BRIGHTSIGN QUICK START GUIDE
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1. BRIGHTSIGN QUICK START GUIDE FOR HD110 HD210 HD410 HD810 HD1010 BrightSign LLC 16795 Lark Ave Suite 200 Los Gatos CA 95032 408 852 9263 www brightsign biz TABLE OF CONTENTS What s in the box What is BrightSign Benefits Capabilities Models Getting Started Connecting a display Using a VGA cable Using an HDMI cable Connecting speakers Setting up BrightSign Players Creating presentations Creating a full screen presentation Creating a multiple zone presentation Creating an interactive presentation Publishing Presentations Next steps 11 11 13 19 23 26 What s in the box BrightSign Player ka Rubber feet Cable Mount International prongs SD slot cover Cable tie Tip Use the cable mount and ties to keep the cables securely attached to your BrightSign player Note An SD card is not included in the package but it is required for the player to function Note The BrightSign TD1012 package includes only the tabletop display and power adapter The solid state media player and battery are built into the display What is BrightSign A BrightSign player is a standalone digital sign or kiosk controller Because BrightSign players are non PC devices with no moving parts they are durable and designed specifically for digital signs making them an ideal solution for information kiosks retail displays museum exhibits and more Benefits e Everything included the hardwa2. l 2 pm Publish l 3 pm In the screen shot above the presentation is set to Active all day every day 7 Under Publish to click Browse select the drive where your SD card is located and then click OK 8 Click Publish When the Publish Complete window opens click OK 24 9 Turn off your BrightSign player by unplugging the power adapter 10 Insert the SD card used in the above steps into the BrightSign player 11 Turn on the BrightSign player by reconnecting the power adapter 12 Leave the SD card in the player A local storage device SD card or USB flash drive must always remain inserted in the BrightSign player regardless of which publishing method you are using The only time a storage device should be removed from the player is when you are manually updating its content 25 Next steps Visit these areas of our webpage to get the most from your BrightSign player Documentation Get the latest user guides release notes scripting references hardware reference manuals and regulatory guides Demos Get an overview of what BrightSign players are capable of by downloading the demos Tutorials Get step by step instructions on how to use BrightAuthor to create presentations publish presentations and more Downloads Get the latest BrightSign firmware BrightAuthor software Autoplay scripts scripts for manually setting the date amp time and scripts for testing button boards support Contact technical support i
3. Add a new zone a Click Add Zone select Ticker and then click OK b Drag the Ticker zone to the lower left corner c Select and drag a corner of the Ticker zone and resize it to fit below the other two zones HD120 HDMI_Zones HD120 BnghtAuthor File Edit Format Tools Help BrightAuthor Create Edit Publish Layout Playlist Note Zone 3 is a Ticker zone You can add RSS feeds and Text files to this type of zone You can mix both RSS and Text files and use multiple RSS and Text files in the same Ticker zone 7 Populate the Ticker zone a Click Playlist on the left side of the taskbar next to Layout HD120 HDMI_Zones HD120 BnghtAuthor File Edit Tools Help _ p BrightAuthor reate Edit Publish D Playlist for Zone 3 New Zone Bright lgn_Text_feed txt 17 b C d Click Browse locate the QuickStartkit Content folder and then click OK e Under Zone click Zone 3 This is the Ticker zone Under Media Library click the Text tab Drag the BrightSign_Text_feed txt file into the Zone 3 playlist area 8 To add an RSS feed instead of a text file follow the steps above but replace steps 7c 7e with the following Note Internet connection and a networked player are required to use RSS feeds C d e g h Under Media Library click the RSS tab Drag the New RSS Feed icon to the playlist and click Add Data Fee
4. Customization Username admin Enable diagnostic logging Append unit ID Oo On startup Network Properties L Enable local web server Logging is not At specific time each day C Enable wireless TSE supported on NTFS Local Web Server Authentication optional formatted storage Upload time 19 on SSID User name Security key Fee aS Relative URL for log handler e g loghandler php rk Connection Priority loghandler php bi Standalone Wireless Networked with Local File Networking Advanced Network Setup 2 Networked with the BrightSign Network OO Networked with Simple File Networking Time zone PST US Pacific Time Time server hittp time brightsignnetwork com Firmware Specify Firmware Update 5 Under Unit Configuration choose one of the four setup options and then complete the steps e Standalone Under Unit Configuration enabling the diagnostic web server and local web server is optional e Local File Networking Under Unit Configuration enabling the diagnostic web server and local web server is optional e BrightSign Network Assign the unit to a group The player will receive presentations assigned to this group Set a Network Connection Frequency and an Update Health Frequency e Simple File Networking In the URL for web folder text field set the location from which the unit will download presentations Set a Network Connection Frequency 6 Under Logging set your logging prefe
