How To: Customize Lynx Hospitality TV Guidebook Content Display Settings

How To: Customize Lynx Hospitality TV Guidebook Content Display Settings

This article details the steps to enable and configure Guidebook settings for Lynx Hospitality TV. The Lynx Hospitality TV Guidebook feature serves as a digital welcome guide, accessible to guests directly on the smart TV within a rental property.

1. When to Use This Guide

2. Benefits of Using This Guide

3. Step-By-Step Process (table)

4. Key Features

5. Related Articles

When to use this guide

Always refer to this guide when you want to manage or modify how your digital guidebook content appears on guest smart TVs. This includes:

• Setting up or enabling the Guidebook feature for a specific group of properties.
• Customizing menu titles, category folders (e.g., House Rules, Restaurants), and display themes.
• Temporarily pausing or updating guidebook visual themes during seasonal maintenance or design updates.

Benefits to use this guide

Configuring the digital welcome guide provides substantial operational advantages:

• Centralized Information: Consolidate all essential information, like house rules, Wi-Fi passwords, and check-out instructions, into a single, easily accessible location. This reduces the need for printed binders and scattered notes, making it simpler for guests to find what they need.
• Enhanced Guest Experience: Provide a modern and intuitive way for guests to discover useful local information. You can curate a list of your favorite local attractions, restaurants, and activities, offering personalized recommendations that can make their stay more memorable.
• Reduced Inquiries: By proactively providing answers to common questions, the guidebook can significantly decrease the number of direct inquiries from guests, freeing up your time and making hosting more efficient.
• Increased Engagement: The digital format makes it easy to update and add new content, ensuring guests always have the most current information. This feature also allows you to showcase local businesses and services, potentially benefiting the community while adding value for your guests.

Step by Step Process:

	Actions	Who Does It
Step 1:	Visit "Groups" Tab Navigate to the "Groups" tab located at the top of the Lynx portal dashboard.	Customer
Step 2:	Select Group and Expand Section Click to select the specific property Group whose Hospitality TV settings you wish to update, then click the "Smart TV White Label" section to expand its menu.	Customer
Step 3:	Open White-Label Settings Click the "Click here - to see the settings" link to open the full Hospitality TV White-Label Settings dashboard for your selected Group.	Customer
Step 4:	Navigate to Guidebook Click on the "Guidebook" tab to view specific content configuration controls.	Customer
Step 5:	Configure Basic Options Adjust primary settings for your display: Display "Guidebook" on Smart TV Menu: Toggle the Guidebook feature on or off. The default setting is "On", but you can toggle this off for seasonal maintenance, content creation updates, or any other necessary downtime. Menu Title: Click the "Edit" button to customize the name of the Guidebook option displayed on the TV. Custom menu titles are limited to 16 characters.	Customer
Step 6:	Update Categories and Content Use the sliding selector toggle to move between distinct management modes: Category List: Create structured directory folders to organize information logically (e.g., "Restaurants," "Tourist Attractions," "Health & Wellness," or "House Rules"). Category Content: Move the slider here to adjust display parameters for your layout, including custom fonts, styling colors, and display names.   Select either Content Impact view (3x3) or Visual Impact view (2x3) under Layout Type. Selection auto-saves instantly. Verify everything on screen via the Live Preview.	Customer
Step 7:	Open Layout Pane Settings Click the respective "Edit" buttons to deep-dive into layout pane configurations: Navigation Pane Settings: Manages the left side of the screen, allowing guests to scroll through category directories. Content Pane Settings: Manages the right side of the screen where item descriptions, photos, hours, addresses, and contacts appear.	Customer
Step 8:	Customize and Save Layout Themes Independently update style options for each pane: Navigation Options: Modify Category Title, Navigation Path, Back Button (states for Selected vs Not Selected), Background Color, and Navigation List layouts. Category Title: Choose the color, font, and size of the category titles' text. Navigation Path: Choose the color, font, and size of the navigation path. Back Button (When Not Selected): Choose the "Back" button's text, icon, border, and fill colors for when it is not selected. Back Button (When Selected): Choose the "Back" button's text, icon, border, and fill colors for when it is selected. Background Color: Choose the color of the Navigation pane background. Navigation List (Text): Choose the font and size of the navigation list text. Navigation List Section (When Not Selected): Choose the color of the navigation list sections' text and borders for when they are not selected. Navigation List Section (When Selected): Choose the color of the navigation list sections' text and borders for when they are selected.   2. Content Options: Modify Business Title, Business Text, Icon foreground/background themes, and Pane Background Color. * Business Title: Choose the color, font, and size of the business titles' text. * Business Text: Choose the color, font, and size of the business descriptions' text. * Icons: Choose the foreground and background colors for icons. * Background Color: Choose the color of the Content pane background. Review all layout modifications live in real-time on the Live preview screen, then click Save to commit your changes.	Customer

How Guidebook Layouts Affect Content Display

The layout you select does more than change the size of images — it also controls which information is displayed for each business. To keep the screen clean and easy to read, the system automatically filters content based on your chosen layout. This means a more visual layout will intentionally hide secondary details to avoid clutter.

Below is a breakdown of what appears in each layout type:

Layout 1 – Information Focus: Shows all available business details — name, full description, address, contact, complete operating hours, reviews, and secondary tags. This is ideal for experience-driven places where guests want to make an informed decision before visiting.

Layout 2 – Visual Focus: Expands the business image to occupy approximately 2/3 of the screen, reserving the remaining 1/3 for text. To keep this premium layout clean and uncluttered, the system automatically filters out secondary information — including reviews, ratings, extended operating hours, and secondary tags — displaying only the essential details (name and a brief description).

Key Features

Maximize the efficiency of your setup using these built-in dashboard tools:

• Real-Time Live Preview: Instantly view user experience simulations as you make changes to colors, formatting layout paths, or text sizing before publishing them live to guests.
• Granular Visual Controls: Total independent customization of colors, sizing, text selections, and backgrounds across split Navigation and Content display screens.
• Dynamic White Label Toggling: Instantly disable or modify guidebook interface elements seamlessly during off-season operations or regular maintenance hours.

Related Articles

Explore additional resources to fully customize your platform:

• Customizing Hospitality TV White Label settings

Learn/ Read Customizing Hospitality TV White Label settings here.