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1. 2 O CAA 4 5 Figure 2 2 Back panel Table 2 2 Back panel components Component Audio connector Audio connector Memory card slot 2 USB Type A connectors Light bar Suspend button LED Power button LED FIDE REED Description Links to earphones or screen s audio in Links to microphone Works with SD SDHC MS MS Pro MMC Links to peripherals Lights the front panel Toggles suspend shows status Toggles power shows status Indicates HDD activity 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 3 Hardware Installation 1 Plug in the MediaFlyer Express components 2 Connect the components to your displays 3 Connect the components to the network MFLY X HDMI or DVI to Input Ba Media Flyer unit using VESA mount MFLY X mediaflyer blackbox com pt Network cable ON i SS Create signage a here Power cable Figure 3 1 Hardware installation 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 9 Chapter 4 Software Getting Started 4 Software Getting Started Once you ve connected the hardware you are ready to log into the software Using a computer with an Internet connection go to mediaflyer blackbox com That s where you ll go to log in and manage your MediaFlyer Express system You ll use this a lot so you might want to bookmark it NOTE There s no www there it s not the same place as the main Black Box Web site The MediaFlyer Expr2. bg_BBNS jpg black 7 white stripes 7 stars mov Black Box Network Services on Flickr es Blackbox Clock Daily News B DTXVideo pdf earth lens flare mov a TYPE ALL v ORDER AQ SEARCH CHANGE LAYOUT Figure 4 11 Layout style MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 21 Chapter 4 Software Getting Started The MFLY X also has content scaling options For example suppose you have a high resolution version of your company logo that exactly fills your display You decide to use that in the main part of one of the simple ticker layouts Because the display allo cates some of the pixels to a ticker the logo no longer fills the screen completely and its aspect ratio is different too There is an option for this situation After you finish your layout and save it go to your logo double click it and set Expand and crop to fill screen against the Scaling option under the Meta tag You can see these options in our Advanced use screencast Some layouts have long thin horizontal sections designed just for tickers There s nothing to stop you from putting other content there except that it will look either very small or very stretched depending on its natural aspect ratio and the options you choose for content scaling To save and use your Layout click Submit and then use the Assignment page to display it on one or more screens As mentioned earlier you can also use
3. for consumers to connect and can be managed via the Web 2 2 What s Included Your package should include the following items If anything is missing or damaged contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 or into blackbox com e MediaFlyer Express unit nettop computer e Power supply e Software pre installed on nettop e Power card e Quick Start Guide e HDMI cable e VESA mounting plate e Ethernet cable e Stand mounting plate e DVI to VGA adapter e This user s manual e Subscription card Subscription length based on SKU ordered 2 3 Hardware Description 2 3 1 Front Panel Figure 2 1 shows the front panel of the MediaFlyer Express Table 2 1 describes its components Figure 2 1 Front panel Table 2 1 Front panel components Number Component Description 1 Reverse TNC Connects to Wi Fi antenna 2 4 USB 2 0 Type A ports Link to peripherals 3t 1 DVI connector Connects to monitors with DVI inout VGA monitors with included adapter 4 1 HDMI connector Connects to monitors with HDMI input 5 1 RJ 45 connector Links to Ethernet 6 1 Line Out connector Links to analog audio out 7 1 Power DC power in tCan be used for VGA monitors with included adapter MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page Chapter 2 Overview 2 3 2 Back Panel Figure 2 2 shows the back panel of the MediaFlyer Express Table 2 2 describes its components Page 8 8 9 m sommce 080 h D O VEZ Number 1
4. see Section 6 1 6 1 Permissions Tags and Smart Playlists The one place where the user permissions need to be carefully observed is when Smart Playlists are assigned to screens One common Smart Playlist people use is Select all content in the organization with tags that match these specified If this is assigned to a screen then even if other users couldn t otherwise assign to that screen their content with matching tags will appear there If you don t want this to happen you must ensure that your Smart Playlist doesn t select from all sources in the organization but instead uses an existing Playlist of content to which others can t have access 6 2 Groups Each user account can be a member of zero or more groups Adding editing and removing user groups is similar to content management use and edit under the list of groups Drag and drop users into the groups just as you would add content into a playlist To allow one screen to be controlled by more than one user set the screen s controller to a group Then add users to that group and remember that each user requires at least restricted assignment permissions Page 28 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Appendix Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions Appendix Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions Q What sort of screens can use with Media Flyer You can use anything with a DVI HDMI or through the use of adapters VGA connection i