5. standalone use add them to a Local Network add them to the BrightSign Network or set them up for Simple File Networking Adding players to a network allows you to remotely manage and update your BrightSign players and presentations Alternatively standalone use requires inserting an updated storage device into the BrightSign player each time you want to update content To set up your BrightSign player complete the following steps 1 On the menu bar click Tools gt Setup BrightSign unit 2 Under Name Specification enter a name and description for the unit 3 Under Network Properties choose whether you would like to Enable wireless only some models have wireless capability please see the BrightSign Product Comparison Matrix for more details Choose your preferred Network Connection Prioirity and click on Advanced Network Setup if you would like to manually configure the player s IP address This window contains other content download options depending on the Unit Configuration option you choose 4 Under Firmware indicate whether you want to update the firmware and to which version BrightAuthor requires a minimum firmware version to correctly publish presentations to a BrightSign player GD BrightSign Unit Setup Name Specification Unit Configuration Logging Name Player 1 Enable diagnostic web server Enable playback logging fl event in Description Diagnostic Server Authentication optional pe a Enable state logging
6. 19 a Double click the Menu_3option jpg thumbnail b In the Media Properties window click the Set as initial state box If the box is already checked the file is currently the Home Screen c Click OK ela Media Properties State name Menu_3option jpg Current file Menu_3option jpg Select different file Menu_3option jpg Transition No effect Set as initial state W Yes 10 Link the Menu image to the Attract video Attract mpg with the interactive event Button 0 Once the event is defined and the Menu image is playing pressing Button O will cause the presentation to transition to the Attract video file To define the interactive event follow these steps a Click Button 0 on the event bar b Click and hold the bottom of the Menu_3option jpg thumbnail The pointer will change to a hand c Drag the hand pointer from the bottom of Menu_3option jpg to the Attract mpg thumbnail 20 11 Link the Menu image to the Interact Interact mpg and Zones ZONES mpg videos with the interactive events Button 1 and Button 2 respectively ela HD1020 HDMI Interactive_Button HD1020 Bright uthor Le El i File Edt Tools Help BrightAuthor Create Edit Publish Manage Layout e Playlist fone gt Playlist for Zone 1 Video or Images 1 Video or Images VideoOrlmages Media Library a ae Menu MESES nature EA o nature o Daue o Once the events
7. ample content 1 Double click the BrightAuthor icon on your desktop 2 Select File gt Open Presentation o 4 Do one of the following Navigate to the Quick Start Kit folder on your PC and select the folder that corresponds to your BrightSign model e f your BrightSign player is connected to your display via an HDMI connection and you have a button board attached to your BrightSign player select the HDMI_Interactive_Button file e lf your BrightSign player is connected to your display via a VGA connection and you have a button board attached to your BrightSign player select the VGA Interactive Button file When prompted to locate one of the files in the project click Browse locate the QuickStartkit Content folder and then select a file in that folder Click Open In the Missing Media File window click Yes Under Media Library click Browse and select the QuickStart Content folder Drag the following files to the playlist area on the right side of the screen Menu_3option jpg Zones mpg In the playlist area in the right side of the screen click the Menu_2option jpg thumbnail and press Delete on your keyboard This removes the file as well as all interactive events linked to it Set the new Menu image Menu_3option jpg as the Home Screen The Home Screen indicated by the Home icon is the first media file that plays in the presentation If the presentation is a multi zone presentation each zone must have a Home Screen
