ASUS SignArrange User Guide 1
Table of Contents Start using ASUS SignArrange…………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Authorization via Serial Number…………………………………………………………………………………….. 4 Let’s get started with ASUS SignArragne…………………………………………………………………………. 6 1. Enter this APP………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 2. Settings……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6 2.1 Start………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 2.2 Account…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 2.3 System……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Welcome! ASUS SignArrange, a standalone digital signage software designed for ASUS Android device. It can load various templates and play content from USB drive/SD card or local PC folder. Neither server nor back office needed. It is simple and easy to use yet flexible and powerful for many non-networked and networked Applications. Start using ASUS SignArrange 1. Turn on your android device and access internet. 2. Click the ASUS SignArrange icon. 3.
Authorization via Serial Number 1. For first time use, ASUS Android device will automatically authorize the right to access SignArrange APP while connecting online. Machines will keep authorizing every time turning on until authorizing successfully. 2. For those unsuccessfully authorized android machines, “free trail” is the alternative for those machines. 3. Go to “Settings” → “account” to look for “authorized serial number” for the android machines that have been activated successfully.
(Figure 3) Click “Account” to look for authorized serial number. (Figure 4) License Key is the authorized serial number of this device. (Note: User can click on the “Active” button beside license key while choosing free trail.
Let’s get started with ASUS SignArrange 1. Click ASUS SignArrange to enter this APP. Click to Playback. Click to Set up. Click to Exit. 2. “Settings” Start, Account & System are the three functions in “Set up” menu. Click “Done” to exit this page.
2.1 Start There are two options to choose. Click on “Save” button to save. 1) Start app when power up: Auto start this app when power up. Default is OFF. [Note] Be sure to turn on if you dedicated this APP for the devices. 2) Start app when alarm: Set time for auto start and auto stop. Be sure to have correct time and time zone setting in your Android device.
2.2 Account It shows the license key, the template-selected button, Schedule and Recurrence On/Off button. Click on “Save” button to save. Please see next chapter on downloading template and making contents in detail. Click on “Template 1”button to select the template and “OK” button to save.
2.3 System Click on system for parameter setting and click again on “Save” button on the upper left corner. ● PIN: It is the security code to enter “Setting”. No password required while leaving this space blank. ● Image length: Length of each image to be displayed. Default setting is 7 seconds. ● Text Show: Text action in still, scroll, slide, or alternate; Direction from left, right, up, down, or keep in the center; Text color, and number of lines in the zone (system auto adjust font size).
(Figure 1) “Media Path” appears when choosing “USB Drive” and “SD Card”. Select “Download” to store contents in internal storage.
Template downloading, Scheduling and Recurring 1. Click “Template 1” button to pop up Template Selection Screen. Click and download the desired template. When successes, selected template name will be shown by “Template 1” button. [Note] Downloading template requires Internet connection. 2. To start template scheduling, select “Schedule” to enable. Check mark and click the “Set Start Time” button to set the next starting time and template 2. Same for the 3rd starting time and template 3.
“ Landscape & Portrait template” play back content allocation and file folder setting 1. 43 different landscape or portrait templates can be downloaded. 2. The default setting of media path is “a”, create folder named “a1”(e.g. “/a1”), “a2” and “a3” in your USB drive or SD Card root directory for Template 1, Template 2 and Template 3. 3. If multi-zone Template, each zone has an associated folders, such as “1” for zone 1, “2” for zone 2 and “3” for zone 3.
Landscape Template [Note] Android→ Settings→ Display→ Rotate Screen →Landscape H7 Name of the Template to be downloaded. Zone Number. Each zone has an associated folders, such as “2” for zone 2. The ratio of the width and height dimension of content you would like to play in this Zone. (e.g. : A 16cm weight, 6cm height picture can fills this zone with out distortion.
