SAMSUNG screen: troubleshooting guide
This guide is intended for whom is responsible of maintenance / support of screens (usually the integrator)
Red LED of screen is on steady: it means the screens is in standby mode. It might have been turned off via the remote control, the physical button or via a timer OFF or AUTO POWER OFF feature ⇒ turn the screen ON
Red LED of screen is blinking: it means the screens has been switched from zebrix to another external source (HDMI, DP, etc.) and there is no signal, the screen has turned off its panel and is waiting for a signal ⇒ switch the source back to zebrix
LED off, black image, black icon on the zebrix CMS: the screen is currently not showing any content (out of schedule or bad use of schedule or tags) ⇒ fix the problem on zebrix
CMS
LED off, black image, blue icon on zebrix: there is probably a problem with the content, check the content and follow the steps of this guide
LED off, black image, grey icon on zebrix: there is probably a problem with the screen, check the power, follow the steps of this guide
Content is displayed on screen but grey icon on zebrix CMS and red corner displayed on the screen : the screen is not able to access to zebrix server, check the network, network settings and internet connection.
Check the network
Check the firmware version, the current recommended needs to be installed
Check the current recommended version according to your screen model here: Tizen firmwares compatibility with zebrix
Either, you can install it remotely from the
CMS using
HARDWARE TOOLS > FIRMWARE > search for the right firmware > INSTALL-
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Remind people on premise they should not power off the screen
The zebrix schedule will automatically turn the screen OFF as the end of the schedule. Adjust the schedule on zebrix if needed.
Lock the remote control from zebrix CMS
This will avoid people changing settings / source / turning OFF the display.
You can enable this lock from HARDWARE TOOLS > REMOTE > LOCK > LOCK ENABLED (but disable in offline mode)
It is recommended to use the option LOCK ENABLED (but disable in offline mode) instead of LOCK ALWAYS ENABLED so you'll keep an access to screen configuration in case the screens goes offline.
AutoPower OFF should be OFF (this will avoid screen to go to deep standby mode off for power saving after a 4, 6, 8 hours delay)
AutoPower ON should be ON (this will allow the screen to automatically turn on after a power failure/cut, useful when the location in turning to power off at night)
Check if there is any OFF timers that may have been configured by the customer, removed them ⇒ HOME button > Timer > Timer off (this will avoid screen to automatically go to standby at a certain time)
It didn’t help ? go to the next step.
Highly recommended settings for high(er) availability
We know that people on premise sometimes use the remote control of the display or the screen's physical button even they shouldn't.
The screen can then switches its source (and exits zebrix) or could be powered off (in standby mode). In both situations, the screen will remain offline on zebrix.
There are two very useful settings that could automatically recover zebrix in these cases:
The Autosource switching feature can ensure that the display always switches back to zebrix app after a source change.
The Timer ON will automatically power on the display based on a daily scheduled power on, so in case of a power off via the remote control, the screen will be back online in less that 24 hours.
Here is a link that explains how to enable these features: How to maximize the availability of your SAMSUNG screen that runs zebrix?
Empty the cache from the CMS:
This will erase all media files and force the display to download everything again.
Zebrix application and configuration will remain intact.
HARDWARE TOOLS > REMOTE > Empty cache
It didn’t help ? go to the next step.
Proceed to a factory reset
Using the following procedure: Factory Reset for a Tizen/SSSP screen
After the procedure, you’ll face the initial configuration wizard and have to reconfigure the screen: language, time/date setting, entering zebrix URL, etc.
It didn’t help ? go to the next step.
Consider replacing the motherboard of the display by SAMSUNG
The screen is probably having malfunction, ask SAMSUNG service to replace it.