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MediaXtreme MediaZone

Keywest Technology

14563 W. 96

th

Terrace

Lenexa, Kansas 66215

800.331.2019
www.keywesttechnology.com

99

23 Mar 2009

Change 06

Ensure you have the proper IP address or network name entered
in the IP ADDRESS block, then click REBOOT PLAYER.

Clicking YES on the warning message will cause immediate
reboot of the player.

SYNC ON and SYNC OFF

The MX system has the capability to turn its video sync signals on or off on a triggered event.
When used in a digital signage application, the MX device is typically connected to a flat panel
or PC display via RGBHV or DVI connections.  New displays of these types have auto-off
features that cause them to turn off when no video sync signals are present.  By triggering the
MX to shut down sync you can effectively turn off the connected displays—you can then add a
SYNC ON event to turn them back on

To access the SYNC ON and SYNC OFF control click
COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS

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Summary of Contents for MXB-A

Page 1: ...ler Graphical User Interface GUI 14 Browser 19 Menu Bar 19 Quick Controls 20 Zones Layers 20 Tutorial 21 Zone Attributes 21 Create a New Set 23 Background Zone 25 Add BMPs JPGs PNGs and Other Media to...

Page 2: ...yer compositing at the High Definition output the power to combine motion backgrounds multiple graphics pages crawls rolls High Definition MPEG1 2 4 WMV AVI picture in picture effects stereo 5 1 WAV a...

Page 3: ...omposite Out Models Connections MXB AV Rear Panel I O MXB A Rear Panel I O MXB AV Notes MX Out and PiP In are BNC connections for NTSC or PAL composite video input Power supply configuration may vary...

Page 4: ...chnology 14563 W 96th Terrace Lenexa Kansas 66215 800 331 2019 www keywesttechnology com 4 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 MXS MZ G7 Rear Panel I O MXS MZ G8 Rear Panel I O MXS MZV Rear Panel I O MXS MZR Rear P...

Page 5: ...MediaXtreme MediaZone Keywest Technology 14563 W 96th Terrace Lenexa Kansas 66215 800 331 2019 www keywesttechnology com 5 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 MXS SDI Rear Panel I O MXS HD Rear Panel I O...

Page 6: ...Can serve as microphone input or secondary audio source input VIDEO Out Depending on your model hardware one or multiple video connections can be made simultaneously Composite Video Out BNC connector...

Page 7: ...s the method used to send content pages crawls videos logos pictures from a computer running editor software to the Player Because of the inherent superiority of network communications Ethernet Wide A...

Page 8: ...and the operating system OS desktop will appear If ESC doesn t respond use CTL ALT DEL and end the appropriate MX5Player task Note If a PS 2 keyboard was installed after the unit was started the play...

Page 9: ...is used to connect to the player it s rather important to know this IP number at all times when the IP changes via DHCP you won t necessarily even know it happened This makes the second method addres...

Page 10: ...DEFAULT GATEWAY PREFERRED DNS SERVER and ALTERNATE DNS SERVER numbers also The IT department or network administrator should provide those numbers or make these settings If the player is going to need...

Page 11: ...s on the creator computer and the MX but ensure the IP numbers on both are not the same in the final octave for example using a cross over cable if the MX receives an IP number of 10 0 0 5 the creator...

Page 12: ...X a nod to the legacy of the product line icon on the Player desktop and double left click it to restart the application all mouse references in this manual assume right handed mouse The VGA monitor k...

Page 13: ...ered preview will not be available We will cover both preview versions later in this manual Install Software Insert the CD that came with the system If auto run is on a splash screen will appear if th...

Page 14: ...elow Software Registration Seat Licenses MediaZone Scheduler software has no seat license limits As many copies as desired may be installed and will be fully operational Registration is necessary howe...

Page 15: ...emplate Configuration Editor provides the means to create zoned playback screen layouts This is not to be confused with content templates The screen template is only the screen layout for each of the...

Page 16: ...ill automatically be resized to fill the zone This eliminates the need to manually adjust media to fit the screen Individual zones should then be setup with the optimum and desired screen look in mind...

Page 17: ...ed saving the template layout using the save button is required The final step is to transmit this zone template information to the player in question To transmit the template select the Transmit butt...