H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 14
Portrait Template [Note] Android→ Settings→ Display→ Rotate Screen→ Portrait clockwise/Portrait anti-clockwise Name of the Template to be downloaded. V8 Zone Number. Each zone has an associated folders, such as “2” for zone 2. The ratio of the width and height dimension of content you would like to play in this Zone. (e.g. : A 16cm weight, 9cm height picture can fills this zone with out distortion.
V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24 16
“ Number Calling Template” play back content allocation and file folder setting 1. 18 kinds of Number Calling Template can be downloaded. 2. Number Calling zone still need an associated folder, but do not need to store any files. 3. Must have Android compatible keyboard connected to the Android device. 4. When key-in “number” and press key, the “number” will be displayed in Number Calling zone. 5. Support multi-language. Voice spoken depends on Android Text-to-Speech voice setting.
6. Number Calling zone has an associated folder and Text file The default is the default Text to Speak file, and can embed tag to replace the keyed-in text. For example, if the text file contains “Next number is ”. When key in “12”, press key, Android will speak out “Next number is 12”. Text display color uses System Text Settings. Cannot use HTML tag. aa1.txt - Notepad [Note] Folder with text file cannot mix with image or video file. Otherwise will make Number Calling malfunction.
Number Calling Template Name of the Template to be downloaded. NUMH2 Zone Number Each zone has an associated folders, such as “1” for zone 1. The ratio of the width and height dimension of content you would like to play in this Zone. (e.g. : A 1cm weight, 1.35cm height picture can fills this zone with out distortion. ) Number Calling zone The “number” is keyed-in by keyboard will be displayed in this zone.
NUMV1 NUMV2 NUMV3 NUMV4 NUMV5 NUMV6 NUMV7 NUMV8 NUMV9 20
Prepare the Content and an example 1. The default setting of media path is “a”, create folder named “a1”(e.g. “/a1”), “a2” and “a3” in your USB drive or SD Card root directory for Template 1, Template 2 and Template 3. 2. If multi-zone Template, each zone has an associated folders, such as “1” for zone 1, “2” for zone 2 and “3” for zone 3. Store all images and/or video files you want to playback in above folders. (e.g. “/a1/1/images and/or video”) 4. Image file must be jpg, gif, png or bmp.
[Example] To setup a schedule with template 1, 2, and 3 where Template 1 uses single zone template H1 that plays back image and video in the same zone; Template 2 uses 3 zones template H7 that plays back image, video, or text in each zone; Template 3 uses 3 zones template NUMH2 that displays keyboard input in one zone, image, or video in the others. Step 1: In USB drive or SD card, under root folder, create “a1”, “a2”, and “a3” directories.
“a1 “ folder (Template 1) H1 1 “a2 “ folder (Template 2) H7 2 1 3 “a3“ folder (Template 3) NUMH2 2 1 23
Network Content 1. This app supports Network Content playback to provides playback content source from Windows shared folder or Internet (HTTP or HTTPS) folder. 2. To select Windows File Share or HTTP Internet, please go to Settings →System → Media Source and select PC Folder or HTTP. 3. When select PC Folder i. Set the server to the Windows PC’s IP or computer name and enter the Media Path. 192.168.1.3 ii. Media Plath must be shared by Everyone.
4. When select HTTP i. Set the server IP or HTTP (HTTPS) URL and enter the proper Media Path. ii. Click “Search icon ” to test the path and list the associated folders found. iii. Be aware that Internet path could be case sensitive. iv. When select WEB, default server is HTTP. If server is HTTPS, please enter HTTPS + URL. www.asus.com v. The IP/URL+ Media Path must be able to read by the device (should see the list files when open the IP/URL + Media Path with any browser). vi.
Things to know 1. For first time use, ASUS Android device will automatically authorize the right to access SignArrange APP while connecting online. 2. CA001, SA495-Y & SA555-Y have RTC (real time clock) to make sure the on/off time of this APP; CAX21 always has to connect online to make sure the correctness of time, otherwise will make the schedule malfunction. 3. Download the template require Internet connection. 4. Folder with text file cannot mix with image or video file.
