Media Item Properties - Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual

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To keep non-auto-refresh pages current, you need to reload them periodically. To do so, add the pages to a playlist
with a fixed duration, as this forces the iCOMPEL to reload the page.
Saving Web Pages to Disk and Adding to a Playlist:
As an alternative to displaying a web page directly from an external source, you can save it on the iCOMPEL. This loses
the connection with the source and your files will not be updated.
To save the HTML files, use your browser's Save function. For example, with Internet Explorer, follow these steps:
1. From the File menu select Save as.
2. Navigate to the location where you want to save the files.
3. From the Save as type drop-down list, select Web page, complete. This saves the page as well as all its associated
files (such as images). Internet Explorer saves the associated files in a folder called
is the name of the HTML page.
When you have saved the HTML page and its files, add to a playlist by following these steps:
1. Upload the HTML page file and the folder with all its files onto the iCOMPEL as described in
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2. Add to a playlist as described in

3.4 Media Item Properties

There are different playlist properties for each type of media item. To edit the properties for a playlist item, click the
button alongside the item.
The iCOMPEL displays the properties on three tabs:
Media – Location and name of the media. Can also contain ad hoc, touch screen, and item-specific properties (for
example, for clocks, newsfeeds, and folder play).
Style – Properties specific to the media type (this tab is not shown for folder play items).
Advanced – Advanced properties that apply to all media items (position and size, time validity, conditional play, and
media audit). (See
Common Advanced Properties
The following table lists the generic properties you will find on the Media and Style tabs for each of the zone media
players:
Duration
Deinterlace
Mode
Letterbox Color
Subtitles
Volume
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