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6. Get started by clicking Add additional filter each condition has a button next to It that removes that condition See Table 4 4 Table 4 4 Filter conditions Condition Description Content tagged with Only content tagged with the specified tag is output Content not tagged with Content with the specified tag is not output Content name contains Content is output if its name contains the specified terms s Content and display share any tag Content is output on a display if any of its tags match any of the tags on the display All content tags also present on display Content is output on a display only if all of its tags are also present on the display Content is tagged with display s site name Content is output on a particular display only if its tags include the name of the display s site See Managing Hardware Content type is Only content of the specified type is output Content type is not Content is only output if its type is different from the type specified Content is not tagged Content is only output if it has no tags at all MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 23 Chapter 4 Software Getting Started You might want your smart playlist to behave the same for every display if so just choose filtering choices that relate only to the content Then only properties of the content are considered when deciding whether it gets output Tagging your displays and organizing them into sites can seem complicated but i
7. The MediaFlyer is operating normally but has been turned off either using the blank feature or it is showing a Screen io Schedule with no content schedule for display currently The MediaFlyer cannot currently be seen from the MFLY X Web site and any operations you carry out will not take effect Red until the issue is resolved NOTE When a Media Flyer is shown as not being reachable either the MFLY X pod is pwered off or it cannot connect to the Internet To power off a screen simply select the screen in the Content Assignment panel on the Web site and click the BLANK button MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 27 Chapter 6 User Permissions 6 User Permissions MFLY X uses a very simple hierarchy By default everyone in an organization has permission to do anything but in some situations this is not ideal To make it simple to manage we defined some permission levels that you can assign to users Table 6 1 shows the permission levels available with the most privileged at the top Table 6 1 User permission levels Level Description Edit the organization and users The user can add and edit users and organization wide settings such as enabling detailed playback reporting Edit and add hardware The user can install remove and reconfigure any MFLY X hardware settings Assign to all screens The user can assign any content to any screen in a given organization Edit all sources The user can modify and delete a
8. as we do or keep the system on a network of its own Q What happens if my Internet connection goes away The Media Flyer pod caches content locally and will normally keep playing the material it was last asked to play until the connection comes back Q like Media Flyer but want it customized for our particular application and integrated with our existing business information systems Is this possible Yes We offer customization and modification on a contract basis You should also take a look at our developer documentation if you d like to consider doing this in house For more information contact Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 or into blackbox com MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 29 NOTES Page 30 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X NOTES MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 31 Black Box Tech Support FREE Live 24 7 Tech support the way it should be ES ae at 724 746 5500 or blackbox com 2 Great tech support is just 30 seconds away BLACK BOX About Black Box Black Box Network Services is your source for an extensive range of networking and infrastructure products You ll find everything from cabinets and racks and power and surge protection products to media converters and Ethernet switches all supported by free live 24 7 Tech support available in 30 seconds or less O Copyright 2011 All rights reserved MFLY X rev 1 724 746 5500 blackbox com
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10. item and click Preview to bring up a window showing the content This works for playlists videos Flash Web pages images and so on This is helpful if you are trying to remember exactly which version of the presentation you ve uploaded or want to see how the items in a playlist might work together CAUTION The Preview function doesn t work in Internet Explorer 6 or 7 Managing Playlists A playlist is a ordered slideshow of content with each item being displayed for a given duration You can put multiple sources into a playlist as a way of creating a running order for when they appear on a screen All sources G z JA A We a Daily News Black Box Blackbox ESPN Google Pittsburgh Twitter Twitter ly Network 30 seconds infinite duration Trends 300 seconds search for search for aros bed A Services on infinite duration iCompel ServSwitch an ee Weekly Specials natural length 5 minutes 5 minutes A A Yahoo News infinite duration BB ve AL J vew BB D Eo G50 G3 SEARCH Figure 4 3 Content Management screen To create a new playlist click the button at the bottom of the Library column To delete a playlist select it in the Library col umn and press the button To modify a playlist s name or other attributes select it in the Library column and then press the EDIT button under the column or double click on the playlist in the column To add items to a playlist go to the All Sources vie
