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6.

 

Appendix:

 

Firmware

 

Upgrades

 

If

 

you

 

are

 

using

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express

 

to

 

manage

 

existing

 

media

 

players,

 

you

 

may

 

be

 

prompted

 

to

 

upgrade

 

the

 

firmware

 

to

 

ensure

 

to

 

enable

 

the

 

latest

 

scheduling

 

features.

 

Current

 

versions

 

of

 

the

 

firmware

 

update

 

files

 

are

 

included

 

on

 

the

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express

 

CD,

 

while

 

future

 

upgrades

 

may

 

be

 

obtained

 

from

 

your

 

reseller.

 

6.1.

 

Firmware

 

upgrade

 

using

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express

 

 

1.

 

Click

 

“Upgrade”

 

to

 

enter

 

the

 

firmware

 

upgrade

 

page

 

2.

 

Select

 

an

 

upgrade

 

method:

 

Network,

 

USB,

 

or

 

CF

 

card

 

(not

 

all

 

methods

 

are

 

available

 

for

 

all

 

models).

 

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

 

you

 

selected

 

USB

 

or

 

CF

 

card

 

upgrade,

 

you

 

will

 

need

 

to

 

specify

 

the

 

destination

 

path

 

of

 

the

 

drive

 

or

 

card.

 

If

 

you

 

have

 

set

 

a

 

password

 

for

 

our

 

player,

 

enter

 

it

 

in

 

the

 

Password

 

field.

 

Related

 

instructions

 

will

 

be

 

displayed

 

on

 

this

 

page

 

to

 

help

 

you

 

complete

 

the

 

upgrade

 

process.

 

5.

 

Finally,

 

click

 

on

 

the

 

Update

 

device

 

or

 

Prepare

 

firmware

 

button

 

to

 

begin

 

transfer

 

of

 

firmware.

 

If

 

the

 

firmware

 

source

 

file

 

cannot

 

be

 

found,

 

you

 

will

 

be

 

asked

 

to

 

locate

 

the

 

firmware

 

manually.

 

The

 

firmware

 

should

 

be

 

available

 

on

 

your

 

Adfotain

 

Manager

 

Express

 

CD

 

or

 

via

 

your

 

reseller.

 

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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