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1. 6 4 Send the Order Click p to enter order control interface One or more display screens can be ticked off to send control orders for it Send Command amend Please select the screen 192 1568 0 162 12666 All Fig 6 12 Order Control Timing network timing time synchronization Play start playing Pause a pause in current playing Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Stop stop current playing 6 5 Timing Network timing can be performed to all the display screens in a long range Immediate timing and periodical timing can be set Refer to2 network timing of Chapter 10 for the specific operations 6 6 Acquire Screenshot Refresh and acquire desktop screenshot of displaying computer corresponding to remote display screen ad Screen Information Xx Horizontal Maximum Screen Count lt m amp Get Image Refresh All Refresh Selected Exit End Getting Fig 6 13 Get Screenshot Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 6 7 Send Notice Send instant notice to remote display screen Location play mode play duration media type and attributes of notices are settable on display screen send Notification x Location Full Screen Left Or Right 2o Top Or Bottom Height
2. d Click Send and the software will pop out prompts Click OK to start sending Upon the completion of sending and select sending at background during the sending process Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Send File a x Sending Screen List Status Name Met Process Result iE 182 168 0 162 Background Send pending Sereen List Statu Hame Het me Result E 32 1880 aooo Succeed Fig 6 9Sending Completed As shown in interfaces of Fig 6 9 playing programs can be resent to display screen either by clicking the button corresponding to the display screen or by clicking the Resend Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NGVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd beneath the interface 2 Send files Click Sp to enter file sending interface Send File Sending File List 1 C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents My Pictures 2 C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents My Pictures Advanced Setting Fig 6 10 Send Files Add files x Delete files gt Empty the listed files Advance Setting set the local storage location of files on the playing computer corresponding to the display screen or the programs will be saved at the default path
3. Play Mode Loop Times c H Play Duration Hour hlin Sec Media Type panne ee Single Line ScroiText O Jer Text Property Fig 6 14 Send Notice 6 8 Send Emergent Inserted Play Send emergent inserted play file to remote display screen and play the inserted play file immediately upon completion Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd send Emergency Insert Play Current Insert Play Status Insert Play Type File O G Play Duration Hour Min SEC Please selectthe inserted files x File Path DADocuments and Setting 4dministratonily DocumentsiMy File Property Path DADocuments and Settings Administratonily Documents My Wide pec move vO Transparency 100 Vou O gw Position o OOOO Duration 00 03 20 968 _ Overlay Text Edit Text Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd send Emergency Insert Flay A X Current Insert Play Status Insert Play Type File DDocuments and Settings AdministratorniMy Documents My Videos Because of 25 Tai mp4 Play Duration Hour Min Sec Fig 6 15 Send Emergent Inserted play 7 Settings 7 1 Display Window Setting Display window setting is used to set the mapping relation between the control computer display and the L
4. Remote Screen Management to enter the interface below Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd go Remote Screen Management Screen Control 2S Sereen List Status Hame o o Fig 6 2 Remote Display Screen Management 2 Click a to add remote display screen fill the name number IP IP on the playing computer corresponding to the display screen and port must conform to the communication port of the network set on the playing computer previously of the display screen to be added in the interface below in case of connection password to remote display screen input the same connection password and click OK upon completion Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com vA Are NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 6 3 Add Remote Display Screen 3 The display screen added interface is shown as below r T _ Index 192 168 0 162 112889 Fig 6 4 List of Remote Display Screens 4 Multiple display screens can be added as per the steps above Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 6 3 Send Programs Files Send programs or files to display screens in long range via control computer 1 Send programs a Click a to enter the send
5. The play type is only Cycle for global page The global page will be always playing during the segment playing Use the toolbar on the right or right click menu you can copy paste move or delete the Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd selected page The toolbar and menu is shown as Fig2 21 a Screenl Play Program 4 Segment P erage a ig Inserted Add S rolling Text Window oolbar i Inserted Add Clock Window Add Countdown Timer Window Add Device Window Add Weather Window T Copy aste Delete Clear Window ht click menu gt Show window ner index New Play Program S m S e Preview Current Page Preview ent Segment from Cu Screen mon Window for kinds af media Play Program Add Scrolling Text Window lt Segment Add Clock Window f gra k Add Countdown Timer Window Add Device Window Add Weather Window i Inserted Segment iS Inserted Segment3 Copy aste Delete Rieht click menu on screen Adda Copied Window Clear Window Save Window Layout of Page Fig 2 21 Menu of page Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 1 2 4Window Editing 1 Create a new window After adding a page you should add windows t
6. After loading or editing over the play program click the button B to start play the current play program As shown in Fig 2 46 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www novastar led com NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Pil B Flay Screena Fig 2 46 The button for starting play After play started the interface will switch to play page from editing page The play page will show the current common segment information If has the next common segment information If has the current inserted segment information If has and the next inserted segment information If has as shown in Fig 2 47 The fault information of play will show in the Play Error List in red font QeHkH Pla e 2 m Screenl ce Segment 2012 6 27 0 00 00 To 2012 6 28 0 00 00 Playing Next Common Segment In se omenti 2012 8 28 0 00 00 To 2012 6 29 0 00 00 a week Play Info Global Page x Common Page Pagel Status Playing W 0 359 328 fe Current Media oppo AYI Ways Wadia farainm 1 Oe 2 Current Inserted Inserted Segment 2012 86 27 18 48 00 Playin Segment Em as y ng Next Inserted eee BU cont tina week Inserted Segment 2012 6 27 18 50 00 Play Info gt Common Page Pagel Status Playing Sj 0 0 215 184 seee Current Media nalog clock T 4 Play Error T x Fig 2 47 Play page Use UL and P button
7. Due to problems from decoders or computers video could be stuck during being played Stuck prevention function is designed for NovaStudio plus to escape from that kind of situation NovaStuio2012 can recover by itself and begin to play next media when the video or sound being played is suck for certain time normally 10 seconds Fluently switching between pages No black screen will appear during switching between two program pages with different Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd layouts The effect of transparency Media sources of the types of clock countdown timer text office file weather info can be shown with transparency effect Web page supported Real time display of designated area of the web page Quick preview function Do quick preview of play program in different rate Timing and cycle inserted segment Play program may include the timing and cycle inserted segments which can play alone or play with the current common segment Synchronal playing Realize the synchronal playing of multiple remote display screens PPT files supported Emergency inserted play and notification function Security measure computer locking NovaStudio plus can lock the computer for security The key board and the mouse will not work after locking Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhe
8. GO F Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 E To 2012 6 26 J ay 2012 6 24 S Inserted Play E 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes 2012 6 25 B Inserted Play iF 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes 2012 6 26 B Inserted Play iF 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes Fig 2 9F has higher priority than E Otherwise if E is at the back of F in the play program then E has the priority to be played on time confliction The dispatching results will be shown as Fig2 10 E Screenl PlayProgramEditing rea ea ay frogramm O A i A ET A OF Y ES E Date Range of Schedule From 20127 6 24 Jr To 2012 6 26 HY EJ 2012 6 24 G Inserted Play iE 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes 5 2012 6 25 Inserted Play E 0 00 Next Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes 2012 6 26 S Inserted Play iF 0 00 Hext Day 0 00 Every 30 Minutes Fig 2 10 E has higher priority than F Note If there is no confliction between two cycle inserted segments but they has the same playing time point still follow the same dispatch rule the back one has higher priority For Example suppose time properties of G and H are set as follow Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd From June24 2012 to June 25 2012 From June24 2012 to June 25 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a
9. Ltd shown in Fig 9 1 Select USB flash disk in the dialog box popped out and set the name of backup folder at where the media to be saved after being exported to USB flash disk For the avoidance of repetition a prefix to be attached in case of name duplication shall be set bal Export to USB Disk Select USE Disk Exported folder name Ui skProgramF older then the file name is the same as the existing file add prefix to avoid The MAC address of play computer 10 Tea le 28 SE 41 2 o4 3E 25 60 11 Fig 9 1 Export to USB Flash Disk Click to add the MAC address of the computer where the program will be played More than one MACs can be added Click OK upon the completion of setting Then the interface below will pop out Backup successfully Fig 9 2 Export USB Flash Disk Successfully Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 Enable USB Disk Play NovaStudio plus in the play computer needs to enable USB Disk Play function Click Start Setting under Setting menu as shown in Fig 9 3 Select USB Disk Play and then click OK as shown in Fig 9 4 EERSTE DTT STA 2 E Play Program P Control C Settings S View V Tool T Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O Display Setting S Yr E ee N m Screenl Play Setting P Lock Setting L diting
10. NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd CST mere ee mete tee ements eerste re eee ese ee eee eee eee 8 OB CUI I SCS INSU N OO ccc eee cc sce EEE E EEEE EAEE EEEE 8 Os STN NOUE gaara E E E select E E 88 6 8Send Emergent Inserted Play ou cesssssssssesescsesesessssssssssssssesescsesesssesesesssesssseseseseseseseeeeseesees 88 Ge 5 b mer nen rr ere est sree rer DON ve nee nS ren eee ee en eee 90 7 LDisplay Window Setting ssscecececescccesossesesssessecesesescocoearaeataeseecesssarsceesoraratatseseeagles Meas 90 FOS ES 11 96 perc eee eee eee ee eer ne eee eee eee ee eee ee O ane 91 Di VAY SUNN pcs ccte cose pence E E EEE ANNT e ER P S 93 ToL POS N e ty Center eerie me arene 93 7 3 2 Play Setting erectsescesceseseccessssitdeszececnese sandy Ke MONE ececocer sas te ccscnoresdsd i ateetettnaresccsesee 94 7 3 3 Preview Setting of Media oo eecsesesesesesesesssesesesesesesesssesesssesesesssesesesseeseeeseeeseeees 96 8 Computer Locking srusen era Sanne iiser cenean Snes a een nese ee arnt EE eran 96 2 DEK PAY cie A a anne ne en eer ee rn er ee eee 100 10 BACKUP eset sce a cess et cee ste ces E E E A A S 103 11 Synchronal Playing FUNCTION cscccecesescccocersssesssescecesesccceconaraeaesescececesarcececaraeatansesseseters 105 12 Display temperature and NUMICItY ee eesesesesesssesesesesesesese
11. Users can fill in the suitable storage path at discretion Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Send File m x Sending File Liat 1 D Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents My Music iBecause Of 25 D 2 D Documents and Settings AdministratonMy DocumentsiMy Videos Because of 25 The storage location of the files in the play computer es ex Fig 6 11 Send File Advanced Setting Click Next to send files The following steps are the same with those of program sending TIP If a media playback program involves many media files or those media files are large in size it may take a long time to send out the playback program For that kind of cases the following steps are recommended Send the media files to the target computer in advance Make sure in the target computer the saving path of the media files is the same as that they are saved in the computer from which they are sent out Make the media playback program in advance Send the playback program to the target computer and save it to the Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd folder where the media files are in As the media files are already there the playback program is ready to work once the sending process is finished
12. Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 1 3 Preview and Play of Play Program 2 1 3 1Preview NovaStudio plus provides preview function of segment and page of play program Select the segment or page you want to preview and click the or button to start preview The interface will show the preview information after preview started as shown in Fig 2 44 The preview information is including playing page information playing window information the current playing media and the next media of every window Select Accelerated Preview you can preview at different play rate 0 Click button to pause preview and click button to stop preview return to editing interface Otherwise you can right click on the screen use the right click menu to pause or stop preview as shown in Fig 2 45 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com Show window name and index 2 1 3 2Play Segment Editing Area 50000 Preview Item Segment Gegment1 Play Info Global Page Common Page Pagel Status Playing i e 0455 S828 nel adia oppo AVI ee gt aM a foreign_1 jpg Play Error Accelerated Preview Accelerated P Rate review Next Page O Pause Preview Stop Preview Fig 2 45 Right click menu of preview NovaStar Tech Co Ltd
13. 2 File setting dialog for Emergency Inserted Play Before begins the emergency play Methods of playing need to be specified Select Immediate to start emergency play immediately And emergency play will be postponed for the time set for duration if Duration is selected Click Start to active emergency play Examples for immediate and postponed emergency play are shown in Fig 4 3 and Fig 4 4 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd di Emergency Insert Play Control oo i X Screenl Current Information of Insert Play Methods Duration Play Error Screenl It is playing inserted content Remaining Time 0 0 42 File E oppo AVI Immediate Play Program Delay 0 ae Hour i Current Information of Insert Play Type Methods Duration Play Error Inserted content will be played Remaining Time 0 0 5 File E oppo AVI Immediate Delay Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www novastar led com Play Program Fig 4 4 Postponed emergency play NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 Emergency of play program Select Play Program from the Emergency Play page and click button bill on the pup up dialog as shown in Fig 4 5 select the play program file to be played If the play program has multiple seg
14. Display Setting to set play window Count of Display Screen screen Name Screen start X 0 Start Y 0 On Top Never Playing Show Screen Shift H Lock Screen Shift L Note After the screen is locked it is unable to use the mouse to change the screen size and position Fig 2 51 Display Setting NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 Page adding or deleting sorting layout window Click 82 to add the page select Page Layout at the drop down box at the right of the screen and amend the proportion by clicking the buttons Up Down Left and Right based on requirements Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www novastar led com NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Amend the proportion of layout by click the buttons Up Down Left and Right ewe m m Fig 2 52 Page adding or deleting sorting layout window 3 Page adding media window Select one window of the page and then click button on the toolbar to add media to the window Click Q to simulate the real display screen to view the distribution situation of pixels Add countdowr Add text Add analog clock Add weather report clock wT m i a WORX bas Add media file Add digital clock Addtemperature and Amplify the screen to view pic video text word etc humidity display pixels Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www no
15. Display page Attention Do not install the universal decoders or decoder packages similar to the universal decoder Conflicts between the decoders within these packages may cause failure in media playing Please contact us for special media formats supporting 1 3 Media Types Supported Format or Definition Display Properties background color background Picture bmp jpeg ico png gif picture background music Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd transparency entrance exit animation animation speed displaying scale displaying duration wmv asx asf mpeg1 mpeg2 background color background mpeg4 h 264 DVD VCD xvid Video picture sound volume displaying divx mov mp4 rmvb avcl scale overlay Text QTRLE background color background Flash picture transparency displaying scale overlay Text displaying scale displaying duration transparency color Office files docx doc xls xlsx txt inversion duration for each screen content background color background Audio picture sound volume transparency Complex Text Text with customized content background color background Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd font color and style Size picture transpar
16. NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd In the log statistics page you can do statistics of the play times and failure times of media as shown in Fig 15 12 LogPlat Help Language Screen Screen2 lt p i s Mt Vr or or oS S 4 ks ER us 5 Log Path C WserstAdministrator Documents NovaStudio201 2 LogiP F OWSE 25 26 27 28 Current Log 2013 9 12 Date Choose the date in the left calendar for browsing different log AllMedia C Specific Media Key Word Whole Day 08 00 00 Texd Static text Weather Load log file 2013 9 12 plylog succeed Fig 15 12 Play log statistics Click Export to export the statistics information to Excel file as shown in Fig 15 13 Log Statistic 4 Play Date 2012 6 24 Make Time 2012 6 25 18 58 16 Hame f Play Time Pail Time foreign l jpg ee T e e o o golddigs 3 O0 Fig 15 13 Play log statistics form Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 15 5 Backstage Media Playing 15 5 1 Activate Backstage Media Playing Following will take the OS of Windows XP as an example to illustrate how to active backstage media playing Connect the computer video card DVI output interface with the DVI input interface of the LED display control system Right click on the desktop
17. Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd As synchronal media function calculates the media playing time by time so as to achieve the synchronal playing of multiple display screens the time on multiple playing computers must be the same This software achieves time synchronization by network timing See the operating steps in 2 Network Timing of this section 2 Network timing There are two methods for network timing Method 1 is to operate on each playing computer respectively and perform network timing by acquiring time from network It takes too much time Therefore method 2 is recommended under the premise that remote control is built as it is convenient and more accurate Method 1 Set the NovaStudio plus on the playing computer corresponding to each display screen a Click Settings Get Time From Internet onthe menu bar and then click Set Time Now in the dialog box popped out The system will acquire network time immediately Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Set time succeed Fig 11 2 Immediate Timing b Tick off Auto Get to set the timing cycle and then click OK The playing computer will conduct timing regularly according to the cycle after that Get Time From Internet
18. aap Power Point P Sit Segmenti Ke a Page Display screen test tool N Common Wind Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 15 5 The Tool Management item in the Tool drop down menu Add Tool x Tool List Fig 15 6 The Tool Management dialog Click Add on the Add Tool dialog and in the pup up Tool Operation dialog specify the tool to be added set the path of the exe file and set its name for shown in NovaStudio plus After that click Add to perform adding operation Tool Operation X Tool Path Tool Name Fig 15 7 The Tool Operation dialog After added the name of the new added tool will be in the drop down menu of Tool as shown in Fig 15 8 Select this item to open the tool when needed Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR a ee ee ee ee ee Schedule P ControliC Settings S View V O Be il 2 ll Paget i C Common vind Painter D Word WW Excel E Power Point P NovaStar Tech Co Ltd LJ A Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O t zoo wie d lal rs Fig 15 8 Tools added 15 4 Log Plat Select View gt PlayLog to open the LogPlat for media play log as shown in Fig 15 9 The LogPlat dialog is as shown in Fig 15 10 Schedule P Cont
19. access the Start Setting dialog Select Setting gt Start Setting from the main menu of NovaStudio plus The Start Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR Setting dialog is as shown in Fig 7 2 Auto Run J Restart Software on Time Every amp days restart software for once Restart time 22 34 00 Vi Auto Play Screen Please browse one play program file C Wsers star Desktop 1 pest USB Disk Play Fig 7 2 The Start Setting dialog NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Start setting F I z If Auto Run is selected NovaStudio plus will start automatically after the computer starts up If Restart Software on Time is selected and time for restart is set NovaStudio plus will restart automatically when the computer time reaches the set restart time And NovaStudio plus will also recover the status what it was in before the restart The restart function is useful in helping NovaStudio plus to run stably for long time In some cases the computers are not allow to shut down thus NovaStudio plus may become less stable due to problems from the OS decoders or others in long term running Restarting NovaStudo2012 when it is idle can keep NovaStudio plus in good status If Auto Play is selected NovaStudio plus will activate the specified play program file Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www novastar led com
20. always be in the lock status after it is locked even NovaStudio plus is restarted auto starts or by double clicking the exe by computer restarting by force Password is the only way to unlock it Unlock the computer Press ESC to open the Unlock Window for unlocking The Unlock Window is as shown in Fig 8 5 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Unlock Vindor Unlock Password BackSpace lt lt Random Code 565314540 Press Enter when finish entering Press Esc to exit unlocking Fig 8 5 The dialog for unlocking Type in the password and press Enter to unlock the computer Press ESC to exit unlock process TIP If the password is never set or is set to be NULL press Enter key directly to unlock the computer Please contact us if the password is lost 9 Disk Play 1 Export Play Program to USB Disk The playing programs on control computer must be exported to USB flash disk The playing programs and the media involved can be exported to the designated folder on USB flash disk through the export to USB flash disk function of playing programs Click the menu item export to USB flash disk under the menu playing programs as Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co
21. and select Properties form the pup up menu as shown in Fig 15 14 Arrange Icons By d Refresh Graphics Properties Graphics Options b New r Fig 15 14 Desktop properties Select Setting page form the Display Properties dialog as shown in Fig 15 15 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Diag the mondot scons to match the phyiscal atrangeeseed of pour montos 4 2 1 Detaut Morice on InteR G41 Express Chipset v Scieen eia hor Color quality Less pawor Moce Hagheet 32 ba me 1024 by 768 pixels fi a in a ber i A iw j Fig 15 15 the Setting page Select Monitor 2 and Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor as shown in Fig 15 16 Click OK when finish Display Properties gS aw OOO Thames Desktop Screen Saver Appeaiance Settings Diag the maniice icons to match the physical arrangement of your mordos 2 Defaut Montor on Intel G41 Express Chipset Screen resolbon Color qualty More Low Ba LETTIE Fig 15 16 activate Monitor 2 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd After the settings for Monitor 2 select Setting gt Backstage Playing from the main menu of NovaStudio plus to apply b
22. fH AT ER Fig 2 59 View Scheduled date by day Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NovaStar Tech Co Ltd NOVA STAR Control C Settings S View V TookT Plug Too U Language A Help E Lock O GHG Ooo0estm A Screent Week z Year 2014 08 10 Valid time scan es sa Tuipsjpg si amin SS See ae ee ee Fig 2 60 View Scheduled date by week Schedule P ControWC Settings S View V TooKT Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock 0 le Bae ooco0e 4 E Screen1 i Conditions of query EM a J Stone 2000 D gt eam 204 om Fig 2 61 View Scheduled date by time segment NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 3 Immediate Notification The Immediate Notification is for publishing notifications during the play process of a play program Click menu item Notification under Control menu the Immediate Notification control window will show as in Fig 3 1 4 Notification Control s Notification List Index Screen Status Play Information Loacation Size Content Add Modify Delete Stop Stop All Notification Error Fig 3 1 Notification control window gt Adda notification A notification needs to be added to the notification list before it is played Click Add butto
23. is the better the media play results will be 16 3 NovaStudio plus launch error due to the language support of the operation system If the path of the NovaStudio plus exe contains characters that are not belonged to the default language of the operation system it may not be able to launch Messages as follow may be shown Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd To solve this problem please change the path and run again Exception The type initializer tor Nova Players MedialtemPlayer threw an exception A System TypelritializationE ception Stack Trace at Nova Players MedialtemPlayer GetlmageFromFile String UI01 Boolean OIDONN1 Intaz ONO 1 Inaz OOUTOOIO TOOT Imaget 011 Fig 16 1 Error message 16 4 Unable to play files of Microsoft Word and Excel Make sure Microsoft Word and Excel have been installed correctly otherwise NovaStudio plus is not able to support files for Microsoft Word and Excel Please allow the operation if any firewall blocks the operation of adding Excel file There no virus risk as it is just Excel starting a library 16 5 What to do if characters in a table of a Microsoft Word file are slit Try a Microsoft Excel table 16 6 Why NovaStudio plus does not run Please make sure that Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 has been installed in the computer if the error message in Fig 16 2
