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Short, step-by-step guides for running your screens with CastWize, written for people who aren't IT experts.

Getting started

Your first screen, from pairing to the first playlist.

Getting started

Pair a screen

Install the CastWize player, read the 6-character code on the TV and add the screen in CastWize Studio.

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Build a playlist

Upload images and videos, add them as slides, set how long each one shows and put the playlist on a screen.

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Content

Playlists, schedules, layouts, widgets and Google Drive.

Content

Schedule content by time, day and date

Play a breakfast menu in the morning and a lunch menu at noon, or run a promotion between two dates.

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Split a screen into zones

Draw a zone layout, then give each zone of the screen its own playlist. Landscape, portrait or ultra-wide.

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Add widgets: clock, weather, countdown, QR code, Google files, YouTube and web pages

Put a clock, the weather, a countdown, a QR code, a published Google Sheet, Slides deck or Doc, a YouTube video or a web page on a slide.

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Show Google Drive images and videos

Connect Google Drive once, pick images and videos, and update them in Drive to change what the screens show.

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Play a playlist when someone comes near

Plug a USB motion sensor into the player and choose what plays when someone stands in front of the screen.

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Screens and players

Set up the device behind the TV, and video walls.

Screens and players

Set up a video wall

Show one big picture across a grid of TVs: one player per TV, one wall in Studio, one playlist for every screen.

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Android TV: kiosk mode and remote reboot (Device Owner)

Lock an Android TV or Android box to the CastWize player and reboot it from Studio by making the app Device Owner.

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Set up a Raspberry Pi player

Install the CastWize player on a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5, pair it, and make it start by itself after a power cut.

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Set up a Windows or Mac player

Install the CastWize player on a Windows PC or an Apple Silicon Mac and set the computer up to run a screen unattended.

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Troubleshooting

When a screen is offline, blank or not updating.

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting: offline, blank or not updating

What to check when a screen shows offline, the screen is blank, new content doesn't appear or the pairing code has expired.

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Can't find your answer?

Email [email protected], or see the FAQ and the support page for player downloads.