Manager Express Release 4.0 Software User Manual
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1. z Color fil Duration 30 Topic Entertainment x ui Colo a Duration 30 URL y 7 n w Duration 30 URL a 3 k t m Weekly schedule mode Looping Scheduled content will play back continuously according to the defined order Video on off hours can also be set in this mode Weekly schedule Define a schedule that will play every week Built in schedule templates help users quickly create and customize a weekly schedule Media Option Select Weekly Schedule from the Program Method drop down to switch to weekly schedule mode Weekly Schedule mode provides finer control over your playlists While Looping mode plays several files in a specified order over and over Weekly Schedule mode lets you specify several different Looping mode playlists to be played at different times of the day and week WEEKLY SCHEDULE VIEW Ce Choose the aspect ration of your display XMP 320 3250 seres Weekly schedule Export Furrware update A g l Add a playback time slot or set a video off slot Sa herhsle tergiste gt x I k ee a see below v ivenrg peco rart at 1900 Q hort 00 00 Sun Sar L200 mo 30 00 010 esans Delete a playback time slot 020 Food Court p Calendar view area of schedule Schedule templates is a collection of schedule E ere a presets to allow quick customization Drag and drop a template to the calendar view ar2. Back to schedule 1 Select USB export mode Instructions are shown on screen lel ditit averi p _anaguade Q 9 STE XMP 320 3250 series A via Network aa Firmware Please select firmware Step 1 Prepare your USB using Adfotain Manager Express Note USB drive must be formatted using FAT or FAT32 It is recommended that you do not store other files on the USB drive Step 2 Turn on your display plug in a USB keyboard and power on the media player Wait until the player boots up into the menu then go to firmware update menu The player will prompt you to insert the USB drive to initiate update A progress bar lets you know the status IMPORTANT Once initiated DO NOT disconnect USB or Power Step 3 When Update Complete is shown on screen the player will auto restart and resume playback Unplug the USB drive 2 Attach a USB drive to your computer s USB port and click the Export button 11 UJ You will be prompted to keep or delete previous contents The progress bar shows you an estimate of the remaining time to completion 5 Upon transfer complete remove the USB drive and insert it in the player The on screen display will show you the file s being copied 6 Upon synchronization complete the player begins to play the new playlist 7 Remove the USB drive from the player D 4 Software and Firmware Updates Updates provide enhanced featu
3. Add device to enter the IP 3 Multiple players may be detected and more than one player can be synchronized at once Click and highlight each player s box you wish to upload to You may select multiple players to export at once Click the Export button to update contents P Scan 4 p Add 2 Remove Remove 5c338e856311 IP Address 192 168 1 185 ID 5C 33 8E 85 63 11 Firmware N A Time N A b Playlist 5c338e8550e5 IP Address 192 168 1 187 ID 5C 33 8E 85 50 E5 Firmware 3 0 18 Time 3 18 2013 11 10 00 AM Selected Total players 2 4 10 Back to schedule Export A via Network O v via USB 7 Total 110 MB 2 b Playlist 4 Media image 1 jpg 65 KB movie 1L avi 110 MB 5c338e856311 IP Address 192 168 1 185 ID 5C 33 8E 85 63 11 Firmware N A Time N A 5c338e855188 IP Address 192 168 1 116 ID 5C 33 8E 85 51 88 Firmware 3 0 18 Time 3 18 2013 11 17 27 AM 5c338e8550e5 IP Address 192 168 1 187 ID 5C 33 8E 85 50 E5 Firmware 3 0 18 Time 3 18 2013 11 17 28 AM 5c338e8551fd IP Address 192 168 1 73 ID 5C 33 8E 85 51 FD Firmware 3 0 23 Time 3 18 2013 11 17 26 AM Selected Total players 1 5 5 Upon synchronization complete the player s will begin to play the new playlist Export via USB Drive If you prefer to update contents without a network you can export contents to a USB drive and plug it into the player s USB port for synchronization
