Publishing A Channel - Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual

iCOMPEL Digital Signage User Guide (V9.2.3)
You should consider these factors when calculating the storage space required for a channel:
With the exception of video files, content does not require large amounts of storage. If your layouts do not include video
files, you should find 1 GB to 2 GB of space sufficient.
If your layouts include video files, increase storage by at least 2 GB per hour of standard quality video. Allow for more if
the video is high quality.
The iCOMPEL displays the size of the channel on the Status > Channel page. Allow at least twice that on the
subscriber iCOMPEL as it stores the channel twice: once to subscribe and again to display.

7.3.2 Publishing a Channel

After configuring the iCOMPEL as a publisher, you are ready to begin publishing your channel. You can also publish
additional channels later.
Note: If you are publishing to a USB stick, insert that into the iCOMPEL before beginning. Ensure it has the capacity to
hold the channel content.
On the menu bar, click Channels and Publish Channel.
To publish your channel immediately, click the
Activate after. If you select Activate after, the publisher will publish the channel, but subscribers will not display it until
after the date and time you specify. This is useful to ensure all subscribers start showing the channel content at the same
time (rather than as soon as they can download it). A slow network carrying many large media files can lead to large
differences in when each subscriber completes downloading.
What happens next depends on where you chose to publish the channel:
On the publisher iCOMPEL or to an external server – The iCOMPEL begins the copying process and displays the
Status tab showing a progress bar. The iCOMPEL will display error messages if there are any problems. When copying
is complete, the next time the subscriber players check the channel, they will download the new content.
To a USB stick – The iCOMPEL begins the copying process and displays the Status tab showing a progress bar. The
iCOMPEL will display error messages if there are any problems. When copying is complete, remove the USB stick and
use it to load the channel content onto the subscriber players.
Repeat the same process even if you have only changed the schedule. Subscribers obtaining content from the publisher or
an external server will upload the change the next time they poll for updates. For subscribers you update with a USB stick,
you will need to take the new copy to upload them with.
In all cases, the publisher iCOMPEL displays the following banner if you have changed the channel contents but have not
published it yet:
Clicking the Published link takes you to the Publish tab so that you can publish the new content, as above.
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button. Alternatively, select the Activation option