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1. Copyright Cameron Communications Ltd 2009 8 For each server you wish to add in your system repeat steps 4 through to 6 For demonstration purposes a second server has been added which we have called Web Server This will use our website as a web server You can view the status of each of your servers by clicking on the Server Name you provided in the drop down list That s two server now been added to our system To get the system up and running the next thing we want to do is setup our playback channel s Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 14 setting up your playback channel s To keep things simple in this manual we are only going to set up a single channel Always bear in mind that there is no limit to the number of channels you can control from a single Scheduler PC The procedures listed below for creating a playback channel apply each time you add a channel to your system 1 We add edit our channels via the Scheduler Setup software using the Channel Manager Select this tool by clicking on the button labelled Channel Manager located on the left hand side of the program window The screenshot below shows the Scheduler Setup program with the Channel Manager selected Freeway Signage Series 9 Scheduler Setup FREEWAY SIGNAGE Channel Manager 09 February 2009 th Current User admin Server Settings Channel Manager User Settings Cop
2. iv Colour Scheme This selects what colour scheme you want your channel to adopt There are several colour schemes available however for this example we have selected Blue 10 Next we want to specify the text settings for the channel This allows us to change settings such as the Font Type used for each area of text the Static Text Message etc To edit these settings select the tab Text Setup as shown below Speed Slow Med Fast Welcome to Cameron Communications Direction ibLeft Up Font Tahoma is Font Size Right Down Font Font Size je ne Sen Font Size 11 Each of the 3 text area s settings can be edited You can edit the speed direction and font for the Serolling Text Area In this example we have selected a medium speed setting with the text scrolling to the left We have selected Tahoma as the font As we are using a default skin layout we cannot edit the font size You can edit the message and font for the Statie Text Area In this example we have entered Welcome to Cameron Communications as the message and selected Tahoma as the font used As before we cannot edit the font size as a default skin layout is used You can edit the font settings for the RSS text area In this example we have selected Tahoma and yet again the font size is fixed Please not that the font selected must be installed on the Playback Channel unit otherwise a default font will be used
3. Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 5 Playlist Show many different files at once by combining them in to aplaylist Web Stream Video content that is streamed over a network the internet e Static Text Area An area of the screen reserved for a static text message For example this could be a welcome message e Scrolling Text Area An area of the screen reserved for marquee text The Scheduler software can send Quick Messages to this area It can vary in speed and direction e RSS Area An area of the screen reserved for RSS feeds This could be used to show local news weather travel information etc e Logo Area T his area can show a series of images or animations such as a corporate logo It can accept various image formats such as bmp jpg png gif or Flash swf e Clock Area This area of the screen is reserved to display an animated clock The clock must be saved in a Flash swf file fromat So how is the system put together The diagram below illustrates the typical structure of a FREEWAY SIGNAGE system Freeway Scheduler software uploads content to either a local or remote FTP server Local Server Remote FTP Server Connect any number of Freeway Signage Channels to either a local or remote FTP server E Channel 1 Channal Z Connect the Freeway Signage Channels to any number of display types i e LCD Plasma Projector etc The FREEWAY SIGNAGE scheduler software is installed
4. Size Bytes 1020416 617 5232 133632 04 04 6166528 6213632 2617344 Attributes Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Directory Directory Directory Directory ReadOnly Directory Directory 7 A window will then appear asking you to how long you want to run your file for In the case of PowerPoint and Video the current run time of the file will be calculated Please enter details Please enter the play time Mute Line In Confirm i i Cancel The duration can be any length however we will stick with the value extracted from the file 8 The file is now added to the playlist Simply repeat steps 5 7 for each file you want to add to the playlist We have added a further three files the final playlist can be seen in the image below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 50 Add File iml Apply Changes FileName C Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 Event Library lf 2008 swf C Munk squirrel210 mpgq http www google com C unk Boundary Mill Boundary Mill Stores Brand Clearance Colne Newcastle Grantham Walsall Edit File Settings Total Flaytime 00 03 32 Duration Mute Line In 00 00 42 False 00 00 40 False 00 02 00 False 00 01 10 False t Li Remove File ji Clear Playlist 9 When any changes are made to a pla
5. Page 34 secs EH Could all visitors please report to reception 4 After entering your message the next step is to select the channels that will receive it This is done by checking the box next to the channel name in the list shown below This example only shows the single channel that we created earlier however bear in mind that if you have more than one channel in your system they will all be listed here Recipient Channel s VT TECTUM M SampleChannel select all 5 Now we want to add the message to the channels list of Quick Messages We achieve this by clicking on the button labelled Send Message Notice how the Quick Message now appears in Sample Channel s list l his can be seen below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 35 n m ada Tar Hy en Messages sampe are Appr Charges uid dd wea eh sini ee Do aie We can add and remove as many messages as we like before applying the changes In this example we are keeping things simple and only sending one Quick Message To apply the changes you must ensure that you have selected the channel from the drop down list as shown below Once selected click on the button labelled Apply Changes to send all of the Quick Messages listed to the selected channel A window will appear showing you the progress of the Quick Messages uploading to each server belonging to the channel W
6. gt Full Restricted Add mm FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 44 3 A window will now appear prompting you to enter all of the users details There are pieces of information that are required these are 1 User Name A unique name specific to a certain user 11 Password The users password they will use to login iil Re Type Password For security re enter the password value 1V Password Hint A short statement that a user can use to remind them of their password v User Access Specify if the user has full or restricted access to the system and its features 4 In this example we have created a user with restricted access We can now add the user to the system by clicking on the button labelled Add User Please enter the new user s details F sample Password Re Type Password Pathe iili comple is the password i User Access Full 3 Restricted 5 Notice that the user is now available to edit To change the users settings click on the username in the list as shown below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 45 6 We can now make changes to this user s settings We want to restrict certain features you can see how we would set up the user s access in the image below Setup Options Enabled Channels Enabled UserName zamn L an a an nares Sample Channel Channel Manager 1 Ir c Hora du eee 1 User Settings M select all clear a
7. Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 18 12 The next channel feature we want to edit is the Logo Area Clock Area To begin select the tab Image Clock Setup as shown below etup Image Clock Setup RSS Setup NebStr BU Turnover Time Gecs Turnover Time if Secs Here we can change the images animations that are shown in the Logo Area as well as the clock s you want to use in the Clock Area In this example we have selected a default skin layout therefore you cannot edit the Clock Loop as a default clock file is used in order to comply with the selected colour scheme However the steps shown below for adding a file to the Image Loop can be applied to the Clock Loop as well 13 We want to add our company logo to the Image Loop therefore we select the option Add Picture as shown below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 19 14 A File Explorer window will then appear asking you to select the image file This will filter all compatible image formats such as jpg png gif bmp Please select a picture file png bmp jpa aif IC Local Drive T F Hame B Junk amp Boundary Mill g Drivers g DYD Image g DVD Images DYD Images 2 g Faulty PPT G PSD VideoPlayer church 450 jpq z CumnockAcademy bmp CumnackAcademyPlain bmp P CumnaockBadge png cumnockschool jpg ET
