Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MagicInfo VideoWall Author Samsung
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MagicInfo VideoW all VideoW all is an application which publishes video wall content cr eated in the authoring tool MagicInfo VideoW all Author or general content (images, movies, etc. ) through VideoW all Console, and plays the published content on video wall monitors.
2 Before usin 01 g Understanding This Manual ............................ 3 Menu Command ................................................. 3 Software Titles ................................................... 3 Main Functions of VideoW all ...........
3 Understanding This Manual This manual provides product inf ormation in easy-to-understanding instructions as follows. Menu Command Men u co mma nds are des crib ed a s f oll ows. : S elec t S tart up - Vi deo W all Age nt. - This means that you must select the Video W all Agent on the Startup tab.
4 Main Functions of VideoW all Vid eoW all is an A ppl icat ion whic h p ubli shes vi deo wal l co nte nt c rea ted in t he aut hori ng tool Mag icI nfo Vi deoW all Au thor or gen er al c onte nt ( ima ges, mo vies , etc . ) th rou gh V ideo W all C onso le a nd pla ys t he p ubli she d co nten t on vi deo wal l monitors.
5 System R equirements Hardware CPU : Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz or higher Dual Core or higher for LivePlayer RAM: 2GB (or higher) DISK : 51GB (or higher) Software IE 6.
6 Installation and Uninstallation Installing the Progr am Run the installation le to display the installation screen. This is the rst screen of the installation wizard. Click Next t o contin ue the install ation or click Cancel to exit the installation.
7 This is the conrmation screen display ed before the installation begins. Click Back to change or review the installation settings you ha ve made or click Cancel to end the installation wizard. Click Install to start the installation. MagicInfo VideoW all Console is being installed in the folder you selected.
8 Conrm that you want to completely remove the program. Click Y es to start the program uni nstall process. The uninstall process has started. Click Finish to complete the uninstall process. License R egistrati on A product license must be registered bef ore running MagicInfo VideoW all Console.
9 Using VideoW all Console The fu ncti on of V ideo W all C onso le i s t o pu blis h v ideo wa ll c ont ent cre ated in the aut hori ng tool Vid eoW all Aut hor or gene ra l c onte nt ( imag es, mo vies , et c.
10 Logging on to VideoW all Console Mag icI nfo Vid eoW all com pris es Vide oW all C ons ole, Vid eoW all Cli ent and Liv ePl ay er . The Vid eoW all Con sole is a p rog ra m si mila r t o Se rve r w.
11 Screen Composition T op Menus Move to the main page. View the Device, Log, Message and Schedule settings. Register and manage content. Create, publish and manage scheduled les using content registered to the VideoWall Console. View information about a device.
12 Device Inf ormation In for mati on a bout th e de vice th at w ill be i nst ruct ed t o pl ay con tent or a s ched ule is dis pla yed . Log Informati on Log information is display ed. Press the bu tto n on th e up per rig ht c orne r to di rect ly mov e t o th e lo g settings page.
13 Content Management In the Con tent ta b, vid eo w all con tent , v ideo or ima ge les can be regi ste red, modied or removed, and the r egistered les can be published. Det aile d i nfo rmat ion abo ut r egi ster ed cont ent can be view ed i n t he D etai led inf o.
14 Tips How To View Content - If video or image les along with video wall content les are registered, the registered content items can be viewed in two ways. Select the Video or Image tab in the Content tab and click the arrow on the button on the upper right corner .
15 Tips Publishing Content - For details on publishing content, r efer to the “Registering a Schedule” section herein. Publishing Content Select the content you want to publish and cli ck the button. Fro m t he d ispl ay ed sche dule set tings pag e, y ou ca n in stan tly pub lish the se lect ed content.
16 Caution Deleting Content Permanently - Content deleted permanently from Recy cle Bin cannot be restored. If you che ck the chec kbo x o n th e to p me nu bar , the re gist ere d co nten t it ems are all selected. Conrm that they are the content items you w ant to delete and click .
17 Managing a Schedule In the Schedule tab, schedules can be viewed, registered, published or managed. Sch edul e is th e mo st d ire ct i tem use d by th e Vi deoW all Co nsol e to in stru ct VideoW all Client to run content.
