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1 Intr 2 Operation Notes

Features

4 Front Panel Layou

Front Panel Descriptions Back Panel Layou

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IR Remote Layou

IR Remote Descriptions 10 IR Remote Installatio 11 Connecting the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player 11 Wiring Diagram 12 Operating the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player 12 Powering the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player 13 Accessing the Main Men 15 Safely Removing the USB Storage Devic 17 How the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player works 17 Directory and File Nomenclatur 18 Renaming Files and Directories 19 Operating Modes 20 Stand-Alone Mod 20 Using Stand-Alone Mod 22 Viewing the Schedule Fil 24 Editing the Playlist Fil 25 Viewing the Settings.xml ﬁ l 25 Checking Our Wor 27 Adding More Video Content to the Playlis 27 Changing the Playlist Order 28 Scheduling Conten 29 The Default Even 28 Understanding the Default Even

Network Mod

0 Using Network Mod

The FTP Client and FTP Server

Push Mod 1 Conﬁ guration using the OSD 4 Conﬁ guration using the Settings.xml ﬁ l 5 Conﬁ guring the FTP Clien

Pull Mod 8 Conﬁ guration using the OSD

41 Conﬁ guration using the Settings.xml ﬁ l 44 Conﬁ guring the FTP Server 45 The Settings.xml ﬁ l 45 Understanding the Settings.xml ﬁ l 47 Settings.xml Summar

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ratulations on your purchase of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player.

Your complete satisfaction is very important to us.

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en delivers innovative, progressive computer and electronics add-on solutions

that harness integration, extension, distribution and conversion technologies.

en’s reliable, plug-and-play products supplement cross-platform computer

stems, professional audio/video environments and HDTV systems of all sizes

with hard-working solutions that are easy to implement and simple to operate.

he Gefen Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player

The Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player provides an effective means to playback and schedule digital signage content on both digital and analog connections. B

onnecting the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player to a network, content can

be pushed to the box using a computer and FTP client program. When a more

laborate setup is required, a number of units can be installed to pull content

rom a local or external FTP server based on a schedule. The Hi-Def Digital

e Media Player acts as both an FTP client and server with live loggin

of various important statistics, such as playback, system status, and uploaded

ontent. For precise time synchronization, the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media

Player can be set up to access an external NTP server. Many audio and video

le formats are supported with NTSC and PAL output resolutions up to 1080p Full HD. HDMI, Composite, and Component outputs with separate analog and digital audio outputs provide ﬂ exibility when connecting to various displays. Two USB 2.0 ports provide connection to the included USB ﬂ ash drive or to an

xternal hard drive. The Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player enclosure features integrated mounting brackets for a secure installation on any ﬂ at surface or directly to the back of the display. For complete management of multiple devices in multiple locations, Gefen provides a CMS (Content Management Software)

olution which can be run in a virtual environment. The Gefen CMS will allow you to easily manage all of your units in the ﬁ eld from any compatible browser with access to logs, schedules, content, and playlists.

How It Works

The Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player can connect to a display using either analog or digital video connectors. Connect an HDMI, Component, or Composite

able between the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player and the display. If usin the networking capabilities of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player, connect

our network cable to the Ethernet port. Optionally, the digital or analog audio output connector can be used to connect the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player to an external audio processor or ampli to the rear panel o

onnect the AC power cord to an available electrical outlet.

the unit. Connect the 12 V DC power supply to the unit and

er. Connect the included USB ﬂ ash drive

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• This unit DOES NOTcontain any internal memory. Memory must be

upplied by the user in the form of a USB 2.0 ﬂ ash drive.

The following ﬁ le systems are compatible with this player NTF The main settings, schedules, playlists, and subdirectories will be located on

the attached USB device. The default directories and settings ﬁ le (settings. xml) can be downloaded and placed into the root directory of the USB device. These ﬁ les can be downloaded from the Gefen Web site at this

www.gefen.com/downloads

• Power must be disconnected from the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player

the USB drive is attached.

• The Gefen Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player has both analog

omponent and composite) and Digital (HDMI) connectors. The following

output resolutions are available Analog Connectors

omposite: 480i and 576i (NT omponent: 720p, 1080i, and 1080p (NTSC / PAL

PAL

Digital Connectors

DMI: 720p, 1080i, and 1080p (NT

The Gefen Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player can operate in two modes

• Stand-Alone Mode - This is the default mode. In this mode the unit sup-

orts all scheduling and playlist features but cannot be updated remotely via the FTP server or client. For more information on operating the Media Player in Stand-Alone mode, see page 20.

• Network Mode - In this mode all scheduling and playlist features available.

emote management is possible by utilizing the FTP server and client that are built into the Hi-De on operatin

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the Media Player in one of the two Network Modes, refer to

Digital Signage Media Player. For more information

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Features

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upports resolutions up to 1080p Full HD

DMI, Component, and Composite A/V outputs active simultaneousl

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• Text-based scheduling and playlist using a text editor

• CMS for multiple units

• Supports MPEG 1/2/4, DivX 3/4/5/6, XVid, and H.264/AVC video codecs

• Supports MP3, MPEG, WMA, PCM, LPCM, ADPCM, FLAC, WAV, AAC, , and MKA audio formats

• Wall-mountable enclosure for excellent heat dissipation and durabilit

• Integrated OSD Menu for device conﬁ guratio

• Built-in FTP server and client to push and pull conten

• Full media scheduling and accounting logs

• NTP client for time synchronizatio

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• Programmable PIN code prevents unauthorized access to

• Compatible ﬁ le systems: NTF

• IR remote control uni

and schedules

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Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player 6 ft. Locking HDMI cable (M-M

B 2.0 ﬂ ash driv IR Remote Control Uni 12V / 3A DC Power Suppl

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or multiple units on a network. See the

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FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION

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This IR window receives signals from the IR Remote Control Unit.

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This LED indicator will ﬂ ash bright blue to indicate network trafﬁ c when the

edia Player is connected to a network.

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Power LED indicator. When power is applied to the unit, this LED will glow bright blue. When no USB device is connected, the LED will alternate blue and

ed. When the Media Player is booting, this LED will ﬂ ash red when accessin

the USB drive.

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onnect three (3) RCA cables from the Green, Blue, and Red outputs to the

omponent video input of a display or other video output device.

Optical

TOSLINK audio ouput connector. Connect an optical cable from this connector to an audio output device.

HDMI

onnect an HDTV display to this port using the included locking HDMI cable.

