Full-HD Digital Signage Player Quick Installation Guide Introduction The CE-DS0011-S1/CE-DS0111-S1 is a Full-HD Digital Signage Player featuring industrial grade mechanical design and versatile open-standard SMIL programmability Features and Benefits Full-HD 1080p video decoding of MPEG, H.264, and VC-1 media formats 4GB on-board flash local storage with CF card slot Integrated audio and video output via HDMI IEEE 802.
Layout VESA mount (MIS-D-100) Wi-Fi antenna Ethernet HDMI 12V DC In VGA Reset AV out CF card slot (covered) USB x 2 Figure 1: Full‐HD Digital Signage Player layout Physical features (left to right in above illustration) 12V DC in: For power adapter HDMI: Connector for digital video and audio combined outputs, or digital video via option DVI adapter VGA: For analog video output AV out: 3.
For CE-DS0111-S1 only Connect the Wireless antenna as shown. Screw antenna clockwise onto the post. Configuring 1. Connect a video cable (either VGA or HDMI) to your monitor. - When using the VGA connection, your monitor should support XGA (1024x768) resolution or greater. For audio output, you will also need to connect a stereo RCA cable from the Full-HD Digital Signage player to your monitor. - When using HDMI connection, audio and video are sent over a single HDMI cable. 2.
Connect the Full-HD Digital Signage Player to your network Enter Network setting in the menu to set up a network connection method. Wireless connection (CE-DS0111-S1 only) The player will scan for wireless signals nearby during boot up. If the network requires authentication, you will be asked to provide the password for access. Wired connection To use the wired Ethernet connection, connect an Ethernet cable and the Wi-Fi (CE-DS0111-S1) will be disabled.
Video Output Settings For best quality, set the output resolution to match your display’s native resolution to avoid image scaling and blur. If you are connecting to an LCD TV, the resolution setting is most likely 1366x768, 1280x720, or 1920x1080. If you are connecting a LCD computer monitor, projector, or plasma display, refer to the device specifications for the best matching setting. Press the space bar to fill in the star (*) before pressing the enter key for .
Software Installation 1. Before the installation Minimum System Requirements: • 1 GHz AMD or Intel CPU • 512 MB RAM • Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 • DirectX 9 • Microsoft .NET framework 4.0 If your computer wasn’t equipped with .Net Framework 4.0, please find .Net Framework 4.0 in the attached CD and install it. Or you can download the latest version from the internet directly. 2.
(3) After finish installation, double-click the Signage Manager Express icon to launch the software. For the first launch, the following window will appear. Click OK to start it.
Software Operation Signage Manager Express software provides an easy way to let users to export various media files to the display. Follow the following steps to do the display settings: 1. Select Player Model Select a suitable player model. In general, we use Full HD Open API Player V2 model. Click Network Media Player -> Full HD Open API Player V2 2. Choose aspect ratio and display format (1) Click Aspect ratio to choose a display ratio from the list.
(2) Click the down arrow key suitable display layout. below the Aspect ratio to select a Multiple display windows Full screen display One display window with one ticker bar on the bottom/ top 3. Add files to the playlist (1) Add media files to the list A playlist may include A/V-in (Audio/Video Input) sequence. Make sure player model supports A/V input and the video input device is properly connected.
(3) When the files are added successfully, the files will show under the “Recent items” section and the below “Media” section. (4) Repeat the steps to add more files to the playlist. Select the file in the Media window, and click Remove button , you can remove the files from playlist easily. (5) Click Proceed to export button to go on to the next step.
4. Export your playlist After completing your playlist, choose a way to export your playlist, via Network or via USB. Choose via Network to export the file via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable. Choose via USB to save the template in your USB pen drive. (1) Export playlist via Network If you choose to use to export the file via Network, click Scan button to search for all the players on the internet. Or you can also manually click Add button to add on your player. Identify your player by its MAC or IP address.
More than one player can be synchronized at once. Hold the “control” key on your keyboard to select multiple players. After the player is selected, click Export to export the files to the player. You can go back to change your display content whenever you want, just click Back to schedule to continue editing the playlist. Once synchronization complete, the player(s) will begin to play the playlist.
(2) Export playlist via USB If you prefer to update contents without a network, you can export contents to a USB drive and plug it into the player’s USB port for synchronization. Attach a USB drive to your computer and click Export button Upon transfer complete, remove the USB drive and insert it in the player. The on-screen display will show you the file(s) being copied Upon synchronization complete, the player begins to play the new playlist Remove the USB drive from the player 5.
(2) Weekly Schedule mode provides finer control over your playlists, and lets you specify several different Looping mode playlists to be played at different times of the day and week. Click Looping-> Weekly schedule to create a customized weekly play list and schedule Click Add ->Add to create a playback time slot; Click Add-> Screen off to set a video-off slot. (See below) “Schedule template” is a collection of schedule preset that allows customization.
Click Add-> Add to create a playback time slot. 1. Select time 2. Select template 3. Add files 4. Click OK to save the settings Or click Add-> Screen off to set a video-off slot.
(3) Change display interval A playlist can consist of a sequence of images, videos, or PowerPoint slideshows which are played repeatedly in the specified order and durations. To change duration, select media file in playlist and click Option button, enter the interval seconds in the “Duration” space, and click OK to save the change. 1. 2. 3.
6. Use SmartWidgets tool for dynamic content display If your player has internet connection and supports HTML5, you can schedule dynamic contents by using SmartWidgets. (1) Choose one of the layouts with SmartWigets icon. Figure 2: Layouts with SmartWidget icon (2) Start edit the content of each section For example, select this “Sider and bottom widget” template in the previous step. This image icon This image icon indicates that this indicates that these sections don’t section is A/V supporting.
Click A/V input icon to add A/V media files to the playlist. Click Clock/ Calendar icon, and it will show time/ date in this display section. Click Weather icon, and it will show the temperature in the assigned in this display section. Click Web page icon to add a web page link.
7. Add a ticker Users can follow the steps to add a ticker bar to the display. (1) Select a display layout with a ticker. (2) Save the content in ticker in a text file. (3) Select the ticker window, the selected section will be marked as color yellow. (4) Click Add button to select the text file. (5) We can also change the background color by clicking Option button. 8. Software Updates Update software to enhance features and reliability for player systems. Check if there’s program updates on the internet.
Reset Player to Factory Default If you forget a system password you have set, you must reset the system to regain access to the player. 1. PRESS and hold the reset button with a pin 2. Re-connect the power cord 3. In about 8 seconds, the status LED flashes 4. Release reset button and wait 90 seconds for system to initialize Content Management Please consult the software documentation for information specific to your management solution.
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About SIIG, Inc. Founded in 1985, SIIG, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of IT connectivity solutions (including Serial ATA and Ultra ATA Controllers, FireWire, USB, and legacy I/O adapters) that bridge the connection between Desktop/ Notebook systems and external peripherals. SIIG continues to grow by adding A/V and Digital Signage connectivity solutions to our extensive portfolio.
