Put up your first screen

1. 1

   Plug the box into the TV with the HDMI cable, then plug in the power

2. 2

   Connect it to the internet

   If you have a network cable near the TV, plug it in and skip to the next step. Otherwise the TV shows a Wi-Fi Setup screen. On your phone, join the Wi-Fi network called MasjidConnect-Setup. A page should open by itself; if not, go to 192.168.4.1 in your phone's browser. Choose the masjid's Wi-Fi, type the password and tap Connect.

3. 3

   Wait for the pairing code

   Once it's online, the TV shows Pair Your Display with a six-character code and a QR code.

If the masjid's Wi-Fi name or password changes later, the box notices after a few minutes and puts the MasjidConnect-Setup network back up so you can connect it again. It keeps showing prayer times in the meantime.

Use MasjidConnect TV. It fills the screen, keeps it awake, and can open by itself when the TV turns on. Install Downloader first, then allow it to install apps.

1. 1

   Install Downloader

   On a Fire TV Stick, open the Amazon Appstore and search for Downloader by AFTVnews. On an Android TV box, search Google Play for the same app. Install it.

2. 2

   Open Developer options

   On a Fire TV Stick with Fire OS 7 and newer, open Settings, then My Fire TV, then Developer options. If Developer options isn't there, open Settings, then My Fire TV, then About, and select the device name seven times.

3. 3

   Allow Downloader to install apps

   Open Install unknown apps, choose Downloader, and turn it on. On an Android TV box you don't use these menus: allow the install when the TV asks.

4. 4

   Download and open MasjidConnect TV

   Open Downloader and type https://tinyurl.com/MC-TV-APK. Press Go, then Install, then Open.

5. 5

   Let it start when the TV turns on

   The first time it opens, it may ask Start MasjidConnect when the TV turns on? Press Open settings, find MasjidConnect TV, and switch on Display over other apps, so the screen opens by itself after a power cut. Press Not now if you'd rather open it by hand. That question only appears on Android 10 or newer. Fire OS 6 and Fire OS 7 do not ask, because MasjidConnect TV already opens when the TV turns on. If the TV says it doesn't have that setting, open MasjidConnect TV yourself after a restart.

The TV then shows Pair Your Display, with a six-character code and a QR code. Carry on with Connect the screen to your masjid below.

Pairing tells the screen which masjid it belongs to. You only do it once per screen.

With your phone (quickest)

1. 1

   Scan the QR code on the TV with your phone's camera

   It opens the portal with the code already filled in. Log in if asked.

2. 2

   Give the screen a name

   Something like "Main hall" or "Sisters' entrance".

3. 3

   Choose which way up the screen is

   Landscape for a normal TV, Portrait if it's turned on its side.

4. 4

   Press Pair Device

From a computer

1. 1

   In the portal, open Screens then Add a Screen

2. 2

   Type the code from the TV into Setup Code

   Capital or small letters both work.

3. 3

   Fill in Screen Name, and Location if you like

4. 4

   Choose the Screen Orientation

   Pick an "inverted" option if the screen is mounted upside down.

5. 5

   Choose a Default Playlist

   Leave it on Use Default Playlist unless this screen should show something different from the rest.

6. 6

   Press Connect Screen

Within a few seconds the TV changes from the code to your prayer times and slides.

• Choose what the screen shows: Make slides and playlists.
• Change colours, logo and layout: Change how your screens look.
• Add more screens: Run more than one screen.

If someone at your masjid is comfortable with computers, they can set up a Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 themselves instead of buying the Display Unit. It then works just like the Display Unit, offline included. Message us and we'll send the software and instructions.