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Display of Videos 

 

Videos will display best on a portrait MultiScreen system if they are specifically 
designed  to  be  viewed  in  the  9:16  portrait  orientation.  Otherwise,  if  a  regular 
landscape  oriented  video  is  loaded  and  displayed,  it  will  appear  centred  in  the 
middle of the portrait screen, stretched full width but still in its landscape aspect 
ratio. The remaining blank area on the screen above & below the landscape video 
will always appear in black. 
 
A standard 16:9 digital video camera can be used to take video suitable for a por-
trait system by turning the camera sideways 90 degrees in a clockwise direction 
before  recording.  Then  the  recorded  video  can  be  loaded  into  a  video  editing 
program and rotated 90 degrees, before saving it in a compatible file format (as 
mentioned  on 

page  166

  of  the  Operator‟s  Manual).  The  saved  video  file  can 

then be loaded into the MultiScreen unit‟s video library. 
 
One example of a Windows PC program to rotate video 90 degrees is called 

X2X 

Free Video Flip and Rotate

 which can be downloaded from here :- 

http://www.x2xsoft.com/downloads/fliprotatesetup.exe

  

 

 
 

Sequence Compatibility 

 

While  it  is  actually  possible  to  load  or  transfer  a  sequence  created  on  a  portrait 
unit  onto  a  landscape  unit  (or  to  a  sequence  created  on  a  landscape  unit  onto  a 
portrait unit) it is not recommended to do so. This is because the size and layout 
of the graphics, text & scrollers attached to screens created in portrait orientation 
will inevitably appear in different sizes and locations when displayed on a land-
scape unit instead (or  vice versa). The  result is that the sequence will no longer 
look anything like it was originally intended when designed on the original unit. 
Thus if  you attempt to use the Load Sequences function (as described on 

page 

133

  of  the  Operator‟s  Manual)  to  load  a  sequence  of  the  opposite  orientation, 

then  a  warning  message  will  appear  on-screen  alerting  you  to  that  fact,  and  it 
provides you with the option to proceed or not. Note that if you use the Transfer 
Sequences  function  (as  described  on 

page  161

  of  the  Operator‟s  Manual)  to 

transfer a sequence onto a unit of the opposite orientation then no such warning 
message will appear. Therefore care should be taken to only transfer portrait se-
quences to other portrait units, and landscape sequences only to other landscape 
units.  

 

Summary of Contents for In House TV Communication System

Page 1: ...OPERATOR S MANUAL www multiscreen biz info multiscreen biz...

Page 2: ...n and dis claims liability for any changes errors and omissions or damages resulting there from Portions of this product were created using LEADTOOLS 1991 2008 LEAD Technologies Inc ALL RIGHTS RESERVE...

Page 3: ...ng for Your Production Unit 16 Care of the Production Unit 16 Shock Precautions 17 Transporting the System 18 Cleaning the System 18 General Operation 19 Using the Keyboard and Mouse 21 Using On Scree...

Page 4: ...d Screen 72 Removing an Element from a Standard Screen 73 Creating Multiple Screens 74 Inserting a DVD Title into a Sequence 76 Inserting a Video into a Sequence 79 Linking Sequences 83 Deleting a Lin...

Page 5: ...p 124 Manual Restore 126 Save Sequences 128 Load Sequences 133 The Graphic Manager 136 Graphic Categories 137 Loading a Graphic 138 Renaming a Graphic 140 Moving a Graphic 141 Deleting a Graphic 142 D...

Page 6: ...mber 195 Meal Number Display Screens 196 New Meal Number Display Screen 196 Meal Number Reminder Screens 196 Configuration 198 Setting the Meal Number Control Options 198 Meal Number Display Screen Se...

Page 7: ...Scree 7 Key Command Summary 224 Display Mode 224 Preview Mode 224 Sequence Editor 224 Screen Editor 225 Graphic Selector 225 Text Editor 225 Text Appearance Selector 226 Glossary 227 Warranty 229 Inde...

Page 8: ...MultiScree 8...

Page 9: ...our point of sale advertising and or information distribution Incorporated into this machine is the latest technology that will ensure simple trouble free operation Various optional fea tures are avai...

Page 10: ...ility to display the current time on screen using a virtual ana logue or digital clock Can generate scrolling text messages over any standard information screen in a range of colours speeds and styles...

Page 11: ...npacking your MultiScreen In House TV Communication Sys tem you should find the following items included in the container MultiScreen TV Production Unit MultiScreen Keyboard MultiScreen Mouse MultiScr...

Page 12: ...d dryness causes static electricity Heat is probably the single most damaging environmental element to the Produc tion Unit Because of this never push the rear of the unit against a bookcase wall or a...

Page 13: ...or connection via TV Antenna Distribution System Nomi nal output level 70dBmV 3mV adjustable over range 470 859 MHz 5 5MHz Audio carrier PAL B G Set at factory to channel 25 506 MHz 14 VIDEO OUT MAIN...

Page 14: ...akers connect the monitor s audio input lead to the green mainboard audio out socket 11 If the system has been started up previously without a monitor connected you may need to activate the monitor ou...

Page 15: ...o signal for connection to devices which require A V inputs such as external RF modulators video matrix switchers video distribution amplifiers PA systems Both of these outputs will display an Updatin...

Page 16: ...tion Unit s circuitry Avoid dropping or jarring your Production Unit This loosens memory chips and expansion cards and can severely damage the hard disk drive Always shut down the Production Unit prio...

