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EP1042T
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User Guide
IMPORTANT: Please read this User Guide to obtain important information on installing
and using your product in a safe manner, as well as registering your product for future
service. Warranty information contained in this User Guide will describe your limited
coverage from ViewSonic Corporation, which is also found on our web site at http://
www.viewsonic.com in English, or in specific languages using the Regional selection
box in the upper right corner of our website. "Antes de operar su equipo lea cu
idadosamente las instrucciones en este manual"
Model No. VS16289
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  • Page 1 Warranty information contained in this User Guide will describe your limited coverage from ViewSonic Corporation, which is also found on our web site at http:// www.viewsonic.com in English, or in specific languages using the Regional selection box in the upper right corner of our website.
  • Page 2 At ViewSonic, we believe that our products have the potential to make a positive impact in the world, and we are confident that the ViewSonic product you have chosen will serve you well. Once again, thank you for choosing ViewSonic !
  • Page 3 Compliance Information NOTE: This section addresses all connected requirements and statements regarding regulations. Confirmed corresponding applications shall refer to nameplate labels and relevant markings on unit. FCC Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 4 Declaration of RoHS2 Compliance The product has been designed and manufactured in compliance with Directive 2011/65/ EU of the European Parliament and the Council on restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS2 Directive) and is deemed to comply with the maximum concentration values issued by the European Technical Adaptation Committee (TAC) as shown below: Proposed Maximum...
  • Page 5 Copyright Information Copyright © ViewSonic Corporation, 2016. All rights reserved. ViewSonic and the three birds logo are registered trademarks of ViewSonic Corporation. Disclaimer:ViewSonic Corporation shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein; nor for incidental or consequential damages resulting from furnishing this material, or the performance or use of this product.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Content 1. Introduction ..............1 1.1. Features ..............1 1.2. Package contents ............2 1.3. Physical view and features ........3 1.4. Mounting and Installation ........... 4 2. Configuring the device ............5 2.1. System connections ........... 5 2.2. Basic settings ............. 6 2.3.
  • Page 7 2.19. System configuration - Factory reset ..... 28 2.20. System configuration – Power save ...... 29 2.21. System configuration – Auto Recovery ....29 2.22. System configuration – CEC ........30 2.23. System configuration – Expand Storage by using micro SD card ..........30 3.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1. Features EP1042T • 10.1-inch multi-touch widescreen LCD display and stereo speakers • Support for HTML5 widgets for dynamic content (W3C Widgets standard) • Full-HD 1080p hardware (powered by AC adapter) decoding of MPEG, H.264, and VC-1 media formats •...

  • Page 9: Package Contents

    1.2. Package contents Main Unit AC Adapter Power and Micro SD card (with select power plug) brackets Display Stand Software QSG Quick Start Guide Software CD Note: A USB mouse is required for system setup.

  • Page 10: Physical View And Features

    1.3. Physical view and features Web Camera LED (EP1042T) Reserved Expansion Port Reset Button Wall Mount Screw Hole Stand screw hole VESA mount (MIS-D75) Screw spec: M4*4MM Speaker Power LED Micro SD Audio Out HDMI Out Ethernet DC in...

  • Page 11: Mounting And Installation

    1.4. Mounting and Installation Mounting Option 1: [VESA mount] Supporting VESA standard: VESA MIS-D75 (75*75mm) Supporting screw: M4*4mm (exclude the mounting plate thickness) Mounting Option 2: [Using back cover] (Power / SD card brackets MUST NOT installed while mount on back cover) Release the back Install back cover: Route power and network cable from...
  • Page 12 Securing power/network cable Securing SD card Insert power plug Fasten bracket onto Insert SD Card Fasten the SD Card the socket bracket bracket Installing the table stand Landscape Portrait Simply screw the supplied table stand onto the stand screw hole. Support landscape/portrait setup.

  • Page 13: Configuring The Device

    2. Configuring the device 2.1. System connections Attach the AC power adapter to provide power to the unit. After approximately 35 seconds, booting animation will be displayed on the screen below as shown here: The player boot process takes approximately 60 seconds to complete. After boot up is complete, the signboard will stay in the Basic settings menu if no content service has been configured (i.e.

  • Page 14: Basic Settings

    2.2. Basic settings You must attach a USB mouse to the signboard to configure settings. Basic settings allow users to configure 3 important signage application settings: Network, Time zone and Content. Each time the Basic settings menu is entered, the signboard will start playback automatically after 15 seconds if content services have been set previously.

