MultiQ DSMS 3.6, User Manual

Page 1: ...ional AB in various jurisdictions All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players 4 5 operated in standalone mode ...

Page 2: ...dia player installation 12 5 1 1 Basic configuration 12 5 1 2 Flash installation 17 5 1 3 Making your first settings in the management system 19 5 1 4 Use the correct video settings 20 5 2 Login and management 21 6 Handling content 23 6 1 What is content 23 6 2 How to obtain content 23 6 3 Preparing content 23 6 3 1 Preparing images 23 6 3 2 Preparing video clips 24 6 3 3 Converting PDFs into imag...

Page 3: ... playlists in sequence 52 10 Scheduling 54 10 1 Additional scheduling features 59 11 Streaming sources as media spots 60 11 1 Adding Live TV 60 11 2 Adding security cameras 64 12 Splitting the screen into several areas 67 12 1 In store audio and using the Audio area 67 12 2 Splitting the screen into several visual areas 71 12 3 Adding an image slideshow to Area2 78 13 Adding a ticker 84 13 1 Getti...

Page 4: ...heir respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 4 1 Revision history A description of changes with revision number will be noted in the revision log below Version Date Comments 1 00 2011 08 03 Initial version software ver 3 4 2 0 2011 08 18 Software version 3 6...

Page 5: ... player 4 or Media player 5 combined with a 16 9 widescreen monitor such as the MultiQ 42DS monitor especially designed for digital signage Figure 1 MultiQ Media player 4 or 5 combined with the MultiQ 42DS monitor In addition to a media player and a monitor you need a computer with a web browser along with some images to be used as content You may use images that you have shot using your own digit...

Page 6: ... and kiosk system combines traditional digital signage with interactive cutting edge kiosk technology The products are designed for long lifetime high reliability and low power consumption Also the system has designed for scalability allowing for easy operation of single media players or media monitors in standalone mode as well as large systems including thousands of media players or media monito...

Page 7: ...ives Instead the low power consumption less than 10 watts for the standalone media players and 40 watts for the media monitors with integrated media players allow for passive cooling with no fans Since there are no fans there will be very little accumulation of dust in the units The power supply is a separate unit allowing for easy replacement Instead of hard drives flash memories used for storing...

Page 8: ... DVI or HDMI input There is a special version of the separate media player that supports VGA as an alternative to DVI and HDMI Other differences between the products are processor capability internal memory size and flash memory size This user manual focus on how to set up stand alone media players media monitors 4 5 The media monitors and media players can also be operated in a centrally managed ...

Page 9: ...In the sections below the controls and indications of the media players 4 and 5 are described 4 1 Unpacking Please make sure that the following items are included in the package and in good condition If you find that any items damaged or missing please contact your retailer immediately One media player AC DC adapter with 12V DC output AC power cord A quick start guide 4 2 Mounting Mounting and att...

Page 10: ... D output to the monitor to be used If the monitor has an HDMI input a conversion cable should be used A monitor must be used when configuring the media player The audio outputs may be connected to analogue or digital inputs on external audio systems The LAN port must be connected to a LAN with Internet access If you have no touch panel you need a separate mouse to be connected to the second USB p...

Page 11: ...in progress Green download succeeded Red communication with the digital signage management server failed or download failed HDD This LED indicates hard drive activity Yellow LAN Flashes when there is activity on the LAN port Not lit no network access Constantly lit in green Link up at 100 Mb s or 1000 Mb s Flashing in green Network activity at 100 Mb s or 1000 Mb s Constantly lit in red Link up at...

Page 12: ...is required when configuring the media player 5 1 1 Basic configuration To configure the media player you will need a USB keyboard and a USB mouse The media player should be connected to a monitor At first start up factory state the media player will go directly to the setup menu system after showing the test pattern without requiring any password However as soon as the unit has been configured a ...

Page 13: ...ate the menu system to fit the orientation of the monitor Figure 9 By pressing the centre button the configuration menu can be rotated When the menu is correctly oriented press the Next button Figure 10 After having selected the correct orientation of the screen continue by clicking the Next button When the proper orientation of the menu system has been chosen the language setting menu will appear...

