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PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance(for Windows) User Manual

1. Font Color Atal 10 v oon _ Jwhte l Arial 10 EY Duration sec Color __ White Style Transparent Animation ScrollingUp Speed J BackGround Color Gee E Save To C PowerDigiS Contents T ext10 text xml NEX Refresh File Lists You can refresh the content file list whenever you have added the new play items to the Playlist From the Option menu click Refresh File Lists to add content into the Content Library You can find the content files you just added have been organized automatically in the List of Contents in the lower left area of the Designer console Please note that the TV content tv files will be listed under the Videos Category I ai Set Contents Folder SF Refresh File Lists 5 Update Media Formats Switch Designer Mode p List of Playlists Name AudioOnly E EE Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 104 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration TV Signage Application The PowerDigiS Digital Signage solution supports TV Signage application in particular PDS models including PDS 1110 and 1101 With the certified TV tuner device comes along with the package these models enable you to scan available TV channels in your region and select the channels to be included in a pr
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3. Contact _Browse Password TY Channel Presentation Presentation List Sch Download TV Channel File Download MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 57 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console N CO M Choose a TV channel file to upload if you want to download a TVChannel xml file click Download Dus You can also choose to upload a different TVChannel xml file Click Browse to locate the file then click Upload When the file has been uploaded successfully you need to refresh nia Choose Default Channel i i CNN 7 Save the window for the new channels to appear in the default channel list Configuration Basic Info Choose TV Channel File To Upload 4 e 6 Profile N C o M DigiS Contact Browse Password Upload 2 TY Channel OEM ot Choose Defaut Channel Presentation ERE HS b Download TV Channel File Do you want to open or save this file Configuration lt gt Name T Channel xml Basic Info Type XML Document 11 8 KB Profile From localhost Choose TV Channel File To Upload AA Open Save i Passw Upload TV Channel 7 While files from the Internet can b ful fil tentiall Presentation File Name TVChannel xml ham your compute iu do HOE the saa et i i _ _ _ _ File Content text xml save this file What s the
4. E mna E Ue a A raa asl I Ir kal E Fih E Tea bad 8 o 0 f H Na unien Queen Inpe t M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved gg PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Click and drag a content from the List of Contents window to the right pane so as to include it to the currently selected Playlist List of Contents Location C PowerDigiS Contents 2 E Contents 5 Images je mashimaro_wp01_jpg mashimaro_wp03 jpg al MKVOKUP_mn ipg iil p121307983832 ipa i rabbit05 jpg A Sunset jpg a Water lilies jpg s i Videos oo Shockwave aT Text oP Text text xml see T Text2 text xml T Text3 text xml see T Text4 text xml co DP Text5 text xml 5 Banners B Bannerl banner xml B Banner2 banner xml B Banner3 banner xml ve Banner4_banner xml Banner5 banner xml x Set Parameters for the newly added play item It can be configured with various display properties such as duration transition or animation effects transparency or stretch to the display area Set Duration for the new TV content in the following example Click OK Playlist6 ETT Durston 00 01 00 Tn _ amp Down A LOT Text text2anl T Tese8 text Repeat the above steps to add more play items to the Playlist M Copyright 2011 NEX
5. E NEXCOM a O Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 91 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server Bae d Set the schedule in the Start Time field and then click Start e On the left column of the Central Console screen click Scheduled Distribution to view the scheduled distributions of the aH Wak oo r E hipiai elon Mane apo xiex eE Presentations A E Bremen cross sente a a O deeme OD treet petting are raa tarred ofl by dala ruret datti are bets secure than terret settings Chacon option MECOM Capral J Distribution rr 7 z wl ty x al wv i Poets Sarge Central Mariner Core pe ome bie Ge nes ist Povi EA sarole_ presentations 34 same T hiraet gatinge me now tured off by delsu Intranet qarr are lect acae than birat oeira Cink Far options onl Schedule DARAAN Start Time coer adl 23 83 ani se SS Y rore i roat Scheduled Distributions FE E 10 INMEXCOM i aw iss i iO A Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved L 92 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM Viewing Recent Distribution List 2 Viewing Details of Successful Distributions a Click on the file name to view details of the presentation that was 1 Viewing S ful Dis
6. ccccssseeeseeessseeeeeeeees 141 Logging in CMS Web Management Console cccccccccsseseseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeees 76 E eleva cre Play 25 T eeeseecetecaneinceeeeti cocepteecton cee 47 CSL IEG DIV EL satestarantiseandnntonniswanceceadacentindaedntns witiietmadacuntavaeaveiseutenedsennds 141 mel GMA Driver coh cs etcre eerste rae NEETER RERA 146 Switching Between CMS Web Management Console and the Player Web Management Console seccirionecnrssni coiere aari 87 Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved vV PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Contnents N CO M EE PR DERCE aiene e a tain e A T92 IS EE E E NE A EA 155 Eae e AO a E E E 137 Appendix B Schedule On Off Option for PDS 5163 5541 160 M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved vi PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Manual Objective The objective of this User Manual is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the PowerDigiS Digital Signage Product Specifically user will be able to reference this manual for assistance with the following PowerDigiS product overview Detailed descriptions of PowerDigiS product features and UI functions Step by Step PowerDigiS product system installation and configuration procedures Basic and advanced settings for PowerDigiS Digital Signage configuration Architecture
7. Configuration Basic Info Profile Contact Password Video Capture Presentation You have logged out Copyright 1992 2008 NEXCOM Computer Inc M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 69 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM Chapter 5 Central Management Server System Overview Central Management Server is used to distribute and maintain multiple PowerDigiS Players remotely over network connection You will need to create content folders to save the contents Presentations needed when you distribute them to different Players or Player Groups This section will guide you on how to create content folders M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 70 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM Configuring the Central Management Server 1 Setting the Date Time Time Zone and Internet Time 2 Execute the PowerDigiS Configuration Utility Click Windows Start gt Control Panel gt Date and Time to set the Click Start and then click Control Panel Date Time Time Zone and Internet Time Open the PowerDigiS Configuration utility Fle Edt View Favorites Tode Hap Cd he BF D muh rates FF Address BF tentrol Perel Internet time w e amp D wee A ren RAHE deye Phi ir dumeh ery Date aal Tie iplar PA
8. Independent For 4 displays Create Profile i Create Profile _ A MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 139 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM Enn In the Monitor Display Mode dialog box In the Create Signage Profile dialog box Enter the resolution 1280X1024 in this case of the first monitor Name the signage profile in the Profile Name field Select portrait in the Orientation field Click Browse to select the location where you want to save the Click Next signage profile Click Save Profile a Configure Resolutions for First Monitor Monitor Display Mode Select Resolution Enter Resolution a Configure Siznaze Create Signage Profile You have selected Number of Monitors 4 Resolution peee aa Display Layout Independent Resolution portrait portrait portrait Monitord portrait Profile Hame Profile CEM C1 PANYDY WOE nave Under CAPowerDigiS Profiles Select the same resolution and portrait for the rest of the monitors M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 136 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration 3 Creating a new presentation From Presentation menu select New Presentation i l PowerDigiS Signage Designer Present
9. The PowerDigiS Digital Signage Product Is a range of network based digital signage player designed to address a broad spectrum of digital signage applications It integrates hardware and software technology seamlessly in digital signage application to provide high performance media player system and feature rich software solution tailored to handle high quality play of a great variety of multi media contents on single or multiple display devices A comprehensive suit of presentation design media player presentation scheduler and management tools are included with PowerDigiS solution package which makes for simplified deployment management and operation of digital signage applications MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 1 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 1 Introduction o i Ee j Teon m mw Digital Signage Network Design Publish Presentation Console Design Presentation on i Media Player Presentation scheduling Presentation designing Presentation playing Presentation publishing Presentation logging a Management Console Media players operating Presentation distribution Design Console Scehdule Presentation NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved The PowerDigiS Digital Signage solution is composed of the following major components PowerDigiS Player The Power
10. Windows Players Mode You must restart the Designer program for the setting to take effect Select Language The Designer console interface supports different languages Follow the steps below to select the language to be used for the Designer 1 From the Tools menu click Select Language 1PowerDigiS Signage Designer Presentation Segment Layout Playlist Options Help ea News Presentation el save Presentation Upload Software Upload Presentation TY Scanner MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Ze PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N COM Enn 2 From the Select Language drop down menu select the preferred 3 A dialog box will appear reminding you to restart the Designer for language then click OK the setting to take effect Click OK and then restart the Designer HS Designer Language Designer Language Language selected successfully new Language will take effect after restarting Designer Select a Language Option for Designer English Version English Version Simplified Chinese Version Traditional Chinese Version M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 24 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N COM Set Contents Folder 2 Browse and then specify the content folder location
11. 238 bab ots eT Thu Fri Su w Tie Fis Basic into Profile Gontact Passerord TY Channel Presentation Prasentation List _ aa Hst onoo PM 0710 PM Search EE 3 Piyar Presentation Name aiti I 0000 PM Specific Range ont PM J Frm M To I oesoPm am Ter Pai i NEX B EE Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 49 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N CO M E To schedule a presentation select the date then click Select Presentation On the Add Schedule Information Page you can see the date you in the exact time slot selected in last step shown in the Current Date field Now select the 7 presentation to be scheduled from the drop down menu specify the LR Re Start Time Duration then click Save Settings 08 26 2010 05 27 13 PM 4 3262010 gt Daily Display Weekly Display 5 Schedule Add Schedule Information Back Configuration Basic Info Profile Contact Password TY Channel ation Note that you cannot make a schedule where the start time Is earlier than the current time MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 50 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N CO M Enn f you want to set a recurrence pattern for the presentation check Selec
12. Intel GMA Driver for PDS V2000 P2210 1 Import the Signage Profile a Click Start click All Programs click PowerDigiS Signage Player and then click Configure Signage b In the PowerDigiS Signage Configuration diaglog box enter the Player Name and Player Location then click Update Name and Location c Click Import Profile PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Name p221 0 71240f48e Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Current Signage Mode Single Display height orientation portrait Current Display Settings Device name x position y position orientation obe ae ADISPLAY1 portrait Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Import Profile Export Profile Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language d Select the profile you want to import e The imported profile will be added to the profile list x Powerbipis Snape onlipur ation Player Name GEM SGHOLLIXTFG Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Current Signage Mode Separate Monitor x position y position width height orientati Monitor 1024 760 landacape Montar 1024 1024 76G landscape Current Display Settings AEFT ia 768 landscape 32 WADIS PLAY ie 1024 THR landscape 32 ho Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language M Co
13. NEXCOM NEXCOM International Co Ltd PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows User Manual Preface N C o Ki Preface Copyright Acknowledgements This publication including all photographs illustrations and software PowerDigiS is a trademark of NEXCOM International Co Ltd All other is protected under international copyright laws with all rights reserved product names mentioned herein are registered trademarks of their No part of this manual may be reproduced copied translated or respective owners transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written consent from NEXCOM International Co Ltd Disclaimer The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent commitment from NEXCOM International Co Ltd However users may update their knowledge of any product in use by constantly checking its manual posted on our website http Awww nexcom com NEXCOM shall not be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of any product nor for any infringements upon the rights of third parties which may result from such use Any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose is also disclaimed MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved ii PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Preface N C o Ki ae Si Conventions Us
14. Q O MEG Pam gym O e Las Back To Central M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 87 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server NM COM 3 If you have added several Players in a Players Group CMS Web Management Console allows you to operate the Players in the group at the same time On the left column of the Central Console screen click Control Schedule Message Action or TV Channel CMS Web Management Console will prompt you to select a Player Group before taking any of these actions verview Distribution Beracr brat irs Stopped Mumbar of Play ors a Mumbar of Ongoing Distributions a Sf Loud intanet M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 88 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM Distributing Presentations 2 Selecting the Presentation Format From the Presentation Format drop down menu select the format 1 Selecting the Content Folder to Upload the Presentation l l of the presentations you would like to appear in the list a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Presentation List b From the Staging Folder drop down menu select the location of the content folder that contains the presentation XML Only list Presentations that are available for Windows Player SMIL Only list Presentations th
15. of xl Make Mew Folder Cancel a You can view which is file is being copied and upload progress on the screen Presentation Mode USB Player CMS Presentation C PowerDigis Presentations windows_test windows_test prsn xml Browse Size 240 19 MB Type Windows Cancel Copy file 0520222619D B T1 mpg C E 0 A window will pop up informing you the presentation has been saved successfully Upload Manager x Presentation 1 7 moos Kiu t Upload Manager x Presentation C PowerDigis Size 240 19 MB Browse windows_test has been saved successfully Save M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 42 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow Uploading a Presentation to the Player From the Tools drop down menu click Upload Presentation to open Upload Manager Select Player Click Browse to select the presentation file you want to upload to the Player The Size and the Mode of the presentation file will appear on the screen Enter the Player IP address then click Connect Upload Manager x Presentation Mode USB Player C CMs Presentation CsfPowerDigis Presentations No_TV No_Tiprsn xml Browse Size 484 20 KB Type Windows IP foara Connect Player Type Upload Total Space Free Space Name Ste me _ R
16. L Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 54 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console N CO M MAE Download the Signage Profile Click Download Profile to download the Signage Profile Profile button allows you to view Signage Profile configuration and Retry DigiS pPlayemGonsole download the Profile Signage Profile i Signage Profile Configuration On the left column of the Player Console screen click Profile Configuration Profile e Contact Signage Profile Aaii ideo Capture fp Signage Profile Configuration Presentation ____ PO File Download Configuration Basic Info Contact Password TY Channel Profile PDS D1DASBA49AE Presentation 1280 x 1024 M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 55 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console N CO M E Enter the Contact Information Change the Password On the left column of the Player Console screen click Contact This password is used to switch display screen from current Enter the contact information such as name address phone number etc displayed presentation to Windows desktop The default password is e Click Save password You can change the password by doing the following On the left column of the Player Console screen click Password
17. country selected Click Next to go to Scan section M 106 Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved E TF7 Scanner Configuration Scan Channel Manager Device DTY DYB UDZTTM6010 USB 2 0 A D Driver Support Signal Analog DYB S DYB T S Video DYB C Composite Select country letter order Taiwan 886 Taiwan 886 Tajikistan 7 Tanzania 255 Territory of American Samoa 684 Thailand 66 Tinian Island 670 ogo Tokelau 690 Tonga 676 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Tunisia 216 Turkey 90 Turkmenistan 7 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 Tuvalu 688 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM Scan Select Auto Scan to automatically scan available channels i Scan function allows you to scan available TV channels of the region If you choose to scan channels manually select Manual Scan Fill previously configured You can choose to scan automatically or manually in values for the maximum and minimum frequency range and by specifying a channel frequency range If you have previously selected Bandwidth fields Analog in the Configuration section the Scan button would be grayed e Click Scan to begin scanning out by default If you have previously performed the scan and saved the You can stop the scanning process anytime by clicking Stop TVC
18. will bring up the video wall configuration window shown as below Windows Embedded Standard a TenYyideowai Config Rescktion need reboot Get Device Info Deviced Dewitt L024 ViewRect left top 0 night 1279 bottom 1023 Biye Dexel DevB 2046 View inct inft 1280 top 0 right 2559 bottom 1023 Device Devit 1024 VewRect left 2560 top O right 3839 2 Brighness _ Contrast bottom 1023 Devine Devt 246 ViewRoect ift 3440 top 0 right 5119 bottom 1023 Video Wall Cel Al cols et oevce rei eaitin Device Ful view Device 2 4view L att Device info 4 j Device Iivi Dewicet 4 4view mpn Oevicel L 4view Dewke 2 4view LSet Device Infos Dever Mvis Decet 4 4view Set Deve Info 3 a Oevicel 2 4 Deved 1 4view am Devices 4 4view Dewices Yaview Set All Devices Full View All Devices Full View NOTES 1 Please Get Device info before Set Device Info 2 Get Device Infos Deviit 0 means that device is not connected The Get Device Info button allows you to view the current display layout setting of the video wall Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved The Set Device Info button allows you to create different video wall effects shown as below Set Device Info 1 Devicel Full view Device2 2 4view Set Device Info 2 Devicel 1 4view Device2 2 4view Device3 3 4view Devicet 4 4vie
19. 19 MB 2010 09 30 14 29 00 C WW webpage_test 329 21 KB 2010 09 09 10 39 00 O W windows_test 240 19 MB 2010 09 13 12 17 00 Delete ia Delete Upload File 0520222619D VB T1 mpq Time left 6s _ e ee Se Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 44 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N COM ee Double click on a specific presentation name to view the If you want to delete a particular presentation select the presentation details presentation then click Delete Upload Manager x Upload Manager x Presentation Presentation Mode USB Player C cms Mode C USB Player C cms Presentation C PowerDigis Presentations No_T No_T prsn xml Browse Presentation C PowerDigis Presentations No_T No_TV prsn xml Browse Size 484 20 KB Type Windows Size 484 20 KB Type Windows IP 10 11 1 3 Disconnect Player Type Windows Upload IP 10 11 1 3 Disconnect Player Type Windows Upload Total Space 149 05 GB Free Space 143 81 GB Total Space 149 05 GB Free Space 143 81 GB Name Upload Manager x W Analog_025 B 2010 09 16 10 41 00 A TYChannel xml 105 00 KB 2010 09 16 09 12 00 O W Analog_055 e Delete presentation B 2010 09 16 10 41 00 O W AssociateFolder_test 4 16 MB 2010 09 16 15 27 00 O W Analog_065 Analog_025 B 2010 09