Page 18: ...cted folder From within the folder select files for use in a set Drag content directly into a zone in the template configuration window or drag content to a zone play list in the set editor Double lef...

Page 19: ...portions of sets may go missing and force lengthy unnecessary troubleshooting and down time Use the directory browser window on the left side of the main Browser window to select the drive or folder t...

Page 20: ...heduling This is where a collection of media becomes a SET To define SET A SET is a list of clips and or media that are grouped as a sub section of an entire show A show is a schedule and can consist...

Page 21: ...ny other background image The BACKGROUND zone is always full screen size and does not feature any transitions keying PiP windows or transparencies Columns listed as Zone 1 2 3 and 4 can consist of Pag...

Page 22: ...s a full zone size image Crawl Selecting Crawl will change what attributes one can set Since it is a crawl it s going to move and there are settings to be made for each aspect of that movement speed d...

Page 23: ...first step is to select the target screen aspect ration or resolution The most common sizes are available in the Screen Size drip down box If in doubt of true resolution simply select an generic aspe...

Page 24: ...n and layout configuration Using the proper settings ensures the proper alignment once the data reaches the player and should match the settings in the player Once the zones are configured saving the...

Page 25: ...cation folder typically C Program Files MX Application Media Browse to the Media folder The File Browser window will list the folder contents There are several sample MPEG files in the folder Double l...

Page 26: ...ound fill If the hardware supports it a composite video feed S Video Feed or even modulated video feed can be used as background video a modulated feed would be a direct cable channel or off air chann...

Page 27: ...ntent pages made by MediaCreator have the extension PAG For specific MediaCreator details see the MediaCreator manual Choose a MediaCreator page to add The directory browsers should still be set to C...

Page 28: ...new dwell Dwell is measured in seconds default is 15 seconds Default dwell may be changed in the settings ini file See Appendix B Color Key The Color Key box allows one to choose a color to be keyed...

Page 29: ...tion for selecting which color to key or cut out of an image is Pick Color From Screen This option selects a color from anywhere on the screen to serve as the key color so if there is a graphic with a...

Page 30: ...invisible way Transparency works independently of Key Colors Certain colors can be keyed out completely and still make the rest of the page partially transparent or partially opaque depending upon th...

Page 31: ...outside its WINDOW of VALIDITY the page or element will be ignored as though it weren t even scheduled Add Clip MediaCreator pages can have Picture in Picture PiP windows These windows are set in the...

Page 32: ...reator PAG file with a blank black background PAG files automatically key the blank backgrounds without further user intervention Add BMPs JPGs PNGs and Other Media to Zones Click on Zone 2 column to...

Page 33: ...in basic view to open the expanded view as shown in the picture to the right click the DEFINE CUSTOM COLORS button Pick Color From Screen Another option for selecting which color to key or cut out of...

Page 34: ...s 100 transparent or completely invisible probably not a commonly used setting Yes if you set something to 100 transparent no one will ever see it play back Transparency works independently of Key Col...

Page 35: ...page or element that has specific day date settings and the current real date is within that WINDOW of VALIDITY the page or element will be played as normal When the player encounters a page outside i...

Page 36: ...ow the preview window ADD CLIP After you have added a PiP window you can add a clip to play in that PiP window each time the page plays Click the IMPORT CLIP button on the attributes window A file bro...

Page 37: ...any graphic or page MediaCreator Crawl pages are specifically made to crawl but you can also use graphics pictures or other image files as well Let s do this ZONE 3 Select column ZONE 3 by clicking on...

Page 38: ...mal value of your color if you have this value handy or click on the COLOR button and select your key color from the pallet This window will initially open in basic view to open the expanded view as s...

Page 39: ...or your entire crawl This transparency control refers to the transparency level of the entire crawl as a single unit Set the value by entering a number from 0 to 100 in the text box 0 means 0 transpar...

Page 40: ...being that a LOGO is a graphic that can be sized or positioned within that layer Step one is to setup the column as a LOGO column turn the Layer ON and set the Layer Priority Next select a graphic fro...

Page 41: ...ou to select a color from anywhere on your screen to serve as the key color so if you have created a graphic with a large red field that you wish to be transparent you can use Pick Color From Screen t...

Page 42: ...ever see it play back Transparency works independently of Key Colors You can key certain colors out completely and make the rest of the logo partially transparent Animated Logos The MX is capable of...

