Comm-Tec EcoHD II User manual

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ecoHD II

High Definition

Audio / Video Player

User Manual

Version 1.0

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Table Of Content

Table Of Content........................................................................................................ 2

1. General ............................................................................................................... 3

1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3

1. Scope of Delivery......................................................................................... 3

1.3 Features........................................................................................................... 4

2. Hardware ............................................................................................................ 5

.1 Remote Control................................................................................................ 6

.1.1 Entering Text or IP Address ....................................................................... 6

3. Getting started ................................................................................................... 7

4. Setup................................................................................................................... 8

4.1 Network Setup ................................................................................................. 8

4. Setting the Network from the IP Detect Tool ................................................. 10

4.3 FTP Setup...................................................................................................... 1

4.4 Video Setup ................................................................................................... 14

4.5 Other Setup ................................................................................................... 15

4.6 Scrolling Text Setup ...................................................................................... 17

5. Operation.......................................................................................................... 18

5.1 Play media files on the CF-Card.................................................................... 18

5.1.1 Using the Remote Control When Media File Is Playing ........................ 19

5. Multiple Display Zones .................................................................................. 1

5.3 Download Function........................................................................................

5.4 RS- 3 Function (RS- 3 cable is optional) ................................................. 3

5.5 LOG Function ................................................................................................ 3

. HTTP Command Function .............................................................................. 24

6.1 Player Control ................................................................................................ 5

6. Network Setup ............................................................................................... 6

6.3 Server Setup.................................................................................................. 7

6.4 Time Setup .................................................................................................... 8

6.5 Features......................................................................................................... 8

7. Schedule Function .......................................................................................... 29

7.1 Install the Schedule Software ........................................................................ 9

7. Start the Schedule Software.......................................................................... 30

7. .1 Basic Schedule ...................................................................................... 30

7. . Advance Schedule................................................................................. 3

7. .3 Explanation of the Warning Message.................................................... 34

7.3 Apply the Schedule on the ecoHD II.............................................................. 34

8. Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 35

Author: Sven Liebscher

Date: 7/11/09

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1. General

1.1 Introduction

The ecoHD II is a high-class Digital Signage unit with high-end performance (40Mbps).

The advanced technology provides the smoothest and clearest image for playing

advertising contents.

The ecoHD II is a full HD digital signage player that plays media files from CF memory

card without a computer. The media files can be automatically updated at a specific time

from an FTP server. In addition, the ecoHD II supports multiple display zones, which

means that you can play movie, picture and scrolling text on the screen simultaneously,

and the text color can be changed (white/ yellow/ green).

By connecting to Video, Y.Pb.Pr, VGA (resolution up to 1360 x 768), HDMI (19 0 x

1080P) and Audio, you can play the media contents on any display device for advertising,

presentations, training and other media applications.

1. Scope of Delivery

• ecoHD II

• Remote Control

• Video & Audio Cable

• Power Supply

• User Manual

• Software CD

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1.3 Features

 High-performance and high stability: With the same resolution and bit rate as Blu-ray

players.

 The source of HD WMV9 MP@HL (Main Profile / High Level) supports resolution up

to 19 0x1080 (1080P) and the maximum bit rate is 40Mbps.

 Supports multiple file formats: WMV9 and WMA.

 Supports Video, Y.Pb.Pr, HDMI, VGA and Audio output.

 HDMI Output: 480P/ 7 0P/ 1080i/ 1080P.

 HDMI 1.1, 1. and 1.3 compliant.

 VGA output supports resolution: 640x480/ 800x600/ 10 4x768/ 1 80x10 4/

1360x768.

 Supports RS- 3 port for computer control with ASCII command (play, stop,

pause…etc).

 Supports Multiple Display Zones: Displays the movies, picture (supports png format/

size: 13x641/ 96DPI) and scrolling text on the screen simultaneously.

 The display speed of scrolling text can be adjusted, and scrolling text supports multi

languages (Latin1/ Latin / Japanese/ Greek).

 Schedule Function: The ecoHD II will auto play the specific file at the specific date.

 Supports Log Function which can record the file and time that was be played.

 Connect using an Ethernet network cable at up to 100Mbps.

 Supports CF memory cards. (Suggest using the high speed (150X) CF card)

 Supports HTTP Control Function

 Supports Auto Key Lock Function

 Exports the Configuration Value: You can export the configuration value to the CF

card.

The configuration value can be modified on your PC, and can be applied to the

ecoHD II or others.

 Supports FTP Auto Download Function: Connect to Remote FTP server and

download data to the CF card automatically.

 Play files and FTP Auto Download Simultaneously: The ecoHD II can play files

while downloading.

 Embedded FTP Server.

 Supports NTP Network (G.M.T) Timer.

 Supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) and DHCP.

 Supports SLIDE SHOW Function.

 Remote Management Software (POP Center)

 Standard Version (free): Manage 5 ecoHD II

 Professional Version (need charge): Manage up to 100 ecoHD II.

 Upload contents

 Schedule playlists

 Set multi-display modes

 Monitor status and log files of each ecoHD II

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2. Hardware

 Power Switch: Toggle between main power on & off.

