Medialon mip hd hd media player.
Medialon mip hd hd media player user guide medialon 101 rue pierre sémard f92324 châtillon cedex france tel: +33 (0) 146 55 60 70 fax: +33 (0) 146 55 54 83 medialon inc. 701 sw 27 th ave, suite 702 miami, fl 33135, usa tel: +1 305 631 4155 fax: +1 305 631 4159 support@medialon.Com www.Medialon.Com r...
4 final user's license agreement for medialon software & plug-in important - read attentively : by loading and installing the software on your computer, you indicate your acceptance of the following final user's license for medialon software & plug-in product (the "license agreement") which is eithe...
5 medialon sa does not warrant that the functions contained in the software will meet your all requirements or that the operation of the software will be error free or uninterrupted. Your exclusive remedy for breach of medialon sa warranty shall be (i) in case of defects in the media, the replacemen...
6 termination this agreement is effective until terminated. This agreement will terminate if you fail to comply with any provision of the agreement. Upon termination, you shall destroy all copies of the software, including security keys and modified copies, if any. Maintenance and support maintenanc...
7 important safety instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s ins...
8 precautions please read carefully before proceeding * please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. Warning always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damage, fire or other hazar...
9 warranty terms and conditions for medialon hardware medialon sa warrants that the medialon hardware and all components are free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 years from the date of delivery to the first owner. This warranty is not transferable warranty will be void if ...
10 table of content table of contents final user's license agreement for medialon software & plug-in . . . . . 4 important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 warranty terms and conditions for medialon hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 table of co...
Table of content table of content 11 playing video in sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 video player mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 play a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
12 table of content audio parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 video parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 hardware setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 hardw...
Introduction this section helps those who are new to medialon mip to install and start to use your medialon mip hd..
14 introduction overview medialon mip hd is a compact player able to playback both multimedia content such as flash, html, jpeg and even urls as well as 1080p hd video. Interactive media such as flash keep their interactivity if needed. Its built-in web server provides web user interface to remotely...
Getting started introduction 15 getting started medialon medialon mip hd can be programmed and controlled either from its own screen or remotely via a web browser, or both. To control mip hd from a distant web browser, proper network set up must first be completed (ip address or dhcp, internet conne...
16 introduction first start connect the power supply, and medialon mip hd will start automatically. If it doesn’t start, switch it on. Once boot up process ended, a default video will start. Local control press escape key on the keyboard to launch the local medialon mip hd interface and the login pa...
Getting started introduction 17 there is no default username and password defined. Set up screen resolution to adjust the screen display resolution, go to setup / system tab. Use apply button to validate your change. See “display parameters”, page 69..
18 introduction set up for remote control once network set up is done, you’ll be able to remotely access the medialon mip hd control user interface thru a web browser, calling its ip address or computer name from your browser. To do the network setup, go to setup / system tab. Set up of ip address a...
Getting started introduction 19 remote access from a remote web browser video playback, sequence creation and media upload can be done remotely via a web browser. Once your network set up is done, to connect to your medialon mip hd through the network, type the mip hd ip address in the web browser a...
20 introduction uploading and playing a media following operations are made remotely. 1. From the media library. Upload 2. Click the upload button 3. Select a media file on your remote computer. 4. System uploads media. 5. Click on the media library play button. 6. Selected media starts see more abo...
Getting started introduction 21 playing a video 1. Go to the control tab 2. Select sync video player mode: currently playing media stops playing 3. Click on one of the videos in the video library: the video is loaded in the mip hd. 4. Click play , pause , stop to control the video. 5. Use the jog or...
22 introduction creating playlists 1. Go to the control tab 2. Click on multimedia player 3. Go to the playlists tab add media enter duration start playlist save playlist 4. Select a media from the media library. 5. Click on add media button. 6. Edit the duration for each playlist content item. 7. G...
Hardware description in this section you will learn how to correctly connect and start your medialon mip hd ..
24 hardware description installation medialon mip hd is 1 1/2u machine with an external power supply. All connections are made in the rear of mip hd. Front panel once medialon mip hd is powered up, two leds on the front panel indicate mip hd activity. • [pwr] led indicates if mip hd is turn on. • [s...
Using the mip in this section you will learn how to use your medialon mip hd..
26 using the mip mip hd user interface locally or via the internet with a regular web browser, the integrated playlist editor helps to schedule media playback, visitor’s interactivity, screen remotely. Administration, supervision and maintenance features are also accessible depending on access crede...
Mip hd user interface using the mip 27 - microsoft internet explorer (ie6+ ) medialon mip hd prefers a modern browser (chrome/safari/firefox). After user identification, the medialon mip hd user interface will give you access to video playback, playlist creation, playlist scheduler, monitoring infor...
