CAYIN TECHNOLOGY
SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER: SMP-PRO SERIES
SMP-PRO4
Version 1.5
Version 2.0
SMP-PROPLUS
Version 2.5
Version 3.0
User Manual
SMP-200
Version 1.0
CAYIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
8F-2, NO. 577, Linsen N. Rd.,
Taipei City104, Taiwan, R.O.C
TEL: +886-2-2595 1005
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2012 © CAYIN Technology Co., Ltd.
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MPPO00/EN/121206
About CAYIN
CAYIN Technology offers a complete portfolio of digital signage solutions, including media
players, servers, and software, for various commercial applications, such as education,
transportation, retail, hospitality, corporate communication, and financial and public
institutions. CAYIN is committed to being a reliable partner to its clients worldwide, and has
successfully set up various application references internationally. In order to best facilitate
the deployment of CAYIN products, the Company also provides tailored services to satisfy
the ascending market demands for almost limitless applications.
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CONTENTS
About CAYIN ..................................................................................... i
Copyright Notice .............................................................................. i
Trademark Notice ............................................................................. i
Disclaimers ....................................................................................... i
1. SMP-PRO Series Overview ......................................................... 1
1-1 SMP-PRO4 Appearance ................................................................ 2
1-1-1 Front View (P/N: LB-700) ...................................................................2
1-1-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-700) ....................................................................2
1-2 SMP-PROPLUS Appearance ......................................................... 3
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1-2-1 Front View (P/N: LB-300) ...................................................................3
1-2-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-300) ....................................................................3
1-3 SMP-200 Appearance .................................................................... 4
1-3-1 Front View (P/N: LB-50) .....................................................................4
1-3-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-50) ......................................................................4
1-4 Hardware Specications ............................................................... 5
1-5 System Specications .................................................................. 6
1-6 Install SMP-PRO Series ................................................................. 8
1-6-1 Install Hardware .................................................................................8
1-6-2 Login on SMP-PRO Series ...............................................................8
1-6-3 Remote PC Login .............................................................................11
1-7 Wall Mount Installation ...............................................................12
1-8 Insert/Replace SD Card (SMP-200 only) .................................... 13
2. Conguration in Wizard Mode ................................................. 14
2-1 Upload Files to SMP Player ........................................................ 15
2-2 Wizard Mode Introduction ..........................................................18
I
2-3 Network Wizard ............................................................................ 18
2-3-1 Step1: Ethernet Conguration ..........................................................18
2-3-2 Step2: Wi Conguration (Optional).................................................19
2-3-3 Step3: Ping Gateway .......................................................................20
2-4 System Wizard ............................................................................. 21
2-4-1 Step1: Time & Language Settings ...................................................21
2-4-2 Step2: Display Settings ....................................................................22
2-4-3 Step3: Media Folder Security Settings .............................................24
2-5 Content Update Wizard ............................................................... 24
2-5-1 Content Update Settings ..................................................................24
2-6 Playback Wizard .......................................................................... 25
2-6-1 Step1: Skin .......................................................................................25
2-6-2 Step2: Multimedia 1 .........................................................................26
2-6-3 Step3: Multimedia 2 .........................................................................27
2-6-4 Step4: Image Slideshow 1 ...............................................................27
2-6-5 Step5: Image Slideshow 2 ...............................................................27
2-6-6 Step6: Ticker Text 1 ..........................................................................28
2-6-7 Step7: Ticker Text 2 ..........................................................................28
3. Multimedia Content Playback and Management .................... 29
3-1 Upload Multimedia Contents ...................................................... 30
3-2 Choose Your Skin ........................................................................ 33
3-2-1 Use Default Skin ..............................................................................33
3-2-2 Use Your Own Skin ..........................................................................33
3-2-3 Control Skin by CMS Server ............................................................33
3-2-4 Export Skin .......................................................................................34
3-3 Choose Media Source and Set Playlist .................................... 34
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3-3-1 Play Files in Media Folder ................................................................34
3-3-2 Play Files in USB Storage Device ...................................................37
3-3-3 Central Scheduling (by CMS Server) ..............................................37
3-3-4 RTB/RTP Streaming (SMP-PRO4 & SMP-PROPLUS) ....................38
3-3-5 HTTP/MMS Streaming (SMP-PRO4 & SMP-PROPLUS) ................39
3-3-6 Video Input (SMP-PRO4 only) .........................................................39
3-3-7 Image Slide Show ............................................................................39
