ACTi MDS-100 User Manual

Media Display Station User Manual

MDS-100

2020/03/17

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Table of Contents

Precautions ........................................................... 5

Safety Instructions ................................................................................. 7

Introduction ........................................................... 8

Package Contents ................................................................................... 8

Prerequisites ........................................................................................... 8

Physical Description .............................................................................. 8

Setting Up the Player ............................................ 9

Connect the Player ................................................................................. 9

Create an Account ................................................................................ 10

Create the Content ................................................................................ 11

ACTi Media Management Application ............... 12

Overview of the Application Portal ...................................................... 12

Main Menu ......................................................................................... 12

Main Area ........................................................................................... 12

Settings Menu .................................................................................... 13

Upload Progress & Help Icons ........................................................... 13

Pushing Changes to Monitors ............................................................ 13

The Dashboard ...................................................................................... 14

Monitor Status (A) .............................................................................. 14

Monitor Locations (B) ......................................................................... 14

Remember the Basics (C) .................................................................. 14

Media ..................................................................................................... 15

Images ............................................................................................... 15

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Videos ................................................................................................ 20

Documents ......................................................................................... 25

Web Pages ........................................................................................ 31

Widgets .................................................................................................. 34

Managing Widgets ............................................................................. 34

Standard Widgets .............................................................................. 35

Custom Widgets ................................................................................. 38

Playlists ................................................................................................. 39

Managing Playlists ............................................................................. 39

Managing Playlists with Folder View .................................................. 41

Playlist within Playlist ......................................................................... 43

Tag Based Playlist .............................................................................. 44

Shows (Layouts) ................................................................................... 46

Managing Shows ............................................................................... 46

Turned Off Show (Turn Your TV On and Off) ..................................... 49

Schedules .............................................................................................. 51

Managing Schedules.......................................................................... 51

Monitors................................................................................................. 55

Adding a Monitor ................................................................................ 55

User Settings ......................................................................................... 62

My User Profile .................................................................................. 62

Account Settings .................................................................................. 64

Users .................................................................................................. 64

Workspaces ....................................................................................... 66

Playback Reports ............................................................................... 70

User - Custom Roles and Permissions .............................................. 73

Custom Widget Developer’s Guide ................... 78

Introduction to Custom Widgets ......................................................... 78

Options for building a Custom Widget ................................................ 78

Quick Comparison of Custom Widget options .................................... 79

Building a Web Widget ......................................................................... 80

Why Develop a Web Widget? ............................................................ 80

What are the requirements? ............................................................... 80

Creating a Web Widget ...................................................................... 80

Building HMTL Widget .......................................................................... 82

Why Develop an HTML Widget? ........................................................ 82

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Tutorial – Your 1st Widget ................................................................... 84

How Content Transition Works ........................................................... 93

HTML Widget Reference .................................................................... 94

UI Form Definition for Custom Widgets ............................................ 102

Web Scripting Engine ....................................... 107

Scripting Engine Reference ............................................................... 108

Syntax (MUST-READ) ...................................................................... 108

Available Commands ....................................................................... 109

Selectors .......................................................................................... 111

Tutorial – Google Analytics ................................................................ 112

Useful Scripts To Use ......................................................................... 114

Scripting FAQ ...................................................................................... 116

Scripting Templates ............................................................................ 117

Mask Your Credentials at the Scripting Engine Text Field .............. 117

Basic Information (Must Read) ......................................................... 117

Security ............................................................................................ 118

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Precautions

Read these instructions

You should read all the safety and operating instructions before using this product.

Heed all warnings

You must adhere to all the warnings on the product and in the instruction manual. Failure to follow the safety instruction given may directly endanger people, cause damage to the system or to other equipment.

Servicing

Do not attempt to service this video device yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Trademarks

All names used in this manual are probably registered trademarks of respective companies.

Liability

Every reasonable care has been taken during the writing of this manual. Please inform your local office if you find any inaccuracies or omissions. We cannot be held responsible for any typographical or technical errors and reserve the right to make changes to the product and manuals without prior notice.