Page 17: ...cables are free from table or desk legs resting on them Arrange cables out of traffic areas Unplug all power cords from their power sources if severe weather threatens When you disconnect a cable alwa...

Page 18: ...eaning the System Use a damp lint free cloth to clean the Production Unit and monitor if present Avoid abrasives or solvents as they can permanently damage the finish Use a soft cloth and window clean...

Page 19: ...ng the current time or a combination of these things Once the Production Unit is up and running it will be operating in its Display Mode where it will continually cycle through a sequence of informati...

Page 20: ...he current time A clock cannot be used on a screen that contains text or a scroller In addition a sequence may contain special screens which are used to either link to another sequence or to display a...

Page 21: ...er similar to that displayed on the key itself The Shift Ctrl Control and Alt keys are different from the other keys on the keyboard They change the functions of other keys In this manual it may say t...

Page 22: ...ort the cur rent operation For example pressing Esc in Preview Mode will return you to the Sequence Editor The mouse is used to move a pointer around the monitor screen There are two buttons on the mo...

Page 23: ...at a time Alternately to move up or down one row of items left click on the up or down buttons on the scrollbar A checkbox shown left is used to turn certain options on and off For ex ample checkboxe...

Page 24: ...ak or both mouse buttons A Screen can contain a graphic text scroller clock sound or a combination of these elements which are displayed together at the same time Screens are grouped together in a seq...

Page 25: ...Click the button labelled Seq to bring up the Sequence Menu as shown to the left Click on the option you want to select Otherwise to exit the menu without se lecting an option press Esc The various o...

Page 26: ...eens function see page 33 to paste them all into another sequence Rename Sequence Renames the current sequence to a name that you spec ify Type the new name into the box provided and click OK If you d...

Page 27: ...n quickly skip forwards or backwards through the screens by pressing NEXT F2 or PREV F1 This will abort the current screen and immediately cut to the next or previous screen with no transition To exit...

Page 28: ...uence will be shown See page 94 Using the Sequence Scheduler for more details To leave Display Mode press Esc Pause Break or alternately click both mouse buttons together at the same time This will re...

Page 29: ...e Editor Select a screen by left clicking on it Press Insert on the keyboard Alternately right click and a menu of options will appear Select Insert New Screen The newly created screen will be inserte...

Page 30: ...n which they are displayed Point to the thumbnail of the screen you want to move hold down the left mouse button and while keeping it held down drag the screen to the new position Move the pointer ove...

Page 31: ...f you want to make a particular screen appear multiple times during a se quence If the Production Unit is running in Display Mode press Esc Pause Break to open the Sequence Editor Right click on the s...

Page 32: ...t to delete Press the Delete key Alternately right click on the screen A menu of options will appear Select Delete Screen You will be asked if you really want to delete the screen If you are sure you...

Page 33: ...ately you may select Cut Screen This is not generally recommended as it will remove the original screen s after it copies them onto the clipboard The screens that are copied or cut will be placed on t...

Page 34: ...edit in the Sequence Editor The current screen is shown in the top left hand corner You can name the screen by clicking in the Screen Name box and typing the name you want on the key board When you ar...

Page 35: ...are satisfied with the screen s settings click Save or press SAVE F6 to save the screen to hard disk and return to the Master Sequence Otherwise click Cancel or press Esc to quit without saving change...

Page 36: ...ce Editor view first double click the screen you wish to add the graphic to Next click Add or Change under the header Graphics Al ternately press G on the keyboard This will bring up the Graphic Selec...

Page 37: ...it and then clicking on the Select button or by pressing Enter Once you select the graphic you will return to the Screen Editor g If you decide you don t wish to change the graphic click Close While t...

Page 38: ...tretched like this you may notice that circular objects will look more ovular people in the image may look fatter than usual Clicking the 4 3 button to change it back to 16 9 will return the image to...

Page 39: ...keyboard Choose a transition by clicking on its icon The transi tion will be previewed in the top right corner of the screen If you are not satis fied with the transition try choosing another Once yo...

Page 40: ...creen to display This is the number of seconds the screen will display each time it appears in a sequence If you want the screen to display for several minutes remember that 60 seconds one minute Ther...

Page 41: ...There are several ways to change the value You can type a new number on the keypad You can also increase or decrease the number by one by pressing or on the keyboard or pressing the up and down arrows...

Page 42: ...alendar You can click the small buttons to the left and right of the month and year to cycle forward or backward one month d To select a specific month click the current month and select the month you...

Page 43: ...creen you may move the cursor around Left click the po sition where you wish to enter text Alternately use the arrow keys on the key board to move the cursor You may need to select text in order to al...

Page 44: ...F9 Alternately right click to bring up the Text Editor Menu then select the option Text Appearance This will open the Text Appearance Editor For information on using the Text Appearance menu see page...

Page 45: ...of text line up with both the left and right side of the screen for example this paragraph of text has justified alignment To change the position of a line of text on the screen position the cursor o...

Page 46: ...pear c The bar can be moved up and down the screen by dragging with the left mouse button to enable tab stop points to be set using other items on the screen as reference points d In the picture above...

Page 47: ...t h In this example we will type a heading on the first line and then add further tab stops on the second Left click on the screen anywhere outside of the tab bar This will exit out of the tab stop mo...

Page 48: ...procedure a In the Screen Editor click on the Change Text button b Right click and select Tab Stops or press Ctrl Tab c The tab stops that have already been set will appear in black To delete all set...