11. layouts within schedules 4 8 Smart Playlists Smart Playlists are a powerful way to manage content They are effectively filters that automatically choose a subset of your con tent and output it When assigned to a display the display shows the items according to their default durations 4 8 1 Smart Playlists an Introduction Think of a smart playlist as a way of deciding whether a particular piece of content should display on a given display Additional options enable you to specify thhings such as the order but that s the basic concept If you use iTunes SmartPlaylists might sound familiar in MFLY X they behave just like playlists in iTunes with the live updating option selected If you ve only got a small number of displays or a relatively smalll content library smart playlists might not be necessary Use smart playlists to manage a large library of content or a large number of displays 4 8 2 Creating a Smart Playlist Smart playlists can be assigned to displays and included in schedules A smart playlist is logically a piece of content in its own right so you create them under Basics gt Content gt Add If you ve already created one and you want to edit it just double click Other than the name box the options are all explained below Smart playlists have some general settings and then some filters the general settings define how the playlist behaves then the filter conditions define which content will be displayed o
12. 4 Software Getting Started 4 3 The MFLY X User Interface Once you ve logged into MFLY X you ll see a screen similar to this MediaFlyer By Black Box Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help MediaFlyer By Black Box t gt j gt KO co https mediaflyer blackbox com quiforas 5287 MediaFlyer BASICS CONTENT Content gt A All sources Scheduling Y S ro E Q 3 e Layouts 4 E Auca bg_BBNS jpg black 7 white Black Box Blackbox Clock DTXVideo pdf ale lens ESPN stripes 7 Network are mov Assignment Services on E G q J Create and manage all of Tube A AQ your organization s content fullscreen Google Google matrix mov mee fed one wget i or mors back block png Borgon Black Trends here Box Network Bring new content into the ee system using the ADD ae 3 ge el button to the bottom right ta om J a a d 3 Pittsburgh Twitter Twitter Wall Street watch_as3 Water lilies Yahoo Yahoo News and organize your new search for search for Journal MIMZMS 18 jpg i B TYPE ALL view BB SEARCH ORDER Aw Figure 4 1 Opening screen At the top you see the overall section headings Basics Tagging Management etc e Basics describes how to add content organize and schedule it and put it on your displays You ll spend most of your time here e Tagging lets you add keyword tags to your content and your displays so you can use them later e Management enables yo
13. 8 Appendix Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions tia aa aaa 29 MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 5 Chapter 1 Specifications 1 Specifications Agency Compliance CE CB FCC UL CCC 8SMI Gost VCCI PSE Audio Analog or HDMI using Realtek ALC888S CPU Intel Atom 330 dual core 1 6 GHz FSB 533 HDD 160 GB Network 10 100 1000 Mbps RAM 1 GB Video nVidia MCP7A ION Wi Fi 802 11 b g User Controls 1 Power button 1 Suspend button Connectors Video 1 HDMI female 1 DVI I female Audio 1 HDMI female 2 3 5 mm stereo jack 1 front 1 back Wired network 1 RJ 45 jack Wireless network 1 reverse TNC for antenna Peripherals 6 USB Type A female 2 front 4 back Memory card 1 slot for MS SD MMC supports SD SDHC MS MS Pro MMC Microphone 1 3 5 mm jack Power 1 DC input Indicators Power Sleep Light bar HDD LED Power External 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 1 5 A Input 19 VDC 3 42 A Output 65 W Size 5 3 H x 7 4 W x 1 D 13 5 x 19 x 2 5 cm Weight 1 Ib 0 45 kg Page 6 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 2 Overview 2 Overview 2 1 Introduction The MediaFlyer Express is a network appliance that helps you make the most of your digital signage applications It s easy to deploy and use It features predefined layouts enables you to build your own layouts offers social media integration is simple
14. M FLY X MFLY X01 BLACK BOX MELY X03 MFLY X01RE NETWORK SERVICES Customer Order toll free in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com Support Information Trademarks Used in this Manual Trademarks Used in this Manual Black Box and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks of BB Technologies Inc Mac Safari and Tunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc Google and YouTube are registered trademarks of Google Inc Intel Atom is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Internet Explorer PowerPoint and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Firefox is a registered trademark of Mozilla Corporation nVidia is a registered trademark of nVidia Corporation Realtek is a registered trademark of Realtek Semiconductor Corporation Twitter is a registered trademark of Twitter Inc UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc Flickr is a registered trademark of Yahoo Inc Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the trademark owners We re here to help If you have any questions about your application or our products contact Black Box Tech Support at 724 746 5500 or go to blackbo
