Display Power Management Settings

Display power management allows you to schedule when a Pod is suspended, i.e. when the Pod signals to the display monitor to turn off after being idle for the specified amount of time. There are two independent modes that trigger the display power management functionality. As a note, a Pod can only use one of these power management modes at a time.

Scheduled off-hours for the Pod, including separate schedule for weekdays vs. weekends
Using the room's detected occupancy (requires USB camera plugged into Pod; Gen3 Pods only)

After triggered, display power management to turn the display on or off can be accomplished one of two ways:

Suspending the HDMI out signal being sent to the display, which allows the display monitors connected to the Pod to use their own sleep settings
Sending RS-232 commands to the display to turn it on or off

Note

Mersive highly recommends only using this feature if the Pod is connected to a commercial grade monitor. TV monitors may not have the same sleep settings or RS-232 support can be required for this feature.

In the Solstice Dashboard, go to the System tab > Display Power Management section.
Select the Schedule Off-Hour Display Suspend Settings checkbox.
From the Suspend After Inactive list, select the amount of time the Pod is idle before the display is suspended. For example, you can select "10 Minutes" for the Pod to be suspended after 10 minutes of inactivity.
Note
To allow external control units to know to switch the input to another signal, you can select the Immediate option from the list to tell the Solstice Pod to immediately stop sending the HDMI out signal after all users disconnect from the Solstice display. This option should only be used if you are using the Suspend HDMI Signal method for display power management.
For either Weekdays or Weekend, select the hours during which this display power management setting is active:
1. For this setting to be active all day, select the All Day checkbox. Mersive highly recommends only using this option on weekends.
2. For this setting to only be active during certain hours, deselect the All Day checkbox and enter in a Start Time and End Time. As a note, these fields use a 24-hour clock. Mersive highly recommends only scheduling during hours where no collaboration sessions occur. For example, a corporate office could enter in a Start Time of 19:00 (7:00 pm) and an End Time of 06:00 (6:00 am).
From the Choose Method options, select the method to use to signal display monitors to turn off:
- Suspend HDMI Signal - The Solstice Pod suspends the HDMI out signal being sent to the display which allows the display monitors connected to the Pod to use their own sleep settings.
- RS-232 - The Solstice Pod sends the RS-232 commands you enter to the display monitor to turn it on and off.
If the RS-232 option is selected, enter in the RS-232 codes to turn your display monitor on and off in the corresponding fields that appear below. Solstice also uses them for the Wake Display and Suspend Display options. ASCII and HEX codes are both supported.
Note
Administrators need to know the specific RS-232 code for the control they are trying to pass. For details on those controls, please consult the user manual for the display.
Click Apply.

Solstice can use a USB camera attached to the Pod as a room occupancy sensor for Solstice display power management, providing a touchless meeting room experience. When this feature is enabled and Solstice detects that the room is vacant for the configured period of time (5, 10, 15 minutes), then the HDMI out signal to the display is turned off, allowing the display monitors to use their own sleep settings. When Solstice detects that the room is occupied, Solstice resumes the HDMI out signal, resulting in a touchless power on for the display.

Note

A Gen3 Pod running Solstice 5.X with occupancy data enabled is required for occupancy-based display management.

Any USB camera can be used to detect occupancy, but Mersive recommends one of our supported USB cameras or videobarssupported USB cameras or videobarsvideobars for best results.

This feature does not turn the display off if a conference is in session, regardless of detected room occupancy.

In the Solstice Dashboard, go to the System tab > Display Power Management section.
Select the Occupancy Based Display Management checkbox.
Select the time increment you want the display to wait before turning off after detecting no occupancy.
Warning
Mersive advises against using the Immediate option, as this could trigger the display to turn off if the camera is temporarily blocked. Occupancy is detected every 10 seconds, so there may be a delay before the display reawakens.
Click Apply.

Additional Options

Wake Display: Manually wakes the suspended Pod to resume its functionality.

Suspend Display: Manually suspends the Pod. This option to manually suspend the Pod does not work if there is a currently scheduled meeting on the integrated calendar, if any user is connected to the display, or if there is a current emergency message being shown.

Schedule Display Suspend Settings: Enables display power management and allows you to set the schedule for when the setting are active. Different schedules can be set for weekdays (Monday - Friday) and weekends (Saturday - Sunday). For this setting to be enabled all day, select the All Day checkbox, or if to schedule it during specific hours, enter in a Start Time and End Time. As a note, the Start and End Time fields use a 24-hour clock.

FAQ

If using the scheduled Pod off-hours option for power management, the Pod resumes its normal functionality if any of the following events occur:

15 minutes before a meeting scheduled on the integrated room calendar begins. See Room Calendar Settings for more information on how to integrate a room calendar.
When a user attempts to connect to the display, either wirelessly using the Solstice App, or via a wired connection using the HDMI in port (Gen3 Pods only). As a note, the user needs to know the name of the display to connect using the Solstice App as it is not visible on the display monitor when the Pod is suspended.
When a USB mouse or keyboard is plugged in to a USB port on the Pod.
When an emergency message is sent to the Pod via the Solstice Dashboard.

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Display Power Management Settings

Additional Options

FAQ

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