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S3 MagicView Server Edition Version 3.2 User Manual

1. Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings Alarm Settings MotherBoard Temperature HDD Temperature GPU Temperature perator Value Alarm Level Fan Speed CPU Usage Memory Usage Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Client Ctl Q Check License Register Client Save Close Figure 6 3 6 User can add CPU Temperature Motherboard Temperature HDD Temperature GPU Temperature Fan Speed CPU Usage Memory Usage Value into system for controlling If the hardware temperature or usage is over the setting value the alarm info will show on Controller Client Alarm page Pare PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 93 G Client Registration Language English x Mode Type Online Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings Alarm Settings CPU Temperature n ha 0 ee Element Operator Value Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Client Ct Q Check License Register Client Save Close Figure 6 3 7 PO is the third level alarm Client starts alarm every one minute if user does nothing Client will automatically shutdown after 5 minutes e g Motherboard Temperature gt 100degreen P1 is the second level alarm Client starts alarm every 5 minutes but system remains running e g Motherboard Temperature gt 90degreen P2 is the first level a
2. onaclient with a different aspect ratio Background Color The background color displayed on the client e Layer List A list of all layers defined in the layout Form4 1 1 4 2 Layer As the basic element of the layout a layer contains one or more types of multimedia content The contents in the layer inherit the properties of that layer Layer Properties A layer has the following properties e Loop Duration The sum of all the durations of the components in the layer e Loop Synced With All If checked the layer will loop until all layers are Layers complete component with a different aspect ratio is inserted na N PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 74 Direction The direction of the Transition In effect Transition Out The length of time the Transition Out lasts Type The type of the Transition Out effect The direction of the Transition Out effect Form4 2 1 Notes 1 One layer can contain several multimedia contents but only one of those contents will be played at one time 2 The order of the contents in the layer properties is the same as the playlist order of the contents This order may be changed by moving the contents up or down 3 All the contents in the layers will inherit the properties of the layer therefore the Position and Size and Contents properties are not listed in the following sections 4 Audio contents do not contain Transition properties as th
3. Local Library Path CASSMVCWorkDin Update Hour 2 Mode Type online Rotation 0 History Log Interval 300 seconds Enable Snapshot snapshotinterval 60 seconds Group Name Default Warning Threshold Disk Lett 1024 Minimum FFS 20 Refresh Register Save Figure 6 7 5 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 107 Controller Server Settings Server IP or Name Server Port User Name Client Information Name Location Company Administrator Administrator Telephone Administrator E Mail Local Settings Local Library Path Update Hour Mode Type Rotation History Log Interval Enable Snapshot checkbox Snapshot Interval ViewZ Server IP or Server Name to communicate with the Server The default value is the local IP address 127 0 0 1 The port by which the Client communicates with the Server Name of the authorized user to register User Password Password of the name to register clients Default client A unique name for the Client Physical location of the Client Client s Company Administrator name Administrator s Phone number Administrator s E mail address Local path for saving schedules and layouts The time when the Client updates schedules Online Client or Offline Client The orientation 0 90 180 270 degrees of the S3 MagicView images video clips Time interval of the history log If checked automatic snapshots are enabled Time interval bet
4. the top component covers a portion of the components beneath it The Arrange menu consists of functions to change the stacking order of the layers Move to Front Move Forward Move to Back and Move Backward e Move to Front Moves the selected layer in front of all other layers so that no part of it is hidden behind another layer e Move Forward Moves the selected layer one level closer to the front e Move to Back Moves the selected layer behind all other layers e Move Backward Moves the selected layer one level to the back e Fit Layout The layer selected extents to layout Layer list Layer list can help users to easily edit the layers when the number of layers is large eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 127 LayerList Layer List ue Down Al 7 4 8 e UP Move the layer up in case if there are multi layers in one layout e Down Move the layer down in case if there are multi layers in one layout e Hide Hide the layers e Lock Lock the layers prevent from wrong operations Note e Only affect the designer clients won t be affected Zoom menu The Zoom menu provides a Zoom function to allow users to get a close up view of the layout or to see more of the area at a reduced size The zoom drop list provides a zoom range from 2 to 1600 Pare PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 128 7 5 Timetable Designer The Timetable Designer page allows users to create and edit timet
5. 5 Search the Timetable1 in the Scheduler Item Select window eevee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 66 6 Drag the Timetable1 to the main window Sas Sehk o o T oe Publish Exped Import et Remove Copy Pasit Delete Memzontal Vertcal Align Align Piim Detewt Ortaet mr C Up Oown tel onsa E onam B Figure 3 5 7 7 Set the playing time of the timetable in the Scheduler Item Edit window Information Name Timetable 1 Type Timetable Start Time 0412 00 a End Time 20 36 00 a Play Duration 016h 24m 005 Figure 3 5 8 aeons PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 67 8 Select the Layout tab in the Scheduler Item Select window and find the Layout a Layout Root Category New Category New Category 2 2 Ej Layouti i Power off Layout Figure 3 5 9 Note Power off Layout is the default layout of S3 MagicView User can arrange Client into dormancy by the Power off layout 9 Drag the Layouti to the main window d waan E Thursday 05 25 2014 Layout sea Avia i ae ety inau te tui ote AWI tan ADI Wenas tamu ee Re 100 200 300 400 ft 00 Figure 3 5 10 10 Set the playing time of Layout1 in the Scheduler Item Edit window eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 68 11 Select Publish on the menu bar Notes 1 The Horizontal Copy and Vertical Copy functions are provided to help quickly duplicate layouts horizontally
6. e Edit Client Edits the Client information e g description address administrator e mail etc e Restart Client Restarts the Client computer e Shutdown Client Shuts down the Client computer e Start Client Boots up the Client computer Notes 1 Remote Control client must operate on the local area network 2 The Client Edit menu of the Controller does not provide a method to create a Client To add a new Client users must register the Client machine through ClientConfigure exe Refer to Client Registration for more information Emergency Message menu The Emergency Message menu provides the Edit Emergency Message function to allow users to publish a text message for immediate display by the Client to the selected group Edit Emergency Message Message List Text Input Send Records Edit Box Date 5 16 2014 New Message start 09 42 57 Times 1 Duration Font Fp Times New Roman Direction RightToLeft Coor ET Size 24 ki e u Speed i Transparency stop cence Figure 7 7 6 The Edit Emergency Message button brings up the Emergency Message Setting dialog with the following functions eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ ane e Message List Lists all emergency messages e Text Input To enter text messages to publish e Text Properties Set properties for your text message Date Start date Start Time Start time Duration Message duration Font Text f
7. 1 18 eooo PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 20 Step 20 Click the Finish button to close the Wizard and complete the MySQL Server Instance configuration MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Processing configuration i Prepare configuration M4 Write configuration file C Program Files MySQL MySQL Server 5 5 my ini w Start service w Apply security settings Configuration file created Service restarted successfully Security settings applied Press Finish to close the Wizard MySQL Connector ODBC 5 1 8 Installation Step 1 Run the MySQL Connector ODBC Setup Wizard in the Database folder mysql connector odbc 5 1 8 win32 msi Step 2 Click the Next button in the Welcome page ie MySQL Connector ODBC 5 1 Setup Wizard Welcome to the Setup Wizard for MySQL Connector ODBC 5 1 The Setup Wizard will install MySQL Connector ODBC 5 1 release 5 1 8 on your computer To continue dick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law Figure 2 1 20 A De PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 21 Step 3 Setup type Choose Typical and click the Next button Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Common program features will be installed Recommended for general use m All program features will be installed Requires the most disk _ d Choose which program features you want instal
8. 1 2 Minimum System Requirements 2 GHZ 32 bit x86 or 64 bit x64 Dual Core processor System Memory 2 0 GB 1 0 GB 1 0 GB DirectX9 graphics Video Card Not required m a rg Processor with 256MB p video memory Windows 7 Windows 7 Windows 7 Window Server 2008 Table 1 2 1 Notes 1 Before configuring the Server please disable UAC on Control Panel gt User Account gt Change User Account Control settings gt drag the scroll bar to Never Notify 2 Keep Time Zone sync of the Server the Client and the Controller Make sure to update time by Internet PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 6 1 3 Software Requirements y Client VIA Embedded S3 Graphics driver package V Controller DX9c compatible graphics adapter driver if user need preview on Controller Prior to the installation of S3 MagicView Client the third party software should be installed on the Client and Controller systems to play back multimedia content y Adobe Flash Player 9 or later for playing Flash files http www adobe com support flashplayer downloads html y Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer for playing Microsoft PowerPoint files http www microsoft com download en details aspx displaylang en amp id 6 Note Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer must be initialized before playing PowerPoint files with ViewZ S3 MagicView L S3 Graphics Video Filters for playing video clips V DirectX runtime VC runtime plug in for playing http www
9. Alarm Settings Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Server Port 2000 Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Client Ctl Q Check License Register Clent Close Figure 6 3 1 2 Inthe Client Configuration dialog box enter the Controller Server settings Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Server Port 2000 Figure 6 3 2 eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 89 e Controller Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 e Controller Server Port 2000 3 Enter Account information Language Mode Tipe Offi Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings Alarm Settings User Name Password Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Cent Ctr Q Register Client Figure 6 3 3 e User Name client e Default password client ooo o PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 90 4 Enter Client information Client Registration woe a gt oe Tyee Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings Alarm Settings Client Name ClientName Location ClientLocation Company Admin Name Telephone oseeseseses EMail Rotate Precision 0 001 0 Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Client Ct Q Check License Figure 6 3 4 User could customize the items shown in the above image and save the config related info will be shown in controller accordingly eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 9
10. It also provides the authorization for users to access the Media server 5 2 Server configuration Users must configure the servers before using the servers This section describes how to configure the Controller and Media Servers Note Disable UAC and Reboot the system before configuring the server setting 2014 ViewZ USA All rights reserved Page 83 6 3 2014 www viewzusa com The Controller Server Setting dialog is shown below Controller Server Settings Controller Server Settings Port 2000 MySQL Server Settings Mame or IP localhost Port 3306 Pee ae Connection 7 User Name SamMagicview3 Pool Size Password Media Server Settings Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Fort 6419 Figure 5 2 1 e Controller Server Port Users may change the port assignment of the Controller server to avoid a conflict with other web services The default Controller Server Port is 2000 e MySQL Server configuration Name or IP the address through which the Controller Server connects the database The default MySQL Server value is localhost Port the default MySQL Server Port value is 3306 User Name and Password the User Name and Password are requested when you connect MySQL The default value is S3S3 MagicView 3 for both user name and password Connection Pool Size the number of databases simultaneous connected The default value is 20 eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 84 5 3 Media
11. eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 60 12 Click the OK button to continue Total Files Count 2 Total Files Size 29 1Mb Local Exists Media Size 0b This Time Downloaded Size 29 1Mb 29 1Mb All Finished Downloaded Files Total Files Count 2 Total Finished Size 29 1Mb Figure 3 4 8 13 The layout will be previewed in a separate window Click the OK button to save publish it Tip One layer can contain more than one component Notes 1 New layers cannot be created directly above an existing layer 2 Different components have unique settings Managing layouts S3 MagicView allows users to manage layouts using the Layout List tab D Mee Vios Comtroter Genres iden 32 Serr YO ae Detorn Layo Type mon Megewes Laad REDU 16M 0 Layout Name Defa 201055 LILIN Sur L o vader 1920 Qrar oO D Request Varadan Request Tne 20 1 05 15 11 25 09 Meght 1080 Desrop on Oene useradmin Create Time 2014 05 35 51 2009 Figure 3 4 9 Double click the layout to delete rename approve or preview eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 61 Approving Layouts Layouts must be approved by an administrator before they can be added into a timetable or schedule Administrators may approve the layouts using the following steps 1 Click the Layout Manager tab 2 Select the Layout1 in the Layout List window 3 Select Approve
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13. Drag Client1 to Group ERREKERI Figure 6 6 3 eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 103 6 7 S3 MagicView Client Web Manager After running the client user can manage and monitor the client using S3 S3 MagicView s Client Web Manager Please enter following address in Firefox Chrome or other Non lE browsers htips IP 38081 or 38080 for example https 10 3 8 1 38081 The initial password 123456 should be used when logging into the Client Web Manager for the first time Figure 6 7 1 1 Overview page The Overview page consists of three tabs System Network and Server system tab Oveniew Configure Realtime Monitor Administration History System Network Server Name P T PC Time 2014 5 15 15 37 21 CPU Load aS Total Free Memory 5 99GB 4 146B8 Total Free Disk 43 95GB 5 04GB Resolution 1920 x 1080 License Information Max outputs 16 Hardware ID g240 6715 4322 5666 8738 8071 Refresh Figure 6 7 2 eevee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 104 Name Time CPU Load Total Free Memory Total Free Disk Resolution License Information Hardware ID Refresh button Network tab Overview System Computer name of the Client Current time of the Client Current CPU usage Total and free memory size Total and free disk size Screen resolution of the Client Maximum number of monitors that may be connected to the Client system Automa