Page 49: ...hift CUT F7 Alternately right click and select Copy or Cut c To paste position the cursor where you want the text to appear and press PASTE F8 Alternately right click and select Paste Undo If you make...

Page 50: ...t a font style from the font list by clicking on its name A sample of the text style is shown to the right of the font list You can also move up and down the list with the up and down cursor keys b Cl...

Page 51: ...e drop shadows or the appearance of raised text f To create a drop shadow select any colour for the text colour then select black as the text shadow colour Click the right hand arrow on the text shado...

Page 52: ...In the Sequence Editor first double click the screen you wish to add the scroller to Next click on Add under the header Scroller This will bring up the Scroller Editor pictured below b If you want to...

Page 53: ...ed in one of three styles It can be plain flat text Plain Text it can drop a shadow Shadowed or it can have a highlight at the top left corner Raised Text Simply click the name of the display style yo...

Page 54: ...background l You can also adjust the width of the scroller Move the cursor to either the left or right edge of the scroller The edge of the scroller will be highlight ed Click and drag the highlighte...

Page 55: ...it becomes a green tick The text entry area will change similar to that shown below to allow you to select con figure a news feed b From the drop down list select the subscribed news feed that you wo...

Page 56: ...r scroller e If you like you can click the Preview button to view how long the selected number of news items will take to be displayed Either click the left mouse button or press the Esc key to exit f...

Page 57: ...ller Editor ensure the checkmark to the left of the News Feed button is ticked then click on the Config button Or else from the Sequence Editor click on the Config button then the News Feeds button Th...

Page 58: ...subscribed news feed that is no longer required Each of these functions will be described below Subscribe to a Recommended News Feed The easiest way to subscribe to a news feed is to choose from a li...

Page 59: ...either RSS 2 0 or Atom 1 0 format then it can be manually configured subscribed to so that its content can then be dis played on scrollers The section further below titled More Information About News...

Page 60: ...cribing again when the in ternet service is back online d If all goes well you will receive a message saying Successfully subscribed to this news feed Click on the OK button The screen should appear s...

Page 61: ...ws items of that age to expire This option can be used to ensure that only the most cur rent news feed content be displayed If this option is used at the same time that the Remember the latest X news...

Page 62: ...ed news feed will be shown and are available for editing c Make any changes that are required to the news feed s settings You might want to refer to items e to i in the previous section Manually Add A...

Page 63: ...e that hosted the news feed has changed its web ad dress or has deleted the news feed altogether Go to the publisher s website or contact the publisher of the news feed to try to determine the status...

Page 64: ...ed con tent to users The type of content provided in news feeds can vary greatly rang ing from the latest news weather reports sports results or even lists of updated webpages or blog entries Many typ...

Page 65: ...e the MultiScreen to access it as per the section called Manually Add A News Feed on page 59 above To determine the internet address of the news feed you require you should use an internet browser suc...

Page 66: ...he mouse pointer is Be sure to carefully write down this URL as you will need to type it in to your MultiScreen unit in order to subscribe to that feed This is done at step b in the Manually Add a New...

Page 67: ...both analogue and digital clocks To add a clock to a screen first open the Screen Editor by double clicking the screen in the Sequence Editor Then click Add Clock This will open the Clock Editor You...

Page 68: ...a clock with numbers there are graphics available on the Production Unit with numbers or roman numerals in the correct posi tions e If you decide you don t want to use the marks at all click the Use...

Page 69: ...ton will allow you to change the clock format HH MM will only display the hours and minutes of the current time HH MM SS will also display seconds HH MM SS DD MM YY will display the current time inclu...

Page 70: ...you want by clicking on the letters Aa in the size re quired g The clock text colour can be changed To change the colour Click Text Colour and select the colour you want at the bottom right of the sc...

Page 71: ...p the Sound Se lector b To select the sound you wish to add to the screen left click on its name from amongst the list of available sounds Click the Preview button to listen to the sound If you wish t...

Page 72: ...by clicking Change Clock If you alter the time of day it will affect all clocks not just the one you are changing See Adding a Clock to a Screen page 67 If a Scroller is present it can be altered by...

Page 73: ...ved by clicking Remove Clock Once removed all settings for the clock will be forgotten If you add a clock at a later date it will revert to the default settings A Scroller can be removed by clicking t...

Page 74: ...phic Selector as described on page 36 Adding a Graphic to a Screen Select the category you want the graphics to come from You may only add graphics from one category at a time Rather than selecting on...

Page 75: ...reen If you click Defaults each new screen will use the system s default attributes as described on page 105 instead If you do not want to create the new screens after all click Cancel Once the screen...

Page 76: ...the criteria specified on that screen after which the sequence will continue on from the following screen To insert a DVD title into sequence perform the following procedure a Firstly ensure that the...

Page 77: ...green tick The grey time boxes will turn white allowing the times to be edited 2 Set the Start Time and End Time for the daily time range you require To do this click on the hours minutes or seconds...

Page 78: ...e the Auto Delete Screen feature then click on the red cross next to it so it changes to a green tick l The boxes containing the letters SMTWTFS are used to display the DVD ti tle on certain days of t...

Page 79: ...ue to be displayed the selected video will be invoked and played according to the criteria specified on that screen after which the sequence will continue on from the follow ing screen To insert a vid...

