Smart-a i smart audio video innovation signagepro digital signage player deliver your message to audiences all over the world with our integrated management solution that is powerful and easy to use installation manual.
I contents i (c) 2010 smartavi table of contents introduction 1 disclaimer notice 2 limited warranty statement 3 1. Contents of box 4 2. Installing signage manager 5 3. Setting up the signagepro client 9 ................................................................................. 10 3.1 setting...
Smartavi signagepro manual ii (c) 2010 smartavi 7. Screen configuration 68 ................................................................................................................... 72 7.1 rotating a screen . .....................................................................................
Introduction 1 (c) 2010 smartavi § introduction congratulations on your purchase of the signagepro digital signage solution. Please read the instructions carefully before using. Signagepro is a digital signage solution that creates new marketing and information sharing portals to reach target audien...
Smartavi signagepro manual 2 (c) 2010 smartavi § disclaimer notice the information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Applica makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for p...
Limited warranty statement 3 (c) 2010 smartavi § limited warranty statement a. Extent of limited warranty 1. Applica, inc. Warrants to the end-user customers that the applica product specified above will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for the duration of 1 year, which duration beg...
Smartavi signagepro manual 4 (c) 2010 smartavi § 1. Contents of box 1 - signagepro client 1 - signagepro software cd 1 - power cord 1 - unique usb key.
2. Installing signage manager 5 (c) 2010 smartavi § 2. Installing signage manager this quick setup guide will instruct you on how to install and setup the signagepro software onto your server (host pc) and how to setup the signagepro client (player). To ensure proper installation of the server softw...
Smartavi signagepro manual 6 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 1.0.2 note: if you will be using signagepro across more than one network, refer to port 13325 when configuring your router port forwarding. Signageserver requires a unique usb key to be installed. You will find your key on back of the signageserv...
2. Installing signage manager 7 (c) 2010 smartavi 3. The next window will be to choose components, make sure “signageserver” is checked. (figure 2.0.2) 4. Choose the installation location you would like to install the signageserver. Click ‘next’. 5. Before the installation completes, you will be ask...
Smartavi signagepro manual 8 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 2.0.2.
3. Setting up the signagepro client 9 (c) 2010 smartavi § 3. Setting up the signagepro client 1. Connect the power supply cable to the signagepro client and plug the cable into a grounded power outlet. 2. Connect the mouse and keyboard cables to the corresponding ports. 3. Attach the vga cable from ...
Smartavi signagepro manual 10 (c) 2010 smartavi § 3.1 settings and configurations of client once you’ve logged in, use the keys described in table 3.3 to navigate the various menus and functions. Some of these menus include: figure 3.1.4 a) signagepro configuration( alt + ctrl + 2): these tabs inclu...
3. Setting up the signagepro client 11 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 3.1.5 b) network configuration menu (alt + ctrl + 3): manually enter your ip address or use dhcp server (figure 3.1.5).
Smartavi signagepro manual 12 (c) 2010 smartavi § table 3.2 quick keys and functions of signagepro client keys functions that you can use by applying directly to signage pro player or in “remote administration” mode from the server side. Alt + ctrl + 1 displays navigation menu. Alt + ctrl + 2 setup ...
4. Adding your company logo 13 (c) 2010 smartavi § 4. Adding your company logo one of the major functions of digital signage is to get your message out and to increase your brand recognition. One of the most important aspects of your brand is your logo. Combining your logo with informative content i...
Smartavi signagepro manual 14 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 4.0.2 7. Click on "install from usb", select the ‘logo” tab. (figure 4.0.2).
4. Adding your company logo 15 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 4.0.3 8. Select the sample_logo in dialog box and click ‘ok’ (figure 4.0.3) 9. You can install more logos from usb thumb drive by pressing "install from usb" button. To remove a logo you can use the ‘uninstall’ button. (figure 4.0.2).
Smartavi signagepro manual 16 (c) 2010 smartavi § 4.1 sample .Slogo file without clock sample .Slogo file without clock sample .Slogo file with clock picture = logoname.Png origin = bottom left offset_x = 10 offset_y = 10 picture = logoname.Png origin = bottom left offset_x = 10 offset_y = 10 text =...
4. Adding your company logo 17 (c) 2010 smartavi § 4.2 field values for .Slogo files the following table describes the different fields in the .Slogo file and their meaning. Picture should specify png file that will be used as background for logo. If png have alpha channel these areas will be transp...
