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CH A P T E R 1-1 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 1 Introduction Revised Octobe r 7, 2007 This guide describes ho w to use your D MP de vice and ho w to use the pr einstalled DMPDM softw are. DMP de vices can sho w netw orked digi tal video str eams and mult icast, high-qual ity MPEG video on an y television [...]
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1-2 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Environmental Tolerance s and Safety Guidelines If any of the preceding is not y et true for you, we recomm end that you obtain Quick Start Guid e for Cisco Digital Media Player 4305G and compl ete all of the procedures in it b efore you use this gui[...]
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1-3 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Environmental Tolerance s and Safety Guidelines War ni ng The device is designed to work with TN power sy stems. The power supply must be place d indoors. Do not work on the sy stem or connect or disconnect cables durin g periods of lightning activit[...]
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1-4 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Environmental Tolerance s and Safety Guidelines • K eep your system components a way from radiat ors and heat sources. Al so, do not block cooling vents. • Do not spill food or liquids on y our system components, and ne ve r operate the pr oduct [...]
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1-5 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Understanding DMP M odes of Operation • Handle all sensiti ve components in a static-safe area. If possible, use antistatic floor pa ds and workbench pads. • Handle the de vice carefull y , holding it b y its edges or its fram e. • Do not touch[...]
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1-6 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Limited Support for MPEG-4 Limited Support for MPEG-4 DMP support for the MPEG-4 suite of standards does not extend to ev ery possible aspect, entity , or v ariant of MPEG-4. W e require explicitly that : • Y ou use the MPEG-4 Part 2 codec. • Aud[...]
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1-7 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Understanding Content Substitution (Failo ver) Understanding Content Substitution (Failover) If an HTTP status code of 4 04 or 500 pr e vents y our DMP from obt aining the content that you sch eduled it to sho w , your DMP has tw o stages for failo v[...]
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1-8 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Preconfiguring Your DMP To Run Without a Local DHCP Ser ver Step 3 Connect the Cisco-pro vided po wer supply to your DMP . Y ou should see tw o lights through th e front panel on your DMP chassis. Th e solid green light indicates that a po wer source[...]
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1-9 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Basic DMS Concepts and Vocabu lary Basic DMS Concepts and Vocabulary DMS helps org anizations of an y size to create, manage, or ganize, and deli ver video content (whether li ve or on-demand) and digi tal signage content o v er an IP netw ork to an [...]
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1-10 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1.1 OL-13985-01 Chapter 1 Introduction Basic DMS Conc epts and Vocab ulary[...]