14. Pw S 152014 31 59 PM 5 14 9014 31 55 Pw VWs PN 6162014 6004 Pw 5 15 2016 amp 32 24 PM Tae Figure 7 8 1 eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 143 7 9 Client Report The Client Report page provides statistical data of the Client for users Users may export the report as a CSV file Windows Figure 7 9 1 The Report System page provides the following functions Client Status Query Generates a report showing the online and offline status of clients Client Download Query Generates a report showing the downloaded contents Client Play Query Generates a report showing the tasks that the Client played Task Play Sum Query Generates a report showing the times of the tasks that were played Media Play Duration Query Generates Media playback duration Client Details Query Displays detailed information for the Clients Client Availability Query Displays how much free time the Clients are not assigned a task Client Group Online Query Generates a report showing the online rate of the Client groups ae PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 144 7 10 User Manager The User Manager page is used for organizing all the users that can log into the Controller and register Clients There are five user types Administrator Designer Scheduler Client and Auditor Each has permission to take control of different functions of S3 Magic View Windows User List View window User Edi
15. Server Name or IP The Controller Server needs the Media Server Name or IP to communicate with the Media Server The default value is the local IP address 127 0 0 1 Media Server Port This port is the Media Server Port for the Controller Server to visit Media server Configuration The Media Server Setting dialog is shown below Media Server Settings Home Directory C ProgramData MagicView S3MagicViewMediaSer ver ServerRoot Server Port 6419 Maximum Clients per IP 5 Idle Time Out 5 300 Maximum Clients 256 Maximum Login Attempts 10 Controller Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Figure 5 3 1 e Home Directory The local path used by the Media Server to save files e Media Server Port The port to communicate with the Media Server e Idle Time Out The time after which the Media Server will be suspended e Max Clients Count per IP The maximum numbers of clients for one IP address to access the Media Server at a time e Clients Max Count The maximum number of clients that are allowed to access the Media Server at a time e Max Login Attempts The maximum times a client may attempt to log in If the number of log in attempts goes over this value the client will be locked out for 1 hour eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 85 e Controller Server Name or IP The Media Server needs the Controller Server Name or IP to communicate with the Controller Server The default valu
16. and conditions of this W I accept the terms in the License Agreement Figure 2 2 9 eevee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 28 Step 4 If the necessary software has not been installed yet click the Get Adobe Flash Player Get Microsoft PPT Viewer 2007and Get S3 Filter buttons to install the third party software Click the Next button to continue 4 53 MagicView Controller Server Get necessary software To use 3 Magicview the following software must be installed Get Adobe Flash Player Get Microsoft PPT Viewer 2007 Please Choose Local Language Version to Download Get 53 Filter Figure 2 2 10 Step 5 Type the Controller Server Port Media Server Name or IP address and the Media Server Port then check the Start S3 MagicView Controller Server on System Startup box and click the Next button Hs MagicView Controller Server Controller Server Configuration Configure the Controller Server Controller Server Port 2000 Media Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Media Server Port 6419 V Start 53 MagicView Controller Server On System Startup cre Figure 2 2 11 eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 30 Note The default Controller Server values are as follows Controller server port 2000 Media server name or IP 127 0 0 1 Media server port 6419 Step 6 Configure the MySQL settings click the Next button Hs MagicView Controller Server My
17. digital clock Show Date and Day Display the date and day of the week on the clock of the Week Show the time in 24 hour mode or 12 hour mode Form 4 9 1 4 10 Empty An Empty component may be created to delay the start time of contents in a layer For example setting up 10 second Empty content will delay the playback of the content after the Empty content by 10 seconds 4 11 Audio Audio is used in S3 MagicView_ in the form of a background sound Simply bring the sound file into S3 MagicView and add the file in the Properties window of the layout S3 MagicView can support standard audio file formats such as PCM WMA and WAV Audio Properties An Audio component has the following properties The audio playback sound level Form 4 11 1 4 12 S3Weather The S8Weather component can be used to retrieve the weather information for the selected location from the Internet and output the data as a layer S3Weather Properties An S3Weather component has the following properties Area Select the area of the location China or International Continent Select the continent of the location Location Select the location to display its weather information e Proxy Proxy IP The proxy address through which the S3Weather na N PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 80 connects to the Internet Port The port by which the SSWeather communicates with the Server on the Internet e Transparent Display SSWeather c
18. layer window will be shown in the display area Layers containing different contents will be drawn in various colors Each Layer is assigned with a name which will be displayed in the layer window Layers may be removed by selecting it and clicking the Delete button on the Edit menu A layer may be positioned by dragging it in the main window More than one layer may be selected at one time A layer may also be resized by dragging its borders Users can click the left mouse button on the X and Y axis to create a scaling line which may be useful for the alignment of the layers Note Users may drag layers out of the layout but display monitors only show the layout area The main window does not limit the number of layers All layers in the main window are assigned to a depth value A newly created layer has the least depth value so it lies on top of the existing layers The later the layer is created the higher the layer lies Obscured layers will not be displayed on the actual monitors Clicking the buttons on the Arrange menu can adjust the depth of the layer ar E PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Snare Properties window The Properties window is used to edit the properties of layers and components in the main window When a layer or component in the main window has been selected the Properties window will show its settings Each component has its unique properties The component properties are described in the Comp
19. microsoft com en us download details aspx id 8109 http www microsoft com en us download details aspx id 5555 1 4 User Guide Overview This User Guide describes the features of S3 MagicView and provides instructions on how to operate it The User Guide is divided into two sections e Quick Start Section An overview of ViewZ S3 MagicView Start at the beginning of this section if you are a new user or just want to familiarize yourself with ViewZ S3 MagicView s capabilities Quick start e Component Reference Section Describes all windows menus commands and other functions Refer to this section to learn more about specific functions in ViewZ S3 MagicView Components PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 7 1 5 Key Definitions A server acts as the interface between the Clients and Controllers There are two types of servers in ViewZ S3 MagicView a Media server and a Controller server e Media server The Media server is a file server All multimedia content layouts and schedules are stored on the Media server which provides the content for clients during the downloading process Controller server The Controller server stores the controller database the system logs and media information It also provides the authorization for users to access the Media server Server types Client The Client s main purpose is to display the digital signage contents The Client downloads content from the Media server and
20. page provides functions to create edit and publish layouts Windows lueeetabte De Medes Liteary seer uger the daie oe wey Orage tere Rerame Uit leper Reject Preview Retrew Aopo Paves View Layout Boot Coteger y Layout Category Tree Layout Layout Mame ae APAED Acorove Time 20140307 N 1471 Daea ELA ew 03 39 Request eer j La out In O ee Oare un Request Te DHOIT be 10S y Cwacrptor esis Trees 20140007 pks Approve User Figure 7 3 1 Layout Search Bar The Layout Search Bar allows you to search layouts by name category owner file size file status and date o oo PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 119 Search Layouts Input Layout Name Search Items Layout Root Cab al Owners Al Sizes all Status FlDate Start Tim 5 15 2014 id Tiri 5 15 2014 Qo search Cancel Figure 7 3 2 Layout Category Tree All layouts are uploaded onto the server and separated by categories The Layout Category Tree lists the category folders and provides functions New Delete Rename and Refresh Layout Category Tree El Layout Root Category zoe ea New Category Figure 7 3 3 New Creates a new layout category folder e Delete Deletes the selected category folder e Rename Renames the selected category folder e Refresh Refreshes the category tree e Search search layout on request Layout List window The Layout List window contains two tabs to s
21. 1 5 Enter your Local settings r Client Registration Language English Mode Type Offline X Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings Alarm Settings Local Library C S3MVCWorkDir Ey Schedule Update Time 2 0 23 Min Free Disk 1024 MB Min FPS 20 Player FPS 30 Hardware ID 2578 9656 8176 7134 3057 3101 COM Port COM1 z Com Settings 57600 n 8 1 Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Client Ctl Q Check License t Save Close Figure 6 3 5 e Mode Type Online Online Client can be real time controlled by Controller Offline Client cannot be real time controlled but user can release schedule by USB store e Local Library the local folder to save the schedules layouts and contents e Schedule Update time Default time is 2 hours e Min Free Disk Space 1024 MB e Min FPS 20 e Hardware ID S3 Client configuration will automatically assign an ID e COM The COM port in Client e COM setting Default value is 57600 n 8 1 Notes 1 There are both offline mode and online mode in the setting Online mode clients could be controlled online while offline mode only could be accessed by removal devices 2 The Hardware ID is a unique number to identify the client machine Pare PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 92 6 Enter Alarm Setting Client Registration Language English x Mode Type Online
22. 2007 and Get S3 Filter buttons to install the third party software Click the Next button to continue E 53 MagicView Controller Get necessary software To use 3 Magicview the following software must be installed Get Adobe Flash Player Get Microsoft PPT Viewer 2007 Please Choose Local Language Version to Download Get 53 Filter 1gure Z 2 Step 5 Type the Controller Server Name or IP address and the Controller Server Port and click the Next button J 53 MagicView Controller Controller Server Configuration Configure the Controller Server Controller Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Controller Server Port 2000 C Figure 2 2 22 P PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 35 Note The default Controller server values are as follows Controller server name or IP 127 0 0 1 Controller server port 2000 Step 6 Select Typical setup type to install T S MagicView Controller Sep Choose Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Typical Installs the most common program features Recommended for most users aston Allows users to choose which program features will be installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Figure 2 2 23 Step 7 Confirm Installation Click the Install button to start the installation E SS MagicView Contro
23. 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 40 Step 7 Step 8 Confirm Installation Click the Install button to start the installation SS Th Ready to install 3 MagicView Client S Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 2 2 30 Installation Complete e Confirm the Launch ClientConfigure exe option box is checked and click the Finish button to go to the Client Registration window Completed the S3 MagicView Client Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Launch ClentConfigure exe when setup exits Back Finish Cancel Figure 2 2 31 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 41 Step 9 Client Registration Fill in the table then click the Register Client button to complete the registration or click the Close button to register the client later and continue with the installation The registration method is described in 6 3 Client Registration section r 7 Client Registration Language English x Mode Type Offline Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings Alarm Settings Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Server Port 2000 Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Client Ct Q Check License t Save Close Figure 2 2 32 Note The Controller Server must be running in order to regi
24. Figure 6 5 2 e o PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 100 p 4 iL k 5 F z Client Client Name Client 1080 ssClientWame new 1400 Figure 6 5 3 I F a4 i Fa ee sur eee pe et aE Fuss LLJ a eh Ker ea ae I _ i Lig io n E ihi J i a L Ps r F G J 23 TWAT Aa HEERA T a ed a TI r Tta Figure 6 5 4 3 User can drag layer into Special screen mode and publish to Client to play Page 101 MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 PRO ViewZ 6 6 Grouping a client Since schedules are assigned by group you need to assign a new client or move an existing client from group to a group before distributing the schedule To move an existing client to a group 1 Log into the Controller on Computer3 by entering the existing user account and password 2 Click the Client Manager tab 3 Click Default in the Group List window and select Client1 in the Client State View window y Oeteuttiitelsnds DefautiltePortrat eee 1 W fotnare DITAN Ma 0860 Windows 7 MOO G48 Mardeare informatorcO7s Intell Core T S CPU 60 CLM Meer OS P Adress Cosplay Card Typech Caph 4000W Figure 6 6 1 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 102 4 Click the Add Group button and type the name Groupi for the new group Group Type MadgicView Group Description Figure 6 6 2 5
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26. QL server on Windows Service Name IMySOL I Launch the MySQL Server automatically Check this option to include the directory containing the server client executables in the Windows PATH variable so they can be called from the command line cso Wes cancet_ Figure 2 1 16 6 Ss PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 19 Step 18 Security Options Check the Modify Security Settings and Enable root access from remote machines boxes type in your New root password and Confirm the password and click the Next button MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please set the security options W Modify Security Settings 5 New root password Enter the root password Confirm emes Retype the password Create An Anonymous Account This option will create an anonymous account on this server Please note that this can lead to an insecure system Figure 2 1 17 Note The password set here is for MySQL Server Database initialization The default password is 123456 Step 19 In the Ready to Execute page click the Execute button to start the configuration MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Ready to execute Prepare configuration I Write configuration file _ Start service Apply security settings Please press Execute to start the configuration Cancel Figure 2