Page 43: ...f you have this value handy or click on the COLOR button and select your key color from the pallet This window will initially open in basic view to open the expanded view as shown in the picture to th...

Page 44: ...for your entire roll This transparency control refers to the transparency level of the entire roll as a single unit Set the value by entering a number from 0 to 100 in the text box 0 means 0 transpar...

Page 45: ...within a set is done to change dwell times transitions add or remove PiP windows etc To Enter the Edit mode either double left click the Page or element within it s column or click on the EDIT button...

Page 46: ...that we want to move in this case that is Theme069 jpg Then click CUT Theme069 jpg should disappear from the column now Next simply right click in the column again and click PASTE Theme069 jpg should...

Page 47: ...563 W 96th Terrace Lenexa Kansas 66215 800 331 2019 www keywesttechnology com 47 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 ADD A SET TO THE SCHEDULE Step one is to add a set to the schedule Click ADD SET and select the f...

Page 48: ...FIC DATE RANGE setting allows you to program a set within your schedule to play at certain times and to be bypassed at other times For instance you can have two sets in your schedule One is your fail...

Page 49: ...end you schedule to the player Click the NETWORK CONNECTION Tab Click ADD or ADD NEW if the IP isn t listed on the left to add the IP address of your MX This address was set when you first installed t...

Page 50: ...Use this to ensure an upload of all the contents of your MEDIA folder This option could take a very long time to progress This would be used if you wanted to pre load all of your media on the player...

Page 51: ...the fact Going through the tutorial we added a PiP window to Theme069 jpg and we did add a clip to the page but if we hadn t As shown above select the page to receive the MPEG and then select the Cli...

Page 52: ...ght Click on the clip and select ADD CLIP The MPEG ATTRIBUTES window will open and this time you ll see three pages there You can then add the clip to all three pages so that the clip will play once w...

Page 53: ...tached Note that you can attach a video clip or web page or video source or audio clip to a page but only one of those may be attached at any given time As shown above select the page to receive the a...

Page 54: ...d If you had added audio to just one page the musical note icon will be black PLAY POWERPOINT PowerPoint is an application unto itself so there are some limitations when playing back Mainly this limit...

Page 55: ...her content over the top including PiP windows crawls rolls and logos To add FLASH it must be saved as a SWF file Simply browse to the folder containing your Flash files and add them to the background...

Page 56: ...g on it Then right click on the background layer and select ADD WEB PAGE Or click the ADD ITEM icon on the right quick start pane then select WEB PAGE on the select window The Web Page Attributes wind...

Page 57: ...ers of the green box to select the area to be cropped Once satisfied with the crop area click the APPLY button within the green box This will set the actual size and position of an area of that web pa...

Page 58: ...6 We have already looked at the SET SCHEDULE tab and the NETWORK CONNECTION tab Let s take a look at the EVENTS tab SCHEDULED EVENTS Click the EVENT tab on the scheduler Notice the event window has so...

Page 59: ...easier Contact Keywest Technology with any requests most can be accommodated at minimal cost Any Serial Network or IR device can be controlled Now let s look at each event USER DEFINED EVENT A User De...

Page 60: ...r comments for yourself These comments have no function other than pure information Next you have to set the COMM port that is connected to the device under control This is the COMM port of the MX or...

Page 61: ...3 W 96th Terrace Lenexa Kansas 66215 800 331 2019 www keywesttechnology com 61 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 Select MPEG EVENT These events would be used to control MPEG player devices such as the Keywest Tec...

Page 62: ...AY SPOT Play a specific spot by name STOP Stops any spot that is playing REPEAT ONE Repeats the current spot until stopped REPEAT ALL Cycles through entire list or inventory of clips on MPEG player RE...

Page 63: ...eywesttechnology com 63 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 Click the EVENT tab and the ADD EVENT drop down Select DVD VCR EVENT The MX series can be programmed to trigger several events on tape decks or DVD player...

Page 64: ...oper COMM PORT set prior to saving your event list Finally for success ensure you have the tape or DVD you wish to trigger inserted in the device and power applied LEIGHTRONIX CONTROL EVENT The MX sys...

Page 65: ...and wish to continue using them You can program 3 Leightronix events simultaneously with this window This allows you to program a Play Stop and Rewind sequence on one screen Select the controller type...

