Popcorn hour S-300 User Manual

Version v1.0.0

Digital Signage with Apps

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Digital Signage with Apps

Project.........................................................................................................................................6

New Project...........................................................................................................................6

Scheduler...............................................................................................................................6

Layout Panel..........................................................................................................................7

Property Panel........................................................................................................................8

Transfer.....................................................................................................................................12

FTP Transfer........................................................................................................................12

USB Transfer.......................................................................................................................13

Local Transfer......................................................................................................................14

Manage Apps............................................................................................................................15

Settings.....................................................................................................................................16

Help and about.........................................................................................................................17

Default Apps.............................................................................................................................18

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Clock....................................................................................................................................18

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Date......................................................................................................................................18

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Media Player........................................................................................................................18

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Slideshow.............................................................................................................................19

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Flickr....................................................................................................................................19

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RSS Ticker Tape..................................................................................................................20

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Twitter Ticker Tape..............................................................................................................20

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Text Ticker Tape..................................................................................................................21

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Weather Bug........................................................................................................................21

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Digital Signage with Apps: First Glance

Figure 1.1: Computer Application’s User Interface

Menu Bar

Create Project

Create new project, clear and reset all fields back to default.

Open Project

Opens a existing project for editing

Close Project

Closes currently open project, clear and reset all field back to default

Clear Layouts

Clear all layouts in the current timeline

Ruler

Toggle on/off horizontal and vertical rulers on stage

Grid

Toggle on/off horizontal and vertical grid on stage

Transfer

Transfer project configuration file to device for playback. Transfer modes include FTP,
USB and local. Refer to the Transfer section on page 10 for more details.

Manage Apps

Import new apps, delete imported apps and view app details

Settings

Show all configurable settings for the computer application

Help

Shows the Digital Signage with Apps computer application version, check for software
updates and access the user manual

Project

New Project

1. To start, click the “Create Project” button in the menu bar.

2. A popup will appear asking for the name of the project. Type a project name in and
click create. NOTE: Project names only allow alphanumeric, dash (-) and underscore
(_).

Figure 2.1: Create New Project

Scheduler

1. There are two modes for the scheduler that can be selected.

• The daily option will repeat all layouts every day.

• The weekly option allows you to specify different schedules for each day of

the week.

Figure 2.2: Daily Scheduler Panel

Figure 2.3: Weekly Scheduler Panel

2. Once the project is created, the scheduler's scrollbar will be enabled.

3. Drag the arrow or key in the specific timestamp for a layout. NOTE: the timeline is
denoted in a 24 hour format.

4. Click on the plus button to add a layout to the current timestamp.

Figure 2.4: Add Layout

Add

Create a layout on the timestamp where the arrow is pointing

Standby

Will set the device into standby at the current timestamp

Remove

Deletes the currently selected layout

Duplicate To

Duplicates current layout to another point on the timeline

Layout Panel

Figure 2.5: Layout Panel