24. it Suppose a common window and a clock window is added to a page at the same position of 0 0 200 200 The common window will cover the clock window when this page is on shown if the common window is in front of the clock window in the window list To avoid the clock window being covered by the common window move it to the front of the common window or move the common window to the back of it The circled arrow buttons Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com vA Are NovaStar Tech Co Ltd in Fig 2 29 are use to move a window forward or backward Screenl Upper Laye ppe y 5 M Play Program 42 Segment fae a Lower Layer l Pecel O TE i Sxl Fag Name Clock Window o Common Winde i ig Inserted Segment ASD Inserted Segment3 Clock Type Analog C nek Merea H Scale M n 5 S x 0 ro Fig 2 29 Move window The result of a transparent clock window on top of a common window showing a picture is as Fig 2 30 Fig 2 30 Result of a overlapping transparent clock window on a common window 6 Duplicate a window To duplicate a window select the source window click the Copy button and then click the Paste Circled in Fig 2 31 are the Copy button and the Paste button Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd M Screent ii Play Pro
25. led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd p See EE j a Monitor bolo Maximum number of horizontal display Retreshing pe Fig 5 1 Monitoring window 6 Remote Display Screen Management Remote control of one or more display screens is realized through a control computer This computer is collectively referred to as control computer in the context 6 1 Preparations 1 Run NovaStudio plus on the playing computer corresponding to the display screen 2 Click menu Settings Network Settings Remote Real time Management must be ticked off first 3 Select the IP being monitored currently i e the corresponding IP on the local computer and set communication port which can be set within the scope of 1025 65535 and can not conflict with other communication ports Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 4 Connection password is optional In case of connection password the same password must be input when adding display screens to let MCC control such display screens remotely Or failure 5 After setting click OK Network Settings x Remote Real time Management Listen IF 192 168 0 162 Port 12009 OF Cancel al Fig 6 1 Network Setting 6 2 Add Display Screen Run NovaStudio plus on the control computer 1 Click the menu bar Control
26. on the toolbar to pause or stop play You also can use the right click menu on the screen as shown in Fig 2 48 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd a Play Shift S Last Page Shift B Next Page Shift N Pause Shift P Stop Shift T Hide Shift H Fig 2 48 Right click menu of play Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 2 Priority program of the page The program is composed of multiple pages in which multiple image text windows including text images videos clock timer temperature amp humidity and weather forecast can be added Name Tulips jpg 4 Display tatio X Y 0 0 WxH 200x200 ra be G i tration e X7 ra 0 apHour Min 5 Sec i ri ss 2 Start Date End Date hat m aped 2014 8NA v 2014 83H z TIAE 2014 83A12H v 2014 8812H v B 2014 8513H v 2014 88138 v a 2014 8A14H v 2014 8414H v B Week day Time Date Backgroun Transparen Specific date Has effect Fig 2 49 Priority program of the page Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 2 1 Toolbar Play according to Switch betw
27. pages In the case that common pages of different window layout are needed while a window at a fix position is also required such like that for clock weather info or scrolling text putting the fix position window in a global page is the best way for the window layout design But if only one common page is needed a global page may not be necessary as the fix position window can be set directly to the position required Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Common Page A common page can have multiple windows and the layout of the windows can be customized A segment can have multiple pages And of course the window layouts of these common pages can be different from each other The common pages will be shown in the order they are listed in the segment Normally one common page is enough for a segment Window A window also named a play window is an area of a page in which visible media sources will be show Note that any window must be affiliated to a page Common Window A common window could have its own media sources list and thus different types of media sources can be played in it in the list order Scroll Text Window A window that is only for showing scrolling text Clock Window A window that is only for analog or digital clocks Countdown Timer Window A window that is only for showing information from a
28. play log Computer locking Convert PPT files to pictures Tool management Multiple languages supported Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd USB export and instant plug and play Remote display screen management send file video playing scheme order time tick screenshot remote inserted play and notice Media synchronization broadcast 1 2 Run Environment Tests passed on the OSs of Windows XP Windows2000 Windows7 32 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows8 32 bit CPU Frequency gt 1 6GHZ Host Memory gt 1G Graphic Card Memory gt 512M TIP With a computer not match the requirements NovaStudio plus may work abnormally The problems could be shift playing or low loading speed The shown text could be jittering if the graphic card memory is less than 512M To open and show doc or excel files Microsoft Office should be installed first doc or excel files could not be loaded if Microsoft Office is not installed To open and show flash files Flash OCX should be installed first Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd To open and play video files it is required that gt DirectX9 is supported by the graphic card TIP NovaStudio plus cannot play videos withou
29. programs interface Click ofa to skim through the path where the playing programs are and open it Send File Sending Flay Program Advanced Setting Fig 6 5 Send Programs Advanced Setting set the local storage location of files on the playing computer corresponding to the display screen or the programs will be saved at the default path Users can fill in the suitable storage path at discretion Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd cend File X Sending Flay Program ines Administrator My Documents tHovaS tudi of012iLoziPlayLogiSereenl il The storage location of the files in the play computer Default w Fig 6 6 Program Saving Path b Click Next tick off the target display screen in the page and send programs to it Send File X Flease select the screen Status Hame Het 192 165 0 162 12858 w A11 Fig 6 7 Select Target Display Screen c Click Next to view the list of display screens to which programs to be sent Go back to Last in case of changes Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Send File Oo la Sending Sereen List Statu Hame Het Process Result 192 160 0 0 00 Fig 6 8 Display Screen Sending List
30. setting of media The user can set media clicking preview at only play one time or loop play according to the practical demands If only play one time is chosen black screen or keep the last frame may be selected upon the completion of media preview setting with the options below 8 Computer Locking To prevent unauthorized operations on NovaStudio plus NovaStudio plus is capable of locking the computer by disable the keyboard and the mouse Set Reset the password Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Select Set gt Password Setting from the main menu of NovaStudio plus to access the dialog for password setting as shown in Fig 8 1 Password Setting Change password Old Password New Password Confirm new password Fig 8 1 Password Setting dialog The initial password is NULL That is there is no initial password Lock the computer Select Lock O at the main menu of NovaStudio plus to open the confirm dialog for computer locking as shown in Fig 8 2 and Fig 8 3 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Settings S View V Tool T Plug Tool U Language A L Play Program P Control C Help E 5 ld be eo ai a w a m Screenl E eee Date Ra
31. week Play Interval 20 minutes Play Interval 10 minutes If H is at the back of G H will be played at 00 20 40 minutes of every hour Otherwise play G If one time point of timing inserted segment is the same as one playing time of cycle inserted segment play timing inserted segment For example suppose time properties of cycle inserted segment I and timing inserted segment L are set as follow it would play L when arrived at 10 30 From June24 2012 to June 25 2012 From June24 2012 to June 25 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a week Play Interval 30 minutes At 10 30 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR 2 1 2 Edit Play Program 2 1 2 1Display Window Setting Before editing a play program the mapping area of the current physical LED display on the computer display should be specified first The position and size of the mapping area can be set through the Display Window Setting dialog shown in Fig 2 11 To open the Display NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Window Setting dialog select Settings gt Display Setting form the main menu Display Setting Count of Display Sereen Screenl Start 4 Start Y f Name Screenl On Top 0 Never Playing J Show Screen Shi ft H Lock Screen Shift L Width 640 Height 480 2 1 2 2Edit Segment 1 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507
32. x Auto Get Feriod Minutes Set Time How Fig 11 3 Periodic Timing Method 2 If remote control is set up on multiple computers just operate on NovaStudio plus on the master computer ae Click timing on the toolbar the interface shown as Figurel11 3 will pop out The operating steps of method 1 must be repeated Cm ss TIP ili Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Uniform timing will be performed to all the playing computers connected to all the master computers 12 Display temperature and humidity If the system is equipped with temperature and humidity probe temperature humidity media widow can be added on the display screen to display real time temperature and humidity Click Setting Setting of temperature and humidity sensor on the main menu to enter the window below where temperature and humidity sensor can be set according to physical circumstances and then click Ok da Setting of Temperatureand Humidit X Connected to Function Card on CATS Sending Card Index 1 Function Card Index Connect Index O Connected to Function Card on COM Fig 12 1 Setting of temperature and Humidity Probe Then the temperature humidity display can be added on the general window see 2 3 5 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 335
33. 048 Website www novastar led com Create Note After the screen is locked it is unable to use the mouse to change the screen size and position s Fig 2 11 The Display Setting dialog Click the button on the toolbar of Play Program Editing Area or right click on the Play NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Program Node or right click on the screen a menu pops up shown as Fig 2 12 for adding new segment m Screenl PlayProgramEditing rea Common Segment Inserted Segment 2012 6 26 or Copied Segment Clear Play R C o PUA mr a fe a Add Inserted Segment gt Add Copied Segment Clear o e AN aT i e wa aa oOo Fig 2 12 Add segment 2 Editing Properties of Segment You can edit the properties at the Segment Editing Area after adding the common Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd segment or inserted segment Shown in Fig 2 13 Fig 2 14 and Fig 2 15 is the corresponding property page P Screent eee E Play Program Segnent EditingArea Se attain Sec _ ___ _ D SE m Bete XYO0000 7 2 Inserted Segment2 KS Inserted Segment3 Name Segment Time Property Effective Date No Date Limit From 2012 6 24 To 2012 6 30 Effective Day of the W
34. 12 a Screenl y a N 2 A ni2 6 2a 2012 e E7 P LE B O12 6 24 2012 6 Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 Jr To 2012 6 24 dr 2012 6 24 E Common Play B 8 00 12 00 A 12 00 15 00 Fig 2 5B has higher priority than A Otherwise if A is at the back of B in the play program then A has the priority to be played on time confliction The dispatching results will be shown as Fig2 6 In June 24 2012 m Breath Play Program EditingAr ea __________ 2 B 2012 6 24 2012 6 7 Y GE A 2012 6 24 2012 6 Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 To 2012 6 24 Dr E 2012 6 24 Common Play iA 8 00 15 00 Fig 2 6A has higher priority than B Timing Inserted Segment Suppose time properties of timing inserted segment C and timing inserted segment D are set as follow Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd From June24 2012 to June 30 2012 From June24 2012 to June 30 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a week At 8 00 15 00 At 9 00 15 00 If Dis at the back of C in the play program then D has the priority to be played at the same time point 15 00 The dispatching results will be shown as Fig2 7 In June 24 2012 a i Screen aaa z Play Program Editing rea C oO Da
35. 92492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Media Editing Fig 12 2 Temperature and Humidity Window 13 Record Control This function coordinates with the media recorder of PMM300 under the mode without sending card and the mode of asynchronous card it only supports time priority program Under the mode without sending card reticule is used to directly connect the Gigabit internet access of the computer and Gigabit internet access of PMM300 and computer can be used to control PMM300 for synchronous display Under the mode of asynchronous card the content which needs to be displayed will be recorded into the memory of PMM300 under the mode without sending card when the reticule between the computer and PMM300 is disconnected PMM300 can automatically play the recorded content See the following chapters for detailed operation instruction Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 13 1 Add media On the main interface of the software NovaStudio plus click Setting Display setting to set start position and width and height of the screen Display Setting Count of Display Screen Screen Name ocreen Stat 0 Width 200 Stat 0 Height 200 On Top Never Playing Show Screen Shift H Lock Screen Shift L Note After the screen is locked it is unable to use the mouse