8. and other network information e Display HTML5 content available on the XD230 XD1030 and XD1230 only e Run interactive presentations that playback content based on inputs from buttons touch screens mice and more e Synchronize video playback across multiple BrightSign players e Update software and content remotely with the BrightSign Networking Models To compare BrightSign models and all the features available for your digital signs see the BrightSign Product Comparison Matrix Getting Started 1 Download the QuickStart zip file from the following URL www brightsign biz quickstart 2 Unzip the file to a location on your PC 3 Double click the Setup exe file and follow the on screen instructions to install the BrightAuthor software OuU J Quick Start Kit gt Organize Open Share with Burn New folder Ww Favorites BZ Desktop di Content 4 30 2013 12 49 PM File folder Je Downloads de HD110 4 30 2013 12 49 PM File folder Recent Places di HD210 4 30 2013 12 49 PM File folder de HD410 4 30 2013 12 49 PM File folder Libraries Ji HD810 4 30 2013 12 49 PM File folder Documents elo HD1010 4 30 2013 12 49 PM File folder a Music BA3 5 0 24 Release Notes pdf 4 30 2013 12 49 PM Adobe Acrobat Document 24 KB Pictures T Quick Start Guide pdf 4 30 2013 12 49 PM Adobe Acrobat Document 1 363 KB BE Videos setup 3 5 0 24 exe 4 30 201312 49PM Application 1 037 KB Mame Date modified Type e Homegroup Computer o
9. are defined and the Menu image is playing pressing Button 1 will cause the presentation to transition to the Interact video Pressing Button 2 will transition to the Zones video To define the interactive events follow these steps a Click Button 1 on the event bar Dapo f Click and hold the bottom of the Menu_3option jpg thumbnail the pointer changes to a hand Drag the hand pointer to the Interact mpg thumbnail Click Button 2 on the event bar Click and hold the bottom of the Menu_3option jpg thumbnail Drag the hand pointer to the Zones mpg thumbnail 12 Link the end of the Attract Interact and Zones videos to the Menu image so that the menu reappears when the videos finish playing To define the interactive event follow these steps a Click Media End Event on the event bar 290 y e f g Click and hold the bottom of the Attract_mpg thumbnail Drag the hand pointer to the Menu_3option jpg thumbnail Click and hold the bottom of the Interact _mpg thumbnail by default the previous interactive event used is already selected so you don t need to click the Media End Event again Drag the hand pointer to the Menu_3option jpg thumbnail Click and hold the bottom of the Zones mpg thumbnail Drag the hand pointer to the Menu_3option jpg thumbnail Note f you do not add a Media End event after each video the videos will loop indefinitely 13 On the Menu bar click File gt Save to store your present
10. ation 14 For details on publishing the saved presentation see Publishing presentations on the following page 22 Publishing Presentations After creating a presentation you can publish the content to your BrightSign player using one of four methods Local Storage Local Networking Simple File Networking or the BrightSign Network This guide will teach you how to publish your presentations to an SD card and update your BrightSign player manually For details on the other publishing methods see the BrightAuthor User Guide Note Your SD SDHC or SDXC card must be formatted using FAT32 for it to work with a BrightSign player To publish a presentation to an SD card 1 Insert an SD card into your computer s card reader Click the Publish tab in the upper left side of the BrightAuthor screen Click Local Storage below the Publish tab Under Presentations click Browse select the folder where your presentation is saved and then click OK Select the presentation you want to publish from the list of presentations Drag the presentation into the calendar to set a time when the presentation will play You can expand or contract the time range by clicking holding and moving the lower border of the colored field Double click the presentation in the calendar to further customize the playing time You have the following options when scheduling a O n S oS N presentation e default The presentation plays during a limited time range on a
11. d Enter a name in the Feed Name field You can use this name to easily select which RSS feed you want to use in the future Under Feed specification select Url and enter the web address of your RSS feed You can also choose to create and host RSS feeds using two BrightSign Network features Live Data Feeds and Dynamic Playlists see the BrightAuthor User Manual for more information on these features Click Validate to check whether the URL is a valid RSS feed and click OK Use the Select data feed dropdown list to locate the RSS feed you just created Click OK 9 On the Menu bar click File gt Save to store your presentation 10 For details on publishing the saved presentation see Publishing Presentations 18 Creating an interactive presentation All models except the HD110 support various types of interactivity For a complete list of features and details for each BrightSign model see the BrightSign Product Comparison Matrix This section of the guide will teach you how to create an interactive presentation with a GPIO device attached to your BrightSign player Even if you do not have a GPIO device connected to your BrightSign player this example can teach you the basics of interactive presentations before you attempt more complex projects Demos for various types of presentations included Linked Zones Touch Screen and Button Board can be download from our website To create an interactive button board presentation with the s