27. S AVI 4403 192071088 00 38 10 NOT_AVAILABLE_ REGU Coral_Reef_Adventur Win 91 9 1280 720 00 01 45 NOT_AVAILABLE REJEC Rey aeak vC1 10 AVI 500 19201080 00 03 09 NOT_AVAILABLE REQU hite WWW SINAC URL Ob oo 00 00 00 SYNC_WITH_SER REJEC Wildlife wmv 25 0 1280720 00 00 30 SYNC_WITH_SER REJEC I 1 I 0 0 0 0 0 Figure 7 2 7 Media Info window The Media Info window shows detailed information for the multimedia content selected in the Media List window It includes information about the file the upload status and time and the approval status 6 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 117 Media Information Media Name Hydrangeas jpg Category root New Category Status APPROVED Approve Time 2014 05 08 11 26 55 Type JPEG Duration 00 00 00 Request User Width 1024 Upload User Request Time 2014 05 08 11 24 04 Height 768 Upload Time 2014 05 08 11 23 56 Approve User Figure 7 2 8 Menu bar The Menu bar located at the top left corner of the S3 MagicView Manager application provides the main control functions for the current page The menu bar of the Media Library page consists of the File Approval and View menus e Add Download Media URL Downiead prove Reje Figure 7 2 9 File menu The File menu contains the Add Media Add URL Download Force Download Delete and Rename buttons e Add Media Add multimedia files to the Media Lib
28. SOL Server Configuration Configure MySQL Server MySQL Server IP or Name localhost MySQL Server Port 3306 MySQL Server User Name 3MagicviewS MySQL Server Password eweesoroooee s Lae Figure 2 2 12 Note The default MySQL settings are as follows MySQL server IP or Name localhost MySQL server port 3306 MySQL server User Name S3MagicView3 MySQL server Password S8MagicViews The User Name and Password are set in MySQL Server Installation step 18 eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 31 Step 7 Select Typical Setup Type to install ik 23 NV l a l cVie Ww Col 7 t l l i r5 vel et p Choose Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Installs the most common program features Recommended for most users Custom Allows users to choose which program features will be installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Figure 2 2 13 Step 8 Confirm Installation Click the Install button to start the installation 7 Ready to install 53 MagicView Controller Server Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 2 2 14 oe E PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 32 Step 9 Installation Complete Click the Finish button
29. The Download Tasks tab shows the currently downloading and downloaded 6 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 116 contents and their information including NO Status Name Type Size Percent Category Dimension Duration and Available Download Tasks includes seven buttons e Refresh Refreshes all the downloading and downloaded contents e Start Restarts the content that is stopped e Stop Stops the downloading of content e Delete Deletes the selected content Media List OOX T Search Result Upload Task Download Tasks Media List Fi Status Name Type Size Percent Dimension Duration Available Finished BHE Bee Movie Matroska 28 4Mb 28 4Mb ET oo 576 00 01 05 True 4 Figure 7 2 6 Media List tab The Media List tab shows information for the multimedia contents for the category selected in the Media Library Category Tree including NO Name Type Size Category Dimension Duration Sync Status Audit and Reference Count Media List 4 Pee Rene Media List File ID Name Type Size Dimension Duration Sync Status Audit Reference Count 35 Dism RE AVI 19 8 960540 00 01 32 NOT_AVAILABLE APPR 1 gudtzl swi Sho 1 9Mb 450 300 00 03 12 NOT_AVAILABLE_ APPR Hydrangeas jpg JPEG 581kKb 10247768 00 00 00 NOT AVAILABLE APPR Sample ppt ppt 636Kb 00 00 00 00 NOT_AVAILABLE APPR GTHD_Concept_Dig MPE 80 3 192071080 00 00 46 NOT_AVAILABLE_ APPR CHDRESS CHP
30. ViewZ S3 MagicView Server Edition Version 3 2 User Manual 2014 ViewZ USA All rights reserved Page 1 www viewzusa com ViewZ S3 Graphics Terms and Conditions of Software Use Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before you download install or use any ViewZ S3 Graphics Software By installing the S3 Graphics Software you accept all the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement If you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement do not use the S3 Graphics Software ViewZ USAS PROVIDES THIS DRIVER PACKAGE SO THAT YOU MAY USE ViewZ S3 GRAPHICS SOFTWARE WITH A ViewZ S3 GRAPHICS CHIP AND RECEIVES SUCH UPDATES AND SUPPORT FOR THE ViewZ S3 GRAPHICS CHIP AS ViewZ S3 GRAPHICS MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE THE SOFTW ARE AND ANY UPDATES S3 GRAPHICS MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE ARE REFERRED TO AS THE SOFTWARE ViewZ S3 GRAPHICS IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTW ARE TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE FOLLOW ING TERMS AND CONDITIONS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE W ITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY EXIT THIS SERVICE YOU MAY NOT DUPLICATE ALL OR ANY PART OF THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTW ARE PACKAGE OR CREATE DERIVATIVE W ORKS BASED IN W HOLE OR IN PART ON THE ViewZ S3 GRAPHICS ITEMS EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS Software License Except as otherwise provided by an ViewZ S3 Graphics License Agreement to which you are a party you i may only use the Software on a single system t
31. Wildlife wmy Windows Media 25 0Mb 1280 720 00 00 30 SYNC_WITH_SERVER REJECTED 0 Figure 7 2 4 Search Result tab The Search Result tab shows the search results of the Media Library Search including NO Name Type Size Category Dimension Duration Sync Status Audit and Reference Count Upload Tasks tab The Upload Tasks tab shows all currently uploading and uploaded contents and their information including NO Status Name Type Size Percent Category Dimension Duration and Available Upload Tasks includes seven buttons e Refresh Refreshes all the uploading and uploaded contents e Start Restarts contents that are stopped e Stop Stops the uploading of content e Delete Deletes the selected content Media List T Go Upload Tasks i Download Tasks Media List Status Name Type Size Percent Dimension Duration Available Finished Chrysanthemumjpg JPEG 859K b 859Kb EE EAM True Finished Desertjpq JPEG 826K b 826Kb Sa 1024 768 True Finished Hydrangeas jpg JPEG 581K b 561 Kb ee 1024 768 True Finished Koala jpg JPEG 763Kb 763Kb EE 1024 768 True Finished Lighthouse jpq JPEG 548Kb 548Kb nore 1024 768 True Finished Penquins jpg JPEG 760K b 760Kb eee 1024 768 True Finished Tulipsjpq JPEG 606Kb 606Kb Sas 1024 768 True Finished http WWW SINA CO URL 0b 0b Sea True Finished Wildlife wrnv Windows Medi 25 0Mb 25 0Mb LS 1280 720 00 00 30 True Figure 7 2 5 Download Tasks tab
32. ables A timetable consists of multiple layouts in a specific playback order displaying the duration of each layout A timetable combines more than one layout together for playing back in a loop Windows Timetable List Timetable wind RRA NOSI em ar ax J 70 Cenk 003S F Emoty Laast Layout List Timetable Info Timetable Item E Figure 7 5 1 Timetable List The Timetable List shows all the timetables on the server It provides the functions New Delete Rename and Refresh Figure 7 5 2 eevee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 129 Timetable Window The Timetable Window is the main window used to insert and edit the layouts in the timetable It displays the time for one 24 hour day Users can open multiple timetables at the same time q New Timetable MagicView X oa o 0 01 i oz 0 03 0 04 0 05 0 06 0 07 0 08 0 09 0 10 Figure 7 5 3 Layout List window The Layout List window shows all layouts approved by administrators Users can drag layouts into the Timetable Window to create a timetable Layout List a H Layout Root Category ei New Category LU 2A 20140508_ 100204 Figure 7 5 4 e Refresh Refreshes the layout folders e Filter Filters layouts specified by the input condition es PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 130 Timetable Info window The Timetable Info window shows detailed information
33. about the timetable It includes information such as the name creator status request user and request time Timetable le Information Timetable Name test1 Timetable Type MagicView Creator admin Status APPROVED Request User admin Request Time 2014 05 15 15 43 26 Approve User admin Approve Time 2014 05 15 15 48 57 Figure 7 5 5 Timetable Item Edit window The Timetable Item Edit window is used to set the duration and loop count for each layout in the timetable Layout Name Category root Duration 00 18 51 Loop Times 1229 Figure 7 5 6 Menu bar The Menu bar of the Timetable Designer page provides functions to create edit approve and preview timetables The menu bar consists of File Approval Edit Preview and Timetable View menus y O a FS a a Publish Publish eject Paste Delete Clone Preview All 7 Preview 1 ew Figure 7 5 7 File menu ay PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 131 The File menu contains the Create Edit Delete Publish and Publish All buttons e Create Create a new timetable and open it in the Timetable window e Edit Edit an existing timetable in the Timetable window e Delete Delete the timetable from the server e Publish Publish the current timetable to the server A window pops up to enter the timetable name after the Publish button is clicked e Publish All Publish all open timetables to the server Approval menu All layo
34. and or vertically in the Scheduler 2 The File menu in the Scheduler window is different between the online schedule and the offline schedule For more information refer to the File section eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 69 3 6 Register Clients A Client is an application run on the computer dedicated to display the digital signage contents Users must register a Client upon initialization For details please refer to section 6 3 Client Registration Register client Double click the ClientConfigure exe shortcut to bring up the Client Registration dialog 5 Client Registration Language English Mode Type Offine Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings Alarm Settings ServerName or IP 127 0 0 1 Server Port 2000 Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Client Ctl Q Check License Figure 3 6 l Step 1 Enter the Controller Server settings Server Name or IP The Server Name or IP to communicate with the Server The default value is a local IP address 127 0 0 1 Server Port The port by which the Client communicates with the Server eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 70 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Enter the Account settings User Name The name of the authorized user to register clients Password The password of the name to register clients Enter the C
35. arency The transparency level of the Flash Form 4 7 1 na N PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 78 4 8 WebBrowser S3 MagicView can display a WebBrowser file by using Microsoft s Internet Explorer web browser WebBrowser contents can be a local file or a URL Users can upload the URL address to Media Library and then add the Web contents to the layout Notes 1 IE playback support IE8 other version might cause unknown issues 2 Local Web content should use mht the HTML format will cause pictures and videos loss 3 If the size of the WebBrowser page is larger than 2kx2k S3 MagicView will automatically reduce the size to 2kx2k in order to play back at an optimal performance level WebBrowser Properties A WebBrowser file has the following properties Background Color The background color displayed on the client Transparency The transparency level of the WebBrowser Form 4 8 1 4 9 Clock S3 MagicView has a clock component allowing you to insert a digital or analog clock into your layout Clock Properties A Clock component has the following properties Background Color The background color displayed on the client Language The language used to display the date and week Background Show the clock with its default background or a transparent background Time zone Select the time zone of the clock na N PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 79 Clock Type Show an analog or
36. ate Get List Publish _ Edit Delete Get List Login fr 1 _ Login Client Login Controller Check All Uncheck All Figure 7 10 2 Page 146 6 3 2014 Menu bar The Menu bar of the User Manager page consists of User menu with the Create Delete and Refresh buttons Prente Delete Refresh Figure 7 10 3 e Create Creates a new User New Account User ID Password Confirm Password es User Type Administrator Description administrator Figure 7 10 4 e Delete Deletes the selected User e Refresh Refreshes the list of Users in the User List View window ie PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 147 7 11 Log The Log page is used by administrators to check user operations Log Search window Log View window Figure 7 11 1 Log search window The Log search window allows administrators to search logs by operator in a specific period of time The search result is displayed in the Log View window and can be exported as a CSV file Log Search Date start Date 45 16 2014 End Date 5 16 2014 User Name CE Export To csv Figure 7 11 2 A PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 148 Log View window The Log View window displays all user operations User Name Login IP and Operation Time tein penton Tine Oberon ser ine V eooo 1eW 127 0 0 1 127 0 0 1 127 0 0 1 127 0 0 1 127 0 0 1 127
37. ay language e Help S3 MagicView User Manual for user reference e About Shows the S3 MagicView_ version number e Reconnect Reconnects to the Controller server 7 2 Media Library The Media Library page manages the upload and download of multimedia files All multimedia files e g video clips pictures and audio files are uploaded into the Media Library From here contents may be edited on the Controller and played back on the Client Windows peas Lany Lyna Meg Dimrin Cipe Media Library J MRN re a HE Sr Category Tree O MNGEjieM Me 284 NAY 5 ligt CF GBS TENTION a as iri Wines aS OU mg ee Bmg Sie ESIC P piim Fa oe NAU Sere i Ie Media List pio gain aa ii Se UL amp mo Media iedormeabon Mii Mabe kde pam D Typen Holi Media Info Figure 7 2 1 Media Library Search bar The Media Library Search bar allows you to search the multimedia files by name category owner size type heights width status and date Pare PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 114 Search Files Input File Name Search Items Media Root Cat Root Cat Al Sizes Sizes All Durations Durations all Owners AlOwners Al Types All Widths width AllHeights widt Alstas Date StartTim 5 15 2014 Q Search Cancel Figure 7 2 2 Media Library Category Tree All multimedia files are uploaded onto the server and separated by categories The Med
38. ch client has a unique schedule Windows Calendar i SE Scheduler ltem Select Client Group Figure 7 6 1 Client Group List window The Client Group List window shows all client groups Users can double click group icons to open the schedule window for that group There are two pre defined groups Offline Group and Default All new registry clients are assigned to the Default group Default DefaultEliteLands i DefaultElitePortrait Offline Group Figure 7 6 2 a NE PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 133 Schedule Item Select window The Schedule Item Select window helps users to locate the timetables and layouts approved by the administrators Users can filter timetables and layouts by name ar Item Select Scheduler Item Select 1 Timetable PP Ay Layout EMil B E Timetable Root Category J E Layout Root Category ef New Category New Category 1 es 5 ip ttt Power off Layout Figure 7 6 3 Power off Layout is the default layout of S3 MagicView User can arrange Client into dormancy by the Power off layout For example User can drag a Power off Layout into schedule window set the Start Time 04 07 02 00 End Time 04 07 20 00 save this schedule and publish to Client The Client will enter sleep mode during this period of time after 04 07 20 00 the Client will be waked up Figure 7 6 4 Scheduler of Client Group window The S
