Planar® ContentSmart™ 3.0.20 Software User Manual
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1. 162. Wms Fashion jpg Duration 7 sec n C Users deverson De Mens Fashionjpg 3 CAUsers deverson De Digital Signage Portfolio Customer pptx 4 CAUsersideversoniDe Center Window jpg Duration 7 sec 5 CAUsersideversoniDe IMAHO0008 MP4 Duration 30 sec 6 C Users deverson De Planar RETAIL Overview 16x9 April 2012 pptx Preview for title confirmation only 4 Turn off the screen Drag and drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt PLANAR 3 4 Video Input A playlist may include A V in Audio Video Input sequence This is a great feature for live TV Please make sure the video input device is properly connected before adding this sequence to the playlist EM PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 o amp amp File F Edit E Player P Language L Help H Es CD a v ye v g ff f MP 3450 Looping Export Firmware update Recent items Aspect ratio 16 9 X im CAUsers deverson De Milan Entryway jpg v LL H BB cAUsers deverson De MAH00005 MP4 v A Remove Option Media Option 1 A Vinput Duration 300 sec RE m b Preview for title confirmation only 4 Turn off the screen or foo 16 oo Drag and drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt To add Video input sequence please follow these steps 1 Click the down arrow key next to the Add button and select A V input 2 Select and highlight the A
3. Delete a playback time slot Calendar view area of schedule Schedule templates is a collection of schedule presets to allow quick customization Drag and drop a template to the calendar view area to apply the preset Time slot playlist editor Specify the Days Hours and Minutes of this playlist Choose a color label to easily identify schedule Pan a Pluntact rir ee da Color ipa Click the Layout format button to expand the layout editor Select a layout pattern from the horizontal scroll list Select a region to schedule related contents Le text for Text region Repeat for each remaining region Add videos PPT files images and text txt files to playlist note that not all contents may be assigned to all regions asa Save changes to complete this playlist Video off slot editor a tp Video off slot allows your display to enter sleep mode Pinyteck hoes for oral r da H specify the Days Hours and Minutes for video off Fiba diy Pera LA Save changes to complete settings Saving your schedule A HA schedule File Edt Toots You can save your schedule settings and edit them later rather than starting over from scratch each time Click on the File F icon on the top left to save the current schedule settings or to open previously saved ones 11 PLANAR 3 7 Step 3 of 3 Export Playlist Files via Network The final step with ContentSmart lets you export all
4. WiIdgel Tompa EE puntais ta NR DDR RNA RR RP RR Add 8 Weekly Schedule TOS ses a csr seers ours set Gs sense e D id De ando 10 Step 3 of 3 Export Playlist Files via Network ccccccsccccssesccsceceeseeseeecetenesseeneeeeeeeeees 12 Export Playlist Files via USB Drive icccessveravnsaveccesvecncesssesdeusnisieseousavnseesioneseveteoeoncnibevaraberees 14 Software and Firmware Updates ccccccssscccsecccesecscenecseensceeeuseseesceseueceseueeeeeeeeeeaeeeees 14 POUDE NOONE NANTES INT SiO DES Cd E 15 PLANAR 1 Introduction Welcome to Planar ContentSmart Software an easy to use application that allows you to create digital signage content using existing assets video images PowerPoint music Using the pre built templates standard or HTML5 simply click and drag content into each zone within the template then export the playlist to the Planar ContentSmart Media Player ContentSmart will help you deliver the right message to the right audience at the right time 1 1 Feature Highlights e 13 standard templates for designing content e 7HTMLS5 widget templates for designing content e Publish PowerPoint slides directly onto the Media Player e requires PowerPoint 2003 2007 2010 Static image only no animating effect e Easy setup for multi zone layout e Image fit crop and stretch options e Supports Video Input sequence in playlist scheduling e Supports full screen portrait or landscape mode e Supports GPIO buttons layout
