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1. Platform Version FileSystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode Network Network Device MAC IP Type IP Subnet Gateway DAS 1 DNS 2 Server server Type Heartbeat Host IP Port System TimeZone Use BGM RunningHours Start End Slideshow Effects Slideshow Interval Defeat HOMI Overscan System Extra Volume Brightness Contrast Saturation Refesh 137 UNKNOWN Offline LAN 00 00 00 00 00 00 static 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSP Server 0 0 0 0 0 Back Ground Music 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 0 oO O O Apply NUM ad ll AMAIA BOA 4 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE 2 The Device View window tab will be removed and the window will be re stored to its default state as shown below E Advanced Schedule Playlist Playing Media Platform LC E Ze Version Filesystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode Network Network Device MAC IP Type IP Subnet Gateway DNS 1 DNS 2 Server Server Type Heartbeat Host IP Port System TimeZone Use BGM Back Ground Music RunningHours 00 00 00 00 Start 00 00 End 00 00 Slideshow Effects g Slideshow Interval 0 Defeat HDMI Oversce System Extra Volume Brightness Contrast Saturation Refesh Apply NLM 138 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Relocating the Device View window Sometimes it will be more convenient to have continued access to the Device View window but have the window posit
2. Platform UNKNOWN Offline IERT Client Version g FileSystem DiskCapacity 0 00 KB Wait Edit Mode el KH J e Network z Network Device LAN MAC 00 00 00 00 00 00 IP Type lt Static IP 0 0 0 0 Subnet 0 0 0 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 DNS1 0 0 0 0 DNS2 0 0 0 0 Server server Type DSP Server Heartbeat 0 Host 7 IP Port System TimeZone Use BGM Back Ground Music RunningHours 00 00 00 00 Start 00 00 End 00 00 Slideshow Effects D Slideshow Interval 0 Defeat HDMI Overscan System Extra Volume Brightness Contrast saturation 7 Refesh Apply NUM Ale gst 135 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Move the mouse cursor outside the Device View window to auto hide the Device View window The Device View window will automatically slide to the left and become hidden When this window is in auto hide mode the Device View window can be accessed only when needed allowing for a larger window used to monitor each DSP device connected Client State Network State amp Waiting OK FUSE TUES TESA EU CNT SSS TESST TET ESTs CSU SUES EES ET ENEE ERR SUS Se ET ESET ESTE OTE SUES UTUeTT UTES Se EEEE 136 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Disabling the Device View Auto Hide feature 1 Move the mouse cursor over the Device View tab to expose the Device View window then move the mouse over the thumbtack icon as shown below Client
3. Lal UNKNOWN OFL a 0 State 0 00 KB LAN t 00 00 00 0000 static 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 wu mu u J 142 TROUBLESHOOTING Sometimes the DSP may not behave in the way you expect it to In this case you need to step through some basic troubleshooting procedures Why is there no sound When creating a new schedule the timing has to be set by double clicking the Timetable portion of the Timetable bar in the Background Music Section Even though the changes have been saved if this has not been done there will be no sound Check that the file you are playing as Background Music is an MP3 file The system will not play a FLAC OGG or AC3 file as a Background Music source Try converting the file format to MP3 If the overall format of the signage sequence has something wrong with it then there is a possibility that only part of the schedule has been incorporated by the DSP unit and this will be a good reason for no sound l e the Text Overlay May be the only thing working Go back and check that everything agrees like if the orientation is vertical the pictures are vertical and the overlay has been set to vertical too Why are there no images The reason for no image can be down to the orientation being wrong or the image size being too large The pictures might not have been rotated 90 degrees Also the images may be in the wrong format However if the images appear wrong to the system when it first discov
4. Loaded Schedule c program files gefen dsp schedules l Rrowser Note that a Floating Toolbar can also be repositioned anywhere within the top portion of the DSP Designer 44 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Keyboard This tab allows the assignment of keyboard shortcuts CTRL S is a good exam ple of acommon keyboard shortcut in many PC applications which saves a file to disk Using the Keyboard tab other shortcuts can be created and or changed for the desired use Customize Category KE Commands Rey assignments Add New Schedule Kee Assign Open Schedule ai Save Exit Remove Reset Al Press new shortcut key Description Clicking on the Category pull down dialog lists each menu item in the Application Menu Select the category of the Menu containing the operation to be assigned a keyboard shortcut Key assignments view Language Configuration Help 45 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Assigning a Keyboard Shortcut Customize gt Keyboard gt Assign In the example below the Open Schedule page 28 function from the File Menu will be assigned SHIFT O as the keyboard shortcut 1 2 Select Open Schedule under the Commands window Click the mouse cursor in the Press new shortcut key text box Simultaneously press the SHIFT key and the letter O on the computer key board The text Shift O will be displayed in the text box Click the Assign button to
5. Setting speed for text overlays The speed of the scrolling action for a selected text overlay can be adjusted 1 Double click on the Speed field of the desired text overlay by default this option will be set to Normal to access up the drop down menu for the object ee 111859 _myplaylist spl ep Speed See ID 1 1 00 00 00 00 Normal Horizontal Type 20100416 201004 16_16 Click on the arrow to the right of the field to see the available options Choose the desired option by clicking on it 5 geten dsp playlists 20100412 20100412 111859 myplaylist spl es Overlays T Background Music Timetable Speed Direction D 1 1 80 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Adjusting the orientation for text overlays The orientation for text overlays can be set using this option This setting should be adjusted based on the orientation of the intended display 1 Double click on the Direction field of the desired text overlay by default this option will be set to Horizontal Type to access up the drop down menu for the object s gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412_111859_myplaylist spl es Text Overlays Background Music See a Speed Derdian D 1 1 00 00 00 00 Normal Horizontal Type 20100416 20100416_16 Click on the arrow to the right of the field to see the available options Choose the desired option by clicking on it gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412_ 11185
6. Under the Category pull down menu select the Menu under which the func tion is listed Select the function under the Commands box Click on the keyboard shortcut assignment under the Key assignments list box Click the Remove button The keyboard shortcut will be removed from the Key assignments list box Customize Category KE Commands key assignments Add New Schedule z z Assign Open Schedule Remove Reset Al Press new shortcut key Description 48 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Keyboard gt Reset All The Reset All button will restore all Main Menu shortcuts to their default settings All custom keyboard shortcuts will be removed from the Standard Toolbar and the DSP Toolbar DSPDesigner A Are you sure you want to reset the key assignments This action will remove all custom key assignments at the text level The DSP Designer will prompt to confirm the operation Click Yes to restore all keyboard shortcuts to their default settings Click No to cancel the operation 49 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Options This tab provides options which affect the appearance and behavior of the DSP Designer software List below are the default settings for the Options tab Customize Keyboard Options Personalized Menus and Toolbars Always show Full menus Show Full menus after a short delay Reset menu and toolbar usage data Other E Large icons Show Scree
7. 59 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Browser Window The Browser Window is located on the left side of the DSP Designer The Browser Window allows navigation of the folders and files on the local computer Media Schedule and Playlist files for the project are easily accessible for use in the project Below is a closer view of the Browser window showing the default directory structure used by the DSP Designer Browser q F Ki KS Navigator e Name Size Type fw File Folder languages File Folder medias File Folder overlaytexts File Folder playlists File Folder 9 schedules File Folder Browser Menu The Browser Window has its own set of menus Browser d EF d LA Navigator e 60 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Browser Menu gt Go to last Folder visited Return to last folder viewed Browser Menu gt Up One Level Moves up one level from the current directory Browser Menu gt Create New Folder A new folder is displayed with the default name New Folder Type the name for the new folder and press ENTER View Menu amp Navigator e Thumbnails Size Type Fw Tiles File Folder language 7 File Folder medias SEI File Folder _overlayte List File Folder playlists vd Details File Folder schedules File Folder View Menu gt Thumbnails Displays the images a folder contains in order to quickly identify the contents of the folder This is useful for browsing the Media folder View Menu g
8. att F Pe j D LS b e 4 i i 3 a H Hi Def Digital Signage Player EXT HD DSP www gefen com ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE Technical Support Telephone 818 772 9100 800 545 6900 Fax 818 772 9120 Technical Support Hours 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM PST Monday thru Friday Write To Gefen LLC c o Customer Service 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 www gefen com support gefen com Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior written notice Hi Def Digital Signage Player is a trademark of Gefen LLC 2010 Gefen LLC All Rights Reserved All trademarks are the property of their respective owners Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and in other countries Rev X8 25 CONTENTS Introduction Operating Notes Features Panel Layout Panel Descriptions RMT HD DSP IR Remote Layout RMT HD DSP IR Remote Descriptions Connecting and Operating the Hi Def Digital Signage Player Gefen DSP Pro Software 10 Downloading the Gefen DSP Professional Software 11 15 Installing the Gefen DSP Pro Software 16 Gefen DSP Server Professional Features 17 Gefen DSP Designer Features Hi Def Digital Signage Player 18 24 Configuration Gefen DSP Designer 25 Starting the DSP Software 26 Required Folders 27 Folders and Files 29 The DSP Designer Interface 30 Menu Bar 30 File
9. e There are four sections in the Setup screen Network Server System and Quit Network Settings Network Server System Quit Network Device Ethernet DHCP On Off On 5 000 II if i 192 168 002 019 DNS Server1 DN 18 CONFIGURING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER Network gt Network Device e Choose a network connection device Ethernet is the only option Network gt DHCP e Choose to enable or disable the use of DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol When DHCP is enabled and a DHCP server is located on the network an IP address will automatically be assigned to the DSP Network gt MAC e This will display the DSP s MAC address Network gt IP e Displays the DSP IP address The IP cannot be configured option is not configurable when DHCP is ON Network gt Subnet Mask e The subnet mask cannot be configured when DHCP is ON e This will display the DSP s subnet mask Network gt Gateway e This option is not configurable when DHCP is ON e This will display the DSP s gateway address Network gt DNS1 Server e This will display the DSP s DNS 1 server address e This option can always be modified e The configuration window that opens for this option will allow configuration of both DNS 1 amp 2 addresses Network gt DNS2 Server e This will display the DSP s DNS 2 server address e The configuration window that opens for this option will allow configuration of bo
10. 00 03 28 EE SE Deet e h 85 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Select the music file s in the Background Music tab to display information in this window Music files can be previewed in this window when the proper audio codecs for the music files have been installed on the computer Up Down Summary Info Filename myaudio mp3 Format MPEG Audio 3mn 28s Audio MPEG 1 Audio layer 3 Joint Rates Sampling 44 1 KHz Bit Ra Resolution 16 bits Size 5 28 MiB Press this button to begin playback of video content Press this button to stop playback Use the Up and Down buttons located in between the Background Music tab and the Preview window to change the order of the media Lip Down Use the Delete Items and Delete All buttons located in between the Background Music tab and the Preview window to delete media files added to the Background Music tab Delete Items Delete All Delete Items deletes the currently selected items Delete All deletes all items in the Media Window A Delete Items and Delete All will not delete the files from the Background Music tab These buttons only remove the files from the Media window 86 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL DSP Designer Image Editing Software Since it is often necessary for images to be resized or rotated when preparing them for use in a digital signage application the DSP Designer provides a built in image editor In the example below an imag
11. 20100417 20100412 111859 _myplaylist spl Vu Background Music Speed Direction ID Normal Horizontal Type 20100419120 100419 L05746_mytext2 sot Normal Horizontal Type 20100416420100416_ 171914 mytext sot 2 Click the Delete Items button to delete the text Overlay baba a Delete Al Create Overlay 83 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Text Overlay mytext2 sot has now been deleted Note that in removing mytext2 sot that the orginal Text Overlay mytext sot has been moved to Text Overlay 1 5 20100412 20100412 111859 myplaylist spl An Background Music Speed Direction ID Normal Horizontal Type 20100416 20100416_ 171914 mytext sot If several Text Overlays exist in the schedule multiple Text Overlays can be selected by holding down the SHIFT key while selecting each Text Overlay Alternatively the Delete All button can be used to remove all Text Overlays without making mulitple selections with the SHIFT key The Delete Items and Delete All buttons do not delete the Text Overlay ey files in the overlaytexts directory Only the Text Overlay files are removed from the schedule The DSP Designer will not provide a prompt to verify that the selected A Text Overlay files are to be removed from the project If the Text Overlay file is deleted by accident navigate to the overlaytexts directory double click directory containing the Text Overlay file then click and drag the sot file to the Text Overlay window Backgr
12. Your complete satisfaction is very important to us Gefen Gefen delivers innovative progressive computer and electronics add on solutions that harness integration extension distribution and conversion technologies Gefen s reliable plug and play products supplement cross platform computer systems professional audio video environments and HDTV systems of all sizes with hard working solutions that are easy to implement and simple to operate The Gefen Hi Def Digital Signage Player The Gefen Digital Signage Player is a compact schedulable media playback device that allows user to create effective digital signage solutions in minutes Supporting 1080p Full HD on its HDMI output this player is well suited for high resolution digital signage applications Using pre created video and audio files user can easily schedule and distribute these files for playback on the compact unit located at the digital signage location A multitude of audio and video codecs are supported for playback by the player including Full HD H 264 and WMV HD Connecting these units to a network will allow the included server software to manage and upload new schedules and files in a mater of minutes The internal 2GB of flash memory ensures ample space for hours of content A single user can literally control one hundred units with grouping functions and see the live status of each player If internet access is available to each player off site management beco