4. The default duration is 300 seconds 5 min It can be changed to any desired time in seconds Sarena x File Edit Player P Language l Help H XMP 320 3250 series Looping Export Recent items Aspect ratio 16 9 A j D lAdea Documents D music 1 mp3 v H la D JAdea Documents D movie Lavi D JAdea Documents D image 2 jpg Ada hemos onion gt Media Option 1 A Vinput Duration 300 sec A V input D IAdea Documents D image L jpg T Preview for title confirmation only ElTurn off the screen Drag and drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt SmartWidgets For player that support HTML5 you can schedule dynamic contents using SmartWidgets so as long as the player has Internet connection you can always keep your content fresh without make new schedule To add SmartWidgets to playlist please follow these steps 1 Make sure you are selecting the model that supports HTMLS5 Expand layout options you can click on the shortcut to get to Widget layouts f Adfotain Manager Express 4 0 1 e i File F Edit E Player P Language L Help H _ Co BY Te XMP 320 3250 series Looping Export Firmware update Recent items Aspect ratio 16 9 7 DAlAdea Documents D music 1 mp3 a Video Image Audio Deane E a DAlAdea Documents D movie L avi DAlAdea Documents D image 2 jpg D Adea Documents D image 1 jpg m i Add
5. X i gt Media Option m Preview for title confirmation only ElTurn off the screen Drag and drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt 2 Choose one of the layouts that has SmartWidgets icon on it 3 Click the down arrow key next to the Add button select one of 7 widgets to schedule them Adfotain Manager Express 4 0 1 File F Edit E Player P Language L Help H B XMP 320 3250 series Looping Export Recent items Aspect ratio 16 9 Y D lAdea Documents D music 1L mp3 Video Image Audio Widget 1296x972 DAlAdea Documents D movie 1 avi kel DAAdea Documents D image 2 jpg ms DAlAdea Documents D image L jpg a Ad fw A V input Clock kn Calendar Weather E Twitter News Rss El Webpage Preview for title confirmation only M E Turn off the screen Drag and drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt 4 Some of widgets will prompt for settings if the settings are mandatory However you can always change the setting by select and highlight the widgets in playlist and click on the Option button a i Option Color fill Duration 30 Color fil Duration 30 Color ill Duration 30 City NewYork O C F A a m s a Q 0 a A gt i m Color fil Duration 30 User
6. drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt Model names may vary 3 2 Step 2 of 3 Program schedule For single playlist repeating playback choose Looping mode For multiple playlist weekly playback choose Weekly schedule mode Looping mode To switch between Looping and Weekly schedule modes click on the second button Looping schedule is selected by default LOOPING SCHEDULE VIEW Add files to the looping playlist Choose the aspect ratio of your display Remove files from the playlist Edit the duration of each image video or slideshow in the playlist Preview all items inthe playlist Drag and drop to change order Preview for titiek onfirmation onby Schedule on off screen cuts the video output at certain times of the day putting your display into its energy saving sleep mode Quickly locate recently edited played or scheduled files Playback preview window SCREEN LAYOUT EDITOR a Click the layout format button to expand the layout editor Select a layout pattern rom the horizontal scroll list Video s Image Audio Widget Select a region to schedule related contents i e text for Text region Repeat for each remaining region A playlist can consist of a sequence of images videos or PowerPoint slideshows which are played repeatedly in the specified order and durations 1 IMAG Ej seconds p IMAGE ge 7 seconds Default duration is 7 seconds tor images and tull len
