I-Tech CMP1000HD User Manual

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CMP1000HD
User Guide
The CMP1000HD is a standalone digital signage HDMI player capable of delivering high
definition content. It can play high quality photos and videos from either its internal
storage (Compact Flash or USB flash drive) or via intranet / internet HTTP server.
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  • Page 1 CMP1000HD User Guide The CMP1000HD is a standalone digital signage HDMI player capable of delivering high definition content. It can play high quality photos and videos from either its internal storage (Compact Flash or USB flash drive) or via intranet / internet HTTP server.
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.1 Standalone Display 2.2 Internet and Real-time Network Mode 2.2.1 Internet Update 2.2.2 Real-time Update 2.3 Playlist and Message Setup 3. Configuring the CMP1000HD 3.1 Video / Audio 3.1.1 Video Configuration 3.1.2 Audio Configuration 3.2 Server Setup 3.3 LAN Setup 3.4 WLAN Setup...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1 Operation Type The CMP1000HD is a standalone high definition digital signage player that is also capable of limited network playback through an HTTP server. Standalone player Plays advertising content located on internal or external storage, such as a USB flash drive or Compact Flash memory card.
  • Page 4: Operation Mode

    1.2 Operation Mode The CMP1000HD is set to autoplay mode by default. In this mode, the player will automatically start in playback mode and read the storage devices for media content. If both a USB flash drive and CF card are used, the USB drive will have playback priority.
  • Page 5: Interactive Mode

    1.2.2 Interactive Mode If the CMP1000HD starts in interactive mode, the main navigation browser will be displayed after power up. Use the remote control and manually select a media item to play. Movie Menu - Go to movie navigation browser. User can select folder, file and play a movie.
  • Page 6: Product Components

    1.4 Product Components - CMP1000HD HD Digital Signage Player - Remote Control - VGA Cable - Audio Cable - Power Adapter Front View (CMP1000HD) Back View (CMP1000HD)
  • Page 7: Remote Control Hot Keys

    1.5 Remote Control Hot Keys The AUDIO button is used to toggle audio output port but currently, the CMP1000HD currently only supports Stereo mode. This button is reserved for future use. The DISPLAY button is used for toggling the video output mode in this order;...
  • Page 8: System Installation And Setup

    1. Connect the audio and video cable to the CMP1000HD and the display. 2. Insert CF card or USB flash drive into the memory slot on the CMP1000HD (note that USB has priority over the CF slot. All media contents need to be stored in the root folder on the storage device).
  • Page 9: Real-Time Update

    (see section 2.3). Internet mode setup on CMP1000HD 1. Insert a blank CF card into the CMP1000HD and plug in the network cable to the side RJ45 port. 2. Go to server setup in the main menu and enter HTTP server IP address.
  • Page 10 If certain files are scheduled, the CMP1000HD will skip over them until the correct time and date specified on the playlist. By default, the CMP1000HD will check for a new playlist update every 1 to 2 minutes and this option cannot be changed.
  • Page 11: Playlist And Message Setup

    In addition, the CMP1000HD can scroll a message much like a ticker in a preset area of the screen. This is controlled through a message text file that will be called in the playlist.
  • Page 12 A text editor such as notepad may be used to create a playlist. In the following example, the “#” denotes a comment. example of a playlist text file...
  • Page 13 to use message captioning, enable captions in the main menu example of message text file.
  • Page 14: Configuring The Cmp1000Hd

    3. Configuring the CMP1000HD The CMP1000HD can be configured by pressing the setup button on the remote control. 3.1 Video / Audio 3.1.1 Video Configuration The CMP1000HD has two primary output modes in VGA and DVI. Display resolutions for both modes are as follows:...
  • Page 15: Lan Setup

    3.3 LAN Setup IP address and DNS server address allocation is handled by the CMP1000HD automatically. To input an address manually, select the option fixed. 3.4 WLAN Setup Wireless LAN is not available with the current CMP1000HD version.
  • Page 16: Screen

    3.5 Screen 3.5.1 Auto Run Configuration There are 6 methods of automated playback outlined below: - Disable: auto play mode is disabled - All files: plays all files, default setting - Movie: plays movies only - Music : plays music only - Picture Slide : shows picture with configured slide effect - Music Slide : plays pictures and movies with background music 3.5.2 Slide Effect...
  • Page 17: Auto Scaling

    3.5.4 Auto Scaling The CMP1000HD video chipset can auto-scale a picture or video to the output display resolution. If auto-scaling is disabled, the actual resolution of the image or video will be displayed on the screen. Auto-scaling is enabled by default.
  • Page 18: Time Display / Color / Bg Color

    The advanced setup menu contains options to upgrade firmware, select language type and disable/enable OSD messages among many. Please take note that DSP mode is set to standard on the CMP1000HD by default and the player may not operate correctly if this setting is changed.
  • Page 19: Osd Message On / Off

    1. Copy “DSSImage” file onto a USB flash drive or CF card. 2. Insert storage media into slot on the CMP1000HD and turn on the system. 3. Go to Advance menu option on the Setup page and select S/W Upgrade.
  • Page 20: File Support

