Nexcom PowerDigis V2, User Manual

Page 1: ...www nexcom com www nexcom com NEXCOM International Co Ltd Published August 2012 NEXCOM International Co Ltd Multi Media Solutions PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual ...

Page 2: ...re Display Setting 11 3 3 Creating a Presentation 12 3 3 1 Designer Wizard 12 3 3 2 Manage Content 13 Add Labels 16 3 3 3 Creating Editing a New Existing Presentation 18 3 3 4 Scene Editor 20 3 3 5 Content Design 22 3 4 Scheduling a Presentation 23 3 4 1 Export Import a Schedule File 24 Chapter 4 Player Web Management Console 25 4 1 Access Control List 25 4 2 TV Channel Setting 26 4 3 Firmware Upd...

Page 3: ... Enabling Log Email Alert Setting 39 Chapter 5 Interactive Presentation Design License Upgrade 40 5 1 Interactive Presentation Design 40 5 1 1 Interactive Presentation Design 40 5 1 2 Scene Editor 41 5 1 3 Content Design 43 5 1 4 Event Trigger Tree List 45 Create Touch Events 45 Create GPS Events 49 5 2 License Upgrade 51 5 2 1 Online License Upgrade 51 5 2 2 Offline License Upgrade 52 ...

Page 4: ...de a comprehensive understanding of the PowerDigiS Digital Signage Player Specifically user will be able to reference this manual for assistance with the following PowerDigiS Player overview Detailed descriptions of PowerDigiS Player features and UI functions Step by Step PowerDigiS Player system installation and configuration procedures Basic and advanced settings for PowerDigiS Digital Signage P...

Page 5: ...work based digital signage appliances designed to address a broad spectrum of digital signage applications It integrates hardware and software technology seamlessly in digital signage application to provide high performance media player system and feature rich software solution tailored to handle high quality play of a great variety of multi media contents on single or multiple display devices A c...

Page 6: ...ices independent clone or combined Picture video wall feature support Live TV program playback support Instant Emergency Notification message display support 1 2 2 Web based Presentation Designer The PowerDigiS Web based Designer allows users to design the presentation via Player or CMS Management Console for a single or multiple Players This handy tool gives users the freedom and flexibility to a...

Page 7: ...e to connect the cable Step 1b Connect another end of the cable to your display Step 2a Plug a LAN cable into PDS Player LAN port 1 Step 2b Connect another end of LAN cable to LAN port 1 on the hub Step 2c Plug another LAN cable into Management PC laptop LAN port Step 2d Connect another end of LAN cable to LAN port 2 on the hub Step 3a Plug the third LAN cable to LAN port 3 on the hub Step 3b Conn...

Page 8: ...nnect another end of the cable to your display Step 2a Plug a LAN cable into PDS Player LAN port 1 Step 2b Connect another end of LAN cable to Cable Outlet Step 3 Plug the mouse cable into USB pen drive 1 on PDS Player Step 4 Plug the keyboard cable into USB pen drive 2 on PDS Player Step 5 Plug the DC end of the power adapter into the power connector of the PDS Player unit Then plug the AC end to...

Page 9: ... major system services Manually select default TV channel for Player Schedule presentations to be played at specific time as predefined View and download Proof of Play message file If you log into Player Management Console from a PC laptop launch the browser and type in DHCP IP address appearing on the display attached to the Player to access the console If you log into Player Management Console d...

Page 10: ...layer Status From this page you can view Player information including Player Name IP Address Software Version Number of Display Current Playing Presentation and Display Mode You can also view Player Service Hardware and Network Traffic info on the bottom of the same page Service info provides Player main services status including PDSAgent Service Set Apache Server MySQL Server and System Log Monit...

Page 11: ...3 Player web management console Copyright 2012 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 8 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual Network Traffic provide daily weekly monthly Player network bandwidth usage info ...

Page 12: ...e settings Next we are going to introduce the basic settings you need to configure for Player before you proceed with your presentation design Please refer to Chapter 4 Advanced Settings for Player for more advanced settings steps for Player 3 2 1 Configure Network Setting Click Network from the lower left panel Enter Player name and location info Select Ethernet type dhcp or static If you have se...