8. added is now available 2 Event Files t the files you would like to send to your channel s Data Area 1 Content Data Area 2 Content F Mute the Line In Audio j lt Bad Esaad Preview w events scheduled for the following date we t i 9 gt GONE 2 erPoint file to this Time Infc area Repeat Event Start Hr Flash Repeat Every Stop Hrs Js Send a Macromedia Pis Video Thursday N A ey Send a digital video Web Page Playlist Live TV DVD Web Stream j Sample Stream ND Send Web Stream tc the ares Semple Steam Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 43 Manage users in the system One of the new features in FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 is the ability to add multiple users to the system each with their own level of access All of the user accounts are managed via the Scheduler Setup program The following example will demonstrate how to add a new user to the system and provide them with limited access to the system 1 Open the User Settings page found in the Scheduler Setup program on the Scheduler PC This is done by clicking in the button labelled User Settings located on the left hand side of the program window Server Settings Channel Manager User Settings 2 Please enter the new user s details User Name Password Re Type Password Password Hint Cameron Communications Ltd User Access
9. logo L gif 2 street jpg Logos 9 MagiccD Burner i MediaLibrary j Menu Weddings p Preview File 4 This file will now be added to the loop Type Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder File File File File File File File File Folder Folder Folder Folder Size Bytes 50857 2359352 2359352 72370 137 58 18820 29069 14756 Attributes Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Directory Directory Directory Directory ti 15 Locate the image file you want to add to the loop then click the button labelled Seleet File 16 As the layout we have selected contains an RSS area we want to edit the RSS settings To begin select the tab RSS Setup as shown below No of Headlines 5 Secs Show in Scrolling Text F R55 Feeds 7 1 R55 Feeds amp Test Feed Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 20 17 There are a number of RSS settings that you can edit These are 18 1 No of Headlines This value indicates how many headlines from each RSS feed you want to display In this example we have selected 5 ii Show in Scrolling Text Some layouts may not have an RSS area however this does not mean that your channel cannot display RSS feeds Simply select this option to atta
10. s aal Du EC mapa a X Mute the channel Line In audio 19 Initially Live TV DVBD will be selected as the default event Notice that Bata Area 2 default event is greyed out as it is not compatible with the layout we selected We want to select a PowerPoint file as the default event for Data Area 1 so we select it from the list of event types as shown below feat Preview E PowerPoint Load a Microsoft PoviarPomt file 7 Flash d Video Web Page Playlist 3 Live TV D V D AY Web Stream O Load a Web Stream b 20 The File Explorer will appear yet again this time prompting you to select your PowerPoint file In this example we select one saved on the local machine Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 22 Please select a PowerPoint file ppt pps pptx C Local Drive Mame S DVO Images Faulty PPT H PSD ti VideoPlayer 070907 Edinburgh Powerpoint 9325_VS_Plasma_Screen_v4 Hello this is a test ppt Hello this is a test pptx Oban ppt ObanPres ppt k sif 2008 ppt 5 Logos MagicCD Burner MediaLibrary g Menu Weddings 8 MSOCache My Downloads My Programs H Program Files J RECYCLER SFA DatabaseUpdater Preview File Type Folder Folder Folder Folder File File File File File File File F
11. software should be installed on to the Scheduler PC this is the PC that will be used to control your FREEWAY SIGNAGE system If you purchased a complete system from Cameron Communications or an associated dealer this PC will be labelled appropriately To install the software please take the following steps 1 Insert the installation CD in to the CD DVD drive on the Scheduler PC 2 Run the program called Freeway Signage Series 9 Scheduler Install located on the CD 3 The installation wizard will appear simply follow the steps to complete the installation Once the install has completed 3 programs will have been installed in to the directory Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 these are e Freeway Signage Series 9 Scheduler This is the main control software where you can F send information to each channel belonging to your signage system Freeway Signage Series 9 Scheduler Setup This is the main setup program where you j manage all of your channels settings These programs will also be located on the Scheduler PC desktop if you elected to create a desktop Freeway Signage Series 9 Template Editor This program allows you to create your own custom templates This 1s useful if you want to apply a corporate look to a certain channel icon during the installation Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 8 Installing your security key Each unit be it a Sch
12. specify how the channel will look and what features it will include Select the tab Display Setup to make adjustments to the channel s appearance Display Setup Text Setup Orientation iH Landscape Portrait Skin Used Waves Layout layouts aa Cro re fhe TEN T nae Color Scheme Blue 9 The image above shows all of the display options that you can edit for the channel These include 1 Orientation This specifies whether the channel is displayed in portrait or landscape mode For portrait mode you must design a custom template This will be covered later in the manual For this example we have selected landscape 11 Skin Used This specifies the style of the channel s skin which 1s basically the image used in the background There are several default skins for you to use Alternatively you may use your own custom design more on this later In this example we have selected the default skin called Waves iil Layout Used With each default skin there are set layouts that you can use Each layout provides different options in terms of what types of information you want to display through your channel In this example we have selected Layout 1 which will display Data Area 1 this can be PowerPoint Video WebPages Flash Live TV DVD etc Static Text Message Scrolling Text Messages Clock Logo RSS Feeds Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 17
13. we created in the previous section 6 We have now entered all of the Playback Channel s settings The final thing to do is click the button labelled Save Settings then exit the setup program Save Settings FREEWAY Now that the Playback Channel setup is complete we can open the Playback software in order to view the selected channel To open the Freeway Signage Series 9 Playback program either double click the Freeway Signage Series 9 Playback icon located on the desktop or in the following folder C N Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9N e Sample Channel will now appear through the display Welcome to Cameron Communications p x IMR Fibruarg A09 ACTIVOTE works with any interactive whiteboard From A B C to a PC voting goes virtual with new activote vr Activote VR works on PCs Macs and Ultra mabile PCs or other handheld News Headlines Fever nate Fiber re devices EIS Meade Samp I tani Tha a a rep 5 ipie haere aho the RES It works with or without an interactive EE 2 whiteboard inthe classroom the labor deserere EE AA at A TIR any other connected leaming space Encouraging effective group working while enabling individual expression News Headline Soares Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 27 Now that our channel is up and running lets complete this section of the manual by introducing the Freeway Sch
