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1. Aavelin Digital Signage and Video Messaging System by MagicBox User Manual v1 57 Copyright 2001 MagicBox Inc All Rights Reserved NED DT T E E T N g e Er 9 SOLL HH 10 ABOE Ke EE 10 Custome EE ean teas bcc een ee ll EE ll CO E en ee O Me 12 BE E 13 KEEN 13 SO ware US SIN Sass einen 14 Standards and Regulatory Compliance Statements 15 Important H MUI COI OTIS ee rn 16 Hana WEAN GT earn eer re NO a aed ace ete 19 BOX EE 19 Pada Aabe COGO ee een 20 OTIS ON e teste EE E EEEE 20 About Television Standards NTSC PAL nee 21 Connecta TEE AE 21 Connect the Control Keypad ee es 22 Conneetthe Ethernet C bl OPEL ee 22 Conmect a Modem A e E GE 22 Gre nig eie PINE ee A et 23 Test he Une een meer ae ED 23 EE EE 24 SE E 25 SO EI en ee es es 26 Exit he Meni ee re ne re 27 Aavelin User Manual 3 Aavelin Unit Kelereng ENEE 29 Player Unit Capabilitie 2er ee LI ea 29 Playback 012 6 neuere es 29 ee GR E 29 Ethernee Net VO Md unse en mes ea 29 EE 30 VUsmetheContolKopal ses BE ER OND 32 Control keypad Bitten EE 32 NE e 32 EE EE 32 e eines ee 33 Ei nase re ee Brut 33 Pieter ea umsehen 33 Pavor OB a a einen tee ee 33 SIE E EO 34 EE 35 AS EE 36 Seant Re ol one ee 36 SEI EE 37 Vido SONO I kenaa eee eee eee 37 DIS E 37 SEE Date me een me 38 SCHI DEP ee ee een 38 SEELE Tine es es es 39 NELWOrK Set nos es ee 40 DK Dee 40 SIE EN E 4 Reien 4 EE 42 Verisneche Ne vor un ass 42 Ka
2. 1 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 255 1 1 Reply from 10 1 1 p fo t bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 255 bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 255 gt bytes 32 time lt 10ms TTL 255 10 1 1 4 4 Received 4 Lost 0 0 loss SS Reply from 10 1 Ping Statistics r Packets Sent Aavelin User Manual If aconnection cannot be established between the Aavelin and your networked PC you should repeat the hardware and software setup steps verifying your settings Pay particular attention to the Aavelin s IP address and Subnet value If the above test still fails have your Network Administrator contact MagicBox Inc Updating the Unit s Software Occasionally MagicBox may issue upgrades to the Aavelin software Such upgrades if applicable will be available on CD ROM or Zip disk Follow the instructions on the sheet provided with your update materials Aavelin User Manual 43 avelin Composer Installation Requirements To install the Aavelin Composer software your computer must meet the following requirements e 150MHz Pentium Class CPU or better e 32MB RAM e 50MB Hard Drive Space 15MB for Compact Install e CD ROM Drive e Super VGA card with True Color 24 bit or 32 bit modes 800x600 or higher desktop resolution required 6 Color Monitor e Windows 98 NT4 ME 2000 or XP Starting Setup Insert the Aavelin Composer CD into your CD ROM drive
3. 70 Aavelin User Manual Now click on Color 2 Another Color Dialog will appear This time click on color 18 amedium purple and click Ok Click the Apply button again and now the background will ramp continuously change from blue at the top to purple at the bottom Feel free to try other color combinations and ramp styles When you have finished experimenting with the ramp backgrounds click OK to return to the Page Editor Mns pagelneedslalbackground You can now see the whole image without the Page Properties dialog in the way The Page Background can also be from an image file instead of just a solid color or ramp The Aavelin Composer software includes 100 backgrounds to get you started but you can use backgrounds from just about any common file format including JPG and BMP Click on the Page Properties again or just double click on an empty part of the page to return to the Page Properties dialog and select the Page Background tab Page Properties General Background Display Settings Time Domain Events This time select Image File from the Background Type pull down menu Background Type Ramp Top gt Bottom 7 Image Bie Ramp Top gt Bottom Ramp Bottom gt Top Ramp Right gt Left Ramp Left gt Right T eilename Aavelin User Manual 71 Notice that the controls in the Image File area such as Browse become enabled
4. Aavelin User Manual 99 You will now be taken to the Project Editor Remember to set your preference under the View menu for View List or View Thumbnails depending on whether you prefer to work with thumbnail images or with a detailed list Aavelin Composer Example a x File Edit View Project Page Help f Geen P oos j Unlike the tutorial project this project will be empty To create new pages for your project simply click on Append Page You will be taken to the page editor where you can perform all the steps you learned in the tutorial including choosing a background adding text objects selecting transitions and specifying a time domain New Page Description x Please enter a description for the new page Aavelin Page inked JPEG mage em mom When you click on Append Page This is the New Page Description window It allows you to enter a short description of your page which can be useful for locating your page in the list of pages Some users prefer to enter the name of a client or other additional info about the page You can add more pages later using the Append or Insert functions and save your work by clicking on the File menu and then Save The very first time you save you will be reprompted for the Project Name in case you have decided to change it 100 Aavelin User Manual Linked Pages When you created anew page in th
5. Aavelin User Manual 105 106 Default Project Folder The Default Project Folder is where Aavelin Composer will work with saved projects This should be set to point at the server Default project folder kb WAVE LIA ComposersProjects B rowe If you followed our example and used the drive letter M to point at C MagicBox Common on the server then you should set this path to M Projects Stock Images Path The Stock Images Path is where Aavelin Composer will go to look for backgrounds At this moment there are no backgrounds on the server because you have just installed the first copy of Aavelin Composer on this local user machine Take amoment using Windows Explorer to find the background files installed on this user machine usually in C Program Files MagicBox Aavelin Composer Free Backgrounds Hi Res and copy all of them to your server s new Backgrounds folder Stock images path E auanei detectan Use this path H AAVVELIN COMPOSER Once the background files have been copied you can set Aavelin Composer s stock images path to the Backgrounds folder on the server If you used our example of mapping the drive letter to M then this setting would be M Backgrounds Install Aavelin Composer on Subsequent User Machines Once Aavelin Composer has been installed on the first user machine and all of the backgrounds copied you may install your additiona
6. Background Type Ipem Image File Filename l StretchShrink to fit IT Keep Aspect Ratio Click on the Browse Stock Images button to select abackground file A File dialog will appear If this is the first time you have run Aavelin Composer you may need to locate the folder containing the included backgrounds GC Look for a folder named Backgrounds HiRes Backgrounds LoRes or similar Double click on the folder once you have it located to reveal the folder s contents Your File dialog should now appear similar to the one below Look in a Backgrounds_HiRes H Si Ka cl sf A_Backdrop_001 jpg S A_Backdrop_007 jpg S A_Backdror E A Backdrop_002 jpg d g HAB ack drot Y A_Backdrop_003 jpg f A_Backdrop_009 jpq Si a Backdor Y A_Backdrop_004 jpg f amp _Backdrop_011 ipg sf A_Backdror f A_Backdrop_005 ipg WY A_Backdrop_016 jpq fa Backdor f A Backdrop DU pg Sa Backdop D Z pg ap ackdrop File name Jop ackdrop_008 jpg Open Files of type All Graphic Files bmp jpa jpea jfif wpe Y Cancel Click on A_Backdrop_008 jpg then click Open You will be returned to the Page Background dialog and note that your selection is now shown in the file name space Image File Filename Haag UN CD BUILDS Aavelin e Aavelin User Manual Click on OK to return to the Page Editor and see your selected background Aavelin Composer Tutoria
7. Color 1 through Color 4 These buttons control which colors will be used to draw a ramp background Some ramp styles use four colors The Ramp Vertical style uses just two Color 1 is the top of the screen and Color 2 is the bottom Currently Color 1 and Color 2 are set to black Click on the Color 1 button A Color Selector like the one below will appear Select Color x Stock Colors Stock Colors l 15 23 29 30 E 6 A G i 2223 bn j d a2 44 45 47 L L E al n EE a 20 of 58 59 bt 61 62 63 User Defined Color Custom Color i u Red o Stock Color 0 I Green jo P ie 0 Aavelin Composer lets you select from a palette of 64 predefined colors designed to look good on video You can also design your own custom colors see the reference section of this manual for details Click on Color 11 amedium shade of blue Then click on OK to confirm your selection You can also double click on your chosen color as a short cut You willnow be back at the Page Background dialog Notice that the color swatch beneath the Color 1 button has changed to blue representing your color choice eem a acs m Preview Click on the Apply button to see how this will affect the page s background You should now see a background that starts out as blue at the top and gradually changes to black at the bottom
8. pages Completing Site Setup After you have set up your site s name preferences and connection method click on OK You will be returned to the setup window with the Sites tab still selected Now your site name s will appear in the list similar to below Channel 16 Corvallis Head End Be Field Office Op Lobby Monitor The names of the sites will be listed in Alphabetical order and an icon will appear next to each site name indicating the connection method selected I Removable Media S Direct Serial Modem CS Network Click on OK to save your setup changes and to return to the main menu 58 Aavelin User Manual Aavelin User Manual 59 Aavelin Composer Tutorial This section will introduce you to the main concepts in creating pages for the Aavelin unit using the Aavelin Composer software Be sure that you have already installed and configured the software using the instructions in the previous two chapters The instructions on launching the program are repeated below for first time users Launching Aavelin Composer To launch the Aavelin Composer software use these steps Click on the Windows Start button on the taskbar rogram d eT Click on Programs Click on MagicBox and finally Click on Aavelin Composer The program will launch and you should see amain menu screen similar to the one below The exact size and appearance of menus an
9. is gone Nowtype has using the keyboard The text will nowread This page has a background This page hasia background Once you are done editing click on an empty part of the page to make the tracker control go away Notice that the Text Object has changed to reflect your alterations You can also change the size of the tracker control by dragging the corners the black boxes This will affect the margins and word wrap of the text inside the object 4 Aavelin User Manual Text Properties Every text object has a collection of Properties that affect the appearance of the text such as font style size color outline and shadow To access the Font Properties dialog simply double click on a selected text object or right click using the right mouse button and then select Properties gt Font Baskerville Old Face i Bauhaus 93 Led u al vgl Bell MI Feel free to experiment with the text properties including changing the font and color and then click OK or Apply to see howthey appear on the page and are affected by the tracker control When you are done editing this example page click on the Exit Page control button on the Page Editor screen and you will be returned to the Project Editor Aavelin User Manual 75 Page Properties Every page in a project has what are called Properties These are settings other than those that control the actual conte
10. to read 5 seconds Transitions As each new page is displayed by the player it can appear to wipe onto the screen using several different methods The Transition Type pull down menu allows you to select from these different methods Type IHN Speed Yer Fast 0 5 sec Fast 1 sec Ge Medium D sec Slow D sec Ver Slow 4 sec The Cut transition means to have an instantaneous switch from one page to the next The Transition Speed determines how fast a page appears to wipe onto the screen when played If you are using the Cut transition the speed is ignored Aavelin User Manual 79 Time Domain The Time Domain tab allows you to control when a page is allowed to appear by date and time of day User domain D SE anana e Fiese Rein aye Rain Stan imes 00 00 ena S drel Ej Poin Fer Normally pages are set to Run Always meaning that they show up each time the player repeats through the project However you can click on User Domain and set this particular page s Time Domain to a set of parameters you specify Here are the options First Day Last Day These settings control the starting ending dates for a page Ce User domain Range 1 First Dan 2002 12 03 9 Last Day 2002712724 9 For example if you were advertising an item that is supposed to be on sale from December 3 2002 until December 24 2001
