Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

For more information see the RS-232 Outputs section.

Creating an RS-232 output item

To create an RS-232 output item, follow these steps:

1. From the menu bar select Setup, then Player Setup, then RS-232 Outputs.

2. Select the Add Item tab.

3. Create an RS-232 item:

Enter a name for the item

Under Perform Enabled Actions when, select the Executed in a Playlist option

select the check box for Enable Send RS-232 String Action

Enter the character string

Click Add

Adding an RS-232 output item to a Playlist

To add an RS-232 output item to a Playlist, follow these steps:

1. From the menu bar, select the Layout and Zone where you want to add the command to the Playlist.

2. Select the Specials tab.

3. Select the Send RS-232 Item

4. Click Add.

5. In the Playlist, use the arrows to adjust the position of the RS-232 item in the Playlist, as necessary.

6. Click Edit to adjust the interaction properties if required.

3.2 Media run from disk

Some types of media are run from files on the iCOMPEL's disk. General information on using files and folders for media files

is in the following sections:

Using Files and Folders

Uploading content files

Editing content files

Supported file types include:

Video

Text files

Images and photos

Audio

Presentations

HTML pages and Adobe Flash

Folder Play

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