Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto KDS-MP1 del fabbricante Kramer Electronics
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K R A M E R E L E C T R O N I C S L T D . U S E R M A N U A L MODEL: K DS - M P 1 D i g i t a l Me d i a P l a y e r P / N : 2 9 00 - 3 00 13 1 Re v 2.
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KDS -MP1 – Content i Contents 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting Start ed 2 2.1 Achieving the Best Perfor mance 2 2.2 Safety Instruction s 2 2.3 Recycling Kra mer Products 3 3 Overview 4 3.1 Defining the KD S-MP1 Digital M edia Player 6 3.2 About KDS-MP1 Setup 7 4 Connecting the KD S-MP1 8 5 Configuring the KD S-MP1 10 5.
ii KDS -MP1 - Conten t Figures Figure 1: KDS-MP1 D igital Med ia Player 6 Figure 2: Conne cting the KDS-MP 1 Digital Me dia Player 9 Figure 3: Conne cting the KDS-MP 1 Digital Me dia Player for Config.
KDS -MP1 - Intro duction 1 1 1 Introduction Welcome to Kra mer Electroni cs! Since 198 1, Kramer Electronic s has been providing a w orld of unique, creative, and af fordable solu tions to the vast range o f problems that con front the vide o, audio, presenta tion, and br oadcas ting professional on a daily ba sis.
2 KDS -MP1 - Gettin g Started 2 Getting Started We recommend that you: Unpack the equip ment carefully and save the original box and pack aging materials for po ssible future shipme nt Review the con tents of this user man ual Go to http://www .
KDS -MP1 - Gettin g Started 3 3 2.3 Recycling Kramer Products The Waste Electri cal and Ele ctronic Equip ment ( WEEE) Directive 20 02/96/EC a ims to reduce the a mount of WEEE sent for disposal to land fill or in cineration by requiring it to be collected an d recycled.
4 KDS -MP1 - Over view 3 Overvie w The KDS -MP1 is a high quali ty LAN-ba sed digital signage media pla yer. The KDS -MP1 receives con tent streamed fro m the Netw ork, saved in it s internal memory or from an ex ternal USB me mory stick and shows it with up to 1080 p HD image quality on a di splay (via HD MI, VGA or AV 3.
KDS -MP1 - Over view 5 5 KDS -MP1 Manager : Lets you create or modify content playba ck schedules Introduces seven S mart Widget s that allow play ers that suppo rt HTML 5 to schedule dynamic .
6 KDS -MP1 - Over view 3.1 Defining the KDS -MP1 D igital Med ia Play er This section define s the KDS -MP1 . Figure 1 : KDS -MP1 Digital Media Pl ayer # Feature Function 1 VESA Mounting Br acket Conn.
KDS -MP1 - Over view 7 7 3.2 A bout KDS -MP1 Setup To prepare the KDS -MP1 for opera tion, you need to: Connect the mach ine , see Se ction 4 Connect the KDS -MP1 to play media; connect a U SB keyboard to configur e the KDS -MP1 Configure the machine , see Se ction 5 Before using the KDS -MP1 you have to configure it .
8 KDS -MP1 - Connec ting the KDS -MP1 4 Connecting the KDS -MP1 Always switch off the pow er to each device before connecting it to your KDS -MP1 . After conne cting you r KDS -MP1 , connect its pow er and then sw itch on the pow er to each dev ice. To connect the KDS - MP1 , as illu strated in the example in Figu r e 2 , do the following: 1.
KDS -MP1 - Connec ting the KDS-M P1 9 9 Figure 2: Connectin g the KDS-MP1 Digital Media Pla yer If you need to conf igure the sy stem (see Section 5 ) , c onnect a USB keyboard to one o f the USB connector s (see Figure 3 ). The KDS -MP1 w ill identify only a true USB keyb oard.
10 KDS -MP1 - Config uring the KDS -MP 1 5 Configuring the K DS-MP1 After connecting the powe r, the syste m will start a boo ting proce ss and upon its completion (after abo ut 90 second s) , the KDS - MP1 will begin play back if the media content has alrea dy been uploa ded or if you are using the USB memory stic k as the source.