5. can be synchronized at once Click and highlight each player s box you wish to upload content to Click the Export button to update contents Green O player is online Red O previously detected but currently offline Question mark unknown player or password incorrect o A via Network USB o Total 826 KB 1 b Playlist 4 Media Desert1024x768 jpg 826 KB IP Address 192 168 2 53 ID DO AE EC 10 6A EA Firmware N A Time 5C338E85526E IP Address 192 168 2 23 ID 5C 33 8E 85 52 6E Firmware 3 0 18 Time 9 10 2012 1 57 29 PM 5c338e855279 IP Address 192 168 2 55 ID 5 33 8E 85 52 79 Firmware 20120509 183252 Time 9 10 2012 1 57 28 PM 5c338e855258 IP Address 192 168 2 21 ID 5C 33 8E 85 52 58 Firmware 3 0 18 Time 9 10 2012 1 57 30 PM Selected Total players 0 4 4 Once you have highlighted the players you want to update hit Export the progress bar provides an estimate of the exporting progress e Once synchronization is complete the player s will begin to play the new playlist PlanarMP 3450 A via Network E IP Address 192 168 2 53 E ID DO AE EC 10 6A EA O PA via USB Firmware N A Time N A l Playlist IP Address 192 168 2 23 Media s ID 5C 33 8E 85 52 6E Firmware 3 0 18 Time 9 10 2012 2 34 20 PM 5c338e855258 IP Address 192 168 2 21 ID 5C 33 8E 85 52 58 Firmware 3 0 18 Time 9 10 2012 2 34 21 PM Selected Tot
6. e Supports repeat Looping or Weekly scheduling e Schedule video display on off e Auto detect player s IP MAC address e Supports MP3 scheduling e Minute accurate time slot scheduling e Firmware upgrade wizard 1 2 ContentSmart Overview Import Content Files gt Photos Planar ContentSmart 4 jus 4 a P Point Ee quer QIN PLANAR P ContentSmart via USB Ja Music Video PLANAR 2 Installation 2 1 Minimum system requirements Window XP Vista 7 Operating System DirectX 9 1 GHz AMD or Intel CPU 512 MB of system memory 20 GB hard drive space NET Framework 3 51 Later versions are also compatible Windows Media Player 10 or later required for video previews PowerPoint 2003 2007 or 2010 required for PowerPoint slideshow feature Your system does not have PowerPoint installed PowerPoint Firmware update Firmware update transcode function is disabled PowerPoint Not Installed PowerPoint Installed PLANAR 2 2 Setup Process Insert the ContentSmart Software CD and the installer should pop up automatically If it does not auto start double click on setup exe located on your CD using Windows Explorer Run the setup wizard and follow the step by step instructions Close the installer to finish installation Planar ContentSmart alij ta Planar ContentSmart katman Eoabentimari The installer vill guide you through the step
7. PLANAR es Planar ContentSmart 3 0 20 Software User Manual PLANAR ContentSmart 4 E D ONTENTSM ee 2a SN a A A A q 015 0107 NN A b i UTILITIES CEE t 020 1190 00 A PLANAR Table of Contents Planar ContentSmart 3 0 20 ccccccsscccssccccsscccssccsseeO Software User Manual cccsccccccsccccccsccccccsscccccsssccceseeO 1 introduction cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccsccccscccccsccccsssccessccee L 1 4 12 mese Uro FIVE q SA NOS RPE RDR RARE RR RIR AND RU ERR NR RR RR CINTAANN 1 ConteniSmari OV STO ec cit eters tensa eau dio ia id Dad cosine Si ANT AITads xatas 1 2 _ WAYS CA UNO is oscccacceveccccecsesccescesevactcusccecssceacasseneecesevacceasevectssene 2 1 2 2 Minimum System REQUIFEMENTS cccccscccseccssccseccseccseccsectseetaeeceeeseeseesseessessseuseesteeseees 2 SEUD POCOS ducia ede TANTA eee AA cre ATA ee eee eee ee cee ee o 3 3 OPEIN ag se nccc csc ncs i octc cn ccsecnstacterss ccsesenseatvesssacuecessocaceue 3 1 SPA 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 020 1190 00 A Step 1 of 3 Select Media Player Model ccccccseccccsecccsseceeeeeecesceseueceeeecseeeeeeeeeeeeass 5 Step 2 of 3 Select and Program a Playlist Schedule cccceeccceeessceeecsceeseeeeseeeneeseeess 5 VU IS a IVINS EO ousa tias ECON GET ease etc USE SD SG ES 6 video MIM ee RS CR ERR RR DIR CR NES RD RD RS RD AR ES 7
