Sony NSP-100 User Manual
Network Player
3-620-271-11 (1)
Operating Instructions
Before operating the unit, please read this manual
thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
NSP-100
© 2002 Sony Corporation
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
T o av oid electrical shock, do not open the
cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
Caution
· When using a LAN cable: For safety , do not con nect to
a connector for peripheral device wiring that might
have ex cessive voltage.
· Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced .
Replace only with the sam e or eq uivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.
Dispose of used batteries according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
IMPORT ANT
The nameplate is located on the bottom .
For the customer s in the USA
This equipment has been tested and found to c omply
with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC R u les. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equ ipme nt in a
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in
which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.
· EN55103-2: Electromagnetic Susceptibility
(Immunity)
This product is intended for use in the follo wing
Electromagnetic Environment (s):
E1 (residential), E2 (commercial and light industrial),
E3 (urban outdoors) and E4 (controlled E MC
environm ent ex. TV studio).
You are cautioned that any change s or modifications n ot
expressly approve d in this m anua l could void your
authority to operate this equipment.
The shielded interface cable recommended in this
manual must be used w ith this equ ipm e nt in order to
comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to
Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.
For the customer s in Eur ope
This product wi th the CE m a r king comp l ies with both
the EMC Directi v e (89/336/E EC ) and the Low Voltage
Directive (73/23/EEC ) issued by the Com mission of the
European Comm u nity.
Compliance with these directi ves im plies conform ity to
the following Europea n standard s:
· EN60950: Product Safety
· EN55103-1: Electromagn etic Interference (Emission)
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Table of Contents
Overview
Features .................................................................. 4
Names and Functions of Parts ..............................5
Main Unit Front Panel and Left Side .................5
Main Unit Rear Panel .........................................6
Remote Controller ..............................................7
Operation
Preparations ...........................................................9
Remote Controller Preparations .........................9
Replacing the Battery .........................................9
Main Unit DIP Switch and Remote Controller
Settings ............................................................. 9
Starting Up and Initial Settings .........................10
Displaying the “MENU” Screen .........................11
Playing a Playlist .................................................12
Displaying the T itles of the Events During P laylist
Playback ......................................................... 12
Playing a Movie File ............................................13
Displaying a Still Image File ...............................13
Deleting Unwanted Playlists and Files ...............14
Deleting an Unwanted Playlist .........................14
Deleting Unwanted Movie and Still Image Files .
15
Setting the Operating Configuration (Setup) ....16
Displaying the “Setup” Screen .........................16
Setting the System Date and Time ................... 16
Making the “Delete Confirmation” Setting ...... 17
Making the “Display During Break” Setting ...17
Making the “Store Playout Log” Setting ..........17
Carrying Out “Playout Mode Setup (Playlists)” ..
18
Carrying Out Screen Adjustment .....................18
System Administrator Setup ..............................19
Displaying the “System Administrator Setup”
Screen ............................................................. 19
Carrying Out “Network Setup” ........................20
Carrying Out “RS-232C Setup” .......................20
Setting “Menu Language” ................................21
Activating “Automatic Delete” .........................22
Carrying Out “Delete All Data” ....................... 22
Carrying Out “Password Setup” .......................22
Others
Precautions ...........................................................26
Alarm Indications ................................................26
Specifications ........................................................27
Connections
Connecting the Power .........................................24
Examples of System Connection ........................24
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Overview
Features
The NSP-100 Network Player plays back (decodes)
video/audio data in MPEG format, outputting an analog
signal. It is the ideal digital content player for
advertizing, presentations, training, and other situations.
The following are the p rincipal features of this system.
High Image Quality
Plays MPEG-2 M P@ML enco ded movies and full-color
stills, realizing an image quality comparab le with that of
a DV D player.
Superimposed Movies, Stills, and Text
W ith a playlist, you can specify movies, stills, and
superimposed captions to be displayed simultaneously
on the monitor for specified durations.
Compact and Lightweight
The dimensions (width/height/depth) are 180 × 44 × 130
1
mm (7
1 kilogram (2 lb 3 oz), despite its large capacity.
/8 × 1 3/4 × 5 1/8), and the unit weighs only about
Large Capacity
The unit incorporates a 40-GB hard d isk dri v e. This
holds about nine hours of video compressed to a b it rate
of 8 Mbps, or about 18 hours of video 4 Mbps.
1) Figures for storage times are for storing movies only; depending on
how the system is used, the mov ie ca pa city may be less than these
figures.
1)
Wide Range of Interfaces Supported
• Analog video output: Component video (Y/R−Y/B
Y or RGB), S-video, and composite video outputs are
available. This allows a flexible choice of display
monitor .
• Analog audio ou tput: Two output channels (left and
right) are available.
• 100BA SE-TX : Ethernet con n ection is possible.
• RS-232C/GPI: This allows remote control of the
monitor and other external devices connected to this
unit.
Simple Operation From Remote
Controller
Operation is simple, using the supplied RM-NSP1
Remote Controller. The movie controls are intuitive,
being similar to those of a VTR.