36. Area 3 H Play Program z j Siment Background play B O O 4 o _ Hide all windows H Se a G gt age Fig 9 3 Start Setting menu item Start setting l Auto Run Restart Software on Time Every s days restart software for once Koi Restart time 22 34 00 J Auto Play Sereenl Please browse one play program file C WUsers star Desktop 1 pgst a J USB Disk Play Fig 9 4 Enable USB Disk Play After enable USB Disk Play if the USB disk which has backup content is inserted NovaStudio plus will detect it real time and play the play program on it at once If the USB Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd disk is removed the play will be stopped If USB Disk Play is selected and the auto play file when NovaStudio plus started is not set NovaStudio plus would detect the USB disk of the current computer and play the play program file on it If has when started 10 Backup NovaStudio plus provides backup functions and users can backup programs to hard disk or mobile storage device in time Click Backup under Play Program menu as shown in Fig10 1 In the pop up dialog set the backup path as the root path of USB disk here must be the root disk set the backup folder name arbitrarily as shown in Fig 10 2 After click OK the backup proc
37. ED displays that is managed by NovaStudio plus Select Setting gt Display Setting from the main menu of NovaStudio plus to access the Display Window Setting dialog which is as in Fig 7 1 Display window showing locking can also be enable disabled through this dialog Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Display Setting Count of Display 9 Screen Screen Screen Name Screen a Start 1144 Width Start 1 78 S Height Top Most Never Playing Show Screen Shi fttH Lock Screen ShifttL Note Once the display screen is locked it is unable to use the mouse to change the screen size and position Fig 7 1 The Display Window Setting dialog To add or delete LED displays to from NovaStudio plus enter the new LED display count and then click the Update button NovaStudio plus will regenerate the display windows according to the new count Note that the physical relation between the control computer and the LED displays are set by NovaLCT or other similar software applications Set the parameters for the display windows according to the LED displays parameters and then click OK to complete display window setting 7 2 Start Setting Start setting is for NovaStudio plus to start up automatically and begin playing certain playlist or activate certain schedule after the computer starts up To
38. NOVASTAR NovaStudio Plus User Manual This information could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the publication Nova may make improvements and or changes in the product s and or the program s described in this publication at any time without notice Copyright Xi an NovaStar Technology Company Limited 2015 All right reserved Xi an NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Ver 3 1 0 Document number NOVA2015 STUDIO Plus HB 01 NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Definitions of Identifiers ATTENTION Identifies information that requires special attention TIP Identifies advice or hints for the user Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Content DS aces cesecestseceprseeese aces ese qearea st acatceascctnpes teen sesausde ee scuctsecacuse lt tucuseacpeesaesteceracecsca teapatareeacstarsnesoearin 1 APA AU aor dh g cmeeeseeeree rotate totereneretereri tartan terstertres are nnerratathcr tater terete ae emerererer arene ere ner re rer meyer rane enear 5 BZ RUN ENVOIENT E E ET 7 1 3 Media Types Supported siiir eeni eies tence nya tor EN tne een see Eea cet een eet ee re eee 9 2 Play Program c cscssssscssssecsseccococarseatsescecesesateococoraeanaescscecesetencocosa
39. NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd automatically after it starts up Note that OK should be clicked after setting to activate all settings 7 3 Play Setting Select Setting gt Play Setting form the main menu of NovaStudio plus to open the Play Setting dialog The Play Setting dialog is as shown in Fig 7 3 Play Setting Log Setting Saved Log Path Play Setting Log Duration Mays i al Fig 7 3 The Play Setting dialog Log Setting page 7 3 1 Log Setting NovaStudio plus saves the play information of each media source in play log And the play log files are saved in My Documents NovaStudio plus Log PlayLog of the current computer user Each LED display has its own folder The folder name for the Nth LED display in the LED display list is ScreenN Note that NovaStudio plus deletes log files that are stored in the hard disk longer the Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd number of days specified by Count of Effective Days of Log 7 3 2 Play Setting The Play Setting page in the Play Setting dialog is as shown in Fig 7 4 Play Setting x Log Setting j Play Setting j Enable Preventing Stuck Function for Video Note When enable the function if the wideo screen stuck during playing the software can quickly stop the current video and switch to play the n
40. Times as2 ABCBCC ABCBCC The play type of page is Specific Duration ABCBCC ABCBCC 4 Preview a media Click a media item in the media list to preview it in the current window in this case the current window is a common window New property settings will take effect immediately even they are set during the previewing The first media source in the media list of a window will be automatically previewed when the window Is selected Users can set and click media preview modes in the following manner The operating steps are as follows Click Setting Preview setting of media on the toolbar to enter the interface Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd shown below ad Preview setting of media Preview Setting When click to preview only play one time media loop play When preview black screen finished 3 _ keep last frame Fig 2 37 Media Setting The user can set media clicking preview at only play one time or loop play according to the practical demands If only play one time is chosen black screen or keep the last frame may be selected upon the completion of media preview setting with the options below 5 Move a media item Use the buttons to move a media item in the media list forward or backward and thus change the pl
41. Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd m Screenl Fa Play Program Common Segment A Pagel Common Winde J Page M Clock Windos Common Winde liming Inserted Segment lr Cycle Inserted Segment 4 mW p Fig 2 1 Example of play program Common Segment The segment has these time properties Effective Date Effective Days of the Week Effective Time of the Day For Example The common segment Segment1 from June 23 2012 to June 30 2012 every Monday Wednesday Friday played from 8 00 to 12 00 as shown in Fig 2 2 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd m Shred Segment Editing rea BaeretKXY OC f 3 H Play Program eet Seementi 2012 6 23 J M Pagel x si ior egmen Bosses ry Common Windc Hane En ar Page Time Property a cd Clock Window Effective Date Baal Common finde Fl Ho Date Limit Fron 2012 6 23 v Ts 2012 6 30 v S 4g Inserted Segment2 ar Pagel Effective Day of the Week Se cs Y at J Monday Tuesday V Wednesday Thursday 5L Inserted S t3 ial E 2 E r SEAT Vv Friday Saturday Sunday age Smii Effective Time Of the Day C 2 F All Day From 08 00 00 To f 00 00 r Fig 2 2 Common segment Segment1 Timing Inserted Segment The segment is s
42. a PPT file with page size the same as the set values schedule P ControC Settingas 5 View V TooiT Plug Tooku Language A Help E LockiO fa H fl a ni w Painter D E Screen Word w l Ei Excel E g Segment Ba im t 4 Display screen test tool N il Paget Name TA Common Wind Tool Management M S RaAxX dF elie Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 15 3 The PPT item in Tool drop down menu Page Size Setting x Please set the page size of file Same as the display screen size Screeni 200 200 P Custom Size With Poo Height 2000 Fig 15 4 Dialog for PPT page size setting and PPT file creating Microsoft Word files of certain page size can also be generated in this way Select Tool gt Word to open the dialog for Word files 15 3 Tool Management The function of tool management is provided is NovaStudio plus Users can link their usually used tools to NovaStudio plus and thus open the tools through NovaStudio plus Select Tool gt Tool Management to open the Add Tool dialog as shown in Fig 15 5 Shown In Fig 15 6 is the Add Tool dialog Schedule P ControliC Settings S View V Tool T Plug Tooku Language A Help E Lock O ry 5 il B 4a a Painter D soree Word wW Excel E
43. ackstage media playing Note that media playing can not be seen from the computer display when backstage media playing is applied To check media playing select Setting gt Forestage Playing of NovaStudio plus Reapply backstage playing after checking 15 5 2Cancel Backstage Media Playing Cancel the selection of Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor on the Setting page of Display Properties dialog and select Setting gt Forestage Playing of NovaStudio plus Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 16 Notes and FAQ 16 1 Some conflicts between decoders may cause media play error Do not install decoders or media players arbitrary They may conflict with each other and thus cause errors when NovaStudio plus is playing videos NovaStudio plus V2 3 and later will check if there is any known decoder that may cause conflict on the computer And will delete the decoder if allowed Please contact Nova if problems of decoder conflict are encountered 16 2 Do not use low performance computers for running NovaStudio plus Please use a computer meeting the requirements listed in the section of 1 2 Run Environment of NovaStudio plus User Manual The computer should have a higher performance CPU and larger memory if NovaStudio plus is going to run on it with multiple display windows Note that the higher the computer performance
44. ansparent display background Display weather information of color background picture city the designated city including Weather Info updating time time duration basic weather temperature wind display font font color text effect force humidity air UV multi line static or rolling Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR Web Pages External Devices External program Streaming Temperature and Humidity NovaStar Tech Co Ltd displaying weather temperature wind force humidity and current temperature setting of words user defined display layout new style imported style Web pages at world wide web of Website address area of a web given website address or local page to be shown transparency web pages of given path duration Standard steam media devices Video device audio device video such as USB camera TV boxes in channel display scale duration Display the windows background All exe executable programs in color background image the local computer coordinate and duration of view Transmit to client s media through steaming media server Volume playing duration by stream protocol RTSP MMS Current ambient temperature Background font text effect unit and humidity acquired by duration period temperature and humidity probe RSS Network information xml and Backgro
45. ay order of the media sources Mouse can also be used to move media items The red line in Fig 2 38 indicates the new position of the mouse item dragged by the mouse Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd zoldl jpz gold_e jpg Fig 2 38 Move a media item by mouse 6 The copy and paste of media Click button 2 to copy the selected media and click button to insert the copied media after the selected media 7 Apply the media properties to others Select a media and then click button el choose the media to apply to in the pop up dialog Bindow Editing Area Ba tex C All other media of the same type Select media from list F foreign 2 jpg F girl jpg Path Back Background Music 4 Transparency J In Effect Rande F Out Effect Random Fig 2 39 Apply properties to media Otherwise the media operation also provides the corresponding right click menu as Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR shown in Fig 2 40 and Fig 2 41 GB eax gt S le i Move Up 2 Any Times Move Down Copy Daste Insert Media Delete Back Background Music Apply Propertie
46. editing Fixed text fixed picture weather text weather picture weather date can be added Fixed text Explanatory note generally words of location weather temperature humidity and wind force Fixed picture Illustration pictures any picture can be imported from the local Weather text Description of weather weather texts of today tomorrow the day after tomorrow and three days from today can be selected and added Weather picture Weather conditions indicated by pictures weather pictures of today tomorrow the day after tomorrow and three days from today can be selected and added Weather date Today tomorrow the day after tomorrow and three days from today can be Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd shown in the format of date time or week according to the time of the local system and the format of the date can be adjusted into the form of Month Day Year Month Day and others Fig 2 43 shows a weather forecast sample that has been made 3 Renee a Weather type editor e sl File F Edit E Add A ao OWS p i xO a E ae AA ABR 4 Today Tomorrow The day after tomorrow Three days from now Back le V Transparent Area gt 12 SY Width 50 SjHeight 50 lt Fig 2 43 Weather forecast style that has been made Phone NovaStar
