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NMP580-W
Network Media Player
User Guide
IMPORTANT: Please read this User Guide to obtain important information on installing
and using your product in a safe manner, as well as registering your product for future
service. Warranty information contained in this User Guide will describe your limited
coverage from ViewSonic Corporation, which is also found on our web site at http://
www.viewsonic.com in English, or in specific languages using the Regional selection
box in the upper right corner of our website. "Antes de operar su equipo lea cu
idadosamente las instrucciones en este manual"
Model No. VS16291
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  • Page 1 Warranty information contained in this User Guide will describe your limited coverage from ViewSonic Corporation, which is also found on our web site at http:// www.viewsonic.com in English, or in specific languages using the Regional selection box in the upper right corner of our website.
  • Page 2 At ViewSonic, we believe that our products have the potential to make a positive impact in the world, and we are confident that the ViewSonic product you have chosen will serve you well. Once again, thank you for choosing ViewSonic !
  • Page 3 Compliance Information FCC Statement This device complies with part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 4 Declaration of RoHS2 Compliance This product has been designed and manufactured in compliance with Directive 2011/65/ EU of the European Parliament and the Council on restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS2 Directive), and is deemed to comply with the maximum concentration values issued by the European Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) as shown below: Proposed Maximum...

  • Page 5: Copyright Information

    Copyright Information Copyright © ViewSonic Corporation, 2015. All rights reserved. ViewSonic and the three birds logo are registered trademarks of ViewSonic Corporation. Disclaimer:ViewSonic Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing this material, or the performance or use of this product.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Content 1. Introduction ..............1 1.1. Features ..............1 1.2. Package contents ............1 1.3. Physical view and features ........2 1.4. Installation ..............2 2. Configuring the device ............4 2.1. System connections ........... 4 2.2. Basic settings ............. 5 2.3.
  • Page 7 2.19. System configuration - Factory reset ..... 27 2.20. System configuration – Power save ...... 28 2.21. System configuration – Auto Recovery ....28 2.22. System configuration – Expand Storage by using micro SD card ..........29 3. Content Management ............. 29 4.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1. Features • Support for HTML5 widgets for dynamic content (W3C Widgets standard) • Full-HD 1080p hardware decoding of MPEG, H.264, and VC-1 media formats • 8GB on-board EMMC local storage with micro SD card slot • Integrated audio and video output via HDMI •...

  • Page 9: Physical View And Features

    1.3. Physical view and features Reset button Micro SD DC in Audio Wi-Fi Antenna card RS232 Post HDMI HDMI OUT Ethernet Kensington Lock S/PDIF Status USB x 3 1.4. Installation Attach wireless antenna ATTACH the wireless antenna as shown below, and then screw antenna clockwise onto the post.
  • Page 10 Set up HDMI AV input NMP580-W supports HDMI input resolution up to HD 720P, configure the AV source video output mode to 720P or AUTO. Connect HDMI cable to the HDMI IN port on NMP580-W. HDMI cable HDMI IN port on NMP580-W Connect HDMI cable to the AV source.

  • Page 11: Configuring The Device

    2. Configuring the device 2.1. System connections Attach the AC power adapter to provide power to the unit. After approximately 35 seconds, booting animation will be displayed on the screen below as shown here: The player boot process takes approximately 60 seconds to complete. After boot up is complete, the signboard will stay in the Basic settings menu if no content service has been configured (i.e.

  • Page 12: Basic Settings

    2.2. Basic settings You must attach a USB mouse to the signboard to configure settings. Basic settings allow users to configure 3 important signage application settings: Network, Time zone and Content. Each time the Basic settings menu is entered, the signboard will start playback automatically after 15 seconds if content services have been set previously.

  • Page 13: Connecting The Device To Your Network

    2.3. Connecting the device to your network Wireless connection Click the Wireless LAN setting, and the wireless configuration UI will be launched. Click the ON/OFF button as indicated below to turn the Wireless interface on (Ethernet will be disconnected when the signboard connects to a wireless network).
  • Page 14 The signboard will scan for wireless signals nearby and available AP stations will be listed. Click on the station name to connect. If the network requires authentication, you will be asked to provide the password for access. Wired connection To use the wired Ethernet connection, first connect an Ethernet cable then disable the Wireless LAN interface.
  • Page 15 DHCP – automatically assign network IP address Turn on the Ethernet interface. For DHCP environments, configuration will be finished in this step. Static IP – manually assign network IP address Click Ethernet to make a static IP configuration.