8. V input in the playlist and click on the Option button This will bring up Video input option 3 The default duration is 300 seconds 5 min It can be changed to any desired time in seconds PLANAR 3 5 Widget Templates To use HTML5 Widgets in a playlist please follow these steps 1 Expand layout options by clicking on the Widget shortcut on the far right to jump to the Widget Templates PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 EEE File F Edit E Player P Language l Help H Es MP 3450 Looping Export Firmware update Recent items Aspect ratio 169 C Users deverson De MAH00017 MP4 Aa re C Users deverson De MAHO0008 MP4 ip Audio Widget C Users deverson De MAH00005 MP4 C Users deverson De Wms Fashion jpg pai CAUsersideversoniDe Window B right jpg 4 mi gt CAUsersideversoniDe AMilan Entryway jpg C Users deverson De Milan Entryway low 1 4 ada x D Preview CAUsersideversoniDe Mens Fashion jpg Media 1 Option ke C Users deverson De Center Window jpg 1 C Users deverson De entry jpg Duration 7 sec J C Users Public Musi Kalimba mp3 2 CAUsers deverson De MAHO0017 MP4 Play full duration CAlisers deverson De_ entryipg 3 C Users Public Musi Kalimba mp3 Play full duration 4 C Users deverson De Center Window jpg Duration 7 sec 5 C Users deverson De Mens Fashion jpg Duration 7 sec 6 C Users deverson De Milan Entryway low res jpg Duration 7 se
9. al players 1 4 13 PLANAR 3 8 Export via USB Drive If you prefer to update contents without a network you can export contents to a USB drive and plug it into the player s USB port for synchronization 1 Select via USB export mode S play list demo 1 tsk PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 te Jo Je File F Help H o E Back to schedule USB A via Network Password o PA via USB 1 USB drive must be formatted using FAT FAT32 2 Plug USB drive to the player after the player is completely bobted up Total 9 MB 56 Playlist 4 Media Mens Fashion jpg 2 MB Wms Fashion jpg 4 MB Digital Signage Portfolio Cust Center Window jpg 4 MB Planar RETAIL Overview 16x9 2 Attach an USB drive to your computer s USB port Use the drop down option to locate your USB drive and click the Prepare USB drive button You will be prompted to keep or delete previous contents The progress bar shows you an estimate of the exporting progress 5 Upon transfer completion all files copied remove the USB drive and insert it into the player The on screen display will show you the file s being copied 6 Upon synchronization completion the player begins to play the new playlist 7 Remove the USB drive from the player E o 3 9 Software and Firmware Updates Updates provide enhanced features and reliability for player systems Firmware updates Firmware upgrade poses certain risks and in rare c
10. are mandatory However you can always change the setting by selecting and highlight the widgets in playlist and click on the Option button O Color fll Duration 30 Colo E w Duration 30 Colo O Duration 30 City New York DC F Colo E Duration 30 User Adea Calendar Colo Duration 30 Topic Health Colo E Duration URL Duration 30 URL 3 6 Weekly Schedule Mode Select Weekly Schedule from the drop down menu to switch from Looping mode default to Weekly schedule mode Weekly schedule mode provides finer control over your playlists While Looping mode plays several files in a specified order repeatedly Weekly Schedule mode lets you specify several different playlists to be played at different times of the day and week Id r Ermm E remotos dn rin ao Looping o Scheduled content wall be conbrucuskr playback according des to defined order Video ornu otf ASS avi options are algo available on this mode ba aiana gold ise aiina Weekly schedule bMS PORE Defined a schedule that will play 5 very week Variety schedule LMDSC_0238 sesapinies belo seria Seals hair week schedule 10 PLANAR Weekly Schedule view EEE erp Choose the aspect ratio of your display i Create a playback time slot or ear PE e a e ES seta video off slot see below ie E daa Boe EE A m E Edit time slotin a pop up window
11. ases failure during the upgrade process may cause the device to stop functioning and need to be returned for warranty service Please refer to www planar com support downloads for any firmware updates 14 PLANAR 3 10 Troubleshooting This section is intended as a quick reference for frequently encountered issues Known issues 1 ContentSmart Media player hardware configuration is not yet supported through the software Please refer to the player s user manual for USB keyboard menu configuration method 2 The News amp RSS widgets are designed to display in ticker zone Scheduling them in other area may result in cutting off some text Player Mode Settings If your player cannot synchronize contents you may need to switch