20. 2010 08 27 09 15 07 Fashion 2010 08 27 09 15 07 Fashion 2010 08 27 09 15 07 Fashion 2010 08 27 09 15 07 Fashion 2010 08 27 15 02 11 Fashion Text 1 text xml 00 00 48 2010 08 27 15 02 11 Fashion Banner 1 banner xml 00 00 48 2010 08 27 15 02 11 Fashion httpviwww efashionhouse com 00 00 48 2010 08 27 15 02 11 Fashion MEVOKUP_mn jpg 00 00 48 Select the log date you would like to view A list of the presentation files that were played on that day will be listed Proof of Play Download File Select date te watch media files played Configuration Selecta Ezam amp Go Basic info Qh tate tie Pee fel Eo Profile Number of Enniea 8 Linea Page MoE Page 11 E cama BAA i me Agpat E 2010 gt z o E irsko E august 2010 ia File Duration hh mm ss r tenets 20100827 09 15 07 Fashion Su Mo Tu walth Fr Sa temm okoka SOLE OF 15 07 Fastoon a 2 a a s a E bert bamer aetan ADIO 09 1507 Foie a la efaa aaa See eer EAS A otona OINOSEN 09 1507 Fashion FA FA eaa OKUP ma jpe ddoth O12 150 1 Fashion aa alaa O text ml Oot s 2010227 1502 11 Fashion ca er banner sml oo onas 20100827 15 02 11 Fashion www efsahionhoxte com EE 2010 0827 15 02 11 Farhi OKUP en ipa EE M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 67 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console N CO M e You can also download the Proof of P
21. 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Z PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N COM a Es 14 From the Designer Language Option dropdown menu select the 15 The following message will appear informing you to restart the language to be used for the PowerDigiS Presentation Designer Designer for the selected language to take effect Click OK program Click OK Designer Language M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved a2 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration Configuration Once you have installed the PDS Presentation Designer you must configure the Designer first before you can create and design a presentation Switch Designer Mode The Designer mode should be corresponding to the Player mode for which the presentation is going to be designed If not follow the steps below to switch the Designer Mode 1 Click Start gt All Programs gt PowerDigiS gt PowerDigiS Signage Designer gt Design Presentation 2 From the Options menu click Switch Designer Mode and select Windows Players Mode Presentation Segment Layout Playlist Tools Options Help E New Presentation F Save Presentation Ep Previe Set Conterts Folder s Refresh File Lists erview E Segment Window fSjLayout Window Update Media Formats
22. AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT PROMPTLY RETURN THE Do you accept all the lems of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install QuickVideo Embedded Player you must accept this agreement Installshield cox Ce MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 17 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration AU COM 6 Click Next to install the destination folder or click Browse to select 7 Select a language then click Next another folder InstallShield Wizard Setup Type Choose the setup lype that best suits your needs InstallShield Wizard Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup vall install files English Version Japanese Version Setup wil install QuickVideo Embedded Player in the following folder To install to this folder cick Next To mstall to a different folder cick Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C N MnfoValue QuickVideo Embedded Player InstallSineld Installshield M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 18 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration 8 The PowerDigiS Presentation Designer is currently being installed InstallShield Wizard Setup Status QuickVideo Embedded Player Setup is performing the requested operations In
23. Click Submit Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility 7 iS z Power Management Setup Digi PWRON After PWR Fail On centara A E PDS 5541 Schedule On Off ACPI Function Enabled Menu Level gt Video off Method DPMS Video off In Suspend Yes Schedule power down and auto power up by RTC AY CO D OY AON AKO NA Configuration Suspend Mode Disabled Basic Inf Soft off by PWR BTTN Instant Off pas erei Resume by Alarm Emabled Profile Data of Month Alarm 9 Contact Time hh mm ss Alarm 0 0 0 Password Wake Up by PCI E card Disabled Submit Presentation HPET Support Enabled s e HPET Mode 32 bit mode Prosemialion LSE Schedule Contents Ingest tl gt Move Enter Select PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F5 Previous Values F7 Optimized Defaults a COM eer Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 161 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows
24. Configure Signage b In the PowerDigiS Signage Configuration diaglog box enter the Player Name and Player Location then click Update Name and Location c Click Import Profile d If you want to create a new profile click Create Profile PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Name pds5541 Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Current Signage Mode TopLeft 0 0 1920 landscape BottomLeft 0 1080 1920 landscape TopRight 1920 0 1920 landscape BottomRight 1920 1080 1920 landscape Current Display Settings ADISPLAYT 0 portrait 32 WADISPLAY2 1080 portrait 32 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language 2 Open the ATI Graphic Driver Utility a Open ATI s Catalyst Control Center utility program b Click Display Properties Catalyst Control Center E View Hotkeys amp Profiles Preferences Help Graphics Settings Welcome e Information Center Displays Manager Displays Properties Graphics Adapter 4AT RADEON E2400 DTL 742E500 bd Desktop and Display Setup DT DVI 3 47S 3 Desktop 2 Desktop 4 Color a 9 Avivo Video Lt J PowerPlay VPU Recover Attached displays currently disabled _ To make changes drag or right click the display Detect Displays icons Selected Display on ATI RADEON E2400 DTL 742E5
25. E3400 PANASONIC TV ld fies 10 a ans HO 3200 Guphset UG TV aa Rosor m jJ _ x j w _ on __ To make changes dag or nght chck the dagiy Deret Dingtayt cone Selected Deplay on ATI RADEON E2600 fore 74500 Estercted Defio ate Coke quality Retech ite aro SE M Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 133 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows RADEON Appendix A Display Settings EmA 4 Adjust Scaling of the Display Device a Click Scaling Options b Right click on the display icon to view relevant information c Adjust the slider to select the scaling option Scale by removing unwanted borders am Catalyst Control Center i View v Hotkeys X 3a Profiles Preferences 5 Help ba Graphics Settings Welcome a G Information Cene LEE DTV DVI B lt Displays Manager Graphics Adapter Displays Proper a Display Options 1 4T Radeon HD 3200 Graphics 5D3742 5B DT vI 1 Scaling Options Attributes Avivo Color Scaling Options HDT Support E DTY HDMI 2 Attributes Avivo Color Scaling Options HDTY Support Pixel Format Mi r Use the scaling values instead of the customized settings when the desktop resolution does not match your DFP resolution inl 18 PREMIUM GRAPHICS Basic OK Apply Discard Defaults NEX Copyright 2010 NEXCOM Internati
26. Fal Layout window 7T Playlet window work Plow Uo aj Segment2 Last of Segments NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Save Presentations You need to save your presentation before uploading it to the Player Click Save Presentation af IPowerDigiS Signage Designer Playlist Fashion Presentation Segment Layout Playlist Tools Mew Presentation Fe Save Presentation Preview List of Playlists Playlist Playlist No Playlist No Playlist Heo Playlist No Playlist No Playlist No Playlist Heo 40 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow You can watch the preview of the presentation or an overview of the presentation you just saved Click Preview Presentation to preview the Presentation Enter Q to quit preview Click Presentation Overview to view Presentation design details hei etentation Overview Fashion Presentation Degment Layout Pipit Took Optinis Hele Siew Presentation EE Save Presentation Diemen wieder E Larout window TPlayket window work Ploer 2H Segments o B Layout fy Fone Ry Zone 2 Tj Zone 3 Fashion 5egment gt Layouil 70me 1 gt PMaylirti Fashion 00 05 00 Plovliati 00 01 00 Zona 4 Contant Name Madia Type Duration hh mm ss Transition Troa hiipua aahi WEHPAGE WDT tet Ha lrarnaihan oO NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM Internation
27. Signage Profile Resolution ne E Resolution You have selected Number of Monitors 1 Y Resolutio 2160 i i i esolution Display Layout aigle Display Resolution Oven nd Profile Name Profile 3840x2160 save Under C PowerDicws Profiles MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 123 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM inet ees 2 Creating a new presentation In the New Presentation dialog box enter a name for the From Presentation menu select New Presentation Presentation in Presentation Name ioi x in Location click Browse to select a folder where you want to save if 1 PowerDigiS Signage Designer Presentation Segment Layout Playlist Tools Options Help S Preser ER Preview Presentation FA Presentation Overview S Segment Window E Layout Window the presentation file Paiao In Signage Profile click Browse to locate Signage Profile previously Close Presentation Save Presentation S a ve d r Save All Presentation Components A in Content Location click Browse to locate where the local media Remove Background Audio Foch N content files were stored Configure Signage Profile C i C k O K L i PowerDigiS Signage Designer Presentation Segment Layout Playlist Jools Options Help PDS7740_22L_Demo C PowerDigi Presentations PDS7740_ DigiS
28. T Channeloonl and tv files saved in Please note that the old TVChannel L xml and tv files will be overwritten Ml I7 Scanner every time the new files are saved Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 108 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration TV Signage Presentation design and upload Now you can start with TV Signage configuration Follow the Basic Digital Signage Workflow described in Chapter 3 to create design and upload your presentation for the Player to display Below are additional notes you need to be aware for the TV signage presentation design Update TV media format Prior to adding a TV content Tile playiem to a new Playlist you need to verity if the Designer supports the TV format From the Option drop down menu click Update Media Formats I PowerDigkS Signage Designer From the Media Type drop down menu select VIDEO The supported media formats will be listed in the box below f you do not see the TV format click Add to enter TV to add it in the supported media formats S Update Media Formats supported Formats mpeg mpe mpz avi win anc MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 109 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Add TV Con
29. e Tooke TEREE Fakes Cdi Fests Garren Triak bron ogi ee ee Taivas Daher for Oe 2L Piarais Weber Neto Setup Phone end Portable Meda Foume Opt Connectie Winar Helari Derice Change date and time Change time zone Ga z real LA kA Pitesond Paver Regional and Sammars one Sounds ai Farh Ceipraion Log Caes a aj agi Cereicrrs g PARGI Sprech Srem Taster snd Use omuis Windows wireless Sart Henu Frewall Webwork Set ee Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved z1 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server 3 Add Content Folders 4 Select the Location of the New Content Folder In the PowerDigiS Configuration dialog box you will see the content folder that was created when you installed the PowerDigiS Central Management Server software earlier Click Add to add more content folders c PowerDigiS Configuration x Distribution About Content Folders FolderPath HTTP Lae C OVStorage Yes as Modify Remove Add Language Language English United States v Log File Path fs PowerDigis PowerDigis Central OVDSS yvc log Browse Number of 7 Maximum Size fi 024 Log Level 399 Files in KB DiS OK Cancel In the Select Folder dialog box select a drive folder where you want to save the contents and then click Open Select Folder Look in le OV Si
30. feed or click Browse to locate the RSS file saved in your local drive Click Preview to preview the content Add Banner Content The banner content file you just created will be saved as a banner M RssLink o BE i v yahoo com s xml file in C PowerDigiS Contents Click OK Title S Add Banner Content Font Arial 10 v LY Color _ white l C RssLink Font Arial 10 v A EEE Color White Duration sec 10 STINE x Style Transparent C Animation N oA nimation i Speed y Duration sec BackGround Color Eee Style Save To C PowerDigi Contents B anner 8 banner xml a Transparent C Animation No nimation Speed J BackGround Color Black C PowerDigiS Contents B anner1 8 banner xml M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 103 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration To add a Text Content Click Text content Compose your own message by o Configuring sthe Font o Adding Animation effect and adjusting the Speed for the text display Selecting Background Color Click Preview to preview the content The text content file you just created will be saved as a text xml file in C PowerDigiS Contents Click OK
31. play the newly selected channel Power BYE NEXCOM ea Dig a EE NEC OM EEE Power EA AEJ OEM ot Choose Default Channel OFM ot mayae y 10 11 137 Choose Default Channel Configuration Basic Info Profile da ee Choose TV Channel File To Upload Basic Info Password aE Profile TV Channel cz _ Browse ame hannel Seem EE Fe Content text xml TY Ch I Presentation List File Size 12280bytes anne Schedule Status File Uploaded Sucessfully Presentation meN Presentation List Download TV Channel File J i Download on ny Ei Download E M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 112 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration e f you want to download a TVChannel xml file click Download Dos OEMLot 10 11 1 37 Choose Default Channel CNN vy Save Configuration Basic Info Profile Choose TV Channel File To Upload Contact Browse Password Upload TY Channel presentation Presentation List Sc Download TV Channel File Do you want to open or save this file Name T Channel xml Type XML Document 11 8 KB From localhost lle vi a While files from the Internet can be useful some files can potentially harm your computer If you do not trust the source do not open or save this file What s the risk Video Wall Conf
32. playing the Presentation If you are operating on the Player machine open the Player Management Console from the Start menu on Windows desktop Click Start gt All Programs gt PowerDigiS gt PowerDigiS Signage Player gt Schedule and Manage Presentations You can also launch the Player Management Console from remote PC Open the web browser then enter the URL http player_ip PowerDigisConsole Default asp Please note that the Player_ip is the player network IP address Once you see the Player console login page enter the user name and password The default username is administrator and password is welcome E PowerDigiS Sigange Management Console Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit view Favorites Tools Help ay sack v gt Y x E TN JO search 5 Favorites Ol B Address E http localhost PowerDigisConsole default aspx gt A Go Links gt A mete DigiS Player Console Login User Name Password Login Copyright 1992 2008 NEXCOM Computer Inc fa aaeaeeaoe O0OO M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 46 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N CO M E a e j 1 Ingest a Presentation The status of the presentation you ingested will be shown on the screen Once you have successfully logged into the Player Web Management So Console click Ingest on th
33. shown on the screen 78 ot Pow Pe Ede oy Qm O AG Pus kum O CSS NEXCOM PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server 2 Edting a Player To edit a Player click Edit Player Edit Player S Powr ligiS Sigange Manageme P Pe bk vm Paste Toki Hb Qm O i dG pma femme O S iS asten k a aiaa aa M 79 Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 3 Removing a Player To remove a Player click Remove Player Remove Player E Pese Tiai Sigarge Manegerrieat Com Fe Bi Tem ferin Took Heb Qu O HD Pua gres S G a S idem TDi a ed a Add Kew Player Edit Player Remove Pler Get Gremp Refresh PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server 4 Adding Existing Players to a Player Group Player Group allows you to operate several Players at the same time via the CMS Web Management Console To do so add existing Players into a named Players Group Click Set Group B Signar Narnsarmen omol a E Qm OA Pma fern By as Set Group 5 Creating a New Player Group You can group Players according to e Players geographic location e Player type a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Player List b Click Groups A list of Player Groups will appear be iea T E http locuotyPoverf igen entratCorecl
34. the layout of monitors attached to the Player the Test Signage function Player Location 10 11 1 31 f i can help you to verify the correctness of the setting in the Player Current Signage Profile Profile PDS D1DA3BA494E 1280 X1024 Current Signage Mode Single Display Si gnage p rofile height orientation 1024 landscape profile Click OK to continue To check whether a profile configuration works or not click Test Signage Q SignageConfig Fa A The player s display settings may not match your profile Press OK to changing the display settings height orientation color frequency 1024 landscape 32 60 Ei PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Name PDS D1IDASBA494E Update Name And Location Player Location fi 0 11 1 31 Current Signage Profile Profile PDS D1DASBA494E Current Signage Mode Single Display Current Disple Device name x position yposition width WW ADISPLAYT 0 0 Monitor 0 0 1280 1024 landscape Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language Current Display Settings The Current Signage Profile section will list the Player s profile Pn fa ee Tn e ns ee SADISPLAY1 0 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 settings you just imported Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM In
35. to the Playlist please refer to the Content Library section in Chapter 5 for details MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 31 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow On the Playlist Window click Playlist then from the drop down menu select New Playlist to create a new Playlist PowerDigiS Signage Designer Playlist SHOP Presentation Segment Layout f Playlist Tools Options Help New Presentation A Save Prese Go To Playlist sentation E oN z Import Playlist Edit Playlist List of Playlists Name cio Save Playlist i Add Content Edit Content Delete Content OI MO BD Eis M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved In the New Playlist dialog box enter the name of the new Playlist Check the Audio Only box if you want to associate an audio file to this Playlist Then click OK FE New Playlist O x Mame Audio Only ae All the Playlists you created will appear in the List of Playlists window located in the upper left window 32 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow t COM Create Layouts In the New Layout dialog box The newly created layout is like a blank page It is where you will later Enter the Name of the layout configure the arrangements of th
36. 00 Extended A i j Desktop area Color quality Refresh rate RADEON 1920 x 1080 High 32bit 60Hz Rotation PREMIUM Force GRAPHICS Standard Landscape 0 v i Discard Defaults MO Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings N lt C O M 3 Select the Display Rotation and Resolution a Under Graphics Adapter select the ATI graphics adapter b Select the display device for the graphics adapter under Selected Display On c Select the Resolution Color Quality Refresh Rate and Rotation U hass 3 a To make changes diag o nght chck the dugim kont Selected iaplay on ATI RADEON E2600 DTU 7422500 Ewerded Desbiop aca Cole quality Fetrech tate 1520 1080 eyes J ioke bi Fon Standed Larchcape II Foce m _ o J __ on Ta meake ohara hg on mgt chek the eplay Deini Dnglags a Seskecteg Gupi or ATI PAQEHK Ma PAASORE TY Deteredesd Siew ieas A Protos GEren Drew COEN Desktop mas Cohan ante Pstech iste ahh isch no age ee ite RADET e ee SEET rani EL FF er TATI RADE ON 2800 DTL 7425500 lt Deshiap and Dupi Setup Q3 To make changes dag or aght clck the dipiay Detect Degkay coni Selected Display on ATI RADEON E2400 DLHA anded ST SPE ZATI RADEON
37. 080 my gt B Playin J Cenel Syren iri 125 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Layout with two input contents expanded over two screens To create a layout which allows two input contents to be expanded over two screens horizontally you can simply add two zones to occupy the whole layout area shown as below mior O leg evden Feyi Mendo E E Pes Ce S Fistan A BF Coml Beet Airam 1000 wmv z Coml Besl Adron 00000 em E mdi ie Layout with a full screen video span across the screens Similarly to create a full screen video spanning across all four displays the whole layout area needs to be occupied with one zone shown as below iai eal Piaya o H Flay aa Coral Eorl Adrieneo IIE my CE Cim Eeri Adrianie 080 wmv F alt Cental Sytem MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 126 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration My COM ae ei After you have created all the layouts for the presentation you need to Click New Segment from the Add Edit Segment Tools Panel on the create presentation segments then assign a layout to each segment top of the screen Click Segment Window Up a Dome ieee l M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 127 P
38. 1 Curent Signage Profile Profile PDS D1IDASBA49A4E Current Signage Mode Single Display width height orientation Monitor 0 0 1280 102 landscape PowerDigiS Signage Configuration x Please select the language displayed in the console Engish Version Current Display Settings English Version Italian Version Device name x positon German Version ADISPLAY1 y French Version Japanese Version Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder M i gt PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved You can set the Player s date time time zone internet time etc in K the Windows Date and Time dialog box located in Control Panel The computer will record the date and time whenever you create or modify files on your computer You must also remember the Player s IP address to be able to login the Player Console later on Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration Installing and Configuring PDS Presentation Designer Installation System Requirements You can install PDS Presentation Designer software on any PC The system requirements for installing PDS Presentation Designer are as following 1 Hardware Requirements CPU Pentium Processor 1GHz or higher RAM 512MB minimum 1 GB or more recommended Graphic system 16 bit color