11. you can set the Starting Date to 2002 12 03 and the Ending Date to 2002 12 24 Note that the page will appear all day on the Ending Date On some other software programs it would not appear By clicking on the pull down menu next to the First Day or Last Day fields a calendar will pop up allowing you to browse through the months 80 Aavelin User Manual Starting Time Ending Time The Starting and Ending Time fields set a window of time during the day that a page is allowed to appear Start Time Joo 00 End Time 23 53 Normally these are set to 00 00 Midnight through 23 59 11 59PM meaning that a page is allowed to run at any time during the day but you may edit these to narrow down the hours when a page appears EUER d For example if you had a page advertising a dinner special and wanted it to appear only between 4PM and 10PM you could enter a Starting Time of 16 00 4 00PM and an Ending Time of 22 00 10 00PM Day of Week The Day of Week buttons allow you to select deselect individual days of the week when a page can run ee For example turning off Sunday and Saturday would only allow a page to appear on weekdays Full Example As acomplete example of what can be accomplished using Time Domain imagine a page that you wanted to have appear only from March 15 2002 through and including April 30 2002 and only on Mond
12. your results may vary and pages may take up more room at publish time than they would have if Aavelin Composer was used to create them Aavelin User Manual 101 Using Multiple Copies of Aavelin Composer on a Network It is possible to install multiple seats of Aavelin Composer on various computers in an organization so that several users can work on projects and share information This chapter details the information your Network Administrator needs to set up Aavelin Composer properly in such cases Before attempting to set up a multiple machine installation you may wish to contact MagicBox Inc to discuss your application and determine that Aavelin Composer will do what you require Requirements and Restrictions Aavelin Composer will work in a multi machine installation if the following criteria are met File Sharing and Separate Installation All of the computers which will have Aavelin Composer must be on the same LAN Aavelin Composer opens files using the standard Windows mechanisms File Sharing must be enabled between the machines and the server Designate a Server One machine should be used to store all projects background files and user images Select amachine which will always be turned on and always accessible on the network This machine will be called the Server It is not necessary to install Aavelin Composer on the server machine it will just be used to store project files
13. 00 to 23 59 T Wipe Fight Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 F Wipe Aight Medium 2001 01 07 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 5 Each of the above pages is set to run from January 1 2001 through December 31 2999 essentially forever but with only the appropriate day of the week set For example the Today is Wednesday page shows up with W The dashes indicate the other days of the week which are not set This technique is useful for pages that need to appear on a weekly rotation For example a restaurant can display the appropriate daily special or a night club could display the appropriate regular DJ or band You can also set pages to expire automatically after a certain date Once a page has expired it still exists until you actually delete it so it is very easy to re activate a page if necessary Consider the following page 13 Time Domain Example 115 Flip Medium Ordinarily this page would appear as You may have noticed that this page did not showup when played during the initial tutorial project on the Aavelin unit This is because the page s time domain settings are currently like this 2000 03 01 to 2000 03 31 00 00 to 23 55 SMTWTFS This page is set to run from March 1 2000 to March 31 2000 a time period that has already passed This page still exists and still takes space in the project so now that it has expired it should either be deleted or set to run
14. Decim Fight to Lett E S IS A common example would be a Crawl Line an area at the top or bottom of the screen with text continuously scrolling from right to left There are many options to consider when configuring Overlay Regions and the full capabilities of these menus are described in the Reference section of this manual This tutorial will proceed through a few steps to set up basic Overlay Regions at the top and bottom of the screen In this example a region will be created at the top that simply displays the static motionless message Hello from Aavelin Another region will be created at the bottom of the screen that crawls a short message The Aavelin can have up to four total overlay regions two at the top of the screen and two at the bottom These regions are referred to as TI T2 Bl and B2 EIS Using the pull down menu select region T1 then click on the Enabled checkbox to turn on display of this region Aavelin User Manual 85 Next select region Bl using the pull down menu and then click on its Enabled checkbox Fi Ba AAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAE The bottom region B1 will be crawling Use the Speed pull down menu to adjust the crawl speed to Medium Right to Left D The appearance of aregion such as font background color etc is controlled from the Font button Right toLeft Z Medium 2 After clicking o
15. Preferences panel shown on the following page 110 Aavelin User Manual Project Properties Cp eg Contents of Tutorial Browser Default Background N Thumbnail Main Background Here are descriptions of each of the above options The main HTML file the place where most users will start browsing is named here By default the file will be named with your project name an underscore and index For example tutorial_index html The project name is forced to lower case because most web servers are case sensitive and most users tend to type in lower case when typing web addresses If your web site does not have a default index htm file use the 27 choice which will name the main file index without including your project name Aavelin User Manual 111 112 Or if you have a specific file name in mind use the User Filename option Be aware that the user filename will let you enter either upper or lower case characters Traditional web practice is generally to make all filenames lower case Do not add a file extension such as html here as this will be added automatically see the below Extension Ge html T htm For any of the filename choices either html or htm will be appended to all HTML files generated by Aavelin composer Select the extension most commonly used on your particular web site If you do not know then use html which is
16. User Manual 35 Video Settings The Video Settings menu controls how the Aavelin outputs video during the playback of projects Startup Resolution The Aavelin is capable of running in several different display resolutions Startup Resolution The resolution used is actually determined by the project as it was created in Aavelin Composer However you can set the resolution that the Aavelin uses at startup which can help minimize the flickering that sometimes occurs as a multi sync monitor detects changes in resolution To change the startup resolution use the up and down arrow keys to highlight your choice and then press the Select key When Composite S Video output is enabled all projects are automatically scaled to run at 640x480 You cannot choose a startup resolution if you have enabled the Composite S Video output Aavelin User Manual Signal Dutput The Aavelin can output its signal on the VGA connector or as Composite Video or S Video Signal Output WGA Connector Composite or S video Connector To change the signal output use the up and down arrow keys to highlight your choice and then press the Select key When using the Composite or S Video Connector setting the Aavelin unit only runs in 640x480 regardless of the resolution of the project created in Aavelin Composer Video Standard The Aavelin supports both the NTSC and PAL television standards when using the Composite or S
17. Video output connectors See About Television Standards in the previous chapter for more information Video Standard B D This setting is disabled if you do not have Composite or S Video selected as your Signal Output Default Image Sometimes the Aavelin unit may have nothing to display for example when no pages at all are scheduled to be running Display Black DW Display Color Bars Normally the unit will display black at such times however you can change this setting so that the unit displays a Color Bars test pattern This is useful for confirming that your Aavelin is outputting a video signal even when no pages are being displayed Aavelin User Manual 37 Set Date amp Time From the Main menu highlight Set Date amp Time and press Select Set Date A Time The Date and Time menu below will appear Setting the Date Highlight Date and press the Select key A display showing the current Year Month and Day will appear Use the left and right arrow a sE buttons to select which number you wish to modify and use the up and down arrow lf WY buttons to change the value of that digit Once you have adjusted the numbers to reflect the current date use the arrow buttons to highlight Set and press Select t3 You will be returned to the Date and Time menu 38 Aavelin User Manual It is important to set the date and time because the Aaveli
18. be easily knocked over have its cords tripped over or have liquids spilled into it The Aavelin unit warranty does not cover damage caused by accidents or misuse Connections All of the Aavelin s connections are found on the rear panel shown below Sorial u Seid Expansion Composite Expansion Slots Video Audio Power 5 Control Mai VGA RGB zeg aoa Keypad Ethernet Karla Aavelin AT Aavelin Rear Panel 20 Aavelin User Manual About Television Standards NTSC PAL Different parts of the world use different television standards The standard used in most of North America is called NTSC The standard used in many European countries is called PAL When using Composite or S video the Aavelin can operate in either the NTSC or PAL modes This mode is chosen using the setup menus built into the Aavelin unit The mode is generally set at the factory based on the country to which the unit is shipped If you need to change this setting hook the Aavelin unit up to a VGA monitor so that you can see the menus then change the setting between NTSC or PAL The Aavelin setup menu system is described later in this chapter Connect a Monitor The Aavelin unit supports several different types of display devices as shown below sie Y K e The VGA RGB port supports any PC style RGB monitor or compatible plasma monitor The S Video port supports professional video monitors wi
19. by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder Browse Ch Magic Bos avelin_Composer Here you may choose an installation directory on your hard drive for the Aavelin Composer software Normally you do not need to change this value and can click Next gt to continue 48 Aavelin User Manual You willnow be given three choices of howto install the software Typical This option will install the Aavelin Composer program high resolution versions of the included backgrounds and the sample tutorial projects Compact This option will install the Aavelin Composer program and low resolution versions of the included backgrounds Custom This option will let you select individual components to install Setup Type Click the type of Setup you prefer then click Next fe Typical Fragram will be installed with the most common we S options Recommended for most users C Compact Program will be installed with minimum required options C Custom TOU may choose the options you want to install Recommended for advanced users lt Back Next gt Cancel GC After you have selected Typical Compact or Custom click on Next gt to continue with the installation If you have selected Custom you will be given a menu of components to install Aavelin User Manual 49 Next the Wizard will ask for the name to use for the Program Group containing Aaveli
20. two samples shown below BE ls D Le ies Fam Ee Fa The Aavelin Composer software can display your project to you in List Mode or Thumbnail Mode In List Mode you can see all of your pages presented in a list In Thumbnail Mode you view actual images of your pages in a grid 62 Aavelin User Manual You may use either mode your prefer the remainder of this tutorial will use List Mode A closer view of the List Mode Aavelin Composer Tutorial ayp File Edit View Project Page Help Page Description Dwell Transition Welcome Easy as ABC Easy as AB Easy as 4 Today is Sunday Today is Monday Today is Tuesday Today is Wednesday Today is Thursday Today is Friday Today is Saturday STOP Time Domain Example Dawn Background Edie Pas i Copy Paga Delete Page Poya Up d d PA G LD GO l OO ELA A 3 115 5 2 2 115 15 115 115 15 15 115 10 115 15 115 Wipe Down Wipe Up Wipe Up Wipe Up Wipe Right Wipe Right Wipe Right Wipe Right Wipe Right Wipe Right Wipe Right Fast Cut Flip Roll Down Fast Cut A closer view of the Thumbnail Mode Aavelin Composer Tutorial ayp File Edit View Project Page Help Tutorial avp Welcome to the Echt Pace Quick Start Tutorial Speed Medium Fast Fast Fast Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium Time Setting Run Always Run Always Run Always Run Alw
