SMART-AVI PresenterWall, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 PRESENTERWALL User s Guide PresenterWall v4 4 ...

Page 2: ...resenterWall Software 2 Installing PresenterWall Software 9 2 1 User Manager 11 2 2 Firewall 13 Section 3 Using the PresenterWall Server Software 3 Using PresenterWall Software 14 4 Setting up Station Views 18 5 PresenterWall Task Manager 20 6 Creating and working with schedules 22 7 Creating a Super Schedule 25 8 Template Creator 28 9 Creeping Line Editor 34 10 Registration 40 Specifications 42 ...

Page 3: ...here were 64 separate computers PresenterWall reduces unnecessary costs and eliminates the need for multiple PCs to run applications concurrently Each screen is capable of running unique applications as though they were on separate computers PresenterWall is the ultimate solution for the display and management of your digital content It is highly cost effective and easy to use It is perfect for bo...

Page 4: ...mited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose SmartAVI will not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without prior written consent from SmartAVI Inc ...

Page 5: ...igure D These items can change based on your configuration PART NO QTY DESCRIPTION AP PRWL W 1 PresenterWall Software Figure A APU4 X HD 1 PCI E 4 port DVI Video Card Figure B ASUSBKEY 1 Unique USB Key Figure C CCDVI2VGA 4 Adapter DVI to VGA Figure D ...

Page 6: ...roduct specifications c Mechanical abuse and exposure to severe conditions 3 If SmartAVI receives during Applicable warranty period a notice of defect SmartAVI Inc will at its discretion replace or repair the defective product If SmartAVI is unable to replace or repair the defective product covered by the SmartAVI warranty within a reasonable period of time SmartAVI shall refund the cost of the pr...

Page 7: ... DVI ports on the Video Card Figure 1 2 Connect each of your monitors to the VGA end of the adapters that are connected to the Video Card Note If you have DVI cables for your monitors this is not required You may connect to your monitors directly to the DVI ports 7 Turn on your computer 8 You will see a New Hardware bubble pop up from the system tray Windows will automatically find the correct dri...

Page 8: ...nds to which number Pick the monitor you will use as your default and check Use this device as the primary monitor The desktop should be extended to the rest of your monitors 12 You may arrange the display icons in the manner you plan to display your Video Wall This can also be configured later with PresenterWall Client s Monitor Config option 13 Once they have been extended correctly you will see...

Page 9: ...will not give you a 30 day grace period Figure 2 1 3 The next window will be to choose components Select Full installation and make sure that PresenterWall Server PresenterWall Client and HTML Editor KompoZer 0 7 10 is checked Figure 2 2 4 Choose the installation location where you would like to install PresenterWall Click Install and installation will begin Figure 2 3 5 A New Hardware notificatio...

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Page 11: ...the installation you will be asked to create the administrator password You can leave it blank the default user name will be Administrator Figure 5 1 1 To have different users log in always click on Configuration then Login server Figure 2 1 2 Figure 2 1 1 Figure 2 1 2 After you log into the PresenterWall manager you can create new users by clicking Run then clicking on User Manager Figure 2 1 3 T...

Page 12: ...12 Figure 2 1 3 Figure 2 1 4 Click Save You will then see the new user in the list Figure 2 1 3 ...

Page 13: ...the installation of PresenterWall Manager and the initial start of the software you will be asked to by the windows firewall to unblock or keep blocking PresenterWall Manager You want to make sure you unblock it The port used for communication is 13325 UDP and TCP This will be used when forwarding ports in your router when using PresenterWall via WAN Figure 2 2 1 ...

Page 14: ... the station manager window you are currently looking at 2 You must have a Client running If you do not see a Client running in this dialog bright green screen next to client open the client from your start menu Start Programs PresenterWall PresenterWall Client 3 You will see a blue P icon when the client is loaded and a red P icon when the manager is loaded You will also see an icon for the Curso...

