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  • Page 1 Planar ContentSmart Media Player MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Overview ................................3 1.1 Feature Highlights ....................... 3 1.2 Package Contents ......................4 1.3 Installation ........................4 1.3.1 Attach wireless antenna ....................4 1.3.2 Mounting Option: [Attach on the back of the monitor using Velcro] ..5 1.4 Physical View ......................... 5 1.4.1 Physical features (left to right in previous illustration) ........
  • Page 3 5.1 Introduction ........................ 38 5.2 www.a-smil.org for Developers ................39 MP70 Specifications ............................. 39 Technical Support............................41 7.1 FAQ ..........................41 7.2 Planar Support ......................44 7.2.1 Cables and Accessories ....................44 7.2.2 Contact Planar ........................44 Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 4: Overview

    This document describes the hardware operation of the Planar® ContentSmart™ Media Player MP70, system set-up and frequently asked questions. Feature Highlights The Planar ContentSmart MP70 is a UHD (3840 x 2160) high definition digital signage media player featuring an industrial-grade mechanical design, versatile open-standard HTML5 and SMIL programmability.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    Power & micro SD card brackets INCLUDED: A USB mouse is required for system setup Installation Attach wireless antenna 1.3.1 Attach the wireless antenna as shown below, and then screw antenna clockwise onto the post. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 6: Mounting Option: [Attach On The Back Of The Monitor Using Velcro]

    Separate the Velcro pads and stick on the bottom of player. Stick the other Velcro pads onto the back of monitor, then attach the player to it. Use HDMI cable to connect player and the monitor. Physical View Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 7: Physical Features (Left To Right In Previous Illustration)

    Ethernet port for network content update • Micro SD card slot • 3.5 mm jack audio out • USB ports for USB content update and configuration • Reset button to perform factory reset • Power/Status LED indicator • Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 8: Configuring The Player

    Attach the AC power adapter to power on the unit. After approximately 15 seconds, the booting animation will be displayed on screen as shown below: Figure 2.1.1 The boot-up process takes approximately 40 seconds to complete. Figure 1.1.2 Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 9: Basic Settings

    10 seconds. If the player has touch screen, tapping and holding in the corner areas for 10 seconds will also bring you to the menu. Figure 2.2.2 Note: Player will ask for password if password has been configured. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 10: Connect The Player To Your Network

    Click the Wireless LAN setting to launch the wireless configuration UI. Figure 2.3.1 Click the ON/OFF button as indicated below to turn ON Wireless interface (network). Figure 2.3.2 The player will scan for wireless signals nearby and available access points will be listed. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 11: Static Ip - Manually Assign Network Ip Address

    Click on the network ID to connect. If the network requires authentication, you will be asked to provide a password. Figure 2.3.4 Static IP – manually assign network IP 2.3.2 address Check the box that says "Show advanced options" Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 12: Wired Connection

    (Scroll down/swipe to see the rest of the menu if needed) Figure 2.3.7 Wired connection 2.3.3 To use the wired Ethernet connection, connect an Ethernet cable. Ethernet connection takes priority over wireless connection. DHCP – Automatically assign network IP address Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 13: Proxy Settings

    Static IP – Manually assign network IP address Click Static IP Settings to configure static IP address. Figure 3 Proxy settings 2.3.4 In Basic settings, click the Advanced button and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 14 Figure 4.10 Click Network, then click Advanced. Figure 2.3.11 Proxy setting menu will be launched. Input proxy hostname and port, then click Done to finish configuration. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 15: Show Ip Settings

    This feature is to control whether the IP address is displayed in the Basic settings menu. This is enabled by default. When disabled, basic settings will display “connected” instead of the assigned IP address. Figure 2.3.14 Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 16: Time Zone Settings

    Time Zone Settings In Basic Settings, click Time zone. Figure 2.4.1 Choose the correct time zone from the available options. Figure 2.4.2 Content Settings Click the Set content button. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 17 Settings automatically. Figure 2.5.2 The player will check the availability of SMIL/HTML5 content URL, with the Play button showing Checking… The checking action can be canceled by clicking Checking… button. It will change back to Play. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 18 15-second countdown and the playback will start after the countdown. The countdown can be canceled by clicking the button. If it keeps showing Checking… for a long time, go back to Set content to check the correctness of the URL. Figure 2.5.4 Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 19: Player Information

    Click on Information. The definitions of the Health Status are: Green – Normal. The device is connected to the URL server. Blue – Local. The device is playing content from the USB drive or SD card. Gray – Disconnected. The device is disconnected. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 20: Content Configuration - Appstart

    Enter the valid URL of HTML/SMIL in AppStart (Figure 2.7.1). If you already configured SMIL/HTML5 content URL via ”Set content” (Figure 2.5.2), the URL would be showed here. The Advanced option is used for 3rd-party App configuration only. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 21: Content Configuration - Failsafe

    Click the Advanced button and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Figure 2.6.1) Click on Content, then click on FailSafe. Enter the URL of HTML/SMIL in FailSafe. The Advanced option is used for 3rd-party App configuration only. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 22: Content Configuration - Easyplay

