Philips CRD01/00 User Manual

Philips CRD01/00 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Easy Advertiser User Manual...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Check the package contents ... 1 Introduction ... 2 Brief Specifications ... 3 Safety Precautions and Important Notes ... 4 Safety Instructions ... 4 WARNING AND CAUTION ... 4 Installation ... 5 Mechanical Installation ... 5 Mandatory Monitor Settings ... 8 Easy Advertiser Virgin Installation ...
  • Page 4 Export to USB ... 22 Updating Easy Advertiser Publisher ... 22 Monitor Application ... 23 Slide Show Playback ... 23 Continuous playback mode... 23 Scheduled playback mode ... 23 Use of remote control ... 24 Manipulating the slide show ... 25 Activating manual view ...
  • Page 5: Check The Package Contents

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) CHECK THE PACKAGE CONTENTS The product package includes the following: Description Easy Advertiser SmartCard USB Thumbdrive 1GB HDMI cable Easy Advertiser card cap Power Supply Adapter (100-240V / 50-60 Hz) Power Supply cable for UK Power Supply cable for EU Continental Mechanical bracket for Power Supply Adapter Purse Lock (for cable management) Screws...
  • Page 6: Introduction

    Easy Advertiser is a standalone media player SmartCard that serves as a media player enhancement add-on to the Philips Professional Display Monitors with SmartCard slots. This can be your standalone media advertising enabler product to provide you with the capability to have a simple and easy-to-use medium when you want or need to display your media content.
  • Page 7: Brief Specifications

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) BRIEF SPECIFICATIONS Model no CRD01 / 00 Power consumption 15 W Maximum (1.25A Maximum at DC 12V) Power adaptor rating AC In 90 VAC to 264 VAC, 50/60Hz, DC Out 12V, 1.7A Maximum Operating temperature 5 to 40 degrees Celsius Playability formats JPEG MPEG2 (High Definition and Standard Definition video with MPEG-1 Layer...
  • Page 8: Safety Precautions And Important Notes

    English SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND IMPORTANT NOTES SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the Easy Advertiser SmartCard. 2. Use only the Easy Advertiser SmartCard as specified by the manufacturer. 3.
  • Page 9: Installation

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) INSTALLATION MECHANICAL INSTALLATION 1. This card is sensitive to static electricity. Please don't touch components while installing. 2. Before removing the device from its bubble wrap it is advised to work in an antistatic environment. 3. Alternatively touch a grounded metal like water or heating pipe of central heating to discharge any static electricity.
  • Page 10 English d. Replace the original Easy Advertiser SmartCard slot cap with the new SmartCard cap included in the package. Slide the cover over the Easy Advertiser SmartCard and screw it into place. Use the screws removed earlier. (Plugging in or removing the USB device without screwing on the card cap may result in the card being pulled out of the Monitor and potentially damage the unit) 7.
  • Page 11 Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) 8. Mounting the Power Supply bracket Mount the Power Supply bracket as illustrated with the provided screws (2 Pan M4x10 CrossHead / Torx). b. Place the Power Supply Adapter into the bracket as shown. 9. Switching On: Plug in the mains cord and switch on the Monitor.
  • Page 12: Mandatory Monitor Settings

    English MANDATORY MONITOR SETTINGS 1. Set SMARTPORT Communication to SP-SPI by the following steps: 2. Set ESP Power Settings to OFF by the following steps: 3. Set PIXEL SHIFT feature to NO by the following steps: 4. Set SWITCH ON VOLUME by the following steps: Page 8 Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) Press MENU DISPLAY button on the Remote Control...
  • Page 13 Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) 5. Set SWITCH ON SOURCE by the following steps: Revision 32 | 22 December 2008 Press MENU DISPLAY button on the Remote Control b. Select CONFIGURATION Select SWITCH ON / OSD d. Change SWITCH ON SOURCE setting to HDMI1. English Page 9...
  • Page 14: Easy Advertiser Virgin Installation

    English EASY ADVERTISER VIRGIN INSTALLATION SELECT LANGUAGE SET TIME FORMAT SET CURRENT TIME SETTINGS SUMMARY Page 10 Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00)  Select from English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.  Use navigation keys to highlight the different languages.  Highlight the language of your choice. ...
  • Page 15: Easy Advertiser Publisher Installation

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) EASY ADVERTISER PUBLISHER INSTALLATION Revision 32 | 22 December 2008 Important: Please ensure that you are using Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2/3 and .NET Framework Version 2.0 installed.  Insert the CDROM into your personal computer. ...
  • Page 16: Getting Started On Pc Installation With The Cdrom

    English GETTING STARTED ON PC INSTALLATION WITH THE CDROM PC SYSTEM VERIFICATION 1. Check system properties of the PC: Select START at the bottom left corner of your screen, and select CONTROL PANEL. b. Select SYSTEM to open the System Properties window, and select General tab. On the General tab, the System of your PC indicated should be Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2/3.
  • Page 17 Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) 2. Check if there is pre-installed .NET Framework Version 2.0: Select START at the bottom left corner of PC screen, and select CONTROL PANEL. b. Select Add or Remove Programs. See above example. In the list of currently installed programs, scroll down to check if this .NET Framework Version 2.0 is already in the list.
  • Page 18: Net Framework Version 2.0 Download And Install

    English .NET FRAMEWORK VERSION 2.0 DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL 3. Download and install .NET Framework Version 2.0: .NET Framework software can be downloaded from the Microsoft downloads website, see above example: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856EACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD- AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en b. Alternatively, a search engine like Google can also be used to search for this software download.
  • Page 19: Easy Advertiser Publisher (Pc Application)

