Schedule & Player

Schedule zone music play times

Rotate zones by time of day on autopilot — morning mix at open, upbeat lunch energy, a mellow after-hours zone overnight.

4 min

Before you start

  • Logged in to your dashboard
  • At least two zones with music selected
  1. 1

    Open the Zone Music Scheduler

    In the sidebar, click the Schedule button. The Zone Music Scheduler opens with an add-rule form, a weekly grid, and any rules you already have.
  2. 2

    Pick the zone to play

    In the Zone dropdown, choose which zone’s music runs during this rule — the list shows your zone names, same as the dashboard tabs.
    Zone Zone 1 Zone 1Zone 2Zone 3Zone 4Zone 5
  3. 3

    Choose days of the week

    Tick the day pills this rule applies to, or use the shortcuts:

    Weekdays — Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri.
    Weekends — Sat, Sun.
    Every day — all seven.
    DAYS OF THE WEEK SSunMMonTTueWWedTThuFFriSSat
  4. 4

    Set the time window

    Set a Start and End time — the morning zone might run 06:00 to 14:00. Overnight windows work too, like 22:00 to 06:00 for late-night sound.
    Start 06:00 End 14:00 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0000:00 Rule is active during the blue window.
  5. 5

    Add the rule

    Click Add Rule. It appears in your rules list and paints onto the weekly grid so you can see your full week at a glance. Pause a rule anytime with its Active/Paused toggle.
  6. 6

    Add more rules to cover the day

    Repeat for each window you want — Zone 1 (06:00–14:00), Zone 2 (14:00–22:00), Zone 3 overnight. Every rule is independent, and the music-note icon next to each rule jumps straight to that zone’s Music Selection.
    ACTIVE RULES Breakfast Menu Menu 1 · Mon–Fri · 06:00 – 14:00 ON Dinner Menu Menu 2 · Mon–Fri · 14:00 – 22:00 ON Late-Night Promo Playlist III · Sat · 22:00 – 06:00 OFF + Add Rule
  7. 7

    Launch a scheduled player

    On the player device, open the Launch Display URL. It checks the schedule about once a minute and switches to the right zone’s music as each window opens.

    Tack ?debug=1 onto the URL to see which rule is currently winning.
    https://www.frontdoorradio.com/signin.php Launch Display

Tips & Common Issues

  • Rules overlap? The tighter window wins — a Lunch-Rush rule (11 AM–2 PM, Mon–Fri) beats a broad Weekday rule (9 AM–9 PM).
  • Times follow the player device’s local clock — double-check the timezone on the device before trusting the schedule.
  • Gaps in the schedule keep the last-active zone on air — the music never just stops.
  • Running one zone 24/7? Skip rules entirely — the player just defaults to Zone 1.