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1. SpinetiX Fusion Software User Manual How to get started with Fusion SpinetiX Fusion j i Digital signage NOW easier than ever without any software installation Manage Media Revision November 201 1 a a SPINETIX Disclaimer THE SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRODUCTS IN THIS MANUAL ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ALL STATEMENTS INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS MANUAL ARE BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT ARE PRESENTED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED USERS MUST TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR APPLICATION OF ANY PRODUCTS THE SOFTWARE LICENSE AND LIMITED WARRANTY FOR THE ACCOMPANYING PRODUCT ARE SET FORTH IN THE INFORMATION PACKET THAT IS SHIPPED WITH THE PRODUCT AND ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY THIS REFERENCE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOFTWARE LICENSE OR LIMITED WARRANTY CONTACT YOUR SPINETIX REPRESENTATIVE FOR A COPY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER WARRANTY HEREIN ALL DOCUMENT FILES AND SOFTWARE OF THESE SUPPLIERS ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS SPINETIX DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE IN NO EVENT SHALL SPINETIX OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OU2. defined user and cannot be deleted For security reasons you should always change the default password to avoid unauthorized access click on Settings menu and My Setting tab Create a new user 1 Click on the Settings men then on the Users tab 2 Enter a username password and the access right My Settings Skins Templates Users Backups New User 3 Click on the Add button and the new user creation is complete Access rights 1 Scheduler Rights Users with Scheduler rights can only activate existing Programs 2 Editor Rights Users with Editor rights can activate existing Programs and modify existing Slides 3 Creator Rights Users with Creator rights can create delete and modify Programs Slides and Playlists They can also upload new media and change the active Skin 4 Administrator Rights Users with Administrator rights can perform all Creator tasks In addition they can upload new style packs They can also create and delete user settings SpinetiX SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com 13
3. preview the result spinetix SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland 9 T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com OPINETIX New Slide Slide Images Videos ao _ ey OFM a0 OISCOVER NAN PRODUCT S 2 oops at _ a 9 UYO J g ro ty Icon Description 3 tat J ta Add media to the Slide View Product Slide insert media set title and description below SJOVER OUR PRODUCTS sion _HMP 100 200 jpg i Autofit Text Area HMP100 HMP200 and Spinetix Fusion software Cancel Tip Field Description Create a new Slide based on a template 4 Hit Save enter a slide name and hit Save again Your slide has now been created based on chosen Template Add your slide to a program 1 Goto the Programs menu and edit the current program by clicking on the Edit icon Q 2 On the right pane open the Slides tab and drag amp drop your Slide to the media list on the left 3 Hit Save You have now created a slide based on a template and added the slide to a Program SpinetiX SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com 4 OPINETIX Content scheduling Although different programs can be manually activated at any time in many applications the system can be more automated For instance you may want to dis
4. with Fusion 1 Click on the Programs menu then on the New button 2 To import your chosen content into the new program simply drag and drop thumbnails from any of the tabs on the right pane to the New Program window on the left Any supported content can be dropped into a program i rrograms Sages ridyiss mea Images New Program H UA i vas FX 000o e Media 1 an PTI OP a ad CninetiX Fireinn HMP4 00 00 10 SpinetiA_Fusion_h pi ID Hint On some older browsers the drag and drop operation may not be possible You can always use the left arrow to add a specific piece of media into your Program Any new media added is automatically placed at the end of the Program You can change this order at any time using the up or down icons or the drag and drop functionality within the Program item list New media added to your Program will have default duration You can manually change the default duration or individually change the duration of specific media items To complete the first program click Save SpinetiX SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com a lt n SPINETIX 6 Enter a name for the Program in the New Program pop up and hit Save New Program My First Program The program has been created 7 To activate a program simply clic
5. T OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS MANUAL EVEN IF SPINETIX OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Spinetix and HMP Hyper Media Player are registered trademarks and all logo and graphic designs are trademarks of SpinetiX S A Other product and company names appearing in SpinetiX S A products and materials are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Registered and unregistered trademarks used in any SpinetiX S A products and materials are the exclusive property of their respective owners End User Software License Agreement and Hardware Limited Warranty Agreement The SpinetiX End User Software License Agreement and Hardware Limited Warranty Agreement can be found under http www spinetix com lega spinetix SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland 9 T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com NET oP X Table of Contents M OCG OU e E S 4 SUpport WIKI RO WOW S errenrtieccacatecurneesarvunesusacadasote acncutuieiucuceiuctnescexarecavuserasatesoemaited ANANE VANINA ENE NAAN ENAN E YANAN AENEAN ENAA 4 HOW O en E E E E AA A 4 Preparation DETOre VOU SUE cacao neces E E EE E EEEE EEE EEEE R S E S 4 PEA O O a EE noasaunctioraauacenneauneieassdeneneaaiadaonanstsennade 4 Prepare your Moala UUN onea E E A A NAAS AEE 5 Activate FUSION eceadasaedsnece tats aduatacce adit cae adsa
