TMS Dashboard
TMS Dashboard – Dashboard Overview
The TMS Dashboard provides a real-time visual interface to monitor, control, and troubleshoot all screens in your cinema complex. It is designed for fast-glance usability and layered with rich controls to allow full theatre status management.
🖼️ Dashboard Layout Visual Guide
Below is the annotated layout of the main dashboard screen:
Top Navigation Bar
| Label | Description |
|---|---|
| Errors List from Devices | Displays total number of alerts from devices like projectors, servers, or sound processors. Clicking it opens the Errors Page. |
| Scheduling Errors | Detects sessions that are missing content, SPL links, or valid KDMs. A red number will indicate total unresolved schedule issues. |
| LMS Storage | Displays the current used percentage of the main TMS storage (LMS). Yellow if usage >85%, red if >95%. |
| Your Logo & Location | Displayed centrally for site branding and identification (e.g., “XYZ Cinemas” “Setiawalk Puchong”). |
| Dashboard Configuration | Opens screen layout preferences (e.g., 1 Per Row, 2 Per Row, 3 Per Row, 4 Per Row). In a 1920 x 1080 resolution, it is possible to display 16 screens in 1 dashboard. |
| User Control (Top Right) | Shows logged-in user and gives access to account settings or logout. |
Left Sidebar Navigation
| Icon | Description |
|---|---|
| ☰ Hide / Show Menu | Collapses or expands the sidebar. Useful on smaller displays. |
| 🧭 Navigation Shortcuts | Switch between dashboard, schedule, ingest, macro, and more. Sidebar icons are always visible for quick access. |
Screen Monitoring Grid (Tile View)
Each auditorium appears as a tile with five major columns:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Playback Status | Shows the SPL currently playing or idle status. Playback progress bar is included. |
| Server Status | Real-time server condition, storage usage, and scheduling mode. |
| Projector Status | Indicates projector online state, lamp, and dowser (shutter) state. |
| Sound Status | Displays sound processor state, fader level, and audio format (e.g., PCM, 5.1, ATMOS). |
| Actions & Statuses | Provides quick access to macros, details, and displays alert icons when errors are detected or ingest progress. |
Icon Color Codes
Each icon in the Server, Projector, and Sound columns uses color indicators for immediate visual diagnosis:
| Color | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 🟢 Green | Normal / Operational |
| ⚪ Grey | Offline / No connection |
| 🟡 Yellow | Warning or degraded state |
| 🔴 Red | Critical failure or error condition |
These apply to:
- Server connection
- Projector status
- Lamp status
- Storage usage
- Sound processor status
- Error indicators in the Action column
Actions / Status Column Icons
| Icon | Function |
|---|---|
| ⚙️ Macro Button | Open automation macro execution |
| 📋 Screen Details | Show full screen log/status modal |
| ⚠️ Warning Alert | Devices error messages |
| ⬇️ Ingest Task Failure | On Going Transfer/Ingest into Screen |
✅ Summary
The TMS Dashboard is your central control panel — offering live feedback and one-click access to all key auditorium functions. Each tile reflects:
- Current playback
- Health of connected equipment
- Scheduling consistency
- Alerts and recommended actions
By using this layout, operators can monitor and act across 16+ screens with ease, while maintaining awareness of upcoming risks or performance issues.
If you have any questions please contact our support team.
TMS Dashboard – Understanding Screen Monitoring Boxes & Icon Status Colors
For the Expersys TMS Dashboard
This article explains in detail how to read each screen tile in the dashboard and what each icon color means, so that users can confidently understand system behavior at a glance.
What is a Screen Monitoring Box?
Each box in the TMS Dashboard represents one auditorium or screen. It provides a live visual overview of that screen’s playback state, device connectivity, sound condition, and active alerts.
A single tile = one complete status snapshot of a screen.
Each box is divided into 5 main columns:
| Column | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| 🎬 Playback | Current SPL, playback bar, runtime |
| 🖥 Server | Server online status, storage usage, schedule state |
| 📽 Projector | Projector connection, lamp state, shutter (dowser) |
| 🔊 Sound | Sound processor connection, format, fader level |
| ⚙️ Actions | Error icons, macros, details/logs |
Breakdown of Each Column
🎬 Playback Status
- Top: Screen label (e.g.
Screen-04) with colored badge - Middle: Status like
Playing,Paused, orStopped - Progress Bar: Shows time progress of current SPL
- Time Info: Elapsed + Total runtime
- CPL Title: Scrolls across bottom when long
🖥 Server Status
- Server Icon: Shows if server is online
- Storage Icon: Indicates space usage
- Schedule Icon: Shows if screen follows schedule or is in manual mode
📽 Projector Status
- Projector Icon: Online or disconnected
- Lamp Icon: Shows on/off or cooling
- Shutter Icon: Open (ready) or closed
🔊 Sound Status
- Speaker Icon: Status of audio processor
- Volume Value: Current fader level (e.g.
35) - Audio Info: Format like PCM, 5.1, ATMOS
⚙️ Actions / Alerts
- ⚙️ Macro Control – Run pre-defined automation
- 📋 Screen Details – Device logs & parameters
- ⚠️ Error Alert – Error messages from Devices
- ⬇️ Ingest Progress – File transfer/Ingest ongoing into Screen
Icon Color Codes – What They Mean
To help users quickly interpret status, icons are color-coded.
Color Meaning 🟢 Green ✅ Normal / Connected / Healthy ⚪ Grey ⚠️ Disconnected / Unknown / Offline 🟡 Yellow 🛠 Warning / Limited Function / Degraded 🔴 Red ❌ Critical Error / No response / Failure These colors are applied consistently across:
- Server, Projector, Sound icons
- Storage indicators
- Scheduler icons
- Error / Task icons
✅ Real Examples:
Icon Area Green Grey Yellow Red Server Online Disconnected Warning No response Storage <85% – 85–95% >95% Full Lamp On Off Cooling Burnout/Error Shutter Open Closed – Error Sound Active Inactive Format mismatch No audio path Schedule Auto mode – Manual Conflict Playback Playing Idle Paused Playback failure
Using the Dashboard Efficiently
- 🔁 All screen tiles auto-refresh every few seconds
- 🔍 Click any icon to open related screen panel or log
- 📧 Error alerts can be emailed if user has notifications enabled
- 🧠 Use icon color + status text together to determine next action