Smartavi signagepro manual 18 (c) 2010 smartavi § 4.3 add time and date to .Slogo you have the option of adding time and date to your logo by adding one of the following fields to your .Slogo file. (table 4.3) see examp le (table 4.1) %a the abbreviated weekday name according to the current locale. ...
4. Adding your company logo 19 (c) 2010 smartavi corresponding strings for the current locale. Noon is treated as pm and midnight as am. %p like %p but in lowercase: am or pm or a corresponding string for the current locale. (gnu) %r the time in a.M. Or p.M. Notation. In the posix locale this is equ...
Smartavi signagepro manual 20 (c) 2010 smartavi § 5. Wireless configuration important: before configuring wireless network connection under the signagepro client you will need to setup your wireless router to have appropriate wireless settings. We recommend to use wpa2-psk with an aes configuration....
5. Wireless configuration 21 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 5.0.2 5. Select encryption type (wpa 1/2 stands for wpa or wpa2) and enter the appropriate encryption key. (figure 5.0.2) 6. Hit “connect”. You should now be connected to your wireless network..
Smartavi signagepro manual 22 (c) 2010 smartavi § 5.1 connecting to a hidden network 1. Turn off the signagepro client. 2. Insert the usb wireless adapter into any available usb slot on your signagepro client. 3. Boot your signagepro client with the usb wireless adapter connected. 4. Once the unit i...
5. Wireless configuration 23 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 5.1.3 6. Type the name of the network and click on connect. (figure 5.1.3) figure 5.1.4 7. Now you will see the new network in your list with "hidden network" name. Go to the properties of that network. (figure 5.1.4).
Smartavi signagepro manual 24 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 5.1.5 8. Select encryption type (wpa 1/2 stands for wpa or wpa2) and enter the appropriate encryption key. (figure 5.1.5) 9. Hit “connect”. You should now be connected to your wireless network..
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 25 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 1. Double click on the signageserver station manager icon either on your desktop or start menu. Figure 6.0.1 2. You will first be prompted with a ‘server logon settings’ dialog box. The default ip address ...
Smartavi signagepro manual 26 (c) 2010 smartavi 3. Once the signageserver station manager is loaded. You will see the following: connected signagepro clients. Loopback ip. (127.0.0.1) your user name and password. Click save password to stay logged in. (figure 6.0.2).
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 27 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.1 user manager our user manager allows signagepro users to manage and control their own user database. Each user created is allowed a set of permissions. The user rights are described as followed: • administrator - full access to everythin...
Smartavi signagepro manual 28 (c) 2010 smartavi 6.1.4 click 'save'. You will then see the new user in the list. (figure 6.1.3) to create a new user, right click or click on 'user' then 'new user.' the user properties window will open. Here is where you enter in your new user information (figure 6.1....
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 29 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.1.3.
Smartavi signagepro manual 30 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.2 task manager the main feature of signagepro is the task manager. This is where you set up and manage all of your presentations. To open the task manager: figure 6.2.1 · select run then click on the task manager. (figure 6.2.1) once you are in the...
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 31 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.2.A create a new task figure 6.2.2 1. Explore task tab and select ‘new task’. (figure 6.2.2).
Smartavi signagepro manual 32 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.2.3 2. Select the type of file you are going to use. (figure 6.2.3) you can select from a wide variety of file types such as creeping lines (marquis text), web pages, powerpoint, video, pdf, images and more).
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 33 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.2.4 3. Select the file located on your hard drive (figure 6.2.4) once the task has been added, you can configure the following properties: · the duration of the task - setting the duration to 0:0:0 will cause the program to run indefi...
Smartavi signagepro manual 34 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.3 schedules - creation, export, import a schedule is where you combine all of the different tasks that you’ve created in chapter 6.2. A and put them into one place. From here you create the programming schedule. You can select a variety of task to ...
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 35 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.3.2 a. To do this you must use your mouse to highlight one of the tasks you created in the previous step. (figure 6.3.2) b. With the task highlighted click the arrow just to move the task into your schedule. (figure 6.3.2) c. The task...
Smartavi signagepro manual 36 (c) 2010 smartavi entirely. § 6.3.A modifying tasks within the schedule once you have added your tasks to the schedule, you are ready to modify the tasks properties! While in the ‘schedule properties’ dialog, double-click the task you wish to modify from the ‘scheduled ...
