Screen Power Schedule lets you automate when your screens turn on and off using HDMI CEC. Rather than managing power manually, you can set recurring weekly schedules that send power commands directly to your display, keeping your screens on when you need them and off when you don't.
Requirements for Screen Power Scheduling
A ScreenCloud OS powered Station P1 Pro running OS version 3 and above.
HDMI CEC must be supported by your display, with your SCOS device connected to the HDMI CEC port (not a standard HDMI port). If supported, you will see the Screen Power Schedule tab in your Screen's settings. To find out what HDMI CEC is called for your display model, see our HDMI CEC compatibility article.
RDM must be online. You'll see the RDM online indicator (the broadcast icon next to the LIVE badge) in the top right of your screen setting view. Screen Power Schedule will not be accessible if RDM is offline.
How Screen Power Scheduling works
Screen Power Schedule sends power on and off commands to your display via HDMI CEC. Schedules run on a weekly basis, repeating each week on the days you configure.
Each schedule entry has the following settings:
Time sets when the schedule triggers (in AM or PM).
Days defines which days of the week it applies, from Monday to Sunday.
Power sets the action to either on or off at the scheduled time. We recommend setting both a power on and power off schedule unless you intend to manage one of them manually.
Input source lets you switch the display to a specific connected device when the schedule triggers (if more than one device is connected), rather than defaulting to ScreenCloud. This is useful for meeting rooms or shared spaces where the display needs to show different sources at different times. To connect to ScreenCloud hardware, select ScreenCloud from the available inputs.
Delay adds a buffer after the device boots before the power on command is sent. This ensures ScreenCloud has fully launched before the command is sent, which is useful if your TV or display takes longer to start up and might otherwise miss the command.
Setting up a Screen Power Scheduling
Go to Screens and select the screen you want to schedule.
Click the Screen Power Schedule tab.
Click + Add Schedule. This automatically adds a screen power schedule with pre-existing settings.
Select the days of the week the schedule should apply, the time of day (AM or PM), and set it to either power on or off.
Set a power-on delay if your device needs extra time to boot before receiving the command. You can set it up to a maximum of 30 seconds.
Select an input source to switch the display to a specific connected device when the schedule triggers. This is useful if more than one device is connected to your display. Select ScreenCloud to switch to the ScreenCloud OS device.
If you want to add a second schedule, select + Add schedule. We recommend adding both a power on and a power off schedule, unless you intend to manage one of them manually. For example, if the first schedule is set to power On, consider adding a second set to power Off.
A schedule set to Power Off will not have the Delay or Input source options available.
Click Save when you are happy with your screen power settings.
You can add as many schedules as you need, for example, different on/off times for weekdays versus weekends.
Additional information
Each schedule entry should have both a power on and a power off time, unless one of these actions is being done manually.
Schedules repeat weekly. There is no one-off or date-specific scheduling at this time.
You can create multiple schedule entries on a single screen to cover different days or time slots.
Only ScreenCloud OS (SCOS) powered hardware supports Screen Power Schedule. All other ScreenCloud players do not support this feature, including: PIXI, Amazon Signage Stick, Amazon Fire OS, Android, BrightSign, ChromeOS, iPadOS, LG webOS Signage, macOS, Samsung Tizen, ScreenCloud Web or Browser Player, Windows.