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CONTENT S 1 Intr oduc ti on 2 O peration Notes 3 Features 4 Front Panel La y ou t 5 Front Panel Descriptions 6 Back Panel La y ou t 7 Back Panel Descriptions 8 S ide Panel La y ou t 9 S ide Panel Descriptions 10 C onnectin g the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er with Wi-Fi Plus 10 Wirin g Dia g ram 11 O peratin g the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er w[...]

1 INTRODUCTIO N C on g ratulations on y our purchase o f the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er with Wi-Fi Plus. Y our complete satis f action is ver y important to us. G efen G e f en delivers innovative, pro g ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions that harness inte g ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo g ies. G e f en[...]

OPERA TION NOTE S 2 READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INST ALLING OR OPERA TING THE HD DIGIT AL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLA YER • The maximum internal stora g e capacit y o f the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er is 4 G B. However , an additional C F (C ompact Flash ) card can be installed to e xpand the total available memor y . C ompactFlash cards up to 16 G B are s[...]

3 FEA TURE S Features • S upports MPE G -1, MPE G -2, MPE G L2, MP3, H.264 / MPE G -4, and V C -1 codec fo rm a t s . • Live video input usin g the included C omposite cables. • 4 G B o f built-in memor y ( expandable ) . • S MIL 3.0 instructions ( sub-set ) • C M S device mana g ement in LAN or W AN environments is possible usin g 3rd pa[...]

4 Front Panel FRONT P ANEL LA YOU T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7[...]

5 FRONT P ANEL DESCRIPTION S Front Panel 1 A/V Ou t C onnect the included 3.5 mm mini-stereo to R C A cable to this output connector . 2 R ese t Press this button while per f ormin g a s y stem reset. S ee pa g e 54 f or details. 3 L ED Indicator s The G reen LED indicates that the unit is powered. The Y ellow LED indicates data fl ow but is prima[...]

6 BACK P ANEL LA YOU T Back Panel 1 2[...]

7 BACK P ANEL DESCRIPTION S 1 R S-232 C onnect the included R S -232 to Ethernet adapter to this port. 2 A / V In All o w s de vi ces suc h as TV t u n e r s a n d vi deo ca m e r as t o be co nn ec t ed t o th e Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er with Wi-Fi, usin g a 3.5 mm composite A / V cable.[...]

8 SIDE P ANEL LA YOU T Side Panel 1 2 3[...]

9 SIDE P ANEL DESCRIPTION S 1 1 2 V D C C onnect the included 12 V D C lockin g power suppl y to this connector . 2 HDMI Ou t C onnect an HDTV to this port usin g an HDMI cable. 3 V GA Ou t C onnect an V G A monitor to this port usin g a V G A cable.[...]

10 CONNECTING TH E D IGIT AL SIGNAGE PLA YER WITH WI-FI PLU S How to Connect the Di g ital Si g na g e Pla y er with Wi-Fi Plus 1. C onnect an HDMI cable between the displa y and the HDMI connector on the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er with Wi-Fi Plus . There are two options f or connectin g the Pla y er to a network : i. C onnect an Ethernet cabl[...]

1 1 OPERA TING TH E D IGIT AL SIGNAGE PLA YER WITH WI-FI PLU S P owerin g the Di g ital Si g na g e Pla y er A f ter connectin g power to the unit, the f ollowin g screen will be displa y ed : The boot process will take approximatel y 90 seconds. O nce the boot process h as success f ull y completed, the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will be read[...]

12 M ENU SYSTE M Connectin g the USB Ke y board In order to con fi g ure the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er , a U S B ke y board must be attached to the back panel o f the unit. O nce a U S B ke y board is connected t o the unit, it will take approximatel y 30 seconds f or the Main Menu to be displa y ed : O nce the Main Menu is displa y ed, use [...]