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Federal Communications Commission Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.  Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Warning: Changes or modifications to the equipment that are not expressly approved by the responsible party for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

European Community Compliance Statement

This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B

Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022 and EN 55024. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference in which cause the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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Safety Instructions

Cleaning

Disconnect this video product from the power supply before cleaning.

Attachments

Do not use attachments not recommended by the video product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

Do not use accessories not recommended by the manufacturer

Install the device, power supply and other accessories in a dry place protected from weather.

Servicing

Do not attempt to service this video product yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

Damage Requiring service

Disconnect this video product from the power supply immediately and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions.

1) When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged

2) If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the video product.

3) If the inner parts of video product have been directly exposed to rain or water.

4) If the video product does not operate normally by following the operating Instructions in

this manual. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the instruction manual, as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage, and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the video product to its normal operation.

Safety Check

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this video product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine if the video product is in proper operating condition.

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Package Contents

Check the package and make sure all items are present.

 Media Display Station (MDS) or herein referred to as the “Player”  MicroSD card  HDMI cable  Power adapter  Power plug converter

Prerequisites

Aside from the items that came with the package, the items below might also be needed:

 HDMI screen (TV or PC monitor)  Ethernet cable  Internet access

Physical Description

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Setting Up the Player

Connect the Player

Follow the sequence of steps below to connect peripheral devices to the MDS.

1. Connect MDS-100 to the network via Ethernet cable.

2. Connect the monitor to the MDS via HDMI cable, then power up the monitor.

NOTE: Make sure to follow this step before powering up MDS to ensure the media

display station adapts the monitor resolution.

3. Connect the device to the power source.

4. The devices will boot up. After the system initializes, a registration number will appear on the monitor. Write down this number.

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Create an Account

1. Open a web browser and type

https://app.acti.com on the URL bar.

2. Click I want to register.

3. Input the First Name, Last Name, Email and Password.

4. Click I accept the Terms & Conditions, and click Register.

After creating an account, the ACTi Media Management Application automatically logs you in and takes you to its Dashboard.

Click Add one now!  Add Monitor, then enter the registration number.

NOTE: Monitor quota is a paid monthly service. Contact your sales agents for more information.

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Create the Content

Access the ACTi Media Management Application (https://app.acti.com) interface to create your digital signage content.

1. Add Media like videos, images, documents, etc.

2. Create a Playlist. Add the media files you want to display into one playlist.

3. Create a Show. A show determines the layout or how your contents will be displayed on the monitor. It can include playlist, individual media files and widgets (news, RSS feeds, etc.).

4. Create a Schedule. Set the schedule to play the show.

5. After creating any contents, click Push to Players?.

The contents are pushed to the MDS and the monitor will display the contents based on the set schedule.

For detailed information on how to manage your contents, refer to the next section.

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ACTi Media Management Application

This section describes what ACTi Media Management Application can do and how you can customize your contents.

Overview of the Application Portal

The Application Portal allows you to manage your content and Players. On the left side of the Portal, there is a main menu which provides all the navigation you need during the day-by-day usage of the MDS.

Main Menu

This main menu includes the following sections:

 Media: Upload your Media files to be used by the Players  Playlists: Setup Playlist, sequences of Media and Widgets, that are shown one

after the other in a timely manner

 Widgets: Use Widgets, which are small applications design to show information,

like RSS tickers, clocks, texts, and more

 Shows: Create layouts, arranging Playlists, Media or Widgets on a virtual screen  Schedules: Create a date/time-based Schedule for overriding which Show should

be displayed

 Monitors: Setup your Players and assign them with a Default Show to use and,

optionally, a Schedule for time-based overrides

These are the sections you will be using in order to manage your content and your Players.

Main Area

In the middle area of the Application Portal, you see the respective parts of the Portal when you will be on them. These include listings (lists of Media, Playlists and other entities you have created) as well as other configuration forms that you may use throughout the Portal.

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Settings Menu

In the top-right corner, there is a drop-down configuration menu. This contains all the stuff that you rarely access:

 My User Profile: Settings that have to do with you, as a User of your Account (your

own timezone, your name and email, etc)

 Account Settings  Users  Logout

Upload Progress & Help Icons

Right next to the Settings Menu, you will see a dropdown icon. This icon provides you with a progress indicator for Media uploads (an encoding, if applicable).

