WCM6 Pro User Manual
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1. I TTT TTT Copy and Paste a Playlist When you copy a playlist you can select another blank time slot to paste into the playlist The attributes of the playlist won t be changed Click the Playlist Name Click the Playlist Name Go to the interface under the Playlist tab with the scheduled playlist selected ee eee 6 eee eee eee lt e Click the Date While viewing the schedule with Week or Month view click the Date hyperlink and to switch to the Date view Click the Blank Area Beside the Date Cut copy paste or delete the whole day schedule Agenda View The Agenda View is a daily based interface showing the2. Download Online Media Name 140317 101632 116 Description Folder Count 0 z File Count 6 140317 101632 116 140317 101703 916 140317 101715 136 Last Modified Time 2014 03 17 10 16 32 Ip Widget Ib Widget p Widget Ib widget Privileges Settings Combo Widget Date Time TV RealTime Weather Flash Widget Files 1 Clock Widget Double click the Clock Widget thumbnail to launch the Editor with the clock module On the right panel users can modify the clock size style and the clock name texts Playlist Schedule Widget Editor Clock Widget Attribute Width 800 Height 500 Background Elia Z V fix Clock Attribute Background Z ClockFaceColor Time Zone GMT 08 00 Beijing Chongaing He T V Second Hand W Clock Face V Number V Rule V Clock Name Text Style Text BI Font Aharoni gt Size 127 px Clock a Clock01 Clock02 Clock03 08 2 Date and Clock Widget After opening the Number Date Clock Widget users can change the style calendar language and text font size and transparency Er B ra Playlist Schedule l Media L Player Widget Editor Number Date Clock Save Widget Attribute Width 500 Height 500 3 H gt Time Zone GMT 08 00 Beijing Chongqing He gt Date Format R B Language English 20134F2 20H 001 002 003 Tex
3. E r Full Screen Zone Zone 2 Zone 3 Horizontal Ticker 00 01 15 5 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 Show RSS Description Content E y 3 You can select the ticker zone and drag it into the desired shape click on the zone and drag drop it to the preferred position When a layout design is completed click to save all the changes To add a new scene 5527 to add to the playlist and repeat the actions to create different scene for a playlist If you need one ticker shown on multiple scenes in a playlist please refer Chapter 3 for the Global Ticker operation Multi Screen Application If you are using DT Research s Multi Screen Appliance connected with a signage screen array this section will help you create a layout for multiple screens SOR 4 ies zi Playlist Setting The indicates required fields 1 Click pb Settin s in the playlist setting Name newPlaylist dialog to import the multi screen layout Description directly from the Multi Screen Appliance ene registered to your WCM server Click Settings aen sees to select a MS Appliance and its screen Pick screen layout from Multi Screen player Settings layout Enter screen layout manually User Defined Layout 2 You may also manually adjust screen at tributes and the quantities of the Horizontal orizont
4. Double click the playlist template you downloaded or select one and then click X to open and launch the Playlist Editor There are already zones and media files in the layout 1 You can add delete move and adjust the zones Double click a zone to adjust the attributes 2 After adjusting the zones click a Zone tab in the media list to edit the media files in the zone 3 The media files shown in the Zone are just samples You can add or replace them b af d r 1 Playlist S Step 3 Publish the Playlist Publish x you choose to publish in Playlist page the orginal schedule will be overwritten during the Gate range set To Insert this 44 a now Playlist into the orginal schedule ploase publish in Schedule page Add Groups 5 A Playlist type Playlist type Publish Schedule Select Date Range Start Date B0T3 03 12 End Date 2013 03 12 Play Range Start Time 00 3 005 foo E End Time 24 00 x 50 50 1 Request Publich Close After editing the playlist users can easily schedule the playback time and publish to the targeted players or groups 1 Click Publish to publish the playlist 2 Select the group in Add Groups column you want to publish to You can select multiple groups at once 3 Adjust the Date Range for the start date and end date 4 Adjust the Play Range to set up the start time and end t
5. 079 E la Save Folder Name Edge Server Description Creator Manager New Group seve Not Absigned Privileges Settings New Folder Cut WOL Paste Power Off Restart Delete Power Management Preload Preload Click E a dialogue window opens to select media files to preload to a desired player You can preload files to players before publishing playlists this saves time and bandwidth when transmitting the playlists Q Power Management Select a group or multiple groups to set Startup and Shut Down time for players in the groups Please note that if the settings are made when players are abnormal the Startup action won t be executed because the abnormal players never receive the commands when they are idle running 3 Restart Restart all Edge Servers and Players assigned in the folder or group 21 Shutdown all Players assigned in the folder or group WoL Remotely turn on all Players assigned in the folder or group When a player is registered to your WCM 6 Pro server without any specific group it will be assigned to the Not Assigned group You can move the player to a desired group manually The number icon appears on top right corner of each group folder indicating the number of active players and total players When you select a player group folder the corresponding attributes will display at right side When you select a player an
6. DT Research ontent r 6 Pro lanual 6 1 Ver Updated Jun 2014 Introduction 1 Playlist Table of Contents 2 Playlist Editor 3 Schedule lt 4 Media 5 Player se 6 Settings 7 Preview Wizard 8 Urgent Cast Eiliek 44 6505 Introduction S Thank you for acquiring WebDT Content Manager 6 Pro WCM 6 Pro a server based digital signage management software tool Bundled with rich functions in a graphical and user friendly interface with high extendibility and scalability WCM 6 Pro helps simplify and streamline content management to remotely manage digital signage hardware and publish digital content to networked players Through an Internet Intranet connection authorized users can access the WCM 6 Pro server to manage media content publish schedules and control system settings from a browser at a remote site anytime and anywhere The published schedule and content will then be transmitted to players within the designated groups for playback over an Internet Intranet connection WebDT Content Manager Server ANR Internet Designer or Publish Manager from remote site WCM 6 Pro provides a more streamlined process with straightforward operations to quickly create a playlist from
