Sharp PN-E421 Sharp Digital Signage Software (SDSS™) Operation Manual - Page 11

Installing/Launching This section provides installation instructions and information regarding the necessary operating environment, as well as instructions on how to start and close down SHARP Digital Signage Software. Be sure to read this before using the software. Required operating environment Item PC Description CPU: Celeron M 1.3 GHz or higher 2 GHz or higher Pentium 4 processor is recommended for movie/content-heavy programs. OS Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 (English version), Windows Server 2003/2008 (English version) Memory 256 MB or higher (512 MB or higher recommended) Hard disk Monitor (for controller PC) *1 20 MB or more free space (Additional space required for saving data) Full color display with resolution of at least 1024 x 768 Monitor (for target PC) *2 PN series LCD monitor LB-1085 *3, LB-46GX35 *4, LB-52GX35 *4 Interfaces • USB port (only required if using USB memory) • L AN port (only required for Network Version [TCP/IP communication must be functional]) Others Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later PowerPoint Viewer 2003/2007 Windows Media Player 9 or later Flash Player 6 or later QuickTime Player 7 or later (in order to play QuickTime content) If there are any environmental requirements for the OS to operate besides the above, they must also be met. If the OS of the target PC is Windows Vista or Windows 7, disable the user account control of the target PC. *1 Used for creating/editing programs and schedules. *2 Used to display programs with the Standalone and Viewer Versions. Panel control can be performed. To perform panel control, the target PC and the panel must be connected with an RS-232C cable or the panel must be connected to the LAN. For the specifications of the panel and its connection and setting methods, read the operation manual of your panel. *3 To perform panel control with the LB-1085, perform a "Test connection" once with the SHARP Digital Signage Software Client Scheduler (Fp.92). The panel control cannot be performed unless a "Test connection" is performed. *4 For Japanese market only. • When controlling the target PC manually (when turning the panel PC on), the Wake On LAN function that operates by Magic Packets from the target PC must be enabled. If the target PC is outside the same LAN segment, Magic Packets may not get through depending on router specs/settings. Contact your network administrator for more details. • Regardless of which version of this software you are using, you must have Flash Player, Windows Media Player, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003/2007 installed on the PC on which this software is installed. If you have not installed all of these programs, or have installed different versions of them, a message prompting you to install may appear. If this happens, download the appropriate programs from the relevant website and install them. • A separate, fee-based codec may be necessary to play video files. 11