Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

Any Layout on the iCOMPEL can have plasma burn mitigation enabled. This will cause the Zones within the Layout to

change location at regular intervals. The Zones can flip position horizontally, vertically or be set to "orbit" around the

screen.

If you choose to activate burn mitigation and all your Zones are included, you cannot exclude any Zones.

Activating Plasma Burn Mitigation

From the menu bar, select the Layout, and then select the Layout Properties tab.

For the Plasma Burn Mitigation option, select the Enable Mitigation check box, and then select the scheme and the time

interval.

The available schemes are:

Mirror Layout Zones Left to Right - the iCOMPEL automatically swaps the positions of Zones along a central vertical axis

Mirror Layout Zones Top to Bottom - the iCOMPEL automatically swaps the positions of Zones along a central vertical

axis

Orbit Zones in Layout - the iCOMPEL automatically rotates Zones around a central point.

When the iCOMPEL moves Zones according to one of these schemes, all Playlists are restarted.

Objective

The overall objective in plasma burn mitigation is to avoid leaving any one pixel on the screen at the same color and

intensity for extended periods of time, as this may cause the screen to be permanently affected at that point. Digital

signage Layouts are generally more static than broadcast TV, and so present a greater potential danger for plasma screen

burn. The objective is to move static Zones of the image to other locations at regular intervals.

Layout Design

If your Screen is a plasma screen you need to be aware of the danger of screen burn and design your Layouts accordingly.

The Layout must be useful to people using it wherever the Zones are placed.

Here are some notes to help you design your Layout:

If the background image has features that relate to the Zones above it, for example a box that makes a frame around

scrolling text, or words that must always be seen, then this type of feature has to move in conjunction with the foreground

Zone above it.

To make a background image move in conjunction with the various Zones above it, break the background up into a

number of Zones that together cover the whole screen area, and break the background image up into matching

rectangles. The parts of the background image are added to the individual Playlist for each individual Zone.

Make sure that foreground Zones retain their position relative to the background Zones by positioning them so that the

center of the foreground Zone is exactly above the center of the background Zone.

4.6 Screen Background

During its boot sequence and in between loading Layouts, the iCOMPEL shows a yellow-green background. This

background is also seen between any gaps in a Layout that are not covered by Zones. The screen background color can be

changed or replaced by an image. The screen background image can also be used as splash screen or serve as the

background Zone for Layouts.

Setting the color to black is not recommended because this makes fault finding more difficult.

Changing the Screen Background

To adjust the Screen Background, follow these steps:

1. From the menu bar, select Media, then Screen Background.