Playback Schedule

SMP supports powerful local scheduling functions. You can edit a schedule directly on an individual SMP player. You can also use the central scheduling function to let CAYIN's CMS server manage SMP's multimedia playback.

Introduction of User Interface
Add New Scheduled Tasks – Master Schedule
Add New Scheduled Tasks – Sub-schedule
Manage Existing Schedules
Export/Import Schedules
Examples of Playback Scenarios

Introduction of User Interface

Main Functions

1	Views Menu (Period of Time). You can change the view mode and select a date or a time interval to manage your schedules.
2	Calendar/List Views. You can use either the calendar or time List to manage schedules.
3	Master Schedule/Sub-schedule. You can add schedules on the Master Schedule. Sub-schedule is for those people who need to edit different schedules for each zone (Multimedia, Image, Ticker, HTML/Flash zone) of the Skin playback method.
4	Add a scheduled task. You can click this button to add scheduled tasks.
5	Schedule filters. You can use the filter to show a specific type of scheduled tasks.
6	More settings and functions. You can export/import/enable/disable/delete scheduled tasks.
7	Zoom in/Zoom out. You can use this tool to enlarge or reduce the view of the calendar.

Calendar View

1	You can choose to see the calendar in 1Day, 3Day, Week, or Month view.
2	You can choose to see schedules of a specific day, week, or month. This section includes three parts: The first one will be today's date. The second part will show some shortcuts of the current date/week/month and before or after that date/week/month. The third part is a datepicker. You can select any specific date you want here.
3	After you set the date or the time period, you can see schedules here. Please note that the same task will be marked in yellow if you move your mouse over it.

List View

1	You can choose to see schedules in 1Day or Duration view.
2	You can choose to see schedules of a specific date or time period. The system provides some shortcuts for you to select a date or time period quickly. You can also use the datepicker to select any specific date you want.
3	In 1Day view, the first column will be the time of that specific date. Therefore, you can use the timeline to check schedules.
4	In Duration view, the first column will show the frequency of scheduled tasks. Therefore, you can check the total number of tasks based on the playback frequency (once, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, location) during the specified period of time.

Add New Scheduled Tasks – Master Schedule

You can add scheduled tasks to playback different multimedia contents and sources (Skin/Program/Playlist/Video/Image/HTML/Flash/Central Scheduling) at designated time.

Select Master Schedule.
Click Add and select a multimedia type (Skin/Program/Playlist/Video/Image/HTML/Flash/Central Scheduling) in the drop-down menu. Then you will go to the editing page.
Fill in the Schedule Name.

Select a Schedule Mode and specify the date and time. SMP supports the following modes:

Once	Play this task only once. Period: Specify a start date and time and an end date and time.
Daily	Play this task every day. Period: Select a date range that this task will be played. Time: Specify the start time and end time (hour, minute and second)
Weekly	Play this task every week. Period: Select a date range that this task will be played. Week: Check those days of the week you want to execute this task. Time: Specify the start time and end time (hour, minute and second)
Monthly	Play this task every month. Period: Select a date range that this task will be played. Week: Check those days of the week you want to execute this task. Day: Select those dates you want to execute this task. If you want to play contents on the last day of each month, please set Count backwards: 1st day of a month. Time: Specify the start time and end time (hour, minute and second)
Yearly	Play this task every year. Period: Select a date range that this task will be played. Month: Check those months you want to execute this task. Week: Check those days of the week you want to execute this task. Day: Select those dates you want to execute this task. If you want to play contents on the last day of each month, please set Count backwards: 1st day of a month. Time: Specify the start time and end time (hour, minute and second)
Location	SMP players can playback content based on the location and time. Time: You can play the contents once, daily, weekly, or monthly. Location: Click Settings and set an area where this schedule will be played when the SMP player is located within this designated zone. There are three ways for you to set the start and end points of this area. After you select a country, you will see Google Maps showing below. Directly drag (start point) and (end point) on the map. Enter the address and click Enter the latitude and longitude and click

Select a content which you want to apply to this task.

