Opening and closing screen scheduler
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      How to turn screens on and off?

      How to manage your screen's display schedule in the Screen on/off and software update scheduler

       

      Available with:
      Windows player: Starter, Pro, Premium
      Web player: Starter, Pro, Premium
      LG webOS Signage : Starter, Pro, Premium
      Samsung SMART Signage Platform (SSSP / Tizen) player: Starter, Pro, Premium
      Brightsign Player: Starter, Pro, Premium
      Android Player: Starter, Pro, Premium
      Linux Player: Starter, Pro, Premium
      macOS Player: Starter, Pro, Premium

       

      1. Go to the screen on/off and software update scheduler

      • On the left, under “01 Select a Screen,” select the player you wish to program to turn on and off at given times.

      • Click the gear icon on the right.

      • Click “Screen on/off and software update scheduler.”

      Select gear

      You can also manage all the screens in a given site or group. Simply click the house icon (site) or the globe icon (group).

      tree view screen scheduler

      2. Adjust the on/off settings

      To set the opening and closing hours (represented respectively by the top and bottom of the blue column), you have two options:

      • Double-click on the blue column to directly edit the schedule.

      • Click and hold the three small white dots located at the top and/or bottom of the column, then drag to the desired time.

      Note: The default setting is 24/7.

      Active Hours

      Note: The green lines represent the software update schedule for your screen, here is an article that explains how to configure the software update schedule.

      When you double-click on the blue time slot to access the settings for editing the current event or the entire series,

      you will be presented with two options:

      • Edit Current Occurrence
      Clicking the "Edit Current Occurrence" button will apply the changes only to the selected day.
      • Edit the Series

      Clicking the "Edit the Series" button will apply the changes to the selected day and to all following days of the same type. For example, if you set an opening hour for Friday, May 1st, that setting will be applied to all subsequent Fridays.

       

      Edit current occurrence


       

      Title

      Text field to name the event. This title will appear in the planning interface.

      Start and End

      Start date and time, and end date and time of the event.

      All day

      Checkbox: When this option is enabled, the event is scheduled for the entire day without specifying a precise time.

      Description (optinal)

      Free text field to add notes or details about the event.

      Type

      Keep the default option “Display Scheduling”

      Edit the series

      Repeat

      Defines how often the event repeats:
      Never, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, or Yearly.

      Repeat every

      Specifies the repeat interval.
      Example: 1 week = every week, 2 weeks = every two weeks.

      Repeat on

      Select the specific days of the week the event will occur.
      Example: Sun and Wed = the event will occur every Sunday and Wednesday.

      End

      Defines when the series ends:
      Never, After X occurrences, or On a specific date.

      Other fields

      The fields Title, Start, End, Description and Type function the same as for a single event.