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Me Manu 1.2 ual XMP 6200 M MBR1100 0 XMP73000 i Contents FirmwareUserManual 1. Introduction 1.1. Features 2. ConfiguringthePlayer Systemconnections Basicsettings Connecttheplayertoyournetwork Timezonesettings Contentsettings PlayerInformation ContentconfigurationAppStart ContentconfigurationFailSafe ContentconfigurationEasyPlay 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 2.8. 2.9. 2.10. Displaysettings 2.11. Soundsettings 2.12. SystemconfigurationPlayername 2.13. SystemconfigurationSecurity 2.14. SystemconfigurationTimeServer 2.15. SystemconfigurationScheduledreboot 2.16. SystemconfigurationFirmwareupdate 2.17. SystemconfigurationExpansionstorage 2.18. SystemconfigurationFactoryreset 2.19. SystemconfigurationPowersave 3. ContentManagement 4. AuthoringinHTML5 5. WorkingwithSMIL Introduction 5.1. 5.2. www.asmil.orgfordevelopers 6. Appendix:FAQ i 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 10 10 13 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 22 23 23 23 23 24 24 24 3. Introduction Thisdocumentdescribesthebasicoperationoftheplayerandfrequentlyaskedquestions. 3.1. Features ThisisaFullHD1080phighdefinitiondigitalsignageplayerfeaturingindustrialgrademechanicaldesignand versatileopenstandardHTML5andSMILprogrammability. SupportforHTML5widgetsfordynamiccontent(W3CWidgetsstandard) IndustryleadingW3CSMILsupportfordevelopers FullHD1080phardwaredecodingofMPEG1/2/4,H.264,andVC1mediaformats SupportsfullPOPAIScreenMediaFormatsStandardsprofilesS1toS12,andE1toE8 Multiple3rdpartysoftwaresolutioncompatibility 4. ConfiguringthePlayer 4.1. System connections Ifitisamediaplayer,connectittoamonitorviaanHDMIcable. Ifitisasignboard(withbuiltinscreen),nomonitorisrequired.However,asignboardplayercanstillbe connectedtoamonitorviaHDMIforlargerdisplayarea. WhenusinganHDMIconnection,audioissentalongwithvideoovertheHDMIcable,sonoadditionalcablesare required. 1 AttachtheACpoweradaptertopowerontheunit.Afterapproximately15seconds,thebootinganimation willbedisplayedonscreenasshownbelow:
2 Thebootupprocesstakesapproximately40secondstocomplete. Troubleshooting Tips for media players Theoperationindicatorslightup,butnovideoisdisplayedonscreen Ensurethatyourvideocable(HDMI)issecurelyconnected.WhenusinganHDMIconnection, choosehighquality,certifiedHDMIcablesortryusingshorterlengthcables Checkifyourmonitoristurnedonandthecorrectvideoinputsourceisselected 1 Afterbootupcompletes,playerwillstayinBasicsettingsmenuifnocontentservicehasbeenconfigured(i.e. firstbootupforbrandnewunitorafterafactoryreset).Ifyouhavealreadysetcontentintotheplayer,contents willplaybackautomaticallyafter15secondsafterbootup. 4.2. Basic settings YoumustattachaUSBmousetotheplayertoconfiguresettings.Iftheplayerhastouchscreen,thentheUSB mouseisnotrequired,andalltheclickactioncanbereplacedbytapaction.
(Fig.2.2.1) Basicsettings:
Network,TimezoneandContent. EachtimetheBasicsettingsmenuisentered,playbackwillautomaticallybeginafter15secondsifcontent serviceshavebeenpreviouslyset.Autoplaybackcanbecanceledbyclickingonthebuttonbeforethecountdown ends. UserisabletoenterAdvancedSettingsbyclickingtheAdvancedbutton. Toenterthemenusystematanytimeduringplayback,pluginaUSBmouseandholdtheleftmousekeyinthe cornerareaasshownbelowfor10seconds.Iftheplayerhastouchscreen,thentappingandholdinginthe cornerareasfor10secondswouldalsobringyoutothemenu.
*Playerwillaskforpasswordifpasswordhasbeenconfigured. 2 4.3. Connect the player to your network Wireless connection 1 ClicktheWirelessLANsettingtolaunchthewirelessconfigurationUI. 2 ClicktheON/OFFbuttonasindicatedbelowtoturnONWirelessinterface(network).
(Fig.2.3.1)
(Fig.2.3.2) 3 Theplayerwillscanforwirelesssignalsnearbyandavailableaccesspointswillbelisted.