39. chedule of the current group Offline Schedule functions e Export Saves the current schedule information with all the layout contents to the local file system e Import Loads the schedule information and layouts from the local file system Edit menu The Edit menu provides functions related to the operations of a schedule e Set Default Sets the selected layout to be the default layout which will be played when no schedule is assigned e Remove Default Clears the default layout but keeps the layout and the contents e Copy Copies the selected layout s and put it on the clipboard e Paste Pastes the layout s from the clipboard e Delete Deletes the selected layer s from the Scheduler window e Horizontal Copy Copies the selected layout s and pastes them to the dates selected in the Calendar window The Start time End time and Duration of the pasted layouts are the same as the Original values Horizontal copy Horizontal Copy Range Start End 5 15 2014 gl 5 15 2014 E Days in week F Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday al Friday Saturday Sunday F Select All Cancel Figure 7 6 9 eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 137 Tip Users can paste layouts to the specific days by selecting the dates in the Calendar window e Vertical Copy Copies the selected layout s and pastes them to the dates input by the user right after the selected layout s Vertical co
40. cheduler of Client Group window is the main area for users to create schedules It shows the current date in the Calendar window and provides a convenient way in which users can drag and drop layouts to create their schedules Users can also resize layouts in this window to modify layout and timetable durations Pare PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 134 Scheduler of Client Group 4 Default x a 05 15 2014 amp 05 22 2014 E gt gt Default Thursday 05 15 2014 Monday 05 19 2014 Tuesday 05 20 2014 Wednesday 05 21 2014 Thursday 05 22 2014 i l Layout Thursaay 05 15 2014 Friday 05 16 2018 Saturday 05 17 2014 Sunday 05 18 2014 0o00 E o am E 30 T 4 00 5 00 6 00 7 00 jh 8 00 9 00 0 00 11 00 1200 1300 1400 Figure 7 6 5 Default layout The Default layout will be displayed when there is no layout defined in the schedule plan Notes 1 Users are not allowed to edit schedules occurred in the past 2 Users cannot create or copy a layout into a time that is occupied by another layout Tip Layouts in the schedule window may be grouped and edited together Calendar window The Calendar window allows users to create schedules for a single day or a longer period of time The Calendar window shows the date in Month view The display range of the calendars is automatically sized to fit the s
41. chine This machine is dedicated to run the MySQL Database Server Mo other servers such as a web or mail server will be run MySQL will utilize up to all available memory Figure 2 1 10 a ee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 16 Step 12 Database Usage Select the Transactional Database Only and click the Next button instance Onn MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please select the database usage Multifunctional Database General purpose databases This will optimize the server for the use of the fast transactional InnoDB storage engine and the high speed MyISAM storage engine Optimized for application servers and transactional web applications This will make InnoD6 the main storage engine Mote that the MyISAM engine can still be used Non Transactional Database Only oa Suited for simple web applications monitoring or logging applications as well as analysis programs Only the non transactional MyISAM storage engine will be activated Figure 2 1 11 Step 13 Drive for the InnoDB datafile Keep the default settings for the InnoDB button to continue MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please select the drive for the InnoDB datafile if you do not want to use the default settings InnoDB Tablespace Settings Please choose the drive and directory where the InnoDB A tab
42. dia preview j Upload media Ricky_M Upload media Ringtone Upload media Robotica Upload media Sample_ Upload media Sample 1 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 149
43. e is a local IP address 127 0 0 1 Pe PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 86 6 CLIENTS A Client is an application which runs on the computer dedicated to display the digital signage contents The Client downloads the contents from the Media server and plays them according to the schedule 6 1 Client types There are two types of clients in S3 MagicView an online client and an offline client e Online client The online client connects to the network and communicates with the Control Server over a network to update the schedules and contents e Offline client The offline client is not connected to the network This client will detect a removable device when it is connected and will automatically download the schedules and contents from the device Note For offline clients the client application must be launched before the removable device is inserted in order for the client application to automatically download the schedules and contents from the removable device 2014 ViewZ USA All rights reserved Page 87 6 3 2014 www viewzusa com 6 2 Activate Client Connect your Client machine to access the Internet and activate the Client before running the client application VIA Platform does not need to activate the Client Steps 1 Double click the S3 MagicView Client Activator shortcut on your desktop MagicView Client Actrrator Figure 6 2 1 2 Input the Activation Code Please c
44. e wizard Figure 2 2 6 Step 8 Installation Complete Click the Finish button to exit and complete the installation uaa a aa a I I rT Completed the S3 MagicView Media Server Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Back L Finish Cancel Figure 2 2 7 eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 27 Controller Server installation To install the Controller Server Step 1 Run the Controller Server Setup in the Controller Server folder ControllerServerSetup msi Step 2 Click the Next button to continue Tees js 53 MagicView Controller Server Setup Welcome to the 53 MagicView Controller Server Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install 53 MagicView Controller Server on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Figure 2 2 8 Step 3 Check the I accept the terms in the License Agreement box and click the Next button End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Shanghai 3 Technologies Co Ltd a corporation located in Shanghai China S3 grants you a license to use this Software provided based on the following terms and conditions If you choose accept the terms of the license agreement on the license agreement screen you are deemed to agree to be bound by all of these terms and conditions of this License lf you do not agree to the terms
45. ecial text effects such as scrolling transparency and font adjustment Note The maximum text size is 500 characters Message Properties Messages have the following properties Actual Run Time Set the required time to display the complete message Form 4 5 1 na N PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 77 4 6 PowerPoint S3 MagicView support Microsoft PowerPoint file PPT playback These type contents should be created by PowerPoint SW Client needs to install PPT viewer but not PowerPoint to display it Notes 1 If the size of the Web Browser page is larger than 2kx2k S3 MagicView will automatically reduce the size to 2kx2k in order to play back at an optimal performance level 2 S3 MagicView could not support PowerPoint Viewer 2010 PowerPoint Properties PowerPoint files have the following properties Background Color The background color displayed on the client Transparency The transparency level of the PowerPoint file Form 4 6 1 4 7 Flash S3 MagicView supports Flash content with the Adobe Flash Player on the client before running the layout Note lf the size of the Flash content is larger than 4kx2k S3 MagicView will automatically reduce the size to 4kx2k ARTIGO machine only supports 2kx2k in order to play back at an optimal performance level Flash Properties Flash content has the following properties Background Color The background color displayed on the client Transp
46. egistered components Components can be selected from the Component window and dragged to the main window to add contents to the layout a E PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 122 6 Message EmptyCon Capture S3Clock 53 Weather2 Figure 7 4 2 Folders window The Folders window displays the multimedia files approved in the Media Library B Media Root Category fo New Category CAGE BSF 48 A Chines EHER Bee Movie 2007 BDRi S 111 9 slarmi wav tay qudtzl swf O02 MPEG 2_1920 1080_20Mbp 4 Media Information Media Name gxudtzl swt Size 1 9Mb Type ShockWave Width 450 Height 300 Categoryiroot Duration 00 03 12 Upload Useri Upload Time 2014 05 07 14 06 16 Figure 7 4 3 Main window The Main window provides a display area represented by a grey virtual coordinated plane to design your layout The grid display area shows the canvas and all the contents in the layout a PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 123 Figure 7 4 4 Users can zoom in or zoom out the display area of the main window by holding the Alt key on the keyboard and rolling the mouse wheel Users are also able to adjust the vertical or horizontal position of the display area using the mouse wheel or pressing the Ctrl key and rolling the mouse wheel A layer may be added to the layout by dragging it from the folders window to the desired location in the main window A corresponding
47. egory1 Figure 3 3 1 2014 S3 Graphics Co Ltd All rights reserved Page 53 6 3 2014 www s3graphics com 4 Select the Upload Media button on the menu bar Figure 3 3 2 5 Select the file to upload in the pop up window and click the Open button The selected file will be uploaded to the current category Category1 The Media List window will show the current uploading status User can upload pictures video PPT Flash files and etc Adding a website URL for multimedia content 1 Log into the Controller on Computer3 by entering the existing user account and password 2 Click the Media Library tab 3 Select the Category1 in the Media Library Category Tree 4 Select Add URL on the menu bar a PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 54 Figure 3 3 3 5 Input the URL in the pop up window and click the OK button Upload URL Input URL The URL file will be uploaded to Category1 The Media List window will show the uploading status User can upload hitp https mms rtsp files Approving multimedia content All uploaded files and URLs must be approved by an administrator before they can be added into a layout Administrators can verify the contents using the following steps 1 Log into the Controller on Computer3 by entering the existing user account and password 2 Click the Media Library page 3 Select the Media List tab in the Media List window a PRO MINI S3 Mag
48. er clicking the Publish button S3 MagicView launches a preview window for creating the snapshot of the layout e Close Closes the current layout e Import Imports the XML layout from the local file system e Export Exports the layout as an XML file to the local file system Edit menu The Edit menu contains commands to edit the layers in the layout e Copy Copies the selected layer s in the Main window e Paste Pastes the copied layer s to the Main window e Delete Deletes the selected layer s in the Main window e Select All Selects all layers in the Main window eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 126 e Undo Cancel the last operation e Redo Restore the last operation View menu The View menu provides a Preview function to allow users to play back multimedia contents within the Controller Selected multimedia content is played back in windowed mode and will continue looping The contents and effects in preview mode are same as those played on the clients The Preview function provides three common modes 1024x768 1280x1024 and 1920x1080 to review the layouts Note Since the layouts are played back in windowed mode and may be ran on non S3 video cards the performance in Preview mode may be lower than that in full screen mode on the client machine Arrange menu When users add layers to their layouts the layers automatically stack as users add them Users see the stacking order when components overlap
49. erver is now running for the first time and the icon color changes to green After the initial setup the Controller Server will automatically start after loading the OS Ae PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 47 3 2 User Accounts In S3 MagicView user accounts are used to start and stop Servers log into Controller and register Clients Creating a new User Account 1 Run S3 MagicView Manager Controller on Computer3 Fe ieee a Magray Tew Controller Figure 3 2 1 2 Click the Setting button Usemame Password a Figure 3 2 2 3 Input the IP address 10 3 8 1 and port 2000 and click the OK button The default values are 127 0 0 1 and 2000 respectively ae E PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 48 Controller Server Name or IF 10 3 81 2000 Figure 3 2 3 Log into the Controller on Computer3 by entering the existing user account and password For the initial Controller login use admin for the User name and the password Usemame admin Password essee Figure 3 2 4 eooo PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 49 5 Click the User Manager tab Figure 3 2 5 6 Select the Create menu button 7 Inthe New Account dialog box enter e User ID User1 e lt Password gt and confirm Password e User type Administrator e Description For more information refer to section User Manager s PRO MINI S3 Ma
50. ewZ Page 98 COM Port Figure 6 4 6 3 Command Type is Load User can select Layout ID to load the layout of S3 MagicView Controller Click Send button after OK is shown on right zone it means that load is successful and Client will play the Layout Note the Layout ID is Layout ID on S3 MagicView Controller Layout Manage list COM Port COM Settings 57600 n 8 1 ayout ID comana Te fond Figure 6 4 7 A 6 PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 99 6 5 Setting Client Special screen S3 MagicView 3 2 supports setting client special screen user can set as below steps 1 Right Click Screen resolution on Client machine desktop check the Change the appearance of your displays User can change the Client group position by dragging the window Change the appearance of your displays Figure 6 5 1 2 Launch Controller create a new Designer open Size and Color item from properties list on right side Click Choose Client Size choose one Client that user needs to change After clicking OK the Client Special screen Monitor Slot mode will be shown on design window Size and Color JN005 dlient SIZE 1566 x 768 1920 x 1080 2304x 1366 J732 X 1536 273A X 2504 3072 x 1366 3072 X 2732 3240 x 1920 30440 x 2160 3040 x 3240 4098 x 23504 4098 x 3072 4320 x 1920 4320 x 3840 5464 x 3072 5 60 x 3240 5760 x 4320 7680 x 4320 custom size Choose dient size
51. ey are not displayed on the screen 4 3 Images Images may be used as backgrounds or superimposed on top of other images The level of transparency scaling and rotation may be set for all images Image Formats S3 MagicView accepts a majority of the standard image formats e g JPEG BMP GIF PNG and TIFF Notes 1 S3 MagicView does not support animated images 2 The maximum resolution of an image file is 4kx2k ARTIGO machine only supports 2kx2k the maximum color depth is 32 bpp and 8 bits per channel Image Properties An image has the following properties Background Color The background color displayed on the client ae PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 75 Form4 3 1 4 4 Video S3 MagicView can play back video clips saved in a Windows Media DirectShow format Such files are commonly referred to as a movie Video Formats e 3 MagicView supports a majority of the standard video formats mkv H 264 AVC H 264 AVC PCM P WMV WMV WMV WMA vi WMA wmv VC 1 VC 1 c PCM avi Form 4 4 1 Video Properties A video clip has the following properties Background Color The background color displayed on the client Original Aspect Ratio Maintain the video s playback aspect ratio Transparency The transparency level of the video Form 4 4 2 ae PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 76 4 5 Messages Users can publish information through a Message Messages provide sp
