The power save feature allows you to be energy efficient by managing the power consumption of your players and connected displays.
Please Note:
The timezone used for power save schedules is based on the Carousel Cloud system time. The system time can be viewed in Configure > System > System Health.
Any players configured to use power save must be connected to your network in order to receive the power save commands. Players do not cache power save schedules.
Power save only works on our dedicated players. Express players do not support this functionality.
You can create and assign multiple power save schedules as needed to manage individual and groups of players separately
Creating and Assigning a Power Save Schedule
As shown below, you can access and create a new power save schedule by clicking on Configure > Players > Power Save > New
After configuring a power save schedule, you can manage your player power save settings individually or in bulk from the Configure > Players > Dedicated Players menu
Start by selecting the player/s you want to assign to a specific power save schedule
Select Power Save from the Actions drop-down menu
Set the toggle to Yes
Choose your preferred power save schedule
Then click Update
Manage a Power Save Schedule on a Specific Player
You can manage the power save settings for an individual player by going to Configure > Players > Dedicated Players > Edit a particular player
Power Save Mode Behavior
When your dedicated player enters power save mode, it will stop displaying content on your connected display, and its status will be indicated with the power save icon shown below in the Dedicated Players dashboard.
Additional Information
Carousel Cloud will automatically send the correct power save commands to tell the player and connected display (if configured and possible on your connected display) to enter power save mode. As explained below, which command and protocol is used will depend on both your player type and your display’s capabilities.
Below are the specific protocols Carousel Cloud uses:
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CEC - The player will send a CEC command to the display to attempt to enter or exit power save. Displays that support this protocol will power on or off based on the CEC command it receives.
CEC is only supported on BrightSign and Amazon Signage Stick players. Though Apple TV’s internally support CEC functionality, Apple does not make that feature available for use in our Carousel Cloud Player app.
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Power Save - This sends an Energy Star Power Save/DPMS signal to the display. Displays that support this protocol will power on or off based on the command it receives.
Energy Star/DPMS is supported on BrightSign (for non-CEC displays).
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Blanking - This stops the playback of bulletins on the player, and the display will turn black. Depending on your connected display and configured settings on the display itself, this will cause the display to enter a built-in power save mode.
All dedicated player types and connected displays support this functionality.