Page 14: ...fault Note Note Note Note If the media player is already set up in standalone mode you will need the password that was set at the initial set up of the unit to get to the Settings menu If prompted for a user name and password you will find see the virtual keyboard at the bottom of the page By default the username is admin If the password has been lost you need to restore the factory state of the m...

Page 15: ...rom a local DHCP server Press the Test connection button and you will get to know the IP address of the media player As an alternative you can press the Static button to set a fixed IP address If so you need to obtain IP addressing parameters from your network administrator DHCP operation is the most common However in some networks static IP addresses are required If so contact the local network a...

Page 16: ...ltiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 16 Figure 14 To leave the Settings menu click the Next button Note that if you intend to use Flash files a Flash plugin should be installed before leaving the setup menu See next section Figure 15 Select the password of your choice The administrator user name is admin You can alter the password and add more use...

Page 17: ...User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 17 5 1 2 Flash installation If the media player is to use Flash files a Flash plug in has to be installed This is done by pressing the Plugins button in the configuration menu Follow the instructions to install Flash Also other plugins will become available in this menu Figure 16 If you intend to use Flash in your applicatio...

Page 18: ...eir respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 18 Figure 17 Once Flash has been installed it will stay in the media player as long as you do not perform a factory reset of the unit Figure 18 Once the Flash player has been installed you can press Next to proceed...

Page 19: ... Making your first settings in the management system Figure 19 After pressing Next you will get to the Help tab of the management system The media player contains a complete digital signage content management system To be able to log in to the unit you also need to remove the web server lock For security the web server is by default locked from inbound requests To remove the web server lock you ne...

Page 20: ...ecked and then click Save If desired the password can be changed while in the Security menu Finally press Done to proceed to normal operation of the media player 5 1 4 Use the correct video settings At this stage you can also set the video settings of the media player to fit the monitor that you intend to use Select the Unit tab and then the correct resolution here 1080p and the aspect ratio 16 9 ...

Page 21: ...igure 22 Since the media player does not yet contain any content there is an IDLE sign presented on the screen Next step is to login to the media player from the web browser in your computer 5 2 Login and management Connect your computer to the same LAN as the media player Enter the IP address of your media player in the address field of your web browser Note Note Note Note It is possible to login...

Page 22: ...ersion 2 18 08 2011 22 Figure 23 Enter the IP address of your media player into the address field of your web browser User name is admin and enter the password decided in the previous section Next you will find yourself in the Help tab Figure 24 After login you are in the Help tab The media player is now ready to operate with content that is added to the management system We will now start to uplo...

Page 23: ...produce a large amount of media content that can be reused for digital signage and kiosks And if adapted properly existing media files can be converted into successful digital signage and kiosk applications There are of course lots of sources for content Video clips originate from video cameras that today support HD formats up to 1080p at a very low cost Video editing can be done using inexpensive...

Page 24: ...DF It is possible to use single page PDFs directly as media spots in the system but converting the files to images before uploading to the system can improve performance Always use PDFs with better resolution than is to be used on the screen which most PDFs are since they are intended for print Then convert the PDFs into single image files having the same resolution as the area to be used on the s...

Page 25: ...creen This may get annoying However by clever use of content these effects can be avoided 6 4 1 Add fade inns and fade outs A way to avoid ugly transitions is to edit each video clip so that it fades in from black at the start and fades out to black at the end This can be done easily with video editing software such as Pinnacle Studio 6 4 2 To combine several video clips into one clip with the des...

Page 26: ...or media monitor Even an IP video stream from a security camera or a live broadcasting IP stream may be regarded as a media spot All media spots used in the digital signage system are stored in the media archive By clicking the Media icon you get into the media archive where you can upload and define new media spots In the media archive you can organize the spots into folders that are adapted to y...

Page 27: ...inutes while in an airport lounge they may stay for half an hour or more These circumstances have a large impact on the choice of length of playlists Playlists may consist of one or more media spots that are played in a loop Figure 27 A playlist is a sequence of media spots that in most cases are played in a loop The playlists are stored in the Playlist menu where you can create and edit the playl...

