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USER MANUAL 2-1 Upload Files to SMP Player ............13 2-2 Wizard Mode Introduction ............16 2-3 Network Wizard ................. 16 2-3-1 Step1: Ethernet Configuration ............16 2-3-2 Step2: Wi-Fi Configuration (Optional) ..........17 2-3-3 Step3: Ping Gateway ..............18 2-4 System Wizard ................19 2-4-1 Step1: Time &...
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3-7-2 Web Playlist - Play Once ...............53 3-7-3 Web Playlist - Location (GPS) ............54 3-7-4 System Volume ................57 4. Using CAYIN Media Player in HTML ........58 4-1 Media Player Tag and Attributes ..........59 4-2 Image Slide Show Tag and Attributes ........69...
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5-2 Create Your Own Clock (.clk) ........... 85 5-2-1 Create a Clock (.clk) ..............85 5-2-2 Upload a Clock (.clk) ..............93 5-3 Upload the CAYIN Skin File into SMP ........93 5-4 Apply Skin .................. 94 6. Content Update and Media Folder Management ....95 6-1 Update Media Folder ..............
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7-3-3 Export/Import/Restore System Settings ........110 7-3-4 Upload System Background Image ..........110 7-3-5 System Recovery ................ 111 7-4 Display Settings ..............112 7-4-1 Display Information for SMP-WEB4 ..........112 7-4-2 Display Information for SMP-WEBDUO ........114 7-4-3 Display Information for SMP-WEBPLUS ........120 7-4-4 User Define Resolution ...............121 7-4-5 Hide Cursor .................122...
In addition to Flash, HTML, video, images, animations, and texts, SMP-WEB series players can easily be extended to provide interactive services incorporating with touch screens. 1-1 SMP-WEB4 Appearance 1-1-1 Front View (P/N: LB-700) 1. Power 2.
1-2 SMP-WEBDUO Appearance 1-2-1 Front View (P/N: LB-660-A, LB-660-B) 1. USB x 2 2. Power/HDD/LAN Indicator 3. Power 1-2-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-660-A, LB-660-B) 1. RS-232 x 2 2. VGA 3. DVI 4. Ethernet LAN 5. USB x 2 6. HDMI 7.
USER MANUAL 1-6 Install SMP-WEB Series 1-6-1 Install Hardware 1. Open SMP package. 2. Connect the Ethernet to LAN port. (By default, SMP will get an IP address from a DHCP server.) 3. Connect the VGA or DVI cable to your screen. (The default screen resolution is 1024x768.) 4.
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Static IP If you are in the static IP network, please follow steps below to login and complete network settings. 1. Connect a keyboard and a mouse to USB connectors on the SMP player and connect the power adapter to a socket to turn on the system. Click [Wizard Mode] or [Advanced Mode] and enter a username and password.
[Open Web]. or change the IP address of your PC to the same subnet 3. You can also open the Media Folder of any player by [CAYIN (169.254.x.x). Finally, you Device Seeker]. Select the player you want to connect, can start to manage the player remotely on your PC.
1-7 Wall Mount Installation If you want to mount your SMP player on the wall, please read this section for installation instructions. Here we take SMP- WEB4 for illustration. 1. Please find the enclosed brackets and mounting screws. The enclosed accessories, s u c h a s b r a c k e t s a n d screws, may differ from the product you purchase.
SMP- WEB series players. Method 1: 1. Insert the product CD into your CD-ROM, and run [CAYIN Device Seeker] (\Tool\Device Seeker\seeker.exe). You can also copy this file to your PC for future management.
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USER MANUAL Method 2: 1. Open [File Explorer], and enter the "\\SMP player's hostname" or “\\SMP player's IP address”. For example, if the SMP player's hostname is SMP-WEBDUO, please enter \\SMP-WEBDUO or \\172.16.1.205. 2. Copy multimedia files from your PC to the SMP player via Network Neighborhood and then you can start to play those files in the SMP player.
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USB device and insert the device to SMP player. The USB file system supported by SMP players are as followings: SMP-WEB4/WEBPLUS/WEBDUO: FAT/FAT32/NTFS If you use FAT/FAT32 in USB storage, we strongly suggest you that all characters in filename should be in lower case due to file system’s limitation.
USER MANUAL 2-2 Wizard Mode Introduction When you open SMP Web Manager, you can choose to use Wizard Mode by clicking on the [Wizard Mode] button. After entering the Wizard mode, you will see four wizards: Network Wizard, System Wizard, Content Update Wizard, and Playback Wizard.
If you are not sure about the Ethernet network settings, please contact your ISP or network administrator. 2-3-2 Step2: Wi-Fi Configuration If you connect wired and (Optional) w ir e l e s s n e t w o r k t o t h e player at the same time, the If you attach a compatible USB Wi-Fi adaptor to a SMP player, system will choose the wired...