Page 66: ...selected device in the Function drop down menu If a tape deck device selection has been made the function choices include Stop Rewind Play Record If a laser disc device selection has been made the fu...

Page 67: ...inning of this discussion The type of event is noted as Control Event but only the date and time parameters appear in the Schedule window No indication of what kind of control event is scheduled appea...

Page 68: ...cations so it s Input and Output drop down menus offer the appropriate choices for each unit The MINI T is an 8 X 1 8 inputs 1 output Since it has only one output when it is the selected device this a...

Page 69: ...any event An input selection of indicates no switch The Delay drop down menu for all controller types allows a delay in seconds from 0 99 to be specified for each switcher event ADD AVR8 EVENT The MX...

Page 70: ...lly this value is 3000 Next set the IP address of the AVR8 per the AVR8 manual Choose the Input and Output configuration for the event This event scheduler is programmed by the outputs that is there a...

Page 71: ...nology com 71 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 Click the EVENT tab and the ADD EVENT drop down Select LOGOSTAR EVENT To trigger a logo event logo on or logo off set the Com Port that is connected directly to the...

Page 72: ...riate radio button Set the event time date and days of week when you are satisfied with the event click OK to add it to the EVENT programming ADD SWITCHER EVENT The MX system is capable of controlling...

Page 73: ...es valid days of the week and the time for the triggered event Once set click OK to program ADD MX INTERNAL SWITCHER EVENT The MX system has an optional four input one output internal audio and video...

Page 74: ...date end date days of the week and the Start Time for the triggered event When you have all desired settings loaded click OK to set the event in the scheduler ADD EXTRON SWITCHER EVENT The MX system...

Page 75: ...tion is special purpose and not normally used Set your valid days and dates along with trigger time and click OK to save the event ADD SYNC ON SYNC OFF EVENT The MX system has the capability to turn i...

Page 76: ...OFF are only applicable to the RGB outputs RGBHV or DVI composite outputs are not affected COMMUNCIATION CONTROLS PANE To access the COMMUNICATION CONTROL PANE click Communications and then MX Schedu...

Page 77: ...LE BROWSER window will open Browse to the folder that contains your set and then select the set name in the lower portion of this dialogue box Once selected click SEND to transfer the set from your sc...

Page 78: ...e simply select the file you wish to transfer either on the left side which is your local computer or the right side which is the player your are connected to This means you must have your NETWORK TAB...

Page 79: ...ect on the left side of the dialogue box the folder we wish to transfer the file into For our example I have chosen my Desktop makes it very simple to remember where I transferred the file Next click...

Page 80: ...perhaps the control software has been loaded on a new PC In this case you will probably need to download the schedule that is currently running on the MX player On the right side CONTROLS PANE select...

Page 81: ...CONTROLS PANE select RETREIVE SCHEDULE RETREIVE SET To RETRIEVE a SET click Communications and then MX Scheduler On the right side CONTROLS PANE select RETREIVE SET INSTANT COMMANDS The MX systems ar...

Page 82: ...network name in the drop down box or select if already saved click SAVE IP TO LIST to enter it Communications Protocol can be either UDP or FTP Do not change this setting unless you have trouble with...

Page 83: ...make matrix switches to devices not currently supported or make absolutely any RS 232 control command for your system Click User Defined Event The most important block is the COMMAND STRING block Thi...

Page 84: ...the MX or 7 player that is physically connected to your device The COMM ports on your MX 7 are labeled If your serial commands aren t working this is the first place to look ensure you have selected...

Page 85: ...on there are several available options PLAY Plays the current spot Clip from the MPEG player s Play List next in queue PLAY SPOT Play a specific spot by name STOP Stops any spot that is playing REPEAT...

Page 86: ...ammed to trigger several events on tape decks or DVD players These events include playing stopping rewinding Power On and Power Off selecting chapters and more Choose your DVD VCR Device using the dro...

Page 87: ...creates events for legacy Leightronix controllers to trigger selected functions on the devices it controls or to create switcher events Only the MINI T the PRO 8 and the PRO 16 can be used with the M...

Page 88: ...specified next All Decks indicating all decks controlled by the system Select Tape Deck to continue building the sample event If Tape Deck or Laser Disc has been selected define what device number it...