Page 28: ... DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 28 Figure 29 A channel is a number of playlists that are associated with an area on a monitor 6 8 Areas A channel may be presented as a full screen application on a monitor However in digital signage and kiosk systems the screen is often split into areas Then each region may present a specific channel A screen used...

Page 29: ...gistered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 29 Figure 30 An area on a monitor that is used to display the content of a channel In this example there are four channels each associated with an area on the screen ...

Page 30: ...dia to the system and to arrange the media into playlists and channels It is here that the media is updated In the Publish tab you also find the tools to create the video modes that may be used to present one or more channels on the same screen The third tab Sites is used to handle the media players Here the media players are associated with the channels The System tab includes some common setting...

Page 31: ...ort tab has four sub menus 8 1 The Media icon The Media menu contains an archive where most of the media files and links to web pages and streams are added and stored A common name for media files and links to web pages and streams is media spots Figure 32 From the start there is a folder named Media where you can store your media spots However it is recommended to organize the files into sub fold...

Page 32: ...ht to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 32 Figure 33 Name the new folder Training then clock OK Figure 34 The next step is to upload files and to define hyperlinks as media spots Here is an overview of the media archive controls Click to upload media files Click to define links to web pages and s...

Page 33: ...a file to the system click the Upload button Figure 35 In the upload menu you can click the Upload button and then browse to the file on your computer that you wish to upload and use in the system 8 2 Uploading video clips It is recommended to always use the mp4 h 264 video format The system supports other formats as MPEG 2 etc as well but using the mp4 format is the best choice from a capacity as...

Page 34: ...Browse to the video clip that you want and the click Open Figure 37 In the Upload dialog you can set certain parameters such as the audio volume of the video clip or stretch the video clip to cover the entire area Also you can decide whether to display the ticker or not This is a way to control when to show or hide the ticker As an alternative you can specify the aspect ratio in order to use areas...

Page 35: ...e media player or media monitor to be used is set for the correct aspect ratio to get this feature to work properly Figure 39 After being uploaded a preview of the first image of the video clip is visible in the media archive along with information on duration file size and other parameters 8 3 Uploading images Uploading images is very much the same as uploading video clips After selecting a file ...

Page 36: ...e the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 36 Figure 40 Browse to the desired image select open and the click the Upload button Figure 41 When uploading an image you can set if to maintain the aspect ratio You also get some information on image size Specify how to display the image and if to display the ticker...

Page 37: ...eral files simultaneously If you need to add several files to the media archive it is practical to do this as a batch job To use the multiple file upload tool you need to have Java installed on your computer If you don t installation will start automatically as you try to start the tool Figure 42 Click the Upload button in the Media menu and then click the Multiple files button in the Upload media...

Page 38: ...Version 2 18 08 2011 38 Figure 44 Choose all files by Shift Click and the click the Attach button Select all video audio and image files that you need to use in your applications See to that the right parameters are set Finally click the Upload button to start the upload process Remember not to click any other icon or tab during the upload Doing so will cause the upload to stop If you need to work...

Page 39: ...registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 39 Figure 45 Once all files have been selected you start uploading the files by clicking the Upload button Figure 46 Finally you can see the files being uploaded ...

Page 40: ... the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 40 Figure 47 The files are now available in the Training folder of the media archive Next to the previews you can find interesting information on duration of video clips format file sizes bitrates and resolution Now we have a number of images and video clips to choose ...

Page 41: ...edia players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 41 9 Creating your first playlist A playlist is a sequence of media spots images or video clips so far that are played in a looped sequence We will start by creating a playlist named Images Figure 48 First select the Publish tab and then click the Playlist button Next click the Add playlist button Figure 49 Name the playlist Images and ...

Page 42: ...nd products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 42 Figure 51 Now tick the boxes to the left of the previews of the images Then click the Save button ...

Page 43: ...ated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 43 Figure 52 You now have your first playlist The order between images can be changed by clicking the tiny arrows to the left or by changing the number and the duration of each image can be changed by changing the seconds in the boxes to the right Finally you click the Save button to start using the new settings 9 1 Connecting the playlist to the media ...

Page 44: ... reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 44 Figure 53 Click the Areas icon in the Unit tab and then click the Add button in the Media on unit section Figure 54 Tick the box for the Images playlist and then click the Save button See to that you are in the Playlists folder The other ...