Etherne

onnects the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player to a network using 10/100

bps Ethernet cable.

USB

B 2.0 output ports. Connect up to two (2) USB devices to these ports.

2V D

onnect the included 12 V DC power supply to this power receptacle.

Analog Audio Outpu

onnect a L/R RCA stereo pair from these outputs to an L/R RCA stereo input

air on an audio output device.

omponent Outpu

onnect a single RCA cable from this output to the component video input of a

display or other video output device.

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low bright blue when the Media Player is powered ON.

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sed to enter values when using the Menu System.

Press this button to increase the volume level of the audio output.

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Press this button to move up one level in the Menu System or return from a

menu.

Press this button to decrease the volume level of the audio output.

Aspec

hanges the aspect ratio between 16:9, 16:10, Pan Scan 4:3, an

Letter Box 4:

◄ (Cursor Left

Press this button to move (to the left) between ﬁ elds in the Main Menu.

▼ (Cursor Down

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this button to move the selection cursor down or to

the Main Menu.

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Press this button to move (to the right) between ﬁ elds in the Main Menu.

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Press this button to move the selection cursor up or to increase values withi the Main Menu.

Eject button

Press this button to eject the USB drive, before removing the USB drive.

Home

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Press this button to mute the output signal.

onﬁ rms the current setting.

elects the output resolution.

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the Input PIN Code screen.

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emove the battery cover on the back of the IR Remote Control Unit.

2. Insert the included AA batteries into the open batter .

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WARNING: Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

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How to Connect the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player

onnect Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player to the display using the

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the USB port located on the rear panel of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player unit.

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of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player and an available electrical outlet.

HDMI

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NOTE: If using the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player with an analo

display, then connect the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player to the display using user-supplied composite or component video cables.

PTIONAL: Connect the analog or digital audio outputs of the Hi-Def Digital

ignage Media Player to an audio receiver/processor using RCA (analog) or

ptical (digital) cables.

onnect the included USB 2.0 ﬂ ash drive (or external USB 2.0 hard drive) to

IMPORTANT: The USB drive must always be connected to the Media Player

re power is applied.

onnect the included 12V DC power adapter between the power inpu

Wiring Diagram for the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player

CAT-5 / ETHERNET

Router

USB Flash Drive

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USB External HDD

Audio Receiver

Display using Composite

Display using HDMI

EXT-HD-DSMP

USB CABLE

HDMI CABLE

COMPOSITE CABLE

COMPONENT CABLE

TOSLINK

Display using Component

ATTENTION: This product should always be connected to a grounded

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nce power has been connected to the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player,

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ollowing screen will be displayed while the unit completes the bootin

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ter the boot process has been completed, any schedules, playlists, and

2. A

ontent will be automatically begin playin

If no content has been scheduled, then the PIN code screen will b displayed. See next page for details on using the PIN code screen.

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Accessing the Main Menu

If no media is scheduled to play after the Media Player has ﬁ nished booting, then the PIN code screen will be displayed. The PIN code screen provides a secure

ateway to the Main Menu. The PIN code screen can be displayed at any time

pressing the Home button on the IR Remote Control.

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1. Press the Home button on the IR Remote Control.

2. The Input PIN code screen will be displayed.

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se the numeric keypad on the included IR Remote Control to enter the PIN

ode. The default PIN code is:

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Numeric Keypad

se the numeric keypad on the IR Remote Control to enter the PIN

The Main Menu will automaticall be displayed if the correct PIN

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As the PIN code is entered, each of the numbers will be masked for security

urposes. Although not required, a PIN code is recommended to prevent nauthorized access to the Main Menu. The PIN code can be disabled (see age 48).

PIN code is always masked during entry.

DVANCED: If the PIN

ettings.xml ﬁ le, then pressing the HOME button on the I

emote Control will access the Input PIN Code screen (see page 48

or more information on enabling / disabling and setting the PIN code).

From the Input PIN Code screen, press the OK button to access the

in Menu.

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4. After entering the correct PIN code, the Main Menu will be displayed.

Removing the USB Storage Devic

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In Stand-Alone Mode, it will be necessary to remove the USB

torage device from the Media Player in order to update schedule ﬁ les,

laylist ﬁ les, and content. To safely remove the USB storage device, use the

EJECT button on the IR Remote Control Unit.

1. Access the Main Menu in order to stop the playback of all content.

2. Press the EJECT button on the IR Remote Control Unit. Note that th bottom portion of the Main Menu also identiﬁ es the EJECT button on the IR

emote Control Unit.

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. The Media Player will prompt you to select which device to stop. In th

xample below, only one USB device is connected to the Media Player.

Additional stora

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ighlight the USB device you wish to stop and eject, using the

4. buttons on the IR Remote Control, then press the OK button. The Media Player will prompt you to conﬁ rm the operation

elect Yes to conﬁ rm the operation. Select No to cancel and return to the

in Menu.

. If you select Yes, then the following screen will be displayed, indicating that

ou may now remove the USB device from the back of the Media Player

and

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irectory and File Nomenclatur

The Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player uses directories to organiz

chedules, playlists, and media content. A major part of how the Media Player

behaves is

The local USB drive also contains three (3) directories

The illustration below provides a summary of each of the three ﬁ les, the location of the ﬁ le on the USB drive, and how the relate to one another.

overned by a set of three ﬁ les

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settings <devConﬁ <name val </devConﬁ <ipConﬁ <ipMode value=”manual” <automatic <manual <ip value=”192.168.2.238”

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media m FileName>/media/7.mp4</FileName

media m FileName>/media/8.mp4</FileName

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media directory is used to store your Digital Signage content.

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An additional director

Logs, is automatically created by the Media Player.

settings.xml

ocation: Root director

This ﬁ le contains the name of th active Schedule ﬁ le to be executed.

DefaultEven DayOfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,1,1</DayOfWeek EventStart>00:00:00</EventStart EventEnd>23:59:59</EventEnd FileName>/playlists/playlist.gpl</File-

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ocation: /playlists director

Each playlist ﬁ le contains a list of the media ﬁ le(s) to be played.

These log ﬁ les provide a record of all events which have transpired and can be

sed to provide information during troubleshooting.

