Axistv V.8.2 Content Creation Training Guide.Pdf

Table of Contents

SYSTEM OVERVIEW ...... 5 AxisTV System Overview ...... 7 A Basic AxisTV System ...... 7 How AxisTV Works ...... 8 Simple Content Management ...... 8 Supported Browsers ...... 9 Microsoft Silverlight ...... 9 Active Directory ...... 10 Th e Login Screen ...... 10 Th e Home Screen ...... 11 Th e Playlist Information Pod ...... 11 Th e Channel Player Status Pod ...... 12 Th e Messages Playing Today Pod ...... 12 Th e Player Snapshots Pod ...... 12 Th e Information and the Help Buttons ...... 13 Navigation Menu ...... 14 Mass Alert Notifi cation ...... 14 System Tools ...... 15 Change Password ...... 15 Change Mode ...... 16 Install and Confi gure Desktop Clients ...... 16 Alarms ...... 20 Status Reports ...... 21 Error Logs ...... 22

CONTENT CREATION ...... 23 Welcome to Content Creation Training ...... 25 Prerequisites ...... 25 Who Should Attend? ...... 25 Course Objectives ...... 25 Course Outline ...... 26 Creating Messages in AxisTV ...... 27 Importing Content...... 27 Importing a fi le to create a message ...... 27 Scheduling Messages ...... 28 Creating Messages Using AxisTV Tools ...... 30 Message ...... 31 Auto-Updating Messages ...... 34 Graphic Link Message ...... 34 Web Page Message ...... 36 Event Schedule Message ...... 37 Weather Message...... 40 News Message ...... 42 Creating Tickers ...... 45 Text Ticker ...... 45 Scheduling a Ticker in AxisTV ...... 46 Auto-Updating Tickers ...... 48 Weather Ticker ...... 48 News Ticker ...... 49 Creating Messages Using AxisTV Desktop ...... 49

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Free Form Editor ...... 50 Creating Messages using Free Form Editor ...... 50 Editing Messages using Free Form Editor ...... 53 Copying a Message ...... 54 Saving or Cancelling Changes to a Message ...... 54 Visix Support Contacts...... 57 Priority Support ...... 57 Fee-based Support ...... 58 APPENDICES ...... A-1 AxisTV Creative Terminology ...... A-3 Layouts ...... A-3 Layout Backgrounds ...... A-3 Message Backgrounds ...... A-4 Templates ...... A-4 AxisTV Media Guide ...... A-5 Graphics ...... A-5 Video and Audio ...... A-6 Flash ...... A-7 Media Streaming ...... A-8 Media Library ...... A-8 Glossary of Key Axis TV Terms ...... A-9 INDEX ...... I-1

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System Overview AxisTV Digital Signage SoŌ ware Training

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AxisTV System Overview AxisTV Digital Communica ons So ware allows you to create dynamic content using diﬀ erent types of data inputs such as text, graphics, and event schedules for delivery on a wide variety of devices including ﬂ at panel displays, LCDs, interac ve room signs and web pages.

Visix Inputs to Endpoints A Basic AxisTV System AxisTV has speciﬁ c hardware requirements and needs access to your organiza on’s network for maximum func onality. The basic components of an AxisTV Digital Signage System include at least: . One (1) Content Manager with AxisTV Content Management So ware installed . One (1) or more Media Player(s) with the AxisTV Channel Player So ware installed . One (1) or more Display(s) . WAN/LAN and/or Internet access A sample AxisTV system diagram appears on the following page. A detailed list of hardware requirements can be found in the System Administra on por on of the AxisTV Digital Signage SoŌ ware Training Guide, in the AxisTV Technical Manual that ships with the so ware, or on the Visix web site.

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How AxisTV Works The PC’s on the le side of the Sample System Diagram represent you accessing the Visix Content Manager using a web browser via the network (LAN/WAN) or the Internet. A Content Manager is a computer or server on your organiza- on’s network with the AxisTV Content Manager So ware installed. It hosts the browser-based user interface that is used to create and manage message content.

Sample System Diagram The Content Manager connects to the Media Player(s) through the TCP/IP network. A Media Player, also known as a Channel Player, is another computer on your network that sends the content that you create to the display(s). Several displays can be served by a single Media Player; therefore, if there are mul ple displays connected to a speciﬁ c player, all of those displays will show the same content at the same me. Depending on addi onal hardware and so ware components that are installed and ac ve in the system, AxisTV also may accommodate video from satellite, cable, and/or video streams. Simple Content Management AxisTV uses a simple content management system. Various types of data are used to create messages and ckers. Messages are scheduled to playlists. Tickers (crawls) are scheduled to crawllists. Playlists and crawllists are organized into layouts that appear on the display(s). Layouts can be created and scheduled to accommodate a variety of playlists and crawllists. As messages and ckers are created, changed, and removed, the content that displays in the layouts changes accordingly.

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Simple Content Management Supported Browsers AxisTV has been developed for and tested on current versions of Internet Explorer. AxisTV also is compa ble with Chrome and Firefox web browsers. Other browsers can be used but may not provide full func onality. See the System AdministraƟ on sec on of the training guide for more informa on about supported browsers. Microsoft Silverlight Star ng with AxisTV version 7.2, Microso Silverlight must be installed on client computers in order to: . view the Dashboard1 . use the Import feature2 . use the Web Page Message feature3 If Silverlight is not installed, the Batch Import and Web Page Message op ons will appear as blank windows and the Dashboard will be replaced with a Welcome Screen with of a list of all playlists licensed in your AxisTV system. For more informa on about Microso Silverlight and to download Silverlight, visit h p://www.microso .com/getsil- verlight/Get-Started/Install/Default.aspx.

1 See the System Overview for more informa on about the Dashboard. 2 See Content CreaƟ on for instruc ons on using Import. 3 See Content CreaƟ on for instruc ons on using Web Page Message.

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Active Directory The AxisTV System Administrator will set up each user in AxisTV. The op ons that a user can view on the naviga on tabs at the top of the screen depend on what role and permissions the system administrator has assigned to the user. The enterprise edi on of AxisTV supports Ac ve Directory Authen ca on. Instruc ons for confi guring Ac ve Directory Authen ca on can be found on the Web site at h p://www. visix.com/digital-signage-solu ons.html. The Login Screen AxisTV is a browser-based applica on. You can use a standard web browser such as Internet Explorer® to access the AxisTV User Interface. The AxisTV System Administra- tor will provide a URL, a user ID, and a password to access the system. We recommend book marking the URL for easy access. To login to AxisTV: 1. Enter the URL of the Content Manager in the address bar of your browser 2. Press the Enter key on your keyboard 3. Enter your UserID in the User Name fi eld 4. Enter your Password in the Password fi eld 5. Press the Login bu on

AxisTV v.8.x Login Screen

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The Home Screen A er login, users will see the AxisTV Home Screen. The Home Screen features a tabbed Naviga on Menu, the Help and InformaƟ on bu ons, and four informa on pods: . Playlist Informa on . Channel Player Status . Messages Playing Today . Player Snapshots

AxisTV v.8.x Home Screen

The Dashboard is best displayed at the following resolu ons: 1920x1080, 1680x1050, 1440x900,1360x768, 1280x1024, 1280x960, 1152x864, 1024x768.

The Playlist Information Pod The Playlist Informa on pod displays informa on about the playlists you have access to including the playlist name, mode of play, date of the last update, the number of items scheduled for play and the playlists’ current status. A green dot in the status column indicates there are no messages requiring approval. A yellow warning triangle in the status

Playlist Informa Ɵ on Pod

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column indicates at least one message on the playlist requires approval. Playlists with warning status will appear at the top of the list. Clicking the status icon for a playlist will take you to the Now Playing screen where you can select the desired playlist from the Playlist pull down menu to view the scheduled content.

The Channel Player Status Pod The Channel Player Status Pod provides a list of the Media Players in the system that you have been given access to by the AxisTV System Administrator. You also will see the last date and me the players were updated by the Content Manager and the status of the Media Player. If the Content Manager is having diﬃ culty pinging the Media player, a red dot will appear in the status column. A green dot indicates that the Content Manager can ping the Media Player. NOTE: If you do not have access to any players, you will see an icon indica ng no players have been detected.

Channel Player Status Pod

The Messages Playing Today Pod The Messages Playing Today Pod shows a pie chart with the percentage of messages scheduled to play on the current date. This pie chart refers only to the playlists you have access to, which may not be all of the playlists licensed in the system. Hovering your cursor over a slice of the pie chart will bring up a hint box showing the number of messages scheduled to the associated playlist and the percentage of all content that number represents.

The Player Snapshots Pod The Player Snapshots Pod gives you a preview of the Media Players you have access to in the system. Arrows in the Snapshot pod allow you to navigate forward and backward

[page 12] System Overview to view snapshots of addi onal Media Players if you have access to more than three players. NOTE: If you do not have access to any players, you will see an icon indica ng no players have been detected.