SMP player. IP address for more stable wireless connection. If you need a compatible Wi-Fi adaptor, please contact CAYIN sales representative, or authorized resellers. 2-3-3 Step3: Ping Gateway When the DHCP server is unstable and results in poor network connection, the function "ping gateway"...
2-4 System Wizard You can configure time, language, display, and security settings in this wizard. 2-4-1 Step1: Time & Language Settings Here you can configure the settings of date, time, and Web Manager's language. First, please select the right time zone of your location. If the SMP player is connected to the Internet, it is suggested to use an NTP server (e.g.
V G A and t he D VI-D connectors. We strongly recommend you to use two pr e-tested and identical SMP-WEB4 screens to properly work this function. If you choose DVI or VGA output (not Auto), those...
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* User Define Resolution (for advanced user) If you do not find any suitable resolutions in the drop down menu, you can customize your own resolution by using our "User define” function. 1. Choose "User define" in the drop down menu. 2.
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USER MANUAL SMP-WEBDUO If you choose HDMI, DVI or VGA output (not Auto), those resolutions with * sign after the number are supported by display’s EDID (or DDC) i n f o r m a t i o n . C h o o s i n g those resolutions without * sign is not suggested and the system may not work...
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2. Click the [User define] button; then, you will see a pop-up window. Some display’s refresh rate does not happen to be an integer (e.g. 59.9 Hz). You must check with your display vendor or try some numbers in the vicinity of that possible 3.
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USER MANUAL SMP-WEBPLUS 1. Tick "Hide Cursor" checkbox if you don’t want to see the cursor on the screen. 2. Choose a proper screen resolution and rotation mode. 3. If you want to turn off the display (SMP will cut down the VGA output) automatically, you can set a specific time of a day or Most screens will enter the sleep mode when the VGA...
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Some display’s refresh rate does not happen to be an integer (e.g. 59.9 Hz). You must check with your display vendor or try some numbers 3. Choose either “Basic Configuration” (Recommended) in the vicinity of that possible o r “ A d v a n c e d C o n f i g u r a t i o n ” . F o r “ B a s i c refresh rate.
USER MANUAL 2-4-3 Step3: Media Folder Security Settings Here you can configure the security settings for the SMP Media Folder access. If you select "share mode", which is the most convenient but also the least secured way, you won't be required a password while you access the SMP Media Folder. You can also use "user mode"...
1. Configure how frequently the SMP player will check updated content with CMS server. 2. Enter a Group name to which the SMP player belongs. 3. Enter one CMS server's account name and password. Such account is authorized to access the content of the group. 4.
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USER MANUAL For SMP-WEBPLUS and SMP-WEBDUO, you can configure 2 Web Playlists. Please follow the same procedure to complete settings of Web Playlist 2.
Multimedia Content Playback and Management 3-1 Upload Files to SMP Player ..........30 3-2 Edit Playlist ..............30 3-2-1 Edit New Playlist ..............30 3-2-2 Set Default Playlist ............. 34 3-2-3 Set Central Scheduling ............35 3-2-4 When playlist changes, resume from the next item .... 35 3-2-5 Enable Playlist Selection from a Keypad Device ....
USER MANUAL SMP-WEB series supports the playback of a variety of multimedia files. Users can upload all contents to the SMP player, and edit the playlist. Then, SMP-WEB series player will play files based on your pre-scheduled playlist. Users can also choose to manage playlist and content update from CMS server.
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4. Click [Add new item] and you can see an “Add/Edit Entry” pop-up window. 5. In the “Add / Edit Entry” window, you can decide the sequence of this new item in the playlist. By default, the new item will be inserted as the last item. For example, if you already have five items in this playlist, the system will automatically place this new item at the sixth place by default.
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Folder your files in the Media Folder, you can also pre-edit the playlist by clicking [Enter a new one] and entering the item (e.g. /cayin/ main.html) directly in the text box. You can insert an image file (JPEG/GIF/PNG) as a display item You can select the JPEG or a transition between two HTML files by enabling this function.
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[Enter a new one] and entering Media Folder automatically play the next the item (e.g. /cayin/cartoon.mpg) directly in the text box. item in this playlist after the After you select a video file, you can also set the display ratio as system finishes playing the 4:3 or 16:9 or auto.
USER MANUAL 9. After completing settings, click [SAVE] and [APPLY]. Please remember to enable those items which you wish to play one by one; or you can click [Select all Items] to select all items in this playlist. SMP will only play those selected items. If you want to remove all items in this playlist, please click [Delete all Items].
3-2-3 Set Central Scheduling If the playlist of this SMP player will be centrally controlled by a CMS server, please select “Central Scheduling” in the drop down menu and set as the default playlist. You are not allowed to edit playlist directly in SMP.