12. e BrightAuthor icon on your desktop b Click File gt New Presentation Tip f you don t see New Presentation under File make sure you have the Edit Publish or Manage tab selected in the Create a new BrightSign project save As Project 8 upper left side of the screen Where CA AQuickStartKit_r2HD1010 c Inthe Save As field enter a name for the presentation d In the Where field enter the folder where you want to store BrightSign Model HD1010 the presentation Click Browse to navigate to the desired folder Connector ype e Select your BrightSign Model Connector type and Screen Screen resolution 1920x1080x60i gt resolution f Click Create Monitor onentation Portrait 2 Select the Full Screen template Monitor overscan 9 No overscan use full screen 3 Click Choose Overscan action safe area Overscan title safe area 4 Under Media Library click Browse and select the Quick Start Content folder NS ae 11 File Edit View Tools Help worite Links Documents Pictures Music Recently Chan Searches 01 Earth galileo jpq 05ombrero 035un pg Ant nebula jpg Public galaxy Jpg Fa E E f E de Folders A Asteroid Ida with Attractmpg BrightSign_ Build BrightSign_Com 5 Drag one or more files to the playlist area 6 You can set the order in which files play by dragging them to the playlist area in the desired order You can change the order of files already in
13. es in the project click Browse locate the QuickStartkit Content folder and then select a file in that folder Click Open In the Missing Media File window click Yes e Zone 1 is a Video or Images zone You can add videos images or audio files in this type of zone If using an HD player you can only have one video zone on screen at a time If using an XD player you can have up to two 13 e Zone 2 is an image zone You can add images to this type of zone and you can add as many image zones as you like to a presentation Note Next we re going to resize Zones 1 and 2 and then add and populate a new zone ela HD120 HDML Zones HD120 BnghtAuthor File Edit Format Tools Help BrightAuthor Edit Publish Layout Playlist fone 1 Video or Images r _ VideoOrlmages Mame 1 Video or Images Video or Images Size W 1536 H 1080 Position x 0 Y 0 Add Zone 14 5 Resize the existing zones a Click Layout on the upper left side of the screen under Edit b Select and drag the bottom of the Video Or Images zone to make the zone shorter c Select and drag the bottom of the Images zone to make both zones the same height E HD120 HDMI Zones HD120 BrightAuthor BrightAuthor Create Edrt Publish Manage Layout Playlist 2 Images Note Alternatively you can also make the height and width of each zone exact using the W and H fields on the left 6
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15. re the software and the networking e Astonishing full HD quality e Reliable solid state platforms designed specifically for digital signage e Support for interactive displays with buttons touch screens and more e Multi zone screen layouts and synchronization of multiple displays e Versatile networking options allowing remote control of display presentations Capabilities You can use a BrightSign player to do any combination of the following e Play content from a Secure Digital card SD or SDHC card or USB Flash drive the HD120 HD220 HD1020 XD230 XD1030 and XD1230 also support SDXC Note Your SD SDHC or SDXC card must be formatted using FAT32 if you are using it for network updates or saving logs on it However if you need to play media files that are 4GB or larger in size the card must be formatted using NTFS e Display content on a high definition monitor or TV e Play looping video images and music in HD e Divide the display into separate content windows called zones to play back video and images simultaneously e Play live HD video including HDCP secured content using an ATSC ClearQAM tuner available on the XD1230 only e Play live video using a USB video dongle accessory Note Currently only the HD1010w supports the Live Video module This can be purchased from the BrightSign Store e Schedule content to play at specific times hour day month year e Create looping displays e Display RSS feeds
