Black Box iCompel ICOMP-ICC User Manual page 166

12. Glossary
Term
Layout icons view
Layout package
Manager
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
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Meaning
Abstract display of a layout showing only the distribution and size of its zones. The color of each zone
indicates the media it is enabled to play.
The media and settings for a layout bundled in a ZIP file for distribution to other players.
A component of the Black Box Digital Signage Platform. Manager is the generic term for the appliance
that manages the digital signage network. Specifically, the manager is the Black Box iCOMPEL
Deployment Manager.
General term for the content the player displays (such as text, images, video, and newsfeeds).
Reports indicating which media items played on the player, when, and for how long.
Designated area on the iCC disk holding media items for adding to playlists.
A feature that provides a zone with the ability to 'play' different types of media. You can enable a zone
with players for movie, HTML, text, and image media, either singly or in combination.
Appearing on all of the user interface pages, the menu bar provides access to the various iCC
configuration and design options (such as Media or Playlists).
A iCC configured with more than one channel.
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 iCC 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 player 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 players for display on their associated screens.
A device that provides content to players through channels. Specifically, the publisher is the Black Box
iCOMPEL Content Commander.
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.