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 37 (c) 2010 smartavi a. Schedule start type: this feature selects how the schedule will operate. (figure 6.3.6) · run at user logon: this will start the schedule as soon as the user is logged on. · run once: select a specific time and date for the schedule to run....
Smartavi signagepro manual 38 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.3.7 § 6.3.B run schedule after a power failure if you need a schedule to start by itself even if you disconnect the signagepro player from a network and re-plug the power, you will need to follow those steps: a) we will need to have signagepro...
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 39 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 1 second, you need to click on the “properties” of the schedule and go to the day and time tab on top. (figures 2 and 3). In the properties of the “day and time” tab you can find a little box that states “run after power failure”, check...
Smartavi signagepro manual 40 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 2.
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 41 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 3.
Smartavi signagepro manual 42 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.3.C export schedule and upload it to an offline box via usb figure 1 1) open signagepro manager, go to "run" and click on the "task manager". (figure 1) 2) prepare a schedule and a task that you want to upload to an offline player via usb..
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 43 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 2 3) go to the properties of the schedule, choose an appropriate task and move it to the task-list by pressing the small arrow button. (figure 2).
Smartavi signagepro manual 44 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 3 4) go to the "day and time" properties of the schedule and in the "schedule start type" select "run at user logon". This setting will allow signagepro player to run the schedule as soon as you reboot the player. (figure 3).
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 45 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 4 5) go back to the "task manager", click on "file" on the top menu bar and choose "export schedule"..
Smartavi signagepro manual 46 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 5 6) select the schedules that you want to export and check the box which states "copy to internal storage". (figure 5) figure 6 7) create a new folder on a usb thumbdrive and save the exported schedule there. It should create several files – th...
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 47 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.3.D import a schedule 1) go to the "task manager" and click on the "import schedule". (figure 1) figure 1 2) locate the folder where you have exported schedules and tasks and find a .Sch file, select it and click on the "open" button. (fig...
Smartavi signagepro manual 48 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 2 the process of importing schedules and tasks.
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 49 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.4 superschedules super schedules were designed to allow multiple schedules to run in one, also allowing a drag and drop friendly user interface. To use the super schedule, open up the task manager and then click on 'schedule' then select '...
Smartavi signagepro manual 50 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.5 template creator the template creator is powerful feature of signagepro. Templates allow users to create and assign regions. This gives you the ability to run several tasks simultaneously on one screen. The result is the integration of high-resol...
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 51 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.5.2 3. Once the template creator window is open you can now create regions..
Smartavi signagepro manual 52 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.5.3 4. To create your first region click on the ‘add view’ icon and drag your mouse across the white display editor. (figures 6.5.2 and 6.5.3).
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 53 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.5.4 5.You may continue adding, deleting, resizing, and moving regions until you are satisfied with the results. (figure 6.5.4).
Smartavi signagepro manual 54 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.5.5 6. You can also assign a background image to your layout by clicking the ‘properties’ icon and selecting an image from your hard drive. (figure 6.5.5).
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 55 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.5.6 7. Once you are satisfied with your layout, save the template file on your computer hard drive. (figure 6.5.6) now you are ready to assign views. This is where you select which task will be displayed into the different regions you...
Smartavi signagepro manual 56 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.5.7 8. From the ‘schedule properties’ dialog double click on any of the tasks for this schedule. This will bring up the ‘schedule task properties’ dialog. (figure 6.5.7).
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 57 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.5.8 9. Select the view from the dropdown menu you where you would like the task displayed. Then click “ok” (figure 6.5.8).
Smartavi signagepro manual 58 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.5.B layout example a typical layout using applica’s template creator.
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 59 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.6 creeping line editor signagepro’s creeping line editor enables you to create a scrolling marquis anywhere on your screen. You can use rss feeds, text from a file, or simply type text directly into the editor. § 6.6.A opening editor 1. Fr...
Smartavi signagepro manual 60 (c) 2010 smartavi 2. In the ‘general’ tab creeping line property sheet you are given several options; figure 6.6.3 figure 6.6.4.
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 61 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.6.5 · input text: type your text directly into the editor. (figure 6.6.3) · use rss: input the url of the rss feed of your choice. (figure 6.6.4) · control the speed of your scrolling text. (figure 6.6.5) · preview the text directly o...