Skin	Select the Skin you want to apply. You have to create it in the LIBRARY or PLAYBACK page in advance or you can only see default Skins.
Program	Select the Program you want to apply. You have to create it in the LIBRARY or PLAYBACK page in advance or you won't see any Program in the table.
Playlist	Select the Playlist you want to apply if you already create it in the LIBRARY or PLAYBACK page. You can also click Edit Playlist to create a new one for this scheduled task.
Video	Select the video source you want to apply and SMP will play full-screen video from the designated source. Please refer to the instructions of Skin's Multimedia Zone because settings are similar.
Image	Select the image source you want to apply and SMP will play full-screen image slide show from the designated source. Please refer to the instructions of Skin's Image Zone because settings are similar.
HTML/Flash	Select the HTML/Flash source you want to apply and SMP will play full-screen HTML/Flash page from the designated source. Please refer to the instructions of Skin's HTML/Flash Zone because settings are similar.
Central Scheduling	If you choose to apply Central Scheduling to this scheduled task, you don't need to configure multimedia content here. SMP will be managed by CAYIN's CMS server during this period of time.

Click Save to create a scheduled task. Then you can see the scheduled task on the calendar or time list.
Please remember to click the enable button (from to ) to enable the scheduled task. You can also click the Settings button and select Enable all or Disable all to enable/disable tasks all together.

Add New Scheduled Tasks – Sub-schedule

Sub-schedule is especially designed for you to plan schedules for each zone of a Skin. Therefore, you don't need to use Sub-schedule unless you use the Skin playback method and need to schedule each zone individually.

Select a zone (Multimedia-1, Image-1, Ticker-1, HTML/Flash-1, etc.) in the drop-down menu. Then click Add to enter the editing page.
Fill in the Schedule Name.

Select a Schedule Mode and specify the date and time. SMP supports the following modes:

Once	Play this task only once. Period: Specify a start date and time and an end date and time.
Daily	Play this task every day. Period: Select a date range that this task will be played. Time: Specify the start time and end time (hour, minute and second)
Weekly	Play this task every week. Period: Select a date range that this task will be played. Week: Check those days of the week you want to execute this task. Time: Specify the start time and end time (hour, minute and second)
Monthly	Play this task every month. Period: Select a date range that this task will be played. Week: Check those days of the week you want to execute this task. Day: Select those dates you want to execute this task. If you want to play contents on the last day of each month, please set Count backwards: 1st day of a month. Time: Specify the start time and end time (hour, minute and second)
Yearly	Play this task every year. Period: Select a date range that this task will be played. Month: Check those months you want to execute this task. Week: Check those days of the week you want to execute this task. Day: Select those dates you want to execute this task. If you want to play contents on the last day of each month, please set Count backwards: 1st day of a month. Time: Specify the start time and end time (hour, minute and second)
Location	SMP players can playback content based on the location and time. Time: You can play the contents once, daily, weekly, or monthly. Location: Click Settings and set an area where this schedule will be played when the SMP player is located within this designated zone. There are three ways for you to set the start and end points of this area. After you select a country, you will see Google Maps showing below. Directly drag (start point) and (end point) on the map. Enter the address and click Enter the latitude and longitude and click

Select a content which you want to apply to this task.

Multimedia-1, Multimedia-2	Select the video source you want to apply. Please refer to the instructions of Skin's Multimedia Zone because settings are similar.
Image-1, Image-2	Select the image source you want to apply. Please refer to the instructions of Skin's Image Zone because settings are similar.
Ticker-1, Ticker-2	Select the ticker source you want to apply. Please refer to the instructions of Skin's Ticker Zone because settings are similar.
HTML/Flash-1, HTML/Flash-2, HTML/Flash-3	Select the HTML/Flash source you want to apply. Please refer to the instructions of Skin's HTML/Flash Zone because settings are similar.

Click Save to create a scheduled task. Then you can see the scheduled task on the calendar or time list.
Please remember to click the enable button (from to ) to enable the scheduled task. You can also click the Settings button and select Enable all or Disable all to enable/disable tasks all together.

Manage Existing Schedules

Filter Schedule

You can use the schedule filters to show only a specific type of scheduled tasks in the calendar or list. SMP provides the following filters:

All Schedules: show all scheduled tasks.
Once: show those tasks which are scheduled to play only once.
Daily: show those tasks which are scheduled to play every day.
Weekly: show those tasks which are scheduled to play every week.
Monthly: show those tasks which are scheduled to play every month.
Yearly: show those tasks which are scheduled to play every year.
Location: show those tasks which are scheduled to play based on location.