39. 1 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration Configuring PDS Windows Player Before you start to configure the PDS Windows Player you need to verify if the hardware environment is configured properly Refer to the Physical Hardware Setup section below to make sure you have each hardware device setup ready Physical Hardware Setup Hardware Setup Refer to the System Setup chapter of the PDS hardware manual for instructions on installing the hardware components Power Connection The PowerDigiS Player models are equipped with one AC power adapter with 12V DC output The type of 12V DC power connector varies on different models Check if you have correct AC adapter with correct DC output power capacity and DC power connector Display Monitor Audio Devices Connection The PowerDigiS Player models are equipped with a set of video and audio output interfaces Before powering up PowerDigiS system you need to verify that all devices are properly connected to the Player video and audio output interfaces Keyboard Mouse Devices Connection When you set up the Player for the very first time you need to plug a keyboard and a mouse to the USB interfaces on PDS Player to begin with the configuration Network Connection The PowerDigiS Player LAN port supports 10 100 1000 Mbps Connect the LAN
40. 16 10 41 00 O W Flash_Test 582 90 KB 2010 09 16 09 12 00 O W Analog_076 B 2010 09 16 09 12 00 O W HD_ONLY 17 81 KB 2010 09 20 11 24 00 O W AssociateFolder_test No B 2010 09 16 15 27 00 O W mpatest 240 10 MB 2010 09 20 11 25 00 O W Flash_Test B 2010 09 16 09 12 00 CW noT 484 20 KB 2010 09 24 17 51 00 O W Hoon 17 81 KB 2010 09 20 11 24 00 oOo W pps 83 41 MB 2010 09 20 11 16 00 O W mpatest 240 10 MB 2010 09 20 11 25 00 91 13KB 2010 09 24 14 47 00 O W noT 484 20 KB 2010 09 24 17 51 00 1014 bytes 2010 09 17 11 31 00 O W pps 83 41 MB 2010 09 20 11 16 00 1010 bytes 2010 09 24 14 47 00 CO wry 91 13 KB 2010 09 24 14 47 00 1014 bytes 2010 09 17 16 59 00 A Profile OEM OT pda xml 1 83 KB 2010 09 24 14 47 00 A sunset jpg 69 52 KB 2010 09 17 16 59 00 A Ty prsn xml 4 89KB 2010 09 24 14 47 00 A Tychannel xml 11 92 KB 2010 09 24 14 47 00 x B Delete 10 11 1 3 mA Uploading a Presentation to CMS Server From the Tools drop down menu click Upload Presentation to open Upload Manager Select CMS Repeat the steps in Uploading a Presentation to Player to upload a presentation to CMS M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 45 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow Log into the Player Web Management Console After you have uploaded the Presentation to the Player you can now login to Player web management console for scheduling publishing and
41. 3 You can also create a new folder by clicking Make New Folder 4 Click OK when done The Contents Folder is where multimedia content files are stored for the presentation design Follow the steps below to locate your own content folder Browse For Folder x 1 From the Options menu click Set Contents Folder PowerDigiS Signage Designer My Computer Se SYS CCH ap r90 on Pserwer pserver 23 B Control Panel Update Media Formats E Shared Documents Switch Designer Mode E R shared Music 3 My Playlists 9 Sample Music E Sample Playlists tation E ooocz560 C New Folder D Sync Playlists A Shared Pictures Make Mew Folder Cancel A M 2 Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 23 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow t COM Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow Below is the basic workflow of Digital Signage configuration Configure Signage Profile Configure signage profile i i i j ae Creating or importing a Player Signage Profile Create Open a signage presentation file e Design the presentation Signage protile defines the display properties of a Player system Upload the Presentation through Upload Manager Before you create a new presentation make sure you already have a oa into the Paver wen Manacement Concele signage profile located somewhere in the PC where you will run th
42. 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Next select DVI 1 in the left pane and scale image to full panel size for each display 4m Catalyst Control Center f view im Hotkeys Profiles di Preferences Help ka Graphics Settings Welcome ee Information Center m DTV HDMI Graphics Adapter 1 ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics OTL 42E500 Attributes ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics OTL 42E 500 Color ZATI RADEON E2400 PANASONIC TY 3 47 Radeon HD 3200 Graphics SD3742 Scaling Options 4 41 RADEON E2400 LG TV HDT Support Marmum reported resolation ii o Masimium reported refresh rate B0 Hz E 3D Image Scaling gt Color e H B Video Enable GPU sealing z Video Converter l YPU Recover CrossFire C0 Maintain aspect ratio i Scale image to full panel size Use centered timings RADEON PREMIUM GRAPHICS Basic OK Apply Discard Defaults NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 3 Configuring the Player Signage Profile The Signage Player Profile defines the display properties of a Player System After the screen display resolution and orientation have been properly configured you need to define the Signage Player Profile and make sure it is consistent with each monitor display setting before uploading any multimedia presentation to the Player syste
43. ALES p Background iai E5 Segment neras Image Sunset jpg HO Segmenti Password R Segmanes Video Capture ne M Segmenta Image ater liliesjpg S5 saes Ha l HO Background Audio t WebPage http Avww efashionhouse cam Lo seas WebPage http Awww michaelkors cam MMO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 60 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console N CO M ae Si Player Control View Player Status You must invoke the Player s program by launching it before you can You can view the information about which presentation is currently control its status such as when to Start Stop or Pause the Player being displayed by clicking Play Status on the left column of the Player Console screen On the left column of the Player Console screen click Control In the Action drop down menu click Pause Player Stop Player or peed DigiS Close Player then click GO erer Play Status Refresh eee Presentation N amp COM DiS on List Current Presentation Player Control Refresh Action and Status Configuration __ Select Actions Go Basic Info Select Action Profile Pause Player stop Player E Contac Close Player Password Yideo Capture Presentation K If you have previously stopped the Player you have to start the Player first so that you can launch it again M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International
44. COM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Use Add Content Tools Panel to add contents Aside from adding contents from the List of Contents you can also add contents from HTTP links by using Add Content Tools Panel Playlist To add a content file from the Add Content Tools Panel to the Playlist follow the steps below To add Image or Video content Click a specific content type Click Browse to locate the content file in the local drive Or enter HTTP link to add a content file from the remote server Set preferred parameters of the content file display properties Click Preview to preview the content Click OK Image Content HB Add Image Content Local File HTTP www hairstyles 2010 com pictures celebrity hairstyles 2010 jp Duration sec 10 Transition v Opaque Stretch Video Content HE Add Fideo Content C PowerDigiS Contents Dolphins_720 wmy QYMC Unicast Q MC Multicast Dunn 05 MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 101 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration To add Flash or Web content Click a specific content type Click Browse to locate t
45. CTIONS saicicnieccsenoniirevnsteadontsedanthnsusbslernedtvedenthensesuacsedeuaiendondlhenss 95 Enter the Contact INFOrMatiOn 0 ccccccccceeececcceeeeeceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeseeeas 56 REIN JUN tHe HOO TGC VL merce connote naria aeai Change the PasSWOMd cccccscssssssssssssestesestesesuesestssesessestssestesestseesteeeeeee 56 Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration 96 selecha TV Channel Play On te Pla Vel sensen 57 Content IS sessar noran E 96 View Presentation COntentS sessirnir r eiia 60 Update Media Formats nr sssiiroiinsra sekesi rana e E aE EE E E 96 Player Control s ssescatanisasnsnshensaiedbacssendbenasis Saedsendseaandebisadnansbuasaiedisasseniecs 61 Add Play kemis tothe Playliste 99 View Player Status c cccccccccessessessesceseeseescessersescessereneeeessasereereereereereen 61 Reresm FIE LBIS ertterae bene anvetins dttsans a a a ri 104 Send Instant Message oo eeecececececeesceesecesecesscuecnssversversenssenitenieenreentens 62 TV Signage Application eesti etnecentteitien 105 Reboot Shutdown the System ccccccccsccsessessessessessessesveseesveseesvestesteseeseee 63 Scan TV Channels Programs cccccccccccceeseseeeeececceeceeeeeeeeseeseaeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeaanees 105 SOUL A cl Lom 0 810 c oe eee eee eee ere ere ere ener tee arte EaR iS 64 clas a SN AINE Career rare tees S Update TV media format ssincentacnsaaasadandagiis ancesudadacadonssinoniegudendiedonndtnnesaabinuans 109 View the System Information
46. Catalyst Control Center utility Windows Embedded Standard RADEON Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Select Display Manager on the left pane to adjust display orientation Select Right Left 90 cw from the Rotation dropdown menu for the first display Repeat the same steps for the rest of the displays am Catalyst Control Center Iof x mE View Hotkeys a Profiles d Preferences Help Graphics Settings Displays Properties Welcome Bb Information Center z paa Displays Manager Graphics Adapter me Displays Properties Display Options 1 47 Radeon HD 3200 Graphics OTL 7426500 T DT HDMI 1 Desktop and Display Setup E DTV 0v 2 F amp 3D Desktop 1 Desktop 3 gt Color i Video Video Converter 5 YPU Recover 9 gee Attached displays currently disabled CrossFire To make changes drag or right click the display l Detect Displays icone Selected Display on ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics DTL 42E500 Extended A l i Desktop area Color quality Refresh rate 1024 x 1280 High 32 bit e0 Hz RADEON PREMIUM GAAPHICS Rotation Right 90 cw Standard Landscape 0 Inverted Landscape 180 Lett 90 cow Right 90 cw Force Basic 130 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter
47. Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 61 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console Send Instant Message If you need to display urgent message on the player monitor screen the Player Web Management Console allows you to send quick emergency messages to the Player through signage network in a short time without the need to walk through the presentation design and scheduling process This feature can be applied to broadcast news emergency message new advertisement or product promotion information at any given time NEXCOM On the left column of the Player Console screen Click Messages From the Select Message drop down menu select a message and click Save This Message Dus Emergency Message PDS DIDA3BA4S9IAE 10 11 1 31 Add Message Information Configuration Select Message v Basic Info Profile Contact here is a fire in the building please follow exit signs to outside Password Next show will start at TY Channel here is a fire in the building please follow exit signs to outside Presentation Presentation List sae M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 62 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console N CO M You can also compose your own message in the Enter Message field Reboot Shutdown the System e After entering the message you can further format
48. Device2 2 4view Set device info with custom RECTs Set Device Info 1 Bens Ga as ree i Device3 3 4view Devicet 4 4view Devicel Device2 Device3 Devicet 7 teed A RA top Set Device Info 2 Devicel 1 4view Device2 2 4view i Device3 3 4view Devicet 4 4view fo 1080 1080 Set Device Info 3 Devicel 2 4view Device2 1 4view Device3 4 4view Devicet 3 4view fo 1919 1920 3839 0 1919 1920 3839 Set All Devices Full view All Devices Full view 1079 1079 3159 2159 NOTES bottom 1 Please Get Device info before Set Device Info Get Set 2 Get Device Info if DevBit 0 means that device is not connected M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 4 Configuring the Player Signage Profile The Signage Player Profile defines the display properties of a Player System After the screen matrix has been properly configured you need to define the Signage Player Profile and make sure it is consistent with the video wall display setting before uploading any multimedia presentation to the Player system Click Configure Signage program icon ossn Windows desktop Windows Embedded Standard pEM aGMa a D0aL Update Name And Location Pisyer Location Curen Signage Predile Profile 0E MAGMA DRALL Manitar peuition y position width beiga orientati_ a 5120 irg landecope Carrom Signage Made Si
49. DigiS Player is an appliance pre installed with all required software for digital signage application to display multi media presentations on multiple display devices in accordance with user preferable time and sequence By using LAN multi media presentations can be easily uploaded to the PowerDigiS Player remotely through wired or wireless network Playback ability of most of standard multimedia Tile types Player start stop pause reboot shutdown control Display resolution setting support Daily Weekly presentation scheduling support Screen rotation function landscape portrait support Output to multiple display devices independent clone or extended Picture video wall feature support Live TV program playback support Emergency message display support 2 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 1 Introduction PowerDigIS Presentation Designer The PowerDigiS Designer is a software program allowing users to design and upload the presentation to USB drive specific Player or the Central Management Server for central distribution purpose This handy tool gives users the freedom and flexibility to add modity and control different types of rich media Tiles from simple text messages to advanced combinations of text with dynamic animations pictures video files TV programs or flash movies to presentation Easy drag and add content play tem from content library to Playlist Support mixed types of contents in each Pla
50. Display Config Display Status Display Config YGA extend DVI Primary Display VGA Secondary Display DVI Display Configuration Display Config Primary Mode Resolution 1024x768 60 l Bit Depth 32 Secondary Mode Resolution 640x480 60 a Bit Depth 32 l Display Setting Port VGA l Rotate fo l Port Status Enabled l Flip None l 4 Adjust the Physical Arrangement of the Monitors a Click Start gt Control Panel gt Display b In the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab c Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors Display Properties Themes Desktop ScreenSaver Appearance Drag the monitor icons to match the physical anangement of your monitors Display _ 2 Default Monitor on Intel Corporation GM45 G545 GL40 Embedded I xl Screen resolution Color quality 1024 by 768 pixels i gE Eu g C Use this device as the primary monitor Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor M Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 144 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings N lt C O M 5 Import the Signage Profile d Select the profile you want to import e The imported profile will be added to the profile list a Click Start click All Programs click PowerDigiS Signage Player and then click Configure Signage PowerDigis Signage Co
51. EADS 7 Contact Enter the old password first then the new one Confirm the new password then click Save Settings Contact Information e Password Basic Info PDS Profile DIDA3BA49AE 10 11 1 31 Change Player Password Password Yideo Capture Configuration Basic Info Presentation a ea Profile Contact TY Channel Presentation _ M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 56 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console Select a TV Channel to Play on the Player The TV Channel button allows you to choose a Default channel to play on the Player upload and download a TVChanne xml file On the left column of the Player Web Management Console click TV Channel NEXCOM Power BIE Choose Default Channel Se Configuration Basic Info Choose TV Channel File To Upload Profile Browse Contact Upload Password Presentation Download TV Channel File Presentation List a Download ic Choose a Default Channel To change a default channel select a different TV channel from the dropdown menu Click Save e If there is a TV Signage presentation currently being displayed the Player will be automatically launched again to play the newly selected channel NEXCOM ete DigiS OEM ot Choose Default Channel Configuration Basic Info Profile hannel File To Upload
52. El segment winder Eura winder 7 Mayet window Ep work Fea Layoutt Created Zone Currently each Layout can support up to 10 zones NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Mew Presentation Fa You can also select Layout from Template from the Layout dropdown menu to add layout with pre drown zones that best fit your presentation design i 1 PowerDigiS Signage Designer Layout Fashion Presentation Segment Playlist Tools Options 60 To Layout New Layout List of Layouts i AN Import Layout Edit Layout Mame Layout Layout call Save Layout Layouks Layoutz Save Layout as Template g al iF F Add fone Delete Zone Add Playlist to Zone Delete playlist 34 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow t COM Drag a Playlist from the Playlists Window to the zone Each zone is ee el ee associated with one Playlist Create Layout Based Or Right click on a particular zone to edit delete zone edit delete Templates TETN playlist or adjust the zone size Templaten j Tent You can only adjust the zone size based on the image size Template005 Template006 Template00y included in the Playlist Template008 Ternplate009 Template 0 To edit a zone Select Edit Zone Size Offset In the Size section enter specific values f
53. H Delete Please note that the presentation file mode must be the same with the Player mode After connected the Total Soace and Free Space of the Player as well as the Player Mode will be shown on the screen The presentations currently on the Player will also be listed Click Upload to upload the presentation Upload Manager x Presentation Mode C USB Player C cms Presentation Browse Size 484 20 KB Type Windows IP fi0 11 1 3 Disconnect Player Type Windows Upload Total Space 149 05 GB Free Space 143 81 GB CT wg Analog_025 1 32 MB 2010 09 16 10 41 00 g w Analog_055 441 67 KB 2010 09 16 10 41 00 g P Analog_065 693 74 KB 2010 09 16 10 41 00 CT j Analog_076 254 89 KB 2010 09 16 09 12 00 O WZ AssociateFolder_test 4 16MB 2010 09 16 15 27 00 g J Flash_Test 582 90 KB 2010 09 16 09 12 00 Ow Cw Ow Oe Ow HD_ONLY 17 81 KB 2010 09 20 11 24 00 mpgtest 240 10 MB 2010 09 20 11 25 00 No_TY 484 20 KB 2010 09 20 11 24 00 83 41 MB 2010 09 20 11 16 00 TY 91 13 KB 2010 09 24 14 47 00 Delete 10 11 1 3 M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N CO M EEn You can view which file is being copied and the upload progress on A window will pop up informing you the presentation has been the screen uploaded successfully Presentation Presen
54. L aT Sa ER Pa Oe Access to the path POWE i yE eb deras S WA BW2010 10 14 35 AM Dn T imn NIA BIW2010 W112 AM Ingest PEE Name SALES 7 Error oncomed dunng mgerting presentation Error Message Access to the path Over HA SIVZ 10 15 12 AM VRC WERDIGISACOMTENTSiolay tv ix dened WYnformaaon NA BVN2010 IISI AM Ingea predentaten on player Mane SALES Emay eocamed dusg mgeting presentation Error Mesrage Access to the path WA BATEOTO IOISIJAM scApOWERDIGINCONTENTS play tv is denied MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 66 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console View Proof of Play or Download a Play Log Proof of play is the term used in digital signage to record presentation playback summary and raw play logs which keep track of what content file was played as well as the date and time when it was played and the playback duration On the left column of the Player console screen click Proof of Play EDs Proof of Play Download File Select date to watch media files played Configuration Select Date 8 27 2010 eg GO Basic Info Profile Number of Entries 8 Lines Page 10 gt Page 1 Contact Password Presentation Name MediaFile Duration hh mm ss _ Video Capture Text text xml 00 00 20 Banner 1 banner xml 00 00 20 http viwww efashionhouse com 00 00 24 MEVOEKUP_mn jpg 00 00 21
55. Password Video Capture Duration a z hr 10 T min Recurrence Iv Presentation End Time Ramm o Configuration Start Date 26 2010 sprasentotlan List ae Start Time f z2 fem i Recurrence Iv Contact End Date Password Start Date B72772010 TV Channel Start Time 2 ziho APM Presentation Sa C Run Once End Date bez g Presentation List CRun Every 10_ Minutes a Frequency C Run Once Week Days M Select All 10 Minutes o F Sunday M Monday I7 Tuesday C Run Forever V Wednesday V Thursday M Friday V Saturday Week Days M Select All M Sunday M Monday M Tuesday M Wednesday M Thursday M Friday Saturday M Repeat the above steps to schedule another presentation M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 52 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N COM Launch the Player to Play Presentation After you have scheduled the presentation you have to launch the Player first to play the presentation Click Control on the left column of the Player Console screen On the Player Control page select Launch Player from the Actions dropdown menu Click GO Player Control Refresh Action and Status Configuration 6GO O Basic Info Select Action Profile Launch Player Contact Password ideo Capture Presentation Presentation List Your presentation is now playing M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Right
