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Network Digital Signage Player 

CMP2000N 

User Guide 

l - T E C H 

C O M P A N Y 

iTech Company LLC 

phone: (888) 483-2418 
email:

 [email protected] 

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 www.iTechLCD.com 

Summary of Contents for CMP2000N

Page 1: ...Network Digital Signage Player CMP2000N User Guide l TECH C O M P A N Y iTech Company LLC phone 888 483 2418 email info itechlcd com web www iTechLCD com ...

Page 2: ...V Client Device Setup 1 Client Installation 2 Client Main Menu 3 Client Setup Screen 4 Text Scroll Formatting VI Client Administration Tool 1 CAT exe 2 Account Setup 3 Server Utility Setup 4 Client Utility Setup 5 Commands for CAT 6 RSS Advantage 7 Playlist Commander 8 Remote HTTP Server 9 Remote FTP Server ...

Page 3: ...h as sequence and time schedule II Specifications CPU 32 bits RISC and 64 bits DSP dual processors ES6425 Network IEEE 802 3 Ethernet Single Chip SMC9113 Memory 16MB SDRam 2MB Flash Rom EEPROM Video Output Component Video S Video VGA Audio Output 2 Channel Stereo Storage Compact Flash Type I II Slot Power 12V AC Power Adapter PCB 4 Layer Design Other RTC and Battery IR Receiver III Signage Player ...

Page 4: ...list ex http www example com play playlist mpl Administrator uploads playlist file to a specified URL path of HTTP or FTP server Connect audio video cables to any TV display and ethernet cable to the RJ 45 connector Power up the unit and network settings will load from the internal EEPROM After initializing LAN the player will connect to the internet and download the playlist from its URL and stor...

Page 5: ...ER key to go to file folder of CF card 3 Client Setup Screen a User Name and Password Press Keyboard on the remote control to open the virtual keyboard plane Use the cursor to position on a letter and press ENTER to input The 0 zero key will erase the last letter and after you finish press Keyboard to exit the virtual keyboard mode b Server IP and Host name Move the cursor to select either Server ...

Page 6: ...k path URL Upon power up the signage player will goto this URL and download the playlist file and execute any action items on the playlist d iCAT iCAT is a web based content management software that is much like CAT but instead of installing software on your PC iCAT is accessible through a web browser Although not as feature rich as CAT iCAT will let you schedule a playlist and remote update files...

Page 7: ...can be used to program settings osd_settings B G color F G color Transparent Speed Font Size Clock e g osd_settings 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 B G color a digital number from 0 to 7 0 blue 1 grey 2 red 3 light blue 4 green 5 yellow 6 magenta 7 orange 2 F G color 0 white 1 black 3 Transparent 0 no transparent effect 1 75 2 50 3 25 4 100 4 Speed 1 slow 2 normal 4 fast 5 Font size 1 small 2 medium 3 large 6 Clock...

Page 8: ...dia content through the internet As long as the signage player is connected to a network that has access to the internet CAT will be able to control and maintain playlists message files and normal operation commands like powering down or rebooting CAT will run on either Windows XP or Windows Vista ...

Page 9: ... will fall under the default Home group Autoplay is a new feature available on CAT and firmware version 0225 and later firmware version can be viewed on the upper right section of the main menu on the signage player and the CAT version on the Help About screen When the signage player powers up and logs into CAT the program will automatically send a playlist file and update contents as specified on...

Page 10: ...ed by the administrator to make changes on the server Server port 5021 is the default port used by CAT to access the signage player PASV port is used when you access an FTP through the playlist commander The RSS ticker file will only be used when you are running RSS feeds through the signage player ...

Page 11: ...ostname for remote internet server b Port The default port is 5021 If 5021 is in use on the server side then you can manually change it to any open port Be sure to input the same port number in CAT under Server Setup Utility and forward the routerʼs port setting if needed c Client Account Name and Password Type in the username and password for the signage player client d DHCP or Static IP Select e...

Page 12: ...clude S Video composite and VGA With the remote control use the Angle key to cycle between modes k Off Local CF HTTP URL Address When the signage player boots up initially it will execute one of three commands depending on this option OFF will pause the signage player to wait for next command Local CF will autoplay any media content on the CF card based on local playlist URL Address will specify t...

Page 13: ...creen display will scroll text from right to left on the bottom of the screen e Message Off Turn off ticker for selected group f RSS Send RSS news ticker to selected group RSS Advantage specified for the signage player usually bundled with software package ask your reseller for install file if you do not have it will need to be installed along with Microsoft NET framework 1 1 or 2 0 for this featu...

Page 14: ...vides your audience with a up to date feed of instant news and events around the world To use this feature you must install the RSS software provided by the manufacturer and not from the RSS advantage website This software provides and RSS 2 0 feed that allows administrators to manage their favorite RSS links News tickers on the PC server side will me mirrored on the signage player display as long...

Page 15: ...t window h Move all files to playlist window i Select Group User must specify which group to execute EZ Play and Playlist buttons j EZ Play All the media files on the right playlist window will be sent to the client and afterwards playback will start immediately This is manual mode controlled by user k AutoPlay New feature on v 0225 2008 and later ʻPlaylistʼ is changed to ʻAutoPlayʼ Create Autopla...

Page 16: ...own the highlighted filename to a new poistion q Settings Settings to change for the playlist file Picture Play Time Transition interval between JPEG files Picture Transition Mode 3 modes to choose from Full Screen Random and Cross Fade Delete Files Choose between 4 deletion options on the CF Card Mute Sound Mute all content during playback Download Schedule Set a daily download schedule to check ...

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