Page 80: ...l appear underneath g Select the desired video that you want to attach to this screen You can pre view the chosen video by clicking the Preview button Either left clicking or pressing the Esc key will...

Page 81: ...ext to the Start Date or the Stop Date so that it changes to a green tick The grey date box will turn white allowing the dates to be edited 2 Dates can be changed in a number of ways You can double cl...

Page 82: ...n can be hidden if all weekdays are deselected Whilst hidden the video specified on this screen will not display at all To restore this screen once hidden hold down Shift and click any weekday box aga...

Page 83: ...will be invoked and displayed for the specified number of times during the specified hours on the specified days between the specified dates if applicable before re turning to the main sequence and t...

Page 84: ...t Time and End Time for the daily time range you require To do this click on the hours minutes or seconds value that you wish to change Then there are several ways to change the value You can type a n...

Page 85: ...Dates 4 If you specify an End Date then you also have the option for the screen to be automatically deleted after this date has passed By default this option Auto Delete Screen is turned off To enable...

Page 86: ...back to a Standard screen then it can be reused for a different pur pose Alternatively the screen can be deleted from the Sequence Editor just like any standard screen as follows a To delete a screen...

Page 87: ...en To freeze a sequence ensure it is running in Preview Mode then press the Ctrl Alt Scroll Lock keys all together To unfreeze the screen and continue running the current sequence press Ctrl Alt Scrol...

Page 88: ...omputer that is connected via a network to your Mul tiScreen unit insert the CD disc titled Install CD PrintScreen Installer into its CD drive This disc is located in a plastic pocket at the back of t...

Page 89: ...d Next you will specify the folder where the screen images sent from your MultiScreen unit will be located Click on the folder icon labelled above as Location Folder 3 Navigate through the tree menu t...

Page 90: ...ait orientation then click on the Printer Options 6 button By default it is set up to print in landscape layout as this best suits the dimensions of the screen b To change to Portrait view click on th...

Page 91: ...ppear d Click on the drop down arrow 7 to view the available destinations to save the screen If there are no options available press the Refresh 8 button Select the NET PrintScreens option as shown be...

Page 92: ...thin white margin at the left right sides of the image when printed i To make the image fill an entire landscape A4 page click on the Stretched 5 button As this stretches the image so that it becomes...

Page 93: ...ys to select which screen you want to print a Left click on the desired image in the Screens panel OR a Right click on the image b Left click on Select Image from the drop down menu Deleting a Screen...

Page 94: ...ence Editor left click the button labelled Sched pictured at left This will bring up a screen similar to the following Each sequence in the scheduler has a priority if two sequences are scheduled to b...

Page 95: ...lowing day The weekday range SMTWTFS can be used to display the sequence on certain days of the week The sequence will display only on the days enabled in green For example the sequence Sunday Special...

Page 96: ...a time range for a screen To set a time range use the following procedure 1 Click the time range checkbox If you want the sequence to display at all times of the day leave this box with a red cross If...

Page 97: ...Click the top button to increase the year by one and the bottom button to decrease the year by one 6 Finally select the date from the list available by clicking on it 7 Repeat these steps for the fin...

Page 98: ...vailable DVD titles are not suitable for use with the system due to copyright legal security issues Scheduling a DVD Scheduling video titles from a DVD is similar to scheduling sequences to play throu...

Page 99: ...D title to repeat click the checkbox marked Repeat Every You can then set the length between activations of the DVD This is the time between successive starts of the DVD title Eg If a 5 minute video i...

Page 100: ...the schedule then clicking the Remove Entry button This will remove that selected entry from your schedule but will not delete the title from the DVD p Click on the Clear button to clear the entire s...

Page 101: ...mber of titles to play by the gap you want between ti tles In this case since you have four titles to play each title will play every twenty minutes Set the Start Time for the first title In this case...

Page 102: ...ate may be variable It should use PAL DVD MPEG2 compression The disc should use LPCM audio stereo at 48kHz Each programme on the DVD must be a separate title from 01 to 99 and should have one second o...

Page 103: ...not in use for a period of time To shut down the Production Unit press the Shutdown button in the top right corner of the Sequence Editor screen This button is marked with a large X as shown at left...

Page 104: ...ings and managing the Graphic Sound Video Libraries It is suggested that you familiarise yourself with General operation be fore reading the Advanced section Many advanced operations are initiated fro...

Page 105: ...located near the top right hand corner to enter the Configuration Editor On the Configuration Editor screen click Set Defaults to enter the Set Defaults screen A preview of the default Font Properties...

Page 106: ...lts button to alter the appearance of new clocks added to screens The procedure for setting these defaults is similar to that of adding a clock to a screen see page 67 First set the defaults for any a...

Page 107: ...he number by 1 by pressing the cursor up or down keys or by clicking the up and down arrow icons at the right side of the entry box b Continue changing numbers until the time is correct Also ensure th...

Page 108: ...ultiScree 108 f Finally select the date from the list available by clicking on it g Click Save when you are satisfied with the settings Otherwise click Can cel to exit without changing the time or dat...

Page 109: ...e system such as output settings and so on In general you should not need to change the Sys tem Settings unless instructed to do so by MultiScreen staff To open the System Settings form a Open the Con...

Page 110: ...tor as described on page 109 b Click the Position Screen button The following panel will appear c Click the Main TVs button to see the current screen on the main public televisions d Click the arrow o...

Page 111: ...e 109 b Click the Set Output Frequency button A screen similar to the one shown below will be displayed c Ensure that the correct country is set by choosing it from the Location drop down menu d Next...