Pushing Changes to Monitors

It is very important that every time you make changes to any items within your account, you have to click on the red flashing button "Push to Players" on the left side on top of the Main Menu in order for these changes to take place in the affected players.

Above the Main Menu, you will find a button that will be either:

Whenever you make any changes within your account, the button will turn red and flash, saying "Push to Players?". After you conclude all changes in your account, you need to push the button to deliver the changes to the affected players. All Players affected by your changes will download the required content and restart playback. Players not affected by your changes will not be notified on the update.

Force Pushing

Even if the button is grey and saying "Changes pushed!", you might need to force a "push" to all Players in your account. This might be needed as a troubleshooting tool, to make sure everything works as expected.

By clicking the button when grey, you will notify all Players that they need to update content, and all Players will re-check and restart Playback.

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The Dashboard

The Dashboard allows you to control the overall status and set the location of your monitors. It provides basic guidance to create your contents.

Monitor Status (A)

Online Monitors: This shows how many of your monitors are online and displaying, at the

time you log into the portal.

Subscription Capacity: Depending on the plan you have selected (i.e. how many screens

you want to deploy), this indicates the number of monitors you have created in the portal.

Registered Devices: This indicates how many of your screens have been "paired" to their

players.

Monitor Locations (B)

In this section, you can set the location of each your monitors on Google Maps.

Remember the Basics (C)

This section is a guided procedure on creating a content for your Player. This serves a "shortcut" to the same options as the main menu (i.e add a media file, create playlist, create show), allowing you to do the same actions but faster.

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Media

This section will guide you on how to upload a variety of media files:

 Image files  Videos  Web pages  PDF files

REMEMBER: After making changes in your account, you need to Push Changes to the

monitors.

Images

Your Player supports any image file type that can be used for playback on your Players. This include JPEG, PNG and GIF (including light animations). Images are not resized automatically, they are delivered and played back exactly as you have uploaded them. It is not recommended to use images with higher resolution than 1920 x 1080, because they can slow down the playback. In this case, try to resize them before uploading.

Managing Images

In the "Images" section, you can see a listing of the images currently uploaded into your account. It provides the following columns:

 Name of the Image  Timestamp (date and time) that the Image was uploaded  Preview (thumbnail) of the actual image  Actions column, with buttons for making changes

On this page, you can:

 Preview the Image by clicking on the thumbnail in the "Preview" column.

 Duplicate the Image, by creating a copy  Change the details of an Image by clicking the blue "Edit" button. Here, you

can also substitute the actual image, and it will be changed wherever it is used. Check out the "Adding an Image" section below for details on the fields.

 Delete a single image. The image will be removed from any Playlists or

Shows that was previously used, and it will not be available in the portal for future use. Delete multiple images. Click on the images you want and press on the delete button of just one.

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 Search for specific image using the search tool.

Adding an Image

To add a single image, you click on the "+ Add a New Image" button found at the bottom of the Images listing.

A. the Name of the image B. an optional Description for it C. you can add Tags to the uploaded image D. the actual image file, where you select the image you want to upload E. From the advanced features you can set the Play Since /Play Until. In other words,

you can set the expiration date, which means that you can choose the exact date and time that this image will display at your playlist or show or you can set the "Always" and "For ever" setting and the image will never expire.

Clicking "Save" will upload the image.

Adding Multiple Images

To add multiple images at once, click on the "+ Add Multiple Images" button. In the File selection dialog that shows up, keep the Ctrl button on your keyboard pressed to select multiple images. All selected images will be automatically uploaded.

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REMEMBER: After making changes in your Account, you need to Push Changes to your

Monitors

Images Folder View

By activating folder view, you have the potential to easily organize and manage numerous image files.

Moving from left to right, you can see your "Media Folders" on the left, the "Folder Images" in the middle and "Image Actions" / "Folder Actions" on the right.