13. gt Delete Deletes a created toolbar Select the toolbar to be deleted under the Toolbars Then press the Delete button Customize Toobar Keyboard moar Reset The DSP Designer will prompt to confirm the action DSPDesigner a Ore vou sure you want to delete the mytoolbar toolbar Press the OK button to delete the toolbar Click Cancel to abort the operation and return to the Customize dialog box P The Menu Bar Standard Toolbar and DSP bar cannot be deleted Only created toolbars can be deleted 41 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Commands Used to add commands to a new or existing Toolbar To add a command to a Toolbar using the New button see page 36 first select a category under the Categories window Under the Commands window drag the command to the new toolbar in the DSP Toolbar In the example below the Exit command has been selected Using the mouse click and drag the Exit command to the Toolbar e File View Language Configuration Help To add a command to a toolbar select a category and drag the command out of this dialog box to a toolbar N Categories Commands Add New Schedule View Language N eS Open Schedule Configuration Help Ze Save All Commands Built in Menus S New Menu Exit A s Recent Files L Commands can also be added to the existing Standard Toolbar page 30 in the same manner Commands cannot be added to the DSP Toolb
14. Menu 32 View Menu 34 Configuration Menu 35 Help Menu 36 Toolbars 37 Modifying Toolbars 43 Floating Toolbars 45 Keyboard Shortcuts 50 Customizing the Workspace 55 Loading Schedules 56 Transferring Schedules to an External USB Device 60 Browser Window CONTENTS 63 DSP Designer Tutorial 101 102 104 108 98 99 Creating a Schedule Creating a Playlist Adding Media to the Playlist Setting Playback Times Assigning Media Identifiers Setting Playback Duration for Images Working with Text Overlays Text Overlay Playback Duration Text Overlay Playback Speed Text Overlay Orientation Changing Text Overlay Order Deleting Text Overlays Background Music Using the Image Editor Positioning Images TextGroup Overlays Changing TextGroup Attributes Positioning TextGroups Using Coordinates Using a Mouse Saving TextGroups Working with Multiple TextGroups Loading TextGroups Using Multi Edit 111 Gefen DSP Server Professional 111 115 118 120 128 129 131 132 133 134 135 136 System Information Menu Remote Control Menu DSP Server Professional Login DSP Server Options Device View Window Hiding Sections in the Device View Window Advanced Section Network Section Server Section System Section System Extra Section Device View Window Arrangement 136 Auto Hiding 141 Floating Windows 143 Restoring Device View to Default Position INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Hi Def Digital Signage Player
15. adding Media files all content should be located under the Me a dias directory The most efficient way to do this is to use the Navigator SP pull down dialog page 58 from the Browser window and select Media Files Then drag the media file s to the Browser window Add the media to the playlist by dragging the content from the Medias folder to the Media window Video audio and images can be added to the Playlist in the Media Files window 67 1 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Add media to Playlist by dragging and dropping media from the Browser window to the Media Files tab Video audio and images can be added to the Playlist in Media window e Gefen DSP Designer File View Language Configuration Help CET Platform l e Horizontal Type Loaded Schedule c program flles gefen dsp schedules 20 100412 2 Browser OC amp S Navigator e Mame Size Type E CES VIDEC 1 6_x264_450p mp4 304 312 KE MPEG 4 Movie i V e Resolution 1366 x 768 Tailword Use e _myschedule ssc Load Shida Transfer to external storage program files gefen dsp plawists 20100412 20100412_ 111859_mypl E SSS ESE zl Media Files 1 Text Overlays I Background Music I y E a o O Ce a Timetable d Folder PlayTime SIE EE i t Items to play within empty period Group PlayTime 00 08 12 1 1 00 00 00 00 E 68 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL 2 Atthe
16. be enabled by clicking this box If this option is enabled this dialog will not be presented and the DSP Designer will exit with out saving the currently open Schedule file 34 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Help Menu Help gt About Help About DSP Designer Displays information about the DSP Designer software including the version of the software DSP Designer Information e Gefen DSF Designer Version 2 0 D Copyright CX 2010 Gefen Inc This is freeware Credits MediaInfo http imediainfo sourceforge net 3 BASS AGRO ww undseen cami Click the OK button to dismiss the About Box 35 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Toolbars eC VE Toolbar Options The Toolbar Options arrow in the Standard Toolbar allows modification of the icons that appear in the Standard Toolbar and DSP Toolbar Click the Toolbar Options arrow to display the context menu Clicking the Toolbar Options arrow will display the Add or Remove Buttons menu Moving the mouse over the Add or Remove Buttons option will expand the menu gf Gefen DSP Designer File View Language Configuration Help Platform z e Horizontal Type _ Ve Standard DSP Bar Customize Size Type Moving the mouse over the Standard option will allow the addition or removal of icons on the Standard Toolbar A check mark indicates that the icon is present in the Standard Toolbar gP Gefen DSP Designer File View Languag
17. bottom of the Media Files tab there is a Preview window Up Down Summary Info Filename ces Format MFE Video AVC Audio Resolution 720 ColorBits Chre Size 346 e Select media files in the Media Files tab to display information in this window e Media files can be previewed in this window when the proper video codec s are installed on the computer p Press this button to begin playback of video content E Press this button to stop playback 3 Use the Up and Down buttons located in between the Media Files tab and the Preview window to change the order of the media Lip Down 4 Use the Delete Items and Delete All buttons located in between the Media Files tab and the Preview window to delete media files added to the Media Files tab Delete Items Delete Al Delete Items deletes the currently selected items Delete All deletes all items in the Media Window Delete Items or Delete All will not delete the files from the Media Files directory These buttons only remove the files from the Media window 69 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Setting Playback Times Once media has been imported into the Media Files tab individual playtimes as well as other additional options can be configured 1 To set the playback time for media content double click on the value under the Timetable column Vertical Type Resolution 1366 x 768 Tailword use i 10412 1202731
18. gefen dsp schedules 20 100409 20100409 163555 myschedule ssc To the right of the full path of the working directory are two more buttons Load Schedule Load Schedule Clicking the Load Schedule button will display a list all created projects Moving the mouse to the right will list all the Schedules created on a particular day if available Example 1 A Schedule folder was created on April 9 2010 under the working directory Within this directory there is a file named 20100409 163555 myschedule see page 26 27 for directory and filename conventions Load Sched Fou ros Hrane 20100409 20100409_163555_myschedule Example 2 In the next example another Schedule File was created on the same day April 9 2010 but with a different filename The DSP Designer placed this Schedule File under the same Schedule Directory Since there are two Schedule Files in the same Schedule Directory either one of these files can be loaded into the DSP Designer If another Schedule was created on a different day e g April 10 2010 there would be two Schedule Folders 20100410 and 20100411 listed under the Load Schedule button Load Sche Fou ronal starane 20100409 20100409_170608_mynewschedule ee 20100409_163555_myschedule 55 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Transfer to External Storage Transfer to external storage Uploads the current schedule file to the external USB storage device connected to your computer DSPD
19. opened Schedule files The most recent file is listed at the top of the Recent Files submenu File View Language Configuration Help J Add New Schedule LS Open Schedule b chedule Transfe lel Save Ctrl 5 Recent Files Nane Exit Javigator k File gt Exit Exit will close the DSP Designer software File View Language Configuration Help Add New Schedule Open Schedule chedule Tran D y E Save Ctrl 5 Recent Files Exit By default the DSP Designer software will display a prompt asking to verify the Exit action Please see Configuration gt Action on page 34 for details DSPDesigner 2 Do you want to save the schedule list Don t ask me again 31 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE View Menu View gt Toolbars gt Standard DSP Bar Removes or displays the Standard and or DSP Bar under the Application Menu File View Language Configuration Help BR Toolbars k y Standard d Status Bar dl DSP Bar Loatreo so Standard Toolbar kei By default the Standard Toolbar contains New Open and Save icons These icons represent commonly used operations Additional icons may be added to this toolbar please see page 40 for details e New Located on the left hand side and is denoted by a small sheet of pa per Pressing the New icon on the Standard toolbar is equivalent to select ing File gt Add New Schedule from the Main Menu e Open Located in the middle
20. selected in the Overlay Text Group list box Once the TextGroup has been selected in the Overlay TextGroup list move the mouse over the TextGroup in the image window and position the TextGroup to the desired position In the example below the TextGroup More Text has been selected in the Over lay TextGroup list Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 600x600 Text Group Load Overlay TextGroup eK t More Text D Tahoma 32 Position lo x o 1 x 1 Save Texkaroup Image Processing Resize to Default 1366x768 Rotate o The More Text TextGroup can now be moved without changing the position of the Gefen DSP TextGroup 103 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Loading a TextGroup To load a saved TextGroup click the load button to the left of the Load text field Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group Overlay TextGroup Z AS AE SE el Bold Italic The Open File dialog will be displayed Select the TextGroup to be loaded Text Group files have the extension stg In the example below the TextGroup being loaded is the mytextgroup sig file see page 94 S O e p m D E My Recent Documents Desktop mytextgrour Mu Documents Mu Computer My Network File name mytextgroup stg z Places l Files of type TextGroup stg E 104 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Click the Open button on the Open Dialog The selected Tex
21. will operate in the same manner as the Media Files tab in terms of functionality 1 To set the playback time for text overlays double click on the timetable in the Timetable column for the text overlay gram files gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412_ 111859 _ myplaylistsp Media Files Text Overlays Background Music a Timetable Speed Direction ID ted Items 1 1 00 00 00 00 Normal Horizontal Type 20100416 The Update Timetable window will open In this window the runtime for the selected text overlay can be set All times in this window are in 24 hour format Update Timetable Time schedule Start Time 00 00 Ge End Time 00 00 24 Hrs Set Not Allocating Apply Set a start and end time If the selected text overlay is intended to play all day press the 24 Hrs Set button To deallocate the time set for the selected text overlay press the Not Allocating button This will return all values to 00 00 and list the selected text overlay in the Unallocated Items group Press the Apply button when modifications are completed Once text overlays have been assigned a period for playback it will be wy assigned to a new group according to its new time period 79 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL _ All text overlays in the list that have not been allocated for a time period will be grouped together These text overlays will play during periods that do not have specific content allocated to play
22. 9 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE DSP Server Software Interface The DSP Server is divided into three windows Window 1 System Information and Remote Controls Contains the main menu system when working with the DSP Server Window 2 Client List Window This window lists and manages each client which is connected to the DSP Window 3 Scheduler Window Allows modification of each client connected in the Client List Window See page 117 for details on how to log in to the DSP Server Window 2 The System Information and Remote Controls in Window 1 will be covered first Log In Time 2010 05 05 14 57 07 The Login Information button provides information about the log in time the ID currently accessing the DSP player and the Domain The ID and Doman have been removed in the example above for security purposes 110 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE System Information gt Network Information Internet IP Gateway IP Local IP Displays information about the Internet IP Gateway IP and Local IP of the DSP Player The IP information has been removed in the example above for security purposes System Information gt Server Engine Connects to the specified DSP on the network with the specified address To connect to the DSP press the Start Server button The status will display ServerRunning as illustrated below Gefen DSP Server Professional ServerRunning Press the Stop Server button to disconnect from the DSP The ser
23. 9 _myplaylistspl es Text Overlays m Background Music REENEN Speed warmen ID 81 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Changing the order of Text Layers If multiple Text Overlays exist the order can be changed between the two layers Highlight the desired Text Overlay by clicking on it Selecting a layer can be done by clicking under any column Sequence Timetable etc In the example below Text Overlay 1 has been selected 5 20100412 20100412_111859_myplaylistspl df Background Music Speed Direction ID Normal Horizontal Type 20100416420 PANER 14_mytext sot Normal Horizontal Type 20100419120 10041 4104935 mytext sot Use the Up and Down buttons located between the Text Overlay tab and the Preview Area window to adjust the order of the text overlay In the example below the Text Overlay with the name mytext sot will be moved from layer 1 to layer 2 by pressing the Down button Tahoma Another Text Layer Preview Overlay mytext 82 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Clicking the Down button moves the Text Overlay mytext sot below the Text Overlay mytext2 sot 20100412 20100412_111859_myplaylist spl Speed Direction ID Normal Horizontal Type 20100419420100419 105746 mytext2 sot Normal Horizontal Type 20100416 20100416_ 171914 mytext sot Deleting text overlays In this example the Text Overlay mytext2 sot will be deleted from the schedule 1 Highlight the desired text overlay by clicking on it
24. Display over Ethernet 9 DisplayLink Core Software Edid 9 Electronic Arts FFdshow 9 FileZilla FTP Client Gefen 9 dll OH Dep EU ch onbe fen li E The default location for the data directory is C Program Files Gefen DSP Under the Windows 7 operating system this default working directory willbe c Program Files x86 Gefen DSP Due to the Win dows 7 operating system nomenclature the files under this directory cannot be modified Therefore it is recommended to create the data directory under c Gefen DSP Data If desired a new folder can be created by clicking on the desired directory and selecting the Make New Folder button Once the desired directory has been selected press the OK button A warning message will also be displayed indicating that the schedule list cannot be loaded This is because a schedule has not yet been created Click the OK button to dismiss the error dialog box 26 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE The following folders will be generated in the selected Data Directory Medias All media content must be loaded into this directory for ease of access When using the DSP Designer software media can simple be dragged into the Medias directory from any Windows Explorer window OverlayTexts Scrolling overlay text objects that are created in the DSP Designer software will be sotred in this folder Playlists This folder will contain all playlists that are created in the DSP De signer softw
