b. The pictures in the same directory can be multi-selected.
c. Transition effect. If user selects transition effect, the duration cannot be 0s.
Text:
a. Reference file: this option, said the marquee file is not modified. Do not check, said marquee can
be modified; the modified file is not synchronized to the media library, only for this playlist.
Select the marquee, and edit marquee attributes in the right area:
a. Two types of Text: static and marquee;
b. Edit the font type, size and color;
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c. Background color;
d. Transparency;
e. The speed of marquee: Slow, Medium and Fast; user can modify the speed according to
reference time.
Note:
Change the playback order by dragging the published media file.
Step 5:Click the button to save the scene. A new scene is created.
Step 6:Add other scene again according to the above steps. A new playlist is creatd.
Schedule
Schedule is for player group, it includes layout, media, playback time, etc.
Create the schedule
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Step 1:Select the player group.
Step 2:Select the block in the layout preview. (If there is only one block in the layout, it is selected by
default.)
Step 3:Move the pointer to the calendar region. Press the right-button and drag the mouse, the following
dialog box will pop up.
Choose one playlist and set start/end time/date.
The following example is based on the following configuration:
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Start time is set to 2:30; end time is 18:45.
Start date is Dec 11, 2015; end date is Dec 24, 2015.
Loop type:
Not loop: it means the playback time is from the start time of the start date to the end time of the
end date.
For example: It means the playlist will play from Dec 11, 2015, at 2:30 to Dec 24, 2015, at 18:45.
Loop every day.
Within the selected date, each day is fixed within a fixed time.
For example: Every day from Dec 11, 2015, at 2:30 to Dec 24, 2015, at 18:45.
Loop every week.
For example: The playlist will play from 2:30 to 18:45 every Tuesday and Friday from Dec 11, 2015 to Dec
24, 2015.
There is a " " identification of the schedule, which means that the program is a loop mode.
Step 4:Select the playlist and define the schedule, then click the button “ok” to the main window of
schedule.
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Step 5:Click the button to publish the schedule. The color in the schedule block will be changed
from orange to blue.
Modify the schedule
There are three ways to modify the schedule.
1. First, select the schedule, then click the button , the following dialog box will pop up;
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The way is common one. User can get the accurate schedule by redefining the start time, end time, start
date, end date and loop mode.
2. Select the schedule, then hold the left mouse and drag the rectangle to modify the start time, end
time, start date and end date. However, the loop mode and the whole playback time will stay.
3. Select the schedule, move the pointer over the top edge or bottom edge of the rectangle, it changes
to a two-way arrow. Drag the two-way arrow to modify the start time or end time. However, the start
date, end date and loop mode will stay, they cannot be modified.
4. Select the schedule, click then set another duration, click to copy:
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5. Click to modify schedule:
:Horizontal copy. User can copy date and loop mode:
:Vertical copy. User can copy start and end time.
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time.
:Align to top. The start time is fixed to 0 a’clock. And can not change start/end date and interval
:Align to buttom. The end time is fixed to 23:59. And can not change start/end date and interval
time.
Replace the schedule
Step 1: Select a published playlist, click :
Step 2: Click to select another playlist:
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Spots
The priority of the spots is higher than scheduled playlist. At the same time, player will playback spot
instead of schedule playlist.
Step 1:Click the label “spots”;
Step 2:Move the pointer to the calendar region. Press the right-button and drag the mouse, the following
dialog box will pop up. Choose playlist and schedule.
Step 3:Click the button to publish the project. The color in the project block will be changed
from orange to blue.
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Default playlist
The default program can be played in any idle period to avoid the status that player hasn’t program to
playback. And users need not define playlist’s schedule and loop mode of the default program.
Step 1:Click to open the default program page.
Step 2:Switch to , click Settings and select a playlist.
Publish Off-line Playlist
When player is off-line, users can download a playlist to USB disk and plug-in the player to playback.
Step 1:At schedule page, click , then all the scheduled playlists will be downloaded to downloads
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folder at local machine as the zip package. Such as C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\My
Documents\Downloads\mgv_offsch_default.zip.
Step 2:Copy the zip package to the root directory of a USB disk.
Step 3:Plug-in the sub disk to player. Player will load the zip package and auto playback according to the
schedule.
Playlist Download Status
Click to check the download processing of each playlist.
The table does not include urgent cases and preload playlists.
If the playlist’s status is “preparing”, it can not be deleted.
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How to create a player group
Step 1:Click the button , the following dialog box will pop up.
Note:
1. There is a default group named android default group.
2. Once the player is successfully configured, it will be automatically added into the default group.
Create videowall group(Mainstreams)
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If users want to combine the players as a videowall, please refer to (Mainstreams) Combine VideWall
Click to revert to normal group.
Create Synchronized Group
This function implements sync-playing of multi players.
Select a player group, click .
Note:
1. Videowall group can not set to synchronized group.
Player/Player Group remote power management
Choose the players or player groups to set remote power management.
:Remote reboot;
:Remote shutdown;
:WOL.
Player groups power on/off on schedule
Step 1:Choose a player group:
Step 2:Click , and set the boot/off time:
Step 3:Edit power on/off time.
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Volume Setting for Player Group
Step 1:Select a player group;
Step 2:Click :
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