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Renaming Files and Directories

As mentioned earlier, three

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ettings.xml ﬁ le must always reside in the root directory.

directories must reside in the root directory of the

laylists, and

schedule

The names given to each of the ﬁ les and directories are provided as a guide and are by no means static. However, each of the ﬁ les will reference a speciﬁ c directory name. Therefore, if a directory name is changed, then the ﬁ le which

eferences that directory must also be changed to reﬂ ect the new information

The

ettings.xml ﬁ le references the active schedule ﬁ le, like so

activeSchedule value=”/schedules/schedule.gsh”

If the

schedules directory is renamed to

value within the

ettings.xml ﬁ le, must be changed to

foo, then the

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activeSchedule value=”/foo/schedule.gsh”

The

chedule.gsh ﬁ le may reference aplaylis

FileName>/playlists/playlist2.gpl</FileName

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laylists directory is renamed to

the correct

foo2, then the

chedule.gs

FileName>/foo2/playlist2.gpl</FileName

The ﬂ exibility of renaming directories and ﬁ les allows you to provide more

eaningful names to the directory structure. The only exception is th

ettings.xml ﬁ le.

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Operating Modes

The Hi-De

tand-alone Mode and Network Mode.

Stand-Alone Mod

se this mode if you want content played locally from the USB ﬂ ash drive on the

edia Player.

Network Modes

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When the Media Player is in Stand-Alone Mode, all content and operational information is taken from the USB drive. When the Media Player is in Network

ode, all ﬁ les are located on an FTP server on the network.

We will cover both Stand-Alone and Network Mode for the Hi-Def Digital Signage

edia Player. In the next section, we will begin with Stand-Alone Mode.

Digital Signage Media Player can operate in one of two modes:

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Pulls content from an FTP server (based on a schedule) to the Media Player.

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onnect the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player according to th

instructions on page 11.

STOP: Make sure the USB storage device is connected to the Media

Player

re power is connected.

The Media Pla

er comes pre-loaded with a demo playlist, schedule, and content. After the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player has ﬁ nished booting, the pre-loaded content will begin playing.

2. Press the HOME button on the IR Remote Control to stop the playback of the content and access the Input PIN Code screen.

NOTE: You can also simply enter the PIN code from the IR Remote

ontrol while content is playing, to display the Input PIN Code screen.

Press the OK button to display the Main Menu.

. Type in the PIN code

4. From the Main Menu, press the Eject button on the IR Remote Control. This button will safely eject the USB device before removal.

WARNING: Removing the USB device without ejecting may cause the

torage device to become unreadable, resulting in the loss or corruption

content and related ﬁ les.

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efer to page 15 for details on ejecting the USB drive from the Media Player.

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emove the USB device from the back of the Media Player and connect it to

our computer.

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n the USB drive, locate the

chedule.gsh ﬁ le under theschedule

directory. Next, we will edit the Schedule ﬁ le in order to change what is displayed on

the screen.

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pen the schedule.gsh ﬁ le, located in the

schedules directory. An

lain text editor can be used (such as Windows® Notepad, etc).

IMPORTANT: Do not use a word processing program to edit the Schedule

le, as this may introduce unwanted invisible control characters into the le.

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DefaultEvent> tag at the top of the ﬁ le.

ndDefaultEvent> tags must be present in

thechedule.gsh ﬁ le. At minimum, the four tags between th

DefaultEvent> tags must also be present

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<DayOfWeek>.........</DayOfWeek

<EventStart>........</EventStart

<EventEnd>..........</EventEnd

<FileName>..........</FileName

DefaultEvent

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very day of the week. So, the

DayOfWeek> tag should contain th

ollowing information

DayOfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,1,1</DayOfWeek

is ex

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The number one (“1”) means that the Each day of the week is represented between the

nd

DayOfWeek> closing tags (e.g. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc.).

se the number zero (“0”) to skip certain days. For example, if you wanted

the playlist to be executed every dayxcep

unday), you would type

DayOfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,0,0</DayOfWeek

4. Next, we want theplaylist to be executed between the hours of 00:00:00

12:00:00 midnight) and 23:59:59 (11:59:59 pm). This will

nsure that the video content is played constantly without interruption.

Therefore,

EventStart>00:00:00</EventStart EventEnd>11:59:59</EventEnd

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FileName>/playlists/playlist.gpl</FileName

FileName>playlists/playlist.gpl</FileName

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As mentioned earlier, the

laylist.

ﬁ le can be renamed to somethin more meaningful, if you like. For now, the important thing to note is that both the ﬁ lename and directory path are spelled correctly.

Let’s look at what we have in our existingchedule.gsh ﬁ l

DefaultEven <DayOfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,1,1</DayOfWeek <EventStart>00:00:00</EventStart <EventEnd>23:59:59</EventEnd <FileName>/playlists/playlist.gpl</FileName

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lt event Thechedule.gsh ﬁ le

DefaultEvent> andDefaultEvent> tags. See

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. We did not make any changes to this ﬁ le, so just close the ﬁ le.

Next, we will edit the

laylist.

ﬁ le, and substitute the existing media

with your own.

NOTE: Refer to the supported ﬁ le formats and make sure that the media

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laylists directory.

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<FileName>........</FileName

media

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the path) to the video content, between the

FileName> opening tag and

theFileName> closing ta

FileName>/media/my_movie.mp4</FileName

In this example, we only want to loop a single video ﬁ le. However, if you

eed to play multiple video ﬁ les, then each video ﬁ le must be contained

within its own

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andmedia> tags.

Example of multiple media ﬁ les in a playlist

m <FileName>/media/my_movie1.mov</FileName

media

m <FileName>/media/movies/blockbuster.avi</FileName

media

m <FileName>/media/bumper.mp4</FileName

media

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iewing the Settings.xml Fil

Finally, we’re going to take a quick look at the

ettings.xm

ﬁ le contains all the information on how the Hi-Def Digital

ignage Media Player operates. Within the

h

1.

2. L

.

4.

must be speciﬁ ed

pen the

the ﬁ l

h

<activeSchedule value=”................”

schedule

ke sure that th

ollowing information

activeSchedule value=”/schedules/schedule.gsh”

Double-quotes must surround the full path to the schedule ﬁ le.

lose the

ettings.xml ﬁ le, located in the root directory of the USB drive.

the

h

ettings.xml ﬁ le.

and

v

Checking our Work

schedule> tags, near the bottom portio

ettings.xm

tag contains th

ﬁ le. Th

ﬁ le, the active

Before inserting the USB drive into the USB port of the Hi-Def Digital Signage

edia Player, let’s check to make sure everything is in order

1. Theettings.xml ﬁ le should be in the root directory of the USB drive and hould r

2. Thechedule.gsh ﬁ le should be in the

h

. Thelaylist.

list ﬁ le should reference the media ﬁ le you are going to play.

