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Weight

 

1.4kg

 

3

 

lbs.

 

1.14kg

 

2.5lbs

 

Safety

 

UL

approved

 

AC

 

adapters

 

Certifications

 

CE/FCC

 

RoHS

 

Warranty

 

One

year

 

limited

 

parts

 

&

 

labor

 

4.

 

Appendix:

 

FAQ

 

For

 

more

 

frequently

 

asked

 

questions

 

and

 

solutions,

 

search

 

the

 

online

 

product

 

knowledge

 

base

 

at

 

www.IAdea.com/support

 

.

 

What

 

can

 

I

 

do

 

to

 

improve

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express

 

performance

 

on

 

my

 

PC?

 

The

 

latest

 

Microsoft

 

.NET

 

3.5

 

SP1

 

offers

 

improved

 

performance

 

and

 

bug

 

fixes

 

to

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express.

 

You

 

can

 

install

 

the

 

update

 

via

 

this

 

internet

 

browser

 

link

 

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=124150

 

or

 

by

 

searching

 

for

 

“.NET

 

3.5

 

SP1”

 

At

 

www.microsoft.com.

 

What

 

is

 

maximum

 

file

 

size

 

for

 

a

 

single

 

video

 

file?

 

The

 

maximum

 

video

 

file

 

size

 

for

 

the

 

HMP

500S/505S

 

Media

 

Player

 

is

 

2GB.

 

We

 

recommend

 

reserving

 

a

 

safety

 

margin

 

to

 

avoid

 

exceeding

 

the

 

limit

 

(i.e.

 

limiting

 

files

 

to

 

1850MB).

 

How

 

to

 

restore

 

device

 

back

 

to

 

factory

 

defaults?

 

If

 

you

 

forgot

 

the

 

password

 

or

 

modified

 

settings

 

incorrectly,

 

follow

 

these

 

steps

 

to

 

reset

 

player:

 

1.

 

Connect

 

a

 

USB

 

drive

 

to

 

your

 

PC

 

and

 

format

 

it

 

using

 

FAT

 

or

 

FAT32

 

file

 

system

 

2.

 

Inside

 

the

 

USB

 

drive,

 

create

 

a

 

text

 

file

 

at

 

the

 

root

 

level

 

(not

 

inside

 

a

 

folder)

 

3.

 

Open

 

the

 

file

 

in

 

Text

 

Editor

 

and

 

type

 

in:

 

reset_factory_default='yes'

  

4.

 

Save

 

the

 

file

 

as

 

HMP.conf

 

5.

 

Plug

 

USB

 

drive

 

created

 

in

 

step

 

3

 

to

 

the

 

HMP

500S/505S

 

Media

 

Player

 

to

 

initiate

 

restore

 

How

 

do

 

I

 

manage

 

playback

 

of

 

my

 

contents?

 

Playback

 

on

 

a

 

schedule

 

is

 

one

 

of

 

the

 

main

 

functions

 

of

 

your

 

HMP

500S/505S

 

Media

 

Player.

 

It

 

is

 

managed

 

via

 

the

 

easy

 

to

 

use

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express

 

software.

  

Unlike

 

the

 

difficulty

 

of

 

programming

 

our

 

VCRs

 

from

 

a

 

remote

 

control,

 

the

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express

 

software

 

is

 

designed

 

to

 

be

 

simple

 

by

 

leveraging

 

the

 

power

 

of

 

your

 

personal

 

computer.

 

Anyone

 

with

 

basic

 

computer

 

skills

 

can

 

quickly

 

create

 

or

 

modify

 

schedules,

 

delivering

 

the

 

right

 

message

 

to

 

the

 

right

 

audience

 

at

 

the

 

right

 

times.

 

Please

 

refer

 

to

 

the

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express

 

User’s

 

Manual

 

for

 

detailed

 

operations

 

and

 

techniques.

 

Could

 

the

 

player

 

display

 

Flash

 

or

 

Microsoft

 

PowerPoint

 

presentations?

 

The

 

player

 

features

 

limited

 

PowerPoint

 

support,

 

but

 

not

 

Flash

 

support.

  

While

 

PCs

 

can

 

play

 

many

 

formats

 

with

 

varying

 

degrees

 

of

 

success,

 

RISC

based

 

media

 

players

 

are

 

designed

 

to

 

play

 

a

 

limited

 

number

 

of

 

high

 

quality

 

video

 

formats

 

(Please

 

see

 

spec

 

for

 

details).

 

While

 

Microsoft

 

PowerPoint

 

native

 

files

 

could

 

not

 

play

 

directly

 

on

 

a

 

RISC

based

 

player,

 

the

 

file

 

is

 

converted

 

thru

 

other

 

software

 

(i.e.