25. Files Text Overlay and Background Music will be disabled until a Playlist is created 64 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Creating a Playlist Locate the Add Playlist button in the lower portion of the screen next to the calendars Add Playlist 4 April 2010 MTW TFS 5 1234 567 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Press the Add Playlist button A dialog will be displayed Schedule 1 Adding playlist to the schedule You can choose the playlist or make new one Make new playlist Open saved playlist Click Make New Playlist If there is an existing Playlist it can be loaded by pressing the Open Saved Playlist button The Cancel button will abort the operation and close the dialog 65 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL 3 Another dialog is displayed prompting for the name of the Playlist to be InputBox H Please Enter a filename to use In this example the name of the Playlist will be is myplaylist Click OK to accept the name of the Playlist or click Cancel to abort the operation The Updated DSP Designer Interface Once the Schedule File and the Playlist have been created additional features will be enabled The Calendar section at the bottom portion of Window 3 is now enabled Each day of each month is highlighted in Blue 4 4pril 2010 May 2010 June 2010 f 8 9 101112135 14151617181920 2122235 24252621 There are two 2 different colors which D
26. M7 200 MHz Processor with 128MB RAM Integrated USB 2 0 port for firmware updates Remote upload via integrated software suite Low power consumption 3W max for extended usage applications Cool and quiet operation Package Includes 1 1 1 1 1 Hi Def Digital Signage Player 6 ft HDMI Cable M M EXT RMT HD DSP IR Remote Control 5V DC Locking Power Supply User Manual PANEL LAYOUT Front 12 3 4567 Back 10 11 12 13 PANEL DESCRIPTIONS Infrared VR Sensor This receiver will communicate with the included RMT HD DSP IR remote control Proper line of sight must be preserved between the remote and I R sensor at all times Emergency Recovery Button Use this button to reboot the DSP when the firmware application has become unstable Reset Button This button can be used to preform a hardware reset Power On Console LED When power is applied to the unit this LED will light red Link LED When This blue LED will indicate the presence of a network link showing a connection HDD Activity LED When data is being read from or written to the internal hard drive this blue LED will become active Device Status LED When the device is working normally this blue LED will be unlit During Emergency Recovery mode or a firmware update the LED will become active HDMI Output Port This port will accept a single HDMI device Both audio and video are supported on this connector type VGA Output P
27. Professions lt Back tages cawe You must agree to the terms in the End User Licence Agreement before in stalling the software After you have read the license terms click the Agree button to continue with the software installation Choose Components Choose which feabures of Gefen DSF Server Pro 2 0 11 you wank bo install Check the components you want bo install and uncheck the components you don t want bo install Click Next bo continue Select the type of install Or select the optional Copy program files components you wish to v Create program group instal wl Desktop Icon QuickLaunch Icon Des cription K Space required DIER Position your mouse ower a comparent bo see ibs descripti Gefen O5P Server Professional lt Back Next gt cancet_ 12 HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER SOFTWARE By default the installation will select a Normal Install The installation type can be selected from the pull down list in the Choose Components dialog Other installation options include Custom Install or Reinstall If the DSP Software is already installed on the computer the installer will detect the previous installation and default to the Reinstall option Click the Next button to continue with the installation ale Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 Setup E 5 x Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install Gefen DSP Server Pro Ve0 11 Setup wil install Gefen DSF Serve
28. R TUTORIAL 4 Change the vertical position of the text and background by checking the Change Vertical Position box Preview Overlay MW Change Vertical Position Re Click and drag the text up or down in the Preview Area using the mouse BIZ A 2 Preview Overlay Change Yertical Position 5 The text attributes can also be modified Lp Down Tahoma l44 PRB E Ay Ge Gefen OSP Designer LC In the example above the Bold text attribute has been selected and applied to the Overlay Text Changing a text attribute will not take effect until the Preview Overlay button is pressed Multiple text attributes can be applied at one time 15 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL To change the color of the text click the Text Color swatch The current text color is Surrounded by an orange box Up Down Tahoma att a BT Ans E EE D Theme Colors OE iS BEE CH EE OE i Standard Colors KA ENEE Gefen OSP Designer Current text color Move the mouse over the color swatch and click the desired color for the text In the example below the Theme Color Blue Accent 7 is being se lected emm Pe Gefen D Tahoma seid gt B Fa AS A e Theme Colors Lilli E RE i ff gf ng fi ie te Accent 1 Accent 1 Standard Colors Ee CECENE Gefen DSP Designer 76 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL When the mouse moves over each color a text box displays details of the current color After t
29. RVER SOFTWARE Device View Window Description Each section Advanced Network Server System and System Extra of the DeviceView window contains information relating to the status of the DSP device The information in the Device View will change depending on which device is selected in Window 2 see page 122 It is possible to reduce the amount of information displayed in the Device View window by hiding the desired section s Hiding a section within the Device View window 1 Place the mouse cursor over the minus icon next to the section name to be hidden In the example below the Advanced section will be hidden Playlist Playing Media Platform Version 0 Filesystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode wl Network Section server Section system Secton 2 Click the mouse while positioned over the minus icon The Advanced sec tion will now be hidden The remaining sections will be moved up in the DeviceView window see page 128 127 8 Network Device MAC IP Type IP Subnet Gateway DNS 1 DNS2 Server server Type Heartbeat Host IF Fort System Time yarns DSP SERVER SOFTWARE LAN 00 00 00 00 00 00 static 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSP Server 0 The plus icon next to the Advanced section circled above indicates that the sec tion can be expanded to show additional details To expand the selection click on the plus icon next to the Advanced section Playlis
30. S server can be changed DeviceView gt Network gt DNS2 The DNS used to resolve the domain name if it cannot be found using DNS1 If Edit Mode gt Network Section is enabled the address for the second DNS server can be changed DeviceView gt Server The information contained under this section can be edited when the Edit Mode gt Server box is checked Server Server Type Heartbeat 0 Host IP Port 0 DeviceView gt Server gt Server Type The server type This information will always indicate DSP Server DSP Server is the only available option when Edit Mode gt Server Section is enabled DeviceView gt Server gt HeartBeat The HeartBeat is a message which is sent to the DSP Server and the DSP unit at regular intervals usually seconds The HeartBeat is used to negotiate the avail ability of the DSP unit on the network DeviceView gt Server gt Host Specifies the host DeviceView gt Server gt IP The address of the computer running the DSP Server software If Edit Mode gt Server Section is enabled the IP address can be changed DeviceView gt Server gt Port The port used by the DSP Server software to access the DSP If Edit Mode gt Server Section is enabled the port can be changed 131 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE DeviceView gt System The information contained under this section can be edited when the Edit Mode gt System box is checked System Timezone Use BGM Back Grou
31. SP Designer uses to highlight the pe riod in which Playlist is scheduled to run played Blue The default period in which the currently selected Playlist will run Yellow The defined period in which a currently selected Playlist will run By default a new Playlist will be scheduled to play all day on each day or every month The example above illustrates a new Playlist without any defined schedule Kei 66 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL All tabs Playlist Media Files Text Overlays and Background Music at the top portion of Window 3 are now enabled The full path to the created Playlist is also displayed above the tabs Playlist c program Se eee 111859_myplaylist spl IE Playlists LE Media File Media Files Text Overlays fT m Background Music Below the tabs is the Playlist schedule which displays the Playlist file along with the Period and Weekday which the Playlist will run In the illustration below the playlist is set to play every day all day seven days per week Iram i files gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412_ 111859_myplaylist spl Media Media Files Text Overlays fT m Background Music Period A Weekday E Every Day All 20100412 20100412_111859_myplaylist spl Adding Media Click on the Media Files tab program files gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412_111859_myplaylist spl Pa E a Files Text Overlays fT a Background Music moe S Timetable Folder weng Il Before
32. The DSP hard drive is currently being formatted Network State Stopped Network State The last column indicates the current status of the network In the image below the Network State is Stopped indicating that the DSP Server is stopped 123 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE The following is a description of the Network State messages Groups Groups allow for a graphical representation of various client attributes Each attribute can be sorted ascending or descending To attach a client attribute to a group click and drag the selected column to the Group box In the example below the client attribute Device Alias has been moved under the Group tag Note that the Device Alias column is no longer a part of the original set of columns which identify each attribute for the client Default Schedule C Program Files Gefen DSP schedules 20 100607 20100607_ 160014 myschedule ss Group Device Alias IP Address 2 MAC Address Free Spaces 124 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Device View Window 3 of the DSP Server software provides information about the DSP device to which the DSP Server is connected This window is called the Device View window The Device View contains five 5 sections 1 Advanced 2 Network 3 Server 4 System D System Extra EI Leg nrt Reeg ipta e j imp La Teer teres E LL ren x SC pr r E E EEN G lese ge IF Pie bs e w kel en Leg IF Ia k ng bei a Z t P Deag ppm obt A7 ep ee Glew F
33. and is represented by a yellow folder The Open icon is equivalent to selecting File gt Open Schedule from the Main Menu e Save Located on the right hand side of the toolbar and represented by a blue floppy disk The Save icon is equivalent to selecting File gt Save from the Main Menu DSP Toolbar Horizontal Type Vertical Type Resolution 1366 x 768 o wi Tailword Use The DSP Toolbar contains information about the device settings Platform displays the device being used this will always show EXT HD DSP The information in this pull down dialog cannot be changed Horizontal Type sets the media orientation to horizontal Vertical Type sets the media orientation to vertical 32 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE e Resolution allows selection of different resolutions based on the media orientation Horizontal Type or Vertical Type Changing the values for Horizontal Type or Vertical Type will change the ey resolution The DSP Designer will attempt to select the proper resolu tion based on the selection of either Horizontal Type or Vertical Type orientation e Tailword Use This option adds the string _ Edited to the filename This feature is used when Media Files are being edited using the Multi Edit but ton Enabling this feature prevents the current file from being overwritten View gt Status Bar Enables or disables the Status Bar at the bottom of the DSP Designer window File View Language Configur
34. ar 42 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Unlike the Standard Toolbar a new Toolbar cannot be modified using the Add or Remove buttons However the Customize option page 32 is always available Ce Gefen DSP Designer ei He les oeten den echedudes Customize Floating Toolbars The DSP Toolbar and any created toolbars can be detached from the DSP De signer and repositioned within the DSP Designer or outside of the DSP Designer interface Sg File View Language Configuration Help Platform Ls Ho c program flles gefen dsp schedules Floating toolbar indicator When the mouse Is positioned over the Floating Toolbar Indicator the mouse cur sor will change to a crossed arrows icon oe 43 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE To move the toolbar click and drag the Toolbar outside of the DSP Designer then release the mouse to finish positioning the toolbar Platform f ei Horizontal Type l l l F Gefen DSP Designer I Fie View Language Configuration Help Loaded Schedule c program files gefen dspiechedules 20 100412120 100 In order to replace a Floating Toolbar to the DSP Designer click and hold the top portion of the toolbar The mouse cursor will change to the crossed arrows icon Drag the toolbar over the toolbar area of the DSP Designer p E EE e AE DEE E E Ee SS EES 1 1 l E Ju ve et a a D Zeche et Ze de J e File View Language Configuration Help Platform Lei Ho
35. are Schedules This folder will contain all schedule files created in the DSP Designer software Please be aware that the DSP Designer will automatically create new directories under each of these subdirectories as required except the Medias folder Folder and File Naming Structure For ease of tracking schedules and playlists a standard naming convention is used by the DSP Designer software when creating files and directories Schedules Directory When a new schedule is created a new subdirectory will be generated in the Schedule directory The name of this directory will be the date on which it was created The format will be as follows YYYYMMDD Four digit Year YYYY Two digit Month MM Two digit Day DD Schedule Files Schedule files are comprised of three parts The first part of the Schedule file name will have the same format as the Schedule directory YYYYMMDD The second part of the Schedule file is the time at which the file was created The format is as follows HHMMSS Hour 24 hour format HH Month MM Second SS 27 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE The final part of the Schedule filename is provided manually The complete file name will appear as below with SCC as the filename extension YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_FILENAME SSC Any subsequent overlay text created on the same day will be placed in the folder created for that day 28 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE The DSP Interface The DSP Designer is divided into three win
36. assign the shortcut to the function The keyboard shortcut will be listed under the Key assignments box Click the Close button to dismiss the dialog box and return to the DSP De signer Customize Category Fie Commands key assignments Odd New Schedule Shift 0 Assiqn Open Schedule Remove Reset Al Press new shortcut key Description 46 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Multiple keyboard shortcuts can be assigned to one Menu function Do this pressing additional keyboard shortcuts These keyboard shortcuts will be dis played in the Press new shortcut key text box Customize m NN a assignments Add New Schedule Open Schedule i Remove Reset i Reset i Press new shortcut key Shift 5 Ap Description After the desired keyboard shortcuts have been entered click the Assign button iy The TAB and BACKSPACE keys cannot be assigned as keyboard shortcuts If a keyboard shortcut is assigned to a function which has already been assigned a warning dialog will be displayed DSPDesigner This shortcut is currently assigned Do you wank to r assign this shortcut Click Yes to reassign the existing keyboard shortcut with the new shortcut Click No to return to the Customize dialog 47 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Removing a Keyboard Shortcut Assignment Customize gt Keyboard gt Remove 1 2 Open the Customize dialog box page 32 Select the Keyboard tab