In our example, we used

4. The media ﬁ le (y_movie1.mp4 hould be placed in the

the

should r

tive sch

thelaylist.gpl

ﬁ le should be l

y_movie1.mp

media directory.

chedule.gsh.

schedules directory. The

in thelaylist directory. The

speciﬁ ed in the

le.

laylist.

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playlists File folder

schedules

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. The root directory of the USB drive should look something like this

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settings.xml 2,472 XML Doc..

. After you have veriﬁ ed everything, eject the USB drive from your computer

before removing it. If the USB drive is removed without ejecting it, data loss and/or data corruption may occur.

7. Disconnect power from the Media Player. Never connect the USB drive

while the Media Player is powered. After the Media Player has ﬁ nished booting, the media content will begin to

lay.

r

ongratulations! You have just created your ﬁ rst Digital Signage application using the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player. However, this is just the beginning and is only a very simple example. The Hi-Def Digital Signage

edia Player has several more features which we will cover in the followin

tions.

To stop the playback of the video, press the HOME button and enter the PIN

ode. Pressing the HOME button and entering the correct PIN code will

always take you to the Main Menu.

t

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:

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Adding More Video Content to the Playlis

unning only one selection of video content may not always be what you want to

do. The Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player is capable of playing several pieces

video content. Here’s how to add more than one ﬁ le to the playlist

o

1.

afely eject and remove the USB drive from the Media Player, then plus the

B drive into an available USB port on your computer.

2.

pen the playlist.

.

reate an additional

pecify the next piece of video content

m <FileName>/media/my_movie.mp4</FileName

media

m <FileName>/media/movie2.mp4</FileName

media

ﬁ le, located in the

m

tag below the ﬁ rst set of <media> tags, and

laylist directory.

4.

NOTE: Always create a separate be played. Only one media ﬁ le can be speciﬁ ed within the

nd

media> tags

ave the

laylist.

ﬁ le to the

m

tag for each media ﬁ le t

laylists directory.

m

Changing the Playlist Order

When the

laylist.

ﬁ le is read by the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media

Player, the ﬁ le is read from top to bottom. So, in the example above,

ovie2.mp4 will be played ovie2.mp4

rey_movie.mp4, edit the

ter

y_movie.mp4

If you want to pla

laylist.

ﬁ le so i

appears like this

m <FileName>/media/movie2.mp4</FileName

media

m <FileName>/media/my_movie.mp4</FileName

media

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Scheduling Conten

We’ve already seen how we can play one or more media ﬁ les and loop them.

owever, we can also specify a when the playback will begin and end.

pen the schedule.gsh ﬁ le, located in the

1.

2. Insert the following two lines between the

schedules directory.

DefaultEvent> an DefaultEvent> tags. Make sure that the current date is entered i d

StartDate>6/23/2011</StartDate EndDate>6/23/2011</EndDate

For this example, the range of dates will only be one day.

. Next, add the time frame in which you want the video content to play.

We’ve already seen the our ﬁ rst example. Specify the time in

EventStart>13:00:00</EventStart EventEnd>13:30:00</EventEnd

Even

and

EventStart> tags i

H:MM:SS format

In the example above, we’ve set the video content to play from 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm in the afternoon. Note that you can specify the time

ange within an accuracy of 1 second, if so desired.

ur

chedule.gsh ﬁ le should now look something like this

DefaultEven <DayOfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,1,1</DayOfWeek <StartDate>6/23/2011</StartDate

EndDate>6/23/2011</EndDate

EventStart>13:00:00</EventStart

<EventEnd>13:30:00</EventEnd <FileName>/playlists/playlist.gpl</FileName

DefaultEvent

The only difference between this example and our ﬁ rst example (page 23) is that we’ve intr

the

rtD

andEndD

tags to specify the

eriod of days in which to run the video content. The content speciﬁ ed in th

laylist.

NOTE: If two video events overlap one another, the Media Player will

top playback of the current media ﬁ le and begin playback of the next

edia ﬁ le according to the schedule.

ﬁ le will still loop but will only be presented for 30 minutes.

HE DEFAULT EVEN

T

t

ge

should display media content when other content is

p

:

e

will be used to “ﬁ ll in the gap” when our store is closed.

e

will begin at 6:00 pm each night, and will end at 8:59:59 each morn-

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>

nderstanding the Default Even

As mentioned earlier, the

chedule.gsh ﬁ le must always contain a

lt

vent The important thing to remember when using Digital Signage is that

omething (some media) should be displayed at all times. A Digital Signa application with nothing displayed defeats the whole purpose of the application. Therefore, the

ot scheduled to be played.

Let’s say we have a Digital Signage application in a retail store. Our store hours are from 9 - 6 everyday. We want Digital Signage playing during store hours and after store hours. However, we want different signage played after hours. Here’s one way of setting this up

When our store is closed, our main Digital Signage will no longer be displayed,

th

ince we want this played every day of the week, we would set the information

tween theDayOfWeek> opening and closing tags to:

1,1,1,1,1,1 Th

ing.

DefaultEven

<DayOfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,1,1</DayOfWeek <EventStart>18:00:00</EventStart <EventEnd>08:59:59</EventEnd <FileName>/playlists/closed.gpl</FileName

DefaultEvent

After that time, our normal content would be played. Our normal content would then begin at 9:00 am and continue until 5:59:59 pm. Note that the

not contain the

rtD

andEndD

opening and closing tags.

ince we want this event to play this event all the time, no matter what day it is, it

is unnecessary to specify the dates.

Even

<StartDate>10/1/2011</StartDate <EndDate>10/31/2011</EndDate <DayOfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,1,1</DayOfWeek <EventStart>09:00:00</EventStart <EventEnd>17:59:59</EventEnd <FileName>/playlists/open.gpl</FileName

Event

This is only one example of using the

lt event One example of extendin

the ﬂ exibility of this Digital Signage application might be to add events that would

be played on Saturdays and Sundays.

onl

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se Network Mode when the Digital Signage requirement are

• Playback and looping of media ﬁ les

•

cheduling and playlist capabilit

•

emote content management using the built-in FTP client / server

push / pull mode

NOTE: You should already be familiar with the

chedule.

r to the

on pages 17 and 18.