18 Tips Mapping - 1 Virtual Monitor Name View the name of virtual monitors specied in the VideoW all Author . (e.g. 2x2 video wall monitors are described as VM000, VM001, VM002 and VM003. ) 2 Physical Monitor Name Vie w t he n ame of a monitor . Click the arrow in the combo box to view the name of each monitor .
19 Tips If you place your mouse cursor ov er the area where a schedule is allotted, the name and time of the published content will appear . Status - 1 Schedule List View the name of and date and time for the content to be played on the video wall monitors.
20 Deleting a Schedule Click on the area where a schedule is allot ted and click the but ton on t he upper right corner ..
21 Tips Registering a Schedule - 1 Date Specify the date. 2 Time Specify the time. 3 Repeat Select to repeat a schedule. (Daily , Weekly , Monthly) Daily Repeat a schedule at a specied time on a specied date. W eekly Re pea t a sch edul e o n a specied day every week.
22 Caution Changing a Schedule - T o change the time of a schedule using the arrows, the corresponding time slot must contain only one schedule. (e.g. Viewing at 30 Minutes intervals If schedules name.
23 Tips Status - In the Download Status window , the computer- shaped icon shows the status of the FileServer . (The grey monitor indicates the FileServer is inactive while the blue monitor indicates the FileServer is active. ) The red (or green) circle indicates the le transmission status of the FileServer .
24 Caution Changing a Schedule - T o change the time of a schedule using the arrows, the corresponding time slot must contain only one schedule. (e.g. Viewing at 30 Minutes intervals If schedules name.
25 Viewing at 1 Minutes interv als Sev en- day sch edul es can be s et i n o ne m inut e i ncr emen ts a nd v iew ed a t th e specied intervals. Dou ble- cli ck o n a sche dul ed a rea to disp lay th e sc hedu le sett ing s wi ndow an d change the allotted schedule.
26 Viewing at 10 Minutes interv als Sev en- day sch edul es can be s et i n 1 0 mi nute s i ncre men ts a nd v iew ed a t th e specied intervals. Dou ble- cli ck o n a sche dul ed a rea to disp lay th e sc hedu le set ting s wi ndow an d change the allotted schedule.
27 Caution Changing a Schedule - T o change the time of a schedule using the arrows, the corresponding time slot must contain only one schedule. (e.g. Viewing a schedule set in 30 Minutes increments a.
28 Caution Changing a Schedule - A scheduled area where more than one schedule is allotted does not display the schedule settings window even if it is double-clicked. Changing a schedule using UI in the VideoW all Console is only possible in weekly viewing mode.
29 Tips 1 VWL File Name View the le name. 2 Date View the date a schedule is allotted. 3 Time View the time a schedule is allotted. 4 Repeat Sel ect to rep eat a schedule. (Daily , W eekly , Monthly) 5 Management Click the button to change details of a schedule.
30 Tips 1 Message Enter content of a message to publish. 2 Font Dene the font face, size and color of text and background color of a message. 3 Move Dene the movement direction and speed of a message. 4 Duration De ne the time at whi ch a published message will be displayed using the order: hour , minute, second.
31 P osition Sel ect the pos itio n (< Up>, <M iddl e> or < Down >) wher e a mes sage wil l b e displayed on the screen. e.g. ) When <Up> is selected. e.g. ) When <Middle> is selected. e.g. ) When <Down> is selected.
32 e.g. ) When <Center> is selected. e.g. ) When <Right> is selected. As show n i n th e im age s ab ove , t he a lign ment of a m essa ge can be s et t o < Left >, <Center> or <Right>.
33 Device In Dev ice, det ail ed s ett ings fo r t he v ideo wa ll moni tors , in clud ing bas ic o n/o ff fu ncti ons, re mote ac cess set tings , na me o f m onit or a nd n etw ork addr ess es, can be changed. In Job Sch edul e, you can ass ign ins truc tion s t o mo nito rs t o p erf orm a ta sk at a specic time.