Page 89: ...ne output when it is the selected device this area is designated as Switcher The Input drop down menu offers input selections from 1 8 to choose from and there is no output drop down menu An input sel...

Page 90: ...8 and select control method There AVR8 differs from other matrix switchers in that it can be controlled by serial commands RS 232 or Ethernet via IP Setup of the AVR8 is covered in the AVR8 manual th...

Page 91: ...oxes Click OK to send the event in the scheduler ADD LOGOSTAR EVENT To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS CONTROLS Select LOGOSTAR EVENT To t...

Page 92: ...DD SWITCHER EVENT To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS CONTROLS Select SWITCHER EVENT Set the COM PORT to the actual MX port connected to th...

Page 93: ...ER FUNCTION should be set to SELECT INPUT Select the desired input 1 through 4 Set the start date end date days of the week and the Start Time for the triggered event When you have all desired setting...

Page 94: ...tion to set your specific I O count Most Extron switchers use the same protocol making this interface very flexible To use ensure you have the proper com port set the port on the MX that is physically...

Page 95: ...r in Germany will be about seven hours wrong Also MX players are factory set to auto sync time with atomic time as long as they are connected to the Internet and have access to web sites If you need t...

Page 96: ...E The following warning will appear If you are satisfied that it is safe to proceed click YES The system will automatically delete the unused content PLAYER VERSION To access the PLAYER VERSION contro...

Page 97: ...DULE control click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS CONTROLS Ensure you have the proper IP address or network name entered in the IP ADDRESS block then click RESTART SCHEDULE Restart Schedule...

Page 98: ...ick RESTORE SCHEDULE Clicking this control will return the MX player to shipped state Software will all be reset to default parameters Proceed only with extreme prejudice REBOOT PLAYER There may be ca...

Page 99: ...e capability to turn its video sync signals on or off on a triggered event When used in a digital signage application the MX device is typically connected to a flat panel or PC display via RGBHV or DV...

Page 100: ...RUN SET instant command can be used as an EMERGENY SET trigger For example you can create a set that is intended to only be played during emergencies or any other time you have an instant message to g...

Page 101: ...Click RUN to begin the set This set will continue to run until you click either RESUME SCHEDULE or RESTART SCHEDULE RESUME SCHEDULE The RESUME SCHEDULE instant command is typically used to return to n...

Page 102: ...e player and connect peripherals The first step in upgrading a player remotely is transferring the upgrade file to the player Send only Keywest Technology approved upgrade packages to the player and o...

Page 103: ...see the NETWORK TAB section of the SEND SCHEDULE portion of the tutorial earlier in this manual if not already configured Once you select the upgrade package you wish to transfer you must select wher...

Page 104: ...Mar 2009 Change 06 Click the UPGRADE PLAYER button Select the UPGRADE PACKAGE to run on the player and click OK to activate The MX player will process the command by running the upgrade package on th...

Page 105: ...sing ESC and return to the player desktop if not already there Double click on MY COMPUTER icon browse to C drive and open MXPLAYER folder Open the SETTINGS folder and open the SETTINGS INI file use N...

Page 106: ...io AudioAutoLoopMinDuration 10000 LINE_MAX 100 0 LINE_HALF 50 0 MIC_MAX 100 0 MIC_HALF 50 0 WAVE_MAX 100 0 WAVE_HALF 50 0 MODE 2a RAMP_LENGTH 1000 STEP_LENGTH 10 Communications TCP Enabled True TCP Po...

Page 107: ...s Refresh 60 Rotation Sets the rotation of the screen to some multiple of 90 degrees Can be 0 which is normal 90 180 or 270 Use this to orient a display sideways or even upside down Rotation 0 Monitor...

Page 108: ...e causing them to get out of sync with the rest of the set CrawlSync True VariablesUpdateSpeed The rate at which MediaCreator pages are redrawn in order to update variables This is measured in millise...

Page 109: ...its dwell time is up AudioAutoLoopMinDuration 10000 LINE_MAX The volume that Line In is at when it is the primary audio source The value is from 0 0 silent to 100 0 max allowable volume and is roughly...

Page 110: ...c In and Line In will ramp down to half volume MIC_HALF and LINE_HALF respectively Mode 0 RAMP_LENGTH The duration in milliseconds over which audio will ramp from a starting volume to a final volume R...

