Nexcom PowerDigis V2 User Manual

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NEXCOM International Co., Ltd.
Multi-Media Solutions
PowerDigis V2 Player
User Manual
NEXCOM International Co., Ltd.
Published August 2012
www.nexcom.com
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  • Page 1 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. Multi-Media Solutions PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. www.nexcom.com www.nexcom.com Published August 2012...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4.8.2 Configuring Alert Email Notification Settings ..................35 Add Labels ...................... 16 3.3.3 Creating/ Editing a New/ Existing 4.8.3 Enabling Alert Email Settings ............36 Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 3 Create Touch Events ..................45 Create GPS Events ................... 49 5.2 License Upgrade ................51 5.2.1 Online License Upgrade ............... 51 5.2.2 Offline License Upgrade............... 52 Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Detailed descriptions of PowerDigiS Player features and UI functions • Step-by-Step PowerDigiS Player system installation and configuration • procedures • Basic and advanced settings for PowerDigiS Digital Signage Player • configuration Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 5: Architecture

    ADSL/ Cable Modem PDS Player The PowerDigiS Digital Signage Player is composed of the following CATV Network Digital TV major components: Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 6: Powerdigis Player

    Picture/video wall feature support • • Import/Export Presentations for more flexibility with Presentation Live TV program playback support • design in different Players Instant Emergency/Notification message display support Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Player System Installation And Configuration

    Step 3a Plug the third LAN cable to LAN port 3 on the hub Step 3b Connect another end of LAN cable to the Cable Outlet Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 8: Managing Player Directly

    Step 3 Plug the mouse cable into USB pen drive 1 on PDS Player Step 4 Plug the keyboard cable into USB pen drive 2 on PDS Player Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 9: Player Management Console Login

    Use the following combo to log into Player Management Console: Username: administrator Password: welcome Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 10: Chapter 3: Player Web Management Console

    Service info provides Player main services status, including PDSAgent Service Set, Apache Server, MySQL Server and System Log Monitor. Hardware info provides Player hardware configuration details. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 11 Chapter 3: Player web management console Network Traffic provide daily/weekly/monthly Player network bandwidth usage info. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 12: Player Setting

    If you have selected static IP, manually enter DNS server IP • Enter CMS server IP if you want to register Player to a specific CMS server • Click Save Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 13: Configure Time Setting

    Check Time Server checkbox and enter time server info of to configure a time server • You can also set up daily time to automatically power on/off and reboot Player • Click Save Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 14: Configure Display Setting

    Enter Remark info if necessary • Click Save After you are done with the basic Player settings, you can proceed to Designer to create your own presentation. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 15: Creating A Presentation

    Chapter 3: Player web management console 3.3 Creating a Presentation 3.3.1 Designer Wizard Designer Wizard allows user to manage content files, create a new Presentation or edit an existing Presentation. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 16: Manage Content

    Step 3. You can click “x” next to delete any content file or click All Cancel button to delete all the selected files. Step 4. Click Start Upload to upload the files. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 17 Step 4. Click Add to add the link Step 4. Select the Transition effect, Font Color and Size and Speed for the ticker Step 5. Click Save Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 18 Chapter 3: Player web management console Add TV Channel If you have purchased Nexcom TV Scanner Module, you can use TV Channel Setting Tool to scan TV Channels and manage your favorite channel list. Below steps will show you how to configure your TV channel setting: Step1.
  • Page 19: Add Labels

    Step 3. In the pop-up window, enter a new label name and click Create Label button Step 4. Repeat Step 3 to create more labels Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 20 Step 3. From the label list, select the labels to be removed. Click Remove button. After you have done with content management, next you can proceed with creating a new presentation or editing an existing presentation. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 21: Creating/ Editing A New/ Existing

    Step 2. Enter Presentation Name and click Continue use single screen here as an example.) Step 5. Select Orientation (Landscape or Portrait) Step 6. Click Continue to enter Scene Editor page Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 22 Editing an existing presentation Step1. Select “Open”. Step2. Select an existing presentation and click Open to directly go to Scene Editor to edit your presentation. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 23: Scene Editor

    Step 4. You can do further scene settings (Name your scene, change the background image or color for your scene) by going to Scene properties on the bottom of the page. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 24 Step 7. Click “Save As Template” if you want to save the scene for future use Step 8. Click Continue to continue your content design Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 25: Content Design

    Step 6. You can check the total duration of your scene in Scene Properties at the bottom of the page. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 26: Scheduling A Presentation

    Step 3. Select “Daily” for playback frequency of the Presentation. Step 4. Then select the date (2011-12-31) you want the frequency to end. Step 5. Click Save to save your schedule Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 27: Export/Import A Schedule File