Page 13: ...ser Manual 3 2 2 Configure Time Setting Click Time from the lower left panel Select Time Zone from the dropdown menu Select Date and Time from the calendar Check Time Server checkbox and enter time server info of to configure a time server You can also set up daily time to automatically power on off and reboot Player Click Save ...

Page 14: ...tings of the attached display are displayed in this area Change the settings for Display Resolution Orientation and Mode if necessary Enter Remark info if necessary Click Save Click Advanced button if you want to further set the border pixel size for visible display area Click Save to go back to basic Display Setting After you are done with the basic Player settings you can proceed to Designer to ...

Page 15: ... 2012 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 12 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual 3 3 Creating a Presentation 3 3 1 Designer Wizard Designer Wizard allows user to manage content files create a new Presentation or edit an existing Presentation ...

Page 16: ...files you previously created Add Content from you local server Step 1 Click Add Content icon at the top of the page Step 2 Select any multimedia content file from your local storage The maximum upload limit is 1 99G and you can upload up to 100 files for single upload Step 3 You can click x next to delete any content file or click All Cancel button to delete all the selected files Step 4 Click Sta...

Page 17: ...From the dropdown menu select the URL type Currently we support Image Video Audio Flash Web and Streaming file formats Step 4 Click Add to add the link Add Ticker Step 1 Click Add Ticker icon on the top Step 2 Enter the name of the ticker in the Content Name field Step 3 You can either enter a RSS link or create your own message content Step 4 Select the Transition effect Font Color and Size and S...

Page 18: ...e your TV channel setting Step1 Select the compatible signal from Support Signal dropdown menu You can only select one signal at a time Step2 Select the country where the player is located The corresponding TV format will be automatically detected based on the TV signal and country selected Step3 Click Scan The scanned TV channels will be listed in the Channel List Step4 You can add specific chann...

Page 19: ...the content files if necessary Add Labels Step 1 From the content table select the files to be labeled Step 2 Click Add Labels icon at the right top of the content table Step 3 In the pop up window enter a new label name and click Create Label button Step 4 Repeat Step 3 to create more labels Step 5 From the label list select one more labels to be assigned to previously selected content files Clic...

Page 20: ...Step 2 Click Remove Labels icon at the right top of the content table Step 3 From the label list select the labels to be removed Click Remove button You can also choose to filter the files by label or file type If you want to delete a file click Delete button at top right of the page After you have done with content management next you can proceed with creating a new presentation or editing an exi...

Page 21: ...ion Creating a New Presentation Step 1 Select New Presentation Step 2 Enter Presentation Name and click Continue Step 3 Select Presentation Type We will use time based here as an example Step 4 Select Screen Amount You can select up to 4 screens We will use single screen here as an example Step 5 Select Orientation Landscape or Portrait Step 6 Click Continue to enter Scene Editor page ...

Page 22: ... 2012 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 19 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual Editing an existing presentation Step1 Select Open Step2 Select an existing presentation and click Open to directly go to Scene Editor to edit your presentation ...

Page 23: ... Templates that best fit your layout design Step 1 Click Add Scene icon Step 2 Click Add Zone icon to draw the first zone Step 3 Repeat Step 1 2 to create more scenes and zones Step 4 You can do further scene settings Name your scene change the background image or color for your scene by going to Scene properties on the bottom of the page Step 5 You can adjust the zone size by either dragging the ...

Page 24: ... Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 21 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual Step 6 Click Delete Scene and Delete Zone icons to delete scenes zones if necessary Step 7 Click Save As Template if you want to save the scene for future use Step 8 Click Continue to continue your content design ...

Page 25: ...contents to the layout you just created Add Contents to Zones Step 1 From the Content List select a video file previously created and drag drop to A zone Step 2 Select the image file previously created and drag drop to B zone Step 3 Select the ticker previously created and drag drop to C zone Step 4 Adjust the content playback duration in each zone by dragging the file with the mouse Or manually e...

Page 26: ...0 00 to 23 00 with daily playback until the date you specify Step 1 From the Screen dropdown menu select the screen to schedule presentation with Step 2 From the Presentation List select the presentation previously created and then drag drop to the specific time slot on the right Step 3 Drag down the bar to adjust the presentation playback duration Or select Presentation Start Date End Date 2011 1...

