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OPERATING THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER

Powering the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player

1. 

Once power has been connected to the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player, 

the following screen will be displayed while the unit completes the booting 

process. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. 

After the boot process has been completed, any schedules, playlists, and 

content will be automatically begin playing:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If no content has been scheduled, then the PIN code screen will be

 

displayed.  See next page for details on using the PIN code screen. 

 

Summary of Contents for EXT-HD-DSMP

Page 1: ...www gefen com Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player EXT HD DSMP User Manual...

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Page 3: ...S 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 Media Player is a trademark of Ge...

Page 4: ...Using Stand Alone Mode 21 Viewing the Schedule File 23 Editing the Playlist File 24 Viewing the Settings xml file 24 Checking Our Work 26 Adding More Video Content to the Playlist 26 Changing the Pla...

Page 5: ...and video file formats are supported with NTSC and PAL output resolutions up to 1080p Full HD HDMI Composite and Component outputs with separate analog and digital audio outputs provide flexibility w...

Page 6: ...g Component and composite and Digital HDMI connectors The following output resolutions are available Analog Connectors Composite 480i and 576i NTSC PAL Component 720p 1080i and 1080p NTSC PAL Digital...

Page 7: ...ion Built in FTP server and client to push and pull content Full media scheduling and accounting logs NTP client for time synchronization USB 2 0 ports used for storage Programmable PIN code prevents...

Page 8: ...4 PANEL LAYOUT Front Panel 1 2 3...

Page 9: ...5 PANEL LAYOUT Back Panel 11 10 4 5 6 8 9 7...

Page 10: ...nput of a display or other video output device 5 Optical TOSLINK audio ouput connector Connect an optical cable from this connector to an audio output device 6 HDMI Connect an HDTV display to this por...

Page 11: ...7 IR REMOTE CONTROL 1 4 6 7 9 8 14 12 13 11 10 15 2 3 5 EXT HD DSMP IR Remote Control Layout...

Page 12: ...tput 6 Aspect Changes the aspect ratio between 16 9 16 10 Pan Scan 4 3 and Letter Box 4 3 7 Cursor Left Press this button to move to the left between fields in the Main Menu 8 Cursor Down Press this b...

Page 13: ...to the open battery slot 3 Replace the battery cover WARNING Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Battery Slot shown wi...

Page 14: ...ower adapter between the power input of the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player and an available electrical outlet Wiring Diagram for the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player EXT HD DSMP CAT 5 ETHERNET...

Page 15: ...l Signage Media Player the following screen will be displayed while the unit completes the booting process 2 After the boot process has been completed any schedules playlists and content will be autom...

Page 16: ...n can be displayed at any time by pressing the Home button on the IR Remote Control 1 Press the Home button on the IR Remote Control 2 The Input PIN code screen will be displayed 3 Use the numeric key...

Page 17: ...code can be disabled see page 47 PIN code is always masked during entry S W Version Ver 0 9 7 3 ADVANCED If the PIN code has been disabled within the settings xml file then pressing the HOME button o...

Page 18: ...Media Player in order to update schedule files playlist files and content To safely remove the USB storage device use the EJECT button on the IR Remote Control Unit 1 Access the Main Menu in order to...

Page 19: ...d as D E F etc 4 Highlight the USB device you wish to stop and eject using the and buttons on the IR Remote Control then press the OK button The Media Player will prompt you to confirm the operation S...

Page 20: ...Player These log files provide a record of all events which have transpired and can be used to provide information during troubleshooting settings xml Location Root directory This file contains the na...

Page 21: ...he settings xml file references the active schedule file like so activeSchedule value schedules schedule gsh If the schedules directory is renamed to foo then the activeSchedule value within the setti...

Page 22: ...from an FTP client Pull Mode Pulls content from an FTP server based on a schedule to the Media Player When the Media Player is in Stand Alone Mode all content and operational information is taken from...

Page 23: ...Code screen 3 Type in the PIN code 4 From the Main Menu press the Eject button on the IR Remote Control This button will safely eject the USB device before removal STOP Make sure the USB storage devi...

Page 24: ...a Player and connect it to your computer 6 On the USB drive locate the schedule gsh file under the schedules directory Next we will edit the Schedule file in order to change what is displayed on the s...

Page 25: ...DayOfWeek The number one 1 means that the playlist will be executed on each day Each day of the week is represented between the DayOfWeek opening and DayOfWeek closing tags e g Monday Tuesday Wednesda...

Page 26: ...correctly Let s look at what we have in our existing schedule gsh file DefaultEvent DayOfWeek 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DayOfWeek EventStart 00 00 00 EventStart EventEnd 23 59 59 EventEnd FileName playlists playl...

Page 27: ...to the video content between the FileName opening tag and the FileName closing tag FileName media my_movie mp4 FileName In this example we only want to loop a single video file However if you need to...

Page 28: ...otes must surround the full path to the schedule file 4 Close the settings xml file Checking our Work Before inserting the USB drive into the USB port of the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player let s...

Page 29: ...begin to play Congratulations You have just created your first Digital Signage applica tion using the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player However this is just the beginning and is only a very simple...

Page 30: ...next piece of video content media FileName media my_movie mp4 FileName media media FileName media movie2 mp4 FileName media 4 Save the playlist gpl file to the playlists directory Changing the Playli...

Page 31: ...13 30 00 EventEnd In the example above we ve set the video content to play from 1 00 pm 1 30 pm in the afternoon You can specify the time range within an accuracy of 1 second Our schedule gsh file sho...