Preview Schedule

You can see a magnifier icon for each scheduled task both in calendar and list view.
Click the Preview icon; then you will see a pop-up window with detailed information which this task scheduled to play. At the top of the preview page, there will be the playback simulator. You can see the playback of image, html/swf, and ticker, but won't be able to see the playback of video and clock. At the bottom of the preview page, there will be detailed information of the multimedia contents.

Edit Schedule

You can see a pencil icon for each scheduled task both in calendar and list view.
Click the Edit icon; then you will enter the editing page and start to modify the schedule.
After you complete editing, click Save to save the changes.

Delete Schedule

You can see a trash can icon for each scheduled task both in calendar and list view.
Click the Delete icon; then you can delete the schedule.
You can also click the Settings button and select Delete all to delete tasks all together.

Export/Import Schedules

You can export schedules, save them in your PC, and then import to other SMP players.

Export Schedule

Click Export and you can save schedules as a .sch file.

Import Schedule

Click Import, select a .sch file, and click Upload.

Examples of Playback Scenarios

SMP supports three playback methods and allows you mix different playback methods together and play different multimedia contents at designated time. The following are some examples of playback scenarios that demonstrate different ways of configuration.

Use the playback method one at a time without changing with time

If you stick to one playback method (Skin, Program, or Playlist) all the time or switch between different methods manually, you just need to configure in the Playback page. You don't need to edit any schedule here.

Use the Skin playback method only but want to play different multimedia sources or different sets of contents at different time

The Skin playback method allows users to divide the screen into several zones and each zone can apply its own schedules separately.

Select a Skin as the default playback schedule. Please go to PLAYBACK > Display 1 > Skin section, choose one Skin, and click the play button beneath it. Then SMP will play this Skin and its multimedia configurations during the time period when there's no specific playback schedule is applied.
Master Schedule: You don't need to configure in the master schedule. In this case, it means SMP will play the Skin you select in the PLAYBACK page all the time.
Sub-schedule (for Zones): Select a zone (e.g. Multiedia-1) your skin includes and you will enter the calendar and the configuration page of that zone. Then click Add to add schedules of that zone. Just repeat the same procedure to add schedules to all zones on your skin if necessary.

Use the Playlist playback method to show full-screen information most of the time but want to insert a Program as special promotion during a holiday (ex. Christmas)

The Program playback method allows users to divide a screen into several zones, but use as one package. On the other hand, SMP will show each item in full screen when you use the Playlist playback method. Either way, all zones within one program and all items within one playlist will apply the same schedule as a whole package. Therefore, in this case, you only need to configure the Master Schedule and skip the Sub-schedule.

Select a Playlist as the default playback schedule. Please go to PLAYBACK > Display 1 > Playlist section, choose one Playlist, and click the play button beneath it. Then SMP will play this Playlist during the time period when there's no specific playback schedule is applied.
Master Schedule: Click Add and select Program in the drop-down menu. Then you can set the time period (e.g. 2013/12/1 to 2013/12/25) and select the Program (e.g. Christmas promotion), which you already create in advance.
Sub-schedule (for Zones): You don't need to configure the Sub-schedule.

Use the Playlist playback method to show full-screen information most of the time but want to use the Skin playback method from time to time

You can mix different playback methods freely and choose the right one at the right time.

Select a Playlist as the default playback schedule. Please go to PLAYBACK > Display 1 > Playlist section, choose one Playlist, and click the play button beneath it. Then SMP will play this Playlist during the time period when there's no specific playback schedule is applied.
Master Schedule: Click Add and select Skin in the drop-down menu. Then you can set a time period (e.g. 2013/10/1 to 2013/10/15) and select the Skin which you want to play during that time.
Sub-schedule (for Zones): Now, you can add schedules for each zone in that Skin separately. Select a zone (e.g. Multiedia-1) your skin includes and you will enter the calendar and the configuration page of that zone. Then click Add to add schedules of that zone. Just repeat the same procedure to add schedules to all zones on your skin if necessary. These settings will only take effects during the time period when there's a Skin schedule in the Master Schedule.

If you don't add any schedule for each zone in the Sub-Schedule, SMP will apply default settings of each zone which you configure in the PLAYBACK page.