7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 Contents 1. What is the 7VS ................4 2. Features ..................4 3. In the Box ..................6 4. Setup Instructions ................7 4.1 Connect Speakers ..............8 4.2 Connect Buttons ..............8 4.3 Insert SD Card ................
T: +44 (0)1639 767007 | W: www.blackboxav.co.uk 1. What is the 7VS 7VS is an all in one digital media player and screen. It’s used to display and distribute media communication, videos and images in a small compact manner. Thanks to the open frame design and inbuilt mounting wings it can be built into signage or other such installations.
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7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 Video Playback Modes Audio Picture with background music English On-Screen Display Languages Chinese Japanese Picture Rotation Portrait-Vertical or Landscape-Horizontal Image Slideshow Playback Slideshow Transitions 14 Different transition effects Slide intervals: 1 to 60 seconds If you need to reformat any files we recommend ‘Format Factory’.
7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 4.1 Connect Speakers The 7VS is supplied with 2 x stereo speakers; these are connected on the underside of the device to the far right, as displayed below; 4.2 Connect Buttons If you wish to use button activated content then attach the required amount of buttons using the button wires supplied to the appropriate button inputs as displayed below;...
7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 5. Formats An SDHC Card is used as the storage medium for the 7VS. The card must be formatted to FAT32. Converting your video content Before putting the content onto the SD Card it needs to be in the right format as listed below, for reformatting instructions see ‘Reformating’...
MP3 format and has a bitrate of 44.1Khz. 6. Remote Control A remote control is supplied with the 7VS, this enables you to set a range of functions which are explained over the next few pages. To access the menu press the ‘setup’ button on the remote, press this again to exit.
7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 6.1 Remote Control Buttons Power on/off Mute volume on/off MUTE VGA:1280x720 output (factory settings:VGA 640x480) Video output: Fpr YPbPr and CVBS selection VIDEO Displays current time top right of screen DISP Background music on/off Mode: All play/Folder play/Single play (Default: All play) MODE At stop status: Set ‘program play’...
7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 7. Programming Content Once you have edited and converted your video or images into the correct format you will need to put them onto an SDHC card. The way you store content (in folders) will determine how it is activated.
Preferences > Timer Power > On (to access the preferences menu you cannot be playing any content) To exit the setup press ‘setup’ on remote. Your 7VS player will now turn on and off each day at the times set.
7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 9. Slideshow Options Setup > Picture Setup > Slideshow > On When enabled (as above) images will be displayed in a slideshow in name order. For example to create an attractor slideshow place images within the root of folder 00;...
7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 10. Reformatting Instructions If your video content isn’t in the correct format to play on the 7VS then you will need to reformat it as follows; Step 1) Download Format Factory Format Factory is a free convertor tool for Windows - it can be downloaded from here;...
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7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 This will convert your video files to AVI. Step 3) Load in your files Drag and drop the files you wish to convert then select ‘Output Settings’. Step 4) Select XVID 720p Select XVID 720p from the dropdown then set the other options; Video Encode: MPEG4(Xvid) Video Size:...
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7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 FPS: Default Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Encode 2 pass: Click ‘OK’ then ‘OK’ again on the next screen. Step 5) Start the Conversion To begin conversion click ‘Start’ as shown below;...
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7” Video Screen Manual v1.1 Dec 2015 The converted files will be stored in the folder where the original files are located (unless otherwise set). Use these converted files as explained in section 7. Programming Content.
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