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) EASY ADVERTISER PUBLISHER (PC APPLICATION) SYSTEM REQUIREMENT Type Operating system supported Processor Storage space Supported import formats INTRODUCTION Working with Easy Advertiser is easy and can be done by anyone. There are four basic authoring steps to take from initial idea to final publishing on your public signage monitor shown in the illustration below.
  • Page 20: Getting Started

     After the installation is complete, you may launch the application by clicking on Start > All Programs > Philips > Easy Advertiser Publisher.  The application will load and the following screen will appear: Revision 32| 22 December 2008...
  • Page 21: Using Easy Advertiser Publisher

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) USING EASY ADVERTISER PUBLISHER SCHEDULE Revision 32 | 22 December 2008 Creating a new Schedule  Select File > Schedule… from the Application Menu or click on the ‘Schedule’ button.  Box opens, click ‘Create new’.  Small box will open in the bottom right of the box allowing you to enter a new schedule name.
  • Page 22: Importing Media

    English IMPORTING MEDIA Please make sure your contents, either in Microsoft PowerPoint 2003, digital camera photos in JPEG format or MPEG2 movies are ready for import. Should you make any updates in the Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 slides after import, you must re-import the Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 file into Easy Advertiser Publisher.
  • Page 23: Rotating Images

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) ROTATING IMAGES  Double click on a thumbnail to have a preview of the image.  A preview box will open with the enlarged image. The image name will appear at the top left of the preview box. ...
  • Page 24: Basic Scheduling

    English BASIC SCHEDULING Page 20 Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00)  By default, all newly created schedules will play all content continuously non-stop (displayed as 12:00AM ~ 11:59PM).  You may select one or more files from the ‘Imported Content Area’ by clicking once to make selection.
  • Page 25: Advanced Scheduling

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) ADVANCED SCHEDULING  Apart from continuously playback (default playback mode), Easy Advertiser SmartCard is also capable of playing specific contents at specific time periods.  When no contents are scheduled for playback (Monitor is idle), power conservation feature will be activated to switch the Monitor to standby mode.
  • Page 26: Export To Usb

    Please do not use USB thumbdrive with multiple partitions. UPDATING EASY ADVERTISER PUBLISHER New updates of Easy Advertiser Publisher will be available online at http://www.support.philips.com, http://www.support.philips.com/support/html/index_global.html At the website, search for model (CRD01/00). You will then be presented with the software upgrade installers and instructions to perform the update.
  • Page 27: Monitor Application

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) MONITOR APPLICATION SLIDE SHOW PLAYBACK CONTINUOUS PLAYBACK MODE Easy Advertiser SmartCard has two playback modes. In ‘Continuous Playback Mode’, the contents are continuously run and displayed on the Monitor indefinitely. This is the simpler mode of operation. Using Easy Advertiser Publisher, create a schedule with default settings (i.e.
  • Page 28: Use Of Remote Control

    English USE OF REMOTE CONTROL Page 24 Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) DIGITAL MENU BUTTON  Toggle device menu LEFT BUTTON  Navigation to the left  Show the previous slide RIGHT BUTTON  Navigation to the right  Show the next slide ...
  • Page 29: Manipulating The Slide Show

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) English MANIPULATING THE SLIDE SHOW Referring to previous chapter (Use of remote control), you may manipulate the playback of the schedule by using the designated remote control buttons. If the Monitor is currently playing a still picture, the above illustrated screen will appear. The Slide Controller will be overlaid to provide a visual cue of what operations are available.
  • Page 30: Activating Manual View

    English ACTIVATING MANUAL VIEW In certain circumstances, the user may wish to browse and verify the contents of a particular time slot using the Monitor. You will then see the illustrated screen above. Existing ‘Continuously Playback Mode’ or ‘Scheduled Playback Mode’...
  • Page 31: Digital Menu Settings

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) DIGITAL MENU SETTINGS 24 HOUR SCHEDULE SETTINGS DISPLAY TIME Revision 32 | 22 December 2008  Press right navigation key to view all time slots available.  Press down navigation key to highlight the different time slots. ...
  • Page 32: Firmware Upgrade

    TIME FORMAT CURRENT TIME FIRMWARE UPGRADE New updates of Easy Advertiser will be available online at http://www.support.philips.com, http://www.support.philips.com/support/html/index_global.html At the website, search for model (CRD01/00). You will then be presented with the firmware upgrade binaries and instructions to perform the upgrade.
  • Page 33: Getting The Best Out Of Easy Advertiser

    Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) GETTING THE BEST OUT OF EASY ADVERTISER Easy Advertiser works with HD Ready monitors that have a resolution of 1360 x 768 pixels. For you, this means that you can display very sharp still or moving images on your screen to impress your guests or customers. In order to get stunning results here are few guide lines to follow.
  • Page 34: Importing Pictures In Powerpoint

    English IMPORTING PICTURES IN POWERPOINT When importing pictures, photos or any illustrations in PowerPoint keep the resolution high. The downside is that you will have large files, but most PC’s have suitable storage in the hard drive. The upside is that after importing slides with pictures in the Easy Advertiser Publisher and exporting a slideshow to USB, the end result is sharp and impressive.
  • Page 35: Creating And Using Mpeg2 Movies As Inputs

    There are several commercially available movie editing programs that can convert one format into another. Philips cannot advise what programs you should use because that depends on your requirements and your budget for such a program. There are many options so finding the one that suits your needs shouldn’t be difficult.
  • Page 36: Environmental Information

    English Easy Advertiser (CRD01/00) ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Recycling The packaging of this product is intended to be recycled. Contact your local authorities for information about how to recycle the packaging. Disposal of your old product Your product is designed with high quality materials and components, which can be recycled and reused. When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it means the product is covered by the European Directive 22002/96/EC.
  • Page 38 © 2008 Koninklijke Philips N.V. All rights reserved...

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