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ChyTV HD-mini
Quick Start Guide
Rev. 8 – 12/7/2017
Thank you for your interest in the ChyTV HD-mini graphics system. This Quick Start
Guide is a supplement to the ChyTV User Guide, which can be found in the USB thumb
drive Manuals folder. It can also be found at www.chytv.com/support. While most of the
information in the current ChyTV User Guide is applicable to the HD-mini, ChyTV Plus,
HD 100, HD 150, HD 250, HD-mini, HD Alert, and other ChyTV products, this addendum
includes brief descriptions of HD-mini specific information not included in the current
User Guide.
Please contact ChyTV Customer Support with any questions at:
631-845-2092.
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- Page 1 Quick Start Guide Rev. 8 – 12/7/2017 Thank you for your interest in the ChyTV HD-mini graphics system. This Quick Start Guide is a supplement to the ChyTV User Guide, which can be found in the USB thumb drive Manuals folder. It can also be found at www.chytv.com/support. While most of the...
- Page 2 In this case, booting may take several minutes to complete. Note: When power is removed, the ChyTV HD-mini may still retain a small amount of power from a combination of the HDMI and Ethernet cables. If the HD-mini is unplugged, it is generally a good idea to wait 20 or so before reapplying power again.
- Page 3 Alternately, rather than using a direct connection from ChyTV Tools, content can be delivered across the Internet to the ChyTV HD device via the ChyTV.net web service. In this case, the content is still authored and managed off-line on a separate Windows PC.
- Page 4 The same exact thumb drive image is used for all of our products. The CHYTVHD100 volume label is actually used a ‘precaution’ for using the thumb drive for configuration updates. The IP.TXT file on the thumb drive can be modified for a variety of commands to the device, most commonly is to change the networking parameters.
- Page 5 If this error occurs, simply copy the “msi” files from the USB drive to a temporary folder on the PC and re-execute. ChyTV Tools Standard with all ChyTV products, ChyTV Tools is an intuitive software utility to create, manage, schedule and distribute content for the ChyTV Video Graphics Information Display Systems.
- Page 6 device. Multiple projects can exist on the PC side as well as on the HD-mini device. However, there is always a concept of the Current Project. This is the schedule and content that the HD-mini is currently playing. To Create a new project, or to add an existing one to the Project Selected list, click on the magnifying glass icon next to the Project Selected list drop-down box.
- Page 7 This will bring up the Project Add / Create box. To Create a new project, select Create. Use the Magnifying Glass button to navigate to a location on the PC for your projects to go. As you develop new projects, you may want to keep them together in the same place.
- Page 8 Configuring IP Addresses in ChyTV Tools To connect to one or more ChyTV devices, the IP addresses must be configured in ChyTV Tools. To add IP Addresses, select the magnifying glass next to the Devices drop-down on the middle Tools menu bar. See image below: Next give the device and name and enter its IP address.
- Page 9 The device can now be selected from the Device drop-down. See image below: Note that alternate projects can be selected to be the current project from the Current Project dropdown. Configuring Projects Using ChyTV Tools A ChyTV Project is a folder that includes all content, assets and schedule information for playback.
- Page 10 This will bring up the Project Add / Create box. To select an existing project, select Add and navigate to the desired project. Note that there are several sample projects include under the Projects folder on the included USB drive. These can be copied to the PC hard-drive to a location of your choice. Typically, though not necessarily, the Projects reside under: C:\Program Files (x86)\ChyTV\ChyTV Tools2\Projects.
- Page 11 to keep them together in the same place. Different Projects will have their own unique name. Enter the new Project Name. In the example below, upon clicking Create, and new blank project called “My New Project” will be created under: C:\ChyTV (JALAPTOPD800)\Projects_HD_100 The Update All button is used to transfer the currently selected project from the PC to the ChyTV device.
- Page 12 • Landscape or Portrait mode display. To use the Hardware Configuration Manager select Options / Settings from the top menu bar in Tools. Then left click on the desired device. See image below:...
- Page 13 Select A/V/O menu. See image below: To modify audio settings, modify the settings to desired values and press Save to send the settings to the ChyTV device. Select Restart ChyTV App to apply the settings. To modify video settings, select the Video Tab and modify settings to desired values and press Save to send the settings to the ChyTV device.
- Page 14 Authoring Content ChyTV Author is a WYSIWG authoring that works in conjunction with ChyTV Tools. Version ChyTV_Author_5.0.34.0.msi or later is included on the USB drive. Later Versions will be available for download from www.chytv.com/support. To install ChyTV Tools, double-click the installation msi file: ChyTV_Tools2_1.0.xxxx.msi.
- Page 15 Project management. ChyTV Tools works well with Windows XP, Windows 7 and other Windows versions. However, with Windows 8 and beyond some functionality that the original ChyTV Tools was based on has been removed. Therefore ChyTV is moving forward with a newer ChyTV Tools 2 version specifically architected for Windows 8 and beyond systems.
- Page 16 3. Select IP Address from drop-down box. The ChyTV-mini should connect and show some diagnostics in the lower left window. 4. Select “Get iwlist”. This will collect information about the available Wireless networks in the area. 5. Check the “Wi-Fi Enable” box. Check “Dynamic” or “Static” IP. If static, enter correct parameters as provided by IT department.
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