3-3-8 Mute Function ..................................................................................40
3-4 Image Slide Show Settings ......................................................... 40
3-5 Ticker ............................................................................................ 42
3-5-1 Dene Font Format .........................................................................43
3-5-2 Set Background Color .....................................................................44
3-5-3 Scrolling Effect ................................................................................44
3-6 Volume .......................................................................................... 45
4. Edit Schedule on SMP Player (Local Schedule) ..................... 46
4-1 Skin ............................................................................................... 47
4-2 Multimedia Zone .......................................................................... 48
4-3 Image Slide Show Zone ..............................................................50
4-4 Ticker Zone ..................................................................................52
4-5 Volume .......................................................................................... 54
5. Skin Management ...................................................................... 56
5-1 Create Your Own Skin ................................................................. 57
5-1-1 Install Skin Editor .............................................................................57
5-1-2 Create a new skin le (.csk) .............................................................58
5-1-3 Upload a Skin File into Skin Template ..............................................64
5-1-4 Edit a Skin File in Skin Template ......................................................65
5-2 Create Your Own Clock (.clk) ..................................................... 66
5-2-1 Create a Clock (.clk).........................................................................66
5-2-2 Upload a Clock (.clk) ........................................................................74
5-3 Upload the CAYIN Skin File into SMP ........................................ 74
5-4 Apply Skin .................................................................................... 75
6. Content Update and Media Folder Management .................... 76
6-1 Update Media Folder ................................................................... 77
6-2 Manage Media Folder .................................................................. 81
7. System Status and Settings ..................................................... 82
7-1 System Status .............................................................................. 83
7-1-1 Basic Information .............................................................................84
7-1-2 Advanced Information ......................................................................84
7-1-3 Firmware Information .......................................................................85
7-2 System Settings ........................................................................... 86
7-2-1 Set System Time ..............................................................................86
7-2-2 NTP Service .....................................................................................87
7-2-3 Change Web Administrator’s Password ...........................................88
7-2-4 Change Service Port of Web Manager ............................................88
7-2-5 Choose Web Manager Language ....................................................89
7-2-6 Set System Reboot ..........................................................................89
7-2-7 Frequency of Server Communication...............................................90
7-2-8 RS-232 Setting .................................................................................90
7-3 System Maintenance ................................................................... 92
7-3-1 Upload Firmware ..............................................................................92
7-3-2 Restart/Shutdown System................................................................92
7-3-3 Upload Background Image...............................................................93
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7-3-4 Export/Import/Restore System Settings ...........................................94
7-3-5 System Recovery .............................................................................94
7-4 Display Settings ........................................................................... 96
7-4-1 Congure Display Properties (SMP-PRO4 & SMP-200)
7-4-2 Congure Display Properties (SMP-PROPLUS)
7-4-3
7-4-4 Turn On / Off Display ......................................................................100
7-4-5 Video Input Settings (SMP-PRO4 & SMP-PROPLUS)
Hardware Video Acceleration
(SMP-PROPLUS)
........................ 98
........................ 99
.............. 96
............... 101
7-5 Location ...................................................................................... 102
7-5-1 GPS................................................................................................102
7-5-2 Static Location................................................................................104
8. Network Settings ..................................................................... 105
8-1 Ethernet ...................................................................................... 106
8-2 WIFI Wireless Network .............................................................. 107
8-3 3G Data Network ........................................................................ 108
9. Log Management ......................................................................111
9-1 Enable Syslog ........................................................................... 112
9-2 Use log_rcv to Change PORT ................................................... 113
9-3 View Logs .................................................................................. 114
9-4 Export Log File ......................................................................... 115
9-5 Clear Log Files .......................................................................... 115
10. SMP Console ......................................................................... 116
11. System Recovery .................................................................. 118
Appendix ...................................................................................... 120
Appendix A: Use “log_rcv” to collect syslog from clients .......... 121
Appendix B: SMP-200 Video Formats ............................................ 123
1.
