QNAP IS-1500 manual

User Manual iSignager Easy Publishing Suite[...]

i T able of ConTenT s Chapter 1> Overview Introduction 1-1 T arget, Engage, Inform, Inuence with iSignager Easy Publishing Suite ....................... 1-1 How Does Digital Signage W ork? ............................................................................ 1-1 Features 1-3 Content Display .............................................[...]

ii iArtist 1-5 Menu Bar Buttons ................................................................................................ 1-5 File Management and Options ................................................................................ 1-5 F ont Style and Alignment ..............................................................................[...]

iii Preview P anel .................................................................................................... 1-13 Plan P anel ......................................................................................................... 1-13 Schedule Property P anel .............................................................................[...]

iv First Time Use 2-4 Add a Signage Play er ............................................................................................ 2-4 Create a Lay out .................................................................................................... 2-7 Publishing a Schedule .................................................................[...]

v Chapter 4> Scheduling Creating Plans and Schedules 4-1 Start with a Plan ................................................................................................... 4-1 What’ s in a Plan? .................................................................................................. 4-1 Creating a Plan ............................[...]

vi Modifying Basic Properties ........................................................................................ 5-5 Modifying Adv anced Properties .................................................................................. 5-6 Creating Groups .............................................................................................[...]

C onventions vii C onventions Conventions The following conventions are used to give the users additional information about specic procedures or content. It is important to pay attention to these conventions as they will prevent the users from causing damage to themselves, equipments, or the their environments. Gener al Con ventions The followin[...]

T able of C onTenTs viii Typographical Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in this docu - ment. Italics Indicates book titles, directory names, le names, path names, and program/process names. Constant width Indicates computer output shown on a computer screen, includ - ing menus, prompts, responses to input, and error m[...]

R egula t oRy n otiCe ix REGULA TORY NOTICE Regulatory Notice FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pro - tection against harmful interference in a residential installa - tion. This equipment gen[...]

Overview Chapter 1[...]

i ntRoduCtion 1-1 I ntroductIon Introduction Target, Engage, Inform, Inuence with iSignager Easy Publishing Suite In today’s fast paced business environment it’s more difcult than ever to get your organization’ s message across. With cus - tomers and potential customers bombarded by print ads, bro - chures, websites, emails, blogs, and [...]

O verview 1-2 chases, digital signage is also very effective in providing critical information in traveling, health care, and other environments and training in environments such as factory oors and health care facilities. Style Digital signage gives your business a contemporary , cutting edge image among consumers, particularly using eye- catch[...]

F ea tuRes 1-3 F ea tures Features Note: (*1, *4): Available on iS-1500, iS-1600, iS-1620, and iS-2800 (*2, *3): Available on iS-1600, iS-1620, and iS-2800 Content Display ● Dynamic layout : Controlled by pre-dened schedule, dynamically controlled by triggers through API (*1) ● High resolution display : Support Full-HD to Ultra-HD output wit[...]

O verview 1-4 to start the design ■ User-denable templates make the teamwork more efcient ● Playlist scheduling : Media les in the playlist can be congured by loop counts and durations, and scheduling can be done by the elegant drag-and-drop timeline con - trol interface Scheduling - iScheduler ● Calendar view: Schedule layouts in[...]

i s ignageR s oFtwaRe C omponents 1-5 i A rtist iSignager Software Components iArtist iArtist is a powerful and exible layout design tool. End users can use iArtist to design a multi-zone layout and dene le play - back sequences, timing, and transition effects. In addition, end users can use the intuitive drag-and-drop operation to create [...]

O verview 1-6 Font Style and Alignment A C B D Figure 1-2. Font Style and Alignment Menu Bar Buttons T able 1-2. Font Style and Alignment Menu Bar Buttons FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Font Family Set the font family name B Font Style Set the font style C Font Size Set the font size D Character Alignment Set the horizontal and vertical character Canvas Pa[...]

i s ignageR s oFtwaRe C omponents 1-7 i A rtist Tools Panel A C B Figure 1-4. T ools Panel T able 1-4. T ools Panel FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Show/Hide T ools Show or hide the template media tools B T ool Icon A media tool used to build templates C Pin Icon Pin the panel to occupy a specic screen area or unpin to hide the panel Preview Panel A D B [...]