    Insert USB drive or MicroSD card containing media content to play. Click the Advanced button. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on Content, then click on EasyPlay. Click Disabled/Enabled button to enable EasyPlay and choose from 2 available operation modes: Photo Mode and Movie Mode. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 23 Click on Photo for choosing photos and music. Click on the buttons as marked in red below and select the directories for photos and music from the USB drive. Click Set button after selecting the directories. Figure 2.9.2 Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 24 Click on the buttons marked in red below to enable/disable the EasyPlay schedule for each time slots. Type the scheduled time in the dialogue boxes marked in blue below by using the pop-up keyboard or the USB keyboard. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 25 Figure 2.9.5 The exact playback time will be the time slots marked in blue as shown in figure 2.9.6. The dark blue parts are the overlap time of C/D and D/E. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 26: Display Settings

    If you are connecting an LCD computer monitor, projector or plasma display, refer to the device specifications for optimal settings. Click the Advanced button and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click the Display/sound button, then click on Display. The Display Settings page will be launched. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 27 Figure 2.10.1 Click on Resolution and select suitable resolution from the pop-up menu. The default configuration is Auto Detect - player will auto detect and use the best optimized resolution that your display supports. Figure 2.10.2 Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 28 Click the Display/sound button, then click on Display. The Display Settings page will be launched. (Fig. 2.10.1) Click on the Screen orientation marked in red below. Figure 2.10.4 Click on the preferred angle from the menu. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 29: Sound Settings

    Figure 2.11.1 Click on Volumes and the Volumes settings page will be launched. Drag the blue sliders to adjust the volumes for the selected options, then click OK to save the new settings. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 30: System Configuration - Player Name

    (Management software support is required). Click the Advanced button and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on System, then click on Player name. Input a name for the field and click Set. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 31: System Configuration - Security

    Basic settings menu from playback. Click the Advanced button and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on System, then click on Security. Input a password in the field and click Set. Figure 2.13.1 Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 32: System Configuration - Time Server

    Click on Set to save the setting. Figure 2.14.1 2.15 System Configuration – Scheduled Reboot The Scheduled Reboot feature allows the player to reboot on the assigned time automatically every day. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 33: System Configuration - Firmware Update

    USB drive. Plug in the power cord into the device. After the boot-up completes, click the Advanced button on the Basic settings menu. (Fig. 2.6.1) Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 34: System Configuration - Expansion Storage

    Figure 2.16.2 2.17 System Configuration – Expansion storage Users may use a MicroSD card for content storage in place of the main device storage. Please note that internal storage is disabled when using a MicroSD card. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 35: Manual Expansion

    Click on System, click on Expansion storage and click Initialize. Player will format Micro SD card then reboot by itself. Figure 2.17.1 Figure 2.17.2 After boot up, check player information and new capacity will be displayed. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 36: Auto Expansion

    In the Basic settings menu, click the Advanced button and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on System, click on Expansion storage and enable auto-format. Figure 2.17.4 Power off device. Insert Micro SD card, then plug in power cord to power on. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 37: System Configuration - Factory Reset

    CONNECT a USB mouse or using touch screen for input. Click the Advanced button and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on System configuration and choose Factory default. Click on OK button to perform the system reset. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 38: System Configuration - Power Save

    (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on System, then click on Power save. Click the Enable Power Save mode button as marked in red below to enable/disable the power save function. Click on Set to save the setting. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 39: Content Management

    Figure 2.19.1 Content Management Please refer to the Planar ContentSmart User Manual for instructions. Authoring in HTML5 A major advancement in the player is the ability to playback HTML5 content which can contain dynamic information. To find out more about using HTML5 for digital signage, visit http://www.digisignage.com/...

  • Page 40: Www.a-Smil.org For Developers

    Audio codec support W3C HTML5 (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) Dynamic content W3C SMIL 3.0 instructions (sub-set) HDMI 2.0 Physical I/O connectors USB 2.0 x 2 RJ45 Ethernet port (Giga LAN) Wi-Fi antenna port Micro USB for ADB Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 41 Operating temperature: 0 – 50°C Environmental Humidity: 5 – 85% @ 45 °C non-condensing Dimensions Top housing: 5.65x 4.16x1.32 inches (143.60x105.90x33.65mm) Base: 5.65x5.04x1.32 inches (143.60x128.13x33.65mm) Weight 1.05 lbs (478 g) CE, FCC, IC, RoHS Certifications Warranty Three years Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 42: Technical Support

    HEVC H.265 up to 20 Mbps bitrates should play fine. If a certain video does not played as scheduled, or if it plays poorly contact Planar Support. The player is placed near my Wi-Fi access point yet the connection is unreliable.
  • Page 43 If nothing appears wrong, the time zone setting is often the reason the program is not played. The video is playing but I can’t hear any sound, what should I do? Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...
  • Page 44 Check volume (mute) settings on monitor. Planar ContentSmart MP70 User Manual...

  • Page 45: Planar Support

    Planar Support Cables and Accessories 7.2.1 To find cables and accessories for your Planar monitor, touch screen or other Planar products visit our online store at www.PlanarOnline.com. Contact Planar 7.2.2 Visit Planar at www.planar.com/Supportfor operations manuals, touchscreen drivers, warranty information and access to Planar's Technical Library for online trouble shooting. To speak with...
  • Page 46 Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week © 2015 Planar Systems, Inc. 9/2015 Planar is a registerd trademark of Planar Systems, Inc. Other brands and names are the property of their respective owners. Technical information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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