Gefen EXT-HD-DSMP - Viewing the Settings.xml File; Checking Our Work

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Viewing the Settings.xml File
Finally, we’re going to take a quick look at the settings.xml le. The
settings.xml le contains all the information on how the Hi-Def Digital
Signage Media Player operates. Within the settings.xml le, the active
schedule must be specied:
1. Open the settings.xml le, located in the root directory of the USB drive.
2. Locate the <schedule> and </schedule> tags, near the bottom portion
of the le:
<schedule>
<activeSchedulevalue=”................”/>
</schedule>
3. Make sure that the <activeSchedule> tag contains the
following information:
<activeSchedulevalue=”/schedules/schedule.gsh”/>
Double-quotes must surround the full path to the schedule le.
4. Close the settings.xml le.
Checking our Work
Before inserting the USB drive into the USB port of the Hi-Def Digital Signage
Media Player, let’s check to make sure everything is in order:
1. The settings.xml le should be in the root directory of the USB drive and
should reference the active schedule le (schedule.gsh).
2. The schedule.gsh le should be in the /schedules directory. The
schedule le should reference the playlist.gplle.
3. The playlist.gpl le should be located in the /playlist directory. The
playlist le should reference the media le you are going to play.
In our example, we used my_movie1.mp4.
4. The media le (my_movie1.mp4) specied in the playlist.gpl le
should be placed in the /media directory.
STAND-ALONE MODE