Data Video MP-1000, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...Network Media Player MP 1000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL http www datavideo tek com Rev 030809 ...

Page 2: ...1000 Start up sequence 5 MP 1000 SETUP Menu Map 6 MP 1000 STORAGE Menu 6 Network Setup options 7 Time Setup options 7 Device Setup options 8 Auto Start options 8 Language Character set options 8 Factory Default settings 9 CF Card based files and media 9 MP 1000 Compatible Media Files 9 Permanent Autoconfig mia File 9 Temporary Autoconfig mib File 9 Autoconfig file contents 10 On screen scrolling t...

Page 3: ...22 Playlist Commander 23 Group Playlist Files 24 Playlist Scheduler 26 Group Icons MP 1000 Administration Tool 28 Single Client Icons MP 1000 Administration Tool 29 Remote HTTP Server 30 Remote FTP Server 30 HTTP Server Setup 31 Bundled RSS Advantage Software 33 Apache HTTP Server Installation Procedure 34 Firewall and Anti Virus program Configuration 35 Zone Alarm 35 Norton Anti Virus 36 Router S...

Page 4: ...k Never spill liquid of any kind onto or into this unit 12 Except as specifically explained elsewhere in this manual do not attempt to service this product yourself Opening or removing covers that are marked Do Not Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks and will void your warranty Refer all service issues to qualified service personnel 13 Unplug this product from the wall...

Page 5: ...g Adaptor DC 12V 0 5A 1 9 User s Manual 1 Introduction The Datavideo MP 1000 is a versatile Digital Media player with LAN and Internet connectivity Various media files can be stored and played back from its removable Compact Flash CF media card These files can be remotely managed via an IP network connection using the built in Ethernet port and supplied PC only Client Server software DVD VOB MPEG ...

Page 6: ...lug in DC 12V 0 5A input 3 RS 232 D sub 9pin for data entry for group command 4 VGA Output D sub 15pin VGA connector output to PC Monitor 5 YUV Output 3 x BNC connectors for component YUV video signal output 6 CVBS Output 1 x BNC connector composite signal 7 S Video Output 1x 4 Pin mini DIN Plug connector for S Video Y C signal output 8 Audio output 2x RCA connectors for Stereo unbalance audio out...

Page 7: ... Video Composite Video VGA YUV output Keyboard Only available in Setup menu screens to enter or exit virtual keyboard page use key 0 zero as the erase delete key MUTE Mute or Restore audio output VOL Increase audio volume level VOL Decrease audio volume level Position Change position of scrolling text bar down Position Change position of scrolling text bar up Background Color Background colour for...

Page 8: ...ough the following sequence 2 It will display a picture to the monitor saying Network Digital Signage Player 3 It will then send an audible PING sound to the attached audio speakers 4 If there is a configuration file on the CF card then the unit will display AUTO UPDATING 5 It will then look for a network connection through the RJ 45 port and display INTIALIZING LAN 6 NB Connecting to DHCP Server ...

Page 9: ... the Hide setting is not recommended Auto Start CAT CF Card Http URL iCAT Refers unit to network Auto Playlist stored within server Refers unit to CF card for Playlist Refers unit to Http URL for FTP based playlist Similar to CAT but not currently available at time of printing Language On Screen Keyboard English Turkish Western European East South European sign only No or sign No or sign sign only...

Page 10: ...either DHCP or Static IP and press ENTER Your choice will take you to the Static IP set up page or DHCP Setup screen DHCP is recommended where a DHCP network already exists Enter the details for your chosen network type Press ENTER to return to the SETUP main menu page Save and Reboot If you are making no further changes at this stage then highlight the Save and Reboot menu option to store these n...

Page 11: ...ttings within the unit When the unit restarts the time settings will become active Auto Start options CAT After power up the MP 1000 will do nothing and wait for the RMC 160 remote or server s command Local CF After power up the MP 1000 will playback media files according to play list stored on the CF card or playback in A Z order if no play list file is found HTTP URL Use the MP 1000 client admin...

Page 12: ...raph images Wave wav Audio files MP3 mp3 Audio files Ensure you have the legal permission to display or play any copyrighted media This includes but is not limited to photographs images video music spoken word or text In most cases royalty fees may need to be negotiated agreed and paid to the appropriate creative party or organizations prior to use Permanent Autoconfig mia File All MP 1000 setup s...

Page 13: ... reference and price or news ticker at the same time as any jpeg photograph or compatible video file NB The scrolling text will only be played back if included in the Playlist on CF card or Auto Playlist if this file is held on a PC Server At the 1st line of the text file the user can program some settings for the ticker using the syntax osd_settings B G colour F G colour B G Transparency Speed Fo...

