Contents IAdea Player Firmware User Manual Introduction 1.1. Features Configuring the Player 2.1. System connections 2.2. Basic settings 2.3. Connect the player to your network 2.4. Time zone settings 2.5. Content settings 2.6. Player Information 2.7. Content configuration – AppStart 2.8.
1. Introduction This document describes the basic operation of the player and frequently asked questions. 1.1. Features This is an HD 720p high definition digital signage player featuring industrial grade mechanical design and versatile open-standard HTML5 and SMIL programmability. • Support for HTML5 widgets for dynamic content (W3C Widgets standard) •...
2.2. Basic settings You must attach a USB mouse to the player to configure settings. If the player has touch screen, then the USB mouse is not required, and all the click action can be replaced by tap action. (Fig. 2.2.1) Basic settings: –...
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(Fig. 2.3.2) The player will scan for wireless signals nearby and available access points will be listed. (Fig. 2.3.3) Click on the network ID to connect. If the network requires authentication, you will be asked to provide a password. (Fig. 2.3.4) Static IP –...
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(Fig. 2.3.5) Click down arrow to hide keyboard if needed. You can also scroll down/ swipe to see the rest of the menu. (Fig. 2.3.6) Under IP settings, change DHCP to Static. (Fig. 2.3.7) Fill the form and click Connect to complete the setting. (Scroll down/ swipe to see the rest of the menu.)
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(Fig. 2.3.8) Wired connection To use the wired Ethernet connection, connect an Ethernet cable and disable Wireless LAN first Click the Wireless LAN setting to enter the wireless configuration UI. (Fig. 2.3.1) Click the ON/OFF button as indicated below to turn OFF Wi-Fi. (Fig. 2.3.2) DHCP –...
(Fig. 2.3.10) Proxy settings Click More… and choose Proxy settings. (Fig. 2.3.11) Input the hostname and port, and then click “Done” (Fig. 2.3.12) 2.4. Time zone settings Click Time zone.
(Fig. 2.4.1) Choose the correct time zone from the available options. (Fig. 2.4.2) 2.5. Content settings Click the Set content button. (Fig. 2.5.1) Input the SMIL/HTML5 content URL and click Set. It will return to Basic Settings automatically.
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(Fig. 2.5.2) The player will check the availability of SMIL/HTML5 content URL, with the Play button showing Checking… The checking action can be canceled by clicking Checking… button, it will change back to Play. NOTE: It is highly recommended to let the player check the availability of the content URL. Clicking Play button with a bad/invalid URL set would cause the player to reboot, if the FailSafe function is not configured.
2.6. Player Information User can check the player’s basic information including the Health status, Firmware version, and Player ID. Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on Information. The definitions of the Health Status: Green –...
(Fig. 2.7.1) 2.8. Content configuration – FailSafe User can assign the URL and APP for execution while the system has failed to play the assigned content. Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on Content, and then click on FailSafe. Enter the URL of HTML/SMIL in FailSafe.
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Media players Signboards Click the Advanced button. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on Content, and then click on EasyPlay. Click Disabled/Enabled button to enable EasyPlay, and choose from 2 available operation modes, Photo Mode and Movie Mode. (Fig. 2.9.1) Configure Photo Mode Click on Photo for choosing photos and music.
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The files in the selected folders will be played after clicking the Play button in the Basic or Advanced settings menu. (Fig. 2.9.3) EasyPlay Schedule configuration Click the Advanced button. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on Content, and then click on Schedule. Click on the buttons marked in red below to enable/disable the EasyPlay schedule for each time slots.
(Fig. 2.9.5) The exact playback time will be the time slots marked in blue as shown in figure 2.9.6. The dark blue parts are the overlap time of C/D and D/E. (Fig. 2.9.6) 2.10. Display settings Output Mode (for media players) For best quality, set the output resolution to match your display’s native resolution to avoid image scaling and blur.
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(Fig. 2.10.1) Click on Output mode. Select Output mode from the popup menu. (Fig. 2.10.2) (Fig. 2.10.3) Output Mode and Dual Display (for signboards) The default Output mode is set to "Panel". (Fig. 2.10.4) With Output mode set to “Panel”, the signboard is ONLY displaying image on the panel.
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(Fig. 2.10.4) Signboards support output to panel and external monitor at the same time, to use this function, please: Check “Enable dual display” in the Display menu. (Fig. 2.10.5) Connect signboard to a monitor via HDMI port Set the Output mode to a setting which best matches the monitor’s specification. (Fig. 2.10.6) (Fig.
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Please note the hardware restricts video display at no larger 1920 width x 1080 height , if you play a portrait mode video at 1080 x 1920, the height is 1920 which far exceeds 1080 height limitation, so a video re-encode process is needed, please check this article for more information : http://support.iadea.com/entries/40394300- How-can-I-prepare-content-in-portrait-display-mode- Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched.
(Fig. 2.10.9) Click on the preferred angle from the menu. The option “Auto-rotate” allows the display to rotate along with the signboard automatically. (Fig. 2.10.10) 2.11. Sound settings To control the output sound volumes and touch sounds: Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click the Display/sound button, and then click on Sound.
the selected options, and then click on OK to save the new settings. (Fig. 2.11.2) Click on the icon on the right as marked in red to enable/disable the Touch sounds. (Fig. 2.11.3) (Fig. 2.11.2) (Fig. 2.11.3) 2.12. System configuration – Player name The player’s name can be specified so the player can be easily recognized in the management software.
2.13. System configuration – Security A password can be set to provide authentication for player access. If the password is set, a password prompt will appear if a user is trying to enter the Basic settings menu from playback. Click the Advanced button, advanced configuration menu will be launched. (Fig. 2.6.1) Click on System, and click on Security.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT unplug the USB drive or power down the player while the system is performing the firmware update. Download the latest firmware from http://support.iadea.com and copy it to the root directory of a USB drive Plug in the power cord into the device.
(Fig. 2.16.2) 2.17. System configuration - Factory reset If you forget the system password you have set, you must reset the system to regain access to the player. Using the reset button PRESS and HOLD the reset button with a pin. RE-CONNECT the power cord.
An external SD card may be used to replace the current SD card if more space is needed. Take an IAdea-approved SD card, format it as FAT16/32 clean In the root directory of the card, create a folder named "EXPANSIONCARD" (not case-sensitive, Fig.2.19.1)
(Fig. 2.19.1) Insert SD card into player, lock it with the provided SD card lock clip, then power cycle the player. *Note: The SD card should be placed with metal contact facing up to insert to the player. Media players Signboards The player will automatically reboot twice to format the SD card and use it as storage.
A major advancement in the player is the ability to playback HTML5 content which can contain dynamic information. To find out more about using HTML5 for digital signage, visit http://widget.iadea.com. 5. Working with SMIL The player 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...
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If both connections are available, Wi-Fi will be used. What is the maximum file size for a single video file? The maximum video file size for the XMP-2200/2300/2400 is 2GB. We recommend reserving a safety margin to avoid exceeding the limit (i.e. limiting files to 1850MB).
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If the playback is scheduled to play at specific time, check to see if the device is set to the right time zone on the world clock. If nothing seems wrong, the time zone setting is often the reason the program is not played. The video is playing but I can’t hear any sound, what should I do? Check volume (mute) settings on monitor.
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