Page 112: ...time a Open the System Settings editor as described on page 109 b Click the Automatic System Reboot button The following screen will be displayed c Select the time that you wish the Automatic Reboot...

Page 113: ...cessible over a network which then become available as additional locations to load or save data from or to Adding Network Folders a Firstly the folders must be created and or shared on the network ac...

Page 114: ...tiScreen by double clicking on it and re peat step c and this time name the new folder PrintScreens f Repeat step c again and this time name the folder Sequences again in side the MultiScreen folder g...

Page 115: ...P PROFESSIONAL click on the Share this folder option type in MultiScreen as the Share name then click on the Apply button k Click on the General tab and untick Read only if it is already ticked If ask...

Page 116: ...Drive on your network accessible computer Click on the button labelled above as Folder Number 2 q Next type MultiScreen in the box labelled Folder Name 1 above r Click on the Folder Path button A win...

Page 117: ...ed a Tree Menu s Navigate through the tree menu to the previously created folder Mul tiScreen Select the folder and then click the OK button Your screen should appear similar to below t Click on the A...

Page 118: ...e list so that it is highlighted as PrintScreens is above b To move the network folder up in the list click on the Up 1 button c To move the network folder down in the list click on the Down 3 button...

Page 119: ...the list of available Network Folders click on the button Remove Entry 5 A warning message similar to below will ap pear If you are sure that you want to remove the folder click Yes if not or you cha...

Page 120: ...a new unit in the event of fire or theft The USB Flash Disk Backups are performed onto a USB Flash Disk A USB Flash Disk for automatic backups is included with the system If you wish to store a separa...

Page 121: ...oosing To access the Automatic Backup settings a Enter the Sequence Editor and click on the Config button to open the Con figuration Editor b Click the button labelled Backup Restore The Backup Restor...

Page 122: ...Scheduled Backups so that a green tick appears c Set the Backup At time This time is given in AM PM time d Choose which days of the week you wish backups to occur Click each day to turn it on or off...

Page 123: ...Click the checkbox labelled Startup Backups so that a green tick appears c Set the Backup Every Startups number For example if you want the unit to backup every time you switch it on then set this val...

Page 124: ...itor click on the Config button to open the Configu ration Editor c Click the button labelled Backup Restore The Backup Restore screen will appear with a number of options d Click the button labelled...

Page 125: ...king up along with a progress meter The backup procedure may take some time h When the backup procedure is finished a dialog will appear i Click OK You may now remove the flash disk j Optional If you...

Page 126: ...ation Editor b Click the button labelled Backup Restore c You will be prompted to insert the USB Flash Disk you wish to restore from Plug it into a USB slot on your unit and also ensure that no other...

Page 127: ...changed unless you are instructed to do so g Click OK to perform the restoration h A message will appear saying Please wait while restoring The restora tion may take some time i When the restoration...

Page 128: ...be used to load those sequences onto another MultiScreen unit a From the Sequence Editor click on the Config button to open the Configu ration Screen b Click on the BackUp Restore button c Click on t...

Page 129: ...29 2 To select multiple sequences hold the Ctrl key down while left clicking on the desired sequences 3 Alternately to select multiple sequences that are listed consecutive ly left click on the first...

Page 130: ...er you also want to automatically include these linked sequences in your selection Click on the Yes button to ensure all linked sequences are selected Be aware that if you choose No and then later loa...

Page 131: ...ect the text in that box and type in the desired sequence transfer file name instead k The next step is to specify the destination you want the sequence transfer file to be saved Click on the drop dow...

Page 132: ...se then you may either select a different destination which does have enough room or else click on the Make more space on the drive button which will list all the files and folders currently on the de...

Page 133: ...lder if you have navi gated into a sub folder 4 File Types allows you to view all the files from the source folder or drive not just the sequence transfer files By default this is off which is indicat...

Page 134: ...s graphics sounds and fonts are in the sequence transfer file 2 Sequence File Contents lists what sequences are in the sequence file In the instance where a sequence of the same name already exists on...

Page 135: ...the but ton changing it to a red cross then the existing sequence will be overwritten and unable to be retrieved If the Backup existing se quences option is selected then the existing sequence will b...

Page 136: ...ar to the one shown be low will appear To preview a graphic right click on its thumbnail The graphic will be previewed full screen To return to the Graphic Manager press Esc To select a graphic left c...

Page 137: ...ry The menu shown at left will ap pear Create New Category You may create a new graphic category to load new graphics into Enter the name for the new graphic cate gory when prompted Rename Category Se...

Page 138: ...IF or BMP Before a particular digital camera can be used with the system a once off ini tialisation procedure should be performed as described in the chapter called Digital Camera Initialisation a To...

Page 139: ...for loading will also display a small preview version of the graphic Left clicking the Preview button beneath the small image will display that image full screen Left click again or press the Esc key...

Page 140: ...hem To rename a graphic first open the Graphic Manager and select the graphics you wish to rename as described on page 136 The Graphic Manager Click the Rename button A dialog similar to that below wi...

Page 141: ...ne it is currently in to make it easier to find To move a graphic first open the Graphic Manager and select the graphics you wish to move as described on page 136 The Graphic Manager Click the Move bu...

Page 142: ...a graphic first open the Graphic Manager and select the graphics you wish to delete as described on page 136 The Graphic Manager Click the Delete button The Production Unit will scan all se quences t...