7. Use Playlist Prvilege Scala mode Stretch fil F Awto republish when content change LE pixets Fe TDOSpixets M wien 1306 pixets pixets mFS pixets Logo Attrimute to Tvr Position Top Left x H Space P pixats 4 iur 2 Click and Ar LA to add normal zones and ticker text zones Click LA to delete the zone If you set up more than one screen you can clone the zones to other screens by clicking A is to adjust the up and down zone order Insert Media Files into a Zone For showing the content you need to insert media files to each zone The media files inserted can have different durations and file formats 1 If there is more than one zone in your layout click the target zone first Then click the E a dialogue windows opens to view and select the media files You can select the media files already located in the WCM server or upload new media files from local drives The thumbnails are available to verify each file 2 Click the media file or select multiple files and then click OK button in the dialogue window to insert into the zone Repeat the action to add more media and then you can adjust the media Playpack duration file order by drag and drop Ey T Transition 3 To change the playback duration transition effect type effect and duration of a media file adjust the attributes on each media thumbnail Mtnocn 024 jpg effect 4 To
8. 04 03 Medaltyang Video O05 Darkfitnes Groupfbyan 1759 19 A 2014003 21401 03 j X Medaltyara Video 006 Waconia Group iyang 18 01 13 18 02 47 04 0 4 Mecialbyara Video 005_WaconLat Grouolkran Tunis 2014 04 04 2014 04 04 A 3 P Medaftyang Viso 13 Gopys i 10 38 46 10 39 31 Software Upgrades Software Upgrades menu allows you to update patches to edge servers or players remotely Patch update can be applied to one or multiple players edge servers simultaneously The built in Player Patches and Edge Server patches folders cannot be deleted in the tree view Playlist o EB Schedule Player Settings Account Management Role Management Settings Report Software Upgrades Log Collection giNew Folder New Patch l Save ED Move ER Delete a aye Big S Server Patches Upload a New Patch Folder Name Player Patches Privileges S Description Compatible OS Version Patch Version Created Time You can upload a new patch in ZIP format by clicking New Patch to an assigned folder Then you can see the Information for the patch displayed as below r Playlist Schedule Account Management Role Management Settings Report Software Upgrades Log Collection E Software Upgrades E wg Player Patches E WCM4 0 V Patch8 11 El Server Paiches Name fwem4 O_
9. 1920 x 1080 it won t be blurry A Yes when a scene is complete and saved you can click ME to add the second scene with a new layout to decorate You can also click to copy the first scene to edit However scenes within a playlist should be with the same resolution and orientation If you are going to play content with different resolution you should create multiple playlists and publish TV ves after publishing you can still manage the schedule under the Schedule function Please refer to Chapter 3 for the instructions The er icon shows a playlist is published and running Click on the icon the playlist details will be shown Schedule Spot List Group Owner Status 0506 Playlist A The icon means the playlist is published or requested to publish but not running Click on the icon it also shows the playlist details a a lt Schedule Spot List Group Owner Status 2013 05 07 2013 05 07 liyang liyang Published f Yes while selecting the media files to import export copy cut paste or to delete media files you can press Ctrl key and select files one by one or drag the cursor to select mulitiple files to manage When importing multiple files to the media library the status RS will be shown on the top menu The number indicates the remaining files to be uploaded There is no size limitation to Chrome To Internet Explorer the max size is 2GB and
10. 4GB to FireFox Please install Microsoft Office in your WCM 6 Pro server for showing the PowerPoint file thumbnails A Edge Server management allow or deny managing the Edge Server functions in Edge Server module Change system settings allow or deny changing the system settings in Settings module Account and role management allow or deny managing the accounts and roles in Account Management and Role Management modules boot into Windows If your player storage is gt 32GB it comes with a backup OS Reboot the system and pick PE After booting into PE the GUI has an option to restore the corrupted OS After restoring the OS please register player again If your player storage is lt 32GB please contact your sales agent to get a recovery image 37 DT Research www dtresearch com www signage dtri com 2000 Concourse Drive San Jose CA 95131 Copyright 2015 DT Research Inc All Rights Reserved DT Research is registered trademark of DT Research Inc DT Research Inc headquarters 042715 WCM USM ENG
11. Click pE a dropdown menu will open to select the media type to add 2 After adding a special media file a thumbnail is displayed and the media attributes will be shown in the right panel To Add a TV Tuner Signal The TV Tuner Real Time Video media supports both TV tuner and real time video signals TV Tuner From the Video Port drop down menu select the TV Digital or TV Analog input When selecting TV Digital or TV Analog you may select the Format Signal Type and adjust the Volume The TV Tuner support is not applicable for all regions brands models Please contact your DT Research Tech Support team or your local resellers to confirm the availability Real Time 1 Input source from a hardware device with video connector To create a new real time video from a connector select the video connector from the Video Port drop down menu and then select the source type 2 Input source from a Remote URL If the media file is located on a remote server select Stream and then enter the complete URL address beginning with http https mms Microsoft Media Streaming is supported or rtsp If the media file added is streaming video the supported URL address must begin with mms or rtsp 4 Media J Widget Editor The WebDT Widget Editor is a utility designed to help users edit the widget files Under the a Playlist Schedule Q a a jaz fe B E gt Media Default Import from Local Drive