    4. File Support Video Codec Resolution Feature File Container MPEG1 Support MPEG2 MPEG-2 SDTV (HDTV): 20 (25) Mbps max MPG, TS 1920x1080P or less AVI, DIVX MPEG4, 1280x720P or ASP Level 5 (w/o global motion) MPEG-4 DIVX3/4/5, XVID less SDTV (HDTV: 10 (tdb) Mbps max WMT v9 SDTV (HDTV): 10 (20) Mbps max 1280x720P or less...
  • Page 21 Chapter 4 DSPCONFIG This file is used for control the player from remote server. This is stand for dspconfig.txt file on the remote server. This is used for control the player remote server. The dspconfig.txt file must be stored at the same folder with playlist.txt file. Hi-player check dspconfig.txt file at each 1 minute time interval.
  • Page 22 Setup Audio Output set dsp audio output Ex: Set audio output to {stereo/surround} Stereo(2Ch) set dsp audio output stereo Ex: Set audio output to surround (5.1Ch,Optical ) set dsp audio output surround 4-1-2 Setup Server Setup Server setting value on the player setup page Item Editor...
  • Page 23 Setup LAN DNS set dsp lan dns {auto/fix} Ex: Set LAN DNS setting to dynamic Configuration configuration (DHCP). set dsp lan dns auto Ex: Set LAN DNS setting to static configuration set dsp lan dns fix Setup LAN DNS Value set dsp lan dnsaddress “{dns Ex: Set LAN DNS address value to address}”...
  • Page 24 “192.168.1.1” Setup WLAN Operation set dsp wlan mode Ex: Set WLAN operation mode to Mode {managed,adhoc} managed set dsp wlan mode managed Ex: Set WLAN operation mode to adhoc set dsp wlan mode Setup WLAN SSID set dsp wlan ssid “{ssid}” Ex: Set WLAN SSID to wlan set dsp wlan ssid “wlan”...
  • Page 25 Setup Caption Color set dsp screen captioncolor Ex:Set caption color to yellow. {red/orange/yellow/green/blue/d set dsp screen captioncolor yellow : eepblue/violet/black/white} Setup Caption set dsp screen captionbgcolor Ex:Set caption background color to Background Color transparent. {red/orange/yellow/green/blue/d set dsp screen captionbgcolor eepblue/ transparent violet/black/white/transparent} Setup Caption Scroll...
  • Page 26 set dsp time off {HH:MM} Setup Player Power Off Ex: Set player power-off time to 22:30 Time set dsp time off 22:30 4-1-7. Setup Advanced Information Setup Advanced setting value on the player setup page. ITEM Editor Example Setup Screen Saver set dsp adv screensaver Ex: Enable screen saver and the {5/6/7/8/9/10/disable}...
  • Page 27 modification set dsp autoplay restart 0 Restart Autoplay Ex: Set player to restart autoplay. set dsp autoplay restart 0 PS: Player will not restart again before dspconfig.txt file modification Content Update Time set dsp contents up {ss} Ex: Update playlist.txt, Interval Control dspconfig.txt, message.txt file at every 30 second.
  • Page 28 4-2-3. Player Live Status The player live status can be upload to the server to user notify player operation. The live status file information is followed. The format of live status file is dsplive_AABBCCDDEEFF, in here AABBCCDDEEFF is MAC Item Editor Example Setup Live Status...
  • Page 29 Setup Live Status set dsp live up {ss} Ex: Set live status file update time Update Time interval to 15 seconds set dsp live up 15 If user do not set live status update time, the default live status file update time interval is 1 minute(60 seconds).
  • Page 30 set com init parity 0 : Bit (Interactive-DS 0: no parity, 1:odd parity, 2:even Only) parity set com init stop {1/2} Setup Serial Port Stop Ex: Set serial port stop bit to 1 bit Bit (Interactive-DS set com init stop 1 : Only) set com init interval {ms} Set Serial Port...
  • Page 31 (1). Week Directive Possible Directive : <SUN> <MON> <TUE> <WED> <THU> <FRI> <SAT> <ANY> <SUN> <MON> <TUE> <WED> <THU> <FRI> <SAT> stand for the play list on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. <ANY> stand for the play list that playing as default when there are no week directive. (2).
  • Page 32 file(.smi extension). 3.3. The all of the contents file name can be have full PATH information. If there are no PATH information, the folder will be default PATH on server folder. For example, if the server IP address is 10.10.10.10, and the server folder name is “DS folder”, the contents are stored following location.
  • Page 33 Appendix A. FAQ 1. How can I get best quality photo display? User must use same size picture with screen size. If user use 1366x768 screen size at 42 inch LCD display, the 1366x768 sized picture have best quality. User can change picture size by use some tool. Manufacture don’ t provide such kind of tool.
  • Page 34 AppendixB Trees of Setup Page Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Default Video/Audio Brightness Contrast Saturation Video Output VGA 1280x1024 HD YPbPr 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1366x768 HD DVI Audio Output Stereo Server Connect Mode Real Time Real time Internet SKT LOVIEW KT ALLPOTS Change Server IP 192.168.1.40...
  • Page 35 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Default Screen Setting Caption Background Color Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Deep Blue, Violet, Black, White White Caption Scroll Quickly, Normally, Slowly Normally Auto Scaling Enable, Disable Enable Auto Run Restart Time Current Time Time Setting Manually, NTP server NTP Server setting...

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