Page 45: ...gure 55 The playlist with images is now a part of the Primary area of your media player screen You will soon be able to see the images on the screen 9 1 1 Use the proper aspect ratio If you do not get the images displayed correctly as above you need to check the aspect ratio The aspect ratio can be set in the unit Settings menu Figure 56 The aspect ratio should be set to 16 9 when using widescreen...

Page 46: ...ons without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 46 9 2 Create your second playlist now with video clips To be able to change in between playlists we will need a second playlist with other content Figure 57 Select the Publish tab and then click the Playlist icon Next click the Add Playlist button Figure 58 Name the next playlist Mov...

Page 47: ...s are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 47 Figure 60 Tick the boxes for the Commercial 1 mp4 Commercial 2 mp4 and the Commercial 3 mp4 files and then click Save ...

Page 48: ...e specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 48 Figure 61 The Movie playlist now include 3 short video clips that are played in a loop The next step is to include the Movie playlist in the Media on unit section of the full screen Primary area of the media player Figure 62 Go to the Unit tab and click the Areas icon ...

Page 49: ...ed trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 49 Figure 63 Tick the box to the left of Movie and then click Save Figure 64 The Primary area now has two playlists However it is only the playlist that is on top that is played ...

Page 50: ...tiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 50 Figure 65 To change playlist to be played you can move the Movie playlist to the top using the tiny arrows to the right and then click Save The video clips are now played in sequence with smooth transitions since the video clips fade in to black and fade out from black before changing to the next clip or loop...

Page 51: ...rve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 51 Figure 67 If playing the 16 9 aspect ratio video clips on a 5 4 media monitor it can be suitable to change the parameters of the video clips to 16 9 to make the aspect ratio right on the screen Figure 68 Change the settings to either Stretch t...

Page 52: ... 2 18 08 2011 52 Figure 69 The image is now correctly displayed on the screen 9 3 Playing playlists in sequence A common request is to be able to play playlists in sequence This is often used when mixing local content contained in one playlist with national content contained in another playlist To make both playlists to play in sequence you must go to the Settings menu of each playlist and set the...

Page 53: ...tive companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 53 Figure 71 Click the Settings tab in the edit playlist menu Figure 72 Select the Settings tab for the playlist Figure 73 Set Loop media in playlist to No Do the same thing for both playlists and you will see them playing i...

Page 54: ... Scheduling Before proceeding with scheduling you should reset both playlists to Loop media in playlist to Yes Our next task is to be able to play the playlists at different times This is done by scheduling Scheduling is done by selecting the channel and then setting the times when each of the playlists are allowed to be played Figure 74 First select the Unit tab and then click on the Primary tab ...

Page 55: ... 75 Next you get to the scheduling menu First there is a start and stop date between which the playlist is valid This means that campaigns can be scheduled In the preview you can see that the playlist is to be played always between January 1999 and January 2020 Figure 76 The Movie playlist is now set to play between 0900 and 1200 every day of the week Click the sign to the right of the check boxes...

Page 56: ... 2011 56 Figure 77 Here a second scheduling interval has been added by clicking the tiny button When the movie playlist is not allowed to play the media monitor will move to the next playlist and check whether this is allowed to play or not If it should prove that there is no playlist allowed to play or if there is no content at all assigned to the media player there will be and IDLE sign shown on...

Page 57: ... their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 57 Figure 79 Here the Images playlist is scheduled to play every day between1200 1600 Figure 80 By clicking the Area schedule button you can get an overview of how the playlists and their content are scheduled ...

Page 58: ...dictions All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 58 Figure 81 Scheduling overview ...

Page 59: ...ayers operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 59 10 1 Additional scheduling features Figure 82 In this case the playlist is scheduled to play the first five minutes of every hour between 1200 and 1600 on Mondays Specific scheduling can be added for different days of the week by adding new conditions by clicking the button Scheduling entries can be removed by clicking the X button to the l...

Page 60: ...t can be obtained from any audio or video source Normally a digital set top box receiving terrestrial cable TV or satellite signals can be used By inserting the live feed into the system makes it possible to display live TV feeds in full screen format during some parts of the time This means that you can define live events to be mixed with digital signage Also you can use the live feed in a select...

