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Page 1: User Guide
User Guide Luminis AiO Dedicated Support Line: T: 0844 561 0514...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
16~18 User Rights Interactive Web Pages Schedule My Templates 45~46 TV / AV More Options 20~22 Change your Username and Password Choose another Luminis AiO Installation Users Publish Media 47~48 User Rights Edit Clients Network Mode Logging Out Template Schedules...
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Luminis AiO is an all-in-one digital media player. The application can be used for simple or complex templates and playlists, installed on and configured from one purpose built unit, or several units on a network with media, templates and playlists managed remotely.
Page 4: Manage My Media
USB hard drive or USB CD-ROM drive. You can navigate subfolders using the icons. Movies - WMV, MPG 1/2 & AVI Subfolders can be created within your My Media Directory by closing Luminis AiO and using Windows Explorer. Animations - SWF Still images - JPG, BMP & GIF PowerPoint®...
Page 5: Edit My Templates And Media
Click the Edit my Templates and Media button to setup templates and playlists. Use the Previous and Next buttons to cycle through the available templates. When you first receive your Luminis AiO unit, there are several default templates available. You can edit these and create your own – see advanced usage for further information on this.
Page 6: Manage Multimedia Playlist 6~8
Manage Multimedia Playlist By default, the multimedia playlist is empty. Click Add Media to enter the Edit Multimedia Entry screen. Filter the file types using the buttons on the right hand side. You can also select www to add a web page to the playlist As with the Manage my Media screen, you can choose or the remote control icon to add live TV, radio or AV from from:...
Page 7 Exterity IPTV streams. To add a stream, enter <videostream>exterity://239.192.10.202:49408/ ?audio=20,video=17 in the webpage field. Replace 239.192.10.202 with the appropriate multicast IP as reported by avediaPlayer – check with your network administrator or installation engineer for this information. Note: Exterity feeds will not preview in Luminis AiO. www.cie-group.com...
Page 8 When you have made your selection, click the >> button to add this to the selected media window. You can add more files in the same way, remove files from the selected media window by clicking << or confirm your entries and add to the playlist by clicking OK.
Page 9: Manage Rss & Text Playlist
Manage RSS & Text Playlist As with the multimedia playlist, by default the RSS & Text playlist is empty. Click Txt to add a text message or RSS to enter a live news text feed. Note that you must have a working internet connection on this unit to display RSS news feeds. RSS News Feeds You can select one or more RSS news feeds.
Page 10: Text Messages 10~11
Text Messages You can add your own text messages to the screen to inform customers about your latest news and offers, or more general information such as the date and time. Enter the text you want to display in the box at the top of the screen. If you do not have a keyboard connected to the Luminis AiO unit, click Show Keyboard to view an on-screen keyboard that can be used for text entry.
Page 11 Select the font and size for the text in this entry. Select the style for this entry from bold, italic , and underlined or a combination of the three using the tick boxes. Select Format Text Color or Format Background Color and choose a colour from the palette or your saved custom colours, or enter the red, green and blue values for a specific colour.
Page 12: Schedule My Templates 12~13
Schedule my Templates Click the Schedule My Templates button to choose which templates to play throughout the day in Live Mode. Select the day you wish to schedule from the list on the Set the times that you want the template to start and end, left.
Page 13 The Load and Save buttons are only used when this of the screen and the entry that overlaps will be highlighted Luminis AiO unit is configured in network mode. Please in red. The offending entry should be removed from the refer to Network Mode section under Advanced Usage for schedule as this can cause errors in Live Mode.
Page 14: Advanced Usage
ADVANCED USAGE This section of the user guide covers system settings for the Luminis AiO unit and template configuration / creation. It should be noted that the following steps should only be performed by users with a good working knowledge of the Luminis AiO application, as choosing the wrong options could cause Luminis AiO to stop functioning correctly.
Page 15 IT department. Click the Audio button to adjust the volume and balance for the speakers connected to your Luminis AiO unit. If you do not want any audio to be played you should tick the mute button.
Page 16: Template Config 16~18
Template Config Open Edit my Templates and Media and select the template you want to modify. If you want to create a new template, select one that is similar to your desired final template to use as a starting point. Click the Template Config button.
Page 17 The blank channel can be used if you want an empty space – in Live Mode the desktop will be shown in this channel, or any other application you may have running in the background. Click OK to accept this channel type and add the channel to the template. Click Cancel to return without adding this channel.
Page 18 You can add borders to channels to make them stand out more. Select the channel you want to change and click the Border Design button. Use the Color Selection dropdown menu to choose the Click save to confirm your settings and return to Template area you wish to change –...