Page 15: ...oftware you can configure as many as you want From this menu you can also select the wall dimensions resolution color quality and refresh rate Getting started 1 From the Windows Desktop locate the blue PresenterWall client icon located in the system tray Figure 3 2 2 Double click the icon to bring up the Client Interface 3 Select Monitor Config to open the Multi Monitor Configuration window Figure...

Page 16: ...all layout 2 Once you set your wall dimensions the monitor configuration will show you grey boxes split into the layout you have chosen Our example shows four monitors set 2x2 Assigning monitors 1 To assign your monitors first click Identify to see which monitors are assigned to which number 2 Right click on one of the grey boxes and select Set Monitor Figure 3 6 3 After you set each monitor click...

Page 17: ...17 Figure 3 6 Setting resolution Setting Resolution per Screen Color quality and Refresh Rate from the Wall Monitor Config window will affect all of the monitors in the Wall View ...

Page 18: ...pplications run simultaneously on separate windows or have one application displayed across several screens or variations of the two Figures 4 1 and 4 2 Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 To open Wall Views 1 From the Presenter Wall Manager use your mouse to highlight your local client 2 Once highlighted select Station and click Configure Station Views from the drop down menu 3 This will open the Station Views...

Page 19: ...1 To create a view select View 1 from the left and select Use station view 2 Drag your cursor across the displays to select some or all of them Figures 4 3 and 4 4 3 The selected displays will appear blue 4 Once you have the desired displays selected click ok 5 To create additional views repeat steps 1 thru 4 ...

Page 20: ...s such as movies PowerPoint presentations or Flash files in order to run a Task it must be placed into a schedule Setting up Tasks In the Task menu option you can create delete and view the properties of all the applications you wish to run on PresenterWall To open the Task Manager From PresenterWall Manager select Run then click on Task Manager Figure 5 1 Then your task manager should appear Figu...

Page 21: ...ndefinitely b Operation on End of Task Here you can set what will happen upon completion of the Task if it is included in a schedule Run Next Task in schedule will open up the next task in the schedule upon completion Restart Current Task will cause the task to repeat itself without going to the next task Wait for end of task period and then start next task in schedule will wait for the duration p...

Page 22: ...o loop continuously 1 In the Task Manager select Schedule and click New Schedule The Client Configuration Properties Dialog will appear Figure 6 1 2 In the General tab give your schedule a name optional 3 Begin populating the schedule with various tasks These tasks can be videos images web pages PowerPoint Presentations etc a To do this you must use your mouse to highlight one of the tasks you cre...

Page 23: ...e schedule or clearing the schedule entirely Figure 6 1 Figure 6 2 Once you have added your tasks to the schedule you are ready to modify the tasks properties Figure 6 2 Modifying Tasks within the schedule 4 Double click the task you wish to modify from the Scheduled Tasks section This brings up the Schedule Task Properties Dialog From here you are given several options a Operation on end of task ...

Page 24: ...task More about templates in section 8 c Click OK to save your settings 5 Day and Time Use the Day and Time tab to control when and for how long the schedule will play The Day and Time dialog controls the following a Schedule start type This feature selects how the schedule will operate Figure 6 3 Run once Select a specific time and date for the schedule to run Run periodically Set a schedule of t...

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Page 26: ... station views setup 3 Click Add on the bottom left to add a view which you may name whatever you like Drag your mouse across whichever screen or screens you would like to assign to this view You may use individual or multiple screens Figure 7 1 4 Repeat step 3 until you have the views you need 5 Click the Wall View Set tab to start creating different sets using the views you have just created 6 C...

Page 27: ...created 6 Repeat steps 2 5 to create more schedules and sets to play consecutively Note Be sure to set durations to these schedules so that a schedule doesn t loop continuously 7 Once you have completed a schedule you can begin adding media files Drag the media file icons onto the screen representation Figure 7 5 8 Once you drag an icon onto a screen a Task Property window will appear similar to F...