47. eek Monday J Tuesday Wednesday Thur sday Friday J Saturday V Sunday V All Effective Time Of the Day J All Day From 16 00 00 To 17 00 00 Fig 2 13 Properties page of common segment F Secreent Law A lt lt Cieesis Play P Segment Editing rea i ac a 2AtexXvIORAN0 GEJ Segmenti aj Inserted Segment2 lS Inserted Segment3 Name Inserted Segment Time Foint List RJ Play Property When reached the O Play 0 minutes amp seconds time point a ee Play times J Pause current play when playing inserted segment J Show window name and index Fig 2 14 Properties page of timing inserted segment Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd E Screenl i Segment Editing rea i a g Play Program a AZ Segmenti aJ Batto AZ Inserted Segment2 4 rs Hame Inserted Segment3 mesg Inserted Segments Play Property Play 0 minutes O seconds Every 30 S minutes Play 1 S times J Pause current play when playing inserted segment Time Property Effective Date aa onies Bfo onio BLOF No Date Limit From 2U12 6 25 To 2012 6 26 Effective Day of the Week Fl Al J Monday J Tuesday Vi Wednesday V Thursday i V Friday Vi Saturday V Sunday Effective Time Of the Day J All Day Fro
48. een showing Open program Save program Scheduled date Stop play or hiding the screen Program edit homepage st t E Py 23 Create a program Save program Preview fromthe Pause Edit List at any time Switchto mini View Scheduled date of the time segment or current page during play process screen mode and click Program edit homepage a priority program of the and then click the to return to the edit window page button to refresh to the latest 2 2 2 Edit play program The edit homepage of Program is divided into multiple windows and each window is named according to its function as shown in the following figure e UTOT a il Schedule P ControliC Settings View Y Toolll Plug Tooku Language A Help E Lock 0 fa WEE Oe Name SHAT Eh Payri Play duration Auadoid Bljd 0 Show 0 Mn 5 Sec Apadosd epay Play and media attri 12 W Specific date Start Date End Date 2014F BANA 20145 8A118 2014 812A 2014 8A12A Time Boarder Board er P_____ Week day 2014F BABA 2014 8138 No border po More E ____ BackGround BackGround j Scheduled window a L B a fal Stretch Fig 2 50 Page function distribution Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR 1 Display Setting Click Control
49. emote LED Screen Management M In Effect xango OutEffect Random L Bil se soe o Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd ad Record video control Time segment General Segment Y Conirol system Realtek PCle GBE Family Controller Sender frame rate 30 HZ Time Segment Total Time 00 02 30 Maximum record time 00 48 23 911 Record time 4 Hour 0 Min 59 0 gt Millisecond Y Y If the mapping size of the sending card is inconsistent with the screen size please modify J LS a nabling recording successfully begin to record Recording completed Fig 13 3 Record Control 13 3 Asynchronous mode of play After the recording is completed unplug one end of the cable between PMM300 and the computer usually directly unplug the cable at the computer end the screen will start to play the recorded media repeatedly 14 Play Streaming Media Steaming media are the media that transmit audio video and multimedia file by steam mode The typical characteristic of steaming media is that the continuous audio and video Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd information are compacted in the steaming medial players so that they can be seen as well as unloaded with no need to wai
50. ency entrance exit background color foreground animation animation speed color and style for each duration for one screen of content character are settable background color background picture transparency font font Static Text Text for static display color line spacing character Spacing font style align display duration Text that is arranged in one line background color background and can be de divided into parts picture transparency font font Single Line to shown on the display at color font style entrance exit Text different frames with specified effects duration for one screen of effects content background color background picture transparency font font Scrolling Text Text that is shown repeatedly color font style repeating speed duration Analog Clock Clock with panel and hands of background color background Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR hour minute and second Clock that gives time information of year month date Digital Clock hour minute and second in digital number Keep time or countdown Countdown according to the time duration Timer being set display day hour minute and second Decrease or accumulate Digital count according to the starting time Timer or target time being set display hour minute and second NovaStar Tech Co Ltd pic
51. ervals For Example Cycle inserted segment Segment3 from June 23 2012 to June 30 2012 every Monday Wednesday Friday from 8 00 to 12 00 played one time every 30 minutes shown as Fig 2 4 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www novastar led com NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Screenl Segment Editinghrea a g Play Program m Sees Segment1 2012 6 23 aj Ba s t x k Bell Pagel E L ioan tinde Name Inserted Segment Sel Page Play Property Clock Window Play 0 minutes seconds 7 of Common finde Every 30 minutes 5 4 Inserted Segment Play l times ill A v J Pause current play when playing inserted segment SEA y SEE Inserted Segments Time Property 3 Pagel Effective Date p Wl W No Date Limit From 2012 6 23 v To ZEE 6 30 v Ba wo Effective Day of the Week FI All J Monday Tuesday J Wednesday Thursday i Vv Friday l Saturday Sunday Effective Time Of the Day ry All Day From 12 00 00 To 18 00 00 4 m t gt Show window name and j index Fig 2 4 Cycle inserted segment Inserted Segment3 Page A page is an area on the computer display screen that is mapped to a LED display for showing visible media sources such as videos pictures and text on the LED display Global page Global page is a special common page that it always stays on the front of all other common
52. ess will be shown as Fig 10 3 A message will be shown as Fig 10 4 when backup finished Play Program P Control C Settings S View V Tool T Plug Tool U Language A New N Open O Save S Save As A a ee A Recent Play Program R Range of Schedule Fig 10 1 Backup menu item Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd e Se Select the backup path Select the backup path Js Backup folder name PlaylistBackup When the file name is the same as the existing file add prefix to avoid repeation Fig 10 2 backup setting _ Di 7 Play Program P Control C Settings S View V Tool T Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O OrHH N A E EE Ji a Screenl ne hewn iting es 23 Segment 1 Cr i a at tsexviagaeoeod0oondn oer lt Pagel W Name Fagel b 2 Segment 2 ne Tne Play eT r Duration 00 06 00 Play Times k it s backing up media oppo AVI i Type Back Music v x t 4 Y Fig 10 3 Backup process Play Program P Control C Settings S View V Tool T Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O CEA Pia 2 OS Screent 5 Play Progran Page Editing Area B L Segment 1 ey ee B44 Segment 2 d Fagel Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www no
53. ext media Enable draw effects in vertical refres Note When enable the function the CPU utilization increases when picture effects is playing if the picture effects do not move or change in the vertical direction you may disable this function _ Normal Video Rendering Mode Note If the graphics card configuration of computer is low memory is less than 512M use this mode to reduce resource utilization but transparent text would flash when overlayed on the video software uses advanced rendering mode by default Synchronize play media by time Fig 7 4 The Play Setting page lt Video Stuck Prevention Due to problems from decoders or computers video could be stuck during being played NovaStudio plus monitors the video when it is being played If a frame is being shown for too long NovaStudio plus will stop playing this video and switch to the next media source Draw Effects in Vertical Refresh Synchronization Vertical effects for pictures such as wiping in horizontal from left to right or from right to Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd left may encounter the problem of slit and dislocation when they are applied on large pictures as shown in Fig 7 5 The function of Draw Effects in Vertical Refresh Synchronization helps to prevent slit and dislocation and also smooth the vertical effects Howe
54. fication will became green from gray And the play information of this notification will also be shown in the Notification List panel Shown in Fig 3 4 and Fig 3 5 is an example for notifications being played Notification List Index Screen Status Play Information Loacation Size Content Sereenl Played 0 0 12 Remaining 0 9 46 0 0 200 20 Notice Power Screenl Pa Played Times 1 Remaining Times 2 20 20 200 20 Notice There Fig 3 4 Notifications in the list Notice Power will off Notice There is error inform Fig 3 5 Notifications shown on the LED display Use the Stop button to stop showing the selected notification The Stop All button is for stopping all the notifications being shown To modify a notification in the list select it and click Modify Note that notifications being Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd shown are not modifiable Use the Delete button to delete a selected modification Messages will be shown in the Notification Error panel if any error occurs during the play process of the notifications Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 4 Emergency Inserted Play In the situation that certain media or play program needs to be shown or play urgently use the Emergency In
55. g programs to the display screen via NovaStudio plus on a computer Multi date multi period scheduling function Play different content at different date and time segment Multiple page A play segment can have multiple pages on which the layouts of the windows for media display are different from each other Refer to 2 1 Play Program Structure for the concept of the term page Pages with multiple windows Each page of a play segment can have multiple windows for media display The positions Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd and sizes of these windows can be set individually Rich in the types of media supported Media types supported include videos audios pictures Flashes text analog clocks digital clocks countdown timers weather info video devices web pages humiture streaming media RSS digital count timer vista clock Complete media properties setting The media properties can be set include the background color background picture transparency volume of sound display scale animation for entrance exit in out animation speed and color effects font style transparency for texts Rich in effects for text picture displaying Altogether there are over 40 different effects for text pictures displaying With special data processing design they are efficient and smooth Stuck prevention
56. gmenti lh Inserted Segment2 BY Inserted Segment3 Add Common Page Add Global Page Add Copied Page Move Down Delete Clear Preview Current Segment a a R ar anag gt a 2 lt 2 4 lt lt Fig 2 16 Menu of segment 3 Statistics of the time duration Select the time frame of the playing scheme click to check time consuming by the pages Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Schedule P Control C Settings S OE ATEI S E EE Ji m Screen View Tool T Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O Segment Editing Area E45 Schedule ees a m Ecm a x Te O AA M A Name General Segment 1 Time Property Effective Date E No Date Limit From 2014 01 21 201401 21 Effectre Day of the Week All Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Effective Time Of the Day All Day From 18 00 00 H To Next Day 19 00 00 Show window name and index o Page statistical information o Fage name Time consuming Fagel 00 00 00 Pazec Loop li i Fig 2 17 Page statistical information of time consuming Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 1 2 3 Page Editing 1 Create a new page Click the button on the
57. gram 4 Segment x D Pagel x M Clock Window fa Common Windd x 0 gt y 0 width 200 Height 200 VindowEditing rea Name Common Windowl Fig 2 31 The Copy button and the Paste button The right click menus on the window node and on the window zone in the screen are also supported to edit the window as shown in Fig 2 32 I Sereenl Play Program Sarix lt Segment B Pagel Meme Common Window Clock Window Oe Sl ig Inser ip Inser Paste Copy Delete Daehn Positon Delete Size Positon Add Media Clear Media Size Add Media lear Media Fig 2 32 Right click menu of window 7 Total time of the media Select the general window and select all medias in the media list click to check the detailed dispatching table and theoretical playing time of the media Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Tool T Plug Tooku Language A Help E Lock O Schedule P Controlit Settings S View V JOE Airi A E DE Ji E creent Window Editing Area Name Common Window Border Setting a Common Wind Em x b v p ewan oo el agit poo fb ex gt t leB 1 E wl OOO000000101340997 1 jpg 01300000016996123025950525107 jpg 201106140409092612 jpg Any Times NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www
58. hing on the text if normal rendering mode IS used eeseseeseseseeteeeeeeee 129 16 14 Turn off Vertical Refresh Sync of the graphic card when use NovaStudio plus for pictures playback Vertical Refresh Sync may cause influent picture playback effects under Win anad WING o csssecetsctarecestensteissthecsscteastetsdtenecocdiputesalensaimtinag Me E a aE enadis 129 16 15 For videos of format of rmvb and those can not be loaded by NovaStudio plus please convert the video format to mpeg4 Format converting tool can be download from www novastar led COm cccccscccsssccsssccsssccescccsscccssccesscccssccessccessecessceessccessceesaceessccessccessceesaees 130 17 Document version StATEMENE cccccecccccsscccssscccssscccsssscesssccesssecesssecesssecesscecesuecesuecesscecens 131 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 1 Overview Released in 2015 NovaStudio plus is powerful software professionally designed for the LED display media play application Features of NovaStudio plus are as follow Capable of multiple LED displays application NovaStudio plus is capable of feeding media data video text for multiple LED displays at the same time with each of the these LED displays has its own play program and mapping area area for showing the media data Remote display screen management Operate the remote control and release playin