1-1 SMP-PRO4 Appearance ............................................ 2
1-2 SMP-PROPLUS Appearance ..................................... 3
1-3 SMP-200 Appearance ................................................ 4
SMP-PRO Series Overview
1-1-1 Front View (P/N: LB-700) ............................................. 2
1-1-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-700) .............................................. 2
1-2-1 Front View (P/N: LB-300) ............................................. 3
1-2-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-300) .............................................. 3
1-3-1 Front View (P/N: LB-50) ............................................... 4
1-3-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-50) ................................................ 4
1-4 Hardware Specications ........................................... 5
1-5 System Specications .............................................. 6
1-6 Install SMP-PRO Series ............................................. 8
1-6-1 Install Hardware ........................................................... 8
1-6-2 Login on SMP-PRO Series ......................................... 8
1-6-3 Remote PC Login ........................................................11
1-7 Wall Mount Installation ........................................... 12
1-8 Insert/Replace SD Card (SMP-200 only) ................ 13
SMP-PRO Series, the dedicated digital signage media player, is a powerful zone-type
display engine for marketing and communication professionals to communicate with target
audiences in designated locations by high-quality videos, audios, graphics, and texts. SMP-
PRO Series provides an easy-to-use platform where they can promote, inform, educate,
and entertain specic audiences in a variety of commercial applications.
1-1 SMP-PRO4 Appearance
1-1-1 Front View (P/N: LB-700)
3
1
1. Power 2. USBx2 3. Power Indicator 4. Hard Disk Indicator
1-1-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-700)
5
4
1
1. Power Connector 2. DVI 3. VGA 4. USBx2 5. Ethernet LAN
6. RS-232x2 7. Audio-Out 8. Audio-In 9. S-Video-In
2
3
2
4
8
6
9
7
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1-2 SMP-PROPLUS Appearance
1-2-1 Front View (P/N: LB-300)
1. Power Indicator 2. Hard Disk Indicator 3. Reset 4. Power
1-2-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-300)
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8
1. Power Connector 2. RS-232 3. Ethernet 4. VGA 5. USB×4
6. Line-In (reserve for future use) 7. Mic-In (reserve for future use)
8. Audio-Out
2 3
1
4
1-3 SMP-200 Appearance
1-3-1 Front View (P/N: LB-50)
1 2 3 4
1. USB 2. SD Card Slot 3. SD Card Door Lock
4. Power Indicator 5. Power
1-3-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-50)
5
1
1. Power Connector 2. Audio-Out 3. DVI-D 4. VGA 5. Ethernet
6. USBx2 7. RS-232
2 3
4 5 6 7
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1-4 Hardware Specications
Dimension
Material
Color
Net Weight
Network
Internal
Storage
External
Storage
SMP-PROPLUS
(P/N: LB-300)
380 (W) x 195 (D) x 44 (H) mm 268 (W) x 174 (D) x 47 (H) mm 196 (W) x 123 (D) x 33 (H) mm
Aluminum + Steel Aluminum + Steel (Fanless) Steel (Fanless)
Silver & Black Dark Gray Gray
4.4 Kg (with hard drive) 2.2 Kg (with hard drive) 655g
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
160GB, 3.5” IDE HDD 160GB, 2.5” SATA HD (share
N/A N/A
SMP-PRO4
(P/N: LB-700)
with system rmware)
SMP-200
(P/N: LB-50)
4 G Bytes onboard ash (share
with system rmware)
SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB; the
player does not include an SD
card)
Video Out
Audio Out
Video In
Audio In
Power
Others
Certicate
VGA D-Sub VGA D-Sub, DVI-D (no HDCP
support)
Phone Jack (Stereo) RCA (Stereo) Phone Jack (Stereo)
N/A S-Video N/A
N/A RCA (Stereo) N/A
100~240V AC
(with internal adaptor)
RS-232 (COM), USB x 4 RS-232 x 2 (COM), USB x 4 RS-232 (COM) x 1, USB x 3
CE, FCC, RoHS CE, FCC, LVD, RoHS, CB, CCC CE, FCC, RoHS, BSMI
100~240V AC
(with external adaptor)
VGA D-Sub, DVI-D
100~240 V AC
(with external adaptor)
1-5 System Specications
Image les
Video Files
CODEC
Network
Streaming
SMP-PROPLUS
(P/N: LB-300)
● JPEG, GIF
1
SMP-PRO4
(P/N: LB-700)
● Support up to 4 million pixels image resolution
● MPEG, MPG, VOB, MP3, MP4
● WMV, WMA
● AVI
● MPEG-1, MPEG-2 PS, MPEG-2 TS, MPEG-4 ISO
● MP3 (MPEG AUDIO LAYER 3)
● WMV 7/8/9
● WMA 7/8
● RAW DV
2
● H.264
● CAYIN RTB (Encapsulation Method: MPEG TS , Codec: MPEG-2/
MPEG-4, bit rate: 256K~5 Mbps)
● RTP (Encapsulation Method: MPEG TS , Codec: MPEG-2/MPEG-4)
● HTTP/MMS
SMP-200
(P/N: LB-50)
Please refer to the Appendix.