12. Pro servers 7 Preview Wizard The Preview Wizard is a guick tool for you to preview the playlists before publishing to a real player group Click the LSI a dialogue window open with two options Preview on current PC and Preview on selected player or PC simulator Playlist Schedule KO a l Save 3 Restart j Power off WOL LCD Status gt Refresh Name JULIALIN Preview Wizard x Description I i Status p Preview on current PC Preview on selected players Player Time Unknown Time Zone GMT 08 00 Taipei v Free Space 222510MB Privileges Settings Log Level Normal M te Desktop Disabled Enabled OK Cancel Preloading Status Wallpaper Default Playlist Preview on current PC While there is Preview Player software installed in your PC choose Preview on Current PC to play the playlist The WebDT Preview Player is designed for content only without any schedule function It can be installed on your PC laptop to preview your media playlist or urgent cast content on any computer If you have ever installed a Preview Player your Preview Player will be launched automatically to play the preview content If you have not installed any Preview Player on current PC yet a dialog will be displayed to show you the download link Download th
13. Select other options from the drop down menu to turn off the screen after a certain period to extend monitor usage life Send LCD Status Alert to Input an email address here so if any abnormal status of the LCDs Monitors in the group the system will send email alert to the specified email address Each player can be assigned to one group only Each folder can contain multiple groups You can also set multiple layers of folders for management The schedule of players in the same group will be the same If you want to set different schedules to multiple players you will have to put them in different groups 2 6 Settings p 6 Settings The System Setting section allows the account with related privileges to perform system controls for account role site management settings and system upgrades Click se the settings page will be shown You can also click the amp on settings tab to quit the page Account Management Within Account Management user with the Account and Role Management privilege is able to create additional accounts The user can view and modify the existing user accounts and information stored within the account information You can also select a Preview Player in order to preview the content of media files ticker playlist and urgent cast before the schedule is published a EE m 2 Playlist Schedule Media Player Settings Account Management dgnew gjs
14. allowed to add images and videos on the combo widget canvas Add widgets User can add widgets on the _ canvas After adding the widget on the canvas user can only adjust its size and position _ Remove objects on the canvas Width 1366 Height 768 Set Widget Size Backaround _ Layer Attribute lt x 331 Width 328 3 y 44 85 Height 35 ES Font arial Size 24 px Transparency 100 There are several buttons on the tool bar for adding and removing the media files use the right panel to adjust the attributes of each object 11141 A signage player is in charge of receiving and playing those playlists published via the Internet Intranet Before performing as a media player in the signage network please refer to the Signage Appliance Basic Operation Guide or OEM Player Quick Start Guide to register to your WCM 6 Pro server Folders Groups and Players Management Whenever a signage player is registered to the WCM 6 Pro server the player will be shown under the Player page You can create folders and Player Groups to categorize the players registered to the server To move Players and Player Groups among different folders or move players to other Groups please use cut and paste function ic ra Schedule EE Player 7 0 gt Q gt aga kaj E A k ta 2 ye Group 0 0
15. local reseller or DT Research tech support team if necessary lt 2 lt Additional control functions on the player attribute tool bar Save 3 Restart Power Off keOnLAN LCD Status 2 Refresh 65 Hesari Click to restart the player from remote site by software restart This function will only work when the player is in idle running status Power Off Click to power off the player from remote site by software power off function Wake On LAN Click to send Wake On LAN command to the player Click to see the LCD Monitor status if the related parameters of the LCD LCD Status monitor are supported and specified If you are not sure if this function is supported contact your local reseller or DT Research tech support team Refresh Click to refresh the player status When you select a Group the group attributes will be displayed on the right panel You can define the Default Playlist and Wallpaper for the whole group here Er 6 mo Playlist Schedule Media Player L DK E OO Ow w gt tad seve Group Name Not Assigned Description Creator Manager Privileges Settings Turn off Screen Never Default Playlist pw Wallpaper Send LCD Status Alert to Turn off Screen This function is used to control the on off settings for the display screens Select Never if the screens should not be turned off anytime
16. necessary Import an Urgent Cast from Playlist or Media Files You may click and select to import a playlist or a media file as an Urgent Cast An imported playlist will display scene number on top right corner Urgent Cast Settings Click p to launch the Urgent Cast Settings dialog so you can rename the file adjust its duration set the privilege and lock the screen while playing the content Preload Groups Players 3 You can also preload a media file to players or groups Select an Urgent Cast and then click 2 to assign preloaded players or groups to the urgent cast so you will not need to download it to players when an emergency happens Preset Urgent Cast for Immediate Publishing For quickly publishing a group of urgent messages to multiple players there are three preset buttons for you to assign in advance Select a Preset button preset 1 and click y a Preset dialog opens for adding the Urgent Cast files setting the duration and enable disable on off this preset button With this Preset button you can click ONE button and multiple urgent cast messages will be published to different player groups if an emergency happens Before adding an Urgent Cast file to the Preset Button make sure there are preloaded players or groups assigned to the urgent cast file already Otherwise the Publish action will fail One Playlist may contain multiple scenes and e