21. 1 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 Today is Thursday Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 Today is Friday Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 Today is Saturday Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 STOPI Fast Cut Medium 1900 01 01 to 2000 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 SMTWTFS Time Domain Example 15 Fip Medium 2000 03 01 to 2000 03 31 00 00 to 23 59 SMTWTFS Dawn 15 Roll Down Medium Run Always 15 Background 5 Fast Cut Medium Run Always To work on the selected page click on the Edit Page button on the left of the screen Alternately you can double click on an entry in the list You will now be taken to the Page Editor screen where you can change the appearance of a particular page 66 Aavelin User Manual The Page Editor The Page Editor is the main workspace where you can create and modify pages You should now see the layout of Page 15 of the Tutorial a simple black page that says This page needs a background This page needs a background Technically speaking this page does have a background a plain black background In this example you will change the background to something new But first afew words about the Page Editor environment The Control Buttons and Menu Bar Most of the work in the Page Editor is accomplished by using the Control Buttons and the Menu Bar Aavelin Composer Tutorial awp File Edit View Page Object Help
22. M Serial Connector The modem should be connected with the Aavelin unit turned off Before turning on the Aavelin unit the modem should have its DIP switches set according to the following photo and then the modem be turned on so that it may be detected by the Aavelin unit Bn T LT paa ass ate LE wa v ek A bes a L p MX EC Ach SE r mag 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 SE Up Up Up Up Up Dn Dn Dn 22 Aavelin User Manual Connect the Power Once you are sure everything is connected properly connect the power cable to the rear of the Aavelin unit and then plug it into a power outlet Power Standard Switch m RRR ARRE RR RRR The Aavelin system includes a power cord appropriate for the country to which it was originally shipped If you require a different power cord contact MagicBox Inc Test the Unit Once you ve connected a monitor to your Aavelin unit and have applied power after a brief boot period you should see your unit play some sample screens if it is new or the default project if it has been published to previously The sample screens will be displayed on the designated connector If your unit is new the default output is the VGA connector If you have successfully reached this stage your unit is ready to go into service Follow the steps under Configure the Aavelin Unit on the next page Aavelin User Manual 23 Contigure the Aavelin Unit This section takes you through the necessary step
23. On most Windows machines the CD should automatically launch the installer If Auto Run is disabled on your machine perform the following Click on the Start button on the Windows Taskbar Click on Run The following window will appear Run ki Ei Type the name of a program folder document or Internet 7 resource and Windows will open it for you Oper l BIZ Cancel Browse Type in the letter of your CD ROM drive such as D or E and SETUP EXE For example if your CD ROM drive is Drive E you would type E SETUP EXE If you do not know the drive letter of your CD ROM you can click on Browse and find the SETUP EXE program using the menus that appear Once you have entered found the setup program click OK and it will be launched Aavelin User Manual 45 Using Setup When the setup program first runs it will take a few seconds to prepare its files for installation During this time you will see the following progress window guide you through the application setup process Please walt a Setup i preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will 100 After this is complete the InstallShield Wizard will be started The first InstallShield Wizard page is shown below Welcome Welcome to the Savelin_ Composer Setup program This program wll install Aavelin Composer on your computer It is strongly recommended that you e
24. The Control Buttons The Menu Bar Each of the above control buttons and menus will be described later in this manual This example will focus on the Page Properties button shortly don t press it just yet The Page Properties Control Button Aavelin User Manual 67 68 The Safe Text Area Guides Notice that besides the black background and the This page needs a background text there is a thin white rectangle Tutorial ayp Page 15 This page needs a background This rectangle represents what is called the Safe Text Area or sometimes the Safe Title Area Computer monitors and television screens are somewhat different in how they display images A computer monitor shows you the entire image usually surrounded by a thin black border On a television screen however the image is stretched slightly so that it goes past the plastic bezel of the picture tube creating the appearance of a picture that goes from edge to edge without any border This process is known as Overscan The problem with overscan is that no two TVs are adjusted the same and will waste varying amounts of display area This means that any text you have near the edge of a display although it may look OK on your TV might get chopped off on a different one This problem has led video professionals to define what is known as the Safe Text Area Text placed inside this area will show up for sure on any TV that
25. Today is Thursday 05 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 10 Today is Friday 15 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 11 Today is Saturday 05 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 12 STOP 10 Fast Cut Medium 1300 01 01 to 13 Time Domain Example 15 Flip Medium 2000 03 01 to 14 Dawn 15 Roll D own Medium Hun Always 15 Background 15 Fast Cut Medium Run Always Aavelin User Manual 9 Next click the Move Up button once The page will move up one in the list to become Page 3 bumping the old Page 3 down to Page 4 Your list should now appear like this Page Description Dwell Transition Speed Time Settings 1 Welcome 05 Wipe Down Medium Hun Always 2 Easy as ABC p Wipe Up Fast Run Always 2 ast Run Always 4 Easy as Ab 2 Wipe Up Fast Hun Always B Today is Sunday 15 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to Now click Move Up one more time and your page will move to Page 2 The phrase Easy as A is now the first of those three pages Page Description Dwell Transition Speed Time Settings 1 Welcome 05 Wipe Down Medium Hun Always 2 Wipe Up Run Always 3 Easy as ABC D Wipe Up Fast Hun Always 4 Easy as Ab 2 Wipe Up Fast Hun Always 5 Today is Sunday 15 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 29 eC Things still aren t quite right though The order is now Easy as A Easy as ABC and Easy as AB Click on Page 3 currently Easy as ABC Page Description Dwell Transition Speed Time Settings 1 Welcom
26. abled and it shows their color appearance Welcome to the Quick Start Tutorial lc When you publish this project later in this tutorial you will see your overlay regions in action on the Aavelin player unit 90 Aavelin User Manual Reordering Pages You may have noticed earlier in this chapter how some of the pages seemed out of order In particular the following three pages When played back first ABC would appear then just AB and finally A Page Description _ 1 Welcome 2 Easy as ABC 3 Easy as AB 4 Easy as A 5 Today it Sunday This exercise will show you how to change the order of pages When done these three example pages will come up in the right order Notice that the Project Editor screen has two buttons labeled Move Up and Move Down These buttons allow you to move a selected page up or down in the list of pages thereby changing the order of pages Start by clicking once on Page 4 currently Easy as A Your list should look like this Page Description Dwell Transition Speed Time Settings 1 welcome 15 Wipe Down Medium Hun Always 2 Easy as ABC S Wipe Up Fast Run Always 3 Easy as Ab 2 Wipe Up Fast Hun Always 4 2 Run Always 5 Today is Sunday 15 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to b Today is Monday 05 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 7 Today is Tuesday 05 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 5 Today is Wednesday 15 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 9
27. again For this example set the page to run again 94 Aavelin User Manual First click on the pages entry in the list Now click on Page Properties The Page Properties dialog will appear Page Properties Time Domain Example Now click on the Time Domain tab Fage Properties Notice that User Domain is already selected Using the calendar controls change the expiration date of the page to some day in the future Click OK to return to the Project Editor When you update the Aavelin unit with the new version of this tutorial project see Publishing on the next page this page should now appear as part of the run Save your work now by clicking on the File menu and then on Save Aarel n Composer Tutorial awp Save Project EI E T F om i e i GIRI Le la Aavelin User Manual 95 Publishing to an Aavelin Unit Now that you have completed the tutorial exercises you can play back the results on the Aavelin unit The process of transferring a project to the Aavelin unit is called Publishing Aavelin Composer v 1 093 The Publish Wizard will now appear The first step in the Publish Wizard is selecting if you want to publish to removable media to a single site Aavelin Composer supports sending projects to multiple Aavelin units Each unit is referred to as a site or to multiple sites in one publish session Publish Target Selection E Publish t
28. agicBox Inc DISCLAIMER The software is licensed and delivered on an as is basis Except for the express warranty set forth below MagicBox Inc makes no other warranties either expressed or implied by statute or otherwise regarding the enclosed computer software product its quality its performance its merchantability or its fitness for any particular purpose The entire risk as to the results and performance of any program is assumed by you Should the program prove defective you and not MagicBox Inc or its dealers assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair or correction Further MagicBox Inc does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the terms of corrections accuracy reliability currentness or otherwise and you rely on the program and results solely at your own risk LIMITED WARRANTY MagicBox Inc warrants that the disks on which this software is recorded are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for 90 ninety days after the date of original purchase If a defect occurs during the 90 day period you may return the disks to MagicBox Inc for a free replacement The remedy for breach of this warranty shall be limited to replacement and shall not encompass any other damages including but not limited to loss of profit and special incidental or other similar claims LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MagicBox Inc s liability is limited solely to the repair or rep
29. and images Users on other computers will access files which are stored on this machine so it is important that it remain powered on and connected to the LAN at all times Aavelin User Manual 103 Do Not Use Local Image Files Users who wish to add an image file or background to a project should copy that file to a designated area on the server If they use a file which is on their local hard drive it will not be available when other users attempt to open the project which could cause undesirable results as images disappear from pages Use Common Fonts Windows stores fonts locally on amachine Ensure that all of the fonts on one machine are also installed on all of the other machines Observe copyright and royalty restrictions when copying fonts If an individual user wishes to add a font for use in Aavelin composer that font will have to be installed on all machines One User at a Time for a Particular Project While a user has a particular project open other users should not attempt to open or edit the same project In such cases the last person to save wins and any other changes will be lost Publishing Sites The Sites tab in the setup menu will have to be configured for each machine running Aavelin Composer If you add a new Aavelin unit or change its site parameters phone or IP address you will have to change the Site setup in each copy of Aavelin Composer Installation Use the following in
30. avelin works Then read through each chapter especially the tutorial following the examples given If you need quick reference to particular features you will find each feature listed in the table of contents Throughout the manual tips and important items will be highlighted in the following manner Text in this style of box represents a helpful tip or important concept in using the Aavelin system 10 Aavelin User Manual Customer Support Should you have any questions about installing or using your MagicBox Aavelin system please call our support line at 541 752 5542 send a fax to 541 752 5614 or write to MagicBox Inc 1600 SW Western Suite 130 Corvallis OR 97333 You can also send email to support magicboxinc com Your email inquiries will be answered within one business day usually the same day Email is also the best way to communicate with us after hours or on weekends You may also visit our web site www magicboxinc com Bugs It is said that Murphy was an optimist only because he never had to use a computer Even the best tested systems have unexpected problems We are dedicated to offering high quality reliable products If you should encounter any unusual difficulties please try to note the circumstances under which the problem occurred Try to duplicate the results if possible These steps will help us to better isolate and solve the problem Please contact us right away when you find a bug if we
