ViewSonic CDE5500-L CDE4600-L CDE5500-L User Guide English - Page 18

4. Operation NOTE: T he control button described in this section is mainly on the remote control unless specified otherwise. 4.1. Watch the Connected Video Source See page 7 for external equipments connection. 1. Press VIDEO SOURCE button. 2. Press or button to select a device, then press SET button. 4.2. Change Picture Format You can change the picture format to suit the video source. Each video source has its available picture formats. The available picture formats depend on the video source: 1. Press FORMAT button. 2. Press or button to select a picture format, then press SET button. • {FULL}: Enlarge the picture to fill the screen. • {NORMAL}: 4:3 format. • {CUSTOM}: 16:9 format. • {REAL}: This mode displays the image pixel-by-pixel on screen without scaling the original image size. • {DYNAMIC}: Auto format. 4.3. Play Multimedia Files You can play videos, photos, and music on your display from: • Your computer and mobile device connected through your network. • USB Multimedia Player for Scheduled Playback of Videos, Photos and Music. • A USB device connected to this display. 4.3.1. Play files from computer and mobile device To play files from computer and mobile device, you will need: • The CDE4600-L and CDE5500-L features a RJ45 port to connect directly with PCs or notebooks via Intranet connection. This provides for the efficient loading of content onto multiple displays through a primary display. DLNA like mobile devices can also utilize a wireless hub to push multimedia content directly to selected displays. • A wired network, connected with a Universal Plug and Play (uPnP) router. • Optional: A LAN cable that connects your display to your network. • A media server running on your computer. • Appropriate settings on your computer firewall to allow you to run the media server. Set up the network 1. Connect your display and the computer to the same network. See page 9 for connecting your display to a network. 2. Switch on your computer and the router. NOTE: If the apparatus does not return to Network mode due to external electrical disturbances (e.g. electrostatic discharge), user intervention is required. Set up media sharing 1. Install a media server on your computer to share media files. These are some media servers: • For PC: Windows Media Player 11 (or higher) or TVersity • For Mac: Twonky 2. Switch on media sharing on your computer using the media server. For more information on how to set up the media server, refer to the website of the media server. Play files 1. Press VIDEO SOURCE button. 2. Select [Browse network], then press SET button. 3. Select a file from the content browser, then press SET button to start playing. 4. Press the Play buttons on the remote control to control playing. Tips: • Select the top bar to filter your files by type. • Select [Sort] to arrange the files by album name, artist, or other fields. • To clear the list of offline media servers, press OPTION button, then select [Clear offline servers] and press SET button. 4.3.2. USB Multimedia Player for Scheduled Playback of Videos, Photos and Music With the handy PC-less USB playback feature, photos, music and 1080p video can be immediately displayed on-screen from a USB drive. A user-friendly on-screen scheduling interface also lets you select time and date, as well as repeat and shuffle settings, or choose specific content to play from the attached USB source. (See page 14 USB scheduling) 10