Sony NSP-100 manual

NSP- 1 00 (Update:April,24) © 2002 Sony Corporation 3-620-271- 11 (1) Network Player Operating Instructions Before ope rating the unit, plea se read th is manua l thorough ly and reta in it for fu ture referen ce.[...]

NSP 100 2 T o prevent fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refe r servicing to qualified personnel only . This apparatus mu st b e ear thed. I MPOR T ANT The nam eplate is located on the bottom . WA R N I N G : THIS W ARNI NG IS APP LI CABLE FOR USA ON L Y . If used[...]

NSP 100 3 T able of Contents Overview High Imag e Quality ..................... ....................... 4 Superim posed Mo vies, Stills , and T ext .............. 4 Larg e Capacity ................... ................................ 4 W ide Range of Int erfaces Su pported .................. 4 Simple Opera tion From Remot e Controller ....... 4 Com[...]

NSP 100 Over vi ew 4 Overview The N SP-100 N etwork Play er plays back (decodes) video/audio data in MPEG format, outputting an analog signal. It is the ideal digital content player for adv ertizing, presentations, training, and other situations. The follo wing are the principal features of this system. High Image Quality Plays MP EG-2 MP @ML encod[...]

NSP 100 Over vi ew Nam es and Functi ons of Pa r ts 5 Names and Functions of Pa r t s Main Unit F r ont P a nel and Left Si de 1 PO W ER i ndicator This lights wh en po wer is sup plied to the unit. 2 NEW CONTENTS ind ic a to r This indicator is off, lit, or flashing, to indicate the st atus of ne w content deliv ery . Fl as hi ng: new data is bein[...]

NSP 100 Over vi ew Names an d Funct i on s of P a r t s 6 Main Unit R ear P anel 1 S-O UT (S-video ou tput) conn ector (mini-DI N 4- pi n) This outputs the playb ack video as an S-video signal. 2 CO MO POSIT E con nector (BN C type) This outputs the playback vide o as an analog composite signal. 3 G/Y , R/ R − Y, B / B − Y (compo nent video out[...]

NSP 100 Over vi ew Nam es and Functi ons of Pa r ts 7 IRD REM OTE (rem ote controller settings) ON / OF F (third switch from left): Ena bl e (ON) or disable (OF F) the remote controller. 1/2 (rightm ost switch): Wh en using two N SP-100 units, to select the unit that responds to the rem ote controller, set different remote co ntroller codes for the[...]