Page 143: ...e case then close that pro gram down so that just the Windows desktop can be seen If you do not know how to close down the program try pressing Alt F4 e Unplug the USB cable from the MultiScreen unit...

Page 144: ...he Apply button followed by the OK button m Either left click on the small X icon in the top right corner or else press Alt F4 to exit the Scanners Cameras window n Unplug and then reinsert the digita...

Page 145: ...ager button A screen similar to that below will appear To preview a sound either right click on its name or left click on the load speaker icon The selected sound will then be played at the current vo...

Page 146: ...disc into the drive or the USB stick into an available USB port b From the Load from drop down list select the appropriate location that you want to load sounds from c After a short while a list of t...

Page 147: ...ect more than one sound to load hold down the Ctrl key then click on the name of each sound you wish to select To select all of the sounds click the Select All button g Click on the Load button to loa...

Page 148: ...Manager and select the sounds you wish to rename as described on page 145 The Sound Manager Click on the Rename button A dialog similar to that below will appear To check the sound you are renaming c...

Page 149: ...rom a Screen for more details To delete a sound first open the Sound Manager and select the sounds you wish to delete as described on page 145 The Sound Manager Click the Delete button The Production...

Page 150: ...preview a video click on its name then on the Preview button The video will be previewed full screen To return to the Video Manager press Esc or left click To select a video click on its name The sel...

Page 151: ...he current catego ry first click the button labelled Cat short for Category The menu shown at left will appear Create New Category You may create a new video category to load new videos into Enter the...

Page 152: ...FLV MTS MKV or DIVX Before a particular digital video camera can be used with the system a once off initialisation procedure should be performed as described in the chapter called Digital Camera Initi...

Page 153: ...e name of a video will select that video for loading will also display a small preview version of one of the first frames of the video Left clicking the Preview button beneath the small image will dis...

Page 154: ...orresponding software component known as a codec is required to be installed on that computer so that it may decompress and play that video A different co dec is required for each different method of...

Page 155: ...distinguishing between the two To rename a video first open the Video Manager and select the video s you wish to rename as described on page 150 The Video Manager Click the Rename button A dialog simi...

Page 156: ...is currently in to make it easier to find To move a video first open the Video Manager and select the video s you wish to move as described on page 150 The Video Manager Click the Move button A dialog...

Page 157: ...e a video first open the Video Manager and select the video s you wish to delete as described on page 150 The Video Manager Click the Delete button The Production Unit will scan all se quences to ensu...

Page 158: ...s to other units over the network can take place your MultiScreen unit needs to be configured so that it is aware of each of the other MultiScreen units available on the network This procedure only ha...

Page 159: ...istro Unit f Next click on the button Choose MC Unit 3 A window similar to the fol lowing will appear Please note that the names of your network workgroups domains and computers will be different to w...

Page 160: ...iScreen unit that you want to transfer sequences to The name will usually be MCS followed by a six digit num ber the unit s serial number h Click on OK i Click on Add Unit j Click Save k The Transfer...

Page 161: ...transfer by clicking on it with the left mouse button If you wish to transfer more than one use one of the following pro cedures 1 To select all of the available sequences click on the Select All but...

Page 162: ...cted Be aware that if you choose No then the screens from those unselected linked sequences may be missing on the destination unit e After selecting the desired sequences select name of the MC Unit th...

Page 163: ...Scree 163 h Click on OK i This will return you to the Transfer Sequences screen If you want to trans fer more sequences then repeat steps a to f When you have finished transferring sequences click on...

Page 164: ...ow If you are satisfied with the preview press MAIN F11 again to switch it over to your main screens If you don t want to output the video or it is not present press SHIFT MAIN F11 to return your TV m...

Page 165: ...ecessary the Fit Screen option in the Screen Editor can be used to automatically resize non standard sized images to best fit the TV screen Once you have created a suitable graphic you must save it in...

Page 166: ...trate 5000 bps Video Framerate 25 frames second Audio Codec MP3 Audio Bitrate 160 kbps Audio Sample Rate 44100 Hz If you are going to transfer video content from one MultiScreen unit to another via an...

Page 167: ...6 8 Set the Video Bitrate to 5000 9 Set the Video Framerate to 25 10 Under Audio Options if none of the videos have audio then set Disable Audio to Yes 11 Otherwise if the videos do have audio a Set t...

Page 168: ...the NETWORK socket on the unit s rear panel to a spare socket on a network switch or router that is connected to your local area network LAN By default the MultiScreen system is set up to use an autom...

Page 169: ...icon and left click on the Properties option 4 In the list of items locate left click on either the Internet Protocol TCP IP or Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 item then left click on the Proper...

Page 170: ...ful installation of the MultiScreen unit s internet connectivity can be checked as follows 1 If the system is operating in Display Mode showing your sequences then press either the Esc Pause Break key...

Page 171: ...should read LogMeIn En abled and Online 10 If all of these tests above in points 4 5 9 are successful then the Multi Screen unit s internet connectivity is fully operation 11 If any of the tests have...

Page 172: ...Options The following section describes the optional components that may be added to the MultiScreen TV Production Unit These components in clude the Random Number Generator Meal Number Controller and...

Page 173: ...aw raffles lotteries member draws etc An optional up grade allows the Random Number Generator to perform Bingo draws The External Keypad The Random Number Generator is operat ed using an external keyp...

Page 174: ...Screen will be displayed The Random Number Generator will select a number randomly from within a range of numbers specified The reels of numbers on screen will spin until the number had been generated...

