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KeyWest Technology MXB-AV Manual

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Keywest Technology MediaXtreme MediaZone System ............................................................... 2
Models & Connections ................................................................................................................... 3
MX Player Setup............................................................................................................................. 7
Player Network Setup ..................................................................................................................... 7
Setup Player Properties (INI Files) ............................................................................................... 12
Set the MX to PLAY..................................................................................................................... 12
MediaZone Scheduler Software Installation................................................................................. 13
Minimum Editor System Recommendations ................................................................................ 13
Install Software ............................................................................................................................. 13
Software Registration & Seat Licenses......................................................................................... 14
MediaZone Scheduler Graphical User Interface (GUI)................................................................ 14
Browser ......................................................................................................................................... 19
Menu Bar ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Quick Controls .............................................................................................................................. 20
Zones Layers ................................................................................................................................. 20
Tutorial.......................................................................................................................................... 21
Zone Attributes ............................................................................................................................. 21
Create a New Set........................................................................................................................... 23
Background Zone.......................................................................................................................... 25
Add BMPs, JPGs, PNGs and Other Media to Zones.................................................................... 32
Add Crawls ................................................................................................................................... 37
Add Logos..................................................................................................................................... 40
Animated Logos............................................................................................................................ 42
Add Rolls ...................................................................................................................................... 42
Save Set......................................................................................................................................... 45
Edit Content Within a Set ............................................................................................................. 45
Blanks ........................................................................................................................................... 45
Rearrange Elements Within a Layer ............................................................................................. 46
Schedule and Communicate.......................................................................................................... 46
Advanced Communications .......................................................................................................... 57
Instant Commands ........................................................................................................................ 81
Appendix A-Player Setting INI Files ....................................................................................... 121
Appendix B-Editor Setting INI Files ................................................................................... 12115
Appendix C-Local Internet Weather Setup ............................................................................ 1210
Appendix D-Multi-Head Audio ........................................................................................... 12125
Appendix E-Data Acquistion ................................................................................................. 1216
Appendix F-Xwarp ................................................................................................................. 121
Appendix G-RSS Feeds ....................................................................................................... 12146
Appendix H-Warranty ............................................................................................................. 121
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    MediaXtreme MediaZone Table of Contents Keywest Technology MediaXtreme MediaZone System ............... 2 Models & Connections ........................3 MX Player Setup..........................7 Player Network Setup ........................7 Setup Player Properties (INI Files) ....................12 Set the MX to PLAY........................12 MediaZone Scheduler Software Installation................. 13 Minimum Editor System Recommendations ................

  • Page 2: Keywest Technology Mediaxtreme Mediazone System

    MediaZone Keywest Technology MediaXtreme MediaZone System MediaXtreme (MX) MediaZone is Keywest Technology’s Digital Signage and Information Channel product series. The series software and hardware is designed for easy content creation and display with minimal graphics or video expertise. The device is capable of multi-zone and...

  • Page 3: Models & Connections

    MediaXtreme MediaZone Models & Connections MXB-AV Rear Panel I/O MXB-AV Notes MX Out and PiP In are BNC connections for NTSC or PAL composite video input. Power supply configuration may vary. MXB-A Rear Panel I/O Composite Out Scan-Converter Loop Cable MXB-A Notes Scan Converter Loop Cable is required to Activate Composite Video Output.
  • Page 4 MediaXtreme MediaZone MXS-MZ (G7) Rear Panel I/O MXS-MZ (G8) Rear Panel I/O MXS-MZV Rear Panel I/O MXS-MZR Rear Panel I/O MXS-MZRV Rear Panel I/O Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 5 MediaXtreme MediaZone MXS-SDI Rear Panel I/O MXS-HD Rear Panel I/O Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 6 DC Transformer (if applicable) shipped with your unit. Connect this only when you are ready to run the unit. As soon as you plug in the AC Main Power, the device will power-up, Power-On-Self-Test (POST), and begin to run the current schedule. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...