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7. ed on our Support Wiki at Support Wiki keyword http support spinetix com If a particular section has more information on the Support Wiki it is Keyword illustrated by a banner and a keyword to find the content How to get Fusion Fusion software comes pre installed on the SpinetiX HMP devices and does not require any additional Supnort Wiki k 1 software installation Fusion can be accessed by connecting to a HMP devices with a standard internet pepo _ browser Preparation before you start Fusion gives you a powerful but simple interface for any digital signage application scenario where an end user needs to manage a Single display independently Fusion offers these key features e A simple interface to upload and manage multimedia files to your HMP device and an intuitive interface to compose and Sequence media elements to be displayed on the screen e Straightforward scheduling mechanism based on validity criteria to control when media is to be displayed e Support for user editable fields to customize application specific templates with simple point and click actions e Support for global layout elements that reinforce corporate identity and style by applying Skins e Support for user rights management These features embedded into the SpinetiX Hyper Media Player make Fusion a unique product in the digital signage Industry This guide will illustrate how to initially setup the environment for displaying content and then ex
8. k the activate icons A few moments later your program will be displayed full screen The active Program will repeat itself until changed 8 You can create multiple Programs and keep one Active For example you can create a program for the following week or containing evacuation instructions to be displayed only in emergency situations Congratulations you re done with publishing a simple program SpinetiX SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com a D SPINETIX Creating Slides from Templates Media such as images and video are static content once created they will always look the same on the display In many digital signage environments the user needs to be able to easily customize the content on the fly by updating text images or videos Imagine you wish to announce the visit of an important customer to the company Ideally the display should show a picture of the visitor and a welcome message This could be prepared in a Desktop Publishing tool in advance and uploaded to the HMP however this requires DTP skills and a dedicated PC for the purpose With Fusion a dedicated template where everything is defined background font styles text areas etc can be built once and an assistant can log into the Fusion and simply fill the text field s and change the picture A template in Fusion defines the fields that will be customized by the
9. layout of the display even if the Slides themselves have inconsistent designs A skin may offer the user a range of editable fields such as the ability to personalize the logo or the source of an RSS feed It is straightforward to activate a skin within Fusion and edit its customizable fields Upload your style pack See Section Upload your style pack Choose configure and activate a skin 1 Inthe Skins tab you will find a list of available skins Choose one by clicking on the Activate icon this will open the Skin for you to customize 2 Configure the Skin by editing the settings on the left pane 3 Hit Save to apply the skin with its modifications The current display output will update after a few moments You have now changed the overall display of the screen while keeping the Program content consistent Revision November 201 1 a EB User Access Creating Programs scheduling media generating slides from existing templates selecting different skins or adding new templates and Skins are tasks that may require different responsibilities within the organization For example in our application we want to ensure that the assistant is not able to accidentally remove or change the Skin To limit the functionalities that users can access Fusion provides a rights management system The administrator can create users with only the rights they need as described below Note The admin user is a system
10. plain and illustrate each of the key features Summarized above Prepare your content Use your existing preferred software tool s to prepare your content images video clips animations etc In our example application we have edited product pictures of the HMP with Adobe Photoshop to add typical effects including shadows or reflections We have also selected a video clip that introduces Spinetix SpinetiX SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland 4 T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com a lt n SPINETIX HINT In our example we have a display with 16 9 aspect ratio it is important to note the aspect ratio required before beginning to create your Fusion project Displaying media meant for different aspect ratios will cause items to appear skewed or black bands will appear on the display Example content 16 9 aspect ratio images Prepare your installation Install your display and connect the HMP to the display with an HDMI or VGA cable to the local network with an Ethernet cable and finally to the power supply Browser on iPad HMF with Fusion inside feraContig Network VGA HOMI Fusion software is already preinstalled on HMP device and does not require any software installation SpinetiX SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com 9 a aD OPINETIX Activate F
11. play a Visitor of the day slide of the Program only on a specific day or a specific Special Offer Slide only on particular weekdays between two dates To simplify this task Fusion includes a scheduling mechanism any media slide or playlist in your Program can be given a Schedule display condition including e A validity day interval defined by two dates start and end e A validity day of the week option you can select which date of the week the media is valid e A validity time defined by in and out times in the hours minutes format By combining these schedule filters you can schedule content down to precise times To schedule any media items in your program follow the steps below 1 Click on the Programs menu then the Edit icon Bot your Program 2 Click on the Scheduling button at the top of the window Active Program MyFirstProgram si sae 0 7 a Media 1 a j aii Spinetix_Fusion_HMP1 00 00 10 ea E o o mema Q E Media 2 JeRa ae 3 Choose which slide or media you want to schedule and select the begin and end dates followed by the hours and days of the week the content should be shown Active Program MyFirstProgram Duration Dates Times Deys Media 1 o oo Media 2 SPs A AQA 4 Hit Save and your scheduling options will be applied once the current program has finished playing NOTE There is a difference between setting the validi
