About
Schedules decide which playlist plays when. Show a breakfast menu in the morning, a weekend offer on Saturdays, or a campaign between two dates. You add schedules to a group; when no schedule runs, the group plays its base playlist.
Get Started
Everything here is on Groups & Schedules. Find the group and click Add Schedule (or the number of schedules, if it has some), then + Add schedule. Click Publish when you’re done.
Add a schedule
Add a schedule
- Type a name
- Turn Repeat Daily on or off
- Choose the playlists for this schedule
- Set the start and end time, and the days or dates (see below)
Between two dates (a campaign or holiday)
- Turn Repeat Daily off
- Choose the playlists
- Click Start on and choose a date, then Stop on and choose a date
You can set a time of day too. For whole days, use 00:00 to 23:59.
On some days of the week
For example, a weekend menu on Saturday and Sunday.
- Turn Repeat Daily on
- Choose the playlists
- Set the time of day from 00:00 to 23:59
- Tick the days of the week
At a time of day on some days
For example, 09:00 to 11:00 on weekdays.
- Turn Repeat Daily on
- Choose the playlists
- Set the start and end time of day
- Tick the days of the week
Change schedules
Mix playlists with Shuffle
Shuffle plays slides from several playlists in a ratio you set, for example 2 slides from playlist A, then 3 from playlist B, and over again.
- Open the schedule, and add more than one playlist (Shuffle only shows then)
- Turn on Shuffle
- Set the ratio for each playlist
With playlist A at 2 and playlist B at 3, the screen plays: A1, A2, B1, B2, B3, A3, A4, B4… See Shuffle.
Remove a schedule
- Find the schedule on the left of the timeline
- Click x
Options
A group’s schedules page
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Group name | The name of the group |
| Your base playlist is | The playlist that plays when no schedule runs. If a schedule is set up wrong, your screens still play this |
| Screens in this group | The players in this group |
| + Add schedule | Adds a schedule. The black tool icon on the right zooms, moves and centers the timeline |
| Timeline | Shows what plays when |
| Publish | Sends the latest content and schedules to your players |
| Remove | Removes the group. A group with screens in it can’t be removed |
A schedule
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the schedule |
| Repeat Daily | On: repeats on the days of the week you tick. Off: runs between a start and a stop date |
| Playlists | The playlists the schedule plays, one after the other |
| Start and end time of day | When the schedule runs each day |
| Days of the week | The days the schedule runs (Repeat Daily on) |
| Start on and Stop on | The dates the schedule runs (Repeat Daily off) |
| Shuffle | Mixes slides from the playlists in a ratio you set |
FAQ
Why doesn't my schedule start?
Usually the player has the wrong time or time zone. Check the time and time zone in the settings of the device’s operating system.
What happens when schedules overlap?
The one that starts last wins. If schedule one starts at 09:00 and schedule two at 09:05, both for 2 hours, schedule one plays from 09:00 to 09:05 and schedule two from 09:05 to 11:05.
If both start at exactly the same time, the newest schedule (lowest in the list) plays.
Why does only the first playlist in my schedule play?
A playlist is done when its last slide finishes. Some settings mean it never gets there:
- The last slide has After this slide play X, so that slide plays instead of the next playlist
- A slide has play this slide forever, so the player never reaches the last slide
- The playlist has Randomize Slides on, so it can take a while before the last slide comes up