Page 28: ...tions as you would a normal schedule Refer back to the Day and Time configuration for regular schedules in section 6 Note If at any time you would like to manually start a schedule or super schedule you may do so from the task manager by right clicking the schedule you would like to play and click Start You may also manually stop your schedules here ...

Page 29: ...nd assign tasks 1 Double click schedule you wish to use for your template 2 Click New Template on the right 3 Choose the resolution you would like to use for your template 4 Once the Template creator window is open you can now create regions 5 To create your first region click on the Add View icon and drag your mouse across the white display editor Figures 8 1 and 8 2 6 Repeat step 5 until you ve ...

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Page 31: ...31 You can also assign a background image to your layout by clicking the Properties icon and selecting an image from your hard drive Figure 8 4 Figure 8 4 ...

Page 32: ...d with your layout save the template file on your computer hard drive Figure 8 5 Figure 8 5 Now you are ready to assign views This is where you select which task will be displayed into the different regions you ve just created ...

Page 33: ...e for 2 Click the check box for Use Template Then click Browse to load the template you created Figure 8 6 3 Double click the task name to bring up the task properties 4 Select a view from the dropdown menu you where you would like the task displayed Then click Ok Figure 8 7 Figure 8 6 Figure 8 7 Figure 8 8 shows an example of a typical layout using SmartAVI s template creator ...

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Page 35: ...ger select Run and click Creeping Line Editor 2 Add content to your Creeping Line a To create and edit scrolling text select Options and click Creeping Line Options Figure 9 1 Figure 9 1 b In the General tab Creeping Line Property Sheet you are given several options Input text Type your text directly into the editor Figure 9 2 Use RSS Input the URL of the RSS feed of your choice Figure 9 3 Control...

Page 36: ...36 Figure 9 2 Figure 9 3 3 Customizing fonts a Select the Font tab and click Choose Font to adjust the size style and color of your font Figure 9 4 Figure 9 4 ...

Page 37: ...djust window text and transparency a In the Text Window and Transparency dialog box you are given several adjustment options Figure 9 5 Background Color Window Border Transparency Transparent Color Figure 9 5 ...

Page 38: ...xt The Window Position dialog lets you decide where you would like the scrolling text to appear on your screen You have the option of either docking your window to the top or bottom of your screen or positioning it exactly where you want it Figure 9 7 You also have the ability to adjust the height and width of your textbox as well Figure 9 8 6 Save your changes ...

Page 39: ...perty Sheet b To save your work select File and click either Save or Save As from the section menu or click the disk save icon Figure 9 9 c Name your file and save to your hard drive Figure 9 9 The Background Manager allows PresenterWall users to add multiple Creeping Lines in Tasks rather than in a Schedule You can now add multiple Creeping Lines into specific Tasks ...

Page 40: ... To add existing Creeping Lines click on Add and browse for your file Figure 9 10 4 You can add more than one Creeping Line in each task To stop a previous Creeping Line in a different Task that is running in one Schedule click on Stop previous Background 5 Enable Background documents below must be checked for the Creeping Lines to play 6 You can change the Creeping Lines in Tasks that are already...

Page 41: ...igure 10 1 Next you want to fill out the form completely and make sure the Product at the top says PresenterWALL Figure 10 2 After you have completed the form click the Register Now button A new window will pop up this contains your activation code copy it close that window and paste it in the Register Product window in the Activation key field Last click the button that says Save Changed Registra...

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Page 43: ... x DL DVIs on board HDTV Output Yes External Power input 6 pin Yes FAN sink Dual Slot FAN Cooler Dual link DVI Yes 4 Ports HDMI HDCP Support Yes adapter is required Form Factor ATX size Supported configurations Single DVI D Dual DVI D Quad DVI D HDMI video and audio via adapter Single VGA adapter required Dual VGA adapter required Quad VGA adapter required S Video adapter required Composite RCA vi...