Loading your new Cablecast CG Channels for use

Last Updated:May 7, 2026

How To: Download and Install a New Cablecast CG Channel

These steps are performed on the desktop of your host unit. The video below walks through how to find a pre-created Cablecast CG Channel, download it, and install it on your system.

Loading A Cablecast CG Channel Template

Learn how to download and install a Cablecast CG Channel using the Clone Tool, then activate it in your player settings.

Downloading Your Channel

Go to the Cablecast CG Channel Designs page to find the channel you want to download and install.
Download the file to your host unit's desktop. You'll install it from there in the next steps.

Installing Your Channel

On your host unit's desktop, locate the Cablecast CG Clone Tool.

The Cablecast CG Clone Tool desktop shortcut icon, showing a dark background with two overlapping document icons and an arrow, and the text "Cablecast CG Clone Tool" below.

Right-click the tool and choose Run as Administrator.

The Cablecast CG Clone Tool interface showing two buttons labeled Export and Import, with a text input field below.

Once the tool has opened and loaded, select Import and navigate to the .csl file you downloaded.
Select the Import button in the lower-right corner of the panel. This begins uploading the .csl file to your Cablecast CG.

Note: If you have more than one CG player and want each to display unique content using the same template, you'll need to repeat this import process for each player. Make sure each imported channel — and its zones — has a unique name. If you import using the same channel and zone names, Cablecast CG will link the zones to the existing channel rather than creating new ones, meaning both players will share the same content instead of displaying unique content.

Applying Your New Channel in Cablecast CG Settings

Go to Settings → Cablecast CG Settings → Players.

The Cablecast CG left-hand navigation bar with the gear (Settings) icon highlighted by a green arrow.

The Cablecast CG Settings page listing Location Settings, System Settings, Cablecast CG Settings, and User Settings, with a green arrow pointing to Cablecast CG Settings.

The Cablecast CG Configure page showing four tiles: Players, Channels, Zones, and System. A green arrow points to the Players tile.

Select the pencil icon (Edit) next to the player you want to update.
Under Channel, select your new channel from the Default Channel dropdown.

The Cablecast CG Player Information edit screen showing fields for player name, tags, and channel settings. A green arrow points to the Default Channel dropdown field, which shows a selected channel value.

Select Save.

Once you've updated the player settings, you'll need to either wait for the currently scheduled program to end or restart the Cablecast Video Server engine. See this article for steps on restarting the server engine to activate the new channel on the server output.