KDS -MP1 - Config uring the KDS-MP 1 11 11 5.2 The Main Menu This section des cribes the con figur ation main menu. Figure 4: The Confi guration Main Menu Feature Function Device informati on Shows the device i nformation: M odel , Device ID , Firmware version , Ethernet IP and th e Current Time .
12 KDS -MP1 - Config uring the KDS-MP 1 Feature Function Remote assista nce : enabled/dis abl ed Install license Security Change password : to allow access to authorized people only.
KDS -MP1 - Config uring the KDS-MP 1 13 13 (GMT - 07:00) Mexico (Chihuahua, La Paz, Mazatlan St) (GMT - 06:00) Ce ntral America (GMT - 06:00) Ce ntral US and Canad a (GMT - 06:00) Mexico (Mexico City,.
14 KDS -MP1 - Config uring the KDS-MP 1 (GMT + 06:30) Cocos (Keeling) Islands (GMT + 06:30) M yanmar (GMT + 07:00) Cam bodia, W estern Indonesia, Laos, Th ailand, Vietnam (GMT + 07:00) Pacific Ocean (.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Install ation 15 15 6 KDS -MP1 Manager Installat ion Insert the KDS -MP1 Manage r softw are CD and the in staller shou ld pop up automatically. I f it does no t start, doub le- click on “setup.ex e” located on you r CD using Window s Explor er.
16 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Install ation 6.1.1 For Windows XP only: .Net Installation Windows .NET Framewo rk 3. 51 is included on the CD an d will be ins talled if ab sent from your syste m.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 17 17 7 KDS -MP1 Manager Operatio n KDS -MP1 Manager lets you: Select a playlist w hich can include a video (dow nloaded from the PC), audio, widgets, a ticker or an imag e W idget – small int eractive applicatio n that provides fu nctionality and con tent online.
18 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion 7.1 Schedule Modes Two schedule modes are av ailable: the Looping mode wh ich is the default (see Figure 7 ) or the Weekly schedule, w hich deter mine the appeara nce and setting s of the KDS -MP1 Manager. Selecting a different schedule mode will remove all the items fro m the current playli st.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 19 19 7.1.1 The Looping Mode After selecting the Looping mode, the follow ing w indow app ears (see Figure 8 ): Figure 8 : KDS -MP1 Player Loopi ng Mode The Loo.
20 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion The right side of the looping w indow, illustrated in Figur e 9 , includes the tools required to let you crea te the de sired playlis t: Figure 9 : The Loo p.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 21 21 # Feature and Function 2 Layout Editor Bu tton (click to expa nd) Select one of the available screen la youts. You can sel ect one full windo w or various screen la youts that are divi ded into windo ws, each defined to pr esent a different playlist.
22 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion # Feature and Function You can also sel ect a one-scree n layout that will sho w up to 10 pla ylists in sequence: Selecting the widgets layout lets you insert widgets to any of the windows: 3 Add Button Click the Add butt on to add the pla ylist items.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 23 23 # Feature and Function You can change t he order in the list b y dragging and d ropping files into different locations. KDS -MP1 supports o nly baseline JPEGs. Progressive/i nterlaced JPEG images are not supported.
24 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion # Feature and Function For ea ch w idg et y ou ca n sel ect an opt ion o r ch an ge t he set tin g v ia t he op ti on bu tt on. Clock : Select the back ground color and the duration of the widg et. Calendar : Select the back ground color and the duration of the widg et.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 25 25 # Feature and Function mp3 File : Select either full du ration or the num ber of seconds you want this piece to pl ay. jpg File : Select the duration of the image app earance on the screen an d one of the three display options below.
26 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion 7.1.1.1 Looping E xample The following ex ample show s the ti meline of a looping play list: Figure 10 : L ooping Playlist Tim eline 7.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 27 27 Figure 11 : Set ting the W eekly Schedule # Feature and Function 1 Aspect Ratio Drop Down Box Set the aspect rati o to 4:3, 3:4 clock wise, 3:4 counter -clockwise, 16:9 (default), 9:16 clockwise or 6:19 counter-clock wise.
