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SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRESS

Combining Images with Video

1.  Select the upper right corner window, as shown below, by left-clicking the

mouse.  This window will only accept an image 

fi

 le, as denoted by the image

icon.

2. Drag one of the images from the Recent Items window to the Media 

fi

 les 

window.

Summary of Contents for EXT-HD-DSWFPN

Page 1: ...EXT HD DSWFPN User Manual User Manual...

Page 2: ...atsworth CA 91311 ds gefen com www gefen com Notice Gefen LLC reserves the right to make changes in the hardware packaging and any accompanying documentation without prior written notice Digital Signa...

Page 3: ...sing DHCP 18 Connecting the Digital Signage Player to a Network using a Static IP 19 Connecting the Digital Signage Player to a Network using Wi Fi 20 Manually Configuring a Wi Fi Access Point 22 Chan...

Page 4: ...s the addition of up to 16 GB of memory if needed replacing the internal storage Two integrated USB 2 0 ports provide connection to a keyboard and USB storage devices Support for over 20 different med...

Page 5: ...Player supports live ingestion which automatically downloads content from the USB drive or network to the internal memory When using the Signage Manager Express software for the first time the Full H...

Page 6: ...with the SMIL protocol NTP client for time synchronization Real time clock with battery backup Automatic error recovery with built in WDT Auto play starts playing scheduled contents automatically Comp...

Page 7: ...4 Front Panel FRONT PANEL LAYOUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7...

Page 8: ...age 54 for details 4 Ethernet Connect an Ethernet cable between the port and the network router or switch 5 USB Ports Connect a USB keyboard and flash drive to these ports to configure the Digital Sig...

Page 9: ...6 BACK PANEL LAYOUT Back Panel 1 2...

Page 10: ...S 1 RS 232 Connect the included RS 232 to Ethernet adapter to this port 2 A V In Allows devices such as TV tuners and video cameras to be connected to the Digital Signage Player with Wi Fi using a 3 5...

Page 11: ...8 SIDE PANEL LAYOUT Side Panel 1 2 3...

Page 12: ...ESCRIPTIONS 1 12 V DC Connect the included 12 V DC locking power supply to this connector 2 HDMI Out Connect an HDTV to this port using an HDMI cable 3 VGA Out Connect an VGA monitor to this port usin...

Page 13: ...he Digital Signage Player 3 Connect the included Composite A V cables from a live video stream or other video source to the 3 5 mm connector on the Digital Signage Player 4 Connect the included 12 V D...

Page 14: ...ocess has successfully completed the Digital Signage Player will be ready to sync content using the USB port If content has already been loaded then playback will begin immediately If no content has b...

Page 15: ...Keys to highlight a menu item Press the Spacebar to make the selection by placing an asterisk next to the highlighted item Press the Enter key to confirm the selection Displaying the Device Informati...

Page 16: ...480 60 Hz Full HD 1080i60 1920 x 1080i 60 Hz SVGA 800 x 600 60 Hz Full HD 1080p50 1920 x 1080p 50 Hz XGA 1024 x 768 60 Hz Full HD 1080p60 1920 x 1080p 60 Hz SXGA 1280 x 1024 60 Hz Composite NTSC UGA 1...

Page 17: ...for playing Digital Signage content 1 Select the Content Source option from the Main Menu 2 Press the Enter key to display the Content Source dialog The available options on this dialog are Server UR...

Page 18: ...fic name to the player By default a random alphanumeric number is used 1 From the Content Source dialog select the Player Name option 2 Type in the desired name of the player Press the Enter key to co...

Page 19: ...ireless networks during the boot up sequence When an Ethernet connection is used the Wi Fi will be disabled Press the Enter key to display the Network Setting dialog The IP Configuration option is sel...

Page 20: ...ign a network IP address for the Digital Signage Player If DHCP will be used then no further network configuration should be necessary 4 Press the Enter key to return to the Network Setting dialog 5 S...

Page 21: ...dialog will be displayed 2 Entered the following information in the Static IP dialog IP address Netmask Gateway address Domain DNS 3 Enter the required information in each of the fields by selecting...

Page 22: ...display the Network Setting dialog 2 Select Wireless Configuration and press the Enter key When the Wireless Configuration screen is displayed select between Auto Scan Scan are for a WiFi access point...

Page 23: ...eless network 5 Enter the correct password if required and press the Enter key to connect to the network 6 Select Done from the Main Menu and select Yes to save the changes Manually Configuring a Wi F...

Page 24: ...Enter key to continue 3 Highlight the security option to be used when connecting to the network The Digital Signage Player supports the following security algorithms No security not recommended WEP WP...

Page 25: ...Setting dialog provides the following options Proxy Type Proxy Server 3 Highlight Proxy Type then press the Enter key The Digital Signage Player supports the following proxy options HTTP HTTP 1 0 SOCK...

Page 26: ...ter key 2 Enter the required information in the Proxy Server dialog box Host Port User Password 3 Use the Change option to modify the information in each field After each field has been filled with th...

Page 27: ...al time and the time zone can be set from within this menu Press the Enter key to display the Time Setting dialog The Time Setting dialog allows you to set the following options Local Time Time Zone T...

Page 28: ...in 24 hour format 5 After setting the day and time press the Enter key to confirm the changes 6 Select Done from the Main Menu to save the changes Setting the Time Zone 1 To set the clock highlight t...

Page 29: ...es GMT 03 00 Greenland GMT 02 00 Mid Atlantic GMT 01 00 Azores GMT 00 00 Africa West GMT 00 00 Universal Coordinated Time GMT 00 00 Western European GMT 01 00 Africa Central West GMT 01 00 Central Eur...