34 Tips Select All - Select the checkbox on the top menu bar to select all the monitors that are registered. ON, OFF - A small computer icon can be found before the name of a monitor . The status of connection between a monitor and the VideoW all Console is indicated by the change in the status of this icon.
35 Access The mon itor s c onne cted to the Vid eoW all Con sole can be con tro lled re mote ly . Select a monitor for remote access and click the button. The re mote ac cess scr een wil l ap pear an d th e co nte nt b eing pla yed on t he s elec ted monitor will be displayed.
36 Delete Delete a monitor from the search list. If you select a monitor and click the bu tto n, t he corr esp ondi ng v ideo w all monitor is deleted from the search list. Discovery If you press the , vide o w all mon itor s co nnec ted to the same ne twor k wi ll b e searched and registered.
37 Creating a Group In VideoW all Console, a group of monitors can be created. Select monitors to create a group and press at th e to p to di spla y t he g rou p creation window . Enter a group name and press . If you sel ect a g rou p in the co mbo box at the top , onl y t he m onit ors tha t be long to the selected group can be viewed.
38 System System informati on of monitors connected to the VideoW all Console can be viewed. Device Name View the name of a monitor. Model Name View the model name of a monitor. CPU View the type of CPU on a monitor. Memory View the memory size of a monitor.
39 Modify If you select a monitor and press the button, the monitor can be renamed. Che ck t he <Whe n th e mo di cati on h as nis hed, th e mo nito r wi ll b e r esta rte d.> checkbox and click the button. The device will automatically r estart.
40 Sync Time If you select a monitor and press the bu tto n, t he time on the mon itor is synchronized with the VideoW all Console. For time synchronization update, the monitor will restart automatically . Click the button. Tips Synchronizing the Time - Check if the Time Synchronization item in the list is set to <Y es>.
41 Display Y ou can vie w p rese t s ett ings fo r mo nito rs conn ecte d to th e Vi deoW all Co nsol e, s uch as display brightness, volume, channel and mute. Device Name View the name of a monitor. On Time View the time when a monitor was initially connected.
42 Tips 1 Monitor Name Vie w t he n ame of a monitor . 2 Select All Select all the devices on the list. Deselect All Deselect all the devices on the list. 3 Command T ype View a Command that will be issued to the video wall monitors. 4 Command Send a user-issued Command as codes to the video wall monitors.
43 Network Net work in for mati on o f m onit ors conn ecte d t o th e Vi deoW al l Co nsol e c an b e viewed. Device Name View the name of a monitor. MAC Address View the MAC address of a monitor. Description View the network card information for a monitor.
44 Tips 1 Obtain an IP address automatically Select this mode to obtain an IP address automatically . 2 Use the following IP address Select this mode to use a user-dened IP address. 3 IP Address Set the IP address for a monitor . 4 Subnet Mask Set the subnet address for a monitor .
45 Job Schedule Y ou can ass ign ins truc tion s t o mo nito rs c onn ecte d to the Vi deoW all Con sol e to per for m a Job Sch edul e, o r e dit, can cel or dele te a jo b sc hedu le, by week or tim e slots. Task View content of a task assigned to the monitors.
46 Tips 1 Source Press and specify the le lo cati on to s ele ct a le that will be copied to the monitors. 2 Destination Enter a destination directory where a le will be copied on the monitors. 3 Command Issue a Command to run an executable le with the extension like .
47 Run Command Run Command issues the command the user wants to run on the monitors. Ent er t he comm and you wa nt to r un i n t he R un eld . System Control System Control issues a command on the power status of the monitors. In the P ower Control options, select On, Off or R estart for the monitors.
48 Kill Process Kill Process issues a command to end a currently running pr ocess. Enter the process running on the monitors in the Process eld. Service Control Service Control issues a command on the status of services to the monitors. Enter the name of service you want to instruct the monitors to perform.
49 Close Window Close Window issues a command to close a user-selected window on the monitors. Enter the name of the window you want to close in the Window Title eld. Dene the Remote T ask you need and its detailed settings, and pr ess the but ton .
50 Tips Editing a Job Schedule - Double-click a schedule to display the Edit window where the schedule can be modied. Below is a screenshot showing an assigned Job Schedule. Cancel An assigned Job Schedule can be canceled. Select the Job Schedule you want to cancel and press .
