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1. Week of the Year Only display on the following weeks of the year All None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2 lt gt OK Cancel By double clicking the page duration time next to each page or playlist you can set the rules which you want the content to play by Options to control more advanced features such as campaigns and day or time scheduling are accessed by pressing the advanced button Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Project Preview We recommend that you then preview your project so that you can test it for any problems before you send it to go live on your players Simply press Preview Project from the Project tab to see the results of your project settings pages and scripts heaton hall day spa heaton in the early days First built in 1775 Heaton Hall was the home of the De Mauville family for over 150 years eee During previewing of your content a toolbox is shown this does not show during playback on your players This can be used to see what is actually happening during playback and can also be used to return to the Editor once you have finished by pressing Close Preview Window If anything doesn t run as you expect edit the appropriate part of your project to resolve it For example if nothing plays check that the On Startup setting in the Project Settings Screens and Pages o2. Acguire Quick Start Guide Revolutionising digital interaction Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Copyright This manual and the software solution known as Acquire including all sub programs variants and technologies is copyright C 2003 2012 by Acquire Digital Multimedia Ltd ADM All rights reserved Under copyright laws this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Acguire Digital Multimedia Ltd No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein Disclaimer This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for Acquire Premier at the time of this manual s production However subsequent versions of Acguire and manuals are subject to change without notice ADM its partners resellers and agents assume no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors omissions or discrepancies between the software products and the manual Trademarks Acquire PLUS and the associated logos and images are trademarks of ADM Windows and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Flash is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated MPEG and JPEG are trademarks of Motion Picture Experts Group and Joint Photographic Experts Group respectively Other trademarks and registered trademarks not listed above may be used in this manual and are the
3. Large Triple Screen Di Media Server Progress Deployment Progress 2 Add To Group Display units where the following fields Y Unit Name unit Description unit Notes unit Location internal IP External IP Ter Ports C Sequence Number Cunit mac Address contain 2 Close 1 group selected unit info Decomission View Screen gt NN Machine Status B Task Manager Overview If this is the first time you have used the Schedule with this project the Group Manager will automatically open otherwise press Group Manager to access it Using the Group Manager create Groups and Sub groups which will help you categorise your players to easily find them and choose content to play on them Add the players into the appropriate groups and sub groups Press Close when you have done this to return to the Scheduler Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 o Acquire PLUS Network Scheduler V4 0 0 79 Project Sample Project Christian Church 9 Acguire Scheduler S l Add Li Preview scree Views Display Fi E Tester B 8 Demo Room Projector O Rows Estimated Playtime 00 00 00 Each of your players is shown on the Group list on the left hand side of the screen Choose either groups subgroups or players and press Add to add entries to each player s own scheduled playlist By pressing the a
4. PC where you wish to control all of your remote units players from The Player software is installed on the PC which is connected to a screen or installed on a kiosk PC These units are usually installed at a remote location To deploy content to from the editor to your player there are several options available manual deployment via a CD DVD ROM or USB drive Point2Point or using the cloud based system the PLUS Network All of which are covered in the QuickStart guide If you are not manually updating the players you will need to set up the players so you can remotely contact them If you are using Point2Point you need to know the remote IP address and Port of the player and enter these when adding the player to the Point2Point sender if you are not using a fixed IP address you can use a Dynamic DNS service if you wish If you are using the PLUS Network you simply need to run the PLUSActiv8 program which will securely connects the player to the Network using your account details When you have done this the player will appear in the list of players in the Acquire Site Manager or Group editor The Editor software will automatically check for updates to the core application and all of the plug ins whereas the player will upgrade itself only if you choose to or if using the PLUS Network where it updates automatically HINT Note that if you are not using a pre installed Player system and are going to install more than one pl