1 3 M ENU SYSTE M Settin g the Output Resolution For the best qualit y video, make sure that the output resolution matches the n a tiv e r eso l u ti o n o f the displa y . For example, i f the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er is bein g connected to an L C D displa y , the native resolution will most likel y b e 1366 x 768, 1280 x 720 ( 720p ) , or [...]

1 4 M ENU SYSTE M Settin g the Content Sourc e I f the Di g ital S i g na g e content is stored on a server , the server URL must be s peci fi ed. O nce the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er is fi nished bootin g , the unit will r etrieve the content f rom the speci fi ed server . This process is not required i f u sin g a U S B drive f or pla y i[...]

15 M ENU SYSTE M Chan g in g the name of the Di g ital Si g na g e Pla y er When usin g the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er on a network, it is use f ul to provide a s peci fi c name to the pla y er . B y de f ault, a random alphanumeric number is used. 1. From the C ontent S ource dialo g , select the Pla y er Name option. 2. T y pe in the desire[...]

1 6 M ENU SYSTE M Connectin g the Di g ital Si g na g e Pla y er to a Network usin g DHC P 1. H i g hli g ht the Network S ettin g option in the Main Menu. The Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will automaticall y scan f or wireless networks durin g the boot-up sequence. When an Ethernet connection is used, the Wi-Fi will be d i sab l ed . Press the [...]

17 M ENU SYSTE M U nder the IP C on fi g uration dialo g , select between : • DH C P • S tatic IP B y de f ault, DH C P is enabled. The DH C P settin g will automaticall y assi g n a network IP address f or the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er . I f DH C P will be used, then no f urther network con fi g uration should be necessar y . 4. Press [...]

1 8 M ENU SYSTE M Connectin g the Di g ital Si g na g e Pla y er to a Network usin g a Static I P 1. S elect the S tatic IP option and press the S pacebar to place an asterisk next to it. Press the Enter ke y to continue. The S tatic IP dialo g will be displa y ed. 2. Entered the f ollowin g in f ormation in the S tatic IP dialo g: •I P add r ess[...]

19 M ENU SYSTE M Connectin g the Di g ital Si g na g e Pla y er to a Network usin g Wi-Fi The Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will automaticall y scan f or wireless networks durin g the boot-up sequence. However when an Ethernet connection is used, th e Wi-Fi will beco m e d i sab l ed . 1. T o con fi g ure the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er f or[...]

2 0 M ENU SYSTE M 4. U se the Arrow ke y s to hi g hli g ht the desired Wi-Fi network, then press the S pacebar to select it. Press the Enter ke y to connect to the wireless ne tw o rk. 5 . Enter the correct password ( i f required ) and press the Enter ke y to connect t o th e n e tw o rk. 6 . S elect Done f rom the Main Menu and select Y es to sa[...]

21 M ENU SYSTE M 2. Enter the SS ID o f the wireless device that the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will c onnect with. In the example below , the SS ID is “G e f en Wireless”. O nce the SS ID has been entered, press the Enter ke y to continue. 3 . H i g hli g ht the securit y option to be used when connectin g to the network : The Di g ital S[...]

2 2 M ENU SYSTE M Chan g in g the Prox y T y p e 1. T o con fi g ure the prox y settin g s, select Network S ettin g f rom the Main Menu. 2. H I g hli g ht Prox y S ettin g and press the Enter ke y . The Prox y S ettin g dialo g provides the f ollowin g options: • Prox y T y p e • Prox y S erver 3 . H i g hli g ht Prox y T y pe, then press the[...]

23 M ENU SYSTE M Chan g in g the Prox y Server 1. S elect Prox y S erver f rom the Prox y S ettin g s dialo g , then press the Enter k e y . 2. Enter the required in f ormation in the Prox y S erver dialo g box : • Host • P o r t • U ser • P ass w o r d 3 . U se the C han g e option to modi fy the in f ormation in each fi eld. A f ter each[...]