14. you design and load your displays The control software is designed so that even a user with little technical know how can edit the display content What can display through my channel The image below shows a typical channel setup On it are labels explaining each area of the screen Data Area enjoy the freedom of expression within the classroom Static Text Area Clock Welcome to Cameron Communications A Area Introducing Activexpression 12th Feliiuaby 2009 More freedom for learners Logo Not all questions demand a black and Area white answer In fact many demand more than just a simple yes or no It s the reason why Promethean have created Activexpression EU backs video games for voep uS A unique learner response system with Ditton parents can hit to tum of the ability to text complete sentences o is apes tabaci and numerical responses E erin tna Uk me RSS With Activexpression everyone can Ar 2o PROMETHEAN Could all visitors please report to reception Scrolling Text Area e Data Area This is the primary area through which information is displayed Using the Live TV DVD Show alive TV DVD feed Scheduler software we send Events to this area The event types are as follows PowerPoint A format used for playing slideshows Video Digitised video files such as mpg avi wmv mov etc Flash A popular format used to show animated media Web Pages Show a web page from the internet
15. 0 Archive test2 avi 14755972 Archive trimmed avi 10774924 Archive Z Unusual 208 mpg 34885632 Archive Video wmv 7662514 Archive Z wide 3000 avi 19695104 Archive WindowsMedia wmv 4640417 Archive i yArhfnha avi Fi 11623082 Archive ral Preview File 4 Select File Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 30 10 Once the file is selected click on the Next button located at the bottom of the wizard We will now be asked to enter the Date information for the event Events can be scheduled to start on set days repeat on certain days and expire after a certain time In order to keep things simple this example will select the option Start the event now so that our video file will playback straight away Create a New Event Specify the Event Date s Select the date when the event will start Also select on what days the event is to be repeated if any and when it should be deleted if required ii Start the event now Start the event on the date below Repeat Every 11 After the Date information has been entered clicking Next again will take us to the next stage of the wizard Here we are required to enter the Time information for the event Scheduled events can be set up to start and stop and certain times however as we opted to start the event now in the previous step we can only specify a stop time Again we will keep things simple and select the option Loop even
16. FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 user manual FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 2 Table of Contents elu eee ee 3 winaris DIKIR INGO Pasoosba i deaeque URBI Noo toad ond ene ee eee eee eee eee ee 3 So what is FREEWAY SIGNAGE Series 9 sssssssssssssssssssseeeeeen nene nennen nennen nnns 4 What can display through my Channel ccscssscssssssssvsssessccccssssssusssssseccssssssssssssesescesssssssssseesessesssssssisseseseesssssssusseseseeeasssssueseeeeeeensssaseee 4 Sohow is the system put together cssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesesssssssssssssesseceesesssssssseeeesesesssssssseeeeseesessssssseeeeeceenssssssaseceeceenesssssnsceeeeeessae 5 Getting holt g s eee el ne el TIT T Installing the Freeway Scheduler SOPtWAIE ccccccccccececceeeeaeeesseeeeeeeeseeseueseceeeaeeseesaesaeeees T installing your ese PIE KOY RE OO TOUT 8 Setting up your SEPVEN S cccccccssscecseeceececeecesseeecaeecsseesseeseseeseaeessueesaueeseusecseeesaeesnseesneaees 11 Setting up your playback Channel S cccccecccecceesceceeceeeneeceececeeeeseeceesseeseeseeaeeseeeaeeaees 14 Installing the Freeway Playback SOftWAIE cccccccccceccceeeeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeeseeseeceeeseesaeeeeeaeeses 24 Setting up your playback channel sssascaas ooi autas o aae vean qe a asta d ru Deere eoa tes ER TReda eaae den tege 24 sending a new event to the channel eeeessesssees
17. ailing the progress of the template information and file s as it 1s uploaded to each server Uploading Template Sample Template Uploading the template files to the server s Uploading C Program Files Fr wayCne bmp to Web Server 19 5 complete 13 Once it has completed we can exit the Template Editor and return to the Scheduler Setup program Open the Channel Manager and select Sample Channel for editing If we enter the Display Setup and edit the Skim Used property notice that our new template is now available Display Setup cs Td Orientation M Landscape Portrait Skin Used Waves Layout Bubbles Food Layout 1 Freeway Ceo fd i AL TEY T aeaa Color Scheme Blue Fuzzy Map Grid i Custom Template La i Sample Templates 14 If we save the channel setup and restart our Playback software on the Playback Unit for this channel you will notice that our new custom template has been loaded Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 61 Welcome to Cameron Communications spatt credurig a ClUUU UI OCDIIS ove Siberia in the first reportec accident of its kind EU backs video games for children Video games s Ti p Could all visitors please report to reception That concludes our demonstration Again it should be noted that you can create as many templates as you like There are many possibilities ava
18. am that plays all of the information sent to a Playback Channel 4 Freeway Signage Series 9 Playback Setup This program lets you specify the Playback Units settings Le Server Path Channel Name etc oetting up your playback channel Please remember that you will have to attach and install your security key on each Playback Channel A description on how to do this can be found on Page 8 Before you can run your Playback software you have to set up the system so that it knows what server to connect to and what channel it will be displaying Let us take the following steps to set up one of our Playback Units 1 Open the Freeway Signage Series 9 Playback Setup program This program will be located on the Playback Unit after install either on the desktop or in the following folder C Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 t is indicated with the following icon 2 You will be prompted to enter a username and password in order to access the program The default values are Username freeway Password signage2009 3 Once the user details have been entered the Playback Setup program will open A Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 25 screenshot 1s shown below Freeway Signage Series 9 Playback Setup FREEWAY SIGNAGE Please select the server type iiL ocal Server Server Path Le Z X or Server Storage Remote Server Server Path Le Wwww mvyftpsite com U
19. at it has been added to my favourites list Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 53 ss aaa ea My Favorites isle Ei cmm BBC Weather Centre UK and World Weather UU o nnu o 5 If were now to go and attempt to send an web page to the channel with the New Event Wizard then you will notice that the new web page is now available zontent z t PowerPoint zontent E Send a Microsoft E F Flash ine In Audio 4 Send a Macromedia Flash file to this ares Video oes w oH d mm kings ie un 5 ares 1 XB Jj m il Web Page 1 BBC Weather Centre UK and World Weather w Send 2 webpage from vorat er el p favorites to this ares Only show events sche 1 February 2009 Playlist d Send a playlist bo tnis area k Date Informatio it Current User Type Start Date Live TV DVD Tyne Eory Late admin Send a live TV DVD signal to this area www bbc co uk Web Page 2009 01 28 OG i 03 10 or m Web Stream NA 2009 03 10 Send a Web Stream to this area k Overview We have now added our first favourite address You can add as many as you like They can also be added in playlists so you could effectively build a playlist that will navigate between different web pages periodically Cam
20. ations Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 63 In conclusion We have now reached the end of the manual Not every operation has been covered in detail however hopefully now you have a grasp of the system and how to get your information across in the style that best suits you For any queries check our website www camecomms com and head for the FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 section Cameron Communications Ltd
21. can be of great benefit Building a list of favourite web pages Another event type commonly used is WebPages Here you can select a webpage to be displayed in your playback channel When sending the event the Scheduler program will only list web pages that you have specified in your list of favourites To build this list you must use the Web Browser feature contained within the Scheduler program The following example will demonstrate us opening the web browser navigating to a page saving it to our list of favourites then seeing where to select it when sending your event 1 Assuming that the Scheduler program is already open open the Web Browser by clicking on the button labelled Web Browser located on the left hand side of the program window Overview Event Manager Quick Message Playlist Manager Web Browser 2 Enter your web address In the example below we have selected the weather page from the BBC Clicking the return key or clicking the button next to the address box will then navigate to that page Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 52 Address http www bbe co uk weather 3 Once the page has loaded we add it to our favourites by clicking on the button marked with a H character This is shown in the image below 4 If we open our drop down list labelled Mly Favorites then you will notice that the web page title has been added to the list This confirms th
