Specifications

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Understanding Media Types

3. Copy the web address for the news feed from the Address bar in the browser.

4. On the iCOMPEL, select Media, then Newsfeeds from the menu bar to open the Newsfeeds page, and select the Add

Newsfeed tab.

5. Enter a logical name for the feed (for example UK Sport Headlines), and then paste the news feeds' web address you

copied earlier.

6. Click Add.

7. Optionally use the Edit button to display and edit the news feed properties

Adding a news feed to a Playlist

Before you can add a news feed to a Playlist you need to subscribe to a news feed as described above.

To add a news feed to a Playlist, follow the steps for adding Special items to a Playlist .

After you add the news feed, it appears on the Playlist. Use the arrows to adjust the position of the news feed in the

Playlist, as necessary. Click Edit to edit the properties as required. You may be able to show the headlines only, details

only or both. You may also want to show the headline in one Zone and the details in another Zone and use Zone

synchronization to keep the displays aligned.

News feed item properties

When you create or edit a News feed, you can set the following properties:

Name

You must specify a name for every News feed and the name must be unique.

RSS News feed URL

Type in the web address (URL) used to access the News feed. This must include the protocol, for example, http:// . An

example of a correctly formatted news feed address would be http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/tpeg/en/pti/

pti_rss.xml

Refresh interval

The frequency at which the iCOMPEL checks for changes to the News feed. This frequency is expressed in days, hours,

minutes and seconds.

Maximum Age

The length of time that news items should continue to be displayed if the iCOMPEL cannot connect to the News feed URL.

This length of time is expressed in days, hours, minutes and seconds.

Authentication

Some News feeds require authentication, such as a username and password. If the News feed you are connecting to

requires authentication details, enter them here.

Proxy

If you are connecting to the News feed through a proxy server, enter the details here.

Note: Before you can access a News feed through a proxy, you must first create a Proxy entry (using the HTTP Proxy

page) and then set each News feed to use the Proxy.