  • Page 7: Mx Player Setup

    Certain models will require opening of a door or panel to access the main power button. All Keywest Technology provided hardware devices are set to auto-start with the application of AC power and will return to ON state after AC power loss automatically as long as no other method of shut-down has been used.
  • Page 8 Use the mouse and right click on the My Network Places Icon. Then single left-click PROPERTIES Next right-click on the appropriate Network Connection Icon, and left- click PROPERTIES again Highlight INTERNET PROTOCOL TCP/IP and left-click PROPERTIES one more time… Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 9 This IP address must be something that is compatible with the attached network and is provided by the IT department or network administrator. To set the STATIC IP, left-click the USE THE FOLLOWING IP ADDRESS radio button. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 10 If the player is going to need internet access, for instance to connect from a different network (as in connecting from a home internet connection) or to utilize dynamic external data like weather forecasts or headline news services, then gateway and DNS numbers are mandatory. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 11 1. While still at the MX’s desktop, right click on the MY NETWORK PLACES icon 2. Then single-left-click PROPERTIES 3. Right-click on the network connection’s icon 4. Single-left click on STATUS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 12: Setup Player Properties (Ini Files)

    The configured MX should playing content now (the test reel if this is the first time the machine is ran or if a new schedule has not yet been sent). If something in the previous steps did not work, contact the IT department, the product dealer, or Keywest Technology for further assistance.

  • Page 13: Mediazone Scheduler Software Installation

    Contact the IT department or Keywest Technology with questions. MediaXtreme systems are not compatible with Macintosh© Operating Systems but are run on Mac computers using Windows emulator programs.

  • Page 14: Software Registration & Seat Licenses

    MediaZone Scheduler Graphical User Interface (GUI) Open the software either by the desktop icon or the start menu. The full graphical user interface (GUI) will open. Editor settings can be made as with the player. See Appendix B. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 15 Each zone correlates to a layer in the editor. The background zone is always full screen; zones one, two, three and four can be used page media, crawls, rolls and logos. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 16 Zone size and position data is reflected in the upper left data tab in each zone. Zone parameters may be manually entered into a dialogue box accessed by clicking on the zone information tab. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 17 Content may be dragged directly in to zones from the file browser...when done this way, the content will become the last entered item in a zone play list and the content will appear in the zone window (PAG files and Video Files will not appear in the template window). Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 18 Double-left-clicking on content will also add content to the selected layer. When content has is added to a zone play list, an attributes window will open. Use the attributes window to set playback parameters of the newly added content asset. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 19: Browser

    This window also features sorting capability: click NAME, SIZE, or TYPE to sort. At the bottom of the browser window is a thumbnail viewer for a small preview of the selected media element. Menu Bar Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 20: Quick Controls

    In the editing room, the sequence of sets can be changed--the MediaZone scheduler gives you that ability to edit and create the show. The bottom line is in order to have a schedule, there must be at least one set. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...

  • Page 21: Tutorial

    Each layer has a few attributes that must be set. The first is turning the zone on or off. The check mark in the ON box indicates the layer is on. Clicking the ON box will toggle the check mark and the layer’s on/off status. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 22 Since a logo is usually a branding mark over all other graphics and video, they have special attributes such as size and position. Logo will be covered more in-depth later in this manual. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 23: Create A New Set

    The user may adjust each zone by using cursor handles. The handles allow for movement as well as resizing. Zone size and position data is reflected in the upper left data tab in each zone. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 24 Transmit button, enter the destination IP and send. Be sure to click SAVE CURRENT LAYOUT to set the local preview window to the current template for ease of editing. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...

  • Page 25: Background Zone

    Dwell window. This may be adjusted but remember, if a 30 second clip has dwell time changed to 10 seconds, the clip will cut off at 10 seconds. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 26 Use the mouse and left button to select corners for sizing and select the middle of the window for dragging. The application will remember the size and position automatically. The size and aspect panel to the left of the preview window may be used for setup as well. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 27 The editor computer may require an updated CODEC. Codecs are small programs that “decode” compressed video (such as MPEG) for playback. There are many Codecs available on the internet (some free, some for a fee). Keywest Technology does make recommendations…browse to the following link to download and install approved Codecs: http://www.mediaxtreme.tv/downloads/Codecs/...
  • Page 28 Color-Key can also be turned off to ensure all colors show during playback. For a .PAG MediaCreator page, if the background is blank (black) it will automatically be keyed out—no need to select black as the key color. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 29 Next, click the PICK COLOR FROM SCREEN button: A reticule box will appear that can be moved around the screen. This reticule will magnify the pixels it is currently over, allowing one to choose colors down to pixel precision. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 30 To set specific days and date validities, click the SPECIFIC radio button Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 31 Import Clip button—use these controls to preview your clip if desired. Please wait to move on until the clip name appears in the CLIP box Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96...