 DC Input: For the power adapter. (DC 1 V / 1.5A)

 IR Input: Connects to PIR Sensor (optional) or IR Cable (optional).

 VGA Output: Connects to devices that support VGA input. (LCD projector)

 HDMI Output: Connects to devices that support HDMI input.

 RJ-45 Ethernet Connector: Connects to router or PC by RJ-45 Cable.

 Audio Output: Connects to sound input. (HDTV with amplified speaker)

 Video Output: Connects to devices that support Video input. (HDTV projector)

 RS-232 Connector: Used for computer control with ASCII command.

 “CF READY” LED: Steady green confirms that the CF card is inserted correctly.

 CF Card Socket: For CF memory card.

 “RESET” Button: To restart the ecoHD II.

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.1 Remote Control

Power on/ off

Select the output mode

Numeric Key

Delete last entry

Select a function or to play the selected

file

Open the setup menu Mute sound

OSD display function on/ off

Auto-play function on/ off

Mute sound

Volume up/ down

Move the cursor

Confirm the selection/ entry

Go back one layer

Select the TV type (NTSC/ PAL)

Shuffle on & off

Play the file selected

View the previous/ next file

Play the previous/ next file if in playback

Select the repeat mode

Rewind/ forward movie or music files

Stop playback

Show the information of the file selected

Search video (movie) timeframe

Zoom in/ out on the movie or picture

Pause the playback or play frame by

frame

.1.1 Entering Text or IP Address

 Keys need to be pressed multiple times to enter the letter corresponding to that key.

For Example: To enter the letter “a”. You would press the button “ ” twice.

 Enter The IP Address

For Example: To enter the IP address”19 .168.100.100”,.

Step 1: Press “1” once, then “1” is displayed, and the color of “1” is orange.

Step 2: When the color of “1”turns white, press “9” once, then “9” is displayed.

Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and to enter and complete the IP address.

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3. Getting started

 Power On

 Insert the CF memory card that has Picture, Music, Movie or WMV9 files.

 Press the “POWER” button to power on the ecoHD II, and then press the “TV

MODE” button to select the output mode.

 Status After Power On

 Status 1: If the “AUTOPLAY (Movie/ Picture/ All Files/ MultiLayer)” function is

enabled and there are media files on the CF card or the ecoHD II is already

connected to the display device, the ecoHD II will auto play media files after power

on.

 Status : If the “AUTOPLAY” function is disabled, after power on the main menu will

appear as shown in the following figure. There are two groups in the main menu

(“/mnt/CF” and “SETUP”).



Power Off: Press the “POWER” button again to power off.

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4. Setup



In the main menu, using the “▼” button on remote control to select the “SETUP” item,

and then press the “ENTER” button. You will be presented with the ecoHD II settings

screen.



You can also press the “SETUP” button on remote control to directly open the

settings screen. (If there is file that is being play, please stop first.)



There are five groups of sub-menu in the main menu (“Network Setup”, “FTP

Setup”, “Video Setup”, “Other Setup” and “Scrolling Setup”).



In the settings screen, you can use the “▲、▼、▲、▼” buttons to select an item,

and press the “ENTER” button to confirm the selection.



Press the “SETUP” button on remote control to save and quit the settings screen.

4.1 Network Setup

 Network with: Select your network connection Disable/ RJ45.

 IP Assigned by DHCP: If you have a DHCP-enabled router, please select “On”, and

then the router will automatically assigns an IP address to the ecoHD II. If you don’t

have a DHCP –enabled router, select “Off” and type the network information in

“Assign IP Address”

 Assign IP Address: If the ecoHD II is connected to a network without a DHCP server

or you want to use Local FTP Server function, enter the fixed IP address, Mask,

Gateway and DNS for the ecoHD II.

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NOTE: Before setting the IP address, Mask, Gateway and DNS, check the network

information of your PC. Please follow the steps below to get the network information of

your PC.

Step 1: Click on “Start” → “Run” and type in “command”, then press “ENTER”.

The MS-DOS window will appear, type in “ipconfig” and then press “ENTER”

to get the network information.

Step 2: Assign IP Address, Mask (Subnet Mask) and Gateway (Default Gateway) for

the ecoHD II.

Enter the same values of the Subnet Mask and Gateway, and be careful not

to enter the values of IP address that are already used by other devices on

the network.

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4. Setting the Network from the IP Detect Tool

With the tool “IP Detect”, user could search ecoHD II on the local area network. User

could also change the IP setting via this tool. For example, user might assign a static

IP to ecoHD II by the steps as below:

Step1: Insert the driver CD into your CD-ROM drive, then the autorun function will

start up the shell program. If the autorun window does not display, please

execute the Autorun.exe program to bring out the autorun screen.

Step2: Click on the Install IP Detect to install the IP detect tool.

Step3: Double click on the icon to start the tool.

Step4: Click on the “Auto Detect” button, then the tool will show all available

ecoHD II in the local area network.

Click Next to continue Select the installation folder

and click Next to continue

Create a desktop icon and

click Next to continue

Click Install to start the

installation

Installing Click Finish to complete

the installation

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