Smartavi signagepro manual 62 (c) 2010 smartavi § 6.6.C window and transparency figure 6.6.8 in the text window and transparency dialog box you are given several adjustment options. (figure 6.6.8) · background color · window border: · transparency · transparent color figure 6.6.9.
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 63 (c) 2010 smartavi above are some examples of different transparency settings (figure 6.6.9) § 6.6.D set the position of creeping text figure 6.6.10 the window position dialog lets you decide where you would like the scrolling text to appear on your screen. You ...
Smartavi signagepro manual 64 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.6.11 you also have the ability to adjust the height and width of your textbox as well. (figure 6.6.11) note: you can preview your changes anytime by clicking the ‘preview’ button. § 6.6.E line in a task the new creeping line manager allows sig...
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 65 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.6.14 3. In the creeping line manager, you can add existing creeping lines or create new ones. To create a new one, click on 'edit.' to add existing creeping lines, click on 'add' and browse for your file. (figure 6.6.14) figure 6.6.15...
Smartavi signagepro manual 66 (c) 2010 smartavi in a different task that is running in one schedule, click on ‘stop previous creeping lines.’ (figure 6.6.15) 5. 'enable creeping line documents below:' must be checked for the creeping lines to play. (figure 6.6.15) 6. You can change the creeping line...
6. Schedules, tasks, templates, rss 67 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 6.6.12.
Smartavi signagepro manual 68 (c) 2010 smartavi § 7. Screen configuration - once you turn on the client, you are greeted with the signagepro splash screen. - after the kernel initiates you are given approximately 15 seconds to press ‘f2’ and enter the configuration console. - type "axorgcfg" and pre...
7. Screen configuration 69 (c) 2010 smartavi · configure keyboard settings to configure keyboard. · configure monitor each time you connect a new display to the signagepro client you will need to add or edit the monitor settings; - select the horizontal sync range that corresponds to your monitor. (...
Smartavi signagepro manual 70 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 7.5 · configure screen each time you connect a new display to the signagepro client you will need to add or edit the screen settings. - select either ‘edit screen’, ‘add new screen’, or ‘remove screen’ from the screen configuration menu. - selec...
7. Screen configuration 71 (c) 2010 smartavi · screen modes – configures the video mode for your display. - use the up/down keys to scroll for the desired resolution. - use the space bar to check the desired resolution. - select ‘finish’ and hit ‘enter’ to save your settings and return to the main m...
Smartavi signagepro manual 72 (c) 2010 smartavi § 7.1 rotating a screen in this chapter we will describe how to rotate the image on the signagepro client screen and how to apply templates to it. 1) in order to get to the screen configuration menu you need to press f2 at the initial startup of the si...
7. Screen configuration 73 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.2 3) select "ok" and press "enter", it will create xorg.Conf file based on menu selections you make..
Smartavi signagepro manual 74 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.3 4) after you type "axorgcfg" command you will be given the following options: each time you connect a new display to the signagepro client you will need to add or edit the monitor settings;.
7. Screen configuration 75 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.4 5) select "edit monitor0" and click on "ok"..
Smartavi signagepro manual 76 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.5 6) select the horizontal sync range that corresponds to your monitor. It is recommended that you select a sync range that accommodates the highest resolution for your display. If you are unsure, please refer to your display manual. • selec...
7. Screen configuration 77 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.6 7) select the vertical refresh rate that corresponds to your monitor - if you are unsure of this setting, please refer to your display manual. - select ‘finish’ and press ‘enter’.
Smartavi signagepro manual 78 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.7 8) each time you connect a new display to the signagepro client you will need to add or edit the screen settings. - select the "configure screen" option - select ‘ok’ and hit ‘enter’.
7. Screen configuration 79 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.8 9) select "edit screen" and click "ok".
Smartavi signagepro manual 80 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.9 10) select appropriate rotation directions, such as clockwise or counterclockwise, and click on "next". In our example we will rotate screen clockwise..
7. Screen configuration 81 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.10 11) found any unnecessary resolutions that are checked and uncheck it by selecting them and pressing the "spacebar"..
Smartavi signagepro manual 82 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.11 12) find the resolution you are using on your screen, select it and check the box next to it by pressing on "spacebar". For this example we are using 1024 by 768..