37. ation Help Toolbars e f d Status Bar ESS aae BAA sh Status Bar Language Menu Language gt KO Korean EN English The Language Menu will localize the DSP Designer software to the language selected File View Language Configuration Help jG KO Korean v EN English Loaded Sc fen dsp sct Browser gt e ds w l Only Korean and English languages are supported at this time 33 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Configuration Menu Configuration gt Default Data Directory Indicates the current working directory Clicking the marked path will display the Browse for Folder dialog allowing the working directory to be changed Default data directory ita C Program Files Gefen DSP Action for Exit TANGA 17503A andrew eer A It is not recommended that the working directory be changed once it is initially configured Configuration gt Action for Exit Sets the default action when the DSP Designer is closed Save Schedule Automatically saves the currently open Schedule File before exiting the DSP Designer Default data directory jzontal Type Vertical Typ Action for Exit b Save Schedule e d Ask always Always Ask A dialog will be presented to confirm that the DSP Designer is to be closed and provide you with the option of saving the Schedule File or not DSPDesigner Ce Do you want to save the schedule list Don t ask me again The Don t ask me again option may
38. ave the changes and dismiss the dialog Click the Cancel but ton to cancel the current operation 115 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Remote Controls gt Format Format Formats the DSP internal hard drive A This operation will erase all data from the hard drive Remote Controls gt Abort Commands Abort Commands Use the Abort Commands button to halt all commands which have been sent to the DSP Remote Controls gt Send Schedule zE Send Abort Schedule Schedule Uploads the media to the DSP device This may take anywhere from few sec onds to a several minutes depending on the media size and the network speed The command may be aborted any time during the upload process by pressing the Abort Schedule button Remote Controls gt Abort Schedule Sends an abort message in order to cancel the Send Schedule process tr Upgrade Device Remote Controls gt Upgrade Device Updates the DSP to the latest version of firmware The firmware can be retrieved from a USB storage device 116 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Gefen DSP Server Login In order to log into the server you must have direct Internet access The use of a proxy or other restrictive protocols will prevent connection to the DSP Server Please contact your network adminstrator for further information Log on to http www gefen com signage player to create additional usernames and passwords for the customization of individual systems Configure the IP settings f
39. can e Use this option to slightly underscan the output This is to allow a greater field of view for display that natively apply an overscan Options are Enable Disable System gt Firmware Version e Displays the current firmware version System gt Built At e Displays the creation date of the firmware System gt Product Type e This will display the product name System gt Storage Usage e This will display the maximum storage capacity and available space Options are Format All A The Format All command will erase all data on the DSP hard drive System gt Restore Defaults e Use this option to return the unit to its factory defaults System gt Apply e Apply the current settings 23 CONFIGURING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER Quit e Closes the on screen menu Network Server System Quit 24 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE The Gefen DSP Designer Software is a simple to use program aimed at assem bling media into playlists for use in a user defined schedule This software uses drag and drop functionality to easily generate custom media playback schedules for a particular day date or range of days Files adhere to the following hierarchy Schedule This file will contain information on playlists and scheduling No playlist can be created until a schedule is first generated This is the primary file which will be used to upload to each DSP unit Playlist This file will contain all of the playback infor
40. change to an arrow as the text is being moved e Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group os 7 Overlay TextGroup mx EA Gefen DSP Che te Oe o Gefen DSP Tahoma 32 v Bold talk Position 93 x 99 206 x 130 Release the mouse when the TextGroup is at the desired position 99 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Note that after moving the TextGroup the values in both Position boxes have been updated The coordinates 93 99 represent the top left corner of the bounding box of the TextGroup Gefen DSP The numbers in parentheses rep resent the current location of the mouse cursor in the image window e Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group Overlay TextGroup mT AS EA Gefen DSP D Tahoma R E Current mouse position El an irae P Position x 100 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Saving the TextGroup Click the Save TextGroup button D Tahoma 32 E po Italic Position x 8 x 291 n uunuuunununnnnnnnnnnnnnuNNENNNNENNNNNNNENNENENNNN n n Save TextGroup assuunussununssnnattenrtond eee The Save As dialog will be displayed i Save As DEET L A fw i languages Mu Recent O medias Documents overlaytexts iz playlists 9 schedules Desktop Mu Documents Mu Computer a File name mptestgroup My Metwork Save as type TextGroup stg Places Create a filename for the TextGrou
41. d the selected color Colors Custom JK Cancel Current Unlike the TextGroup color swatch pull down menu selecting a color from the Standard colors swatch will not directly apply the color change to the text Click OK to apply the selected color to the text and close the Standard Colors swatch Click the Cancel button to close the Standard Colors without making changes and return to the Image Editor When a color is selected after clicking OK from the Standard Colors swatch the color is added to the text color swatch Automatic Color MA ell i B k S i l aot J WS SS WS RW ES wm r 1 seen DW Fc wn TI WS EIS WR i ES LL J LL Added colors More Colors 95 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Custom Colors Swatch The Custom Colors swatch is slightly different than that of the Standard Colors swatch in that additional control over the color attributes are provided Red Green Blue Hue Saturation and Luminance values can all be adjusted inde pendently A slider bar to the right of the color swatch can be moved up or down to allow swift adjustment of the Luminance value of the current color Standard Custom LE Cancel Current Red 255 Green 215 Blue O A particular color can also be selected directly from the color swatch The at tributes can then be adjusted to the desired color Click the mouse
42. dows Window 1 Application Menu and DSP Bar Contains the main menu system used for configuring the DSP Designer and set ting up the work environment Window 2 Browser window Allows navigation of all media content stored on the local computer See page 60 for details Window 3 Scheduler Window Used to configure and display the contents of playlists schedules and all related media Window 3 Application Menu and DSP Bar The Application Menu is located at the top portion of the DSP Designer software in Window 1 and contains five 5 Menus e File e View e Language e Configuration e Help 29 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE File Menu File gt Add New Schedule Creates a New Schedule File View Language Configuration Help Add New Schedule Open Schedule Save Chrl Ap Tran ORL Recent Files Exit File gt Open Schedule Opens an existing Schedule under the current working data directory Pie ven Language Configuration Help Add New Schedule Open Schedule Save Ctrl s chedule Tran KE Recent Files b Exit File gt Save Saves the loaded Schedule file to the data directory Itis recommended to periodically Save the Schedule File as changes are being made File View Language Configuration Help Add New Schedule Open Schedule Save Ctrl 5 KG Recent Files Exit 30 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE File gt Recent Files Contains a listing of previously
43. e JPG format has been added to the Media Files window The image has been highlighted by clicking on it with the mouse As with all media files the content should be placed under the medias folder le slits ee et a 111859 _myplaylist spl CE a Timetable Folder PlayTime EA wees n Toward the bottom of the DSP Designer window is the Preview Window which provides a preview of the image in addition to Summary Info on the image which includes image filename format resolution color depth and file size Summary Into Filename home jpg Format JPEG Baseline Resolution 800 x 600 ColorBits 24 Bits Size 41 73 KB 87 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL With the image file highlighted in the Media Files window click the Picture Edit button near the bottom of the screen Multi Edit Filename home jpg Format JPEG Baseline Resolution 800 x 600 ColorBits 24 Bits Size 41 73 KB The Image Editor window will appear Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group Load Overlay TextGroup PK S T Tahoma J CBold Italic i Position x 247x178 Save TextGroup Image Processing Resize to Default 1366x768 Rotate 90 Close Note that the image that appears in the Image Editor window is displayed differently than in the Preview Window 88 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL The Image Editor has several controls on the left sid
44. e Internet via the network cable in step 5 on page 8 Registration can be accom plished with a Mac or PC with an Internet browser However the software can only be installed and run under the Windows operating system 1 Open the following URL in an Internet browser http www gefen com signage player NOTE This page can also be reached from the Support tab of the EXT HD DSP product page on the Gefen web site Login to the Gefen web site a lf an account has already been created enter this information into the provided fields b If no user account has been created please use the Create New Account link at the bottom of the page to create an account Once logged in the Digital Signage Player User Manager will be dis played Register the Hi Def Digital Signage Player product by clicking on the Regis ter Product link from navigation menu to the left of the page The Register Product page will open The Register Product page will display the user s account information as well as the Product Information section Select the EXT HD DSP product from the SKU menu under the Product Information section Enter the Serial Number of the EXT HD DSP unit This is located on a sticker on the bottom of the EXT HD DSP unit Enter the Purchase Date of the EXT HD DSP Once all information has been entered press the Register button at the the bottom of the page The user will be returned to the Digital Signage Player User Manager pa
45. e Configuration Help Platform Ex e Horizontal Type Wi Standard Il J Add New Schedule DSP Bar v GF Open Schedule Customize iv Gel Save Col s Reset Toolbar 36 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Moving the mouse over the DSP Bar option will display options for the DSP Bar wy Options for customizing the DSP Bar are not permitted Ce Gefen DSF Designer File View Language Configuration Help Platform z Add or Remove Buttons Standard DSP Bar Horizontal Type fen dsp schedules 20 10041220100 Hl bebes Customize Horizontal fw languages medias File Folder Selecting the Customize option will display a dialog box presenting several options The Customize dialog contains four 4 tabs Toolbars Commands Keyboard and Options Customize Toolbars Toolbars Standard DSP Bar DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Toolbars gt Menu Bar This option cannot be changed The Menu Bar must always be displayed as part of the DSP Designer software Customize gt Toolbars gt Standard Use this option to show or hide the Standard Toolbar Customize gt Toolsbars gt DSP Bar Use this option to show or hide the DSP Bar Customize gt Toolbars gt New Mew Toolbar Toolbar name mytoolbar Allows the creation of a custom toolbar After clicking the New button a dialog will be displayed p
46. e external device will be deleted during the transfer process 57 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE If the Yes button is pressed a second message box will be displayed prompting to confirm the transfer process DSPDesigner i Gre sure to delete All Click the Yes button to confirm the transfer process Click No to cancel and return to the Select Devices dialog box Once the transfer process has started a progress bar dialog will be displayed indicating the status of all files being copied to the external storage device Select Devices Choose Drivers External Devices Only Sa MY DRIVE Gr Copying Files Transfering Progress Copying C program filesigefenidspimediasimy audio mp3 bo Gr 00 01 time left 2 4MBisec 2th in Total 4 Files 2 38 MB 5 36 MB q 2 30 MB 5 26 MB EC e Cancel Start Transfer Safety Removal Devices 58 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE After the transfer process has completed successfully another message box will be displayed DSPDesigner e Transfer Completed Click OK to dismiss the message box and return to the Select Devices dialog box To remove the external USB storage device click the Safety Removal Devices button Once the USB device is ready to be removed from the computer the fol lowing dialog will be displayed i DSPDesigner Px i Safety Removal of the usb device completed Mow vou can detach the device From Computer
47. e of the window organized in to three groups Image Info This is an informational window which displays the image resolution Image Editor Image Info Text Group Provides controls for creating a Text Group Text Group Overlay TextGroup 7 AS kA Steg a C Can taic Position x Da 247 x 178 Load Load a TextGroup file stg file from disk Overlay TextGroup Window Used to create and modify new text groups A TextGroup can be created deleted or changed order Position Enter the X coordinate and Y coordinate on the image where TextGroup is to be placed The TextGroup can also be moved interactively by using the mouse Save TextGroup Saves the currently loaded Overlay TextGroup to a TextGroup file 89 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Image Processing Group This group contains buttons to manipulate the orientation and size of the image Image Processing Resize to Default 1366x768 Rotate o Resize to Default Resizes the loaded image to the default resolution Rotate 90 Rotates the image clockwise in 90 degree increments Apply Applies changes to the current image file The current image filename is copied then renamed with the Edited suffix The updated edited image is then loaded into the DSP Designer The original image file is preserved Close Closes the Image Editor window Moving the Image Position the mouse over the image The mouse cursor will change to a hand cur
48. er Pro software to the selected location aly Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 Setup wall sl Installing Please wait while Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 is being installed Checking OSPDesignes if Still running Checking OSPServer Pro if Stil running Output folder C Program Files GefenD5P Extract DSPDesigver exe Extract DSPServer Ge Extract Medialnfo dil Extract ista dll atten Wor Sener Professors 6 The Installing dialog will be displayed and show the installation progress This should only take a few moments 14 HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER SOFTWARE als Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 Setup wll sl Completing the Gefen DSP Server Pro V2 0 11 Setup Wizard Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 has been installed on your computer Click Finish to clone this wizard Run Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 Back Cancel After the installation process has completed successfully another dialog will be presented Click Finish to exit the installer The Run Gefen DSP Server Pro checkbox may be selected to launch the Gefen DSP Server application Click the Finish button to exit the installer 15 HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER SOFTWARE Gefen DSP Server Professional Features Enables remote functions the sending of contents device management scheduling through the local or internet network DSP basic control functions Play Pause Stop Mute Sleep Reboot Play time setti
49. ers them it announces the fact and then tries to change them to JPG format Why won t my video play It is possible that the file is too large to play Although the internal storage capacity is 1 80 GB the system may have difficulty playing files close to this size Video files of over 1 GB in size will take up to a half hour to upload to the DSP unit If the video is fairly short the other possibility is that file may not be in the proper format i e the video codec may be incorrect Check that the codec is correct for the video Video codecs supported are MPEG DivX Xvid H 264 encoding MPEG4 Full HD WMV9 1080p 143 NOTES 144 NOTES 145 NOTES 146 SPECIFICATIONS Video CGoderce MPEG DivX Xvid H 264 encoding MPEG4 Full HD WMV9 1080p elle Ree MP3 Made FO MMA EE JPG 2732x Output Resolutions Gupported Up to 1080p 60Hz Video Output Connechor Type A 19 pin HDMI Female Video Output Connechor VGA HD 15 Female Audio Output Re le ee 3 5mm Mini Stereo Ethernet Connector ssns RJ 45 10 100Mbps EIERE eege e EENS USB 2 0 Type A Operating Temperature Scara a E ees 0 50C Srel re TEMPO ral S a a ra 20 60 C Storage Humidtv 5 90 Relative Humidity POWE SU ei 12 VDC 147 WARRANTY Gefen warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship If equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen is notified within two 2 years from the date of shipment Gefen wi
