mPanel v1 User Manual
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2
Table of Contents
REVISION HISTORY.................................................................................................................................................. 3
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................... 4
W
HAT
’
S
I
NCLUDED IN THE
B
OX
.................................................................................................................................. 4
M
P
ANEL
H
ARDWARE
O
VERVIEW
............................................................................................................................... 4
General Hardware ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Connectors and Interfaces.................................................................................................................................. 5
Back Panel
......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
10 pin Back Header
.......................................................................................................................................................... 5
Reset Button
...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
M
P
ANEL
S
OFTWARE
O
VERVIEW
................................................................................................................................ 7
Operating System................................................................................................................................................ 7
Digital Control Interface ....................................................................................................................................... 7
Digital Media Interface......................................................................................................................................... 8
Digital Music
...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Digital Pictures
.................................................................................................................................................................. 8
MPANEL INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................. 9
M
OUNT
L
OCATION
P
LANNING AND
P
REPARATION
..................................................................................................... 9
M
OUNTING
I
NSTRUCTIONS
....................................................................................................................................... 10
S
TART
U
P AND
C
ONFIGURATION
.............................................................................................................................. 11
Accessing the Taskbar...................................................................................................................................... 12
Setting the Time................................................................................................................................................. 13
Adjusting the Network Address......................................................................................................................... 13
MPANEL OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................ 15
Digital Control Functionality............................................................................................................................... 15
Selecting your mControl Server
................................................................................................................................... 15
Navigating the Digital Control view
............................................................................................................................. 17
Using Digital Media Functionality...................................................................................................................... 18
Sharing Digital Media
..................................................................................................................................................... 18
Windows Media Connect
............................................................................................................................................. 18
Selecting and Playing Music
......................................................................................................................................... 19
Selecting Media Servers
.............................................................................................................................................. 20
Selecting Albums, Artists, Playlists or Folders
............................................................................................................ 21
Playing Music
............................................................................................................................................................... 23
Selecting and Playing Photo Slideshows
................................................................................................................... 24
Selecting Media Servers
.............................................................................................................................................. 24
Selecting Albums, Artists or Folders
............................................................................................................................ 25
Playing Photo Slideshows
............................................................................................................................................ 27
Setting Photo Slideshows Options
.............................................................................................................................. 27
mPanel Menu Navigation.................................................................................................................................. 29
Top Menu Navigation
..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Music Control Menu (Bottom Row)
............................................................................................................................. 29