to another operation mode Please refer to the player configuration section of user manual on changing the operation mode Regardless of the display resolution all videos are played in 16 9 or 4 3 aspect ratio depending on widescreen or standard ratio LCD displays PowerPoint Slideshow Feature Availability The Planar ContentSmart Software has a PowerPoint slideshow feature that requires PowerPoint 2003 2007 or 2010 installed If PowerPoint is not detected a PowerPoint disabled icon is shown x D Yow system does not have PowerPoint 2007 installed PowerPoint transcode function is disabled If you would like to use the slideshow feature a trial edition of PowerPoint may be obtained free o
12. c 7 CAUsers deverson De Milan Entryway jpg Duration 7 sec 8 CA Users deverson De Window B rightjpg Duration 7 sec 4 m 9 C Users deverson De Wms Fashion jpg Duration 7 sec Preview for title confirmation only 10 C Users deverson De MAHO00005 MP4 Play full duration 11 C Users deverson De MAHO0008 MP4 Play full duration 12 CAUsers deverson De MAHO0017 MP4 Play full duration lt E Turn off the screen Proceed to export gt gt Drag and drop files to preview in window 2 Choose one of the Templates that have Smart Widgets icon PLANAR 3 Select the zone you want to use within the Template then click the down arrow key next to the Add button Choose one of 7 Smart Widgets to add them to a zone within the Widget template B PlanarContentSmart 3 0 22 Eh File F Edit E Player P Language L Help H eg Co MP 3450 Looping Export Firmware update Recent items Aspect ratio 16 9 v C Temp Video L080p_ Wallpapers 339 jpg C Temp Video 1080p wallpaper 398130_ i Video Image Audio Widget 1296x972 C Temp Video 1080p Chocolate and haz CATemp Video 1080p ADenim MPEG DivX E Twitter 4 R m j News Preview for title confirmation only Rss El Webpage Turn off the screen Drag and drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt PLANAR 4 Some of the widgets will prompt for settings if the settings
13. f charge from the Microsoft Office website at http office microsoft com JPEG image compatibility notice The media players do not support progressive interlaced JPEG images Only baselines JPEGs are supported To convert JPEG to baseline format simply open the image in Microsoft Paint and Save it Paint will auto convert JPEG images to baseline format Please Wait message shows up often and takes long time to go away Each time you connect a media player or change its network settings a new entry is added to the list of possible network devices in ContentSmart The program runs a background service to verify that the players listed are online The service responds quickly when players in the list are online but reply slowly when dealing with disconnected players because it waits for a network timeout before determining an offline status 8 To improve response times remove unused players by right clicking on the player in the list and selecting Remove from list 15 PLANAR Planar Systems Inc Customer Service 24x7 Online Technical Support http www planar com support Support Tel 1 866 PLANAR1 866 752 6271 or 1 503 748 1100 Hours M F 8am 8pm Eastern Time M F 5am 5pm Pacific Time 2012 Planar Systems Inc 7 12 Planar is a registered trademark of Planar Systems Inc Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners Technical information in this document is subject to change without notice
14. files and playlists to the ContentSmart Media Player You can export via network or removable media via USB 1 Once you are ready with your playlists hit Proceed to export gt gt File F Edit E Player P Language L Help H KS Co iy D MP 3450 Looping Export PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 oS Ec Firmware update Recent items Aspect ratio 169 7 E c Users deverson De MAHO0017 MP4 y E z e SS C Users deverson De 50067 PLR Outdoor_Videc de Add x B Preview Media Option 1 CAUsers deverson De MAH00017 MP4 Play full duration lt m Preview for title confirmation only 4 Turn off the screen Drag and drop files to preview in window Proceed to export gt gt 2 The next screen should show all available ContentSmart Media Players If you do not see your player you can hit Scan or manually add the player using its IP address via Add play list demo 1 tsk PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 File F Help H w O e Export Back to schedule Select all Select none Scan a Add x via Network o A Ao Total 9 MB 56 Playlist 4 Media Mens Fashion jpg 2 MB Wms Fashion jpg 4 MB Digital Signage Portfolio Cust Center Window jpg 4 MB Planar RETAIL Overview 16x9 Selected Total players 0 0 12 PLANAR 3 Multiple players may be detected and more than one player
