Additional Ad Hoc - Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual

iCOMPEL Digital Signage User Guide (V9.2.3)
3. For each button, check the action required:
No default Button Action – Check for the iCOMPEL to take no action when the user presses this button.
When button is pressed Advance to Rendezvous Point – Check to assign a rendezvous point to this button.
Choose the zones you allow the ad hoc user to control.
When button is pressed change to Layout – Check to assign a layout to this button. Ad hoc users press this
button to switch the display to that layout.
To allow ad hoc users to choose TV or radio stations, take these steps:
1. On the menu bar, click Media and Manage Ad hoc items.
2. Click the Add Item tab.
3. From the Add Ad hoc Item of Type drop-down list, select TV or Radio and click the
4. In the Ad hoc Item property Allowed Choices, select one of:
All Available TV or Radio Stations – Allows ad hoc users to select from any TV or radio station configured on the
iCOMPEL.
Only Selected TV or Radio Stations – Allows ad hoc users to select from the TV or radio stations you choose.
5. Select the default TV or radio station from the Default TV or Radio Station drop-down list.

5.3 Additional Ad Hoc

Additional Ad Hoc features allow for greater customization of layout content. This is particularly useful in a channel, where
a network of iCOMPEL players all play the same content.
Using additional Ad hoc, multiple iCOMPEL players in a channel can each show different content, controlled by ad hoc
users locally. This allows an organization to maintain a consistent appearance or brand image across a number of sites,
while allowing local users to upload their own content and change the layouts and playlists to which they have been given
access.
The content types that can be used with additional ad hoc include:
Folder play
Layout
Schedule
Schedule override
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Folder play allows you to add a folder to a playlist and give ad hoc users permission to upload their own content into the
folder. For example, different GP practices with iCOMPEL players in the same channel could carry different local
information about late night dispensing chemists.
Layouts allow the ad hoc user to select a layout for a specific time slot in the schedule. Typically, if an organization
published a channel with a layout for each department, an ad hoc user in each department could select the right layout for
that location.
Schedule allows the ad hoc user to set the time when a layout should appear on the display. For example, if a lunch hour
layout has been scheduled, but times vary at different locations, local ad hoc users can set their times accordingly.
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