Firefly-MZ Quick Start Guide Overview Installing Firefly-MZ Media Player Configuring for the Network Installing Media Messenger Configuring FTP Creating a Presentation Uploading the Presentation
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Quick Start Guide Digital Layout, Content Integration, Playlist Creation, Playback Scheduling, FTP Playlist and Playback Files to Firefly MZ Point of Purchase Display Dynamic Digital Signage Video, Graphics, and Scrolling Text Video, Text, and Graphics Component, S-video, Composite, DVI-I Firefly MZ ™ Media Player and Media Messenger software provide a powerful, easy to use solution for creating and displaying compelling digital signage. This guide provides information for: 1.
1 INSTALLING THE FIREFLY MZ Pb S-Video 1 2 34 56 + - + - + Digital Audio S/PDIF Unbalanced Audio (Left Right) Component Pr Video Out USB Power 12 VDC Y Composite Network 10/100 Serial Audio Out DVI-I 1. Attach BNC video cables to the Firefly MZ. 2. Attach audio cables. o For all audio connections use stranded wire ends. o If unbalanced audio cable lengths exceed 10 meters, use an Audio Line Amp/ Balancer such as the Radio Design Labs, Stick On. 3.
2 CONFIGURING FOR A NETWORK Often, the Firefly MZ TCP/IP defaults must change to accommodate the network where it will reside. The best method is to attach a computer to the media player. Attaching a Laptop or PC Ethernet • Connect the computer directly to the Firefly using an Ethernet crossover cable. Contact the Network Administrator for the correct network configuration information. Before beginning, verify that the computer and/or the Firefly MZ are powered off.
Quick Start Guide External Control Commands External control commands require that the computer has an ASCII generating control program, such as Hyper Terminal. The parameters are: • • • Serial port 1 9600 Bps Echo typed letters locally Use the following Visual Circuits commands to configure the Firefly MZ. FireflySetDefault Syntax fireflysetdefault This command resets Firefly Networking parameters to: static IP 10.0.1.1, WebView ON.
Firefly MZ Quick Start Guide Configuring the Firefly MZ FTP Server Network Administrator provides FTP configuration information. 1. Click on Settings in the Main Menu list and select FTP Server Setup. This may be the Firefly MZ or an FTP server used for storing presentation content. 2. Fill in the FTP Site Information Fields. a. IP Address/Hostname. Network Administrator provides the IP Address and Hostname of the FTP server. a. Directory Name of the directory where the files go. a. FTP UserName a.
Firefly MZ Quick Start Guide Creating a MZ (multi-zone) Layout Go to the Layout Editor workspace: Video Zone Graphic Zone Scrolling Text Auto-stretch Sizing Snap Positioning Delete Save Workspace Zone Parameters Save Zone Settings Position Zones in Layout Workspace 1. Create the Video Zone first. 2. Add Scrolling Text Zone if required. 3. Add Graphics Zones Video Zone The Layout must have a video zone with a video file to function. There is only one video zone in a layout.
Firefly MZ Quick Start Guide 4. Verify that the Navigation Pane lists the layout content zones. 5. Right-click on the Default Video Zone and insert a video file. To locate files to insert into the content zone, use the file browser or, if the file is already resident on the Firefly MZ Media Player, enter the filename with its extension when it is requested by application.
Quick Start Guide Link the Playlist to the Firefly With the Playlist completed, publish it to the Firefly MZ. This involves linking the playlist or a schedule to the player. • Link the playlist to the player, if only this playlist is to playback. If multiple playlists are to playback on the Firefly MZ, create a schedule. Use Media Messenger to generate a schedule that determines when and for how long each playlist runs on the player. Refer to Media Messenger Help for details about setting up schedules.
PUBLISH TO CD/DVD Another method of transporting playlists, schedules, and media files is to create a media update disc.This process creates the content image of an autorun disc (CD/DVD). 1. Go to the Media Messenger main workspace and select the player or group that is to receive the update. Media Messenger does not burn a CD or DVD. It prepares the necessary files so that when they are burned on to a disc, an autorun application is created. 2 2. Select the Publish to CD/DVD icon. 1 3.
FIREFLY MZ TIPS 1. A layout has only one Video and one Scrolling Text zone. 2. A layout can have unlimited graphics zones although large numbers do impact performance. 3. The Video Zone can have multiple video files inserted into it, n which case, they play in the order they appear in the playlist. 4. Each video file has a set of content zones cloned from the original default zones. 5. Zone shapes are modified in three ways. Manually, by dragging a side or corner.
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