Page 111: ...al Stop Bits Indicates the stop bits used when listening for incoming messages Ignored if Serial Enabled is false Can be 1 1 5 or 2 If Data Bits is 5 then a Stop Bits value of 2 will be interpreted as...

Page 112: ...tely ignored Enabled False Startup controls settings related to program startup Startup Delay The amount of time in milliseconds that the program will wait before actually beginning Used only to attem...

Page 113: ...to display directions such as wind direction Current styles are either degrees or numbers and boxed or letters DavisVantagePro Direction Style Letters LIW_FTP_IP LIW_FTP_IP 127 0 0 1 LIW_FTP_USERNAME...

Page 114: ...AME guest DATAFEED_FTP_PASSWORD DATAFEED_FTP_PASSWORD guest DATAFEED_SRC_FOLDER DATAFEED_SRC_FOLDER DATAFEED_GET_FILE DATAFEED_GET_FILE VideoIn Cropping The feature displays only a subwindow of a vide...

Page 115: ...nology com 115 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 Left 0 Top Determines the top edge of the subwindow to obtain from the video in stream Top 0 Width Determines the width of the subwindow to obtain from the video i...

Page 116: ...Properties INI Files Browse to the installed directory typically C Program Files MX Applications Settings Open the SETTINGS INI file use notepad if not already selected This initialization file INI pr...

Page 117: ...Documents and Settings Rich My Documents browser3 C Program Files MX Application Media view 3 CONTROL IR TRANSITION default Random DWELLTIME default 15 DEVICE_CONTROLS EXTRON_CMS_INPUT 12 EXTRON_CMS_...

Page 118: ...layback such as MPEG on or off True or False this is used when the scheduler is playing on a PC with limited resources that can t support full preview functions Video True PowerPoint turns PowerPoint...

Page 119: ...other selected default Random DWELLTIME This setting determines the default dwell time of each page if no different selection made default 15 DEVICE_CONTROLS Individual settings for various devices un...

Page 120: ...ogy 14563 W 96th Terrace Lenexa Kansas 66215 800 331 2019 www keywesttechnology com 120 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 Communications settings allow the user to choose the instant command port player port must...

Page 121: ...After the reboot and a schedule has started to play press the ESC Escape key to access the MX desktop Double click the LIW icon that should be on the system tray 1 Double click on the My Computer ico...

Page 122: ...96th Terrace Lenexa Kansas 66215 800 331 2019 www keywesttechnology com 122 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 Select Next to move the next screen Select the Appropriate Country The software Defaults to the United...

Page 123: ...6th Terrace Lenexa Kansas 66215 800 331 2019 www keywesttechnology com 123 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 Now select the corresponding State Select Next When you are Ready to continue Select the Airport that i...

Page 124: ...ld Wide Web If you cannot access the Internet Please contact your Network Administrator for further assistance Now move over to the Media Creator side Nothing will change with the operation of the Med...

Page 125: ...19 www keywesttechnology com 125 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 The figure below shows you how to insert a variable Once you have inserted a variable you will only see the I Code on the Media Creator When the...

Page 126: ...DIO section of the INI file Locate SPEAKER MODE and set it to SPEAKER MODE 1 1 8 Save and close the file close open windows 9 In the System Tray locate the REALTEK HD AUDIO MANAGER icon small brownish...

Page 127: ...ess the ESCAPE key on the attached keyboard The player desktop should now be visible Open the MY COMPUTER icon and browse to C MX5Player Settings settings ini Open the Settings Ini file using Notepad...

Page 128: ...ated by the Settings Ini entry Local Refresh 00 00 30 Data paths maybe a local or network mapped drive indicated by a drive letter such as c data my txt or g data my txt The path may also be a network...

Page 129: ...t Year 03 07 Month Number 8 4 Day of Month 17 9 Month Aug Apr Month August April Short Day Of Week Tue Mon Long Day Of Week Tuesday Monday Seconds 24 Minutes 56 12 Hour 10 24 Hour 10 Long 24 Hour Cloc...

Page 130: ...o include the variable data on a MediaCreator page pag we must use TEXT SUBSTITUTIONS The detailed use of Text Substitution is covered in the MXA manual In general though under the TEXT SUBSTITUTION t...