7. Screen configuration 83 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.12 13) select "write xorg.Conf and quit" and click on "ok"..
Smartavi signagepro manual 84 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.13 14) write configuration file by clicking on "ok"..
7. Screen configuration 85 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.14 reboot the client. After rebooting the client, the screen should display the rotated picture. Now we need to create a template that will allow us to display different tasks in different places on the screen, and we will be using "kompozer ht...
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7. Screen configuration 87 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 8.1.15.
Smartavi signagepro manual 88 (c) 2010 smartavi the final layout of the rotated screen.
7. Screen configuration 89 (c) 2010 smartavi § 7.2 installing and removing fonts 1. Logging into the configuration console. · once you turn on the client, you are greeted with the signagepro splash screen. · after the kernel initiates you are given approximately 15 seconds to press ‘f2’ and enter th...
8. Updating the signagepro clients via schedule 91 (c) 2010 smartavi § 8. Updating the signagepro clients via schedule 1. Select run then click "task manager" 2. Create new task and select "upload" type, click on "browse" button and point to the folder where you have the new firmware saved. For exam...
Smartavi signagepro manual 92 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 9.0.2 screen that attached to the signagepro client will become red saying not to shutdown the player. The process of writing new firmware into the client will take approximately two or three minutes. After updating is done client will reboot it...
9. Update clients firmware via usb 93 (c) 2010 smartavi § 9. Update clients firmware via usb important: you would need a usb thumbdrive that is at least 2gb in capacity. 1. Save the firmware .Zip folder onto your c:\ drive. Extract this folder on to the same location. (figure 10.0.1) figure 10.0.1 2...
Smartavi signagepro manual 94 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 10.0.3 - on your pc, go to start->run->cmd (figure 10.0.3) and change the directory from the default location (c:\documents and settings\user… etc) to the folder where the unpacked firmware is saved, so for example type in: cd c:\signagepro-2.7....
9. Update clients firmware via usb 95 (c) 2010 smartavi figure 10.0.4 4. After the usb writing is done, bring the usb to the signagepro client and insert into the usb port. 5. Boot the client and hit delete on the keyboard, which is attached to client, serveral times to enter into the bios. Once you...
Smartavi signagepro manual 96 (c) 2010 smartavi § specifications form factor uatx (6.75 inches by 6.75 inches [171.45 millimeters by 171.45 millimeters]) processor integrated intel® celeron® processor 215 with a 533 mhz system bus memory • one 240-pin ddr2 512mb sdram dual inline memory module (dimm...
Specifications 97 (c) 2010 smartavi formats supported • video (avi, mpeg1, mpeg2, mpeg4, wmv, fla, divx), • flash (swf) • still images (jpeg, gif, bmp, png) • webpages (url) • adobe acrobat (pdf) • powerpoint (ppt) • audio (mp3, wma) • news (rss) server requirements processor: intel pentium 4 ht ope...
Smartavi signagepro manual 98 (c) 2010 smartavi § sample network configuration #1 configuration #1 router/switch/hub with dhcp server in the a same network* 1. Connect the server and the signagepro client to a router/switch/hub with dhcp configured. 2. At the server's cmd prompt, enter 'ipconfig' to...
Sample network configuration #1 99 (c) 2010 smartavi * same network means that client and server are in one broadcast domain, so they can communicate to each other without gateway..
Smartavi signagepro manual 100 (c) 2010 smartavi § sample network configuration #2 configuration #2 router/switch/hub without a dhcp server in a same network* connect the signagepro server and the signagepro client to a hub using cat-5 or cat-6 cables. · manually assign ip numbers to the server. A s...
Sample network configuration #2 101 (c) 2010 smartavi 2. Double-click on the network connections icon. 3. Right-click on the local area connection icon (or your current connection) and click properties..
Smartavi signagepro manual 102 (c) 2010 smartavi 4. Select internet protocol (tcp/ip) and click the properties button..
Sample network configuration #2 103 (c) 2010 smartavi 5. Enter the ip address, subnet mask, default gateway and dns servers. For an example please see the beginning of this chapter where it says "manually assign ip address to the server". · manually assign ip numbers to signagepro client a sample mi...
Smartavi signagepro manual 104 (c) 2010 smartavi the command for the network configuration on the signagepro is "ctrl alt + 3". * same network means that client and server are in one broadcast domain, so they can communicate to each other without gateway..
