Cablecast CG

This article walks through the steps to create a Live Video Dynamic Bulletin in Cablecast CG.

Removing the pesky Windows Updates warning from middle of your CG340 unit's broadcast screen.

RSS Weather Alerts in CablecastCG (Workaround)

Creating RRS feeds within dynamic bulletins in CablecastCG

Guide for managing bulletins, what do tabs mean and show in Cablecast CG

Guide for setting up crawls within Cablecast CG

Background Audio setup for Line-in option in CablecastCG

Workflow guide for creating Dynamic Bulletins in Cablecast CG, with updates for Twitter/X (broken, 2023) and link to Zapier

Overview and guide for finding the Web Preview button in Cablecast CG

See also Custom fonts with CablecastCG. Requires TrueType fonts (TTF) Files

Article from 2020 noting that Carousel 7 software is marked End of Life with further information. Note that most customers are transitioning or have transitioned to Cablecast CG.

Guide for changing password in FrontDoor

ScreenFeed is a third-party software option with app for creating animated weather feeds to pull into CablecastCG. Some options do cost money, Cablecast Support does not offer additional support for ScreenFeed outside of this walkthrough.

Acceptable Video formats for video bulletins in Carousel 7.4.8

Guide with walkthrough for systems using Carousel units for bulletin boards when connected to a Matrox DVI unit

How to guide for configuring automatic logon to units running Carousel or CablecastCG Desktop

Part number for the Matrox Converter DVI Power Supply, for use with CG 330 and CG 340 units

CablecastCG web Preview has limitations to what it can and cannot render due to processing power of units.

Adding custom fonts for use in CablecastCG, must be a TTF file (TrueType Font)

Guide in working with the Force Matrix to manually force CablecastCG to broadcast.

Guide for navigation between zones in CablecastCG, allowing for bulletins to be built in each zone.

Commissioning Guide. Exporting Carousel Bulletin Channel to be used in CablecastCG

CablecastCG Bulletins will auto-scale for the size of the zone they are loaded to. If you're looking for a specific size, then this guide will walk you through to finding zone sizes.

Creating Custom Bulletin templates in CablecastCG

How to guide for creating a bulletin in CablecastCG using the Uploaded feature

Looking to add Cablecast CG to your system? Overview of Cablecast CG and how it connects within Cablecast

How to make use of the Audio Line in on legacy Carousel units running either Carousel or Cablecast CG Desktop

Dynamic bulletins in CablecastCG allow for pulling RSS feeds and information from your schedule in Cablecast. This guide walks through how to build Dynamic bulletins.

Guide for creating bulletins in CablecastCG to pull from your schedule in Cablecast, with what is coming up in the future for playback.

Overview of the Extras tab when building a bulletin in Cablecast CG

Guide for if Windows Update fails

Cablecast CG has the ability to run in L-Bar mode. This change will keep Cablecast CG running around your scheduled videos. Requires Cablecast CG to be playing from the same video player as your schedule. Note: L-Bar is not the same as SqueezeBack. Once a system is setup for L-Bar it stays that way.

Configuration for windows on CablecastCG Signage Players for automatic Login. This helps ensure on desktop players that the bulletins play and not a login screen.

managing your media in CablecastCG, a walk through in how to add your own media files for images and icons to be used in bulletins in CablecastCG

Restarting Services for CablecastCG Background Audio Changes Restarting Services for quick reboot of video engine

Fix to Known Error "No Blocks Could Fit" on Dynamic Bulletins

Guide for where to find and how to access CablecastCG in your Cablecast system.

Guide showing where Cablecast CG Channels are set in layout with where zones and bulletins load

User Management Overview for Cablecast CG

Guide to setup Cablecast CG user with access to only Cablecast CG

Where to find CablecastCG Settings for access to background audio settings, players, and Zone settings

Walkthrough for setting up use of Network Stream/URI Audio as background audio in Cablecast CG

Restarting Cablecast Video Server Engine

If you're using one of our free CablecastCG channel templates or maybe even creating your own custom CablecastCG Channel, you might want to upload your own seamless background. This article details how to do so in Cablecast as well as highlighting some design considerations.

Video guides for installing and setting your newly downloaded Cablecast CG Channel for use with your Cablecast system.

In this article, we'll take a look at how to submit logs for our Support team to troubleshoot an issue.

This Knowledge Base article explains how to fade background audio when uploading a video (such as a PSA) to Cablecast CG. By using the Fade Channel Background Audio option, you can ensure that the audio from your video will play clearly without overlapping with any background music on the CG channel. Once the video ends, the background music will automatically fade back in, providing a seamless audio transition.

We've put all of our KB articles and information about getting started with CablecastCG in one, easy-to-find place.

There are changes from Carousel bulletins to Cablecast CG bulletins. This article lists what the changes are.

This article goes over the process for customizing a CG channel using one of the existing Cablecast CG templates or creating one from scratch.

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DOA? Possible. Guide for running CablecastCG on Carousel 340 unit in standalone Unpublished

Unpublished

There's a duplicate of Screenfeed with CablecastCG

Microsoft's Exchange basic auth fix for bulletins DOA