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    Sony Electronics Inc. www.sony.com/ns p1 Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials Revision 1.00 1/05/2005[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 2 - Contents 1. Scope 2. NSP-1 related products 3. Update NSP-1 and BZNP-D1 when necessary 4. Equipment and Configuration 5. Setup of NSP-1 6. Installation of BZNP-D1 7. Setup of BZNP-D1 8. Ingest content 9. Cre ate a pl aylist 10. Scheduling 11. Content Production guidelines 12. F AQ 13. Appendix (A) Video file con[...]

  • Page 3

    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 3 - 1. Scope This document describes basic usage of S ony NSP-1 "Digital Signage Player" and BZNP-D1 software based on NSP-1 (version 2.01) and BZNP-D1 (version 2.01 ). Please contact "The Prod uct O pera tions Support C enter (POSC)" at (800) 883 -6817 about p roduct related question s. 2. NSP-1[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 4 - 4. Equipment and Configur ation 4.1 Number of NSP-1 and software license Here is a sample of required software license and number of NSP1 # of NSP-1 BZNP-D1EXD BZNP-DP10 BZNP- DP50 1 0 * 2 00 2-10 1 0 0 11-20 1 1 0 21-60 1 0 1 61-11 0 1 0 2 111-160 1 0 3 161-210 1 0 4 4.2 Sample of system configuration and requi[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 5 - Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6. 0 or lat er is recommended. Windows Media Player Microsoft Windows Media Player version 9 or later is recommended MPEG2 encoding software MPEG2 encoding software is required to uti lize video file. Sony certified followings. - Canopus ProCode r E xpress 5 - Canopus ProC[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 6 - 5. Setup of NSP-1 At least, you need to do followings using web browser. • Confirm firmware version • Set IP address of NSP1 if necessary • Set Date and Time • Set Screen resolution Change Network setting s of PC Start / Settings / Network Connections Right click “Local Area Connection” Select proper[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 7 - Confirm firmware version of NSP1 Click “System Settings” Check the Software Version If the Software Version is lower than 2.10, please update NSP1 referring to a release note at www.sony.com/nsp1 , Set Date and Time 1. Set Date and Time 7 2. Click Send Set Display resolution and orienta tion 1. Set Display s[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 8 - 6. Installation of BZNP-D1 Latest version of BZNP-D1 can be downloaded from www.sony.com/ nsp1 . Just after installation o f BZNP-D1 software, you can con trol only one NSP1. When y ou purchase BZNPD1EXD, you will receive a key code for 10 players’ license. Install it as fo llowings. 1. Launch BZNP-D1 software[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 9 - 8. Ingest content You can ingest conte nt by draggi ng it from Exp lorer to up per wi ndow of B ZNPD1 sof tware. Pl ease note that BZNPD1 software does NOT copy content but create s a link to the origina l file. So if you have content on CD- ROM, it is suggested to copy them to a local hard disk in advance. Inge[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 10 - 9. Create a playlist When you create a playlist, you decide two things. A) Order of playout of con tent B) Arrange size and position of each content Prepa ration 1. Confirm “BZNP-D1 (PC)” is selected 2. Select a group 3. If Playlist window (right botto m) is not em pt y, select Pl aylist /New 9.1 Creat e a [...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 11 - 6. You can change the display arrangement (size and position of each content) by right clicking the item in a p lay list window and select “Chang e Layout”. 7. When finished, Select “Playlist / Save” 9.2 Preview a pla ylist 1. Select Play list tab 2. Right click the playlist and select “Send to NSP1 a[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 12 - 9.4 Tips 1. To uti lize “Ext ernal Video” 1. Righ t click a t the vi deo colum n and sele ct 2. Righ t clic k “Ext ernal Input” and select “Change Duration” and enter the duration 2. Overwrite or Insert When you drag and drop content on existing content in a playlist, it is “Overw rite”. When yo[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 13 - 10. Scheduling Create a daily schedule 1. Select “Play list” tab 2. Drag a playlist from Content management window (upper window) to Daily schedule window (lower left window). 3. Right click the playlist in the Daily Schedule window and select o ne of items to adjust sche du le. NSP1 does loop play back the[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 14 - 11. Content Production guide lines 11.1 Still gra phics NSP1 can play back Bitmap file (.BMP) and JPEG file (.JPG). Adobe Photoshop is the most common professional tool to create graphics. In cas e you ut ilize Mic rosoft PowerPoi nt to create gr aphics , here a re some ti ps. Tips for Microsoft PowerPoint Tip1[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 15 - 12. FAQ[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 16 - 13. Appendix (A) Video file conversion with Cano pus ProCoder Express Almost all types of video file format such as AVI or QuickTime can be encoded to MPEG file that is compatible to NSP1 using Canopus ProCoder Exp ress software. When you export a video file out of non-linear editing program, followings are sug[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 17 - 5. Click MPEG then Click Next in a "Select Generic Target" window 6. Select output file name when ne cessary then Click Next in a "Saving Your File" w indow 7. Click Advanced Output Settings in a "Job Summary" 8. Enter the following value in each item then Click Close Int er l acin[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 18 - 9. Click Convert in a "Job Summary" window[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 19 - (B) Video file conversion with Discreet CleanerXL Almost all type s of v ideo fil e forma t such as AVI, Quic kTime can be encoded to MPEG file that is compatib le toNSP-1 using Discreet CleanerXL software. BZ NP-D1 version 3.00 or later is required. When you export a video file out of non-linear editing progra[...]

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    Sony NSP-1 / BZNP-D1 Tutorials - 20 - 7. Select Job/Encode Now..., then encoding starts 8. Progress is display ed in Job Queu e window 9. MPEG file ".mpg" will be creat ed as specified at s tep 4. ©2003 Sony Corporation . All rights reserved. DVCAM is a registered trademark of Sony Corporatio n. Canopus, ProCoder and MPEG PRO-MVR are reg[...]