1. Media Folders. In this section all the created folders can be viewed.

2. Folder Images. The content of each selected folder is displayed in this section.

You also have the ability to search for a specific image file using the search tool.

Image Actions

Adding an Image to a folder

To add a single image to a folder, you click on the "+ Add a New Image" button found on the right side of your screen. As a next step you are requested:

 the name of the image  an optional description for it  a "choose" button where you actually select the image you want

Clicking "Save" will upload the image on the folder.

Adding Multiple Images to a folder

To add multiple images at once to a folder, click on the "+ ADD MULTIPLE IMAGES" button. By keeping the Ctrl button pressed select as many images as you want and they will be automatically uploaded.

Editing an Image in a folder

You can rename the image, change its description or simply substitute it for another image file under the same name. By doing so, the specific image will be automatically replaced by the new one on any playlist or show that it has been already added to.

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Editing Multiple Images in a Folder (Bulk Edit)

To edit multiple images at once in a folder, check the images that you want to edit and click the Edit button in one of them. By doing so, a new window will pop up with all the settings (Remove Tags, Add tags, Play Since, Play Until)

Duplicate the image

By clicking this button, you can duplicate a selected image to make another copy.

Moving selected item/image from one folder to another

With this button you can move the image of your choice to another folder by clicking on the image, then select new destination folder and click "move".

Deleting an Image/Multiple Images from a folder Click on the "delete image" after selecting an image to be deleted. By deleting an image from a folder, it will not be available in the portal for future use. It will be also automatically removed by any playlist or show that contains it. You can also delete multiple images. Click on the images you want and press on the delete button.

Folder Actions

Adding a New Folder

To add a new folder, simply click on the green relevant-action button on the right bottom side of the screen, name your folder and click "ok". With this feature you can create either a new folder on the Base Folder, or a sub-folder in an existing folder.

Renaming a Folder To rename a folder click on it first, then click on the "rename current folder" button, fill in the

new name under which you want it to appear and press "ok".

Moving a Folder Click on the "move folder" action in order to move the selected item to the Base folder (if not

already there) or to another folder as a sub-folder.

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Delete Current Folder and Contents To delete a folder or sub-folder together with its contents/images, click on the "delete current folder and contents" button on the right bottom side of the screen. This will permanently remove the folder and the images included from the portal.

REMEMBER: After making changes in your Account, you need to Push Changes to your

Monitors.

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Videos

In the videos section you can upload and manage a wide variety of video formats. Videos that

you upload on your Player are automatically converted to industry-standard formats (H.264 with AAC audio).

Supported Formats

 YouTube videos are supported out-of-the-box, so they just get downloaded in the best

possible quality (up to 720p right now).

 Live Streaming Videos (YouTube, UStream, or custom HLS or RTMP/RTSP streams).

These will have to be delivered by the stream in H.264 format to make sure they will be played back on your Players.

 PowerPoint files converted to videos on our servers, retaining all transitions and

animations.

Managing Videos

In the "Videos" section, you can see a listing of the videos currently uploaded into your account. It provides the following columns:

 Name of the video  Timestamp (date and time) that the video was uploaded  Preview (thumbnail) of the actual video  Actions column, with buttons for making changes

On this page, you can:

 Preview the video by clicking on the thumbnail in the "Preview" column.  Change the details of a video by clicking the blue "Edit" button. Here, you

can also substitute the actual video, and it will be changed wherever it is used. Check out the "Adding a Video" section below for details on the fields.

 Duplicate the video, by creating a copy  Delete a single video. The video will be removed from any Playlists or Shows

that was previously used, and it will not be available in the portal for future use.

 Delete multiple video files. Click on the videos you want and press on the delete

button of just one.

 Search for specific video using the search tool.

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Adding a Video

To add a single video file, you click on the "+ Add Video/Youtube/Powerpoint" button found on the bottom of the Videos listing. You then need to select the type of the Video source. You can choose from:

 Video File - upload one or more Video files from your computer to your account  YouTube Video - use a link to a YouTube video which the Player will then

download directly from YouTube and playback locally

 PPT File - upload one or more PowerPoint (PPT or PPTX) files from your computer

- they get converted to a video on your account retaining all animations and transitions

 Video Stream - use a Live Video Stream from the Internet or a local source,

including YouTube Live, uStream, and UDP/RTP/HLS streams

 Video Wall - read instructions on how to set up a Video Wall with your Player

After you provide the Video source, you need to also provide the name of the video and an optional description for it.