    3.4.1 Export/Import a Schedule File You can also export the schedule file to be applied to another Player or import an existing schedule file to apply to this Player. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 28: Chapter 4: Player Web Management Console

    Permission to get an overview of each role functionality. Step5. Repeat Step2-4 to add more accounts. Step6. Click “x” if you want to delete an account Step5. Click Save to save the setting Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 29: Tv Channel Setting

    Update button. You can view update process in the Process Manager table. Step1. From the Channel dropdown menu, select a default channel Step2. Click Apply. A pop-up window will appear confirming the setting is successful. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 30: Miscellaneous

    Follow these steps to change Player default background image: Step3. Click Default to set the default background image. Step1. Click Browse Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 31 Chapter 4: Advanced settings for player Step4. Go to the Management sub menu, click Control. Step5. Click Restart to restart Player Service to make the setting take effect. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 32: Import/Export Player Profile Settings

    PowerDigiS player systems which all share the same configuration. The Signage Profile should have been saved somewhere in your local drive. You can also export current Player profile setting for later use. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 33: Player Control

    Step4. Click Reset if you want to Reset Player to Factory Default Settings Step5. Click Reboot to Reboot Player System You can also view last Player actions time on this page. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 34: Configuring Rs232 Command

    Step7. From the Parity Control dropdown menu, select the parity control type to be used. Step8. From the Stop Bits dropdown menu, select the stop bits to be used. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 35: Player Message

    Step3. Enter the Title name you want to save with this message Step4. Enter the Topic name for this message Step5. Enter the message content Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 36: Composing Notification Message

    You can also view how message appears on the top screen picture. Step8. Click Disable if you want to remove the message from the display Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 37: Player Alert

    Step 5. If you want to reset the settings back to the default, click Reset to Default button. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 38: Configuring Alert Email Notification Settings

    Step 3. Click checkbox if you want to Enable SMTP Authentication Step 4. Type in Account name and Password Step 5. Click Save to save the setting Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 39: Enabling Alert Email Settings

    Send to List Step 6. Highlight any email recipient email and click Remove Recipient if you want to remove it from the list. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 40: Player Log

    Step 5. If you want to save the logs to your local machine, click Export to CSV File to export the logs into a csv file. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 41: Proof Of Play

    Step 1. From the Log Type dropdown menu, select Proof of Play Step 2. Refer to Step 3-5 in Viewing Application/System Event Logs to filter and export the log to you local machine. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 42: Enabling Log Email Alert Setting

    The minimum and maximum intervals are 1 minute and 5 minutes. Step 9. Select Disable if you do not want the screenshot activity to occur. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 43: Chapter 5: Interactive Presentation Design & License

    Currently we support touch and GPS events. Step 2. Enter Presentation Name and click Continue. Below are steps that show you how to create these specific triggered events. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 44: Scene Editor

    Step 5. You can adjust the zone size by either dragging the zone or go to the Zone properties at the bottom of the page to do more further settings. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 45 Step 7. Click “Save As Template” if you want to save the scene for future use. Step 8. Click Continue to continue your content design. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 46: Content Design

    Playitem Properties. Step 6. You can check the total duration of your scene in Scene Properties at the bottom of the page. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 47 Chapter 5: Interactive Presentation Design & License Upgrade Step 7. Click Save & Exit to finish content design. Step 8. Next select Schedule from the left function panel to schedule your Presentation. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 48: Event Trigger Tree List

    Step 1. Click home icon in the root layer to set the default scene. Default scene is the home scene where the sequential events can be triggered from. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 49 Event Trigger tree list. Repeat this step to create more touch areas. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 50 Then Click OK. Note: if you select default scene as a event scene, then it will lead you back to the default/home scene. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 51 Chapter 5: Interactive Presentation Design & License Upgrade Step 7. You can then click the event scene to create more touch events and trigger scenes as below. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 52: Create Gps Events

    If you choose to drag the Coordinate on the map, click Coordinate1 first to drag to specific spot and then click Coordinate 2 to define the GPS event area. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 53 Note: if you select default scene as an event scene, then it will lead you back to the default/home scene. Step 9. Repeat above steps to create more GPS events and correspondent triggered scenes. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...
  • Page 54: License Upgrade

    GPS interactive presentation design. Step 3. Click License Upgrade to upgrade Player license type. Please contact Nexcom sales if you wish to change/upgrade your Player license. After your request has been confirmed, you can do online license upgrade through Player management console or offline upgrade.
  • Page 55: Offline License Upgrade

    Chapter 5: Interactive Presentation Design & License Upgrade 5.2.2 Offline License Upgrade If there is no network setting configured for your Player, please contact Nexcom sales for offline license upgrade procedure. Copyright © 2012 NEXCOM International Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. PowerDigis V2 Player User Manual...

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