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VC-HD8
Manual v2
July 2016

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  • Page 1 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 Contents 1. What is the VC-HD8? ..............4 2. Supported Media Formats ............. 4 3. In the Box ..................5 4. Setup Instructions ................6 5. Remote Control ................8 6. Settings Options ................9 7.

  • Page 3: What Is The Vc-Hd8

    VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 Thank you for purchasing the VideoClip-HD8 The VC-HD8 is one of a range of products we offer specific to the heritage marketplace. We are confident that we have other products you will find useful and look forward to hearing from you again soon.

  • Page 4: In The Box

    VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, AAC, LC-AAC, Audio Formats Supported APE (Under 128KHz) Image Formats Supported JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF If you need to reformat any files we recommend ‘Format Factory’. This can be downloaded for free here: http://www.pcfreetime.com/...

  • Page 5: Setup Instructions

    HDMI Cable Power Supply Remote Control SDHC Card (not pictured) 4. Setup Instructions Connecting your VC-HD8 is simple and straight forward. You will need the following: The VideoClip HD8 Player 12V DC Power Adapter HDMI Cable HDMI Compatible Monitor or TV (not included)
  • Page 6 2.Connecting Your VC-HD8 to a TV or Monitor Connect one end of the HDMI cable to the ‘HDMI out’ on the back of your VC-HD8, connect the remaining end to the HDMI slot of your device. 3.Connect Buttons (not required for looping playback)

  • Page 7: Remote Control

    Insert either an SDHC card or USB stick with uploaded content into USB or SDHC slot. 5. Power On Power on your displa, then power on your VC-HD8. The VC-HD8 will automatically play any attracter screen video/images on boot up. Button activated content will play when appropriate button is pushed.

  • Page 8: Settings Options

    6. Settings Options Using the Remote Control you can access a number of settings options for the VC-HD8 by pressing the ‘Setup’ button. Here you have access to ‘System, Audio, Video and Misc’ settings. Navigate between options using the ‘< ^ > v ok’ buttons.
  • Page 9 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 SYSTEM...
  • Page 10 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 AUDIO VIDEO...

  • Page 11: Additional Video & Slideshow Options

    VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 MISC 7. Additional Video & Slideshow Options To access additional Video & Slideshow options the player must be currently playing either a video (for video options) or image (for slideshow and image options). Whilst playing either a video or image press the ‘Menu’...
  • Page 12 Video Settings - Set video brightness/contrast/saturation/hue NOTE: These settings will be saved on your SD card or USB stick in a ‘.part’ file and ‘.Theatre’ folder created by the VC-HD8. If this file is deleted or new content is added these settings will be reset.

  • Page 13: Content Activation Options

    VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 8. Content Activation Options The VC-HD8 can play video, audio and image file types. These can be set to play in a looping fashion (requiring no user input) or can be button activated in a number of ways;...

  • Page 14: Programming Content

    MEDIA FORMATS) A PC or laptop with Windows OS Looping The VC-HD8 plays content stored in the root of the storage device on a constant loop as standard. Content is played in name order i.e 01 -> 02 -> 03.
  • Page 15 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 The VC-HD8 can loop video, images or audio if there is a mixture of content it will play in file order in order of alphabet name. LOOPING EXAMPLE 1: LOOPING VIDEO With this configuration the player will loop constantly through all videos in the following order: 1 Welcome Video ->...
  • Page 16 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 LOOPING EXAMPLE 2: LOOPING VIDEO & IMAGES With this configuration the player will loop constantly through the images first then play the videos in the following order: -> -> > -> -> 1 Welcome Video->...

  • Page 17: Button Activation

    ‘5.Additional Slideshow and Video Options’ 8 Button Activation The VC-HD8 can be programmed to play content upon button activation in a number of different ways, the looping function also allows the creation of an attracter screen which will loop until a...
  • Page 18 A configuration file will appear as follows (create a .txt file by right clicking on desktop > new > text document): irmode=1 (puts the VC-HD8 in button mode) 01=01/ (button 1 plays all files in folder ‘01’) 02[n]=02/video1.mpg (button 2 plays specific video in folder ‘02’)
  • Page 19 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 BUTTON EXAMPLE 1: 6 BUTTON - VIDEOS & ATTRACTA VIDEOS The above content will loop through 2 videos ‘AttractaVideo1’ and ‘AttractaVideo2’ until a button is pressed, the following ‘Autoplay.txt’ file assigns actions to 6 buttons;...
  • Page 20 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 The above ‘Autoplay.txt’ allows each button to play all files in assigned folder. Folders ‘01, 02, 03, 04, 06’ contain a single video file i.e ‘1Evolution-of-the-Tank’ pressing button 1 will play this file then return to the attracta screen videos.
  • Page 21 Once buttons 1 or 2 are pressed the first video file in the corresponding folder will play. Pressing button 3 will cycle to the next video, button 4 will cycle to the previous. Once the final video in the folder has been played the VC-HD8 will return to the attracter image.
  • Page 22 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 BUTTON EXAMPLE 3 - 5 BUTTON, VIDEOS ON CONSTANT LOOP WITH NEXT/PREV/VOL+/VOL-/MUTE This content will loop constantly through each video file ’01 - 08’ unless ‘next/prev’ button is pressed; Puts the VC-HD in button irmode=1...
  • Page 23 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 Button 3 and 4 adjust the volume while button 5 will mute unmute the player. BUTTON EXAMPLE 4: PLAY ALL / 5 INDIVIDUAL FILES The above content will display a single image ‘AttractaImage1’ until a button is pressed, the following ‘Autoplay.txt’ file assigns actions to 5 buttons;...
  • Page 24 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 01 is uninterruptible, once pressed all content will play before another button can be used. This ‘Autoplay.txt’ assigns folder ‘01’ to button 1, essentially becoming a ‘PLAY ALL’ button, when pressed the player will display each video in sequence then return to the attracter screen.

  • Page 25: Pir Activation

    A looping display can be utilised in PIR mode just as in the previous modes, this means the VC-HD8 can display video or images in a looping fashion until the PIR activates folder 01 and the content found within.
  • Page 26 VC-HD8 Manual v2 July 2016 activation, the following ‘Autoplay.txt’ file places the VC-HD8 into PIR mode. NOTE: The PIR is sold separately and must be connected via the I/O port, once connected the VC-HD is set to uninterruptible playback which means any files located in folder ‘01’ will be played through in their entirety before the PIR can be activated again.

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