15. MFLY X servers from where it can be retrieved by any MFLY X sys tems in your organization It can be of many different types including for example images movies web pages PDF files RSS feeds webcams or static information text pages We refer to these generically as sources e Content sources can be grouped into playlists A playlist is like a slideshow a sequence of different sources each of which appears for a specified duration Playlists can contain a mixture of different source types A playlist is also considered to be a source so playlists can contain other playlists e A source can be in more than one playlist If you ve created a source that reads the RSS feed of headlines from a particular newspaper for example you could include it in a playlist called Global news and one called National news e Displays are told to show a particular source by assigning that source to the display The most common example is to assign a playlist to a display The same source can be on multiple displays or you can have a different source assigned to each and every display e A screen schedule lets you define what should be shown on a display and when using a calendar type view You can assign a schedule to a display so you don t have to change things manually on a regular basis e A screen layout lets you put several sources on the screen at once by dividing the display into two or more areas You can have a slideshow in the top
16. Pittsburgh Twitter Twitter Wall Street AS 1_as3 ea us Weekly and organize your new mov search for search for Journal MIMZMS 18 Specials sources into playlists iCompel ServSw swt El y F o we MAL J vw BA z CE CEE SEARCH ORDER Ag Figure 4 2 User interface screen This is the content management pane of the MFLY X Web site interface Here you can add and organize your content On the left is the Library column which shows a list of your Playlists In the main part of the pane you can see an icon based view of all your sources or if a playlist is selected on the left the entries in that playlist shown in the order that they will be played The icons will if possible be shown as a thumbnail preview and if not then as an icon representing the type of source For a full description of the icons and what they mean see the Content Formats article As your content library grows larger you may want to find particular items quickly You can find an item by typing part of its name into the search box at the bottom of the pane and you can show only sources of a particular type by using the pull down Type selector The other buttons at the bottom enable you to select the ordering of your sources in the display either alohanumerically or in reverse chronological order so the newer items appear first and switch between an icon based view as shown in Figure 4 2 and a list view Adding New Sources You can add new sources by cli
17. bject highlighted in red Launches a color selection box to let you choose the color for the selected text highlighted in red Text objects can be moved and resized by clicking and dragging within the central edit area Double click them to change the words MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 25 Chapter 4 Software Getting Started A note about screen resolutions The screen size selector at the bottom right is intended to enable you to design a template with a screen size in mind When using normal software to create slides the target screen Is usually your own screen or a projector driven by your own PC When using MFLY X the situation is different The screen isn t connected to your computer The screen isn t associated with the slide until you assign it using MFLY X and you could put the same slide on very different screens Design slides with the resolution set as closely as possible to that of the screens you intend the content to be displayed on Do the same for images you use as backdrops Click Save and preview at any time to see a simulation of your slide on a screen of the chosen size The MediaFlyer Express unit might not have exactly the same fonts as your Web browser so the final display might be different Think ahead about line breaks Extend your editable text boxes as far as you are prepared for text to run see Welcome to the Mixer and Food by ABC Catering in the screenshot don t jus
18. cking on the ADD button in the bottom right of the view Choose from four main options when adding new sources e Upload to MFLY X Your files are stored on our servers where they can only be accessed by your MFLY X hardware e Bookmark a URL You can enter the URL of a file or page on the Internet or your local Web server and the MFLY X hardware will download it directly from the URL when required MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 13 Chapter 4 Software Getting Started e Create a smart playlist This is a playlist that is created and updated automatically based on certain rules You could create one that contained all sources with the word News in their name for example e Other Web services You can access content already stored on common Web services such as Flickr and YouTube Over time we plan to integrate with many other services this way You can try it now If you have a photo on your PC for example or a PDF file try uploading it to MFLY X You can always delete it later As you ve seen in the Content Formats page some source types need to be handled in particular ways For instance PowerPoint files must be uploaded to our servers if you want them to appear on your MFLY X box because the server converts them to a format that the MFLY X hardware can understand Similarly RSS feeds by their very nature are live data and only work when bookmarked by their URL Previewing Sources Select any content