Messages Playing Today Pod

Player Snapshots Pod

The Information and the Help Buttons Two bu ons that can oﬀ er assistance while naviga ng through the AxisTV system appear in the upper right corner of the AxisTV window. The “i” is the InformaƟ on bu on. If an AxisTV internal error message appears on screen, click the Informa Ɵ on bu on for details about the error. You can copy and paste the informa- on into an e-mail and sent to Visix Technical Support at [email protected] or you can use the informa on to open a support cket online. The Help bu on appears as a ques on mark next to the InformaƟ on bu on in the upper right corner of the AxisTV window. Clicking the Help bu on will open the online

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help fi le in a new window or tab in your browser. The help fi le will open to display informa on related to the AxisTV func on currently in use. You can fi nd help using Contents, the Index, or the Search tabs on the le side of the help window.

Navigation Menu The tabbed Naviga on Menu on the top of the window facilitates movement around the system. Menu op ons are grouped by func on. Clicking the main menu func on opens an ac on bar with icons for each of the op ons available for the func on.

NavigaƟ on Tabs

The main func ons within AxisTV are: . Create . Import . Now Playing . Manage . Schedule . Conﬁ gure . System Tools Logout appears at the end of the menu bar. The AcƟ vate Alert op on appears at the end of the ac on bar.

Mass Alert Notiϐication The Mass Alert No ﬁ ca on feature allows users who have been given responsibility for ac va ng mass alert messages to override all scheduled content and send an alert message to all media players in the AxisTV deployment using just a few mouse clicks. Customers with an Enterprise License may choose to specify groups of players to receive Alert Messages. AcƟ vate Alert will be available only to those users who have been assigned responsibility for ac va ng mass alerts in the AxisTV System. Mass Alert No ﬁ ca on is a licensed feature. If the system is licensed for Mass Alerts, system administrators will see the AcƟ vate Alert bu on on the right side of the ac on bar. The system can be ac vated manually by clicking this bu on, or through a trigger from an external source via an email, a SOAP Web Service, a post to the CAP (Common Aler ng Protocol) listener, or through CAP Polling. CAP Listener and CAP Polling are mutually exclusive of one another. To add Mass Alert to your AxisTV system contact [email protected].

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Contact Visix Technical Support to conﬁ gure Mass Alert No ﬁ ca on. System Tools

Change Password The AxisTV System Administrator will provide you with a UserID and password for accessing the system. You should change your password upon accessing the system the fi rst me. Changing the password in AxisTV is similar to changing passwords in other Windows applica ons. To change your AxisTV password: 1. Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click the Password icon in the ac on bar 3. Type the current password in the Old Password fi eld 4. Type the new password in the New Password fi eld 5. Type the new password in the Verify fi eld 6. Click the Done bu on

Change Password Screen

AxisTV System Administrators do not have to know the old password in order to change a user’s password. Instead of seeing a sta c UserID, Administrators will see a pull down menu containing a list of all the users conﬁ gured in the system. To change the password for a user: 1. Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click the Password icon in the ac on bar 3. Select the desired UserID from the pull down menu 4. Type the new password in the New Password ﬁ eld

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5. Type the new password in the Verify fi eld 6. Click the Done bu on The password rules that are in eff ect for your AxisTV system appear below the password fi elds.

Change Mode The Change Mode Screen is used to change the current display mode of one or more media players which o en are referred to as displays. By default, all systems have a Normal Mode of play and an Alert Mode of play. Clients who are licensed for Mass Alert No ﬁ ca on will see addi onal op- ons in the New Mode pull down list. To change the mode of a media player: 1. Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click the Mode bu on on the ac on bar 3. Select the desired mode from the drop down list under New Mode for the appropriate media player 4. Click the AcƟ vate bu on Note: When changing the mode from this screen, users must click the AcƟ vate bu on beside each media player being changed. When you schedule a message to an alert playlist, you will be prompted to ac vate alert mode from the schedule screen. In this case, it is not necessary to use the System Tools | Mode screen.

Install and Conϐigure Desktop Clients AxisTV has three client applica ons that can be installed for use on desktop computers: AxisTV Desktop, Desktop Mes- senger, and Screensaver.

Install Client ApplicaƟ ons Screen

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AxisTV Desktop AxisTV Desktop is a client applica on that connects to the AxisTV Content Manager. It is comprised of four tools: . Free Form Editor . Template Editor . Display Layout Editor . Media Importer Depending on how your role and privileges have been confi gured by your AxisTV System Administrator, you may have access to some or all of these func ons. To install AxisTV Desktop: 1. Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click the Install AxisTV icon on the ac on bar 3. Click AxisTV Desktop in the window 4. A Windows® security dialog box will appear on screen 5. Press the Save bu on to store the setup fi le to the hard drive to install later OR Press the Run bu on to install the applica on from the Content Manager 6. If the setup fi le was saved to the hard drive, browse to the fi le loca on and double click the setup icon to begin installa on 7. Follow the on-screen instruc ons to complete the installa on The fi rst me you open AxisTV Desktop the applica on will need to connect to the Content Manager. You will need the same URL and UserID informa on provided by the AxisTV System Administrator to access the system via the web interface. To connect to the Content Manager using AxisTV Desktop: 1. Enter the URL for the Content Manager in the Web Address fi eld 2. If the organiza on uses a proxy server, check the Use Proxy check box and click the Edit Proxy Set- Ɵ ngs bu on to enter the proxy Connect to Content Manager Dialog Box se ngs4

4 Proxy Se ngs will be provided by the AxisTV System Administrator.

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3. Press the Next bu on to go to the login screen Enter the UserID and password 4. Press the Finished bu on

Desktop Messenger Desktop Messenger is a publisher that shows AxisTV messages as pop-ups on the screen of computers that have the Desktop Messenger client installed and confi gured. To install Desktop Messenger: 1. Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click the Install AxisTV icon on the ac on bar 3. Click AxisTV Desktop Messenger in the window 4. A Windows® security dialog box will appear on screen 5. Press the Save bu on to store the setup fi le to the hard drive to install later OR Press the Run bu on to install the applica on from the Content Manager 6. If the setup fi le was saved to the hard drive, browse to the loca on of the setup fi le and double click the setup icon to begin installa on 7. Follow the on-screen instruc ons to complete the installa on To confi gure AxisTV Desktop Messenger: 1. Enter the URL of your publisher server followed by /DesktopPublisher/DesktopGateway.asmx

Con ﬁ gure Desktop Messenger Screen

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2. Click Test. 3. If using a proxy server, enter proxy informa on. 4. Click the Add/Change bu on to subscribe to a distribu on list. Note: Some distribu on lists are password protected. If so, user must enter the password in order to subscribe.

Screensaver The Screensaver is another client applica on that connects to the AxisTV Content Manager. Once installed, the AxisTV screen saver can be selected in the Windows display op ons to show AxisTV messages on-screen when the computer goes to screen saver mode. To install Screensaver: 1. Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click the Install AxisTV icon on the ac on bar 3. Click Screensaver in the main window 4. A Windows® security dialog box will appear on screen 5. Press the Save bu on to store the setup fi le to the hard drive to install later OR Press the Run bu on to install the applica on from the Content Manager 6. If the setup fi le was saved to the hard drive, browse to the loca on of the setup fi le and double click the setup icon to begin installa on 7. Follow the on-screen instruc ons to complete the installa on To confi gure the AxisTV Screensaver: 1. Go to the Display ProperƟ es in the Windows Control Panel 2. Select AxisTV as the screen saver Con fi gure Screensaver Dialog Box 3. Press the Seƫ ngs bu on 4. Enter the name of the AxisTV Content Manager and the server port in the appropriate fi elds on the AxisTV Server tab [page 19] AxisTV Digital Signage SoŌ ware Training

5. Select the desired Playlist and Refresh interval on the Playlist tab 6. Designate whether to move the message images around the screen or to ﬁ ll the screen using the radio bu ons on the Screen tab 7. Set the speed of the images using the sliding bar on the Screen tab 8. Press the OK bu on

Alarms The Ac ve Alarms screen will list all current alarms on the AxisTV System as long as the device repor ng the alarm is able to communicate with the Content Manager. The Ac ve Alarms screen will show the alarm descrip on, the device repor ng the alarm, and the most recent date and me of the alarm. If an alarm is ac ve, it can be cleared manually by clicking the Clear bu on. If there are no ac ve alarms, the text indica ng that there are no alarms currently ac ve will be displayed. Clicking the Confi gure bu on will take you to the screen where Alarms can be turned on or off and can be confi gured.

Conigure Alarms To receive alarm no fi ca on via email: 1. Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click the Alarms icon on the ac on bar Con fi gure Email Address for 3. Click the Confi gure bu on on the Alarms screen Alarm NoƟ fi caƟ ons 4. On the next screen, enter the email address to receive the no fi ca ons 5. Click Apply Changes Note: Outgoing email must be confi gured for this feature to work. See the Confi guring Users and Seƫ ngs por on of the training guide for details. Each available alarm is listed on this screen, along with a brief descrip on of the alarm.

Con ﬁ gure Alarms

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To conﬁ gure an alarm: 1. For the desired alarm, check the check box beside Enable the alarm for this condi on 2. Specify the parameters of the alarm that are requested in the area below the check box 3. Check the box labeled send email if wish to receive an email no ﬁ ca on of the alarm 4. Click the Apply Changes bu on under each alarm to save the se ngs

Status Reports The Status screen shows a list of the AxisTV Services currently running along with a descrip on of each of the services, the current so ware version of each service, and a me and date stamp of the most recent status check for each service. To view, print, or save a status report: . Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu . Click the Status icon on the ac on bar . Select a device from the Select Device pull down menu . Click the Status Report link at the top of the page to access an html version of the status report When you request a so ware update from Visix, we may request a system confi gura on report to verify informa on on your system. To view, print, or save a System Confi gura on Report: . Click the System Confi gura on Report link at the top of the page

Status Report Screen

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Note: You can send the Status and/or System Conﬁ gura on Report(s) to Visix Technical Support by saving the html ﬁ le(s) to the local PCs or to a network loca on then emailing the a achment(s) to [email protected].