O verview 1-8 Media Repository Panel A B C D Figure 1-6. T ools Panel T able 1-6. T ools Panel FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Media T ype Lists Shows the available media organized by type B Pin Icon Pin the panel to occupy a specic screen area or unpin to hide the panel C Import Media Button Shows the le browser to select media for the repository D D[...]

i s ignageR s oFtwaRe C omponents 1-9 i A rtist Properties Panel C D E B A Figure 1-8. Properties Panel T able 1-8. Properties Panel FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Layout Name Shows the name of the current layout B Property Category Shows the title of a media object property category C Property Shows the name of a media object prop - erty D Property V alue[...]

O verview 1-10 iScheduler iScheduler is a full range scheduling tool for layout playback. This software supports hourly , daily , weekly , and monthly based scheduling. A scheduling template is provided so tha t the time-slot view and calendar lets end users easily schedule their layout plan for different groups of players. The time-slot view creat[...]

i s ignageR s oFtwaRe C omponents 1-1 1 i S cheduler Calendar Panel D E A C F B Figure 1-1 1. Calendar Panel T able 1-1 1. Calendar Panel FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Calendar Options Shows the calendar options dialog FEA TURE DESCRIPTION B Date Setting Controls Controls the date range of what is shown in the calendar area C Calendar Area Shows the curre[...]

O verview 1-12 Layout Panel A B C D Figure 1-12. Layout Panel T able 1-12. Layout Panel FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Layouts Shows a list of available layouts B Layout Duration Shows the time length of a selected layout C Refresh Button Refresh the list of layouts D Pin Icon Pin the panel to occupy a specic screen area or unpin to hide the panel Templ[...]

i s ignageR s oFtwaRe C omponents 1-13 i S cheduler Preview Panel A B Figure 1-14. Preview Panel T able 1-14. Preview Panel FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Preview Shows a preview of the current layout B Pin Icon Pin the panel to occupy a specic screen area or unpin to hide the panel Plan Panel 2012 - 07 S M T W T F S A D B C Figure 1-15. Plan Panel T ab[...]

O verview 1-14 Schedule Property Panel C A B Figure 1-16. Schedule Property Panel T able 1-16. Schedule Property Panel[...]

i s ignageR s oFtwaRe C omponents 1-15 i C ommander iCommander iCommander is a administration software which provides player management features, such as player status, network status, player and system settings, log reports, etc. The dashboard de - livers essential information for routine check, and you can nd the detailed information to mainta[...]

O verview 1-16 FEA TURE DESCRIPTION B Online/Ofine Player Shows a list of online and ofine signage players C Player Error Shows the player error status for the play - ers D Player Playback Status Shows the player playback status E T oday’s Publish Shows today’s publishing status Player Status Panel The real-time and check-in status from t[...]

i s ignageR s oFtwaRe C omponents 1-17 i C ommander Player Monitor Panel A summary of a player ’ s real time information and conguration. A B Figure 1-19. Player Monitor Panel T able 1-19. Player Status Pane FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Player Monitor Button Shows the player monitor panel B Player Monitor Panel Shows a list of signage players Comman[...]

O verview 1-18 Log Viewer Panel Provide the detailed player logs, including the system logs and playback related information. A D B C Figure 1-21. Log Viewer Panel T able 1-21. Log Viewer Panel FEA TURE DESCRIPTION A Log Viewer Button Shows the log viewer panel B Start/Stop Date Picker Shows the start and stop dates for the list of log events C Pla[...]

Getting Started Chapter 2[...]

G ettinG S t arted 2-1 Requirements Software Note: The iSignager software must be installed on a Windows 7 or Windows Vista PC. 1. Insert the iSignager CD in a CDROM drive to browse and launch the installation software. Figure 2-1. iSignager Installation (1 of 5) 2. Click Next to continue or Cancel to abort. 3. Click the checkbox(es) to select the [...]

R equiRements 2-2 R equiRements 4. Click Next to continue, Back to view the previous screen or Cancel to abort. 5. Enter the installation directory in the text box or browse for a folder to install the application. Figure 2-3. iSignager Installation (3 of 5) 6. Click Next to continue, Back to view the previous screen or Cancel to abort. 7. View the[...]

G ettinG S t arted 2-1 8. Click Reboot now to automatically reboot the computer after the installation or I want to manually reboot later to reboot at a later time. Figure 2-5. iSignager Installation (5 of 5) 9. Click Finish to complete the installation.[...]