19. ess uses several up to date Web technologies so we recommend using a browser like Firefox Chrome or Safari If you have to use Internet Explorer try to use a recent version Internet Explorer 8 or higher should work fine If someone in your organization has sent you an invitation to join MFLY X you ll have a link in the e mail that will enable you to sign up and get started If you re the first person in your organization logging in for the first time you ll need to start by creating an account There s a link in the login box that will let you do that and it will then lead you through the steps to create your organization identity on the MFLY X system and to register your MFLY X hardware It should be fairly self explanatory so we won t cover it here 4 1 MFLY X Concepts Here are the basics of the MFLY X model e MFLY X systems belong to organizations An organization might be a company a family a museum or a school for example e Users also belong to organizations A user may be a member of several organizations at once and each organization may have many users Users can control the MFLY X systems of any organizations of which they are a member e Organizations can have one or more sites A site is a location such as an office in a particular town e Organizations own and manage content sources Content can come from anywhere on the Internet and on the MFLY X web site you specify Alternatively you can upload content to the
20. g the Screen with Layouts Layouts enable you to put two or more items of content on a screen at once For example you can use most of the screen to show a slideshow while having a news ticker scroll across the top or the bottom To set up a layout click Basics and then Layout Click the Add button to start the process See Figure 4 8 BASICS LAYOUTS Content Scheduling a a a a Layouts gt Human Marketing Sales Technical Development Support Assignment Create and manage all of your organization s content here Bring new content into the system using the ADD button to the bottom right and organize your new sources into playlists vew BE search SS oe ORDER A g Figure 4 8 Layouts Give your layout a name and then choose how you want to split the screen See Figure 4 9 MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 19 Chapter 4 Software Getting Started NAME New Layout Twitter search for ServSwitch Wall Street Journal Water lilies jpg Weekly Specials Yahoo Yahoo News CHANGE LAYOUT Figure 4 9 Split screen MFLY X offers the following options for splitting your display screen Figure 4 10 Display screen splitting options Page 20 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 4 Software Getting Started Table 4 2 Options for splitting a display screen Number of screen partitions shown in Figure 4 10 2 first screen in the first
21. he presence of the source in that playlist So for example if you delete an image from a playlist the image is still in MFLY X and can be used again it just won t be a part of that playlist If however you delete the image source from All sources then it is totally removed from MFLY X and from all the playlists it appears in 4 5 Assigning Content to MFLY X Screens Once MFLY X knows about your content the process of putting it into a screen is simple In the Basics screen choose the Assignment pane To put a piece of content onto a display simply drag the icon for the content onto the icon for the display MediaFlyer By Black Box Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help Mediariyer By Black Box j gt e cn https mediaflyer blackbox com quiforas 5287 CO C d AI r AV Basics BASICS ASSIGNMENT Content Google l Scheduling i i oe mow Layouts G Google Trends t 2 Human Development u Marketing Assign contentto a display by dragging the content in Re mov the left column to the te display in the right column Memorial Day You can select multiple i displays to assign an item to MTWHF Normal Hours many screens atonce music orange mov gt TYPE ALL orDeR A g siTes ALL gt SEARCH SEARCH Figure 4 4 Assignment screen This works the same way whether the source is a simple one such as an image or a more complex one such as a play
22. ico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido
23. is distributed across your organization Managing your sites Your organizations can have multiple sites They might be offices in different cities or different faculties in a university Each site will typically have its own local area network with several MFLY X connected screens and one or more MediaFlyer Express boxes Your sites are shown in the left hand column of the top pane You can create delete and rename them using the buttons at the bottom of the column You can specify that displays are at a particular site by dragging them to the site in the same way that you dragged sources onto playlists earlier Double click a display s icon to configure certain aspects such as Its resolution or whether it is in portrait mode in which case the content should be rotated Checking the status of your MFLY X system The MFLY X system is designed so that you only need to plug in the hardware connect it to your network that s already connect ed to the Internet and power it on If something goes wrong any issues should be visible in this pane Here we show the various states for your MediaFlyer Express box NOTE To display the hardware icons updates refresh the MFLY X web page Display Status The MediaFlyer Express unit that you connect to your displays appears in one of the following three states described in Table 5 1 Table 5 1 Icons and states Icon Description Green The MediaFlyer is operating normally and showing a source