Error Logs The Error Logs screen displays errors reported by all devices within the AxisTV installa on. This screen records all internal applica on errors and many logical errors that can occur while running the system. The most recent errors will be listed ﬁ rst. To view errors on a device: . Click System Tools on the Naviga on Menu . Click the Error Logs icon on the ac on bar . Select a device from the Select Device pull down menu 5. Press the Refresh bu on to refresh the data 6. Click the Error Report link at the top of the page to view, print, or save the error report 7. Click the Email Visix Support bu on to email the report to Visix Technical Support or a ach the report to an e-mail and send it to [email protected] For your convenience, there is a link to the System Conﬁ gura on Report at the top of the Error Reports page as well.

Error Logs Screen

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Welcome to Content Creation Training Welcome to Content Crea on Training for AxisTV Digital Signage So ware! The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the AxisTV browser-based interface and to show you how to quickly and easily create dynamic, eye-catching content for your audiences. Prerequisites The AxisTV Training Video is a prerequisite for this course. The video covers key concepts and terminology you will need to know in order to get the most out of your AxisTV Content Crea on training. Who Should Attend? Anyone who will create AxisTV content should a end the Content Crea on course. Course Objectives A er comple ng this course, par cipants should be able to: . Locate and login to the AxisTV web user interface . Import content from other applica ons to create messages . Create content using AxisTV browser tools . Schedule content ( me, date, and loca on) . Create content using the Free Form Editor in AxisTV Desktop

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Course Outline 1. Create Messages a. Impor ng Content to Create Messages b. Crea ng Messages Using AxisTV Tools i. Message ii. Graphic Link Message iii. Web Page Message iv. Event Schedule Message v. Weather Message vi. News Message 2. Create Tickers a. Text Ticker i. Scheduling Tickers b. Weather Ticker c. News Ticker 3. AxisTV Desktop a. Connect to the Content Manager b. Free Form Editor 4. Q & A

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Content CreaƟ on

Creating Messages in AxisTV Importing Content The fastest way to get started crea ng exci ng message content in AxisTV is to import fi les that already have been created using other applica ons such as PowerPoint®, Flash®, and Photoshop®. You can import mul ples fi les of diff erent types at one me as long as they are in the same folder and their combined fi le size does not exceed 20 MB. All of the fi les will be imported as a group of messages that will play on the same schedule and play rota on. When using the Choose an ExisƟ ng fi le op on, only one fi le at a me can be used to create a message.

Importing a ϐile to create a message To create a message using an exis ng image, video, or Pow- erPoint fi le: 1. Click Import on the naviga on menu 2. Enter a name for the message in the Name Your Message fi eld 3. Choose the correct aspect ra o from the pull down menu 4. Select a fi le for upload by clicking the Browse bu on to browse to the fi le loca on OR

Choose an ExisƟ ng File using the pull down menu and choosing the desired ﬁ le from the list 5. Click the Next bu on When you click the Next bu on, the message is saved into the AxisTV database. You will be taken to the scheduling screen.

Import Screen

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NOTE: If you have imported mul ple fi les, you can toggle through the previews of the messages using the back (<) and forward (>) bu ons un- derneath the message preview. Only image fi les (e.g. .jpg, .png) will show a thumbnail preview of the image. PowerPoint and video fi les will display as a Media Selected thumbnail.

Scheduling Messages A er crea ng a message in AxisTV and pressing the Next bu on, you will be taken to the scheduling screen. On the le side of the screen you will ﬁ nd various scheduling op- ons that must be set to ensure your message plays for the appropriate amount of me and in the desired loca on.

Schedule Message Screen

Title The tle of the message will carry over from the previous screen.

Pace The Pace op on allows you to set the length of me the message remains on screen each me it is displayed. The default op on for Text Messages is AutomaƟ c, based on amount of text. This op on lets AxisTV determine the pace of display for the message based on se ngs conﬁ gured by your AxisTV System Administrator. To set the pace manually for any message: 1. Select the Seconds radio bu on 2. Enter the number of seconds you want the message to be displayed on-screen

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Schedule You will set the date range and me(s) of day that you wish your message to be displayed in the Schedule sec on.

Show Duration The Show DuraƟ on op ons allow you to set the days or dates during which the content will be displayed. Using the radio bu ons you can: 1. Select the Today radio bu on, and 2. Use the pull down menu to choose the number of days, weeks, months, or years you wish the content to play OR 3. Select the From radio bu on, and

Use the From date pull down menu to access the calendar to choose the date you want to start showing the content 4. Use the corresponding me pull downs to choose the start hour, minute, and am/pm 5. Use the To date pull down menu to access the calendar to choose the date you want to stop showing the content 6. Use the corresponding me pull downs to choose the end hour, minute, and am/pm Under the Show DuraƟ on op on you also can set speciﬁ c days for the message to be shown within the selected date range by checking the Repeat box and then checking the corresponding box for the day(s) you want the message to appear. In the example below, we have chosen to schedule the new message from Today for 2 months with the message to show on the displays only on Tuesdays and Thursdays during that two month period.

Display Period The default se ng for the mes of the day the message will play is All Day Long; however, AxisTV also off ers a day-parting op on. Day-par ng refers to segmen ng the day into specifi c mes so the message or set of messages will display only during those mes. Day-par ng can be useful for showing targeted messages to audiences you know will be in the vicinity of the digital signage display during a specifi c me period.

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To use the day-par ng op on: 1. Select the Selected Periods radio bu on 2. Select the me using the From and To hour, minute, and am/pm pull down menus 3. If more me periods are desired, press the Add More Display Period bu on and repeat step two

Repeat step three unƟ l all desired Ɵ me periods have been added

Playlists Messages are scheduled to playlists. Which playlists you can access depends on how your AxisTV System Administrator conﬁ gures your UserID.

Playlist Groups If Playlist Groups have been deﬁ ned and are available, you can select groups of playlists where you want the message to play.

Publishers If Publishers such as AxisTV Desktop Messenger or Screen- saver are licensed for your AxisTV System, you can schedule standard messages to these publishers if the op on is available to you. If you want the message to play in Desktop Messenger, you will have to schedule the date(s) and me for the message to pop up on client computer screens. This scheduling will be done on a separate screen. A er you have selected the op ons for the message scheduling, press the Done bu on on the upper right side of the screen. Creating Messages Using AxisTV Tools Several types of messages and ckers can be created in AxisTV ranging from simple messages consis ng of text only to highly customizable messages containing text and graphic images. All messages and ckers are created on the Create menu.

Create Tab

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Message The Message bu on allows you to create three types of messages: . Simple Message . Message from Template . Free Form Message

Create Message Screen Simple Message The Simple Message is the easiest message to create using AxisTV tools. Simple Messages are text only messages. To create a simple message: 1. Click Create on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click the Message bu on on the ac on bar 3. Click Simple Message in the window 4. If desired, check the Add Title box to add a tle fi eld onto the message 5. Type your message into the Text fi eld(s) 6. Type a name for the message in the Name Your Message fi eld 7. Use the pull down menu labeled Select Background Folder to choose one of the message backgrounds within a folder

Select Non-Foldered to choose a message background that is not grouped into a folder 8. Click the Background Browser bu on above the pull down menu to get a preview of the available message backgrounds

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To navigate the message backgrounds preview window, use the First, Previous, Next, and Last bu ons at the bo om of the window.

To select a message background, click the preview of the desired message background. OR Use the pull down menu labeled Select Background to select a message background from a list 9. To add an audio fi le to the message, use the pull down menu labeled Select Audio to choose a fi le that is already available in the AxisTV system1 Note: Audio fi les cannot be heard if they are scheduled into a layout along with a video fi le that contains audio.

Create Simple Message Screen

Modifying Text You can modify the text using the tools above the text ﬁ eld. The following text op ons are available: . Click the Spell Check bu on to check the spelling . The B I U and abc icons are used to apply bold, italics, underline, and strike through forma ng . The pull down menus allow modiﬁ ca on of the color, size and typeface; a preview of the available font colors appears in the color pull down menu . The Alignment bu ons change where the text is anchored within its exis ng text box

1 Depending on the role and privileges associated with the UserID, users may have the ability to import, preview, and delete Audio ﬁ les. Check with the AxisTV system administrator for details about speciﬁ c roles and privileges.

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. The black arrows are Nudge bu ons and are used to move the en re sec on of text a li le at a me

Creating a Message Group In AxisTV, you also can create a group of messages that will play in order on the same playlist and schedule. To create a group of messages: 1. A er crea ng the ﬁ rst message, press the Group + bu on on the upper right side of the screen above the message thumbnail 2. You will then have the ability to create another message and modify the text forma ng as described in the previous sec on 3. Toggle between your messages using the arrow buttons on either side of the message preview 4. Create addi onal messages by pressing the Group + bu on 5. A er all of the messages in the group have been created and forma ed, click the Next bu on to move to the scheduling screen

Scheduling a Simple Message Simple messages are scheduled in the same manner as all other messages in AxisTV. See the Scheduling Messages in AxisTV sec on of the training guide.

