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The sound pressure level at the operator's position according to IEC 704-1:1982 is no more than 70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein.
1.2 Features Rich Content Presentation & Maximum Advertising Efficiency Advantech Digital Signage solutions support MPEG 1/2/4, DivX 5, and MP3 video and audio formats, and, JPEG and BMP format for graphics display, and multiple lan- guage support for scrolling text. We offer user-definable layout templates with up to 7 display zones to deliver maximized advertising efficiency for our customers.
Table 1.1: Specifications 1.4 kg 1.14 kg Weight 3 lbs. 2.5lbs UL-approved AC adapters Safety CE/FCC Certifications RoHS One-year limited parts & labor Warranty *typical usage when playing 1080P full resolution video 1.4 Input/Output Interfaces Ethernet port for network content update USB port for USB content update VGA port for analog video output HDMI 1.3a connector for digital video and audio combined outputs, or digital...
1.5 Mechanical Drawing Drawing shown with included mounting plate accessory, used for attaching the player via 4 screws with 76 mm x 228 mm (2.99” x 8.98’) spacing. All dimensions in mm [inch]. Figure 1.1 Mechanical Drawing DSA-2130E User Manual...
2.1 Connecting the Power Connect the power adapter cord with the AC power cord. Connect the power adapter cable to the player’s DC 12 V power port. Plug the AC power cord into a power outlet and the Power LED (green) will light Warning! Only use the power adapter packaged with the DSA-2130E.
DSA player (Advantech Digital Signage player). DSA Composer is created primarily for evaluation of the RISC-based Advantech Digital Signage Player. SDK is available for further development of the signage software.
Once the installation finishes, you will see the icons of “DSA Composer” and “DSA Configurator” on your desktop as shown below: Now you can begin configuring the Composer program by continuing to the steps in Chapter 3. 2.4 Reset to Default Configuration The DSA-2101/2102 can be reset to the original default configuration setting if neces- sary.
3.1 Feature-set of DSA Composer DSA Composer is the content management utility to edit up-to 3 zones of the win- dowed content presentation within a 24-hour time span. Once you launch the DSA Composer utility, the main menu of the DSA Composer will be shown as the figure below.
3.2 Media Database The media files imported into the database will be listed here. Select among “Video”, “Graphics”, or “Text” tab to view the associated files in different media formats. Acceptable formats are: Content type Media format Video MPEG 1/2/4, DivX (up to DivX 5 version), and VOB Graphics .JPG and .BMP Text...
3.3 Initiate a New Program Click on the “New” button, then a dialog with Project Name and Location editing field will pop up from the screen. Input the new program name. Select resolution: DSA Composer offers “640 x 480”, “800 x 600”, “1024 x 768”, and “1280 x 720”...
3.4 Open an Existing Program Click the “Open” button. A dialog box will pop up from the screen. Select a pre-edited program then click “OK.” (Please note that the “OK” button will be enabled only when the selected directory is valid.) 3.5 Play Schedule Arrangement DSA Composer allows you to set up the project playback schedule based on a 24-hour span.
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Enter the “Start Time” and “End Time” of the “Time Slot”. Once you set up the duration of the schedule, you can drag-and-drop the media files that you would like to display during this period of time into the “Play Lists” field with the process in Sec.
Repeat the steps above to add another time slot in the “Daily Schedule”. Note! It is possible to drag-and-drop the media files from “Media Database” to the “Play Lists” directly without specifying the “Schedule” arrangement. This play-list will become the default play-list for 24-hour playback. 3.6 Media Contents Management Follow the steps below to add video, graphic, and text media content into your play- list respectively.
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Drag-and-drop the selected video file(s) from the media database to the video “Play Lists” field on the left. Use the ”UP” and “DOWN” button to adjust the play sequence of the video files in the play-list. Use this to delete the video file if you want to remove it from the play-list.
Note! If the “Left, Top, Width, Height” is set to “0, 0, 0, 0 , the video clip resolu- tion will be automatically adjusted to fit the display screen list. 3.6.2 Graphic Files To add a new graphic file: You can either drag and drop the graphic files into the graphic database, or right-click on the mouse to bring out the “Add/Delete”...
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Drag-and-drop the selected graphic file(s) from the media database to the graphic “Play Lists” field in the middle. Use the “UP” and “DOWN” button to adjust the play sequence of the graphic files in the play-list. Use to delete the graphic file if you want to remove it from the play-list.
3.6.3 Text Files To add a new text file: You can either drag and drop the text files into the text database, or right-click on the mouse to bring out the “Add/Delete” pop-up win- dows as below. Select “Add” to insert the text file(s) that you want to include into media database.
Edit property of the text (1) Click on each text file in the play-list and determine the number of times you would like the text to be repeated. (2) Set the speed of the scrolling text by how many pixel the text moved per second.
3.8.1 Export through USB Click the “To USB” button, and then a dialog with “Drive Select” will pop up from the screen. Choose the correct drive and click “OK”. The media files and play-list will be updated to the USB storage. Plug the USB storage into the DSA player when it’s powered off, and then turn on the player.
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3.8.2.1 Export via Direct Cable Connection Please make sure your PC/Notebook IP address is set to 192.168.1.1 and the Net Mask is 255.255.255.0. Connect a “cross over” type of network cable between your PC and the Player. Click on “To Player” and you will have a “Export Successfully” message after the upload is complete.
3.8.2.3 Export via Corporate LAN Please consult with your Network/System Administrator to get the correct net- work information and configure the DSA player accordingly. (please reference Sec. 4.4.1). Connect your PC to the network. Click on the “To player” button and you will get a “Export Successfully” message after the upload is complete.
4.1 DSA Configurator Utility Main Menu The DSA Configurator is the utility with which you can change and edit the configura- tion setting of the DSA player. A default configuration setting has already been loaded in the player. Use the tool bar on top of the DSA Configurator window to create, open and save the configuration file.
4.3 Open Existing Configuration Click “Open File” in the menu bar; the “Open/New file” dialog will pop up from the screen. Select your specific DSA configuration file then click “OK.”. DSA Configure will display default values of the selected configuration file. 4.4 Edit Configuration Enter each field in every tab of DSA Configuration to edit settings on Network, Server, Output, System and Advanced settings for the DSA player.
4.4.2 Set Server Items Under the “Server” tab, set the configuration of the media server and the interval for data updates. 4.4.3 Set Output Items Click on the “Output” tab to set DSA video output option. Please select the resolution of the display screen that you will be using to display the play-list you have created.
4.4.4 Set System Items Click on the “System” tab to set the system time and the RS-232 Configuration. 4.4.5 Advanced Items You may select “Enable log uploading” and enter the uploading server URL. For exception handling, you may select “Send notification to server” and enter a designated server to send the notifications.
4.4.6 AV-IN Items Select the TV standard signal for the AV-in supported DSA Digital Signage Players, e.g. DSA-2102V. This selection will not affect the performance of other non-AV-in DSA models. 4.5 Save Edited Configuration Click “Save” on the tool bar located in the “DSA Configure” screen; the “Con- firm”...
4.6 Export Configuration to Player Click “Save to USB” in the “Confirm” dialog. Select the USB storage device and click “Save” to begin exporting. Plug the USB storage into the DSA media player when it’s powered off, and then turn on the player. It will download the new configuration setting automati- cally.
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