USER MANUAL 3-2-5 Enable Playlist Selection from a Keypad Device Leave “Enable playlist selection from a keypad Press “.” Key at keypad, you device” checked and you can change the playlist by clicking can trigger central scheduling number keys at a keypad/keyboard device which connects to a playlist.
3-3 Manage Playlist You can import or export all playlists or a specific playlist and save a lot of time while preparing them. 3-3-1 Export Playlist Please follow the steps below to export playlists to your PC. If you configure the “Pop-up Blocker”...
USER MANUAL choose an exported playlist file (*.dat for all playlists or *.spl for a single playlist) 4. You can either choose to import all playlists or import a specific playlist. 3-3-3 Duplicate Playlist You can duplicate items from one playlist to another. 1.
3-4 HTTP Proxy Please do not configure this setting unless you have You can configure proxy settings if your network has restrictions a c lear idea ab out y our to Internet connection. Please use one of the following settings. network configurations.
USER MANUAL Select Audio Output (SMP-WEBDUO LB-660 only) I f y o u c o n v e r t S M P - 1. User can choose either HDMI audio or analog audio (phone W E B D U O ’ s D V I o u t p u t jack).
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SMP player or CMS server and you will see all skins in the pop-up window. Please select but cannot be opened by those skins you want to export and click [Export]. CAYIN Skin Editor for further modification.
USER MANUAL 3-6-2 Manage Your Program You can create and configure your own program by CAYIN’s program wizard. 1. Login SMP and enter Web Manager. 2. Go to PROGRAM MANAGEMENT > PROGRAM page. You can make your own Program Set by clicking [Create Set] button.
3-6-3 Edit Program: Skin 1. If necessary, you can choose which Program Set you want your new program belongs to in the drop down menu. Remember to enter a Program name here and Description (optional) for your program. 2. Choose the skin you want to use and click [Next] to proceed. You can press Preview to know more detailed information The skin you choose here will about the skin.
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USER MANUAL 3. Click [Select=>], and all selected files in the left column will be duplicated to the right column. SMP will only play those files in the right column. 4. If you want to play all files in the media folder, you can simply click the [Select all=>] button.
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Central Scheduling (by CMS Server) The playlist of media files can be centrally scheduled and controlled by CMS server when you purchase one. Click “Central Scheduling (by CMS Server)”. Then, the playlist of media files will be centrally managed by CMS server. You can play selected media files once or weekly at certain time or periods.
USER MANUAL HTTP/MMS Streaming To play video file via HTTP or MMS streaming, e.g. video file on a web server or MMS server, enter the URL of the file in this option. You can also select the display ratio from the drop down menu here.
Play all files in the media folder. Click [Edit Playlist] to further configure your Play all image files in Media Folder playlist. Central Scheduling (by CMS Server) Select this option to control the slideshow playlist from CMS server. See CMS manual for detailed configurations.
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USER MANUAL You can enter a text message, such as “Welcome to Enter Text here CAYIN Technology!”. Save the settings and the text will You can enter max. 512 be displayed on the screen. characters in the text field. Te x t f i l e i n M e d i a...
3. Set duration of “Pause” when you choose “Simple bottom-up” or “Bottom-up and crawl”. This option will let text pause for specific seconds when the player finishes showing a line. 4. Click [Next] to proceed. 3-6-7 Edit Program: HTML/Flash Only SMP-WEB series supports HTML/Flash playback. If you select a skin with a HTML/ Flash area, you can add and edit your HTML/Flash content here.
USER MANUAL 3-6-8 Finish Your Program After finishing all the configurations based on your selected skin, you will see the preview of your skin together with other related information. Press [Finish] to finish the Program Wizard settings. Now you can see the new program in the program table. Click [Edit] to modify your program or click [Info] to review the detailed program information.
3-6-10 Import/Export Program This function allows you to import and export programs. You can edit your programs in any SMP player or CMS server and then export the program settings as a backup file or import those settings later to other SMP players or CMS servers. Import Program Choose a program set from the drop-down menu and click [Browse...] to select a program file (.prg).
USER MANUAL 3-7 Local Scheduling Please remember to edit your playlist in the “WEB 3-7-1 Web Playlist - Weekly PLAYLIST (BROWSER)” page, if you don’t choose “Central Scheduling”. You can edit a schedule to playback different playlists at You need to edit all contents designated time.
3-7-2 Web Playlist - Play Once You can edit a schedule to playback different playlists at designated time. 1. Login to SMP Web Manager and click “LOCAL SCHEDULE” in the main page. Then, click the sub-item, “WEB PLAYLIST”. (If you choose “Distinct” display output method in SMP-WEBDUO, you can edit two separated schedules for the two Web Playlists.) 2.