Page 131: ...t include your new data variables as options to Text Substitution To do so we need to modify the SUBSTITUTE VAL on the EDITOR PC Do not confuse this Substitute val with the file by the same name on th...

Page 132: ...Hour 23 Long 24 Hour Clock HH mm ss Short 24 Hour Clock HH mm Long 12 Hour Clock hh mm ss PM Short 12 Hour Clock hh mm PM Wind Gusts US I0 Barometer Metric I6 Barometer US I7 Temperature Celsius I8 T...

Page 133: ...k Tue Tue Long Day Of Week Tuesday Tuesday Seconds 18 Minutes 54 12 Hour 11 24 Hour 23 Long 24 Hour Clock HH mm ss Short 24 Hour Clock HH mm Long 12 Hour Clock hh mm ss PM Short 12 Hour Clock hh mm PM...

Page 134: ...ken is programmatically attached to an entry in a local Substitute Val file Royals RO when that page is sent to the player within a set and actually appears on an output the player software recognizes...

Page 135: ...L on the editor PC and add variables for each Excel Cell that is planned to be used An entry of Sheet1A1 S1A1 would be appropriate on the editor pc side in other words on your editor PC you will have...

Page 136: ...S RO are not used instead the actual name of a CRAWL PAGE created in MediaCreator5 is the trigger for the system to use dynamic data To setup the player for LONG VARIABLE CRAWLS access the SETTINGS IN...

Page 137: ...t out a vehicle s tires and stop an intruder The long string of data will be acquired by the player and placed inside its SUBSTITUTE VAL file for use when triggered To display the data on screen the t...

Page 138: ...t that appears below will cause the player to constantly cycle NEWS_TICKER data from the SUBSTITUTE VAL file Of course the above set would be completely black except for the news crawl since all other...

Page 139: ...ly in digital signage The physical characteristics of projection mandate that the projector be placed as close to perpendicular to the screen as possible and at a throw distance that fills the screen...

Page 140: ...he competitor s geometry software the user opens the software and performs the manual alignment through the projector The alignment file is saved and downloaded into the external processor and finally...

Page 141: ...are user settable features Each installation has unique needs and in the finest tradition of Keywest Technology MX XWarp is flexible for all those needs Reduced grid sizes for example can make the sim...

Page 142: ...d functions such as perspective keystone and size required for projector placement but also corrects complex curves and odd shapes Specialized convex or concave projection screen dimensions can be cor...

Page 143: ...ar 2009 Change 06 The operator uses the mouse to grab vertices and drag while viewing on the actual screen the operator is actually straightening the grid while the output shape on a flat screen would...

Page 144: ...series Geometry correction with multiple projectors allows for easy mounting projector placement can be compensated for by the geometry software MX XWarp gives the MX series devices the The complex g...

Page 145: ...channel correcting image geometry independently the flexibility simply removes the bounds that prevented wide spread projection proliferation in the digital signage market and creates new possibilitie...

Page 146: ...chnology com 146 23 Mar 2009 Change 06 Finally saving and implementing the warp and or mask files is as simple as saving the map in the SETTINGS folder and denoting it as the active geometry correctio...

Page 147: ...as digital signage news crawls In essence the add on turns RSS feeds into a specialized news wire service providing constantly updated information depending of course upon the company or individual c...

Page 148: ...a colon as the separator and the RSS Title was also set to display with a vertical bar as a separator the crawl may appear as below Local News City council announces new meeting dates large item trash...

Page 149: ...t be saved with the exact same name used in the Crawl Variable Name section of the MX RSS window The crawl page is then inserted into a crawl layer in the MediaZone software where the speed and dwell...

Page 150: ...sed by purchase of warranty extensions as offered by Keywest Technology Inc To receive in warranty service a defective product must be identified to Keywest Technology no later than 30 days after the...

Page 151: ...r warranty see warranty statement for details at its discretion Any product outside of warranty period will be processed as non warranty repair Documentation Every reasonable effort has been made to e...

Page 152: ...Warranty Repairs Out of Warranty repairs will be subject to a Base Charge Includes 3 hours of labor and minor parts major parts and extended time are extra subject to change after warranty period expi...

Page 153: ...es All prices are F O B destination Title to and risk of loss or damage to products except title to any software comprised in the products shall pass to purchaser upon delivery or installation Keywest...

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