(Fig.2.3.3) 4 ClickonthenetworkIDtoconnect.Ifthenetworkrequiresauthentication,youwillbeaskedtoprovidea password. 3
(Fig.2.3.4) Static IP manually assign network IP address 1 Checktheboxthatsays"Showadvancedoptions"
Clickdownarrowtohidekeyboardifneeded. Youcanalsoscrolldown/swipetoseetherestofthemenu. 2 UnderIPsettings,changeDHCPtoStatic.
(Fig.2.3.5) 3 FilltheformandclickConnecttocompletethesetting.
(Scrolldown/swipetoseetherestofthemenuifneeded)
(Fig.2.3.6) Wired connection TousethewiredEthernetconnection,connectanEthernetcable.Ethernetconnectiontakeshigherpriority. 4
(Fig.2.3.7) DHCP automatically assign network IP address 1 TurnonEthernet.IfusingDHCP,nofurtheractionisrequired.
(Fig.2.3.8) Static IP manually assign network IP address 1 ClickStaticIPSettingstoconfigurestaticIPaddress.
(Fig.2.3.9) Proxy settings 1 InBasicsettings,clicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched. 2 ClickNetwork,andthenclickAdvanced.
(Fig.2.3.10) 5
(Fig.2.3.11) 3 Proxysettingmenuwillbelaunched,inputproxyhostnameandport,thenclickDonetofinish configuration.
(Fig.2.3.12) Show IP settings 1 2 InBasicsettings,clicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.3.10) ClickNetwork,andthenclickShowIP. ThisfeatureistocontrolwhethertheIPaddressbeingdisplayedinBasicsettingsmenu.Thisisdefault enabled.Whendisabled,BasicsettingswilldisplayconnectedinsteadofIPaddress.
(Fig.2.3.13) 3 6
(Fig.2.3.14) 4.4. Time zone settings 1 ClickTimezone. 2 Choosethecorrecttimezonefromtheavailableoptions.
(Fig.2.4.1)
(Fig.2.4.2) 7 4.5. Content settings 1 ClicktheSetcontentbutton. 2 InputtheSMIL/HTML5contentURLandclickSet.ItwillreturntoBasicSettingsautomatically.
(Fig.2.5.1) 3 TheplayerwillchecktheavailabilityofSMIL/HTML5contentURL,withthePlaybuttonshowingChecking ThecheckingactioncanbecanceledbyclickingCheckingbutton,itwillchangebacktoPlay. NOTE:
ItishighlyrecommendedtolettheplayerchecktheavailabilityofthecontentURL.ClickingPlaybuttonwith abad/invalidURLsetwouldcausetheplayertoreboot,iftheFailSafefunctionisnotconfigured.
(Fig.2.5.2) 4 IftheSMIL/HTML5contentURLisavailable,thePlaybuttonwillchangetoa15secondcountdownandthe playbackwillstartafterthecountdown.Thecountdowncanbecanceledbyclickingthebutton.
(Fig.2.5.3) 8 IfitkeepsshowingCheckingforalongtime,pleasegobacktoSetcontenttocheckthecorrectnessofthe URL. 4.6. Player Information UsercanchecktheplayersbasicinformationincludingtheHealthstatus,Firmwareversion,andPlayerID. 1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.
(Fig.2.5.4) 2 ClickonInformation.ThedefinitionsoftheHealthStatus:
GreenNormal.ThedeviceisconnectedtotheURLserver. BlueLocal.ThedeviceisplayingcontentfromtheUSBdriveorSDcard. GrayDisconnected.Thedeviceisdisconnected.
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1 CheckEnabledualdisplayintheDisplaymenu.(Fig.2.10.5) 2 ConnectsignboardtoamonitorviaHDMIport 3 SettheOutputmodetoasettingwhichbestmatchesthemonitorsspecification.(Fig.2.10.6)
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(Fig.2.10.6) Panel Brightness (for signboards) Thedefaultpanelbrightnessissettomaximum,anditcanbeadjustedintheDisplaysettings. 1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1) 2 ClicktheDisplay/soundbutton,andthenclickonDisplay.TheDisplaySettingspagewillbelaunched. 3 ClickonBrightness.
(Fig.2.10.1) 4 Dragthebluedotmarkedinredbelowtoadjustthebrightness.ClickonOKtosavetheconfiguration.
(Fig.2.10.7) 15
(Fig.2.10.8) Screen orientation Screenorientationistosetthedisplaytorotate90/180/270degrees. 1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1) 2 ClicktheDisplay/soundbutton,andthenclickonDisplay.TheDisplaySettingspagewillbelaunched. 3 ClickontheScreenorientationmarkedinredbelow.
(Fig.2.10.1) 4 Clickonthepreferredanglefromthemenu.