NSP 100 Over vi ew Names an d Funct i on s of P a r t s 8 W hile the menu is displayed: Pressing this button confirms the selection of the item shown show n in reverse video, and ch anges the menu display. b , B , v and V buttons These func t ion as follo ws. a)“Play list” screen , “Video” screen, and “G raphic” screen. b)For deta ils o[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Preparations 9 Operation Preparations This section describes the p reparations for operating the NSP-1 00 with the supp li ed rem ote controller, after making the required connections (see page 24). For details of p reparations to operate the N SP-100 from a com puter or through a network, refer to the Help information for the [...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Star ti ng Up and I niti al Sett ings 10 Star ting Up and Initial Settings Wh en you con nect a mon itor to the unit, and pow er on for the first time , t he starting screen ap pears and it is then follo wed b y the initial set ting screen. r Wh en the initial setting screen appears, carry out the follow i ng proce dure using t[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Di spl ayi ng th e “MENU” Scr een 11 9 Wh en all of the required items ha ve been set, press the ME NU bu tton . T o enable the ne w netw ork settings, a me ssage prompt appea rs, asking if you w ant t o reset the unit. 10 Select “Y es” to reset immediately or “N o” to r eset later , then press the ENT ER b utton. T[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Pla ying a P la ylist 12 Pla ying a Playlist In the “Playlist” screen, you can select a desired playlist, and play it . Y ou can also make the fo l low ing specifications. • A utom atic playback at po wer on Playlist that starts playback automa tically when the unit is po wered on • PLA Y button “O ne T ouch” playba[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Pla yin g a Mo vie F ile / D ispla yin g a S till Im ag e F ile 13 Playing a Movie File In the “V ideo” (f ile list) screen, you can select a desired mo vie file, and play it back. Use the follo wing procedure . 1 In the “ME NU” screen, carry ou t any of the following. • Press num eric button 2. •U s i n g t h e v a[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Deleti ng Unw anted Pl a yli st s and Files 14 Deleting Unwanted Pla ylists and Fi les Y ou can delete unwanted playli sts and m ovie and still im age file s. Deleting an Unwanted Pla ylist Use the follo wing procedure. 1 In the “M ENU” screen, carry out any o f the follow ing. • Press numeric b utton 4. •U s i n g t h [...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on De let ing Unw anted Playlists and Fil es 15 5 Using t he b and B bu ttons, select “Y es” or “No, ” and press the ENT ER b utton. • “Y es”: the playli st selected in step 3 is deleted. • “No”: the playlist is not deleted, and the scree n before ex ecuti ng step 4 rea ppears. Deleting Unwanted Movie and Still[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Setti ng the O perating Configurati on (Setup) 16 Setting the Operating Configuration (Setup) T o mak e settings relating to t he operating conf iguration, display the “Setup” screen. Displaying the “S etup” Screen T o display the “Setup” sc reen, in the “MEN U” screen, carry out an y of the follo wing op eratio[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Setti ng the Opera ti ng Configurati on (Setup) 17 3 W ith the num eric b uttons, enter the required setting va lu e . Alternati vely , use the v and V b utto ns t o ad just th e va lu e . 4 Wh en the setting is comp lete, press the ENT ER but t on . This com pletes the setting. Making the “Delet e Co nfirmation” Setting T [...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on Setti ng the O perating Configurati on (Setup) 18 2 Using the b and B buttons, select “Y es” or “No. ” • “Y es”: Sa ve a playback log. • “No”: D o not sav e a pl ayback log. 3 Pre ss th e EN TER but to n. This con firms the setting. Carry ing out “Playlist Mode Setup” Y ou can mak e the follow i ng setti[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on System Adm ini strat or Setup 19 Norm ally , it is recomm ended to select “Position Adjustm ent” first, and position the top left corner of the screen, then proceed to size adjustm ent. 3 Adjust the screen p osition or size. • If you ha ve selected “Position, ” using t he v , V , b and B bu t tons, adjust the position[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on System Adm ini strat or Setup 20 Se ttings se lected in the “S ystem Adm inistrator Setup” scre en The settings selected in the “S ystem Adm inis trator Setup” screen a re as follow s. F or details, see the respectiv e pages. Carrying Ou t “Netw ork Setup” T o m ake the settings relating to the n etwork, use the fol[...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on System Adm ini strat or Setup 21 The “RS -232C Setup” screen appears. To retu rn to the “System Adm i nistrator Se tup” screen Carry out an y of the follow i ng. • Press numeric b ut ton 1, then press the E NTE R but t on . •U s i n g t h e v and V b uttons, select “1. Back to System A dministrator Setup, ” and [...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on System Adm ini strat or Setup 22 This con firms the setting. Carryin g Out the “A utomati c Delete” Setting Select wh ether or not to enable the deletion o f files for which an automatic deletion date is set. For details of the a utoma tic deleti on setting, refer to the H elp info rm atio n fo r th e B ZN P- 100 Sof tw ar [...]

NSP 100 Oper at i on System Adm ini strat or Setup 23 3 Ent er the pas swor d cr eat ed i n st ep 2 once m ore, and pr es s t he ENTER butt on . This sets the passw ord. T o cance l the pass wo rd In steps 2 and 3 , press the EN TER button without entering an y num ber .[...]

NSP 100 Connections Connecting the P ow er 24 Connections Connecting the P ower Using the supplied A C adapter and A C cable, mak e the connections sho wn in the follo wing figure. T o DC IN 12V connector DC IN 12V DC c abl e A C adapter T o AC input connector AC ca b l e T o 100 V A C supply T o DC IN 12 V connector[...]

NSP 100 Connections Examp les of System Conne cti on 25 Exampl es of System Connection For distribu ting content and playl ists through a TCP/ IP network A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT RS-232C/GPI COMPOSITE 1 S400 VIDEO IRD REMOTE NTSC PA L 1 2 S-OUT G/Y B/ B-Y R/ R-Y 2 1 2 COMPONENT RGB ON OFF 1 2 Video input connector Plasma display/video monitor A udio mo[...]

NSP 100 Connections Examp les of System Conne ct ion 26 For uploading content and pla ylists fr om a computer b y SBP2 A UDIO OUT VIDEO OUT RS-232C/GPI COMPOSITE 1 S400 VIDEO IRD REMOTE NTSC PA L 1 2 S-OUT G/Y B/ B-Y R/ R-Y 2 1 2 COMPONENT RGB ON OFF 1 2 Video input c onnector Plasma display/video monitor Audio monitor system Video output connector[...]

NSP 100 Connections Examp les of System Conne cti on 27 For distribu ting content and playl ists through Ethernet to m ultip le NSP-100 units Computer Video monitor A udio monitor Et hernet NS P-100 Video monitor A udio monitor NSP-100 Video monitor A udio monitor NSP- 100 Note The B ZNP-100 S oftware must be installed in the com puter .[...]

NSP 100 Appendix Precautions / Specifi cations 28 Appe ndix Precautions On op eration and storage loca ti ons A void o peration or storage in an y of the following places. • Location subject to e xtremes of tem perature (operating temp erature range 5 ° C to 40 ° C ( 4 1 ° F t o 104 ° F)) • Location subject to direct sunlight for long perio[...]

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