Message from Template Message from Template is a quick way to create a rac ve messages without spending me on design elements. Tem- plates are designed and created by staﬀ within your organiza on. Templates are designed to meet you organiza on’s communica on goals and branding guidelines. To create a message from template: 1. Click Message from Template on the Message screen OR Click the Template icon on the ac on bar 2. Click the desired template thumbnail to select it to create your message using the template 3. Type text into the text ﬁ eld(s) 4. Modify text using the available op ons 5. If the op ons are available to you, add images and/ or audio to the message

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Note: You may have access to none, some, or all of the text edi ng op ons that are available under Text Message depending on how the template was designed.

Create Message from Template Screen

Scheduling a Message from Template Messages created from templates are scheduled in the same manner as all other messages. See the Scheduling Messages in AxisTV sec on of the training guide. Auto-Updating Messages

Graphic Link Message The Graphic Link op on allows you to create messages by linking to an image somewhere else on your network or on the Internet. Graphic Link is best u lized with images that update periodically and provide useful or entertaining informa on to your audience. Some examples of the types of images that work well with Graphic Link are: . Traﬃ c camera images . Weather maps . Images that update based on database informa on (for example, sports sta s cs or poll results) To use the Graphic Link feature: 1. Click Create | Graphic Link on the Naviga on Menu 2. Enter a name for your message 3. Select the desired aspect ra o for the message 4. If desired, choose the op on to preserve the aspect ra o of the original image by checking the box next to the op on 5. If desired, select a message background for your event message by choosing a message background

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from the Select Background Folder pull down menu and selec ng a message background from the Back- ground Browser 6. Select the appropriate link type from the pull down menu . Web (h p) . Secured Web (h ps) . FTP ( p) . Passive FTP ( p) . File Share (\\server\share\dir) 7. Type or copy and paste the fi le loca on into the Enter Link Path fi eld 8. Select how o en AxisTV should fetch image updates using the pull down menus 9. Use the pull down menu to select what AxisTV should do in the event of an error when fetching the updated image a. Con nue (with old image) b. Make Blank c. Display Alternate Text/Background Note: If AxisTV is set to display alternate text in the event of an error, select a message background and enter the alternate text in the Alternate Text fi eld 10. Click the Preview bu on 11. Click the Next bu on to move to the scheduling page

Create Graphic Link Message Screen

Scheduling a Graphic Link Message Graphic Link Messages are scheduled in the same manner as all other messages in AxisTV. See the Scheduling Messages in AxisTV sec on of the training guide.

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Web Page Message Like the Graphic Link op on, Web Page Message off ers you the op on to schedule content using links to auto-upda ng content. The Web Page Message is a great way to keep the audience up to date on what’s happening with the organiza on’s external and/or internal web site(s) or other web- based informa on. To create a Web Page Message: 1. Click Create | Webpage on the Naviga on Menu 2. Enter a name for the new message 3. Type or copy and paste the URL of the web page into the Enter URL fi eld 4. Press the Load bu on to ensure the link to load the web page into the preview window 5. Use the pull down list under the preview window in the center of the screen to select a screen resolu- on as a reference point a. To show the web page from the upper le corner of the page to the height and width of the selected screen resolu on, use the default dimensions b. To select a specifi c sec on of the web page, type the desired width and height in pixels in the dimensions fi elds

then use the arrow bu ons to select the desired area of the web site for display 6. Press the Next bu on to move to the scheduling page

Create Web Page Message Screen

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Scheduling a Web Page Message Web Page Messages are scheduled in the same manner as all other messages in AxisTV. See the Scheduling Messages in AxisTV sec on of the training guide.

Event Schedule Message The Event Schedule Message provides a means to share scheduling informa on for conference rooms, mee ngs, classes, and other events on your displays. Several event schedule adapters are available for impor ng schedule informa on into AxisTV including: . EMS® So ware Adapter . Scheduler+® So ware Adapter . CollegeNet® So ware Adapter . Delphi Adapter . Text Adapter/Periodic Text Import, and . Exchange Adapter Confi gura on of the event schedule feature is discussed in Confi guring Users & Seƫ ngs. For the purposes of Con- tent Crea on, we will discuss how to create and confi gure an Event Schedule Message a er the event data has been imported into AxisTV. To create an Event Schedule Message: 1. Click Create | Event Sch. from the naviga on menu 2. Enter a name for the message in the Name Your Group fi eld 3. To limit the number of messages, choose the maximum number of messages from Limit to pull down menu 4. Use the pull down menu to select when the event schedule should start pulling data for display using the Start pull down menu 5. Choose how many days, hours, or weeks of scheduling data AxisTV will display using the Display pull down lists 6. If necessary, adjust the me using the Adjust Time by pull down list and check the Apply adjustments to events check box 7. To set a specifi c me a er the start me for the event to stop displaying on screen, check the Stop Displaying Event box and choose the amount of me from the pull down menu 8. To include the events’ end me on the message, check the Include Stop Time check box

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Note: If the box remains unchecked, the default set- ng is for AxisTV to automa cally stop showing an event on the schedule a er it has ended. 9. To show all data from all available resources, deselect the ﬁ ltering op ons for room, status and type.

Filter the available data by room (as deﬁ ned by the creator of the database the informa on is coming from), status (e.g. Scheduled/Tenta ve/Cancelled), and/or Types (e.g. Exchange, Mee ngs, etc.) by checking the ﬁ lter boxes and moving selec ons from the excluded column to the included column so the data will appear on the message. 10. Click the Next bu on to move to the message forma ng screen

Create Event Schedule Message Screen

Formatting an Event Schedule Message The forma ng screen for Event Schedule Message allows you to modify how and where the scheduling data will appear on the message. Everything from the color and size of text to what informa on will or will not appear on the message can be conﬁ gured on the forma ng screen.

Name Your Group The name of the message can be changed here.

Select Aspect Ratio Use the pull down list labeled Select Aspect RaƟ o to choose the appropriate aspect ra o for your message.

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Select Background Folder 1. Use the pull down menu labeled Select Background Folder to choose one of the message backgrounds within a folder

Select Non-Foldered to choose a message background that is not grouped into a folder 2. Press the Background Browser bu on above the pull down menu to get a preview of the available message backgrounds 3. To navigate the message backgrounds preview window, use the First, Previous, Next, and Last bu ons at the bo om of the window

To select a message background, click the preview of the desired message background.

Use the pull down menu labeled Select Background to select a message background from a list

Select Audio To add an audio fi le to the message, use the pull down menu labeled Select Audio to choose a fi le that is already available in the AxisTV system.2 Note: Audio fi les cannot be heard if they are scheduled into a layout along with a video fi le that contains audio.

Select Message Pacing Select the amount of me each message will appear on screen from the Select Message Pacing pull down list.

Enter Group Padding Enter the amount of space, in pixels, that you wish to appear on screen between each event’s informa on in the Enter Group Padding ﬁ eld.

2 Depending on the role and privileges associated with the UserID, users may have the ability to import, preview, and delete Audio ﬁ les. Check with the AxisTV system administrator for details about speciﬁ c roles and privileges.

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Text for NO EVENTS Enter the text you wish to appear on the message when there are no scheduled events. Format Text Sections Event Message text (Date, Title, Event A ributes, Loca on, Cancelled Event A ributes, and Time) can be forma ed in much the same way as the text on a Simple Text Message is forma ed. You can modify the text using the tools in the upper le side of the window. To format the text for each sec on of the Event Message: 1. Using the check boxes next to each of the message element op ons at the bo om of the screen, select which items will appear on the message 2. Select the Edit AƩ ributes radio bu on for the sec- on of text you wish to edit 3. Use the available op ons to edit the text for the selected sec on: . The B I U and abc icons are used to apply bold, italics, underline, and strike through forma ng . The pull down menus allow modiﬁ ca on of the color, size and typeface; a preview of the available font colors appears in the color pull down menu 4. Repeat the above steps for each sec on of text you want to format A er each change, the message preview on the right side of the window will update. A er you have ﬁ nished forma ng the message, press the Next bu on to move to the scheduling screen.

Scheduling an Event Schedule Message Event Schedule Messages are scheduled in the same manner as all other messages in AxisTV. See the Scheduling Mes- sages in AxisTV sec on of the training guide.

Weather Message A Weather Message is another type of auto-upda ng content. Once the Weather Adapter has been confi gured by the AxisTV System Administrator, the weather informa on will be available to create weather messages and ckers. Weath- er adapter confi gura on is covered in Confi guring Users & Seƫ ngs Training. In Content Crea on we will focus on creating and scheduling weather messages a er the weather data has been imported into the system.