24 M ENU SYSTE M Settin g the Internal Clock 1. T o set the clock, hi g hli g ht the T ime S ettin g option in the Main Menu. B o th th e l oca l tim e a n d th e tim e z o n e ca n be se t f r o m within thi s m e n u . Press the Enter ke y to displa y the T ime S ettin g dialo g . The T ime S ettin g dialo g allows y ou to set the f ollowin g opt[...]

2 5 M ENU SYSTE M 4. A f ter the da y has been set, press the Enter ke y to set the time. The time is r epresented in 24-hour f ormat. 5 . A f ter settin g the da y and time, press the Enter ke y to con fi rm the chan g es. 6 . S elect Done f rom the Main Menu to save the chan g es. Settin g the Time Zon e 1. T o set the clock, hi g hli g ht the T[...]

26 M ENU SYSTE M The f ollowin g time zone settin g s are available : • (G MT - 1 1:00 ) Midwa y Island, S amoa • (G MT - 10:00 ) Hawai i • (G MT - 09:00 ) Alaska • (G MT - 08:00 ) Paci fi c ( Mexico ) • (G MT - 08:00 ) Paci fi c ( U S and C anada ) • (G MT - 07:00 ) Mountai n • (G MT - 07:00 ) Arizona • (G MT - 07:00 ) Mexico (C [...]

2 7 M ENU SYSTE M • (G MT + 05:00 ) Pakista n • (G MT + 05:00 ) Russia Zone 04 ( Y ekaterinbur g , Perm, U f a ) • (G MT + 05:30 ) India (C alcutta ) • (G MT + 05:45 ) Nepal • (G MT + 06:00 ) Ban g lades h • (G MT + 06:00 ) Russia Zone 05 ( Novosibirsk, O msk ) • (G MT + 06:30 ) C ocos ( Keelin g) Islands • (G MT + 06:30 ) M y anmar[...]

28 M ENU SYSTE M Settin g the Time Server 1. S elect T ime S erver f rom the T ime S ettin g s menu and press the Enter ke y . The currentl y selected time server will be displa y ed, alon g with two other options : • C ontent S ourc e • C ustom... In the example above, www . g oo g le.com is speci fi ed as a timer server . I f the C ontent S [...]

2 9 M ENU SYSTE M 3 . Press the Enter ke y and select f rom one o f the protocol options : • T ime Protocol ( RF C -868 ) • H TTP D a t e H eade r 4. H i g hli g ht the desired protocol and press the S pacebar to select it. Press the Enter ke y to con fi rm the chan g es and return to the C ustom T ime S erver dialo g . 5 . C han g e the serve[...]

3 0 M ENU SYSTE M Settin g a Password In order to prevent access to the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er or modi fi cation o f the s ettin g s, it is recommended that a password be created to prevent unauthorized access . 1. T o set the password, hi g hli g ht the C han g e Password option in the Main M enu and press the Enter ke y . 2. Enter the p[...]

31 M ENU SYSTE M U ndo Chan g es An y chan g es made to the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er can be reset to their previous s tate b y selectin g the Under C han g es option f rom the Main Menu. 1. S elect Under C han g es f rom the Main Menu. 2. Press the Enter ke y . The f ollowin g dialo g will be displa y ed : B y de f ault, the No option is hi [...]

3 2 M ENU SYSTE M Savin g Chan g es / Exitin g the Main Menu A f ter exitin g the Main Menu, the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will displa y a dialo g , allowin g all chan g es to be saved. An y chan g es made within the Main Menu must be sa v ed in o r de r t o t a k e effec t. When chan g es are saved, the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will r[...]

33 Installin g the Si g na g e Mana g er Express The S i g na g e Mana g er Express allows the creation and publishin g o f di g ital s i g na g e presentations and pla y back schedules. M inimum Sy stem Requirements : • 1 G Hz AMD or Intel C P U • 5 12 MB RAM • Windows XP , Windows Vista, or Windows 7 • DirectX 9 • M icroso f t .NET f ra[...]