50. esigner Selected schedule c program files gefenidspischedules 20100505120100505_105757_myschedule sse would you like to transfer this schedule to external storage ok canc Select Devices Choose Drivers External Devices Only S MY DRIVE Gi 5 TI the devices are not listed correctly Please reattach the device and try again Refresh List Start Transfer Safety Removal Devices DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Select the device in the Choose Drivers window by placing a check mark next to the storage device to be used If the Select Devices dialog is displayed before the external USB wie storage device is connected to the computer the storage device may not be displayed under the Choose Drivers window If this occurs click the Refresh List button If an external USB storage device is not selected under the Choose Drivers window the following message box will be displayed DSPDesigner ia D Please mark the device First Click the OK button to dismiss the dialog Then select the external USB storage media by placing a check mark next to the device Once the USB storage device has been selected click the Start Transfer button The following message box will be displayed DSPDesigner All contents in G Drive will be deleted Wank bo proceed 7 Click Yes to begin the transfer process Click No to cancel the transfer process and return to the Select Devices dialog Note that the contents of th
51. f DSP The time will automatically be set by the server PC once a connection has been established Server gt Apply e Apply the current changes 21 CONFIGURING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER System Settings Network Server System Quit System Date 2010 02 04 16 49 11 Running Hours 00 00 00 00 00 00 Slideshow Effect Random Slideshow Interval 5 Secs BackGround Music Off Defeat HDMI Overscan Disable Storage Usage ext gt Restore Defaults gt Apply EN System gt System Date e This will display the current system date and time e This will automatically be set by the server PC once a connection has been established System gt Running Hours e Displays the current running hours from the last reboot System gt Slideshow Effect e Use this option to select the slide show effect for images This option only applies when there is no schedule loaded into the DSP Options are Random Fade None 22 CONFIGURING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER System gt Slideshow Interval e Use this option to set the slides how interval for images This option only applies when there is no schedule loaded into the DSP Options are 5 Secs 10 Secs 1 Minute 1 Hour 1 Day 10 Secs System gt Background Music e Use this option to set background music This option will only affect audio that is set as background audio in the DSP Designer software Options are On Off System gt Defeat HDMI Overs
52. g Information Please check that the correct login information is being entered Click the Start Server button Ta l wa otop Server 118 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Gefen DSP Server Options In the top right corner of the screen click the Options button to open the Options dialog O X Jb Options d Gefen DSP Server Options Other Options Always On Top Window Automatic Login Fj Use UPNP Auto Detecting E Start Server at Login V Enable Systemtray Icon when closing window V Use time syncronization for the devices Gefen DSP Server Options gt Other Options Always On Top Window The DSP Server window will always be the top window Use UPnP Auto Detect Turn On Off UPnP based auto detection Enable Systemtray Icon when closing window When the window is closed the DSP Server icon will appear in the Systemtray Automatic Login Check to enable auto login when starting the program Start Server at Login The Server is automatically started after login There is no need to press the Start Server button System Information gt Start Server see page 111 Use time synchronization for the devices The local time is read from the LAN Internet and is used by the DSP Server software 119 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Gefen DSP Server Options gt Directory The Directory section holds the path to current working directories Directoy Data Direct
53. ge HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER SOFTWARE Downloading the Gefen DSP Server Pro Software Once the EXT HD DSP has been registered the total number of registered play ers will be indicated on the navigation menu of the Digital Signage Player User Manager page To create a user for user with the Gefen DSP Server Pro software 1 Click on the Create User option in the navigation menu 2 Follow the on screen instructions NOTE Only one user can be created for each EXT HD DSP player registered Management of user will be possible once a user has been created To download the Gefen DSP Server Pro software 1 Click on the Download Software option in the navigation menu 2 The download page will open Click on the link for the current version of the software The Gefen DSP Software package installs the following e The Gefen DSP Server Professional Used to remotely manage DSP Servers Gefen DSP Designer Used to create scheduling as well as design and create content Minimum System Requirements Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating system Intel Pentium 3 or later 128 MB RAM At least 128MB of free space on the drive 10 HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER SOFTWARE Installing the Gefen DSP Server Pro Software 1 Launch the installer by double clicking on the GefenDSPServerPro_V2 0 11_ setup exe file Q GefenDSPSery erPro_V2 0 11 _ setup exe As of this writi
54. gner software is being started for the first time please wy refer to Starting the DSP Designer Software for the First Time for details If the DSP Designer is unable to locate the Schedule List a dialog will be presented indicating that no Schedule can be loaded DSPDesigner Click the OK button to dismiss the dialog and display the DSP Designer software interface 2 From the Application Menu click File gt Add New Schedule File View Language Configuration Help _ Add New Schedule EF Open Schedule ba Save Ctrl s Tran Recent Files Exit 63 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL A dialog box will be displayed prompting for the name of the Schedule Click the Make New Schedule button on the dialog to create a new Sched ule or click Cancel to abort the operation and return to the DSP Designer software interface _1 Adding schedule to the list You can choose the schedule or make new one Make new schedule Once the Make New Schedule button has been pressed another dialog will be displayed Type the Schedule Name in this text box InputBox J Please Enter a filename to use In this example myschedule will be the name of the Schedule File Click OK to continue or click Cancel to abort the operation After the OK button is pressed the Schedule name dialog will close and the Playlists tab will become enabled y A Weekday E The remaining three 3 tabs Media
55. he color has been selected the Text Color swatch will close The selected color will appear under the A in the text color swatch pull down menu To apply the color to the text click the Preview Overlay button l Change vertical Position The background color can also be changed in the same way Click the Background Color swatch and follow the same steps as as setting the Text Color In the example below the background color has been changed from black to white As with all changes to the text attributes the Preview Overlay must be pressed in order to preview the result T7 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Once the text for the Text Overlay has be designed click the Create Overlay button Click in the text box and type the name of the Text Overlay In the example below mytext is being used as the name of the Text Overlay mytext Create Overlay i Click the Create Overlay button to create the Text Overlay The Text Overlay file will be loaded under the Text Overlays tab as illustrated below ylists 20100412 20100412 111859 myplaylist spl days Background Music Speed Direction ID Normal Horizontal Type 20100416 20100416_163052_mytext sot 78 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Setting Playback Time for Text Overlays Newly created and previously created text overlays will appear in the Text Overlay tab This list
56. iew Language Configuration Help GL eme ER E Platform Horizontal Type Vertical Si eeng Save schedule Ctr 5 Loaded Schedule c program files gefen dsp schedules 20100412 20100412 120 Browser A Playlist t Ba FS Ah San enkem lt r Elm 51 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Options gt Menu Animations The Menu Animations pull down list provides options on how Main Menus are displayed Customize Keyboard Options Personalized Menus and Toolbars Always show Full menus Show Full menus after a short delay Reset menu and toolbar usage data Other E Large icons Show ScreenTips on toolbars Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips Menu animations System default 7 System default System The default menu animation under the operating system you are using Random Varies the Main Menu anaimation style randomly between Unfold Slide Fade and None Unfold The Menu will unfold from the top left to the bottom right Ce Gefen DSP Designer View Language Configuration Help J Add Mew Schedule XN EF Ope Schedule s RM Save gt Clap EEN Des gefen dsp sch Recent Files NM Exit A E LEE J Ki ES di 2 Navigator Y 52 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Slide Opens the menu vertically from the top to the bottom Ce Gefen DSP Designer o View Language Configuration Help E Add New Schedule E Open Schedule a
57. in the color swatch window A cross hair will indicate the cur rently selected color Click and hold the mouse button while moving within the color swatch window to quickly browse through colors and compare them with the current color Click the OK button to apply the color to the text close the Custom Colors swatch and return to the Image Editor Click the Cancel button to close the Custom Colors swatch without making any changes and return to the Image Editor 96 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Adjusting the TextGroup When a TextGroup Is created it is positioned in the top left corner of the image There are two methods for repositioning the text The first method is to use local x y coordinates The second method is to use mouse to interactively position the text on the image All images are comprised of pixels Each pixel on the screen is repre O sented by a pair of numbers called a coordinate pair represented as x y When specifying coordinates the x coordinate horizontal position is specified first followed by the y coordinate vertical position Under the Bold and Italic check boxes are two boxes which represent the current position of the TextGroup The value in the first box represents the horizontal position x axis The second box represents the vertical position y axis of the text Note that in the example below there are also two numbers grouped within pa rentheses This coordinate pair is representing the c
58. ioned elsewhere on the screen The Device View can be detached from the main DSP Server window converting the window to a floating window There are two ways to make the Device View window a floating window Detaching the Device View window first method 1 Click the title bar portion of the Device View window and hold down the mouse button 2 Move the mouse away from the original position of the window as shown below The window s current position will appear as a transparent blue rect angle until the mouse button is released 00 00 00 00 00 00 static 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DSP Server U 0 0 0 0 0 Back Ground Music 90 00 00 00 7 opp 00 00 o 139 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE In the main DSP Server window there will be four 4 rectangles with arrows outlined below indicating that the Device View window can be moved in various directions Note that the Device View window can also be moved outside the main DSP Server window 3 Once the Device View window is in the desired position release the mouse button 140 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE From this position the Device View window can be moved at any time simply by clicking and dragging the title bar portion of the window to the desired position When moving the window to a new position the Device View window will become a transparent blue rectangle Restoring the floating Device View window
59. ist that is not allocated for a time period will be grouped together These media files will play during periods that do not have specific content set to playback Assigning Media Identifiers Media that has been imported into the Media Files tab can be assigned letters A H for tracking or convenience purposes Assigning a media file using this column will not affect the folder structure or files in any way 1 Double click on the Folder field will be blank if none has been selected of the desired media to access up the drop down menu for the object Playlist c program TEEN 151035 test EH E Playists f E es Text Overlays TT Background Music Sequence are Timetable Folder Playtime SND Default Items to play within empty period Group PlayTime 00 16 39 3 3 1 00 00 00 00 00 08 17 video mp4 2 00 00 00 00 00 08 17 video mp4 3 00 00 00 00 5 HL MSQe JPg 2 Click on the arrow to the right of the field to see the available folder options 3 Click on the desired folder option 71 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Setting Playback Duration for Image All video content in the Media Files tab will be set to play according to their media lengths Images can be set to display for a specified length of time By default this is 5 seconds 1 Double click on the Playtime field default is 5 seconds of the desired media to modify the length in seconds This parameter can only be configured fo
60. k Section e Server Section e System Section Place a check mark in any of these sections to edit the section information DeviceView gt Network _ The information contained under this section can be edited when the Edit Mode gt Network Section box is checked Network Network Device MAC IP Type IP Subnet Gateway DNS 1 DNS 2 DeviceView gt Network gt Network Device Indicates the type of connection being used The only available option if Edit Mode gt Network Section is enabled is LAN DeviceView gt Network gt MAC The MAC address of the DSP If Edit Mode gt Network Section is enabled the MAC address can be changed DeviceView gt Network gt IP Type The IP type being used to connect to the DSP If Edit Mode gt Network Section is enabled the available options are static or DHCP DeviceView gt Network gt IP The IP address of the DSP If Edit Mode gt Network Section is enabled the IP address can be changed DeviceView gt Network gt Subnet The subnet address for the DSP If Edit Mode gt Network Section is enabled the Subnet address can be changed 130 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE DeviceView gt Network gt Gateway The IP gateway used by the DSP Server If Edit Mode gt Network Section is enabled the IP gateway address can be changed DeviceView gt Network gt DNS1 The first DNS used to resolve the domain name If Edit Mode gt Network Section is enabled the address for the first DN
61. l Save Chili 5 flee lLeoete J ERA Recent Files files gefen dsp sch 8 v Exit OC D A Nagato we Fade Opens the menu vertically from the top to the bottom by applying a fade effect going from transparent to opaque Once the fade effect is complete the menu will be opaque g Gefen DSP Designer 3 Add New Schedule SAN parE l EF Open Schedule A Save cirl4s en l Loaded Schedule c program files gefen dsp sch d Se _ Opaque Brow et 7 7 TTT TTT eee ee eee ene E Ki EF gt 3 Navigator e None Displays the menu without any animation effects gf Gefen DSP Designer File View Language Configuration Help Add New Schedule Open Schedule Save Chi ORG a Flee eten le bech Recent Files VW BEEN Exit E F ES di 2 Navigator e a 53 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Options gt Always Show Full Menus Always displays full customized menus Customize gt Options gt Show Full Menus After a Short Delay Always displays full customized menus after a short delay Customize gt Options gt Reset Menu and Toolbar Usage Data Deletes the record of commands which have been used and restores the default set of visible commands to the menus and toolbars 54 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Located under the Standard Toolbar and DSP Bar shows the full path to the data directory of the currently loaded Schedule filename Loaded Schedule c program files