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To create a Weather Message: 1. Click Create | Weather on the Naviga on Menu 2. Choose a loca on from the Select LocaƟ on pull down list 3. If desired, change the name of the message in the Name Your Message ﬁ eld 4. Choose length of me for the forecast using the pull down menu labeled Forecast starts 5. Choose the desired aspect ra o from the Aspect RaƟ o pull down list 6. Use the pull down menu labeled Select Background Folder to choose one of the message backgrounds within a folder

select Non-Foldered to choose a message background that is not grouped into a folder 7. Press the Background Browser bu on above the pull down menu to get a preview of the available message backgrounds

To navigate the message backgrounds preview window, use the First, Previous, Next, and Last bu ons at the bo om of the window.

To select a message background, click the preview of the desired message background

OR Use the pull down menu labeled Select Background to select a message background from a list

Create Weather Message Screen

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8. To add an audio fi le to the message, use the pull down menu labeled Select Audio to choose a fi le that is already available in the AxisTV system3 Note: Audio fi les cannot be heard if they are scheduled into a layout along with a video fi le that contains audio. 9. Using the check boxes next to each of the message element op ons at the bo om of the screen, select which items will appear on the message 10. Select the Edit AƩ ributes radio bu on for the sec- on of text you wish to edit 11. Use the available op ons to edit the text for the selected sec on: . The B I U and abc icons are used to apply bold, italics, underline, and strike through forma ng . The pull down menus allow modifi ca on of the color, size and typeface; a preview of the available font colors appears in the color pull down menu 12. Repeat the above steps for each sec on of text you want to format A er each change is selected the message preview on the right side of the window will update. A er forma ng is complete, press the Next bu on to move to the scheduling screen.

Scheduling a Weather Message Weather Messages are scheduled in the same manner as all other messages. See the Scheduling Messages in AxisTV sec- on in the training guide.

News Message Like the Weather Message, the News Adapter that pulls in the data for News Messages will be confi gured by your AxisTV System Administrator. Confi gura on of the News Adapter is covered in the Confi guring Users & Seƫ ngs Course.

3 Depending on the role and privileges associated with the UserID, users may have the ability to import, preview, and delete Audio ﬁ les. Check with the AxisTV system administrator for details about speciﬁ c roles and privileges.

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To create a News Message: 1. Click Create | News on the Naviga on Menu 2. Type a name for the news message in the Name Your Group ﬁ eld 3. Select the news source from the Select Category pull down list 4. Choose the age of the oldest story that will be shown on the message using the Select Oldest Story pull down list 5. Choose the number of stories per category using the Limit Stories per Categories to pull down list 6. Click the Next bu on to move to the News Message forma ng screen

Formatting a News Message The forma ng screen for News Message allows you to modify how and where the scheduling data will appear on the message. Everything from the color and size of text to what informa on will or will not appear on the message can be conﬁ gured on the forma ng screen.

Name Your Group The name of the message(s) can be changed here.

Select Aspect Ratio Use the pull down list labeled Select Aspect RaƟ o to choose the appropriate Aspect Ra o for your message.

Select Background Folder 1. Use the pull down menu labeled Select Background Folder to choose one of the message backgrounds within a folder

select Non-Foldered to choose a message background that is not grouped into a folder 2. Press the Background Browser bu on above the pull down menu to get a preview of the available message backgrounds

To navigate the message backgrounds preview window, use the First, Previous, Next, and Last bu ons at the bo om of the window.

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To select a message background, click the preview of the desired message background

Use the pull down menu labeled Select Background to select a message background from a list

Select Audio To add an audio fi le to the message, use the pull down menu labeled Select Audio to choose a fi le that is already available in the AxisTV system4 Note: Audio fi les cannot be heard if they are scheduled into a layout along with a video fi le that contains audio.

Format Text Sections News message text (Date, Title, Event A ributes, Loca on, Cancelled Event A ributes, and Time) can be forma ed in much the same way as the text on a Simple Text Message is forma ed. You can modify the text using the tools in the upper le side of the window. To edit the text for each sec on of the News Message: 1. Using the check boxes next to each of the message element op ons at the bo om of the screen, select which items will appear on the message 2. Select the Edit AƩ ributes radio bu on for the sec- on of text you wish to edit 3. Use the available op ons to edit the text for that sec on: . The B I U and abc icons are used to apply bold, italics, underline, and strike through forma ng . The pull down menus allow modiﬁ ca on of the color, size and typeface; a preview of the available font colors appears in the color pull down menu 4. Repeat the above steps for each sec on of text you want to format A er each change the message preview on the right side of the window will update. A er forma ng is complete, press the Next bu on to move to the scheduling screen.

4 Depending on the role and privileges associated with the UserID, users may have the ability to import, preview, and delete Audio ﬁ les. Check with the AxisTV system administrator for details about speciﬁ c roles and privileges.

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Scheduling a News Message News Messages are scheduled in the same manner as other messages in AxisTV. See the Scheduling Messages in AxisTV sec on of the training guide.

Creating Tickers Another type of content users can create in AxisTV is called a Ticker. A cker, also known as a crawl, is a line of text data that scrolls across the screen. It is similar to the text that runs across the screen of some television news programs. There are two types of ckers in AxisTV: 1. Manual – You type the text that will display as a cker. . Text Ticker 2. Auto-upda ng – You select a category or categories of data that has been brought into AxisTV by an adapter. That text will be displayed as a cker. . Weather Ticker . News Ticker

Create Ticker Screen Text Ticker To create a Text Ticker: 1. Click Create | Ticker on the Naviga on Menu 2. Click Text Ticker 3. Enter the text for the cker in the ﬁ eld provided 4. Spell check the text by pressing the abc icon above the text ﬁ eld 5. Press the Next bu on to move to the scheduling screen

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There are no forma ng op ons for ckers. See Conﬁ guring Users & Seƫ ngs for cker conﬁ gura on.

Create Text Ticker Screen

Scheduling a Ticker in AxisTV

Schedule You will set the date range and me(s) of day that you wish your cker to be displayed in the Schedule sec on.

Show Duration The Show DuraƟ on op ons allow you to set the days or dates during which the cker will be displayed. Using the radio bu ons you can: 1. Select the Today radio bu on 2. Use the pull down menu to choose the number of days, weeks, months, or years you wish the cker to play OR 3. Select the From radio bu on 4. Use the From date pull down menu to access the calendar to choose the date you want to start showing the cker 5. Use the corresponding me pull downs to choose the start hour, minute, and am/pm 6. Use the To date pull down menu to access the calendar to choose the date you want to stop showing the cker 7. Use the corresponding me pull downs to choose the end hour, minute, and am/pm Under the Show op ons you also have the op on to set speciﬁ c days for the cker to be shown within the scheduled date range that was selected by checking the Repeat box and then checking the corresponding box(s) for the day(s) you want the message to appear.

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Display Period The default se ng for the mes of the day the cker will play is All Day Long; however, AxisTV also oﬀ ers a day-parting op on. Day-par ng refers to segmen ng the day into speciﬁ c mes so the cker will display only during those mes. Day-parting can be useful for showing targeted messages to audiences you know will be in the vicinity of the digital signage display during a set me period.

Schedule Ticker Screen

Repeat step three unƟ l all desired Ɵ me periods have been added 4. A er all scheduling op ons have been selected press the Next Bu on to complete scheduling

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Crawllists Tickers are scheduled to Crawllists. The Crawllists that are available to you may vary depending on how your UserID was conﬁ gured by your AxisTV System Administrator.

Crawllist Groups If Crawllist Groups have been deﬁ ned and are available, you can select a group of crawllists where you want the cker to play. Auto-Updating Tickers

Weather Ticker The Weather Ticker pulls data from the same adapter as the Weather Message. Once the weather adapter has been conﬁ gured, crea ng a Weather Ticker is a simple process. To create a Weather Ticker: 1. Click Create | WEA Ticker from the Naviga on Menu 2. Choose the desired loca on from the Select LocaƟ on pull down menu 3. Choose the length of me for the forecast using the pull down menus labeled Forecast starts 4. Deselect any items you do not wish to display in the cker 5. Click the Next bu on to move to the scheduling screen

Scheduling a Weather Ticker Weather Tickers are scheduled in the same manner as all other ckers in AxisTV. See the Scheduling a Ticker in AxisTV sec on of the training guide for details.

Create Weather Ticker Screen

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News Ticker News ckers pull their content from the same news sources that messages do. If your organiza on is using the news adapter, it will be conﬁ gured by your AxisTV System Admin- istrator. To create a News Ticker: 1. Click Create | News Ticker from the Naviga on Menu 2. Choose the desired news source from the Select Category pull down list 3. Choose the maximum age of the oldest story from the Select Oldest Story pull down list 4. Choose the maximum number of stories per category from the Limit to pull down list 5. Deselect any informa on and/or labels you do not want to include in the cker: . Informa on: o Include Category o Include Headline o Include Brief o Include Source o Include Published Date . Labels: o Include “News Category” o Include “News Headline” o Include “News Brief” o Include “Source” 6. Press the Next bu on to move to the scheduling screen

Scheduling a News Ticker News Tickers are scheduled in the same manner as other ckers in AxisTV. See the Scheduling a Ticker in AxisTV sec- on of the training guide.

Creating Messages Using AxisTV Desktop If you want to use AxisTV Desktop to create messages, the AxisTV Desktop client applica on must be installed on your PC. Once the applica on is installed, you will be able to create highly customizable messages using AxisTV Desktop.