N/A
Video
Resolutions
● V i d e o R e s o l u t i o n a n d
2
Spec i f icat i o n m a y di ff er for
d i f f e r e n t ou t p u t m e t h o d s ,
s u p p o r t i n g u p t o 7 2 0 p
(1280x720); bit rate up to: 10~12
Mb p s (M P EG 2 ) , 8~ 9 Mb p s
(MPEG4), 4~8 Mbps (WMV), 3
Mbps (H.264) [Landscape, 25
fps, single video playback]
2
● To avoid system running in the
low performance, we suggest
yo u do not use the fol lowin g
screen resolutions when SMP
pl a y e r is pl a yi ng 72 0 p HD
video: 1920x1200, 1920x1080,
1600x1200, 1280x1024(75Hz)
or similar high resolutions set in
the 'User dene' mode. 720p HD
video is also not suggested to
be used in the portrait mode.
● V i d e o R e s o l u t i o n a n d
Spec i f icat i o n m a y di ff er for
d i f f e r e n t ou t p u t m e t h o d s ,
s u p p o r t i n g u p t o 7 2 0 p
(1280x720); bit rate up to: 10
Mb p s (M P EG 2 ) , 8~ 9 Mb p s
(MPEG4), 4~8 Mbps (WMV), 3
Mbps (H.264) [Landscape, 25
fps, single video playback]
2
● To avoid system running in the
low performance, we suggest
you do no t u s e th e po rtra i t
screen and high resolution when
SMP pl a y er is pl ayi n g hi g h
denition video.
● Please refer to the Appendix
for detailed video resolutions
and specications.
● The resolution of the Video
zone is max 1024 pixels in
the Portrait mode.
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Ticker
Skin
Display
Output
Network
Interface
Network
Protocols
SMP-PROPLUS
(P/N: LB-300)
SMP-PRO4
(P/N: LB-700)
● Enter text in Web Manager
● Get text le or RSS feed from remote web server
● Read text les in Hard-disk Drive
● 11 default skins
● Limited by system partition
storage
● Screen Resolutions3: 640x480,
800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864,
1 2 80 x 1 0 2 4 , 1 6 0 0 x 12 0 0 ,
12 80x7 20 (7 20p), 1280 x768,
1360x768, 1366x768, 1368x768,
1 6 0 0 x 9 0 0 , 1 6 8 0 x 1 0 5 0 ,
1920x1080, 1 920x1200, User
● 9 default skins
● Limited by system partition
storage
● Screen Resolutions3: 640x480,
800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864,
1280x1024,1 280x720 (7 20p),
1280x768, 1600x900, 1360x768,
1366x768, User Dene
● Portrait Mode: Support 90 and
270 degree display rotation
Dene.