Page 175: ...tiScreen Each Game will have a different Winning Number and Summary Screen You can set up the options for each Game separately so for example you could have a nightly members draw using the numbers 10...

Page 176: ...zeroes shown on the random numbers For example if the Show Leading Zeroes checkbox is selected then if the random number 6 is chosen while the maximum digits is set to 3 the num ber would be displaye...

Page 177: ...eduled and cannot contain a clock The screen editor is slightly modified as shown below Once you are satisfied with the Stand By Screen click Save i After all the random numbers have been chosen a Sum...

Page 178: ...er to change this option l If you want to use a countdown timer at the end of the draw click the checkbox next to Use Countdown Timer such that a green tick is dis played See page 186 for more informa...

Page 179: ...up o Click Save to save changes to the Summary Screen and return to the Ran dom Number Generator Options Screen Clicking Cancel will return with out saving changes p When you are satisfied with all t...

Page 180: ...ange enter the new value using the Production Unit s remote RNG keypad The LCD display will show the number as it is being entered c Press the LOW key on remote keypad to enter this number into the sy...

Page 181: ...name of the current RNG Game on the keypad s screen Press SHIFT 0 again to cycle through all available games b If you have created a Stand By Screen you may show it before the draw begins If you don t...

Page 182: ...also displayed on the keypad s LCD screen d The most recently generated random number is displayed in the centre At the bottom left and right corners of this screen the range s lowest and highest numb...

Page 183: ...y has been pressed f You may need to know which numbers have been drawn previously during the current game without displaying the Summary Screen Previously drawn numbers can be displayed on the keypad...

Page 184: ...aw the Summary Screen will automatically appear and will remain on the screen until the END DRAW key is pressed once more If there have been more random numbers selected than will comfortably fit on t...

Page 185: ...ers that may be redisplayed ie Pressing will show the previous screenful of selected numbers When no symbols are shown in the left and right corners then this is the only screenful of random numbers T...

Page 186: ...in the Setting the Random Number Gen erator Options section Please note that if the Summary Screen is not active then the countdown timer will not be utilised In addition the countdown timer will not...

Page 187: ...cted Game To redisplay the Summary Screen from the last draw press END DRAW on the keypad Press the DRAW button to resume the draw Subsequent random num bers will be selected as a continuation of the...

Page 188: ...ers drawn will be displayed along with the settings that were in place for that draw You can view the numbers in the order they were drawn or in numerical order The history information shown on screen...

Page 189: ...ect then enter the correct Game Number on the keypad then press either HIGH or LOW to enter it e Now press DRAW to select the first random number continue pressing DRAW to select additional random num...

Page 190: ...e d On this RNG Configuration screen the Number of Digits Lowest Highest Number Allow Repeated Numbers settings are all displayed but they are unable to be modified e To modify the Stand By Screen cli...

Page 191: ...om numbers appear on the Bingo Play ing Screen can be set by using the Initial Spins Digit Spins Speed slid er settings Initial Spins can be set from 0 to 5 and this specifies how many cycles that all...

Page 192: ...click on the Save button to exit from the RNG Configuration screen o Then click on the Exit button to return to the Sequence Editor p Before operating the RNG keypad be sure to click on the Display bu...

Page 193: ...sired a tone will sound the first time a new meal ticket number is displayed Reminder screens will display intermittently until that cus tomer collects their meal The ticket number is then removed fro...

Page 194: ...he keypad to correct errors while entering the num ber Pressing CLEAR will cause an incorrectly entered number to be blanked out allowing the number to be re entered c Press ADD on the keypad to add t...

Page 195: ...to be shown one at a time on the LCD in either ascending or descending order Keep pressing these keys until the number you wish to delete appears on the LCD b Alternately you can simply enter the numb...

Page 196: ...The meal number just entered is prominently displayed on the screen in large blinking num bers and if configured this screen is accompanied by a sound to attract the customer s attention to the scree...

Page 197: ...econds before the Meal Number Reminder Screens will be reshown The amount of time that each page of reminder screens is shown for as well as how many seconds of standard sequence display that will app...

Page 198: ...ol button A screen similar to the following will be displayed a At the top of the screen you may type in the name of your restaurant There is a 16 character limit b It is necessary to enter the maximu...

Page 199: ...the up and down cursor keys to increase or decrease the current number This value can range from 1 to 99 seconds f To set the numbers of seconds that each page of the meal number reminder screens are...

Page 200: ...ol which may be accessed by clicking on the Ad vanced Settings button Refer to page 206 Advanced Settings for fur ther information about these options j Once you are satisfied with all the settings cl...

Page 201: ...any standard sequence screen The Graphic Background Colour Transition Text and Sound can all be altered in the regular manner as described in the main section of this manual It should be noted however...

Page 202: ...the top of the screen will show a full screen example of how a New Meal Number Display Screen will look with the current settings Press Esc or Enter to exit the preview f To alter the appearance of th...

Page 203: ...ckbox if you wish the numbers to be Bold or Italic You ll see an example what of your selected text style looks in the sample area b To set the colour of the numbers click Number Colour then select th...

Page 204: ...MultiScree 204 d Once you are satisfied with the meal number s appearance click Save to finish and return to the Meal Number Display Screen Editor Click Cancel to return without saving any changes...

Page 205: ...l number click on the or buttons or use the left and right cursor keys Holding the Shift key down while you do this allows the size to change in larger amounts b To move the meal number up or down the...