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To open AxisTV Desktop: 1. Click the Start bu on 2. Go to All Programs 3. Select Visix 4. Select AxisTV Desktop See the System Overview for details about installing AxisTV Desktop and connec ng to your Content Manager. Free Form Editor Free Form is a crea on tool that allows you to manipulate various aspects of the messages to create customized messages.

Creating Messages using Free Form Editor To create a new message using the Free Form Editor: 1. Press the Create Message bu on 2. Name the message 3. Choose a message background from either the drop down menu or select the Browse bu on to open the Background Browser 4. Choose audio, if desired 5. Click the Add SecƟ on bu on to add text or graphic components to the message preview

AxisTV Desktop Free Form Editor Screen

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6. You can alter the shape and size of the selected sec on using the square handle bars on the sec- on box 7. Click in the center of the sec on and drag the mouse to move the sec on to another part of the message 8. Sec on Proper es - Choose text or graphic element

a. Text i. Enter text ii. Choose font, font color, and font size iii. Apply font styles: Bold, Italic, Underline, and Strike through iv. Check spelling v. Choose the placement and alignment of text within the sec on b. Graphic i. Click the Upload File bu on to open a browser window to choose a ﬁ le to upload

AxisTV Desktop Choose an ExisƟ ng Image Dialog Box

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ii. Click the Choose ExisƟ ng bu on to view the image library 1. Use naviga on bu ons to browse through the image library 2. Click on an image to choose graphic 3. Choose transi on type

AxisTV Desktop Browse and Select an Image Dialog Box

Navigating the Sections of Your Message Bu ons in the SecƟ on ProperƟ es | Advanced por on of the AxisTV Desktop screen assist with naviga ng around messages and managing graphic images. To Front Moves the selected sec on to the front, in rela onship to all other sec ons To Back Moves the selected sec on to the back, in rela onship to all other sec ons

AxisTV Desktop To Front To Back BuƩ ons More This bu on will show ﬂ y out menus with more forma ng op ons for the selected sec on . Bring to front: Brings a sec on to the front in rela on to the other sec ons

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. Push to back: Pushes a sec on to the back in rela on to the other sec ons . Snap to: This op on will align your sec on to the center, le , right, top or bo om of the message . Fill: The sec on will ﬁ ll the en re message aspect ra o . Delete sec on: Deletes the selected sec on Messages in Group: This sec on allows users to manage the current message group . (+) Add to add a message to form a group of messages . Remove Removes the current message from the group

AxisTV Desktop Message Group BuƩ ons

Insert or Copy Message Brings up a dialog box that allows you to insert or copy another message into the current design

Scheduling Free Form Messages Messages created or edited using the Free Form Editor are scheduled in the same manner as all other messages in Ax- isTV. See the Scheduling Messages in AxisTV sec on of the training guide.

Editing Messages using Free Form Editor To edit an exis ng message: 1. Press the Edit ExisƟ ng Message bu on to go to the Select ExisƟ ng Message dialog box 2. Choose how to view the exis ng messages using the radio bu on in the View By sec on a. Choose Name to see the messages as a list of names b. Choose Thumbnail to see a preview of the messages 3. Select the message(s) to view using the radio bu on under Select Message to Preview a. Choose Shared Folders to see exis ng messages in shared folders on the AxisTV System

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b. Choose User Name to view messages inside speciﬁ c users’ folders i. If you have created messages that are not located inside a folder, choose the Messages without a Folder op on from the list 4. Select the message to edit and press the Edit bu on at the bo om of the screen

Copying a Message To copy an exis ng message: 1. Press the Insert or Copy Message bu on to go to the Select ExisƟ ng Message dialog box 2. Choose how to view the exis ng messages using the radio bu on in the View By sec on a. Choose Name to see the messages as a list of names b. Choose Thumbnail to see a preview of the messages 3. Select the message(s) to view using the radio bu on under Select Message to Preview a. Choose Shared Folders to see exis ng messages in shared folders on the AxisTV System b. Choose User Name to view messages inside speciﬁ c users’ folders i. If you have created messages that are not located inside a folder, choose the Messages without a Folder op on from the list 4. Select the message to copy and press the Copy bu on at the bo om of the screen 5. Make your changes and name your new message before saving

Saving or Cancelling Changes to a Message When messages have been created or edited, you can either save the changes or discard them.

Saving Changes to a Message To save a message: 1. Press the Save Message bu on at the top of the window

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2. A dialog box will pop up to oﬀ er the op on to schedule the message 3. To schedule the message, press the Yes bu on to open the Schedule Message Screen in the web interface

AxisTV Desktop Insert and Copy Message Screen

AxisTV Desktop Save Completed Dialog Box

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Cancelling Changes to a Message To cancel changes to a message: 1. Press the Cancel OperaƟ on bu on at the top of the window 2. A dialog box will pop up to conﬁ rm the choice a. To con nue with the cancella on, press the Yes bu on b. To resume work on the message or to save the message, press the No bu on

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How to Get Support

Visix Support Contacts Regardless of their purchase level, Visix applica on users have access to support. If you’re having any diffi cul es with your Visix products, you can get the answers you need. 1. Visit the Visix Digital Signage Solu ons Blog at h p://www.visix.com/digital-signage-solu ons.html where you can share ques ons and answers with other users. The blog is categorized by task-oriented topics. Users can post ques ons, ideas and ps; share crea ve content, policies and news; and can access Visix-provided user resources. 2. Search our extensive knowledge base of frequently asked ques ons (FAQs) based on ques ons from others Visix customers. You’re guaranteed to fi nd valuable guidance for the most common issues at: h p://support.visix.com/sd/Solu onsHome.sd. 3. Contact our support team for assistance: Our technical support hours are 8:30AM to 7:00PM Eastern Time, Monday through Thursday, and 8:30AM to 5:00PM Eastern Time on Friday, except published holidays. You can open a support request online at www.visix.com, via email to [email protected] or by leaving a voice mail using our toll free phone number. Visix off ers help desk support at no charge for 90 days to all customers purchasing a new system. A er 90 days, free support is only available to customers who have purchased a So ware Maintenance Agreement (SMA) or Service Level Agreement (SLA). All other support requests are available by appointment only and charged on a per incident basis. Billable support hours are available for purchase online or by phone. We off er two levels of support, depending on your support agreement and the level of escala on you’d like to request:

Priority Support . Priority response over fee-based support issues during normal business hours, including remote support via WebEx where appropriate . Priority support is available at no cost to current SLA and SMA subscribers and to registered users who have recently purchased a Visix applica on (within 90 days) or an upgrade (within 10 days)

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Fee-based Support . Billed at an hourly rate with a minimum charge of one-half of an hour . Typically includes phone support and remote diagnos cs via WebEx . Your content manager/server must have access to the Internet Visix Services – We have a range of services available to clients who need assis tance ge ng their digital signage system off the ground – consul ng, content design, so ware confi gura on, and implementa on. Get more details online about these and other Visix services at h p://www.visix. com/digital-signage-services.html. Training - Our cer fi ed trainers teach your users how to get the most out of your Visix so ware. We off er a comprehen- sive training package, customized on-site sessions or fee- based web training via WebEx. To request informa on or schedule training, please contact us at [email protected].

This manual was last updated July 26, 2013. Visix reserves the right to alter speciﬁ ca ons at any me without no ce.

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Appendix A

AxisTV Creative Terminology Layouts The layout is the posi oning of content blocks and cker blocks on the screen. This layout shows three content blocks and one cker block. You create layouts in the AxisTV Layout Editor using layout backgrounds as the background and assigning speciﬁ c playlists or crawllists to each block.

Layout Backgrounds These are the decora ve designs that cover the en re display and provide the layout for your content blocks. A good p is to always include the coordinates for each content block in the layouts for easy reference. Coordinates are “x” and “y” pixel coordinates for the top le corner of the content block and “w” and “h” width and height of the block.

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Message Backgrounds These will be housed in your Background Library and can be designed to match the color scheme of your layout backgrounds. You will use message backgrounds whenever you create a bulle n or template in AxisTV. AxisTV also comes with a stock library of message backgrounds for your convenience.

Templates Templates are created inside your AxisTV system using message backgrounds from your library. These provide easy ﬁ ll-in-the-blank templates for users and allow you to control background graphics, text styles and posi oning of various elements.

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AxisTV Media Guide AxisTV supports a wide variety of media formats you can use to energize your visual communica ons. Import sharp s ll graphics or dynamic animated content to capture and maintain your audience’s a en on. To help you get the most out of your message, follow these sugges ons to op mize content from the most popular media pla orms: . Graphics . Video and Audio . Flash . Media Streaming . Media Library Graphics Import graphics from a wide range of so ware applica ons by saving or expor ng them into popular graphical formats. AxisTV supports JPG, TIF, GIF, PNG, WMF and Microso Win- dows bitmap (BMP) fi les. Here are some ps for op mizing your graphics for AxisTV: . Build your graphics to 1024x 768 pixels, or match the pixel dimensions of the AxisTV content block(s) in which they will be displayed. . If the graphics will be used in content blocks with 16:9, 9:16 or other unique aspect ra os, build them to match that aspect ra o and content block pixel dimensions. Otherwise, your content may appear distorted, like it has been squeezed or stretched. . Set the image resolu on to 72 DPI (dots per inch). With this technology, there is no need to worry about print quality DPI. . Animated GIFs cannot be directly imported, but third-party so ware can be used to convert animated GIFs to Flash fi les or other video fi le formats. To import a graphic as a message, navigate to Import in the AxisTV browser interface. To import a graphic into the library for reuse, navigate to Manage | Graphic Files in the AxisTV browser interface. If you intend to use the graphic fi le as a message background or player wallpaper, navigate to Manage | Background Library in the AxisTV browser interface.

