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the BIN icon allows to delete the corresponding channel list
Add channel lists
Click on the
button in the top-right corner to create a new channel list:
When creating a new channel list the following information are required:
NAME: Assign a name to the channel list
ORG UNIT: select to which organizational unit the list belongs to
CHANNEL: Click on “+” to add channels (audio streams) to the list, a drop-down menu appears allowing the user to select from the
already added channels belonging to the same organizational unit – Click on “X” to cancel a channel from the list
FALLBACK TRACKS: It is possible to add fallback tracks from your PC, those tracks will be played in case the current channel’s main
URL and fallback URL is not available or down for any reason. The tracks are downloaded in the RetailPlayer device locally and played
in absence of any other configured stream. As soon as one of the other streams is again available the RetailPlayer will switch back
immediately to streaming. Fallback tracks must be either one of these formats .mp3 / .wav / .ogg / .aac*
PLAY ONLY TRACKS: This flag has been introduced in Portal release 3.2.1. When flagged (and SAVE), all the RetailPlayer devices that
are playing the corresponding Channel List will switch to play Fallback Tracks only. It essentially avoid the devices to parse the streams
and play only tracks. This way it is possible to create playlists of music tracks (up to 200). To go back to play streams: un-flag and SAVE.
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If RetailPlayer devices are running FW older than 6.0 the audio format supported is .mp3
How to play only tracks
With the new function "PLAY ONLY TRACKS" added in Portal release 3.2.1 it is possible to use the Fallback Tracks as a Music File Playlist. How
it works:
Create your channel list, if already created click on EDIT to access its configuration
IMPORTANT
It is possible to upload a maximum of 200 fallback tracks. The N° of tracks uploaded in the Portal is visible in the corresponding area
While a device is downloading fallback tracks they cannot play
The time required to download the Fallback Tracks depends largely on the speed of the network connection of the RetailPlayer device, it
is possible to check the status of the number of Fallback Tracks downloaded from a device from the
Each track (audio file) can have a maximum size of 16MB