62. ll at its option repair or replace the equipment provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanical electrical or other abuse or modifications Equipment that fails under conditions other than those covered will be repaired at the current price of parts and labor in effect at the time of repair Such repairs are warranted for ninety 90 days from the day of reshipment to the Buyer This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied including without limitation any implied warranty or merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose all of which are expressly disclaimed 1 Proof of sale may be required in order to claim warranty 2 Customers outside the US are responsible for shipping charges to and from Gefen 3 Copper cables are limited to a 30 day warranty and cables must be in their original condition The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate However Gefen assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this manual In no event will Gefen be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual even if advised of the possibility of such damages The technical information contained herein regarding the features and specifications is subject to change without notice For the latest warranty coverage information please visit Gefen s Warranty
63. ll initiate re sizing the highlighted images to the selected resolution After the resolution change has been made the following message box will be displayed DSPDesigner 2 Files are converted Click OK to dismiss the message box 108 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL During the conversion process the original files are copied and given temporary filenames The DSP Designer will then perform the resolution change on the selected files These modified files are then loaded into the DSP Designer in place of the original files The updated files will have the _Edited string appended to the filename as shown below laylists 20100412 20100412 111859 _myplaylist spl erlays PI Background Music a Folder Playtime i y period Group PlayTime 00 08 22 3 3 0 00 08 12 ces video 16 264 480p mp4 0 5 home _Edited jpg IW 5 dunes_Edited jpq Updated Files The DSP Designer performs a nondestructive conversion of the original files should they need to be used at a later time In the Browser Window under the mediafiles directory both sets of files will now be present Original media files Browser H OC rs amp S Navigator e Name Size Type CES VIDEO 1 6 x264_480p mp4 354 312 KB MPEG 4 Movie Dunes jpg 46KB JPEG Image Home jpg 42KB JPEG Image 2 myaudio mp3 5407 KBE MPEG Layer 3 Audi dunes_Edited jpg SO KB JPEG Image home _Edited jpg 218KB JPEG Image Edited media files 10
64. mation for a period This playlilst can be assigned for playback on a single day or range of days A playlist can also be set to play on all days if desired Media Individual media contents can be assigned to a playlist Once in a playl ist the hours of operation between 0 00 and 23 59 hours for each type of media video files overlay text etc can be individually set No media can be inserted until a playlist is created Starting the DSP Designer Software for the First Time Upon loading the DSP Designer software for the first time a dialog window will be presented indicating that a Data Directory has not been created The Data Directory is the working folder for the DSP Designer software DSPDesigner b There is no Data Directoy Data Directoy is the top direcoty of Medias PlayLists and Overlaybexts IF vou set Data Directory All of Sub Directories will be autornatically created nd An contents which to use For service has to be in Contents Directory Now Folder Search Window will be popped out For Data Directory setting Click OK to acknowledge and close the dialog box warning 25 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE The Browse For Folder dialog box will be displayed allowing the data directory to be selected Browse For Folder Select the data Folder 9 Adobe Media Player LH Apple Software Update 9 ATI Technologies C Citrix Common Files LC ComPlus Applications DAEMON Tools LH
65. mes possible with users creating content at one location and uploading new schedules to a network of one many or all players Schedule designing software and server management software is included An HDMI and VGA output is available for connection to both analog and digital displays while a separate analog audio output is also provided for connection to a separate audio amplifier How It Works Using the included software suite content can be scheduled into a playlist in the Gefen Hi Def Digital Signage Player Playlists can be created in a matter of minutes Content is transferred over IP to the internal memory User created playlists are supported and can contain multiple digital signage file formats such as audio files video files scrolling text messages and background images This content can be set to play individually or combined for playback at different times of the day week or month Landscape and portrait style displays are supported 2GB of built in internal memory is provided to store multiple playlists 1 OPERATION NOTES READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER Hi Def Digital Signage Player is only compatible with the Windows operating system This unit can be used as a standalone solution however it is recommended that each unit be connected to a network thereby its full potential can be realized by using the remote management software The network settings on the
66. myschedule ssc Load Schedule Transfer to external storage Playlist ei EE m files gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412 _ 111859 Playlists Playlists E Media Files E Text E Text Overlays 7 Background Music A pement a Timetable reels PlayTime IE Default Items to play within empty period Group Gei des 00 08 12 1 1 00 00 RE 00 2 The Update Timetable dialog will be displayed Update Timetable Time schedule Start Time 00 00 Gei End Time 00 00 Ge 24 Hrs Set Not Allocating Apply All times in this window are set in 24 hour format Use the 24 Hrs Set button to reset all times to 00 00 3 Seta start and end time 70 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL 5 Press the Apply button when modifications are completed Once media have been assigned a period for playback it will be assigned to a new group according to its new time period Playlist files gefen dsp playlists 20100223 20100223_ 151035_test 1 spl E Piayists E Files Text Overlays T Background Music Sequence emp Timetable a Folder PlayTime Sog Default Items to play within empty period Group PlayTime 00 16 34 2 3 1 00 00 00 00 00 08 17 video mp4 2 00 00 00 00 00 08 17 video mp4 Timetable 00 00 02 00 Group PlayTime 00 00 05 1 3 1 00 00 02 00 5 f image jpg All media in the l
67. n 7 columns listing information about the current connection ee ee T gr fra e a een DAF Semer Froita Servertasnped pete bitten feels Contre ERT e kee Tas Internet Ip 740024005 Y ks D I8IEEIEE sran Gateway IP 199 AeA3 we GR or HM a aptas amt Sn Save Ert DEn Geiger Local IP iiaaienas St rl ican eg EE Deepen Seren Ee Chea ei oraa Grine Suncor Dehanlt Seed c pogan giem hs eas ss es ii sn Change ee th Dean Group evite Alisa E Ale gg MAC Adiera free Spares Running Vous j liest State J Gr s 1 1 PALi Ditz Hr LX Connection information Device Alias IP Address Group 1 1 192 168 2 60 Device Alias Lists an alias given to the DSP IP Address Lists the IP address of the connection to the DSP MAC Address The MAC address of the listed DSP unit 122 MAC Address 00 02 74 97 05 d7 are DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Free Spaces Running Hours Client State 1 81GB Always 7 Free Spaces Represents the amount of free disk space available on the DSP In the example above a total of 1 81GB is available for media storage Running Hours Indicates when the media is played In the example above the current sched ule has not been assigned a particular play schedule Therefore the Running Hours state is Always Client State Represents the current client state Playing The DSP is playing the content Waiting The DSP is waiting for a command Formatting
68. nTips on toolbars Show shortcut keys in ScreenTips Menu animations System default 7 Customize gt Options gt Large Icons Checking the Large Icons box increases the size of the icons in the Standard Toolbar and DSP Toolbar r Gefen DSP Designer File View Language Configuration Help e Horizontal Type Loaded Schedule c program files gefen dsp schedules 20100412 20100412 121 Browser H Playlis a lf other toolbars have been created these toolbars will also be increased in size to accommodate any added icons This feature is enabled by default 50 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Options gt Show Screentips on Toolbars Checking this box will display information about the command when hovering the mouse over each icon in the toolbar By default this feature is enabled In the example below the mouse is hovering over the Save icon The screentip indicates that this icon is responsible for saving a Schedule File Gefen DSP Designer File View Language Configuration Help Platform e Horizontal Type Vertica a Exit en schedule Loaded Schedule c program files gefen dsp schedules 20100412 20100412_ 120 Browser A Playlist OR Ce E n Navigator Le Customize gt Options gt Show Shortcut Keys in Screentips Placing a check mark next to this feature will display the shortcut key associated with the icon By default this feature is disabled gf Gefen DSP Designer _File V
69. nd Music RunningHours 00 00 00 00 start 00 00 End 00 00 Slideshow Effects 0 Slideshow Interval 0 Defeat HDMI Overscan DeviceView gt System gt TimeZone Displays the current time zone The time zone can be set from GMT 12 to GMT 12 if the Edit Mode is enabled DeviceView gt System gt Use BGM Allows the use of background music If Edit Mode gt System Section is enabled a check box will appear next to the Use BGM option The check box must be enabled in order to play background music DeviceView gt System gt RunningHours The number of hours which the playlist has been running The information in this field cannot be directly edited when Edit Mode gt System Section is enabled Use the Start and End fields to update wy the RunningHours field The RunningHours field will always reflect the information in the Start and End fields DeviceView gt System gt Slideshow Effects Enables a slideshow effect when individual images are uploaded to the DSP DeviceView gt System gt Slideshow Interval Sets the slideshow interval DeviceView gt System gt Defeat HDMI Overscan Prevents overscan 132 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE DeviceView gt System Extra The information contained under this section can be edited when the Edit Mode gt System Section box is checked System Extra Volume Brightness Contrast saturation oO a a amp System Extra gt Volume If audio is used in the digital signage p
70. ng the current version of the DSP Software is 2 0 11 aly Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 Setup slo x Welcome to the Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 Setup Wizard This wizard vill guide you through the installation of Gefen DSP Server Pro V 2 0 11 It is recommended that you clase al other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant sysbem files vathout having bo reboot your computer Chick Next to continue 2 Click Next to continue to the next dialog in the installer 11 3 HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER SOFTWARE aly Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 Setup aloj x License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing Gefen DSP Server Pro V2 0 11 Press Page Down bo see the rest of the agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT TERMS AND CONDITIONS IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY THIS SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT EULA IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEN YOU EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR AN ENTITY AND Gefen Inc READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING COPYING OR OTHER WISE USING THE SOFTWARE IT PROVIDES 4 LICENSE TO USE THE SOFTWARE AND CONTAINS WARRANTY INFORMATION AND LIABILITY DISCLAIMERS BY INSTALLING COPTING OR OTHERWISE IMA THE SAFTWADE ent SPF CONFIRMING YOR ACCEPTAM FE AF Tf you accept the berms of the agreement dick I Agree bo continue You must accept the agreement to install Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 Gefen DS Server
71. ngs firmware updates etc DSP basic content manageability Delete content update send schedule DSP unit management DSP group control individual DSP control according to status off line list on line list etc confirm available storage space and DSP playing status etc Individual DSP network setting management Individual DSP playing time network access Time Zone Client server access Slideshow effect etc Time synchronization function Time setting in DSP is auto searched and synchronized to time of server when client and server are connected DDNS Support DSP supports IP and domain setting for server access and the program itself supports DDNS for the domain DDNS features make the DSP automatically detects changes of server IP and domain setting and auto connection capability For example start the server program without changing the server address on each DSP unit Login to the DSP Server software to manage up to 100 DSP units remotely from the DSP deployment site The built in DDNS support will automatically provide a connection to each DSP unit 16 HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER SOFTWARE Gefen DSP Designer Features Scheduler basic functions able to set schedule per day weekday other periodic time even for multiple playlists Playlist basic function Multiple Playlists can be set for one day of playing and time setting per content is also available Overlay text function for all content or
72. nput letters and numbers for options in the setup menu Mute Button Use this button to toggle the mute function Currently this feature is only available for media that contains audio Separate background audio is not affected TV Out Button This button will toggle between the HDMI and VGA output modes Next Media Button If the loaded playlist contains multiple media files this will begin playback of the next media item in the list Play Pause Button This button will pause resume the playback of media Volume Down Button This button can be used to lower the volume of media during playback If the media being played does not have audio this function will not be available Volume Up Button This button can be used to raise the volume of media during playback If the media being played does not have audio this function will not be available Set Up Button When playing content this will display the on screen picture controls When media is not being played this will initialize the on screen setup menu 7 CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER How to Connect the Hi Def Digital Signage Player Each unit can be placed in close proximity of the display The integrated wall mounting brackets are provided for installation on a wall or in a cabinet Connect an HDMI compliant display to the HDMI output located on the rear panel of the unit using the provided HDMI cable Optionally connect a VGA compliant displa
73. or the DSP A valid IP address must be provided in order to connect to the DSP Please see page 18 for details Double click the Gefen DSP Server icon on the Desktop The Gefen DSP Server icon can also be found under Programs menu under Gefen DSP Server Pro S Gefen DSP Server After launching the Gefen DSP Server software the following dialog is displayed i Gefen DSP Server Log In Server login User ID Email_address domain com Password eeeeee W Save my password F Use time syncronization for the devices Type in the User ID and Password which were provided after registration Click the Login button to log on to the DSP Server When logging in the password can be saved for a future log in by clicking the Save my password checkbox Enabling Save my password is a less secure method of logging in to the DSP Server This option should never be used in a multi user environment 117 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE If there is a Gefen DSP Server software encounters a problem when attempting to connect to the DSP Player the following message box will be displayed i DSPServer SO Unknown Error detected 2088768392 Please Contact the agency Ensure that no restrictions have been placed between the client the computer and the server the DSP Player such as a proxy etc Incorrect login information such as the User ID or Password the following message box will be displayed DSPServer P i wron
