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How the hi-def digital signage media player works – Gefen EXT-HD-DSMP User Manual

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HOW THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER WORKS

Renaming Files and Directories

As mentioned earlier, three (3) directories must reside in the root directory of the

USB drive at all times:

/media, /playlists, and /schedules.

The

settings.xml file must always reside in the root directory.

The names given to each of the files and directories are provided as a guide

and are by no means static. However, each of the files will reference a specific

directory name. Therefore, if a directory name is changed, then the file which

references that directory must also be changed to reflect the new information.

Example 1:

The

settings.xml file references the active schedule file, like so:

If the

/schedules directory is renamed to /foo, then the activeSchedule

value within the

settings.xml file, must be changed to:

Example 2:

The

schedule.gsh file may reference a playlist (or playlists), as follows:

/playlists/playlist2.gpl

If the

/playlists directory is renamed to /foo2, then the schedule.gsh

file must be edited to reference the correct playlist directory name:

/foo2/playlist2.gpl

The flexibility of renaming directories and files allows you to provide more

meaningful names to the directory structure. The only exception is the

settings.xml file.

IMPORTANT: The

settings.xml file must never be renamed,

moved, or deleted.