7. 4 0 feature highlights e Supports new generation HD players 1 2 Content management Overview Import Schedule Transfer Play P ore _ _ o USB dri R photos PC running Signage Manager Express Net work E m PowerPoint Pa r ia players Ec slides and displays 2 Installation 2 1 Minimum system requirements Windows XP Vista or 7 Operating System 1 GHz AMD or Intel CPU DirectX 9 512 MB of system memory NET Framework 4 20 GB hard drive space Higher versions and numbers also compatible PowerPoint 2003 2007 or 2010 required for PowerPoint slideshow feature Windows Media Player 10 or later required for video previews 2 2 Setup process Insert the Software CD and the installer should pop up automatically If it does not start double click on setup exe located on your CD using Windows Explorer If you haven t installed NET Framework 4 you will be prompted to do so If it is already installed please proceed to the next page i mo a IF i LE For Windows XP only Net Installation Windows NET Framework 4 is included on the CD and will be installed if absent from your system Click and follow the prompts to install it inager Express Setup Adfotain Manager The installer will guide you through the steps required to install Adfotain Manager Express on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplic
8. Manager Express Release 4 0 Software User Manual Mar 2013 Digital Signage UTILITIES SETUP GUIDES USER S MANUALS UTILITIES SETUP GUIDES USER S MANUALS UTILITIES SETUP GUIDES USER S MANUALS Contents i 1 1 1 2 2 1 22 3 1 3 2 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 5d 5 2 aie 5 4 ai 5 6 OV ET VIO W saiocavec desc ecadaasaeccdieciesadessnassdeaccanadvestanaderecevadacciessdenaceuadescntendvecuasanuiacevadvenieondesauesadssenwosdseetensacs 1 What SOW sostesearscceesa sete bats rested r E out aten E O EE taalesteaneue coc taauadeecuauees 1 CONTENT management Overview ssssscisisusccdssadesccesssdandoass seeds beadnass nabs ersbeddeadoaadewedesandacssaadenegoenadeedsaadanagsaneees 1 TAS PALMA CIOM EE E N E E A nats A T E A TA A 1 Minimum system requirements ssesssnssessessessresrrssesseesresrreresseosresrreseeseesresreoseeseesresrreseeseeseeereereeseeseeet 1 SETUP 616 S meer nee cn E E E E E E EEA 1 ODON e E E E E E E E 3 Step Loro sel ectplayer ModE l ee ee AE EEE 3 Step 2 00f 3 Program schedule sosisssnsiisisiiissisea iii aE ANN 3 SED OS O FICS ea E N A E AE E 8 Software and Firmware Updates ccsccscccsccsccecccsccscceccesccscceccesccscceccesccnccescesccnccescesccnccescessceccescs 12 Fee A E a E E E E E E A 12 aeaea e e a E E A E A E A A EE A E EE E 12 Locate your firmware on CD or obtain from your reseller csesscccccesseecccceesecceece
9. Up to MPEG 1 Layer 3 128 320 1920x1080 kbit s Windows Audio playback is not supported as sound files or as video soundtracks 5 3 Video Compatibility Chart for Digital Signboards Format Resolution Video Bitrate Audio Codec Audio Bitrate MPEG 4 Up to 720x480 Up to 4Mbps MPEG 1 Layer 3 128 224 kbit s MPEG 1 Up to 720x480 Up to 4Mbps MPEG 1 Layer 3 128 224 kbit s Regardless of the resolution all videos are played in 16 9 or 4 3 aspect ratio depending on widescreen or standard ratio display signboard models 5 4 PowerPoint Slideshow Feature Availability Adfotain Manager Express PowerPoint slideshow feature requires PowerPoint 2003 2007 or 2010 installed If PowerPoint is not detected a PowerPoint disabled icon is shown PowerPoint 2007 installed PowerPoint transcode function is disabled If you would like to use the slideshow feature a trial edition of PowerPoint may be obtained free of charge from the Microsoft Office website at http office microsoft com 14 5 5 JPEG image compatibility notice The media players do not support progressive interlaced JPEG images Only baseline JPEGs are supported 5 6 Please Wait message shows up often and takes long time to go away Each time you connect a media player or change its network settings a new entry is added to the list of possible network devices in Adfotain Manager Express The program runs a background service to verify that the players