24. list or schedule It also works whether the display is on your local network or on the far side of the world You can use Ctrl click on Windows or Cmd click on a Mac to select several displays before you start dragging Then when you drop the source onto one of them it will be assigned to all of them at once MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 15 Chapter 4 Software Getting Started 4 6 Scheduling Screen Changes You can schedule assignments of content to screens so that they happen automatically on particular days or at certain times of day Once you ve created a schedule you can assign it to a screen in just the same way as a playlist To do this you select the Scheduling screen SCHEDULING 12 MTWHF Specials Normal Hours TYPE ALL el view es SEARCH ORDER Aw See Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 Scheduling screen soo EN 023 Click the ADD button in the bottom right to create a schedule and follow the links to give your schedule a name Then you ll see a Calendar style view of the week See Figure 4 6 Page 16 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 4 Software Getting Started SCHEDULE EDITOR NAME MTWHF Normal Hours UPDATE NAME 08 00 09 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 15 00 16 00 17 00 18 00 Sunday May 29 2011 Monday Tuesday wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday May 30 2011 May 31 2011 Jun 01 2011 Jun 02 2011 Jun 03 2011 Jun 04 2011 08 30 to
25. n which displays Smart Playlist Settings You can find these under Edit smart playlist See Table 4 3 Page 22 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Action Start with Choose All sources or one of your playlists Order Match Filter Conditions Chapter 4 Software Getting Started Table 4 3 Edit smart playlists Description Only content within the chosen playlist will be output by the smart playlist NOTE You can start from one of your existing smart playlists This gives you the ability to combine groups of filter conditions into more complex queries if you need to Alphabetically self explanatory Creation date self explanatory Random all items of content are output in a random sequence regardless of their memberships in other playlists Random but not in child playlists plays items in the order defined in your playlists but randomizes the order of those playlists For example you might have several story telling playlists that contain an ordered series of images Use this option to ensure that the stories always make sense while playing the stories in a random order Refers to the filter conditions defined below All filters content is output only it it meets all of the criteria Imagine a logical AND between each filter creation Any filter content is output if it meets at least one of the criteria just like a logical OR You can find this under Define Filters
26. ncluding computer monitors projectors plasmas and LCDs The maximum resolution supported is 1920 x 1200 at 60 Hz and 24 bit color Q Can each screen show different content Yes You can control the content being shown on any display anywhere in your organization individually Or you can set any number of your displays to show the same thing And you can do it from anywhere Q Why not just use Windows PCs to drive the screens Running PCs to do this is high maintenance They require software licenses and virus protection that must be kept up to date Configuration can also be complex In general it would normally require a technical expert to get a PC based system up and running and maintained on an ongoing basis Media Flyer is designed for people who just want to put their stuff on the walls so we ve adopted a plug and play approach Our kit requires no software installation and isn t vulnerable to viruses You just plug it together and manage the content on your screens through our Web service Q Can connect the screens wirelessly Customers often have more issues than they expect when setting up any wireless network We recommend standard CAT5 wiring but please contact us if 3G or Wi Fi is a key requirement for you Q Do we need special cabling for a Media Flyer system No the existing networking cable found in most modern buildings is perfect for Media Flyer and you can choose whether to integrate it with your main network
27. num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 3 N In OM Statement strucciones de Seguridad Normas Oficiales Mexicanas Electrical Safety Statement 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 PA 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pa Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas El aparato el ctrico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctr
28. ny sources in that organization Restricted assignment The user can assign content only to screens for which they are the designated controller Restricted source editing The user can create new sources and edit and modify only sources they created At each level users automatically inherit the permissions of lower levels they are cumulative For example a user set to the Edit all sources level can modify any source in an organization but only assign things to screens they control This is inherited from Restricted Assignment If the user is to be allowed to assign to any screen he would need to be upgraded to Assign all screens Only users in the Edit the organization and users level level of permissions can control other users permissions However users at this permission level can t adjust their own permission to be lower Editing permissions Editing user permissions is simple In the MFLY X interface go to the Management screen on the top bar then select Users Here you will see a view of all the users in the organziation Double clicking on a user as long as you have suitable permissions will let you edit that user s details including adjusting their permission level To adjust who controls a screen double click on a screen s icon go to the Meta panel in the edit dialog and set the controller to the appropriate user Screens can be controlled by No controller a user account or a group
