Step 3: Publish Content to a Display with a Schedule

The content can be published based on the created schedule for the registered device. Click (Schedule) on the main menu bar.

In practice

• A device group holds one schedule at a time. Publishing replaces the group's previous schedule, and deleting the published schedule drops the group back to an empty schedule created with the group (its name ends in _default). The screens then go blank with no error anywhere, so publish the replacement before you delete the old one.
• Outside the scheduled times a display shows the MagicINFO logo; it does not switch off. Schedule content for 24 Hours and let the display's on/off timer decide when the panel is dark.
• Schedule times run on each display's own clock and time zone, not the server's. See Schedule plays at the wrong time.

Creating common schedules

1. Click Create Schedule > Content.
2. The Create Schedule window appears.
3. Select a device to publish the schedule from Supported Devices.

• Common schedules are compatible with all device types.
• Higher-performance devices than the selected device are automatically included in the selection. For example, if you select S2 Player , higher versions, such as S3 Player, I Player, are automatically selected.
• Supported Devices only displays device types for the devices that have currently licenses registered on MagicINFO Server.

4. From Schedule Type, select General.

• The options available under Schedule Type vary depending on the selected device types.
• For details on schedule types, see Create a Content Schedule: All Options. The Create Schedule window appears.

Viewing date, channel, and frame

1. You can move to the date to publish content by clicking the left or right arrow button. When Today is clicked, the current date is selected.
2. You can change the viewing type to daily, monthly, or list.
3. Set the channel to publish a content. When the button is clicked, the corresponding pop-up menu appears. Click Edit Channel, select the channel, and then click OK. A channel is similar to a TV broadcast channel. Add channels when creating a schedule and then publish the channels to devices. This allows you to play desired content by changing device channels. For details on changing channels, see Changing device channels.
4. Select a screen frame for a device to which to distribute the schedule. Play a content file on the device screen split according to the selected frame. When the button is clicked, the corresponding pop-up menu appears. To change the frame, click Edit Frame. You can add or modify the frame.

Adding content

Drag the content from the list to the desired date.

• Drag the registered content on the schedule and then change the date.
• Drag the bottom of the registered content on the schedule and then change the time.

Adding content based on the schedule setting

1. Click the blank space on the schedule or drag to the desired date and time.
2. The Create Schedule window appears.
3. From Content, click icon.
4. When the Select Content window appears, select a desired content file and then click Select.
5. Set the options such as Playback Date, Repeat, and Playback Time.
6. Click Save. From the Select Content window, you can set the following options.

• Content Select or change content, playlists and/or input sources to distribute to devices. To prevent the content from being changed by inserting a USB device or other actions, select Lock.
• Playback Date To run a schedule continuously, select Never Expired.
• Repeat Within the set period, you can select the repeat interval (Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly).
• Playing Time Set the time to play content. To play content all day long, select 24 Hours.

Saving the schedule

1. Click Save at the top of the schedule.
2. When the Save window appears, set the options such as name and device group.
3. Click Save & Publish.
4. The schedule is created.

• For details on creating schedules, see Create a Message Schedule (Text Overlay).
• For details on modifying schedules, see Create an Event Schedule.

Configuring schedule saving options

Before saving and publishing a schedule, you can configure the following options.

• Schedule Name Enter a schedule name. A single schedule name cannot be used more than once.
• Schedule Group Select a group for the schedule.
• Publish to Click icon to select a device group to which publish the schedule. Devices can be selected by the group. It is not possible to select individual devices.
• Description Enter a description of the schedule. When More Options is clicked, you can configure the following options.
• Background Music Select a content to use as background music for the content. If the content mapped to the schedule is a video that contains sound, the sound is replaced by the specified background music and only the video is played.
• Content Synchronization Enable or disable the mode to sync content files. Content file synchronization is a function that syncs playback times when a content file is played on multiple devices that share the same schedule. This function is only available on devices connected to the same network.
• Continuously Play Choose whether to use continuously play.
• Deploy with Reservation Select the Reservation checkbox to distribute the schedule at a specific time. All requests for schedule changes are saved up until the specified distribution time. These changes are applied all at once when the schedule is distributed.