52. f the S3 MagicView software Auditor An auditor is in charge of approving Media Layouts and Timetables for playing Client A Client user is only permitted to register Clients on the client machine It cannot log into the Controller Designer A designer has the authority to log into the Controller and access the Layout Designer page however the Client Manager page is not available to the Designer e Scheduler O N PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 9 Approval Status V 1 W A scheduler is responsible for arranging schedules and assigning them to the clients A scheduler can log onto the Controller and access the Client Manager and Scheduler pages ViewZ S3 MagicView has a process to supervise the multimedia layouts and timetables uploaded to the server Only contents approved by the administrators or auditors can be played back by the Clients There are four types of approval status e Requested Requested is the default status for all new uploaded content including multimedia layouts and timetables Contents in the Requested status are waiting for the approval of administrators Approved After the administrators grant their approval contents can be downloaded and played by the clients Rejected If the administrators feel that the contents do not meet the requirements they can reject the use of those contents for downloading and playing Retired A multimedia file in the Retired
53. ger For the distribution of layouts S3 MagicView creates groups and assigns the Clients into different groups By assigning a schedule which can contain a variety of layouts to each group Clients will get the layouts and play them according to the schedule Windows Caer Fearne P Actos MOC Accra Bet we CLL Client State View li ilii e gt JFN CET J EF Rite Pitt Pa 5 Client In A eee i ij Soia InfomaiercMocactt Windoes 7 pene Pack 1 bid PA Nt a per Hiria jirata TTA Gua S Le Gee Monar a HA Group List window The Group List window lists all groups on the server After selecting a group in the Group List window all clients in that group are displayed in the Client State View window aml m Default DefaultEliteLands DefaultElitePortrait Figure 7 7 2 eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 139 Client State View window The Client State View window shows all the clients selected in Group List window It also displays the detailed information of each client Client State View q main MEE E b ClientID Status Client Name IP Address MAC Address Current Layout FPS Heart Beat Next Layout Schedule Speed Disk CPU Usage Memory Usa Fan Spee 1005 Offline 1 00 40 63 c6 2f df Figure 7 7 3 Client Info window The Client Info window shows detailed information for the client selected in the Client List window It includes description of the clien
54. gicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 50 New Account User ID Password Confirm Password essees User Type Administrator E Description Cancel Figure 3 2 6 8 Click the OK button A new administrator account called user1 is created Note S3 MagicView set a default administrator both account and passwords are admin Deleting a User Account 1 Log into the Controller on Computer4 by entering the existing user account and password 2 Click the User Manager tab 3 Select the user account you wish to delete 4 Select the Delete menu button and confirm the deletion The selected user account is deleted eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 51 3 3 Multimedia Library S3 MagicView uses a unified multimedia library to manage the upload and download of multimedia files Multimedia files including video clips pictures audio files etc are first uploaded into the Media Library Once the files have been uploaded the contents can be edited on the Controller and played back on the Client Details on uploading multimedia file please refer to section O a PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 52 Components Uploading files 1 Log into the Controller on Computer3 by entering the existing user account and password 2 Click the Media Library tab 3 Click the Create New Category bution in the Media Library Category Tree to create a new category and rename it with Cat
55. gt MySQL MySQL Server 5 5 Enter password 2 MySQL database install successfully Press any key to continue Figure 2 2 18 PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 34 Controller Manager installation To install the S3 MagicView Controller Step 1 Run ControllerSetup msi in the Controller folder Step 2 Click the Next button to continue Welcome to the 53 MagicView Controller Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install 53 MagicView Controller on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Figure 2 2 19 Step 3 Check the I accept the terms in the License Agreement box and End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Shanghai 3 Technologies Co Ltd a corporation located in Shanghai China S3 grants you a license to use this Software provided based on the following terms and conditions If you choose accept the terms of the license agreement on the license agreement screen you are deemed to agree to be bound by all of these terms and conditions of this License lf you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this W I accept the terms in the License Agreement Figure 2 2 20 eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 34 Step 4 If the necessary software has not been installed yet click the Get Adobe Flash Player Get Microsoft PPT Viewer
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57. hen disabled only local connections through named pipes are allowed Please set the server SOL mode Enable Strict Mode This option forces the server to behave more like a traditional database server It is recommended to enable this option cso Wes cance Figure 2 1 14 aa a PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 18 Step 16 Default Character Set Select the Best Support for Multilingualism and click the Next button Instance Config MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please select the default character set Standard Character Set Makes Latini the default charset This character set is suited for English and other West European languages Make UTFS the default character set This is the recommended character set for storing text in many different languages Manual Selected Default Character Set Collation Please specify the character set to use Character Set fatin lt i oo Figure 2 1 15 Step 17 Window Options Check the Install As Windows Service Launch the MySQL Server automatically and Include Bin Directory in Windows PATH boxes and click the Next button SQL Server Instance Config MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please set the Windows options W Install As Windows Service S This is the recommended way to run the MyS
58. how the layouts and their status e Layout List tab and e Search Result tab Layout List tab The Layout List tab shows all layouts selected in the Layout Category Tree including Layout ID Name Description Dimension Duration Audit and Refers a E PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 120 Search Result tab The Search Result tab shows the search results of the Layout Search including Layout ID Name Description Dimension Duration Audit and Refers Layout Info window The Layout Info window shows detailed information of the layout selected in the Layout List window It includes basic information about the layout the layout creation time and the approval status Layout Information oe LayoutName 1 Size 20 38 Mb Status APPROVED Approve Time 2014 05 07 14 14 21 me Width 1920 Duration 00 01 32 Request User Height 1080 Owner user Request Time 2014 05 07 14 11 05 Description Create Time 2014 05 07 14 11 05 Approve User Figure 7 3 4 Menu bar The Menu bar of the Layout Manager page consists of the File Approval Preview and View menus pea tay oa Approve Reject i Refresh Ap Preview Figure 7 3 9 File menu The File menu contains the New Delete Rename Edit and Import buttons e New Creates a new layout and opens the Layout Designer page e Delete Deletes the selected layout in the Layout Category Tree e Rename Renames the selected layout in the Layout Category Tree e Ed
59. ia Library Category tree lists the categories and provides functions New Delete Rename Refresh and Search Media Library Category Tree fel adta Ela a2 Qe E Media Kant ay Figure 7 2 3 New Creates a new category folder e Delete Deletes the selected category folder e Rename Renames the selected category folder e Refresh Refreshes the category tree e Search Searches for the specified media file Media List window The Media List window contains tabs to show the Media files and their status e Search Result tab e Upload Tasks tab e Download Tasks tab e Media List tab Pare PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 115 WD search Resuit FileID Name Type Size Dimension Duration Sync Status Audit Reference Count AE FZ ABTS A Chi AVI 19 8Mb 960 540 00 01 32 NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_LOC APPROVED gxdtzl swf ShockWave 1 9Mb 450 300 00 03 12 NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_LOC APPROVED Hydrangeas jpg JPEG 581Kb 1024 768 NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_LOC APPROVED Samplel ppt ppt 636Kb NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_LOC APPROVED GTHD_Concept_Digest_Mov MPEG 4 80 3Mb 1920 1080 00 00 46 NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_LOC APPROVED Coral_Reef_Adventure WM Windows Media 819Mb 1280 720 00 01 45 NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_LOC REJECTED BARHRE VC11080P avi AVI 500 8Mb 1920 1080 00 03 09 NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_LOC REQUESTED http WWW SINA COM URL 0b SYNC_WITH_SERVER REJECTED 1 1 1 1 1 cHo A CHORS A AVI 4403 3Mb 1920 1088 00 38 10 NOT_AVAILABLE_IN_LOC REQUESTED 0 0 0 0
60. icView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 55 rz 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 Request Laer adan Upad User cadre Request Teme 20 NAOS N5 L00 Upload Time 20 1405 15 i 1 0446 Figure 3 3 5 4 Select the file or URL requesting the approval in the window 5 Select Approve on the menu bar The file or URL is now approved for layout designs eevee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 56 3 4 Creating Managing Layouts Before playing the multimedia content on the Client users need to design their multimedia content in the form of Layouts A layout contains all the multimedia files and their corresponding playback information Creating a new layout 1 Log into the Controller on Computer3 by entering the existing user account and password 2 Click the Layout Manager tab 3 Create anew Category in the Layout Category Tree trmetaole eel HY Oae few impot Aepeoee Newent er Retreih Figure 3 4 1 eooo PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 57 4 V Select New on the menu bar to open the Designer page bia Vere Contele Server idbonj 32 Oringrer Otew LTO u X O OBIA 5 irte Sedet rda Prevew Mave ue breve 39 Mare fe hd to lop forward Betem Dociwors Litra Figure 3 4 2 In the Properties window enter a name for the new layout Layout1 and type a description for the layout Layout Duration 00 00 00 Basic Information Hame Default_20140515_110759 Category New Categor
61. ient loses the network connection while the schedule is downloading it will resume updating the latest schedule once it gets back online eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 72 4 COMPONENTS A component refers to all multimedia content supported by S3 MagicView S3 MagicView supports a wide variety of multimedia content such as images videos and text A majority of the popular formats is supported including but not limited to JPEG BMP PNG TIFF AVI H 264 VC 1 WMV PCM WMA and WAV Images with transparent and semi transparent areas aloha channel are also supported S3 MagicView does not include functions for creating or editing multimedia content All multimedia content used in your layout must be generated and edited outside of S3 MagicView 4 1 Layout A layout contains all multimedia content and the display information After layouts are assigned to a schedule the client that is assigned to the schedule will download and play layouts Layout Properties A layout has the following properties The duration property is used to control the playback time of the content A layout s duration is dependent on the duration of the longest layer Category Layouts can be classified into different categories The information added by the user to describe the layout lt Size and Color independent of the standard size 2014 ViewZ USA All rights reserved Page 73 6 3 2014 www viewzusa com
62. ion e ID e Timestamp e CPU Usage e Memory Usage e Disk Usage e Net in bytes e Net out bytes e CPU Temperature e Motherboard Temperature A PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ C e HDD Temperature e GPU Temperature e Fan Speed and e Layout ID eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 112 7 CONTROLLER The Controller is a standalone application and serves as the main user interface control of S3 MagicView It can be launched without the Server and Client installed The Controller may run on any machine connected with S3 MagicView Servers and Clients through network and on either the same computer on which the servers run or just run on the administrator s laptop 7 1 S3 MagicView Main Menu Upon initialization of S3 MagicView eight major pages are displayed on the left side of the main menu bar Media Library e Layout Manage e Timetable Designer e Scheduler e Client Manager e Client Alarm e Client Report e User Manager e Log Figure 7 1 1 Functions provided on the right side of the main menu bar are Options Help About and Reconnect Options Help About Figure 7 1 2 e Options Common Sets the root working directory server name IP and port Designer Sets the display settings of the grid 2014 ViewZ USA All rights reserved Page 113 6 3 2014 www viewzusa com Client Manager Sets Auto Refresh duration for the Controller information Language Sets the displ
63. it Opens the Layout Designer page for editing e Import Imports existing layouts from local or remote devices Approval menu All layouts must be approved by an administrator in order to be used in timetables and schedules The Approval menu provides these functions e Approve Approves the layout to be used in timetables and schedules e Reject Rejects the use of a layout that does not meet the requirements ar E PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 121 Preview menu The Preview menu provides a Preview function to allow users to play back multimedia contents within the Controller Selected multimedia content is played back in windowed mode and will continue looping Note Since the layouts are played back in windowed mode and may be ran on non S3 video cards the performance in Preview mode may be lower than that in full screen mode on the client machine View menu The View menu provides a Refresh function to synchronize the layouts in the Layout List window with the server It requires users to refresh the layout list manually to show the changes of layouts 7 4 Layout Designer The Layout Designer contains all multimedia files that may be used on the display monitors The Layout Designer page provides functions to design edit and publish layouts Windows Components Folders Main window Properties Media Info Figure 7 4 l Components The Components window shows all the r
64. ize of the Calendar window After selecting the days that users want to schedule which are highlighted in color the detailed schedule will be displayed in the Schedule window Pare PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 135 05 15 2014 A 05 22 2014 E May 2014 a SM IWIFS Eir z f Es mizy 05 16201 Saturday S717 14 Sundar 05 15 2013 PAE Gs ORR RE E Sus 4567 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1734567 Today Figure 7 6 6 Schedule Item Edit window The Schedule Item Edit window shows the detailed information about the current layout in the Scheduler window and allows users to edit the Start Time End Time and Play Duration of the layouts Information Name 1 Type Layout otart Time 01 33 00 End Time 13 39 00 Play Duration 036h 06m 005 Figure 7 6 7 Menu bar The menu bar consists of File Edit Preview and Scheduler View menus an o Ben minen oo Fublish Export Import Set Remove Copy Faste Delete Horizontal Vertical Align Align Default Default Copy Copy Up Down Figure 7 6 8 Ag Ve oe PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 136 File menu The Scheduler s File menu contains functions enabled based on the type of schedule selected one is for the online schedule and the other one is for the offline schedule Online Schedule functions e Publish Uploads the schedule information to server and refreshes the s
