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Length: 8" (20.32 cm)

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Width: 8.375" (21.273 cm)

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Height: 2.25" (5.715 cm)

Formats Supported

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Video (AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, WMV, FLA, DIVX)

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Flash (SWF)

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Still Images (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG)

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WebPages (URL)

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Adobe Acrobat (PDF)

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PowerPoint (PPT)

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Audio (MP3, WMA)

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News (RSS)

Server Requirements

Processor:

Intel Pentium 4 HT

Operating System: Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003
Memory: 1GB

RAM

Networking: 10/100/1G

Summary of Contents for SIGNAGEPRO

Page 1: ...Page 1 of 64 M U L T I M E D I A I N F O R M A T I O N N E T W O R K User s Guide SignagePro v4 0...

Page 2: ...ing SignageServer 8 Setting up the SignagePro Client 10 Configuring the SignagePro Client 11 Adding your company logo 19 Updating the SignagePro Client 24 Running SignageServer Software for the first...

Page 3: ...and posters SignagePro uses your IP network to remotely manage control and broadcast your information to target audiences in specific locations across the globe Because it uses a closed network your i...

Page 4: ...ted to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose Applica will not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the...

Page 5: ...ents of Box Qty Description Part Number 1 Installation Disk figure a 1 Unique USB Key figure b 1 Power Supply figure c 1 SignagePro Client figure d Items with are subject to change figure a figure c f...

Page 6: ...tside product specifications c Mechanical abuse and exposure to severe conditions 3 If Applica receives during applicable warranty period a notice of defect Applica Inc will at its discretion replace...

Page 7: ...lease make sure you are running Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 or 3 Windows 2003 or Windows Vista Make sure that you are logged in as the system administrator Turn off the Windows firewal...

Page 8: ...you may cancel that request drivers will be installed during installation of the software 1 Double click on the SignageServer_Setup executable Read the License Agreement then click I Agree 2 Enter in...

Page 9: ...Page 9 of 64 figure 2 1 figure 2 2...

Page 10: ...rd cables to the corresponding ports c Attach the VGA cable from the monitor or display to the VGA port on back of the client d Connect the SignagePro client to a router using Cat5 cable If you will b...

Page 11: ...RL 3 Setup network configuration Use this option for static IP or for use over WAN If your network uses DHCP you will not use this option figure 4 8 ALT CTRL 4 Displays the SignagePro Information Wind...

Page 12: ...settings without going back to the Xorg Configuration panel Log Insane Normal or Silent Schedule Confirm schedules Local Resources Allows you to add your own Logos Fonts and you can also setup the tim...

Page 13: ...Page 13 of 64 figure 4 7 figure 4 8 10 Once you have finished with your configuration click OK to save your settings and connect to the SignagePro Server...

Page 14: ...connected open the SignageServer Station Manager You will see both the Station Manager and the Client see figure 4 9 If you do not see both the Station Manager and the client please refer to trouble...

Page 15: ...ady create an image file of your company logo SignagePro support the following image formats png jpg and gif 2 Create a text file using notepad or comparable text editor and insert the fields from tab...

Page 16: ...PNG file that will be used as background for logo If PNG have alpha channel these areas will be transparent Origin This field can be one of 4 possible values bottom left bottom right top left top righ...

Page 17: ...r range 01 to 31 D Equivalent to m d y e Like d the day of the month as a decimal number but a leading zero is replaced by a space F Equivalent to Y m d the ISO 8601 date format C99 G The ISO 8601 yea...

Page 18: ...1 to 7 Monday being 1 See also w SU U The week number of the current year as a decimal number range 00 to 53 starting with the first Sunday as the first day of week 01 See also V and W V The ISO 8601...

Page 19: ...Page 19 of 64 A literal character Table 5 3 To uninstall a logo select the logo you wish to uninstall and select the Uninstall button...

Page 20: ...ortant flash inf should be placed in the same directory as flash img or the update will not work fig 6 2 3 In Task manager create new schedule and add the update task you created in step 2 fig 6 3 4 W...

Page 21: ...Page 21 of 64 figure 6 1 figure 6 2 figure 6 3...

Page 22: ...Page 22 of 64 Section 2 Using the SignageServer Software...

Page 23: ...dialog box The default IP address is 127 0 0 1 In the user name and password fields use the new Administrator user and password you created in the installation process and hit OK figure 7 1 3 Once the...

Page 24: ...ned by the administrator Station Manager allowed to access and control the station manager Client used for the SignagePro clients to connect to the signage server only During the installation you will...

Page 25: ...the user Description The description of the user Password The password for that user User rights Select the rights you want this user to have figure 7 1 3 figure 7 1 4 Click Save You will then see th...

Page 26: ...ting up your presentations Tasks are individual presentations such as movies PowerPoint presentations or Flash files in order to run a Task it must be placed into a schedule Schedules are used to sche...

Page 27: ...Page 27 of 64 Setting up Tasks In the Task menu option you can create delete and view the properties of all the applications you wish to run on SignagePr...

Page 28: ...type of file you are going to use figure 8 3 You can select from a wide variety of file types such as Creeping lines marquis text Web Pages PowerPoint Video PDF Images and more 3 Select the file locat...

Page 29: ...ncluded in a schedule Run Next Task will open up the next task in the schedule upon completion Restart Current Task will cause the task to repeat itself without going to the next task c The window pro...

Page 30: ...ramming schedule You can select a variety of task to run at specific times run once or loop continuously If you use the template feature described in step 10 you will select which tasks will run in wh...

