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QUICK START GUIDE FOR
BRIGHTSIGN XT243-PLAYER
IMPORTANT!!!!!
From PC, the programme BrightAuthor can be used to get
content onto the BrightSign players.
https://www.brightsign.biz/digital-signage-
products/software/brightauthor
The following instructions are for Mac users who must use
the players without BrightAuthor. Those who want to work
from a PC without BrightAuthor can also benefit from the
instructions below, although certain things will be different.
Please use the microSD adapter included to transfer data to
the microSD card. Otherwise the card will break!
Version August 2021

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  • Page 1 QUICK START GUIDE FOR BRIGHTSIGN XT243-PLAYER IMPORTANT!!!!! From PC, the programme BrightAuthor can be used to get content onto the BrightSign players. https://www.brightsign.biz/digital-signage- products/software/brightauthor The following instructions are for Mac users who must use the players without BrightAuthor. Those who want to work from a PC without BrightAuthor can also benefit from the...
  • Page 2 1. QUICKEST WAY TO START THE PLAYER 1. connect the player to the monitor or beamer via HDMI 2. carefully insert SD cards 3. connect the player to the power supply 4. turn on the projector or monitor 2. RESET IMPORTANT!!!!! After loading the players with new videos and/or scripts, a reset should be performed.
  • Page 3 - supported MPEG-1 formats: System Streams (Elementary Streams are not supported) - max. recommended bitrate: 25Mbps - Audio: AAC (CBR/VBR) up to 288Kbps For more details on supported video formats and codecs see here: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en-us/articles/218065137- What-video-formats-and-codecs-do-BrightSign-players- support- 5. RECOMMENDED PROGRAMMES FOR ENCODING - Adobe Media Encoder - Apple's Compressor and Quicktime for H.264 (H.265 is not...
  • Page 4 6. SCRIPTS IMPORTANT!!!!! 1. to use the following scripts successfully, they must be modified in a text editor. For this purpose, use e.g. BBEdit. Do not use Apple's TextEdit as it causes errors! (www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/download) 2. do not rename the names of the scripts. SCRIPT A: PLAY ONE OR MORE VIDEOS IN A LOOP 1.
  • Page 5 IMPORTANT!!!!! Not all information in this manual/script is correct (e.g. the formatting "Mac OS Extended" is not supported by BrightSign according to our tests, but additional formats, e.g. 1920x1080x25p, are supported by BrightSign). 2. modification of the scripts For the synchronisation to work, two scripts are needed, one for the master player and one for the client player.
  • Page 6 The script for the client player must/can be adapted as follows: Name of the video: videoFile = "Video2.mp4" -> change the name of the video file to match the file on the SD card. Output of the image: VideoMode$ = "1920x1080x25p" ->...

  • Page 7: Further Support

    7. FURTHER SUPPORT Further support is available here: - Script examples: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en- us/community/posts/209950357-Script-Examples-incl-Simple- Showcontrol-Script - Publishing on Mac: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en- us/articles/218065797-How-do-I-publish-to-BrightSign-players- with-my-Mac- - Optimising video quality: http://docs.brightsign.biz/display/DOC/Optimizing+video+quality - Perform factory reset: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en- us/articles/218065977-Performing-a-factory-reset - QuickTime (.mov/.mp4) videos do not play: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en-us/articles/218064717-My- QuickTime-mov-mp4-files-don-t-play-on-my-BrightSign-player...
  • Page 8 7. WEITERER SUPPORT Weiteren Support gibt es u.a. hier: - Skript Beispiele: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en- us/community/posts/209950357-Script-Examples-incl-Simple- Showcontrol-Script - Veröffentlichung auf Mac: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en- us/articles/218065797-How-do-I-publish-to-BrightSign-players- with-my-Mac- - Optimierung der Video Qualität: http://docs.brightsign.biz/display/DOC/Optimizing+Video+Qualit ät - Werkseinstellung durchführen: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en-us/articles/218065977- Performing-a-factory-reset - QuickTime (.mov/.mp4) Videos werden nicht abgespielt: http://support.brightsign.biz/hc/en-us/articles/218064717-My-...