USER MANUAL 3-7-3 Web Playlist - Location (GPS) SMP players can playback content based on locations. Please follow the steps below to configure related settings. 1. Login to SMP Web Manager and click “LOCAL SCHEDULE” in the main page. Then, click the sub-item, “WEB PLAYLIST”.
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There are four ways for you to set the start point and end point of this area. (1) Directly drag (start point) and (end point) on the map. (2) Enter the address and click [Find Position by Address]. (3) Enter the latitude and longitude and click [Find Address by Position]. (4) Move the mouse to any point of the map and click the right button of the mouse.
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USER MANUAL 4. After finishing the configuration, please click [Apply]. Then, you will go back to the local schedule editing window and see positions of the start point and end point. 5. Now you need to assign playlist. If you set Playlist index 0 here, the SMP player will start to playback content in “playlist 0”...
3-7-4 System Volume You can change system volume at a specific day and time. For example, the system can lower down the volume at night automatically after you configure the settings. 1. Click [Add Schedule] to create a new schedule item in the pop-up window. 2.
Using CAYIN Media Player in HTML 4-1 Media Player Tag and Attributes ........59 4-2 Image Slide Show Tag and Attributes ......69 4-3 Ticker Tag and Attributes ..........71 4-4 Apply Font in SMP-WEB Series Players ......73 4-5 Remove the Scrollbar ............. 74...
4-1 Media Player Tag and Attributes CAYIN’s Media Player can be embedded into HTML tag, like Adobe Flash. You can play media files in Media Folder or real-time streaming by using CAYIN’s media player. You can embed CAYIN’s media player into browser by defining the <object> tag in HTML.
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“video/main” represents the main video; “video/sub” represents the secondary video/sub video. For SMP-WEB4, users can play video by using the tag “video/mpeg” or “video/main”. If you decide to play two videos in one HTML page, we suggest that you assign the video with larger resolutions as the main video.
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Attribute Attribute Value Note Play files in Media Folder according to CMS’s Central Scheduling settings. This option cannot be used with play-local-all. p l a y - s e r v e r - 1: Play first multimedia central scheduling. 0 (default) schedule 2: Play second multimedia central scheduling.
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USER MANUAL Example 2: Play the file, video.mpg, in the Media Folder repeatedly and display in full screen <html> <head> </head> <body> …………….. <object type="video/main" width="320" height="240"> <param name="src" value="file://video.mpg”> <param name="loop" value="1"> <param name="fullscreen" value="1"> </object> ………………. </body> </html>...
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Example 3: Play several video files in the Media Folder repeatedly If you want to play many items, please add multiple “param” tag and set the “name” as “src”. In the following example, the media player will play video files in the sequence of 1.mpg, 2.mpg, 3.mpg, 4.mpg, and 5.mpg.
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USER MANUAL Example 4: Play all video files in the Media Folder If you want to play all files in the Media Folder, you can use the attribute “play-local-all”. Then, the media player will play all files in the alphabetical order. <html>...
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Example 6: Control the playlist by CMS’s central scheduling The media player will download the playlist in CMS when you Y o u c a n u s e < p a r a m n a m e = " p l a y - s e r v e r - use the tag “play-server-schedule”.
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USER MANUAL Example 8: Play two videos in one web page. SMP-WEBDUO/WEBPLUS can play two videos in one web page by using attributes, “video/main” and “video/sub”. <html> <head> </head> <body> ……. <object type="video/main" width="640" height="480"> <param name="src" value="file://1.mpg"> </object> …… <object type="video/sub"...
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Example 9: Play background music If you want to hide a media player and only play music, e.g. MP3, you have to create a CSS rule to control the attributes of “OBJECT” tag, and set the value of param name “hidden” as “1”.
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USER MANUAL Example 10: Play video input <html> <head> </head> <body> ……………… <object type="video/video-in" width="320" height="240"> </object> ……………… </body> </html>...
You can create Image slideshow area by creating this type of plug-ins. SMP-WEB4/SMP-WEBPLUS: You can have maximum 4 image areas. SMP-WEDUO: You can have maximum 8 image areas. Note: SMP-WEBDUO (Distinct Mode): You can have maximum 16 image areas.
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If you haven't installed that patch, you can only use the original transition effects 1~4. Example: Play the image files in the Media Folder repeatedly <html> <head> </head> <body> ……………… <object type="app/cayin-image" width="320" height="240"> <param name="src" value="file://folder/image1.jpg"> <param name="src" value="file://folder/image2.jpg"> <param name="src" value="file://folder/image3.jpg"> </object> ……………… </body> </html>...
Attribute Attribute Value Note Type cayin/ticker Create Ticker text areas. Max 4 areas for SMP-WEB4, SMP-WEBPLUS, and SMP-WEBDUO. Note: SMP-WEBDUO can have 4 areas in each Distinct mode display. NAME Attribute: Attribute Attribute Value Note Text: enter text directly in the tag.