74. ort This port will accept a single Standard VGA Video Graphics Array device Only video is supported on this connector type Analog Audio Output Port Stereo analog audio is output via this 3 5mm mini jack port This connector is active at all times 10 100 Ethernet Connector This port is used for the connection to a standard TCP IP network A network connection between this unit and the server management PC in necessary for remote management USB 2 0 Port Standard USB interface for uploading content and firmware 5V DC Power Receptacle Connect the included 5V DC power supply to this input 5 RMT HD DSP IR REMOTE LAYOUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 RMT HD DSP IR REMOTE DESCRIPTIONS Power On Off This will toggle the unit between the ON and STANDBY power states Enter Key OK This button is used to complete commands Up Down Left Right Keys These buttons are used to navigate the on screen setup menu Stop Button This button will immediately stop the playback of media Previous Media Button If the loaded playlist contains multiple media files this will begin playback of the previous media item in the list Return Key Some options in the setup menu will display a secondary pop up window This button will remove this window and return the user to the previous screen Clear Key When entering letter or numbers any mistakes can be cleared using this button Alphanumeric Buttons These buttons are used to i
75. ory C Program Files sefen DSP Firmware File e Data Directory The current working directory of the DSP Server software By default this path usually appears as C Program Files Gefen DSP It is not recommended that the Data Directory path be changed while the DSP Server software is running Doing so may cause undesirable results or possibly a DSP Server crash interrupting the playback of the current digital signage media Firmware File The current path to the location of the firmware file If the DSP Server software is to be updated the firmware file should be located in this directory Gefen DSP Server Options gt Time Sync Displays time information allows resetting to Standard Time Time Sync Local System Time 142 216 Standard Time For Timezone 2010 07 08 17 04 35 2010 07 08 17 06 57 Refresh Reset to Standard Time Refresh Refreshes the current Local System Time and Standard Time for TimeZone Reset to Standard Time Resets System Time to Standard Time for TimeZone 120 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Network Device for System Authentication This section lists the current network settings No options can be modified from this location Network Device For System Authentication MAC 00 13 720E 90 18 DNS 1 192 166 2 10 IP 192 166 256 DAS 2 192 166 2 19 Subnet 255 255 255 0 Use DHCP No Gateway 192 168 2 1 121 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE In Window 2 of the DSP Server software there are seve
76. ound Music Background music can be added and scheduled using this tab This can be set for use with slideshows and static images Background music can be set to play at anytime however it is recommended that the playtime set for background music not conflict with video files that already contain audio _ Background Music can only be assigned to static images only and cannot be used when playing video files 84 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Adding Background Music 1 Click the Background Music tab Playlist eles files gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412 11185 IE Playlists Jaka Ciad Easa A Timetable e 1 Time IE Before adding Background Music files all content should be located vk under the Medias directory The most efficient way to do this is to use the Navigator pull down dialog page 58 from the Browser window and select music files Then drag the music file s to the Browser window 2 Add the music to the Playlist File by dragging the music from the Browser window to the Background Music tab Browser q ce Ce E n Gejnavigator Mame Size Type E CES VIDEO 1 6_ 264_480p mp4 354 312 KE MPEG 4 Movie Al 5 407 KE MPEG Layer 3 Audio ZS Playlist ere files gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412 11 Playlists E Media Files Text Overlays IT Background Music Sequence 1 Timetable PlayTime Not Allocated Group PlayTime 00 03 28 1 1 f 1 00 00 00 00
77. overlay can scroll across the bottom of the screen from right to left This text overlay is created in the Text Overlay tab The display orientation landscape or portrait will also determine the location of this text 1 Click on the Text Overlays tab in the programs section Playlist c program files gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412 111859 n pene y pene q EE Playlists NS Media Files Text Overlays M Background Music Sequence Timetable Vi Speed Direction ll 2 The text overlay creator will be located at the bottom of the Text Overlay tab Lp Down Tahoma 44 B Z A oe Preview Overlay L 73 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Additional Options WARNING A warning icon 3 will appear in this column if the path to the listed media content is not valid This error normally occurs when the default directory has been changed Enter the desired text up to 200 characters in the text box Tahoma 4 B ZA Sie Gefen DSF Designer Preview Overlay After the text has been entered bold and or italic effects can be applied Text color and background color can also be changed By default white text on a black background are the default colors 3 Press the Preview Overlay button to see a preview of the Text Overlay Tahoma 44 B Z A Sie Gefen DSP Designer S Preview Overlay x Gefen DSP Designer Taha H EF a7 oe Prerepser Girlay Fi hanye Vetia Potion 74 DSP DESIGNE
78. p and type it in the File name field TextGroup filenames use the stg file extension The example above shows mytextgroup as the filename Click the Save button to save the file to disk Since the TextGroup is part of the Media Files tab it is recommended that the TextGroup file be saved under the DSP folder so it can be easily located when loading a TextGroup see page 97 101 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Working with Multiple TextGroups In the example below a second TextGroup has been created The text and color of the second TextGroup has been changed in order to tell the two TextGroups apart When a new TextGroup is created the DSP Designer automatically places the new TextGroup below the first TextGroup in the Overlay TextGroup list box The TextGroup listing order can be changed using the Move Up or Move Down but tons Move Up Move Down Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 500x600 Text Group oe Ur Overlay TextGraup moO ES Gefen DSP Tahoma 32 a Bold 1 Italic Position o x o f 1 x 1 Image Processing Resize to Default 1366x768 Rotate ou Changing the order of the TextGroup in the Overlay TextGroup list does not affect whether a TextGroup appears in front of or behind another TextGroup in the image window 102 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL When moving a TextGroup in the image window when multiple TextGroups are being used the TextGroup to be moved must be
79. player must be configured first so that the server PC and unit can properly communicate with each other Once connected and configured on the network playlists can be set up and timings can be created for practically any type of displayed media using the Designer software which creates schedules and sends playlists to the device for onward transmission The maximum internal storage capacity of the DSP is 2 Gigabytes The unit will continue playing its current schedule while a new schedule is being uploaded If there is not enough free space to upload this new schedule which includes all media content the unit must be formatted to create the space needed for this new schedule This can be done using the FORMAT option in the server software Please see page 117 for details The USB port cannot be used to expand its storage space This port is utilized for firmware updates and live ingestion of content directly into its internal flash memory This unit does not support the use of proxy servers FEATURES Features Selectable output resolutions range from 720p and 1080p60HZz up to 1280 Portrait and Landscape displays supported Easy to use software suite which includes content creation and management features Individual content playback can have multiple time day and month settings Video codecs supported MPEG Divx Xvid H 264 encoding MPEG4 Full HD WMV9 1080p AVI Audio codecs supported MP3 Image formats JPG 2732x AR
80. r Image files Adding additional options Media content in the Media Files tab have the option of adding additional elements for enhancement purposes The following options are possible Video files Addition of text overlays to use with the selected media The text overlay must be created using the DSP Designer software Image files In addition to adding text overlay s background music can be selected to play with the image s 1 To add an text overlay to the selected media videos or images Single click the icon to display a selection window 2 Select the desired text overlay file which will playback only when the selected media is running NOTE The text overlay must already be created and in the same playlist To create a text overlay please see the Using the Text Overlay Tab section 3 To add background music to the selected media images only Single click the headphone icon to display a selection window 4 Select the desired background music file which will playback only when the selected media is playing back The background music file must already be created and in the same playlist To create a text overlay please see the Using the Background Music Tab section 72 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL A warning icon 2 will appear in this column if the path to the listed media content is not valid This error normally occurs when the default directory has been changed Text Overlays Creating a Text Overlay A text
81. r Pro 2 0 11 in the following folder To install in a different folder dick Browse and select another folder Click Install bo start the installation Destination Folder Program Fie sefenifse Brows Space required DIER Space available 30 7GB lt Back Cancel The default location for installing the Gefen DSP Server Pro software is C Program Files Gefen DSP Click the Install button to install the Gefen DSP Server Pro software to the selected location The installation locating may be changed by clicking the Browse button If the Browse button is selected a Browse for Folder dialog will be displayed Network path names are not accepted as valid installation locations 13 HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER SOFTWARE ae Browse For Folder g 2 x Select the folder to install Gefen DSP Server Pro 2 0 11 in ae ee dren il D Sc best neve mar Fy E CH Gef 7 0a206S1 caledectS0GchsadsbF CH AMMON D A5s55 D CO att Hat E D Documents and Settings C3 devrtmp E CO Intel E CO MSC sche E 3 Program Files CH Abocom E Adobe mi E aiba B n lie Pless Make New Folder EC Cancel The Browse for Folder also allows you to create a new folder on the destination drive Click the Make New Folder to create a new directory path and install the Gefen DSP Server Pro software to that location Click OK to accept the new directory location Click the Install button to install the Gefen DSP Serv
82. ree hee e E Ce MM Lef pat e belt er zi gn Bea ye Kies Lee e hii e gelblsr ar Pi matte sin tape tes Babies ern Elan thane Seth Ea few CLL In addition to displaying information about the DSP the Device View window allows the option to modify the data under the Network Server and System sec tions This option can be enabled by placing a check mark in the Edit Mode box under the Advanced section By enabling Edit Mode three additional options will appear under the Advanced section Place a check mark in the box next to the section where changes are to be made see page 128 After making the desired changes press the Apply button at the bottom of the Device View window The next page shows the overall layout of the Device View window Note that the Edit Mode option has been enabled exposing the Network Server and System check boxes 125 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE The Device View Window Playlist Playing Media Platform Version FileSystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode Network Section Server Section system Section Network Network Device MAC IP Type IF Subnet Gateway DNS 1 DNS Server Server Type Heartbeat Host IF Port System TimeZone Use BGM Back Ground Music RunningHours 00 00 00 00 start 00 00 End 00 00 Slideshow Effects g Slideshow Interval D Defeat HDMI Overscan System Extra Volume Brightness Contrast Saturation Refesh Apply 126 DSP SE
83. resentation this box displays the volume level If Edit Mode is enabled the slider control adjusts the volume level 0 31 System Extra gt Brightness Displays the brightness level If Edit Mode gt System Section is enabled the slider bar allows control of the brightness 0 31 System Extra gt Contrast Displays the contrast level If Edit Mode gt System Section is enabled the slider bar allows adjustment of the contrast 0 31 System Extra gt Saturation Displays the color saturation level If Edit Mode gt System Section is enabled the slider bar allows adjustment of the color saturation 0 31 133 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Device View Window Arrangement The Device View Window can be arranged within the DSP Server environment to maximize workflow Auto Hiding the Device View window 1 Click the mouse on the thumbtack icon on the Device View Window as shown below E Advanced tate Schedule Playlist Playing Media Platform Version 0 FileSystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode Network Network Device 2 The Device View window will be hidden from the main window A new tab will be created on the right side of the screen titled Device View OD tt Client State Network State a IE Waiting OK Dee g SE 134 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Using the Auto Hide Feature with the Device View Window 1 Move the mouse cursor over the Device View tab to expose the Device View window as indicated below
84. rompting for the name of the new Toolbar Type the name for the new toolbar and press ENTER 38 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE The new Toolbar name will appear in the Toolbars window Customize An empty Toolbar will be created and displayed as part of the DSP Toolbar aded Schedule c program Des oeren den ec New Toolbar In order to add commands to the empty Toolbar click the Commands tab See Customize gt Commands on page 35 39 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Toolbars gt Rename Rename a created toolbar Select the toolbar to be renamed click the Rename button then type the new name for the toolbar Rename Toolbar Toolbar name myMewToolbarMamel wy The Menu Bar Standard Toolbar and the DSP Toolbar cannot be renamed Customize gt Toolbars gt Reset In order to revert the DSP Toolbar to its original appearance click the Reset button This will set the Application Menu or Standard Toolbar to the default set ting removing all added commands The DSP Designer will prompt to confirm the action i DSPDesigner A Are you sure vou want bo reset the changes made to the Menu Bar toolbar Click OK to reset the selected toolbar Click Cancel to abort the operation Toolbars which have been created using the Customize gt Toolbars gt wy New command cannot be reset These toolbars can only be deleted see page 39 40 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Customize gt Toolbars
85. s may result in distor wy tion in either or both images The aspect ratio is not preserved Select the images to be re sized in the Media Files window Multiple images may be selected by holding down the SHIFT key and selecting each image with the mouse Playlist c program files gefen dsp playlists 20100412 20100412_111859_myplaylist spl E Playlists Media Files Text Overlays fi Background Music Sequence 4 Timetable Folder PlayTime S Default Items to play within empty period exis PlayTime 00 08 22 3 3 ee eg eee ee 1 00 00 00 00 WM 00 08 12 ces video 1 6_x264 480p mp4 2 00 00 00 00 5 home jpg 3 00 00 00 00 5 dunes jpg Once all desired files have been selected click the Multi Edit button in the Media Files window Picture Edit Multi Edit Bes 107 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL After the Multi Edit button is pressed the following message box is displayed i DSPDesigner The resolution 1280 1024 which has been set in Option menu wll be used when multi conyverting You can change the default resolution at Options menu Wank to proceed SC In this example the Multi Edit resolution is set to 1280x1024 This informa tion dialog will appear to confirm that both images are to be set to the selected resolution Click No to abort the operation and return to the DSP Designer Click Yes to continue with the operation If the Yes button is clicked the DSP Designer wi