, and

ettings.xml ﬁ les and how they work. If not,

chedule.gs

n

he FTP Client and FTP Server

The Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player contains a built-in FTP server and an FTP client. To use the FTP functionality of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player, you will ﬁ rst need to install and conﬁ gure an FTP server and client on the

omputer that will connect to the unit. There are many programs that can be downloaded from the Internet that will serve this purpose.

ush Mod

In this ﬁ rst section, we will discuss

h M

When we r

r to

h M

we are describing a process whereby content is (manually) “pushed to” th

i-Def Digital Signage Media Player using an FTP client. In this conﬁ guration,

the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player becomes the FTP server.

onﬁ gurin

h M

on the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player can be

hanged through the OSD or can be changed, directly, from within th

ettings.xml ﬁ le. Both methods will be presented.

STOP: Before making any changes to the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player, through the OSD, the USB drive must be connected to the unit.

0

USH MOD

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.

ess

ethod 1: Conﬁ guration using the OSD

pen the OSD and select the Network option

2.

elect either

rom the pool. The FIX IP (MANUAL) option will require you to provide the

orrect IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway, and DNS server ad-

r

.

HCP IP (AUTO)whichautomatically assigns the IP address

. Pr

the OK button on the IR Remote to accept the changes.

USH MOD

E

:

ess

4.

elect the Set FTP username / password for client option.

. Enter the desired user name and password in the respective ﬁ elds

. Pr

the OK button on the IR Remote to accept the changes. Select the

Back button to return to the main menu of the OSD.

2

E

7.

option. Press the

ode

elect the

.

elect the IR Remote Control until it is set to the IR Remote Control.

nable / Disable FTP server / client option.

USH MOD

OK button on the

nable, then press the Back button on

ince we’re not using the FTP client (on the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player), the This will not affect the functionality of

. Press the OK button on the IR Remote to accept the changes.

nable / Disable FTP Client option can be set to either state.

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ﬁ le, it is recommended

ethod 2: Conﬁ guration using the settings.xml ﬁ le

ADVANCED: Before editing the that you are familiar with XML (eXtended Markup Language). If you are unfamiliar with XML, you should review pages 45 and 46 before

ontinuing.

pen the

1.

Conﬁ <ipMode value=manual” <automatic <manual <ip value=192.168.2. < <gateway value=.0.0.0” <dns1 val <dns2 val </manual

ipConﬁ

osdConﬁ

ettings.xml ﬁ le and l

name val

”Gefen Player”

”manual”

”192.168.2.238”

”255.255.255.0”

55.255.255.0”

”0.0.0.0”

”4.2.2.2”

4.2.2.2”

”8.8.8.8”

.8.8.8”

”

the

Conﬁ g>

2. DHCP or a static IP address can be used a) If DHCP is being used, then set the

m

Any information under the

b) If a static IP is being used, then the

Mode value> tag t

manual> tag will be ignored.

Mode value> tag should b

set to the IP address that will be assigned to the Hi-Def Digital Signa Media Player. In addition, Subnet, Gateway, and DNS server values will need to be speciﬁ ed.

. Next, locate the

ushConﬁ g> tags

timeConﬁ

ushConﬁ <pushMode value=nable” <disable <enabl < < <port value=1” </enable

ushConﬁ

ullMode value=”enable”

”enable”

”User” ”Pass”

P

”21”

r”

”

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d

Pass

t

ge

4.

et the

ortvalue should be set to 21.

.

ave the ﬁ le to the USB drive.

1. In the FTP client on your computer (or on the dedicated FTP server), enter the IP address of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player in the host name

eld.

ushMode attribute to enable. Then, set the

r

attributes to the desired values. For most scenarios, the

STOP: Before inserting the USB drive back in the Hi-Def Digital Signa

edia Player, make sure you disconnect the power to the unit. The USB drive must be connected to the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player before power-up, in order for the new settings to take effect.

rName an

Conﬁ guring the FTP Clien

IP address of Hi-Def Digital

ignage Media Player

5

USH MOD

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g:

y:

e

assword

i

edia

ile folde

playlists File folder

schedules

ile folde

.

sda

ile folder

2. Enter the user name and password that were created on page 32.

ser nam

P

.

onnect to the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player using your FTP client.

nce connected, you should see a directory listing similar to the followin

ename Filesize Filetype

1 F

4. To see the contents of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player storage device, change to the

ename Filesize Filetype

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media

playlists

schedules

settings.xml

)

ace content

e

oot

. To make changes to the current schedule or playlist, make changes locall

on your computer, then upload the new ﬁ les to their respective directories.

edia ﬁ les can also be added. Any changes will automatically take place

once the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player ﬁ nishes executing the current

chedule and/or playlist.

NOTE: If the settings.xml ﬁ le has been changed, then the Hi-Def Digital

ignage Media Player must be power-cycled for the new changes to

take

nce the FTP client (or dedicated FTP server) has been conﬁ gured and can

see” the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player on the network, ﬁ les can b

ploaded to the directory.

ake sure that the following directory structure is observed. If you change the directory names, make sure that the schedule ﬁ les and playlist ﬁ les point to the correct directory path.

he (default) directory structure as viewed from the FTP server

be created automatically,

t.

A

ogs directory will

ontaining log ﬁ les.

Pl in this folder

chedule ﬁ les (.gsh

o under this folder

Playlist (.gpl) ﬁ les

o under this folder

The settings.xml ﬁ l must reside in the r

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In this next section, we will discuss are describin FTP server to the Hi-De

i-Def Digital Signage Media Player becomes the FTP client.

desirable when managing multiple units on a network: Instead of uploading new

ontent manually to each box, Pull Mode can be used to schedule the transfer of

ew / updated content on a daily or hourly basis.

onﬁ guringll M

hanged through the OSD or from within the

will be presented here.

1.

pen the OSD and select the Network option

a process whereby content is (automatically) “pulled from” an

Digital Signage Media Player. In this conﬁ guration, the

on the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player can be

STOP: Before making any changes to the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player, through the OSD, make sure that the USB drive is connected to the Media Player.

ethod 1: Conﬁ guration using the OSD

ll M

When we r

ettings.xml ﬁ le. Both meth

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, we

2.

elect either DHCP IP (automatically assigns the IP address from the pool or FIX IP. The FIX IP option will require you to provide the correct IP address, Subnet mask, Default Gateway, and DNS server address.

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option.

