Operation Manual

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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 Description
PC
CPU:CeleronM1.3GHzorhigher
2GHzorhigherPentium4processoror1.6GHzorhigherAtom330dualcore
processorisrequired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 20MBormorefreespace(Additionalspacerequiredforsavingdata)
Monitor(formanagementPC)
*1
Fullcolordisplaywithresolutionofatleast1024x768
Monitor(forviewerPC)
*2
PNseriesLCDmonitor
LB-1085
*3
Interfaces
•USBport(onlyrequiredifusingUSBmemory)
•LANport(onlyrequiredforNetworkVersion[TCP/IPcommunicationmust
befunctional])
Others
MicrosoftInternetExplorer6.0orlater
PowerPointViewer2003/2007/2010
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 viewer PC is Windows Vista or Windows 7, disable the user account control of the
viewer 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viewer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(
F
p.109).
 Thepanelcontrolcannotbeperformedunlessa“Testconnection”isperformed.
 •WhencontrollingtheviewerPCmanually(whenturningthepanelPCon),theWakeOnLANfunction
thatoperatesbyMagicPacketsfromtheviewerPCmustbeenabled.
 Iftheviewer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2003/2007/2010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.