THE DNP100 DRAKE NETWORK PLAYER
LOADING PLAYLIST AND LAYOUT (continued)
The other two ways to get PLAYLISTS and LAYOUTS to the DNP100 both utilize the PUBLISH
function which is also located on the PLAYER CONTROL TAB. The difference between the
two is the folder / location to where you are PUBLISHING the
fi
les, and then what you do with
that media device.
PUBLISH TO USB DRIVE
1. Insert a USB Drive into your PC / laptop. Ensure that the USB Drive has suf
fi
cient storage
to receive all of the PLAYLIST and LAYOUT
fi
les from DSM. Allow enough time for your
PC / laptop to recognize this media device.
2. On the PLAYER CONTROL TAB, select your desired PLAYLIST and LAYOUT from their
corresponding dropdown lists.
3. Click the PUBLISH Button. This will open another new window for you to select a location /
folder in which to save the PLAYLIST and LAYOUT.
4. Locate the USB Drive and select it by clicking on it until it is highlighted.
5. Click OK. DSM will then begin publishing the PLAYLIST and LAYOUT to the USB Drive. A
Progress bar is located at the bottom of this window to indicate when the PUBLISH function
has successfully completed. Do not close this window until the progress bar is completely
fi
lled and a small PUBLISH SUCCESSFUL noti
fi
cation window has opened (you may then
close the PUBLISH SUCCESSFUL window).
6. Remove the USB Drive from your PC / laptop and insert it into one of the USB ports on the
side of the DNP100. Ensure that the DNP100 is not powered ON when inserting the USB
Drive.
7. Once the USB Drive is securely inserted, power ON the DNP100 by plugging its power ca
ble into an electric outlet. Allow 2 minutes for the DNP100 to boot up and for the content to
play.
*NOTE: Playing content on the DNP100 by using the PUBLISH TO USB DRIVE option is
preferable in circumstances where immediate, NON-NETWORK CONNECTED / NON-DI-
RECT CONNECTED BY CROSSOVER CABLE situations present themselves.
The rea-
son for this is that the PLAYLIST and LAYOUT playing through the DNP100 in this man-
ner will NOT TRANSFER to the SD Card. The USB PORTS act as override ports to the
entire system driving the DNP100. The DNP100 has been programmed to look fi rst to
the USB PORTS and play that content even before playing any fi les that are present
internally within the DNP100.
Once the USB Drive has been removed from the DNP100, the DNP100 will not have a re-
cord of nor a copy of any content, PLAYLISTS, or LAYOUTS that were played that were
stored on the USB Drive.
PUBLISH TO SD CARD
As mentioned earlier in this manual, the DNP100 comes standard with a 8 GB SD Media Stor-
age Card. This card acts as the main media content storage memory for the DNP100. This
SD Card is removable, and it is this ability to be removed that allows you to use this second
way to PUBLISH your PLAYLISTS and LAYOUTS for playback on the DNP100.
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