5. 0400 Nov 2014at0S 00 Nov 2014at06 00 Nov 2014at07 00 Nov 2014 at 08 00 Nov 2014at09 00 Nov 2014 at 10 00 Nov 2014at 11 00 Nov 2014 at 12 00 Nov 2014at 13 00 Nov O 15 45 0 15 XW 45 0 15 W 45 0 15 W 45 0 15 W 45 0 15 X 45 0 15 30 45 0 15 30 45 0 15 390 45 0 15 W 45 0 15 W 45 0 15 W 45 0 15 W 45 0 15 W 45 0 akan EN Estimated Playtime 00 0200 Key inactive BE Patial Active Ml Active Drag pages and media into the Playtist Tx Media Pages Fiter by Page Categories Page Name Page ID Notes Run Tem NewPage By pressing the plus icon in the Playlist pane on the left of screen this creates a new playlist which you can name appropriately Once your playlist is selected you can either drag your pages into the scheduling area or click the plus icon on right of the playlist editor pane to add pages or other playlists into your chosen playlist Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 o Playlist Line Editor Display Page New Page P v Line Enabled v Line Locked Show Page with ID v New Page Edit Display Time From Page v 120 gt Display Limit No Limit vil Reset Display Start Display End Enable Enable e 21 10 20 Time 10 19 D 28 10 20 10 19 Day of the Week Only display on the following days of the week All None Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Time of the Day Only display at the following times of the day All 2 3
6. ayer we strongly recommend that you use one of the PC systems to set up a master image Choose one of the PCs and ensure the Operating system is properly installed Remove any unwanted applications e g Messenger supplied internet provider links Antivirus etc and install the latest version of the Acquire Player software Pre load any startup content you prefer to use and configure the player and Sentinel settings as you prefer to use them BUT DO NOT Activ8 the player Then use a disc imaging cloning tool to make a copy of this drive for all of the other player PCs re license the operating system if necessary This way all of the units will start off as identical systems which will make supporting them much easier as your network grows Note as the units will only get content sent to them and will not be reading emails or browsing the internet it is doubtful a virus will even get onto the PC In fact antivirus will slow down the PC as every file accessed will be checked It is however your choice and we would recommend to install antivirus if this PC is to be used as an internet browsing kiosk Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Creating a Project Once installed the Editor has all the tools to put your content together either interactively or to a schedule and also to maintain your systems Firstly to create a new project go to the Project tab and select Add Acquire la Ed
7. d Choose Point2Point to deploy using this method 0 Acquire Point2Point v4 0 0 5 0 Acguire Point2Point Cancel More Info Add Edit Delete View Snapsh bas Ls En pshot Sasa Morelmo Add State Name Description On Startup Last Sent Status Save amp Close Overview Deployment Status Machine Status Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 You need to add the players you have to the Point2Point site list Press New to add a player to the list New EI o E C 5 CP poke HE sete OOOO cam okto Io IJ cen Type in the IP address or URL of the player and the chosen port and give the player a name you wish to use If the player is on the same network LAN as the editor press Scan and the player will automatically be detected note that we recommend that the player has a fixed LAN IP address to avoid having to change or rescan for players L If you do not want this player to use the project settings On Startup setting and instead have its own script to play you can choose this here now Once you have added the players to the list simply press Deploy to All to send the content to all of your players Shortly after receiving the files the players will start playing the content you have sent HINT You can run Point2Point at any time and press the Check Now button or press the arrow to check regularly This will connec
8. et a better understanding of some of the other features you may be missing out on Of course Acguire is one of the most powerful content management solutions available and if you want to use it for more than what is shown in this OuickStart guide we recommend taking part in a training session or taking out support with ourselves or one of our resellers Another method is by attending one of the regular webinars or visiting the customer forum and asking one of the developers or another user The forum and other interesting information is available by visiting the members area of the Acquire website http acquiredigital com MembersArea The usernames and passwords should have been provided to you by our sales support team If they have not or if you have mislaid them then please contact your account manager or call 44 0 116 231 8921 or 888 578 8999 from the USA If you need to understand some of the features of Acguire further there are sample projects and content available on the members area of the website Finally before we start we welcome your feedback both good and bad Again on the members area of the website you will find a feedback form to tell us about problems or even to suggest new features for the next version Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Initial Setup Acquire is a two part Digital Signage and Kiosk development system the editor and the player You need to install the Editor on your chosen
