--- title: "Screen overview & screen playlist" slug: "screen-overview-screen-playlist" updated: 2026-01-22T07:22:13Z published: 2026-01-22T07:22:13Z canonical: "support.visualart.com/screen-overview-screen-playlist" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.visualart.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Screen overview & screen playlist - [Screens](/v1/docs/screen-overview-screen-playlist#screens) - [Screen overview](/v1/docs/screen-overview-screen-playlist#screen-overview) - [Screen information](/v1/docs/screen-overview-screen-playlist#screen-information) - [Tagging screens](/v1/docs/screen-overview-screen-playlist#tagging-screens) - [Screen status](/v1/docs/screen-overview-screen-playlist#screen-status) - [Screen playlist](/v1/docs/screen-overview-screen-playlist#screen-playlist) - [Adding media to screen playlist](/v1/docs/screen-overview-screen-playlist#adding-media-to-screen-playlist) #### Screens The screens menu gives you an overview and status of all your available screens. Here you will find many functions for managing and monitoring your screens: - Check screen status - Add/remove screens - View screen playlists - Add media to screen playlist - Tag screens - Edit screen settings - Various support functions for screens ### Screen overview 1. New screen button 2. Screen filters 3. Screen data 4. Screen Status 5. Screen options ### ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/image(377).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) #### Screen information Click on the options button of a screen and go to [settings] so show various screen settings and configuration. A screen in IXM Aqua is required to have the following information: - Screen name (name of the screen) - Location (location of the screen) - Orientation (landscape or portrait installation) - Screen type (the “format” of a screen. Usually Portrait or Landscape, but can be different if screen is divided into layers, or for unusual formats) #### Tagging screens Tagging screens is important for organisation and in making screen selection easy and efficient. In the settings modal of a screen, click [tags] to create new tags or select from your available tags. Tag your screens with relevant tags and keep in mind what type of content that will be broadcasted to them. Then use screen tags when broadcasting to easy large groups of specific screens with ease. #### Screen status The status icon on each screen shows the current status of the screen. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/image(378).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) Online - Screen is online and communication with IXM Aqua is ok ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/image(379).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) Offline / no contact - Screen is currently offline. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/image(380).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) Unpaired - A screen is waiting to be paired with IXM Aqua ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/image(381).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) Critical issue - Screen is not communicating with IXM Aqua. Screen might still play downloaded playlists, but can't download new playlist until issue is resolved. Hover over the status icon to see additional information about the error. The most common error for screens is that it's unable to connect to the internet due to local connection issues. This usually fixes itself with no noticeable disturbance on the content playing since it is downloaded and played locally. If a screen error persists, contact our support and they will help you get it back online. ### Screen playlist Click on a screen name to show the playlist for that specific screen. The screen playlist shows all media currently playing on a screen, including broadcasts targeting this screen. 👇 ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/clickscreen.gif?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) 1. Add to playlist button 2. Screen information 3. Media drawer 4. Screen playlist 5. Media options & drag handles 6. Broadcast targeting this screen 7. Play / do not play broadcasts on this screen ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Documentation/image(382).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) #### Adding media to screen playlist You can add media manually to a screen by dragging and dropping content from the media library, or by clicking [add to playlist] and selecting what type of content you want to add. Reorder your screen playlist by dragging the drag handle on a media up or down. You can only reorder media files in the screen playlist. Broadcasts in the screen playlist will follow the media order set up in the specific broadcast. **New screen button** Click here to add and pair a new screen with your account. Your created screen filters show up here. Useful if you have many screens and want to separate different screens and want to separate different screens in groups for easier organisation and overview. **Screen data** Each row represents a screen, and columns show information associated to it. Multiselect functions and screen options work similar to other views. Click the screen name to go to the **screen playlist**. **Screen status** Shows the current status for your screen. You will learn more about different screen statuses later in this article. **Screen options** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Glossary/image-1747639123106.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) Shows options for selected screen. **Settings**: Opens the screen details the same modal as when the screen was added. Here you find access to *Volume control, Screen tags, Show screen name* on physical screen (for support). **Information**: Gathered, and more detailed, information from the *Data Table Columns.* **Power schedule**: Enable custom power scheduling if you want different on/off times for selected screens. This action will overwrite any existing schedules. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Glossary/image-1747643501983.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) **Add to playlist button** Click here to add media, signs from templates or signs from websites. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/231da22e-dcc2-40d7-bdf4-66844e42b1fa/Images/Glossary/image-1747643638757.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-29T13%3A11%3A07Z&se=2026-10-29T14%3A11%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Jvtd0e2mHKOAfQ%2FXyLDBI5JYGwBiQVu3ihRQpUziDlM%3D) **Screen information** Information about the selected layer of a screen. If your screen is divided to more than one layer you will be able to switch between those using layer tabs. Each layer has it's own playlist. In this example you find the tabs "Top" and "Bottom". **Media drawer** Media drawer for quickly adding media to this screen playlist. **Screen playlist** SHow the playlist for this screen. Media items can be dragged and dropped directly to the playlist from the media. **Media options & drag handles** Click options on a media in the playlist to see all available actions for this item. Here you can set media status to play/pause, edit templates, schedule media or change duration of a media. Media included in a broadcast can not be edited directly in a screen playlist. Use the drag handles to change the playlist order. **Broadcast targeting this screen** The broadcast icon shows that a broadcast is targeting this screen with the broadcast playlist media listed under it. **Note**: You can edit a broadcast quickly via the options **Play / do not play broadcasts on this screen** Uncheck this checkbox to disable a broadcast on this screen. That broadcast will not play on this screen until you check it again.