56. Profiles REIRES TAEI D Content Content_2 M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 124 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration 3 Designing a Presentation After you have created a presentation file you can now go on with the presentation design Suppose you are designing a presentation which is composed of multiple segments Each segment is associated with a unique layout Here we will provide you with a few examples of how to create layouts for different presentation design on the video wall Layout with different scenes If you want to create a layout that intends to show different scenes on each display device of the video wall as depicted in the picture below you will need to create six zones in the layout design then associate different playlist with each zone Over 100 Hotels Deals es Arenas rene Bangin wie Co terete Aare ASOF Poke heme ham ney sapar aw ka Poote mow bon Amg Contoto iji OF Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Layout with different scenes ll To create a layout that shows multiple scenes on each attached display of the video wall as depicted in the picture below you will need four zones in total in the layout design Lint od Piaylista Ef Flan A E Coml Eeri Adneaiee IED vE a Bj Flyin EE Cem Eeri Adeni
57. S Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration In the Create Profile dialog box Enter the Player Name Enter the Player Location Click Create Profile Configure Signage Create Profile Give Player Hame and Location Player Hame OEM 4GM4JLOQJ8L 0 11 1131 Player Location Create Profile Exit In the Configure Monitors dialog box Select 1 in the Number of Monitors field Click Next to proceed agl Configure Sirnagfe Configure Monitors Number of Monitors a How do you want to layout the monitors For 2 displans mide by Side Top and Bottom Independent For 3 displaye Horizontal Vertical Independent For 4 displays Horizontal Yertical Independent M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 122 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM ae Si In the Monitor Display Mode dialog box In the Create Signage Profile dialog box Enter the defined resolution 3840x2160 Name the signage profile in the Profile Name field Click Next Click Browse to select the location where you want to save the signage profile aH Configure Resolutions for First Monitor Eo Ed Chick Save Profile Monitor Display Mode Select Resolution Enter Resolution HE Configure Signage See Create
58. aeneeeeeens iii Toet Upload GONG Ob ec ccccacaes case cce ha ancaticsteedeaidalescesenegidaacenttaeniosal dacednesseens 13 cE He FOB ot case cence cecnnceactnavtt ersen cans anette nae EET READE Contents cecceceesecceseeseeseeeeeseeseseceeeseeeseeeenseesaseerseeesesseeensensanensees iv Be pene neler 14 9 Select the Language cioar Ea E ENAERE ANSEES 15 Chapter 1 NtOGUCTION sissisenisersntsessssesincensetnedeesacceecnsrewecevenecenese 1 Installing and Configuring PDS Presentation Designer 16 VEELE eA 1 MELANO esee steele wien EEan A AREEN ES AE RA REEERE E EE SEEE OERA 16 Ardler NS er aaar A E EAE AORERE ARARA EAEE 1 ee Requirements unc See apie eset aaa Tee anata 1 PowerDigis Player sca sssiscnaisininnsacshoacsanla chan sbindancnavadeedtwisecatensauipciebeusentaumscuesanen 2 ae ae ga Nn Repeat aie en a aetna ae pea He B l l OM O a E E A A E 73 PowerDigIS Presentation Designer c 0cccsecseseccssecesseeasseeneseenereeneeeseeeess 3 o PowerDigiS Player Web Management Console 0 cccccceecceeeeeeeeeeeee es 3 Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow nnnsnnnnnnnrennnnnnnenes 26 Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration ss ssss0e 4 Configure agane Profile ae E 26 TE EE i i Create Open a Signage Presentation File ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 30 onfigurin MAOS PIET esdire rae a a ae i i y Design the PIESCNTAUON asstczscacseceseasicnseneseenseqniiaeredaseaiespadeidbinocdeabstocse 31 Physica
59. age MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 118 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Enter the defined resolution 3820x2160 in this case and select the orientation for the display monitor then click Next PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Please select display mode for all monitors 1024 27 1024 768 32 70 30 1024 768 32 75 33 1152 864 32 60 36 1152 864 32 75 39 1280 720 32 60 42 1280 768 32 60 45 1280 768 32 75 48 1280 800 32 60 51 1280 800 32 75 ina Width 3840 Height 21 60 Orientation Landscape if Enter the profile name in Profile Name field Click Finish PowerDigiS Signage Configuration x You have selected Number Of Monitors 1 Layout Single Display height orientati Monitori 3840 2160 landscape Profile Name Profile 3840x2160 2x2L Please press Finish button to update the database Cancel M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 119 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N D 8 E When the message about completing configuration appears you will After you have created a new signage profile for the Player you can be prompted to reset the system display settings to match the profile check the profile configurati
60. al Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Upload a Presentation through Upload Manager You can now upload the presentation The Upload Manager enables you to upload the complete presentation package including the presentation content files to the USB drive the Player and the CMS Uploading a Presentation to a USB drive From the Tools drop down menu click Upload Presentation to open Upload Manager Select USB Click Browse to select the presentation file you want to upload to the USB drive E Upload Manager Presentation Mode USB Player CMS time Size Mode Load file 2 x Look in B windows_test ex E Fe My Recent Documents E Desktop windows_test prsn xml File name windows_test pren xml Ve Files of type Presentation Files prsn xml v Cancel 41 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow The Size and the Mode of the presentation file will appear on the screen Click Save Presentation Mode USB Player C CMS Presentation C PowerDigis Presentations windows_test windows_test prsn xml Browse Size 240 19 MB Type Windows Specify the USB drive location then click OK Browse For Folder 2 x Save Presenation E See S S fC 9 Analog _025 9 Documents and Settings 9 Inetpub 3 Mo TY C PowerDigis 9 Program Files co OVStorage
61. al size 96 dpi Secondary Display Compatibility Some programs might not operate properly unless you restart the computer after changing display settings After change display settings O Restart the computer before applying the new display settings Apply the new display settings without restarting O Ask me before applying the new display settings Display Configuration Display Config VGA single Aa VGA single Friman Mode D V1 single i a B i qe Resolution 10247 Rt VGA tein HOMI YGA twin Some games and other programs must be run in 25E oc or mode Leam more about running programs in 255 color mode Display Setting Fort vA l Rotate 0 l Fort Status Enabled Flip None add ee i Cancel Apply MO Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 142 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings IA i O Mi b Dual Display 3 Select the Screen Rotation and Resolution On the Display Config tab under Display Configuration click E A the dropdown menu to select a type of dual display On the Display Config tab under Display Setting select the Plug and Play Monitor and Intel Corporation GH45 6 45 GL40 Emb fi Po rt an d th e Rotation g Display Attributes Bc Cals Correction General Adapter Monitor 1 Troubleshoot enema Driver Info CB diss con
62. at are available for Linux Player SMIL and XML List Presentations that can be distributed to either Windows or Linux Player Software Update List software packages available to Windows or Linux Player Qm O BO Pwo kro O 3 SaS eee T Pow Aai a Meoagerment v Pe R Yes favis Tok Hep g Stagin z a Folder Om O DBO Dao trem 03 3 Add ow Tks a 7 7 ae v Ya NEXCOM Power SY a o Presentation Retesh Overview Presentation S ankai n List Presentation Format E mom MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 89 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM Enn 3 Viewing Detailed Information of the Selected Presentations 4 Distributing Presentations All Presentation files that belong to the format you have selected will a From the list of Presentation files click Distribute to distribute the appear in the list Detailed information such as the location of the presentation file presentations and file size will appear next to the Presentation name J Foe iis fipa eager Lense ienee plarer AE Pe bi Tem frein Toi Hep F A PomerrDigit Sipag dhar X agement Comole Wirow imien Explorer E et Grea E fi parm iy Fatet amp a a Ga 35 Pie Bi vie Fpi Tii He J siren Q AAO fo tem OSes Beet agg Mee cea peer ict areca aio ee Presentation Presentation Sey Dot E Pe
63. ation Segment Layout Playlist Tools Options Help Preview Presentation KA Presentation Overview E Segment Window ES Layout Window Open Presentation Close Presentation Save Presentation Save All Presentation Components Add Background Audio Remove Background Audio E Preview Presentation Configure Signage Profile In the New Presentation dialog box enter a name for the Presentation in Presentation Name In Location click Browse to select a folder where you want to save the presentation file In Signage Profile click Browse to locate Signage Profile previously saved In Content Location click Browse to locate where the local media content files were stored Click OK AE New Presentation Presentation Name Independent Location C PowerDigis Presentations ndepende Signage Profile C PowerDigiS Profiles Profile OEM Q1F Browse Content Location C PowerDigis Contents MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM 3 Designing a Presentation Create a Playlist Playlist 1 for picture 1 j j After you have created a presentation file you can now go on with Associate Playlis t 1 to zone 1 designing the Presentations for each display device The example below is to show you how to create a simple picture wall presentation for
64. ayer proble Local defines Hindu l Status Error occurred during ingesting presentation Error Message Access to the path CAFO W ERDIGISVWCONTENTS Text5 text xml is dered M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 48 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow Schedule the Presentation You can now begin to schedule the date and time you want to play the presentation The Presentation Scheduler function allows you to schedule presentations to be played back in certain destination at specific period times and sequences Presentations can be displayed daily weekly monthly yearly or at multiple times within one day On the left column of the Player Console screen click Schedule Schedule FUS DIDATHAAIAE 10 11 131 05 26 2010 05 23 50 FM 4 3252010 gt Daily Display Weekly Display DDd Pe a 05 30 PM Oo00 PM 05 50 PM 0600 PM 06 10PM 06 20 PM 06 30 PM 06 00 PM 08 50 PM Basic Into Profle Contact Passerord TY Channel Presentation The schedule interface shown here is on a daily basis Please make sure the date and time information is correct before scheduling a presentation to the Player You can also view the schedule on a weekly basis by clicking Weekly Display Schedule DIDASHAA Ar 10 11 1314 08 26 2010 05 25 46 PM A Week of 8222010 Sun Mon
65. ct the Primary and Secondary devices under Display Selection intel Graphics Media eit eu mee Go Digital Display and Monitor for mobile Display Devices aet U Je te Extended Desktop Display Settings Display Selection Color Correction g 1 Primary Device ao 2 Secondary Device Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 6 Select the Display Rotation a Click Display Settings b Click Enable Rotation and then select a rotation 000 lintel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for mobile Digital Display Display Devices 19 Bit Rotation W Enable Rotation Display Settings screen Resolution 1920 1080 ee Fefresh Rate BOHetz Hertz Color Quality Color Correction g0 C mn 270 4180 intel _ n Cancel Apply Hot Keys 3D Settings Scheme Options 149 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings IA COM ae ei c The Monitor tab will appear 7 Select the Display Resolution 000 a In Display Settings select the color resolution and refresh rate nite conned lial See Mw E Digital Display E Monitor in the Color Quality Screen Resolution and Refresh Rate fields for mobile f i i respectively Display Devices Color Quality Rotation i W Enable Rotation s 000 screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 X Intel Displa
66. cted Single Display portrait position the screen will appear WDISPLAY 10240 1024 768 landscape 32 60 as shown below Test Signage Create Protile import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language Monitor MO EE Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 157 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings i CO M E 4 If you selected Multiple Displays Side By Side landscape position the 6 If you selected Multiple Displays Top and Bottom landscape position screen will appear as shown below the screen will appear as shown below Top 2 5 If you selected Multiple Displays Side By Side portrait position the screen will appear as shown below Left 1 Left 2 Left 3 Left 4 Top 4 NEX T Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 158 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings N lt C O M 7 If you selected Multiple Displays Top and Bottom portrait position ATI Driver for PDS 5162 5540 5541 the screen will appear as shown below For more information on ATI Driver usage please refer to the following URL for details ATI Catalyst Control Center utility Top 4 NEX B EE Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 159 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix B Schedule On Off Opt
67. e Presentation Designer software You can import the profile from the Ingest a presentation PDS Player you configured earlier Otherwise please follow the steps Schedule the presentation 7 below to create a signage profile using the PDS Presentation Designer Launch the Player to play presentation Serene Me Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 26 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow On the Presentation Designer console click Presentation and from the dropdown menu select Configure Signage Profile i l PowerDigiS Signage Designer Presentation Segment Layout Playlist Tools Options Ep Preview Presenl New Presentation Open Presentation Close Presentation F Save Presentation Save All Presentation Components dd Background Audio Remove Background Audio Preview Presentation In the Create Profile dialog box Enter the Player Name Enter the Player Location Click Create Profile a Configure Signage Ja x Create Profile Give Player Mame and Location Player Location 10 11 1 31 Create Profile E xit MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 27 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow t x COM In the Configure Monitors dialog box Horizontal Select the number of m
68. e Management Server manages one or more media player systems in a network environment It will be responsible to communicate with individual media player systems to exchange schedule and manage data NEX T Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 793 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server Logging in CMS Web Management Console 1 Opening CMS Web Management Console Using the Central Management Server Unit If you are using the Central Management server unit per se click Start Programs PowerDigiS PowerDigis Central Console Central Console to open the Central Management Console program Opening Central Management Console Using a Remote PC If you want to run Central Management Console from a remote PC open Internet Explorer then type the address below to the address bar http CentralManagementServerlPAddress PowerDigiSCentralConsole Detault aspx CentralManagementServerlPAddress refers to the Central Management Server s IP address eee Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 2 Type the user name and password then click Login Default User Name administrator Default Password welcome BD PowerligiS Sigange Central Managernent Console Microsoft Interne Explorer Bia Edit Yew Faworites Toch Hints O O A A0 Pwo germ E G BB Address gl httpijlfiecalhost Potige enra orasida asp ADS Central Conso
69. e Planers sore a ME Be we Beer igen terra anager bors hiraet stings wre nypa bumed off by delist Intranet patting wep leet secure than Internet patting Gide for piion x ayers Group __ Group Groups Add Seo Flavor Edie Plazer Remove Phver Sot Groep Refroch I hp fate Peeetegetore alircale Greoupttanage ape ee A Eaa Rih MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 80 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server c Click Add New Group d A list of Players will appear Click on the Players you would like added to the new group J Enter the name of the new group in the New Group field WER Brewers Spee Conta Management Corea a pes gt BD rnn Grose E bire setings are now gamed off be dela Intranet sattings are lees wore tan Internet settings Click for options Click Save Group E e E he pitocaho PomtageentsdConnale Marterws sep A A Brewers Soren Cental Management Croda A D tec dtee Grow bire settings are now cured off be defa Intranet settings are lees sore tian Irternet settings Okk for options Create Group Player List Add Select Group a Back Name of New g Group Save Group Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved L 81 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server 6 Sta
70. e left column of the Player console screen Soro ie Sa e o A list o Presentation ilies previously upleeced will appear in ine Er o ea Ingest list You need to ingest a presentation first before scheduling it E Select a Presentation and then click Ingest A message will appear Ingestion Status asking if you want to ingest the presentation click OK so that the 6 ce gama A TT Sram OR Presentation will be saved into the Presentation List database for scheduling Th Paw ange Mane t Ce Pie Cot Wee frolas Too feb Qm O a 2 fa sem gyre 6s 2 a CS E gt EE Preventationtt gest History Ingest Presentation Presentation Pab CAP owe Dup Upka Refresh Number of Preseatations 6 Lines Per Page 10 Paget ie Aea BU Bure pte rele Binge hed paataan CJ MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 47 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N COM An error messages may occur if any of the following scenarios exists Click Back to Presentation List to ingest more presentations The presentation profile does not match with player profile definition e To view the history of the ingested presentation click Ingest History Presentation Name 1920x1080 AEN Ingest Presentation rresentationtist ingest History Ingest Time 9 14 2010 3 05 31 PM Fresentation Fath ClPoaeLDane Up
71. e zones for each Playlist To create a Enter the Resolution of the layout new layout you have to first select the resolution of the layout You Select the Background Color of the layout can also select the layout background color as well as the background o Click Browse to select the Background Image you want to use for image and the background image position the layout Click Layout Window Select the Background Image Position e Click New Layout from the Add Edit Layouts Tool Panel on the top Click OK of the screen FE New Layout ioj x Sayek lenmt iy Teoh opi Hep Dee pessaria B gava Prasantanon E Friu Prasantation E Prasantation dareis O agiit wiridan E Led Layout Shoe fleckiiound iE Mex Dusorititon M ERARE L Didi LEA e Name Layout Resolution E Y Resolution a a Lint of Playliate Back Ground Color a e eE T rere Phew BackGround Image Browse BackGround Image Position CENTERED nd Cancel NEX ma Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 33 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow Click Add Zone then drag your mouse to create a Zone in the Layout slp ri Layout Si Tie ii Giga Dahe Presentation Segment Layout ayit Tois Options Hep iee erman EE Sawe Presentation Ei PreviewiPresentauon a Presentation gerie
72. ed in this Manual Acronyms Used in this Manual Warning Information about certain situations which if not PDS A observed can cause personal injury This will prevent injury to PowerDigiS yourself when performing a task Presentation io Multimedia presentation designed by the PDS Presentation Designer y Caution Information to avoid damaging components or os CAUTIONS The presentation is then displayed on a Player v losing data CMS PDS Central Management Server A A Note Provides additional information to complete a task easily M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved iii PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Contnents N COM Contents POT GS irisi a aa AARRE ii 1 Execute the Power Digits Player SOTW ANG sisses nanan 5 l 2 Emer ihe Players IMT OMG OM sess te sasssiaSesavexeon aE 5 Ean e a cane E EEE AEE EEE E E a EE ii l ae p 3 Create Import a Player Signage Protile csccceesseceeeseeesseecteretseeeeeneeennes 6 BY eC cae en ere ee ee een ee ee eee eee eee j E a et E T T esncee coscceeee cence ere con cena 10 PEKROWICCOCINERNGS siaisnsnqedisagiotadsensnnrencgudsadnaperneatnatans tnapmcuauaguaarbnapasaness ii 5 Adjusting Display Settings Using Utility TOOS i a 12 Conventions Used I tis Mangdi asruning iii 6 Set the Content Folder aceieneniriisiineiedinieiie niasin ieena 12 Acronyms Used in this Manual 00ccccccceeeecceceeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeee
73. en Rowerbinis Signage Designer Segment 123 Presentation Segment Leva Piit Took Opoens Hep Ehee etali Save Presentation Gf Preview Presentation fii Presentation Chvervirer Eliro Window 7 Playlist Window G Work Farer Segment Hen Dur aiar CLO In the New Segment dialog box enter the name of the Segment If you have previously configured the Signage Profile with multiple monitors in Horizontal Vertical or 2x2 modes you will see different display layout selections shown as below Horizontal Vertical HE New segment ES New segment Name Name Display Layout j Display Layout Select a Display Layout Display Layoutl Display Layout 2x2 HE New segment Name Segmenti Display Layout ii Select a Display Layout Display Layoutl Display Layout For these three modes Display Layout1 allows you to assign one layout to the segment while Display Layout2 allows you to assign multiple layouts same or different to the segment You can select either of them based on your layout design M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 37 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow At COM ae Ss If you have previously configured the Signage Profile in Independent The newly added segment will appear in the List of Segments mode you will see the display layout select