31. ays 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 1900 01 01 to 2000 12 31 2000 03 01 to 2000 03 31 Run Always Run Always 00 00 to 23 59 00 00 to 23 59 00 00 to 23 59 00 00 to 23 59 00 00 to 23 59 00 00 to 23 59 00 00 to 23 59 00 00 to 23 59 00 00 to 23 59 onday 5 Wipe Right lel xi SMTWTFS SMTWTFS Aavelin User Manual 63 To change the mode between click on the View menu at the top of the screen and select the desired setting View Project Page E Toolbar Status Bar View Thumbnails w View List The Tutorial Pages The tutorial consists of fifteen pages shown below Welcome to the elit OSeT Quick Start Tutorial Tri is ler iv Sun CN i EEr ES day Monday Tuesday Pe a SEL PE YM OT ES HOT IX EG Thursday Friday Saturday ae ie 1 64 T Ca 4 OU A8 Wednesday Before continuing with the tutorial Aavelin User Manual The Project Editor The Project Editor displays a list of all the pages in your project This list is in the order that the pages will appear when played The tutorial project contains fifteen pages Tutor al avp Page Description Dwell Transition Speed Time Settings 1 Welcome 05 Wipe Down Medium Run Always 2 Easy as ABC E Wipe Up Fast Run Aly as Project Editor L
32. ays Wednesdays and Fridays between 10AM and 2PM To do this enter First Day 2002 03 15 Last Day 2002 04 30 Starting lime 10 00 Ending Time 14 00 Weekdays Mon Wed Fri Aavelin User Manual 8 Events The Events tab is reserved for future expansion Page Properties General Background Display Settings Time Domain Eer Exiting from Page Properties After you have practiced editing the Page Properties click on OK to return to the Page Editor and then on Exit Page to return to the Project Editor Welcome to the avelin Quick Start Tutorial Fage 1 Owell 1 5 wipe D Dw Your changes if any will e reflected in the thumbnail or list entry You can also edit a page s properties directly from within the Project Editor by clicking on a page in the list and then clicking on the Page Properties button Or right click on the page s thumbnail or list entry and then select which Property Tab you want from the pop up menu 82 Aavelin User Manual In addition to every page having its own properties the Project itself has a set of properties Click on the Project Properties button and the Project Properties dialog will appear The Project Properties dialog allows you to edit supplementary information about your project set the default dwell and define content that displays over the top of all pages such as crawl lines referred to as Ove
33. b pages based on your project automatically Checking your Composer Version You can tell if you have the HTML version of Aavelin composer by looking at the main menu screen If it says Aavelin Composer HTML see the picture below then you have the HTML version If you do not have the HTML version and wish to upgrade contact MagicBox Inc for pricing and availability E SIS File View Help New Project Open Project Delete Project Publish Having an HTML version of your project is a handy way to allow more people to see your pages The same pages that are running individually on TV can be viewed all at once in a web browser and the person browsing can then select an individual page to magnify and read Aavelin User Manual 109 How it Works Web pages are a combination of text pages in the Hypertext Markup Language HTML and image files HTML is reasonably easy to learn but linking a bunch of pages together into a cohesive whole can be time consuming and error prone Aavelin Composer HTML was designed to completly automate the process of web page generation and make it an invisible part of the project creation project Now as you create and save your project in the usual way a web page is generated automatically which you may then copy to your web server All of the pages in Aavelin composer are essentially big image files in the JPEG file format This file format is also the ver
34. d text will vary depending on your Windows desktop resolution Aavelin Composer v 1 09 GC The main menu has the following choices New Project Open Project Delete Project Publish Setup About and Exit Aavelin User Manual 61 The Tutorial Project Your Aavelin Composer installation automatically includes a sample Tutorial Project This section uses the Tutorial Project to convey the basic operation of the Composer software The conclusion of this tutorial features the process of publishing the finished project to your player unit If your player unit is not set up nearby you can still perform this tutorial but you will not be able to fully complete the section on Publishing Opening the Tutorial Project A Project is a collection of pages and additional materials created for display on the Aavelin unit This tutorial works with a project that has already been created After completing this tutorial you will be ready to create your own projects from scratch Click on Open Project You should see a list of existing projects similar to the one below Click on Tutorial avp to select the tutorial project Then click on Open Falls ale avp U7 2b 2001 00 32am Meetings avp 07 25 2001 00 32am Tutorial avo 07 25 2001 00 32am The project will now load and you should see the Project Editor screen which will appear similar to one of the
35. don t hear about it we can t fix it Aavelin User Manual ll Copyright and Use This manual and the software described herein are copyrighted with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws neither this manual nor the software may be copied in whole or in part without the written permission of MagicBox Inc MagicBox Aavelin and Aavelin Composer are trademarks of MagicBox Inc Other terms including TrueType InstallShield Windows JPEG etc are trademarks of their respective manufacturers The backgrounds and fonts present on the Aavelin CD ROM are copyrighted by their original distributors and are present under a special arrangement with MagicBox Inc These images and fonts are provided for use in commercial and educational video production broadcast cablecast and closed circuit applications The image files may not be redistributed in other media including print nor may the original image files be translated into other formats for other plattorms The fonts may be used by a single user by any software application which supports them These companies are the original copyright holders of the images and fonts included on the Aavelin CD ROM Written permission from the copyright holder is required for uses of images and fonts in media or applications other than those mentioned above Dimension Technologies Inc 100 Sample Backgrounds 4612 NE 20th Avenue Ocala FL 34479 The BeOS logo is a trademark of Be I
36. e 05 Wipe Down Medium Hun Always 2 Easy as A 2 Wipe Up Fast Run Always 3 Easy as ABC z Run Always 4 Easy as Ab 2 Wipe Up Fast Hun Always 5 Today is Sunday 15 Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to Now click the Move Down button once and the page will move to Page 4 Fage Description Dwell Transition Speed Time Settings 1 Welcome 05 Wipe Down Medium Hun Always 2 Easy as A 2 Wipe Up Fast Run Always 3 Easy as Ab 2 Wipe Up Fast Hun Always ET Jar Sunday D I Wine Up ast Run Alias Wipe Hight Medium 2001 01 01 to At this point all three pages are in the correct order and when played back in the player the illusion of the letters A B and C appearing one at a time will e created 92 Aavelin User Manual Saving Your Work By now you ve made a lot of changes to the project It is important to save your work as you go along so that if the power fails or your computer has problems you don t lose all the changes you have made To save your changes to the project you can either exit from the project editor you will be asked if you want to save the changes or you can click on the Save option under the File menu Aarel n Composer Tutorial avp File Edt Ven Project Page Help Close Project Save Project Save Project As Erit Et FE Print Preview Print Setup Save your work now by clicking on the File menu and then on Save More Time Domain Exampl
37. e keys are reserved for future expansion Aavelin User Manual 33 Starting the Unit When you first turn the unit on by connecting the power and momentarily pressing the power switch on the front of the unit a e Aavelin by MagicBox Aavelin Front Panel Power Switch you will see the following splash screens as the unit boots The entire boot process should take approximately 60 seconds MagicBox Aavelin Initial Startup First Boot Screen Second Boot Screen A ERT Third Boot Screen After the boot process is complete the Aavelin will begin playing pages If this is the first time your Aavelin unit has been started it will play a demonstration project Otherwise it will play the default project last published from your PC 34 Aavelin User Manual The Setup Menus The setup menus allow you to change some of the settings used by the Aavelin unit The changes you make are remembered by the unit even after a power failure To access the menus press the Menu key Reeg on the control keypad The main menu screen shown below should appear The menus are displayed on all outputs simultaneously After you exit from the menus playback resumes on the designated output connector Use the up and down arrows lft WV on the control keypad to highlight a menu item Once the desired item is highlighted press the Select E key Each of the setup menus is described on the following pages Aavelin
38. e manual or you do not achieve any improvement with the aid of the manual E The device has been dropped and or the casing is damaged F The device gives off excessive heat or a burning smell G When the device shows obvious signs of a defect 16 For repair only original spare parts or parts in accordance with the original specifications may be used Use of unsuitable parts can cause more damage and may void your warranty 17 Please turn to the manufacturer for all questions concerning service and repair 18 The power outlet must be installed near the equipment and must be easily accessible Aavelin User Manual 17 ware Setup Box Contents Before you begin setup of your Aavelin unit make sure that the following components are included in the original packaging ___ Aavelin Main System Unit ___ Control Keypad Power Cord ___ BNC to RCA Adapter Plug BNC Video Cable S Video Cable ____ Aavelin Composer CD ROM ___ This User Manual Warranty Registration Card Be sure to fill out and send in your registration card right away We must have your registration card on file to be able to provide support except for initial setup support and product updates You may also register by visiting our web site at www magicboxinc com Aavelin User Manual 19 Find a Suitable Location The Aavelin unit should be placed on a stable flat level surface Ensure that the unit is not in a place where it may
39. e previous example the New Page Description window had the option of Linked JPEG Image New Page Description X Please enter a description for the new page Aavelin Page linkedUPEG mage mmm mnia Linked pages are pages that are created using other software such as Adobe PhotoShop Microsoft PowerPoint or have been supplied by a client in finished form Rather than being edited by Aavelin Composer they are merely passed on to the Aavelin unit as is at publish time This can lead to a quality savings as the JPEG file is directly copied rather than reprocessed by Aavelin Composer When you select Linked JPEG Image and click OK you will be shown a file requester Use it to navigate your hard drive or network to locate the file you want to use as your page Only files with the extension JPG will be shown Once you have selected the file Aavelin Composer will check it for suitability Files that are larger than 1024x768 pixels in size or have a large file size will be rejected with an error message Consult your image creation software s documentation to find out how to save your creations in JPG format Try to save your images in the same resolution as your Aavelin project 640x480 800x600 etc if your software allows and to keep the file size under 150K Because Aavelin Composer has no control over what these other applications create
40. elin unit be set to the correct date and time See the previous chapter on setting up the hardware for information on programming the date and time The Aavelin unit has a soft power switch When you plug the unit in it will return to its last power setting which may have been on or off Normally the unit should be left on all the time but if you need to turn off the power for example to connect expansion devices or to ship the unit press and hold the power button on the front of the case for at least 4 seconds The unit will shut down and then you may unplug the power cable 30 Aavelin User Manual Do not connect more than one video output at a time The Aavelin unit supports VGA Composite and S Video output formats However for best quality it only can produce one of these signals at atime The desired output is chosen via the setup menus When menus are being displayed all outputs are enabled so that you may see the menus no matter what monitor is connected When you exit from the menus only the designated output will be enabled During display of menus you may notice a slight degradation in video quality This is normal because the menus are being displayed on all outputs simultaneously The video signal will return to normal when you exit from the menu screen Aavelin User Manual 31 Using the Gontrol Keypad The Aavelin unit s functions are accessed using the included wired control key