9. itor Project View Features More Welcome to Acguire Please select the project you wish to work on a x New Project ID 1 Size 1920x1080 Project created on 21 October 2014 at 10 19 08 Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 From the Main Menu screen press Add to add a new project Give it a name and choose your folders or let Acguire make a uniguely named one for you Project Editor New Project x ff Project Settings Ss Project Options Project Folders Screens and Pages Project Apps Name New Project Icon Size Limit Enabled Max Size 0 Megabytes w Current Size N A Re Check Default Page Time 00h 02m 00s Transition Time U Slow Fast Default Screen Size 1920 X 1080 E Notes Project created on 21 October 2014 at 10 19 08 Integrity Checker Page Link Checker Cancel You also need to choose the settings you want to use for this Project especially what you want Acquire to do On Startup You may wish to return to this Project Settings screen later after you have created some pages and playlists If you want to play just one page maybe if you are creating a kiosk choose it here or choose Run and loop Script and a script to use if you want Acquire to show a playlist of content Project Editor New Project Project Settings Ss Screens and Pages Project Apps On Startup Run and Loop Playli
10. pra Fan PA PPA APA Pr haald adel TPA AI haal hadol laali al shed od dial Toolbox 2033 533 75 RIO moga all JE FF Page Info Settings Layers Layouts Cropping Apps Standard PNS E gt vs Shape Side Show Slide Show Advanced Text Animate Text Box o O Q Q 0 In the Page Designer window you will see your Toolbox Your Toolbox is a where you will find all the apps and tools to make your page layout Please refer to the User Guide for more in depth overview of each tool Toolbox 971 17 100 RDRrono u rje a Page Info Settings Layers Layouts Cropping Apps tandard A Media Shape Slide Show Slide Show Advanced Text Animate Text Box 20000 z d Manager Pack a GPS Trial Power Manager Trial Screen Sleep Trial 90006 Audience Detect Pack a Background Respond Trial Audio Video Power Pack a Hauppauge Win TV Trial Samsung Control Trial v 3 1 Import Purchase Apps Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Schedule To schedule your project use the Acguire Editor to edit your playlists Editor New Project on Project Media Pages Playlist Editor Features Editor Default Playlists Playlist Settings Usage Length Rules EEE ay zo v 00 00 Today esta Duraton MV 20148t00 00 Nov 2014at01 00 Nov 2014at0200 Nov 2014at0300 Nov2014at
11. property of their respective owners Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Contents rn en ee Pe Ben 2 Vbdd MEA NAN AN MEA NA AA PSA EN PETA TEE EES PN EN APN de sie AA YA AE EDAN EN 2 Kadena Someone E EA AE EE A 2 IMA NA cheat each Seen le ea th eg AAA pt ee ae tc ded na 4 Thank yoL rar choosing ACQUIS pista aa dr 4 Na A O OPE PU Un nn A Sun aon 5 A A E eo 6 A A 8 BU nd o acc ete di ld ota 10 Project BOOM atas e 12 Pee EE E naa RUN E cd abun enne 13 Manual NN restore det eventual tds ear cen eee ewe ede nel aan sa mun teerde 13 PINETO POIN nanne O a a a a a sun aaa a 14 The PLUS Network cs 16 Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Introduction Thank you for choosing Acquire Acguire and its associated Apps and services have been developed over many years to provide a fully customisable system to playback exciting media rich content on your players whether for Digital Signage or Interactive Kiosks This QuickStart guide will lead you through the steps of putting some of your content together making some areas interactive putting the project into a playlist and finally deploying it to a remote player If you just want to use Acquire in as simple a way as possible and are using the PLUS Network view this QuickStart guide to put some pages together from your content and deploy them using the Scheduler but note that we still recommend taking a read through the Acguire User Manual when you have a few minutes to g
12. ption and set to play a page or script that you have created Ifa page cuts short or doesn t seem to play at all check that the page time on that page has been set correctly Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Deployment When you are ready to send content to your players choose Deploy to wrap the project into installation files and prepare it to be sent Choose the method you wish to use to send the content Manual Method If you are choosing to send the content manually to the players by using a CD DVD ROM USB pen drive or external HD device choose this option A simple to use wizard will guide you through the process of preparing the deployment and then writing to your chosen transfer device Note that Acguire keeps details of which files have been prepared on a previous deployment so you can choose to perform a complete refresh of all of the content or only those files which have changed since the last deployment This is useful if you have a limited storage space available on the transfer device you are using If you are using an external USB or external hard drive you can choose to write the deployment files directly tothe transfer device In this case the device will be cleaned of all files prior to copying the deployment files to ensure maximum storage space is available The device is also setup so that when inserted into the remote player the device will autorun the deployment files to install the
