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Page 2: ...ClearOne Document 800 000 097 March 2012 Rev 1 1 2012 ClearOne All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from ClearOne Clear...

Page 3: ...nal 8 Connect the Power 8 Starting the Unit 9 IMPRESS Setup 10 Control Keypad Buttons 10 Menu 10 Arrows and Select Enter 10 Esc 10 Opt 1 Opt 2 10 The IMPRESS Setup Menus 10 Video Settings Menu 11 Set...

Page 4: ...Installation 29 Designate a Server 30 Do Not Use Local File Image Files 30 Use Common Fonts 30 One User at a Time for a Particular Project 30 Use Publishing Sites 30 Getting Started and Publishing 31...

Page 5: ...Flash 55 MS PowerPoint 59 PowerPoint Details and Considerations 59 Credit Roll 60 Video Frames 61 Video Clip 62 External Video 63 Video Pages 64 Overlay Regions 64 Enabling and Defining a Region 66 Ad...

Page 6: ...or case It features high quality output quiet operation and an easy to use interface with a keypad remote control The back panel has a variety of connections for attaching various monitors and accesso...

Page 7: ...bed in detail later in this manual Once published the IMPRESS retains the projects on its built in hard drive The hard drive has a capacity for a nearly unlimited number of images 10 000 However capac...

Page 8: ...ount case or cabinet in a climate controlled room The height of the unit is less than 1RU to allow for airflow requirements If a rack mount installation is not available the IMPRESS unit should be pla...

Page 9: ...l see the StreamNet Setup chapter The following table shows the format and resolutions of each device NOTE All outputs are at 60 Hz vertical The following diagram is an example of a typical network se...

Page 10: ...or help identifying the COM1 port on the IMPRESS NOTE To publish with a serial cable you must use a Null Modem serial cable included with your IMPRESS A standard serial cable will not work Connect Aud...

Page 11: ...er the boot process is complete the IMPRESS will begin playing pages If this is the first time your IMPRESS unit has been started it will play a demonstration project Otherwise it will play the defaul...

Page 12: ...e menus and change the values of selections The Select and Enter keys choose a highlighted menu item Esc Pressing the ESC key will back up to the previous menu level If you are in a requester that has...

Page 13: ...of projects Highlight the output connector you will be displaying to and press the select key The IMPRESS can output its signal on the VGA or the DVI connector DVI VGA When selected both the DVI and...

Page 14: ...MINUTES SECONDS NOTE This menu uses 24 hour notation meaning that hours range from 00 to 23 instead of the usual 1 12 AM PM For example Midnight is 00 00 8 AM is 08 00 Noon is 12 00 1 PM is 13 00 and...

Page 15: ...network the same way you entered the previous two addresses This value is provided by your network administrator NOTE If you are installing the IMPRESS unit behind a router the router address must be...

Page 16: ...ur network connection is successful you should see results similar to the following C Windows ping 10 1 1 4 Pinging 10 1 1 4 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 10 1 1 4 bytes 32 time 10ms TTL 255 Reply...

Page 17: ...ontaining the update provided by ClearOne Contact ClearOne support for more information After you have obtained the update press the Menu key on the control keypad to display the IMPRESS menu Use the...

Page 18: ...MediaLinX settings When you start Dealer Setup program the MediaLinX attached to the IMPRESS IM100 will be automatically detected like any other DigiLinX device ADDING A MEDIALINX WITH AN IMPRESS IM1...

Page 19: ...a SOURCE CONFIGURATION The MLAV9300 or MLAV9500 CS encoder being used to interface the IM100 to the StreamNet network must have the correct Driver File Source Type IMPRESS IP Address and IMPRESS Passw...

Page 20: ...ad multiple projects published to it these projects can be individually selected for display The following example shows IMPRESS highlighted to be selected on the control 2 Enter the IMPRESS IP Addres...

Page 21: ...User Manual 19 The Player Screen displays the name of the IMPRESS player on the controller Press Browse to select the project you want to play then press Play Now...

Page 22: ...your CD ROM drive such as D or E Then double click on IMPRESS_Composer_R4 00 msi As newer versions are released the filename will reflect the version This will take you through the setup procedure Run...

Page 23: ...ert on a sticker Enter the key in this field exactly as it appears on the sticker in all caps and with dashes between the sections When entered correctly the application will launch and the main scree...

Page 24: ...er anytime by following these steps 1 Click on the Windows Start button on the taskbar 2 Click on Programs or All Programs 3 Click on ClearOne Communications and finally 4 Click on IMPRESS The program...

Page 25: ...fy the root of a drive i e C H for the project stock image or import export path Misc Object Outline thickness which controls the thickness of the handles of objects in the Page Editor PDF settings wh...