One remote controller can be used to c ontrol two units.
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Features
Names and Functions of P arts
Main Unit Front Panel and Left Side
DC IN 12V
6 DC IN 12V connector
POWER indicator
1
1 POWER indicator
This lights when po w er is sup p lied to the un it.
2 NEW CONTENTS indicator
This indicator is off, lit, or flashing, to indicate the status
of new content d elivery.
Flashing: new data is being recei ved.
Lit: new data has arrived.
Off: at least one item of new data has been played or
deleted.
3 ACCESS indicator
This indicator flashes while data is being read or written
to the internal hard disk drive.
5 Remote control
optical receiver
4 ALARM indicator
3 ACCESS indicator
2 NEW CONTENTS indicator
4 ALARM indicator
This flashes or lights when a system error has oc curred.
Flashing: A recoverable error occurred.
Lit: An unrecoverable error occurred.
5 Remote contr o l op tical receiver
When operating this unit with the supplied rem ote
controller, point the remote co ntroller at this recei ver.
6 DC IN 12V connector
Connect the DC cable of the sup plied AC adapter.
Names and Functions of Parts
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Main Unit Rear Panel
1 S VIDEO connector
COMOPOSITE connector
2
G/Y, R/R
3
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4 AUDIO OUT 1 and 2 connectors
Y, B/ B−Y connector
VIDEO OUT
COMPOSITE
S-OUT
R/
R-Y
G/Y
B/
B-Y
AUDIO OUT
1
2
1 S VIDEO (S-video outp ut) connector (m ini-DIN
4-pin)
This outputs the playback video as an S-video signal.
2 COM OPOSITE connector (BNC type)
This outputs the playback video as an analog com posite
signal.
Y, B/B−Y (component video output)
3 G/Y , R/R
−
connector (BNC type)
This outputs the playback video as an analog component
signal. A DIP switch setting controls whether this is Y/
Y/B−Y signals or RGB signals.
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R
4 A U DIO OUT 1 and 2 connectors (pin jack s)
This outputs the playback audio as an analog signal. For
a stereo signal, connector 1 outputs the left channel, and
connector 2 the right channel.
5 (network) connecto r (RJ-45 modular jack)
This is a 100BASE-TX connector for network
(Ethernet) connection.
Caution
When using a LAN cable: For safety, do not co nnec t to
a connector for peripheral device wiring that might hav e
excessive voltage.
6 RS-232C/G PI (ge nera l-pur p ose interface)
connector (D-sub 9-pin, male)
VIDEO IRD REMOTE
1
COMPONENT
NTSC
2
RGB
PAL
RS-232C/GPI
6 RS-232C/GPI connector
5 Network connector
ON
OFF12
1
2
7 DIP switches
Connect to the D-sub 9-pin connector o f a plasm a
display or video monitor.
7 DIP switches
The settings of the four switches relate to the output
video signal format, output component video signal, and
remote controller. The diagram of DIP sw itch settings
above the sw itches shows the significance of the two
positions (“1” and “2”) for each switch.
DIP switch setting diagram
1
2
VIDEO IRD REMOTE
COMPONENT
NTSC
PAL
RGB
ON
OFF12
1
2
VIDEO (outp u t vide o signal for m at/outpu t
component video signal settings)
NTSC/P AL (leftmost sw itch): Select the output video
signal format.
COMP ONENT/RGB (second switch from left):
Y/B−Y signal or RGB signal
Select output of a Y/R
from the G/Y, R/R
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Y, B/B−Y connector.
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IRD REMOTE (remote controller settings)
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Names and Functions of Parts
ON/OFF (third switch from left): Enable (ON) or
disable (OFF) the remote controller.
1/2 (rightmost switch): When using two NSP-100
units, to select the unit that responds to the remote
Remote Controller
controller, set different remote controller codes for
them.
For details, see “Preparations” (page 9).
Note
Using the remote controller to control the N SP-100
requires settings of both the NSP-100 rea r panel D IP
switches and the remote controller.
DISPLAY
LIST MENU
0 PLAY button
9 PAUSE button
8 Reverse shuttle
playback button
PAUSE
PLAY
123
456
7890
For details, see “Preparations” (page 9).
1 DISPLAY button
2 LIST button
3 MENU button
PUSH
ENTER
4 ENTER/b, B, v, V control
STOP
STOP button
5
Forward shuttle playback button
6
Numeric buttons
7
1 DISPLAY button
During movie/still playback: P ressing this button
displays the title of the movie/still being played.
Press once more to clear the display.
During playlist playback : Pressing this button displays
the numerical position of the current playlist in the
list of playlists shown on the “Playlists” screen.
(Example: “0003/0010” means playing playlist 3
out of 10 playlists.) Press once more to clear the
display.
2 LIST button
While the standby screen is displayed: P ressing this
button shows the last displayed list screen.
Subsequent presses change the d isplayed list screen,
in the following sequence.