13. rrow next to the Add button you can choose to add Media Pages you have already created or Scripts you have already created Note that if you choose a specific player only that player will have the entry added However if you choose a group or sub group all players in that group or sub group and those groups below it will receive the entry you choose Any existing entries for each specific player are still kept so each player can play its own combination of scripts and pages Double click on an entry to alter the schedule and rules for that entry When you have chosen the schedules for each of the players press Deploy to send the content via the PLUS Network to the players Only those files which are new or which have changed will be sent to the PLUS Network and from there the players will identify the content that they require and download it automatically Refer to the Acquire User Manual to give you hints and to discover features you may not have realised were available Also make use of the Users area of the Acquire website as it has a wealth of information in the Forum and Knowledgebase to answer many questions you may have HINT The Icon for each player shows a coloured screen for the state of the deployment and a tick sign or cross to show the status of the actual player PC Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 To see more detail of the state of the player including a history of status changes and other
14. st vw Default ags On Broken Link Playlist Show Graphic Flash File w C ProgramData Acquire g Time 5 secs On Timeout Show Graphic Flash File w C ProgramData Acquire g Time 10 secs On Error Show C ProgramDataAcquire gfx o00 pg Scan Page Change SFX C ProgramDataAcquiregfs scan wav C Always Play Scan Page Change SFX neren Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Making a Page gt Page Selector for Project New Project SE Page List Ss All Pages Search A Page Categories O New Page Page Name Page ID Notes Run Time Signed Off Date ll lt em Page l rage am Iv Dae Pi Fame vente EE Cose Now create some pages in which to put your content Select the Pages tab and the Manage Pages option to get to the Page Editor Press arrow next to the New option and select the Blank to create a new page or select a Page from Template from the drop down menu S Select a template to start from CEN Select a template to start from Ss Please select a layout template to apply Current Project Templates All Templates Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 o Acquire Page Designer New Project Estimated Play Time 00 02 00 00 wo 1000 voo 200 poo woo 1600 1600 voo 200 1800 J ian A lado ol bale al lade ol
15. t to the Point2Point receiver on each of the remote players and check that it is operating This allows you to check that the remote player is turned on and that the player software is running although you cannot see or control the actual screen or be alerted to potential problems as you can with the PLUS Network Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 The PLUS Network The PLUS Network is an advanced media transfer and delivery system designed specifically to transfer content to your remote players and provide a management system to confirm the operability of the players and alert you if there are issues Choose PLUS Network if this is your chosen option Note that the PLUS Network is a subscribtion service and reguires and account to be created If you do not have one of these contact your reseller or visit www acquiredigital com for more information You will be asked for your username and password for your account Note that your user account must have rights for deployment and to use the Scheduler to continue You will be logged into the PLUS Network under the project you have selected press Yes if you are asked if you want to create this project on the PLUS Network c EN Extras v 1e Group Manager Group Manager Units E View v cows Name Tester Cg New Group Es New Sub Group Ls Edit Group Lg Delete Group Name Demo Room Projector j Music Pc
16. telemetry information and even to remotely access the player PC to see the screen and operate it for support purposes use the Site Manager button on the main menu
17. update on the remote player If autorun has been disabled on the player either through Windows settings or in Sentinel you may need to press ESC on the player to view the engineer screen and press Check for removable media to perform the update IMPORTANT NOTE If you want to send a copy of your project to another person you may decide to manually deploy your project to a place on your own PC hard drive so that you can email it or upload it via FTP If you choose to deploy the project to your hard drive e g Windows desktop or My Documents folder then please be very careful Since the manual deployment method deletes all existing files to make sure a pen drive has a clean deployment as described above if you deploy the project to your Windows desktop it will delete all of the files and you will not be able to recover them Similarly if you were to deploy the project to your c drive the entire contents would be deleted Therefore if you want to make a manual deployment to your hard drive create a new folder first and then navigate to that folder when you are making the deployment Acguire QuickStart Guide Version 4 0 Point to Point Point2Point provides a method whereby files are sent from your computer directly to the each of the remote players in turn Ratherthan sending all of the files in the project Acguire will first detect the files already installed and will update only those files which are new or have been change
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