(Fig.2.10.9) 4.11. Sound settings
(Fig.2.10.10) Tocontroltheoutputsoundvolumesandtouchsounds:
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(Fig.2.12.1) Apasswordcanbesettoprovideauthenticationforplayeraccess.Ifthepasswordisset,apasswordpromptwill appearifauseristryingtoentertheBasicsettingsmenufromplayback. 1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1) 2 ClickonSystem,andclickonSecurity. 3 InputapasswordinthefieldandclickSet. 4.14. System configuration Time Server
(Fig.2.13.1) ThefeatureallowsusertosynchronizeplayerstimewiththewebserverwheretheappStartURLhosted, disabledbydefault. Whendisabled,playersynchronizeitstimewithAndroiddefaulttimeserver(ntp.pool.org),thisrequires internetconnection. Whenenabled,playersynchronizeitstimewiththewebserverwheretheappStartURLhosted(basedonhttp responseheaderstime) 1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1) 2 ClickonSystem,andclickonTimeserver. 3 ClicktheUseAppStartURLastimeserverbuttonasmarkedinredbelowtoenable/disablethetimeserver 4 ClickonSettosavethesetting. function. 18 4.15. System configuration Scheduled reboot
(Fig.2.14.1) ThefeatureScheduledRebootallowstheplayertorebootontheassignedtimeautomaticallyeveryday. 1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1) 2 ClickonSystem,andclickonScheduledReboot. 3 ClicktheEnabledailyrebootbuttonasmarkedinredbelowtoenable/disablethedailyrebootfunction. Clickonthedialogueboxtosetthetime.ThevaluecanbeinputtedwiththepopupkeyboardortheUSB keyboard. 4 ClickonSettosavethesetting.
(Fig.2.15.1) 4.16. System configuration Firmware update FirmwareupdatescanbeperformedbyusingaUSBflashdrive.Pleasereadthereleasenotesregardingthe changesthatwillbemadetoyourplayerbeforeapplyingtheupgrade. IMPORTANT:DONOTunplugtheUSBdriveorpowerdowntheplayerwhilethesystemisperformingthe drive firmwareupdate. 5 Downloadthelatestfirmwarefromhttp://www.digisignage.comandcopyittotherootdirectoryofaUSB 6 Pluginthepowercordintothedevice. 7 Afterthebootupcompletes,clicktheAdvancedbuttonontheBasicsettingsmenu.(Fig.2.6.1) 8 ClickonSystem,thenclickFirmwareupdate. 9 ClickonOKtobeginthefirmwareupdate. 19 10 PlugintheUSBdrivewhilethescreenshowsScanningUSBdrivesforfirmwarepackage.
(Fig.2.16.1) 4.17. System configuration Expansion storage
(Fig.2.16.2) UsercanaddextraMicroSDcardtoreplaceitsinternalstorage,pleasenotewheninternalstoragebeing replaced,playeruseonlytheextraMicroSDcardasmainstorage,internalstoragewillnotbeused. Manual Expansion 11 Poweroffdevice. 12 InsertMicroSDcardandthenpluginpowercordtopoweron. 13 IntheBasicsettingsmenu,clicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched. 14 ClickonSystem,clickonExpansionstorageandclickInitialize,playerwillformatMicroSDcardthenreboot
(Fig.2.6.1) byitself. 20 15 Afterbootup,checkplayerinformationandnewcapacitywillbedisplayed.
(Fig.2.17.1)
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(Fig.2.17.3) Auto Expansion 16 IntheBasicsettingsmenu,clicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched. 17 ClickonSystem,clickonExpansionstorageandenableautoformat.
(Fig.2.6.1) 21 18 Poweroffdevice. 19 InsertMicroSDcardandthenpluginpowercordtopoweron. 20 Afterbootup,checkplayerinformationandnewcapacitywillbedisplayed.(Fig2.17.3)
(Fig.2.17.4) 4.18. System configuration Factory reset Ifyouforgetthesystempasswordyouhaveset,youmustresetthesystemtoregainaccesstotheplayer. Using the reset button 21 PRESSandHOLDtheresetbuttonwithapin. 22 RECONNECTthepowercord. 23 WAITuntilthestatusLEDflashes. 24 RELEASEresetbuttonandwaitforsystemtoinitialize. Using a USB mouse Systemresetwillreinitializethesystem,clearpasswords,andreturnsettingstotheirdefaultvalues.Performthe following:
25 CONNECTaUSBmouseorusingtouchscreenforinput. 2 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1) 3 ClickonSystemconfiguration,andchooseFactorydefault. 4 ClickonOKbuttontoperformthesystemreset. 22
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VideofilesencodedinMPEG4AVCupto1920x1080resolutionsandbitratesshouldplayperfectly.Ifacertain videoisnotplayedasscheduled,orifitplayspoorly,pleasesearchthesupportsitefortranscodeinstructions. The player is placed near my WiFi access point, yet the connection is unreliable. WiFiappliancesingeneralshouldbeplaced10feet(3meters)fromtheWiFiaccesspointforreliableoperation. Tryrelocatingtheaccesspointfurtherawayfromtheplayertoimproveconnection. If both Ethernet & WiFi are connected, which one will take precedence?
