# Filter displays by the channel they are playing

> Narrow the Displays & Devices list to the screens on a given display type and read the Active Playlist column to confirm which channel each is playing.

How-to guide · Digital Signage › Monitor and manage displays · Last updated 15 September 2026

URL: https://personalisationhub.com/support-centre/digital-signage/filter-displays-by-the-channel-they-are-playing/

To confirm that the right content is playing in the right places, filter the **Displays & Devices** list by display type and read the **Active Playlist** column. The playlist is the channel a display plays: every display type has a default playlist, so filtering by type shows every screen on that channel. Allow about 1 minute.

## Before you begin

- An HQ Admin account.

## Steps

1. In the left navigation, select **Displays & Devices**.
2. In the **Type** column header, open the filter and tick the display type whose channel you want to check, for example **Landscape**.
3. Read the **Active Playlist** column for each display in the filtered list. Displays on the type's default playlist show its name, for example *Landscape Playlist*.
4. To narrow further, enter a **Store Code** or **Store Name**, or add a **Status** filter of **Online**.
5. To see which campaigns that playlist is putting on the screen, hover over the display's **Playback Audit** icon.

## Verify it worked

The list shows only displays of the chosen type, and every row's **Active Playlist** value is the channel you expect.

## Related

- [View the campaign playback audit for a display](https://personalisationhub.com/support-centre/digital-signage/view-the-campaign-playback-audit-for-a-display/)
- [Create a display type and playlist](https://personalisationhub.com/support-centre/digital-signage/create-a-display-type-and-playlist/)
- [Identify campaign playback issues on a display](https://personalisationhub.com/support-centre/digital-signage/identify-campaign-playback-issues-on-a-display/)