  • Page 32: Add Bmps, Jpgs, Pngs And Other Media To Zones

    The Color-Key box allows you to choose a color to be keyed out when the page is played. A color that is keyed out becomes transparent at playback. This special effect attribute will allow Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 33 (their exact RGB values are unknown). To use, first click the NONE check box in the Color Key area of the attributes window to remove the check mark. Next, click the PICK COLOR FROM SCREEN button: Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 34 DATE VALIDITY Just as backgrounds can be always valid (meaning they play every time the player comes across them regardless of day of week or date) or have specific day and date validities set. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 35 This PiP window will allow a digital movie file to be played within that page. Click the SCALABLE VIDEO WINDOW button. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 36 PiP will appear. Please substitute your own page with a PiP window if you desire. Notice the dwell time of the page changes to match the dwell time of the attached clip. This is not adjustable. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 37: Add Crawls

    Crawl dwell time is basically the same setting as a page dwell, except a crawl will finish. So, if you have a long crawl but give it a 3 second dwell, it will play the whole thing and may cause Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96...
  • Page 38 (their exact RGB values are unknown). To use, first click the NONE check box in the Color Key area of the attributes window to remove the check mark. Next, click the PICK COLOR FROM SCREEN button: Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 39 (or partially opaque, depending upon how you look at it). CRAWL SPEED and DIRECTION You can set and change crawl speeds and direction with this control Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 40: Add Logos

    “floating” text and objects over other pages and backgrounds. Color-Key can also be turned off to ensure all of your chosen colors show at playback. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 41 To choose your key color, simply place the small square pipper in the center of the reticule box over the color you desire and left click the mouse. Reticle Box Pipper Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 42: Animated Logos

    The MX can “ROLL” any graphic or page. The ROLL feature will dock roll pages together if the speed and dwell are set properly to achieve a continuous rolling graphic. See the AdvancedDemo.Set for several ROLL samples. Roll attributes are similar to crawl attributes. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 43 RGB values are unknown). To use, first click the NONE check box in the Color Key area of the attributes window to remove the check mark. Next, click the PICK COLOR FROM SCREEN button: Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 44 (or partially opaque, depending upon how you look at it). Roll Speed and Direction You can set and change roll speeds and direction with this control Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 45: Save Set

    BLANKS can be added by clicking on the BLANK button in the controls section. BLANKS can also be added by right clicking within the column. Let’s add a blank to our Zone 2. After right clicking Zone 2 select and left-click “ADD BLANK” Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...

  • Page 46: Rearrange Elements Within A Layer

    SCHEDULE AND COMMUNICATE The final step to being on air with your graphics is communications. On the Menu Bar, Click COMMUNICATION then MX SCHEULER The SCHEDULER WINDOW will open. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 47 ADD A SET TO THE SCHEDULE Step one is to add a set to the schedule. Click ADD SET and select the first Set you wish to place in the schedule Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 48 Notice, you can highlight any set on this form and adjust the Start/Stop Dates, TIMES and Days of week as well as make a fail safe set specific or vice versa. Finally, we need to save the Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96...
  • Page 49 Choose the middle option for true SMART UPLOADS. This option will poll the player, compare your schedule and send only the files Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 50 X if communications was unsuccessful. If communications was successful, your set and your schedule should now be playing on your MX. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06...
  • Page 51 This might be an interesting addition for you if you wish to play a 30 minute clip and want to change the graphics and backgrounds, or crawls and logos during the show. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 52 Once you have selected the MPEGS over three different pages you will see RED “filmstrip” icons to the left of each page to indicate a clip is attached. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 53 Then, click on the clip name in the FILE BROWSER WINDOW followed by ADD CLIP in the control buttons or Right Click on the clip and select ADD CLIP The CLIP ATTRIBUTES window will open, and this time you’ll see three pages there. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 54 To add PowerPoint©, simply make the Background Layer active and use the file browsers to find and select your presentation. Add it to the background in the same method used to add any other content to the background layer. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 55 To add FLASH, it must be saved as a .SWF file. Simply browse to the folder containing your Flash files and add them to the background in the same method you would use to add an MPEG to the background. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 56 In our example, we used www.mediaxtreme.tv (there is no need to type the http:// portion of the address). After entering the URL, click GO and your web page will be displayed live in the Preview Window. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...

