SMP-PRO2
Version 3.0
Version 2.5
SMP-PRO3/PRO3N
Version 1.0
CAYIN TECHNOLOGY
SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER: SMP-PRO SERIES
CAYIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
8F, NO. 577, Linsen N. Rd.,
Taipei City104, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TEL: +886-2-2595 1005
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2007 Cayin Technology Co., Ltd.
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User Manual
About Cayin
Cay in Technology is established by a group of professionals specializing in development,
rese a r c hes, engineering, and sales/marke t i n g. Cayin devotes it self to providing co m plete
dig ital sign age solu tions in various applica tions, such as tr ansportation, education, retail,
hospitality, cor p o r ation, finan c i a l and public instit u t io ns . In ord e r to bes t fa c i li t ate the
deployment of Cayin products, we also provide tailored hardware and soft ware services to
satisfy customers’ demands for almost limitless applications.
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Table of Contents
About Cayin ............................................................................................................. i
Copyright Notice ...................................................................................................... i
Trademark Notice .................................................................................................... i
Disclaimers ............................................................................................................... i
1. SMP-PRO Series Overview ................................................................................1
1-1 SMP-PRO2 Hardware Specications ............................................................2
1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Hardware Specications .....................................4
1-3 System Specications ....................................................................................6
1-4 Install SMP ....................................................................................................7
1-4-1 Login on SMP .......................................................................................................8
1-4-2 Remote PC Login .................................................................................................10
2. Multimedia Contents Playback and Management .........................................11
2-1 Upload Multimedia Contents ......................................................................12
2-2 Choose Media Source and Set Playlist .......................................................14
2-2-1 Play Files in Media Folder ...................................................................................14
2-2-2 Play Files in USB Storage Device ......................................................................17
2-2-3 Central Scheduling (by CMS Server) ................................................................18
2-2-4 RTB Streaming ....................................................................................................19
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2-2-5 HTTP/MMS Streaming .......................................................................................20
2-2-6 Video Input (SMP-PRO3 only) ............................................................................20
2-2-7 Image Slide Show ................................................................................................20
2-3 Image Slide Show Settings ..........................................................................21
2-4 Ticker ...........................................................................................................23
2-4-1 Dene Font Format .............................................................................................24
2-4-2 Set Background Color .........................................................................................26
2-4-3 Enable Marquee ..................................................................................................27
2-5 Multimedia Source Schedule .......................................................................28
2-5-1 Add Schedule .......................................................................................................29
3. Skin Management ..............................................................................................31
3-1 Produce Skin ...............................................................................................32
3-1-1 Install Skin Editor ................................................................................................32
3-1-2 Create a new skin le (.csk) .................................................................................33
3-1-3 Re-adjust a skin le (.csk) ....................................................................................37
3-1-4 Upload Clock (.clk) ..............................................................................................38
3-2 Upload the Cayin Skin File into SMP ........................................................39
3-3 Apply Skin ..................................................................................................40
4. Content Update and Media Folder Management ..........................................41
4-1 Update Media Folder ...................................................................................42
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4-2 Manage Media Folder .................................................................................46
5. System Status and Settings ..............................................................................47
5-1 System Status ..............................................................................................48
5-1-1 Basic Information.................................................................................................48
5-1-2 Advanced Information .........................................................................................49
5-1-3 Firmware Information ........................................................................................50
5-2 System Management and Firmware Update .............................................51
5-2-1 Set System Time ..................................................................................................51
5-2-2 NTP Service ........................................................................................................52
5-2-3 Change Web Administrator’s Password ...............................................................53
5-2-4 Choose Web Manager Language .........................................................................53
5-2-5 Set System Reboot ...............................................................................................54
5-2-6 Firmware Update ................................................................................................54
5-3 Display Settings ...........................................................................................55
5-3-1 Congure Display Properties ...............................................................................55
5-3-2 Turn On / Off Display ..........................................................................................56
5-4 Video Input Settings (SMP-PRO3 only) .....................................................58
6. Network Settings ...............................................................................................59
6-1 Ethernet .......................................................................................................60
6-2 Wireless Network ........................................................................................61
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7. Log Management ..............................................................................................63
7-1 Enable Syslog .............................................................................................64
7-2 View Logs ...................................................................................................65
7-3 Export Log File ..........................................................................................66
8. SMP Console .....................................................................................................67
9. System Recovery ................................................................................................69
Appendix: Use “log_rcv” to collect syslog from clients ......................................71
SMP-PRO Series Overview
1-1 SMP-PRO2 Hardware Specications ...........................................2
1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Hardware Specications ....................4
1-3 System Specications ...................................................................6
1-4 Install SMP ...................................................................................7
1-4-1 Login on SMP .....................................................................8
1-4-2 Remote PC Login ................................................................10
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SMP- P RO series, the dedicated di g ital signage med i a player, is a powe r f ul division - t y pe
display engine for marketing and communication professionals to com municate with target
audiences in designated locations by high-quality videos, audios, graphics, and texts. SMP-
PRO series provides an easy-to-use platf orm where they can promote, inform, educate, and
entertain specific audiences in a variety of commercial applications.
