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- Page 1 BRIGHTSIGN QUICK START GUIDE BrightSign, LLC. 16795 Lark Ave., Suite 200 Los Gatos, CA 95032 | 408-852-9263 | www.brightsign.biz...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS What’s in the box? Connecting speakers What is BrightSign? Setting up BrightSign Players Creating presentations Benefits Capabilities Creating a full-screen presentation Models Creating a multiple zone presentation Getting Started with the Quick Creating an interactive presentation Start Kit... -
Page 3: What's In The Box
SD slot cover Cable tie Tip: Use the cable mount and ties to keep the cables securely attached to your BrightSign player. Note: The BrightSign TD1012 package includes only the tabletop display and power adapter. The solid-state media player and battery are built into the display. -
Page 4: What Is Brightsign
• Play content from a Secure Digital card (SD or SDHC card) or USB Flash drive (the HD120, HD220, and HD1020 also support SDXC). Note: Your SD, SDHC, or SDXC card must be formatted using FAT32 for it to work with a BrightSign player. • Display content on a high-definition monitor or TV •... -
Page 5: Models
• Run interactive presentations that playback content based on inputs from buttons, touch screens, mice, and more • Synchronize video playback across multiple BrightSign players • Update software and content remotely with BrightSign networking Models To compare BrightSign models and all the features available for your digital signs, see the BrightSign Product Comparison Matrix at: http://www.brightsign.biz/products/compare.php. -
Page 6: Start Kit
Getting Started with the Quick Start Kit 1. Download the QuickStart.zip file from www.brightsign.biz/quickstart. 2. Unzip the file to a location on your PC. 3. Double-click the Setup.exe file, and follow the on-screen instructions to install the BrightAuthor software. -
Page 7: Connecting A Display
Connecting a display Using a VGA cable Note: The connectors on BrightSign players vary by model. Your BrightSign player may have different connectors from those displayed above. -
Page 8: Using An Hdmi Cable
Using an HDMI cable Note: The connectors on BrightSign players vary by model. Your BrightSign player may have different connectors from those displayed above. -
Page 9: Connecting Speakers
Connecting speakers If your presentations include audio, you can route the audio through an HDMI display that you connect to your BrightSign player, or you can connect powered speakers to your BrightSign player. -
Page 10: Setting Up Brightsign Players
BrightAuthor and add those files to a storage device (SD card or USB flash drive). Afterward, insert the storage (usually an SD card) into the BrightSign player. Remember that if you are using an SD card, it must be FAT32 formatted. - Page 11 • Local File Networking: Under Unit Configuration, enabling the diagnostic web server and local web server is optional. • BrightSign Network: Assign a Group to the unit within which presentations will be published. Set a Network Connection Frequency and decide whether you want to limit content downloads.
- Page 12 Note: Your SD, SDHC, or SDXC card must be formatted using FAT32 for it to work with a BrightSign player. 10. Turn off your BrightSign player by unplugging the power adapter. Insert the SD card or Flash drive into the unit.
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Page 13: Creating Presentations
In the Where field, enter the folder where you want to store the presentation. Click Browse to navigate to the desired folder. e. Select your BrightSign Model, Connector type, and Screen resolution. f. Click Create. 2. Select the Full Screen template. - Page 14 5. Drag one or more files to the playlist area. 6. You can set the order in which files play by dragging them to the playlist area in the desired order. You can change the order of files already in the playlist by clicking a file and dragging it to a new position. 7.
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Page 15: Creating A Multiple Zone Presentation
Double-click the BrightAuthor icon on your desktop. 1. Click File > Open Presentation. 2. Navigate to the Quick Start Kit folder on your PC, and select the folder for your BrightSign model to see the sample files. 3. Do one of the following to open the BrightAuthor project: •... - Page 16 • Zone 2 is an image zone. You can add images to this type of zone and as many image zones as you like. • We’re going to resize Zones 1 and 2 and then add and populate a new Zone 3.
- Page 17 5. Resize the existing zones: a. Click Layout (on the upper-left side of the screen under Edit). b. Select and drag the bottom of the Video Or Images zone to make the zone shorter. c. Select and drag the bottom of the Images zone to make both zones the same height.
- Page 18 6. Add a new zone: a. Click Add Zone, select Ticker, and then click OK. b. Drag the Ticker zone to the lower left corner. c. Select and drag a corner of the Ticker zone and resize it to fit below the other two zones.
- Page 19 Zone 3 is a Ticker zone. You can add RSS feeds and Text files to this type of zone. You can mix both RSS and Text files, and use multiple RSS and Text files in the same Ticker zone. 7. Populate the Ticker zone: a.
- Page 20 c. Under Media Library, click the Text tab. d. Click Browse, locate the QuickStartKit\Content folder, and then click OK. e. Drag the BrightSign_Text_feed.txt file to the Zone 3 playlist area. Note: To add an RSS feed instead of a text file, follow the steps above, but replace steps 7c –7e with the following: click the RSS tab, drag the New RSS Feed icon to the playlist, and enter the URL for the feed.
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Page 21: Creating An Interactive Presentation
This section of the guide will teach you how to create an interactive presentation with a GPIO device attached to your BrightSign player. Even if you do not have a GPIO device connected to your BrightSign player, this example can teach you the basics of interactive presentations. - Page 22 9. Set the new Menu image (Menu_3option.jpg) as the Home Screen. The Home Screen (indicated by the Home icon), is the first media file that plays in the presentation. If the presentation is a multi-zone presentation, each zone must have a Home Screen. a.
- Page 23 11. Link the Menu image to the Interact (Interact.mpg) and Zones (ZONES.mpg) videos with the interactive events Button 1 and Button 2, respectively.
- Page 24 Once the events are defined and the Menu image is playing, pressing Button 1 will cause the presentation to transition to the Interact video. Pressing Button 2 will transition to the Zones video. To define the interactive events: a. Click Button 1 on the event bar. ...
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Page 25: Publishing Presentations
SD card and update your BrightSign player manually. For details on the other publishing methods, see the BrightAuthor user guide at: www.brightsign.biz/support/userguide.php. Note: Your SD, SDHC, or SDXC card must be formatted using FAT32 for it to work with a BrightSign player. To publish a presentation to an SD card: 1. - Page 26 In the screen shot above, the presentation is set to ‘Active all day, every day’.
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Page 27: Next Steps
Next steps To get the most from your BrightSign player, download the latest software, read the latest documentation, and watch our tutorial videos. • Documentation: Get the latest User Guides, Release Notes, Scripting references, Hardware reference manuals, and Regulatory Guide here: www.brightsign.biz/support/userguide.php.