Create channel

Select Channels from the menu and select the Video tab to open a page, containing all existing channels (the page will be empty if there are no channels). You can create a new channel by clicking on the + button in the lower part of the right side panel, which will open a new window where you can create the channel.

To create a channel you must fill in the following fields:

• Channel name - name of the channel (mandatory);
• Max offline time - maximum period of playback, when the device has no internet connection;
• Background - you can choose between color or image. The image must be registered in the system and have a 1920x1080 (Full HD) resolution;
• Icon - the icon (thumbnail), which will be used for a channel in the Channels page. The icon must be registered in the system;
• Remark - a remark for the channel;
• External application – a user-defined external application, which will start when you click on the screen.

The content is separated in two main panels – Channel Preview and a side panel with settings. You can see how the channel will look like in the Channel Preview section.

The settings panel has the following five tabs:

• Layouts - all predefined layouts, which divide the screen into containers with different sizes;
• Widgets - all predefined graphic widgets and settings for the selected component;
• Playlists - a list of all existing playlists;
• Channel tree - a tree structure, showing all containers which will divide the screen into sections (only the Main container is loaded by default);
• Settings - general parameters of the channel – the name of the channel, the background (color or image), etc.

Layouts

The Layouts tab allows you to choose a layout template. A template can have one or more containers with different names, like Main, Poster, Banner, Corner etc. Each one can contain different widgets or playlists.

To select a layout template, click on the desired one and your Channel preview workspace will be divided into containers with different sizes.

For your convenience, the exact dimensions of each container of the Channel Preview panel are displayed in it, according to a 1920x1080 resolution.

Warning

Changing the template from the Layout panel, removes the graphic components from the containers.

The predefined templates in the Layouts panel are designed for complex contents, including different playlists and graphical components, such as a clock, weather information, RSS content, displaying alert messages, website content, etc.

Channel tree

The Channel Tree tab shows the containers, in which the display will be divided. You will see the names of the layout’s containers in the panel when you choose one of the predefined layout templates. For example, if you choose a layout template with four containers, you will see the names Main, Poster, Banner, Corner and the names of the graphical components, included in each of them as shown below. The layout template contains one Main container by default.

You can edit or delete all selected graphical components from this panel using Edit or Delete respectively.