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USER MANUAL

MODEL:

KDS-MP2

Digital Media Player

P/N: 2900-300518 Rev 2

www.kramerAV.com

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Page 1: ...USER MANUAL MODEL KDS MP2 Digital Media Player P N 2900 300518 Rev 2 www kramerAV com...

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Page 4: ...onfiguration FailSafe 22 5 9 Content Configuration EasyPlay 23 5 10 Display Settings 27 5 11 Sound Settings 33 5 12 System Configuration Player Name 34 5 13 System Configuration Security 35 5 14 Syste...

Page 5: ...ar in 14 groups that are clearly defined by function GROUP 1 Distribution Amplifiers GROUP 2 Switchers and Routers GROUP 3 Control Systems GROUP 4 Format Standards Converters GROUP 5 Range Extenders a...

Page 6: ...ference deterioration in signal quality due to poor matching and elevated noise levels often associated with low quality cables Do not secure the cables in tight bundles or roll the slack into tight c...

Page 7: ...llected and recycled To comply with the WEEE Directive Kramer Electronics has made arrangements with the European Advanced Recycling Network EARN and covers any costs of treatment recycling and recove...

Page 8: ...PEG L2 MP3 H 264 MPEG 4 and VC 1 codec format support 8GB internal built in memory NTP client for time synchronization CMS device management in LAN environments using the integrated SMIL control SMIL...

Page 9: ...03 2007 2010 static only Supports Video Input sequence in playlist scheduling Supports full screen portrait mode auto rotates content Supports Looping or Weekly schedule Schedules energy saving video...

Page 10: ...configuration 2 Micro SD Card Slot N A 3 Audio Out 3 5mm Mini Jack Connects to an unbalanced stereo acceptor 4 ADB Connector N A 5 USB Connectors 2 Connect to a mouse and a keyboard 6 Status LED Ligh...

Page 11: ...Connect the machine see Section 4 Connect the KDS MP2 to play media connect a USB keyboard to configure the KDS MP2 Configure the machine see Section 5 Before using the KDS MP2 you have to configure i...

Page 12: ...rated in the example in Figure 3 do the following 1 Connect the HDMI connector to an HDMI acceptor for example an LCD display 2 Connect an amplifier to the 3 5mm mini jack connector 3 Connect a USB mo...

Page 13: ...P2 Digital Media Player If you need to configure the system see Section 5 connect a USB keyboard to one of the USB connectors see Figure 3 The KDS MP2 identifies only a true USB keyboard A keyboard th...

Page 14: ...owever a signboard player can still be connected to a monitor via HDMI for larger display area When using an HDMI connection audio is sent along with video over the HDMI cable so no additional cables...

Page 15: ...t up for brand new unit or after a factory reset If you have already set content into the player contents play back automatically 15 seconds after boot up 5 2 Basic Settings You must attach a USB mous...

Page 16: ...nceled by clicking on the button before the countdown ends Enter Advanced Settings by clicking the Advanced button To enter the menu system at any time during playback plug in a USB mouse and hold the...

Page 17: ...1 Check the box that says Show advanced options 2 Click the down arrow to hide the keyboard if needed You can also scroll down swipe to see the rest of the menu 3 Under IP settings change DHCP to Stat...

Page 18: ...ection connect an Ethernet cable Ethernet connection takes higher priority DHCP Automatically assign network IP address Turn on Ethernet If using DHCP no further action is required Static IP Manually...

Page 19: ...ngs 1 In Basic settings click the Advanced button The advanced configuration menu is launched 2 Click Network and then click Advanced 3 The proxy setting menu is launched Input proxy hostname and port...

Page 20: ...Advanced button The advanced configuration menu is launched 2 Click Network then click Show IP 3 This feature controls whether the IP address is displayed in the Basic settings menu This is enabled b...

Page 21: ...KDS MP2 Configuring the Player 17 5 4 Time Zone Settings 1 Click Time zone 2 Choose the correct time zone from the available options...

Page 22: ...18 KDS MP2 Configuring the Player 5 5 Content Settings 1 Click the Set content button 2 Input the SMIL HTML5 content URL and click Set It returns to Basic Settings automatically...

Page 23: ...button showing Checking To cancel the checking action click the Checking button It returns to Play NOTE It is highly recommended to let the player check the availability of the content URL Clicking th...

Page 24: ...countdown The countdown can be canceled by clicking the button If Checking shows for a long time go back to Set content to check the correctness of the URL 5 6 Player Information The user can check t...

Page 25: ...r 21 2 Click on Information The definitions of the Health Status are Green Normal The device is connected to the URL server Blue Local The device is playing content from the USB drive Gray Disconnecte...