Page 26: ...e one IMPRESS unit you will have one Site as well Multiple IMPRESS players will need multiple site entries Lobby Display Breakroom etc The Sites tab is where IMPRESS Composer is configured to publish...

Page 27: ...below Enter a name for the site such as Lobby Monitor in the example above Use whatever short word or phrase that best describes your IMPRESS unit s location Below the site name you may type in whate...

Page 28: ...there are different ways to set up each site description Click on the Connection Method tab and then select one of the following four types TCP IP The Network publish method is for IMPRESS units that...

Page 29: ...ges for your project will be automatically copied Completing Site Setup After you have set up your site s name preferences and connection method click on OK You will be returned to the setup window wi...

Page 30: ...essful double check all hardware connections Set Date Time IMPRESS Composer can also be used to set the date time of your IMPRESS system remotely This is useful if your IMPRESS is remotely located or...

Page 31: ...e Set Password button If there is already a password set IMPRESS Composer will prompt you for it before allowing any changes To remove password protection from an IMPRESS system simply click on the Cl...

Page 32: ...ge Files Users who wish to add an image file or background to a project should copy that file to a designated area on the server If they use a file which is on their local hard drive it will not be av...

Page 33: ...creating pages Project Title Give the project an appropriate name This will be for your reference only Also select the output format for your project VGA Custom You to choose the aspect ration orient...

Page 34: ...you will now be taken to the empty project edi tor As you add pages to the project see the chapter titled Creating and Adding Content refer to the Working within a Project section later in this chapte...

Page 35: ...ject button from the main Composer screen The most recently opened project will already be selected Simply press enter or click on the Open button to resume working on it You can sort by Filename or D...

Page 36: ...de you view actual images of your pages in a grid Functionality between both modes is identical only the formatting of the displayed information is different List mode is often faster when working wit...

Page 37: ...his adds a new page to the project immediately before the selected page A page can be removed from the project permanently by selecting it and clicking on the Delete Page button Copy Page will create...

Page 38: ...set of properties Click on the Project Properties button and the Project Properties dialog will appear The Project Properties dialog allows you to edit supplementary information about your project se...

Page 39: ...ULTS TAB Page Dwell Time The default Page Dwell Time is the duration all pages in a project will be set to when first created until they are individually set to a user defined duration Try changing th...

Page 40: ...n changed as desired Musc Bed Audio Settings This controls the default state mute or unmute of the Music Bed volume control on each new page Music Bed audio comes from a device CD MP3 player or radio...

Page 41: ...regions These crawl lines are used to scroll information from right to left across the top or bottom of the screen and can also be used to display static centered information for a pre determined per...

Page 42: ...e to see your pages The same pages that are running individually on TV can be viewed all at once in a web browser and the person browsing can then select an individual page to magnify and read Each IM...

Page 43: ...f your IMPRESS pages are unchanged The Background setting is the main web page background The Text setting is for any text in the HTML page The Link setting controls the color of the borders around th...

Page 44: ...ing date The date range can be up to 6 weeks Press OK when finished Click on the Write HTML button to generate or update the HTML pages for the project NOTE The the project must be saved prior to writ...

Page 45: ...omputers have the installed fonts To export a page select a page and click on the Export button Alternatively you can right click on a page and select Export from the context menu The following dialog...

Page 46: ...ontained in the MBT file will be appended to the end of the project If a page is se lected in thumbnail or list view the imported pages will be inserted before the selected page NOTE Video Overlay pag...

Page 47: ...ernatively you can right click on a page and select Preview from the context menu This will begin the preview from the selected page The preview window provides controls to pause and resume playback P...

Page 48: ...step in the Publish Wizard is selecting if you want to publish to removable media to a single site or to multiple sites in one publish session For the purposes of this tutorial select the Publish to...

Page 49: ...ick on the file name as a shortcut The software will now start the publishing process A progress window will appear The contents of the progress window will vary depending on the publishing method for...

Page 50: ...used to display text information Logo a static logo image on the screen Audio background music and page voice overs STANDARD PAGES Append or insert a page into your project and select IMPRESS page as...

Page 51: ...out the currently selected object As you move your mouse around the page editor the dynamic color display will change to show the RGB value of what is immediately under the mouse cursor This makes it...

Page 52: ...l by default be stretched or shrunk down to fill the entire page area Double click on a blank area on the page The Page Properties dialog will open Click on the Background tab Select a background type...

Page 53: ...n one of the supported file formats BMP JPG JFIF GIF PCD PCX PNG TNG TIF WMF and WPG Select Image File and the controls in the Image File area such as Browse become enabled Click on the Browse Stock I...

Page 54: ...eparate text object will be needed on the page This image demonstrates in an extreme fashion the differences that can be achieved between multiple text objects Add an initial text object to a page by...

Page 55: ...of the text properties dialog controls the background of the text object only Adjust these values to give a backdrop to the text in the object which can help it stand out from the rest of the page See...