28 using the mip once the login is done, medialon mip hd displays the last visited page depending on the user level. An error message will be displayed in case of wrong login. Status bar on the top of all pages, information and status of the mip hd are displayed • name : the player name of mip hd is...
Mip hd user interface using the mip 29 - ticker - monitoring • date & time : the current date and time of the medialon mip hd are displayed. When you create a schedule, it could be useful to check current time settings. • medialon : current medialon mip hd firmware version. • log out : close the cur...
30 using the mip • logs . Administrator level as administrator of medialon mip hd, you have access to all menus. • control . • playlists . • schedules . • ticker . • setup : configure your medialon mip hd. See more about “mip hd setup” on page 61. • logs ..
Adding media using the mip 31 adding media medialon mip hd is a compact player able to playback both multimedia content such as flash, html, jpeg and even 1080p hd video. There are 3 ways to add media in the medialon mip hd • locally by copying files from a cd/dvd in a usb dvd-rom drive, or via a us...
32 using the mip a local file management window opens: 3. Select a drive with the pop-up menu drive (d for usb disk) 4. All sub folders appears in the folder list and all available files in the files list. 5. Select sub folder to find the media you want to transfer 6. Select a file from the file lis...
Adding media using the mip 33 remote upload media to add media to the media library remotely from your computer 1. Click on upload button to open a “choose a file” dialog box.. Upload button 2. Browse your computer to select the media file. 3. Click on open button to transfer file to the mip hd . 4....
34 using the mip 5. Media appears in media library when upload is completed. 2 note: only one file can be selected at the same time. There is no multi selection. Using a ftp client for multiple file transfers, you could prefer to use a ftp solution. Medialon mip hd has an ftp server active onboard. ...
Adding media using the mip 35 media library management all media available in the mip hd are displayed in the media library remove button refresh button play button media library can be sorted, click on name title to invert sorting direction. Video duration is detected after the first playback in "s...
36 using the mip to define a default media. Select a media in the media library. Click on set selected media as default media button. Click on play button to test it. Click on reset default media button to use black screen as default media..
Playing video in sync using the mip 37 playing video in sync medialon mip hd is able to playback 1080p hd video. Its sync video mode allows synchronization of unlimited number of hd video playback via the network. Video player mode the control tab allows switching between multimedia and sync video p...
38 using the mip video control mip hd video control panel gives access to transport commands. • video : gives the file name of the current loaded video. • status : gives the current status of the video (stoppped, paused, playing). • duration : gives the duration of the loaded video. • timecode : giv...
Playing video in sync using the mip 39 playing video in sync playing hd video, several mip hd can be synchronized over the network. To synchronize several medialon mip hd, you need to define a master. This master mip will send its commands and timecode position to all mip hd slaved to him. Sync mode...
40 using the mip using mip hd in sync to play several videos in sync with medialon mip hd, you need to: 1. Load (select) the video in each mip hd. 2. Define your mip hd master and select a sync group. 2 sync group can accept only 1 master on the network. Mip hd behavior will be unpredictable if seve...
Playing playlists using the mip 41 playing playlists medialon mip hd is able to playback multimedia content such as flash, html, jpeg, videos and even urls. Interactive media such as flash keep their interactivity if needed. You can save as a playlist a sequence of media you want to play in loop. Th...
42 using the mip create a playlist you create a playlist when you want to display several media in a loop. You can create as many playlists as you want, the list of existing playlists is displayed in the playlist library. The list of media content in a playlist is displayed in the current playlist c...
Playing playlists using the mip 43 3. The media appears in the current playlist content list. 4. Adjust the duration, enter hour (hh) minute (mm) and second (ss) this duration means how long the media is displayed. Most of media (video files, flash® animations...) have their own duration. Other medi...
44 using the mip save the playlist to save the playlist on your medialon mip hd. 1. Enter the name of the playlist in the playlist name field 2. Click on save button 3. The new playlist appears in the playlist library. You can start a new playlist. Edit playlist content to edit a playlist 1. Select ...
Playing playlists using the mip 45 modify media order to move the position of a media into the playlist: 1. Select a media from the current playlist content list 2. Click on up or down buttons remove media from playlist to remove a media from a playlist: 1. Select a media from the current playlist c...
46 using the mip use a relay when an i/o interface is connected, medialon mip hd can control output relays. Relay index : select the relay in the list. Value : set the status of the relay. •on •off •toggle •pulse use the test relay button to check the relay command. Send a serial command medialon mi...
Playing playlists using the mip 47 program a ticker you program to show or hide ticker during the playlist. Enter your message to show the ticker. To hide the ticker, enter an empty text. Ticker will use mip hd ticker settings, see more about “display a ticker” on page 55. Insert a pause when an int...