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13. t Open the Fusion interface Once activated on your HMP you can access Fusion interface at any time by following the Go to Fusion link with your browser or by typing the following URL address http spx hmp lt serial number gt local fusion SpinetiX SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com 6 a OPINETIX Publish a simple program After having activated Fusion on the HMP you can start publishing the content you have prepared Upload your content First upload your media files into Fusion ae ee ES Login to Fusion on the device the default credentials are admin admin Open the Media section Click the Add button and select each file from your computer and verify it has uploaded correctly After content is uploaded it will appear in the corresponding tab Images Videos etc Repeat steps 2 3 as many times as necessary until all files have been added HINT you can zip multiple media files together and upload them all at once www 7 zip org Publish your content To publish media to the display a Program must be created to house the content A Program is a sequential playlist of media In our application example a typical program would be the images and video clips describing the company s products the employee of the month and the internal company news Create an initial Program
14. ty of a media item and explicitly scheduling when content will be played The Fusion scheduling interface works by setting validity for each item in your program based on dates days and times At the corresponding time Fusion will start playing the first media item in the active Program It is not possible in Fusion to define the exact time when an item will appear as this depends on the relative point of playback the program is in when the validity dates times become active spinetix SA Rue des Terreaux 17 CH 1003 Lausanne Switzerland 14 T 41 21 341 1550 F 41 21 311 19 56 info spinetix com www spinetix com Changing the overall look and feel with Skins Displaying a sequence of media in full screen requires that each item shares a similar style otherwise the relevant branding guidelines or corporate identity could be compromised Creating consistent content such as this in advance can be an expensive task requiring third party tools or personnel To simplify this requirement Fusion allows you to apply a master graphical layout called a Skin that is applied to any Program being displayed A skin may define the default background for example as well as the default font and color to be used all times Skins can also be used to introduce permanent elements on the page such as a clock amp date news tickers that are displayed at all times regardless of the active Program These elements give continuity and identity to the
15. user while the Program is running These fields can be text media and other parameters such as an RSS source for a news template From a given template Fusion will automatically create a customized slide containing the static content and the dynamic content according to the configuration Once created the slide can be added to any Program in the same manner as images videos and other media SpinetiX offers a number of generic templates organized into style packs containing skins and templates for specific applications Check www spinetix com go resources for the currently available style packs Upload your style pack 1 To upload a style pack into Fusion first download it to your PC 2 In Fusion open the Settings menu then the Skins tab 3 Click on the Add button choose your style pack SpinetiX_Stylepack_xx 7z and confirm the upload Create a slide from a template 1 To create a slide open the Slides menu and click on the New button a list of available templates will be displayed 2 Choose one by clicking on the New icon The slide templates are organized into several categories on the player each category offers different features 3 Note that across the templates different editable fields are available to the user Some fields allow the user to type text others to drag and drop images or videos Usually each editable field is described by a short comment and the user can
16. usion Use any browser on your laptop or even on your iPad to navigate to the following URL http spx hmp lt serial number gt local where lt serial number gt is as listed on the back of each HMP unit This address will open HMP Control Center as illustrated in the picture below Use the Fusion tab from the Administration menu and verify the activation of Fusion by pressing the Activate Fusion button as illustrated below HMP Control Center Information Status Fusion Snapshot Fusion is currently not activated Display Info To activate Fusion click on the Activate button Srage Note that this will disable the Pull Mode if activated reset the Network sources and erase all content Logs from the unit Once activated itis no longer possible to publish content to the unit using WebDAV Administration Once Fusion has been activated you can return to this page at any time to disable it Display Settings Network Settings Media Sources Security Copyright c 2010 SpinetiX SA All rights reserved Date Time Software copyrights and licences RS232 USB IO Pull Mode Firmware Update Fusion gt Maintenance Fusion needs to be activated in the HMP Control Center HINT You can also reach the HMP using its IP address When you press the blue push button on the HMP its IP address is displayed on the screen Simply navigate to the address in your browser to reach the HMP Control Center interface on the uni
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