● Portrait Mode: Support 90 and
270 degree display rotation
● 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
● 80 2 . 11 b / g / n wi r e l e s s L A N
adaptor (optional)
● 3G data network (optional)
● 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet
● 80 2 . 11 b / g / n wi r e l e s s L A N
adaptor (optional)
● 3G data network (optional)
● Support static IP and dynamic IP (DHCP)
● Support TCP/IP, HTTP, SMB, ICMP
SMP-200
(P/N: LB-50)
● 9 default skins
● Limited by system partition
storage
● Screen Resolutions3:
640x480, 800x600, 1024x768,
1152x864, 1280x720 (720p),
1 2 80 x 7 6 8 , 1 3 6 0 x 7 6 8 ,
1366x768
● Por trait Mode: Support 90
an d 27 0 deg r e e di s p l a y
rotation
● 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
● 802 . 11b/g/ n wirel e ss LAN
adaptor (optional)
● 3G data network (optional)
Detect
EDID/DDC
● Support
parameters
1
SMP series does not support animation GIF and CMYK JPEG.
2
The maximum bit-rate and resolution might be different based on your le encoding methods. We acknowledge
video playback result may be inuenced by many factors (eg. codec, bit-rate, screen resolution, or other component
run with video at same time… etc.). Please test the video on SMP players in advance. CAYIN DOES NOT
GUARANTEE EVERY VIDEO FILE CAN BE PLAYED ON SMP PLAYERS PROPERLY WITHOUT TESTING
BEFOREHAND.
3
The applicable resolution is also related to the resolutions of your display. Please check the specications of the
display and choose a suitable one for you.
1-6 Install SMP-PRO Series
1-6-1 Install Hardware
1. Open SMP package.
2. Connect the Ethernet to LAN port. (By default, SMP will get
an IP address from a DHCP server.)
3. Connect the VGA cable to your screen. (The default screen
resolution is 1024x768.)
4. If you need to congure system settings directly on the player,
please connect a keyboard and a mouse to any of the USB
connectors.
At any time, you can switch
between playback and Web
Manager in a local screen.
Plug a keyboard to SMP
device; press Ctrl-F10 and
switch to Web Manager Login
page; press Ctrl-F1 an d
switch to playback mode.
E x c e p t f o r t h e i n i t i a l
i n s t a l l a t i o n o f SM P, w e
s u g g e s t yo u ma n a g e o r
change settings of SMP
by remote PC, ra ther tha n
directly on the player.
5. Connect the power adapter to a socket. The SMP player will
be turned on by itself.
6. Once you see the LOGIN page on the screen, you already
complete the installation.
1-6-2 Login on SMP-PRO Series
After installing SMP, please login and complete the initial settings
based on your network environment.
DHCP (Auto IP)
If you are in the DHCP network, SMP will get an IP address
automatically after installation. You can start to login the
Web Manager page of the player directly after you connect a
keyboard and a mouse to the SMP device.
1. Click [
Wizard Mode
Manager, and enter a username and password.
Default Username:
Default Password:
webadmin
admin
Advanced Mode
] or [
] on the Web
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Static IP
If you are in the static IP network, please follow below steps to login and complete network
settings.
1. Connect a keyboard and a mouse to USB connectors on the SMP player and connect the
power adapter to a socket to turn on the system. Click [
Mode
Default Username:
Default Password:
2. Click [
Static IP Address
“
] on the Web Manager, and enter a username and password.
webadmin
admin
NETWORK SETTINGS
Network Wizard
] or [
” in the Ethernet Settings area and set up all related network
settings for SMP.
3. After completing, click [
SAVE
] at the bottom and click [
steps to nish the settings. Then, the SMP player will reboot.
Wizard Mode
Advanced
] or [
] on the screen. Then, click
APPLY
] or follow the wizard
Wizard Mode
Advanced Mode
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If the IP address of SMP
p l a y e r s h o w n i n CAY I N
Device Seeker is 169.254.
x.x, it means that SMP player
cann ot succ essfully get an
IP address from the DHCP
server. In this circumstance,
you can lo g i n d i r e ctly on
the SM P playe r first ( refe r
to 1-5-2 Login on SMP).
Th en, cha nge th e net work
setting to static IP or change
the IP address of your PC to
the same subnet (169.254.
x.x). Finally, you can start to
manage the player remotely
on your PC.
1-6-3 Remote PC Login
If you try to manage SMP remotely on your own PC, please
follow below steps:
1. Insert the product CD into your CD-ROM, and run “
Device Seeker
” (\Tool\Device Seeker\seeker.exe). You can
also copy this le to your PC for future management.