Page 14: ...ration you need to decide which way you would prefer to work with the MP 1000 unit or group of MP 1000 units The options are Stand Alone Manual Mode You will program the units settings locally using the RMC 160 remote control and media files will be loaded to the units CF card via simple drag and drop PC transfer using a CF card reader or a single unit static IP connection via Ethernet crossover c...

Page 15: ...eak to your local dealer about the price and availability of larger CF cards for the MP 1000 6 If needed create a text file for the scrolling ticker feature using Windows Notepad see the section entitled On Screen Scrolling text ticker Windows Notepad can be found on any Windows XP Professional PC by following the menu path Start All Programs Accessories Notepad Remember to save your text file in ...

Page 16: ...he PC Server s desktop click on START then choose RUN Enter command and click OK A new window will open and at the MSDOS flashing cursor prompt type IPCONFIG ALL and press the ENTER key The system IP address will then be listed on screen For the purposes of this manual we shall say this PC s IP Address is returned as 192 168 1 10 and on each MP 1000 Network SETUP menu we will use this IP address a...

Page 17: ...eyboard button on the RMC 160 to launch the on screen keyboard 10 Using the arrow and enter keys on the RMC 160 remote select the letters and numbers required to make up the password of the MP 1000 unit Choose something unique This password is limited to a length of 4 characters 11 Now press the enter key to move onto the server details page 12 Using the arrow keys on the RMC 160 remote highlight ...

Page 18: ...68 1 10 User NDSP01 Time YYYY MM DD HH MM MAC XX XX XX XX XX XX Server Connection OFF Storage 1952 MB SETUP STORAGE 22 Now move onto the Stand alone PC Laptop s network settings 23 Start up the Windows Stand Alone PC Laptop in the usual way once at the desktop follow the menu path Start Control Panel and double click on the Network Connections icon 24 Right mouse button click on Local Area Connect...

Page 19: ...Use the following IP address and enter the details as below then click OK to store and apply these IP settings in the computer 27 Click Close on Local Area Connection Properties and exit the Network Connections window 28 Now install the Client Administration Tool Software or MP 1000 Administration Tool Software from the CD supplied with the MP 1000 unit ...

Page 20: ...D drawer click on My Computer and then double click on the MP 1000 CD Icon A new window will open double click the MP 1000 Setup Icon as below 30 Leave the installer language as English and click OK 31 Now Follow the MP 1000 v 2 0 setup wizard click NEXT ...

Page 21: ...1 32 Click NEXT to allow the wizard to install the software in the correct location 33 Click the tick box to create a desktop shortcut icon and then click NEXT ...

Page 22: ...completes the installation process as below click FINISH and the MP 1000 Administration Tool will automatically run A Desktop Icon for the Software will also be created You can start the program by double clicking this Icon ...

Page 23: ...add your own groups if necessary Add Edit Account Create or manage group names and or user MP 1000 account names You can create multiple groups and assign unique account names When any MP 1000 client user unit logs into the MP 1000 Administration Tool it will go under its corresponding group if the user account name matches one in a particular group If not matched the MP 1000 user account will be ...

Page 24: ...AutoStart http URL in the MP 1000 Administration Tool Sever Setup Utility Allows the administrator to make changes to the PC Server The default Server port 5021 is used for port forwarding on the network router to access the MP 1000 ADMINISTRATION TOOL program NB The network is limited to one hundred MP 1000 client devices being logged onto the PC Server Please contact your supplier or local Datav...

Page 25: ...er the MP 1000 client powers up and logs into MP 1000 Administration Tool the PC Server will show the MP 1000 client in its matching user defined group or the default home group DHCP or Static IP Select Dynamic IP if using a router existing network or fixed static IP Time Zone Select your local GMT time zone Daylight Saving Check will add one hour to the current time set up Reboot time When this t...

Page 26: ...right hand client window press EZ Play on selected group server will transfer the selected files to the relevant MP 1000 clients Remote HTTP Server Type in URL address and filename to be downloaded from the remote HTTP server Remote FTP Server Allows FTP login and then browse and select files to create a play list File Type MPL filter check box is for playlist extension mpl only This feature is to...

Page 27: ... and use this file For example below the modified AutoPlaylist mpl file is being re saved within the Home folder Files already included in a play list can be highlighted and then deleted using the Del button Files can also be moved up or down the play list order using the arrow buttons up and down NB Ticker Text files work best when set as the first item in a play list All files in the play list c...

Page 28: ...el Removes a single selected file from the play list window Clear Removes all files from the play list window and resets values in the Setting menu Up Down arrows Move up or down to move a highlighted filename to another position in the play order Settings Some useful settings for the play list file Picture Play Time Control the interval transition time between JPEG files Picture Transition Mode 3...