Clicking "Save" will upload (or just save) the video on your account.

NOTE: In regards to the "Video Upload" source type, there is an option to upload the

exact file for playback and not the normalized version. This option is generally recommended for advanced users only since playback of the original video file might fail. Enabling this option while uploading will inhibit encoding, decreasing the time required for the video to be available, but also prevent from creating thumbnail for the video.

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Advanced Options for Videos (All Types)

For all Video source types (uploads, YouTubes, live streams, etc), you have the following advanced options:

 Play Since / Play Until: At the advanced features you can set the Play Since

/Play Until. In other words you can set the expiration date which means that you

can choose the exact date and time that Video will display at your playlist/show or you can set "Always" and "For ever" and the Video will never expire.

 Fix Video Orientation: This option allows you to set the correct orientation for a

Video. This is for the specific Video alone. This way, you can use Videos that where originally saved with the wrong orientation. So, if you have a video that is not displayed properly, you can use this setting to show it correctly. Keep in mind that this setting only affects playback and does not actually rotate the Video file itself.

 Crop Video: This option allows you to set crop margins for a Video. This is for the

specific Video alone. You can crop out by percentage for any side of the video. For example, if you set the "Right" cropping to 10%, then 10% of the video's width will be cropped out during playback. Same goes for all edges. Keep in mind that this setting only affects playback and does not actually crop the Video file itself.

REMEMBER: After making changes in your Account, you need to Push Changes to your

Monitors.

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Video Folder View

By activating folder view, you have the potential to easily organize and manage numerous video files.

Moving from left to right, you can see your "Media Folders" on the left, the "Folder Videos" in the middle and "Video Actions" / "Folder Actions" on the right.

 Media Folders. In this section all the created folders can be viewed.  Folder Videos. The content of each selected folder is displayed in this section.

You also have the ability to search for a specific image file using the search tool.

Video Actions

Adding a Video to a folder

To add a single video to a folder, you click on the "+ Add a New Video" button found on the right side of your screen. As a next step you are requested:

 the name of the video  an optional description for it  a "choose" button where you actually select the video you want

Clicking "Save" will upload the video on the folder.

Editing a Video in a folder

You can rename the video file, change its description or simply substitute it for another video file under the same name. By doing so, the specific video will be automatically replaced by the new one on any playlist or show that it has been already added to.

Editing Multiple Videos in a Folder (Bulk Edit)

To edit multiple videos at once in a folder, check the videos that you want to edit and click the Edit button in one of them. By doing so, a new window will pop up with all the settings (Remove Tags, Add tags, Play Since, Play Until)

Duplicate the Video

By clicking this button, you can duplicate a selected video to make another copy.

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Moving selected video file from one folder to another With this button you can move the video of your choice to another folder by clicking on the

video, then select new destination folder and click "move".

Deleting a Video/Multiple Videos from a folder Click on the "delete video" after selecting a video to be deleted. By deleting a video from a folder, it will not be available in the portal for future use. It will be also automatically removed by any playlist or show that contains it. You can also delete multiple videos. Click on the videos you want and press on the delete button.

Folder Actions

Adding a New Folder

Renaming a Folder To rename a folder click on it first, then click on the "rename current folder" button, fill in the

new name under which you want it to appear and press "ok".

Moving a Folder Click on the "move folder" action in order to move the selected item to the Base folder (if not

already there) or to another folder as a sub-folder.

Delete Current Folder and Contents To delete a folder or sub-folder together with its contents/videos, click on the "delete current folder and contents" button on the right bottom side of the screen. This will permanently remove the folder and the contents included from the portal.

REMEMBER: After making changes in your Account, you need to Push Changes to your

Monitors.

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Documents

In the "Document" section you can upload and manage document files like, PDF, Word, Excel and Power Point files, that you want to play on your Players.