22. ch the RSS headlines to the Scrolling Text Area As our layout has its own area we will leave this option unchecked iii RSS Feeds This allows you to specify the RSS Feeds that you want to include in your channel Some popular feeds are available by default however there 1s the option to specify your own This will be covered later in the manual For this example we will select a single feed from the BBC as shown below RSS Feeds le rer d BBC BBC News Headlines EB S s4 RSS feed from the BEC E BBC Business Headlines icy Sky News v BBC Politics Headlines Select a R55 feed trom Sky Neve F BEC Technology Headlines Rn esr m Me n BBC Entertainment Headlines re z Sen ws agency BBC Sport Headlines Custom RSS Feed Now that all of the display features have been setup we must specify the Default File for our channel This 1s the file that will play when no information has been sent to the channel or a piece of sent information has expired As our layout only has a single data area called Data Area 1 we only have to specify one default file To begin turn your attention to the Default Files section of the channel manager as shown below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 21 Web server Server Settings Channel Manager T mmm User Settings L e SUIT Audio seim
23. e event types that you can send to your channel is a Web Stream which is basically a video signal streamed across a network An example of this might be a IP camera or a video stream that is broadcast over the internet In order to send a Web Stream event your feeds must already be set up The following example will demonstrate adding an imaginary Web Stream feed to your system 1 In the Scheduler Setup program on the Scheduler PC open the Channel Manager and select the tab WebStream Setup and click on the link labelled Add New 2 A new window will appear prompting you to enter the Web Streams details Add a Web Stream Name URL Add Stream a Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 42 There are two fields that you are required to enter these are 1 Name This is the name we will use to refer to this Web Stream In our example we will call it Sample Stream 11 URL This is the address of the Web Stream You must remember to include to Port No where we are streaming from for example our example provides the address http 192 35 43 1 1 8080 Once all of the details have been entered click on the button labelled Add Stream A new window will appear confirming that the new Web Stream has been added to the system Add a Web Steam Mame Sampe Siream Notice that if we load an event for Data Area 1 and move the mouse over the option WebStream the stream we just
24. eduler PC or Playback Channel in the system requires a security key or dongle like the one shown below to be attached to the unit The dongle should be plugged in to the USB port on the PC If has been plugged in for the first time you will have to install the drivers in order to make it work This is achieved by taking the following steps 1 A window like the one below will appear if the dongle has not been previously installed Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard Windows will search for current and updated software by looking on your computer on the hardware installation CD or on the Windows Update Web site with your permission nent i Mea air mpnmvacv poli Can Windows connect to Windows Update to search for software O Yes this time only Yes now and every time connect a device O No not this time Click Neat to continue 2 Cancel At this stage select the option No not this time then click on the button labelled Next 2 At the next stage select the option Install the software automatically then click on the button labelled Next Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 9 Fc Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for USB Security Key If your hardware came with an installation CD aE or floppy disk insert it now What do you wan
25. eduler software and demonstrate how we 1 Send a new file or event as we call it to the channel and 2 Update the Scrolling Text Messages sending anew event to the channel All updates and changes we want to make to the channel are performed using the Freeway Scheduler software that is located on the Freeway Scheduler PC To send an event please take the following steps 1 If not already opened launch the Freeway Signage Series Scheduler program This program will be located on the Scheduler PC either on the desktop or in the following folder C Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 t is indicated with the following icon 2 You will then be prompted to enter your username and password The default values are Username admin Password admin 3 After entering your log in details the Freeway Scheduler program will appear as shown below Freeway Signage Series 9 Scheduler FREEWAY SIGNAGE Overview Event s Scheduled for Today 10 February 2009 th Current User admin Current Time 16 51 20 LOG OUT My Channels Sample Channel M Schedule History Currently Showing in Data Area 1 iC Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 Data My Zones Sample Preview Overview Currently Showing in Data Area 2 Event Manager m Quick Message Next Event Scheduled Playlist Manager Event Name N A Web Browser Area iFile N A Area 1Type N A Area2Fie N A Area 2 Type N A StartTi
26. eron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 54 Creating custom templates One of the features that has been improved dramatically in FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 is the template editor This tool lets you build your channel with a custom background with a layout of your choosing Stamping your organisation s identity on your channels has never been easier All you need to get started is the bitmap image you want to use as your channels background We will provide a demonstration below showing all of the necessary steps required to make your own template Please note that we recommend that you have a good understanding of the Scheduler Setup program before attempting to create custom templates 1 The first thing we require is the image we are going to use as the templates background Please note at this stage that it is not a necessity as a template can have a solid colour in the background it just looks better In keeping with the FREEWAY theme here is the image we will use below For a landscape template the recommended dimensions are 1024 pixels wide and 768 pixels high For a portrait template the recommended dimensions are 768 pixels wide and 1024 pixels high Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 55 2 To start creating our template we must open the Template Editor program This program will be located on the Scheduler PC after install either on the desktop or in the follow
27. formation you are required to provide when adding your own RSS feed these are 1 Name This is a name used to refer to the RSS feed In our example we are going to call our feed Sample Feed 11 Address This 1s the actual address of the RSS feed it could be saved at a network address on your local server or most likely on a web server For our example we are going to enter the imaginary address www samplefeed com sample xml 111 Source It is important that any third party feed used is fully referenced to avoid violation of the terms of use In this section enter the URL of the webpage where the RSS feed is sourced For example we enter the address www samplefeed com news 3 To save your new feed click on the button labelled Add Feed pe 4 A window will then appear confirming that the RSS feed has been added Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 40 5 If we now go back and add a feed to a channels RSS list notice that our new custom RSS feed has been added to the list of available feeds No of Headlines 5 Secs Show in Scrolling Text R55 Feeds Sky News Select a RSS feed from Sky News p Reuters Select a R55 feed from the Reuters DWG Senco news agency Custom RSS Feed Select a custom RSS feed k Sample Feed Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 41 Create your own Web Streams One of th
