How does PlayoutONE handle daylight savings?
To deal with daylight savings In PlayoutONE, follow the guide below:
🌍 If your clocks change around 1AM
This applies in most European countries and territories.
⬅️ Autumn fallback
- Clocks fall back at 01:59:59 to 01:00:00
- Remove all Time markers and RunToTime commands in the 01:00 Hour.
- Your Music Scheduling software should create two hours' worth of content in the 01:00 playlist. PlayoutONE will then happily play the contents of the 01:00 playlist as normal.
- If using AutoDJ in PlayoutONE Standard, then it will automatically reselect your 01:00 hour when the clocks fall back.
➡️ Spring forward
- Clocks spring forward at 00:59:59 to 02:00:00
- Your Music Scheduling software should not schedule a 01:00 playlist. This allows PlayoutONE to skip over the 01:00:00 naturally into the 02:00:00 hour.
- If using AutoDJ in PlayoutONE Standard, then it will automatically select your 02:00:00 hour when the clocks spring forward at 00:59:59
🌎 If your clocks change around 2AM
This applies in Canada, Mexico, the USA, and most other countries and territories in the Americas where daylight savings apply.
⬅️ Autumn fallback
- Clocks fall back at 02:59:59 to 02:00:00
- Remove all Time markers and RunToTime commands in the 02:00 Hour.
- Your Music Scheduling software should create two hours' worth of content in the 02:00 playlist. PlayoutONE will then happily play the contents of the 02:00 playlist as normal.
- If using AutoDJ in PlayoutONE Standard, then it will automatically reselect your 02:00 hour when the clocks fall back.
➡️ Spring forward
- Clocks spring forward at 01:59:59 to 03:00:00
- Your Music Scheduling software should not schedule a 02:00 playlist. This allows PlayoutONE to skip over the 02:00:00 naturally into the 03:00:00 hour.
- If using AutoDJ in PlayoutONE Standard, then it will automatically select your 03:00:00 hour when the clocks spring forward at 01:59:59.