“Playlists” screen (list of playlists)
“Video” screen (list of movie files)
“Graphics” screen (list of still image files)
During playlist playback: Pressing this button displays
details of the playlist. Press once more to clear the
display.
3 MENU button
When the menu is not displayed: P ressing this button
switches to menu m ode, and the “MENU” screen
appears.
When the m enu is displayed: Pressing this button
switches out of menu m od e, and the menu display
disappears.
For details of the menu, see “Operation” (page 9).
Names and Functions of Parts
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4 ENTER/b, B, v, V control
The center of this control functions as an ENT ER
button. The outer portions close to the arro w indications
function as arrow b uttons. (In this m an ual, the center of
this control is referred to as the ENTER button and the
outer portions are referred to as the b, B, v and V
buttons, respectively.)
ENTER button
While the “Playlists” screen, “Video” sc reen, or
“Graphics” screen is displayed: P ressing this
button plays the playlist, movie, or still image that is
selected (shown in reverse video).
While the menu is displayed : Pressing this bu tton
confirms the selection of the item shown in reverse
video, and changes the menu display.
b, B, v and V button s
These function as follows.
Button While a list
b Move to
B Move to next
v Select the line
V Select the line
a)“Playlists” screen , “V i de o” scre en, an d “G r ap h ic s” scr ee n.
b)For details of the m enu, see “Operation” (page 9) and follo w ing.
c)For details of screen adjustment, see page18.
a)
screen
displayed
previous page
page
above
below
is
In the menu
display
Change the
setting of the
selected item
Change the
setting of the
selected item
Select the item
above
Select the item
below
b)
In screen
adjustment
c)
mode
Move the screen
position to the
left / reduce the
screen width
Move the screen
position to the
right / increase
the screen width
Move the screen
position up /
increase the
screen height
Move the screen
position down /
reduce the
screen height
of the corresponding number (which appears in
reverse video).
While the “MEN U” screen is displayed: Y ou can use
these buttons to select the item of the corresponding
number. The display changes as soon as a selection
is made.
8 Reverse shuttle playback button ( )
Press this during movie playback to switch to h ighspeed play (shuttle) in the reverse direction.
During shuttle playback, the audio is muted.
9 P AUSE b u tton
Press this button during playback, to pause play back.
Press once more to resum e playb ack.
q; PLAY button
While the standby screen is displayed: Pressing this
button in the standby screen plays the specified
playlist ( PLAY button playback ).
For details of the PLAY button playback, see page 12.
While playback is paused: P ressing this button
resumes playback.
While the “Playlists” screen, “Video” scr een, or
“Graphics” screen is displayed: The selected
playlist, movie or still is played.
5 STO P b utton
Press this button during playback, to stop playbac k.
6 Forward sh uttle playback button ( )
Press this during movie playback to switch to highspeed play (shuttle) in the forward direction.
During shuttle playback, the audio is muted.
7 Numeric buttons (0 to 9)
Use these buttons to select an item displayed o n the
screen, make num eric settings, enter a password, and so
on.
While the “Playlists” screen, “Video” sc reen, or
“Graphics” screen is displaye d: You can use these
buttons to select the playlist, movie file, or still file
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Names and Functions of Parts
Operation
Preparations
This section describes the preparations for operating the
NSP-100 with the supplied rem o te controller, after
making the required connections (see page 24).
When using the function for playlist editing or content
distribution, refer to the Help information for the BZNP100LE (supplied) or BZNP -100 (not supplied) N etwork
Player Management So ftware
1) In the remaind er of this manual, BZNP-100LE and BZ NP-100 are
referred to together, as th e BZNP-100 Software.
Remote Controller Preparations
The remote controller is supplied with a CR 2025 lithium
battery and insulating film installed. Removing the
insulating film allow s the battery to be used.
1)
.
Caution
The battery may burst if incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the sam e or equ ivalent type
recommended by the manufacturer.
Main Unit DIP Switch and Remote
Controller Settings
To operate the NSP-100 with the remote con troller , in
the DIP switches on the rear panel of the main unit, set
the third switch from the left to the 1 position (ON ).
Then set the remote controller to correspon d w ith the
code number setting of the rightmost switch as follo w s.
When the cod e nu mber is 1 (the switch is in the “1”
position): Hold down the STOP and PAUSE
buttons on the remote controller, then press numeric
button 1.
When the cod e nu mber is 2 (the switch is in the “2”
position): Hold down the STOP and PAUSE
buttons on the remote controller, then press numeric
button 2.
Replacing the Battery
On the back of the remote controller, pull out the battery
holder. Insert the C R 202 5 lithium b attery with the
positive side up, then return the b attery holder to its
original position.
Set to the “1” position (ON).
To correspond with the setting of this
switch, press numeric button 1 or 2 on
1
2
the remote controller while holding
down the STOP and PAUSE buttons.
When operating two NSP-100 units with a
single remote controller
Set the code number to 1 on on e of the NSP-100 units,
and set the code number to 2 on the other unit. T o switch
the remote controller from one unit to the other, use the
same method as above.
Preparations
9
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