28 KDS -MP1 - K DS -MP 1 Manager Opera tion # Feature and Function Set the schedul ed block (defines the time and da y/s) for which th e selected pl aylist will be active; set t he days and the sc reen layout for the selected block an d click Add to add the d esired files.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 29 29 # Feature and Function The scheduled bl ock appears colored on the week ly schedule: You can select t he scheduled block and drag it t o a different loc a.
30 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion # Feature and Function Different sched uled blocks have different colors. Ad ding Screen of f for certain times and days enter t he system to the sle ep mode.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 31 31 # Feature and Function You can make cha nges to each sch eduled block b y selecting it and click ing Edit or moving it about. You can delete a sche duled block by selec ting it and click ing the remove button or by pressing the delete button on your ke yboard.
32 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion 7.2 Export the Schedu le After the schedu le is prepare d for each defined wind ow in the layout, you ne ed to export it to the media player. To e x port a file, click the Ex port icon o n the top part of the window or click the Pro ceed to ex port button on the lower righ t side of the window .
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 33 33 The playlist to ex port is li sted on the low er left side o f the Expor t window. Select the ex port method via: Network : connect the machine to the Ethern et (see Sec tion 7.2.1 ) USB : connect the memory sti ck to your PC ( see Section 7.
34 KDS -MP1 - KD S-MP 1 Manager Opera tion Or click the Add button to manuall y add a machine: Figure 15 : Manually Entering t he IP Number After clicking the Scan button, the media players list appea.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 35 35 Select the media player to w hich you w ant to expo rt the playlist (you can also sele ct the entire list or deselect the list using the Select all or Select none buttons , respectively ).
36 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion Figure 18 : Compl etion of Export You can click the Log button to review the exp ort process: Figure 19 : E xport Log Once the ex port process is comple te, the media play er transmits the data to the output and star ts playing the play list.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 37 37 7.2.2 Exporting via USB To expor t the playlist without using the netw ork, you can connect a memory st ick to a USB port on you r PC.
38 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion Figure 21 : USB Content W arning 3. The progress ba r shows an estimate of the remaining time to complet ion: Figure 22 : Co pying Content to the USB S tick.
KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 Ma nager Opera tion 39 39 4. Upon co mpletion, re move the USB drive and insert it in to the KDS -MP1 Digital Media Player (see Figure 23 ). The on-screen di splay will prompt that files are being copied : “Copying from USB drive.
40 KDS -MP1 - KDS -MP1 M anager Opera tion 7.3 The Menu Figure 24 shows the menu: Figure 24 : The Menu Menu Menu Item File (F) New (N) – open a ne w schedule Open (O) – open an existing file Save .
KDS -MP1 - Firmwar e Update 41 41 8 Firmware Up date This section des cribes how to updat e the KDS -MP1 firmwa re. KDS -MP1 Manager checks for pro gram update s via the Internet conne ction, if availa ble. Y ou can also manually check i f a new firmware version ex ists.
42 KDS -MP1 - Firmwar e Update 8.1 Firmware Update via N etwork If the KDS -MP1 Digital Media Player is conne cted via the network, mar k the Media Player unit for w hich you w ant to up date the firm.
KDS -MP1 - Firmwar e Update 43 43 8.2 Firmware Update via U SB If you wish to perfor m fir mware upda te via the USB memory stic k, select the USB icon. The follow ing wind ow appears: Figure 27 : Firmware Update W indow (via USB) To update the fir mware via USB: 1.
44 KDS -MP1 - Firmwar e Update Figure 28 : Sel ect Firmware 3. Click the Prepare US B drive bu tton. The program fir st deletes prev ious firmwa re files and then copies the new files to the USB memor.
KDS -MP1 - Firmwar e Update 45 45 4. Wait until the files are copied an d the n disconnect the USB me mory stick. 5. Turn On the pow er on the display that is connec ted to the outpu t of the KDS -MP1 Digital Media Player . 6. Connect the US B keyboard to the USB por t on the KDS -MP1 Digital Med ia Player .
46 KDS -MP1 - Tec hnical Specifications 9 Technical Specif ications INPUTS: 1 Ethernet on an RJ-45 conne ctor 2 USB connectors OUTPUTS : 1 HDMI connect or 1 VGA on a 15- pin HD connector 1 composite video/ audio on a 3.
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