  • Page 57: Advanced Communications

    Earlier in the Tutorial Section of this manual we covered the basic communications. As you’ve probably noticed, the Communications item has several additional buttons we didn’t use. Let’s start with the Scheduler. If not already open, click COMMUNICATIONS and MX SCHEDULER. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 58 Click the EVENT tab on the scheduler: Notice the event window has some of the same control as the set schedule tab. The key differences being that pre-programmed events must be selected through the ADD EVENTS drop Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 59 Keywest Technology’s famed flexibility means that we are adding new device control very often to make our customer’s jobs easier. Contact Keywest Technology with any requests—most can be accommodated at minimal cost. Any Serial, Network, or IR device can be controlled.
  • Page 60 The MX system is capable of controlling external video servers via RS-232 serial control. To add an MPEG EVENT to your schedule, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Click the EVENT tab and the ADD EVENT drop-down. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 61 MediaXtreme MediaZone Select MPEG EVENT These events would be used to control MPEG player devices such as the Keywest Technology’s MX2-PRO or Adtec Edje and Soloists. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06...
  • Page 62 The MX system is capable of controlling external DVD and VCR devices via RS-232 serial control. To add a DVD/VCR EVENT to your schedule, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 63 The MX series can be programmed to trigger several events on tape decks or DVD players. These events include playing, stopping, rewinding, Power On and Power Off, selecting chapters and more. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 64 This function creates events for legacy Leightronix controllers. The events tell the Leightronix to trigger selected functions on the devices it controls or to create switcher events. There are three different Leightronix controllers that can be used, the MINI-T, the PRO-8 and the PRO-16. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 65 Leightronix to no longer provide control protocol. Keywest Technology has replaced the Leightronix device with the AVR-8 switcher and device controller. This section of the manual is purely for customers who already own the original Leightronix devices and wish to continue using them.
  • Page 66 These parameters define the time and date range within which the event will run. Start Date and End Date come up with the current date as their defaults. Whatever the date range must be is specified using the drop down menus for month, day and year. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 67 Start Date, End Date, Days of the Week, and Time parameters for when a switcher event should be triggered must be specified. If both a switcher event and a device control event are programmed together, the Event Time specification applies to both. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 68 The Input drop down menu offers input selections from 1 – 8 and the Output drop down menu offers output selections from 1 – 3 to choose from. Multiple outputs can be chosen for any event. An input selection of “—“ indicates no switch. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 69 Click the EVENT tab and the ADD EVENT drop-down. Select AVR8/16 EVENT The Keywest Technology AVR8 device is an eight input, four output AV switcher device with network and serial control capability. The AVR8 comes with a manual specific to its operation.
  • Page 70 Setup of the AVR8 is covered in the AVR8 manual—there are specific settings for both types of control protocols. Keywest Technology recommends using IP Network control. To use IP Control set the IP NETWORK port by entering the port number set on the AVR8 (typically this value is 3000).
  • Page 71 To trigger a logo event (logo on or logo off) set the Com Port that is connected directly to the LogoStar 200. Select the logo you wish to trigger by number (see the LogoStar 200 manual to load and set logos). Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 72 The MX system is capable of controlling external switcher devices via RS-232 serial control. To add a SWITCHER EVENT to your schedule, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Click the EVENT tab and the ADD EVENT drop-down. Select SWITCHER EVENT Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 73 To add an INTERNAL SWITCHER EVENT to your schedule, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Click the EVENT tab and the ADD EVENT drop-down. Select MX INTERNAL SWITCHER. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 74 The MX system is capable of controlling external switcher devices via RS-232 serial control. To add an EXTRON SWITCHER EVENT to your schedule, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Click the EVENT tab and the ADD EVENT drop-down. Select EXTRON CMS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 75 To add a SYNC ON or SYNC OFF EVENT to your schedule, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Click the EVENT tab and the ADD EVENT drop-down. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 76 SAVE ALL SCHEDULES and SEND SCHEDULE button function. The remaining buttons have specific uses we’ll cover individually SEND SET To SEND SET, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 77 NETWORK TAB section of the SEND SCHEDULE portion of the tutorial earlier in this manual. SEND and RETRIEVE FILE To SEND and RETREIVE FILE, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 78 As an example, we will retrieve a log file from the player to your local computer: With the SEND/RETRIEVE dialogue window open, browse to the MXPLAYER folder on the right side (the player browser). Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 79 PC to the Player, we’d use the right-pointing arrows. After the file transfer is complete, you should see a message box verifying the successful transfer. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 80 RETREIVE SCHEDULE To RETRIEVE a SCHEDULE, click Communications and then MX Scheduler. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...

