ViewSonic CD-1010 User manual

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CD-1010User’s Manual

December 2009

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Contents

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1.Introduction1

1.1.Hardwarefeatures1

1.2.SoftwareFeatures1

1.3.PackageContents2

1.4.Physicalportsandfeatures2

1.5.VESAmountingkit(OptionalAccessory)2

2.ConfiguringtheCD‐1010MediaPlayer3

2.1.SystemConnections3

2.2.USBkeyboardConfigurationMenus3

2.3.ConnecttheCD‐1010toyournetwork4

2.4.ClockandCalendarSettings0

2.5.BrightnessandVolumesettings5

2.6.Settingapassword6

2.7.Factoryreset6

2.8.Applyingfirmwareupgrades6

3.ContentManagement7

4.WorkingwithSMIL8

4.1.Introduction8

4.2.PlayingaSMILdemo8

4.3.www.a‐smil.orgforDevelopers8

5.TechnicalData9

5.1.Specifications9

5.2.MechanicalDrawings10

6.Appendix:FAQ11

7.Appendix:FirmwareUpgrades13

7.1.FirmwareupgradeusingSignageManagerExpress13

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1. Introduction

ThisdocumentdescribesthehardwareandsoftwareoperationsoftheCD‐1010,systemsetup,and

frequentlyaskedquestions.

1.1.Hardwarefeatures

•10‐inchwidescreenLCDdisplayandstereospeakers

•Built‐inwirelessb/gnetworkwithoptionalUSBEthernetadapter

•ScalaenabledforcompatibilitywithScalaContentManager

•SignageManagerExpressconfigurationutility

•ContentauthoringviaMicrosoftPowerPoint(template‐basedslideshowcreation)

•SupportsadvanceddeviceprogrammingviatheW3CSMILopenAPI

1.2.SoftwareFeatures

SignageManagerExpressutilityforstreamlineddigitalsignagemanagement

SignageManagerExpresshelpsyouquicklysetupandtestplaybackonyourdigital

signageplayer.Onceyouhavescheduledyourcontents,youcanquicklyconfigureall

playersacrossthenetworksimultaneouslywithafewclicksofthemouse.Pleasesee

theSignageManagerExpressUser'sManualforoperationdetails.

Scalanetworkenabled(Scalalicenserequired)

Forindustryleadingnetworkmanagement,theCD‐1010DigitalSignboardis

certifiedtoworkinaScalaContentManagernetworkedenvironment.Thisprovides

youwithmaximumflexibilityinareliable,RISC‐basedsignagedisplay.

SMILOpenAPIfordevelopers

TheCD‐1010usesopenXML‐basedscriptinglanguageforhighlyflexiblecontent

presentationandplaybackcontrol,sothatyourinvestmentsareneverobsolete.

UsingSMIL,thedefactolanguageofmultimediacommunications,theplayer

understandsthelanguageadoptedbyprofessionaldevelopmenttoolsfromAdobe,

Apple,Microsoft,RealNetworks,andmore.

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W3C

SMIL

Scala

Enabled

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1.3.PackageContents

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NOTINCLUDED:AUSBkeyboardisrequiredforsystemsetup

1.4.Physicalportsandfeatures

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1.5.VESAmountingkit(OptionalAccessory)

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PartnumberIAD‐ACC‐ITM‐0020

TheCD‐1010canbeadaptedforMIS‐D75VESA

mountingviatheoptionalmountingkit.Pleasesee

theinstructionssheetinthekitforinstallationdetails.

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MainUnitQuickStartGuideACAdapterSoftwareCD

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2. ConfiguringtheCD‐1010MediaPlayer

2.1.SystemConnections

1AttachtheACpoweradaptertopowerontheunit.Thefollowingprogressbarwillbedisplayedon

yourmonitor:

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2Playerbootprocesstakesapproximately90secondstocomplete.Afterbootup,theplayerwill

indicatethatitisreadyforcontentsyncviatheUSBport.

Theplayerwillbootintothe“OpenStandard

MediaPlayer”screen.PluginaUSBkeyboardto

enterconfigurationmenus.Themenuandblue

backgroundwillappearinabout30seconds.

Ifyouhavealreadyloadedmediacontentsinto

theplayer,contentswillplaybackimmediately

afterbootup,andthe“OpenStandardMedia

Player”screenwillnotbeshown.Youcanstill

pluginaUSBkeyboardatanytimeduring

playbacktoenterthemenusystem.

2.2.USBkeyboardConfigurationMenus

YoumustattachaUSBkeyboardtotheCD‐1010toconfiguresettings.Withtheplayerbootedupand

ready,ittakesapproximately30secondsafteryoupluginthekeyboardforthefollowingmenutobe

displayed:

Navigatingthemenus

Navigatethemenususingarrowkeys,spacebar,enterkey,ESC,andnumeralkeysonyourUSB

keyboard.Usethekeyboardarrowkeystohighlightmenuitems,pressthespacebartomovethe

~90seconds

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star(cursor),andthenpressentertoconfirm(<OK>)orreject(<Cancel>)anychanges.

2.3.ConnecttheCD1010toyournetwork

Determineaconnectiontype

Wirelessconnection(built‐in):Theplayerwillscanforwirelesssignalsnearbyduringbootup.Ifthe

networkrequiresauthentication,youwillbeaskedtoprovidethepasswordforaccess.

