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Schedule Items

Start Type​

Items with a Dynamic start type will start immediately after the preceding schedule item, while a Fixed start type requires a start time.

Fixed Start Time Behavior​

When Fixed start type is used, select the desired behavior for when the previous item runs over time.

  • Strict - Always wait for the exact start time, even if that means waiting (adding unscheduled time) until the next day.
  • Flexible - Start scheduling this item immediately (do not wait) if waiting (adding unscheduled item) would go into the next day.

As an example, if the current scheduling time is 6:02 AM and this schedule item has a fixed start time of 6:00 AM

  • Strict - will add nearly 24 hours (23:58) of unscheduled time so that this item can start exactly at 6:00 AM the next day.
  • Flexible - will NOT add unscheduled time, and will schedule this item at 6:02 AM, which may also affect the scheduling of later items.

Collection Type​

Schedule items can contain the following collection types:

  • Collection - Select a collection that you have created manually.
  • Television Show - Select an entire television show.
  • Television Season - Select a specific season of a television show.
  • Artist - Select all music videos for a specific artist.
  • Multi Collection - Select all collections within a multi-collection.
  • Smart Collection - Select all items that match a saved search query.
  • Playlist - Select a playlist that you have created.

Collection​

Based on the selected collection type, select the desired collection.

Playback Order​

Select the desired playback order for media items within the selected collection:

  • Chronological - Items are ordered by release date, then by season and episode number.
  • Random - Items are randomly ordered and may contain repeats.
  • Shuffle - Items are randomly ordered and no item will be played a second time until every item from the collection has been played once.
  • Shuffle In Order - Items are grouped (episodes by show, music videos by artist, one group for all movies), the group contents are sorted chronologically, and the groups are shuffled together while maintaining their individual chronological ordering.
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Shuffle In Order can only be used with Collection, Smart Collection and Multi Collection

  • Season, Episode - Sorts by season number, then by episode number. This can be useful when it is different than release date (chronological) order.
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Season, Episode can only be used with Television Show

Playout Mode​

Select how you want this schedule item to behave every time it is selected for playback.

  • Flood - Play media items from the collection either forever or until the next schedule item's start time, if one exists.
  • One - Play one media item from the collection before advancing to the next schedule item.
  • Multiple - Play a specific number of media items from the collection before advancing to the next schedule item.
  • Duration - Play the maximum number of complete media items that will fit in the specified Playout Duration

Multiple Mode​

When Playout Mode is Multiple, select how you want to determine the number of items to play.

  • Count - Play a specific (and unchanging) number of media items
  • Collection Size - Play all media items from the collection
  • Multi-Episode Group Size - Play all media items from the current multi-part episode group, or one ungrouped media item
  • Playlist Item Size - Play all media items from the current playlist item (not the current playlist)
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  • Collection Size cannot be used with Collection Type of Playlist
  • Multi-Episode Group Size can only be used when Playback Order is Chronological
  • Playlist Item Size can only be used with Collection Type of Playlist

Fill With Group Mode​

Use this setting when you want to schedule a collection containing groups (show or artists), with only videos from a single group (show or artist) being used in each rotation:

  • None - No change to scheduling behavior; all groups (shows and artists) will be shuffled and ordered together
  • Ordered Groups - Each time this item is scheduled, the entire Duration or Multiple will be filled with a single group, and the groups will rotate in a fixed order
  • Shuffled Groups - Each time this item is scheduled, the entire Duration or Multiple will be filled with a single group, and the groups will rotate in a shuffled order
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  • Fill With Group Mode can only be used with Collection, Smart Collection and Multi Collection
  • Fill With Group Mode can only be used with Playout Mode of Duration or Multiple
  • Fill With Group Mode cannot be used with Playback Order of Shuffle In Order

Tail Mode (Duration)​

Select how you want this duration schedule item to behave when no more complete media items will fit in the specified Playout Duration:

  • (none) - Immediately advance to the next schedule item
  • Offline - Show the ETV offline image for the remainder of the Playout Duration
  • Filler - Fill the remainder of the Playout Duration with the specified collection, followed by the ETV offline image if needed

Discard To Fill Attempts (Duration)​

Enter the maximum number of times you want to discard items that do not fit within the conifgured Playout Duration, before giving up and moving to the next schedule item.

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This setting only has an effect when it's configured to be greater than zero and when using Shuffle or Random playback order

Custom Title​

When Custom Title has a value, all playout items created by this schedule item will be grouped in the EPG and will use the Custom Title value as their title.

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Using a Custom Title will prevent other metadata from appearing in the EPG

Guide Mode​

Select how you want this schedule item to behave in the channel guide:

  • Normal - show all scheduled items in the channel guide
  • Filler - hide all scheduled items from the channel guide, and extend the end time for the previous item in the guide