Black Box iCOMPEL 2U Series User Manual page 85

Schedule override allows the ad hoc user to display one of a selection of predefined layouts and not have this interrupted
by any other layout changes in the schedule. For example, this can be used to show a special TV event or display an
emergency message without interruption.
Advance To allows the ad hoc user on-demand control in several areas, including content selection. For example, this
might be useful in a foyer where a iCOMPEL is showing a corporate video in a continuous loop. The Ad hoc Advance To
command allows a local user to switch to live TV if required.
To set up an ad hoc Advance To command:
1. On the menu bar, click Help and UI Options.
2. Select the User Interface Policy as Detailed or Expert.
3. Click Playlists and select the layout and zone to locate the Advance To command.
4. Click the Specials tab.
5. Add a rendezvous point to the playlist and give it a name.
6. Add one or more media items to the playlist.
7. Click the Specials tab
8. Select the Advance To item that has the same name as the rendezvous point you created and add it to the playlist.
This causes the playlist to loop back to the start again, regardless of what may follow.
9. Add a second rendezvous point to the playlist.
10.Add the extra ad hoc media items to the playlist.
11.Add the Advance To command that has the same name as the second rendezvous point to the playlist. This causes
the playlist to loop continuously through the ad hoc media items. If you want to revert back to the original ad hoc media
items, omit this step.
12.On the Manage Ad hoc Items page, create an ad hoc Advance To item and select the names of the two rendezvous
points you have created.
13.Add those ad hoc Advance To items to an ad hoc page.
14.Log in as an ad hoc user and browse to the ad hoc page you have created.
15.Select the Advance To command that you wish to test and click the
playlist, it will jump to the point in the playlist under the selected rendezvous point.
To set up an ad hoc schedule override and make it available to ad hoc users:
1. On the menu bar, click Schedules and Manage Schedules.
2. Click the Add Override tab.
3. Enter a descriptive name for the override.
4. Select the layout from the drop-down list.
5. Click the
6. On the menu bar, click Media and Manage Ad hoc items.
7. Click the Add Item tab.
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