51 Delete An assigned Job Schedule can be deleted. Select the Job Schedule you want to delete and press . The window asking if you want to delete the selected schedule is displayed.
52 Log Log shows a history of events or tasks assigned to the monitors by date and time. Select a Log, and delete or convert it into an Excel le and export. Device Name View the name of a monitor. Event Class Classify events assigned to a monitor. Event Time View the time when an event was assigned to a monitor.
53 Export A Log can be converted into an Excel le and exported. Press the button. If the win dow aski ng for a d esti nat ion path to sav e is disp la yed , sp ecif y the le location and name, and save. Below is a Log list saved as an Ex cel le.
54 Settings Settings comprises Gener al Settings and User Settings. In Gen er al S ett ings , ba sic set tin gs f or Vi deoW all Co nsol e, s uch as Serv er , lan guag e and network card, can be dened. In Use r Se tti ngs, a user oth er t han the Adm inis tr ato r ca n be ad ded, mod ied or deleted.
55 Tips Magic Info Server Settings - 1 Server IP Set the IP address of the Server . 2 Port Set the port of the Server . Connecting to Magic Info Server - The status of the connection between the Server and VideoW all Console is indicated by the status of the icon as follows: The Server is connected to VideoW all Console.
56 1 Magic Info Serv er Settings Do not acc ess Mag icIn fo server Select this mode if you do not intend to access the Server. Acc ess Magi cIn fo s erve r periodically Select this mode to access the Server periodically. Server address Set the IP of the Server to download.
57 Tips 1 Language Select a language to use in VideoW all Console. 2 RDC File Specify the path to the RDC le by clicking the button. 3 Network Device Select a network card for data transmission. 4 Broadcasting Address Shows the broadcast address congured automatically for the network card.
58 User Settings In Use r Se tti ngs, a user oth er t han the Adm inis tr ato r ca n be ad ded, mod ied or deleted. User ID View the ID of a user. Role View the role of a user.
59 Tips 1 ID Enter the ID of the user to be added. 2 Password Enter the Password of the user to be added. 3 Conrm Password Conrm the password again. 4 Information Enter in information of the user to be added. Add Add a user other than the Administrator .
60 Tips 1 Password Enter the current password of the user whose password you want to change. 2 Conrm Password Conrm the new password again. 3 Information Enter in information of the user whose information you want to change. Change The password and information of a user can be changed.
61 Delete A user ID can be deleted. Select a user ID and click the button. The window asking if you want to delete the selected user ID is displayed. Click the button.
62 Scene Editor Press at the top to display the Scene Editor window . In Sce ne E dito r , y ou ca n en lar ge, red uce or c on gure th e di spla y mod e f or t he page being scheduled on the video wall monitor .
63 Screen Composition 1 2 3 4 5 1 View the name of the content le currently being play ed on the video wall monitors. 2 Select a scene you want to edit in the Scene Editor . 3 Y ou can view the scene selected in step 2 in playback mode. Right-click on the scene that is pl aying to view its playback order and properties.
64 Caution Add - Only the Video or Image les registered in the Content tab can be selected. Using Scene Editor Add If you want to add a scene to pl ay , press the but ton to select the le to play . Press the button to display the window where y ou can add a scene.
65 Caution Stream Port - The Stream Port number must be identi cal to the Stream Port that is set on the L ivePlayer . A Port number between 1024 and 65535 is v alid only . IP Camera In put fro m an IP Cam er a ca n be re ceiv ed an d di spl aye d o n th e vi deo wa ll m onit ors.
66 Tips Moving Between Scenes - When VideoW all Client displays a VWL le that contains many scenes, the user can choose to move from one scene to another when requi red. Select a scene number from the Scene list on the left side. The current scene will be replaced by the selected one.
67 Progr am Installation Vid eoW all Cli ent runs au toma tica lly aft er i nsta llat ion . Ac cor ding ly , if s oftw are t hat run s au toma tica lly on the moni tor is alr eady ins tall ed, a c oni ct m ay occu r .