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ﬁ elds may be left blank.

ess

f

use

s

(@,#,&, etc) when creating a

ode if

are used

. Press the OK button to accept the changes.

elect the

. Enter the desired user name and password in the respective ﬁ elds. If no

ser name of password currently exists, the

wor

urrent Username andurrent

. Pr

IMPORTANT: Do not

assword. The Media Player will be unable to connect to the server while

in Pull M

the OK button on the IR Remote to accept the changes. Select the

pecial character

Back button to return to the main menu o

.

the OSD.

9

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7.

option. Press the

elect the

.

elect the IR Remote Control until it is set to the IR Remote Control.

nable / Disable FTP server / client option.

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. Press the OK button on the IR Remote to accept the changes.

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ADVANCED: Before editing the that you are familiar with XML (eXtended Markup Language). If you are unfamiliar with XML, you should review pages 45 and 46 before

ontinuing.

pen the

1.

<name val

Conﬁ <ipMode value=manual” <automatic <manual <ip value=192.168.2. < <gateway value=.0.0.0” <dns1 val <dns2 val </manual

ipConﬁ

osdConﬁ

ettings.xml ﬁ le and l

”Gefen Player”

”manual”

”192.168.2.238”

”255.255.255.0”

55.255.255.0”

”0.0.0.0”

”4.2.2.2”

4.2.2.2”

”8.8.8.8”

.8.8.8”

”

the

Conﬁ g>

2. DHCP or a static IP address can be used a) If DHCP is being used, then set the

m

Any information under the

b) If a static IP is being used, then the

Mode value> tag t

manual> tag will be ignored.

Mode value> tag should b

set to the IP address that will be assigned to the Hi-Def Digital Signa Media Player. In addition, Subnet, Gateway, and DNS server values must be speciﬁ ed.

. Next, locate the

u <pullMode value=”enable” <disable <enabl <pullURL value=”192.168.2.70” <settingPull value=”192.168.2.70” <schedulePull value=”192.168.2.70/schedules” <playlistPull value=”192.168.2.70/playlists” <contentPull value=”192.168.2.70/media” <pullLogUpload value=”192.168.2.70”

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4.

et the

<pu

<disable <enabl

. Next, set the IP address of the server used to hold the content for th

ollowing attributes

<pullMode value=”enable” <disable <enabl

<pullURL value=”192.168.2.70” <settingPull value=”192.168.2.70” <schedulePull value=”192.168.2.70/schedules” <playlistPull value=”192.168.2.70/playlists” <contentPull value=”192.168.2.70/media” <pullLogUpload value=”192.168.2.70”

ullMode attribute tonabl

ullConﬁ

e value=”enable”

ullConﬁ

Note that the attribute val

ntentPull contain a path to a directory. These directories will be set up

n the FTP server which we will cover in this

. Enter the

rName and

values will also be used by the FTP server. For most scenarios, the value of theort attribute should be set to 21.

<userName value=”User” <userPass value=”Pass” <port value=”21”

</enable

r

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attributes to the

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7.

nder the

toourly or I

the

daily> tag to the time which the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player will

onnect to the FTP server and retrieve updated content.

ullSchedule tag, the

aily, or

See page 52 for more information.

ullRepeat attribute is set to

ullRepeat attribute value can be

aily, set the

me value under the

If theullRepeat attribute is set to

ourly, set the time interval, under the

hourly>tag, in which the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player will connect

to the FTP server and retrieve updated content. The minimum time interval is one minute (:01 when the

<pullSchedule> <pullRepeat value=”hourly” <none <dail <time value=”20:00” </dail <hourl

<time value=”00:01”

</hourl </pullSchedule

ullConﬁ

NOTE: If the time interval is set to

ttribute is set toourly, then the update process will not occur.

When set todaily”, the time value can be set to

orresponds to 12 am midnight.

ullRepeat attribute is set to

:00 when theullRepeat

:00” which

hourly”

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edia

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Conﬁ guring the FTP Server

The following covers the conﬁ guration process for the FTP server. This process applies whether you are running FTP server software on a PC on a network or

ve a

1. The ﬁ rst step is to create the path and permissions to the directory which the i-Def Digital Signage Media Player will be accessing. In our example from

theettings.xml ﬁ le, we speciﬁ ed the followin

ullConﬁ <pullMode value=”enable” <disable <enabl

<pullURL value=”192.168.2.70” <settingPull value=”192.168.2.70” <schedulePull value=”192.168.2.70/schedules” <playlistPull value=”192.168.2.70/playlists” <contentPull value=”192.168.2.70/media” <pullLogUpload value=”192.168.2.70”

FTP server.

In the example above, the IP address of the FTP server is

2.

reate a local directory structure on the FTP server. The directory structure

t be

dentical to the directory structure on the USB drive.

The

ettings.xml ﬁ le must exist in the root directory, as shown below

ename Filesize Filetype

m

F

sts File folder

F

.

onﬁ gure the FTP server to point to the above directory structure. Only the

arent directory should be speciﬁ ed.

For example, if you create a parent directory called

laylists, and

directory.

schedules directory should reside under the

foo, the

.168.2.7

r

media

foo

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g>

ue=

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g>

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>

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subnet value=

/>

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osdLoc

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g>

/>

g>

>

g>

HE SETTINGS.XML FIL

E

Logs File folder

media File folder

playlists File folder

schedules

ile folde

.

nderstanding the SETTINGS.XML ﬁ l

Theettings.xml contains all the settings used by Hi-Def Digital Signage

edia Player. This ﬁ le can be edited directly, allowing you to set the outpu

esolution, the active schedule, in addition to several other options such as NTP

erver assignment, push mode and pull mode

be modiﬁ ed using the built-in menu system. Theettings.xml ﬁ le is located in the root directory of the USB drive and can

be edited using any standard text editor.

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Many of these settings can also

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settings.xml 2,472 XML Doc..

A portion of the

settings <devConﬁ <name val </devConﬁ <ipConﬁ <ipMode value=”manual” <automatic <manual <ip value=”192.168.2.238” < <gateway value=”0.0.0.0” <dns1 val <dns2 val </manual </ipConﬁ <osdConﬁ < <disable <enabl <pinConﬁ <pin value=”0000” </pinConﬁ </enable </osdConﬁ <timeConﬁ

ettings.xml ﬁ le is shown below

”Gefen Player”

”255.255.255.0”

”4.2.2.2” ”8.8.8.8”

k val

”enable”

r

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change the Attribute Name. An example of a XML attribute would be:

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e

ue

ot

modify the Attribute Name. Changing the Attribute

esu

desirable results

The

ettings.xml is constructed as a typical XML ﬁ le

The beginning of the

?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”UTF-8” ?