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Page 28: ...r high security of Player Management Console Follow below steps to create an account Step1 From Player Setting sub menu select Access Control Step2 Click Add Account button Step3 Enter account name and password Step4 Select the role to be assigned to this account You can click Permission to get an overview of each role functionality Step5 Repeat Step2 4 to add more accounts Step6 Click x if you wa...

Page 29: ...e the default channel immediately To change the default channel follow below steps Step1 From the Channel dropdown menu select a default channel Step2 Click Apply A pop up window will appear confirming the setting is successful 4 3 Firmware Update Firmware Update function provides current installed software version and allows you to upgrade to a newer version by clicking Firmware Update button You...

Page 30: ...Miscellaneous Miscellaneous contains extra settings for Player Currently Change default background image function is available Follow these steps to change Player default background image Step1 Click Browse Step2 From the Content List select an image to be Player default background image Step3 Click Default to set the default background image ...

Page 31: ...player Copyright 2012 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 28 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual Step4 Go to the Management sub menu click Control Step5 Click Restart to restart Player Service to make the setting take effect ...

Page 32: ... Manual 4 5 Import Export Player Profile Settings You can import an existing Player Signage Profile if you have deployed multiple PowerDigiS player systems which all share the same configuration The Signage Profile should have been saved somewhere in your local drive You can also export current Player profile setting for later use ...

Page 33: ...ault Reboot System and configure RS232 Command setting 4 6 1 Performing Player Actions Follow below steps to perform Player actions Step1 Select Control from the Management sub menu Step2 Click Actions button on the bottom of the page Step3 Click Restart if you want to Restart Player Service Step4 Click Reset if you want to Reset Player to Factory Default Settings Step5 Click Reboot to Reboot Play...

Page 34: ...he COM Port dropdown menu select the COM port to be used Step5 From the Baud Rate dropdown menu select the baud rate to be used Step6 From the Data Bits dropdown menu select the data bits to be used Step7 From the Parity Control dropdown menu select the parity control type to be used Step8 From the Stop Bits dropdown menu select the stop bits to be used Step9 Click Save Step10 After you complete a...

Page 35: ... to broadcast news emergency message new advertisement or product promotion information at any given time 4 7 1 Composing Emergency Message Follow below steps to compose an instant Emergency Message Step1 Select Message Under Management menu Step2 Click Emergency Message button Step3 Enter the Title name you want to save with this message Step4 Enter the Topic name for this message Step5 Enter the...

Page 36: ...ssage button Step3 Enter the Title name you want to save with this message Step4 Enter the message content Step5 Select the font size color animation effect and where the message should appear on the display You can select Top Center or Bottom Step6 Click Save to save the message to the Message List Step7 Click Enable to post the message to the Player display immediately You can also view how mess...

Page 37: ...ring Alert Notification Event Settings Step 1 Select Alert under Management menu Step 2 Click Notification Events button Step 3 Check the Player Alert Events you want to be notified Enter the normal value range for the Events Step 4 Click Save to save the settings If any Player event value is out of normal range you will see appear next to the abnormal events on the top of the page Step 5 If you w...

Page 38: ...ved 35 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual 4 8 2 Configuring Alert Email Notification Settings Step 1 Click SMTP Settings Step 2 Enter SMTP server relevant info Step 3 Click checkbox if you want to Enable SMTP Authentication Step 4 Type in Account name and Password Step 5 Click Save to save the setting ...

Page 39: ...ep 1 Select Notification Step 2 Check Email Alert to enable email alert setting Step 3 Enter the Subject of the Email Alert Step 4 Type in the recipient s email address to have them receive the alert email Step 5 Click to add the email recipients into the Send to List Step 6 Highlight any email recipient email and click Remove Recipient if you want to remove it from the list ...

Page 40: ...date range 4 9 1 Application System Log Application and System Logs provide you with important info on Player application and system events To view Application System logs follow below steps Step 1 Select Log from the left main functional panel Step 2 From the Log Type dropdown menu select Application Log System Log Step 3 Enter the date range to filter the log within a specific time period Step 4...