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Video and Audio A ract and en ce your audience with dynamic video content. Video fi les in the following formats can be uploaded into AxisTV*: . Adobe Flash: SWF (Requires Adobe Flash Player installed on the Channel Players.) . Windows Media: ASF, AVI, MPEG, MPG, WMV . Apple QuickTime: MOV, MP4, M4V (Requires AxisTV v.7.0.22 or later and QuickTime Player installed on the Channel Players.) Consider these ps when crea ng and op mizing your video content for AxisTV: . For best playback performance, encode or convert videos to the Microso Windows Media Video format. Other formats will work, but u lizing the most effi cient format will get the best performance from your Channel Players. . Encode videos at a bit rate of 1 to 4 megabits per second. AxisTV can play back higher bit rates, but if you intend to display ckers, transi ons, backgrounds, Flash or other media simultaneously, you may run low on processor resources. Encoding your videos to a lower bit rate will avoid using a majority or all of the playback resources for just one video. To import a video as a message, navigate to Import in the AxisTV browser interface. To import a video into the library for reuse, navigate to Manage | Video Files in the AxisTV browser interface. Files that are larger than 20MB should be imported using AxisTV Desktop. Audio fi les in the following formats can be uploaded into AxisTV*: . MP3 . Wave File (WAV)* * Depending on the version of AxisTV, some versions of these formats may not be supported.

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Flash Wow your audience with crea ve content built in Adobe Flash. There are a wide variety of ways to create content in Flash, so here are some ps for op mizing your material for playback in AxisTV: . Visix recommends a frame rate of 12 fps for Flash fi les used in AxisTV. A higher frame rate can be used, but may diminish Channel Player performance. . Match the aspect ra o or pixel dimensions of the Flash video to that of the content block(s) scheduled to display the fi le. (Flash scales all movies, maintaining the original aspect ra o – if the content block aspect ra o diff ers, black bars will be seen above and below or to the le and right of the Flash video.) . AxisTV will not recognize stop ac on on the main meline. AxisTV will recognize this script only within movie clips. You can also use tween anima- ons within movie clips or u lize TweenMax or TweenLite. . Anima ons can be created using Ac onScript versions 2.0 or 3.0. Just make sure the latest version of Adobe Flash Player is installed on the Channel Players. . A Flash video can be set to loop via scrip ng if it will be the only item in an AxisTV playlist. . Only incorporate interac ve elements if you intend to deploy the Channel Player with a touchscreen display. . AxisTV will support SWF fi les that reference video fi les or graphic fi les located on a network drive or locally in the Binary Storage directory of the Chan- nel Player. To import a Flash movie (SWF) as a message, navigate to Import in the AxisTV browser interface. To import a Flash movie into the library for reuse, navigate to Manage | Video Files in the AxisTV browser interface.

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Media Streaming Your organiza on may already be using media streaming as a way to share video and audio content over the network. AxisTV off ers media stream playback, allowing you to display a compa ble video stream on one or more Channel Players. AxisTV supports several media streaming formats: . WMV (Windows Media) . MPEG-1 . M4V . H.264 . MPEG-2 streams originated by VBrick encoders or servers Note: One licensed copy of the VBrick StreamPlay- er Plus so ware is required for each Chan- nel Player using MPEG-2 media streaming. Visix recommends media encoding products by VBrick Sys- tems, Inc. and addi onal informa on can be found at www. vbrick.com. Visix does not warrant or claim to support all video stream encoders or decoders. To schedule the playback of streaming media, navigate to Now Playing | Streams and choose a Channel Player and mode to add a streaming program. Media Library AxisTV supports a library of media fi les that can be reused for many messages. This library is accessed via the Manage menu in the AxisTV browser interface. Even if you don’t intend to reuse a par cular media fi le for more than one message, some mes fi les must be imported into the library before use. Files that are larger than 20 megabytes in size should not be imported directly through the AxisTV browser interface. Larger fi les can overwhelm the web server and may meout. Therefore fi les over 20MB should be imported using the AxisTV Desktop, Media Im- porter u lity. AxisTV Desktop can be downloaded through the AxisTV web interface by browsing to System Tools | Install AxisTV Desktop. The AxisTV Desktop installer will place the u lity directly onto your PC and can upload large fi les (or many fi les at once) without burdening the web server.

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Glossary of Key Axis TV Terms Account – a func on by which users are granted access and privileges within a so ware system. Adapter – a func on that allows the user to retrieve and display content from an external source. Administrator – a default user role that allows the user to manage and confi gure all aspects the AxisTV system. Aspect raƟ o – the rela onship between the width and height of an image or a display. Aspect ra os are expressed mathema cally as x:y and are used to ensure that messages fi t into a defi ned area. The standard display aspect ra o is 4:3. The widescreen aspect ra o is 16:9. Audio – a sound fi le that can be imported into the AxisTV system for use with messages, templates, and layouts. AxisTV Desktop – an AxisTV client applica on that allows users to connect to the AxisTV Content Manager using four tools: Free Form Editor, Template Editor, Display Layout Editor, and Media Importer. AxisTV Desktop Messenger – an AxisTV client applica on that displays messages from assigned playlists on a client computer as a pop up message in the corner of the screen. AxisTV Screensaver – an op onal Axis TV publisher that displays messages in a specifi ed playlist on client computers when they are not in use. Background – See Message Background. BulleƟ n – See Message. Channel Player – See Media Player. Confi guraƟ on – (so ware) the par cular choice of se ngs within a so ware program; (hardware) the par cular choice of hardware items and their interconnec on that make up a computer system. An AxisTV system consists of at least one Content Manager and one Channel Player connected to one or more displays. Content – informa on or crea ve material designed for display in AxisTV. Content Approver – a default user role in AxisTV that allows the user to create, manage and schedule their own content; to edit, manage and schedule others’ content; and to approve content for play in the playlist rota on. Content Block – a defi ned area for the planned display of a message or messages. Content Creator – a default user role in AxisTV that gives a user the right to create, manage, and schedule their own

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content but limits access to others’ content and denies their content immediate play un l a user with approval rights has authorized the content to begin playing in the playlist rota on. Content Manager - a computer on a network with the AxisTV Content Manager so ware installed which hosts the AxisTV web interface (also called a Content Server). Content Server – See Content Manager. Crawllist – a series of ckers that is scheduled for display. See Ticker List. Date and Time Overlay – a date and me overlay (DTO) in a display layout is a defi ned area on the display hardware that shows the date and/or me on top of a content block or a layout background. Display – any monitor or TV connected to a channel player (media player) on the AxisTV Digital Signage system. Display Layout Editor – a tool within the AxisTV Desktop client applica ons used to create and edit layouts for AxisTV Media Players. Editor – the func onal part of a so ware program that allows users to create, change, add, or delete informa on. Flash® – an Adobe applica on for crea ng, edi ng, and displaying Adobe Flash® video fi les. Free Form Editor – a component of AxisTV Desktop that permits users to create messages without the use of a pre-designed template. Graphics – images created for electronic display. Hotspot – a hotspot is an area of the display layout that ac vates a func on when selected. Selec ng a hot spot can launch and run applica ons, run a video, launch a web portal, and shut down or reboot the computer. See Kiosking. Import – the act of retrieving informa on external to the applica on and incorpora ng it for use within the applica on. Kiosking – confi guring a hotspot on a layout to run an applica on or a web portal in full screen mode to allow users to access specifi c informa on or to perform specifi c func ons. Layout – the arrangement of content blocks and cker blocks within the display area. Layout Background – decora ve graphic images used to cover the display and to act as a backdrop for the content being displayed through AxisTV. Layout Backgrounds may be custom designed and coordinated to include an

[page A-10] Appendix C organiza on’s branding elements such as logos and offi cial colors. Formerly known as a Wallpaper. Media – diff erent types of data that can be stored for use in a computer system. The term Media generally refers to video, graphics and/or audio fi les in a so ware environment. Media Importer – a tool within the AxisTV Desktop client applica on used to import media fi les, e.g. graphics or video, larger than 20 MB in size and/or to import mul ple fi les at once. Media Player –a computer on the network that runs AxisTV Channel Player so ware which sends content to a display or set of displays, also known as a Channel Player. MeeƟ ng Minder – a room sign that acts as a stand-alone player primarily for the purpose of displaying mee ng or other event informa on related to its assigned loca on. Mee ng Minders may be interac ve using a touch screen or non-interac ve. Message – content created using AxisTV tools or by importing images or video created in other applica ons for display within a content block. Mul ple messages can be displayed simultaneously on a single AxisTV Layout. Formerly known as a BulleƟ n. Message Background – an image fi le that has been imported into the AxisTV system for the purpose of crea ng messages and/or templates. Backgrounds can be custom designed using graphic elements and custom colors for branding purposes and/or to coordinate with Layout Backgrounds. Formerly known as a Background. Network – any combina on of servers, computers, printers, display devices, and/or telephones interconnected to trans- mit, receive, and/or share informa on. Overlay – a content block that can be placed on top of other content blocks in a display layout. Permissions – defi ned sets of func onality within a so ware system that can be granted to users based on role. Playlist – a series of messages scheduled for display within content blocks according to a defi ned sequence and dura on. Play RotaƟ on –the order in which a series of messages or ckers are scheduled to be displayed. Plugin – so ware func onality that allows one so ware applica on to interact with another for the purpose of accessing data or specifi c func ons that would otherwise be unavailable.

