Manage your screens

Every screen you pair appears on the Screens page. This guide is for the person who runs the fleet day to day. Use it to find a screen, read its side panel, act on many screens at once, and retire hardware. To connect a new screen for the first time, read connect a screen.

What you can do

• Find a screen — Search, filter or group a fleet of any size.
• Read one screen — Open the side panel for a live preview and the current content.
• Rename a screen — Change the name from the row or from the panel.
• Run a device action — Mirror, refresh or reboot one screen.
• Work on many screens — Select rows and apply one change to all of them.
• Retire a screen — Deactivate it, replace the hardware, or delete it for good.

Find a screen

1. Select Screens in the sidebar.
2. Type a name, an ID, a location or a tag into the search box.
3. Select Filter to open the filter strip.
4. Open the Status, Location, Group or Advanced chip.
5. Tick the values you want.
6. Select Clear all to drop every filter.

Show only the screens that need attention

Under the Screens title, Brix counts the fleet by status, for example "12 online · 2 need attention · 1 offline".

1. Select a count such as 2 need attention to narrow the list to that group.
2. Select the same count again to go back to all screens.

To work out why a screen is offline or out of sync, read troubleshoot a screen.

Change how the list looks

1. Find the View as buttons in the toolbar.
2. Select the list icon for rows, or the grid icon for preview cards.
3. Select the Group button in the toolbar.
4. Choose None, Organization or Status.
5. Select Show all to load every screen your filters match.
6. Select Show more at the end of the list to reveal the next 150 rows.

Rename a screen

1. Move the pointer over the screen name in its row.
2. Select the pencil next to the name.
3. Type the new name.
4. Press Enter.

You can also rename a screen inside the side panel. Select the name at the top of the panel and type over it.

Change what a screen plays from the list

1. Move the pointer over the row.
2. Select the Now playing tile, which shows a Change hint.
3. Choose Playlists, Schedules, Apps, Media or Layouts.
4. Select the item you want the screen to play.

For the full picker, the undo window and what each content type does, read put content on a screen.

Read one screen in the side panel

1. Select a row or a card to open the side panel.
2. Read the preview frame at the top of the panel.
3. Read the Now bar for what the screen plays.
4. Check the status pill, the connection icon and the sync percentage beside the name.
5. Select the ID pill to copy the screen ID for a support ticket.
6. Press Escape to close the panel.

Run a device action on one screen

1. Open the screen panel.
2. Select the … button next to Cast.
3. Choose Mirror live, Force refresh or Reboot.

The row carries the same kind of menu. Move the pointer over a row and select … for Cast content, Take screenshot, Refresh, Reboot and Clear cache.

Act on many screens at once

1. Switch to list view.
2. Move the pointer over a row.
3. Select the checkbox at the left of the row.
4. Hold Shift and select a second row to take every row between the two.
5. Select Select all on page to take every row on the page.
6. Select the Select all link beside it to take every screen your filters match.

A black action bar opens at the bottom of the window. The bar offers these actions:

• Change content — Put one playlist, schedule, layout, media file or app on every selected screen.
• Cast — Take the selected screens over for a set time.
• Move to — Move the screens to another place in the organization tree.
• Location and tags — Set one location and one set of tags across the selection.
• Screenshot, Reboot, Clear cache — Send one device command to the whole selection.
• Display hours, Power policy — Set when the displays turn on and off.
• Delete — Remove the screens for good, after you pick a reason.

Hours and power policies have their own guide: read screen settings and display power.

Pause a screen without losing it

1. Open the screen panel.
2. Expand Lifecycle.
3. Select Deactivate.
4. Keep the Deactivate Screen card selected in the modal.
5. Select Deactivate again to confirm.
6. Select Reactivate on the same path to bring the screen back.

Replace the hardware behind a screen

1. Expand Lifecycle in the screen panel.
2. Select Replace device.
3. Power on the new device so the TV shows a six-digit code.
4. Type the code into the modal.
5. Select Replace device to confirm.

The row menu reaches the same modal. Move the pointer over a row, select …, then choose Replace device….

Reissue a lost browser link

1. Expand Lifecycle on a browser screen.
2. Select Get new player URL.
3. Read the one-shot warning.
4. Select Generate new URL.
5. Select Copy to keep the link.
6. Select Done.

Delete a screen

1. Expand Danger zone in the screen panel.
2. Select Delete screen.
3. Pick a reason in the Pick a reason… list.
4. Select Delete screen to confirm.

To power the TV down in the same step, select Unpower and delete instead. Brix turns the display off, unpairs the device, and deletes the screen.