65. k Start 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 Server Setup User Accounts Multimedia Library Creating Managing Layouts Editing Timetables Schedules Register Clients 4 Components 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 68 6 View Layout Layer Images Video Messages PowerPoint Flash WebBrowser Clock Empty Audio S3Weather oO N N OQO WM 11 11 24 43 44 48 52 56 62 69 72 72 73 74 75 76 77 77 78 78 79 79 79 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 3 4 13 RTSP Capture 5 Servers 5 1 Server types 5 2 Server configuration 5 3 Media Server Name or IP Media Server Port 6 Clients 6 1 Client types 6 2 Activate Client 6 3 Client Registration 6 4 Rs232 Tools 6 5 Setting Client Special screen 6 6 Grouping a client 6 7 S3 MagicView Client Web Manager 7 Controller 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 7 5 7 6 Tel 7 8 719 7 10 7 11 View S3 MagicView Main Menu Media Library Layout Manager Layout Designer Timetable Designer Scheduler Client Manager Client Alarm Client Report User Manager Log 80 82 82 82 84 84 86 86 87 88 94 99 101 103 112 112 113 118 121 128 132 138 142 143 144 147 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 4 View Z ea 1 INTRODUCTION S3 MagicView is a powerful and user friendly content management software for designing distributing and displaying of digital signage It combines the quali
66. larm Client starts alarm every 15 minutes but system remains running e g Motherboard Temperature gt 80degreen The alarm threshold value could be customized T 8 V Click the Register Client button Confirm that the Client Server and the Controller Server are in the same time zone click the OK button to continue After the client registration is completed the newly created client will be displayed in the Default group on the Client Manager page of the Controller on Computer3 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 94 6 4 Rs232 Tools This section describes how to use Rs232Tool to Control S3 MagicView Client playback To use Rs232 tool a control computer connected to Client computer by Rs232 cable is required Note Tthis control computer is not the S3 MagicView Controller computer Rs232 settings on Client machine Rs232 tool is not needed by S3 MagicView Controller only through Rs232 control line can control Client content playback After installing the Client on Client machine Rs232Tool will be created on installation path User need to copy this Rs232Tool to control the computer 1 Select the correct COM Port on Client Registration gt Local setting interface Com Setting is the default setting Client Registration Language English x Mode Type Online X Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings Alarm Settings Local Lib
67. led and where they i ae will be installed Recommended for advanced users Figure 2 1 21 Step 4 Click the Install button to begin the installation Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings dick Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard Current Settings Setup Type Typical Destination Folder C Program Files MySQL Connector ODBC 5 1 Figure 2 1 22 eeee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 22 Step 5 Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard and complete the installation ie MySQL Connector Wizard Completed Setup has finished installing MySQL Connector ODBC 5 1 Click Finish to exit the wizard Cee ee e E Figure 2 1 23 esoo PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 23 2 2 Server Client Controller Installation Each component the Server the Client and the Controller may be installed and launched separately on different machines connected to the same network The Server Edition supports a dedicated Controller server and Media server More than one controller can be used on different machines to design and upload layouts simultaneously S3 MagicView Server installation There are two types of servers that must be installed e Media Server e Controller Server Media Server installation To install the Media Server Step 1 Run the Media Server setup in the MediaServe
68. lespace should be placed E installation Path z Drive Info Volume Name File System B 271 3 GB Diskspace Used _ 31 9 GB Free Diskspace i Cancel Figure 2 1 12 a E OT PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 17 Step 14 Approximate number of concurrent connections to the server Select the Online Transaction Processing OLTP and click the Next button server Instance Configuration me MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please set the approximate number of concurrent connections to the server Decision Support DSS OLAP Select this option for database applications that will not require 3 a high number of concurrent connections A number of 20 connections will be assumed Choose this option for highly concurrent applications that may have at any one time up to 500 active connections such as heavily loaded web servers Manual Setting a Please enter the approximate number of concurrent Concurrent connections ka seak cance Figure 2 1 13 Step 15 Networking Options Check the Enable TCP IP Networking and Add firewall exception for this port boxes Uncheck the Enable Strict Mode box MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please set the networking options W Enable TCP IP Networking Enable this to allow TCP IP connections W
69. lient Information Client Name A unique name for the Client Client Location The physical location of the Client Company The Client s company name Admin Name Administrator s name Telephone The phone number of the administrator Email The e mail address of the administrator Rotation The orientation any degrees of the S3 MagicView images video clips Enter the Local Settings Local Library The local path for saving schedules and layouts Update time The time when the Client updates the schedule Mode Type Online Client or Offline Client Min Free Disk Space The free disk space below which the client will send an alert to the server Min FPS The number of Frames Per Second below which the client will send an alert to the server Hardware ID The unique identification of the machine COMPort COMPort defaulted in machine Alarm setting Set warning threshold upon client machine HW Enter the License information Check License When the Check License button is clicked users can retrieve the maximum number of monitors that may be connected to the Client system Select the Language to display on the UI Language Three languages supported English Chinese and Japanese PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 71 Step 8 Shortcuts Close Client The shortcut to ESC the client Note After the schedule is assigned to the group all the online Clients in the group will download the schedule at once If a Cl
70. ller Setup eE Ready to install 3 MagicView Controller Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard 7 4 igure eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 36 Step 8 Click the Finish button to complete the installation Completed the S3 MagicView Controller Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Cancel Figure 2 2 25 Client installation To install the S3 MagicView Client Step 1 Run ClientSetup msi in the Client folder Step 2 Click the Next button to continue a oe PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 37 rs za Welcome to the 53 MagicView Client Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install 53 MagicView Client on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Figure 2 2 26 Step 3 Check the I accept the terms in the License Agreement box and click the Next button Tao Se ee ey egal te fe 53 MagicView Client Setup End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Shanghai 3 Technologies Co Ltd a corporation located in Shanghai China S3 grants you a license to use this Software provided based on the following terms and conditions If you choose accept the terms of the license agreement on the license agreemen
71. nfiguration Wizard window pops up Click the Next button to Welcome to the MySQL Server Instance Configuration Wizard 1 0 17 0 The Configuration Wizard will allow you to configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance To Continue click Next i Cancel Figure 2 1 8 eevee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 15 Step 10 Configuration type In the MySQL Server Instance Configuration the Next button MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please select a configuration type Detailed Configuration be Choose this configuration type to create the optimal server a setup for this machine C Standard Configuration Use this only on machines that do not already have a MySQL server installation This will use a general purpose configuration for the server that can be tuned manually Figure 2 1 9 Step 11 Server type Select Server Machine and click the Next button MySQL Server Instance Configuration Configure the MySQL Server 5 5 server instance Please select a server type This will influence memory disk and CPU usage Developer Machine This is a development machine and many other applications will be run on it MySQL Server should only use a minimal amount of Several server applications will be running on this machine Choose this option for web application servers MySQL will have medium memory usage Dedicated MySQL Server Ma
72. nt machine Shutdown Shutdown Client machine Hibernate Hibernate Client machine Password Old Password Input old password New Password Input new password New Password Confirm Input new password again OK Confirm the change E PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 110 Upgrade The S3 MagicView Client Web Manager provides a function to upgrade the Client remotely User can select the upgrade file and S3 MagicView will complete the upgrade process automatically Choose file Choose the installation file for upgrade Submit Start the upgrade The Client machine will reboot automatically after the upgrade is completed 5 History page The Client will save information to a log file automatically according to the Log Interval setting Overview Configure Realtime Monitor Administration History CPU Memory Disk Net in bytes ce CPU Motherboard HDD GPU Fan Usage Usage Usage Wed Aug 08 2012 F 14 35 58 GMT 0800 56 65 34 50448470 6773366 N A N A 42 N A Ni China Standard Time Wed Aug 08 2012 14 37 04 GMT 0800 China Standard Time Wed Aug 08 2012 Temperature Temperature Temperature Temperature Spe 50666475 6804855 14 38 43 GMT 0800 China Standard Time Wed Aug 08 2012 14 40 40 GMT 0800 50692838 6824853 China Standard 50713859 6842889 Time Wed Aug 08 2012 14 45 41 GMT 0800 China Standard 51020146 6928025 Time Figure 6 7 8 Client History includes the following informat
73. omponent with a transparent background Form 4 12 1 4 13 RTSP Capture The RTSP component can be used to monitor Public safety for surveillance area This is new feature of S3 MagicView 3 2 Version Capture Properties Controller computer must install the S3 Capture card if the user needs to use this function For details please refer to Capture card Installation guide Drag the Capture component into layout window Open the Configure Capture dialog box User can choose one Video signal to play Note One Capture can input 4 lines Signal source Configure Capture Video signal eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 81 IP Camera list BOSCH NBC 265 P 720P TVC MP2B S 1080P hikvision DS 2CD883F 1080P GeoVision GV BX220D 1080P Form 4 13 1 eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 82 5 SERVERS A Server acts as the interface between the Clients and Controllers Servers save all the media files as layouts controller database system logs and other information 5 1 Server types There are two types of servers required to configure and start S3 MagicView e Media server The Media server is a file server All multimedia content layouts and schedules are stored in the Media server which provides the content for clients during the downloading process e Controller server The Controller server stores the controller database the system logs and media information
74. on the menu bar Layout MameDetast_20540515_i12232 Sae L Mo See RIQESTID Wade 1920 Qur eta 00 00 10 Reges User adan A Meight 1080 Oune sor Request Teme 20 84 05 15 1125 09 Oescrpton ue Create Teme 2014 04 55 13 2409 Figure 3 4 10 The Layout1 is approved and may now be used in the Timetable Designer and the Scheduler page eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 62 3 5 Editing Timetables Schedules This section describes how to create and edit a timetable and a schedule A timetable consists of multiple layouts with a playback order and a schedule may include multiple layouts and timetables Editing timetables A timetable consists of multiple layouts with a playback order and the duration of each layout There can be no empty timeslots between the layouts 1 Log into the Controller on Computer3 by entering the existing user account and password 2 Click the Timetable Designer tab Figure 3 5 1 3 Select New on the menu bar to setup a new timetable 4 Select the approved Layout in the Layout List on the right side eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 63 5 Drag Layouti to the main window Oone Preview Herer O ENEMIES New t Oviets 1 Pum Pubin Copy Delete an Qa a LI ne ew Figure 3 5 2 6 Set the duration and number of times to repeat this layout in the Timetable Item Edit window 7 Repeat with additional layouts if desi
75. onents section Duration 00 00 00 Basic Information Name Default_20140515_ 170424 Feed New Category Description Size and Color 1920 x 1080 x 1920 pixels y 1080 pixels Lock Aspect Ratio Background Color ee Figure 7 4 5 Media Info window The Media Info window shows detailed information about the multimedia file selected in the Folders window The information includes the name size type width height category duration upload time and status and approval information ar E PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 125 Media Name gxdtzl swt Type ShockWave Width 450 A Height 300 Categoryiroot Duration 00 03 12 Upload User l Upload Time 2014 05 07 Status APPROVED Request User Request Time 2014 05 00 Approve User Approve Time 2014 05 0 Figure 7 4 6 Menu bar The Menu bar of the Layout Designer page consists of File Edit View Arrange and Zoom menus to control the layout TAa Gane l l l i l j Publish Close Saveas Export Paste i e De Sele Undo Preview Template gaa 1 Preview f Figure 7 4 7 File menu The File menu contains commands related to the entire layout design such as creating new layouts opening old layouts or publishing layouts to the server The File menu contains the Publish Close Import and Export buttons e Publish Packs up the layout contents into a folder and uploads it to the server Aft
76. ont Direction Direction in which the message scrolls Color Text color Size Text size B Font style Bold Font style Italic U Font style Underline Speed Text scrolling speed Transparency Text transparency level Upgrade Client menu The Upgrade Client menu provides an Update Client function to allow users to update the client software remotely Users can select the client that needs to be updated and select the client software program Upload File Please Choose ClientSetup msi Cancel Figure 7 7 7 Search Client User can search client by Group name Client name Location Company Admin Telephone E Mail IP Address and Hardware info PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 142 ViewZ Search Client Group Name Client Name Location Company Admin Telephone EMail IP Address Hardware Information Figure 7 7 8 e Search Search on request e Cancel Cancel the search 7 8 Client Alarm The Client Alarm page provides the Client Hardware information for users User can set Client machine s hardware alarm level on Client Alarm page when the value is over this level the alarm info will show on Client and Controller Alarm page allowing user to check and solve immediately Windows 41420144235 18 Pe 6 16 2014 626 18 Pd S 6 2014 62613 PM 5 1420 4 10 Pu 15 2014 42653 PM e124 428 59 Pw 5 15 2014 26 59 PM 5 14 9014 231 4 Pw S 142014 23034 Pm Swe 3 PM 6 18 2014 3126