Page 61: ...red trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 61 Figure 84 Add the link to the streamer in the URL box in the Stream section If the streamer requires user name and password this can be added as well Click Save to confirm ...

Page 62: ...ange the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 62 Figure 85 In the next dialog box you can set the correct aspect ratio to be used You can return to this and other media spot menus at any time by clicking the name of the media spot in the media archive Figure 86 The streamer media spot is now visible in the med...

Page 63: ... Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 63 Figure 87 Now create a playlist same way as before named Live_TV and add the Live TV media spot to this playlist Note that the stream will be re initiated at the time interval set by the Display Time It is advisable to select a long time interval here to avoid disturbing reloading of the stream Figure 88 Finally add the Live_...

Page 64: ...ity cameras A similar application to live TV is adding security cameras Security cameras stream video and audio the same way separate streamers do Therefore the procedure is very much the same when adding a security camera as a media spot The MultiQ media players support security cameras streaming up to 1080p Full HD Figure 89 A security camera is added to the Stream section of the Add URL menu ve...

Page 65: ...8 2011 65 Figure 90 Parameters are set the same way as for a streamer Figure 91 Finally the Camera media spot is put into a playlist named PVM which is added to the top of the list in the Media on unit section of the Primary area of the media player By scheduling or by moving the playlists to the top position in the Primary area we can display images and video clips that are downloaded to the medi...

Page 66: ...n standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 66 Figure 92 Video clips images Live TV streams and security camera live streams can be joined together in a full screen in store TV channel Even online web elements can be used in the playlists In most cases web pages are not suitable to be displayed on widescreen monitors However certain web elements can be very useful such as weather maps etc We will retur...

Page 67: ...nly been dealing with one area on the screen the Primary area Figure 93 If looking closer at the media player unit menu we see that there is only one visual area and that is the Primary area There is also an Audio area that can be used for in store audio This is a separate invisible area that can play audio files independently from the Primary area 12 1 In store audio and using the Audio area Befo...

Page 68: ...ctive companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 68 Figure 94 The uploaded songs are now to be found in the Audio section of the Training folder However it would be practical to use a separate folder for the songs Figure 95 The next step is to create a playlist that is na...

Page 69: ...rior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 69 To create a useful in store audio service we need to be able to shuffle the songs to make more variation Figure 96 To create a useful in store audio service we need to be able to shuffle the songs to make more variation In the Settings tab of the playlist you can set the Shuffle media in playli...

Page 70: ...de Version 2 18 08 2011 70 Figure 98 Add the In Store Audio channel to the Audio area of the media player Figure 99 The Music_1 playlist is now added to the Audio area You will now have an in store audio service added to the media player You can schedule different playlists to be used at different times just as for video clips Note that if you are playing video clips containing audio at the same t...

Page 71: ...de Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 71 12 2 Splitting the screen into several visual areas The audio area can to some extent seem to be a bit abstract However more evident is the split of the visual screen into areas that can be measured in pixels To split the screen we need to create a custom video mode for the media player Figure 100 Select the Unit tab and then cli...

Page 72: ...trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 72 Figure 101 In the mode editor select the correct resolution of the screen in this case HD 1080 1920x 1080 pixels In this example we will use the landscape orientation of the screen ...

Page 73: ...pective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 73 Figure 102 Click the Area button and then drag the area across the screen to get an area Area0 with 1280x720 pixels in the upper left part of the screen you can always remove areas by selecting them and then press the ...

Page 74: ...ve companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 74 Figure 103 Click the Area button once more and drag a second area Area1 having the size 640x720 pixels in the upper right corner of the screen Figure 104 Drag a third area Area 2 below the first two areas having the size 19...

Page 75: ...reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 75 Figure 105 Finally click the Ticker button and drag a ticker across the remaining bottom part of the screen height 96 pixels Next name the video mode Split and then click the Save icon in the upper left corner Figure 106 Click the Back but...

Page 76: ...ions without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 76 Figure 107 After you have closed the mode editor you will find the new custom video mode Next step is to change your media player into the custom Split video mode To do this select the Split video mode from the drop down menu and click the Save button The media player will now reb...