74. esentation package uploaded to the Player In this section we will provide you with a detailed introduction of TV Signage application as well as how to apply this function to your Digital Signage configuration Scan TV Channels Programs To create a TV Signage presentation first you need to use TV Scanner to scan the available TV channels and programs to be included in the presentation This tool allows you to configure TV Signage scan and manage TV channels and add TV programs on the Designer console The TVchannel xml and tv files will be generated through this utility and be automatically packaged into a presentation you upload to the Player for specific TV channels or programs display NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Under Tools menu select TV Scanner AHAAQHAM TETEN THAI EERELEEE U H EEEE PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Configuration Configuration section allows you to select the TV Tuner device supported TV signal and the country where the Player is located Select the preferred TV tuner device from the device drop down menu Select the compatible signal in Support Signal box You can only select one signal at a time Select the country where the player is located The corresponding TV format will be automatically detected based on the TV signal and
75. ete z ra E Pree niotece prt ly eg ali eee eee bet ape De ee Marit ie od are oe kk a hernema n Distribute OM eet El Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 90 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM ne ei b Click Player or Group c Information of the selected Presentation to be distributed will be From the Send Schedule To dropdown menu select the Player shown on the screen Click Now and then click Start to schedule the name or Group name distribution Schedule the presentation in the Add Schedule Information section PR Prady spurge Central Management Consis Q QD orm Ors Intranet settings are non tuned of by diia Intranet settings ae leet secure than Internet settings Okk for mions From the Display Name dropdown menu select the monitor that is attached to the Player where the presentation will be distributed After you have finished adding schedule information press Continue or Skip Schedule to skip adding schedule information for the presentation to be distributed NEXCOM Schedule aBack Playor Overview Player List Edge Group Control Schedule M Gee Pore T rera kws Send PEN Schedule To Add Schedule Information TV Channel 11 19 2010 3 61 42 PM Linux PLATAAN onson 3 also wilPM x Display Name Schedule Continue Skip Schedule O Milio aopm a
76. fig Display Status oe Display Contig VGA extend DVI Primary Display VGA Secondary Display DVI Plug and Play Monitor and Intel Corporation GM45 G 45 GL40 Emb x E Display Attributes sj Color Correction General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management Driver Info Display Config Display Status Display Contig YGA extend DY Primary Display VGA Secondary Display DVI Display Configuration Display Config VGA extend DVI v Primary Mode Resolution 19201 O80 60 Bit Depth 32 Secondary Mode Resolution 19201 O80 60 l Bit Depth 32 Display Setting Rotate jo i Port Status Enabled Flip None Port Status Clone Clones the content of the monitors Each monitor displays the same presentation Extend Spans the presentation across all monitors A presentation that spans two or more monitors enlarges the image displayed M Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 143 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings b Screen Resolution On the Display Config tab select the resolution under Primary Mode and Secondary Mode for the primary monitor and secondary monitor respectively Plug and Play Monitor and Intel Corporation GM45 G 45 GL40 Emb X Display Attributes Color Correction General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management Driver Info
77. figuration N COM a Es 2 Adjusting the video wall screen resolution To change the screen resolution of the video wall follow the steps below Video wall s resolution display capacity depends on the arrays of display Right click on the Windows desktop and select Properties from the devices maintaining the image quality regardless of the display size shortcut menu e Click the Settings tab Take the following illustration for example It outputs a resolution of l l Drag the Screen resolution slider to select the display resolution you 4096 x 768 pixels to a 4 x 1 screen matrix want to use Click OK 1024 x 4 4096 Display Properties 2 x Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Display Multiple Monitors on 53 Graphics 4300E Screen resolution Color quality ese aa More Highest 32 bit l 3840 by 2160 pixels ii SS in Troubleshoot Advanced Cancel Apply MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 115 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration 3 Advanced settings for 2x2 video wall You can configure a 2x2 video wall via Windows Display setting as well as the TestVideoWall utility This video wall utility offers advanced configuration options for setting up a 2x2 video wall only On the Windows desktop click the TestVideoWall program icon It
78. four displays Tzone 1 Fiaylisti E FT F rl a rf E EI G a F e O oa a ma i am m e a a Y A a rt ri mi mi ei E glei CA nE rt se gee pP TREASURE ISLAND Los Vegas M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 138 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration My CO Wi Create a new segment Assign Layout 1 to Segment 1 Gos Ommy Segmen List of Segments Gs Bes oo ent Dain e l l i Data n 4 ie r F e Save the Presentation and upload it to the Player Repeat the steps above to create the Presentation for the rest of the three monitors to display picture 2 3 and 4 M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 139 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Scheduling presentations with multiple displays that are set in independent mode After the presentations have been uploaded to the Player you can start to schedule the presentation for each attached display through the Player web management console On the left column of the Player Console click Presentation List It will show a list of available Presentations Delete Presentation a Presentation Click on a Presentation to see details Configuration Select one or mo
79. gnage do fe Package Presentation Folder Ic OY Signage Geen Open bri z Files of type Show Folders Only Cancel M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 2 al PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM ia eo 5 Confirm the New Content Folder 6 Complete the Setting Click OK to confirm the selected content folder Click OK to complete the central content folder setting Distribution Add Modify content folder iftual Folder Created ContentF older e Content folder COVSignage has added successfully for HTTP transfer C AQVSignage Browse Transter Protocol i W Enable HTTP Transfer OK Cancel M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 13 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server 7 Select the Language and File Path From the Language drop down menu select the preferred language Click Browse to select the log file path Language ci PowerDigiS Configuration Distribution About r Content Folders FolderPath C QVStorage Yes Modify Remove m Language Language English United States Log Number of 7 Maximum Size f 024 Log Level 999 Files lin KB File Path bs PowerDigis PowerDigis Central OYVDSSv c log Bowe DaS OK Cancel Browse M Copy
80. hange the order by clicking A or V on the bottom of the page Ml TY Scanner You can also check a specific Program from the selected CH List to Configuration CHWo Default CH Scan 001 i CH Name Frequency create a tv file for your presentation design PRAE 533000 K To view a TV channel select a specific Default CH then click Preview PRS 533000 PRRs 533000 ABM PTS 545000 K Channel Manager 002 To preview another channel highlight the channel then click Preview again Double click the specific CH Name if you want to edit the channel name 1TA DiMo 545000 Se ik HIV 545000 RRRA amp 557000 SUR amp 557000 RIRIS 557000 CH List or Program WREN ae e Disallow Player to overwrite the global channel is checked ERMEE 581000 BERRI 581000 Bilt Mobile Radio 581000 Double click the Frequency if you want to fine tune the frequency range The range can be set within 1000 of the scanned frequency value You can check uncheck all favorite channels or programs by clicking by default not allowing the Player to change the channel settings Uncheck it if you may change the settings on the Player web a omomoi aaao aG SJO EgcoOocOOAOAUA0A0OA0O management console later m LA i i e Click Save A message will pop up indicating the files TVchannels xml and tv C Disallow Player to overwrite the global channel files will be saved in C PowerDigiS TV directory Click OK
81. hanging the display settings 60 landscape 32 Current Displ Device name xposition y position WADISPLAYT 0 0 1280 1024 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Click Next Importing an Existing Profile You can also import an existing Player Signage Profile if you have deployed multiple PowerDigiS player systems which all share the same display setting The Signage Profile should have been saved somewhere in your local drive From the Configure Signage dialog box click Import Profile PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Name PDS D1IDA3SBA4SAE fi0 11 1 31 Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Profile PDS D1DASBA4SAE Current Signage Mode Single Display Monitor 0 0 1280 102 landscape Current Display Settings 60 SADISPLAY1 0 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 8 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration Select the profile with file extension pda xml you want to import and then click Open Look irr E amp Fashion i c EJ My Recent Documents Profile PD5 D1D4364494E 1280 1024 pda Deskto p My Documents i Sr My Computer E File
82. hannel xml file you may skip this section to directly load the existing f you have stopped scanning previously you need to click Scan to TVchannel xml file in Channel Manager restart the scanning process Ss f you close the window while scanning is in progress a message will pop up asking if you want to exit the program MS IFY Scanner TY scamming Exit IY Scanner Configuration Scar Si pa oje Channel Manager 533000 MHz Yes Click Yes to exit TV Scanner e Click No to return to the scanning window When scan is complete click Next to go to Channel Manager NEX ma Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 107 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM Channel Manager Default CH Available channels are listed based on the scan result or TVChannel xml file loaded f you want to add specific channel to favorite channel list highlight the channel item first then check the CH List box The favorite channel list order is reflected by the CH No column You can view available channel information in the Channel Manager section including CH No Default CH CH List Program CH Name and Frequency If you have previously skipped the Scan section you won t be able to see the channel list Click Load button to load a specific gt Z H H H H yeh anne seal aie peronda You can c
83. he content file in the local drive Or enter HTTP link to add a content file from the remote server f there s any folder associated with the local flash or web content file you have previously selected click Browse to locate the Associated Folder Set preferred parameters of the content file display properties Click Preview to preview the content Click OK Flash Content HE Add Flash Content Local File URL HTTP URL http rockland com tw Duration sec 30 Fi Associated Folder Web Content HE Add Web Content O Local File URL HTTP URL hitp Avww anthropologie com Duration sc 10 Transition No Transition Upague lransp arent Associated Folder M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved EE PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM To add RSS news feed content e To add Banner content Click either Banner or Text content Click Banner content Compose your own message by Configuring the Font Adding Animation effect and adjusting the Speed for the banner display Selecting Background Color Select RssLink The below options for banner text content configuration will be grayed out once RssLink Is checked Enter the RSS link to display the up to date RSS news
84. ick Save Schedule Schedule Send Schedule To Presentation Sores Name se i Man J Save Schedule M EE Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 83 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM Eo ES ea b Click Player or Group 9 Selecting the TV Channel From the Message Send To dropdown menu select the Player name or a On the left column of the Central Console screen click TV Channel Group name Compose your own message in the Enter Message section Click Save This Message TV Channel Chanel can be added io ogy winienn piure Edge Group You can further format your own message by e Configuring the Font e Adding Animation e Adding Background Color e Adjusting the Speed at which it will flash across the Player screen TV Channel Tailh arri Tiha Finally click Enable This Message then click Save Message Send To Enter Message Save This Message Enable This Message Save M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 84 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server NM COM b From the Select Channel dropdown menu select a TV channel and then click Set Channel TV Channel Chanel can be added ty paly windows pilarer Select Channel Tat CF erat Tea Ch aerat Set Channel M C
85. iguration and Presentation Design for PDS 7740 The PDS7740 is a revolutionary video wall player capable of combining four display devices into a full video wall The PDS7740 receives and displays image or video contents on full screen matrix or any size of a rectangle area at any screen location The video outputs can be independently adjusted via handy driver utility to unify the display quality in the screen matrix The following step by step procedure is provided to guide you through how to configure the PDS7740 and how to design a presentation to be played on this model M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 113 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM Configuring PDS 7740 Player The screen and video output port mapping for Portrait video wall will 1 Defining the screen matrix format of the video wall appear as below To configure the PDS 7740 first you need to define the screen matrix format of the video wall The construction of the screen matrix can be arranged in various rectangular formats including 1x4 4x1 and 2x2 The screen and video output port mapping for Landscape video wall will appear as below Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 114 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows NEX Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Con
86. ii a LEE CAA EEE five oars Ss L EEEN rE ete eee fee ee oo oh ed SUJ hida ia 4 Diti E birari Le Pi Erer ienne aasi 5 mrana PERE FER Errar JT eee Theletw All Distributia Refreck Hivtory DHS De Error 4 Viewing Details of Failed Distributions a Click on the file name to view details of the presentation that tailed to distribute properly Distribution Details a Back me ar Transfer speed kron M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 94 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server NM COM Administration Functions Changing the Login Password 1 On the left column of the Central Console screen click Change Password 2 Enter the old password first then the new password Confirm the new password then click Save Settings Change Password Pyer List Charge Admin Password Old Password New Password Confirm Password Save Settings Change Password MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved g5 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Content Library Content Library is the term referred to the list of contents play items that can be added to the Playlist from a local storage or trom HTTP links Fr
87. ile You will need this file later when you design a presentation for the player Click Export File Ej PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Please specify the content folder Player Name PDS DIDASBASSAE Update Name And Location Player Location 10 11 1 31 C PowerD igis Upload Current Signage Profile Profile PDS D1IDASBA494E Current Signage Mode Single Display Monitor 0 0 1280 102 landscape Current Display Settings WADISPLAY T 0 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language e A profile with file extension your_configuration_name pda xml will be generated in the program folder MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 14 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration 9 Select the Language The Select Language button allows you to change the language displayed on the Player Web Management console Currently seven languages are supported including English German French Italian Japanese Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese Click Select Language From the language version dropdown menu select the language version to be used in the Player web management console A PowerDigiS Signage Configuration i x Player Name PDS D1 DA3BA494E Update Name And Location _ Player Location i 0 11 1 3
88. ion for PDS 5163 5541 Appendix B Schedule On Off Option for PDS 5163 5541 Schedule On Off function is currently supported in PDS 5163 and 5541 It allows user to set daily power off stand by time and wake up time using the Player power scheduling interface on the web management console Once this option is enabled Player can auto shutdown and auto start up according to user pre defined schedule For PDS 5541 To enable this option change the following BIOS Settings in Power Management Configuration Restore On AC Power Loss gt Power On RTC Resume gt Enabled Set RTC Alarm Date Days to Every Day BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Button Mode On Off V02 61 C Copyright 1985 2006 American Megatrends Inc M Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 160 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix B Schedule On Off Option for PDS 5163 5541 For PDS 5163 To enable this option change the following BIOS settings in Power Management Setup PWRON After PWR Fail gt On Resume by Alarm gt Enabled Set Date Alarm gt 0 After the BIOS settings have been properly configured you can log into the Player web management console to schedule the Player auto start up shutdown time Click Schedule On Off on the Player web management console On the Schedule On Off page enter the preferred Wakeup and Poweroff Time for the Player
89. ion shown as below window Click OK i l PowerDigiS Signage Designer Segment HE Hew serment Presentation Segment Layout Playlist New Presentation Save Presentation M List of Segments Up Display Layout Segment With Independent mode selected you can create the same or different presentations for each attached monitor to the Player and set different schedule for each presentation Please refer to PDS 5541 Portrait Independent Configuration and Presentation Design section in Chapter 5 for further introduction of Independent mode NEX ma Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 38 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow hw CO M From the List of Layout Window click a Layout and drag your e Click Delete Layout button if you want to delete a Layout mouse to add the layout to the Segment area 5s Zone 2 Bf Playlist A E Layout 5 iy one 1 if Playlist i one 2 Playlist4 M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 39 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow Click Edit Segment button to specify segment duration rOigiS Signege Designer Segment 129 5 x E hew Presertaton EE Save presentation EEN Preview Presentation EEE Presentation Overview Disegna window
90. ional Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 147 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings 4 Select the Graphics Properties a Select the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile tab b Click Graphics Properties Default Monitor and Mobile Intel R 945 Express Chi General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management fa Intel A Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for mobile More visual display options for devices attached ta this computer such as Televizion Digital Display Notebook Monitor are available here Graphics Properties M Show Tray Icon E bnn F 5 Select the Display Devices a Click Display Devices b Under Operating Mode select the number of display devices c In the example below the operating mode selected is Single Display Select the primary device of the single display under Display Selection 006 intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver Digital Display for mobile Operating Mode Display Selection Color Correction 1 Primary Device ol ee Display Devices Display Settings intel Scheme Options M Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved EE PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings d If the operating mode selected is Extended Desktop you must sele
91. l Hardware SC WUD se tite etsinatininntentia tenis Cider win dic aon inate 4 i i m Upload a Presentation through Upload Managet ccccccceceee eee 41 Hardware SetU secerneren aA Ea A AKN RaR ANAE 4 l l Log into the Player Web Management Console s 46 FAT CONECO S E E 4 Display Monitor Audio Devices COnneCtiOn rnn 4 MOG Slee F POS ere aioe kes see pce tesa anse ean EAA eed 47 Keyboard Mouse Devices COnnectiOn c ccccscecesesecteseeeeseseeteseeteeesesteeeeteeeeess 4 Schedule the Presentation cccccscesiee eset 49 Network COnne ction ccccccccccsesesesesvsvsvsvsvsvsvevsvsvesvsvsvessseseseseseseseveseseeeseseeeten 4 Launch the Player to Play Presentation ccceeeeeteeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 53 Contiguring PDS Windows Player we icscssachunscemiaiedontctwntavtawsyeemaevantucemencn 5 Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console o 54 Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved IV PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Contnents N COM E TAIUES BIETAN D i i s4224 322ccc acatccaaicasece vecedacseacaicenecebieedeincatenscchbacksicagacacacbtecnusse 54 Distributing PreSENtatiONS ccccccccccccccccceesesseseeeeccceeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeaeaanaes 89 Enter the Player s Basic Information n s 54 Viewing Recent Distribution LiSt ccc cece cece ee aniier 93 Download the Signage Profile cccccccccccsssssessecsesesveseesessesvesteseesessesvese 55 Administration FUN
