Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V9.0.3)

5.1.1 Remote Keypad Control

Remote Keypad Buttons

For convenience and ease of use, Ad hoc users can control their local iCOMPEL using an infra-red remote keypad. This

enables them to change content at the touch of a button instead of having to access the iCOMPEL via their web browser.

The remote keypad has the following controls:

Volume up and down. Adjusts the master volume level in 10% divisions.

Station up and down. Controls the Ad hoc TV and radio stations being played. The user can scroll up and down the list

of available stations

Programmable buttons A, B, C and D. Each can be programmed for a specific Rendezvous Point or Layout

When any buttons are used, a message appears in the top right of the screen to indicate status.

Configuring Programmable Buttons

Buttons on the remote keypad are each programmed according to which Layout they are to control. From the Menu bar

go to Layouts and select which Layout you wish to be controlled by the remote keypad.

Clicking the Interaction tab opens a page which includes panels for each of the four programmable buttons on the keypad.

Each panel has three radio buttons:

No default Button Action - the default setting when buttons are not programmed

When button is pressed Advance to Rendezvous Point - when checked, this allows you to assign a Rendezvous

Point for Ad hoc users to select. In this panel there is also a box where you can choose which Zones the Ad hoc user

can control

When button is pressed change to Layout - this allows you to assign a Layout for this button, so Ad hoc users can

then switch to this whenever they wish

To Make TV or Radio Stations available to Ad hoc Users

1. From the Menu bar, select Media, then Manage Ad hoc items.

2. Click the Add Item tab. For the option Add Ad hoc Item of Type, select TV or Radio from the drop-down, and then

click Add.

3. In the Ad hoc Item property Allowed Choices, select either:

- All Available TV or Radio Stations, to allow Ad hoc users to select from any configured TV or radio station on the

iCOMPEL.

- Only Selected TV or Radio Stations, which gives Ad hoc users their own list to choose from.

4. In the Ad hoc Item property Default TV or Radio Station, select the default from the drop-down list.

Status

The Remote Keypad Tab contains a status message indicating if the infra-red receiver is connected or not. The receiver

must be connected for the Remote Keypad Buttons to function.