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42. es This tutorial contains more pages which use the Time Domain feature under Page Properties Consider the following pages dit IA p ia EUT ja p 19 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday dit IA aap 19 ap ia Thursday Friday Saturday These seven pages show up in the Project Editor like this B Today ts Sunday 15 Wipe Right Medium b Today is Monday 05 Wipe Right Medium 7 Today is Tuesday 15 Wipe Right Medium B Today is Wednesday 15 Wipe Right Medium 9 Today is Thursday 15 Wipe Right Medium 10 Today ts Friday 15 Wipe Right Medium 11 Today tt Saturday 115 Wipe Aight Medium Although there are seven pages when you play back the project on the Aavelin Unit only one of the pages will showup This is because the time domain settings for each page are set to specific days of the week Aavelin User Manual 93 The page that says Today is Monday for example only has the MON button selected under the Time Domain tab You can see the Time Domain settings of all these pages in the Project Editor by scrolling the list view to the right if necessary You should see the following columns Wipe Fight Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 37 00 00 to 23 59 Wipe Fight Medium 2001 01 07 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 NM Wipe Fight Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 37 00 00 to 23 59 T Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 07 to 2399 12 31 00 00 to 22 58 Aw Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00
43. f Aavelin Composer HTML but cannot provide support for integration of the final HTML output into a larger web site We recommend contacting your company s webmaster or network administrator to see how to best integrate Aavelin Composer HTML s output into your site Aavelin User Manual 115 Aavelin Bundled Backgrounds The following backgrounds are included as part of your standard Aavelin Composer installation Promotional Demo versions of Aavelin Composer may ship with fewer backgrounds than are shown here Aavelin User Manual 117 m mr vw mp nR 124 pm 129 13 5 36 137 138 W Aavelin User Manual 119 All images are copyrighted by MagicBox Inc or its respective vendors Please refer to the Introduction section of this manual for complete copyright and license information Additional background libraries are available from MagicBox Inc 1600 SW Western Suite 130 Corvallis OR 97333 541 752 5654 Sales 541 752 5614 Fax www magicboxinc com 120 Aavelin User Manual
44. her machines on the network When you are finished highlight Set and press Select You will be returned to the Network Settings menu Aavelin User Manual 41 42 Gateway In many networks setting just the TCP IP address should be sufficient However in more complex networks a Gateway value is required From the Network Settings menu select Gateway and press Select Gateway Gateway If you are installing the Aavelin Express unit behind a router the router address must be entered in the Gateway setting before the Aavelin will talk across the router When you are finished highlight Set and press Select You will be returned to the Network Settings menu Verifying the Network Setup Once the Aavelin networking hardware has been connected and its settings have been configured your Network Administrator should verify that the network is operating properly To verify that data can reach the Aavelin unit use a PC on the same network Open an MS DOS prompt on the PC then type in a ping command ping X X X X Substitute your IP address for the x x x x shown above For example if the IP address of your Aavelin unit is 10 1 1 4 then you should type ping 10 1 1 4 If your network connection is successful you should see results similar to the following C windows gt ping 10 1 1 4 Pinging 10 1 1 4 with 32 bytes of data Reply from 10 1 Reply from 10 1 Reply from 10 1
45. ional suggestions The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 by ordering Stock No 004 00000345 4 WARNING A grounded type power cord is required in order to meet the FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used Use only shielded cables to connect I O devices to this equipment Canadian Doc Notice For Class B Computing Devices This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications Le present appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radioelectroniques d passant les limites applicable aux apparils num eriques de las class B prescrites dan le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique dict par le ministr re des Communications du Canada Aavelin User Manual 15 Important Safety Instructions l Please read these instructions thoroughly 2 Please keep this guide for future use 3 Please disconnect the device from the main supply before cleaning Do not use any liquid or aerosol spray cleaners 4 To avoid damage of the device you should only use accessory parts permit
46. isn t terribly out of alignment In Aavelin Composer this area is represented by the thin rectangle Aavelin User Manual Changing the Background To modify the background click on the Page Properties button shown below or simply double click on an empty area of the page The Page Properties dialog will open Click on the Background tab if it isn t already selected General Background Display Settings Time Domain Events Ei The Page Background tab controls the appearance of the background of the page the area where no text or other images appear eea borgari lfr Te Tes iara rauen ee d abba T amke rap Be Kek ta T Copp kam ae Wm Wm Gm l There are many types of backgrounds available To see the list of background types click on the arrow of the pull down menu Background Type Ia Lei Image File Ramp Top gt Bottom Ramp Bottom gt Top Ramp Right gt Left Ramp Left gt Right S Image He IESSE A pull down menu like the one above will appear Click on the background type Ramp Top gt Bottom A Ramp is a gradual change from one color to another across the screen in this case from top to bottom amp Bottom gt Top Ramp Aight gt Left Damp Left gt Right bi Aavelin User Manual 69 Notice that along the bottom of the Page Background dialog there are four sets of color buttons
47. ist View Data Welcome to the Quick Start Tutorial Fage 1 Vite come Dwell 1 5 Wipe D Uw Easy as ABC Dwell D Wipe Up Project Editor Thumbnail View Data The Project Editor list shows the number and name of each page the duration and transition effect and other information relating to the scheduled dates and times for a particular page EasyasA Dwell 2 Wipe LI U If there are more pages than will fit in the view you can use the scroll bars at the right and bottom to navigate through the list or thumbnails Aavelin User Manual 65 Selecting a Page To select apage you want to work on simply click the mouse once on that page s entry in the list For this example click on Page 15 Background which is the last page in the tutorial 15 Background Fast Cut Medium Run Always The entry will now appear highlighted like this Aavelin Composer Tutorial ayp BEE File Edit View Project Page Help Tutorial avp ge Description l Dwell Transition Speed Time Settings O O o y O Welcome Wipe Down Medium Run Always Easy as ABC Wipe Up Fast Run Always Easy as AB Wipe Up Fast Run Always Easy as A Wipe Up Fast Run Always Today is Sunday Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 Today is Monday Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 Today is Tuesday Wipe Right Medium 2001 01 01 to 2999 12 31 00 00 to 23 59 Today is Wednesday Wipe Right Medium 200
48. l seats of Aavelin Composer on other user machines Note that a separate license and install CD must be purchased for each user machine The license does not permit installation of one copy of Composer onto multiple machines nor does it permit more than one simultaneous user in a single machine installation such as attempting to run Aavelin Composer from one server installation After installing the CD set the Default Project Folder and Stock Images path to precisely the same as in the first installation Any variation in server path or drive letter may cause problems Aavelin User Manual Advise Your Users Ensure that all users of Aavelin Composer are aware of the limitations mentioned at the beginning of this chapter Once users are in the habit of saving all their raw materials to the common areas of the server and understand that only one user at a time may edit the same project usage of Aavelin Composer should go smoothly MagicBox Inc technical support is available for each seat of Aavelin Composer purchased The individual user of a seat of Aavelin Composer is welcome to contact MagicBox Inc for Composer related questions Your Network Administrator should be the one to contact MagicBox in the event of networking installation difficulties or issues related to file sharing Aavelin User Manual 107 Aavelin Composer HTML Aavelin Composer is available in a special optional version that can create HTML we
49. l ayp BEE File Edit View Page Object Help InsertText MEIERS AER B Page Properties Pet Parah Exit Page Changing the Text Now that your page contains a background it is time to change the text that says This page needs a background Items of text on the screen are referred to as Text Objects Every Text Object can contain its own message and have its appearance color font etc and position This example page has just one text object To select an object simply click on it once with the mouse In this case just move the mouse anywhere over the text This page needs a background and click once The text will become highlighted like this YA A The page needs a background O The thick outline box shown above is called the Tracker Control It allows you to adjust the position and margins of a Text Object Try moving the text around just click and hold the mouse down anywhere along the white edge not the black boxes of the Tracker Control and drag the mouse around Let go when the text is where you want it Aavelin User Manual 73 The page needs a background Move text by dragging the WHITE edges of the Tracker Control To edit the contents of this Text Object just click once inside the selected object right at the end of the word needs A blinking cursor will appear Walks page needs a background Press the backspace key a few times until the word Needs
50. lacement of the defective product in its sole discretion and shall not in any event include damages for loss of use or loss of anticipated profits or benefits or other incidental or consequential costs expenses or damages including without limitation any data or information which may be lost or rendered inaccurate even if MagicBox Inc has been advised of the possibility of such damages Some states do not allow a limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state MISCELLANEOUS This agreement represents the entire understanding regarding the programs and related documentation and supersedes any prior purchase order communications or representations This agreement may only be modified by an officer of MagicBox Inc If any provision of the agreement shall be deemed unlawful void or for any reason unenforceable it shall be deemed severable from and shall in no way affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the agreement This license agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Oregon 14 Aavelin User Manual Standards and Regulatory Compliance Statements This device has been subjected to laboratory tests by a certified testing facility and has been found to conform to the f
51. ll be prompted to insert a removable disk such as a Zip disk and the pages for your project will be automatically copied to that disk The Serial publish method is for Aavelin units connected directly to your PC via a serial cable Select the COM port that corresponds with the cable connection COM COM COM ES coma At publish time Aavelin Composer will automatically connect with the Aavelin unit and send over the pages of your project The Modem publish method is for remote Aavelin units that are accessed over the phone using your PC s modem Select the COM port to which your modem is connected and enter the phone including any long distance or outside line access Ze you normally dial of your Aavelin unit s modem come E 641 555 1214 At publish time Aavelin Composer will automatically dial the modem and send your project s pages to the Aavelin unit Aavelin User Manual erg Network Sites The Network publish method is for Aavelin units that are connected to your corporate LAN or to the Internet ve TCP IP Site IP address 0 1 4 5 Enter the IP address of the unit This must be the same address that has been programmed into the Aavelin unit at setup time If you do not know this address obtain it from your Network Administrator At publish time Aavelin Composer will automatically connect to the Aavelin unit across the network and send your project s
