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MX3 ................................................................................................................... 2
CONNECTIONS .............................................................................................. 3
MX3 OPERATION .......................................................................................... 5
Control Software Installation.......................................................................... 6
Slides, Playlists, and Schedules ....................................................................... 9
SLIDEBOARD (Import Slides) .................................................................... 10
MEDIA ATTRIBUTES ................................................................................. 12
DWELL ........................................................................................................... 14
TIMELINES & PLAYLISTS........................................................................ 15
PREVIEW WINDOW ................................................................................... 16
MENU BAR .................................................................................................... 17
SCHEDULING ............................................................................................... 19
APPENDIX A: DVD/CD Option ................................................................. 19
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KWT TM 2-1-MX3MPOM
18 March 2005
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Keywest Technology Information Systems Table of Contents MX3 ........................2 CONNECTIONS ....................3 MX3 OPERATION ..................5 Control Software Installation................6 Slides, Playlists, and Schedules ............... 9 SLIDEBOARD (Import Slides) ..............10 MEDIA ATTRIBUTES ................. 12 DWELL ......................14 TIMELINES & PLAYLISTS................ 15 PREVIEW WINDOW ...................

  • Page 2: Mx3

    Keywest Technology Information Systems MX3, or the MediaXtreme 3 MediaPlayer is a compact, yet powerful graphics playback device. The MP is capable of playing slides of various graphic formats (.bmp, .jpg, .tif, .gif, .png, .pcx) as well as Microsoft™ PowerPoint .

  • Page 3: Connections

    Keywest Technology Information Systems ***CAUTION*** Unit operates on +12 VDC. Inadequate power grounding can result in equipment damage or destruction and could void warranty. Ensure you utilize provided power supply unit only. Use of improper power supply can damage or destroy the unit and will void the warranty.
  • Page 4 Keywest Technology Information Systems Standard PC Connections (refer to figure 1)(* = required connection for MX3 normal operation—all other connections not marked with ‘*’ are optional) MOUSE: Standard PS/2 style mouse KEYBOARD: Standard PS/2 style keyboard USB 1 & 2: Universal Serial Buss (any number of add-in peripherals such as printer, mouse,...

  • Page 5: Mx3 Operation

    Keywest Technology Information Systems *12 VDC: Standard +12 VDC input. Utilize only power supply provided with your unit. Connect this only when you are ready to run the unit, as it is set to “auto-power” (safety against power outages). As soon as you plug in the AC, the device will power-up, boot-up, and begin to run stored Slides.

  • Page 6: Control Software Installation

    Keywest Technology Information Systems Control Software Installation In a computer that meets the basic requirements, insert the CD that came with your MX3, or your demo CD. The application should “auto-run” and show you the Setup “Splash” similar to screen depicted in figure 2.

  • Page 7: Once The Software Is Installed, You Are Ready To Begin Making Playlists And Schedules. To Open

    “C” drive. The first thing you’ll see, the first time you run the software, and each time after until you register the software with Keywest Technology, is a reminder screen (figure 8). Keywest Technology 14563 W. 96...
  • Page 8 Keywest Technology Information Systems Figure 8 If you are not ready to register your software and hardware click OK. You have 30 days from the point of software installation to register. If not registered after 30 days, the software will cease to function until it is registered.

  • Page 9: Slides, Playlists, And Schedules

    Keywest Technology Information Systems Slides, Playlists, and Schedules The main application will open: Full Screen Application Preview Window Slideboard Menu Bar Slide Attributes Timeline The five “arrowed” sections are all there is to it! We will now cover each section so you can get...

  • Page 10: Slideboard (Import Slides)

    Keywest Technology Information Systems SLIDEBOARD (Import Slides) The Slideboard will come up empty when you start the application. It will be filled with slides if you so choose. The Slideboard is the location slides are stored for your use in time lines.

  • Page 11: Keywest Technology

    Keywest Technology Information Systems After importing your first file/slide, the slideboard will appear with your slide’s “icon” (a thumbnail size screenshot of the slides third second of video), and a text box that displays the slide’s name, extension, run time, and actual creation size.

  • Page 12: Media Attributes

    Keywest Technology Information Systems MEDIA ATTRIBUTES The media attributes window gives you a location to make schedule specific settings for your slides. A schedule can consist of many Playlists. Each Playlist will have it’s own attribute (as in, a Playlist may be scheduled to play a certain day of the week only, or a certain time only).