  • Page 16: Time Zone Settings

    2.4. Time zone settings Click Time zone to launch the configuration menu. Choose the correct time zone from available options.

  • Page 17: Content Settings

    2.5. Content settings Click the Set content button to launch the configuration menu. Input the content source URL and click on Connect. The signboard will start playback immediately.

  • Page 18: Player Information

    2.6. Player information From the signboard you can check the basic information including Health status, Firmware version and Player ID. Click Advanced, and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Information to view Health Status definitions: Green – Normal > Device connection to the content source URL server is normal.

  • Page 19: Content Configuration - Appstart

    2.7. Content configuration – AppStart User can assign the URL and App after system start up. Click on the Advanced button. The advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Content, and then click AppStart. Enter the valid URL of HTML/SMIL in AppStart. The Advanced option is used for the 3rd-party App configurations only.

  • Page 20: Content Configuration - Easyplay

    2.9. Content configuration – EasyPlay The EasyPlay feature allows the signboard to play media contents from the USB flash drive (or SD card) directly. When EasyPlay is enabled, the signboard will play contents from the USB drive (or SD card) only. To play contents from the URL server configured via ‘Set content’, EasyPlay must be disabled.
  • Page 21 Configuring Movie Mode Click Movie to begin choosing movies. Click on the button marked in red below to browse the movie directory from the USB drive. Click on the Set button after selecting a folder. The files in the selected folders will be played after clicking on the Play button in the Basic settings or Advanced configuration menus.
  • Page 22 The On times assigned in time slots A-E are inclusive, as seen in the schedule assigned here: The exact playback time will are depicted by blue time. Dark blue represents time overlaps between C/D and D/E.

  • Page 23: Display Settings

    2.10. Display settings Output Mode The default output mode is set to Panel. If you are connecting to a monitor via HDMI compatible port, refer to the device specifications for the best matching setting. Note: The signboard supports only one output device at a time. Click on the Advanced button.
  • Page 24 Screen orientation Screen orientation allows you to set the display to 90/180/270-degree rotation. Click on the Advanced button. The advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Display/sound, and then click on Display. The Display Settings page will be launched. Click on Screen orientation, as marked in red below.

  • Page 25: Sound Settings

    Select your preferred angle from the menu. 2.11. Sound settings To control the output sound volumes and touch sounds: Click on the Advanced button. The advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Display/sound, and then click on Sound. The Sound Settings page will be launched.
  • Page 26 Click on Volumes, the Volumes settings page will be launched. Drag the blue dots to adjust the volumes for the selected item, and then click OK to save the new settings.

  • Page 27: Access Configuration - Player Name

    2.12. Access configuration – Player name The player’s name can be specified so the player can be easily recognized in the management software. (Management software support is required). Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Access, and click on Player name. Input a name for the field and click Set.

  • Page 28: Schedule Configuration - Time And Date

    2.14. Schedule configuration – Time and date The will bring up Date and time configuration panel as shown below, user can set time as auto or manual, set time zone and time format from here.

  • Page 29: Schedule Configuration - Time Server

    2.15. Schedule configuration – Time Server The feature allows user to synchronize player’s time with the web server where the appStart URL hosted, disabled by default. When disabled, player synchronize it’s time with Android default time server( pool.ntp.org), this requires internet connection. When enabled, player synchronize it’s time with the web server where the appStart URL hosted (based on http response header’s time).

  • Page 30: Schedule Configuration - Schedule Reboot

    2.16. Schedule configuration – Schedule reboot The feature Scheduled reboot allows the player to reboot on the assigned time automatically every day. Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Scheduling, and click on Scheduled Reboot. Click the Enable daily reboot button as marked in red below to enable/ disable the daily reboot function.

  • Page 31: System Configuration - Firmware Upgrades

    2.17. System configuration - Firmware upgrades Firmware updates can be performed by using a USB flash drive. Please read the release notes carefully regarding the changes that will be made to your signboard before applying the upgrade. IMPORTANT: DO NOT unplug the USB drive or turn off the signboard while the system is performing a firmware update.