52. ment lt Back es No After you have read the license agreement click Yes if you want to continue Clicking on Yes constitutes your acceptance of the terms of the license agreement After you click Yes the following will appear User Information Type your name below You must also type the name of the company you work for and the product serial number Name Company Serial lt Back Herts Cancel Enter your name and your company If this installation is for personal use and you do not have a company name enter Personal Aavelin User Manual 47 Before you can continue with the installation you must enter your Aavelin Composer serial number Seral This number is printed on your CD ROM and your registration card This number is NOT the serial number of your Aavelin player unit itself It should start with an A and will be in the format AXX XXXX XXXX where X can be either a digit or a letter Serial numbers can contain both letters and digits Be careful to distinguish zero 0 from the letter O Once you have entered a valid serial number you will be taken to the following screen Choose Destination Location Setup will install Asvelin_Composer in the following folder To install to this folder click Meat To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Cou can choose not to install Aavelin_Composer
53. modem Ethernet Networking Aavelin units include an Ethernet network adapter and built in network software This allows the units to receive images over a corporate LAN or even the Internet when properly configured Ethernet networking can be a complex subject If you are not familiar with terms such as TCP IP IP Address Subnet Mask etc then it is recommended that you have your Network Administrator assist you with the initial setup of the Aavelin unit Aavelin User Manual 29 Important Gonsiderations Please keep the following issues in mind when setting up and operating the Aavelin playback unit Protect the unit from power loss Although the Aavelin unit has a hard drive for retention of projects and other content like all electronic devices it is sensitive to the effects of power interruptions and power spikes If you are in an area where power spikes surges brownouts and interruptions are frequent it is recommended that you add an Uninterruptable Power Supply to protect your unit and data Many inexpensive UPS models are available on the market or you can contact MagicBox Inc directly to order a suitable model Ensure that the date and time are set correctly The Aavelin unit takes into account the current time and date when playing back pages When you create pages in Aavelin Composer you can schedule them to only show up at certain times Because of this it is important that the Aav
54. n unit uses this information to determine when to play certain pages that you have created When you create pages on your PC you can set starting and ending dates and times Setting the Time From the Date and Time menu highlight Time and press Select A display showing the current Hour Minute and Seconds will appear Use the left and right arrow keys CW Wi to select which number you wish to modify and use the up and down arrow keys T 1 to change the value of that number This menu uses 24 hour notation meaning that hours range from 00 to 23 instead of the usual 1 12 AM PM For example Midnight is 00 00 8am is 08 00 Noon is 12 00 lpm is 13 00 and 11pm is 23 00 Once you have adjusted the values to reflect the current time use the left or right arrow keys 85 SE to highlight Set and press the Select key E21 You will be returned to the Date and Time Menu Aavelin User Manual 39 Network Settings All Aavelin units feature built in support for Ethernet networking Ethernet networking can be a complex subject If you are not familiar with the meaning and implementation of terms like TCP IP IP Address Subnet Mask etc then it is recommended that you have your network administrator assist you with these menus Allnetwork settings are adjusted by selecting the Network Settings menu from the Main Menu screen TCP IP Address From the Network Setting
55. n Composer Select Program Folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below TOU may type a new folder name or select one from the existing Folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Adobe Acrobat 4 0 AdT ec D Type Evaluation Libraries ELS Aware HP Scanning Software HyperTerminal JET CAM DSF Viewer V AU lt Back Next gt Cancel This is normally called Aavelin Composer and will be placed inside the MagicBox Program Group you only need to change the selection if you want to use your own custom Program Group Click on Next to continue The InstallShield Wizard will now begin copying files from the CD to your computer During this process you will see progress information displayed similar to the images below 42 Depending on the speed of your computer and the installation options you have selected this process will take 15 seconds to a couple of minutes to complete 50 Aavelin User Manual After all of the files have copied you will see this final InstallShield Wizard screen Setup Complete Normally the installation process just creates a Program Group entry under the windows Start button However you can choose to have a shortcut icon placed directly onto your desktop by clicking on the checkbox in this menu When you are done click Finish and the installation process will be complete See the next secti
56. n the Font button you will see a dialog like the one pictured below This Font dialog works in much the same way as with Text Objects in the Page Editor be Frese III olol Pi For this example select a font face such as Arial or Swiss and a face color of Yellow such as Stock Color 60 You can make changes to the Shadow and Outline tabs if you like otherwise leave them as they are set by default Aavelin User Manual Next click on the Background tab of the dialog Region Font Properties Select abackground type of Solid and a dark blue color such as Stock Color 2 Click OK from the dialog to return to the Overlay Region tab Froject Properties Then click on the Font button to open the font dialog for this region let SIG UE fo od mo Aavelin User Manual 87 Again select a font face such as Arial or Swiss but this time leave the font color set to white the default Now click on the Background tab Region Font Properties Select a Solid background with a color of dark red such as Stock Color 32 Click OK from the dialog to return to the Overlay Region tab Project Properties Now that the regions have been enabled and their appearances chosen it is time to define the actual text content that will be displayed Click on the Overlay Content tab oject Proper
57. ncorporated 12 Aavelin User Manual Credits Aavelin Composer Software Lead Programmer Karl Ott Director Producer Bob Richardson Aavelin Hardware Production Manager Case Design Video Out Hardware Karl Frederick Aavelin Playback Software Lead Programmer Karl Ott Contributing Programmers Dianne H George W JBQ John F Leo S Manuel and the team at Be Inc Director Producer Bob Richardson Executive Producer Tom Searcy Special Thanks Garrett Andres Scott Bowman Ann Davies Chris Folkestad Ramona Perry Campbell Warranty The Aavelin player unit hardware is warranted against defects in parts and labor for a period of one year from the date of purchase This warranty does not apply to damage caused by misuse or external forces such as power fluctuations extreme temperatures exposure to excessive moisture or other acts of nature CD ROMs Zip disks or floppy disks are warranted to be free from media defects for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of purchase This warranty does not cover shipping and handling charges for replacement components or merchandise Aavelin User Manual 13 Software License SOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY COPYRIGHT This manual and software described herein are copyrighted with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws neither this manual nor the software may be copied in whole or in part without the written permission of M
58. nit and the names of the files being sent If your site uses Removable Media then you will be asked to insert a disk for copying When the Aavelin unit receives and plays back your project it should resemble the one below The Today is Sunday page will be the one matching the current day ofthe week Welcome to the Quick Start Tutorial Foday is Sunday SEI This nage has a background You have now completed the Aavelin Composer tutorial and are ready to begin creating your own projects Feel free to experiment further with the tutorial by changing the text and backgrounds of the pages 98 Aavelin User Manual Once you are comfortable with performing all of the modifications to the tutorial project you are ready to create your own project Generally if you own only one Aavelin unit you will probably stick with just one project for all your work Owners of multiple Aavelin units usually have one project for each unit although sometimes the same project will be sent to two or more units From the Main Menu in Aavelin Composer select New Project Aavelin Composer v 1 093 You will now be asked to name your project Supply a file name and click Next Project Title You will next be asked to select your desired output monitor type 4x3 or 16x9 orientation and output resolution If you intend to use Composite Video or S Video as your output select a resolution of 640x480
59. nts of the page For example the duration a page appears and the transition effect used are page properties Welcome to the Quick Start Tutorial Page 1 Welcome Dwell 15 Wipe Down 1 welcome Wipe Down Click on the first page in the list Welcome and then click on the Edit Page command button You will be taken to the Page Editor Welcome to the Quick Start Tutorial Now click on the Page Properties command button and the Page Properties dialog will appear Page Properties E General Background Display Settings Time Domain Events Output JPG Filename eo000001 po 76 Aavelin User Manual The Page Properties dialog is divided into multiple tabs Page Properties Some tabs may not be present for certain types of pages however you will usually see tabs for General Background Display Settings Time Domain and Events The General tab allows you to name the page and see some statistics about that page Page Properties This is a short description of the contents of your page This description shows up in the Project Editor next to the page number The description does not go On the Air instead it is for your own reference when trying to find a particular page in a large project Most pages will indicate a Page Size This is the resolution of the JPEG file that is output by Aavelin Composer This is usef
60. o Removable Media Ss bp P Publish to single site lt 3 S Publish to multiple sites GC S S S Ta lt Back Cancel Help 96 Aavelin User Manual For the purposes of this tutorial select the Publish to Single Site method and then click Next The other publish methods are described in the Reference section of this manual The Publish Wizard will now ask you to specify a destination site for publishing You should have created an entry for your site earlier in the Setup section of this manual Select your site from the list i Channel 16 Corvallis Head End BN Field Office by Lobby Monitor Now click on Finish A file dialog will appear asking you to select a file to publish After inserting the Project Transfer disk select Tutorial avp from the file list Click on the file name and then on Publish Publish Project x File List Modified Date ABC avp 07 25 2001 00 32am Dero avp 07 25 2001 00 32am FallS ale avp 07 25 2001 UU 32am Meetings avp 07 25 2001 00 32am Tutorial avp Som You can also just double click on the file name as a shortcut The software will now start the publishing process A progress window will appear Publishing Status Direct COMI Lag sals derer Aavelin User Manual 97 The contents of the progress window will vary depending on the publishing method for your site You should see that the software is attempting to contact your u
61. ollowing standards and specifications UNITED STATES FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 109 and 15 107 Class A ANSI C63 4 1992 method CANADA ICES 003 Class B using FCC Part 15 Subpart B Section 15 109 and 15 107 Class A ANSI C634 1992 method Federal Communications Commission FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a commercial installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If not installed in accordance with the instructions in this manual harmful interference to radio communication may occur However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the space between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet ona circuit different from the one to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help If necessary the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for addit
62. ons Aavelin Composer Setup and Aavelin Composer Tutorial for information on how to launch configure and begin using the Aavelin Composer software Aavelin User Manual 51 Aavelin Composer Configuration This section will describe how to launch the Aavelin Composer software and configure the program s settings Launching Aavelin Composer To launch the Aavelin Composer software use these steps Click on the Windows Start button on een gt the taskbar zl Favorites e Documents K Click on Programs EG Settings Os Eind N Click on MagicBox and finally amp Help SI Run Click on Aavelin Composer Z Log pi Shut Down The program will launch and you should see amain menu screen similar to the one below The exact size and appearance of menus and text will vary depending on your Windows desktop resolution Aavelin Composer ay i m a x File View Help New Project Open Project l Delete Project Aavelin Composer v 1 09 29 GC The main menu has the following choices New Project Open Project Delete Project Publish Setup About and Exit Aavelin User Manual 53 The Setup Menu Click on Setup from the main menu to enter the setup menu You will see a window similar to the one below Composer Setup Lx General Sites Default font for new text objects EE Default s