  • Page 15: Connecting The Device To Your Network

    2.3. Connecting the device to your network Wireless connection Click the Wireless LAN setting, and the wireless configuration UI will be launched. Click the ON/OFF button as indicated below to turn the Wireless interface on (Ethernet will be disconnected when the signboard connects to a wireless network).
  • Page 16 The signboard will scan for wireless signals nearby and available AP stations will be listed. Click on the station name to connect. If the network requires authentication, you will be asked to provide the password for access. Wired connection To use the wired Ethernet connection, first connect an Ethernet cable then disable the Wireless LAN interface.
  • Page 17 DHCP – automatically assign network IP address Turn on the Ethernet interface. For DHCP environments, configuration will be finished in this step. Static IP – manually assign network IP address Click Ethernet to make a static IP configuration.

  • Page 18: Time Zone Settings

    2.4. Time zone settings Click Time zone to launch the configuration menu. Choose the correct time zone from available options.

  • Page 19: Content Settings

    2.5. Content settings Click the Set content button to launch the configuration menu. Input the content source URL and click on Connect. The signboard will start playback immediately.

  • Page 20: Player Information

    2.6. Player information From the signboard you can check the basic information including Health status, Firmware version and Player ID. Click Advanced, and the advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Information to view Health Status definitions: Green – Normal > Device connection to the content source URL server is normal.

  • Page 21: Content Configuration - Appstart

    2.7. Content configuration – AppStart User can assign the URL and App after system start up. Click on the Advanced button. The advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Content, and then click AppStart. Enter the valid URL of HTML/SMIL in AppStart. The Advanced option is used for the 3rd-party App configurations only.

  • Page 22: Content Configuration - Easyplay

    2.9. Content configuration – EasyPlay The EasyPlay feature allows the signboard to play media contents from the USB flash drive (or SD card) directly. When EasyPlay is enabled, the signboard will play contents from the USB drive (or SD card) only. To play contents from the URL server configured via ‘Set content’, EasyPlay must be disabled.
  • Page 23 Configuring Movie Mode Click Movie to begin choosing movies. Click on the button marked in red below to browse the movie directory from the USB drive. Click on the Set button after selecting a folder. The files in the selected folders will be played after clicking on the Play button in the Basic settings or Advanced configuration menus.
  • Page 24 The On times assigned in time slots A-E are inclusive, as seen in the schedule assigned here: The exact playback time will are depicted by blue time. Dark blue represents time overlaps between C/D and D/E.

  • Page 25: Display Settings

    2.10. Display settings Output Mode The default output mode is set to Panel. If you are connecting to a monitor via HDMI compatible port, refer to the device specifications for the best matching setting. Note: The signboard supports only one output device at a time. Click on the Advanced button.
  • Page 26 Screen orientation Screen orientation allows you to set the display to 90/180/270-degree rotation. Click on the Advanced button. The advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Display/sound, and then click on Display. The Display Settings page will be launched. Click on Screen orientation, as marked in red below.

  • Page 27: Sound Settings

    Select your preferred angle from the menu. 2.11. Sound settings To control the output sound volumes and touch sounds: Click on the Advanced button. The advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Display/sound, and then click on Sound. The Sound Settings page will be launched.
  • Page 28 Click on Volumes, the Volumes settings page will be launched. Drag the blue dots to adjust the volumes for the selected item, and then click OK to save the new settings.

  • Page 29: Access Configuration - Player Name

    2.12. Access configuration – Player name The player’s name can be specified so the player can be easily recognized in the management software. (Management software support is required). Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Access, and click on Player name. Input a name for the field and click Set.

  • Page 30: Schedule Configuration - Time And Date

    2.14. Schedule configuration – Time and date The will bring up Date and time configuration panel as shown below, user can set time as auto or manual, set time zone and time format from here.

  • Page 31: Schedule Configuration - Time Server

    2.15. Schedule configuration – Time Server The feature allows user to synchronize player’s time with the web server where the appStart URL hosted, disabled by default. When disabled, player synchronize it’s time with Android default time server( pool.ntp.org), this requires internet connection. When enabled, player synchronize it’s time with the web server where the appStart URL hosted (based on http response header’s time).

  • Page 32: Schedule Configuration - Schedule Reboot

    2.16. Schedule configuration – Schedule reboot The feature Scheduled reboot allows the player to reboot on the assigned time automatically every day. Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on Scheduling, and click on Scheduled Reboot. Click the Enable daily reboot button as marked in red below to enable/ disable the daily reboot function.