Page 206: ...ce a second A preview of the rate of the blinking number is displayed in the upper left corner This value may be set between 0 2000 milliseconds A value of 0 will prevent the number from blinking b In...

Page 207: ...may be set from 0 to 60 seconds If you want the Meal Number Re minder Screens to display instantly when they are due then set both the Interrupted Screen Maximum Minimum Display Times to 0 d Keypads...

Page 208: ...ge Activator is operated using an external keypad connected to the MultiScreen TV Production Unit via a ca ble that can be up to 200 metres in length The keypad is shown left The cable from the extern...

Page 209: ...d messages as single digit message numbers are able be more instantly ac tivated than 2 digit message numbers Each instant message may be given a name as well as a number The name can be used to ident...

Page 210: ...ate an instant message however you must set it up as described on page 213 To activate a message stored in slots 0 9 a Press the corresponding number s key on the IMA keypad For example to activate me...

Page 211: ...that message press CLEAR instead To activate a message using the up and down keys a Press or shown below to cycle through the instant messages stored in the Instant Message Activator You may do this b...

Page 212: ...use the instant message was activated by mistake or because the message is no longer relevant a To cancel a message first press the CANCEL button on the keypad shown below b If more than one message i...

Page 213: ...figuration Editor will appear c Click the Instant Message Activator button The following screen will appear d The Instant Message Activator has 100 slots that you can assign instant messages to The sl...

Page 214: ...n set it up as an in stant message by using the following procedure a Open the Instant Message Set Up Screen and select a message slot as de scribed on page 213 b Select Sequence from the type drop do...

Page 215: ...he instant message into the Name box at the top of the screen This name can be up to 16 letters long and is displayed on the IMA keypad when you are selecting a sequence to activate h Click the Add Ms...

Page 216: ...following procedure a Open the Instant Message Set Up Screen and select a message slot as de scribed on page 213 b Select Audio from the type drop down menu The screen will now look similar to the fol...

Page 217: ...ge is activated or you may wish for them to be muted If the Mute Seq Mute Sequence checkbox is checked with a green tick then the sequence will be muted when the instant message plays Otherwise both s...

Page 218: ...e Random Number Generator and Meal Number Control options To set the Instant Message Configuration a Enter the Sequence Editor Press Esc Pause Break or left right click while the Production Unit is op...

Page 219: ...y not want instant messages to inter rupt New Meal Number screens You may set this option independently for se quence messages Seq and audio messages Aud If the option is set then New Meal Number scre...

Page 220: ...f the portrait orienta tion units make them ideal for the display of imagery that would otherwise be displayed on posters and they also lend themselves well to displaying menus and the like Landscape...

Page 221: ...m the landscape position to the portrait position For exclusive use with your portrait system the moni tor will generally remain set in its portrait position However if you plan on sharing use of the...

Page 222: ...tion to be displayed across the relatively narrower width of the portrait screen d In the Screen Editor there is no 4 3 16 9 aspect ratio stretching button This button is also absent on the Set Defaul...

Page 223: ...soft com downloads fliprotatesetup exe Sequence Compatibility While it is actually possible to load or transfer a sequence created on a portrait unit onto a landscape unit or to a sequence created on...

Page 224: ...sequence Shift CLONE F3 Create new sequence by cloning current sequence MODIFY F4 Edit current screen invoke Screen Editor PREVIEW F12 Preview current sequence Shift DISPLAY F12 Invoke Display Mode Ar...

Page 225: ...tached Graphic Selector Arrow Keys Move the current graphic cursor in the chosen direction Enter Select the current graphic return to the Screen Editor A B C X Y Z Move the current graphic cursor to t...

Page 226: ...r Cursor left right Move cursor left right in font size selector Shift cursor keys Move cursor around in text colour palette Shift Ctrl cursor up down Text highlight offset up down Shift Alt cursor up...

Page 227: ...Mode the Production Unit will cycle through a sequence of different screens Editing Mode Used to create and alter screens and sequences schedule sequences adjust the time and date and change the Prod...

Page 228: ...f these elements Scrollbar A scrollbar is used to move up and down a screenful of thumbnails or a list of choices on a dropdown list See page 23 Using On Screen Controls Scroller Text that scrolls acr...

Page 229: ...nstalled and used in accord ance with the MultiScreen Operator s Manual Please take note of the following conditions This warranty is issued only at the time of original purchase it is non transferabl...

Page 230: ...gital 69 remove 73 Clone screen 31 sequence 25 Colour background 35 text 51 Command Summary 224 Connections 13 keyboard 15 mouse 15 network 15 operating monitor 14 other 15 power cable 14 television m...

Page 231: ...configuration 218 keypad 208 overview 209 sequences 214 setting up a message 213 sounds 216 Internet configuration 168 Keyboard 21 lock 28 Linking sequences 83 Load graphics 138 sequences 133 sounds 1...

Page 232: ...38 73 scroller 73 sound 73 text 73 Rename graphics 140 sequence 26 sounds 148 videos 155 Restore 120 manual 126 Safety precautions 17 Save sequences 128 Scheduling backups 122 DVD multiple titles 101...

Page 233: ...ing 43 appearance 50 change 72 colour 51 default 106 editing 43 225 font 50 remove 73 Text box 23 Time and Date See also Clocks Setting 107 Transfer Sequences set up 158 transferring sequences 161 Tra...

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