34 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Creatin g a Simple Di g ital Si g na g e Presentation This section will cover the process o f creatin g a simple Di g ital S i g na ge p resentation. In the f ollowin g example, the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will b e c onnected to the network usin g an Ethernet cable. 1. C onnect to the network usin g Wi-Fi or conn[...]

3 5 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 4. C lick the icon in the top le f t corner o f the S i g na g e Mana g er Express an d se l ec t Full HD Open API Media Player V2 f r o m th e li s t of a v a il ab l e u nit s . 2 5 . C lick the Loopin g icon. The S i g na g e Mana g er Express provides the option f or loopin g the content or de fi nin g a schedule. [...]

36 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S La y out f orma t se l ec ti on 6 . The S i g na g e Mana g er Express allows di ff erent aspect ratios to b e s elected. The aspect ratio is applied to both a sin g le pane or multiple panes. The use o f multiple panes is illustrated on pa g e 46. For this example, select the 4:3 aspect ratio. 7. C lick the La y out For[...]

3 7 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Addin g the Conten t 1. From the list o f la y outs to the ri g ht, click on the Full S creen la y out to the f ar lef t. The selected la y out is a 4:3 f ull-screen la y out. Video ( with audio ) or ima g es c an be placed in this area. 2. C lick the Add button. C lickin g the Add button allows y ou to add media fi le[...]

38 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 3 . For this example, select an ima g e on y our computer . A f ter the ima g e has been selected, click the O pen button. The selected ima g e will now appear under the Recent Items tab and the Med i a Fil es win do w. S elect the ima ge C lick the O pe n bu tt on[...]

3 9 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 4. Add a second ima g e b y repeatin g steps 2 and 3. In g estin g the Conten t The term “ in g estin g ” ( or “ in g estion” ) re f ers to the process whereb y a Di g ital S i g na g e client device is uploaded with content. The S i g na g e Mana g er Express r e f ers to this process as e xporting . 1. C lick [...]

4 0 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Be f ore uploadin g the content to the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er , take note o f the new in f ormation provided b y this window : S elects how the content will b e tr a n sfe rr ed t o th e u nit. s ts the Media fi les and / or Lis ay lists which will be used in Pla u blishin g the content. pu Displa y s in f orm[...]

41 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Detects all pla y ers on th e n etwork, i f the y are no t discovered b y the so f tware. S elects all Pla y ers in th e li s t. G oes back to the S chedule screen. D ese l ec t s a ll Pla y ers in the lis t Exports the curren t c ontent to the Pla y er Adds a Pla y er to the list. Deletes the selected Pla y er f rom th [...]

4 2 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 2. C lick the Proceed button to upload the content to the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er . The Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will indicate that it is in g estin g the content b y displa y in g “ Preparin g ...”, in the pla y er list. In d i ca t es th a t th e c ontent is bein g u ploade d Press the C ancel bu tt[...]

43 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 3 . A f ter the content has been in g ested, the Pla y er will displa y “C omplete”. The Di g ital S i g na g e content be g in pla y in g on the displa y connected to the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er . The Lo g button can be pressed to view upload activit y . I f necessar y , use the s croll button on the side o [...]

44 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Chan g in g the Displa y Interva l B y de f ault, the displa y interval between the ima g es is set to 7 seconds. This interval can be chan g ed. 1. C lick the Back to schedul e button on the top portion o f the menu. 2. H i g hli g ht one o f the ima g es under the Media fi les window and ri g ht click the m ouse to br[...]

4 5 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 4. C lick the box next to the D uration, and chan g e the value f rom 7 seconds to 1 0 seconds. 5 . C lick the Save bu tt o n. 6 . C lick the P roceed button at the bottom o f the window . Then, click on the Proceed button a g ain, on the next window . The content on the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er will be updated. [...]