Page 32: ...played every day of the week we would set the information between the DayOfWeek opening and closing tags to 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 The default event will begin at 6 00 pm each night and will end at 8 59 59 eac...

Page 33: ...is purpose Push Mode In this first section we will discuss Push Mode When we refer to Push Mode we are describing a process whereby content is manually pushed to the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Playe...

Page 34: ...on 2 Select either DHCP IP AUTO which automatically assigns the IP address from the pool The FIX IP MANUAL option will require you to provide the correct IP address Subnet mask Default Gateway and DNS...

Page 35: ...rname password for client option 5 Enter the desired user name and password in the respective fields 6 Press the OK button on the IR Remote to accept the changes Select the Back button to return to th...

Page 36: ...rol until it is set to Enable then press the Back button on the IR Remote Control Since we re not using the FTP client on the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player the Enable Disable FTP Client option c...

Page 37: ...tion under the manual tag will be ignored b If a static IP is being used then the ipMode value tag should be set to the IP address that will be assigned to the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player In a...

Page 38: ...lient on your computer or on the dedicated FTP server enter the IP address of the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player in the host name field IP address of Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player STOP Befo...

Page 39: ...ected you should see a directory listing similar to the following 4 To see the contents of the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player storage device change to the sda1 directory User name Password Filena...

Page 40: ...sure that the following directory structure is observed If you change the directory names make sure that the schedule files and playlist files point to the correct directory path The default directory...

Page 41: ...ansfer of new updated content on a daily or hourly basis Configuring Pull Mode on the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player can be changed through the OSD or from within the settings xml file Both metho...

Page 42: ...sts the Current Username and Current Password fields may be left blank 6 Press the OK button on the IR Remote to accept the changes Select the Back button to return to the main menu of the OSD PUSH MO...

Page 43: ...ent option 8 Select the Enable Disable FTP Server option Press the OK button on the IR Remote Control until it is set to Enable then press the Back button on the IR Remote Control 9 Press the OK butto...

Page 44: ...static IP is being used then the ipMode value tag should be set to the IP address that will be assigned to the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player In addition Subnet Gateway and DNS server values must...

Page 45: ...nter the userName and userPass attributes to the desired values These values will also be used by the FTP server For most scenarios the value of the port attribute should be set to 21 pullConfig pullM...

Page 46: ...ourly set the time interval under the hourly tag in which the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player will connect to the FTP server and retrieve updated content The minimum time interval is one minute 00...

Page 47: ...ture must be identical to the directory structure on the USB drive The settings xml file must exist in the root directory as shown below 3 Configure the FTP server to point to the above directory stru...

Page 48: ...the root directory of the USB drive and can be edited using any standard text editor A portion of the settings xml file is shown below settings devConfig name value Gefen Player devConfig ipConfig ipM...

Page 49: ...can be edited to change the behavior of the Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player When modifying the settings xml file only the Attribute Value should be changed never change the Attribute Name An exam...

Page 50: ...nage Media Player Attributes ipMode ip subnet gateway dns1 dns2 Example Notes In the example above manual configuration has been selected If DHCP is used the ipMode value attribute should be set to au...

Page 51: ...power cycled after inserting the USB drive Time Configuration Tag Name timeConfig Description Allows you to set the time zone and mode Attributes timeZone daySavings timeMode ntpServ1 ntpServ2 Example...

Page 52: ...f user name and password Attributes pushMode userName userPass port Example pushConfig pushMode value disable disable enable userName value User userPass value Pass port value 21 enable pushConfig WAR...

Page 53: ...ia syncPlaylist syncSchedule Example pullConfig pullMode value enable disable enable pullURL value 192 168 2 70 settingPull value 192 168 2 70 schedulePull value 192 168 2 70 schedules playlistPull va...

Page 54: ...edule file and playlist s will be replaced with the new files syncMedia value disable Media Player before sync Server Media Player after sync my_movie1 mov my_movie2 mp4 my_movie1 mov my_movie2 mp4 bi...

Page 55: ...want to pull content on an hourly basis then set the pullRepeat attribute to hourly and set the time value under the hourly tag In the example above the pullRepeat value is set to hourly and will pul...

Page 56: ...ove 1080i is the output resolution All available output resolutions are listed below the output attribute Both NTSC and PAL formats are supported The videoReduceSize attribute enables disables undersc...

Page 57: ...cedure is executed the Media Player will continue with the current schedule Attributes reboot rebootTime Example Log Files Configuration Tag Name logConfig Description This option is used to enable or...

Page 58: ...is a journaled file system used by the Linux kernel 1 Press the Home button on the IR Remote Control 2 Use the numeric keypad on the included IR Remote Control to enter the PIN code to access the Men...

Page 59: ...nter the OSD and select Manual firmware update via USB 4 Press the OK button on the IR Remote After the OK button has been pressed the following screen will be displayed Click the OK button to proceed...

Page 60: ...has completed successfully the following screen will be displayed The Hi Def Digital Signage Media Player will then return to the Input PIN Code screen WARNING Do not disconnect power or remove the U...

Page 61: ...1 Component RCA type 1 Composite RCA type Digital Audio Output Connector 1 TOSLINK Analog Audio Output Connector 1 L R RCA type Ethernet Connector RJ 45 Shielded USB Output Connectors 2 USB 2 0 type...

Page 62: ...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...

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Page 64: ...Pb This product uses UL listed power supplies 20600 Nordhoff St Chatsworth CA 91311 1 800 545 6900 818 772 9100 fax 818 772 9120 www gefen com DS ds gefen com Rev A7 v0 9 7 3...

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