F iRst t ime u se 2-4 F irst t ime U se First Time Use Add a Signage Player 1. Run iSignager .exe from the Windows Start menu. Figure 2-6. iSignager Software Application 2. Click the iCommander icon to show the iCommander screen. Figure 2-7. iCommander Screen[...]

G ettinG S t arted 2-1 3. Click the Player Status button to show the player sta - tus panel. Figure 2-8. Player Status Panel 4. Click Scan to scan the network for signage players. Figure 2-9. Player Scan Dialog[...]

F iRst t ime u se 2-6 F irst t ime U se 5. When the application nds a signage player , select one in the list and click Add. Figure 2-10. Scan Signage Player Dialog 6. In the Register Player dialog, enter the server ’s username and password. Figure 2-1 1. Register Player Dialog 7. Click OK to save the changes or Cancel to abort. 8. In the Play[...]

G ettinG S t arted 2-7 Create a Layout 1. Click the iArtist tab to show the iArtist screen. The Cre- ate New Layout dialog will automatically show up. Figure 2-12. Create New Layout Dialogue 2. Enter a name for the layout in Layout name . 3. Enter a description of the layout in Layout descrip - tion . 4. Click on Target player model to select a pla[...]

F iRst t ime u se 2-8 F irst t ime U se Note: Media can be added directly from a the le system or the applicati on media repository . The media repository is more efcient to be used to create a layout ,which is the recommended option. 9. Design a layout by adding media to the canvas section of the screen. 10. Click the Save current layout ico[...]

G ettinG S t arted 2-1 2. Enter a name for the schedule plan in Plan Name. Figure 2-15. New Plan Dialog Note: After switching the plan to weekly repeat mode, switch - ing back to normal mode is not allowed 3. Click Switch to Weekly Repeat Mode to schedule a weekly cycling of this plan. 4. Click Template to enable selecting schedule templates and se[...]

Layouts and Templates Chapter 3[...]

C Rea ting l a youts and t empla tes 3-1 C Rea ting l a youts and t empla tes Creating Layouts and Templates Creating a Canvas Creating a canvas is a two-step process that involves dening the properties of a target device and adding the content to be published. Dening a Device for iArtist It is necessary to dene the properties of a device [...]

3-2 4. Click on Layout resolution to select a target resolu- tion for the display device. Note: Only the layout resolutions that are supported for a chosen device will be displayed in the drop-down list. T o see a complete list of resolutions, click Other res - olutions . ! W ARNING! Check with the monitor ’s specication sheet to choose a comp[...]

C Rea ting l a youts and t empla tes 3-3 C Rea ting l a youts and t empla tes 1. Click Import Media to show the media import dialog. Figure 3-2. Import Media 2. Click on a media object in the le browser . Figure 3-3. Media Import Dialog Note: The iSignager repository manages media objects and stores the relevant information, such as codec, EXIF [...]

3-4 Adding Media to a Canvas Adding media to a layout is done by dragging and dropping media objects from the T ools panel or the Media Repository to a canvas. Working with the Tools Panel The T ools panel contains video, image, and audio media ob - jects as found in the Media Repository , and also the following widgets: ● Analog and digital cloc[...]

C Rea ting l a youts and t empla tes 3-5 C Rea ting l a youts and t empla tes Click a media object in the le browser and click Open to close the dialog. ● Analog and digital clocks Refer to Working with the Properties Panel to change the date and time. ● Background image On the Select Background dialog, click one of the four tabs below to co[...]

3-6 Tools Panel or Media Repository? The media repository and the tools panels provide essentially the same functionality so either of them can be used to work with the content. The media repository is more efcient to use when working with the content that is often used. Accessing media objects is convenient and there is a slight performance imp[...]

C Rea ting l a youts and t empla tes 3-7 C Rea ting l a youts and t empla tes in setting the sequence, duration and visibility of objects. A useful feature of the playlist is to manage a series of media objects as a single entity while still allowing each object to be congured independently within the queue. T o create a playlist with multiple m[...]

3-8 Changing the Duration of a Media Object 5. T o change other properties of a media object, select the object in the playlist and edit the properties in the Proper - ties panel.[...]

Scheduling Chapter 4[...]

C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules 4-1 C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules Creating Plans and Schedules Start with a Plan A plan is a collection of schedules that dene when and how often layouts are played on the remote devices. What’s in a Plan? The following items are used to create a plan. Plan Name The plan name is used to identify a plan for e[...]