Ifbothconnectionsareavailable,Ethernetwillbeused. What should I do if I forgot my password?
Pleaseperformafactoryreset. UsetheS/WRESETbuttonlocatedatthebackofthemediaplayertorestorefactorysettings.Thiswillalsoclear theplayerspassword. How do I manage the playback of contents?
Themediaapplianceisdesignedtobeinteroperablewithleading3rdpartymanagementsoftwaresolutionsorvia SMILopenstandardcommands. Could the player display Flash or Microsoft PowerPoint presentations?
TheplayerfeatureslimitedPowerPointsupport,butnotFlashsupport. WhilePCscanplaymanyformatswithvaryingdegreesofsuccess,RISCbasedmediaplayersaredesignedto reliablyplayspecificvideoformats(seespecfordetails).WhileMicrosoftPowerPointnativefilescannotplay directlyonaRISCbasedplayer,thefilecanbeconverted(i.e.ManagerExpress)intoanimageformattobe playedasanimageslideshow. Why wont some media files play properly?
Thevideodatabitrateusedmayhaveexceededtherecommendedbitrate. Thevideodatabitrateistheamountofvideooraudiodatausedpersecondtostoreorplaythecontents, usuallyexpressedinMbps(megabitspersecond).Videoencodedwithexcessivebitrateswillnotplayback smoothlyinthemediaplayer,likelyduetostorageI/Obottleneck. Visithttp://www.digisignage.comforcompatiblemediaformatpresets. The media playback looks different on a PC compared to the media players screen. (Wrong aspect ratio) Thereare2majoraspectratios(widthtoheightratios)forvideocontent,butmanykindsofdisplays.Ifyouplay 4:3videoona16:9display(orviceversa),acirclebecomesoval,andthepicturetakesonasqueezedor stretchedlook.Toavoidthisdistortedlook,addingblackbarsareacommontechnique. TheNetworkMediaPlayercanbeconfiguredtoautomaticallyaddblackbarsforcertaintypesofdisplays.You cansettheoutputresolutionintheplayersconfigurationmenutomatchthenativeresolutionofyourdisplay. Some JPEG images cannot be played in the media player. ProgressiveJPEGfilesarenotsupported.PleaseconverttobaselineJPEGformaximumcompatibility. 24 JPEGimagescanbeeitherof2types:baselineorprogressivecompression.BaselineJPEGoffersgreatest compatibility,whileprogressiveJPEGsaresuitableforwebsiteimages.Progressiveimagesaredownloadedand displayedprogressively,beingrenderedmoreclearlyasmoredataisreceivedovertheinternet.Progressive imagesareprimarilysupportedonPCs.Formediaappliances,makesuretosaveimagesasbaselineJPEGinyour photoeditor,orresavethemasbaselineJPEGsusingfreetoolssuchasIrfanView(http://www.irfanview.com/). Does the media player support video streaming?
No.Mediaplayersplayfilesfromlocalstorageanddonotsupportrealtimevideostreamingoverthenetwork. Thisdeliversanoptimumviewingexperiencefreeofplaybackqualityissuessuchasstuttering,blocking,orblue screens. The player is not playing. What should I do?
Playlisterrorsandschedulingissuesaretwomajorcausesofplaybackproblems.Todetermineiftheproblemis causedbyabadplaylist,justdeletetheplaylistandrestarttheplayer.Theplayershouldloopthroughallmedia files,indicatingafaultwiththeplaylist. Iftheplaybackisscheduledtoplayatspecifictime,checktoseeifthedeviceissettotherighttimezoneonthe worldclock.Ifnothingseemswrong,thetimezonesettingisoftenthereasontheprogramisnotplayed. The video is playing but I cant hear any sound, what should I do?
Checkvolume(mute)settingsonmonitor. 25 FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)Statement 15.21 Youarecautionedthatchangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartresponsibleforcompliance couldvoidtheusersauthoritytooperatetheequipment. 15.105(b) ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttopart 15oftheFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina residentialinstallation. Thisequipmentgeneratesusesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedin accordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmful interferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,the userisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:
Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna. Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver. Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected. Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp. Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:
1)thisdevicemaynotcauseinterferenceand 2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperationofthe device. FCCRFRadiationExposureStatement:
1. ThisTransmittermustnotbecolocatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter. ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCRFradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipment shouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithaminimumdistanceof20centimetersbetweentheradiatorandyourbody 26