Getting Started Guide

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Getting Started

Updated on October 2, 2017

Player App Installation

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If the hardware you are using did not come pre-installed with the Revel Player app you will need to install

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 Windows Hardware

1. Install the Revel Digital Player app

Open the Windows Store app on the player PC and search for “Revel Digital” or use this link. Once

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Android Hardware

1. Install the Revel Digital Player app

Open the Google Play app on your Android device, or browse to the Google Play Store. Then search

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Summary of content (12 pages)

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Getting Started Updated on October 2, 2017 Player App Installation If the hardware you are using did not come pre-installed with the Revel Player app you will need to install this first. Windows hardware utilizes a different app than Android hardware. Windows Hardware 1.
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Device Registration Registering a device makes it available in your Revel Digital account for management. Each player in your network will need to registered. It is possible the device was pre-registered before being shipped in which case no code will be presented and will start straight into scheduled content.
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Register New Device Once logged in, click Devices, then click Register New Device. Enter Registration Code Enter the code from your player into the highlighted field. Also take some time to accurately fill in the other fields including Timezone and Location. These fields can be important to certain types of content. When finished, click the Save button.
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Congratulations Your device should now be registered. Successful registration will display the Congratulation screen on your display. If the code does not work please contact support and we will step you through generating a new code. Media Management With your device up and running it’s now time to upload some media to play.
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Playlists A playlist is a collection of media or other content that plays in a loop. In most cases it’s necessary to add your media to playlist in order for it to be scheduled to play. Create a Playlist Click the Playlist tab, then hover your mouse over the Create New Playlist button.
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Multimedia & Slideshow Source Types The following sources types are available for a Multimedia Playlist: ● Media Any media you have uploaded to your account will show in this list. Supported media types include images, video, PowerPoint, PDF, Flash, and audio. ● YouTube Video from YouTube. You will need to YouTube video ID. Note: some videos are protected by YouTube and may not play correctly.
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Marquee Source Types The following sources are available for the Marquee playlist type: ● Text Message Can be any message supplied by you. ● RSS Feed Pulls text from an RSS feed. Stock RSS feeds are available from CNN. ● Twitter Pulls the text from the tweets of a specific Twitter user. ● Playlist Nested playlist.
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Schedules Scheduling determines what to play, when to play it, and where to play it. Two types of schedules are available including Basic and Smart. B asic schedules are great for very simple scheduling based on a certain date/time range, day of week, and fixed set of players.
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Templates A template is a collection of content ‘zones’ which can be positioned and sized independently of each other. Templates provide unlimited creative freedom in designing the look of your digital signage or kiosk. Design Mode After creating a template click the ‘Design’ button to enter design mode. The template designer is used to configure and position the zones of content.
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Template Zones A template consists of any number of content zones which can be positioned and layered independent of one another. Combined with transparency and even animation, the design possibilities are virtually unlimited. The following zone types are available: ● Media Gallery Plays any Multimedia Playlist. ● Clock Shows date/time in various digital formats as well as a classic analog style.
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● Gadget Gadgets are dynamic elements used to embed a large variety of content from advanced weather, to Google Spreadsheets, Google Calendars, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and much more. Adding a Zone Just click on any zone type in the Library pane, then move the zone and resize as necessary. Double click on the zone to edit the zone properties.
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Recap To recap the steps necessary to get your digital signage up-and-running for the first time: ● Register your Device ● Upload your Media ● Create a Playlist ● Optionally create a Template ● Schedule your Content Once scheduled, your device will automatically determine if there is new content to play, then download the new package of content.