28. hen this has completed a window will appear notifying you of either success or failure Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 36 Freeway Signage Series 9 All quick messages updated successfully We have now sent our first quick message to our channel If we look at the display output from the Playback Unit hosting Sample Channel we will now see our new Quick Message in the Scrolling Text Area Welcome to Cameron Communications News Headline Sample 1 This is a sample headline showing the RSS layout this is not a live feed News Headline Sample 2 This is a sample headline showing the RSS layout this is not a live feed News Headline Sample 3 This is a sample headline showing the RSS layout this is not a live feed News Headline Sample 4 This is a sample headline showing the RSS layout this is not a live feed News Headline Sample 5 Could all visitors please report to reception Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 37 In summary We have now set up our first channel showing a wide variety of information What has been covered are all of the fundamental features of FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Hopefully you have seen enough to get you familiar with how to operate the system There are so many more options for you to try once you get comfortable using the software Feel free to experiment with different layouts and skins if you re feeling brave y
29. ies 9 Page 57 by clicking on the link load The File Explorer will now appear Find the location on your system where the background image has been saved then click on the button labelled Seleet File Please select a template background image C Local Drive Food i Freeway Fuzzy 3 Grid gl Map B Misc Es Black bmp Dark bmp a Freeway bmp FreewayOne bmp E Light bmp i PlainWhite bmp i Portraiti bmp SchoolMockUp bmp White bmp Yellow bmp Waves i FreewaySkin H GIF ICO B IPG Preview File 4 Type Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder File File File File File File File File File File Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Size Bytes 2359352 2359352 24359352 2359352 2359352 2359352 2359352 2359352 2359352 23539352 Select File Attributes Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Archive Directory Directory Directory Directory Directory Cancel i Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 58 Notice that when we select the file that it will be displayed in the template preview as shown below Freeway Signage Series 9 Template Editor 9 0 1 Orientation Landscape Portrait Background Color E Gainsboro Data Area 2 Logo Area Clock Area RSS Area Scrolli
30. ilable the best way is to design your skin and try it for yourself Setting up you TV DVD capture card One of the event types that can be sent to a channel is Live TV DVD This requires that a video capture device has been installed on your Playback Unit Before ending these events it 1s important that the capture card has been setup on the Playback Unit This is done via the Playback Setup program located on the Playback Unit 1 Open the Freeway Signage Series 9 Playback Setup program This program will be located on the Playback Unit after install either on the desktop or in the following folder C Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 t is indicated with the following icon 2 Click on the button labelled Click Here to Edit the Video Card Settings to edit the settings Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 62 FREEWAY me ae gt p fem um immi me Sue Um Tm a rd 3 The video card settings will then appear You can adjust each of the settings until you receive a preview of your video signal in the preview window Freeway Video Card Settings TV Preview Video Card Pinnacle DV AV Capture v Settings Video Input Video Composite v Settings Video Format PAL NTSC Save Settings and Quit 4 Click on the button labelled Save Settings and Quit to apply the video card settings and return to the Playback Setup window Cameron Communic
31. ing folder C Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 It is indicated with the following icon 4 After providing your Log in information the Template Editor program should now be open Freeway Signage Series 9 Template Editor 9 0 1 Template Name a Orientation Background Image Background Color Screen Elements F Data Area 1 3 To add a new template click on the label Add New as shown below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 56 4 A window will now appear asking you to enter the name of the template In this example we are going to call the template Sample Template Please Enter the Template Name Template Name Sample Template Create Template Clicking on the button labelled Create Template will add a blank template to our system 5 Selecting our new template from the drop down list will show its current layout and allow us to edit its settings Template Mame Sample Template Sample Template Delete Template 6 Firstly we must specify whether this template will be designed for a landscape or a portrait channel For our example we will select landscape mode shown below Orientation Landscape IF Portrait 7 The next step is to import our background image in to the template Open the File Explorer Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE ser
32. izard has finished installing the software for USB Securty Key Click Finish to close the wizard Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 11 Setting up your server s The first thing to do when you have a new system is set up your server s Simply put this is the where you will be storing all of your files for playback on each of your channels For the purpose of demonstration we will add two servers to the system To begin please take the following steps l Open the Freeway Signage Series 9 Scheduler Setup program This program will be located on the Scheduler PC after install either on the desktop or in the following folder C Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 t is indicated with the following icon 4 You will be prompted to enter a username and password in order to access the program The default values are Username admin Password admin Once the user details have been entered the Scheduler Setup program will open A screenshot 1s shown below Freeway Signage Series 9 Scheduler Setup FREEWAY SIGNAGE Server Settings 09 February 2009 th Current User admin Server Settings Channel Manager User Settings Copyright Cameron Communications Ltd 2009 Make sure that you have clicked the button labelled Server Settings located to the left hand side of the program window This is actually selected by default when the Schedu
33. l elements will have the same properties Please note that you also adjust the size and position of each screen element by dragging and sizing its block in the template preview Repeat steps 9 10 and fine tune each element until your template has been built Below is an image of our template we have added a Statice Text Area Clock Area and a RSS Area Freeway Signage Series 9 Template Editor 9 0 1 Template Name Sample Template Delete Template MAIR IEAI area STATIC TEXT area SIAIILC ICAI area STATIC TEX CLOCK are Orientation Landscape Portrait Background Image C Freeway Signage 2008 Background Color E Gainsboro Screen Elements M Data Area 1 F Data Area 2 Logo Area M Clock Area 7 RSS Area F Scrolling Text Area amp Static Text Area Apply Settings CLOCK are RSS area RSS area RSS area nee munn Al area G TEXT area DUKULLING IEA I area SCROLLING TEXT area Position Text Color E Has Border Border Color NN g P aces AU EET ES X Position 157 pixels 854 pixels Height 50 pixels Y aan ad Y Position 682 gt pixels Bad Color C Transparent Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 60 12 The template can now be saved and uploaded to each server in the system by clicking on the button labelled Apply Settings A window will appear det
34. laylist select its name from the drop down list as shown below Once selected all of the files currently in the playlist will be displayed along with their running time Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 48 5 We will add a PowerPoint file to our playlist This is done by clicking on the appropriate button when the list contained within Add File is selected This is demonstrated below PowerPoint Lae 3 Acre errer iant Ma 6 The file explorer will now appear Locate the file you want to add to the playlist then click on the button labelled Seleet File Please note that 1f you select PowerPoint then the file will be converted in order to be played back through the system Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 49 Please select a PowerPoint file ppt pps pptx C Local Drive l Drivers E DVD Image B DYD Image2 5 DVD Images g Faulty PPT BPSD j VideoPlayer 070907 Edinburgh Powerpoint 3 9325 V5 Plasma_Screen_v4 Hello this is a test ppt z Hello this is a test pptx 3 Oban ppt be ObanPres ppt L elf 2008 ppt Logos B I MagicCD Burner MediaLibrary Menu Weddings MSOCache My Downloads My Programs Preview File Type Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder File File File File File File File Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder
