Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

5. Create a Playlist as follows:

Add the Music folder to the Playlist, limit 1.

Add the Advert folder to the Playlist with memory, limit 2.

Add the Corporate logo image as an individual file, duration 10 seconds.

Item Synchronization

The Item Synchronization option allows one Zone (the Master) to control the media items shown in one or more other

Zones (Slave Zones). For further details see Automatic captioning .

Specifying Custom Item Duration

You can specify a custom duration for any Items played as part of a Folder Play. This can be done by adding the term -

duration-x just before the file extension, where x is replaced by the duration in seconds. For example: logo-intro-

duration-17.swf means that the item plays for 17 seconds.

Custom duration only applies to items in folders, and has no effect when the Item is directly added to the Playlist.

3.3 Media from external sources

Some types of media are run directly from external sources. these include:

Radio

Live Video

Multicast Video (IPTV)

External Web Pages

3.3.1 TV

Player type

Movie

Supported Formats

Notes

Digital TV

Broadcast digital TV, where available.

ATSC digital cable and over-the-air, where

available.

Analog TV

Broadcast TV, where available.

Requirements

iCOMPEL with TV tuner card

Before you can use TV with your iCOMPEL you must ensure that you are set up correctly. This includes:

TV antenna connected to the TV socket on the iCOMPEL.

TV tuner card in the iCOMPEL tuned to digital transmitter (see Setting up Digital TV ).

Analog TV station name and number pairs (see Setting up analog TV )

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