The XML declaration is followed by a

ntains asettings>nd-tag

ettings.xml ﬁ le begins with an XML

settings>art-tag

All other tags and attributes are contained

n

The end of the ﬁ le

within these two tags, creating the following structure

?xml version=”1.0” encoding=”UTF-8” ? settings

settings

An XML attribute is a markup containing both a name and a value, which can be

dited to change the behavior of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player. When

odifying the

ettings.xml ﬁ le, only the Attribute Value should be changed--

v

output value=”NTSC1080P”

Attribut Nam

Attribut Val

WARNING: Do n

Name will r

lt in errors or un

.

The Attribute Value must always be surrounded by double quotes. The beginnin of an XML Attribute must be preﬁ xed with a less-than symbol ( and must end with a forward slash ( followed by a greater-than symbol (.

The next section provides a summary of each section of the

nd the attributes.

ettings.xml ﬁ le

SETTINGS.XML SUMMARY

e

g>

e

g>

e

subnet

y

s1

s2

e

n

e

atic

g>

/>

>

/>

subnet value=

/>

dns

ue=

/>

ue=

/>

>

g>

ue=

/>

g>

evice Nam

ag Name:

escription: Allows you to change the name of the device.

Attributes:

xampl

ag Name:

escription: Allows you to specify automatic (DHCP) or manual (FIXED IP)

conﬁ guration of the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player. Attributes:

gatewa dn dn

xampl

devConﬁ

<name val

devConﬁ

Conﬁ

Mod

Conﬁ <ipMode value=”manual” <automatic <manual <ip value=”192.168.2.238” < <gateway value=”0.0.0.0” < <dns2 val </manual

ipConﬁ

”Gefen Player”

IP Conﬁ guration

”255.255.255.0”

1 val

”4.2.2.2” ”8.8.8.8”

Notes: In the example above, manual conﬁ guration has bee selected. If DHCP is used, the should be set to

manual> tag will be ignored.

m

Mode value attribut

”

Any information under the

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SETTINGS.XML SUMMARY

e

g>

ock

e

g>

e

y

gs

ode

p

1

p

2

e

g>

osdLoc

ue=

/>

e>

g>

/>

g>

>

g>

ue=

/>

ode value=

/>

>

/>

>

g>

OSD PIN Cod

ag Nam

escription: Allows you to change or disable the PIN code for the OSD.

Attributes:

xampl

Notes:

must be power-cycled after inserting the USB drive.

ag Name:

escription: Allows you to set the time zone and mode.

osdConﬁ

L

osdConﬁ < <disable <enabl <pinConﬁ <pin value=”0000” </pinConﬁ </enable

osdConﬁ

nce the PIN code has been changed in th

ettings.xml ﬁ le, the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player

timeConﬁ

k val

ime Conﬁ guration

”enable”

Attributes:

da timeM nt nt

xampl

meZon

Savin

Serv Serv

timeConﬁ <timeZone val <daySavings value=”yes” <timeM <internal <external <ntpServ1 value=”0.pool.ntp.org” <ntpServ2 value=”1.pool.ntp.org” </external

timeConﬁ

”-8”

”external”

SETTINGS.XML SUMMARY

y

g>

e

userName

userPass

t

e

g>

/>

e>

userName value=

/>

userPass value=

/>

>

g>

ecuted a

Notes:

nce the time zone or time mode has been changed using the

ettings.xml ﬁ le, the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player

must be power-c

WARNING: When using schedules, it is highly recommended that an NTP server be used to maintain all time settings. If the Hi-Def Digital

ignage Media Player experiences a power loss after setting the time

manually, the clock will reset, causing any schedules and playlists to be

x

t the incorrect time.

cled after inserting the USB drive.

ush Mode Conﬁ guration

ag Name:

ushConﬁ

escription: Allows conﬁ guration of push mode and setting of user nam

and password. Attributes:

ushMod

por

xampl

ushConﬁ <pushMode value=”disable” <disable <enabl < <

”User”

”Pass”

<port value=”21” </enable

ushConﬁ

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SETTINGS.XML SUMMARY

e

g>

ode

e

L

edulePu

l

userName

userPass

t

y

t

y

e

/>

e>

/>

edulePu

ue=

/>

ue=

/>

userName value=

/>

userPass value=

/>

>

... ... ...

g>

ull Mode Conﬁ guration

ag Nam

escription: Allows you to modify

Attributes:

pullUR sch playlistPul contentPul pullLogUpload

por s s s

xampl

<pullMode value=”enable” <disable <enabl <pullURL value=”192.168.2.70” <settingPull value=”192.168.2.70” <sch <playlistPull value=”192.168.2.70 <contentPull val <pullLogUpload value=”192.168.2.70” < < <port value=”21” <syncMedia value=”disable” <syncPlaylist value=”disable” <syncSchedule value=”disable” </enable

ullConﬁ

ullMod

ll

ncMedia ncPlaylis ncSchedul

ll val

ll M

”192.168.2.70

”User” ”Pass”

settings in network mode.

schedules”

laylists”

media”

ullConﬁ

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SETTINGS.XML SUMMARY

f

g

on

f

ﬁ

h

e new ﬁ les

>

)

>

)

ot

recommended that you change the schedule

edule ﬁ le is referenced

l

edule ﬁ lename

Notes: ThencMedia attribute enables / disables the syncing o media below illustrate the difference between disabling and enablin thencMedia attribute. Note that when thencMedia attribute is enabled, the Media player will receive the new content and erase the current content from the Media Player.

rom the server to the Media Player. The two examples

syncMedia value=”disable”

edia Player

before sync

y_movie1.mov y_movie2.mp4

Server

y_movie1.mov y_movie2.mp4

movie10.mp4 movie12.mov

edia Player

after sync

y_movie1.mov y_movie2.mp4

movie10.mp4 movie12.mov

syncMedia value=”enable”

edia Player

before sync

y_movie1.mov y_movie2.mp4

Server

y_movie1.mov y_movie2.mp4

movie10.mp4 movie12.mov

ThencSchedule and

ncPlaylist attributes functi

edia Player

after sync

movie10.mp4 movie12.mov

in the same manner as the syncMedia attribute. If either o these attributes are enabled, then the new Schedule ﬁ le and/or Playlist(s) will be updated from the server to the Media Player. The current schedule th

.

le and playlist(s) will be replaced wit

WARNING: It isn

lename. The sch If the schedule ﬁ lename is changed, then the be modiﬁ ed, manually, to reﬂ ect the new schedule ﬁ lename. ThencSchedule does not automatically update the

le with a new sch

within theettings.xml ﬁ le.

ettings.xml ﬁ le must

.

ettings.xm

5

SETTINGS.XML SUMMARY

e

>

ocated

g

t

i

e

ue

t

e

o

f

n

ues are based on a

o

g>

...

p

>

p

/>

y>

ue=

/>

/

y>

ue=

/>

/

y>

>

g>

ull Schedule Conﬁ guration

ag Nam

escription: L

ta pulled on a daily or hourly basis.

