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Screen offline? Get a team-chat alert

Monitor every location from one dashboard. If a player loses connection during opening hours, get a team-chat message. Target alert time: within 15 minutes.

Add your first screen How to connect a TV

No bank card · open the ad monitor after sign-up

  • “Online · 2:32 pm” and “Version N applied” for every screen
  • A team-chat message during opening hours, quiet at night
  • Pause ads on one screen or on every screen of a location
The dashboard: a location’s screens, connection and applied version.
The dashboard: a location’s screens, connection and applied version. Sample data.
A TV with HDMI + an Android TV / Google TV boxPrices and the 86 list — from your catalogNo per-screen feeTeam-chat alert when a screen goes quiet
target time for a lost-connection alert during opening hours
15 minutes
how often the hub refreshes screen connection
1 minute
screens across all your locations
1 dashboard

How to launch a screen

  1. 1

    Build the program

    The “What should this screen do?” wizard asks for the job — sell items, show the menu and prices, announce a promo — and builds the first cards from your catalog.

  2. 2

    Open tv.meni.ge on the TV

    The screen shows a six-character code and a QR code. Enter the code in the dashboard or point your phone camera at the QR — then press OK on the remote.

  3. 3

    Press “Publish”

    The TV usually receives the program within 1–6 minutes and keeps checking for updates by itself. The dashboard shows that the version was applied.

What you need

A TV or monitor with HDMI

Use HDMI to connect the box. Landscape and portrait formats are supported: 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 1:1 and 21:9.

An Android TV or Google TV box

Recommended: a box running Chrome 105 or newer. Built-in Smart TV browser support depends on the model; test it before buying.

Internet at the venue

Needed for setup and updates. Saved content may keep playing for up to a week during an outage; prices and ads require confirmed freshness.

Pricing

Included in every plan, the free plan too

  • No per-screen fee — several screens per location
  • Your own streaming box instead of a subscription player
  • AI suggestions and background removal use AI credits
  • Sign up without a bank card
Add your first screen Pricing

How the ad monitor watches your screens

Every location on one page

Each location with its screens: show status, “Ready to show: N cards”, connection and program version.

Facts from the TV

The screen itself reports that it is online and which version it applied. Silent for long — the row says so; with several devices — “Online: 2 of 3”.

Lost-connection alert

If a screen stops checking in during opening hours, the system aims to message team chat within 15 minutes and opens a case in “Needs attention”. Connection back — the case closes itself.

More screen features

“No ads playing”

Online but showing only the screensaver? The hub’s “Problems” list gives the reason (items missing from the menu, all 86’d, blocked by rules or dates) and a button to where it gets fixed. 15 minutes in a row — a chat message.

Quick actions from a phone

Staff at the till do not need the editor: “pause ads”, “take off screen”, “show on screen” — via a link or QR from the hub. The last action can be undone.

Saved content during an outage

A running player may show saved content for up to 7 days. Prices and ads require confirmed freshness; offline restarts are not yet promised.

What it looks like

“Now on screen”: what the program plays and why a card is skipped.
“Now on screen”: what the program plays and why a card is skipped. Sample data.

What it looks like for you

Cafés and restaurants

Coffee chains

A player loses connection during opening hours — the owner sees its status and gets a team-chat alert.

Start for a café →

Shops

Shops

The window screen loops the screensaver because the promo items ran out — the hub tells you where to add items.

Start for a shop →

Salons and services

Salon chains

Each location’s receptionist pauses ads from a phone; the owner sees every screen in the hub.

Start for a salon →

Before and after

  • What is on screen

    The usual way: ✕ Call the location and ask for a photo

    With the Meni.ge ad monitor: ✓ Connection and applied version in the hub

  • Player loses connection

    The usual way: ✕ You hear it from guests or by chance

    With the Meni.ge ad monitor: ✓ Team-chat message and a case in “Needs attention”

  • Only the screensaver

    The usual way: ✕ Nobody notices for weeks

    With the Meni.ge ad monitor: ✓ Reason and fix button in “Problems”

  • Remove a promo now

    The usual way: ✕ Drive there or wait for the right person

    With the Meni.ge ad monitor: ✓ Pause from a staff member’s phone

Honest limits

  • 15 minutes is a target, not a guarantee: a delivery failure can delay the message, and the hub shows that the alert was late.
  • We see the screen app’s connection, not the TV itself: a switched-off panel or a lost HDMI signal looks like normal playback to the system.
  • The hub shows the program calculation and the TV’s report, not a video recording of the screen.
  • A program cannot be copied from one location to another yet — only between screens of the same location.

FAQ

Where do the messages go?

To Meni.ge team chat, the “Notifications” channel — the owner and staff see it in the dashboard.

Will it alert at night?

No. The system follows the location’s opening hours and stays quiet outside them. Scheduled breaks, a pause and switched-off playback do not alert either.

How does a staff member pause ads?

The hub has “Open on phone” — a link or QR for staff. They need the “Operate ad screen” permission: by default cashiers, sales assistants, bartenders, reception and shift managers have it.

Do I need to buy a special player?

You usually do not need a new TV: connect an Android TV or Google TV box running Chrome 105 or newer over HDMI. Test a built-in Smart TV browser before buying: older models may not work. A verified list of TV models is not yet available.

What happens if the internet goes down?

An already running player can continue with saved content for up to 7 days after confirmed connectivity. Prices and ads are shown only while freshness is confirmed; then a neutral screensaver takes over. Offline TV restarts are not yet promised.

Who creates the pictures?

Use photos from your catalog, upload a finished design or build an offer in a ready-made style. AI suggestions are optional and use credits.

Can I manage several locations?

Yes: one dashboard shows screens across your locations. Each location has its own program; copying programs between locations is not yet available.

How much is it and how many screens can I connect?

The ad monitor is included in every plan, including Free. There is no per-screen fee. Bring your own TV and box; AI suggestions use AI credits.

Step-by-step guide — in the help center. How to connect a TV →

Works together with

Schedules and happy hour

The 86 list, item schedules and time-based prices — the screen calculates them exactly like the POS.

QR menu and storefront

The QR code on a screen card opens that item’s page in your storefront.

Team chat

Messages about a silent screen arrive here, together with the location’s other tasks.

Ad monitor help

Connecting a TV, publishing, working offline and advertising rules by country.

More problems the ad monitor solves

All screen problems →

No USB stick: publish and the TV picks it up

A code on the screen, OK on the remote — updates arrive by themselves.

Screen prices from your catalog

Prices, the 86 list and happy hour come from the catalog. Screen cards have no manual price.

Guest languages and national ad rules

A language per screen, manual translations, checks of restricted categories and the state language.

Let the system watch your screens, not your managers

Connection and version for every location, team-chat alerts, the reason and a fix button in the dashboard.

Add your first screen

No bank card · open the ad monitor after sign-up