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BRIGHTSIGN QUICK START GUIDE

HD120, HD220, HD1020, XD230, XD1030, XD1230

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Summary of Contents for HD1020

Page 1: ...BRIGHTSIGN QUICK START GUIDE HD120 HD220 HD1020 XD230 XD1030 XD1230 BrightSign LLC 16795 Lark Ave Suite 200 Los Gatos CA 95032 408 852 9263 www brightsign biz...

Page 2: ...ng Started 4 Connecting a display 5 Using an HDMI cable 5 Connecting speakers 6 Setting up BrightSign Players 7 Creating presentations 10 Creating a Full Screen Presentation 10 Creating a Multiple Zon...

Page 3: ...ber feet Cable Mount International prongs SD slot cover Cable tie Tip Use the cable mount and ties to keep the cables securely attached to your BrightSign player Note An SD card is not included in the...

Page 4: ...ion of multiple displays Versatile networking options allowing remote control of presentations Capabilities You can use a BrightSign player to do any combination of the following Play content from a S...

Page 5: ...ons that playback content based on inputs from buttons touch screens mice network devices and more Synchronize video playback across multiple BrightSign players Update software and content remotely us...

Page 6: ...file from the following URL www brightsign biz quickstart 2 Unzip the file to a location on your PC 3 Double click the Setup exe file and follow the on screen instructions to install the BrightAuthor...

Page 7: ...5 Connecting a display Using an HDMI cable Note The connectors on BrightSign players vary by model Your BrightSign player may have different connectors from those displayed above...

Page 8: ...Connecting speakers If your presentations include audio you can route the audio through an HDMI display connected to your BrightSign player or you can connect powered speakers to your BrightSign playe...

Page 9: ...set up your BrightSign player For a detailed description of all items in the BrightSign Unit Setup window including optional settings refer to the BrightAuthor User Guide 1 On the menu bar click Tools...

Page 10: ...ese steps Standalone Under Unit Configuration enabling the Diagnostic Web Server and Local Web Server is optional Local File Networking Under Unit Configuration enabling the Diagnostic Web Server and...

Page 11: ...e setup files Click OK Note You must format your SD storage using FAT32 10 Turn off your BrightSign player by unplugging the power adapter Insert the SD card or Flash drive into the unit for the playe...

Page 12: ...e playlists to play multiple files in a loop This section shows you how to create a playlist using BrightAuthor and the sample files provided in the Quick Start kit 1 Create a new BrightAuthor project...

Page 13: ...n 7 Right click a file and click Edit a For image files Specify how long each file displays in the presentation and the type of transition that will occur when the image file times out b For video fil...

Page 14: ...12 Playlist of the FullScreen_HDMI_1080p60 bpf presentation file provided in the Quick Start Kit...

Page 15: ...ject a Double click the BrightAuthor icon on your desktop b Click File New Presentation Tip If you don t see New Presentation under File make sure you have the Edit Publish or Manage tab selected in t...

Page 16: ...ave one video enabled zone on screen at a time If using an XD player you can have up to two Images You can add images to this type of zone Also you can add as many image zones as you like to a present...

Page 17: ...p For best results match the width and height of your zone to the width and height of your video image files The content used in the sample multi zone presentation is 1536x1080 pixels in size 4 Add a...

Page 18: ...cking and dragging the corners or by entering the exact width and height into the Position field The content used in the Images zone of the sample multi zone presentation is 384x1080 pixels in size 6...

Page 19: ...website To create an interactive touch screen presentation with the sample content follow these steps 1 Create a new BrightAuthor project a Double click the BrightAuthor icon on your desktop b Click F...

Page 20: ...interactive playlist area Adding this file to the presentation first will make it the Home State i e the media item or state that interactive presentation will always begin with The Home State will a...

Page 21: ...wish to transition to c Redraw the touch region so that it approximately encompasses the Products box d Select Transition to new state and specify Products1 jpg as the new state e Click the Add Touch...

Page 22: ...to new state and specify Products2 jpg as the new state d Repeat the above steps for Features1 jpg and MenuBoard2 jpg linking them to Features2 jpg and LiveHDTV2 jpg respectively Resizing the touch re...

Page 23: ...transition away from At this point rebooting the player will be the only way to return to the rest of the presentation a Open the Rectangular Touch event that leads from Products1 jpg to Products2 jp...

Page 24: ...ncompasses the entire screen area and transitions back to the Home State You have now created an interactive menu that viewers can navigate using a touch screen Viewers can move forward through the sl...

Page 25: ...tations section click Browse select the folder where the presentation is saved and then click OK 5 Select the presentation you wish to publish from the list of presentations 6 Drag the presentation in...

Page 26: ...he presentation is set to Active all day every day 7 In the Publish to section click Browse select the drive where your SD card is located and then click OK 8 Click Publish When the Publish Complete n...

Page 27: ...e BrightSign player by reconnecting the power adapter 12 Leave the SD card in the player A local storage device SD card or USB flash drive must always remain inserted in the BrightSign player regardle...

Page 28: ...overview of what BrightSign players are capable of by downloading the BrightSign demos Tutorials Get step by step instructions on how to use BrightAuthor to create presentations publish presentations...