Page 77: ...ctive companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 77 Figure 109 After rebooting the screen will be split into three areas The playlists that previously belonged to the Primary area are now in Area0 The other two areas that do not yet have any content assigned to them show ...

Page 78: ...as been renamed Area0 and contains content that previously covered the entire screen The two new areas Area1 and Area2 have been added Also we still have the Audio area 12 3 Adding an image slideshow to Area2 The area below Area0 where the Training channel runs is to be used to display a slideshow of images The size of the area is 1920x264 pixels So we need some images to put there Using any drawi...

Page 79: ...e the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 79 Figure 111 Three images 1920x264 pixels are to be added to Area 2 Figure 112 The three previously uploaded images are to be found in the Training folder of the media archive The next step is to create a playlist named Slideshow1 and to organize ...

Page 80: ...t to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 80 Figure 113 Create a playlist named Slideshow1 to house the three images for Area2 Figure 114 Select the Publish tab and the Playlists menu Then create a new playlist named Slideshow1 and finally add the three images by ticking the boxes to the left and cl...

Page 81: ...s or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 81 Figure 115 Select the order between the spots and the display time of each spot then click Save Figure 116 Next add the Slideshow playlist to Area2 ...

Page 82: ...and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 82 Figure 117 Select and add the Slideshow playlist Figure 118 Slideshow1 is now connected to Area2 ...

Page 83: ...y names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 83 Figure 119 The Slideshow1 playlist now runs in Area2 at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 84: ...heir respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 84 13 Adding a ticker To add a ticker is simple Figure 120 The easiest way is to directly input a text that is to be displayed as a ticker Figure 121 The ticker quickly becomes visible at the bottom of the screen ...

Page 85: ...ack area at the position of the ticker By using the Allow ticker parameter it is possible to have the ticker switched off at times when you do not want it The more advanced way is to either store a ticker in the Ticker archive or to define a link to an RSS feed in the archive 13 1 Getting tickers from RSS feeds A popular way of getting ticker content is to use RSS feeds RSS feeds are widely availa...

Page 86: ...ice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 86 When you have found a list of interesting RSS feeds click one of preference and you will get to a page that looks like the one in figure 12 4 Figure 124 Choose a feed of interest Copy the link in the address field This link can be used in the digital signage system as a source of information for the RS...

Page 87: ...ight to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 87 Figure 125 The link to the RSS feed can be used as an external link for ticker in the digital signage system The link used here is http feeds bbci co uk news science_and_environment rss xml Figure 126 In the Ticker Bank you can store a number of links ...

Page 88: ...r respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 88 Figure 127 In the Ticker Bank Add ticker to ticker bank menu you add a description along with the link that you copied from your web browser Figure 128 The BBC Science RSS feed is now available in the ticker archi...

Page 89: ...tered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 89 Figure 129 Tick Ticker from source and select the ticker source you want Figure 130 After a few minutes the text will be available in the Ticker Bank and on the screen ...

Page 90: ...y names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 90 Figure 131 The RSS feed ticker is now online and will get updated automatically ...

Page 91: ...anddate com In general it would have been possible to use the hyperlinks to the weather maps directly as media spots However in order to be able to fit the maps and the time service into the 640x720 pixel area it is necessary to have the web elements embedded into web pages As an example the weather map is available online using the link http www weatheronline co uk main includes operational graph...

Page 92: ... of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 92 Figure 133 The web pages should be put inside a folder named onlineinfo Figure 134 Right click on the onlineinfo folder and then select Send To Compressed zipped Folder A zipped folder is now created ...

Page 93: ...tive companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 93 Next the zipped file holding the web pages can be used as a media spot in the digital signage system Figure 135 Upload the zipped local website to the Training folder of the system by pressing the Upload button in the med...

Page 94: ...94 Figure 136 Browse to the zipped onlineinfo folder on your computer and upload the file the same way as for a video clip or an image Figure 137 The parameters for the onlineinfo local storage website can now be set as for any other media spot If you check the URL in figure 141 you will find that there is no specific address assigned to the media spot just the folder This will make the media play...