77. ontact your agent for the code x Activation Code Figure 6 2 2 3 Click OK to activate the Client After registration activation and grouping your clients the last step is to launch the client application on Computer4 To do this double click the S3 MagicView Client shortcut on your desktop e For online clients the client application will receive orders from the server and download the schedules and layouts automatically e For offline clients users can connect a removable device to store the saved schedules The client application will scan the device and download the schedules from the removable device Note If S3 MagicView s Client exe has been added to the Windows startup after the client installation package is completed the client will be automatically eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 View Z Page 88 launched every time the Operating System loads If the system shows a black screen on startup press Esc key to stop running the client 6 3 Client Registration 1 Run ClientConfigure exe on Computer4 Start the Client by launching ClientConfigure exe in the S3 MagicView installation directory If you are using the default directory the file would be located in C Program Files S3 Graphics Co Ltd S3 MagicView S3 MagicView Client Client Registration Language English x Mode Type _ Offiine Controller Server Settings Client Information Account Local Settings
78. plays it according to a schedule There are two types of clients in ViewZ S3 3 MagicView an online client and an offline client e Online Client The online Client connects to the network and communicates with the Controller Server via a network to update schedules and contents Offline Client The offline Client is not connected to the network This client will detect a USB flash device when it is connected and will automatically download schedules and contents from the device Client types Controller The Controller is a standalone application and serves as the main graphical user interface for S3 MagicView It can be launched without the Server and Client installed Users can run the Controller on any machine connected on the video wall network Users can run the Controller on the same computer on which servers run or simply run on the administrator s laptop S3 MagicView Main Menu S3 MagicView divides Clients into groups and assigns each group a schedule All Clients in the group share the same schedule Component Component refers to all multimedia content that S3 MagicView supports New components may be added into S3 MagicView by registering the corresponding plug in Components Layout A layout contains all multimedia content and display information After layouts are assigned to a schedule the Client that is assigned to the PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 8 schedule will download and play its corre
79. py Number of times to duplicate the selected layout s Cancel Figure 7 6 10 Note The copied layouts will follow the selected layout but they cannot exceed 24 00 e Align Up Moves the selected layout s to the beginning of the day or immediately after the above layouts in the same day while maintaining the duration e Align Down Moves the selected layout s to the end of the day or immediately before the below layouts in the same day while maintaining the duration Preview menu The Preview menu provides a Preview function to allow users to play back the current layout on the machine that runs the CMS Controller The current layout is played back in windowed mode and will continue looping until it is closed The contents and effects in the Preview mode are the same as those on the Clients The Preview menu provides three common modes 1024x768 1280x1024 and 1920x1080 for users to review their layouts Note Since the layouts are played back in windowed mode and may be ran on non S3 video cards the performance in Preview mode may be lower than that in full screen mode on the client machine Scheduler View menu The Scheduler View menu provides a Zoom function to allow users to get a close up view of the current schedule or to see more of the area at a reduced size The zoom drop list provides a zoom range from 1 minute to 60 minutes a PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 138 7 7 Client Mana
80. r folder MediaServerSetup msi Step 2 Click the Next button to continue Welcome to the 53 MagicView Media Server Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install 53 MagicView Media Server on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Cancel Figure 2 2 1 Aa ae PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 24 Step 3 In the End User License Agreement page check the I accept the terms in the License Agreement box and click the Next button yg 53 MagicView Media Server Setup End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Shanghai 3 Technologies Co Ltd a corporation located in shanghai China S53 grants you a license to use this Software provided based on the following terms and conditions If you choose I accept the terms of the license agreement on the license agreement screen you are deemed to agree to be bound by all of these terms and conditions of this License If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this W I accept the terms in the License Agreement bc C Figure 2 2 2 Step 4 In this page click the Get Adobe Flash Player Get Microsoft PPT Viewer 2007 and Get S3 Filter buttons to install the third party software Click the Next button to continue qE 3 MagicView Media Server Get necessary software To use 53 MagicView the following software must be ins
81. rary e Add URL Add an online file specified by its URL address to the Media Library e Download Download multimedia files from the Media Library to your local storage device for previewing e Force Download Allows users to download existing contents that are damaged e Delete Deletes the multimedia file selected in the Media List window e Rename Renames the multimedia file selected in the Media List window Approval menu All multimedia content must be approved by an administrator in order to be used in the Layout Design page The Approval menu provides these functions e Approve Approves the multimedia file to be used in the Layout Design page e Reject Rejects the use of a multimedia file that does not meet the requirements e Retire Marks a multimedia file as Retired to prevent new layouts from calling this file Previously created layouts that contain Pa ee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 118 the selected file may continue to use files marked as Retired View menu The View menu provides a Preview function to allow users to play back multimedia contents within the Controller Selected multimedia content is played back in windowed mode and will continue looping Note Since the layouts are played back in windowed mode and may be ran on non S3 video cards the performance in Preview mode may be lower than that in full screen mode on the client machine 7 3 Layout Manager The Layout Manager
82. rary C S3MVCWorkDir Gy Schedule Update Time 2 0 23 Min Free Disk 1024 MB Min FPS 20 Player FPS 30 Hardware ID 2578 9656 8176 7134 3057 3101 COM Port COM1 x Com Settings 57600 n 8 1 Press shortcut keys License Shutdown Client Ctl Q Check License Register Client Save Close Figure 6 4 1 2 Open Device Manage gt Disk Manage gt Port select the Com that Client machine uses right click property and open Port settings select the following Com setting on Client Registration interface Bits per second 5 7600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 95 Flow control None a Ve oe PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 96 Computer Management File Action View Help e9 00uLASE RS amp Computer Management Local a g 1300 PC a System Tools b JM Computer gt Task Scheduler gt Disk drives gt Event Viewer gt My Display adapters gt Shared Folders gt Local Users and Groups b amp Performance g Device Manager a Storage f Disk Management gt Ey Services and Applications gt ED Keyboards p Monitors gt i Network adapters b l Other devices 4 Ports COM amp LPT 63 Human Interface Devices gt 4g IDE ATA ATAPI controllers gt JA Mice and other pointing devices Port Settings Sii Communications Port COM1 iX Communications Port COM2 4B P
83. red 8 Click the Publish button 9 Type Timetable1 for the New Name to create a new timetable New Name Figure 3 5 3 10 Click the OK button to create the timetable A new timetable Timetable1 is created 6 Se PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 64 Approving timetables Timetables need to be approved by an Administrator The Administrators can approve a timetable using the following steps 1 Click the Timetable Designer tab 2 Select the Timetable1 in the Timetable Category window on the left side 3 Select Approve on the menu bar Figure 3 5 4 Timetable1 is approved and may now be used in the Scheduler page Editing schedules 1 Log into the Controller on Computer3 by entering the existing user account and password 2 Click the Scheduler tab eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 65 3 Double click a client group such as Default to open its schedule D Magee Vine Controle Gert ibibo 32 Meds wry A Manager timetadle Orrigne he dui EE Pubi bpod ipot Set Respe Copy Paste Orele Morgurtal Figure 3 5 5 4 Select the date for the schedule an a Meneget Timetable Orvigne Kheduter ert Us Pot ert 4 ent Eeport er ya E eng _ i gt eS RS ie ee er een pent set Remove Copy Faste Orele Mergurtal Yota Abgr hgn Renee i i a l CS Ee wie E S274 E Trursday 05 25 2014 Figure 3 5 6
84. red and started Before configuring the Server please temporary disable the UAC Configuring and starting the Media Server 1 Double click the MediaServer exe icon on Computer2 Figure 3 1 1 2 After the Media Server icon appears in the notification area of the task bar right click the icon and click the Settings button MagicWiew Media Server On Ge 10 43 AM ae SEA Figure 3 1 2 eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 44 3 Enter the information for your Media Server settings for more information refer to section Media Server Configuration Media Server Settings Ex Home Directory C ProgramData MagicView S3MagicViewMediaServer ServerRoot Server Port 6419 Maximum Clients per IP a Idle Time Out 5 300 Maximum Clients 256 Maximum Login Attempts 10 Controller Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Figure 3 1 3 Home Directory C ProgramData S3 MagicView S3 MagicView _Media Server ServerRoot Server Port 6419 Idle Time Out 300 Max Clients Count per IP 5 Clients Max Count 256 Max Login Attempts 10 4 Change the default Controller Server Name or IP to 10 3 8 1 5 Click the OK button 6 Right click the MediaServer exe icon again Restart the Server by clicking the Stop Server button and then click the Start server button The Media Server is now running for the first time and the icon color changes to blue After the initial setup the Media Se
85. rocessors gt gl System devices b Universal Serial Bus controllers gt gt Sound video and game controllers gt Figure 6 4 2 Rs232 setting on control computer 1 Double click Rs232Tool on control computer select the COM Port that is used on control computer FEE COM Port COM1 COM Settings 57600 n 8 1 ViewZ Figure 6 4 3 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 97 2 Open Device Manage gt Port select the COM Port that is used on control computer right click property and open Port settings select the following Com setting on Client Registration interface iy pee ae Pend ee a a4 be fen toa a ernie pana a we ea ieee aE ee eee Commun tons Fort LONViL Properties Driver Details Resources Bits per second 57600 Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control Figure 6 4 4 eevee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 98 Rs232 Tool Operation 1 After setting the COM Port click Open button to launch Rs232 function a 3 Rs232Tools mx COM Port COM1 7 COM Settings 57600 n 8 1 Command Type Figure 6 4 5 2 Select Command Type Load Client will play new content Resume Client starts to play the schedule that publishs on Controller Stop Client stops to playback Sleep Client enters into a state of dormancy Wake up client manually or by controller a E PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Vi
86. rver will automatically start after loading the OS eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 45 Configuring and starting the Controller Server 1 Double click the ControllerServer exe icon on Computer1 ts al eo MI dg qj l ati E GOntroller SEED Figure 3 1 4 2 After the Controller Server icon appears in the notification area of the task bar right click the icon and click the Settings button MagicView Controller Server On 1 10 47 AM 5 15 2014 Figure 3 1 5 MySQL Server Settings Name or IP localhost Port icview Connection UserName S3MagicView3 eee Password E Media Server Settings Name or IP 127 0 0 1 Fort 6419 Figure 3 1 6 3 Enter the Controller Server Port The default port is 2000 4 Input MySQL Server Settings Name or IP localhost User Name root oe E PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 46 Password enter the password which was set in Step18 of MySQL Configuration Port 3306 Connection Pool Size 20 5 Controller Server Settings Enter Name or IP and Port The default IP is the local IP address and the default Media Server Port is 6419 In this example we changed the default Media Server Name to 10 3 8 2 and keep the default Media Server Port of 6419 6 Click the OK button 7 Right click again the Controller Server icon Click the Stop Server button then click the Start server bution The Controller S
87. sive offering of MySQL database software services and support to ensure your business achieves the highest levels of reliability ty security and uptime An Enterprise Subscription induc des most reliable se version of the world s most popular open s ed atabase E Sea Carin r riae F r Sor ror Information click Moren OF visit www mysql com enterprise Step 7 Quickly identifies your most expensive SOL code across all your servers MySQL Advisors and 125 Best Practice Rules ensure security and performance Alerts and Expert Advice on hora te ee nd ViewZ Figure 2 1 5 Click the Next button on this page The MySQL Enterprise Monitor ERE TE 1i FE HArEFE TTET Hi ETE METE EEE m era TFEETI iipfrfi P i peg ee EH foe a J aug i k atch r T iT g TTET did dad TELE EI i L ma EEEE Trea Sen wee og ya ee ee ee an TETEE E HH iii FREER EG Gat lt OO LE TE iN Figure 2 1 6 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 14 Step 8 Check the Launch the MySQL Instance Configuration Wizard box and click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard fe MySQL Server 5 5 Completed the MySQL Server 5 5 Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Launch the MySQL Instance Configuration Wizard i Cancel Figure 2 1 7 Step 9 After the installation is completed the MySQL Instance Co
88. sponding layouts Layout As the basic element of the layout a layer contains one or more types of multimedia contents and components Layer Timetable A timetable consists of multiple layouts in a specific playback order displaying the duration of each layout There are no empty timeslots between the layouts Editing Timetables and Schedules A schedule is a timetable of the layouts played by the clients at the specified time Each group of Clients is assigned a schedule Scheduler The emergency message function allows users to publish a text message for immediate display by the Client to the selected group Emergency Message menu Transition A transition is a video effect added between video clips or images to join them together e Transition In The animation at the beginning of the content Transition Out The animation at the end of the content Duration is the amount of time that multimedia content lasts Each media content has a duration parameter Transitions also have a duration parameter Users can use the duration parameter to control the playback time and playback loops of the multimedia content Emergency Message User type In S3 MagicView the User type determines the level of access to the controller and other functions such as starting and stopping servers registering clients etc User types are defined as follows e Administrator A user who can access all pages of the controller and use all functions o
89. status can be used at any time in the original layout or timetable that contains the file New layouts or timetables may not use this multimedia file PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 10 2 INSTALLATION This chapter describes the software and hardware environment and how to install and configure S3 MagicView The following chart shows a quick reference to the installation components Table 2 2 1 2 1 Database Installation The Server Edition requires the MySQL Server and MySQL Connector ODBC for the database This section provides step by step instructions on how to setup and configure the MySQL Server database MySQL Server Installation Step 1 Run the MySQL Server Setup Wizard in the Database folder mysql 5 5 11 win32 msi Step 2 Click the Next button in the Welcome page 2014 ViewZ USA All rights reserved Page 11 6 3 2014 www viewzusa com Welcome to the MySOL Server 5 5 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install MySQL Server 5 5 on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Copyright c 2000 2011 Grace and or its affiliates All rights reserved Figure 2 1 1 Step 3 In the End User License Agreement page check I accept the terms in the License Agreement box and click the Next button 15 MySQL Server 5 5 Set S End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully CHU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version J