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express)

 

into

 

an

 

image

 

format

 

to

 

be

 

played

 

as

 

an

 

image

 

slideshow.

  

Why

 

won’t

 

some

 

media

 

files

 

play

 

smoothly?

 

The

 

video

 

data

 

bit

rate

 

may

 

be

 

higher

 

than

 

the

 

recommended

 

bit

 

rate.

  

The

 

video

 

data

 

bit

rate

 

is

 

the

 

amount

 

of

 

video

 

or

 

audio

 

data

 

used

 

per

 

second

 

to

 

store

 

or

 

play

 

the

 

contents,

 

usually

 

expressed

 

in

 

Mbps

 

(mega

bits

 

per

 

second).

 

Video

 

encoded

 

with

 

excessive

 

bit

rates

 

will

 

not

 

playback

 

smoothly

 

in

 

the

 

media

 

player,

 

likely

 

due

 

to

 

storage

 

i/o

 

bottlenecks.

 

You

 

can

 

try

 

recompressing

 

unplayable

 

video

 

files

 

at

 

lower

 

bit

 

rates

 

using

 

the

 

free

 

and

 

open

 

source

 

Handbrake

 

tool

 

at

 

http://handbrake.fr/

.

 

Once

 

you

 

have

 

found

 

the

 

right

 

output

 

settings

 

for

 

size

 

and

 

quality,

 

save

 

them

 

in

 

Handbrake

 

profiles

 

for

 

future

 

use.

 

Then

 

you

 

can

 

easily

 

recompress

 

any

 

unplayable

 

files

 

you

 

encounter

 

in

 

the

 

future.

  

Why

 

won’t

 

some

 

media

 

files

 

play

 

at

 

all?

 

Even

 

though

 

the

 

player

 

conforms

 

to

 

leading

 

industry

 

standard

 

video

 

formats,

 

sometimes

 

the

 

videos

 

you

 

acquire

 

may

 

fall

 

outside

 

the

 

compatibility

 

matrix.

  

If

 

the

 

files

 

can

 

play

 

on

 

your

 

PC

 

but

 

not

 

on

 

your

 

player,

 

you

 

should

 

recompress

 

the

 

file

 

to

 

ensure

 

playback.

 

For

 

greatest

 

Summary of Contents for HMP-500S

Page 1: ...ologies HMP 500S HD network media player Hard disk local storage For general installations 80GB capacity for up to 30 hours of HD video 8Mbps HMP 505S Solid state HD network media player Internal CF c...

Page 2: ...in Manager Express 3 2 3 Configuration with Adfotain Manager Express 4 3 Content Management with Adfotain Manager Express 7 4 Specifications table 7 5 Appendix FAQ 8 6 Appendix Alternative Network Con...

Page 3: ...uality videos photos and PowerPoint slides stills to your intended audience For details on management features such as day parting and content distribution please see the Adfotain Manager Express Soft...

Page 4: ...each side 2 The player with the mounting plates attached can be mounted using 4 screws not supplied at 76mm X 228mm 2 99 X 8 98 spacing 2 Player System Setup 2 1 Setting up the Player Attach a video c...

Page 5: ...The player should display on screen information on your screen corners during boot up Wait a few moments to let the process complete 2 2 Setting up Adfotain Manager Express Adfotain Manager Express l...

Page 6: ...clock 1 Start Adfotain Manager Express and select player model 2 After selecting the player click on the Configuration button on the top right 3 Click Auto detect player button to locate all network c...

Page 7: ...appropriate time zone to ensure correct schedule playback The time and date is automatically synchronized with your PC when you click Apply Some options may not be available depending on your player...

Page 8: ...an also be configured on this page Please consult your network administrator if you are uncertain of the values to these settings Advanced settings This page lets you change the management mode of the...

Page 9: ...creen Media Standards S4 MPEG L2 audio S5 MP3 audio 384Kbps Playback control Alphabetical looping Adfotain playlist Content management method LAN Adfotain Manager Express USB direct update Physical I...

Page 10: ...power of your personal computer Anyone with basic computer skills can quickly create or modify schedules delivering the right message to the right audience at the right times Please refer to the Adfo...

Page 11: ...age freezing blocking or blue screens costing you valuable air time and losing your audience s attention Could the media player be controlled by external input devices or interfaces No unless specific...

Page 12: ...tion page choose IP configuration on the left hand side 1 Select Static IP Address in drop down menu as shown on image above 2 Fill in all fields Contact your network administrator if you do not know...

Page 13: ...Date time setting Set your time zone and synchronize time and date of the device Clock settings run on built in battery for up to several years but initially you will need to set it to your time zone...

Page 14: ...You can also manually select the location of a firmware obtained from your reseller 3 Select your player model If the model is not shown then choose another applicable upgrade method to proceed 4 If...

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