the Activate Schedule and Layouts button to return to the normal Schedule.

Creating an Override

To create a Schedule Override, follow these steps.

1. From the menu bar, select Schedules, then Manage Schedules.

2. Click the Add Override tab.

3. Type in a name for the Override. The Override name should be descriptive, for example, Emergency Instructions, or

Special TV Event.

4. Select the Layout for the Override, and click Add Override.

Activating an Override

To activate an Override, follow these steps:

1. From the menu bar, select Schedules, then Manage Schedules.

2. Click the Override tab.

3. Click the Activate button for the Override you want to use.

The override Layout is displayed immediately, and continues to be displayed until you re-activate the normal

Schedule by clicking Activate Schedule and Layouts.

Override Settings

An Override specifies the Audio, Screen settings and Layout that is shown while the Override is active.

2.2 Using Layouts

A Layout is an arrangement of various different display areas, called Zones , that are displayed together. Your Layout

may include video in one Zone, scrolling text in another Zone, and a sequence of still images in a third Zone. You may also

have a Zone that is the same size as the Layout that contains a background image, on which all the other Zones are

superimposed. Your audience sees everything in your Layout, so you need to take care to design Layouts that are

appealing and effective.