Playlist Commands; Rendezvous Points And The Advance To Command - Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual

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3.5 Playlist Commands

You can use the following playlist features to alter the display sequence and appearance:

Rendezvous Points and the Advance To Command

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3.5.1 Rendezvous Points and the Advance To Command
Each playlist displays a sequence of items that operate independently. Even if two playlists contain items of exactly equal
lengths, you cannot rely on their display being completely synchronized. Instead, if you want to achieve synchronization
between playlists, you need to use a combination of Advance To commands and Rendezvous Points.
An Advance To command in a playlist causes the iCOMPEL to start displaying an item in another playlist. You specify
the item to display by placing a matching rendezvous point at an appropriate place in the other playlist. If the receiving
zone's playlist contains the rendezvous point, the iCOMPEL immediately starts playing the playlist item after the
rendezvous point.
To link the two together, the Advance To command refers to the rendezvous point by name. You can select whether the
iCOMPEL passes the Advance To command to a single zone or to all zones in the current layout. Therefore, by placing
the same rendezvous point in several zones, you can trigger actions in all of them with a single Advance To command.
You can also use the Advance To mechanism to initiate iCOMPEL actions as a result of user interactions, such as
motion sensor, pressure mat, or touch screen events (see
To add a rendezvous point to a playlist, follow these steps:
1. Click the Specials tab.
2. In the Rendezvous Point field, enter a name. You can enter any text for the name (but not starting with the string
) and names are not case-sensitive.
3. Click the button.
4. Make sure the rendezvous point appears immediately before the item you want the iCOMPEL to synchronize with the
other playlist.
5. If required, repeat to create additional rendezvous points in other playlists.
6. Add the Advance To command.
To add an Advance To command to a playlist, follow these steps:
1. Click the Specials tab.
2. From the Advance To Rendezvous Point drop-down list, select the relevant rendezvous point name.
3. Click the button.
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