Page 19: Tv / Av
TV / AV Your Luminis AiO unit can display live TV or feeds from other AV sources (such as DVD players or satellite receivers,) either as part of a template also showing text and animations, or full screen. Luminis AiO is designed to work with the optional Hauppauge HVR900 USB TV tuner – other hardware is not supported.
Page 20 The default settings should be correct, however if you have been advised that you will need to change them then do so and click Scan. The program will begin to scan for analogue and then digital channels available in your area. This scan may take up to ten minutes to complete.
Page 21 You can also click menu, Select Channel to choose from a list. There might be a slight delay when switching between channels. Click the X in the top right corner to return to Luminis AiO. You can now schedule TV channels within Edit my Media and Templates.
Page 22 Click Close to return to the tuner window to preview your AV source. Click the X in the top right corner to return to Luminis AiO. You can now schedule your AV source within Edit my Media and Templates.
Page 23: Users
If you want the user account to expire after a specific date, enter it here. By default this is 31/12/2099 Enabled This box to allow the user to log in. Removing this tick will prevent them from being able to access Luminis AiO. To remove a user from the system, click the Delete button.
Page 24: User Rights
To change which part of the system users can access, click the grey box next to the username and click the Rights button. Note that you cannot change access rights for the Administrator account. Use the tickboxes and dropdown menus to enable or disable access to each part of Luminis AiO for the selected Network Mode user.
Page 25: Template Schedules 26~27
Template Schedules When you have setup a template with the required media on the server, you need to setup a schedule. This is done in the same way as if the server was running as a standalone playback unit. Click the Save button when you have finished setting up the schedule. www.cie-group.com...
Page 26: Submitting Schedules
When you have saved your template schedule you need to submit it to one or more Luminis AiO clients for it to be displayed. To remove schedules that have been saved previously, select them and click Delete.
Page 27: Clients
Clients All clients will be added to Luminis AiO by the engineer that configures the system. If you need to add new clients you can do this by clicking the Add button at the bottom of the screen and entering the following information:...
Page 28: Groups
Groups Submissions are sent to clients in predefined groups rather than by selecting each client you want to send the template schedule to. If you do not already have groups created you will need to create one. By default all clients are added to the (Unallocated) group.
Page 29: Submissions
Submissions In order to play the correct media and templates, the Luminis AiO clients must have a job submitted to them. Before submitting, check that you have completed the following steps: added media to a template, added the template to a schedule, saved the schedule, added the relevant client(s) to a group.
Page 30: Web Interface 31~32
PC without having to exit Live Mode and interrupt playback. You can find the IP address of your Luminis AiO unit in the Setup my Luminis AiO screen. Enter http://[IP ADDRESS]/ Luminis AiO into Internet Explorer on another PC on the network to open the Web Interface.
Page 31 Your Luminis AiO unit can remain in Live Mode while you make your changes. www.cie-group.com...
Page 32 Click Browse to find a file on your local PC or on a network drive to upload to the Luminis AiO unit. Select a file in the dialog box that appears and click Open. The file will then be transferred to the Luminis AiO unit and will be available to add to playlists.
Page 33: Edit Templates And Media
Edit Templates and Media Click the Edit My Templates and Media button to setup playlists. Click on a channel to highlight it in blue and then click Edit to manage the playlist. www.cie-group.com...
Page 34: Manage Multimedia Playlist 35~36
You can also select www to add a web page to the playlist or the remote control icon to add live TV, radio or AV from another source (you must have a TV tuner card installed on the Luminis AiO unit for this.) Tick the Preview box and click on a file in the Media Files Available list to preview it in the Preview Media window.
Page 35 If you have selected www enter the URL into the Web Page field and set the duration. Note that you must have an active internet connection on the Luminis AiO unit in order to display web pages. www can also support Exterity IPTV streams. To add a stream, enter exterity://239.192.10.202:49408/?audio=20,video=17 in the Web Page field.
Page 36: Manage Rss & Text Playlist
Manage RSS & Text Playlist Click Txt to add a text message or RSS to enter a live news text feed. Note that you must have a working internet connection on the Luminis AiO unit to display RSS news feeds. RSS News Feeds You can select one or more RSS news feeds.
Page 37 Text Messages You can add your own text messages to the screen to inform customers about your latest news and offers, or more general information such as the date and time. Enter the text you want to display in the box at the top of the screen. Select the font and size for the text in this entry.