29. part of the screen and a news ticker below it Page 10 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 4 Software Getting Started 4 2 Content Formats Supported The goal of MFLY X is to make it easy to get your content onto your screens You may have software that you already use to create content MFLY X can display PowerPoint presentations PDF documents Web pages movies photos and RSS feeds to name just a few You may decide that you want to reformat content for use on your MFLY X screen but you can get started using the tools you already know Below is a list of the supported content types at the time of this writing Table 4 1 Supported content types Icon Format Type Access Method E Video files more info on video formats and codecs Both link and upload 9 Bitmapped images in JPEG GIF PNG BMP or TIFF formats Both link and upload Web pages Link only PowerPoint presentations in both PPT and PPTX format Upload only AS PDF documents Both link and upload Flash Both link and upload NI RSS feeds Link only Uy RSS tickertape Link only Photocast feeds Link only 6 iCal format calendars for example from Google Calendar Link only When your content is in MFLY X the icon will change to reflect whether you have linked or uploaded your content Compare the difference in the icons below Image icon for an uploaded file Image icon for a file linked by its URL MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 11 Chapter
30. ps Page 24 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 4 Software Getting Started Select a backdrop from the menu on the right and then use the Add Fixed Text and Add Editable Text buttons to place text into the central editing pane See Figure 4 13 EDIT TEMPLATE ACTIONS EDIT ADD FIXED TEXT EDITABLE TEXT Button Save Save and Preview Delete selected Add fixed text Add editable text Format text Format color EDITOR BACKDROPS Fixed text Food by ABC Catering Fixed text l SCREEN 1024x768 Figure 4 13 Edit Template screen Table 4 5 Buttons on the Edit Template screen Description Saves any changes to the template back to MFLY X Save any changes to the template back to MFLY X then shows an image preview of how the slide might look on your screen Removes the current text object highlighted in red Fixed text is the same on every slide For example it might be your company name or a standard announcement In Figure 4 13 Food by ABC Catering and Music by DJ Steve are fixed text whereas Welcome to the mixer is editable text Editable text fields are placeholders for the text to be used once slides are created In the example shown in Figure 4 13 Welcome to the mixer is an editable text field you can fill in the day s message using this placeholder Enables you to change the size of the selected text o
31. row of screens shown above 2 second screen in the first row of screens shown above 2 third screen in the first row of screens shown above 2 fourth screen in the first row of screens shown above 3 first screen in the second row of screens shown above 3 second screen in the second row of screens shown above 3 third screen in the second row of screens shown above 4 fourth screen in the second row of screens shown above 4 first screen in the third row of screens shown above 4 second screen in the third row of screens shown above A third screen in the third row of screens shown above Description Vertical half split Horizontal half split Simple ticker at bottom Simple ticker at top Simple ticker plus sidebar Complex horizontal feed layout Simple ticker plus sidebar Quad split Complex feed layout Vertical half split simple tickers at top and bottom Uneven triple split simple ticker at bottom Each gives you two or more regions of the screen into which you can put content That includes playlists smart playlists videos HTML pages all the usual options except schedules You can schedule your displays to show a layout once you create a layout it acts just like other content items and can be included in schedules but you can t put a schedule in a layout After you choose how you want to divide the pixels simply drag and drop content items from left to right to define the layout NAME New Layout
32. t leave them tightly cropped to the name of the field Create slides based on the templates After you set up and save your template click Templating gt Slides then Add to build slides based on it MFLY X prompts you for a name and a choice of template then shows a screen similar to the one shown in Figure 4 14 EDIT SLIDE NAME New slide TITLE Product Showcase Product Showcase BODY j this week Figure 4 14 Edit Slide screen Your editable fields have been turned into entry boxes into which you can put messages or information The slide preview to the right updates as you do Create as many slides as you need all based on one template In the example three slides were created to allow staff to edit the details of new products while the screen continues to show the product showcase Assign slides to displays After you create slides assign them to displays just like any other content item You can put them in schedules or playlists Let people edit the text Anyone who has the right permissions can log in double click the slide and then edit the words without changing the layout formatting or branding of the content Displays open immediately to reflect changes when slides are saved Page 26 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 5 Hardware Management 5 Hardware Management The Hardware Management pane Management gt Hardware enables you to see the status of your MFLY X hardware and man age how it
