BenQ PL550 Multi-Display Administrator Manual

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    Multi-Display Administrator User Manual
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    obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. Copyright Copyright 2013 BenQ Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of
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    Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents Disclaimer 2 Copyright 2 Introduction 5 System requirements 5 Initial Setup 6 Installing Multi-Display Administrator 6 Connecting display(s) to the computer 6 RJ-45 Ethernet connection 6 RS-232C connection 7 Launching Multi-Display Administrator 7
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    4 Table of Contents Control tab 16 AV tab 17 Schedule tab 18 Display Wall tab 19 Creating a display wall 19 Modifying display wall settings 23 Alarm tab 25 Additional operations 26 Changing login ID and password 26 Changing language 26 Troubleshooting 27
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    enables remote and centralized management of a single or multiple BenQ digital signage displays on a host computer. You can create multiple displays and create a video wall easily through a step-by-step guided wizard. The key features of the Multi-Display Administrator include: • Automatic search
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    on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Connecting display(s) to the computer The Multi-Display Administrator supports both Ethernet be automatically assigned by a DHCP server) or Manual (if the IP address has to be assigned manually). You may need to contact your network administrator
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    Initial Setup 7 RS-232C connection 1. Connect the RS-232C port on the computer to the RS-232C IN port on the first display using a RS-232C cable. 2. Connect the RS-232C OUT port on the first display to the RS-232C IN port of the second display using a RS-232 cable. Repeat this step to connect
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    adds them to the Monitor list panel. Sets the connection mode between the computer and displays to Network or Serial (RS-232C). Allows you to manually re-connect to the display or display group selected on the Monitor list panel.
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    Overview of components and functions 9 Refreshes the information and setting values on the Control panel (Information, Control, AV, Schedule, Display Wall and Alarm tabs). If the displays are connected via RS-232C connection, it may take some time to refresh information on the tabs due to the
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    10 Managing displays Managing displays Searching for displays After you finish connecting display(s) to the computer, what you need to do next is to let the Multi-Display Administrator search for the displays and add them to the Monitor list panel. Serial (RS-232C) connection 1. Click Search on
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    Managing displays 11 • If you only want to search for a display with a specific IP address, click Search Network With Display IP Address, and then enter the IP address of the display. 4. Click Search. The Milti-Display Administrator will start searching for displays on the network, and the
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    12 Managing displays 2. Enter the group name in the dialog that follows, and click OK. 3. A new group will be created under the Group node. Deleting a group 1. On the Monitor list panel, right-click on the display group you want to delete, and select Delete. 2. The selected group will be deleted.
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    Managing displays 13 Deleting a display from a group 1. On the Monitor list panel, right-click on a display you want to delete from a display group and select Delete. 2. The selected display will be deleted from the group. Deleting a display from the Monitor list panel 1. On the Monitor list
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    14 Setting up display configurations Setting up display configurations You can use the settings and options on the Control panel to remotely set up various settings for a selected display or display group on the Monitor list panel. Some controls and settings on the Control panel may not be
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    Setting up display configurations 15 Status Diagnosis Power Video Source Signal Status Volume Mute Picture Mode Aspect Ambient Light Sensor Power Operation Hours Temperature (Inside) Current power on/off status of the display. Video input source being used by the display. Current input signal
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    16 Setting up display configurations Control tab The Control tab consists of controls for basic display operations. Item Power Select Video Source Volume Volume Mute OSD Info Box Enable/ Disable Remote/Key Lock Language Aspect Image Retention Power Save Ambient Light Sensor OSD Rotating Over Scan
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    Setting up display configurations 17 AV tab The AV tab contains controls for picture quality and sound settings. Item Description Picture Mode Selects a preset picture mode. Backlight Adjusts the backlight intensity of the screen. Contrast Adjusts the image contrast. Brightness Adjusts
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    which you can set the display(s) to turn on or off (enter standby mode) automatically. Item Clock Description Allows you to set up current time manually. You can also click Set by PC Time to set the display to use the current time on the computer. Allows you to specify on
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    Setting up display configurations 19 Display Wall tab Creating a display wall You can follow the step-by-step instructions on the Display Wall tab to create a display wall that consists of multiple displays. 1. Create a display group, and add displays that will be used to
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    20 Setting up display configurations • You can create a display wall that consists of up to 10 x 10 displays. • The number of displays in a display wall matrix should not exceed that in the display group with which you use to create a display wall. Otherwise the Next button will be grayed out. 4.
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    Setting up display configurations 21 Scenario 2: when multiple input sources are used for different groups of displays The example below shows how to set up 3 different groups of displays that use 3 different input sources (VGA, AV and HDMI) in the same display wall. a. Select VGA from the Video
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    22 Setting up display configurations c. Select HDMI from the Video Source drop-down list, then click to select the screen grids (displays) that will use the HDMI input. This is display group 3 that uses the HDMI input. Click Next to continue. You can follow similar steps to specify different
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    Setting up display configurations 23 7. An overview of the display wall setup will follow. Check the setup and if it is OK, click Finish to complete display wall settings. Modifying display wall settings You can modify display wall settings of each display separately. 1. Click to select a display
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    24 Setting up display configurations 3. Modify the settings as necessary. Item H. Monitors V. Monitors H. Position V. Position Monitors/Position Reset Power On Delay Power Indicator LED Frame Computing Description Specifies the number of displays on the horizontal side. Specifies the number of
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    Setting up display configurations 25 Alarm tab The Alarm tab contains email settings that allows the Multi-Display Administrator to send email messages to specified recipients when the internal temperature of the display is too high, or when you have activated the status report function Item
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    26 Additional operations Additional operations Changing login ID and password You can change the ID and password that are used to log in to the Multi-Display Administrator. The ID and password can be changed, however, you cannot create multiple ID and password combinations. 1. Click Security on
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    while using the Multi-Display Administrator, please refer to the following troubleshooting tips to try to solve the problems by yourself. If the problem persists, please contact BenQ Customer Support for help. Problem Cannot connect to the display(s) Solution Check the following: • Check the
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