10. ack to schedule Firmware update USB FA i v A Password XMP 320 3250 series 5 A via Network 7 D gt Firmware al Please select firmware m Ey A Ia a NA Step 1 Prepare your USB using Adfotain Manager Express Note USB drive must be formatted using FAT or FAT32 It is recommended that you do not store other files on the USB drive Step 2 Turn on your display plug in a USB keyboard and power on the media player Wait until the player boots up into the menu then go to firmware update menu The player will prompt you to insert the USB drive to initiate update A progress bar lets you know the status IMPORTANT Once initiated DO NOT disconnect USB or Power Step 3 When Update Complete is shown on screen the player will auto restart and resume playback Unplug the USB drive 13 5 Troubleshooting This section is intended as a quick reference for frequently encountered issues 5 1 Video Compatibility Chart for SD Standard Definition models Format Resolution Video Bitrate Audio Codec Audio Bitrate MPEG 1 Up to 1 5 Mbit s MPEG 1 Layer 3 128 224 720x576 kbit s MPEG 2 Up to 1 5 Mbit s MPEG 1 Layer 3 128 224 720x576 kbit s 5 2 Video Compatibility Chart for Full HD and HD models Format Resolution Video Bitrate Audio Codec Audio Bitrate MPEG 2 Up to MPEG 1 Layer 3 128 224 1920x1080 kbit s MPEG 4 AVC Up to MPEG 1 Layer 3 128 224 1920x1080 kbit s VC 1 WMV9
11. ation or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the masimum extent possible under the law Cancel Run the installer and follow the step by step instructions Close the installer to finish installation For improved performance in Adfotain Manager Express The latest Microsoft NET 4 may offer improved performance in Adfotain Manager Express You can install it from an installer included on the Software CD 3 Operation The following dialog will be displayed once only at first launch Welcome Let s get started l 1 Select player from the drop down menu by clicking on the Select Model button 2 Program schedule Two schedule modes for selection simple looping mode and weekly playback 3 Send media files and playlist to devices for playback 3 1 Step 1 of 3 Select player model S elect a player model from the drop down list j Adfotain Manager Express 4 0 1 x File F Edit E Player P Language L Help H Ke Co m XMP 320 3250 series Looping Export Firmware update XMP 120 130 pect ratio 16 9 A Video Image Audio 1920x1080 Widget b XMP 2200 series LJ an LU XMP 320 3250 series m E 1 XDK 081 gt XDS 1060 1062 Media Option XDS 1068 XDS 101 104 XDS 151 152 XDS 195 1950 XDS 245 2450 E Turn off the screen Drag and
12. ea to apply the preset Mon te At 0900 to 2100 2 8 Edit time slot in a pop up window HE 0600 8 8 THHEHE oa Specify the Days Hours and Minutes of this playlist MON Click the Layout format button to expand the layout Editor Video Image Audio 1920x972 mg ei E ee Select a layout pattern from the horizontal scroll list Select a region to schedule related contents i e text for Text region Repeat for each remaining region Add videos PPT files images and text txt files to playlist note that not all contents may e assigned to all regions Save changes to complete this playlist Video off slot allows your display to enter sleep mode Specify the Days Hours and Minutes for video off Save changes to complete settings You can save your schedule settings so that you can make small adjustments to them later rather than starting over from scratch each time Click on the Adfotain Manager Express icon on the top left to save the current schedule settings or to open previously created ones 3 3 Step 3 of 3 Export Files The final step in Adfotain Manager Express lets you export all files and playlist to your player Depending on your player model you can export via network or USB Select LAN or USB Export Only applicable export modes are shown 3 38 3013 44858 Ps gP In LAN mode click on the Scan button to see a list of players on the net
