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XtendLan XL-DSP-183C User Manual

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XL-DSP-183C
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Digital Signage Player
User's Guide
XL-DSP-183C series
basic model
with WiFi
with scheduler
with scheduler and WiFi
with scheduler and multiple display zones
with scheduler and multiple display zones and WiFi
with scheduler and multiple display zones and HDMI input

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  • Page 1 Digital Signage Player User’s Guide XL-DSP-183C series For models: XL-DSP-183C basic model XL-DSP-183C-W with WiFi XL-DSP-183CS with scheduler XL-DSP-183CS-W with scheduler and WiFi XL-DSP-183CSM with scheduler and multiple display zones XL-DSP-183CSM-W with scheduler and multiple display zones and WiFi XL-DSP-183CSMH...
  • Page 2 Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com FCC Notices It’s herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements of FCC Part 15 Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com CONTENT PACKAGE CONTENTS........................4 INTRODUCTION ..........................4 FEATURES ............................5 HARDWARE OVERVIEW ....................... 6 REMOTE CONTROL ........................7 5.1. ENTERING TEXT OR IP ADDRESS ..................7 START THE DEVICE ........................8 SETTING UP............................9 7.1.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    XL-DSP-183C Series is one of the best stand-alone Digital Signage in the world. The XL-DSP-183C is a full HD digital signage that plays media files from CF memory card without a computer. The media files can be automatically updated at the specific time from an FTP server. What’s more, the XL-DSP-183CSM supports multiple display zones, you can play movie, picture and scrolling text on the screen simultaneously, and the text color can be changed (white/ yellow/ green).

  • Page 5: Features

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com 3. FEATURES  High-performance and high stability: With the same resolution and bit rate as Blu-ray players’.  The source of HD WMV9 MP@HL (Main Profile / High Level) supports resolution up to 1920x1080 (1080P) and the maximum bit rate is 40Mbps.

  • Page 6: Hardware Overview

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com 4. HARDWARE OVERVIEW  VGA Output: Connects to devices that support VGA input. (LCD、projector)  HDMI Output: Connects to devices that support HDMI input.  HDMI Input: Can play simultaneously video from other sources (only models with HDMI input) ...

  • Page 7: Remote Control

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com 5. REMOTE CONTROL Power on/ off Select the output mode Numeric Key Delete last entry Select a function or to play the selected file Open the setup menu Mute sound OSD display function on/ off...

  • Page 8: Start The Device

     Status 1: If the “AUTOPLAY (Movie/ Picture/ All Files/ MultiLayer)” function is enabled and there are media files on the CF card or the XL-DSP-183C is already connected to the display device, the XL-DSP-183C will auto play media files after power on.

  • Page 9: Setting Up

    –enabled router, select “Off” and type the network information in “Assign IP Address”.  Assign IP Address: If the XL-DSP-183C is connected to a network without a DHCP server or you want to use Local FTP Server function, enter the fixed IP address, Mask, Gateway and DNS for the XL-DSP-183C.
  • Page 10 “ipconfig” then press “ENTER” to get the network information. Step 2: Assign IP Address, Mask (Subnet Mask) and Gateway (Default Gateway) for the XL-DSP-183C. Enter the same values of the Subnet Mask and Gateway, and be careful not to enter the values of IP address that are already used by other devices on the network.

  • Page 11: Setting The Network From The Ip Detect Tool

    NOTE: When use XL-DSP-183C under a DHCP-enabled network, user sometimes does not know which IP address is assigned to XL-DSP-183C. User could also use this tool as a “Finder”, for locating the IP address of XL-DSP-183C. By pressing the “Connect” button, IE browser will show up and access to the build-in web of XL-DSP-183C automatically.
  • Page 12 Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com  Step6: The default IP mode of XL-DSP-183C is DHCP. User should change the mode to “Manual”, if wants to assign a static IP address to XL-DSP-183C. Then enter the preferred “IP”, “Net Mask” and “Gateway” in the “Network Setting”. Finally, click on the “Setup” button for completing the setting.