  • Page 32: System Configuration - Expansion Storage

    2.18. System configuration – Expansion storage User can add extra Micro SD card to replace its internal storage, please note when internal storage being replaced, player use only the extra Micro SD card as main storage, internal storage will not be used. Manual Expansion Power off device.
  • Page 33 After boot up, check player information and new capacity will be displayed. Auto Expansion In the Basic settings menu, click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on System, click on Expansion storage and enable auto-format. Power off device. Insert Micro SD card and then plug in power cord to power on.

  • Page 34: System Configuration - Factory Reset

    2.19. System configuration - Factory reset If you forget your preset system password, you must reset the system to regain access to the signboard. Using the reset button Press and hold the reset button with a pen tip. Reconnect the power cord. Reset button Wait for 16 seconds or until the status LED flashes.

  • Page 35: System Configuration - Power Save

    2.20. System configuration – Power save Power save allows the signboard to power off automatically from the Basic settings page if no actions occur after 10 minutes. Click on the Advanced button. The advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on System, and then click on Power save. 2.21.

  • Page 36: System Configuration - Expand Storage By Using Micro Sd Card

    The NMP580-W is designed to work with 3rd party management solutions. Please refer to the printed guide for related set up instructions. 4. Authoring in HTML5 A major advancement in the NMP580-W media appliance is the ability to playback HTML5 content which can contain dynamic information.

  • Page 37: Working With Smil

    5. Working with SMIL The NMP580-W uses open communications protocols for content presentation and playback control. SMIL-compliance means predictable results across multiple devices, and SMIL’s non-proprietary nature means that your investments are never obsolete. 5.1. Introduction Using SMIL (pronounced “smile”), the language created by W3C for multimedia communications, the media player understands the language “spoken”...

  • Page 38: Technical Data

    6. Technical Data 6.1. Specifications POPAI Screen Media Standards S6 (MPEG-1 SIF, 3Mbps CBR) S7 (MPEG-1 480p, 10Mbps CBR) S8 (MPEG-1 720p, 15Mbps CBR) S9 (MPEG-2 480p, 6Mbps CBR) Video format support S10 (MPEG-2 720p, 12Mbps CBR) S11 (MPEG-4 AVC, 480p, 6Mbps CBR) S12 (MPEG-4 AVC, 720p, 10Mbps CBR) E4 (VC-1/WMV9, MP@ML, 720p) E7 (MPEG-4 ASP, 480p, 10Mbps CBR)
  • Page 39 HDMI 1.4 out (CEC support) HDMI 1.4 in (720p) SPDIF Audio Physical I/O USB 2.0 A type x 3 connectors Micro USB (for F/W troubleshooting) LAN (10/100 BASE-T) Micro SD Ver2.0 (for expand storage, MAX 32GB) Wi-Fi antenna RS232 8 GB eMMC (up to 6 hrs of typical 720p video @ Local storage 3 Mbps) HDMI cable...

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting

    If both connections are available, WiFi will be used. What is the maximum file size for a single video file? The maximum video file size for the NMP580-W is 2GB. We recommend reserving a safety margin to avoid exceeding the limit (i.e. limiting files to 1850MB).
  • Page 41 Why won’t some media files play properly? The video data bit-rate used may have exceeded the recommended bit rate. The video data bit-rate is the amount of video or audio data used per second to store or play the contents, usually expressed in Mbps (mega-bits per second).

  • Page 42: Customer Support

    Latin America C= http://www.viewsonic.com/ www.viewsonic.com/la/ soporte@viewsonic.com (Mexico) la/soporte/servicio-tecnico Nexus Hightech Solutions, Cincinnati #40 Desp. 1 Col. De los Deportes Mexico D.F. Tel: 55) 6547-6454 55)6547-6484 Other places please refer to http://www.viewsonic.com/la/soporte/servicio-tecnico#mexico Latin America C= http://www.viewsonic.com/ www.viewsonic.com/la/ soporte@viewsonic.com (Peru) la/soporte/servicio-tecnico service@hk.viewsonic. Macau www.hk.viewsonic.com...

  • Page 43: Limited Warranty

    Replacement product or parts may include remanufactured or refurbished parts or components. How long the warranty is effective: ViewSonic Network Media Player are warranted for 1 year for labor from the date of the first customer purchase. Who the warranty protects: This warranty is valid only for the first consumer purchaser.

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