35. ler Setup program is opened To add a server to the system click on the link Add New shown in the diagram below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 12 5 You will then be prompted to enter the details for the new server The prompt is shown below Pease Enter tie Sayer Dieta Pase Enter the Servet Geta Local 6 There are five pieces of information that you have to provide when adding a new server to the system 1 Server Name This is a short name that you will use to refer to your server Think of it as a nickname for example above we have entered Local Server i1 Server Type This can be either a Loeal or Web server In the example above we are entering the details of a shared network path that will be used as a server As this folder is on the local network the Local option is selected 111 Server Path This is the actual location of the server If you have selected a Local server then enter the network path like the example above or a drive letter that represents the server location If you had selected a Web server then you would enter the URL of the web server for instance www camcomms com iv Username If you have selected a Web server then you are required to enter the username Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 13 used to connect to it V Password Like the username this is required when a Web server has been selected O
36. ll Re Type 1 poep e e m e 1 iced Main Features Enabled Password Hint sample is the password iW Event Manager IM Quick Message User Access Full ili Restricted 7 Playlist Manager M Web Browser F Template Editor Save Details select all Clear all select all clear all 7 To save the users details click on the button labelled Save Details If you now log in to the Scheduler using this users login information you will notice that access has been restricted This feature makes it possible to have a number of users accessing the system without fear of any changes being made to a channel inappropriately There is no limit to the number of users you can create Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 46 Scheduler advanced features The fundamental features that one must master within the Scheduler are how to send new events to your channel s and how to update your scrolling text messages by sending Quick Messages to your channel s In addition to this there are a couple of other features that you may want to take advantage of including e Building playlists that can be sent to your channel s e Using the web browser to save favourite web addresses that can be sent as an event to each channel Creating and managing your playlists On many occasions you may want to send an event that will play many different files in sequence Of c
37. me N A End Time N A AddedBy N A Copyright Cameron Communications Ltd 2009 Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 28 4 In order to send an event to the channel we need to use the New Event Wizard which can be found in the Event Manager Click on the button labelled Event Manager located on the left hand side of the program window in order to open the Event Manager window Overview Event Manager Quick Message Playlist Manager Web Browser 5 Once the Event Manager has been selected click on the button labelled Click Here to Schedule a New Event to open the New Event Wizard Click Here to Schedule a New Event 6 The New Event Wizard will now appear This tool takes you through the steps necessary to send a new event to your channel s To demonstrate we are going to send a Video file to the channel we completed earlier in this manual called Sample Channel Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 29 7 Click the button labelled Next at the bottom of the wizard to start creating your event 8 The first step requires us to specify the Event Files Basically what information do we want to send to the channel If you remember the channel Sample Channel only has one Data Area Therefore we only want to send a file to that part of the display As we are sending a Video file we select it f
38. nce all of the details have been entered click the button labelled Add Server to continue 7 Once you have added the server it is selected in your server list Here you can see if it is connected and all of the files currently located on the server The image below shows the information for the server Loeal Server which we added in step 6 Freeway Signage Series 9 Scheduler Setup FREEWAY sicNAGE Server Settings Name Attributes amp j trashbox amp Charge Off Folder Directory Server Name 09 February 2009 Server Type B Local Wi H Delivery Notes Folder Directory amp Draft Quotations Folder Directory Server Path MSTORAGE Archiver E Sales Server Folder Directory h Current User User Name a i G Drawings Folder Directory ETEM 5 Greig Folder Directory Password d Installation Details Folder Directory 5 Invoices Folder Directory lp Apply Changes Delete Server Minutes Folder Directory W Price Lists Folder Directory Server Settings JohnDrafts P Directory Channel Manager 3j Product Information i Directory Service Contracts Folder Directory User Settings CONNECTED Stock Folder Directory System Order Sheets Folder Directory t Templates Folder Directory Tender Documentation Folder Directory 4 TSD Folder Directory 6 TSD Installation Procedures lider Directory k TSD Stock Folder Directory amp J Software and Installation Disks Delete File
39. ng Text Area Static Text Area Screen Elements v mr Apply Settings Position Aspect Ratio Size X Position 0 pixels Manual Width si2 zi pixels 43 Y Position 0 pixels 7 16 9 Height 384 pixels 9 We now want to select each of the screen elements that are to be included in our template layout This example will demonstrate adding a scrolling text area to the template Checking Scrolling Text Area on the screen elements list will display it in the preview W Data Area 1 Data Area 2 F Logo Area F Clock Area R55 Area iF ideroling cxt Arc un IF I la F E H E Static Text Area 10 The Serolling Text Area settings will now appear Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 59 11 Position X Position 20 pixels Y Position 550 pixels ak Text Color E Slack Width 900 pixels iw Has Border Border Color EN Elect ME Height 35 pixels i Bgd Color C White T Here we can adjust all of the screen elements properties that are available These include 1 Position Adjust the x and y co ordinates of the element on the screen 11 Size This setting determines the size of the screen element in pixels iil Colour Adjust various colours including the colour of the text the background colour of the element and the border colour 1f it has been selected Please note that not al
40. older Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Size Bytes 1020416 6175232 133632 64764 6100528 6213632 2517344 Attributes Directory Directory Directory Directory Archive Archiv Archiv Archiv E E Archive E E Archiv Archive Directory Directory Directory Directory ReadOnly Directory Directory ReadOnly Hidden Sys Directory Select File p Cancel A 21 When you select a PowerPoint file it goes through a conversion process so that it be played in the channel If the file has been used before you will be asked if you want to go through the process again In this example this is the first time we have used the file so the conversion process will appear like the image below Please Wait Converting PPT Converting Slide No 1 6 Converting Shape No 5 5 Cancel 22 Once the conversion has completed we are ready to apply the channel settings This will save the setup and send the information to each of the channel s servers where the playback channels can then read and display the channel information To apply the settings click on the button labelled Save Channel Setup as illustrated below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 23 eo Channel Name Sample Channel 5ave Channel Setup 23 A window will then appear detailing the progress of the channel being uploaded to each server This 1
41. on the PC that will control each of channels Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 6 The system is centrally managed so it is from this PC that all content will be sent to the playback channels Throughout this manual this PC will be referred to as the Scheduler PC The Scheduler PC is then connected to any number of servers that are used to store all of the playback information For example you might have a server on your Local Area Network or if your system spans many remote sites you may choose to connect to a remote Web Server Next any number of FREEWAY SIGNAGE Playback Channels can be connected to any of the servers in your system These host the Playback Software that will read information from the server and update each channel accordingly Any number and any type of displays can be connected to the output of the Playback Channel So as you can see the scope of a FREEWAY SIGNAGE system is very varied indeed be it a small single channel system operated and shown locally or a wide system spread across multiple sites incorporating a variety of Playback Channels each showing its own exclusive content Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 7 Getting Started Now that you have been given a brief definition and overview of the system the next step is to install the FREEWAY SIGNAGE scheduler software Installing the Freeway Scheduler software The Scheduler