  • Page 13: Ftp Setup

    7.2. FTP SETUP Local FTP Server: Turn on/ off the XL-DSP-183C server. (If you use the XL-DSP-183C server, please disable the DHCP function and input a fixed IP address, Mask, Gateway and DNS of the XL-DSP- 183C) Local FTP Server Setup: Set the “Port”, “User ID” and “Password” of the XL-DSP-183C. (The Default Port: 21, User ID: root, Password: admin) FTP Auto Download: Enable/ Disable the FTP auto download function.
  • Page 14 XL-DSP-183C is already connected to the network). Local HTTP Server: Enable/ Disable the HTTP command function. Local HTTP Server Setup: To set the “Port”, “User ID” and “Password” of the XL-DSP-183C. (The Default Port: 80, User ID: root, Password: admin) NOTE: Press the “SETUP”...

  • Page 15: Video Setup

     Aspect-ratio: Select TV mode 4:3, 16:9 or 16:10.  HDMI: Select the HDMI output resolution among 480i / 480p/ 720p / 1080i/ 1080p. Select the “Auto EDID”, the XL-DSP-183C will scan the display device connected and set the correct resolution automatically.

  • Page 16: Other Setup

    “Enter” button to save the new password (The default password: 123).  Play Button: Only for used with play buttons. The XL-DSP-183C supports two options (Repeat Default / Repeat All) when the demo file finishes playing.

  • Page 17: Scrolling Text Setup

    Step1: Copy the file “HDPlayerSetting.txt” on CF card to your PC. Use the “Wordpad” to open the file, and you can see all the configuration value of XL-DSP-183C. Step2: You can modify directly the configuration value on your PC. Example: [NETWORK] Disable Options: Disable, RJ45, WiFi The “Network”...

  • Page 18: Using Device

    PLAY MEDIA FILES ON THE CF CARD Step 1: Insert the CF card with media files, then turn on the XL-DSP-183C and press the “ENTER” button on the remote control when “’mnt/CF” is highlighted to take you into the CF card.
  • Page 19 Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com Note: If the symbol (return) appears on the screen, you can use “RETURN” button of the remote control to go back one layer. Step 3: Select the file you want to play, and press “ENTER” or “PLAY” button on the remote control to play the file.

  • Page 20: Using The Remote Control When Media File Is Playing

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com 8.1.1. Using the Remote Control When Media File Is Playing  SETUP: Press the button to adjust the brightness, contrast or saturation while the video or picture o First Press: Adjust the brightness. o Second Press: Adjust the contrast.

  • Page 21: Multiple Display Zones

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com 8.2. MULTIPLE DISPLAY ZONES Step 1: Put movies, pictures (only supports PNG format/ size: 213x641/ 96DPI) and text file on CF card. Picture Files  If you select the “By Slide Time” item of the picture slide mode;...

  • Page 22: Ftp Auto Download Function

    NOTE: The MAC address of XL-DSP-183C will be displayed in the setup menu. Step3: Put all the files (included media files/ command file (ex. d0013fe100000.txt/ schedule.ini/ message1.txt) to the FTP server. The XL-DSP-183C will read the command file (ex. d0013fe100000.txt), and download the specified files.
  • Page 23 Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com Blinking Green Light – FTP connection ok and downloading Blinking Red Light – FTP connection failed Step4: The download status will be displayed in lower right corner of the screen Blinking Green Light: Indicate connection to FTP is ok and device is downloading.
  • Page 24 Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com Commands description of file d + MAC address.txt. [Interval] Initial time and interval time setting (for connecting to the FTP server and checking 30 1 whether the commands file is in the FTP server).
  • Page 25 Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com Commands description of file message1.txt. [speed] Set the display speed of the scrolling text. Please enter X1, X2 or X3. [color] Set the scrolling text color. White Please enter White, Yellow, Green or Rotation.