1-1 SMP-PRO2 Hardware Specications
Dimension 48.5 (H) x 234 (W) x 175 (D) mm
Material Aluminum + Plastic (Out-Side Cover)
Color Blue (Aluminum) and Silver (Plastic)
Net Weight 1 Kg (May differ between models)
Network 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Internal Storage 40G Byte, 2.5” IDE Hard-disk
Video In/Out VGA D-Sub, Composite/S-Video (NTSC/PAL)
Audio Phone Jack/Optical
Other Connectors RS-232 (COM) USB
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Rear View
Front View
1 2 3
4 5 6 7
1.
USB 2. Mic In 3. Audio Out
4.
Network Indicatior 5. HD Indicator 6. Power Indicator
7.
Power
1.
Power Connector 2. VGA 3. COM Port (reserve for future use) 4. TV OUT 5. Ethernet
6.
USB x 2
7.
Optical Audio Out
7
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1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Har dware
Specications
Dimension 44 (H) x 290 (W) x 150 (D) mm
Material Steel
Color Black
Net Weight 2.5 Kg (with hard drive)
Network 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Internal Storage 40G Byte, 2.5” IDE Hard-disk
Video Out VGA D-Sub, Composite/S-Video (NTSC/PAL)
Audio Out RCA Stereo
Video In (PRO3 only) Composite (RCA)
Audio In (PRO3 only) RCA Stereo
Power 100~240V AC
Others RS-232 (COM), 4 x USB
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Rear View
Front View
1. Power & HDD LED 2. Front USB connectors
1 2
1.
AV-in (SMP-PRO3 only) 2. COM Port 3. Power Connector 4. Ethernet 5. AV-Out
6.
S-Video Out
7.