Page 26: ...red SMIL HTML5 content URL via Set content the URL is shown here 4 The Advanced option is used for 3rd party App configuration only 5 8 Content Configuration FailSafe The user can assign the URL and A...

Page 27: ...t not be removed When EasyPlay is enabled the player plays content only from the USB drive If user wants to play content from the URL server configured via Set content EasyPlay must be disabled 1 Inse...

Page 28: ...yer Configure Photo Mode 1 Click on Photo for choosing photos and music Click on the buttons marked in red below and select the directories for photos and music from the USB drive 2 Click Set button a...

Page 29: ...in the selected folders are played after clicking the Play button in the Basic or Advanced settings menu EasyPlay Schedule Configuration 1 Click the Advanced button 2 Click on Content then click on S...

Page 30: ...layer 5 The On times assigned in the time slots A E are inclusive See a schedule assigned in the following example The exact playback time is shown in the time slots marked The dark blue parts are the...

Page 31: ...output resolution to match your display s native resolution If you are connecting an LCD computer monitor projector or plasma display refer to the device specifications for optimal settings 1 Click th...

Page 32: ...e Player 3 Click on Resolution and select suitable resolution from the popup menu The default configuration is Auto Detect where a player automatically detects and uses the best optimized resolution t...

Page 33: ...t mode is set to Panel With Output mode set to Panel the signboard ONLY displays an image on the panel Signboards support output to panel and external monitor at the same time To use this function 1 C...

Page 34: ...de to a setting which best matches the monitor s specification Panel Brightness for signboards The default panel brightness is set to maximum It can be adjusted in the Display settings 1 Click the Adv...

Page 35: ...er 31 2 Click the Display sound button and then click on Display The Display Settings page is launched 3 Click on Brightness 4 Drag the blue dot marked in red below to adjust the brightness Click on O...

Page 36: ...o rotate 90 180 270 degrees 1 Click the Advanced button The advanced configuration menu is launched 2 Click the Display sound button and then click on Display The Display Settings page is launched 3 C...

Page 37: ...dvanced button the advanced configuration menu is launched 2 Click the Display sound button and then click on Sound The Sound Settings page is launched 3 Click on Volumes the Volumes settings page is...

Page 38: ...s name can be specified so the player can be easily recognized in the management software Management software support is required 1 Click the Advanced button advanced configuration menu is launched 2...

Page 39: ...thentication for player access If the password is set a password prompt appears if a user is trying to enter the Basic settings menu from playback 1 Click the Advanced button the advanced configuratio...

Page 40: ...default time server ntp pool org This requires an Internet connection When enabled the player synchronizes its time with the Web server where the appStart URL is hosted based on http response header s...

Page 41: ...day 1 Click the Advanced button the advanced configuration menu is launched 2 Click on System and click on Scheduled Reboot 3 Click the Enable daily reboot button as marked in red below to enable disa...

Page 42: ...r while the system is performing the firmware update 1 Download the latest firmware from http www KramerAV com and copy it to the root directory of a USB drive 2 Plug the power cord into the device an...

Page 43: ...r 2 RE CONNECT the power cord 3 WAIT until the status LED flashes 4 RELEASE the reset button and wait for the system to initialize Using a USB Mouse System reset re initializes the system clears passw...

Page 44: ...o power off automatically while staying at the Basic settings menu without any action taken for 10 minutes 1 Click the Advanced button the advanced configuration menu is launched 2 Click on System and...

Page 45: ...erAV com 5 21 Working with SMIL The player uses open communications protocols for content presentation and playback control SMIL compliance means predictable results across multiple devices and SMIL s...

Page 46: ...ays poorly search the support site for transcode instructions The player is placed near my Wi Fi access point yet the connection is unreliable Wi Fi appliances in general should be placed 10 feet 3 me...

Page 47: ...bits per second Video encoded with excessive bit rates does not playback smoothly in the media player likely due to storage I O bottleneck Visit http www KramerAV com for compatible media format prese...

Page 48: ...from local storage and do not support real time video streaming over the network This delivers an optimum viewing experience free of playback quality issues such as stuttering blocking or blue screen...

Page 49: ...S MP2 Kramer Media Manager Installation 45 6 Kramer Media Manager Installation Download the Kramer Media Manager from the Kramer Web site For further information see the Kramer Media Manager User Guid...

Page 50: ...S2 JPEG 720p baseline S3 JPEG 1080p baseline E1 PNG 24bpp alpha 480p E2 PNG 24bpp alpha 720p E3 PNG 24bpp alpha 1080p AUDIO CODEC SUPPORT POPAI Screen Media Standards S4 MPEG L2 audio S5 MP3 audio 32...

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