2. Click [
Seek
] and the seeker will search all available SMP
clients or CMS servers in the same LAN. Select one player
and double click the player’s name. Or, you can also click a
player’s name, and click [
Open Web
].
CAYIN
If your PC and SMP player
ar e not in the same LAN,
yo u ca n ope n the brow ser
and e n t e r the IP addr e s s
of the SMP. After you login
successfully, you can start to
manage SMP.
1
2
3
3. You can also open the Media Folder of any player by "
Device Seeker
and click [
Open Folder
". Select the player you want to connect,
].
CAYIN
1-7 Wall Mount Installation
If you would like to mount your SMP player on the wall, please
read this section for installation instructions. Here we take SMP-
PRO4 for illustration.
1. Please nd the enclosed brackets and mounting screws.
The enclosed accessories,
such as brackets and screws,
may differ from the product
you purchase.
2. Attach the brackets with your SMP player and secure brackets
with provided mounting screws.
3. Hang your SMP player to a suitable place and well secure it
with provided screws.
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1-8 Insert/Replace SD Card
T h e S D s t o r a g e s p ac e
re p l a c e s the original 2GB
space, which means the two
st o r a ge spaces won’t add
together.
SMP-200 do e s n ’ t supp o r t
SDXC card. The file system
in the SD card should be FAT/
FAT32.
(SMP-200 only)
SMP-200 has built-in 4GB flash memory on board, and
approximately 2 GB can be used for Media folder. If you need
more storage, you can install an SD card by yourself.
1. Take out the key from your SMP-200 box.
2. Use the key to unlock and push the door to open the cover.
3. Insert an SC or SDHC card into the SD slot. The maximum
capacity is 32GB.
4. In few seconds, SMP-200 will detect the SD card and switch
the Media folder to the SD card’s storage space.
2.
2-1 Upload Files to SMP Player .................................... 15
2-2 Wizard Mode Introduction ...................................... 18
2-3 Network Wizard ........................................................ 18
2-3-1 Step1: Ethernet Conguration .................................... 18
2-3-2 Step2: Wi Conguration (Optional)........................... 19
2-3-3 Step3: Ping Gateway ................................................. 20
2-4 System Wizard ......................................................... 21
2-4-1 Step1: Time & Language Settings ............................. 21
2-4-2 Step2: Display Settings .............................................. 22
2-4-3 Step3: Media Folder Security Settings ....................... 24
Conguration in Wizard Mode
2-5 Content Update Wizard ........................................... 24
2-5-1 Content Update Settings ............................................ 24
2-6 Playback Wizard ...................................................... 25
2-6-1 Step1: Skin ................................................................. 25
2-6-2 Step2: Multimedia 1 ................................................... 26
2-6-3 Step3: Multimedia 2 ................................................... 27
2-6-4 Step4: Image Slideshow 1 ......................................... 27
2-6-5 Step5: Image Slideshow 2 ......................................... 27
2-6-6 Step6: Ticker Text 1 .................................................... 28
2-6-7 Step7: Ticker Text 2 .................................................... 28
2-1 Upload Files to SMP Player
When you use SMP players without CMS server, you can
choose one of the following methods to upload files to SMP-
PRO series players.
Method 1:
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Your PC and the SMP player
have to be in the same LAN,
so that you can use CAYIN
Device Seeker to open the
Media Folder of that SMP
player.
1. Insert the product CD into your CD-ROM, and run [
Device Seeker
] (\Tool\Device Seeker\seeker.exe). You can
CAYIN
also copy this le to your PC for future management.
2. Click [
Seek
] and the seeker will search all available SMP
clients or CMS servers in the same LAN. When the devices
are found, select the one you want to connect, and click
Open Folder
[
]
.
1
2
3. Your PC will open File Explorer and you can see files or
folders in your selected player.
4. Copy multimedia files from your PC to the SMP player via
Network Neighborhood and then you can start to play those
les in the SMP player.
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Method 2:
1. Open [
File Explorer
], and enter the "
\\hostname
\\IP address
" or “
”. For example, if
your hostname is SMP-PROPLUS, please enter \\SMP-PROPLUS or \\172.16.1.2.
2. Copy multimedia les from your PC to the SMP player via Network Neighborhood and
then you can start to play those les in the SMP player.
