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KWT TM 2-1-MX3MPOM 

18 March 2005 

Change 01 

 
 
 
Utilize the DVD-Style player buttons below the preview window to play and cue the Playlist.   
 
When you select play, you will notice that the Timeline automatically compacts the 
schedule…the MX3 is designed to avoid “no-video” conditions. 
 
Note:  Timeline modifications are not allowed while a preview is playing.  You’ll either have to 
wait for the preview to cease, or stop it manually to make Playlist modifications. 
 

MENU BAR 
 

The menu bar near the top of the application is the same as any other menu bar you’ll find in a 
Windows© application.  The function is click on an item and select a task or subtask from the 
drop-down list that appears. 
 
Under FILE you will find options as shown on 
the right.  These should be self-explanatory.  
New Playlist creates a new Playlist; Open, will 
call up a previously saved Playlist; Save and 
Save As function like all other Save and Save 
As functions that you are using;  Remove 
Playlist will remove the Playlist from memory. 
 
Import and Export do provide specific 
functions.  Import will allow you to import a 
slide to the Slideboard (just as right-click did, 
as described above.  Export is more complicated.   

 
Export opens another window—a File 
Transfer Protocol (FTP) window.  This 
function allows you to send your slides to 
the remote unit.  For instance, you have 
encoded a new MPEG1 slide on your 
creation station, and you are in sunny 
Florida--you need this new slide to play at a 
baseball stadium, during the playoffs, 
somewhere in the Mid-West.  You already 
know how to schedule that to happen, but 
how do you get the slide from point A to 
point B? 
 

 

Summary of Contents for MediaXtreme MX3

Page 1: ...chnology com 1 KWT TM 2 1 MX3MPOM 18 March 2005 Change 01 Table of Contents MX3 2 CONNECTIONS 3 MX3 OPERATION 5 Control Software Installation 6 Slides Playlists and Schedules 9 SLIDEBOARD Import Slide...

Page 2: ...ty The system is controllable via Ethernet utilizing static or dynamic IP addresses making it a flexible device accessible throughout the world This is your high quality low cost media player in a roc...

Page 3: ...ding can result in equipment damage or destruction and could void warranty Ensure you utilize provided power supply unit only Use of improper power supply can damage or destroy the unit and will void...

Page 4: ...y used in an MPEG player application AUDIO MIC IN Can serve as microphone input or secondary audio source input Not normally used in an MPEG player application CV RCA connector outputting standard NTS...

Page 5: ...icate with the device Should MX3 be shut down through normal Windows means you ll need to power the unit with the front panel momentary power switch To do so simply press the round black power switch...

Page 6: ...hange 01 Control Software Installation In a computer that meets the basic requirements insert the CD that came with your MX3 or your demo CD The application should auto run and show you the Setup Spla...

Page 7: ...s complete you ll find the MP Scheduler ICON on your desktop figure 5 Or you can access the program from your Windows Start Button figure 6 Once the software is installed you are ready to begin making...

Page 8: ...you will get one more reminder figure 9 You can click NO and proceed or you can click YES and enter the security key provided when you register your MX3 Once you register you ll never have to do it a...

Page 9: ...westtechnology com 9 KWT TM 2 1 MX3MPOM 18 March 2005 Change 01 Slides Playlists and Schedules The main application will open Full Screen Application The five arrowed sections are all there is to it W...

Page 10: ...oard where they will appear as a thumbnail with a brief text description This is what we ll use to drag and drop Playlist order To have something to work with you re going to need to import some slide...

Page 11: ...ur slide s icon a thumbnail size screenshot of the slides third second of video and a text box that displays the slide s name extension run time and actual creation size The listed slide is now availa...

Page 12: ...ttribute Window to set the slide Valid only from 7 00 PM to Midnight When your schedule plays if the time is outside the 7 Midnight setting the slide will hibernate even though it is in the currently...

Page 13: ...You can make it valid for one day or up to the year 2050 Setting the Date to ALWAYS or SPECIFIC doesn t affect the Day and Time validity You still need to ensure the days you want the slide to play a...

Page 14: ...ng in the text box or by clicking on and sliding the slider bar The Dwell window also has provisions for setting the slide transition The tranisition is the style the slide uses to enter the screen du...

Page 15: ...d you must hold your left mouse button down while you drag Drag the slide by its thumbnail from the Slideboard down to the Timeline and Drop it on any open space on the Timeline by releasing your left...

Page 16: ...t window will give visual indications of how many slides are in a Playlist the duration of the Playlist and relative size of the slide within the Playlist It is a chronological list Note A slide of ve...

Page 17: ...k or subtask from the drop down list that appears Under FILE you will find options as shown on the right These should be self explanatory New Playlist creates a new Playlist Open will call up a previo...

Page 18: ...his should be the IP address you set in the MP player the same address you entered when first connecting the software to download the Playlist when starting the program You ll see the block on the rig...

Page 19: ...w keywesttechnology com 19 KWT TM 2 1 MX3MPOM 18 March 2005 Change 01 SCHEDULING Scheduling is what separates the MX3 from just a slide player like Windows Media Player or QuickTime Click on the SCHED...

Page 20: ...ter you have added the Playlists you ll need to set the attributes validity for each Playlist in the schedule Just as a slide can have attributes so must a Playlist You can select a Playlist as always...

Page 21: ...from the list simply remove it from the ALL IP ADDRESSES window Now it s time to put the system to work Collect some slides send them to your player s schedule them and let it fly Remember to keep tra...

Page 22: ...some sort of CD or DVD authoring burning software For our examples here screenshots of Nero Burning ROM are used but by no means is that the only software CD DVD authorning software capbable of creat...

Page 23: ...p jpg tga tiff gif pcx png mpg mpeg vob avi swf ppt etc a playlist this file will have a mvp extension and a master schedule master sch these files are usually located at the following paths Playlists...

Page 24: ...burned CD DVD to the player ensure the player is running and the MX software is playing pages media on a current schedule If the MX Player software is not running auto extract will not occur Insert th...

Page 25: ...s extended to the original purchaser only for the amount of time indicated below effective from the original purchase date and subject to the following THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER A Products that hav...

Page 26: ...ogy com 26 KWT TM 2 1 MX3MPOM 18 March 2005 Change 01 Cut and return the following page to register your product PRODUCT WARRANTY REGISTRATION Complete and mail within 10 days of purchase Purchaser s...

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