  • Page 26: Rs-232 Function (Rs-232 Cable Is Optional)

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com 8.4. RS-232 FUNCTION (RS-232 cable is optional) Use the serial communication terminal tool “Tera Term” or other tools to control the XL-DSP-183C with ASCII command. NOTE: 1. The available baud rates is “19200”. 2. The reaction time of XL-DSP-183C is around three seconds.

  • Page 27: Web Management

    Confirm the “Local HTTP Server” function has been enabled, and the “Local HTTP Server Setup” set has been completed (refer to 7.2). Set your router or firewall, and open a port 80 for the XL-DSP-183C. The following figure is an example, please refer to your user’s manual of router for opening ports.

  • Page 28: Network

     General Setup o Enable DHCP: Enable or disable the DHCP function. o IP/ Subnet/ Gateway/ DNS server: Enter the fixed IP address, Subnet, Gateway and DNS for the XL-DSP-183C. o Wireless Setup (only for models with wireless interface) - 28 -...

  • Page 29: Server

    Password: Enter the password of the XL-DSP-183C (default password: admin).  FTP Server Address: Click on the address to directly connect to the XL-DSP-183C server. Enter the user name and password (Default User Name: root, Default Password: admin) to log on.

  • Page 30: Time

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com After logging on all the media files on the CF card will be listed. You can download and upload the media files between CF card and your PC 9.4. TIME  NTP Server o Time Zone: Set the time zone of your location.

  • Page 31: Features

    Enable: Enable or disable the HTTP command function. o Port: Enter the port of the XL-DSP-183C (default port: 80) o User ID: Enter the user name of the XL-DSP-183C (default ID: root). o Password: Enter the password of the XL-DSP-183C (default password: admin).

  • Page 32: Schedule Function

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com 10. SCHEDULE FUNCTION NOTE: The “NTP Server” or “Local Time” must be set before using the Schedule Function. (refer to 7.2) 10.1. INSTALL THE SCHEDULE SOFTWARE Step1: Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive, then the autorun function will start up the shell program.

  • Page 33: Basic Schedule

    Click on “Add Video In” button for instructing the player to play the HDMI input only (only for XL-DSP-183C-4). o Click the “Browser” button to search for files that you want to add. You can also set up the “Play Times”...

  • Page 34: Advance Schedule

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com NOTE: Do not rename the file (schedule.ini), otherwise the XL-DSP-183C will not be able to read the file. 10.2.2. Advance Schedule In the “Advance Schedule” mode, you can select files that you want to play, and can also set up the play times, and the initial and end time of each file.
  • Page 35 Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com Step 2: Click the “Add” button in the “File Setup” section to open the “Schedule File Editor” window. Click the “Browser” button to select a file that you want to play. You can also set up the “Play Times”...

  • Page 36: Explanation Of The Warning Message

    Step 4: After finishing all setup, press the “SAVE” button and a pop-up window will appear. Select the path, then click the “SAVE” button to save. NOTE: Do not rename the file (schedule.ini), otherwise the XL-DSP-183C will not be able to read the file.

  • Page 37: Optional Auxiliary Equipment

    Demo File 4：a01.xxx Demo File 5：b55.xxx o Step 2: Insert the CF card to the XL-DSP-183C, and the XL-DSP-183C will play the default file automatically while powered on. o Step 3: Press one of the buttons 1-5 to play the corresponding demo file.

  • Page 38: Ir Cable

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com o Repeat Default: The XL-DSP-183C will automatically play the default file when the demo file finishes playing. o Repeat All: The XL-DSP-183C will automatically play all the demo files when the demo file finishes playing. 11.2. IR Cable The IR cable is an external remote control receiver.

  • Page 39: Touch-Sensor Buttons

    Digital Signage Player User’s Guide ww.xtendlan.com o Step 2: Insert the CF card to the XL-DSP-183C, and the XL-DSP-183C will play the default file automatically while powered on. o Step 3: After sensing approaching subjects, the XL-DSP-183C will play all the demo files once.

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