92. lay log file by clicking Change the Login Password Download File e f you want to change the login password you can click Change Password under the Admin Console section on the left column of Proof of Play the Player Console screen Enter the o asswor irst then the new password Confirm the Configuration Salort Tate face 10 ie GO p p Batic Info e Profo iarrai ae aie new password then click Save Settings Password Play Time iP De you wand to open oo zaer this liln Duration hh mm ss c OE T NEXCOM READS 2010009 0 37 00 F g peel i E 0000 55 J SO 1ONHO 09 37 00 F Fier locant Oo00 55 a Ch ange Password ab dane OF 3700 DIDA3BAA49AE 10 11 1 31 Change Admin Password F s o000 44 Boon swe E cme G Whin Hes Iran the Intamet can br uhol see Hes ear paler k kam yaa carput you do not inani the souroe dono open o Configuration Basic Info Profile Contact Password ideo Capture Save Settings MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 68 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console N CO M Log Out from the Player Web You have successfully logged out from the Player Console Management Console On the left column of the Player Console screen click Log Out Power BYES Change Password EDS Player Console Login User Name Change Admin Password Password
93. le Login User Name Weer Hame fadrenistratar Password Login PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server Configuring Players and Player Groups Before you can operate a Player in the CMS Web Management Console you need to register all the Players IP addresses to the Central Management server You can register an individual Player or groups of Player by following the steps below 1 Adding a New Player a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Player List Aid Nev Paver Edit Porer Remove Pliver Set Grasp etrenke Players Player List Player Status M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved b Click Add New Player Add New Player Players L PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server c Type the Player s name the IP address of the Player and the estimated network bandwidth reserved for the presentation distribution service On the Player Type it is recommended that you select Detect Click Add NEXCOM pane Player owoviow Add Player Information Back Control Player Name 5em 10 6 1200 s Mig CO Player Type ayer p rn Bandwidth OR c a i RRS E T uisinouuons o ributic Add NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved d The newly added Player s information will be
94. load Refresh Status ERROR PDU XResolution of the presentation profile not match th player pr fl fi it e 1920 Number of Presentations Lines Per Page 10 Pagel E 2 prance C Power Digis Upload if PMesrmajai The Signage Profile with correct resolution is missing een ea RTE tes encom CrPoeece Digis Upo heat Present alien Presentation Name lx E pandawa pranan C PeaenDigis Upkar Windsws Preseneualon Ingest Time 9 14 2010 3 04 18 PM Status Signage definition profile file missing File C PowerDigis Upload 1x2 Profile 1x2 pdaxml le nso Ingest History There s a missing file in the uploaded Presentation folder z p Number of Ingeatrons 95 Lines Page 0 Page 15 Fk Presentation Name Fashion SS oe ae N m ye 4 Windows 8 11 2010 753009 PM OK Local Ingest Time 9 14 2010 10 36 48 AM FEROE ERROR Presentation defintion net valid fer Ecen type Plene provie vald i File C PowerDigis Upload Fashion Dolphins 720 wmv EE Eror occured daing gern preven Error Mesage Assess tothe pathy ae Set terta we demed 123 8122010 25234 PM ee a EE cere A Local The content file name is duplicated in the Contents folder 7 asain ERROR FDU Pachom the ses ote dees stm tbo yy E 7 H1S2010 25409 PM OF Lonal Presentation Name hlashimaro Sees BYLSE010 31907 FM OF Local Demo S 1x4 _ 720P D1 YS010 60396 PM OF Local Inge st Time af 1 Tf 1 0 E ef 5 f PA 1 partili 62946 Pii ERROR Num PDOT of the presentaton profile does not match with pl
95. m e Click Configure Signage program icon on Windows desktop In the Signage Configuration dialog box click Create Profile PowerDigiS Signage Configuration x Player Name OEM Q1P4ANYDYWOE Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Profile 4_1 Current Signage Mode Horizontal width height orientati Left 0 0 1920 1080 landscape Left2 1920 0 1920 1080 landscape Left3 3840 0 1920 1080 landscape Left4 5760 0 1920 1080 landscape Current Display Settings WADISPLAY1 0 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 WADISPLAY2 1280 312 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 WADISPLAY3 2560 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 WADISPLAY4 3840 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language 131 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM The dialog box below will appear allowing you to define number Enter the defined resolution 1280x1024 in this case and orientation of the monitors attached to the Player and the layout type of the portrait for monitor 1 monitors Select 4 from the Number of monitors drop down menu Click Next to enter the same display layout setting for the rest of the and check Independent mode Click Next monitors P Digis Si Confi ti Please select display mode for monitor 1 Number of monit
96. me x position ly position width height orientati color frequency WADISPLAYT D D 1780 1024 Inndecape 37 50 WADISPLAY2 1280 312 1200 1024 landscape 32 60 WADISPLAYS 2560 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 WADISPLAY4 3840 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 Crente Protite Import Profile Expor Protite Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language After you have created a new signage profile for the Player you can check the profile configuration by clicking Test Signage button in the main dialog box You should see below four pictures appear independently on each attached display Click on the screen to return to Windows desktop Collio a Monitor 2 Welie Monitor 4 MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 133 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration My COM PSS ea Designing a Presentation for PDS 5541 1 Configuring Signage Profile When it comes to presentation design for PDS 5541 you need to create Before you create a new presentation make sure you already have a the same or different presentations with the same Signage Profile signage profile located somewhere in the PC where you will run the for each display device since they are independent The following is Presentation Designer software You can import the profile from the to generally depict how a presentation is created and designed in PDS Playe
97. n N COM The Media format you just added will appear in the list f there s any media format you do not want to include in the list highlight the format then click Delete ES Update Media Formats HE Update Media Formats Media Types VIDEO Media Types IMAGE b Formats Supported Formats Formats Supported Formats Delete Add Format Add Format Add Click OK to save the changes M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 98 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration My COM eS Si Add Play Items to the Playlist Add contents from the List of Contents You can add play items to the Playlist by using the following two The content files in the List of Contents are stored in the local drive methods They are listed under different categories on Designer console including Images Videos Text and Banners files Add contents from the List of Content e Use Add Content Tools Panel to add contents To preview a content click on a content and the preview window will show thumbnails of the content and file properties Click Preview to preview content for video banner and text files L FowriIhgs Signage Dengoes Flay POS On AELE n mat ley Tosin fife Save Penton poi revi iaioa Dvere 8 Segment Wdis Laport Window 7T MHaylirt Window Dock Flos Playlist id Cresa 8
98. n the monitors or you want to change Player s display settings you can adjust the settings of the single or multiple monitors by using the display driver s utility or setting them in the Windows Display Properties dialog box located in Control Panel Different PDS models are equipped with different display driver utilities Please refer to Display Settings in Appendix A for detailed information on how to use these driver utilities to configure display settings of single or multiple monitors for different PDS models 6 Set the Content Folder The Set Content Folder button allows you to configure in which folder you want to save the local media content files as well as the default folder path where you want to upload the presentation or software patch Ei PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Name PDS DIDASBA49A4E Update Name And Location Player Location fi 0 11 1 31 Current Signage Profile Profile PD5 D1DA3BA494E Current Signage Mode Single Display Monitori 0 0 1280 1024 landscape Current Display Settings Device name x positon y positon orientation color frequency WADISPLAYT 0 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 12 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup A
99. name Profile PDS DIDASBA4S4E 1280 11024 pda hy Network Files of type Protile files pda xml i Places T Open as read only Cancel E The configuration of the selected profile is shown in the dialog box Click Import to import the profile PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Fa The profile contains Number of Monitors 1 Layout Single Display height orientation Monitor 1280 102 landscape Profile Name Profile PDS D1DA3BA494E 1 280 1024 Please press Import button to update the database The following warning message will appear Click Yes to continue with the profile import O 5ignageContig Warning This action may erase all existing schedules and presentations in the database Do you want to continue Ce oe MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 9 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N COM When the message about completing the configuration appears you 4 Testing the Player Signage Profile will be prompted to reset the system display settings to match the _ eal y ay J After you have created a new signage profile or imported an existing signage profile to the Player you can check the profile configuration by _ PowerDigis Signage Coie aaa x clicking Test Signage button from the main dialog box Depending on bis POS DIDAIBAASAE _Update Name And Location
100. national Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 30 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow in the New Presentation dialog box Enter a name for the presentation in Presentation Name In Location click Browse to select a folder where you want to save the presentation Tile In Signage Profile click Browse to locate Signage Profile previously saved In Content Location click Browse to locate where the local media content files were stored Click OK ay Hew Presentation Presentation Name Loca C PoweiDigiS Profiles Protile My Power Signage Frofile Content Location Design the Presentation After you have created a presentation file you can now start to design your presentation A presentation is made up of the following elements A series of timed Segments A Segment consisted of one or more Layouts e A Layout consisted of one or more Zones A Zone associated with a Playlist e A Playlist consisted of one or more play items The first design console appears on your computer screen is the Playlist Window Create Playlists A Playlist specifies a list of play items which refer to multi media content files such as pictures videos TV programs shockwave banner text messages RSS news feed webpage etc You can create different playlists and each can contain various play items For further information on how to add play items
101. nce Player is closed pdus instance f Player o stated pdu mstance t Flayer is closed pdu mstance 0 Player is started p mnstance t Player g closed pdu mitance l Player is started pdu mstance 0 Player is closed pdue mstance Ingest presentation on player Mame SALES Ingest presentation on player Name PIC 2 30 2010 9 31 09 AM 8 30 2010 9 31 20 AM SINO 10 3 05 44 PM IT tnformation BH2010 3 0554 PM 7 Information N 8 30 2010 3 54 20 PM 1 Infomation N Iwadii 3 54 35 PM TTnformation N BFI2010 9419 13 AM BVA 24924 AM S F 12010 2 0220 PM BS T2010 5501 PM M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 65 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console Click Export CSV File on the upper right of the screen if you want to save a specific event log file Fxport CSV File Delete All Events Event Log Display Evest Log for Player Event Type a z Date Range From n7200 mmm Number of Event Log 262 8 17 2010 10 1434 AM 8 17 2010 10 1435 AM 8 17 2010 10 16 12 AM 8 17 2010 10 16 12 AM S 17 2010 10 16 13 AM r Qan 8 17 2010 10 16 13 AM f you want to delete all event logs click Delete All Events Event Log Display Event Log for Player x EY LE a A Page Ta RT STAIN Sadat AM ea BNSO10 1144 AM Ingest presentation on player Name SALES EA
102. nd Configuration The default folder path is C PowerDigiS Contenets Click OK to save the default Content Folder or click Browse to specify another folder PowerDigiS Signage Configuration x Please specify the content folder C PowerD igis Contents 7 Set Upload Folder The Set Upload Folder button allows you to specify a folder where you want to upload the Presentation file The folder must be configured as ftp folder with proper username and password Click Set Upload Folder to select the folder where you want to upload the Presentation Tile Ei PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Name PDS DIDASBA4SAE fi0 11 1 31 Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Profile PDS D1DA3BA49AE Current Signage Mode Single Display Monitor 0 0 1280 102 landscape Current Display Settings WADISPLAYT 0 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 13 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N COM The default folder path is C PowerDigiS Upload Click OK to save 8 Export the Profile the default Upload Fold lick B t if ther folder se nt i el E ee eh oe The Export Profile button allows you to export the Player Signage prof
103. nfiguration b In the PowerDigiS Signage Configuration diaglog box enter the ce mee pemssHou nare _ Update Name And Location Player Location P Player Name and Player Location then click Update Name and Locati O n Currem Signage Profile Curent Signage Mode Separate Monitor x position y position width height orientati E o _ 1 Monitori i 1024 Tha lands E C C IC k l m po rt Profi l e dlri 1024 0 1074 768 E PowerDigit Signage Configuration ka Player Name OEM OV47UBPD5V2 Update Name And Location Player Location Current Display Settings Current Signage Profile Current Signage Mode Single Display Device name x position y position width height orientati color hes uen WWIISPLAYI O o 1024 768 landecap 32 Monitor x position y position width height orientati Monttorl 0 a 1320 1080 jandscepe WAGISPLAY 1024 lij 1024 76a landscape 32 a Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language Current Display Settings Devtoe natse x postion Ly posisen width height orientati DISPLAY o 1920 1080 landscape 32 60 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language MO Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 145 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings
104. ngle Displey Curent Display Settings Devier name petition yp height WADISPLAYI i a landscape 37 Teat Signage Create Preiite impon Predile Export Pratile Set Content Folder Sel Upload Folder Select Language 117 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM a In the Signage Configuration dialog box click Create Profile The The dialog box below will appear allowing you to define number of following warning message will appear Click Yes to continue the monitors attached to the Player Select 1 from the Number of monitors drop down menu then click Next PowerDigi Signage Configuration Player Name OEM Q1 PANYDYWOE Update Name And Location PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Location Current Signage Profile Profile 0EM Q1P4ANYDYWOE Current Signage Mode Single Display Monitor1 0 0 1280 1024 landscape Number of monitors a How do you want to layout the monitors C Independent Lal Sat QVSignageConfig A Warming This action may erase all existing schedules and presentations in the database Do you want to continue Yes No Horizontal Lal aaa al C Vertical Current Display Settin WADISPLAYI 0 0 1280 1024 landscape 32 60 as a al 7 Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Langu
105. om this section you will learn how to add play items to the Playlist with different methods and how to keep the Content Library up to date Update Media Formats Prior to adding a content file play item to a new Playlist you need to verify if the Designer supports the media format of the content you are going to use From the Option drop down menu click Update Media Formats l Dknweer Rigs Shpriacge Dresi r Prisika Sogi Lanyon i E New Prenant ation E Save Presentation fag Prev wey od Frari Wiraka G ik Wiraka aoi Plepi hiriw Herk Fira L M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 96 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM a Es From the Media Type drop down menu select the media type of e f you do not see the media format you want to use click Add to your content The supported media formats will be listed in the box enter a Media Format to add to the specific Media Type below HE Update Media Formats HE Update Media Formats Media Types VIDEO T Media Types ViDEO BANNER TEXT ee SHOCKWAVE Formats Supported Formats Delete Add Format mow Add Format M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved g7 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuratio
106. on by clicking Test Signage button in the Click OK to continue main dialog box PowerDigiS Signage Configuration x PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Name OEM 4GM4JLOQJ8L Update Name And Location Player Name OEM 4GM4JLOQJ8L Update Name And Location Player Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Profile OEM 4GM4JLOQJ8L Current Signage Mode Single Display Current Signage Profile Profile OEM 4GM4JLOQJ8L Current Signage Mode Single Display Monitor x position y position width height orientati x position ition wi i orientati Monitor1 0 0 3840 2160 landscape Monitor1 0 0 3840 2160 landscape OVSignageConfizg Current Display Settings Device name x position iti i i orientati WADISPLAY1 0 0 3840 2160 landscape 32 60 WADISPLAY1 0 0 3840 2160 landscape 32 60 orientati i i Import Profile Export Profile Test Signage a Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language You should see below picture span across all the displays attached to the Monitor 1 video wall player Click on the screen to return to Windows desktop M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 120 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Designing a Presentation for PDS 7740 Regardless ho
107. onal Co Ltd All Rights Reserved E mm 154 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings I i O M S3 Driver for PDS 7740 1 Set the Display s Layout 2 Select the Display s Orientation a In the Set Layout dropdown menu select the display s layout a In the Monitors field select the display device b Click Rotation c Under Monitor Orientation select the preferred orientation Display Settings Display Configuration 3 Graphics ScreenToys x Rotation e the orientation of your desktop to match the display 1 Primary HDMI 1 SD3742 v 1 Primary HOMI 1 SD37 2 Secondary HDMI 1 PANASONIC TY 3 Secondary HDMI 2 LG TV 4 Secondary HDMI 2 DTL 742E500 _ ABA Device Management Video Color Settings A Desktop Color 1 Plug and Play Monitor on 53 Graphics 4300E GPU 4 iv Information Extend the desktop to this display Set layout 3D Settings Chromotion video Hot key Settings Resolution 1920 x 1080 0 0 Identify NEX T Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 159 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings iA i O M Enn 3 Select the Display s Resolution 4 Import the Signage Profile a Under Resolution adjust the slider to set the resolution a Click Import Profile Display Settings PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Display Configura
108. onfiguring PDS 5541 Player 1 Defining the display resolution of each display device To configure the PDS 5541 first you need to define the resolution for each independent display monitor attached to the Player To change the display resolution of each monitor follow the steps below Right click on the Windows desktop and select Properties from the shortcut menu e Click the Settings tab Drag the Screen resolution slider to select the display resolution you want to use We will use 1280x1024 in this example Click OK Display Properties P x Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors EF EJ EIEI Display f2 Multiple Monitors on ATI RADEON E2400 hd Screen resolution Color quality Highest 32 bit x ii mi mn a Use this device as the primary monitor Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Identify Troubleshoot Advanced cowl toh 1280 by 1024 pixels M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 129 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration 2 Adjusting display orientation and image scaling Next you can use the pre configured ATI driver utility in PDS 5541 to adjust the display orientation and image scaling Right click on the Windows desktop and select ATI
