---
title: "Check player content"
slug: "check-player-content"
updated: 2026-05-06T09:05:47Z
published: 2026-08-19T08:42:10Z
canonical: "docs.grassfish.com/check-player-content"
---

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# Check player content

If you want to check the content that is running on your player, you have different options.

- [Display a preview](/grassfish/docs/check-player-content#display-preview)
- [Request a screenshot](/grassfish/docs/check-player-content#request-screenshot)

## Display preview

To display a preview of the player content in a browser window, perform the following steps:

1. Go to **Channels > Location**.
2. Select the location of the player.
3. In the **Managing players** pane, select the player.
4. Click **Tools > Preview** to open the preview in a new browser window.
5. Configure the preview as follows:
  - If your player has two displays, select **Display 1** or **Display 2**.
  - Specify a date and time. By default, the preview runs at the current IXM One time.
  - Click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/check-player-content-image-lk3bzjg4.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T19%3A46%3A06Z&se=2026-11-06T20%3A46%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fsYyJrdi7qLwfWz7OeXXZZ1PbFNA93eNb43mZP3%2Fq0k%3D) **Play** to play the preview.
  - Click ![](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/check-player-content-image-9ezzwl3d.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T19%3A46%3A06Z&se=2026-11-06T20%3A46%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fsYyJrdi7qLwfWz7OeXXZZ1PbFNA93eNb43mZP3%2Fq0k%3D) **Restart** to play the preview from the beginning.

## Request a screenshot

You can download a screenshot of the content that's currently playing on one or multiple players.

To do so, perform the following steps:

1. Go to **Channels > Location**.
2. Select the location of the player.
3. In the **Managing players** pane, select one or more players.
4. Click **Tools > Request screenshot**.
5. In the **Request player screenshot** window, click **Request screenshot** to create a screenshot.
6. Wait while the data is transferred from the player. The status changes from **requested** to **available** as soon as the screenshot has been downloaded.
7. Optionally, select a screenshot and click **Delete** if you don't want to keep it.
8. Click **Close** to close the window.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/e2b87f73-d9f5-43cb-8182-2641762664fd/Images/Documentation/check-player-content-image-ipmh1hpu.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T19%3A46%3A06Z&se=2026-11-06T20%3A46%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=fsYyJrdi7qLwfWz7OeXXZZ1PbFNA93eNb43mZP3%2Fq0k%3D)