Page 31: ...Point Presentations etc a To do this you must use your mouse to highlight one of the tasks you created in the previous step figure 9 2 b With the task highlighted click the arrow just to move the task...

Page 32: ...e current task once it has finished Use this selection to loop your task indefinitely Wait for end of task period and then start next task in schedule Use this Selection if you ve set a specific durat...

Page 33: ...re 9 4 Run at user logon This will start the schedule as soon as the user is logged on Run once Select a specific time and date for the schedule to run Run periodically Set the time and date for your...

Page 34: ...uper Schedule 1 In the Setup Schedule tab this is where you will setup your multiple schedules Click on Add In the window that opened you can name your schedule and select the duration Then click Ok f...

Page 35: ...ain checked on View 1 Click Ok and your new Super Schedule will be shown in the Schedule list figure 9 1 1 figure 9 1 2 10 Template Creator The Template creator is powerful feature of SignagePro Templ...

Page 36: ...wish to use for your template 2 From the schedule menu select properties figure 10 1 figure 10 1 3 Once the Template Creator window is open you can now create regions 4 To create your first region cl...

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Page 38: ...Page 38 of 64 figure 10 3 5 You may continue adding deleting resizing and moving regions until you are satisfied with the results figure 10 4...

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Page 40: ...Page 40 of 64 6 You can also assign a background image to your layout by clicking the Properties icon and selecting an image from your hard drive figure 10 5 figure 10 5...

Page 41: ...Page 41 of 64 7 Once you are satisfied with your layout save the template file on your computer hard drive figure 10 6 figure 10 6...

Page 42: ...ere you select which task will be displayed into the different regions you ve just created 8 From the Schedule Properties dialog double click on any of the tasks for this schedule This will bring up t...

Page 43: ...Page 43 of 64 9 Select the view from the dropdown menu you where you would like the task displayed Then click ok figure 10 8 Figure 10 8...

Page 44: ...Page 44 of 64 A typical layout using Applica s template creator...

Page 45: ...an use RSS feeds text from a file or simply type text directly into the editor 1 Opening the Creeping Line Editor a From the SignageServer Manager select Run and click Creeping Line Editor figure 11 1...

Page 46: ...e 11 2 b In the General tab Creeping Line Property Sheet you are given several options c Input text Type your text directly into the editor figure 11 3 d Use RSS Input the URL of the RSS feed of your...

Page 47: ...figure 11 4 e Control the speed of your scrolling text figure 11 5 f Preview the text directly on your desktop figure 11 5 3 Customizing fonts a Select the Font tab to adjust the size style and color...

Page 48: ...11 6 4 Adjust window text and transparency a In the Text Window and Transparency dialog box you are given several adjustment options figure 11 7 Background Color Window Border Transparency Transparen...

Page 49: ...Page 49 of 64 Below are some examples of different transparency settings figure 11 8 example A example B example C example D figure 11 8...

Page 50: ...on your screen You have the option of either docking your window to the top or bottom of your screen or positioning it exactly where you want it figure 11 9 You also have the ability to adjust the hei...

Page 51: ...users to add multiple Creeping Lines in Tasks rather than in a Schedule You can now add multi Creeping Lines into specific Tasks To add Creeping Lines into a Task 1 Click on the Task Properties of th...

Page 52: ...ready placed in Schedules by going to your Task properties via the Schedule Properties figure 11 12 figure 11 13 12 Configuring the SignagePro Client Screen Resolutions If you want more resolutions yo...

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Page 54: ...will install fonts from your USB flash drive It is important to note that if you use specialized fonts in your presentations you will need to install those fonts onto the SignagePro client for your pr...

Page 55: ...dit the monitor settings Select the horizontal sync range that corresponds to your monitor figure 4 4 It is recommended that you select a sync range that accommodates the highest resolution for your d...

Page 56: ...reen Depth and hit Next Screen Modes Configures the video mode for your display o Use the up down keys to scroll for the desired resolution o Use the space bar to check the desired resolution o Select...

Page 57: ...o a screen with a printout of your settings a Use your mouse to place the cursor within the white area of your screen and click b Type Exit in the command line and press Enter to exit the test results...

Page 58: ...iS SiS662 Audio ADI AD1888 audio codec Video Integrated SiS Mirage 1 graphic engine I O Control Winbond W83627DHG B based Legacy I O controller for hardware management serial parallel and PS 2 ports L...

Page 59: ...d Video AVI MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 WMV FLA DIVX Flash SWF Still Images JPEG GIF BMP PNG WebPages URL Adobe Acrobat PDF PowerPoint PPT Audio MP3 WMA News RSS Server Requirements Processor Intel Pentium 4 HT...

Page 60: ...enter ipconfig to determine the IP number of the server If the server got assigned an IP number correctly from the DHCP server the result should look similar to the following IP Config at the Server T...

Page 61: ...Page 61 of 64 Notice the letter C on the lower corner of the picture This means the SignagePro client is connected to the server...

Page 62: ...4 Manually assign IP numbers to the server and the client A sample might look like the following Server IP number 192 168 10 35 Server IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Server IP Gateway 192 168 10 35 Preferred D...

Page 63: ...numbers to SignagePro A sample might look like the following Server IP number 192 168 1 40 Server IP Mask 255 255 255 0 Server IP Gateway 192 168 1 35 SignagePro The command for the network configurat...

Page 64: ...ditor 49 Disclaimer 4 Getting Started 7 Hub without a DHCP server 61 Installing SignageServer 8 Introduction 3 Limited Warranty Statement 6 Modifying Tasks within the Schedule 36 Router Hub with DHCP...

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