59. m 16 00 00 To 17 00 00 o gt Show window name and V index Fig 2 15 Properties page of cycle inserted segment You can add one or more playing time point for the timing inserted segment For inserted segment if Pause current play when playing inserted segment is selected the current common segment play If has would be paused and hide if begin to play inserted segment otherwise the inserted segment and the current common segment would be played together Use the toolbar on the right or right click menu you can copy paste move or delete the selected segment The toolbar and menu is shown as Fig2 16 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR a Screenl amp Play Program NovaStar Tech Co Ltd ig Inser tes aS Inser tes Add Copied Page Copy Paste Move Lin MWiVVe VE Current W A PAA om mae RYas ortns AYag r p na AY V Aai f f NE A Ag or AN AN ay n a E aai f I on aT fertag fertas e aA p gt Ag pn Ay RY for n ray or ARAD f O rae 2 J Tuesday J Wednesday V Thursday Move Down g J Saturday VJ Sunday Delete ay lear e 00 00 To 17 00 00 20 i 2 f 6 2 4 To 20 1 2 H 6 f 3 i a Screenl Play Program E Se
60. map dialog for converting as shown in Fig 15 1 The PPT to Bitmap dialog is as shown in Fig 15 2 Select the PPT file to be converted set the path for the result bitmaps and click Convert button to perform conversion echedule P Contro C Settings S View Tool T Plug Tool Language A Help E Lock O Dl bd be gt M Screent a ae ss Fig 15 1 PPT to Bitmap menu item Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd ad PPT to Bitmap x PPT Path Ooo A Save Path of Bitmap Fig 15 2 The PPT to Bitmap conversion dialog If the size of the play window does not match that of the converted pictures there would be compression and distortion when showing the pictures in the play window NovaStudio plus can create PPT files of which the page size can be customized By setting the page size the same as that of the play window compression and distortion can be avoid To open the dialog for page size setting and PPT file creating select Tool gt PPT from the main menu as shown in Fig 15 3 Shown in Fig 15 4 is the dialog The page size can be set the same as a play window select Same as the display window size and then specify a display window or directly select Custom Size and enter the values for Width and Height Microsoft PPT will be started when Click OK Opened in Microsoft PPT is
61. ments you must choose one of them to play Please select play program Path E l plym Please select one segment a Name V 1 Segment 1 F 2 Segment 2 Fig 4 5 Choose play segment of play program Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 5 Monitoring When display screen is in display state real time playing of play window of the display screen can be monitored through this function The specific operation is shown in the following Click view gt monitoring to open the monitoring window Note If and only if the monitoring check box is selected under the playing state the play window will be monitored otherwise the monitoring window is blank screen Current playing picture is displayed in the monitoring window Schedule P Control C Settings S View Tool T Plug Tool U Language 4 Help E DER OOOO St a 8 BIE T Screent GB screen2 Current Common Segment General Segment 2014 1 2 2 0 00 00 To 2014 4 2 5 0 00 00 Playing Next Common Segment in General Segment 201 4 12 3 0 00 00 To 2014 1 2 4 0 00 00 Play Info Common Window 0 0 Current Media Ch Screent Monitor Screen2 Monitor Monitor all Refreshing pe 4 oo Play Error New Schedule Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar
62. mmon window Play Program P Control Settings S View V ToolT Plug Tooku IOE th ed ll ae 2 HA Screent I screen I screen3 a E Play Program ee Ee 0 HER CERERI Window Editing Area x T o g Width Language A Helpf E Lock NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Add Media H 1 The Mob Doctor 01E08 hdtv x264 2h er 2 Streaming Tr nse ia b mplex Tex 3 Temerature and Humidity epee tee Static Text Single Line text Scrolling Text Path C Documents and Settings AdministratorniMy Documents ing Analog Clock Back Digital Clock Transparency ana Countdown Timer Volume J 100 Temperature and Humidity Position i J _ e wfo URL Drai gt Video Device Show window name and ail 00 42 44 544 biz E ELMI index Application Streaming New Play Program 14 2 Copied Media Fig 2 34 Add media 2 Media properties setting Properties of a media source can be set is related to the type of the media source Refer to 1 3 Media Types Supported for information about the settable properties of a certain type of media Settable properties of the selected media item in the media source list will be shown on the property panel as shown in Fig 2 35 Modify the property settings of a media item through the property panel if required Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www novastar led com NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 NOVA STAR NovaS
63. n to access the Add Notification dialog as shown in Fig 3 2 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Add Notification 2 Position Left lt 200 width 200 lt ano Top amp 275 Height 20 lt 295 Play Type Cycle Times 3 PN l iaaii ra 2 n ral Duration 0 ba Hour 10 Min 0 Sec Media Type petting Single Line a i E ay Complex Text Text Static Text Text rayar Pack t Back Tracer F Text Effect Suspension 3 Font Calibri 12pt a Br s Cycle Interval of Cycles 10 Go speed 3 Bers Duration 0 Hour 10 Fig 3 2 Add Notification dialog Properties of a notification such as display screen position play type media type and content can be set through this Add Notification page Click Add to add the edited notification to the list Shown in Fig 3 3 is a notification in the notification list Notification List Index Screen Status Play Information Loacation Size Content Sereenl oO 200 20 hello Power will be off Fig 3 3 The notification list gt Show Notifications Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd To show a notification on the LED display select it form the notification list and click Play button The play status of this noti
64. n 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Self recover from severe error Software auto run and media play auto start High efficient video format support with embedded decoder The embedded decoder is capable of long term working And the decoder can be updated for better performance Easy log management Play log can be recorded check statistic and exported to Microsoft Excel files which makes log management become very easy and flexible Play program backup By creating a copy of the play program files together with all the media files involved and storing the copy in the hard disk play program backup can be achieved for security USB disk plug and play function Monitoring the insertion of the USB disk and automatically play the play program file on USB disk Programs exported to USB flash disk Bind MAC address Programs exported to USB flash disk can only be safely and reliably plugged and played on computers with the MAC address being bound Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 1 1 Functions Includes time frame priority program and page priority program Setting of screen count location and size Play program creation opening saving saving as backup and application Play pause and stop of play program lt Add delete and set proper
65. n IE6 environment use the keyboard arrow keys to move the display position of the web media do not use the mouse wheel 16 11 Video Capture Card played instability in Win7 please use Windows XP 16 12 Please set the graphic card work under extend monitor mode if the play window of the LED screen is big in size And please use advanced rendering mode for video playback Part of the play window may be black if normal rendering mode is use 16 13 Please use advanced rendering mode if text is be put on top of video There could be flashing on the text if normal rendering mode is used 16 14 Turn off Vertical Refresh Sync of the graphic card when use NovaStudio plus for pictures playback Vertical Refresh Sync may cause influent picture playback effects under Win7 and Win8 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd RADEON GRAPHICS Catalyst Control Center AMD Preferences P lt lt 3D Application Settings gt Pinned s Configure system settings and manage user defined application profiles for controlling the image quality and P performance of 3D applications gt Presets Desktop Feature Setting gt Management at System Settings Anti Aliasing Common Display gt Ses E 4 Tasks D Application Settihgs Anti Aliasing Mode Use application settings My VGA Displays fic pay a Anti Aliasing Samples U
66. nge of Schedule From 2012 6 28 v To 2012 6 28 jr Pl ay ProgramEditingArea The latter segment has higher priority in the same type About Priority The timing inserted segment has higher priority than the cycle inserted one C J Show window name and index f i l New Play Program Fig 8 2 Lock O in the main menu Sure to Lock Sure to lock computer Tips 1 After Locked keyboard and mouse are disabled 2 Press ESC key and enter password to unlock 3 The initial password is empty you can change the current password through set lock set Fig 8 3 Confirm dialog for computer locking Read the messages in the confirm dialog for computer locking carefully before lock the computer Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Click OK to lock the computer All keys except for the ESC key will be disabled Press ESC to access the unlock dialog Password is required for unlocking the computer A message as shown in Fig 8 4 will be shown when the mouse is moved Keyboard and mouse have been locked please press the ESC key to enter enter password to unlock Fig 8 4 Message shown when the computer is locked The Lock O item at the main menu of NovaStudio plus is red when the computer is locked TIP The computer will
67. novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Total Duration of Playing Media n _ n n Scheduling detail table Media name OOOOON0001 01 340957 jpg 0130000001699651 23025955525107 jpg 2011061 4040909251 2 jpg 0130000001699651 23025955525107 jpg 2011061 4040909251 2 jpg 0130000001699651 23025955525107 jpg a0 A ACA d A AA T ia ili Total pages 1 Home page Previous page 1 Next page EE Jump pages Statistical information Theory time 00 00 55 1 The actual time theoretical time code execution time 2 The duration of playing media calculated is just for reference please subject to the actual play 3 he duration of playing tile and complex text is corresponding to the size oat window and scale of display when the size of window and scale of display changed the duration of play may change Fig 2 33 Total playing time of the media 2 1 2 5Media Editing Media editing will be illustrated with a common window as an example 1 Add a media Media sources of a media type that is supported by NovaStudio plus can be added to a common window for showing Refer to 1 3 Media Types Supported for information about the supported media types Click the circled button in Fig 2 34 to access the drop down menu of media types Select the corresponding item to add a media source of that type to Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR the co
68. o the page For example click the button shown in Fig 2 22 to add a common window to the page 4 Screenl Page Edi ting Area O amp x gt G0 E Play Program gt 4 Segmentl fT ANA ol e Common Window for kinds of media mi Scroll Text Window eR ie Inserted Segment re ee AN S Inserted Segment3 Countdown Timer Window Video Device Window Weather Window Fig 2 22 Add window to page The newly added window will be on focus and also shown on the computer display after the add operation as shown in Fig 2 23 a Screenl ES Play Program 3 E2 Segment Pagel GZ Inserted Segment2 3 iS Inserted Segment3 Fig 2 23 Added window Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 2 Window position and size setting The position and size of a newly added window may need to be reset as the default values are unlikely to meet the requirements These values can be reset directly by using the tool provided in NovaStudio plus as shown in Fig 2 24 A more intuitive way to reset these values is to use the mouse Click on the window to put focus on it and then set its position and size by drawing pulling and squeezing as shown in Fig 2 25 The arrow keys and their combination with Shift keys can also be used for the position and size setting of a window Aa Wid
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70. ro C Settinga S O a I fl B Ii i a Play Log G Wiew Local MAC Plug Tool U N Language A Help E Lock Fig 15 9 The Play Log menu item Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 Website www novastar led com NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd LagPlat A X Help Language gt M T WW T F 5 1 2 3 EM 5 6 7 amp 9 10 11 12 13 14 Log Path D Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents No 15 16 17 18 19 20 371 1 22 25 24 25 26 3 25 29 30 Current Log 2013 5 4 Date Choose the date in the left calendar for browsing different log 2013911 Clear All Media Specific Media Whole Day Result m a Cece DRR me 00 00 05 15 0445 15 04 50 3343359773369700383 jpg 00 00 05 15 05 06 SASHS0T 6700883 pa 00000 SsSSSOTTSSSTHOSS pg 0000S SOASSSOTTSOSTOOSS pg OOUEOS isoszs fises feus SHSSSTTS 0870953 000005 ES NO a a Load log file 2013 9 4 plylog succeed Fig 15 10 The Log Plat dialog Select a date from the calendar and the media play log of that day will be shown You can also choose to view the play log of specific media or at certain time zone Click Export to export the viewing content to Excel file as shown in Fig 15 11 9 Play Log 3 4 Play Date 27012 8 7 Make Time 2012 6 25 18 48 53 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Fig 15 11 Play log form Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048