S cheduling 4-2 Creating a Plan T o create a new plan, follow these steps: 1. Click Create a New Plan button to display the Plan properties dialog. Figure 4-1. Plan properties Dialog 2. Enter a name for the schedule plan in Plan Name . Note: A fter switching the plan to weekly repeat mode, sw i t c h i n g back to normal mode is not allowed 3. Clic[...]

C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules 4-3 C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules The Calendar Panel: iScheduler’s Canvas The calendar panel is the main working area for creating and managing plan schedules. The content is added from the lay - out and template panels and managed with the preview , plan, and schedule property panels. See “Calendar Panel” [...]

S cheduling 4-4 Figure 4-3. T emplate to Plan Dialog 3. Click OK to close the dialog and apply the new schedule. Creating an Empty Schedule If only an individual or custom schedule is required, create an empty schedule instead of using a schedule template. T o create an empty schedule, follow these steps: 1. Select a time range on the calendar pane[...]

C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules 4-5 C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules Modifying Schedules Modifying existing schedules is necessary over time to deal with the requirements of changing content. iScheduler provides several tools to manage schedules. See “iScheduler” for a de - tailed description. The Layout Panel The layout panel contains a list [...]

S cheduling 4-6 Figure 4-6. Schedule Area Context Menu 2. Click Property on the context menu to show the Sched- ule Properties dialog. Figure 4-7. Schedule Properties Dialog 3. T o change the start and end time, click the up and down arrows at Start Time and End Time .[...]

C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules 4-7 C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules 4. T o change the priority setting, click the Priority drop-down list and select Normal or High . Note: Setting the priority to high indicates the schedule will take precedence over other schedules in the same time period. 5. T o change the current layout, click the drop-down lis[...]

S cheduling 4-8 Adding a Layout to an Empty Schedule T o add a layout to an empty schedule, follow these steps: 1. Click and hold a layout in the Layout panel. Figure 4-9. Layout Panel 2. Drag and drop the layout on a schedule area on the cal endar panel. Figure 4-10. Populating an Empty Schedule 3. Click on the schedule and look at the Schedule Pr[...]

C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules 4-9 C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules 2. Drag and drop the layout on a schedule area of the calen - dar panel to display the Schedule Event dialog. 3. Click No to create a new schedule with the layout in the same time period. Figure 4-1 1. Multiple Layouts in the Same Time Period 4. T o change the schedule properties[...]

S cheduling 4-10 Applying a Schedule Template T o apply a new iScheduler template to an existing schedule, follow these steps: 1. Click on a template in the list of T emplate panel and drag it to the calendar area. 2. In the T emplate to Plan dialog, dene the start and end dates using the calendar controls. 3. Click OK to close the dialog and ap[...]

C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules 4-1 1 C Rea ting p lans and s Chedules Figure 4-14. Calendar Option Dialog 3. T o enter a holiday , follow these steps: a. Enter a holiday name and a corresponding date value. b. Click New to add the holiday to the calendar . 4. Click OK to save changes, or Cancel to abort. 5. Click the Day , Week or Month calendar [...]

S cheduling 4-12 Figure 4-15. Publish Dialog 3. Click Publish to start the publishing process. 4. Click Close to close the dialog or Cancel All Se - lected to abort. Ofine Player Content Update An alternative apart from publishing the content to a player over the network is to the update content ofine using a USB drive. 1. Click the Export Sc[...]

Player Management Chapter 5[...]

u sing the d ashboaRd 5-1 u sing the d ashboaRd Using the Dashboard Figure 5-1. Dashboard Panel Online/Ofine Players Displays the online and ofine players. Plans History List Displays the plans published as of the current day . Player Playback Status Displays the current playback status of players monitored by the iSignager server . Player Er[...]

P la yer M anageMent 5-2 Player Management Adding Players 1. Click the Player Status button to show the player sta - tus panel. Figure 5-2. Player Status Panel 2. C lick Scan to scan the network for signage players. Figure 5-3. Player Scan Dialog[...]

p la yeR m anagement 5-3 p la yeR m anagement 3. Select a signage player from the list and click Add . Figure 5-4. Scan Signage Player Dialog 4. In the Register Player dialog enter the player ’s username and password. Note: The default username is admin and the default pass - word is signage . Figure 5-5. Register Player Dialog 5. Click OK to sav[...]