109. onitors in the Number of Monitors field Select the layout of the monitors Depending on how many monitors you are using you can select to layout the monitors differently Take four displays for example You can select trom Horizontal Vertical 2x2 and Independent mode Please see below illustrations of how the displays look for each mode Vertical 2x2 aH Configure Signage Configure Monitors Number of Monitors How do vou want to layout the monitors Top Left Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Right Independent For 2 displays Side by Side Top and Bottom Independent For 3 displays Horizontal C Vertical Independent For 4 displays Monitor 1 Monitor 2 i Horizontal Vertical mie Independent Ment gt Cancel Click Next to proceed NEX T Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 28 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow t COM Enn In the Monitor Display Mode dialog box In the Create Signage Profile dialog box Select the monitor s resolution in the Resolution field Name the signage profile in the Profile Name field You can also manually enter a resolution Check Enter Resolution Click Browse to select the location where you want to save the and then specify the resolution signage profile Click Next Click Save Profile ioli Configure Resolutions for First Monit
110. operties Screen Saver Appearance Settings o Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors Display 1 Plug and Play Monitor on Intel Corporation GM45 GS45 GL40 Embe x Screen resolution Color quality Less y More Highest 32 bit x 1024 by 768 pixels ii ni ta NEX T Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 141 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings N lt C O M c The first screen you see is the General screen settings Select 2 Select the Operating Mode of the Display Display Config a Single Display Plug and Play Monitor and Intel Corporation GM45 GS45 GL40 Emb es On the Display Config tab under Display Configuration click 5 Diiverinfo E Display Contig the dropdown menu to select a type of single display E Color Correction Plug and Play Monitor and Intel Corporation GM45 6 45 GL40 Emb X Troubleshoot Color Management Display Attributes Color Correction General Adapter Monitor Troubleshoot Color Management Driver Info bs Display Config Display Status Display If your screen resolution makes screen items too small to view comfortably you can increase the DPI to compensate To change font sizes only click Cancel and go to the Appearance tab Display Config VGA single Primary Display VGA DPI setting Normal size ES DPI Norm
111. opyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 85 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server EMMA 10 Rebooting or Shutting Down a Player or Player Groups d Select Reboot System or Shutdown System then click GO a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Action b Click Player or Group Custom Actions c From the Command Send To drop down menu select the Player name or Group name Custom Actions Action N amp COM o Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved L 86 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server Switching Between CMS Web Management Console and the Player Web Management Console You can switch to the Player Web Management Console while you configure the Players and Player Groups in the CMS Web Management Console Switching to the Player Web Management Console will allow you to view basic information about the Player such as the Player s name location IP address and version 1 Click the Player name in the Player List fle fit Yew festa Took Heb r QOG O WAH pma frems O S Lis Aidem Man e d P adtag rosii Nardta ms NEXCOM Player Name 2 The Player Configuration screen showing information about the Player will appear Click Back to Central to return to the CMS Web Management Console fie Eat Wow froin Tech Help
112. or Create Signage Protile Monitor Display Mode Select Resolution Yoy have selected Humber of Maritars 1 Display Layout Single Display Monitor landscape Y Resolution apg Profile Hame Frofile PDS D1 DASBAAIAE Save Under C PowerDigiS Protiles Save Profile Cancel The dialog box below PowerDigiS Designer x shows the location of the newly created signage profile Click OK Signage Profile created in C PowerDigiS Profiles M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 29 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N COM Create Open a Signage Presentation File Or select New Presentation to create a new presentation s PowerDigiS Signage Designer Segment Layout Playlist Tools From Presentation menu You can select Open Presentation to edit an exiting presentation i l PowerDigiS Signage Designer Mew Presentation Open Presentation Segment Layout Playlist Tools Clase Presentation Save Presentation Save All Presentation Components Close Presentation 4dd Background Audio Save Presentation Remove Background Audio Preview Presentation Save All Presentation Components 4dd Background Audio Configure Signage Profile Remove Background Audio Preview Presentation Configure Signage Profile Me Copyright 2011 NEXCOM Inter
113. or the offset aid and resolution of the zone RIES Eat In the Lines section select Y Resolution ib the border color and specify the border thickness Y Dffset l Lock aspect ratio Lines Border Color 0 0 0 Border Thickness fi Cancel M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 29 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N COM e To adjust the zone size Create Segments Select Adjust Zone Size eae A presentation can be sliced into one or more segments that are associated with _ different layouts Each presentation segment can be assigned individually and HS Adjust Zone Size X displayed on one or multiple display monitors Adjust Zone Size Click Segment Window Adjust zone size based on o PowerbigiS Signage Designer Segment i233 Contents Content Hame Segment EREA Ei New G G GN e a punt E Texti texto Select an image file to adjust your zone size to fit with the image size Click Save Layout button on the top when you finished adding zones and playlists Proceed to the next step by clicking Segment Window M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 36 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow e Click New Segment from the Add Edit Segment Tools Panel on the top of the scre
114. ors 4 How do you want to layout the monitors a o eaa C Horizontal C Vertical intl er feaa Width C ae 44 Height 1024 maa aa Canal Cancel Orientation Portrait M EE Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 132 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Enter the profile name in Profile Name field Click Finish PowarHgit Peniga Configuration Vou hawe selected Humber Of Monilers 4 Layout Separate portrait Monitor 1280 124 portrait Moniters 1280 124 portrait Monitard 1280 1az4 eorbrait Profile Name Protile POS 95 41 Please press Finish button to update the database Cancel When the message about completing configuration appears you will be prompted to reset the system display settings to match the profile Click OK to continue Powertip Signegn Cardigur ation Player Name OFM PANYDY WOE Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Profile PDS 5541 Current Signage Mode Separate Monitor x position y position width height _arlentati p Monitori 0 0 1024 1260 portrait Moniter 1024 D 1024 1780 portrait Monitor 27040 D 1024 1200 portrait SS a A The pipers chiphay settings may mot match yous peoflin Paess OK to change the chiplay settierys Current Display Settings Device na
115. owerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration My COM In the New Segment dialog box enter the name of the Segment From the List of Layout Window click a Layout and drag your mouse to add the layout to the Segment area Repeat the steps above to create more presentation segments for the layouts you previously designed Then click Save Presentation Now you can preview the presentation to see whether the presentation has been designed as you expected before you publish it PowerDigiS Signage Designer Segment PDS7740_2x L Demo at resentation Overview segment Widow koa Ll a Ta Segment4 Max Duraton Lavoutt 00 01 45 z Rt L LESENA ar Iom pe a4 l M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 128 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration PDS 5541 Portrait Independent Configuration and Presentation Design In this section we will use PDS 5541 as an example to provide you with a step by step procedure on how to configure the PDS Player in independent mode and how to design a presentation to be displayed on the Player With independent mode arranged for PDS Player each monitor can display the same or different presentations and user can set different schedule for each presentation C
116. port to the network by Ethernet cable When the PowerDigiS Player has been physically setup and powered on it will automatically start up the signage player program after system boot up M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 4 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration Configuring PDS Windows Player You do not need to Install the PowerDigiS Player software because PDS series already comes pre installed with the software All you need to do is run the program to configure the PowerDigiS Player This section will guide you through how to configure the PowerDigiS Player so that you can create the Player Signage Profile import export the Player Signage Profile of a PDS system create the media content folder create the presentation upload folder select language for player web management console interface and test the imported signage profile on each attached monitor screen 1 Execute the PowerDigiS Player Software To begin with the player configuration you will first execute the PowerDigiS Player Software Click Start click All Programs click PowerDigiS Signage Player and then click Configure Signage 2 Enter the Player s Information In the PowerDigiS Signage Configuration dialog box enter the Player Name and Player location then click Update Name and Location The Current Signage Profile section shows the Player s profile set
117. presentation has been uploaded to the Player the channels you have previously selected from the Channel Manager will be listed in Default Channel dropdown menu under TV Channel section on Player web management console If you have previously unchecked Disallow Player to overwrite the global channel from the Channel Manager you can still change the TV channel settings from the Player web management console while presentation is playing On the left column of the Player Web Management Console click TV Channel Choose Default Channel zl sae Configuration Choose TV Channel File To Upload Browse Upload Basic Info Profile Contact Password Presentation Presentation List ol SULit stneuu aad Download TV Channel File Download 111 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration My COM EHE Choose a Default Channel Choose a TV channel file to upload To change a default channel select a different TV channel from the You can also choose to upload a different TVChannel xml file Click dropdown menu Click Save Browse to locate the file then click Upload f there is a TV Signage presentation currently being displayed the When the file has been uploaded successfully you need to refresh the Player will window for the new channels to appear in the default channel list be automatically launched again to
118. pyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 146 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings N lt C O M Enn 2 Open the GMA Driver Utility 3 Enable Display Settings a Click Start gt Control Panel gt Display a Select the Monitor tab b In the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab b Under Monitor Settings select the screen s Refresh Rate Under Screen Resolution drag the slider to select the resolution c Click Advanced Digital Flat Panel 1600x1200 and Mobile Intel R 9 F7 Ve Intel A Graphics Media Accelerator Driver for Mobile General Adapter Troubleshoot Color Management Monitor type ml Digital Flat Panel 1600x1200 Display Properties Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of pour monitors Monitor settings Screen refresh rate 60 Hertz vw Hide modes that this monitor cannot display Clearing this check box allows pou to select display modes that this monitor cannot display corectly This may lead to an unusable display andor damaged hardware Display 2 Default Monitor on Mobile Intel A 945 Express Chipset Family wE Screen resolution Color quality Less Low B bit v 640 by 480 pixels Lim im i Use thie device as the primary monitor C Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor MO Copyright 2010 NEXCOM Internat
119. r a service of the Content Server or the Scheduling Server On the left column of the Player Console screen click Services Select Content Server or Scheduling Server Select Start Service or Stop Service anytime you want to start or stop the system maintenance service Start Service Stop Service Services PDS DIDA3BA49AE 10 11 1131 Show display name for the services in the table Select one or more services to Start or Stop using links above Se Number of Services 2 Basic Info oe fal Service Name Status Action Contact E Running Stop pasawan Running Stop Video Capture Presentation Libero alt eh ist Display Event Log of the Player Event Log page provides you with information on different types of Payer Event Logs including Alert Warning Information and Debug messages You can select to view all messages or just a particular type of message by filtering messages with a specified date range On the left column of the Player Console screen click Event Log You can choose the Event Type and the Date Range of the log you want to view A list of event log and information about each log such as event time description etc will appear on the screen Event Log Export CSV File Delete All Events Display Event Log for Player Configuration Event Type JA z Basic inin Pratile Contact Password vidao Capture Presentation Page Wa Eeh F Player is started pdu msta
120. r you just configured and save it under C PowerDigiS Profiles Independent mode for PDS 5541 player using the PowerDigiS Designer Otherwise please follow the steps below to create a signage profile software For more information on presentation design workflow using the PDS Presentation Designer software please refer to Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow for details e On the Presentation Designer console click Presentation and from the dropdown menu select Configure Signage Profile i l PowerDigiS Signage Designer SAR nn it New Presentation amp Work Flo Open Presentation Close Presentation Save Presentation 7 gt m Preview Presentation M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 134 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration N COM a Es In the Create Profile dialog box in the Configure Monitors dialog box Enter the Player Name Select 4 in the Number of Monitors field Enter the Player Location Select Independent for the display layout mode Click Create Profile Click Next to proceed HS Configure Signage FE Configure Signage Create Profile Configure Monitor Give Player Name and Location Number of Monitors How do you want to layout the monitors Player Name OEM O1P4NYDY WOE Tec eae vide by wide Top and Bottom Independent Flaver Location 10 11 1 44
121. re Presentations to delete using the links above Basic Info Prolile Number of Presentations 4 Contact Password TW Channel Presentation Schedule l Lines Page 10 Page 11 Click Schedule and the screen below will appear a Schedule on 09 27 2010 10 26 36 AM 9 27 2010 gt Basie Into Prove Contact Password TY Channel Presentation Presentation List The upper right corner of the screen will show the number of monitors attached to the Player Click on Monitor 1 and select the time slot that the first presentation will play on Monitor 1 The selected Monitor will be yellow highlighted Repeat the above steps to schedule the presentation for the rest of the monitors MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 140 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings N lt C O M Appendix A Display Settings Intel IEGD Driver 1 Open the IEGD Graphic Driver Utility a Click Start gt Control Panel gt Display for PDS 5120 5120 A 5161 5163 b In the Display Properties dialog box select the Settings tab and Different PDS models are equipped with different display driver utilities then click Advanced In this section we will illustrate how to use these driver utilities to configure display settings of single or multiple monitors for different PDS models Display Pr
122. re resolution and orientation for each In the next dialog box enter the profile s name in Profile Name attached monitor Enter the preferred resolution for the display e Click Finish mon ito r PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Select the Orientation to either Landscape 0 degree rotation or Portrait 90 degrees rotation If you have previously selected Independent mode you need to landscape select a resolution for the second monitor as well PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Profile PDS D1DASBA494E 1024 Click Next M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 7 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration The profile you created will be saved in a specific folder in the Player system You will need this file later on when you design a presentation for the Player When the message about completing configuration appears you will be prompted to reset the system display settings to match the profile Click OK to continue _ PowerDigiS Signage Configuration x Player Name Po 5 D1D4354494E Update Name And Location Player Location fi 0 11 1 31 Current Signage Profile Profile PDS D1DA3BA494E Current Signage Mode Single Display height orientation Monitor 0 0 1280 102 landscape Q SignageConfig x A The player s display settings may not match your profile Press OK to c
123. right 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 74 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM Central Management Server CMS Web Management Console CMS Web Management Console is used to schedule presentations Central Management Console is an extension of a standalone distribute presentations etc to a single Player or Player Groups This Management Console It provides integrated GUI to control and software is specially useful in managing several Players or if you intend monitor multiple media player systems User can monitor the health of to group several Players into different Player Groups This saves you the all registered media player systems without having to log on to each tedious task of configuring the Players one by one No matter where media player system or push identical contents or schedules to selected you are you can remotely manage and control several Players or Player media player systems Central Management Console can run on the Groups machine hosting management server or from a remote PC The management function includes the following components to provide central control capability over any screen in any location It l r consists of the following components man pei NMP Pal One or More Media Player Systems a 2 m eain Management Server oe NMP Central Management Console Management Management Console Server NMP Th
124. risk Presentation List File Size 12280bytes Status File Uploaded Sucessfully Download TV Channel File Download M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 58 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console Presentation List You can view Presentation details of any presentation file from the Presentation List On the left column of the Player Web Management console click Presentation List A list of presentation files will appear under the Presentation Name section Presentation Delete Presentation Chick on a Presentation to see details Select one of more Presentations to delete using the links above Number of Presentations 2 NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved To view the detailed information about a particular presentation file click on the presentation file Basic Info Profile Contact Password TV Channel Presentation Details gt Presentation Name Fashion 4 Back to Presentation List gt Number of Segments ae ORE Media Type Duration hh mm ss Segmentl gt Layoutl gt Zonel NAC o http www anthropologie com anthro e4x i18n jsp _requestid 135975 WebPage 00 01 50 Segmentl gt Layoutl gt Zone2 i NA o00i50 st http shop biasia com biasia index asp I usa 00 01 50 f there are presentations yo
125. rting Stopping Pausing a Player or Player Groups You can control when to start stop or pause the presentation of a single Player or Player Groups a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Control b Click Player or Group c From the Action Send To drop down menu select the Player name or Group name Player Control Control E Pime Otro Action Send To POSTE M Sok Eii Pame Paysi d From the Select Action drop down menu select an action and then click GO Player Control Edge Group Action Select Action M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 82 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server N COM a a 7 Scheduling the Presentation Time Slot of a Player or Player Groups 8 Sending Instant Messages You can schedule the presentation located on a single Player or Player You can send quick instant messages to a Player or Player Group Groups This is applicable only for Presentation Player Group a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Messages a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Schedule b Click Player or Group and then from the Send Schedule To drop down menu select the Player name or Group name c From the Presentation Name drop down menu select the name of the presentation the start date and time duration etc then cl
126. s Reserved 53 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console Introduction After the presentation scheduling and publishing is complete you can go on with managing the Player s configuration and system setting trom the Player Web Management Console The Player Web Management Console interface contains four major sections including Configuration Presentation Player and System and Admin Console information This chapter will provide you with the thorough introduction of the Player console functions and operations NEX Enter the Player s Basic Information Basic Info provides you with Player configuration overview including Player System Name Player System Location Player Version Player Network IP Address and Play Type You can change the Player name and location if necessary On the left column of the Player Console screen click Basic Info Enter the Player s name and the location of the Player e Click Save Settings Basic Information PDS DIDA3BAAIAE TOSI Player Configuration Configuration Profile Contact Password TY Channel Presentation Player System Name PDS D1 DASBAASAE Player System Location fi 0 11 1 31 Player Version 2 0 ais Player Network IP Address f malden Player Type Windows Presentation List Schedule Contents Save Settings Ingest gt E