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- s e r v e r - Play server schedule schedule 0: Disable 1: Enable Example : Play image files in the Media Folder repeatedly <html> <head> </head> <body> ……………… <object type="cayin/ticker" width="320" height="240"> <param name="src" value="file://folder/myticker.txt"> </object> ……………… </body> </html>...
4-4 Apply Font in SMP-WEB Series Players You can use fonts in HTML by the following steps: 1. Open HTML file by a text editor or HTML editor (e.g. Adobe® Dreamweaver®). 2. Copy face name from font list below and specify the font face HTML tag: Example <font face="Vagabond">This is a sample text.</font>...
USER MANUAL 4-5 Remove the Scrollbar If you want to hide the scrollbar in web page, please apply the CSS settings below: <html> <head> <title></title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- body { margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow: hidden; --> </style></head> <body> ..</body>...
USER MANUAL You can create your own skin via CAYIN Skin Editor, upload it to players, and adopt it into your contents. In this section, If you are using Windows you can manage your own skin displayed as a background on...
5-1-2 Create a new skin file (.csk) By using CAYIN Skin Editor program, you can make your own skin for SMP players. Please follow the steps below to build your own skin. 1. Execute the program Skin Editor in Start menu or on your desktop.
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The skin only applies to several skin resolutions. You can also select "User define" those resolutions which you pre- edit by CAYIN Skin to configure your own resolution. Click [OK] to proceed. Editor. So, we suggest y o u u p l o a d a l l p o s s i b l e...
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You can also import your own background image. 9. Now please choose which zones you want to edit first. For CAYIN’s Skin Editor will example, if you want to edit a multimedia zone first, please detect which kinds of zones...
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USER MANUAL 10. When you configure the clock area, you can only adjust the size of the clock area by selecting a pre-defined size, and place it in any position you want. There are two types of clocks: analog and digital. 11.
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12. If you upload more than one resolution for your skin, please select other resolutions from the upper side drop down menu and start over the configuration process. You may discover in some zoom ratio, the quality of background image seems not good.
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Publish Skin icon on the tool bar or go to File > Publish Skin. You can upload the .csk file into SMP players or CMS server by Web Manager later. More information about CAYIN Skin Editor are as follows: Create a New Skin Add a new skin...
CAYIN’s PartnerNet website. After having the .csk file, you can easily upload a new skin to Skin Editor. 1. Download a ".csk" file from CAYIN's partner website or a SMP player to your PC. 2. Open CAYIN Skin Editor and go to Template > Manage Skin Templates and click [Import] button.
Skin settings. Template for any further modification. 1. Open the CAYIN Skin Editor. 2. Go to File > Load Skin from Template. You will see a pop-up menu. 3. Choose the skin you want to adjust and click [Load].
5-2 Create Your Own Clock (.clk) 5-2-1 Create a Clock (.clk) You can use CAYIN Skin Editor to create your personal clock file (.clk). 1. Go to Template > Manage Clock Templates. 2. Click [New], you will see a pop-up window. You can name your clock; choose the clock type and how many resolutions you want to create for your clock (Size) here.
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USER MANUAL Analog Clock: If you choose analog clock, you will see an analog clock pop-up window. General Settings 1. Select your clock background here. You have to import an The clock dimension is max. image file as your clock background image (clock face). The 1024 pixels (both width and clock size will be based on the imported background image.
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Date 1. If you want to show the date, please choose [True]; otherwise please choose [False] to disable and skip this step. 2. Input the exact coordinate value (x,y) to decide the location of the date. You can also choose the Font, Font Size and Color here.
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USER MANUAL 3. After finishing all the resolutions you just configured, please click [OK]. Now you can see your own personal skin in the Clock Template window. Digital Clock (Image): The concept of Digital Clock (image) is using images to compose a clock.
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2. After importing the background image, you can see the preview on the right hand side of the window. You can also enable the “12/24 mode” function for 12 hour or 24 hour clock. Hour/Minute/Second Here you can create the hour, minute and second for your clock. 1.
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USER MANUAL Year/Month/Day/Day of Week 1. Please follow the same process to import images in year/month/day and day of week columns. 2. Then, you can choose to enable “AM/PM” function and import the image to this column. 3. Check the preview and fine tune your configuration if required. 4.
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Digital Clock (Text): If you choose digital clock (text), you will see a digital clock (text) pop-up window. General Settings 1. Select your clock background here. Please note you have to P l e a s e i m p o r t o n e p r e - import an image file as your clock background image.
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USER MANUAL Year/Month/Day/Day of Week 1. Please follow the same process to import images in year/ Please make sure to enter a month/day and day of week columns. serial text and a comma, ",", between each word when 2. In month/day of week and AM/PM columns, you can enter the you input text in month/day of actual wording that will display on your clock.