90. ster the client and complete the registration eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 42 3 QUICK START This section is intended to get you up and running quickly and productively using S3 MagicView S3 MagicView features are presented through examples and step by step procedures Note You will need to prepare your own multimedia content before you begin The contents used in the examples are not included with the S3 MagicView software The S3 MagicView system consists of e a Controller Server e a Media Server e a Controller e aClient The IP addresses of the four computers are as follows Controller server computer Compuier1 10 3 8 1 Media server computer Computer2 10 3 8 2 Controller computer Computers 10 3 8 3 Client computer Computer4 10 3 8 4 Table 3 3 1 Note For illustrating the concepts of the Server Client and Controller components each component is installed separately onto four different computers for this example Alternatively user may also choose to install these components all on a single machine and assign their IP addresses to the local host 127 0 0 1 eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 43 3 1 Server Setup Servers store the media files Saved in the form of layouts controller database system logs and other information Servers also function as the interface to the Client and the Controller The Media Server and the Controller Server must both be configu
91. t location administrator name company administrator e mail address phone number IP address and display card information Software Information Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 build 7601 32 bit Hardware Information CPU VIA QuadCore U4650 1 0 GHz Memory 4096 MB Admin 1 IP Address Company 1 Display Card Type VIA S3G Chrome 645 640 GPU Figure 7 7 4 Menu bar The Menu bar of the Client Manager page provides the functions to manage groups and Clients The menu bar consisted of Page Group Edit Client Edit Emergency Message and Update Client menus G a a m 7 OOo C Onl Group Group Group Clie Client Monitor Monitor Information Message Client Client Refresh Add Delete Edit Delete utdown Start Shutdown Start History Edit Emergency Upgrade Search kzal Figure 7 7 5 Page menu The Page menu provides a Refresh function to refresh the latest Client status Group Edit menu The Group Edit menu provides functions related to group operations e Add Group Creates a new Group e Delete Group Deletes the selected Group in the Group List window e Edit Group Edits the group name and description Note The default group is a system reserved group and cannot be deleted ar E PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 140 Client Edit menu The Client Edit menu provides functions related to Client operations e Delete Client Deletes the selected clients in the Client State View window
92. t screen you are deemed to agree to be bound by all of these terms and conditions of this License lf you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this W I accept the terms in the License Agreement Figure 2 2 27 Step 4 If the necessary software has not been installed yet click the Get Adobe Flash Player Get Microsoft PPT Viewer 2007 and Get S3 Filter buttons to install the third party software Click the Next button to continue eevee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 38 To use 3 Magicview the following software must be installed Get Microsoft PPT Viewer 2007 Please Choose Local Language Version to Download Figure 2 2 27 eevee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 39 Step 5 Step 6 View User can select to auto start up Client when system is turned on mah Set haat nas te el eal ol cal Ph ket i a A fae site bp a NE ep e A Auto Startup Configuration E Start 53 MagicView Client On System Startup Figure 2 2 28 Select the Typical setup type to install Choose Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Installs the most common program features Recommended for most users Custom Allows users to choose which program features will be installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space h Backa Next Figure 2 2 29 PRO MINI S
93. talled Get Adobe Flash Player Get Mirozoft PET Wiewer 2007 Please Choose Local Language Version to Download Get 3 Filter Figure 2 2 3 eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 25 Step 5 Media Server Configuration Type the Controller Server Name or Port then check Start S3 MagicView Media Server On System Startup and click the Next button eg 53 MagicView Media Server Media Server Configuration Configure the Media Server Controller Server Name or IP 127 0 0 1 w Start 53 MagicView Media Server On System Startup s Figure 2 2 4 Note The Default Media server name or IP is local IP 127 0 0 1 Step 6 Choose Setup Type Select the Typical type to install GEIS Magicview Media Server Setup Choose Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Installs the most common program features Recommended for most users a Allows users to choose which program features will be installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Cancel Figure 2 2 5 eee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 26 Step 7 Click the Install button to start the installation Ready to install 53 MagicView Media Server Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit th
94. tically generated by S3 MagicView Updates the system information Realtime Monitor Administration History Sever MAC Address 14 da e9 52 53 bd IP Address subnet Mask 255 255 248 0 Gateway InfOut bytes 405 51MB 13 65MB Refresh MAC Address IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway In Out bytes Refresh button ViewZ Figure 6 7 3 MAC address of the Client IP Address of the Client Subnet Mask of the Client Gateway of the Client Upload and download data transfer Updates the network information PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 105 Server tab Overview Configure Realtime Monitor Administration History system Network Server Controller Server IF Address 10 3 16 11 Controller Server Connection connected Refresh Figure 6 7 4 Controller Server IP Address IP Address of the Controller Server Controller Server Connection Connection status between the Client and Controller Server Refresh button Updates the Controller Server information eee PRO MINI s3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 106 2 Configure page V 1 W Overview Configure Realtime Monitor Administration History Controller Server Settings Serer IP or Name 10 3 16 11 server Port 2000 UserName S UserPassword Client Information Name Clientame Location ClientLocation Company a Administrator a Administrator Telephone Administrator Email ais d tg Local Settings
95. ties of traditional multimedia with the graphics power of contemporary computer technology S3 MagicView_ can be applied on a variety of digital signage systems from single computer systems to scalable multi computer systems from systems distributed on LANs to systems connected to the Internet The Server edition is the ultimate full featured edition of the S3 MagicView product offering It consists of three major components Server Client and Controller Each part may be installed and launched separately on different machines connected to the same network The Server edition supports a dedicated Controller server and Media server More than one Controller may be launched on different machines to design and upload various layouts simultaneously 1 1 List of Features Single or Multiple Computer support LAN support Remote Controller Dedicated Controller Server Dedicated Media Server Maximum number of clients 1000 Client Web Management Support for various digital multimedia formats JPEG BMP PNG TIFF AVI H 264 VC 1 WMV PCM WMA and WAV Transparent semi transparent image support Emergency Message broadcast support PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 5 Easy to use drag and drop Layout Management create edit publish layouts Online Offline Scheduling Management Administrator Account Management Report Generation and Export to CSV formatted file Remote Update of Client software Table 1 1 1
96. to exit and complete the installation E Completed the 53 MagicView Controller Server Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Please Launch InitializeS3MagicViewDatabase Shortcut to Initialize Database Figure 2 2 15 Note Run the Initialize S3 MagicView Database on desktop Input the root password set in MySQL 5 5 11 installation step19 then S3 MagicView will initialize the database automatically MySQL Database initialization S3 MagicView provides a script to initialize the MySQL database After you installed the S3 MagicView Controller Server the S3 MagicView Controller Server shortcut will be placed on the desktop To initialize the database Step 1 Double click the shortcut be 1 j b i E i te i ki E r bi a z A Fa 9 ee 5 se I t i he E e S lalizess Mla Initializess Mla gicviewDatab hja Figure 2 2 16 Aa Ge PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 33 Step 2 Type the Root Password which was setup in the MySQL Server configuration The Default password is 123456 Bm 0 InitializeS3MagicViewDatabase 32bit found MySQL Installation Path C Program Files x86 gt MySQL MySQL Server 5 5 W gt Enter password 1 Figure 2 2 17 The initialization of the database is complete Sra InitializeS3MagicViewDatabase w 32bit found MySQL Installation Path C Program Files x86
97. tor windo Figure 7 10 1 User List View window The User List View window shows a list of all users The Administrator icon is different from icons of other types of users e Administrator e Designer Scheduler Client and Auditor RA PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 145 User Editor Window The User Editor window displays information for the selected user in the User List View window It allows you to edit the user description change their password and set the privileges for each page User Properties Description i Privileges Media Upload Rename Move Delete Get Download Audit Retire Auto Approve Media Category al Create Rename Move Delete List User Create _ edit Delete GetjList Privilege Edit 2014 ViewZ USA All rights reserved www viewzusa com Layout _ Publish Edit Move Delete Get Download _ Audit _ Ignore publish dependency m _ Auto Approve Layout Category Create Rename Move Delete List Client _ Create Edit Delete Get list Register Client Report View Set Password Timetable Schedule Publish Edit Move _ Publish Edit Move Delete Delete Get Download Get Download C Audit C Audit wil Auto Approve Timetable Category Create Rename Move Delete List Client Group Emergency Message Cre
98. une i991 Copyright C 1965 1991 Pree Software Foundation Inc Si Franklin Jtreet Fifth Floor Boston MA 02110 1201 UJA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document but changing it is not allowed Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it Ey contrast the GHU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change free software to make sure the software is free for all its users This m Figure 2 1 2 eevee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 12 Choose Setup Type Choose the setup type that best suits your needs Typical Installs the most common program features Recommended for most users Custom Allows users to choose which program features will be installed and where they will be installed Recommended for advanced users Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Ready to install MySQL Server 5 5 Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 2 1 4 eevee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 13 Step 6 During the installation the MySQL Enterprise window pops up click the Next button on this page MySQt EERTE 1 The MySQL Enterprise Server Th A MySQL Enterprise subscription is the most comprehen
99. uts must be approved by an administrator in order to be used in timetables and schedules The Approval menu provides these functions e Approve Approve the layout to be used in timetables and schedule e Reject Reject the layouts that do not meet the requirements Edit menu The Edit menu provides functions to edit the layers in the layout e Copy Copy the selected layer s to the Main window e Paste Paste the copied layer s to the Main window e Delete Delete the selected layer s from the Main window Preview menu The Preview menu allows users to play edited contents in the Controller The content is played back in windowed mode and will keep looping The contents and effects in Preview mode are the same as those played on the Clients The Preview menu provides three common modes 1024x768 1280x1024 and 1920x1080 to review the layouts Note Since the layouts are played back in windowed mode and may be ran on non S3 video cards the performance in Preview mode may be lower than that in full screen mode on the client machine Timetable View menu The Timetable View menu provides a Zoom function to allow users to get a close up view of the layout or to see more of the area at a reduced size The zoom drop list provides a zoom range from 2 to 1600 a PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 132 7 6 Scheduler Scheduler can setup client s playback time and layout It consists of multiple schedules or layouts Ea
100. ween automatic snapshots Range 60 to 3600 seconds PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 Page 108 Warning Threshold Disk Left The free disk space below which the client will send an alert to server Minimum FPS The number of Frames Per Second below which the client will send an alert to server Refresh button Updates the Client configuration Register button Registers and sends all changes to the Controller server for the online Client Save button Saves all changes to the local drive for the offline Client 3 Real time Monitor page Pe Ee T Papa oa heppi bog a bes0is Figure 6 7 6 CPU Usage Current CPU usage Memory Usage Current Memory usage Disk Usage Current Disk usage Fan Speed Current CPU Fan speed CPU Temperature Current CPU temperature Motherboard Temperature Current Motherboard Temperature eee PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 ViewZ Page 109 GPU Temperature Current GPU temperature HDD Temperature Current HDD temperature Manually Snapshot Generate a snapshot manually Snapshot area Show snapshot in this area the snapshot will update automatically according to the snapshot Interval setting 4 Administration page Overview Configure Realtime Monitor Administration History Tools reboot shutdown seconds hibernate Password Old Password New Password New Password Confirm OK Upgrade aes EI Figure 6 7 7 Tools Reboot Reboot Clie
101. y Description Figure 3 4 3 eevee PRO MINI 3 MagicView User Manual 2014 iew Z Page 58 6 Set the size to 1920x1080 and Background Color to black for the layout in the Properties window Size and Color 1920 x 1080 x 1920 pixels yi inap pixels Lock Aspect Ratio Background Color Figure 3 4 4 7 Search for multimedia content in the Media Category window these files V are approved in Media Library Media Category B E Media Root Category e DD Video Figure 3 4 5 PRO MINI S3 MagicView User Manual 2014 lew Z Page 59 8 Drag the multimedia content vom the Media Category window into the layout E _ Swine fen arn Preven cag res Daanan tin Mart peaa baer S a f Figure 3 4 6 9 Edit the settings for the newly created layer for more information refer to section 4 2 Layer 10 After completing the design of your layout select one of two options to save publish the layout Option 1 Click the Publish menu button to save the layout to the server Option 2 Export the layout formatted as an XML file to the local drive Option 1 example To save the layout to the server click the Publish menu button 11 Click the Yes button to preview the layout In order to Publish the selected layout and generate a thumbnail image the layout must be previewed first Click Yes to preview the layout click No to skip the preview and continue the uploading Figure 3 4 7

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