  • Page 81: Instant Commands

    INSTANT COMMANDS The MX systems are capable of instant control commands that can be used for many valuable purposes: Remote Upgrading Players, Player Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Triggering Events, etc…. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 82 The first section is INSTANT EVENTS INSTANT EVENTS To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 83 IN1OUT1 (meaning input one to output 1). Simply type that command string exactly as it is shown in the device under control’s manual—in our example, you would type IN1OUT1. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 84 To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Select MPEG EVENT These events would be used to control MPEG player devices such as the Keywest Technology’s MX2-PRO or Adtec Edje and Soloists. Keywest Technology 14563 W.
  • Page 85 REPEAT LAST—Plays entire list to the end, and repeats the last spot only REPEAT OFF—Plays list to conclusion, then stops DVD/VCR EVENT To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 86 Choose your DVD/VCR Device using the drop-down menu. Next, choose the event you wish to occur under DVD/VCR Function. Be aware that available events will change based on the device selected. All devices feature the basics (Play, Stop, Pause). Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 87 Later Leightronix devices are not supported because of a decision by Leightronix to no longer provide control protocol. Keywest Technology has replaced the Leightronix device with the AVR-8 switcher and device controller. This section of the manual is purely for customers who already own the original Leightronix devices and wish to continue using them.
  • Page 88 If Play Segment is selected for a laser disc event, the Start and Stop fields in the Laser Disc area are activated for a segment range to be defined. The valid ranges are from 0 to 54000. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96...
  • Page 89 The Delay drop down menu for all controller types allows a delay in seconds from 0 – 99 to be specified for each switcher event. ADD AVR8 EVENT To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 90 MediaZone Select AVR8/16 EVENT The Keywest Technology AVR8 device is an eight input, four output AV switcher device with network and serial control capability. The AVR8 comes with a manual specific to its operation. The MX series products can control the AVR8 directly as with other devices already discussed.
  • Page 91 Select the logo you wish to trigger by number (see the LogoStar 200 manual to load and set logos). Select the event—LOGO ON or LOGO OFF—by selecting the appropriate radio button. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 92 Set the COM PORT to the actual MX port connected to the Switcher. Once set, click OK to trigger. ADD MX INTERNAL SWITCHER EVENT To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 93 When you have all desired settings loaded, click OK to trigger the event. ADD EXTRON SWITCHER EVENT To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 94 The SPECIAL SWITCHER EVENT section is special purpose and not normally used. Click OK to trigger the event. INSTANT CONTROLS To access the INSTANT COMMAND menus and functions click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 95 (mpg, wmv, vob, avi) that are not in a current set or schedule. This allows you to clear large amounts of storage space on the player remotely. To access the PLAYER MAINTENANCE function, click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 96 To access the PLAYER VERSION control click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Ensure you have the proper IP address or network name entered in the IP ADDRESS block, then click PLAYER VERISON. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 97 You will receive a positive or negative acknowledgement after this command is sent. RESTORE SCHEDULE To access the RESTORE SCHEDULE control click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 98 There may be cause to reboot the player remotely…especially if you believe for some reason playback has stopped or has become errant. To access the REBOOT PLAYER control click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 99 MX to shut down sync you can effectively turn off the connected displays—you can then add a SYNC ON event to turn them back on To access the SYNC ON and SYNC OFF control click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 100 To pre-position sets and media on the player (that are not part of a schedule) use the SEND SET function described in ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS. To access the RUN SET control click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 101 EMERGENY SET. To use the RESUME SCHEDULE control while an emergency or instant set is running (see RUN SET instant command) click COMMUNICATIONS and select INSTANT EVENTS/CONTROLS Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 102 MX player without having to go to the player and connect peripherals. The first step in upgrading a player remotely is transferring the upgrade file to the player. Send only Keywest Technology approved upgrade packages to the player and only when instructed to do so by Keywest Technology Technical Support Engineers.
