Sony BZNP-100 manual

3-748-162- 31 (1) Network Player Management Software Operations Guide Before operating the software, please rea d this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. BZNP-100 V ersion 3.00 and Later © 2003 Sony Corporation[...]

Overview of This Guide Not ations Used in This Manual This operations guide e xplains how to carry out the most basic operations of the Sony BZNP-100 Network Player Manageme nt Software. The BZNP-100 is designed to create and manage au dio and visual content, such as commercial videos played in public plac es or educatio nal and training videos. Th[...]

How to Use the Operations Guide T ry to create the follo wing demonstration content. 3 This operations guide explain s the ess ential setup that you have to do bef ore starting to use the BZNP-100 Network Player Management Software, and ho w to create a small piece of demonstration co ntent as shown on the right. Y ou can create the same content by[...]

Operation Flowchart S t arting the Sof tware The following chart shows an example of the flow of normal oper ation of this system to play demonstration videos on t he street or presentation vi deos in the office. Double-click the BZNP-100 shortcut icon o n your Windows desk top. Or , click the S tart button, then select [Programs] > [Network Pla[...]

Note: If you change the application mode or video format, a message appears after step 4, asking whether you would like to restart the software. Click [Y es]. Setting Up the Sof tware Before creating materials and playlists, there is some setup necessary: setup of the software and registration related to the NSP-100. Recommended Settings in the Set[...]

The following chart shows how to register an NSP-100 named “T okyo” and a network player group nam ed “Japan.” The online help and the Operating Instructions explain the procedure us ed for registering more than o ne NSP-100 and network player group. Defining an NSP-100 and a Group The system features group-based play list and content dist [...]

Prep aring V ideo Material Convert the supplied A VI file correspondin g to "Video_Sample_1" into the NSP format by yourself using the follo wing procedure. Tip : There is a capturing function that enable s you to create A VI files from audio/video signal. See “Capt uring Video” (page 14) for details. 3 Click [Convert Material]. The b[...]

Prep aring Graphics Material Convert the supplied bmp file corresponding to "Graphic_Sample _1" into the NSP format by yourself using the following procedure. Notes on Using Micros oft Po werPoint Slides • Microsoft PowerPoint of Office 2000 export s full color JPEG files and 256-color bmp files. T o use full color graphics files, you m[...]

Prep aring T ext Material Create a piece of blinking text that is t he same as the text in "T ext_Sample_ 1" using the following proce dure. Tip : The system provides some text editi ng functions, such as allowing you to use a text file instead of typing text. Refer to the online help or operatin g inst ructions for details on the text ed[...]

10 Creating a Playlist Now , arrange the materials to make the sa me playlist as the sample. A playlist also has information on the positions of the video and te xt materials on the screen, as well as scheduling data. Note: The sample playlist is available if you are using the gr oup named "Japan" referred to earlier . 3 Right-click the t[...]

Creating a Playlist - Continued For the top line For the second line For the third line 4 - Continued In the Properties dialog box, select today’s date in the S tart Date drop-down list box, and a date 10 days later in the End Date drop-do wn list box. Then, check the Repeat c heck box, and sp ecify the desired time in the S tart T ime and Repeat[...]

12 Sending Playlist s and Materials Y ou ca n easily send a playlist and the necess ary materials to NSP-100 network players. Use the main menu as sho wn in the following illustration. Tip : Y ou can select the desired playlist and send it with the necessary materials on the Playlist tab of the Material Management window as follows. This method is [...]

Checking T r ansfer S t atus and Result s Use the following proced ure to check the status and results of a playlist/mat erial transfer from the Material Management window or main menu. Now you have finished the op erations necessary to sho w the demonstration content. The network player , “T okyo” in the group, "Japan" will automatic[...]

Supplement 1 - Capturing V ideo If you have a VCR or camcoder connect ed via i.LINK (IEEE 1394), you can use video recorded on a tape as video material. The follo wing procedure captures audio/video signal and creates an A VI file, so you can convert it into NSP format using the same procedure shown in “Preparing Video Material” (page 7). Note:[...]

Supplement 2 - Urgent T ext Playout The system supports “urgent playout” that overrides ongoing pla yout and forces the network player to play a specific vi deo/graphics/text piece of material or a playlist. This manual explains ho w to do “urgent text playout” to show a specific piece of text scrolling over the bottom of the ong oing playo[...]

Supplement 3 - Checking Network Player S tatus The following proced ure enables you to chec k the status and the remaining hard disk drive capacity of each network player in the gro up. Sony Corporation http://www .sony .net/ 1 Click [NSP-100 S tatus] on the main menu 2 Select the desired network player group from the Group drop-down list box. Clic[...]