VGA Connector (Output) 8. USB Connectors 9. Power Switch
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1 2
(SMP-PRO3 only)
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1-3 System Specications
SMP-PRO2 SMP-PRO3/PRO3N
Image les: JPEG/GIF(1) • Support up to 1280x1024 image resolution
Video Files • MPEG/MPG/VOB/MP3/MP4
• WMV/WMA, AVI
CODEC • MPEG-1/MPEG-2 PS/MPEG-2 TS/MPEG-4 ISO
• MP3 (MPEG AUDIO LAYER 3)
• WMV 7/8/9, WMA 7/8, DivX, RAW DV
Network Streaming • Cayin RTB (MPEG-2 TS 1~5 Mbps)
• RTP, HTTP/MMS
Video Resolutions(2) • Support MPEG-2 video and streaming up to
480p (720x480); other formats up to 320x240
• Support MPEG-2 video with bit-rate up to 9
Mbps; other formats with 1.5Mbps
• Support video and str eamin g up to 480 p
(720x480)
• Support video bit-rate up to 5 Mbps
Ticker • Enter text directly in Web Manager
• Text les encoded by ANSI or UTF-8
• RSS feed (ANSI or UTF-8)
Skin
• Upload up to 9 skins (including one default
skin)
• Upload up to 30 skins (including 15 default
skins)
Storage Device
• Internal 2.5” hard drive (optional)
Connector • VGA connector (VGA D-sub)
• Screen resolutions(3): 640x480, 800x600,
1024x768, 1280x1024, 1280x768, 856x480
• Phone Jack (Stereo)
• RS-232 (COM port), for tailor-made projects
• USB Connector x 3
• VGA connector (VGA D-sub)
• Screen resolutions(3) : 640x480, 800x600,
1 0 2 4 x 7 6 8 , 11 5 2 x 8 6 4 , 1 28 0 x 1 0 2 4 ,
128 0 x 7 20(72 0 p ), 12 8 0x768 , 1600x90 0 ,
1360x768, 1366x768
• RCA Audio (Stereo)
• RS-232 (COM port), for tailor-made projects
• USB Connector x 4
• Audio/Video Input Connector (PRO3 only)
Network Interface • 10/100Mbps Ethernet
• 802.11b/g wireless LAN adaptor (optional)
Network Protocols • Support static IP and dynamic IP (DHCP)
• Support TCP/IP, HTTP, SMB, ICMP
1. .SMP series does not support animation GIF.
2. The maximum bit-rate and resolution might be dif ferent based on you r file encoding metho ds . Ple as e te st the
video on SMP players. Cayin does not guarantee all video files can be played on SMP players properly.
3. The applicable resolution is also related to the resolutions of your display. Please check the specifications of the
display and choose a suitable one f or y ou.
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1-4 Install SMP
1.
Open SMP package.
2.
Connect the power adapter to a socket.
3.
Connect the Ethernet to LAN port. (By default, SMP will get an IP
address from a DHCP server.)
4.
Connect the VGA cable to your screen. (The default screen resolution
is 800x600.)
5.
If you need to apply a static IP address to this SMP client, please
connect a keyboard and a mouse to any of the USB connectors.
6.
Press the power button to turn on the system. Once you see the
LOGIN page on the screen, you already complete the installation.
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1-4-1 Login on SMP
Af ter installing SMP, please login and complete the initial settings
based on your network environment.
◎
DHCP (Auto IP)
If yo u a re in th e DH CP n e tw o rk , SM P will ge t a n I P add r ess
autom a tically af ter ins t a llation. You ca n start to lo g i n the Web
Ma nager page of the pla yer directly after you connect a keyboard
and a mouse to the SMP device.
A t a n y t i m e , y o u c a n
swi t ch betw e en p layba c k
a n d W e b M a n a g e r i n
a lo c a l s c re en . P l u g a
key b oard to SMP de v ice;
pres s Ctrl-F10 and swi tch
t o W eb Ma n age r L ogi n
pa g e ; pr e s s C t r l -F 1 a n d
switch to p layback mode.
A t a n y t i m e , y o u c a n
swi t ch betw e en p layba c k
a n d W e b M a n a g e r i n
a lo c a l s c re en . P l u g a
key b oard to SMP de v ice;
pres s Ctrl-F10 and swi tch
t o W eb Ma n age r L ogi n
pa g e ; pr e s s C t r l -F 1 a n d
switch to p layback mode.
1.
Click [
LOGIN
] on the Web Manager, and enter a username and
password.
Default Username:
webadmin
Default Password:
admin
E xc ep t f o r t h e i n it ia l
ins t a l la t io n o f SMP, we
s u g ges t y ou ma na ge o r
ch a n g e se t t i ng s o f S M P
by remote PC , rather than
directly on the player.
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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
client and press the power button to turn on the system. Click [
LOGIN
]
on the Web Manager, and enter a username and password.
Default Username:
webadmin
Default Password:
admin
2.
After logging in Web Manager, click [
NETWORK SETTINGS
] on the left
column. Then, click “Static IP Address” in the Ethernet Settings
area and set up all related network settings for this SMP.