Page 56: ...enabled Clicking on the Cancel button will close the dialog and remove the object from the page Click on the Browse Stock Images or Browse My Images button to select a background file the Stock image...

Page 57: ...lash Player 7 and earlier are supported Please do not author Flash in any other format Flash files are created using 3rd party software IMPRESS Composer allows you take Flash files that have been crea...

Page 58: ...use the Mute audio control on this tab to selectively mute an individual Flash object during playback NOTE Flash files can be created with the intention of being fully interactive requiring mouse or k...

Page 59: ...ppropriate time Load and Play This loads the Flash object early and begins playing it before it is shown on screen This is useful for Flash content that may need a few seconds to establish a connectio...

Page 60: ...cated at the top of the IMPRESS Composer window Highlight an object from here and it will be automatically selected in the page editor allowing you to quickly resize or move the object NOTE Due to the...

Page 61: ...resentation Slide Dwell Time In MS PowerPoint you have the option of setting a slide time for each slide in your presentation If you leave this field blank IMPRESS Composer will give the slide a dwell...

Page 62: ...e dialog and remove the object from the page Click on the Browse button and select a TXT file containing the text you wish to scroll up the screen Horizontal Indent Effectively a margin setting The nu...

Page 63: ...ling your page the dwell time will be ignored because the page will play as long as it takes to show all your text in the credit roll Video Frames Live or pre recorded video can be passed through the...

Page 64: ...d settings that you want click on Apply Afterward you can click on OK to go back to the page editor or you can go to the General tab and position the video frame manually If you want the video frame t...

Page 65: ...me graphic must be selected before the OK button is enabled Clicking on the Cancel button will close the dialog and remove the object from the page Click on the Select Frame button to browse for a fra...

Page 66: ...graphics can be inserted on the page aside from overlay regions or a project wide logo Go to the Audio Video tab and select the Video Input that corresponds to the physical connector on the rear of t...

Page 67: ...RESS allows for up to 4 independent crawl regions to be displayed at once a maximum of two at the top of the display T1 and T2 and two and the bottom B1 and B2 With all 4 regions enabled they are posi...

Page 68: ...will be moved up from the bottom edge of the display The value effects both B1 and B2 ENABLING AND DEFINING A REGION Using the pull down menu select a region and click on the Enabled checkbox This tu...

Page 69: ...appearance is the first step The second and final step is creating the text and variables to display in that region In this example our region has 2 items it will display the date and time and then a...

Page 70: ...re is only the one region item it will be repeated Select the type of message you want to display Text Type in the desired text message This message can be as long or short as desired Text can be copi...

Page 71: ...types are BMP and JPG Check the Enable Logo for all pages box and click on the Browse button to select your logo image Location This is the starting on screen location for the logo image Placement ca...

Page 72: ...t appear transparent Alpha Blending Using Source The image formats PNG and 32 bit BMP support a pixel by pixel alpha blending Currently this is really only used for logos If this was used in your imag...

Page 73: ...o be audio only to provide a voice over or narration to a page The Audio tab of Page Properties contains a series of volume faders for all available sources Line 1 Line 2 These volume faders control t...

Page 74: ...n reference only Video overlay pages that trigger Adtec MPEG clips will display the clip name in place of the description in the thumbnail view Page Size and Output JPG Filename All pages will indicat...

Page 75: ...sing several different methods The Transition Type pull down menu allows you to select from these different methods The Fast Cut transition means to have an instantaneous switch from one page to the n...

Page 76: ...entries are invalid the page is skipped IMPRESS Composer supports an unlimited number of entries Disable Page Check this box to disable the page completely All other options will be greyed out when t...

Page 77: ...es Click on the line again to highlight it and click once on Never Expires to bring up the expiration date control Uncheck Never Expires and use the calendar tool to select the expiration date for the...

Page 78: ...e as desired REGULAR SCHEDULING EXAMPLES Here are some examples of regular scheduling along with a description of what is being done This page will play for 30 seconds at a time between the hours of 6...

Page 79: ...be on screen for 9 seconds every hour on the hour between those times The interval at which the page repeats can be changed by clicking on the text that says Repeat every 1 hours Select an interval fi...

Page 80: ...in the Software and is not a sale of any rights in the Software ClearOne s third party suppliers may protect their rights in the event of any violation of these License Terms Copies and Adaption You...

Page 81: ...g an implied warranty lasts or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may a...

Page 82: ...ely and without limitation at ClearOne s discretion and may be changed without notice at any time Contact ClearOne for a list of approved 3rd party vendor products services and or limitations This agr...

Page 83: ...s for static or crawling text graphics Video Modes The IMPRESS unit in most cases will be connected with a StreamNet Encoder MLAV9300 or MLAV9500 CS with the encoded data decoded by a VL9300 CS or VL9...

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