Page 38 Click the Set To Default button to return the font, size, style and colour settings to the default for new text entries. Click OK to confirm your entry and return to the playlist or click Back to cancel. Now that the playlist has entries you can edit, delete and move them. Click on an entry to select it and click Edit to return to the Edit Message Entry screen as above.
Page 39: Template Config 40~42
Template Config You can change the layout and borders of templates in the same way as in the desktop version of Luminis AiO. If you want to create a new template, select one that is similar to your desired final template to use as a starting point.
Page 40 The blank channel can be used if you want an empty space – in Live Mode the desktop will be shown in this channel, or any other application you may have running in the background. Click OK to accept the selected channel type and add the channel to the template. Click Cancel to return without adding this channel.
Page 41 Enter the HEX codes or use the palette to select a colour for the area you wish to change – from Primary Color, Secondary Color and Background. Use the tick boxes to toggle Bevelled and Tube Effect on and off, and set the Bevel Size and Border Width using the arrow buttons.
Page 42: Preview
Preview You can preview how a template will look when shown in Live Mode. Select the template you wish to view and click the Preview button. Please note that this preview is not an exact replication of how the template will look in Live Mode, and that it is intended for guideline only.
Page 43: User Rights
User rights If you have user accounts set up you can restrict certain users from being able to edit media or text in specified channels. Click on the channel you wish to restrict and click the Rights button. Select each user in turn and use the dropdown menu to set their access level to the selected channel.
Page 44: Schedule My Templates 45~46
Schedule My Templates Click the Schedule My Templates button to choose which templates to play throughout the day in Live Mode. Select the day you wish the schedule from the list on the left. If you do not want to schedule each day individually, you can repeat one day for the entire week.
Page 45: More Options
The offending entry should be removed from the schedule as this can cause errors in Live Mode. To save a schedule to submit to a client PC use the Save button. The Luminis AiO unit must be configured in network mode.
Page 46: Choose Another Luminis Aio Installation
Please refer to the Network Mode section of this user guide for details on setting up clients and groups. When you have saved your template schedule you need to submit it to one or more Luminis AiO clients for it to be displayed.
Page 47 The frequency of updates can be set on the clients – please contact Luminis AiO support for further details. Please note that clients will not pick up any changes until they have been submitted. Even when media files are added or removed from a template already being played by a client, this MUST be submitted using the steps above before the change will be seen.
Page 48: Edit Clients
Edit Clients All clients will be added to Luminis AiO by the engineer that configures the system. If you need to add new clients you can do this by clicking the Edit Clients button in Publish Media. Click Add and enter the following information:...
Page 49: Logging Out
When you have finished using the Luminis AiO web interface, you should log out for security reasons. Return to the main menu and click the Luminis AiO robot in the middle of the page, or go into More Options and click the Log Out button.
Page 50: Appendix 1: Powerpoint Support 51~52
Microsoft Office 2007 installations, however they are returned to default when Microsoft Office updates are applied and/or a different version of Microsoft Office is installed. Exit Luminis AiO and return to the Windows desktop. Open My Computer and select Tools > Folder Options Select the File Types tab:...
Page 51 Highlight PPS and click Advanced. Make sure Confirm open after download is unticked and click OK. For PPT files also ensure Confirm open after download is unticked and ensure Browse in same window is ticked: Repeat these steps for PPSX and PPTX file types if you have updated your installation of Microsoft Office 2007. www.cie-group.com...
Page 52 Saving a PPS file For best support, PowerPoint slideshows should be saved as PPS files. Before saving the file, you will need to make sure the following settings are correct. Click Slide Show > Set Up Show: Ensure show type is set to ‘browse by an individual’ (window) and that ‘show scroll bar is unticked: Ensure slides are set to advance automatically and save the file as PPS.
Page 53 The slideshow can now be added to a template. Please note that Luminis AiO will only support the playback of PowerPoint files in one multimedia channel at a time. If you have more than one multimedia channel containing PowerPoint presentations, the files will display in one channel and be skipped in the other.
Page 54 Appendix 2: Portrait Mode In order to play portrait templates, desktop rotation must be enabled on the graphics card on the Hydravision unit(s). Rotate Desktop Exit to Windows and launch the Catalyst Control Centre from the Start Menu: Select Displays Manager > Displays Properties. From the rotation dropdown menu, select the direction in which the desktop should be rotated –...
Page 55 Template Format Hydravision will automatically stretch templates to fit the screen, so landscape templates will continue to display correctly in Live Mode. However, configuring the template in portrait mode will make it easier to get channels in the correct proportions. In Template Config, click the Change Format button to switch between portrait and landscape: This is for design purposes only, all other functionality remains the same.
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