17. replace the file click and select a new file duration r Full Screen Zone Zone 2 Zone 3 00 01 15 5 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 30 00 00 45 00 01 00 2 1 00 00 15 00 00 15 3 00 00 15 4 00 00 15 5 2700 00 15 38 38 Mtnacn 027 jpg 0 Mtnocn 029 jpg fo Mtnocn 106 jpg fo Mtnocn 024 jpg Creating Tickers In WCM 6 Pro the ticker function provides the ability to display a scrolling or static line of text or online RSS feeds to remote players There can be multiple ticker zones co existing on a layout and each ticker zone may contain multiple tickers g 5 2 O Playlist Media Player Playlist Editor fewPlaylist_ 1 bey Save Save As i Settings gt Publish x E Ar Ae m aa Fe to Screen TTT mis l Ee ZL pul sereen Zone Horizontol Ticker 00 09 00 0 Type Show RSS Description Content Text 1 Click As Aw to add a ticker zone you can choose to add horizontal or vertical ticker 2 One ticker can be either a text message or from a RSS feed Click Text a drop down menu appears for you to choose For text content you can directly key in the messages in the Content column to show RSS content input the RSS feed URL address Click Enter or the Add Ticker icon to add a new ticker item Double click each ticker item to edit
18. scheduled playlists the empty time slots for inserting playlists To insert playlist with agenda view click Agenda tag and all of the scheduled playlists on the day will be connected together and the icon shows if there J is an empty timeslot Click p gt or lk to insert a playlist in that time slot __4 Media S In the Media tab you can manage media files with the thumbnail view Import or Export media files from a local drive or remote sites or New Special Media Real time video TV Tuner Media Executable Application EXE file format and Remote Copy Cut Delete folder media file M Home Playlist Schedule MA A gt E Media LT Back Name Default Forward Folder Count 18 File Count 4 Refresh ma NewFalder 11512 NelwFolder_ 11566 Last Modified Time 2014 03 17 10 16 12 e Ei Privileges Settinas New Media Add Special Media Export Media New Folder This Media Attribute Panel allows you to replace file change media duration privilege settings etc These attributions are different for each type of media Media Upload Status While importing media files to the server the status will be shown on the top menu The number indicates the remaining files to be uploaded Click the ee to view the upload progress of each media files You can still put the media in a playlist before its full uploadi
19. 920x1080_v001 mp4 f 20140509_HTML5_Widget_Editor zip 35140003 jpg J combo_widget_test I CPI02 JPG I exp13_01_720p mp4 IMG 7008 JPG IMG 7016 JPG 8 remote T TOUCH 2 png TV RealTime S TV RealTime 1 ATV RealTime 2 Widget Editor zip Settings Account Information Privilege Settings Software Upgrades 24 When you install WCM 6 Pro for the first time a Manager and an Administrator account will be created by default Use the Manager account to login to set up new accounts or use the Administrator account to login to modify view site information WCM 6 Pro Default Accounts English v English gt Administrator of 123456 of Admin J MySite administration Change Password Change Password Account Information The indicates required fields User ID Manager Password PTS At least 5 characters Confirm Password First Name Last Name Description Member Of Site Manager Member Of Playlist Schedule Report General Privileges See Detail iai Email Address o mee B Software Upgrades Download Preview Player Email Content Language English M Receive Alert Email eo
20. H Mobile Phone The phone number is used for sending player alert messages in the USA only for example 5107778888 Customers are responsible for paying for any and all SMS transmissions originating from the WebDT Hosting Server Please use this service with caution or revert to receiving email alerts instead Carrier Other Providers gt 6 Settings Role Management In WCM 6 Pro a role means an account group an account must be a member of a role every role has its own privilege settings and the account will inherit the privilege settings from its role You can create many roles and manage the privileges for each role in Privilege tab The account can be a member of more than one role if so the account s privilege is the combination of all the groups he she is a member of Within Role Management there are two tabs E Playlist Schedule Media Player Ob Settings amp Bb Account Management oo New Save gg Delete Role Management Role Management Role Information The indicates required fields Site Manager 5 Settings a s Name 21 Designer Report 44 Publish Manager Description SCSCS Y Software Upgrades Privileges General Privileges To manage general privilege of the role Edge Servers management Accoun
21. Patch8_11B02 Description UT Creator Manager Claire Cheng Privileges Settings Patch Version 4 0 0 0 4 0 Player Patch 118021 Build 201111 02 File Size 16 89 MB 17 712 009 Bytes Compatible Device Player Compatible OS Version SA1000 WCMP See Detail Created Time 3 2001 0 3 21 54 2 Group Name Description Check Compatible OS version for WCM Patch file You can check the OS compatible models by clicking See Detail button Playlist Schedule Show All 3 Account Management Role Management Settings Report Software Upgrades Log Collection 4 New Folder LL New Patch lal Save EB Move k Delete E Software Upgrades E Player Patches El L Wen 0 Bi Server Patches Close a1000_ _ _WCMP DT160CxX SA1000 WCMP SA1200 WCMP DT127DV SA1200 WCMP 41300_ _ _WCMP_ DT133NV_SA1300_ _ _WCMP_ is saz000_ _ _WCMP_ Agree 3 118021 Build 201111 02 SA3000 WCM ytes 11806 4300 WCMP DT182NV 543200 WCMP 00 W See Detail A1350 Description Group Name Show Al z _ 6 Settings S View Dispatch Status for Players or Edge Servers Select from the drop down menu on right side to specify a dispatch status to players in the list Then the searched status will show as below marked in red E 5 m 2 Playlist Schedule Media Player Settin
22. Range Trace Players Edge Servers Add players and Edge Servers to collect log information Date Range select a date range to collect log information on Content Server and Publish Server If you installed multiple Content Servers and Publish Servers log data on all servers will be collected You should add at least one condition between Trace Players Edge Servers and Date scope of server log Otherwise you cannot click Collect Now button to start collecting If you login by the Administrato License Control 111414 Login by Administrator r account you are allowed to establish the Site Management and fed Savo gy Delete A Ste Management Pair site Organization my ste City State Zip Code Country Region Account System Type webOT Content Manager Account System WebOT Content Manager Account System Manager User ID Manager Manager Password Confirm Password First Name Last Name E At least 5 characters Email Address Mobile Phone Carrier Other Providers Email Content Language Engish Status Active Site Management Through the Site Management function Administrators can create delete search and manage a site click New to create a new site A AA Specify the name of your organization It is required for player registration and user login Data of different organizations is not shared
