SignStream Media Express - Alerts

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The Alerts Control page will display a group of up to 12 buttons a user can click to launch a saved Emergency Event. The Alerts Setup page defines the name and actions in the Event.

When an Alert button is clicked:

The button will be highlighted in red. A STOP button will appear next to the active Alert.
All current playlists will stop.
An emergency playlist will begin running.
All displays (or a display Zone) will change to appropriate channel and show the message.
Clicking STOP will restore displays to their previous power and channel settings and restart previously running playlists.

The Alerts feature can impact more than displays. An RS-232 controller or integrated tuner/controller can send a message to presentation room control systems, triggering a programmed response by the system. In addition, an external control system can send Telnet commands that can trigger a saved Emergency Alert.

The Alerts Edit page functions the same way as scheduling Events. Alert behave differently than Events or Commands. When an Alert is sent, the iC-Net controllers will save their current power and channel settings. When an Alert ends, the controllers will return displays to their saved setting.