16. rences 7 Click Create Setup Files 8 Select an SD card or USB flash drive HD810 HD1010 HD1010w and HD1020 only to store the setup files Click OK Note Your SD SDHC or SDXC card must be formatted using FAT32 or NTFS for it to work with a BrightSign player see the note on page 2 for deciding whether to format using FAT32 or NTFS 9 Turn off your BrightSign player by unplugging the power adapter Insert the SD card or Flash drive into the unit 10 Turn on the BrightSign player by reconnecting the power adapter The SD card or Flash drive must remain connected to the BrightSign player or it will not receive scheduled presentations from the network The BrightSign player has no internal storage and therefore cannot receive content without a storage device connected For a detailed description of all items in the BrightSign Unit Setup window including optional settings refer to the BrightAuthor User Guide 10 Creating presentations This guide describes how to create three types of presentations a full screen presentation a multi zone presentation and an interactive presentation Creating a full screen presentation When you need to create presentations with more than one media file you can use playlists to play multiple files in a loop This section shows you how to create a playlist using BrightAuthor and the sample files provided in the Quick Start kit 1 Create a new BrightSign project gt New projet a Double click th
17. s C coy READER D 44 setup 3 5 0 24 exe Date modified 4 30 2013 12 49 PM Date created 3 21 2013 12 36 PM Application Size 6 87 MB Connecting a display Using a VGA cable O Gye Bio Audio Vi HDMI Ethernet Power 5 2V 3A Note The connectors on BrightSign players vary by model Your BrightSign player may have different connectors from those displayed above Using an HDMI cable Be 0 SM O Audio VGA HDMI Ethernet Power 5 2V 3A Note The connectors on BrightSign players vary by model Your BrightSign player may have different connectors from those displayed above Connecting speakers If your presentations include audio you can route the audio through an HDMI display that you connect to your BrightSign player or you can connect powered speakers to your BrightSign player s lt gt 4 nN e 2 E 9 GE Audio In udi Pb Pr HDMI Ethernet Power52V 3A Setting up BrightSign Players Before you can create and publish presentations you must first set up the BrightSign players To set up a player you need to create setup files in BrightAuthor and add those files to a storage device SD card or USB flash drive Afterward insert the storage usually an SD card into the BrightSign player Remember that if you are using an SD card it must be FAT32 or NTFS formatted see the note on page 2 for deciding whether to format using FAT32 or NTFS You can set up your BrightSign players for
18. single specific day Customize the range by changing the Start and End times in the Event time field e The presentation plays continuously without interruptions or an end time Select this option by checking the Active all day every day box e The presentation plays for a limited time during a recurring pattern of days Select this option by checking the Recurring Event box You can further customize whether you want the presentation to play daily every weekday every weekend or during certain days of the week Use the Range of recurrence field to choose what dates the recurring event will begin and end 23 HD1020 HDMI Interactive_Button HD1020 BrightAuthor File Schedule Edit Tools Help BrightAuthor Local Storage BrightSign Network Local Network Simple File Network Presentations May 27 2 2012 lt week gt Publish Manage CA HD1020 HD1020 HDMI Fullscreen Sun 5 27 Mon 5 28 Tue 5 29 Wed 5 30 Thu 5 31 Fri 6 1 Sat 6 2 non stop event non stop event non stop event non stop event non stop event non stop event non stop event HD1020HDMT1 HD1020HDMT HD1020HDML HD1020HDMLI HD1020HDML HD1020HDMI TI HD1020HDML HD1020 HDMI Interactive_Buttom non stop HD1020 HDMI Zones Debugging 8 am Enable serial debugging a Enable system log debugging Publish to 10 am CABnghtSign SD card Browse 11 am E Publish zip file for USB upgrade i noon specify Logging 1 pm Specify Firmware Update
19. the playlist by clicking a file and dragging it to a new position 7 To edit how long each file plays in the presentation right click a file and click Edit Change the Time on Screen field and click OK 8 On the Menu bar click File gt Save to store your presentation For details on publishing the saved presentation see Publishing Presentations 12 Creating a multiple zone presentation Using BrightSign zones you can divide your signage screen into windows and play different types of content in each window including video audio images ticker feeds RSS or text or date and time You can also control transitions between media files background color background image font text color text alignment and text orientation Below are a few examples of BrightSign zone templates 2 Zone 3 Zone 5 Zone To create a presentation with multiple zones using the sample content complete the following steps Double click the BrightAuthor icon on your desktop 1 Click File gt Open Presentation 2 Navigate to the Quick Start Kit folder on your PC and select the folder for your BrightSign model to see the sample files 3 Do one of the following to open the BrightAuthor project e lf your BrightSign player is connected to your display via an HDMI connection select the HDMI_ Zones file e lf your BrightSign player is connected to your display via a VGA connection select the VGA_Zones file 4 When prompted to locate one of the fil
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