23. Screens to fit your real screen array For the multi screen application setting please refer to Multi Screen Application section Playlist Setting The indicates required fields Name Description S Duration 00 00 00 Playback Mode Repeat media in sper Privileges Settings Pick screen layout from Multi Screen player 141147 Enter sereen layout manually p User Defined Layout Screen Mode landscape SSSCiY Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Horizontal Screens TS Vertical Screens Unit Background imoe SSCS ig Background Audio TTT TH 4 Loop Media F Show Cursor T OK Cancel 4 2 Playlist Editor _ _ While clicking button there is already a default zone in the layout You can select the zone corner and drag it to a desired proportion click the zone and drag drop it to the preferred position 1 Double click the zone a dialogue window pops up for you to set up the zone privilege and other default settings You can manually set up the zone location and size by entering the preferred values B Playlist Media Player Playlist Editor fiewPlaylist_ 4 leq Save oy Save As 3 Settings 44 Publish R BO P UP 9 e ie om 2 PR LLP 1 J 00 00 00 gt Zone Attribute The Indicates required fields Name Full Screen Zone Priv eges
24. To select WebDT Content Manager Account System or Windows Active Directory Account System see the Active Directory section The Manager user can login to the WebDT Content Manager with this ID to manage system settings and accounts Enter the email address designated to receive notifications and warning alerts omation The indicates required fields Organization my site Description Address City State Zip Code Country Region Account System Type WebDT Content Manager Account System WebDT Content Manager Account System Manager User ID Manager Manager Password At least 5 characters Confirm Password First Name Last Name Email Address Mobile Phone Carrier Email Content Language Other Providers English Status Active If a site is deleted all the content files under the site will be deleted and cannot be recovered 6 Settings S Active Directory WCM 6 Pro can be used with Windows Active Directory This function is for the company using Active Directory to manage their employee accounts Click the drop menu of Account System Type select the Windows Active Directory Account System option Assign the Active Directory domain name so The port of the Active Directory Content Manager can find it for access domain Windows Active D
25. ach scene may have its specific layout and zone arrangement In one Playlist each scene should be with the same resolution but the zone arrangement media content and duration of the scene can be different Please refer the supported video audio files on the WCM 6 Pro Support Media Guide document online http www signage dtri com download wcm6 Supported Video Audio Codec Guideline pdf correctly To play your PowerPoint file properly by WCM 6 Pro please follow the steps below 1 Open the PowerPoint file and select File Page Setup 2 Adjust the width height of the slide to match the resolution of your signage screen And then click OK to save the settings To ensure that all fonts are properly embedded into the PowerPoint File 1 Select File Save As Tools and choose Save Options 2 Check the Embed fonts and select Embeds only the font information for the characters in your presentation Click OK and then save the file The translucent transparent background is not available for the ticker zone You can use Widget Editor to create a ticker widget with translucent transparent background Please refer to Widget Editor section for instructions FAQ resolution media is applied It takes much time to apply the real resolution preview image in a scene zone so a thumbnail image will be used if the original media has resolution higher than 1920 x 1080 However if to use 100 zoom to view an image larger than
26. ai screens 7 Screens and Vertical Screens to fit your real Vertical Screens screen array For example if your signage Unit array is 1 x 4 vertical screens select Vertical gt for the screen mode and input 4 for the ee ee s 2 Horizontal Screens and 1 for the Vertical Screens ok Cancel 3 Repeat the actions of Creating Zones Inserting Media Files Adding Tickers then save the playlist The actions above are about the content layout design For the screen layout design and screen detection please refer the Multiple Screen Layout Designer Quick Start Guide The document and application can be downloaded from http www signage dtri com support download html 111414 Publishing a Playlist A Playlist should contain at least one scene a ZL Eu gt 2 B Playlist Schedule Media Player Playlist Editor Dante Save Save As Settings 4 Publish x Oe 04 AP AP OO 19 22 oo OF Fitto screen r 1 00 00 45 00 00 00 1 00 00 45 TOS Dante top 1920 5 ofe Playlist Schedule Player Playlist Editor InewPlaylist_ 1 Save Save As setting Publish m 08 D E AV PAF 2 Select the group in Add Groups column to publish to You can select multiple groups to publish the playlist 3 The Playlist type drop down menu is
27. are Upgrades Update software for the players in current player group __6 Settings S Within Settings menu an account with System Setting privilege is able to edit the system settings as below Also this account can set up information pertaining to SMTP server Player Access Password default playlist wallpaper and so on The Settings window shown below Organization my site Select and set the default playlist Player Access Password At least 5 characters for the whole site Medi Confirm Password Account Management m Save 2 Reset Default Playlist newPlaylist Role Management Organi z Access Pas Wallpaper Select the on screen display zonf Player Progress Bar When Idle a Zon freguency of the Player Progress 7 i El Bar Never When Idle or Always Defapit D Time Range for Downloading Execution Time m End Time m E gy ange fo Dow Player Error Aet If downloading restrictions are n Time Send M Email SMS reguired check the box and enter the time within a 24 hour period SMTP Server Settings Email when downloading is permissible SMTP Server Host SMTP Server Setting SMTP Sle Port Define the SMTP email settings Account ID and email address of the Manager Password SCS to allow for automatic email notifications within the system Confirm i Confirm Password Set password Se
