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Section 3
Getting Started with the DCM
After installation of the Display Content Manager, the DCMConsole appli-
cation may be used to manage, distribute and schedule playout of Medi-
aEdge content. This section contains information concerning the basic
operation and configuration of the DCMConsole application.
Note Other aspects of a MediaEdge system such as the MediaEdge server soft-
ware, set-top-box or software playout client, content recording devices, etc.
are not covered in this Installation and User Guide. Please refer to the docu-
mentation for those devices and applications for more information.
Start the DCM Console
To run the DCMConsole application, locate the DCMConsole icon on the
desktop (see Figure 85) and double-click the icon to launch the application.
The DCM installation procedures documented in Section 2-DCM Software
Installation create a desktop shortcut for the DCMConsole application.
Figure 85. DCMConsole Application Icon
If the shortcut icon does not appear on the desktop, do one of the following:
• Select Start>All Programs>Canopus>DisplayContentManager>DCM-
Console.
• Select Start>Run and enter the path for the DCMConsole application
executable (MManager.exe) into the Open: field. You may also click the
Browse button and browse to the executable location.
Note If the application was installed in the default folder, the executable path is
C:\Program Files\Canopus\DisplayContentManager\MManager.exe
• Create a desktop shortcut for the DCMConsole application using stan-
dard Windows methods.