Broadcast
Add, edit, enable, disable, and delete broadcast tasks or broadcast schedules in the Broadcast tab. You can play a specific audio pattern at a desired time from individual speakers or speaker groups.
Note:
- The broadcast may fail if the applied devices execute audio output during the broadcast.
- When a broadcast is applied to speaker group, hardware audio synchronization mechanism may be used depending on the device hardware support.
- Due to the hardware limitation of speakers, a broadcast can only be applied to one group.
To add a broadcast:
- Click Add. An Add Broadcast Wizard window will appear.
- Enter a name to identify this broadcast in the Name field.
- Select Task or Schedule from the Type drop-down menu.
- Select an audio pattern from the Audio pattern drop-down menu.
- Select apply to Individual speakers or Speaker group from the Applied target drop-down menu.
- Click Next to continue.
- If the broadcast type is Task:
- Select One time or Weekly from the Mode drop-down menu.
- Enter the desired number of times to play the audio pattern in the Times field.
- Select the desired activation time in Activate at.
- If the broadcast type is Schedule:
- Edit the schedule in the Settings page.
- Click Next to continue with the device settings.
- If Individual speakers is selected for Applied target, you can choose to apply multiple speakers or all speakers on the server.
- If Speaker group is selected for Applied target, you can only apply to single group.
- Click Finish to complete the setup.
Note:
- If Speaker group is selected for Applied target, disabled speakers in the group will also execute the broadcast when using the hardware synchronization mechanism.
To delete broadcasts:
- Select the broadcast you want to delete, then click Delete.
To edit broadcast settings:
- Select the broadcast you want to modify, then click Edit. You can also double-click on the broadcast to change the settings.
- Click Save to save changes after finish editing.
To enable or disable broadcaast:
- Select the broadcast you want to enable or disable, and Enable or Disable from the Enable drop-down menu.