28. ave gggdelete Search Role Management FR Account Account Information The indicates required fields Settings lt cee Account Information Privilege Setting 8 ecce H u Report test User ID tj Software Upgrades Password At least 5 characters Log Collection Confirm Password First Name Last Name Description wwwdeee Member Of Site Manager Member Of General Privileges Email Address jtang dtri com Preview Player ae Download Preview Player Email Content Language English z v Receive Alert Email Mobile Phone The phone number is used for sending player alert messages in the USA only for example 5107778888 Customers are esponsipie 10r pa Ng Ior an and a m ANS On While creating an account under the Privilege Setting tab there are already privileges inherited from the Role but you may assign new privileges to that account a Zz Playlist Schedule Account Management Save 3gDelete Search Role Management R Account Account Information The indicates required fields Designer A 2 Report amp Publish ManagerA General Privileges Playlist Privileges Media Privileges Player Privileges TEST A T r EAS ee Aaaa 1 22 Remove privilege may affect other user s access rights Full Write Read Log Collection iMedia Default urgent Cast 3140318 090214 090 a TEST 1
29. d Data Source Full Control Modify Read Modify Read Full Control Modify Read Software Upgrades Full Control Modify Read Read Read Urgent Cast Full Control Modify Read Read Full Control Modify Read Full Control Perform all functions with the file folder and change the privilege settings with full control Modify Create new file folder under the folder edit delete the file Read See the file folder in Content Manager Accounts under the Roles have the default Group privileges in Player Group have the privileges on the groups and group folders Site Manager Account Designer Account Publish Manager Account Full Control No Manage Group Yes Read Yes Publish Schedule Spot List Yes Edit Schedule Spot List Yes Publish Urgent Cast Yes Preload Media Yes Software Upgrades Yes Full Control Do all the actions within the player group Manage Group Add remove players create remove groups in the child level modify the group folder s information and assign players need both source and target group s privileges set power management etc Read See this group in Content Manager Publish Schedule Spot List Publish or preview Schedule Spot List to current player group Edit Schedule Spot List Edit schedule Spot List for current player group Publish Urgent Cast Publish or preview Urgent Cast to current player group Preload Media Preload media to the players in current player group Softw
30. e and select among 12 months Add and Adjust Playlists To add a playlist click on a start time and drag to its end time a dialogue window will pop up for selecting a playlist You can adjust the start end time and duration on the right panel Select playlist T Play Range Start Time 03 30 00 7 00 Duration 6 00 gt 07 00 00 Use original playlist duration End Time 03 37 00 00 Advanced Recurrence menuboard_playlist widget a Approve Publish Reguest Publish Status Add Groups as B Playlist type Not Assigned Set date range Start Date 2015 02 01 End Date 2015 02 07 Global Ticker Global Ticker Disable Enable Type RSS Description Content Settings Font Arial r Font Style Regular Font Color Font Size Auto fit zone siz Background Color Gade Speed Medium Position Direction Horizontal Reading Habits Left to Right RSS Logo Comment lish Publish Close A Spot List has the highest display priority it overlaps the scheduled playlists at the same time slot Global Ticker is the ticker zone with scrolling texts or RSS feed content which can be applied on multiple scenes in a playlist If you are going to add that ticker
31. e preview player and fol low the steps to complete installation so you can preview content on current PC immediately the Preview Player installation package is around 140MB Preview on selected player or PC simulator If there is are a player s registered to the WCM 6 Pro server you may assign them as a preview player s You may add new preview players by clicking i to add the player s or to select as preview player for this time Click to remove players from the list Please be aware that the preview result is for your reference for content layout display The actual performance on your signage player will be different due to different display resolution and hardware specs 8 Urgent Cast J The Urgent Cast allows immediate broadcast of important content or messages to the players and takes precedence over all normally published playlist schedules The Urgent Cast message can be a widget a media file or a playlist a 5 m Playlist Schedule Player Urgent Cast r m X G Fire Aler X Escape 6 X Preset 3 6 XI aa as remote 1366x768 1366x768 1920x1080 1366x768 UrgentCast UrgentCast_1 UrgentCast_2 UrgentCast_3 New Urgent Cast by Widget An Urgent Cast message can be created by clicking to launch the Urgent Cast Widget Editor An Urgent Cast widget thumbnail will come with a Tii on top left corner Double click to enter the Widget Editor and modify the content if
32. gs Account Management gy New Folder New Patch Save Lg Move gy Delete Role Management Software Upgrades Name WCM4 0_Patch8_11B02 2 3 Player Patches Settings ig WCM4 0 Description Report Patch8 11 Creator Manager Claire Cheng Edge Server Patches H gt Software Upgrades 2 Privileges Settings Patch Version 4 0 0 0 4 0 Player Patch8 118021 Build 201111 02 Log Collection File Size 16 89 MB 17 712 009 Bytes Compatible Device Player Compatible OS Version SA1000 WCMP See Detail Created Time 2001 0 3 21 54 2 Show All gt Group Name Description You can select from the following Show All Show Not Issued Show Downloading Show Partially Downloaded Show Downloaded Show Installed Show Canceling Show Cancelled or Show Failed Log Collection Within Log Collection the user can collect both server edge server and player logs within a certain time ranged defined here If there is no player or edge server specified only server logs will be collected Z 8 f Playlist Schedule Media Player Settings Account Management Log Collection Trace Players Edge Servers Role Management BE Software Upgrades Log Collection Start Date End Date Collect Now There is not any collected log before Please configure the setting above to collect the log l Date
33. icon appears on the thumbnail screens indicating the player status Running Idle Power off or Abnormal AX You can check or modify the player attributes on the right panel Click each item like HW SW info Publish Status Preload Status and Wallpaper Default Playlist on the bottom right panel to see more player details a ofS O Bb Playlist Schedule Media Player TITTET CLEE ks EB Restart Power Off lt WOL LCD Status lt Refresh DTRPC Status Abnormal Preferred Server Fany 3810T DT OHVAF3J1SNESU Current Playing Files Current Playing Playlist Current Download File Player Time Unknown 6 Time Zone GMT 08 00 Tamai bd Free Space 10365M8 Privileges Settings Log Level Normal Remote Desktop Disabled Enabled Hw sw Publish Status Preloading Status Wallpaper Default Playlist Ti Refresh Snapshot To control the snapshots from the players and refresh the snapshot images on the WCM browser side LCD Settings This function is only applicable for specific LCD screens Select your LCD brand model from the supported list when registering the player and make sure your player and screen have been connected with RS232 you can manage the LCD screen power on off contrast brightness IrDA touch etc from the dialog If your LCD screens are not supported you will not be able to manage your screens remotely Please contact your