Page 30: ...lau GMT 09 00 Russia Zone 08 Yakutsk Chita GMT 09 30 Australia North GMT 09 30 Australia South GMT 10 00 Australia East GMT 10 00 Pacific Ocean Papua Guam GMT 10 00 Russia Zone 09 Vladivostok Khabarov...

Page 31: ...e Custom In the example above www google com is specified as a timer server If the Content Source option is selected the Digital Signage Player will use the time and date from the same server which pr...

Page 32: ...protocol and press the Spacebar to select it Press the Enter key to confirm the changes and return to the Custom Time Server dialog 5 Change the server by highlighting Server and pressing the Enter k...

Page 33: ...Change Password dialog If no password was previously set or if the unit has been reset then the Old Password field will be blank Use the and keys to move between each field 3 Highlight the Change butt...

Page 34: ...selecting the Under Changes option from the Main Menu 1 Select Under Changes from the Main Menu 2 Press the Enter key The following dialog will be displayed By default the No option is highlighted Sel...

Page 35: ...Signage Player will reboot 1 Select Done on the Main Menu 2 By default Cancel is highlighted To return to the Main Menu press the Enter key To save all changes and exit the Main Menu select Yes and p...

Page 36: ...on of the Signage Manager Express installer from the Gefen Web site at http www gefen com kvm support download jsp 2 Double click the msi file to run the installation wizard 3 The installer Welcome sc...

Page 37: ...t cable 1 Connect to the network using Wi Fi or connect an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet jack of the Digital Signage Player to the network Configure the network settings of the Digital Signage Play...

Page 38: ...ayer V2 from the list of available units 2 5 Click the Looping icon The Signage Manager Express provides the option for looping the content or defining a schedule Looping is the default setting IMPORT...

Page 39: ...ifferent aspect ratios to be selected The aspect ratio is applied to both a single pane or multiple panes The use of multiple panes is illustrated on page 46 For this example select the 4 3 aspect rat...

Page 40: ...ck on the Full Screen layout to the far left The selected layout is a 4 3 full screen layout Video with audio or images can be placed in this area 2 Click the Add button Clicking the Add button allows...

Page 41: ...r this example select an image on your computer After the image has been selected click the Open button The selected image will now appear under the Recent Items tab and the Media Files window Select...

Page 42: ...tion refers to the process whereby a Digital Signage client device is uploaded with content The Signage Manager Express refers to this process as exporting 1 Click the Proceed to export button to prep...

Page 43: ...note of the new information provided by this window Selects how the content will be transferred to the unit sts the Media files and or Lis aylists which will be used in Pla ublishing the content pu D...

Page 44: ...work if they are not discovered by the software Selects all Players in the list Goes back to the Schedule screen Deselects all Players in the list Exports the current content to the Player Adds a Play...

Page 45: ...d the content to the Digital Signage Player The Digital Signage Player will indicate that it is ingesting the content by displaying Preparing in the player list Indicates that the content is being upl...

Page 46: ...aying on the display connected to the Digital Signage Player The Log button can be pressed to view upload activity If necessary use the scroll button on the side of the LogViewer dialog to view all pr...

Page 47: ...interval between the images is set to 7 seconds This interval can be changed 1 Click the Back to schedule button on the top portion of the menu 2 Highlight one of the images under the Media files win...

Page 48: ...6 Click the Proceed button at the bottom of the window Then click on the Proceed button again on the next window The content on the Digital Signage Player will be updated The first image will be displ...

Page 49: ...t ideal for broadcasting live events into your presentation Method 1 Adding a Video File 1 Starting with our current project use the scroll bar and select the next to the last template on the far righ...

Page 50: ...wling the text We will cover this feature as well The video window is currently highlighted You can select the active window by clicking in each of the four 4 windows or use the window selection but t...

Page 51: ...The movie file will appear under both the Media files window and the Recent Items window 4 As with any image file you can right click on the movie file in the Media window to adjust the playback prop...

Page 52: ...with Video 1 Select the upper right corner window as shown below by left clicking the mouse This window will only accept an image file as denoted by the image icon 2 Drag one of the images from the Re...

Page 53: ...he lower right corner of the template and drag the other image to the Media Files window Method 2 Incorporating Video from an External Source The following procedure outlines how to integrate live vid...

Page 54: ...visual content under the Media tab and then click the Option button or right click on the content to bring up the context menu By default the external content will be displayed for 300 seconds However...

Page 55: ...n run at the top bottom or both the top and the bottom of the screen 1 To create a ticker create a text file using Windows Notepad etc and add the text you want to display in the ticker window Save th...

Page 56: ...o black and click the OK button 7 For now leave the Font color white 8 Select the Crawl ticker option and leave the speed set to Normal speed Then click the Save button 9 Click the Proceed to export b...

Page 57: ...a pin or the end of a paper clip 3 While depressing the Reset button connect the power to the Digital Signage Player 4 Wait approximately 10 seconds or until the Status LED flashes 5 Release the Reset...

Page 58: ...products Pin Color 1 Orange White 2 Orange 3 Green White 4 Blue 5 Blue White 6 Green 7 Brown White 8 Brown CAT 5 CAT 5e and CAT 6 cabling comes in stranded and solid core types Gefen recommends using...

Page 59: ...Connector 1 HD 15 female USB Connectors 2 USB 2 0 type A RS 232 Connector 1 RJ 11 Ethernet Connector 1 RJ 45 Wi Fi 802 11 b g n Wi Fi Security WPA WPA2 TKIP AES Compact Flash Slot 16 GB max Operating...

Page 60: ...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...

Page 61: ...Rev A1 This product uses UL listed power supplies Pb...

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