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Policy – a rule or set of rules that governs how so ware is run, accessed, and used. Role – a set of privileges that defi ne a user’s ability to u lize various aspects of a so ware applica on. Room Sign – See MeeƟ ng Minder. RSS feed (Really Simple Syndica on) – a simple fi le format used to disseminate up-to-date informa on based on user subscrip on to a URL. Streaming Window – a specialized content block created for the purpose of displaying streaming video content within a display layout. System – an assembly of hardware, so ware, and/or data communica ons devices that interdependently support func onal so ware programs on a network. Template - a message with a pre-designed format that is ready to be fi lled in with text and/or graphic elements. Templates are created using the Template Editor. Template Creator – a default role in AxisTV that only permits the user to create messages from templates. The Template Creator has no other content crea on or management privileges within the AxisTV system. Template Editor – a component of AxisTV Desktop that enables users to create templates for use in AxisTV. Ticker – text data that fl ows across a defi ned cker block within a visual display (also called a Crawl). Ticker List – a series of ckers that is scheduled for display within a cker block according to a defi ned sequence and dura on. User – an individual who has access to the AxisTV system. Video – an electronic fi le containing movie images that can be imported into AxisTV for display in a content block. Video Feed – a means of sending video data to AxisTV for display in a layout through a combina on of hardware and so ware components Video Stream – a video stream overlay (VSO) in a display layout is a defi ned area on the display hardware that shows live or recorded video using a streaming media source such as a streaming server or a web-based URL that links to a video stream. Video Window –a video feed overlay (VFO) in a display layout is a defi ned area (4:3 aspect ra o) on your display hardware that shows live or recorded video using an S-Video or Composite source. Requires a supported video capture card installed on the channel player.

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Video Window with Tuner –a video feed overlay (VFO) in a display layout is a deﬁ ned area (4:3 aspect ra o) on your display hardware that shows live or recorded video using an RF(coaxial cable), S-Video or Composite source. When using a RF (coaxial cable) source, the tuner allows users to create an automated program schedule within the AxisTV web interface rather than manually changing the channel on the video source hardware showing more than one program (channel). Only analog tuning is supported at this me. Requires a supported tuner card installed on the channel player.

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Index

Account A-9 Crawllist Groups 54 Active Directory 16 Crawllists 54. See also Ticker Adapter A-9 Lists Administrator A-9 Create 20 Alarms 26 Create Messages 32 Alert, Mass 20 Create Tickers 32 aspect ratio 33, 40, 44, 47, 59 Creating a Message Group 39 Aspect ratio A-9 Creating Content. See Creating Audio A-9 Bulletins; See Creating Auto-Updating Messages 40 Bulletins Auto-Updating Tickers 54 Creating Messages 32, 33, 36, AxisTV Creative Terminology 55, 56 A-3 Creating Tickers 51 AxisTV Desktop 22, 23, 24, Creative Terminology A-3 31, 32, 36, 55, 56, 57, 58, Date and Time Overlay A-10 59, 61, A-9, A-10, A-11, day-parting 35, 36, 53 A-12 Day-parting. See day-parting; Navigating the Sections of See day-parting Your Message 58 Desktop Messenger 22, 24, A-9 AxisTV Tools 32, 36 Display A-10 Background A-9, A-11. See Display Layout Editor 23, A-9, Message Background A-10 background library A-4 Display Period 35, 36, 53 Backgrounds A-4 Editing Messages 59 Basic AxisTV System 13 Editor A-10 Bulletin A-9, A-11. See Mes- Enter Group Padding 45 sage Error Logs 28 Cancelling Changes to a Mes- Event Schedule Message 32, 43, sage 60, 62 44, 46 Change Mode 22 Fee-based Support 206 Change Password 21 Firefox 9 Channel Player A-9, A-11. See Flash® A-10 Media Player Format Text Sections 46, 50 Channel Player Status 17, 18 Formatting an Event Schedule Channel Player Status Pod 18 Message 44 Chrome 9 Enter Group Padding 45 Confi guration A-9 Format Text Sections 46 Confi gure 20, 22, 24, 25, 26 Name Your Group 44 Confi gure Alarms 26 Select Aspect Ratio 44 Confi gure Client Applications Select Audio 45 22 Select Background Folder 45 Content A-9, A-10 Select Message Pacing 45 Content Approver A-9 Text for NO EVENTS 46 Content Block A-9 Formatting a News Message 49 Content Creator A-9 Format Text Sections 50 Content Manager A-9, A-10 Name Your Group 49 Content Server A-10 Select Aspect Ratio 49 Copying a Message 60 Select Audio 50 Course Objectives 31 Select Background Folder 49 Course Outline 32 Free Form Editor 23, 31, 32, 56, Crawl A-12 59, A-9, A-10 Crawllist A-10. See Ticker List Glossary of Key Axis TV Terms

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A-9 Network A-11 Graphic Link Message 32, 40, News Message 32, 48, 49, 50, 51 41 News Ticker 32, 51, 55 Graphics A-10 Now Playing 18, 20 Help 19 Overlay A-11 Home 17 Pace 34 Home Screen 17 Permissions A-11 Hotspot A-10 Player Snapshots 17, 18, 19 How AxisTV Works 14 Player Snapshots Pod 18 Import 15, 20, A-10 Playlist A-11 import fi les 33 Playlist Groups 36 Importing a fi le to create a mes- Playlist Information 17 sage 33 Playlist Information Pod 17 Importing Content 32, 33 Playlists 36 Importing Images or Videos. Play Rotation A-11 See Media Importer; See Plugin A-11 Media Importer Pod 17, 18, 19 Information 19 Policy A-12 Information Button 17, 19 Prerequisites 31 Install and Confi gure Desktop Priority Support 205 Clients 22 Publishers 36 install AxisTV Desktop 23 Role A-12 Install Client Applications 22 Room Sign A-12. See Meeting Internet Explorer 9 Minder Kiosking A-10 RSS feed A-12 knowledge base 205 sample AxisTV system diagram Layout A-10 13 Layout Background A-10. See Sample System Diagram 14 Wallpaper Saving Changes to a Message Layouts A-3 60 Login 16 Saving or Cancelling Changes Manage 20 60 Mass Alert Notifi cation 20, 21, Schedule 20, 31, 32, 34, 35, 43, 22 44, 46, 52, 53, 61 Media A-11 Display Period 35 Media Importer 23, A-9, A-11 Playlists 36 Media Player. See Channel Publishers 36 Player Scheduling a Graphic Link Mes- Meeting Minder A-11 sage 41 Message 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, Scheduling a Message from 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, Template 40 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 56, Scheduling an Event Schedule 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, A-11 Message 46 Message Background A-9, A-11 Scheduling a News Message 51 Message from Template 37, Scheduling a News Ticker 55 39, 40 Scheduling a Simple Message Messages Playing Today 17, 39 18, 19 Scheduling a Ticker in AxisTV Messages Playing Today Pod 18 52, 54, 55 Microsoft Silverlight 15 Display Period 53 Modifying Text 38 Schedule 52 Name Your Group 43, 44, 49 Show Duration 52 Navigation Menu 17, 20, 21, 22, Scheduling a Weather Message 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 48

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Scheduling a Weather Ticker 54 System Overview 11, 13, 15 Scheduling a Web Page Mes- System Tools 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, sage 43 25, 26, 27, 28 Scheduling Free Form Messages Template A-12 59 Template Creator A-12 Scheduling Messages 34, 39, 40, Template Editor 23, A-9, A-12 41, 43, 46, 48, 51, 59 Templates A-4 Pace 34 Text for NO EVENTS 46 Schedule 35 Text Ticker 32, 51, 52 Display Period 35 Ticker 32, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, Playlist Groups 36 A-12 Show Duration 35 Ticker List A-10, A-12. See Show Duration 35 Crawllist Title 34 Tickers 32, 51, 54, 55 Scheduling Tickers 32 Title 34, 37, 46, 50 Screensaver 22, 25, A-9 Training 206 Select Aspect Ratio 44, 49 User A-12 Select Audio 38, 45, 48, 50 Video A-12 Select Background Folder 37, Video Feed A-12 41, 45, 47, 49 Video Stream A-12 Select Message Pacing 45 Video Window A-12, A-13 Show Duration 35, 52 Visix Services 206 Simple Content Management Visix Support Contacts 205 14, 15 Wallpapers A-3 Simple Message 37, 38, 39 Weather Message 32, 46, 47, Status Reports 27 48, 54 Streaming Window A-12 Weather Ticker 32, 51, 54 Support 205 Web Page Message 32, 42, 43 Supported Browsers 15 Welcome Screen 15 System A-12 Welcome to Content Creation System Confi guration Report Training 31 27 Who Should Attend? 31

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