48 using the mip play a playlist medialon mip hd needs to be switched in multimedia player. Go to control to change player mode. All created playlists are available in the playlist library. Start a playlist to playback a playlist from the playlists library: 1. Select a playlist from the list 2. Clic...
Playing playlists using the mip 49 3. This playlist is played in loop until a new playlist starts. Start a playlist with external trigger it is possible to start a playlist with an external trigger like a button or a presence detector ( see “hardware setup”, page 72. For more details). 1. Select a p...
50 using the mip playlist library to remove a playlist from the playlists list: 1. Select a playlist from the list 2. Click on remove button click on refresh list button to update the content of the playlists list.
Scheduling playlists using the mip 51 scheduling playlists when you want to play different playlists at different hours of the day, you’re going to schedule your playlists. Schedules a schedule starts a playlist at a defined time of the day, and loops indefinitely while another playlist is not start...
52 using the mip test a playlist playlist library on the right contains all the playlists created previously. Refresh library start playlist to playback a playlist: 1. Select it from the list. 2. Click on play button. 2 to update the library, click on refresh button create a schedule the current sch...
Scheduling playlists using the mip 53 2 note : the time reference is based on computer clock (displayed in the status bar). Because of the clock precision, start times of playlist can lose their accuracy. To create a schedule 1. Select a playlist from the playlist library 2. Drag and drop into the s...
54 using the mip start a schedule all schedules created are available in the schedules list update schedule list remove schedule start schedule to start a schedule 1. Select a schedule from the list. 2. Click on play button to start the schedule. 3. Medialon mip hd starts to play the playlist accord...
Display a ticker using the mip 55 display a ticker the ticker is a scrolling text displayed on mip hd ’s foreground. It can be sent dynamically and some parameters can be changed. It is possible to display a simple message at anytime in a scrolling banner at the bottom of the screen, goto ticker tab...
56 using the mip font selection select the font in the font list color selection to change the color of the ticker: color selection point • click on text color to select the text color. • click on background color to select the background color. • use the color palette to define the desired color. T...
Display a ticker using the mip 57 ticker scroll speed to change the speed of scrolling text, use the speed slider. Speed value goes from 0 (slow) to 100 (fast). Testing ticker mip hd ticker tab offers a preview for testing your message settings 1. Enter the text of the ticker into the text field and...
58 using the mip external control although it is possible to use the medialon mip hd as a stand alone system, it is also designed to be controlled remotely from medialon control system. 2 discover the power of medialon control system, visit medialon web site http:// www.Medialon.Com/products/medialo...
External control using the mip 59 mip hd are declared as medialon manager device. Mxm medialon mip allows controlling mip hd in multimedia or video sync mode. See more about mxm medialon mip on www.Medialon.Com mxm medialon sync master this mxm can be used to synchronize video playback on several me...
60 maintenance maintenance in this section, you will learn how to maintain your medialon mip hd..
Mip hd setup maintenance 61 mip hd setup this menu is only accessible with administrator rights. Player setup select player in the medialon mip hd setup page several parameters of mip hd can be defined, such as screen size, scheduling of screen power on/off, e-mail setting for log files sending etc ...
62 maintenance and background color • mip hd name: this name is displayed in the status bar on the top of the page. This name is also used in the filename of the log and playback reports sent by e-mail. • display size: mip hd display window can follow automatically the screen resolution, or you can ...
Mip hd setup maintenance 63 extra colors. Information sending mip hd automatically generates log files of technical events and playback report files listing all media playback information. A report is created every day, to consult them see “logs menu”, page 74. These files can be automaticaly sent t...
64 maintenance email the specific parameters section allows you to setup an email address to send log files and/or playback files. Email setup. 1. Fill smtp server address field ( ie: smpt.Capital.City) 2. Fill sender email address field(ie: omer.Simpson) 3. Fill receiver email address field(ie: mar...
Mip hd setup maintenance 65 maintenance. During the process of file recording, files can be fragmented which decreases the access speed on the hard disk. For that reason, we recommend you to run a disk defragmentation periodically. Mip hd can automatically execute the windows utilities chkdsk (check...
66 maintenance user accounts it is possible to protect access to the medialon mip hd interface. Different access levels can be defined. The user accounts menu is used to change the account settings this menu is only accessible with administrator level. Different types of users may have different acc...
Mip hd setup maintenance 67 • editor (restricted access to all menus except setup) this account may be used by sequences and scheduler creator. • ticker (restricted access to ticker and monitoring only) this level gives access to simple text message generator. • monitoring (restricted access to moni...
