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Chapter 11 – Presentation Properties
• Default Value: This is the value of the User Variable if it is not modified. Whenever a User Variable is reset (via the
Reset Variable command), it will return to this default value.
• Access: Select Shared to make the User Variable accessible to other presentations scheduled on the player. If
two presentations use a variable with the same name, the value of the variable with the Shared attribute will be
used for the variable with the Private attribute.
• Type: There are three types of User Variable.
o Local: Local variables can be changed with the Set Variable/Reset Variable commands or via the Local
Web Server. They can also be set with properly formatted serial and UDP commands.
o Networked: Networked variables are set and modified using Data Feeds (RSS, Live Data, or Dynamic
Playlists). To create a networked User Variable, you must first specify the Data Feed it will be linked to.
Select the desired Data Feed from the dropdown list and click Validate to ensure the link is operational and
has correct formatting for an RSS feed.
Note: Every RSS entry has a <title> tag and a <description> tag: use the <title> tag to designate the
name of the User Variable being modified; use the <description> tag to change the value of the User
Variable.
o System: System variables are not determined by the user, but by independent system parameters, such as
firmware/autorun version number, IP address, RF channel count, and various types of EDID (extended
display identification data) information received from the display over HDMI.
Note: Displays will often lack a complete set of EDID parameters. Make sure to test the EDID values of a
certain model before using them in a presentation.
To delete a User Variable, click the X beside the appropriate variable.
Integrating User Variables with Commands
User Variables can be used in the following commands: Set Volume, Increment Volume, Decrement Volume, Send UDP,
Serial-send string (EOL), Serial-send string (no EOL), Serial-send byte, Serial-send bytes (comma separated),
Synchronize, Send Zone Message, Link Zones, GPIO On, GPIO Off, GPIO Set State, BrightControl – Send Ascii String,
BrightControl – Philips Set Volume, Pause.