15. s required to install Planar ContentSmart on pour The installer will install Planar ContentSmart to the following folder complet To install in this folder click Next To install to a different folder enter it below or click Browse Folder C Program Files Planar ContentS mart WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum estent possible under the law Cancel ee L Planar ContentSmart Planar ContentSmart eT Content mart Contentimar Planar ContentS mart is being installed Planar ContentS mart has been successfully installed Click Close to exit Please wait Po Please use Windows Update to check for any critical updates to the ET Framework Back Mext gt PLANAR Note If you haven t installed NET Framework 3 51 you will be prompted to do so If it is already installed please proceed to the next page For Windows XP only Net Installation Windows NET Framework 3 51 is included on the CD and will be installed if absent from your system Click and follow the prompts to install it This setup requires the NET Framework version 30 Please instal the NET Framework and tum thie setup again The NET Framework can be obtened from the web Would yo
16. u tke to do this now For improved performance in ContentSmart The latest Microsoft NET 3 51 may offer improved performance in ContentSmart You can install it from an installer included on the Software CD 3 Operation The following dialog box will be displayed only once at first launch ES PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 File F Edit E Language L Help H VED cD m Select model Looping Let s get started 1 Select a player from the drop down menu by clicking on the Select model button Ga 2 Program the schedule Two schedule modes are available the simple looping mode and the weekly schedule B 3 send the media files and playlist to the players for playback PLANAR 3 1 Step 1 of 3 Select Media Player Model Select a player model from the drop down list Player Model MP 3450 EJ PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 File F Edit E Player P Languagell Help H OO MP 3450 Looping Note MP 3450 is already pre selected for you 3 2 Step 2 of 3 Select and Program a Playlist Schedule For a single playlist with repeating playback choose Looping mode The Looping schedule is always selected by default For multiple playlists with weekly playback choose Weekly schedule mode Looping Weekly schedule mode To switch between Looping and Weekly schedule modes click on the second button drop down menu PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 oj ej a Es File F Edit E Player P Languag Firmware
17. update MP 3450 Export Recent items Aspect ratio 16 9 x de Add gt X 3 gt Media Option Preview for title confirmation only 4 Turn off the screen Proceed to export gt gt Drag and drop files to preview in window PLANAR 3 3 What is a Playlist A playlist may consist of a sequence of images videos or PowerPoint slideshows which are played repeatedly in a specified order and duration rendering example below using 6 different assets in a playlist seconds minimum duration for all media IMAGE gt a seconds z IMAGE gms 7 seconds Detault duration is 7 seconds E SLIDE PF tor images and full length q SLIDESHOW es TO seconds forvideos and slideshows Click Edit above to change IMAGE y 0 imace int PERR these settings E IDE etc mus 0 seconds p SLIDESHOW 25 seconds 0 IMAGE TR E a EE 7 seconds os TO seconds PlanarContentSmart 3 0 20 5 EJ File F Edit E Player P Language L Help H E lt CO E C MP 3450 Looping Export Firmware update Recent items Aspect ratio 169 7 Ec C Users deverson De Planar RETAIL Overview 16 v 1a C Users deverson De Digital Signage Portfolio_C ae Ee C Users deverson De Center Window jpg Acid a Remove E Optico Mis Preview Media Option a 1 CAUsersideversoniDe iMens Fashion jpg rem 3 sec am C Users deverson De Wms Fashionjpg 2 CAUsersideversoniDe
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