Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual page 155

Term
Layout package
Media
Media audit
Media folder
Media player
Menu bar
Multichannel publishing
Override
Page
Player
Player local information
Playlist
Properties, item
Publish
Publisher
Remote keypad
Remote setup
Rendezvous Point
Role
Schedule
Schedule entry
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Meaning
The media and settings for a layout bundled a ZIP file for distribution to other players.
Dynamic content such as streaming video, TV, radio and newsfeeds is referred to as media.
Reports indicating which media items played on the iCOMPEL, when, and for how long.
Designated area on the iCOMPEL disk holding media items for adding to playlists.
The type of media each zone is enabled to display.
Appearing on all of the user interface pages, the menu bar provides access to the various
iCOMPEL configuration and design options (such as Media or Playlists).
A publisher configured with more than one channel. Only one channel at a time can be active.
Users can override or interrupt a schedule when necessary, for example to display special
instructions in the event of an emergency, or to show a special event from a TV broadcast feed.
The iCOMPEL interface is made up of different pages, accessed through the menu bar. Ad hoc
users have their own dedicated pages for their limited-level access.
A component of the Black Box Digital Signage Platform. Player is the generic term for the
appliance that runs the screen. Specifically, the player is the Black Box iCOMPEL.
Data entered on an iCOMPEL used to alter what is displayed according to conditions often tied to
a locality.
A series of digital media content items displayed in a zone.
Refers to the specific characteristics of a display item such as the font and type size of text, the
format of images, or the duration of an item in a playlist.
To distribute channel schedules to multiple subscriber iCOMPEL players for display on their
associated screens.
A player that provides content to other players through channels.
A programmable hand-held device for local control of displays, this can be used to switch
between layouts, choose TV or radio stations, and adjust volume level.
A feature allowing a player's configuration to be applied to other players by the iCOMPEL
Deployment Manager through a folder.
This may be added to a playlist as part of an Advance To command or may be used in multiple
playlists to ensure synchronization between them.
Describes the function of a player: one of standalone, subscriber, or publisher.
A plan or timetable for displaying layouts at specific times.
An individual action added to the iCOMPEL schedule.
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