Page 41: ...age to record presentation playback summary and raw play logs which keep track of what content file was played as well as the date and time when it was played and the playback duration To view proof of Play logs follow below steps Step 1 From the Log Type dropdown menu select Proof of Play Step 2 Refer to Step 3 5 in Viewing Application System Event Logs to filter and export the log to you local m...

Page 42: ...ail recipients into the Send to List Step 6 Highlight any email recipient email and click Remove Recipient if you want to remove it from the list Step 7 From the Proof of Play History dropdown menu select the time you want to keep Proof of Play logs You can keep them up to 2 months The old messages will be cleaned up automatically afterwards Step 8 If you want to take screenshot of your Player dis...

Page 43: ...teractive presentation using Event Trigger tree list With this feature you can predefine different trigger methods and correspondingly triggered events for your presentation Currently we support touch and GPS events Below are steps that show you how to create these specific triggered events 5 1 1 Interactive Presentation Design Access Control List provides role based access control for high securi...

Page 44: ...e icon to draw the first zone Step 3 Repeat Step 1 2 to create more scenes and zones Step 4 You can do further scene settings Name your scene change the background image or color for your scene by going to Scene properties on the bottom of the page Step 5 You can adjust the zone size by either dragging the zone or go to the Zone properties at the bottom of the page to do more further settings Step...

Page 45: ...rnational Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 42 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual Step 6 Click Delete Scene and Delete Zone icons to delete scenes zones if necessary Step 7 Click Save As Template if you want to save the scene for future use Step 8 Click Continue to continue your content design ...

Page 46: ...nes Step 1 From the Content List select a video file previously created and drag drop to A zone Step 2 Select the image file previously created and drag drop to B zone Step 3 Select the ticker previously created and drag drop to C zone Step 4 Adjust the content playback duration in each zone by dragging the file with the mouse Or manually enter the duration of each playitem in the Playitem Propert...

Page 47: ...ense Upgrade Copyright 2012 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 44 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual Step 7 Click Save Exit to finish content design Step 8 Next select Schedule from the left function panel to schedule your Presentation ...

Page 48: ...ings Create Touch Events The user friendly GUI allows you to define active areas and corresponding actions When user touches the touch screen it sends a command to Player and triggers the playback of the pre defined playlist Follow below steps to create touch events Step 1 Click home icon in the root layer to set the default scene Default scene is the home scene where the sequential events can be ...

Page 49: ...eserved 46 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual Step 3 Click Add icon to add a touch area on the scene You can drag the mouse to adjust the location and the size of the touch area Repeat this step to create more touch areas Step 4 Click OK You will see the touch events you created appear in the Event Trigger tree list ...

Page 50: ...User Manual Step 5 From the Event Trigger list click the touch even icon you just created and select the triggered scene from the Set Event Scene pop up window Then Click OK Step 6 Repeat Step 5 to set event scene for other touch events created Note if you select default scene as a event scene then it will lead you back to the default home scene ...

Page 51: ...entation Design License Upgrade Copyright 2012 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 48 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual Step 7 You can then click the event scene to create more touch events and trigger scenes as below ...

Page 52: ...values of Longitude Latitude of this location or simply drag the Coordinate on Google Map to define the area of the GPS event If you choose to manually enter the Longitude Latitude values make sure to click Marker to fix Coordinate 1 2 If you choose to drag the Coordinate on the map click Coordinate1 first to drag to specific spot and then click Coordinate 2 to define the GPS event area Step 5 Nex...

Page 53: ...ent you created appear in the Event Trigger tree list Click the event to select the triggered scene Step 9 Repeat above steps to create more GPS events and correspondent triggered scenes Step 10 You can also click the event scene to create more GPS events and trigger scenes as below Note if you select default scene as an event scene then it will lead you back to the default home scene ...

Page 54: ...Bundle Event Trigger Integrates with Event Trigger functions including touch and GPS interactive presentation design Please contact Nexcom sales if you wish to change upgrade your Player license After your request has been confirmed you can do online license upgrade through Player management console or offline upgrade 5 2 1 Online License Upgrade Follow below steps to upgrade Player license Step 1...

Page 55: ...ade Copyright 2012 NEXCOM International Co Ltd All Rights Reserved 52 PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual 5 2 2 Offline License Upgrade If there is no network setting configured for your Player please contact Nexcom sales for offline license upgrade procedure ...