42. ou could even attempt to make your own Try sending different types of information to your Data Area Why not send some animation with Flash create your own PowerPoint files show Live TV display Web Pages Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 38 Advanced Features The rest of this manual will explore some of the other features available in FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 91n much more detail Scheduler Setup advanced features The Scheduler Setup provides a number of advanced features that are detailed in the section below Create your own RSSfeeds In the previous section when we set up our channel we included an RSS area The Scheduler Setup includes some popular feeds by default however it is possible to add your own feed which will issue content more relevant to your Digital Signage system This could be e Local weather information e Local news e News specific to your organisation and so on To add your own feed please take the following steps 1 In the Scheduler Setup program on the Scheduler PC open the Channel Manager and select the tab RSS Setup and click on the link labelled Add New R55 Feeds E 2 A new window will then appear prompting you to enter all of the RSS feeds details Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 39 Add a custom R55 feed Address My Favorites B p Test reedi Ac Feed There are three pieces of in
43. ourse you could schedule various events to start minutes apart however this would be far more time consuming than it has to be To avoid this you can take advantage of the Playlist feature With Playlists you can combine PowerPoint Flash Video and Web Pages to play in a set order They can be placed in to an individual playlist which can then be sent as an event to your channel saving you lots of time Let us provide an example where we will create a playlist called Sample Playlist We will add a few files and then send it to our channel Sample Channel 1 Assuming that the Scheduler program is already open open the Playlist Manager by clicking on the button labelled Playlist Manager located on the left hand side of the program window Overview Event Manager Quick Message Playlist Manager Web Browser Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 47 2 The Playlist Manager window will now open We can add a new Playlist by clicking on the link labelled Add New as shown below 3 A window will now appear prompting you to enter the name of your Playlist In this example we are naming it Sample Playlist We enter this value in to the text box then click on the button labelled Create Playlist to add it to the system Please Enter a Playlist Narne Playlist Name Sample Playlist je Create Playlist 4 The has now been created however it includes no files To edit a p
44. rom the list of event types as shown below Create a New Event mame the follow Select the Event Files Select the files you would like to send to your channel s Data Area 1 Content Preview 4 PowerPoint Data Area 2 Content Q Send a Microsoft PowerPoint file to this Flash F Mute the Line In Audio Qo a Flas Video Ma Senda digital video file to this area such as mpg vi mv avimowv Web Page Send a webpage from b Playlist Send a playlist to this area b Live TV DVD z Web Stream rea i Area 2 4 Edit Events Send a Web Stream to this arsa gt 9 The File Explorer will now appear listing all of the files available on the Scheduler PC Navigate to the file you want to send then click the button labelled Seleet File In the example below we have selected a video file located in a local folder Please select a video file wmv mpg avi mov C Local Drive H Name Size Bytes Attributes um i divx3000 avi Fi 20534784 Archive dV m 180689408 Archive z fodinis 11281396 Archive l ecw avi 9947136 Archive L ferfiedrofer si 12953054 Archive fhfh128232 avi 109907676 Archive z iain2 avi 7463412 Archive inin233 avi 171534252 Archive i mpeg2000177 mpg 15194112 Archive rainman227 mpg 24220456 Archive soundonly avi 354450 Archive squirrel 198 mpg 11125396 Archive squirrel210 mpg i 11125396 Archive Stormchasers 720 wmv 7216424
45. s servers The wizard will display the progress of the event Please note that large video files may take some time to copy to the channel s servers particularly if the server is on the web 14 A message will appear when the event has been uploaded go to the final stage of the wizard by again clicking on the Next button The final stage of the wizard displays any errors that may of occurred when sending the event In our example shown below the event was sent successfully therefore we simply click on the button labelled Finish to exit the New Event Wizard Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 32 Create a New Event Event Wizard Complete You have successfully completed the wizard The event was successfully uploaded to all of the selected channels Please click Finish l Cancel Our new event has now been sent to our channel If we look at the display output from the Playback Unit hosting Sample Channel we will now see our new video playing in the Bata Area 1 section of the screen Welcome to Cameron Communications 10th February 2009 News Headlines from www bbc co uk ne News Headline Sample 1 This is a sample headline showing the RSS layout this is not a live feed News Headline Sample 2 This is a sample headline showing the RSS layout this is not a live feed News Headline Sample 3 This is a sample headline showing the R55 layout this is not a live feed Ne
46. s shown in the image below Please note that large files will taken a significant amount of time if the channel is uploaded to a web server Please wait for the upload to finish you will be notified with a on screen message when this occurs Uploading Channel Sample Channel Files imported Now uploading channel info to server s Uploading the Image Loop files to Web Server 100 95 complete Cancel i The steps are now complete and we have setup our first channel The next stage to get started is to install the Playback Channel software set it up to connect and run our channel Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 24 Installing the Freeway Playback software The Playback software should be installed on to the Playback Channel units If you purchased a complete system from Cameron Communications or an associated dealer this PC will be labelled appropriately To install the Playback software please take the following steps 1 Insert the installation CD in to the CD DVD drive on the Playback unit 2 Run the program called Freeway Signage Series 9 Playback Install located on the installation CD 3 The installation wizard will appear simply follow the steps to complete the installation Once the install has completed 2 programs will have been installed in to the directory C Program Files Freeway Signage Series 9 these are e Freeway Signage Series 9 Playback This is the progr
47. ser Name Password Connect Server Status NOT CONNECTED Please select the channel name No Channeli Detected Glick Here to Edit the video Card Settings Save Settings Once the program has opened the first thing to do is enter the path of the server to which this channel connects If you remember in the previous section we added two server to our system Lets assume that this Playback Unit is on the local network therefore we will enter our local network path that we are using to host the channel If you were using a web server you would select the Remote Server option then enter the web server details After entering the server details click the button labelled Connect this will list all of the channels available on that server This 1s shown below Server Status CONNECTED Connect Please select the channel name Secsplion Reception FRE EWAY ACUTE Portrait Channel Click Here to Edi Canteen Cameron FE nary Cape Sener F Piehak Setup Channel Se Remote Channg Sample Channel Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 26 If the server is connected then you will notice that the Server Status label will read CONNECTED The drop down list displays all of the channels uploaded to the server In the example above we have quite a few to choose from however we want to select Sample Channel this was the channel