33. t will save effort if you have a large number of displays 4 9 Creating Slides Using Templates Slides offer a quick way to get a simple message on a screen in a way that s e Editable e Attractive and can be branded for example with your logo e Simpler and quicker to keep up to date than PowerPoint or PDF slides This is perfect for situations where you want to let non technical users edit on screen words without having to upload files assign things to displays or use PowerPoint NOTE PowerPoint and PDFs are fully supported by MFLY X Use these if you have complicated information to display Start by setting up a template Slides are based on templates You can have one template and several slides based on it Each slide inherits its visual appearance from its template but has completely independent text See Figure 4 12 Click Templating then Templates to get started d MediaFlyer Templating TEMPLATING TEMPLATES Slides Attention grab a Simple cl Backdrops Here you can define templates for slides specifying fixed and editable text along with a backdrop These can then be used to create slides to put on screens Figure 4 12 Templating screen Templates are based on a backdrop MFLY X has many generally useful backdrops but you can also upload your own Use the Upload button under Templates gt Backdrops Read the note on screen resolutions when considering uploading your own backdro
34. u to control various aspects of your organization s MFLY X account and systems your hardware user accounts and so forth Within these sections the interface is divided into several panes based around simple tasks In the Basics section for example you can see a menu on the left showing Content Scheduling Layouts and Assignment Page 12 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 4 Software Getting Started 4 4 Content Management in MFLY X This section describes how to tell MFLY X about your content and arrange it into playlists The User Interface Overview MediaFlyer By Black Box Mozilla Firefox File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help MediaFiyer By Black Box fa gt K Eai https mediaflyer blackbox com quiforgs 5287 best file type for printing d MediaFlyer Basics BASICS CONTENT Content gt A All sources _ o O S B Layouts N g i Daily News bg_BBNS jpg black 7 white Black Box Blackbox Clock Daily News DTXVideo paf earth lens stripes 7 Network flare mov Assignment Services on Weekly Specials f r xs E Re gt 0O J G B Create and manage all of ao Tube A J l your organization s content ESPN fullscreen George Google Google matrix mov muse a orango Hon iee block png Borden Black Trends here Box Network Bring new content into the system using the ADD 3 button to the bottorn right Bo 48605 s orange back
35. ure 4 6 Calendar view of week You can use the ADD button or click and drag out a time during a day and a window will appear that enables you to specify the start and end times the source to be displayed during that period see Figure 4 7 and whether you want the assignment to happen just on that one day or whether it should repeat periodically for example every day or once a week MFLY X 724 746 5500 blackbox com Page 17 Chapter 4 Software Getting Started E E START 30 5 2011 DATE by BENS jpa START 08 30 TIME black 7 white stripes 7 stars mov END 30 5 2011 DATE Black Box Network Services on Flickr END TIME 17 00 Blackbox REPEAT Doesn t repeat REPEAT TE mo CentiLayout END Clock Daily News E DTXVideo pdf TYPE ALL gt oroerR A c OK CANCEL Figure 4 7 Select source screen When you ve finished creating your schedule you can click one of the top level section tabs to return to the main control panes The schedule will appear on your Assignment screen and you can drag and drop it onto the screens where it s needed just like any conventional source or playlist During periods when nothing is specified in the schedule the screen will blank and if your display permits it will go into standby mode This is very useful for saving power overnight or when a building is unoccupied Page 18 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 4 Software Getting Started 4 7 Splittin
36. w find the source you want in the main panel and drag it onto the playlist you want in the Library column When you do this the source is added to the end of the playlist with its default duration tor things like images that don t have a intrinsic duration of their own this defaults to 30 seconds but you can change it Page 14 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X Chapter 4 Software Getting Started To edit the playlist s order and the duration of entries select the playlist in the Library column so you can see all the entries in it as shown in Figure 4 3 In this view you can drag items around to change their order of playback and you can edit the duration of items using either the EDIT button or double clicking on the entry You can select multiple items at once using ctrl click on Windows and command click on the Mac or you can select a sequence of items by clicking on the first item then shift clicking on the last item Sources versus Playlist Entries When you look at the entries in a playlist you ll notice that the icons are not in full color but in black and white This is to remind you that you are looking at a playlist entry and not at the source itself Often this distinction is fairly unimportant but there is one situation where you will definitely want to remember it When you edit or delete a source itself then all uses of that source are atfected but if you edit or delete a playlist entry then you affect only t
37. x com and click on Talk to Black Box You ll be live with one of our technical experts in less than 30 seconds Page 2 724 746 5500 blackbox com MFLY X FCC and IC RFI Statements Federal Communications Commission and Industry Canada Radio Frequency Interference Statements This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area Is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils
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