Method 3:
1. Open "
Network Neighborhood
" of your PC. All PCs in "
Workgroup
" will be listed.
You can see all SMP clients or CMS servers from your Windows Explorer, like the gure
below:
2. Copy multimedia les from your PC to the SMP player via Network Neighborhood and
then you can start to play those les in the SMP player.
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Method 4:
1. Login to SMP Web Manager and click “
2. Go to “
Media Folder Management
Media Folder
” and tick “
Enable FTP service
” in the main page.
” checkbox.
3. Please enter username and password here. The default ID/PW is smbuser/smbuser. If
you want to change password, please tick “
Change User mode password
” and
enter your new password accordingly.
4. Click [
Save
] to save the settings and then click [
Apply
] to apply the changes.
5. Now you can use your familiar FTP client software to upload/delete files in Media
Folder(s).
Method 5:
1. Login to SMP Web Manager and click “
2. Go to “
Media Folder Management
content from USB storage device
Apply
click [
] on left side column to apply the changes.
Media Folder
” in the main page.
” and tick the checkbox, “
”. Click [
Save
] to save the settings and then
Allow updating
3. Now you can insert your USB storage device (usually a USB ash drive or USB HDD) to
update the content into Media Folder.
4. You can also use USB storage device to upload system configurations. Store the
conguration le in the root directory of the USB device and connect to SMP player.
The USB le system supported by SMP players are as followings: FAT/FAT32/NTFS
If you use FAT/FAT32 in USB storage, we strongly suggest you that all characters in lename should be in lower case
due to le system’s limitation. It may not be a problem if you congure to play all les in the device or in specic folders.
However, the lename must be in lower case, if your playlist includes any specic lename.
2-2 Wizard Mode Introduction
When you open SMP Web Manager, you can choose to use Wizard Mode by clicking
Wizard Mode
the [
] button. After entering the Wizard mode, you will see four wizards:
Network Wizard, System Wizard, Content Update Wizard
Wizard
Playback Wizard.
If you need to congure more detailed settings, please switch to the
. You can complete the basic conguration step by step from Network Wizard to
Advanced Mode
, and
Playback
.
2-3 Network Wizard
In the
Wi-Fi congurations.
2-3-1 Step1: Ethernet Conguration
Here you can congure the wired Ethernet network settings.
Firstly, please enter the
when the SMP player is connected to a CMS server. The "hostname" is used to identify
each SMP player remotely.
Then, select either DHCP or static IP address, based on your own network environment.
If a DHCP server is available in the network, using DHCP server to obtain an IP address
for the SMP player is suggested. If not, you will have to congure the IP address, subnet
mask, gateway, and DNS server. Gateway and DNS server settings are not obligatory, but
Network Wizard
Group
, you can nish network-related settings, including Ethernet and
name and
Hostname
. The "
group
" name is used only
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consequently the SMP player can only connect to a CMS server
in the same LAN (not across networks or on the Internet).
If you are not sure about the Ethernet network settings, please
contact your ISP or network administrator.
If y o u con n e c t wi r e d an d
w i r e l e s s n e t w o r k to t h e
player at the same time, the
system will choose the wired
one as the first priority, and
wi l l switch to the wi r eless
one automatically when you
un p lug th e wired Eth e rnet
connection.
2-3-2 Step2: Wifi Configuration
(Optional)
If you attach a compatible USB Wi-Fi adaptor to a SMP player,
you will see the page “
wireless network settings here.
Wireless Settings
” and can congure
1. Choose a suitable wireless AP (Access Point). Please
be aware that a low-signal AP may lead to an unstable
If you use WEP, the key will
be 5 or 13 characters, 10 or
26 hexadecimal. If you use
TKIP or AES, the key will be
8~63 characters.
We s uggest yo u use static
IP addr ess for more stab le
wireless connection.
connection and data loss. If you don’t see any Wi-Fi AP listed,
please check your Wi-Fi environment with your network
administrator.
2. Choose an appropriate authentication and encryption method.
Normally, these settings can be detected automatically.
Please enter the key if necessary.
3. Please specify the DHCP or static IP address for the wireless
connection of the SMP player.
