Visual Circuits Mantis MC, User Manual

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Updating Video Playback
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Player Management
Player management is easy and does not require a technical
networking background. Most helpful is that the person responsible
for player management be familiar with the presentations and
understand what content should play on each channel. It is
important to post scripts and videos to the correct directories at the
update location. The player manager can then provide a quality
control function by ensuring that the correct files are maintained
and saved in the appropriate directories.
Creating a Mantis FTP Update Account
After the Mantis logs in, it begins looking for the following
directories for updating:
/
All media files are posted in the Login directory, unless the
Directory
control in the FTP Auto-Update settings is used, see
Directory on page 88, in which case the Mantis changes that
directory after logging in.
/scripts
Post all update packet files with (.tar), (.fpl) or (.fsc) extensions to
the
/scripts
directory.
/updates
Post all system software updates, files with a (.upd) extension, to
the
/updates
directory. This software update for the player
automatically takes effect and resets playback. System software is
version controlled, see
System Settings on page 71.
Posting Either Update Packet or Playlist
Typically, either a single update packet is posted for all players to
download or a playlist is posted for each Mantis. Each time a
download occurs, playback is interrupted for several seconds as
playback is reset with the new playlist.