P la yer M anageMent 5-4 6. In the Player Scan dialog click Close to return to the Player Status screen.(Figure 3.2.3) Note: After adding a player to the system, the initial registra - tion status is UN-REGISTERED . After several seconds, the status should change to REGISTERED . If the status does not change, click the refresh button. If the sta - [...]

p la yeR m anagement 5-5 p la yeR m anagement Modifying Player Properties 1. Click the Player Status button to show the player sta - tus panel. Figure 5-7. Player Status Panel 2. Select a signage player from the list on the Player Status panel. Modifying Basic Properties 1. Click the Basic tab of the Property panel. Figure 5-8. Signage Player Basic[...]

P la yer M anageMent 5-6 T able 5-1. Signage Player Basic Properties PROPERTY NAME DESCRIPTION Name Name of the signage player Group The group that the signage player belongs to Model The signage player ’s model name Description A description of the signage player IP IP address of the signage player Default Layout The default layout used when a p[...]

p la yeR m anagement 5-7 p la yeR m anagement 2. Select one of the following properties to edit: T able 5-2. Signage Player Advanced Properties PROPERTY NAME DESCRIPTION Login ID The username for the iSignager server Login Password The password for the iSignager server Server IP IP address of the iSignager server NTP The IP address of the network t[...]

P la yer M anageMent 5-8 2. Click Player Group to show the Player and Group dialog. Figure 5-1 1. Player and Group Dialog 3. Click New Group to create a new group entry . Figure 5-12. New Group 4. Click on the new group name to change the value. 5. Click Save to save the changes or Undo to abort.[...]

p la yeR m anagement 5-9 p la yeR m anagement Removing Groups 1. Click the Player Status button to show the player status panel. Figure 5-13. Player Status Panel 2. C l i ck Player Group to show the Player and Group dialog. Figure 5-14. Player and Group Dialog[...]

P la yer M anageMent 5-10 3. Click on a group name in the Groups list. Figure 5-15. New Group 4. Click Remove Group. 5. Click Save to save the changes or Undo to abort.[...]

m onitoRing p la yeRs 5-1 1 m onitoRing p la yeRs Monitoring Players 1. Click the Player Monitor button to show the player monitor panel. Figure 5-16. Player Monitor Panel 2. Select a signage player in the list to view the following properties. T able 5-3. Player Monitor Properties PROPERTY NAME DESCRIPTION Name The signage player Mode The signage [...]

P la yer M anageMent 5-12 Task Management iCommander sends out commands to players to perform re - mote tasks such as rebooting, turning on or off schedules, etc. Creating Commands 1. Click the Command T ask button to show the command task panel. Figure 5-17. Command T ask Panel 2. Click New to show the new command dialog. Figure 5-18. New Command [...]

t ask m anagement 5-13 t ask m anagement 4. Select a command from the Command drop-down list. Figure 5-19. Command Dropdown List 5. Select the Action T ype. Figure 5-20. Action T ype Radio Button List Note: If the action type is Once, enter an Execution Date. If the action type is T ask Management, select Repeat T ype and enter an Execution Date. 6[...]

P la yer M anageMent 5-14 Deleting Commands 1. Click the Command T ask button to show the command task panel. Figure 5-21. Command T ask Panel 2. Select a command task in the task list. 3. Click Delete . 4. In the conrmation dialo g, click Y es to conrm deletion, or No to abort.[...]

l og s t a tus 5-15 l og s t a tus Log Status Searching for Logs 1. Click the Log Viewer button to show the log viewer panel. Figure 5-22. Log Viewer Panel 2. Click Start Date picker to select a starting date for the search. Figure 5-23. Start Date Picker[...]

P la yer M anageMent 5-16 3. Click End Date picker to select an ending date for the search. Figure 5-24. End Date Picker 4. Click the search button to run the search. 5. View the following log event properties in the log event list PROPERTY NAME DESCRIPTION Level There are three log event levels: ● Info : player operates normally ● W arning : p[...]

p ublishing s t a tus 5-17 p ublishing s t a tus Publishing Status A plan can be published to multiple players. The status of each player linked to a plan can be seen in the rows under the plan. 1. Click the Publish Task button to show the publish sta - tus panel. Figure 5-25. Publish Status Panel 2. View the following publishing status properties [...]

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