  • Page 103 Click the Right-Pointing double arrow button between the browser windows to transfer the upgrade package to the player. Close the MX SCHEDULER WINDOW. Next reopen the INSTANT COMMANDS window by clicking COMMUNICATIONS and INSTANT CONTROLS/EVENTS. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 104 To verify if the upgrade was effective use the PLAYER VERSION function. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 105 Only change Initialization (INI) settings after completely understanding what those changes will do. The following INI values can be set (factory defaults shown): [Display] Width=1024 Height=768 Refresh=60 Monitors=1 Rotation=0 Dynamic Textures=True [Options] CrawlCutoff=False Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 106 UDP Enabled=True UDP Port=4098 [Startup] Delay=2500 Schedule Delay=7500 [Weather] DavisVantagePro=False DavisVantagePro COM Port=1 DavisVantagePro Baud Rate=19200 [Folders] Media=C:\MXPlayer\Media Schedules=C:\MXPlayer\Schedules Sets=C:\MXPlayer\Sets Events=C:\MXPlayer\Events Confirm=C:\MXPlayer\Settings Ambient Audio=C:\MXPlayer\Ambient Audio Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 107 Only Matrox quad head cards fall under this category, thus - MH4 must have this setting at False—all others would be true. Dynamic Textures=True Options - controls miscellaneous options [Options] Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 108 (application restart). A value of 0 means that this will never happen no matter how long the resource thread hangs. Resource Thread Timeout=60000 Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 109 WAVE_HALF - The volume that files are at when they are active, but are not the primary audio source. The value is from 0.0 (silent) to 100.0 (max allowable volume), and is roughly linear, not exponential. WAVE_HALF=50.0 Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 110 Serial Enabled=True Serial Device - Indicates the name of the serial device or port to use to listen for incoming messages. Ignored if Serial Enabled is false. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 111 Sets=C:\MXPlayer\Sets Events - Sets a custom location for the folder containing predefined events. Events=C:\MXPlayer\Events Confirm - Sets a custom location for the folder to look in for the file Confirm.txt. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 112 DavisVantagePro - Can be True or False, to enable reading from the Davis Vantage Pro Weather Station (DVPWS). DavisVantagePro=True DavisVantagePro COM Port - Specifies the COM port used by the DVPWS. DavisVantagePro COM Port=1 Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 113 DavisVantagePro Direction Style=Letters LIW_FTP_IP LIW_FTP_IP=127.0.0.1 LIW_FTP_USERNAME LIW_FTP_USERNAME=guest LIW_FTP_PASSWORD LIW_FTP_PASSWORD=guest LIW_SRC_FOLDER LIW_SRC_FOLDER=. LIW_VAL_FILE LIW_VAL_FILE= [EMS] EMS_FTP_IP EMS_FTP_IP=127.0.0.1 EMS_FTP_USERNAME EMS_FTP_USERNAME=guest EMS_FTP_PASSWORD EMS_FTP_PASSWORD=guest EMS_SRC_FOLDER EMS_SRC_FOLDER=. EMS_GET_FILE EMS_GET_FILE= News [News] Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 114 0 to 720 for horizontal settings, and 0 to 480 for vertical settings. Left - Determines the left edge of the subwindow to obtain from the video-in stream. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 115 Width - Determines the width of the subwindow to obtain from the video-in stream. Width=100% Height - Determines the height of the subwindow to obtain from the video-in stream. Height=100% Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 116 Open the SETTINGS.INI file (use notepad if not already selected). This initialization file (INI) provides the means to set certain parameters for the scheduler program: [Display] Width=1024 Height=768 Refresh=60 Monitors=1 [Options] CrawlCutoff=True Video=True PowerPoint=True Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 117 [CONTROL] [TRANSITION] default=Random [DWELLTIME] default=15 [DEVICE_CONTROLS] EXTRON_CMS_INPUT=12 EXTRON_CMS_OUTPUT=12 DEFAULT_DELAY=10 AVR_ROUTER=0 AVR_NETWORK_OPTION=1 AVR_INPUTVIDEO_TO_OUTPUT1=0 AVR_INPUTVIDEO_TO_OUTPUT2=0 AVR_INPUTVIDEO_TO_OUTPUT3=0 AVR_INPUTVIDEO_TO_OUTPUT4=0 DVD_VCR_COMPORT=1 DVD_VCR_DEVICE=0 INTERNAL_SWITCHER_COMPORT=1 [Communications] UDP Enabled=True UDP Port=4098 Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 118 Width=315 Height=227 Left=460 Top=156 [RESOLUTION] These settings are used to direct the preview window (or windows) the size of playback display to simulate Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 119 AVR Router settings allow you to choose the number of inputs and outputs along with saved communication values AVR_ROUTER=0 AVR_NETWORK_OPTION=1 AVR_INPUTVIDEO_TO_OUTPUT1=0 AVR_INPUTVIDEO_TO_OUTPUT2=0 AVR_INPUTVIDEO_TO_OUTPUT3=0 AVR_INPUTVIDEO_TO_OUTPUT4=0 DVD/VCR settings used to configure DVD/VCR device control parameters DVD_VCR_COMPORT=1 DVD_VCR_DEVICE=0 INTERNAL_SWITCHER_COMPORT=1 [Communications] Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 120 MediaXtreme MediaZone Communications settings allow the user to choose the instant command port (player port must match). UDP Enabled=True UDP Port=4098 Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...

