HP LD4245tm Network Sign Manager User Guide - Page 35

Saving files in the USB device, Creating the HP Media Sign Player Schedule and Play List

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Repetition option Fri Sat Description Plays the Play List for the specified time period on Friday. Plays the Play List for the specified time period on Saturday. ● Apply-Saves the playback schedule and the Play List. ● Cancel-Deletes the current playback schedule set for the display. ● Option-Sets the playback schedule option ● Back-Moves back to the USB function selection view. Saving files in the USB device Before you schedule the playback of files, all media files to play on the display should be saved in the USB device separately. Use the Windows Explorer to save the media files to your USB device. The following describes how to save media files directly to the USB device: 1. Connect the USB device to the media player/computer. When the USB device appears in the My Computer window, double-click the USB device. 2. Copy the media file(s) to play to the USB root directory. NOTE: The media files should be saved to the USB root directory; otherwise, HP Network Sign Manager will not be able to load them. NOTE: HP Network Sign Manager supports the following media file formats-Image: jpg / Video: avi / Music: mp3. When playing media files on the USB device, you can use power on, power off, volume mute, volume control, and self diagnosis (LAMP, Power). NOTE: When HP Media Sign Player is active on the display, only certain control functions are active with HP Network Manager. The active controls are power on, power off, volume mute, volume control, and self diagnosis (LAMP, Power). Creating the HP Media Sign Player Schedule and Play List The following describes how to create the schedule and the Play List using the USB Schedule function: 1. The USB device with all the files to be played must be inserted into the display and the display must be powered on. 2. Select the display to which the USB device is connected in the Monitor Register Window pane, and then select the USB tab. The USB function selection view appears in the Control Panel. 3. Click the Create Play List and Schedule Online button. The USB Schedule view appears, and the files saved in the USB device are displayed in File List. NOTE: File List does not display the files with invalid formats which are not supported by HP Network Sign Manager, or the files not located in the USB root directory. Up to 31 characters are allowed for the file name. Up to 80 files are added to the file list. 4. Select the file(s) to schedule the playback, and then click Add. The files are now added to Play List. Use Select All and Clear All to easily select and deselect the files. 5. Change the playback order of the files in Play List using Up and Down. 6. Set the Play List schedule option. Schedule and Playback contents for HP Media Sign Player (USB) 29

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Repetition option
Description
Fri
Plays the
Play List
for the specified time period on Friday.
Sat
Plays the
Play List
for the specified time period on Saturday.
Apply
—Saves the playback schedule and the
Play List
.
Cancel
—Deletes the current playback schedule set for the display.
Option
—Sets the playback schedule option
Back
—Moves back to the USB function selection view.
Saving files in the USB device
Before you schedule the playback of files, all media files to play on the display should be saved in the USB
device separately. Use the Windows Explorer to save the media files to your USB device.
The following describes how to save media files directly to the USB device:
1.
Connect the USB device to the media player/computer. When the USB device appears in the
My
Computer
window, double-click the USB device.
2.
Copy the media file(s) to play to the USB root directory.
NOTE:
The media files should be saved to the USB root directory; otherwise, HP Network Sign
Manager will not be able to load them.
NOTE:
HP Network Sign Manager supports the following media file formats—Image: jpg / Video: avi /
Music: mp3. When playing media files on the USB device, you can use power on, power off, volume mute,
volume control, and self diagnosis (LAMP, Power).
NOTE:
When HP Media Sign Player is active on the display, only certain control functions are active with HP
Network Manager. The active controls are power on, power off, volume mute, volume control, and self
diagnosis (LAMP, Power).
Creating the HP Media Sign Player Schedule and Play List
The following describes how to create the schedule and the
Play List
using the
USB Schedule
function:
1.
The USB device with all the files to be played must be inserted into the display and the display must be
powered on.
2.
Select the display to which the USB device is connected in the
Monitor Register Window
pane, and then
select the
USB
tab. The USB function selection view appears in the
Control Panel
.
3.
Click the
Create Play List and Schedule Online
button. The
USB Schedule
view appears, and the files
saved in the USB device are displayed in
File List
.
NOTE:
File List
does not display the files with invalid formats which are not supported by HP Network
Sign Manager, or the files not located in the USB root directory. Up to 31 characters are allowed for the
file name. Up to 80 files are added to the file list.
4.
Select the file(s) to schedule the playback, and then click
Add
. The files are now added to
Play List
. Use
Select All
and
Clear All
to easily select and deselect the files.
5.
Change the playback order of the files in
Play List
using
Up
and
Down
.
6.
Set the
Play List
schedule option.
Schedule and Playback contents for HP Media Sign Player (USB)
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