blackbox-av 15VS, User Manual

Page 1: ...15 Video Screen Manual v1 3 Nov 2017 ...

Page 2: ... 15VS 4 2 Features 4 3 In the Box 6 4 Setup Instructions 7 4 1 Connect Speakers 8 4 2 Connect Buttons 8 4 3 Insert SD Card 8 5 Remote Control 9 6 Settings Options 10 7 Additional Video Slideshow Options 13 8 Content Activation Options 15 9 Programming Content 16 ...

Page 3: ...stribute media communication videos and images in a small compact manner Thanks to the open frame design and inbuilt mounting wings it can be built into signage or other such installations The 15VS supports a wide range of digital media files which are stored on an SD card A remote is also supplied for easy player control it can be looping or use up to 12 buttons to activate content of which 2 can...

Page 4: ...w pcfreetime com See more in the Reformatting Instructions section Playback Modes Video Audio Picture with background music On Screen Display Languages English Chinese Japanese Image Slideshow Playback Picture Rotation Portrait Vertical or Landscape Horizontal Slideshow Transitions 14 Different transition effects Slide intervals 1 to 60 seconds ...

Page 5: ...15 Video Screen Manual v1 3 Nov 2017 6 3 In the Box 1 15 6 Screen and Player 2 Power Supply 3 Button Cables 4 Remote Control 5 Cable Connectors 6 SD Card ...

Page 6: ...15 Video Screen Manual v1 3 Nov 2017 7 4 Setup Instructions ...

Page 7: ...ve an audio out on request at the time of ordering or can be sent back to us for modification 4 2 Connect Buttons If you wish to use button activated content or allow user volume control attach the required amount of buttons using the button wires supplied to the appropriate input as displayed below 4 3 Insert SD Card See Programming Instructions for information on how to program your SD Card Once...

Page 8: ...s to switch between NTSC Interlaced NTSC Progressive PAL Interlaced and PAL Progressive Press to open main menu and access File Manager Movies Music Photo and System Setup Press to access filetype menu setings i e when video plays you access video settings when images are playing you access slide options This button has been disabled Press this to access core system settings System Audio Video Mis...

Page 9: ...s to fast forward or rewind current file Press for previous or next file in list 6 Settings Options Using the Remote Control you can access a number of settings options for the 15 Screen by pressing the Setup button Here you have access to System Audio Video and Misc settings Navigate between options using the v ok buttons ...

Page 10: ...15 Video Screen Manual v1 3 Nov 2017 11 SYSTEM ...

Page 11: ...15 Video Screen Manual v1 3 Nov 2017 12 AUDIO VIDEO ...

Page 12: ...rrently playing either a video for video options or image for slideshow and image options Whilst playing either a video or image press the Menu button SLIDESHOW Here you can access slideshow options including repeat transition and timing Repeat Set repeat mode Off all shuffle Slide Timing Set length of time each slide is displayed 2 5 10 30 seconds ...

Page 13: ...eo options including subtitle audio repeat options and video settings Repeat Set repeat mode All off title Title repeats first video in folder only Video Settings Set video brightness contrast saturation hue NOTE These settings will be saved on your SD card or USB stick in a part file and Theatre folder created by the 15 Screen If this file is deleted or new content is added these settings will be...

Page 14: ...r input or can be button activated LOOPING The 15 Screen can be set to play a slideshow or video s in a constant looping fashion this requires no user input or button activation it will simply loop through content upon startup BUTTON ACTIVATION The 15 Screen can play video images or audio upon button activation This is achieved by programming the buttons to perform a number of actions ...

Page 15: ...st offering flexibility in activation options To program your 15 Screen you will need 1 SDHC card or USB stick formated to FAT32 2 Content in a supported file format see 2 SUPPORTED MEDIA FORMATS 3 A PC or laptop with Windows OS Mac not supported Looping The 15 Screen plays content stored in the root of the storage device on a constant loop as standard Content is played in name order i e 01 02 03 ...

Page 16: ... EXAMPLE 1 LOOPING VIDEO With this configuration the player will loop constantly through all videos in the following order 1 Welcome Video 2 Battle of the Somme 3 Evolution of the Tank 1 Welcome Video and so on LOOPING EXAMPLE 2 LOOPING VIDEO IMAGES ...

Page 17: ... Tank 01 02 03 04 1 Welcome Video and so on LOOPING EXAMPLE 3 IMAGES WITH AUDIO With this configuration the player will loop constantly through all images it will also play the audio file located in the folder audio as background music The audio will restart with the slideshow i e after the final slide is shown and the slideshow begins again For more slideshow options view 7 Additional Slideshow a...

Page 18: ...ible or interruptible playback unable to trigger again during play Buttons are programmed using an autoplay txt file that is added to the SDHC or USB storage device along with your content There are templates available under Test Content on our support page at www blackboxav co uk support A configuration file will appear as follows create a txt file by right clicking on desktop new text document i...

Page 19: ...ll loop through 2 videos AttractaVideo1 and AttractaVideo2 until a button is pressed the following Autoplay txt file assigns actions to 6 buttons Puts the 15 Screen in button mode Button 1 plays folder 01 Button 2 plays folder 02 Button 3 plays folder 03 Button 4 plays folder 04 Button 5 plays folder 05 Button 6 plays folder 06 irmode 1 01 n 01 02 02 03 n 03 04 04 05 n 05 06 06 ...

Page 20: ...s 01 02 03 04 06 contain a single video file i e 1Evolution of the Tank pressing button 1 will play this file then return to the attracta screen videos Folder 05 has two video files 1The Battle of Britain and 2D Day Landings pressing button 2 will play both files before returning to attracter screen videos BUTTON EXAMPLE 2 4 BUTTON 2 FOLDERS NEXT PREV CONTROL ...

Page 21: ... Button 4 plays previous file 02 is uninterruptible Folder 01 and folder 02 both contain 6 video files each The above Autoplay txt assigns button 1 to folder 01 and button 2 to folder 02 Once buttons 1 or 2 are pressed the first video file in the corresponding folder will play Pressing button 3 will cycle to the next video button 4 will cycle to the previous Once the final video in the folder has ...

Page 22: ...prev button is pressed Puts the 15 Screen in button mode Button 1 plays next file Button 2 plays previous file Button 3 increases volume Button 4 decreases volume Button 5 mutes volume This Autoplay txt assigns NEXT and PREVIOUS commands to button 1 and 2 The 15 Screen will continually loop through each video until these buttons are pressed irmode 1 NEXT 1 PREV 2 vol_plus 3 vol_minus 4 mute 5 ...

Page 23: ...gle image AttractaImage1 until a button is pressed the following Autoplay txt file assigns actions to 5 buttons Puts the 15 Screen in button mode 1 plays all files in folder 01 2 plays file 01 in folder 01 3 plays file 02 in folder 01 4 plays file 03 in folder 01 5 plays file 04 in folder 01 6 plays file 05 in folder 01 irmode 1 01 n 01 02 01 01 mpg 03 01 02 mpg 04 01 03 mpg 05 01 04 mpg 06 01 05 ...

Page 24: ...deo in sequence then return to the attracter screen Buttons 2 6 have been assigned to specific video files within folder 01 when pressed only that video will play before the 15 Screen returns to the attracter screen NOTE When assigning specific files to a button the full filename including filetype must be used i e video1 mp4 not simply video1 For additional help please contact us www blackboxav c...