(OPTIONAL)wiredconnection:AttachtheUSBEthernetAdapteraccessory(sold

separately)toyourCD‐1010mediaplayer’sUSBportandconnectaLANcabletothe

adapter’sotherend(RJ‐45port).REBOOTplayertoinitializetheadapter.

PlayerIPaddress

YouwillalsoneedanIPaddressfortheplayeronyournetwork.Thiscouldbesetautomatically

(DHCP)ormanually(staticIP):

1)DHCP–AutomaticallyAssignNetworkIPAddress

DHCPisenabledbydefault.YoudonotneedtochangethesettingsunlesssettingastaticIP.

2)Static–ManuallyAssignNetworkIPAddress

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Movethehighlightto“StaticIP”

below,press“Spacebar”onthe

keyboardtofillinthestar(*)at

theStaticIPbrackets,andpress

“Enter”onthekeyboardto

select<OK>.

Proceedtoconfigureanavailable

staticIPaddress.Pleaseaskyour

networkadministratorfor

assistanceifnecessary

Highlight“IPconfiguration”and

press“Enter”onkeyboardto

<Select>

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5

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2.4.ClockandCalendarSettings

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Youmayskip“Setlocaltime”

asitwillbesynchronized

automatically.

SETthecorrecttimezone.

DaylightSaving(DST)rulescan

beconfiguredwhenyouenter

theSettimezonesubmenu.

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2.5.BrightnessandVolumesettings

FromtheMainMenu,selectOutputsettingtoenterthesubmenu.

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Highlight“Timesetting”andpress

“Enter”onkeyboardto<Select>

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Youcanenterthedisplaybrightnessofthe

backlightinpercentage(%)from0

(dimmest)to100(brightest)

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Youcanenterthesoundlevelinpercentage

(%)from0(quietest)to100(loudest)orin

decibels(db)from‐22(quietest)to0

(loudest)

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6

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2.6.Settingapassword

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2.7.Factoryreset

Tore‐initializethesystem,clearpasswords,andreturnsettingstotheirdefaultvalues:

1. Powerdownthesystem(Powerdownbutton)

2. Reconnectthepowercord,theninsertUSBkeyboardbeforetheplayerfullybootsup.

3. HoldtheDeletekeyonyourkeyboardtoentertheresetmenu

4. Choosetoresetpasswordorrestoreallsettings

5. Confirmandwaitwhilesystemreboottocompletereset.

2.8.Applyingfirmwareupgrades

FirmwareupdatescanbeperformedusingaUSBflashdriveorvianetworkusingManagerExpress.

Pleasereadthereleasenotescarefullyregardingthechangesthatwillbemadetoyourplayerbefore

applyingtheupgrade

1. ObtainthelatestfirmwareandcopyittotherootdirectoryofaUSBdrive

2. PowerondeviceandplugUSBkeyboardtothedevicetoentermenusystem

3. Followonscreeninstructionsandselectfirmwareupgradeoptioninthemenu

4. Wheninstructed,plugintheUSBdrivetobeginfirmwareupgrade

Thedefaultpasswordisblank.

Youmaysetapasswordto

preventunauthorizedaccessto

theplayer.

Youwillhavetoresettheplayer

ifyouforgetthepassword.

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3. ContentManagement

Fortestingvideosandplayerconnectivity,pleaseseetheSignageManagerExpressSoftwareManual

foroperatinginstructions.

ForsettinguptheplayeronaScalaContentManagerNetwork,pleaseseetheBridgeServer1.5Quick

StartGuide

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4. WorkingwithSMIL

TheCD‐1010usesopencommunicationsprotocolsforhighlyflexiblecontentpresentationand

playbackcontrol.SMIL‐compliancemeanspredictableresultsacrossmultipledevices,andSMIL’snon‐

proprietarynaturemeansthatyourinvestmentsareneverobsolete.

4.1.Introduction

UsingSMIL(pronounced“smile”),thelanguagecreatedbyW3Cformultimediacommunications,the

mediaplayerunderstandsthelanguage“spoken”byprofessionaltoolsfromcompaniessuchas

Adobe,Apple,Microsoft,andRealNetworks.Whatthismeansisquicker,easier,andbetter

integrationofyourplayersintoyourdigitalsignagenetworks,openingupavenuesofsoftware

controlsandrealizingthefullpotentialofyourplayerhardwaredowntheroad.

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4.2.PlayingaSMILdemo

ThedemonstrationfilescanbefoundintheSoftwareandDocumentationCD.

Step1:PreparecontentsusingaPC

PrepareaformattedUSBdrive(usingthe“FAT32”filesystem

option).CopytheentiresampleSMILdirectorywithallitscontent

filesfromSoftwareandDocumentationCDtotheUSBdrive.Make

suretheSMILdirectoryshowsupintherootdirectoryoftheUSB

drive.

Step2:Uploadcontentstoplayer

PoweruptheCD‐1010.Bootingtakesabout90seconds.

Whentheorangebootindicatorlampgoesout,insert

USBdriveintotheUSBporttobeginupload.Allfiles

undertheSMILdirectorywillbecopiedtotheplayer

andthesamplecontentswillbegintoplay.



4.3.www.asmil.orgforDevelopers

ThemediaplayerutilizesW3CSMILopenstandard,makingiteasiertocustomizetoyourproject

managementneeds.Forresources,downloads,andcommunitysupport,pleasevisitwww.a‐smil.org.

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