68 maintenance network parameters all operations described below must be done by an appropriate technician or your network administrator. • computer name: • automatic or static ip address • automatic or staitc dns 2 the mip hd may reboot after these change. • click on apply to validate them..
Mip hd setup maintenance 69 display parameters • select from the list the required settings. 2 the mip hd may reboot after these change. • click on apply to validate them. Date and time adjust date and time of your medialon mip hd. Time server (ntp): displays the internet time server (time.Windows.C...
70 maintenance clock. 2 medialon mip hd reboot is required after changes. Time zones: set the time zone where your medialon mip hd is installed. Click on apply to validate your modifications. Time : displays the time retrieved by a get button. You can adjust this time. This displayed time will be us...
Mip hd setup maintenance 71 video parameters all operations described below must be done by an appropriate technician get video parameters. See more about “about media” on page 85..
72 maintenance hardware setup mip hd could control hardware device connected to its com port. A menu gives you access to these commands and also to the settings. This menu is only accessible with administrator level. Select hardware in the medialon mip hd setup page hardware driver setup can only be...
Mip hd setup maintenance 73 select in the left list the model of hardware and click on the select this driver button. The name of the driver selected appears in the right current driver display. Click on the setup current driver button to configure the serial port. A setup dialog box opens select th...
74 maintenance logs logs menu mip hd automatically generates log files of technical events and playback report files listing all media playback confirmation. The monitoring menu allows access to log files and playback files click on the log file button to access to current log file click on the play...
Logs maintenance 75 • the date column indicates the date and the time of the event • the event column indicates the name of the event • the description column dives a description or more information about the event 2 note : a log file is created each day. For the list of events which can be written ...
76 maintenance the file xxx cannot be deleted disk full/the amount of free space is reached. Cleaning of unused files. The disk is full, files in the trash are deleted display error/xxx media error where xxx is the name of the media display navigate error an error occurred during the displaying of a...
Logs maintenance 77 explorer/sequencer management error a new sequence cannot be created nor modified explorer/upload xxx the file xxx has been uploaded from the explorer file error/file does not exist xxx the file xxx doesn't exist from explorer/set new account new account set successfully from exp...
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Updating mip firmware maintenance 79 updating mip firmware this section helps you upgrade your medialon mip hd firmware. 1. Download from medialon web site the lastest medialon mip hd firmware. Http://www.Medialon.Com/download/show_mip/releaseinfobase.Htm 2. Transfer this firmware into your medialon...
80 maintenance 2 if you execute the update remotely, mip hd will disconnect. For more information about medialon mip hd updates, contact your dealer.
Troubleshooting maintenance 81 troubleshooting this section helps you resolve problems you may encounter while using the mip common problems & solutions problem check these items does not turn on check that the power cable is plugged in. Check that the power adapter is plugged in no picture on scree...
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Technical specifications references 83 technical specifications dimensions • product: 219 (w) x 73 (h) x 260 (d) [67 (h) mm without feet]; 8 5/8" (w) x 2 7/8" (h) x 10 1/4" (d) [2 5/8" (h) without feet] • packaging: nc • rack size: 1 1/2u (h) x 1/2 19"(w) weight • rack: 5.4 lbs/2.8 kg • packaging: n...
84 references • still images: bitmap/jpeg/gif/tiff • composite: html/flash environmental • operating temperature: 0°c/32°f to 50°c/122°f • operating humidity: 10 to 80% at 25°c non-condensing • acoustic noise: nc • heat dissipation (typical): nc btu/hr included accessories • 1x external power adapte...
Media specifications references 85 media specifications about media medialon mip hd uses internet explorer to render media on the screen. Internet explorer uses different plug-in (such as flash player or windows media player), decoders, and filters to display these media. These different plug-in lay...
86 references audio format and output medialon mip hd can use analog or digital(spdif) output for playing audio. Stereo output optical output coaxial output using spdif output, medialon mip hd can play multi audio channels files. Mip hd is able to decode ac3 / dts / mpeg1/2 audio layer i/ii formats....
Index references 87 index a account 66 administrator 30, 66 editor 29, 67 monitoring 29, 67 ticker 29, 67 add media 33 playlist 42 administrator login 66 menu 30 c chrome 26 color ticker 56 control external medialon manager 58 medialon showmaster 58 creation playlist 42 schedule 53 d default media 3...
88 references login 67 menu 29 mxm mip 58 sync master 59 n new playlist 42 p password 27 play default media 36 playlist edit 44 library 52 media add 42 duration 43, 44 remove 45 new 42 refresh 50 remove 50, 53 save 44 r refresh playlist library 50 remove media playlist 45 playlist 50, 53 schedule 54...
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