Page 95: ...e Using the IP address 127 0 0 1 means that the media player is addressing itself Local Host which in this case is a file stored in the media player itself Figure 138 Set the Zoom factor to 300 the maximum allowed value and press Save The Zoom feature is used to increase the size of the weather map to fit the size of Area1 as good as possible 640x720 pixels To make things easier we also change the...

Page 96: ...rks or registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 96 Figure 140 Finally add the Onlineinfo playlist to Area1 of the media player Figure 141 The online weather forecast map is now displayed in Area1 ...

Page 97: ...ore web pages one holding a rain radar map and the other local time Just by uploading the website to the system and using it in an area makes the media player to automatically look for the index file To be able to find the two other web pages we need to define links in the media archive This is done by using the Add URL menu However first it may be a good idea to copy the address to the local stor...

Page 98: ...ltiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 98 Figure 144 Add radar html to the address that was used for the weather map This will make the media player address that specific file The address http 127 0 0 1 lsf onlineinfo radar html makes the media player to address itself IP address 127 0 0 1 which is the local host address and the lsf library Local St...

Page 99: ...ompanies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 99 Figure 145 In the configuration menu set the Zoom factor to 300 to get the proper size of the radar map on the screen Figure 146 Add the Radar media spot to the Onlineinfo playlist and it will be played in sequence with the wea...

Page 100: ...MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 100 Figure 147 You will now have the online information playing in Area1 in the upper right corner of the screen Finally add the time web spot by using time html at the end of the address line and it will be played in sequence with the two other spots Figure 148 Add the Time web spot the same way as above by ...

Page 101: ...media spot be played in sequence with the other two spots in the Onlineinfo playlist Note Note Note Note If a new local storage file is uploaded to the system using the same name the old local storage file will be updated However to remove a local storage file completely you need to go to the Local Storage Files section of the Extensions menu in the Import tab to have it removed Figure 150 section...

Page 102: ...cations without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 102 15 The unit settings menu Figure 151 In the Unit settings menu you can set display intervals to automatically make your monitor go to Stand by mode when not in use This preserves energy as well as the display panels Time can be set manually or by using an online time reference...

Page 103: ...he media player The media player shows an IDLE message Check the status LED if flashing between red and green the media monitor is downloading content Wait for download to complete Check the settings in the configuration menu and make a connection test Check the Ethernet connection Make sure that the outbound ports 21 80 and NTP 123 are left open in the firewall Check with the digital signage mana...

Page 104: ...ndalone mode New firmware can be fetched from the MultiQ website http multiq com uk support downloads php Download the latest bin file to your computer Then login to the media player and go to the Unit tab and select the Upgrade menu Browse to the firmware bin file open the file and click the Upload and start upgrade process button Figure 1 Firmware upgrade using a bin firmware file that has been ...

Page 105: ...when the device can t be upgraded or reset using the web user interface see section at the end of the document The USB storage device must be at least 1GB We have noted that some older USB storage devices do not boot correctly so we recommend using Verbatim Store N Go memory Instructions Start by downloading the latest rescue MP4 7 version exe file from the MultiQ website http multiq com uk suppor...

Page 106: ...heir respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 106 Figure 3 Select your USB storage device and press OK Figure 4 Wait while the rescue stick is created When the installation is complete click the Exit button and remove the USB storage device from your computer...

Page 107: ...ck If you insert the SB stick after the device is running the device will erase the USB stick and use it as extended storage Disconnect power from your MultiQ media player and insert the USB memory stick Connect USB keyboard to media player The media player will now reboot and do auto install of the new software Wait until installation is completed and follow instructions on screen When using a re...

Page 108: ...SB stick will get reformatted and will become a part of the media player internal memory If this should happen you will need to create a new USB rescue stick Put the USB stick into one of the USB ports of the media player and then power up the unit The media player will now reboot from the memory stick and the new firmware will be installed in the unit When the installation is done you will be pro...

Page 109: ...r registered trademarks of their respective companies We reserve the right to change the specifications without prior notice MultiQ DSMS 3 6 User Guide Media players operated in standalone mode Version 2 18 08 2011 109 Note Note Note Note If the boot menu fails to load the USB stick try to restart the media player once more or to move the USB stick to the other USB port ...