Operation Manual

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Denitions
Thischartprovidesdefinitionsoftermsusedinthismanual.
Term Denition
ManagementPC
ThePCthatisusedtocreateanddistributeprograms,timetablesandschedules.
Alsoreferredtoasa“ServerPC”.
ViewerPC
APCthatdisplayscontentaccordingtoaschedule.
Alsoreferredtoasa“PanelPC”ora“ClientPC”.“Panel”referstoanLCDmonitor
connectedtoaviewerPC.
Content(files)
Material(i.e.files)suchasmovies,stillimages,andaudiofilesthatareplayedonthepanel.
These are usually prepared by the user.
Playlist
A list that plays multiple content in a desired order.
Containsinformationsuchascontentdata,orderofplay,andduration,etc.
Frame
Refers to a sub-screen that is used as a display unit when a single panel is divided into
multiple frames.
Scroll message
A scrolling message.
Uptotwoscrollmessagescanbedisplayed.
Program
Programs consist of a frame layout, multiple frames and their assigned playlist
information, scroll message information, etc.
RSSFeed Data that structures website headings and summaries.
Timetable
Timetables contain information regarding the order and duration of play for multiple
programs that have been assigned to a one-day time frame.
Schedule Schedules contain multiple timetables assigned to desired dates of play.
Attachedfiles
Thecollectivetermfortheimagefiles,etc,whicharerequiredwhendisplayingHTMLfiles,
etc.
System operation precautions
Points to note when creating content and programs
Beforeoperatingthesystem,runatestusingtheactualcontenttobedisplayedonthepanel.IfthePCdoesnot
havesufficientprocessingpower,contentmaynotbeplayedcorrectly.
•Movieplayers
Playing multiple videos simultaneously is not recommended.
 WindowsMediaPlayergenerallyplacesaheavierloadontheCPUthanFlashPlayer(althoughthisdepends
on the content).
 •Aseparate,fee-basedcodecmaybenecessarytoplayvideofiles.
•QuickTimePlayerisrequiredinordertoplayQuickTimecontent.
•Flashcontent
 Takecarewhenplayingcontentthatmakesfrequentuseofimagetransparencyprocessing(imagefade-in/
fade-out),asthismayplaceanextremelyheavyloadontheCPU.
•Enlarging/reducingstillimagesandmovies
 Asimagesizeanddisplaysizeincrease,sodoestheloadplacedontheCPU.CPUloadalsoincreaseswhen
imagesaredisplayedatanenlargedorreducedsize.Keepthesizeofthecontentdisplayarea(framesize)as
smallaspossible.Contentshouldalsobecreatedusingthesameimagesizeasthedisplaysize.
•Stillimageswitching
 UsingstillimageswitchingwillincreasetheloadontheCPU.Itseffectisdependentontheperformanceofthe
video card.
Denitions / System operation precautions