Playback control via Jukebox

Avio Calendar, among other things allows creation of playlists for Wings Vioso RX timelines and to start playing them automatically at the desired points of time by adding events in Calendar View. Avio Calendar therefore serves as Digital-Signage-Administrator for Wings shows, i.e. also multidisplay shows on the Avio network. It is used in adventure worlds, visitor centers and reception areas.

This topic provides information on the following:

• Jukebox Configuration

• Preparing Playlists

• Adding Playback Events in the Calendar

Jukebox Configuration

Adding valid playlist events requires the following steps:

1. Click on the Avio Service icon and select Show Avio Calendar (enabled) following which the empty calendar view of the current week is displayed. If the Calendar is not enabled....

   ...you need to enable it first: Click the Avio Services icon and select Settings. Under Control Settings check box Enable Avio Calendar and click Apply Settings.

    

2. In the top right-hand corner of the Calendar click MANAGE JUKEBOX DEVICES and an empty list of jukebox devices appears.

3. Now click on button to add a device for the jukebox. Enter the desired name for the device next to Device Name and select the used type of device next to Device Type. For Avio Address enter a free port and clicking .

4. Now start your playback device. In the case of Wings Vioso RX load the required project and make the following settings:

5. Timeline Properties    For Remote-Index enter a free remote index. See also Timeline Properties.

6. Timeline Properties    For Stumpfl Avio enable Display timeline.

7. At the beginning of the desired playback position add a Position Marker in the timelines with the Remote index 1. See also Setting markers.

All timelines to be controlled via Calendar or Playlist must be configured this way.

4. Now open Avio Manager. Under Wings 6 XXX/Timelines and under Service XXX/Avio Calendar/Device name you will find the corresponding Timeline Data. Connect Timeline Data of Wings Vioso RX with Timeline Data of the device directly in the Calendar (1:1).

Following this, Avio Manager automatically makes all the necessary connections:

The preparatory steps have now been completed and you can start preparing the playlists.

Preparing Playlists

After enabling and configuring Avio Calendar you can start preparing the playlists.

1. Unless Avio Calendar is already open, open it by clicking the Avio Services icon and selecting Show Avio Calendar (enabled).

2. In the top right-hand corner of the Calendar click EDIT PLAYLISTS and a list of jukebox devices will be displayed. Double-click the device you want to create a playlist for and enter a name for the playlist. Click to create the playlist.

Note: Management of events, devices and playlists is done by a file-based database Avio Services creates automatically at C:\ProgramData\AV Stumpfl\Wings Avio Service\jukebox.

3. Double-click the corresponding playlist to add media. Alternatively, you can also highlight the list and click . Following this click and select the corresponding media or timelines (hold down Ctrl- or Shift to highlight several in one go). Following this click and the selected media are listed in the playlist. After having created all the necessary playlist you can close the window of the Playlist Editor.

4. Now you can place the playlists in the Calendar along with their playback events. See Adding Playback Events in the Calendar.

Adding Playback Events in the Calendar

1. Unless Avio Calendar is already open, click the Avio Service icon and select Show Avio Calendar (enabled).

2. In the Calendar highlight a time range for playback by clicking and dragging with the mouse. Alternatively you can press the Shift key while highlighting the last field and the time range between will be highlighted.

3. Click and select for a Jukebox entry. In dialog Create New Jukebox Entry make the following entries:

Base Settings

• Device  ....here you specify the playback device. If no device is selectable you need to create some first. See also Jukebox Configuration.

• Playlist  ...here you select the Playlist. If no Playlist is selectable you need to create one first. See Creating playlists.

• Repeat  ...here you enter the number of repetitions of the playlist. With a setting of Until End they are repeated until the end of the event.

Time Settings

• Start  ...here you define the start of playback. Click the Calendar button to select any possible date. The time can be selected very accurately either via a dropdown menu or by numerical entry. If you enable All Day Event the playback time the whole day.

• End  ...here you define the end of playback. Note: When All Day Event was chosen this option is not available.

Series Settings

• Never  ...no series setting is active.

• Daily  ...repeats the Event every day. If you choose Every 2 Days, for example, the Event is repeated every two days. Every workday ensures that the Event is repeated on every workday. At Ends you can enter how often the Event is to be repeated (Occurrences = number of Repetitions) or on what day the Event repetition is to end (End Date = entry of the end date).

• Weekly   ...repeats the Event every week. The desired weekdays can be specified. The end of repetitions can be defined as explained above at Daily.

• Monthly  ...repeats the Event every month. Here too, options for Event creation are available.

• Yearly  ...repeats the Event every year. Here too, options for Event creation are available.

4. Finish by clicking to enable the Event. Since all Events are displayed in the Calendar you can easily check the effect of the options on the creation of series Events. The title line now indicates whether Avio Calendar is active or not.

• The Calendar view can be changed between Day, Work Week, Full  week or month by clicking the buttons at the top: . Below this you can switch over between time ranges via buttons < > or select the range via the Calendar buttons . The daily time scale can be set from 1 to 60 minutes per line at the top left corner. The default setting is 30 minutes. The current time is displayed by a horizontal, yellow line in the calendar.

• Event entries can easily be moved within the Calendar from one location to another. Moreover, copying (Ctrl + C), cutting (Ctrl + X) and pasting (Ctrl + V) of Events is also possible.

• For Series Events it is possible to change or delete individual Events. At the beginning there is a query as to whether you want to change or delete individual Events or all the Events of a series.

• The series pattern can be changed at any time via the Properties dialog.

• When you hold down the Ctrl key you can move individual Events of a Series Event.

See also

Avio Calendar

Controlling Avio resources via Calendar Events

Showing external calendar feeds