34. iles then publish directly in few steps Or users can choose to new a playlist from scratch and then add media files then publish in playlist page or arrange more detailed schedule in Schedule page later on Create and publish the playlist in three steps This section demonstrates how to quickly create and publish a playlist This is for users not requiring advanced functions who want to publish a playlist quickly using this 3 step process Step 1 Download amp Edit Playlist gt Step 2 Insert Media Files gt Step 3 Publish cet Media 23 rm LSI 2 B O O 0 X DODA K Ors Import from Local Drive gt la Save Save As Name newPlaylist Download Online Templates Description Duration 00 01 18 Creator Manager Privileges Settings Last Modified Time 2014 03 28 11 39 14 Publishing Status None m Under the tab click Select Download Online Template to choose and download the suitable playlist templates k a O BEE mum a B m m Video Zone C Multimedia Zone 00 01 00 1 Background 00 01 00 1 00 01 00 1
35. ime or click Whole Day button to set 24 hrs as play time range 5 Click Publish to publish this playlist If you are logging into an account without Publish Approve privilege click Request to send your publish request and wait for manager s approval 06 114141 2 Playlist Editor Playlist Editor is a key tool in WCM 6 Pro for you to add edit and publish a playlist with single or multiple scenes In this chapter you will learn how to complete a digital signage presentation by using the Playlist Editor functions defining a layout resolution creating normal and ticker zones and inserting media files to the zones Create Playlists with the Playlist Editor Select the Playlist tag and click to new a playlist and the Playlist Editor will launch with a basic layout as shown below You need to adjust the layout attributes to fit your signage screen Playlist Schedule Media Player Playlist Editor newPlaylist lel Save Save As Settings 42 Publish m 68 1 00 00 00 4 r Full Screen Zone 00 00 00 0 Defining Layout Attributes and Creating Zones To begin you will need to define the layout to match the resolution and orientation of your signage screen 1 Click op Settings a dialogue window opens to adjust the value of the screen 2 If setting up multiple screens adjust the quantities of the Horizontal Screens and Vertical
36. irectory Account System Domain Name Port Domain Account Password Site Manager Role Click Browse Select an user group as the Site js Role ounts of the role are Site Managers who have high level of privil ge Please select carefully The Domain Account should be an account with permission to access the information in Active Directory allowing Content Manager to access necessary data License Control In the License control panel you can review the player registration status Click A Install License it is allowed to upgrade old version player or add new version player Click the Browse button to select a group from Active Directory Site Management J Install License License Control Type License ID Install Time Available Used Licenses Remainder Latest Registration Time Key rsion Licenses Add new version player 1 2013 02 21 09 38 19 0 0 0 0 2013 02 26 17 21 38 NA The DT Research Signage Appliance with player software version lower than V4 1 needs an upgrade key to activate while registered into WCM 6 Pro server Key in your upgrade license in the column and click Install License the appliances license will be upgraded Install License 6 Upgrade old version player Add new version player 2 Install License Cancel DT Research Signage Appliances with player software lower than V4 1 cannot download and play content while registered into WCM 6
37. ng Upload Monitor x Target Progress Uploaded size Total size Remaining time Total time Media IMG_515345485 jp GG 566 0 KB 566 0 KB 00 00 00 00 03 37 Media IMG 51534515545 N A N A Media IronMan2 1 jpg N A N A Media IronMan2 4 jpg N A N A Media MAN 1 jpg N A N A Media mikurnix gold 144C N A N A Media NiteOwlII 1600x1Z N A N A Media rolly w03 1280 jpc N A N A Media sporeman jpg N A N A Mediafstrike2560 2048ik N A N A Media touhou0S0 jpg N A N A Media vulvagle 2 jpg N A N A Media vulvagle 3 jpg N A N A Media vulvagle 4 jpg N A N A Media wall8 1024x768 jpc N A N A Media wb080215058 jpg N A N A Media wp1440a jpg N A N A Media xmas1 jpg N A N A XXAXYAXNANAAAANAAKNAKNKAKAKAX If you import image files to media library the default duration will be 15 seconds 111411 Adding Special Media Files E ABO B g 5 B B Ei JR Media TV Tuner Real Time Video Executable Application hl m L Remote N Name Urgent Cast Folder Count 0 File Count 1 Last Modified Time 2014 05 12 07 10 04 flash widget Privileges Settings jp test Widget L 5 Widget Editor In addition to the general multimedia file formats mentioned in the previous section the WCM 6 1 also supports special media types including Real Time Video a real time data feed TV Tuner signal Executable Application exe and Remote media URL 1
38. t C allow Deny Change system setting C Allow Deny R F K Account and role managament C Allow Deny To edit view accounts belonging to this role By default there are three built in roles the Site Manager Designer and Publish Manager each role with exclusive privileges To manage the roles an account with Account and Role Management privilege can create delete roles change the general privilege settings and manage accounts in roles Except for the Site Manager role other ones can be deleted and edited Change Role privilege may influence the Accounts under the Role Privileges for Roles and Accounts For default privileges of each role please see the reference table below Site Manager Designer Publish Manager Edge Server Management Yes No Yes Change System Settings Yes No No Account and Role Management No No 1 lt Accounts under the Roles have the default Content privileges in Media Ticker Playlist Template Data Source Software Upgrades Urgent Cast for each folder and file Site Manager Account Designer Account Publish Manager Account Media Full Control Modify Read Modify Read Full Control Modify Read Ticker Full Control Modify Read Modify Read Full Control Modify Read Playlist Full Control Modify Read Modify Read Full Control Modify Read Template Full Control Modify Read Full Control Modify Rea