71. s to Fig 2 40 Right click menu of selected media E Raxy tele 1 foreign 1 jpg ji 2 foreien2 jpg 2 3 girl jpg Any Times File Complex Text Caw Please select SANE ee the item in Single Line text Scrolling Text Analog Clock Digital Clock Countdown Timer Weather URL Video Device Add Copied Media Fig 2 41 Right click menu of blank zone 2 1 2 6User defined weather forecast NovaStar Tech Co Ltd This software supports user defined layout of the weather forecast Users can make weather forecast style more worth seeing according to their likes Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd After a weather forecast media is added in the window enter edit attribute user defined display layout editing as shown in the following figure Schedule P Control C Settings S View Tool T Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O OE ATEI S E EE Ji Window Editing Area Common Window1 Border Setting 01300000016998123025958525107 jpg 201106140409092812 jpg Weather Show window name and index Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Weather type editor _ See CSME x File F Edit E Add A w OWS Fig 2 42 Weather style
72. scheduled dates are Play from 12 AM to 1 AM Play from 3 AM to 4 AM Play from 8 AM to 9 AM Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Play Segment w AllDay Time point Time segment Week day Date E Select all Fig 2 56 Set Point in time When Time slot play is selected click HEko increase or decrease the time segments Play Segment fe i 4 6 All Day C Time point Time segment E Start Time End Time a 07 00 00 gt 08 00 00 am A E 3 08 00 00 a 08 00 00 ial GE E 09 00 00 10 00 00 gt gt Fig 2 57 Set Time slot c Click Week day to set the day in the week to play List Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Play Segment EA Al days of week C Sunday Monday E Tuesday Wednesday ae E Thursday Friday Saturday Fig 2 58 Set weekday d View Scheduled date Click 2 to view the Scheduled date Schedule P Control C Settings S View V ToolT Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O ff DAA OSCO0O C8 A Z Screen1 Conditions of query a qulwelve Twenty four Curent date 2014 8 11 Jv oaee o gwen Vatdtime ff es 1 PM 2PM 3PM 4PM SPM GPM 7PH SPM 9PM ie see El estate tT dat tt tt
73. se application settings gt Video Filter Box Anti Aliasing Method Multisampling Morphological Filtering Off Texture Filtering Anisotropic Filtering Mo Use application settings Anisotropic Filtering Level Use application settings Texture Filtering Quality Standard Surface Format Optimiza v_Frame Rate Control Wait for Vertical Refresh OpenGL Triple Buffering Tessellation Tessellation Mode AMD optimized Maximum Tessellation L AMD optimized Fig 16 4 Turn off Vertical Refresh Sync of the graphic card 16 15 For videos of format of rmvb and those can not be loaded by NovaStudio plus please convert the video format to mpeg4 Format converting tool can be download from www novastar led com Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 17 Document version statement Software Version V2 2 2013 2 28 NovaStudio V2 2 0 Software Version V2 4 2013 6 9 NovaStudio V2 4 0 Software Version V2 6 2013 9 11 NovaStudio V2 6 0 V3 0 0 2014 8 11 NovaStudio V3 0 0 V3 1 0 2015 01 19 NovaStudio plus V3 1 0 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com
74. serted Play to pause the current playing and start the urgent play Click menu item Emergency Inserted Play under Control menu the Emergency Inserted Play Control window will show as in Fig 4 1 dij Emergency Insert Play Control Sereent Current Information of Insert Play Type File Play Program Methods Immediate J Delay U Hour Min 18 See Duration 0 Hour 0 Min 2 gt See Play Error T x Fig 4 1 Emergency inserted play control window 1 Emergency play of media files Select File from the Emergency Play interface as shown in Fig 4 1 and click Browse On the pup up dialog as shown in Fig 4 2 select the media file to be played It could be a file of Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd media type of video Flash audio picture or any other type supported by NovaStudio plus Properties of playing that is how the selected files are to be played should be set as well such as background color background picture transparency scale volume position and duration After all these settings click Ok to finish setting Please select the inserted files z File Path E oppo AVI File Property Path E oppo AVI Back a X Stretch Y Transparency 4 Scale Fill x Yolumn Position Duration 00 00 15 151 Fig 4
75. sesesssssssssseseseseseseseseeeseesees 108 13 RECOra CONU go perme reree ien erate eer E nr terete rig eter eran attra ret anv eee 109 BA Ade eea E 110 t2 RECO CONTON E E E E rn 112 133 Asynchronous Mode Of PlAY u ee ecsesesssesssssssssssssscscscsescsesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesesessees 113 14 Play SEN AIIM MEO hess recto seed eile e es ccere steepest cl gee aesens eoee 113 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 15 Jer FUNCION acts sce aeatetc ace E E oessatens etude aeasones 115 15 1 Resume fom fauli srecen eseese ei eeoa Eeee NEEE EiS EE RSE 115 152 RPI ONONO eie E E E eee ee 115 13 3 TOOL Managerment ne nee eee en e eee eee Serer EE eee ee wer ere 117 L3 m6 iF e Sen ee eee ee er eae 119 15 5 Backstage Media Playing cccssssssssssesesesessssssssssssssssssescscsesesssesssssssssseseseseseseseseseeeeeess 122 15 5 1 Activate Backstage Media Playing uu cccesesesesesesesessssssssssssesessseseseseseseseseesees 122 15 5 2 Cancel Backstage Media Playiing c ccesesssssssssesesesessssssesssssssesescsssesesesesseseeees 124 16 Notocana TAO senate nee nnn te es een ee nee een ey E ee nee 125 16 1 Some conflicts between decoders may cause Media play ErrOl eeseeeeeees 125 16 2 Do not use low performance computers for running NovaStudio plue 125 16 3 NovaStudio plus launch error due to the language s
76. shows up when running NovaStudio plus Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 is required for running NovaStudio plus Note that for Win8 Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 is required You can download it from website www novastar led com and then install Or you can select corresponding option when installing NovaStudio plus Microsoft NET Framework 3 5will be automatically downloaded and installed after that Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd YovaStudio exe Application Erroi X The application Failed to intialze properly 0xc0000135 Click on OK to terminate the application Fig 16 2 Error message 16 7 Why Flash files cannot be added Make sure Flash OCX plug in has been correctly installed Copy install_flash_player_ax exe to the same folder of NovaStudio plus exe and when performing installation 16 8 Error message as below is shown when running NovaStudio plus Error hens Sorry a fatal problem has occured Please make sure the correct operations You can restart the software to solve this probleme I hope you can help us to solve this problem quickly You can choose Send error report to send the error data to the manufacturer or give the error report eae in the software folder to the manufacturer thank you Wieewereestntas fendarsen renet ements Exceptior Retneving the COM class factory for component wi
77. t a graphic card supporting DirectX9 gt DirectX features are activated To activate DirectX features open DirectX Diagnostic Tool type in dxdiag in the Run dialog and click OK as shown in Fig 1 1 and enable all DirectX features on the Display page as shown in Fig 1 2 Type the name of a program Folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Fig 1 1Run dialog Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd DirectX Diagnostic Tool System Directx Files Display Sound Music Input Network More Help Device Drivers Name Intel R G41 Express Chipset Main Driver igxprd32 dll Manufacturer Intel Corporation Version 6 14 0010 4990 English Chip Type InteR 4 Series Express Chipset Family Date 9 11 2008 10 51 28 DAC Type Internal WHOL Logo d Yes Approx Total Memory 256 0 MB Mini VDD igxpmp3Z sys Current Display Mode 1024 x 768 32 bik 60Hz VOD nja Monitor Default Monitor DDI Version 9 for higher Directs Features DirectDraw Acceleration Enabled Test DirectDraw Direct3D Acceleration Enabled Test Direct30 AGF Texture Acceleration Wot Available sable No problems Found To test DirectDraw Functionality click the Test DirectDraw button above To test Direct3D Functionality click the Test Direck3D button above Next Page Save All Information Fig 1 2
78. t for the downloading Steaming media server is mainly to transmit video files to client by steam protocol RTP RTSP MMS RTMP etc The software supports steaming media of RTSP MMS protocols that is mms rtsp to search websites on Internet As shown below adding a steaming medium on the general window only needs to fill the Internet site in the Url when the software will immediately load and play the medium schedule P Control C Settings S View TooliT PlugTool U Language A HelpfE Lock OQ O amp th bd e ll e 23 Screent ie l E Schedule 5 2 Segmenti J Common Wind Url Address Volume Duration Hour Min Sec Show window name and index New Schedule Fig 14 1 Add Steaming Media Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 15 Other Functions 15 1 Resume from fault NovaStudio plus can restart when serious fault happened Sometime NovaStudio plus would not work normally because of decoder unstable if error happened NovaStudio plus would restart itself and resume the play status 15 2 PPT Showing NovaStudio plus does not support adding Microsoft PPT files as media sources into playlist but it does provide a tool to convert PPT files into pictures and thus the pictures can be added into playlists for showing Select Plug Tool gt PPT To Bitmap to open the PPT to Bit
79. tar Tech Co Ltd bhatsex Name ommon Wi ndowl ra laar la Nep al S Width 217 Height 178 S haxv tlae Path E girl jpg TO De Background Music Transparency lt f a gt 100 D E Out Effect Random Speed eo 1 s 5 Fig 2 35 Properties page of media 3 Set play times of media Select the media in the list then double click the Play Times Grid to change the play times You can manually enter a new number or select the existing number in the drop down as shown in Fig 2 36 Shea xv e 1 DE 4 girl jpg oppo AVI 2 Fig 2 36 Change play times of media Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd The media scheduling is related with the play type of current page described as follows lt If there is three media A B and C of one common window the corresponding play time is 1 2 and Any Times the play order is as follows The play type of page is Cycle A B C B C CC C The play type of page is Specific Times as2 ABCB ABCB The play type of page is Specific Duration A B C B C CC C lt If there is three media A B and C of one common window the corresponding play time is 1 2 and 3 the play order is as follows The play type of page is Cycle ABCBCC ABCBCC ABCBCOC fe The play type of page is Specific
80. tarted to play for specific times or duration at a specific time point in effective days of effective date It has these time properties Effective Date Effective Days of the Week and several Specific Time Points For Example Timing inserted segment Segmentz2 from June 23 2012 to June 30 2012 every Monday Wednesday and Friday played at 8 30 for 1 times as shown in Fig 2 3 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR Screent NovaStar Tech Co Ltd E SEE Play Program KE Segment 2012 6 23 e Pagel ae aR Common Windc S Page2 O Clock Window E ES Common Windc Sere Inserted Segment2 e Pagel i EET P gt zl Show window name and iwi index J Segment EditingArea m BPFH KRY O Name Inserted Segment2 Time Point List 08 30 2012 6 23 To 2012 6 30 Monday Wednesday Friday Play Property E 0 0 When reached the Play minutes seconds time point Play 1 times J Pause current play when playing inserted segment Fig 2 3 Timing inserted segment Inserted Segment2 Cycle Inserted Segment x RE The segment is played for specific times or duration at regular intervals in effective time of effective days of effective date It has these time properties Effective Date Effective Days of the Week Effective Time of the Day and Play Int
81. te Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 Jr To 2012 6 24 Jy 2012 6 24 Inserted Play C 8 00 D 9 00 D 15 00 Fig 2 7D has higher priority than C Otherwise if C is at the back of D in the play program then C has the priority to be played at the same time point 15 00 The dispatching results will be shown as Fig2 8 In June 24 2012 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd A Screenl r SS Play ProgramEditingArea ay Program me Date Range of Schedule From 2012 6 24 gy To 2012 6 24 Jr 2012 86 24 k Inserted Play C 8 00 D 9 00 C 15 00 Fig 2 8C has higher priority than D Cycle Inserted Segment Suppose time properties of cycle inserted segment E and cycle inserted segment Fare set as follow From June24 2012 to June 25 2012 From June25 2012 to June 26 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a week Play Interval 30 minutes Play Interval 30 minutes IfFisatthe back of E in the play program then F has the priority to be played on time confliction The dispatching results will be shown as Fig2 9 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd A Screenl SSS SSS Play ProgramEditingArea KO E
82. th 102 weight 146 Fig 2 24 Tools for window position and size setting Fig 2 25 A focused common window To show all the windows of a page just select the page from the page list This could be very helpful for windows layout adjustment Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 2 26 Showing all windows of a page 3 Border setting The newly added window defaults to single line border Click Border Setting to set border thickness and set window border as double lined as shown below Window Editing Area P_ Border Setting Name Common Window po Window Border Setting Width C3 Hone Single Line Multi Line Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 2 27 Frame Setting 4 Delete a window To delete a specified window click the circled Delete button as shown in Fig 2 28 M Screen Th Pi p Vindow EditingArea Play Program 2 Segment t t m Pagel Nene Common Window2 yy a a ry 7 Gees oT SY 20 iS width 368 gt Height ig Inserted Segment Fs Y t 4 a i S Inserted Segments EEA Fig 2 28 Delete window 5 Move a window For overlapped windows in the same page the one at front will cover those under
