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title: "Use Linux Player functions"
slug: "use-lin-player-functions"
updated: 2025-04-16T12:08:22Z
published: 2025-04-16T12:08:22Z
canonical: "docs.grassfish.com/use-lin-player-functions"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.grassfish.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use Linux Player functions

You can use multiple functions when you work with the Grassfish Linux Player:

- [Keyboard shortcuts](/docs/use-lin-player-functions#OLE_LINK27)
- [Status window](/docs/use-lin-player-functions#OLE_LINK26)
- [Additional functions](/docs/use-lin-player-functions#OLE_LINK37)

## Use keyboard shortcuts

You can use the following keyboard shortcuts while the player is running:

<editor360-custom-block data-preprocessing="true" data-sanitizationtags="thead,strong"><table><thead><tr><th><p><strong><strong>Key</strong></strong></p></th><th><p><strong><strong>Function</strong></strong></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>F1</p></td><td><p>Activate/Deactivate the mouse pointer.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F2</p></td><td><p>Display/Hide information about the current spot.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F3</p></td><td><p>Display/Hide information about the current playlist.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F8</p></td><td><p>Display/Hide the status window.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F10</p></td><td><p>Launch the InitBox.</p><p>You may have to enter the daily password if this is specified in the player configuration.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F11</p></td><td><p>Open a terminal (PowerShell).</p><p>You may have to enter the daily password if this is specified in the player configuration.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F12</p></td><td><p>Close the player and overseer and display the desktop.</p><p>You may have to enter the daily password if this is specified in the player configuration.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ESC</p></td><td><p>Hide the window and password prompt.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pos1</p></td><td><p>Jump to the start of the current spot.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>End</p></td><td><p>Jump to five seconds before the end of the current spot.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrow left</p></td><td><p>Rewind five seconds.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Arrow right</p></td><td><p>Fast forward five seconds.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></editor360-custom-block>

## Open the status window

Press **F8** to display player information in the status window.![](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/use-player-functions-image-7e45x95n.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T20%3A13%3A13Z&se=2026-11-06T21%3A13%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=hXYBLZ%2Fj8HJ8cMguVE5ssAhA9HPh1s2aNICvquRGZKg%3D)

The status window is divided into five panes that contain different information.

| **Pane** | **Content** |
| --- | --- |
| Pane 1 | - Version of the player software - Date and time - Box ID - Information about the Grassfish server - Time zone - Information about the screen |
| Pane 2 | - Status of the connection to the server - Status of the Grassfish services - Status of the serial connection of the screens |
| Pane 3 | - System resources of the player PC |
| Pane 4 | - Live tags used |
| Pane 5 | - Data downloaded from the Grassfish server to the player Note that you must press **F8** again to display this pane. |

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/use-player-functions-image-puct5lvw.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T20%3A13%3A13Z&se=2026-11-06T21%3A13%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=hXYBLZ%2Fj8HJ8cMguVE5ssAhA9HPh1s2aNICvquRGZKg%3D)

<editor360-custom-block data-preprocessing="true" data-sanitizationtags="a"><h2><a id="_Struktur"></a> <a id="OLE_LINK37"></a> <a id="_Toc13664757"></a> <a id="_Toc115706494"></a>Use additional functions</h2></editor360-custom-block>

You can use the following additional functions when you work with the Grassfish Linux Player:

<editor360-custom-block data-preprocessing="true" data-sanitizationtags="a"><p><a id="_Toc13664758"></a><strong>Restart the player&nbsp;</strong></p></editor360-custom-block>

When you close the player, this also stops the Overseer service. To restart the player, start the Overseer service.

<editor360-custom-block data-preprocessing="true" data-sanitizationtags="a"><p><a id="_Toc13664759"></a><strong>Create a diagnostic file</strong></p></editor360-custom-block>

Run the command *troubleshoot* to generate a diagnostic file comprising logs, player data, settings and more in TAR.GZ format. If necessary, you can send this file to Grassfish support. The diagnostic file is located at */opt/Grassfish/cache/*.

<editor360-custom-block data-preprocessing="true" data-sanitizationtags="a"><p><a id="_Toc13664760"></a><strong>Reset the player&nbsp;</strong></p></editor360-custom-block>

Run the command *boxreset* to reset and initialize the player. The full path is */opt/grassfish/tools/current/bin/boxreset*.

<editor360-custom-block data-preprocessing="true" data-sanitizationtags="a"><p><a id="_Toc13664762"></a><strong>View log files</strong></p></editor360-custom-block><editor360-custom-block data-preprocessing="true" data-sanitizationtags="a"><p>The log files for all player services are located at <em>/opt/grassfish/data/logs</em> and stored in the format <strong>ddmmyyyy</strong> for each service. You can open the files with any text editor. <a id="_Toc13664763"></a></p></editor360-custom-block>