1. Download a ".clk" file to your PC, or have any existing ".clk" file at hand. 2. Open the CAYIN Skin Editor and go to Template > Manage Clock Templates and click [Import] button. 3. Choose the skin you want to upload and press [Open]. Now you can find the uploaded clock and make any changes on it.
USER MANUAL 5-4 Apply Skin After the skin is uploaded into the system, go to PROGRAM MANAGEMENT > PROGRAM and change to your favorite skin. 1. Login Web Manager. Go to PROGRAM MANAGEMENT > PROGRAM page. 2. Click [Add] to create a program. Then, you should be able to see the skin which you just upload.
USER MANUAL In this section, you can enable automatic content update function of Media Folder with CMS server. You can also configure the settings of access authorization of Media Folder. 6-1 Update Media Folder only download In addition to Network Neighborhood, you can update the 8192 files and 256 folders in content of Media Folder automatically with CMS server or a web maximum for each mapping...
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The advantage of this function is to make sure that SMP will not play incomplete contents. SMP will not play contents until all files are completely downloaded. We suggest you enable this option. 4. During the synchronization, SMP will check and only download new contents.
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USER MANUAL Group Assign the group name which this SMP player For the Hostname of the belongs to. CMS server, you must enter FQDN (full qualified domain The username is the account you create in CMS n a m e ) h e r e ( e g . w w w. Username server, and this account should be authorized to cayintech.com).
You may type a text file like below and enter the URL of this text file in this field: By changing the text file, you can update the SMP player's playlist in media folder. Files downloaded from Web Server will be located in the root of Media Folder with no subfolders.
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A l l o w u p d a t e Tick this option and you can upload or update contents/files via USB storage devices. NOTE: The USB file system supported by SMP players are as followings: content from USB storage device SMP-WEB4/WEBPLUS/WEBDUO: FAT/FAY32/NTFS...
7-3-3 Export/Import/Restore System Settings ......110 7-3-4 Upload System Background Image ........110 7-3-5 System Recovery ..............111 7-4 Display Settings .............112 7-4-1 Display Information for SMP-WEB4 ........112 7-4-2 Display Information for SMP-WEBDUO ......114 7-4-3 Display Information for SMP-WEBPLUS ......120 7-4-4 User Define Resolution ............ 121 7-4-5 Hide Cursor ..............
USER MANUAL In this chapter you can access comprehensive system information about a SMP-WEB series player. You can also configure system settings. 7-1 System Status Login Web Manager of SMP and you will see the [SYSTEM STATUS] page. 7-1-1 Basic Information You can check the Hostname, Product Model, Firmware Version, and Date/Time of a SMP- WEB series player in this section.
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1. Hardware information is for reference only and may not be accurate due to other possibilities, such as: sensor error or malfunction. 2. The Fan Speed area will show N/A if your player is SMP-WEB4, because of its fanless design.
USER MANUAL 7-1-3 Firmware Information You can check all updated patches information here. 7-2 System Settings In this section, you can configure basic system settings and maintain the system with firmware update, system restart, and system shutdown. 7-2-1 Set System Time You can set the system date and time manually for the SMP player.
7-2-2 NTP Service You can enable NTP function to synchronize the clocks of media players from an NTP server automatically (e.g. time.nist.gov). SMP will update the system time from NTP server every 7 days or when the system restarts. 1. Login SMP Web Manager. Click [SYSTEM] and switch to “SYSTEM”...
USER MANUAL 7-2-4 Change Service Port of Web Manager You can change your service port number to a suitable one to fit your network environment. The default Web Manager port number is 80. We suggest you use the port number larger than 1024, so that the new port number will not be in conflict with other services.
7-2-6 Set System Reboot You can assign up to three particular day and time sections within a day that SMP will restart automatically. Enable “Set system reboot at” function and choose “Restart mode” and tick specific date/time. Then, click [SAVE] and [APPLY].
USER MANUAL 7-2-8 RS-232 Setting You can configure RS-232 commands here. (SYSTEM > SYSTEM > RS-232 (COM port) Settings) 1. Click [RS-232 parameters] button and you will see a pop-up window. 2. Here you can configure RS-232 parameters such as “COM Port”, “Baud Rate”, “Data-bit”, “Parity”, “Flow Control”...
1. Login SMP Web Manager. Click [SYSTEM] and switch to “MAINTENANCE” page. Please only upload firmware provided by CAYIN. Do not 2. Click [Browse] and select a file; then click [Upload]. The upload unknown firmware extension of a firmware file is “.psu” or “.fsu”.
USER MANUAL 7-3-3 Export/Import/Restore You can only upload this file System Settings to a SMP player with the identical model and firmware You can export system settings to a local file and import it later version. to the same machine or different machines. You can also restore the system settings by clicking [Restore] button.
