Volume Control Task

About Volume Control Task

The Volume Control Task is a way to adjust the volume level when you experience a commercial break. ***This task requires your Roku Device to have control of the volume and is highly dependent on the developers of the channel RCC is monitoring. If they embed the commercial within the streaming content then this task will not be able to tell what is a commerical and what is not. On Demand content within The Roku Channel or Music Videos on Vevo work very well.

Task Settings

  • Commerical Break Length in seconds
    • A free-text entry to help determine what should be considered a commerical break.

  • Number of Notches
    • A free-text entry for how high or low to adjust the volume.

  • Command
    • A picker for the command. Do you want the volume up or down during a commerical break?

  • Name, Push Notification upon completion and Start Time
    • See common RCC task properites here.

FAQs

  • How do I know if RCC can adjust the volume?
    • You can test this by tapping on your Device -> tap Task-Command List Builder -> tap the BUILD button -> tap one of the volume buttons. Make sure your Device is selected on top of the view and observe your device. If it reacted to your button tap then you shouldn't run into issues.

  • The task did not adjust the volume during my commerical break, why?
    • RCC doesn't know specific information on what you are streaming. This task will make assumptions based on the length of the content you are watching. If the channel developer put the commericals as part of your main content, RCC will not know if it is a commerical or not. If you watch on-demand stuff on The Roku Channel, when you are in a commerical break look at your Device's Info, there you can see the content length is much shorter than your main content.

Demo Videos

Below are videos on how to use the Volume Control Task

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Known Issues

  • When you run Volume Control for the first time, you will see "Sending command (n) times" and the task does not adjust the volume during commericals.
    • WORKAROUND: Instead of running your Volume Control task, save it first (SAVE FOR LATER button). Then go to the list of saved tasks and run the task from there. We have identified a fix for this and will be available in the next update.

Contact us

Please feel free to contact us regarding the Volume Control Task on RCC here!