  • Page 13: Keywest Technology

    Keywest Technology Information Systems The three main categories of attributes are Date, Day and Time. To make a slide active and valid on all dates (this doesn’t affect TIME or DAYS), simply click the ALWAYS radio button as in figure 20.

  • Page 14: Dwell

    Keywest Technology Information Systems DWELL In the attributes window, one of the TABS at the top is for DWELL. Dwell refers to the amount of time, in seconds, that a slide stays on the screen during playback. You can set the slide to “dwell” from 1 to 300 seconds by typing in the text box, or by clicking on and “sliding”...

  • Page 15: Timelines & Playlists

    Keywest Technology Information Systems TIMELINES & PLAYLISTS The TIMELINE is where you build your Playlists. A Playlist is nothing more than an order of movie slides. The Timeline is “filled” by dragging and dropping slides from the Slideboard. Drag and Drop them by using your mouse and left clicking on the image thumbnail in the Slideboard.

  • Page 16: Preview Window

    Keywest Technology Information Systems The Playlist window will give visual indications of how many slides are in a Playlist; the duration of the Playlist, and relative size of the slide within the Playlist. It is a chronological list. Figure 25 Note: A slide of very short duration, as in a second or two, will show up as a thin line on the timeline—slide icon size is relative to its duration...

  • Page 17: Menu Bar

    Keywest Technology Information Systems Utilize the DVD-Style player buttons below the preview window to play and cue the Playlist. When you select play, you will notice that the Timeline automatically compacts the schedule…the MX3 is designed to avoid “no-video” conditions.
  • Page 18 Keywest Technology Information Systems FTP is the most efficient means to transfer files over the internet, especially large files like video slides. When you open the export window, you will see the following interface shown above. Click on CONNECT in the upper left corner, and enter the IP in the CONNECT dialog box.

  • Page 19: Scheduling

    Keywest Technology Information Systems SCHEDULING Scheduling is what separates the MX3 from just a slide player like Windows Media Player© or QuickTime©. Click on the SCHEDULE menu item on the menu bar. Then select SETUP/SEND MASTER SCHEDULE or press F12 hot key.

  • Page 20: March

    Keywest Technology Information Systems To schedule a Playlist, click the SELECT/ADD PLAYLIST button at the top. Select your Playlist from the opened file browser box. Note Playlists have the extension “MMP”. You can add as many Playlists as you like, and you can repeat Playlists.

  • Page 21: Keywest Technology

    Ex... 30 second slide with data rate of 2.5Mb/s would be (2.5 x 30)/8 = 9.375MB Same slide encoded at 5.0 would be (5x30)/8 = 18.75 MB Now, send in your warranty card and register your MP with Keywest Technology! Thank You! Keywest Technology 14563 W.

  • Page 22: Appendix A: Dvd/Cd Option

    Keywest Technology Information Systems Appendix A: CD/DVD Option The CD/DVD Drive option for the MX product line provides an alternate method to load content, playlists, and schedules on the player machines. The user can create a playlist, schedule, and gather content on their remote scheduler PC, burn those files to a CD or DVD and manually transport to the players—a good alternative if no...

  • Page 23: Keywest Technology

    Keywest Technology Information Systems Step 4: Select the files to be burned to disc and transported to the MX Player--this will be media/content such as bmp, jpg, tga, tiff, gif, pcx, png, mpg, mpeg, vob, avi, swf, ppt, etc…), a playlist (this file will have a “.mvp”...

  • Page 24: Keywest Technology

    Keywest Technology Information Systems Step 5: Take the burned CD/DVD to the player; ensure the player is running and the MX software is playing pages/media on a current schedule. ****If the MX Player software is not running, auto- extract will not occur****.

  • Page 25: Keywest Technology

    KEYWEST TECHNOLOGY LIMITED WARRANTY KEYWEST TECHNOLOGY does hereby declare that the said product be covered under limited warranty for defective materials and workmanship. This warranty is extended to the original purchaser only, for the amount of time indicated below, effective from the...

  • Page 26: Keywest Technology

    Keywest Technology Information Systems Cut and return the following page to register your product. PRODUCT WARRANTY REGISTRATION Complete and mail within 10 days of purchase Purchaser's Name Title: Phone: Company Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Purchased From: Comments: PURCHASE DATE:...

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