7-3-5 System Recovery Recover system remotely Network settings (including You can recover the SMP system remotely. Firmware and WIFI) will be kept in order configurations will be restored to the factory default. to reconnect to this player r e m o t e l y a g a i n . I f S M P player get IP address from DHCP, we don’t guarantee DHCP server will issue an...
7-4-1 Display Information for SMP-WEB4 There are two output methods you can choose from in SMP-WEB4. If you choose VGA or DVI output (not Auto), those resolutions with * sign after the number are supported by display’s EDID (or DDC) information.
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1. Login SMP Web Manager. Click [SYSTEM] and switch to “DISPLAY” page. 2. Choose single mode in output method drop down menu. SMP-WEB4 only outputs signals to a display connector. 3. Choose the orientation of the screen. 4. Choose a video source. You can choose AUTO, VGA or DVI-1. If you choose AUTO, SMP-WEB4 will automatically detect connection status.
Please test the video on SMP players in advance. CAYIN DOES NOT GUARANTEE EVERY VIDEO FILE CAN BE PLAYED ON SMP PLAYERS PROPERLY WITHOUT TESTING BEFOREHAND.
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Please test the video on SMP players in advance. CAYIN DOES NOT GUARANTEE EVERY VIDEO FILE CAN BE PLAYED ON SMP PLAYERS PROPERLY WITHOUT TESTING BEFOREHAND.
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USER MANUAL Video resolution and specification may differ for different output methods, supporting up to 1080p (1920x1080), Bit rate up to: 20 Mbps (MPEG2), 10~12 Mbps (MPEG4), 8~10 Mbps (WMV), 5~8 Mbps (H.264, 720p only) [Landscape, 25 fps, one video only] Landscape Screen Portrait Screen Screen Resolution...
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1. Two screens with one identical model for Clone and Extended modes is strongly suggested. You can only configure one screen resolution for two screens, so the presentation result may be unpredictable if you use two different screens, one of which doesn’t support the selected resolution. 2.
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USER MANUAL 4. Choose a suitable screen resolution and refresh rate which will apply to these two screens. You can specify a predefined screen resolution and refresh rate or enter your own specification by selecting “User define”. 1. Two screens with one identical model for Clone and Extended modes is strongly suggested. You can only configure one screen resolution for two screens, so the presentation result may be unpredictable if you use two different screens, one of which doesn’t support the selected resolution.
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Distinct Mode 1. Choose Distinct mode. SMP-WEBDUO outputs two sets of different signals to two screens, so each screen will present its content. 2. Choose the orientation of the two screens. Then, you must configure settings for two screens respectively. 3.
USER MANUAL 7-4-3 Display Information for SMP-WEBPLUS 1. Login SMP-WEBPLUS Web Manager. Click [SYSTEM] and switch to “DISPLAY” page. 2. Choose the orientation of the screen. 3. Choose a suitable screen resolution and refresh rate. You can specify a predefined screen resolution and refresh rate or assign your own specification by selecting “User define”.
7-4-4 User Define Resolution If you cannot select a suitable resolution on the list, you can choose “User Define” resolution. 1. Choose “User define”. 2. Click the [User define] button; then, you will see a pop-up window. Some display’s refresh rate does not happen to be an integer (e.g.
USER MANUAL 7-4-5 Hide Cursor Enable this option to hide mouse cursor on displayed screen. 1. Enable the function “Hide cursor”. 2. Click [SAVE] and [APPLY]. 7-4-6 Hardware Video Acceleration (SMP-WEBPLUS) SMP-WEBLUS is equipped with the function of hardware video acceleration. By default, we will enable this function to provide better video playback quality.
7-4-7 Turn on / Turn off Display Most screens will enter the You can choose to turn on or turn off the screen remotely with sleep mode when the VGA signal is cut down by the SMP player (by cutting down the VGA signal). You can also SMP player.
USER MANUAL 4. Set the days and the period of time you want to turn off the display and click [SAVE]. 3. Then, please remember to enable this schedule and click Yo u c a n a d d u p t o 1 0 schedules [SAVE] and [APPLY].
also use functions above to adjust the picture quality before you actually capture it. Please refer to the comparison table below for the video-in function among SMP players: Build-In USB Camera (UVC) WEB4 Yes (S-Video) WEBPLUS/WEBDUO For more about UVC driver and compatible camera, please refer to http://linux-uvc. berlios.de/ 7-5 Location Settings 7-5-1 GPS...
USER MANUAL 4. If you enable the GPS function and finish configurations successfully, you can see the GPS connection status in the “SYSTEM STATUS” page. If the SMP player is installed in a mobile vehicle, you will be able to see the SMP player moving on the map.
