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+{{  :mezzmoprobuttonlarge.png?nolink|Mezzmo Pro Feature}}
 ====== Channel Properties ======
-This dialog lets you
+A channel is an external source of media that you can browse and play on your devices and web  browsers.  Channels typically deliver media from popular online web sites and online feeds.
+The Channel Properties dialog lets you set the name and description for a channel and change any channel specific settings via the **Settings** button.
 {{:channelproperties.png?nolink|Channel Properties dialog}}
+==== Location ====
+Choose a location in your Mezzmo library where you want the channel located. Click the **Browse** button to choose a
+ new location.
+==== Channel name ====
+Enter a name for the channel that best describes the media files that it delivers.
+==== Description ====
+Enter a description of the channel that may be helpful for you to understand the contents of the channel.
+==== Content Rating ====
+Click the browse button to select a content rating that best describes the media that is delivered by the channel. This content rating will be used by Mezzmo to either list or not list the channel on devices depending on the content rating settings for the device.
+==== Display Titles ====
+Click this button to edit the display titles for this channel. Display titles let you set format for the titles of media delivered by the channel when they are displayed in Mezzmo and on your devices.
+==== Change Poster ====
+Lets you change the poster artwork for the channel. Mezzmo will display this artwork in its user interface. Mezzmo also streams this channel artwork to devices, web browsers and Mezzmo (Android) app. Both web browsers and Mezzmo (Android app) will display this artwork. Some DLNA devices will display this artwork - however, it depends on each device's implementation of DLNA.
+  * **Add Picture** - Click to use an image from your hard disk.
+  * **Get Internet Artwork** - Click to search for artwork from web sites.
+  * **Delete Picture** - Click to remove the current artwork thumbnail.
+==== Channel ====
+This tells you the channel that you have added and the author of the channel.
+==== Settings ====
+If the Settings button is enabled, then the channel has settings that you can configure to adjust what media is delivered by the channel.
+**Example:**  In the SoundCloud channel, when you click Settings, you will see:
+{{:channelsettingssoundcloud.png?nolink|Channel Preferences - SoundCloud}}
+The **Channel Preferences** dialog for the SoundCloud channel lets you enter your SoundCloud username so that you can browse and listen to all your favorite music that is stored on SoundCloud.
+**Important:**  Make sure you click the **Settings** button to configure your channel so that it works correctly.
+==== Sort by ====
+Choose the attribute that you want media delivered by the channel to be sorted by.
+**Tip:** Choose **Random Shuffle** to have the media sorted and listed randomly on your devices.
+==== Change Backdrop ====
+Lets you change the artwork backdrop for the channel. Mezzmo will display this artwork in its user interface. Mezzmo also streams this channel artwork to  devices, web browsers and Mezzmo (Android) app. Both web browsers and Mezzmo (Android app) will display this artwork.  DLNA devices will not display this artwork.
+  * **Add Picture** - Click to use an image from your hard disk.
+  * **Get Internet Artwork** - Click to search for artwork from web sites.
+  * **Delete Picture** - Click to remove the current artwork backdrop.