3.
After completing, click [
SAVE
] at the bottom and click [
APPLY
] on the
left column. Then, the SMP client will reboot.
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1-4-2 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 “Cayin Device
Seeker” (\Tool\Device Seeker\cysrch.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
].
If th e IP a ddr e ss of S MP
p l ay e r sh o wn i n Ca y in
De vic e See ker is 169.25 4.
x . x , i t m ea ns t ha t SMP
player cannot successfully
g e t a n I P a d dr es s f r om
the DHCP serve r. I n this
c i rc u ms t an c e, y ou c an
logi n direc tly on the SMP
play er fir st (refe r to 1-5-1
L o g i n o n S M P) . T h en ,
change the network setting
to stati c IP or chang e the
IP ad dres s of your PC to
the same subnet (169.254.
x.x). Finally, you can start
t o m a n a ge t h e p l a y e r
remotel y on your PC.
If your PC and SMP player
ar e not in the same LAN ,
you can open the brows er
and enter th e IP addr e ss
o f t h e S M P. A f t er yo u
login successfully, you can
start to manage SMP.
3.
You can also open the Media Folder of any player by
"Cayin Device
Seeker
'. Select the player you want to connect, and click
[Open
Folder]
.
M u l t i m e d i a C o n t e n t s
Playback and Management
2.
2-1 Upload Multimedia Contents ......................................................12
2-2 Choose Media Source and Set Playlist ......................................14
2-2-1 Play Files in Media Folder ..................................................14
2-2-2 Play Files in USB Storage Device ......................................17
2-2-3 Central Scheduling (by CMS Server) ................................18
2-2-4 RTB Streaming ...................................................................19
2-2-5 HTTP/MMS Streaming ......................................................20
2-2-6 Video Input (SMP-PRO3 only) ...........................................20
2-2-7 Image Slide Show ................................................................20
2-3 Image Slide Show Settings .........................................................21
2-4 Ticker ..........................................................................................23
2-4-1 Dene Font Format ............................................................24
2-4-2 Set Background Color ........................................................26
2-4-3 Enable Marquee ..................................................................27
2-5 Multimedia Source Schedule ......................................................28
2-5-1 Add Schedule .......................................................................29
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SMP-PRO series supports the playback of a variety of multimedia
files. Users can upload all contents to SMP, and edit playlist. Then,
SMP will play files based on your pre-scheduled playlist. Users can
also choose to manage playlis t and the content update from CMS
server.
2 - 1 U p l o a d M u l t i m e d i a
Contents
When you cho o s e to play fi l e s from t h e Media Fold e r, yo u ca n
choo s e one of the fo llowin g meth o ds to upload files in t o SMP
player.
Method 1:
1.
Insert the product CD into your CD-ROM, and run [Cayin Device
Seeker] (
\Tool\Device Seeker\cysrch.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. When the devices are found, select
the one you want to connect, and click [
Open Folder
]
.
3.
Your PC will open File Explorer and you can see les or folders in
your selected player.
4.
Copy multimedia les from your PC to the SMP player via Network
Neighborhood. Then you can start to play those les in the SMP.
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Method 2:
Within the same subnet, user of a Windows PC has two methods to
connect to SMP player or CMS server:
1. Open [
File Explorer
], and enter the
\\hostname
or “
\\IP address
”. For
example, if your hostname is SMP-PRO2, please enter \\SMP-PRO2
or \\172.16.1.2. 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.
Y ou r P C a nd th e S MP
player have to be i n the
same LAN, so that you can
use Cayin Device Seeker to
op en the Media Fold er of
that SMP player.
2.
O p en "Ne t wo r k Ne ig h bo r h oo d " of y o ur PC. Al l P C s in
"Workgroup" will be listed. You can see all SMP clients or CMS
servers from your Windows Explorer, like the gure below:
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2-2 Choose Media Source and
Set Playlist
2-2-1 Play Files in Media Folder
Afte r uploading all files to the Media Folder, you can follow the
following steps to edit playlist.