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2. Select “Static”, then set a location. If you know the latitude and longitude of your location, please enter the numbers directly. You can also find the location on Google Maps. Please click [Search Location on Google Maps]. 1. The correct format of latitude and longitude h e r e s h o u l d b e l i k e “...
The following touch panels are tested and verified by CAYIN. You CANNOT use touch However, we suggest you consult the manufacture of the touch panel in SMP-WEBDUO's panel and test it with CAYIN’s player before you decide the extended and distinct modes. suitable model for your applications. Touch Manufacture...
USER MANUAL 8-2 Configure Parameters of Touch Panel Calibration is not necessary for most touch panels that CAYIN tested. Please log in Web Manager and go to "SYSTEM > TOUCH SETTINGS" page for further parameter configuration information. • Auto-detect: Automatically read parameters from the Touch controller.
8-3 Screen Saver Mode All SMP-WEB series players support Screen Saver mode. You can configure the Screen Saver settings and properties here. 1. Login SMP Web Manager. Click [SYSTEM] and switch to “Screen Saver” page. 2. Tick “Enable Screen Saver” option to activate screen saver function. The system will automatically go into screen saver mode when the player idles for a period of time (such as 60 seconds).
In this section, you can assign a group name and hostname for a SMP player and define the network connection mode. SMP players with the same Group name will be managed altogether for content update and central scheduling. 9-1 Ethernet You can assign a group name and a hostname to a SMP player and configure the Ethernet network.
We suggest you use static connection of the SMP player. IP address for more stable Please contact CAYIN to purchase compatible USB Wi-Fi wireless connection. adaptors. I f y o u p u r c h a s e W i - F i...
9-3 3G Data Network Please follow the steps below to configure settings of 3G data network on SMP players. STEP 1: Plug in 3G modem STEP 2: Go to SMP’s Web Manager page After plugging the 3G modem, you need to configure network settings and activate 3G network.
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USER MANUAL 2. Fill in all necessary fields required by your 3G ISP (Internet Service Provider). You may not need to fill in all fields Please take extra care when provided here. Different ISP requires and provides different you enter the PIN number. You get three tries to enter access settings, so please check with your ISP.
When you use 3G network, the SMP player might change IP address periodically (based on the setting of your 3G modem). So, the only way to remotely access each SMP player’s Web Manager is to locate it by CMS’s user interface (Player Management).
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USER MANUAL 6. After completing all configurations, click [SAVE] and [APPLY] to adopt all the settings.
Yo u h a v e t o p u r c h a s e of your designated server to enable remote log function. If CAYIN’s log management you choose to send log by TCP, log records can be assured...
10-2 Use log_rcv to Change PORT T h e m a x . p o r t r a n g e i s 65535. When SMP players send log files to log-rcv through TCP, the default port number for both SMP and log-rcv is 35000. You can follow steps below to change the port number for log_rce to receive log files.
USER MANUAL 3. Open log_rcv.bat. System will run the log_rcv.exe automatically. 10-3 View Logs You can check log records in a SMP player. 1. Login SMP Web Manager and you will see the [LOG] page. 2. Click [View Logs]; then the log dialog-box will pop up. You can check all log files with your selected categories.
1. Login SMP Web Manager, and go to the [LOG] page. 2. Click [Export]; then, you can export and save the log files as “SMP-WEB4”. If you configure the “Pop-up Blocker” in your browser, the Export function will not be able to function properly.
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By pressing CTRL-ALT-Backspace, you can exit GUI mode into text console to make some low-level management. After you set the configuration here, those changes take effect after the system restarts. 1. View System Information View firmware, CPU, memory, and disk information. 2.
Appendix Appendix A: Test the Resolution of Your Display .... 147 Appendix B: Use “log_rcv” to collect syslog from players ..149 Appendix C: Image Transition Effects ....... 151...
Appendix A: Test the Resolution of Your Display You can use the testing file in the product CD (\Tool\resolution_test\restest.html) to test the resolution of your display. By using this file, you can check the real presentation of your display, either when you install a SMP-WEB series player for the first time or change to a new display.
Appendix B: Use “log_rcv” to DO NOT run the program collect syslog from players “log_rcv.exe” directly in the “log_rcv.exe” is a simple tool helping you to collect syslogs from SMP players. You can find this program in product CD (\ Tool\log receiver).
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USER MANUAL All the log records are stored in daily basis and each host has its own files. billing All playback log records are stored here for billing information. Each host has its own billing log file. SUMMARY.TXT [COUNT] section: Let you know for how many times those files have been played. [SUMMARY] section: Let you know how long (seconds) each file has been played.
Appendix C: Image Transition Effects Note: You have to install Patch P11472 to get complete image transition effects. If you haven’t installed that patch, you can only use the original transition effects 1~4. Code Name Code Name No effect Squeeze – Vertical Wipe Right Squeeze –...
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