63. owing window Site Properties Lobby Monitod G ESTDIG Ztelttertztsieretz E Heemer BEREIT The first thing to do is type in the site s name In the example above Lobby Monitor has been entered Use whatever short word or phrase that best describes your Aavelin unit s location Below the site name you may type in whatever brief comment information you d like such as a mailing address or contact name and phone number The Project to Publish section allows you to select a project file to always publish to this site This will save you a step at publish time but only if you always use the same file Aavelin User Manual 55 56 If you do not plan on always using the same file leave Ask at Publish Time selected If this is your first time using Aavelin Composer then you probably have not created a project yet so skip this step and come back later if you want to change this setting Depending on the way each Aavelin unit is connected there are different ways to set up each site description Click on the Connection Method tab and then select one of the following four types Some versions of Aavelin Composer may show fewer types depending on the options you purchased ite Properties Aavelin User Manual The Removable Media publish method is for Aavelin units that are not connected to your PC via serial cable modem or Ethernet networking At publish time you wi
64. pad If you intend to use the Aavelin unit purely as an automatic playback device you will not need the control keypad after you have set things up the way you like Store the keypad in a safe place where it will not be lost and where you will be able to find it easily again should you need to change a setting later Control Keypad Buttons 32 This key will enter and exit the Aavelin unit s menu system The menu display will be sent to all the video outputs and the VGA connector at a resolution of 640x480 Pressing Menu again will cause the menu screen to go away and the Aavelin unit will resume playback on its specified output connector Arrows and Select la ka When accessing menus the arrow keys navigate the menus and change the values of selections The Select key t functions like an Enter key Use it to choose a highlighted menu item Aavelin User Manual Within menus where you have multiple settings such as changing the hours and minutes in the Set Time menu TAB jumps from one value to the next This is sometimes faster than using the arrow keys Clear Pressing the Clear key while a value is highlighted will reset that value usually to zero or to its normal factory default Pressing the ESC key will back up to the previous menu level If you are in a requester that has a Cancel button pressing ESC is the same as hitting Cancel Play Stop Opti Opt2 Thes
65. r Aavelin pages are unchanged Colors Thumbnail Main Background Thumbnail Descnption Background MagicBox recommends that you do not change these settings at first Wait until you have created and viewed your first web page and understand where the files showup and how they appear Changing colors to the wrong settings can sometimes lead to web pages that appear invisible for example white text on a white background The Background setting is the main web page background The Text setting is for any text in the HTML page The Link setting controls the color of the borders around the thumbnail images that the user can click to zoom into a page Visited links will appear slightly darker and active links that the user is clicking on will temporarily appear slightly lighter All thumbnails are arranged in a table with one color surrounding the thumbnail and another around the textual description of the thumbnail Thumbnail Main Background and Thumbnail Description Background control these colors Aavelin User Manual 113 Copy files to If your web server is on your LAN or if you want to share these files with users who have access to a different folder on your machine you can optionally specify a folder where all the HTML files and JPG files will be copied every time they are updated T Copy files to Click on the browse button to specify the output folder Make sure that the Copy file
66. rlay Regions Froject Properties These fields allow you to indicate who created this project and enter any notes you want to keep These fields are for your reference purposes and will not display on the Aavelin player unit Aavelin User Manual 83 These fields tell you what program created this project In the future other utilities besides Aavelin Composer may be able to output Aavelin projects Project Properties The default Page Dwell Time is the duration most pages in a project will be displayed unless they are individually set to a user defined duration See the description earlier in this tutorial about page durations Try changing this value to 12 When you leave the Project Properties menu all pages using the default dwell will have changed from 15 the current setting to 12 You can tell which pages are set to use the default dwell by looking at the Dwell column in the list Any page using the default dwell will have its dwell value shown in brackets This is a reference value that indicates the output resolution of all the pages in the current project The Logo tab is reserved for future expansion C Project Properties Eeoeter glzrtzme Aavelin User Manual The Aavelin system has the capability to display continuous messages that are superimposed over all or most pages in a project These are referred to as Overlay Regions Project Properties
67. s ee sn 99 ISI ee a a sa Rene nn 101 6 Aavelin User Manual Using Multiple Copies of Aavelin Composer on a Network sss 103 SERGE EE 103 FileSharing and Separate Installation a ea 103 Perroni A SOLVER E A des acos aneeadn nen aah senate 103 DO Not Use bocal Image FES sus 104 Use Common eT 104 One User at a Time for a Particular Project nne 104 EE 104 ee 104 Create a Directory on the SEV EE 104 Install Aavelin Composer on the First User Machine 105 Dele e en ee ent tn 106 Stock Ina Ss Pal edle 106 Install Aavelin Composer on Subsequent User Machines eee 106 TCA EE E E 107 Aavelin Composer IL sss 103 Checking your Composer Version nee 109 EI en ee el 110 LE RRE 110 1 GAY ORG EE UI RRE 112 Pao SS DETTO een ee aa cee nae ds 112 EE 112 Dee 113 Copy E 114 Example Output au IE Ess 2 114 Omitting Specilie Pages na essen 115 ISTR a FERN ee een 115 Aavelin Bundled Backgrounds EENEG 17 Aavelin User Manual 7 Introduction The Aavelin Digital Signage and Video Messaging system allows you to create slides and other content on your PC with graphics and text which can then be played back on numerous types of video monitors using the Aavelin unit A variety of applications can be served by an Aavelin including advertising announcements schedules point of sale displays and more Use the Aavelin wherever you have one or more monitors that need to display messages in the form of still images and crawling te
68. s menu select TCP IP Address TEFAF Address Edit the IF Address The following display showing the current IP address should appear Use the left and right arrow keys C Wi to select which number you wish to modify and use the up and down arrow keys T WW to change the value of that number When you are finished highlight Set and press Select You will be returned to the Network Settings menu Aavelin User Manual Subnet Mask In many networks setting just the TCP IP address should be sufficient However in more complex networks a Subnet Mask is required From the Network Settings menu select Subnet and press Select Edit the subnet address Set the Subnet value to the one used on your network This value is provided by your network administrator It is important that the Subnet match the Subnet of your network or communication with the Aavelin unit may not work When you are finished highlight Set and press Select You will be returned to the Network Settings menu Domain In many networks setting just the TCP IP address should be sufficient However in more complex networks a Domain value is required From the Network Settings menu select Domain and press Select Comain Edit the domain If you are installing the Aavelin Express unit behind a router the Domain Server address must be entered in this menu or the Aavelin may not be able to find ot
69. s to box is checked if you want this feature to be active Example Output Below is a screen shot of the web page generated for the Tutorial project using the default Aavelin Composer HTML settings 4 Contents of Tutorial Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ge zb 9 2 9 A SS ES eh BY Address ei HAMAVME UNN omposerProechahT utotalbutonal D Go Links Contents of Tutorial Welcome to the NDOSE Quick Start Tutorial Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Welcome Easy as ABC Easy as AB Today is Ioday is Sunday Monday Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Easy as A Today is Sunday Today is Monday E ISS Ea Local intranet h 114 Aavelin User Manual Omitting Specific Pages Sometimes you may not want a page from your project to show up in the HTML version For example a page that is still being constructed Page Properties General Background Display Settings Time Domain Events Description WIER Page Size 640 490 Output JPG Filename kom Des I Include when writing HTML To omit a particular page go to the Page Properties dialog for that page and then remove the checkbox next to Include when writing HTML Help with HTML There are endless varieties of web server configurations in the world and many ways of coding and linking HTML documents into a larger web site MagicBox provides support for the general use o
70. s to configure your unit Refer to the next chapter Aavelin Unit Reference for more details on the system menus and the control keypad Press the Menu Me key on the control keypad and the Aavelin unit will enter the Main Menu Screen Mam Menu MagicBox Aavelin wi xx Video Settings Set Video Output Default Settings Network Settings Adjust LAN Settings Set Date amp Time External Devices Reserved For Future Expansion Return to Run Mode The Aavelin s menus are sent to all video output connectors simultaneously VGA Composite and S Video at a resolution of 640x480 This allows you to view the menus regardless of what kind of monitor is connected When you exit from the menus the Aavelin will resume playback 24 Aavelin User Manual Set the Date Mam Menu MagicBox Aavelin wi xx Video Settings Set Video Output Default Settings Network Settings Adjust LAN Settings Set Date amp Time External Devices Reserved For Future Expansion Return to Run Mode Using the up and down arrow keys lft highlight Set Date amp Time and press the Select fi key A submenu will appear with the options Time and Date Highlight Date and press the Select key Date and Time Time Set the Aavelin s Time A display showing the current Year Month and Day will appear Use the left and right arrow 44 WW buttons to select which number you wish to modify and
71. structions when installing Aavelin Composer onto multiple networked machines Create a Directory on the Server Create anew directory which will later be used to hold Aavelin projects and user files We suggest C MagicBox Common Enable file sharing read and write for this directory Other computers on the network will need access to this folder using the exact same path in all cases We suggest using Map Network Drive and picking a free letter common to all computers For example other computers might see the above C MagicBox Common simply as drive MI 104 Aavelin User Manual Within this folder create three subfolders called Artwork Backgrounds and Projects such that you have the following hierarchy C MagicBox Common Artwork Backgrounds Projects The Artwork folder will be used for user supplied images clip art photos etc The Background folder will be used for the MagicBox supplied backgrounds or any you wish to add and the Projects folder will be used by Aavelin Composer to store the actual projects Install Aavelin Composer using the normal installation CD and use the default choices as you install After Composer has been installed run it and click on the Setup button You will see the following menu Composer Setup e ZANtgTeNedetetutn The values you will be modifying are Default Project Folder and Stock Images Path
72. ted by the manufacturer 5 The device must be protected against moisture 6 To set up the device it must be put in a stable horizontal position Tipping it over or dropping it may cause injuries Only use safe setup locations and follow the setup instructions of the manufacturer 7 The ventilation openings are used for air circulation which protect the device against overheating Do not block the ventilation openings 8 To connect the device follow the connected load values of the main supply 9 Due to electrical safety the wall socket must be equipped with a nonfused grounded conductor contact 10 The power cable must be positioned in a way that nobody may trip over it There should be nothing resting on the cable ll All instructions and warning remarks on the device must be followed 12 If the device will not be used for a long time period you should disconnect it 13 Any objects or liquids should never enter the device via its openings This could cause a fire or an electrical shock 14 Do not open the device unless instructed to do so by authorized customer service personnel 16 Aavelin User Manual 15 If the following conditions occur the device must be disconnected from the main power and it must be checked by a qualified service center A Power cable or power plug are damaged B Liquid has entered the device C The device was exposed to moisture D When the device does not operate according to th