83. th CLSID 640FCCFE 1E23 A 4104 48D7 E3E 4342D07CD failed due to the following error 8007007e Aa System I0 FileNotF oundE xception Stack Trace at NovaMini FormMain FrmMain_Load Object sender EventArgs e at System windows Forms F om OnLoadlE ventArgs e at System windows Forms Form OnCreateControlf at System Windows Forms Control CreateControl B oolean flgnoreVisible at System windows Forms Control CreateControl at System Windows Forms Control W mShowW indow Messagek m at System Windows Forms Control W ndProc Messagek m at System Windows F orms ScrollableControl WndProc Messagek amp m at System windows Forms ContainerControl W ndProc Messagek m Fig 16 3 error message Please contact us for technique support And please click Send Error Report if internet is available for the computer If internet is not available please click View Error Data and copy all the data to a txt file Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 16 9 Why NovaStudio plus can t load media sources which it can before Select Help gt Reregister Decoder from the main menu of NovaStudio plus Allow all operations if they are blocked by OS or firewall Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 16 10 I
84. ties of common segment lt Add delete and set properties of inserted segment lt Add delete edit move up or move down of the pages windows and media sources of a play program Pages properties setting The properties include the background color background picture showing modes show the picture periodically according to time duration or by times displaying scale transparency color and effects for text and so on Detailed dispatching time can be checked as per time or window Properties setting and previewing of media sources Drag previewing of videos and flash files Super impose transparent words on videos and flashes Play streaming media files Display temperature and humidity Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Media sources finding moving and properties setting for all Quick preview or normal preview of page or segment View the scheduling information of play program Opening of the newly accessed play program files NovaStudio plus auto run after the computer startup Set the play program to be launched when the software starts Play notification Play emergency inserted content Backstage media playing Restart on time Set the days for play log storage Delete the out of date play log files automatically View statistic and export to Excel file of
85. time meter Video Device Window Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NQVA STAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd A window that is used only for showing videos from an external video device Weather Window A window that is only for showing weather information Temperature and Humidity Window A window that is only for showing ambient temperature and humidity 2 1 1 Play Program Dispatch Rule If there are conflicts between the playing times of segments follow the below rules A The back one has the higher priority for the same type segments B If the timing inserted segment has the same playing time point as the cycle inserted segment play the timing inserted segment You can view the dispatching result between different dates in the Play Program Editing Area For example Common Segment Suppose time properties of segment A and segment B are set as follow From June24 2012 to June 30 2012 From June24 2012 to June 30 2012 Every day in a week Every day in a week Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd From 8 00 00 to 15 00 00 in each day From 8 00 00 to 12 00 00 in each day If B is at the back of A in the play program then B has the priority to be played on time confliction The dispatching results will be shown as Fig2 5 In June 24 20
86. to change the Screen size and position Fig 13 1 Display setting In the common window add the media to be recorded after that play or preview it then the content played can be seen on the on load screen of PM300 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com into aatas NovaStar Tech Co Ltd mm n Oe eee FE View V a Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O Ea Screen 5 H Schedule ees General Segment 6 w Page1 E ea Common Wind Add Media Please select the kahi Add Media to Window T Show window name and index New Schedule E ll o b Control C View V Tool T Plug Tool U Language A Help E Lock O en TEGIAK Any Times Path C Users Public Pictures Sample Pictures Lighthouse jpg Ba Missive a Background M ea Transparency lt ja 100 C OutEffect Random v Speed 5 HH 01s se Fig 13 2 Add media Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com vA Are NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 13 2 Record Control Click Control gt Record Control to set screen time frame control system frame frequency of sending card and recording time length then click Record Play S Pause U Stop T Play All Pause All Stop All Refresh Play PPT P Notification N es R
87. toolbar at Segment Editing Area to add a Common Page or Global Page as shown in Fig 2 18 a Screenl Segment Editing amp Area ee i iaeaatese xX viooc a Common Page i Global Page a SD Inserted Segment3 Copied Page Fig 2 18Add page 2 Properties Setting The properties of the added page can be set through the property panel Shown in Fig 2 19 is the property panel Page Editing Area O j eaa tt xv AO Hame Fagel Play Type Cyce vy Play 00 06 00 Play Times Duration Backer ound m Color Background Image Type Back Music B x t a Ue Fig 2 19 Properties of page Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd There are three options for Play Type Cycle Specific Times and Specific Duration If Play Type is set to be Cycle this page will be shown repeatedly if Specific Duration NovaStudio plus will shift to the next page after showing this page for the time specified by Play Duration if Specific Times NovaStudio plus will shift to the next page after all the play windows finish playing their media sources repeatedly for N times N is specified by Play Times Area of the page that is not covered by windows will show the background picture or color as shown in Fig 2 20 Play Window Background Fig 2 20background with background picture
88. ture transparency time mark style and color date weekday lunar calendar label duration background color background picture transparency font font color font style year month date am pm lunar calendar hour minute second weekday duration Transparent display background color background picture font font color font style keeping time countdown starting date and time time duration displaying day displaying hour displaying minute displaying second Transparent display background color background picture transparency seconds counter type color of the number starting Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Transparent display background color background picture transparency style of the clock time duration styles of hour hand minute hand and second hand Display a clock with dial plate border colors of hour hand minute hour hand minute hand and hand and second hand blending second hand with the style and Vista clock modes of hour hand minute hand color of the dial plate hour and second hand internal and hand minute hand and second external border colors of the clock hand being editable center blending mode of the plate surface glass style angle of glass style background picture internal and external border color blending mode of border Tr
89. und transparency play Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Rss files xml on local disk duration update cycle display mode and display style Table 1 1 Media Types 2 Play Program In NovaStudio plus a play program is the unit for media play on a LED display Each LED display has one corresponding play program at one time Play program includes time frame priority program and page priority program Time frame priority program means that program is edited according to time frame the program includes multiple time frames and pages will be added in the time frames page priority program includes multiple pages the play time of which is set separately 2 1 Priority Program of the time segment Play program can save as the file which extension is plym it is composed by several common segments otherwise it can also contain one or more inserted segments The common segment and inserted segment is composed by one or more pages and each page is composed by one or more windows The window can be divided into Common Window Clock Window Scroll Text Window Countdown Timer Window Weather Window and Video Device Window The Common Window can contain one or more different types of media One example of play program structure is shown as Fig 2 1 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492
90. upport of the operation SY SSN EEE Me imac ews clo A E E cab sascelstabeusteaeens 125 16 4 Unable to play files of Microsoft Word and Excel ccccceeesesesesesescseseseseseseseeeees 126 16 5 What to do if characters in a table of a Microsoft Word file are slit 126 16 6 Why NovaStudio plus does not run nu esesssssssssssescsesesesssssssssssseseseseseseseseseseseeesees 126 16 Why Flash files cannot be Added uu eecesessssssssssscssscseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseseeeesees 127 16 8 Error message as below is shown when running NovaStudio plus 0 127 16 9 Why NovaStudio plus can t load media sources which it can before 128 16 10 In IE6 environment use the keyboard arrow keys to move the display position of the web media do not use the MOUSE WhE_el lee eeeeecceecceccsccsecsscssecsscssescsccsceeseesceees 129 Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 16 11 Video Capture Card played instability in Win7 please use Windows XRP 129 16 12 Please set the graphic card work under extend monitor mode if the play window of the LED screen is big in size And please use advanced rendering mode for video playback Part of the play window may be black if normal rendering mode is use 129 16 13 Please use advanced rendering mode if text is be put on top of video There could be flas
91. vastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 2 53 Page adding media window Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOQVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd tf wOrli Kk Qe HQ Fig 2 54 Screen after 3 times of amplification 4 Play and media attribute edit window When adding the media simultaneously set attribute of the media and the play effect at the window 5 Page review window After finishing page editing randomly select one page to preview the display effect of the page in the preview window 6 Scheduled window a Check Scheduled date to set play date of list and cick Elato increase or decrease the time Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd w Play Segment Specific date Start Date End Date April27 2014 April27 2014 B 2 April28 2014 2 April28 2014 i Week day Time Date Fig 2 55 Set Scheduled date b Click TIME to set the play time of List available options are All day point in point or Time slot When Point in point play is selected click to select the point in time double click to cancel the default is to play for one hour from the selected point in time for example three points in time are selected in the following figure 12 AM 3 AM and 8 AM then the play
92. vastar led com NOVAS TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd Fig 10 4 Backup finished 11 Synchronal Playing Function Synchronal playing function is provided in this edition to solve the requirements for synchronal playing of multiple display screens in some occasions 1 Enable synchronal playing function Run NovaStudio plus on the playing computer click menu Settings Play Setting on the main interface to enter the play setting interface tick off synchronize play media by time and then click OK The synchronal playing function will be enabled successfully Play Setting x LogSetting Pr Setting l Enable Preventing Stuck Function for Video Note When enable the function if the wideo screen stuck during playing the software can quickly stop the current video and switch to play the next media Enable draw effects in vertical refres Note When enable the function the CPU utilization increases when picture effects is playing if the picture effects do not move or change in the vertical direction you may disable this function Normal Video Rendering Mode Note If the graphics card configuration of computer is low memory is less than 512M use this mode to reduce resource utilization but transparent text would flash when overlayed on the video software uses advanced rendering mode by default Synchronize play media by time Fig 11 1 Play Setting Caution Phone NovaStar
93. ver this function increases the CPU utilization Choice of whether to enable this function or not should be made based of the situation Normally this function need not to be enabled if the picture is not large or the effect does not involve vertical synchronization such as wiping in vertical and fading Fig 7 5 A slit and dislocated picture Normal Video Rendering Mode NovaStudio plus adopts the advanced rendering mode for video rendering as default If the computer is relatively low in performance enable the Normal Video Rending Mode Normal video rending mode also helps to prevent the problem of slit and dislocation in quick motion pictures While playing synchronize media as per the time After this option is ticked off the software will enable the synchronic playing of playing programs according to the computer time Please refer to 11 Synchronic Playing Function for the specific operating steps Phone NovaStar Xi an 86 29 84507048 NovaStar Shenzhen 86 755 33592492 Website www novastar led com NOVA S TAR NovaStar Tech Co Ltd 7 3 3 Preview Setting of Media Click Settings Preview Setting of Media on the toolbar to enter the media setting interface shown as below g Preview setting of media x Preview Setting When click to preview only play one time media loop play When preview black screen finished C keep last frame oe Fig 7 6 Preview

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