Page 29: ...st file When this time is reached the MP 1000 client will start to download content according to the specified playlist file Note The schedule download time depends on the PC Server s time not the MP 1000 s time Playlist Scheduler This feature allows user to manage an advanced and flexible playlist schedule not just for time of day only Users can program multiple playlist files with different date...

Page 30: ... send this to the MP 1000 client s when it they logs into the MP 1000 Admin Tool on the PC Server The MP 1000 client will then download the correct content and start playback For the second case Http URL you need to use an FTP client tool to upload all your scheduling sch and playlist mpl files to this Http URL folder example http 192 168 1 60 1000 folder Then use the MP 1000 Admin Tool to set the...

Page 31: ...vantage software section also as this must be pre installed with Microsoft net Framework 1 1 or 2 0 for this feature to work correctly Note RSS Advantage is only compatible with Windows XP Professional 32bit OS Volume Has the ability to Mute the audio output from a group of MP 1000 clients or change the audio playout to 1 of 15 levels of audio volume Video Turns ON or OFF the video output from a g...

Page 32: ...Text BOGOF txt Capacity Asks a single client to report back CF card capacity and firmware version Example Storage Total Size 1952MB Free Space 762MB F W version V2 9 87 0106U CF Data Asks a single client to report all the filenames on the CF card Any filenames found will be displayed on the CF tab screen of MP 1000 Administration Tool CF Data Delete Click right mouse button on the CF window a Dele...

Page 33: ...er name password etc You can then click EZ Play to execute A Z playback immediately or save to a playlist for future use Enter the FTP user Login and Password details only if required When chosen this feature will save the playlist file into an FTP Server folder directory instead of the local PC s hard drive directory Below example shows how to save the EZplaylist mpl file and upload it to the the...

Page 34: ...n the left column 3 Check IIS Internet Information Services and install you may be asked to insert your Microsoft Installation CD 4 After the installation is complete a subfolder will be created under C inetpub wwwroot 5 You can then create your subfolder to put all your media files in also let wwwroot become a shared folder So all the subfolders under wwwroot can be accessed by an MP 1000 client ...

Page 35: ...3 Procedure Go to Control Panel 1 Administrative Tools 2 IIS Shortcut 3 shared subfolder 4 property Directory Security 5 Edit 6 Anonymous Access ...

Page 36: ...re is no Enable Disable on each individual RSS link chosen If you prefer to have the full features please click Help and then choose About to see the option to purchase an upgraded version with a 10 discount Note1 The RSS software must be installed under C Program Files RSS Advantage Newsticker for the MP 1000 Administration Tool to be able to fetch the RSS news ticker file Note2 Microsoft net Fra...

Page 37: ...Procedure 1 Go to http httpd apache org download cgi to download apache_2 2 4 win32 x86 no_ssl msi 2 Follow the on screen instructions to install to software 3 Copy content files to C Program Files Apache Group Apache htdoc for download ...

Page 38: ...irus program or firewall may try to block the MIAICS program Answer Firewall Set XP s own Firewall to OFF otherwise the MP 1000 clients may not be able to log in to MIAICS Zone Alarm If you use Zone Alarm add MIAICS as a trusted program and IP range for the MP 1000 clients ...

Page 39: ...rton Anti Virus If you are using Norton Anti Virus program make sure to add MIAICS as a trusted program and also set IP ranges for client devices to go through Easiest way is to set Personal Firewall to OFF ...

Page 40: ...to move between the MP 1000 clients and the PC running the MP 1000 Administration Tool 2 Make sure to enable Port Forwarding settings as Start 80 End 5021 for IP 192 168 1 10 Otherwise only commands between the MP 1000 clients and the PC can pass through but not data files like playlist mpl MIAICS uses port 80 and port 5021 so these two ports must be open to let MIAICS commands and files pass betw...

Page 41: ...3 Turn on DMZ server and input your PC server s IP address Turn on DHCP and set a valid IP range optional ...

Page 42: ...our dyndns org user name and password into your router When the router powers up it will log in to dyndns org with your host name Remember to set your MP 1000 client s up with server as host name instead of IP address in the onboard MP 1000 Setup menu for example www miatech blogdns com The MP 1000 Clients will check the dyndns org site to get your router s current IP address and that of your PC S...

Page 43: ...op up an input window _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SEND icon Then send to each player of same group thru network and then player transmits data to external RS232 device 2 Receive get data from external RS232 device and display on the bottom of same RS232 screen also allow save as a text file External RS232 device will send several bytes in so we can use set a timer If over 1sec no more data in then transfer th...

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