Attributes:

t t

xampl

ullSchedule

within theullSchedule> opening and closin

s. This section allows you to specify when content is

ullRepea

me (daily) me (hourly)

ullConﬁ

< < <none <dail <time val < <hourl <time val < </pullSchedule

ullConﬁ

ullSchedule ullRepeat value=”hourly”

”10:00”

dail

”00:20”

hourl

under thedaily> tag. Conversely, if you want to pull content on an hourly basis, then set the

In the example above, the This value can be changed by 1-minute increments.

I the Media Player would pull content each day at 10:00 am. Note that 24-hour clock.

To disable Pull mode, set the

If you want to only pull content on a daily basis, then set th

ullRepeat attribute to

ttribute to

hourly> tag.

hourly” and will pull from the server every 20 minutes.

the

none”

hourly” and set the

ullRepeat value was set todaily”, the

daily” time val

daily” then set the

ullRepea

me value under th

ullRepeat value is set t

ullRepeat value t

me val

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3

SETTINGS.XML SUMMARY

e

edule>

S

eSchedule

e

y>

S

t

ideoReduceSize

e

t

e

educeSize

S

educeSize

o

y

edule>

activeSchedule value=

/>

>

y>

/>

ideoReduceSize value=

/>

y>

Setting the Active Schedul

ag Name:

escription:

Attributes:

xampl

ag Name:

escription:

Attributes:

v

xampl

h

ets the active schedule.

v

h <

schedule.gsh”

schedule

displa

ets the output resolution and enables / disables underscan.

utpu

displa <output value=”NTSC1080I” <NTSC720P <NTSC1080I <NTSC1080P <PAL720P <PAL1080I <PAL1080P <v <disable <enable

displa

”/schedules/

isplay Conﬁ guration

”enable”

Notes: In the example above, 1080i is the output resolution. All available output resolutions are listed below the attribute. Both NTSC and PAL formats are supported.

Th underscan mode. In this example, underscan is enabled.

b

R

et the

pass underscan mode.

R

attribute enables / disables

attribute to

5

utpu

le” t

4

SETTINGS.XML SUMMARY

e

g>

t

e

edule

ebootTime

e

g>

/>

e>

/>

>

g>

Reboot Conﬁ guration

ag Nam

escription: This option can be used in rare cases when the Media Player

has exhibited abnormal behavior and performing a reboo return the Media Player to normal operation. The reboot tim should be set when content is not scheduled to play. After th reboot procedure is executed, the Media Player will continu with the current sch

Attributes:

r

xampl

rebootConﬁ

.

rebootConﬁ <reboot value=”enable” <disable <enabl <rebootTime value=”03:00” </enable

rebootConﬁ

5

E

e

1.

S

f

opy the

FIRMWARE UPDAT

pdating the Firmwar

nstall.img ﬁ le to the root directory of the USB drive.

2. Insert the U Player.

. Enter the OSD and select

4. Press the OK button on the IR Remote. After the OK button has been pressed, the following screen will be displayed.

lick the OK button to proceed with the ﬁ rmware update process.

B drive into the USB port on the Hi-Def Digital Signage Media

anual ﬁ rmware update via USB

I

both the ﬁ rmware version on the USB drive and the Media Player are the

ame, then the Media Player will not perform the update process.

55

6

FIRMWARE UPDAT

E

:

n

ot

disconnect power or remove the USB drive during

WARNING: Don the ﬁ rmware update process. Doing so may cause the unit to function improperly or lock up in an unrecoverable state.

. The following set of screens will be displayed as the update process

is taking place

. After the update process has completed successfully, the following scree

will be displayed. The Hi-Def Digital Signage Media Player will then return to the Input PIN Code screen.

5

SPECIFICATION

S

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e

K

d

)

°C

H

aximum Pixel Clock............................................................................... 225 MH

Video Output Connectors........ (1) HDMI Type A 19-pin, female, (1) Component,

A-type, (1) Composite, RCA-type, (1) L/R, RCA-typ

Audio Output Connector......................................................................(1) TOSLIN

Ethernet Connector........................................................................ RJ-45, Shielde

B Output Connectors........................................................... (2) USB 2.0, type A

Power Supply....................................................................................... 12V DC, 3A

Power Consumption............................................................................ 10 W (max.

perating Temperature............................................................................ 0 ~ 40

Dimensions........................................................................ 8.4” W x 5.1” D x 1.6”

hipping Weight............................................................................................. 4 lbs.

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efen warrants the equipment it manufactures to be free from defects in material

f

N

.

and workmanship. I

equipment fails because of such defects and Gefen is notiﬁ ed within two (2)

ears from the date of shipment, Gefen will, at its option, repair or replace the

quipment, provided that the equipment has not been subjected to mechanical, lectrical, or other abuse or modiﬁ cations. Equipment that fails under conditions

other than those covered will be repaired at the current price of parts and labor in

ect at the time of repair. Such repairs are warranted for ninety (90) days from

the day of reshipment to the Buyer. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied, including

without limitation, any implied warranty or merchantability or ﬁ tness for any

articular purpose, all of which are expressly disclaimed.

1. Proof of sale may be required in order to claim warranty.

2.

ustomers outside the US are responsible for shipping charges to and from

efen.

.

opper cables are limited to a 30 day warranty and cables must be in their

original condition.

The information in this manual has been carefully checked and is believed to be accurate. However, Gefen assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this manual. In no event will Gefen be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this manual, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The technical information contained herein regarding the features and

peciﬁ cations is subject to change without notice.

For the latest warranty coverage information, refer to the Warranty and Return Policy under the Support section of the Gefen Web site at www.gefen.com.

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