73. th multipin inputs labeled S Video S VHS or Y C The Composite Video port outputs standard composite video which may be connected to a video monitor or a television with A V or Aux inputs Only one output connector may be used at atime The desired output is set in the Aavelin s setup menus When the setup menus are being displayed they are sent to all output connectors but for best image quality during normal use only the appropriate output connector displays a signal Aavelin User Manual 21 Connect the Control Keypad The Aavelin is controlled via a small keypad Connect this keypad to the keypad connector on the rear of the unit Control Keypad S Connector The keypad connector is purple and is the bottom of the two similar connectors Do not connect the control keypad to the other connector the green mouse connector Connect the Ethernet Cable Optional Aavelin units include an Ethernet networking adapter PE LR If you intend to use the Aavelin unit on a LAN connect network cable here Contact your network administrator to help you identity your network s cable connection if necessary Connect a Modem Optional Aavelin systems have two serial ports If you wish to use amodem with your unit US Robotics Sportster 33 6 or 56K modems are supported connect it to the COMI serial port Use the photo below to identify the correct serial port CO
74. the most common Title The title text is what is displayed at the top of the main web page as well as in the window title of the user s web browser Title Contents of Tutorial By default this title is filled in as Contents of and your project name but you may substitute any text you wish to be displayed Pages per row The Pages per row value controls how many thumbnail images of your Aavelin pages are displayed per row in the web browser Pages per row 3 9 If you expect that most people that will be browsing your site are using web browser windows sized about 640x480 you don t want to have too many pages per row A value of 3 or 4 typically works well Font Specifying fonts for web pages can be tricky because not all users have the same fonts and supplying fonts on your web site that can be downloaded can be tricky because of compatibility and copyright issues Font Browser Default 7 The font pull down menu provides a short list of fonts that are common to most all web browsers Aavelin User Manual Browser Default Leave the setting at browser default if you want the end user s own font preferences to take precedence This setting doesn t affect your actual Aavelin pages They will show up with all the fonts and graphics just like you used when creating them Colors These settings affect the colors used in the HTML documents The actual colors of you
75. ties 88 Aavelin User Manual Click on the Add button to create a new message for this region Il to display Hello from Aayelin Set the Mode of this message to Static which means the text does not move and set the Dwell Time to 10 seconds Set the Type of this message to Text and then type in the message Hello from Aavelin When you are done click OK and you will be returned to the Overlay Content tab Note that your message now appears in the list 1 Fisted String Hello from Aswelin Aavelin User Manual 89 Click on Add to create anew message for this region Bl to display Mode f Static reinen i Ce Crawling Type Ge Text g is some crawling text The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog Set the mode to Crawling the type to Text and enter a message to be crawled in the region You can make the message as long as you want When you are done typing click OK and you will be returned to the Overlay Content tab Your message should now appear in the list Select Region Io 9 Type Description 1 Fisted String This i some crawling text Now click on OK to exit from the Overlay Content dialog You will be returned to the Project Editor Double click on any page thumbnail or list entry You will enter the Page Editor where you can view or edit your page Note that the Page Editor now shows that you have Overlay Regions en
76. tyle for new text objects Bold 9 Default size for new text objects 40 Y Default justification for new text objects C Left De Center 2 Fight k Default project folder JH AAVE LIN COMPOSER Projects Stock Images path Fr atana detectan fe Use this path H VIP_CD_BUILDS BACKGROUND_EXPAN Object Tracker handle size 19 a The General Tab The General tab shown above allows you to set the default font style size and justification This saves time if you have a favorite font as you won t have to change it every time you create a new page or paragraph The factory setting is Arial 40 and Center You can also specify the exact location of project storage and stock images for example if you are configuring Aavelin Composer to run from a network server Normally these fields are set automatically by the installation program and don t need to be changed The Object Tracker size controls the thickness of the handles of objects in the Page Editor You can increase this size to make the handles easier to grab for users with disabilities 54 Aavelin User Manual The Sites tab is where Aavelin Composer is configured to publish completed work to your Aavelin unit s When you first install Aavelin Composer the list of sites under the sites tab will be empty Composer Setup ramaya Click on Add to create a site description You will be presented with the foll
77. ul information if you intend to use the JPEG file in other programs outside of the Aavelin system The actual name of the file is shown as well allowing you to locate that file on your hard drive Aavelin User Manual The Background tab if present allows you to change the appearance of the page s background Page Properties Imtzeier Pile m gt s E Gen a an D SIEHE M L This tab was described earlier in this tutorial in reference to the This Page Needs a Background page The Display Settings tab controls how a page appears when it is actually run by the player such as how the page transitions itself onto the display and how long it stays on the screen Page Properties WI p e D DMN 78 Aavelin User Manual Duration This is how many seconds your page will be displayed by the player before the next page is displayed A typical duration would be ten to twenty seconds Duration Ge Use project default 15 User defined H The duration can either be set to Use Project Default or to User Defined Normally the Project Default is 15 seconds but you can edit it see the Project Properties description later in this tutorial to be anything you want and all of the pages that are set to use the default duration will automatically change For now practice editing the duration value by clicking on user defined and changing the value from T
78. urned to the Main Menu screen Exit the Menu Screen From the main menu just press the Menu key Merv and the menu screen will go away The Aavelin willnowresume playback on its designated output connector For more details on the Setup Screen including the Network menu and the Video Settings menu refer to the next section of this manual Aavelin Unit Reference The network information is under the heading Network Setup Aavelin User Manual 2 KL E h u P Ve in ni f ween eee nal aE An AN Ce e Le ATI I kdt K XM MR ML IM Player Unit Capabilities Playback Capacity All Aavelin playback units accept pages and other content created using the Aavelin Composer software The Aavelin unit displays the pages published to it in the order specified as part of your Aavelin Composer project Projects can published to the unit in a number of ways including via modem or Ethernet Once published the Aavelin retains the projects on its built in hard drive The hard drive has a capacity for a nearly unlimited number of images 10 000 Capacity may vary depending on other types of content sent Modem Transfer Aavelin units can receive projects viaamodem The Aavelin unit automatically detects amodem when it boots MagicBox Inc recommends US Robotics Sportster 33 6K or faster modems for use with the Aavelin unit Your sending PC must also be equipped with a compatible
79. use the up and down arrow lf Z buttons to change the value of that digit Once you have adjusted the numbers to reflect the current date use the arrow buttons to highlight Set and press Select t3 You will be returned to the Date and Time menu Aavelin User Manual 25 26 It is important to set the date and time because the Aavelin unit uses this information to determine when to play certain pages that you have created When you create pages on your PC you can set starting and ending dates and times Set the Time Using the up and down arrow keys D I Z highlight Time and press the Select ka key A display showing the current Hour Minute and Seconds will appear Set the Aavelin s Date Set the Aavelin s Time Use the left and right arrow keys CW Wi to select which number you wish to modify and use the up and down arrow keys T 1 to change the value of that number This menu uses 24 hour notation meaning that hours range from 00 to 23 instead of the usual 1 12 AM PM For example Midnight is 00 00 8am is 08 00 Noon is 12 00 lpm is 13 00 and 11pm is 23 00 Aavelin User Manual Once you have adjusted the values to reflect the current time use the left or right arrow keys 44 to highlight Set and press the Select key t3 You will be returned to the Date and Time Menu After setting the date and time highlight Main Menu and press Select t3 You will be ret
80. xit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programe you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and Will be prosecubed to the maximum extent possible under law This page shows copyright information and also informs you that you should shut down any Windows programs before continuing When you are ready to continue click Next gt The Wizard will now display the software license agreement for Aavelin Composer This software license agreement is also printed in the Introduction section of this manual 46 Aavelin User Manual Software License greement Please read the following License Agreement Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement BOFTWARE PROGRAM LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ CAREFULLY COPYRIGHT The manual and software described herein are copyrighted with all rights reserved Under the copyright laws nether this manual nor the software may be copied in whole or in part without the written permission of MagicBox Inc El Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No Setup will close To install Aavelin Composer you must accept this agree
81. xt Hardware The Aavelin unit is a dedicated player in a rugged rack mount case It features high quality output quiet operation and an easy to use interface with a keypad remote control e i gt gicHox a um The back panel has a variety of connections for attaching various monitors and accessories to the unit These connectors are described later in this manual Aavelin User Manual 9 Software Each Aavelin unit comes with a copy of MagicBox s Aavelin Composer software This software can be installed onto a Windows 98 NT4 ME 2000 or XP computer allowing you to generate pages with backgrounds text and images and other content to be displayed on an Aavelin system The backgrounds can come from many sources including other Windows applications your own scanned photos or digital camera images the MagicBox background library and more You can copy and paste text directly into Aavelin Composer from other programs such as Microsoft Word Corel Word Perfect Netscape etc About This Manual This manual is organized as a reference Every menu and feature of the Aavelin is described in the order it appears on the program menus A tutorial section is also provided to familiarize new users with the basic functions of the hardware and getting started with Aavelin Composer You should skim through this manual once before setting up your unit or installing your software in order to get an overview of howthe A
82. y same image format used on the web In Aavelin Composer HTML whenever you save your project or exit and save an HTML file is generated that when viewed shows a collection of thumbnails representing the pages in the project with built in links to the full size versions of each page The full size version is actually a small HTML file that displays a centered image of the JPG file This HTML files are saved in the same directory as your Aavelin project For example if your Aavelin Composer was installed in the standard way under Windows 98 then project files are created in individual folders under C Program Files MagicBox Aavelin Projects If you have a project called Channel33 then the HTML files and all the associated JPEG files can be found in C Program Files MagicBox Aavelin Projects Channe1l33 You may then copy these files to your remote web server using your favorite FTP program or if your web server is located directly on your LAN you can instruct Aavelin Composer to copy all the files automatically every time you save HTML Preferences Each Aavelin project has its own set of preferences for the web page appearance and other related particulars You may not need to edit or change these from the default values however by changing them you can create your own customized web page look To change a project s HTML preferences click on Project Properties then click on the HTML tab to see the HTML

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