  • Page 33: System Configuration - Firmware Upgrades

    2.17. System configuration - Firmware upgrades Firmware updates can be performed by using a USB flash drive. Please read the release notes carefully regarding the changes that will be made to your signboard before applying the upgrade. IMPORTANT: DO NOT unplug the USB drive or turn off the signboard while the system is performing a firmware update.

  • Page 34: System Configuration - Expansion Storage

    2.18. System configuration – Expansion storage User can add extra Micro SD card to replace its internal storage, please note when internal storage being replaced, player use only the extra Micro SD card as main storage, internal storage will not be used. Manual Expansion Power off device.
  • Page 35 After boot up, check player information and new capacity will be displayed. Auto Expansion In the Basic settings menu, click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on System, click on Expansion storage and enable auto-format. Power off device. Insert Micro SD card and then plug in power cord to power on.

  • Page 36: System Configuration - Factory Reset

    2.19. System configuration - Factory reset If you forget your preset system password, you must reset the system to regain access to the signboard. Using the reset button Press and hold the reset button with a pen tip. Reset button Reconnect the power cord.

  • Page 37: System Configuration - Power Save

    2.20. System configuration – Power save Power save allows the signboard to power off automatically from the Basic settings page if no actions occur after 10 minutes. Click on the Advanced button. The advanced configuration menu will be launched. Click on System, and then click on Power save. 2.21.

  • Page 38: System Configuration - Cec

    2.22. System configuration – CEC The CEC feature is designed to control the display power ON/OFF via HDMI cable. 2.23. System configuration – Expand Storage by using micro SD card The device allows for an external micro SD card to replace the built-in SD card for users who need larger storage space.

  • Page 39: Authoring In Html5

    4. Authoring in HTML5 A major advancement in the media appliance is the ability to playback HTML5 content which can contain dynamic information. 5. Working with SMIL The device uses open communications protocols for content presentation and playback control. SMIL-compliance means predictable results across multiple devices, and SMIL’s non-proprietary nature means that your investments are never obsolete.

  • Page 40: Technical Data

    W3C HTML5 (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) Dynamic content W3C SMIL 3.0 instructions (sub-set) 10.1” IPS panel 10 points multi-touch ( EP1042T only ) Programming LED bar x 2 ( EP1042T only ) Hardware 300 nits maximum brightness 1280x800 panel resolution Viewing angle(H/V): 170/170...
  • Page 41 Documentation CD (UG, QSG, Signage Manager software) 12V 1.5A DC Power requirement 802.3af compliance PoE, power over Ethernet ( EP1042T only ) Power consumption* 13.5 W Operating temperature: 0 – 45° C / 32 – 113° F Environmental Storage Humidity: 10 – 85% @ 40° C / 104° F non-condensing 269.88 x 28.5 x 170.77 mm...

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting

    7. Troubleshooting What video format can I play? Video files encoded in MPEG-4 AVC up to 1920x1080 resolutions and 10Mbps bitrates should play perfectly. If a certain video is not played as scheduled, or if it plays poorly, please search the support site for “transcode” instructions. The signboard is placed near my Wi-Fi access point, yet the connection is unreliable.
  • Page 43 Why won’t some media files play properly? The video data bit-rate used may have exceeded the recommended bit rate. The video data bit-rate is the amount of video or audio data used per second to store or play the contents, usually expressed in Mbps (mega-bits per second).
  • Page 44 Latin America C= http://www.viewsonic.com/ www.viewsonic.com/la/ soporte@viewsonic.com (Mexico) la/soporte/servicio-tecnico Nexus Hightech Solutions, Cincinnati #40 Desp. 1 Col. De los Deportes Mexico D.F. Tel: 55) 6547-6454 55)6547-6484 Other places please refer to http://www.viewsonic.com/la/soporte/servicio-tecnico#mexico Latin America C= http://www.viewsonic.com/ www.viewsonic.com/la/ soporte@viewsonic.com (Peru) la/soporte/servicio-tecnico service@hk.viewsonic. Macau www.hk.viewsonic.com...
  • Page 45 (c) your address, (d) a description of the problem, and (e) the serial number of the product. 3. Take or ship the product freight prepaid in the original container to an authorized ViewSonic service center or ViewSonic. 4. For additional information or the name of the nearest ViewSonic service center, contact ViewSonic.

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