If you need a compatible Wi-Fi adaptor, please contact CAYIN
sales representative, or authorized resellers.
2-3-3 Step3: Ping Gateway
When the DHCP server is unstable and results in poor network
connection, the function "
ping gateway
" can automatically
N o r ma l l y en a b l i n g th i s
function will not cause other
network problems.
try to repair the network connection. If the SMP player uses a
dynamic IP address assigned by ISP DHCP service, please
check this function. If the SMP player uses a fixed IP address
or a dynamic IP address assigned by a LAN's DHCP service,
please uncheck this function.
After nishing the conguring, press [
Finish
] to accomplish the
Network Wizard's settings. System may need to reboot after you
nish settings in Network Wizard.
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2-4 System Wizard
You can congure time, language, display, and security settings here.
2-4-1 Step1: Time & Language Settings
Here you can congure the date, time, and language for Web Manager.
First, please select the right time zone of your location. If the SMP player is connected
to the Internet, it is suggested to use an NTP server (e.g. time.nist.gov) to automatically
synchronize the time. You can also manually configure the correct time, and select the
language of Web Manager. Currently the Web Manager supports English, German, French,
Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, and Simplied Chinese.
1. Choose correct time zone.
2. You can decide to use NTP server or set correct system time by yourself.
3. Choose a preferred UI language.
4. Click [
Next
] to proceed.
2-4-2 Step2: Display Settings
Here you can congure the settings related to the display device.
According to the actual screen connected to the SMP player,
please configure its screen resolution and refresh rate. Most
flat displays can support the refresh rate of 60Hz. The actual
applicable resolutions require a correct compatibility of the
SMP player and the screen. SMP player doesn't guarantee all
resolutions can be applied to display correctly on the screen.
If you would like to cut off the VGA signal in specic time to let
the screen switch to standby mode (applicable to most today's
screens for power saving), you can configure the applied time
and days.
SMP - P R O 4 and SMP-200
sup p o rt to di s pla y si ngle
c o n t e n t on t w o s c r e e n s
connected by the VGA and
th e DV I-D connectors . We
st r o ng l y re c om m e nd yo u
to use two pre - tested and
identical screens to properly
work this function.
Most screens will enter the
sleep mode when the VGA
signal is cut down by the
SMP player. However, some
s c re e n s mi g h t r e s p on d
u n e x p e c t e d l y, s u c h a s
showing a blue screen. The
out c o me de p e nds on th e
firmware of each screen, not
SMP player.
1.
Choose an output method from the drop-down menu and display
congurations such as display orientation and resolution. Those
information will be shown below the drop-down menu according
to your selection. Please congure the settings accordingly.
2.
If you want to turn off the display (SMP will cut down the VGA
or DVI output automatically), please set a specic time of a day
or day of week to cut off the VGA/DVI signal at the bottom of
this page.
3. Click [
NEXT
] to save all the settings.
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* User Dene Resolution (SMP-200 doesn’t support)
For the display which does not support EDID (DDC) signal, you
Th o se re so l ut i o ns wit h *
si g n aft e r the number are
s u p po r t e d b y d i s p la y ’ s
EDID (or DDC) information.
Choosing those resolutions
w i t h o u t * s i g n i s n o t
sugge sted and the sys tem
may not work properly. If you
can not see any * after the
re s olutio n num b er, pleas e
check you display maker or
your VGA/DVI cable for EDID
signal support.
Some display’s refresh rate
is not happened to be an
integer (e.g. 59.9 Hz). You
must check with your display
vendor or try some numbers
in the vicinity of that possible
refresh rate.
may use “
User Define
” to force player output the configured
display resolution. But, the nal result still depends on the display’s
capability to display it.
1. Choose "
2.
Click [
User dene
User dene
" in the drop down menu.
] button and you will see a pop-up window.
W e D O N O T gu a r a n t e e
any number you choose or
en ter on the User -Def ined
Di s pl a y Re s ol u ti o n pa g e
ca n be compat ible to your
di splay. You mus t test the
compatibility of your display
before you use it.
3. Choose “
Basic Configuration
resolution and refresh rate for your display.
4. Click [
5. Click [
Save
Next
] and go back to the “
] to process.
Display Settings
” to enter a compatible
” page.