127. stalling CAWINDOWS eystem32 mewcr 1 di InstallShield Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 9 The below window shows that QuickVideo Embedded Player installation is complete Click Finish InstallShield Wizard q InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing QuickVideo Embedded Player on ponr computer 4 Back Eancel 19 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N COM 10 In the Welcome dialog box click Next 11 Click Install to begin installation Setup Wizard Installing PowerDigiS Designer 2 1 The installer is ready to install the selected Sofware in your computer Click Install to begin Click Cancel to exit Click Close at the end Welcome to the PowerDigiS Designer 2 1 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install PowrerDigis Designer 2 1 in your Computer Click Mext to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard m Install Cancel MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 20 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N CO M 12 The installation of PDS Designer starts 13 Enter the license key Designer SSN which can be found in the Designer folder in the Utility CD PowerDigiS Designer 2113 0 S Enter License Key mr ee ho T ee eee ee ee o O M Copyright
128. stem Update processor memory etc will appear on the screen A list of available software patches will appear Click Software Update to update the software i i System Information Click Update History to view a list of previous updates PDS ne DIDA3BA49AE 10 11 1 31 OS and Hardware E Pow ET Digis E f fi 12 mre Til E Software Update A N EET Operating System o O 3 E Microsoft Windows XP Professional e e SEUS UAE e Pack 3 11 1 Solitware Uplate Path CiPower Dss Upload Refresh J Profile Processor List of all available software updates for Signage Contact Processorl ae ET PE Phenom tm I X4 925 Processor x86 Family 16 bek on Run Update te update the Signage software Password Model 4 ine ooo 2 peau Video Capture Memory prona amber of Sofrware updates 0 Lines Page 10 Page 00 z Contact Presentation e E a Memory DIMMO 1024 MB speed 400 ns Password sentation List Physical Memory DIMM1 1024 MB speed 400 ns Video Capture l Disk O O Presentation Presentation List Diskl Disk WAAPHYSICALDRIVEO Size 74 00 GB Network Interface etwork Interface NIC1 MAC 00 10 F3 19 BE 02 IP 10 11 1 31 M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 64 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console System Maintenance System Maintenance page allows you to request fo
129. t Run Once to play presentation once only Click Save Settings Recurrence Se e e nn ecurrence pete DigiS PlayerGonsole The recurrence options will appear allowing you to select the E a recurrence pattern such as Start Date Start Time End Date a Frequency and Week Days NEXCOM DSa PDS DIDA3BA49AE 10 11 1 31 M Configuration Basic Info sae E aa Password TY Channel Presentation M Configuration Basic Info ane E am sews Password TY Channel AAAI 2 amp Presentation hee e e e M EE Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 51 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow N COM MAE f you want to play presentation periodically specify the frequency The screen below shows the recurrence pattern of the presentation Click Save Settings that was played according to the date and time set earlier which is the presentation being played every 10 minutes NEXCOM Rei DigiS pPlayemGons f you have selected the frequency to Run Forever then you cannot Schedule PDS r anaE select an End Date Click Save Settings 10 11 1 31 Add Schedule Information Back Configuration torrent ite fp 27 72010 Duration Basic Info PDS End Ti 6 30PM ooo Profile Select Presentation Fashion gt DIDA3BA49AF nd Lime Contact Start Time 2 z fio Pm gt 10 11 1 31
130. tation Mode USB Player CMSs Mode C USB Player i cms Presentation C PowerDigis Presentations No_T No_T prsn xml Browse Presentation C PowerDigis Presentations No_T No_T prsn xml Browse Size 240 19 MB Type Windows Size 484 20 KB Type Windows IP 10 11 1 47 Disconnect Player Type Windows IP 10 11 1 29 Disconnect Player Type Windows Cancel Total Space 232 88 GB Free Space 226 61 GB Total Space 149 05 GB Free Space 143 72 GB O B Analog 025 nan A 1 32 MB 2010 09 01 18 23 00 O W Analog_025 09 16 10 41 00 IO W Analog_065 693 54 KB 2010 09 01 18 24 00 O W Analog_055 e No TY has been uploaded successfully 109 16 10 41 00 CO WW Analog_076 254 62 KB 2010 09 01 18 54 00 O Analog_065 W 09 16 10 41 00 O W pvet_o01 299 59KB 2010 08 27 09 56 00 O Analog_076 09 16 09 12 00 O S DvsT_002 765 04 KB 2010 08 31 16 25 00 O W AssociateFolder_test 09 16 15 27 00 O g pvetT_o03 139 53 KB 2010 08 27 10 01 00 O W Flash_Test 09 16 09 12 00 CO E DveT_004 93 27 KB 2010 08 19 17 00 00 O W Hoon 17 81 KB 2010 09 20 11 24 00 O g DveT_oos 187 46 KB 2010 08 19 16 50 00 O W mpotest 240 10 MB 2010 09 20 11 25 00 CO Wr oveT_o06 26 43 KB 2010 08 19 16 40 00 O No_tv 484 20 KB 2010 09 30 14 44 00 O g pvet_oo7 289 89 KB 2010 08 10 10 44 00 O W pps 83 41 MB 2010 09 20 11 16 00 C B Flash_Test 582 84 KB 2010 09 13 11 53 00 o W tv 91 13KB 2010 09 24 14 47 00 C WF mpatest 240 10 MB 2010 09 01 18 25 00 O W windows_test 22
131. tent to the Playlist amp Refresh the Content Library To add a local TV content file to the Playlist follow the steps below Click Video from the Add Content Tools panel Click Browse to locate the TV content file in the local drive Specify the play duration for the TV content Click OK Playtist6 sugges Durston Ahrens Taiton Type Tranepacerey t Mem Act Wealth poak HGH E Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved From the Option menu click Refresh File Lists to add TV content into the Content Library You can find the tv file you just added have been organized automatically under the Videos category in the List of Contents in the lower left area of the Designer console Platia 1 1 ARN i kai i E RHET FESEPESE i 110 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration Associate the TV Playlist to the zone When you design your presentation please make sure to create a dedicated zone for TV Playlist as each presentation can only include one TV Playlist associated with one zone If you associate multiple TV Playlists with multiple zones the presentation upload will fail Zone 1 Playtest Tore 2P NEX Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved Select a TV Channel to Play After the TV Signage
132. ternational Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 10 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration Ai COM aS f you have selected Single Display the monitor screen will be f you have selected Two Display monitors to Top and Bottom covered by red rectangle area shown as below Make sure the image then the monitor screens will appear as shown below The image on is in fullscreen mode occupying the entire screen top should occupy the entire screen while the image at the bottom should also occupy the entire screen Monitor TOP If you have selected Two Display monitors to Side by Side then each monitor screen should ue covered by rectangle area in different Bottom colors shown as below The image on the left should occupy the entire screen while the image on the right should also occupy the entire screen e f you have selected Independent the screen will appear as below LEFT RIGHT Monitor 1 Monitor 2 If the system does not display the image correctly then adjusting the display settings for the Player system will be necessary Click on the Display screen can end the testing program NEX Ar Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 11 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration 5 Adjusting Display Settings Using Utility Tools If the images were not displayed correctly o
133. the message by Configuring the Font if you want to reboot or shutdown the Player System click Action on the left column of the Player Console screen Adding Animation effect Select Reboot System or Shutdown System then click GO Selecting Background Color Adjusting the Speed for the Animation effect NEXCOM EDS Custom Actions After you have finished the setting click Enable This Message then click Save Aea Configuration Reboot System GO Basic Info Emergency Message s Shutdown System GO i Contact Add Message Information aA ideo Capture Configuration s lect Whessa Basic Info Measage e Profile Enter M i Welcome to the Bellagio We hope you enjoy E contact the show conite Password TY Channel Scroll Litt Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 63 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows NEX Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console N CO M E Software Update View the System Information Software Updates page lists all available software updates for the You can view OS and hardware information for the Signage Player on Signage Player and allows you to run software update and view update System Information page history l one On the left column of the Player Console screen click System Info On the left column of the Player Console screen click Software e Information about the system such as the operating sy
134. tings The section below it is the Current Display Settings If the x position y position width height and orientation does not match the settings in the Current Signage Profile you will need to re configure the Player s profile and its display settings Refer to the Create Import a Player Signage Profile section on the pages that follow Ei PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Player Name PDS D1 DA3BA494E Update Name And Location Player Location fi 0 11 1 31 urrent Signage Profile Profile PDS D1IDA3SBA494E Current Signage Mode Single Display Monitor 1024 landscape urent Display Settings Devicename x positon y position WADISPLAY T 0 height orientation color frequency 1024 landscape 32 60 Test Signage i Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved z PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration 3 Create Import a Player Signage Profile There are two methods of configuring the Player Signage Profile Creating a New Profile Importing an Existing Profile Creating a New Profile To begin with the player configuration you will first create a Player Signage Profile This profile contains information about the player display configuration including resolution monitors geometry and display orienta
135. tion Click Create Profile in the Signage Configuration dialog box a PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Update Name And Location Player Name PDS D1IDASBA494E Player Location i 0 11 1 31 Current Signage Profile Profile PDS D1DA3BA494E Current Signage Mode Single Display jxpostion ypostion vith lheit oenaton 1280 1024 landscape Current Display Settings Devicename x position y position width height orientation C WADISPLAY1 0 1024 landscape 32 Test __Test Signage Create Profile Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder ae Set Upload Folder Select Language The following warning message will appear O SignageConfig T Warning This action may erase all existing schedules and presentations in the database Do you want to continue Mo Click Yes to continue The dialog box below will appear allowing you to define number of monitors attached to the Player and to select preferred layout of the monitors Click Next PowerDigiS Signage Configuration Number of monitors g How do you want to layout the monitors Independent E a Horizontal ut al cal al Vertical eaa lial nl BERE M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 6 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N CO M Enn The next step is to configu
136. tion Player Name pds5541 Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Current Signage Mode 2x2 Monitor a E E E ee TopLeft 0 1080 landscape BottomLeft 0 1080 landscape TopRight 1920 1080 landscape BottomRight 1920 1080 landscape Display 1 Plug and Play Monitor on 53 Graphics 4300E GPU 4 V Extend the desktop to this display Set layout Current Display Settings Resolution Colors peveenens postion ypostin aiii height iasi eke ie Highest 32 bit v ADISPLAYT 0 1920 portrait WADISPLAY2 1080 1920 td SUR Bitlet AS S E A het portrait Refresh rate Identify Test Signage Create Profile Import Profile Export Profile Set Content Folder Set Upload Folder Select Language M Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 156 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings iA D H 8 M Test Signage Output 1 To check whether a profile configuration works or not click Test Signage 2 If you selected Single Display landscape position the screen will appear as shown below Player Name OEM S6HOLL9XTF G Update Name And Location Player Location Current Signage Profile Current Signage Mode Separate M 0 n hte r x position y position width height orientati Monitori 0 0 1024 768 landscape Monitor2 1024 0 1024 768 landscape Current Display Settings PE a ai Th 3 3 If you sele
137. tributi BES lewing successtul Distrioutions successfully distributed a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Recent Distributions b For distributions that were successful the Status is OK Recent Distributions Delete All Disteibations Refresh History AAi 324d an UNO 198866 ae 202010 19829 Ae 22810 10 47 47 Ane 22000 10 47 05 Ane DANNO NMN aw DAMO OSA aw DANO 6 At Aw JAHO G bi td a DIGGA ae DVO G tI aw DIIGI an DIRI P DENO ae 206810 028 iS an SACS St Ce aw Sesto Os aw SAIG Ot t3 an DAGA GA teen ALA O22 48 an rid Poe Recent Distributions MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved g3 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 3 Central Management Server 3 Viewing Failed Distributions a On the left column of the Central Console screen click Recent Distributions b For distributions that failed the Status is Error Recent Distributions Recent Distributions LE EFEN Bazrisni asien ary OLLER PEHO IH di a ai Bret ocmins kitin pd oe AL a Drree Baeeiipcmies idiin ped 1817H DRING 1d a i oot Barenn ett ay Teng PLIG HITES al g Pure acme Aiea 11 PRING ITA T a ine Pamm dancer bit EFE Poa bomen bma PALES nh aiH TEU A pE A ne fe Cece rere cit he FAGD h di i at tire fe ae terre 161g 3s SSS se ae fe pe na Ee LEE Fadi SD ti an Ene jt tered oy LSE SEGIRA GE an i D
138. u do not want to include in the Presentation List select the presentation and then click Delete Presentation NEXCOM PDS DIDA3BA49AE 10 11 131 Configuration Basic Info Profile Contact Password TY Channel Presentation 59 Ea DigiS pPlayemGonsole Presentation Click on a Presentation to see details Select one or more Presentations to delete using the links above Lines Page 10 Page 1 1 z m Presentation Name NumofSegments Duration ikimm ss Schedule 2 D Fashion 00 02 00 None Number of Presentations 2 Vo SALES 2 00 00 30 None PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console A CO M View Presentation Contents e Click a folder to view the media files in that folder To view the presentation contents click Contents on the left column Content of the Player console screen Click on a tree node to aee media Elez under i Fa Mu NEXCOM DigiS E Fashion i Background Ade Type E Segments abP hipit efas hianhouse eden PDS Content Gontoct Ba tapout gt YS DIDA3BA49AE Password Pe ecto xt Sae ar aa Click on a tree node to see media files under it Video Gaptune pa mai r 10 11131 piine ci D zem Hat mL Fane 3 fabe Wilgi mech kort con Configuration i i Page 13 HRS macae Ae Eat cahon ETE i ashion CI wayouez Bann Banners banner xml Basic Info EO Mashimaro Type Uri pos Bane Pannas banaran Profile H S
139. video graphics array VGA recommended Hard disk space 15MB storage space for video files varies depending on the number lengths and type of videos NIC A single Fast Ethernet or GigE card Software Requirements Windows XP SP3 WMP 11 Adobe Flash Player 11 K Lite Mega Codec Pack v 5 1 x or above Is recommended Installing PDS Presentation Designer 1 Insert the PDS Presentation Designer disc into an optical drive 2 In the root directory of the disc double click PowerDigisDesign Setup exe 94 Extracting Do you wish to install these components Ifyou choose Cancel setup wil ent Install MO Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 16 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 2 System Setup And Configuration N COM 4 Click Next to begin installation 5 Read the License Agreement then click Yes InstallShield Wizard x InstallShield Wizard License Agreement Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Please read the following license agreement carefully QuickVideo Embedded Player Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement The Install hield Wizard val install QuickVideo eae Player on your computer To continue click ext IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY BEFORE UTILIZING THIS SOFTWARE BY USING OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING THIS SOFTWARE YOU THEREBY AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS
140. w Device3 3 4view Devicet 4 4view Monitor 1 Monitor 1 Monitor 1 Set Device Info 3 Devicel 2 4view Devicee 1 view Set All Devices Full View All Devices Full view Devices t 4view Devicet 3 4view Monitor 1 Monitor 1 Monitor 1 Monitor 1 116 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Chapter 6 Advanced Settings For Digital Signgae Configuration As the screens are tiled in video wall there is a gap between two screens in both horizontal and vertical directions Therefore the horizontal as well as vertical shift of the spit video image is needed to ensure the video image display appears continuous on the video wall The Set device info with custom RECTs pane located in the lower right corner enables you to manually calibrate the geometry setting for each screen device attached to the video wall player TestVideoWall Config Resolution need reboot Rotation Get Device Info Get Device Info DeviceO DevBit 1024 ViewRect left 0 top 0 right 1919 bottom 1079 Devicel DevBit 2048 ViewRect left 1920 top 0 right 3839 bottom 1079 Landscape Portrait Brightness Contrast Gamma Brigtness C Contrast Gamma Video Wall Cell fai cells l Default Device2 DevBit 1024 ViewRect left 0 top 1080 right 1919 bottom 2159 Device3 DevBit 2048 ViewRect left 1920 top 1080 right 3839 bottom 2159 Set device info 7 Device1 Full view
141. w you partitioned the screen matrix for the video wall you created please always keep in mind that all the attached displays have been logically integrated into one big video wall screen by the video wall driver Therefore when you design a presentation for a video wall you can simply imagine you are working on a Player attached with a huge display device The following example is to generally depict how a presentation Is created and designed for a 2x2 video wall player using the PowerDigiS Designer software For more information on presentation design workflow please refer to Chapter 3 Basic Digital Signage Workflow for details 1 Configuring Signage Profile Before you create a new presentation make sure you already have a signage profile located somewhere in the PC where you will run the Presentation Designer software You can import the profile from the PDS Player you just configured and save it under C PowerDigiS Profiles Otherwise please follow the steps below to create a signage profile using the PDS Presentation Designer software On the Presentation Designer console click Presentation and from the dropdown menu select Configure Signage Profile of l PowerDigiS Signage Designer fe x j A AT j a Sa New Presentation Window Work Flow Open Presentation Close Presentation Save Presentation 7 gt M Copyright 2011 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 12 PowerDigi
142. y Settings eg Refresh Rate Color Correction gg A C 270 Hot Keys Graphics Media yo i Accelerator Driver Digital Display for mobile _ Display Devices Color Quality Rotation W Enable Rotation Display Settings screen Resolution oan Refresh Rate C 180 intel Color Correction Hot Keys intel 3D Settings Scheme Options 30 Settings a ER A Scheme Options M Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 150 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings iA CO Mi b The Monitor tab will appear Intel GMA Driver for PDS V2000 P2210 For more information on Intel GMA driver usage please refer to the Intel Graphics Media Digtal Display a a a following URL for details Accelerator Driver g Digital Display onitor for mobile CELER Color Quality Rotation Intel Embedded Graphics Drivers EFI Video Driver and Video BIOS User s Guide V Enable Rotation Display Settings 528 Resolution m Refresh Rate 60 Hertz Color Correction 90 C C 270 Hot Keys C 180 intel M Copyright 2010 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 151 PowerDigiS Digital Signage Appliance for Windows Appendix A Display Settings ATI Driver for PDS 5162 5540 5541 1 Create or Import the Signage Profile a Click Start click All Programs click PowerDigiS Signage Player and then click
143. ylist Support up to 10 zones in each layout Provide Presentation preview and overview features Support multi lingual design interface and text message Images transition effect in each independent zone Multiple language support for text banner and RSS news feed contents Integrate easy upload function to create and upload the presentation package to the Player CMS or USB drive PowerDigiS Player Web Management Console The PowerDigiS Player Web Management Console is an user interface which enables user to remotely control and administrate the PDS Player including scheduling and playing the presentation viewing and managing Player s configuration and system information as well as controlling the Player status Multiple language support for Player web console remote control Provide overall system information View export delete the system event log or error message Support system reboot software upgrade and system shutdown features Monitor and control major system services Provide Player control functions including launch start stop and pause Player Manually tune TV channel for any specific Player Schedule presentations to be played at specific time Presentation can be displayed daily weekly multiple times within a day or recursively Provide detailed information and presentation contents of any presentation in Presentation List View download and delete Proof of Play log file MO Copyright 201

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