46 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Addin g Vide o The Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er has the abilit y to add video to y our presentation as well as ima g es. In addition, this model ( EXT -HD-D S WFP ) o f the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er allows y ou to add C omposite video f rom an external source, makin g this p roduct ideal f or broadcastin g live [...]

4 7 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Note that this template also has a T icker window . This window can be used to displa y text b y scrollin g or crawlin g the text. We will cover this f eature as w e ll. The video window is currentl y hi g hli g hted. Y ou can select the active window b y clickin g in each o f the f our ( 4 ) windows or use the window s[...]

48 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 2. C lick the Add button to add the movie fi le. 3 . S elect the movie fi le and click the O pen button. The movie fi le will appear u n de r bo th th e M ed i a fi l es win do w a n d th e R ece nt It e m s win do w : 4. As with an y ima g e fi le, y ou can ri g ht-click on the movie fi le, in the Media window , t[...]

4 9 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Combinin g Ima g es with Vide o 1. S elect the upper ri g ht corner window , as shown below , b y le f t-clickin g the m ouse. This window will onl y accept an ima g e fi le, as denoted b y the ima g e i co n. 2. Dra g one o f the ima g es f rom the Recent Items window to the Media fi les win do w.[...]

50 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S S ince these two ima g es were part o f our previous presentation, the y will appear under the Recent Items window and be available f or other pro j ects. 6 . S elect the ima g e window on the lower ri g ht corner o f the template and dra g the other ima g e to the Media Files window . M ethod 2: Incorporating Video f ro[...]

5 1 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 2. H i g hli g ht the movie fi le under the Media tab and click the Remove button. A warnin g dialo g will be displa y ed, askin g y ou to con fi rm the removal o f the fi le f rom the pro j ect. C lick the O K button. 3 . C lick the arrow next to the Add button to select External audio-visual content. 4. H i g hli g[...]

52 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S Addin g a Ticker In addition to video, audio, and g raphics, the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er also allows y ou to add a text ticker to y our Di g ital S i g na g e presentations. A text ticker is ideal f or presentin g headlines or minor pieces o f news to y our audience. The ticker can run at the top, bottom, or both[...]

5 3 SIGNAGE MANAGER EXPRES S 5 . C lick the Back g round color to brin g up the color picker . 6 . C han g e the color to black and click the O K button. 7. For now , leave the Font color white. 8 . S elect the C rawl ticker option and leave the speed set to Normal speed. Then, click the S ave button. 9 . C lick the Proceed to export button, then c[...]

5 4 RESETTING THE DIGIT AL SIGNAGE PLA YER Restorin g Factor y Default Settin g s I f y ou f or g et the Menu Sy stem password or need to restore the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er to the f actor y settin g s, the unit will need to be reset. 1. Disconnect power f rom the Di g ital S i g na g e Pla y er . 2. Press and hold the Reset button on the f[...]

55 NETWORK CABLE WIRING DIAGRA M 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 G e f en recommends the TIA / EIA-568-B wirin g option. Please adhere to the table below when fi eld terminatin g cable f or use with G e f en products. P in Color 1 O ran g e / Whit e 2 O ran ge 3 G reen / Whit e 4B l ue 5 Blue / Whit e 6 G ree n 7 Brown / Whit e 8 Br o w n C A T -5, C A T -5e, and[...]

5 6 SPECIFICA TION S H DMI O utput C onnector .................................................. ( 1 ) T y pe A 19-pin, f emal e C omposite Video / Audio C onnector ................................... ( 2 ) 3.5 mm mini-stere o V G A O utput C onnector ............................................................... ( 1 ) HD-15, f emal e US B C onnec[...]

57 W ARRANTY G e f en warrants the equipment it manu f actures to be f ree f rom de f ects in material and workmanship. I f equipment f ails because o f such de f ects and G e f en is noti fi ed within two ( 2 ) y ears f rom the date o f shipment, G e f en will, at its option, repair or replace the e quipment, provided that the equipment has not b[...]

R e v A 1 This product uses UL listed power supplies. Pb[...]