1.
Login SMP player and enter Web Manager
2.
Click
[PLAYBACK]
and select
[MULTIMEDIA]
page
3.
Click
“Multimedia files in”
and select
“Media Folder”
. Then, you can
start to edit the playlist of les in the Media Folder.
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p r e s s
"Select=>"
Press Shif t
t o s e l e c t
m u t i p l e
items
Press Ctrl to
se le ct s ig le
item
4.
Click
[Edit Playlist]
, and you will see a pop-up window. All video
les in the Media Folder will be listed in the left column. If the left
column is empty, that means there is no file in the Media Folder.
Please add video les to Media Folder rst.
5.
Select the les you want to play. You can select multiple les at one
time by holding the Shift or Ctrl key, or just select les one by one.
In the left column, the item with “*” sign represents a folder’s name.
If you choose this item, it means you will select all les in this folder.
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6.
Click [
Select=>
], and all selected files in the left column will be
duplicated to the right column. SMP will only play those les in the
right column.
7.
If you want to play all les in the media folder, you can simply click
the [
Select all=>
] button. Then, all files in the left column will be
duplicated to the right column.
8.
Now, you can arrange the order of those selected les. In the right
column, each le will be added a serial number. SMP will play media
les in the sequence, 1, 2, 3 … N. Please refer to the following table
for more functions. You can change the sequence of the playlist by
using [
Move up
] and [
Move down
], or delete items in the playlist by
using [
Remove
] and [
Remove all
].
Move up Select one item in the right column. Click [Move up], and this item will
be moved forward in the playlist.
Move down Select one item in the right column. Click [Move down], and this item
will be move backward in the playlist.
Remove
If you want to remove files from the “Selected Files” in the right
column, please select les and click [Remove]. Then, those les will
be removed from the right column, but will not be deleted from the
Media Folder.
Remove all Click [Remove all], and all items will be removed from the right
column, but all les will still be kept in the Media Folder.
Random If you select “Random”, all files in the right column will be played
randomly, without following the sequence.
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2-2-2 Play File s in USB Stor a ge
Device
Click “Multimedia f iles in” and select “USB storage device”; then
you can play files stored in a USB storage device. However, you will
not be able to edit your playlist here. SMP will play all files in the
device alphabetically.
S MP - P R O s e r i es o n l y
s u p p or ts US B S t or a g e
De v ic e w i th F AT 32 f il e
system type.
The p l a ylist is th e or der how al l multime d i a files in th e folder
“media” are played. If you do not edit your own playlist, SMP will
play all files in the Media Folder in the alphabetical order.
If you create su b-folders under the folder “media”, all media files
in these sub-f o ld e rs will also be added tog e t h er to the pla y li st
according to th e follow i n g sorti n g ru l e s: (t h e fo r m e r rules have
higher priority than the later ones)
1.
Multimedia files in the folder “media” will be played prior to any
les located in sub-folders.
2.
Multimedia files in the folder “media” will be sorted and played
following alphabetical order.
3.
Sub-folders will be sorted by alphabetical order.
4.
Multimedia files in the sub-folders will be sorted and played
following alphabetical order.
For example:
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2-2-3 Central Scheduling (by CMS
Server)
The playlist of media files can be centrally scheduled and controlled
by CMS server when you purchase one. Please follow the following
steps:
1.
Login SMP player and enter Web Manager
2.
Click [
PLAYBACK
] and select [
MULTIMEDIA
] page
3.
Click “Central Scheduling (by CMS Server)”. Then, the playlist of
media les will be centrally managed by CMS server. You can play
selected media les once or weekly at certain time or periods. Please
refer to the section “
CENTRAL SCHEDULING
” in CMS server for further
settings.
Central Sc h eduling on l y
work s with CMS’s Central
S c h e d u l i n g f u n c t i o n .
Y o u c a n c on f i gu r e t he
s c h ed ul in g fun c t io n o n
CMS’s Web Manager.
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