39. t Attribute Wed Alpha LunarScale DateScale 11 31 36 AM 3 Weather Widget While editing the weather widget the right panel can be used to adjust the attributes of widget size weather information font and size etc Drag and drop can also be used to move the text position Click and enter the city name the Widget will switch to the targeted city and show its weather information B ra Playlist Schedule 1 Player b Widget Editor Weather zip Widget Attributes Width 800 Height 600 Set Widget Size Location New York 4 Background E u LZ V Icon V City Name W Condition W Temperature V Humidity V Wind V 4 day Forecast Horizontal gt Jr Current Weather Text Attributes xc Width y Height Font Text Scale Text B J EEE Background B Forecast 4 day Attributes Text E B Ld Text Scale Font Arial Background m The signage players should be connected to the Internet for retrieving the latest weather data Ow 4 Combo Widget 4 Media S Double click the Combo Widget thumbnail and then the editor will present a plan canvas for users to add on the objects Users can use the drag and drop feature to adjust the object size and move the objects on the canvas o Playlist Add texts Users can change the text style font size and transparency Add media files It is
40. t password to empty M Emai Email Address The number of PC Clients ult registered to the WCM 6 Pro nt redisterat Te Count Result server active This field should client acti PC client registered amount O only be active if you have PC client active amount 0 purchased the WebDT SimulCAST module Log Collection Player Prbgre The default playlist is the playlist shown on the screen while there is no scheduled playlist displayed Group default playlists have priority over site default playlists Within the Report menu you can generate raw summarized data of playback result for selected media file and group within a specific time range You can either generate a list of playback information directly or download a csv file for advanced data analysis or billing sz Zz 5 Playlist Schedule Player Settings Account Management Report Role Management Select Media Player Group Settings Media O05_DarkFitness_Flixio_H264 mov 006 Report Group byang 4 Software Upgrades Only report the media created by current user Log Collection Select Time Frame Start Date 2014 04 03 End Date 2014 04 11 Start Time 900 007 007 OOF End Time 23 5g 597 whole Day Raw Data Mada Name Goup Meda Ouration Start Date Time End Date Time 2014 0 03 2014 04 03 A r r s Modalbyana VideojOCS _DarkFitne Goupfiyang 55 18 00 18 18 01 13 2014 04 03 2014
41. to choose from Publish Schedule Publish Spot List or publish the playlist as a Default Playlist 4 Adjust the Date Range for the start date and end date and adjust Play Range to set up the start time and end time 5 Click Publish to publish this playlist If the account being used doesn t have the privilege to publish schedule to groups click Request button instead 11 A 3 Schedule S The Schedule function has an Outlook style interface to review manage the scheduled playlists add new playlists and request approve publishing playlists To set up start and end hours whole Select a Player Group Set or clear default playlist week or work days to display the playlists default duration m 555 lt m Os TA Lol gt Playlist J Schedule L Media Player Player Group s Not Assigned ne Default Playlist SA ES Settings 4 gt 4 P Today 13 Apr 2014 19 Apr 2014 Day Week Month Agenda Spot List Apr 13 Sun Aor 14 Mon Apr 15 Tue Apr 17 Thu Apr 18 Fri Ape 19 Sat 00 00 ki Reguest or approve to publish playlists User 4 can reguest to publish playlists Manager 6299 can approve or reject the request 04 00 05 00 06 00 07 00 08 00 09 00 W 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 The time table shows the scheduled playlists 15 00 or for you to insert new playlists You can 16500 switch it to Day Month Agenda or Spot List view Default Week view Scroll to se
42. uploaded media files and then publish to selected players Upload media files to the WCM server gt Create a playlist with media files i Publish to selected players J Tips for best results with WCM 6 Pro 1 We recommend monitor resolution larger than 1280 x 800 so the complete system interface can be totally shown 2 To access the WCM 6 Pro Server launch a browser and key in your WCM server info http server IP address port number index jsp Then you can login to operate with its default login information English Manager For security reason you are suggested to change the login password Click change Password and fill up each column to apply new password 3 In WCM 6 Pro user interface you can mouse over to view the tool tip of each icon While using this software the Hot Key commands e g Ctrl R or Ctrl F will not work Besides to click the forward on the browse may not move to the previous page correctly please click amp K O on the Navigation Buttons for Home Forward Backward and Refresh 1 Playlist S In WCM 6 Pro a playlist may contain one or multiple scenes Each scene indicates a type of layout with media files uploaded and arranged to each media zone With multiple scenes added to one playlist users can schedule a playlist with different layout easily In playlist page users can select a default playlist template as a base to replace media f
43. zone select Enable and then add texts RSS feed as well as adjust its attribute 13 3 Schedule Publishing Schedule Status After publishing playlists the schedule with different colors indicating current status Status New Reguest Published Expired Reject Editable Color Blue On the left calendar a date with dot indicates a spotlist within Player Player Group Not Assigned Default Playlist S 2 Jum 2013 8 Jun 2013 3 3 Mon Player Group s Not Assigned z Default Playlist ZA AA 42 Approve Publish C D Request Fa Settings November 2012 gt Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Tue Wed Thu 30 31 01 01 06 07 08 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29 December 2012 Tue Wed Thu 04 05 06 11 12 13 18 19 20 235 26 27 January 2013 Tue Wed Thu 01 02 03 08 o9 10 15 16 17 22 22 23 24 29 30 31 00 00 non ticker gt A c0 7 00 00 non ticker 00 00 normal display 11141 Manage a Playlist on the Time Table On the time table you can easily perform many functions to manage playlists e Drag and Drop a Playlist You can modify the date and duration by drag and drop Edit a Playlist Click a playlist a side tool bar opens to edit cut copy paste and delete Click the gt a window opens for editing play range and recurrence 5 III
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