86. sor he Editor Info Image Resolution 800x600 iroup ahoma v Bold Italic ni C x d 247 x 178 Save TextGroup Processing Resize to Default 1366x768 Rotate 90 90 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Click and hold the mouse button while moving the image Image Resolution 800x600 iroup sl Bod Italic n x E 247 x 178 Save TextGroup Processing Resize to Default 1366x768 Rotate 90 x The image can be moved up down left right or in a circular motion Working with an Overlay TextGroup Click the New button in the top portion of the Overlay TextGroup window as shown below A new TextGroup is created Text Group Overlay TextGroup mkt Iesst Bold C italic Position x 42 x 118 91 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Type the desired text in the text field In the example below the text Gefen DSP is used Once the text entry has been completed press the ENTER key on they keyboard Text Group Load Overlay TextGroup mK EA Gefen DSP D Tahoma 32 Position lo x o 41 137 Save Texktaroup The font controls for customizing the look of the text in the image window are now enabled By default the created text will appear in the upper left corner of the image Use the mouse to move the image and view the text Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group Load Overlay Tex
87. specific content is registered in playlists and background music is also able to be set Supports image editing e g The user can select an image to edit re size rotate and even edit multiple files etc Enables the previewing of media content e g picture video audio An additional menu is provided to create overlay text control caption sizes styles colors background colors caption scrolling down speed like PC Drag and drop functionality for ease of use Support for vertical or horizontal display types 17 CONFIGURING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER Connecting the DSP e Connect the DSP to a display using the steps listed in the section Connecting and Operating the Hi Def Digital Signage Player Once the DSP is connected the initial background splash screen should be visible on the connected display The steps in this section require the use of the supplied IR remote control Navigation e Use the navigation button on the IR remote control to navigate the on screen GUI To modify an option use the navigation keys to select the option and press the OK button to begin making changes Use the alphanumeric buttons on the IR remote control to modify all fields that require numbers or letters Setting Up the Network e To connect the DSP unit to the server PC its network configuration first must be configured e Press Setup on the remote control and the setup screen will appear on the splash screen
88. t Playing Media Platform Version Filesystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode Network Section server Section system Section CH EISE 128 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Device View Window Description Each section Advanced Network Server System System Extra can be hidden by clicking the minus symbol next to the name of the section Once a section has been hidden it can be expanded by clicking the plus symbol next to the section name DeviceView gt Advanced Schedule Playlist Playing Media Platform Version 0 FileSystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode vw Network Section server Section system Section DeviceView gt Advanced gt Schedule The name of the schedule which is currently running DeviceView gt Advanced gt Playlist The title of the playlist which is currently running DeviceView gt Advanced gt Playing Media The name of the media currently playing DeviceView gt Advanced gt Platform The platform to which the DSP Server is connected This information in this sec tion will always EXT HD DSP DeviceView gt Advanced gt Version The DSP Server firmware version DeviceView gt Advanced gt FileSystem The file system which is used DeviceView gt Advanced gt DiskCapacity Lists the remaining space on the DSP hard drive 129 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE DeviceView gt Advacned gt Edit Mode If this box is checked three 3 additional options will be listed below Edit Mode Networ
89. t Tiles Displays files and folders as icons The icons are larger than when using the Icons view and contain more descriptive information about the file View Menu gt Icons Displays files and folders as icons The filename is displayed under the icon but unlike the Tiles view no additional file information is displayed View Menu gt List Displays the contents of a folder as a list of files or folders The folder names are preceded by small icons View Menu gt Details Displays the most comprehensive view of all files and folders including name type size and date modified By default the View Menu is set to Details wi by 61 DSP DESIGNER SOFTWARE Go to Default working directory Immediately jumps to the default working directory which was set during the initial configuration Navigator Browser q OC ES wm AE Navigator e A8 Mame Scnedules Type rw Playlists File Folder languages File Folder ae a File Folder _overlaytexts OverlayTexts File Folder playlists File Folder O schedules File Folder Each item in the Navigator pull down menu represents a folder name used by the DSP Designer Clicking on one of these selections will navigate directly to that directory we The Media Files selection will navigate to the Medias directory 62 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Creating a Schedule 1 Launch the DSP Designer software by double clicking on the DSPDesigner icon e DSPDesigner If the DSP Desi
90. tGroup moO Tahoma 32 ea Pol Italic Position o x o 214 x 202 92 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Changing TextGroup Attributes To change the color of the text click the color swatch pull down menu Set the Bold and or Italic font attributes if desired e Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group Overlay TextGroup ZC AS A Gefen DSP D Tahoma e 32 e Ecg en na J Automatic Color x 240 BREEEEE amp REE EEE BEE SEE EnEn mg BHOSOSHC More Colors D The text color can be changed by positioning the mouse over one of the colors available in the color swatch and clicking the mouse Once a new color is selected in the color swatch the selected color will be ap plied to the text in the image window and the color swatch will close The selection labled Automatic Color will create white text DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Standard Colors Swatch Additional colors are availble by clicking the More Colors option in the color swatch pull down menu a fy Tahoma 32 e Ed Cen Oe Automatic Color Colors Current 94 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Using the mouse click on one of the colors on the color swatch Once a color has been selected it will be highlighted in the color swatch and the color will be displayed in the box above the current color This method provides a color comparison between the original color an
91. tGroup will be load ed into the Image Editor The filename along with the full path to the TextGroup file will be displayed in the Load text field Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group Overlay TextGroup ZC AS ft Gefen DSP EE Cent rg Position Ss x ES Ox 45 Save TextGraup Image Processing Resize to Default 1366x768 Rotate o Once the TextGroup has been loaded the text can be positioned to the desired portion of the image 105 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Click the Apply button to glue the text group to the image After the Apply but ton has been pressed and the changes have been made to the image the follow ing message box will be displayed R DSPDesigner Job Completed Click OK to dismiss the message box 106 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Multi Edit This Multi Edit button applies the same resolution to mulitple images There are five 5 available resolutions in the Resolution pull down list Vertical Type Resolution 1280 x 1024 x Tailword Use 800 x 600 k 1280 x 768 1280 x 1024 1366 x 768 412_120231_my Transfer to external storage Playlist pro 1740 x 1080 20100412 20100412_1 LS Playlists 7 Media Files Text Overlays I Background Music Sequence Timetable Folder PlayTime Select the resolution at which the selected imaged are to be sized Re sizing images which have different resolution
92. th DNS 1 amp 2 addresses Always use the Apply function at the bottom of each tab before A changing tabs Otherwise changes made in the tab will not be saved 19 CONFIGURING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER Server Settings Network serve System Quit Server Type DSP IP 192 168 002 027 Domain gt Search local DSP Server gt Test server connection Time Zone gt Apply EN Server gt Server Type e Choose a server type for DSP access DSP is the only option Server gt IP e Use this option to enter the IP address of the server PC that has the DSP Server Professional software installed Server gt Domain e Use this option to enter the domain address of the server PC that has the DSP Server Professional software installed e The address entered should be the one supplied by the DSP Server Professional software This is to allow access of the DSP through the internet Server gt Search local DSP Server e Use this option to search the local network for the server PC that has the DSP Server Professional software installed 1 If the server is not found at the address that was manually entered in the IP field above will be lost 20 CONFIGURING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER Server gt Test server connection e Use this option to test the connection to the server PC with the DSP Server Professional software installed Server gt Time Zone e Use this option to set the Time Zone o
93. to continue playing content that was paused using the Pause button Press the Pause button to pause the content Press the Stop button to halt the presentation The Play button will need to be pressed to start the presentation from the beginning Remote Controls gt Display On Display Off Sei ei Display Display On Off Display Off will mask hide the content being presented Display On will unmask show the content being presented These two buttons permit hiding a presenta tion without having to stop it Remote Controls gt Reboot Ce Reboot The Reboot button allows the DSP to be restarted without having to power cycle the unit This process is usually referred to as a warm boot Three audible beeps are heard from the unit each time the DSP is rebooted 114 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Remote Controls gt Sound On Sound Off 1 A ey ke Sound Sound On Off The Sound On and Sound Off buttons toggle the audio portion of video files sent to the DSP unit Remote Controls gt Running Hours Running Hours Allows the duration each device is to play content Pressing this button will bring up the following dialog RunningHours Time schedule Start Time 00 00 End Time 00 00 Always 24 Hours Apply Use the Start Time and End Time dialog spinners to set the start and end time Press the Always 24 Hours button to set the device to run constantly Click Apply to s
94. to the DSP Server window To restore the Device View window to its default position double click the title bar of the Device View window iDeviceview Platform UNKNOWN OT a Version D FileSystem State DiskCapacity 0 00 KB Edit Mode A T Network iting Network Device LAN d MAC 00 00 00 00 00 d IP Type static IP 0 0 0 0 Subnet 0 0 0 0 a The Device View window is now in the default position gner Advanced Client State Network State Schedule Playlist Playing Media Stopped Platform i Version 0 FileSystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode Network Network Device MAC IP Type IP Subnet Gateway DNS1 DNS2 17 Server Server Type HeartBeat 0 Host IP Port 0 System TimeZone 141 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Detaching the Device View window method 2 1 Double click the title bar portion of the Device View window as shown below gner Client State Network State Advanced Schedule S See Playlist Playing Media Platform Version FileSystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode Network Network Device MAC IP Type IP Subnet Gateway DNS1 DNS2 Server Server Type HeartBeat Host IP Port System TimeZone 2 The Device View window now becomes a floating window Deviceview Platform version Filesystem DiskCapacity Edit Mode E Network Network Device MAC IP Type IP Subnet 4
95. urrent positiion of the mouse within the image window Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group Load Overlay TextGroup ZC A Gefen DSP Tahoma 32 e Position o x o 121 x 101 Save TexbGroaup 97 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Positioning the TextGroup Using Coordinates In the example below the text will be moved to position 160 120 Click the mouse in the first box the x coordinate on the left and type in the num ber 160 then press the TAB key to advance to the next field The TextGroup will move to the right 160 pixels In the second box y coordinate type in the value 120 The TextGroup will move down vertically 120 pixels Text Group Load Overlay TexbGroup wT A EA Gefen DSP D Tahoma 32 ESS Feo ta Enter values in these boxes Position x Peel Save TextGroup 98 DSP DESIGNER TUTORIAL Positioning the TextGroup using the Mouse The second method for position a TextGroup is to use the mouse to interactively move the TextGroup to the desired position within the image window Place the mouse in the image window and position the mouse cursor over the TextGroup i e Image Editor Image Info Image Resolution 800x600 Text Group Overlay TextGroup Gefen DSP D Tahoma Biz E eg Pita Position o x o 113 x 32 Save TextGroup Click and drag the text to another portion of the screen The mouse cursor will
96. ver status will now display ServerStopped 111 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE System Information gt Clients List Saves the clients list in the Client List Window see page 110 After the clients list has been saved the following dialog will be displayed DSPServer System Information gt Exit Program Disconnects and exits the DSP Server software Upon exiting the DSP Server software the following dialog will be displayed Please wait a moment 112 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE A progress bar will indicate the exit status of the DSP Server software This process will take a few moments A secondary option exists which will minimizes the DSP Server software to the System Tray To do this click the down arrow next to the Exit Program text See ft Click arrow to expand Exit Program options Ke Exit Program R So to Systemtray Click the Go to Systemtray option The DSP Server will minimize to the System Tray but will continue to run in the background 1 Gefen DSPServer Professional Information x You can click here to open Gefen OSPServer oral PM aps To restore the DSP Server software to the normal window size double click the DSPServer icon in the System Tray 113 DSP SERVER SOFTWARE Remote Controls Menu Remote Controls gt Play Pause Stop Play Pause Stop Controls for playing pausing or stopping the content from being displayed Press the Play button
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98. y to the VGA port located on the rear panel of the unit using a user supplied cable If audio needs to be routed to an external amplifier or audio device the 3 5mm mini jack stereo port can be used Connect an appropriate audio cable between this port and the audio device Connect this unit to a local TCP IP network necessary for usage of the remote management features using a standard network cable This unit is capable of 10 100 Mbps transfer speeds Connect the included 5V DC power supply to power input on the rear panel of the unit Connect the plug end into an open wall socket Operating the Hi Def Digital Signage Player This unit can operate as a standalone unit with manual updates via the integrated USB port To realize the full potential of the EXT HD DSP it is recommended that the unit be connected to the same network as the Server PC DSP manage ment software installed Once connected remote management monitoring and schedule content updates will be possible over the network from the server PC To begin using the DSP please follow the steps below A 2 Install software Configure DSP hardware Create schedule Upload the schedule to the DSP CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE HI DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE PLAYER Registering the Hi Def Digital Signage Player In order to use the Hi Def Digital Signage Player the unit must be registered To register the unit make sure the Hi Def Digital Signage Player is connected to th

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