48. sssssseeee nennen nennen nnn nnns 2 Updating your scrolling text Quick MESSAQGES ccccccceeececeeeeeeeecseeeseeeseuseseeeeeseeeeeaeeees 33 PIS TMNT ARR 3 Advanced Features cccccccccsecneeceeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeceeeueeeeeeeseeeeeeseeseeseeaeeeeseenes 38 Scheduler Setup advanced fEAtUIeS ccccceececseecseeceeceeeeeseecseeteueeeneeeeeeeeteeseeteeseeteeteess 38 Create your own SO IBS Ee ccrtum EE Mem MM ecctee acct eerie 38 Create your own Web SUE AIM ceca tuPtametcitteetetateteti tees pi nutu DU DER tet mtia Riera 41 Manage users in ETE 43 Scheduler advanced TEALUNCS ix cuui iius oe Decet una aii Pa ete da edes S etodiec edunt e en bones iia 46 Creating and managing your playlists ssssssssssssccsssssssssssseescccsssssssssseessscessssssusssssesessssssssisusseeseasssssssssseeessesssssssutseeeceesssssseeesseesase 46 Building alist of favourite web Paes sssssssessssssccssssssssssessessecssssssssssseseesssssssussssesesssssssssssssesesesssssssssseesesssssssuseteceesassssiecesssveeean 51 Creating custom tetmiplaleS sess asset tr haad FRE RR ERE ROUES FUXERR Tux EIS CO Ia EIE DX UE Deu EeVYAR Ed YE TER adu Tus 54 setting up you TV DVD capture card sees nennen nnne nnns 61 CONCUSSION MMC 63 Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 3 Welcome to FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 the software solution that lets you create exciting dynamic con
49. t continuously Create a New Event Specify the Event Time Select the time when the event should start and if and when it should stop Current Time 17 48 59 Bh Loop the event continuously Stop at the time below o nes Te Mins Hrs me Mins Next gt Cancel 12 Clicking the Next button will take us to the final stage of the wizard Here we must provide Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 31 an event name as well as specify the channels that are to receive the event The Event Name is used to identify the event in the schedule As we are sending this event straight away it will not be stored in the schedule Therefore this example will keep the default event name Instant Event All of the system s channels will be listed on this page simply check the box next to the name of the channel s that are to receive the event In this example we only have a single channel therefore we select Sample Channel on the list This is demonstrated below Create a New Event Enter the Event Name and Select Target Channelis Enter the name that you will use to refer to this event and select the channel s that will receive the event Event Mame la Sample Channel Instant Ewent Select All clear aie on Sie a rc Back Hext gt l Cancel 13 When you click Next the event will be sent to all of the channel
50. t the wizard to do Install the software automatically Recommended C Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue mrn 3 The driver will now attempt to install You might get another screen asking you to select from a range of drivers simply select the one manufactured by MieroCosm Ltd Make sure that 1t 1s the latest version that you select 2 Found New Hardware Wizard Please select the best match for your hardware from the list below USB Security Key Description ral Ween Manufacturer Location USB Security Key 3 4 5 0 Microcosm Ltd c windows inf oem8 inf USB Security Key 3 4 5 0 Microcosm td c windows inf oem 1 1 inf En This driver is not digitally signed Tell me Wh driver sianina is importar J E TI in ilie l 4 The drivers should now install this is shown in the image below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 10 Found New Hardware Wizard Please wait while the wizard installs the software e LIS B Security Key Setting a system restore point and backing up old files in case your system needs to be restored in the future 5 If the dongle is successfully installed you will see the screen below Found Hew Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The w
51. tent on your electronic displays Overview What is Digital Signage Type the question above in to Google and you ll probably receive the following answer Digital signage is a form of electronic display that is installed in public spaces Digital signs are typically used to entertain inform or advertise Basically take a display such as an LCD television or a projector and show a wide variety of information through it such as Live TV or DVD PowerPoint presentations RSS news feeds Corporate logos Scrolling text messages When you put it all together it can look something like this Welcome to St Columbas High School 2nd November 2008 Ti EL I ez 593 Ies X BBC News Trump s 1bn golf resort approved US tycoon Donald Trump s controversial 1bn golf resort plans for Aberdeenshire are finally approved Former Gretna boss Mileson dies Former Gretna FC owner Brooks Mileson dies in hospital after being found unwell in the grounds of his home 50 000 reward in coin theft hunt A 50 000 reward is offered in the hunt for a collection of unique early Scottish coins stolen in the Borders School news U 14s football vs Lesmahagow on Saturday Friday assembly called off Bring and Buy sale in the mai Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 4 So what is FREEWAY SIGNAGE Series 9 It is a range of software tools that quickly and easily let
52. ws Headline Sample 4 This is a sample headline showing the RSS layout this is not a live feed News Headline Sample 5 Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 33 Updating your scrolling text Quick Messages In the final stage of this section we are going to demonstrate how to update the scrolling text area on your channel we refer to this as our Quick Messages Just like sending a new event to the channel we perform this function using the Freeway Scheduler software located on the Scheduler PC Below is a step by step example where we send a new Quick Message to the channel we created called Sample Channel 1 If the Freeway Scheduler program is not already opened repeat steps 1 3 of the previous section titled Sending a new event to the channel located on Page 24 2 Select the Quick Message utility by clicking on the button labelled Quick Message located on the left hand side of the program window as shown below Overview Event Manager Quick Message Playlist Manager Web Browser 3 The Quick Message window will now appear We are going to send a single message to our Sample Channel Begin by typing your new message in to the text box located at the bottom of the window For example in our demonstration we have entered the message Could all visitors please report to reception This is shown in the diagram below Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9
53. ylist they must be applied by clicking on the button labelled Apply Changes This will upload the playlist information and all of its files to each server within the system Uploading Playlist Sample Playlist Importing the playlist files to the local library Importing to the local library 10 If we now go to the New Event Wizard notice that our new playlist is available to us when we are selecting the event file Create a New Event Select the Event Files Select the files you would like to send to your channel s Data Area 1 Content Eee Preview 4 PowerPoint Send a Microsoft Po Data Area 2 Content 92 da Q Send playlist to this area Flash Mute the Line In Audio Can aker Fla area e Video WO Send a digital video file to this cn as m G Web Page I Send a webp st favorites to this ar Playlist Repeat Event p Repeat Every a ts scheduled for the following date 12 Time Inform Start Hrs Stop Hrs Sample Playlist Live TV DVD Web Stream Send a Web Stream to this area Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 51 We have now successfully created our first Playlist At any time we can add remove files and change the running order duration of the playlist There is no limit to the number you can create so experiment yourself and see how this feature
54. yright Cameron Communications Ltd 2009 2 To begin with no channels will have been added to the system To add a channel click on the link labelled Add New Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 15 3 After step 2 you will be asked to enter a channel name We will create a channel called Sample Channel and use it throughout this manual Please enter a Channel Name PILLE sample Channel Create Channel 4 Youcan see above where we have entered the channel name Clicking on the button labelled Create Channel will add it to our system 5 Onceachannel has been created you can then begin to edit all of its settings To edit a channel select its name from the drop down list contained within My Channels This can be seen in the image below Channel Mame fanne Channe Save Channel Setup i Delete Channel 6 The first thing required when setting up a channel is adding the server s that will host the channel Click on the button shown below to list all of the servers select its name from the list to add it to the channels server list Local Server Web Server Cameron Communications Ltd FREEWAY SIGNAGE series 9 Page 16 7 We will add Local Server and Web Server for this channel This means that any playback unit that can connect to either of these servers can playback the information sent to this channel 8 Next you have to

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