Summary of Contents for ProSum DSNet
- Page 1 DSNet Signage Broadcast Network over Cat5 Cables USER’S GUIDE Version 1.0 July 2010...
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Page 2: Legal Notice
PROSUM shall not be liable for any loss, cost, or damage consequential to reliance on this manual. PROSUM has no liability to the end user or to any third party for consequential damages (including, but not limited to, loss of profits, downtime, and damage of equipment or programs). -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Connecting Display Panels to the Receivers .................. 10 DSNet Manager ............................11 Launching DSNet Manager ......................11 DSNet Manager Main Window ...................... 12 DSNet Manager Main Menu ......................14 Changing the TCP/IP Settings ......................15 Rescanning the Network ........................ 16 Understanding the LEDs ......................... -
Page 4: Table Of Figures
DSNET USER’S GUIDE TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: Networking Display Panels with DSNet ....................6 Figure 2: DSNet Manager Discovers the Network Architecture ................ 7 Figure 3: Broadcaster Connections........................8 Figure 4: DSNet Manager Main Window ......................12 Figure 5: TCP/IP Settings ..........................15 Figure 6: Rescan Network .......................... -
Page 5: Introduction
DSNet system just serves as a multimedia distribution network. DSNet not only extends but also multiplies your display panels to where you want them to be, either at convenience stores, supermarkets, shopping malls, mega-stores, campus, theaters, or other application scenarios like those on large transport vehicles such as ocean liners, jumbo airplanes, mass transportation systems, etc. -
Page 6: Dsnet Manager
The video and audio adjustments can be carried out in a few seconds looking at the display panels and moving the sliders of DSNet Management until the result is perfect. All settings are digitally saved into EEPROMs. -
Page 7: Figure 2: Dsnet Manager Discovers The Network Architecture
DSNET USER’S GUIDE Figure 2: DSNet Manager Discovers the Network Architecture... -
Page 8: Installing Dsnet Devices
DSNET USER’S GUIDE 2 INSTALLING DSNET DEVICES 2.1 INSTALLING THE BROADCASTER UNIT Figure 3: Broadcaster Connections 1. Connect the broadcaster unit to your Ethernet LAN. Note that the broadcaster features two Ethernet ports and an internal Ethernet switch. If your Player is already connected to the Ethernet network, use the Player Ethernet cable for the broadcaster and connect the Player to the broadcaster with a short patch cable. - Page 9 DSNET USER’S GUIDE 4. If your application requires an RS232 attachment, connect the Player RS232 port to the RS232 female port of the broadcaster. Note that we provide no RS232 cable in the package. You just need a simple straight-through male/female DSUB9 serial cable for this purpose.
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Page 10: Adding Splitter And Receiver Units
The total length from the broadcaster port to the last receiver should not be greater than 300m. If the broadcaster is located at its best place, which is the center of the DSNet network, it means that you can cover an area of 600m of diameter. In fact it can certainly be more if you use splitters, but let’s keep 300m max as a rule of thumb. -
Page 11: Dsnet Manager
3 DSNET MANAGER 3.1 LAUNCHING DSNET MANAGER After you have installed the DSNet networking devices and the display panels, you can run DSNet Manager to see if everything works properly. You must have the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) installed on your client computer / notebook before you can run DSNet Manager. -
Page 12: Dsnet Manager Main Window
DSNET USER’S GUIDE 3.2 DSNET MANAGER MAIN WINDOW This window shows the architecture of the DSNet network, i.e., a tree starting from the broadcaster. The title of the window is the name of the broadcaster to which you are connected. - Page 13 Note: Checking boxes with right clicks and getting access to properties with left clicks may seem unusual. The purpose is to get easier access to main commands. The check boxes are just secondary in this application. Here’s the icon convention for DSNet: B8 means it is an 8-port Broadcaster. S8 means it is an 8-port Splitter.
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Page 14: Dsnet Manager Main Menu
DHCP, you can also specify DHCP usage. o Date and Time: Set the date and time for the DSNet system. You can sync the Broadcaster time with the computer time. And also you can specify two NTP time servers to synchronize with. -
Page 15: Changing The Tcp/Ip Settings
Use DHCP allows the broadcaster to automatically get its IP address/Network Mask/Gateway/DNS from the DHCP server in service on your LAN. Host Name is the name that will appear as title of the DSNet main window when you connect to this broadcaster. -
Page 16: Rescanning The Network
If the rescan fails, just press F5 again until it works. However don’t press F5 while a rescan is going on. 3.6 UNDERSTANDING THE LEDS All DSNet network ports of all devices have an LED indicator. The most important thing you must understand is DSNet is not an Ethernet network. The LEDs don’t indicate that there is a physical connection between two devices. -
Page 17: Optimizing The Cable Connections For Video
3.7 OPTIMIZING THE CABLE CONNECTIONS FOR VIDEO Note: As monitor and receivers, might be hundreds of meters away from the Broadcaster unit. It is very convenient to run DSNet Manager on a notebook or laptop featuring a wireless access or equipped with a 3G key. -
Page 18: Figure 8: Receiver Selection For Cable Settings
It should not take more than 10 seconds. If you cannot get a perfect image, it means that your cable does not fit DSNet requirements. Here are some possible reasons for not getting a perfect image up to 1080p60 format... -
Page 19: Recommended Cables
Keeping the crosstalk low is one of the main challenges for high-speed Ethernet transmissions. We don’t have exactly same problems for carrying video, and cables rated for higher frequencies than 250MHz are not the best ones for DSNet. Here are the characteristics of a good DSNet cable:... -
Page 20: Setting Up The Monitors
DSNET USER’S GUIDE 3.8 SETTING UP THE MONITORS Click on any of the monitor icon and select Properties… Click on the Audio Video tab. Check or uncheck Video ON to turn the video ON or OFF. When the video is off, the monitor displays a black screen;... -
Page 21: Grouping Monitors
If there are several tens of monitors in this area, it is not convenient to send the same command to each of them one by one. This is why DSNet Manager allows creating groups of monitors. -
Page 22: Sending Commands To Checked Monitors
DSNET USER’S GUIDE 3.10 SENDING COMMANDS TO CHECKED MONITORS Check the monitors by right clicking on their icon. You can check all monitors in a branch by right clicking on the device at the base of the branch. For example, click on Left Wing Room to check monitors MLF1, MLF2, M31 and M32. -
Page 23: Upgrading The Broadcaster Software
DSNET USER’S GUIDE 3.11 UPGRADING THE BROADCASTER SOFTWARE To upgrade the DSNet broadcaster software on the main menu, click on File/Upgrade Software… Use the Browse button to select the upgrade file and click Upgrade. Do not interrupt the upgrade process that can be long when performed through the Internet. -
Page 24: Updating The Firmware Of Splitters And Receivers
On user request, the broadcaster can proceed to the upload of the firmware of all or any one of the splitters and receivers connected to the DSNet network. To update the firmware of ALL devices on the DSNet network, select Main/Update Receivers and Splitters, and click OK in the confirmation box: The broadcaster will update only the devices that have a firmware older than which one is into the broadcaster Flash memory. -
Page 25: No Video Troubleshooting
3.13 NO VIDEO TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Check the DSNet Manager Network diagram and see if the monitor and receiver that are in question have a corresponding icon on the network diagram. If you cannot find, try to perform a Rescan (F5) so that the DSNet system can find them correctly. - Page 26 DSNET USER’S GUIDE...
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