  • Page 121: Appendix A-Player Setting Ini Files

    (3) You should see the following: (4) Click on File and select ‘Setup Location…’ (5) Now you will be prompted with a series of screens to set up your Local Internet Weather. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 122 MediaZone Select ‘Next >>’ to move the next screen. Select the Appropriate Country. The software Defaults to the United States. Select ‘Next >>‘ when you are ready to move on. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 123 MediaZone Now select the corresponding State. Select ‘Next >>’ When you are Ready to continue. Select the Airport that is closest to your location. Press ‘Next>>’ to Continue. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 124 Barometer US=#I7 Temperature Celsius=#I8 Temperature Fahrenheit=#I9 Dew point Metric=#IA Dew point US=#IB Wind Speed MPH=#IC Wind Speed Knots=#ID Wind Gusts Knots=#IE Wind Direction Degrees=#IF Location=#IG Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 125 The figure below shows you how to insert a variable. Once you have inserted a variable you will only see the #I Code on the Media Creator. When the page is displayed on the MediaXtreme it will be updated with the correct Weather information. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 126 Connector #9 is the Left and Right Rear Speaker Output The channels output in this configuration: Front Left = 1st Schedule Fright Right = 2nd Schedule Rear Left = 3rd Schedule Rear Right = 4th Schedule Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 127 To set a local text file to be the dynamic data source, a few steps need to occur. First, in the Settings.Ini, entries need to be placed that will instruct the MX player where to look for data. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96...
  • Page 128 Raiders=3 Jayhawks=102 Tigers=3 Kings=122 Nuggets=60 And in our example would be saved as “my.txt” in a folder named “data” on the player’s “c” drive. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 129 This leads us to the next step in the process….making this data available to an editor so it may be included on pages. Variable (or Dynamic) data may only be displayed in the MX system within Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96...
  • Page 130 MediaXtreme MediaZone .PAG graphics files. .PAG files are created by Keywest Technology MediaCreator5. To include the variable data on a MediaCreator page (.pag) we must use TEXT SUBSTITUTIONS The detailed use of Text Substitution is covered in the MXA manual. In general though, under the TEXT SUBSTITUTION tab, click ADD NEW VARIABLE.
  • Page 131 To add your dynamic data variables to your local editor Substitute.val file, browse to “C:\MEDIACREATOR5”, locate SUBSTITUTE.VAL and open it with Notepad. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 132 To continue with our example, we will add our scores variables from the Player to our editor. First assign the token…for example, let’s use the following: Royals=#RO Yankees=#YA Chiefs=#CH Raiders=#RA Jayhawks=#JA Tigers=#TI Kings=#KI Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 133 Tigers=#TI Kings=#KI Nuggets=#NU If we go back to the editor now (after saving SUBSTITUTE.VAL and closing and reopening MediaCreator) we will find our new variables available for use. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 134 SUBSTITUTE.VAL (ROYALS) and dynamically replaces the #RO with the real data “7” in our example. This function can be used for any data…scores, weather, machine data, prices, election results, etc…use your imagination. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 135 To access the remote ftp data, we simply must enter the proper FTP data…as follows: [Data Acquisition] Ftp Address=ftp.myserver.com Ftp Folder=mydatafolder Ftp File=my.txt Ftp Username=username Ftp Password=password Local File= Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 136 MediaCreator5 Crawl Page (news.pag, airport.pag, and stocks.pag respectively). This still requires a data source. As with the standard local and ftp variables described above, use Settings.Ini [Data Acquisition] entries to acquire the data. For instance, the settings Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 137 As show at the right, the format of the “T” which begins our crawl page (that we’ll name NEWS.PAG) will set the format for the Variable crawl in its entirety: Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 138 Of course the above set would be completely black except for the news crawl since all other layers are blank. Remember that LOCAL as well as REMOTE FTP data may be used not only as standard Data Acquisition Variables but also as Long Variable Crawls. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019...
