BrightSign HD Series, HD1010w, HD810, HD1010, HD1020 Quick Start Manual

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BRIGHTSIGN QUICK START GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

What’s in the box? 1

What is BrightSign? 2

Benefits 2

Capabilities 2

Models 3

Getting Started with the Quick

Start Kit 4

Connecting a display 5

Using a VGA cable 5

Using an HDMI cable 6

Connecting speakers 7

Setting up BrightSign Players 8

Creating presentations 11

Creating a full-screen presentation 11

Creating a multiple zone presentation 13

Creating an interactive presentation 19

Publishing presentations 23

Next steps 25

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What’s in the box?

BrightSign Player Power Adapter

Rubber feet Cable Mount International prongs

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.

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What is BrightSign?

A BrightSign player is a standalone digital sign or kiosk controller. Because BrightSign players are non-PC devices with

no moving parts, they are durable and designed specifically for digital signs, making them an ideal solution for information

kiosks, retail displays, museum exhibits, and more.

Benefits

• Everything included: the hardware, the software, and the networking

• Astonishing full HD quality

• Reliable solid-state platforms designed specifically for digital signage

• Support for interactive displays with buttons, touch screens, and more

• Multi-zone screen layouts and synchronization of multiple displays

• Versatile networking options allowing remote control of display presentations

Capabilities

You can use a BrightSign player to do any combination of the following:

• 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

• Play looping video, images, and music in HD

• Divide the display into separate content windows called zones to playback video and images simultaneously

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• Play live video using a USB video dongle accessory. Currently, only the HD1010w supports the Live Video module.

(Sold separately. This can be purchased from the BrightSign website:

http://www.brightsign.biz/products/live_video_module.php)

• Schedule content to play at specific times (hour, day, month, year)

• Create looping displays

• Display RSS feeds and other network information

• 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.

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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.

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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.

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Using an HDMI cable

Note: The connectors on BrightSign players vary by model. Your BrightSign player may have different connectors from

those displayed above.

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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.