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14. gth for videos and slideshows p Click Edit above to change IMAGE Tana i am 7 seconds these settings L 5 VIDEO nes i ce conds el SLIDESHOW labs me SS Seconds 1 IMAGE E 3 seconds ma 7 seconds 43 seconds minimum duration for all media 1 SUDESH P 3 SLIDESHOW 2 eond EE ods Repeat 1 6 endlessly Video input A playlist may include A V in Audio Video Input sequence Please make sure player model supports A V input and the video input device is properly connected before adding this sequence to the playlist To add Video input sequence please follow these steps 1 Make sure you are selecting the correct player model Click the down arrow key next to the Add button and select External audio visual content J Adfotain I anagel Express 4 0 1 Sox File F Edit E Player P Language l Help H CD By 9 XMP 320 3250 series Looping Export Firmware update Recent items Aspect ratio 16 9 7 D JAdea Documents D music 1 mp3 D lAdea Documents D movie 1 avi D WAdea Documents D image 2 jpg r Bide 1Y m A V input DAlAdea Documents D image L jpg m Preview for title confirmation only Turn off the screen Drag and drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt 2 Select and highlight the A V input in playlist and click on the Option button This will bring up Video input option 3
15. listed are online The service responds quickly when players in the list are online but slows when dealing with disconnected players because it waits for a network timeout before determining an offline status To improve response times remove unused players by right clicking on the player in the list and selecting Remove from list 15
16. res and reliability for player systems 4 1 Program updates Adfotain Manager Express checks for program updates via internet connection if available You can also manually search for an update from the Help menu Language L op Tips for new user N p Looping Check software update U About Adfotain Manager Express A If an update is found proceed to downloading and installing the update as instructed by the step by step dialogue boxes Firmware updates Firmware upgrade poses certain risks and in rare cases failure during the upgrade process may cause the device to stop functioning and need to be returned for warranty service Please contact your Authorized Reseller for assistance in the unlikely event of such failure 12 4 3 Locate your firmware on CD or obtain from your reseller Please find firmware on the Adfotain Manager Express CD under each player models folder If you don t have CD with you please contact your Authorized Reseller to obtain the latest firmware 4 4 Select firmware upgrade method Not all modes are available on all models 1 Upgrade via LAN Check on the device s that you wish to upgrade then click upgrade and choose the firmware to apply After stage 2 of the upgrade the player status will switch to online again 2 Upgrade via USB Click Prepare USB drive button to prepare USB drive Please follow the instruction in program to complete firmware upgrade J 4 B
17. work Identify your player by its MAC or IP address Click again if you don t see your player You can also manually Add player 1185 SC 336E854 11 V Na 513380855188 IP Address 1921681116 5C 3541855143 OLB i Furnwere 3 Time 3 18 2013 448 59 PM 563380855005 Detection progress is shown E ee Enter your player password if set under the Authentication column You can set a password and name for each player in the configuration mode Previously entered passwords are retained until modified Sedo ICES DP Address 192 168 1233 SC3R4E4F 10 05 Freeware 3023 3 16 2013 44858 PM Log Input paitmord beiow OK Teme Selected Total players 1 5 Click Export to begin transfer Export via Network Adfotain Manager Express auto detects your player s network location for transfer 1 Click Auto detect player to search for your network connected players P Scan a Add XK Remove E Option IP Address 192 168 1 185 ID 5C 33 8E 85 63 11 Me via Network 5c338e856311 a P via USB Firmware N A ad Time N A a 5c338e855188 b Playlist IP Address 192 168 1 116 gt ID 5C 33 8E 85 51 88 Firmware 3 0 18 Time 3 18 2013 11 07 12 AM 5c338e8550e5 Time 3 18 2013 11 07 14 AM SF 5c338e8551fd IP Address 192 168 1 73 e ID 5C 33 8E 85 51 FD d Firmware 3 0 23 Time 3 18 2013 11 07 13 AM Selected Total players 0 4 2 Alternatively you can manually
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