5.2.5.1 Controlling Players Remotely in Real Time

If the execution times of a real-time control plan and remote control plan overlap, the real-time control plan will be executed first.

Step 1 Choose > Player Management > Players.

Step 2 Select the target player, click Real-time control, and select an action from the drop-down options.

Table 5-1 Real-time control

Real-Time Control	Function	Taurus	VPlayer
Player restart	Restart the player immediately.	√	√
Screen status control	Manually make the screen go black or back to normal. Here the black screen means the brightness of the screen is decreased to 0% and the power is not turned off.	√	√
Screen power control	Turn on or off the screen power.	√
Synchronous playback	Turn on or off the synchronous playback function. When synchronous playback is turned on, playing the same content on different screens at the same time can be realized if the time of the players is in sync and they are playing the same solution.	√	√
Video source switching	Set the input source to the external source or internal source. External input source: The content input from the HDMI connector of the player Internal video source: The content stored in the player	√
Volume control	Adjust the volume.	√
Brightness control	Adjust the screen brightness.	√
Getting time zone	Get the time zone of the player.	√

Step 3 Click the player name and select the Remote Control History tab, as shown in Figure 5-1.

Figure 5-1 Remote control history

Step 4 Select a control type and view the command execution results.