68 Progr am Uninstallation Run Control P anel - Add or Remov e Programs - Uninstall MagicInfo VideoW all Client to display the uninstall window . Y ou can start the uninstall process as well as modify and repair . Select Remove and click Next to continue the uninstall process.
69 Using VideoW all Client Vid eoW all Cli ent is an a ppli cati on whic h pu bli shes vid eo wall co nten t cr eat ed i n t he aut hori ng tool Mag icI nfo Vi deoW all Au thor or oth er m ulti medi a c onte nt ( imag es, movies, sounds, etc. ) from the VideoW all Console and plays the published content.
70 Tips Port and Local IP Settings - If the port number is changed, the monitor cannot be controlled remotely from the VideoW all Console. Using an IP other than a Local IP can increase security risks. Video W all Agent Composition Right-click the Video W all Agent icon to display the menu tab.
71 Setting VideoW all Client Rig ht -cli ck the Vide o W all Age nt i con on the Win dows tas kbar an d se lect the Se tup tab to display the following set tings page. LOGIN In order to access the setti ngs page, you must login. Enter the password and click .
72 Default This page shows the default setti ngs for VideoW all Client. Serial Number Shows a number that identies devices in the VideoWall Console by using the Mac address of network cards. Version View the Version of the installed VideoWall Client.
73 Play Settings required to Pla y content can be dened. Default content Content to be played by default when a schedule is not run in the VideoWall Client can be dened. (Movies or Flash content are recommended as Default content.) Screen rotation Change the display direction.
74 Admin Y ou can set th e pa ths to t he mana geme nt a nd repo sit ory fol ders an d de ne det aile d s etti ngs fo r th e m anag emen t f olde r . Y ou can also set th e pa sswo rd for login. Repository path Management Folder path Click the button to specify the path to the management folder.
75 P assword Do not appl y p assw ord security Select this mode if you do not intend to use a password for login. If this mode is selected, the login process is skipped when accessing the Conguration - Administrator page. Apply password security Select this mode to use a Password for login.
76 Options Thi s pa ge pro vide s t he o ptio n wh eth er t o sh ow or h ide Wind ows sys tem mess age s whe n th e V ideo W all P lay er is in pla yba ck m ode. If <Hid e S ystem Mes sage s> mode is sele cte d, t he W ind ows syst em m ess age (err or mes sage s, e tc.
77 Progr am Installation This is the rst screen of the installation wizard. Click Next to continue the installation or click Cancel to exit the installation. Check the “I accept the terms of the license agreement. ” eld and click Next. This screen allows you to enter in user inf ormation.
78 This is the screen displayed after MagicInfo VideoW all LivePlayer is installed. Click Finish to complete the installation. This is the screen where an icon is created on the desktop after the installation is completed successfully .
79 Tips IP Camera - The IP Camera, which is used ov er a network, must have an IP to be oper able. Only a Samsung IP Camera can connect to LivePlayer .
80 2 Streaming Inf ormation Device View the model name of the IP Camera whose screen is currently being transmitted. Camera IP View the IP address of an IP Camera. Broadcasting Address View the broadcasting address. Status View the stream status. Frame View the number of data frames transmitted to the video wall monitors.
81 Adding and Deleting an IP Camer a Add An IP Camera can be added. Press to display the settings window where you can add an IP Camera. Select Camera Select an IP Camera model. Camera IP Enter the IP address of an IP Camera. Camera Port Enter the port number of an IP Camera.
82 PC Screen 1 2 1 Screen Informati on The scr een fr om a us er’ s PC wher e L ive Pla yer is ins tall ed i s d ispl ay ed a nd transmitted to the video wall monitors. T wo mon itor scr een s ar e d ispl ay ed on b oth disp lay sc reen s i f th e us er uses dua l mon itor s.
83 2 PC Screen Inf ormation Device View the name of a monitor. Broadcasting Address View the broadcasting address. Stream Port View the port number of a PC Screen connected to the LivePlayer specied by the VideoWall Author. Status View the stream status.
84 Settings Change settings for PC Screen. Press the button when there is no data transmission. The PC Screen Settings window is display ed. Stream Port Set the Port to transmit the PC Screen. Quality Select the picture quality to transmit image data.
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