Managing Document Files

In the "Document" section, you can see a listing of the files currently uploaded into your account. It provides the following columns:

 Name of the file  Timestamp (date and time) that the document was uploaded  Preview (thumbnail) of the document.  Actions column, with buttons for making changes

On this page, you can:

 Preview the document file by clicking on the thumbnail in the "Preview" column.  Change the details of a document file by clicking the blue "Edit" button. Here,

you can also substitute the actual document file, and it will be changed wherever it is used. Check out the "Adding a Document" section below for details on the fields.

 Duplicate the document file, by creating a copy  Delete a single document file. The document file will be removed from any

Playlists or Shows that was previously used, and it will not be available in the portal for future use.

 Delete multiple document files. Click on the document files you want and press on

the delete button of just one.

 Search for specific document file using the search tool.

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Adding a Document

To add a single document, you click on the "+ Add Document" button found at the bottom of the listing. As a next step you are requested for the following:

 Name of the document (If you want to change it from its original name)  an optional Description for it  you can add Tags to the uploaded document  you can set the Play Since /Play Until . In other words you can set the expiration

date which means that you can choose the exact date and time that the document will display at your playlist/show or you can set "Always" and "For Ever" and the document will never expire.

 Default page duration: the default duration of each slide/page is set to 10 seconds.

However, you can change this for ALL pages included in the document.

 Page Exceptions: When you want specific slides/pages of the file to be skipped or

have different duration "Add Exception" and set the number of the page, as well as the desired duration. In case you want to skip a page completely simply set its duration to "0".

Clicking "Save" will upload the document.

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Adding Multiple Document Files

To add multiple document files at once, click on the "+ Add Document" button. In the File selection dialog that shows up, keep the Ctrl or Shift button on your keyboard pressed to select multiple files. All selected files will be automatically uploaded.

REMEMBER: After making changes in your Account, you need to Push Changes to your

Monitors.

Document Folder View

By activating folder view, you have the potential to easily organize and manage numerous Document files.

Moving from left to right, you can see your "Media Folders" on the left, the "Folder Documents" in the middle and "Document Actions" / "Folder Actions" on the right.

 Media Folders. In this section all the created folders can be viewed.  Folder Documents. The content of each selected folder is displayed in this section.

You also have the ability to search for a specific Document file using the search tool.

Document Actions

Adding a Document to a folder

To add a single file to a folder, you click on the "+ Add Document" button found on the right side of your screen. As a next step you are requested:

 the name of the document  an optional description for it  a "choose" button where you actually select the document you want

Clicking "Save" will upload the document on the folder. To add multiple document files at once to a folder, click on the “+ Add Document” button found

on the right side of your screen. By keeping the Ctrl or Shift button pressed, select as many document files as you want and they will be automatically be uploaded.

Editing a Document File in a folder

You can rename the document file, change its description or simply substitute it for file under the same name. By doing so, the specific document file will be automatically replaced by the

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new one on any playlist or show that it has been already added to.

Editing Multiple Document Files in a Folder (Bulk Edit)

To edit multiple document files at once in a folder, check the files that you want to edit and click the Edit button in one of them. By doing so, a new window will pop up with all the settings (Remove Tags, Add tags, Play Since, Play Until)

Duplicate the Document File

By clicking this button, you can duplicate a selected file to make another copy.

Moving selected Item/Document from one folder to another With this button you can move the file of your choice to another folder by clicking on the file,

then select new destination folder and click "move".

Deleting a Document/Multiple Document Files from a folder Click on the "Delete Document" after selecting an item to be deleted. By deleting a document

file from a folder, it will not be available in the portal for future use. It will be also automatically removed by any playlist or show that contains it. You can also delete document files. Click on the files you want and press on the delete button.

Folder Actions

Adding a New Folder

Renaming a Folder To rename a folder click on it first, then click on the "rename current folder" button, fill in the

new name under which you want it to appear and press "ok".

Moving a Folder Click on the "move folder" action in order to move the selected item to the Base folder (if not

already there) or to another folder as a sub-folder.

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