Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V9.0.3)
Newsfeed
1. In the Menu bar, click on Media, go to Design Pages, and select Manage Ad hoc Pages.
2. Click on the Edit box next to the relevant page name.
3. Locate the feed that you wish to change by name (there may be more than one).
4. Open the drop down Newsfeed selection list, select one and click Save. If the newsfeed that you want is not on the list,
forward a request to the Administrator. There are many newsfeeds available covering a wide variety of topics.
Media Folders
From the Menu bar, select Ad hoc Entry and go to Media Folder. The contents of a folder are shown on this page. The
files, typically images, will have been programmed to be displayed sequentially.
To view a file, click its name.
Note: If the file is a video, it may not play on your PC if you do not have the appropriate software. By uploading, deleting and
renaming the files, you can customize what is shown on the screen.
To upload a file from your PC: Select the file and click Open, then click the Upload button. When the upload is
complete, the file will appear in the listing and be shown on the screen in due course.
To remove a file from the iCOMPEL: Press the Delete button alongside the file name in the listing. If you delete all
files in the folder, then default media may reappear on the screen.
To rename a file on the iCOMPEL: Click the Cut (scissor) button alongside the file name, enter a new file name, then
click the Move File button.
The files in the folder are programmed to play in either a sequential or random order. If sequential, then it is in alphabetical
order of file name - numbers first (0-9) followed by upper case letters (A-Z) and finally lower case letters (a-z). You can
customize the order of play by renaming the files which is best done prior to uploading to the iCOMPEL.
Screen Layouts
From the Menu bar, select Ad hoc Entry then on the appropriate page name. Select a Layout from the drop down list of
options, and click Save.
Note: This assumes that an ad hoc layout item has previously been created and added to that user ad hoc page.
Event Scheduling
1. From the Menu bar, select Ad hoc Entry and then on the appropriate page name.
2. Locate the event that you wish to reschedule by name.
3. Input the required time period using the drop down hours, minutes and seconds lists, and select a new start and/or end
time for an event.
4. Tick the days of the week on which this event takes place.
5. Click Save.
If the current time falls within the new time span, the event will trigger immediately unless another event began more
recently than the new start time for this event.
If an event exists to switch the audio on or off and you need the iCOMPEL to be silent for a particular occasion then just re-
program the audio off event to start at the current time. Remember to reset the audio off event back to its original time once
the occasion has passed. Similarly, you could switch the display back on for an after-hours occasion.