  • Page 139 Such device adds at the minimum $2,500 to the installation per channel. The bill of materials for such an application consists of a projector, a screen, a playback device (media player, PC, other), and a video processor. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 140 The alignment file is saved and downloaded into the external processor and finally activated for use. With the Keywest Technology MX-XWarp software installed on the actual media player, the user is able to simply stop the current schedule, open the alignment tool, make the adjustments and save the file.
  • Page 141 Once a grid size and manipulation attributes are set, creating an MX-XWarp map is simple. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace Lenexa, Kansas 66215 23 Mar 2009 800.331.2019 Change 06 www.keywesttechnology.com...
  • Page 142 Complex Geometry While most projectors contain basic correction functions, those in the right price range for presentations or digital signage do not contain any non-linear capabilities. Keywest Technology MX-XWarp software not only corrects the standard functions such as perspective, keystone, and size required for projector placement, but also corrects complex curves and odd shapes.
  • Page 143 “aligned” visuals as though the screen were flat. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 144 The only multi-channel playback devices available with geometry correction software installed is the Keywest Technology MX series. Geometry correction with multiple projectors allows for easy mounting—projector placement can be compensated for by the geometry software.
  • Page 145 12’ tall by 48’ long presentation would leave a lasting impression on viewers. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96...
  • Page 146 Finally, saving and implementing the warp and/or mask files is as simple as saving the map in the SETTINGS folder and denoting it as the active geometry correction file in the player Setting.INI file. Multiple map files can be stored in the player for multiple locations. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 147 Appendix G Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Feeds MediaXtreme RSS Reader is a software add-on created by Keywest Technology to allow RSS feeds to be utilized in a media zone in the form of horizontally crawling text. RSS allows news organizations, Web portals, bloggers, government agencies or anyone else to feed their content to Internet subscribers as XML files.
  • Page 148 Next, the IP address or DNS name of the MediaZone player is entered or selected in the Communication window and the Update button is clicked. This copies the RSS feed name and properties onto the player but we still have not yet scheduled it to be played. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 149 MX Scheduler window under the Communications menu of the MediaZone software. The MediaXtreme player automatically aggregates all entered RSS feeds and replaces the text of the corresponding MediaCreator crawl page with the appropriate RSS data. Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96 Terrace...
  • Page 150 The limited warranty set forth above constitutes the sole and exclusive remedy of the original purchaser with respect to any defective Keywest Technology product and is in lieu of all other obligations or liabilities of Keywest Technology. In no event shall Keywest Technology be held...
  • Page 151 Keywest Technology product, whether or not Keywest Technology has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage. This limited warranty gives the purchaser specific legal rights who may also have other rights that vary from state to state.
  • Page 152 District Court of Johnson County Kansas where proper venue shall lie. Delivery Terms Delivery dates quoted by Keywest Technology are best estimates and are not guarantees of delivery by such date. System installations will adhere to schedules in all ways possible.
  • Page 153 MediaXtreme MediaZone Keywest Technology will use its best efforts to comply with such dates but shall not be liable for damages or otherwise, nor shall purchaser be relieved of its obligations relating to the purchases from Keywest Technology should Keywest Technology not meet such delivery dates. All prices are F.O.B.

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