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Sony Printer Bznp-D1 User's Manual

1. 22 nnnneaaaaaaaazznenenane 66 Detailed Registering and Editing Operations for an NSP 1 or LE goli EE 68 Changing NSP data sta da 68 Setting Items upon NSP 1 Reastratnon eeeceeeseceesteceenteeennees 70 Changing Er EE 70 Setting Items upon Group Registration eeeeeecceeeseeeesteeeetteeeenaees 71 El E 72 5 M8IAJ8AO lajdeUQ9 6 Overview Overview of the System The Sony BZNP D1 series Network Player Management Software is designed to manage systems that send audio and visual contents to Sony NSP 1 Network Players via a network and then play those contents such as sales promotional videos at stores or commercial videos in public places The BZNP D1 software supports a wide range of display sizes from VGA 640 x 480 through XGA 1024 x 768 and both landscape and portrait orientation of a display which allows you to use the systems with the maximum layout flexibility The main tasks of the BZNP D1 software such as registering materials and creating playlists and schedules can be performed by simple drag amp drop operations Materials that the BZNP D1 Software can Handle The BZNP D1 software can handle the following materials Video MPEG program streams MPQ ML and MPEG4 ASPQLS5 MPEG4 live streaming video conforming to ISMA 1 0 MPEG4 live streaming video can be displayed on the NSP 1 by specifying the SDP Session Description Protocol file of a streaming server Graphics B
2. uolyejjeySuj uodn pauinbeg dnyjas saydeyD 20 1 In the BZNP D1 main window select Setup gt System Setup from the menu bar The System Setup dialog box is displayed System Setup Content Management Network Start Index BZNP D1 ID 0 video 001 000001 z Use Graphics 002 000001 v Use Text 003 000001 v Use URL 004 000001 v Use Flash 005 000001 v Use Audio 006 000001 v Use Control 007 000001 v Use Playlist 052 000001 Daily Schedule 051 000001 Video Format NTSC Base Folder CAProgram FilesiSonyiBZNP D1 DataBase Browse cancel Select the Content Management tab if it has not been selected If there is any material that is not to be used clear the check box for that material Items Materials Video MPEG2 or MPEG4 video files or MPEG4 live streaming video Graphics BMP or JPEG files Text Captions created with the BZNP D1 software URL URLs of the Web pages Flash Flash files created with Macromedia Flash Setting Up the BZNP D1 Software In the Content Management window only the materials that you check in this dialog box are displayed If you are not going to use video files for example clear the Video check box so that the Video tab will not be displayed in the Content Management window In the Video drop down list box select the video format you intend to u
3. Material Preparations Creating Text Material Specify the text colors font size and effects to be displayed to create text material The BZNP D1 software enables you to register a bitmap file instead of text as a piece of text material See Registering a bitmap file as text material on page 30 for details Select the Text tab in the Content Management window 2 Right click any point on the Text tab then click New The Edit Text dialog box appears Edit Text FontSize 12 w pt Properties ReadTextFile Font Arial EOF Cancel 3 Click Properties to open the Text Properties dialog box Text Properties Type Title Effect Constant Scroll Speed Transparency Not Transparent w Base Character Color Change Character Color Background Color fl Change Background Color OK Cancel 4 Specify the following properties then click OK Item Type Description Type of the piece of text material up to 20 characters Title Title of the piece of text material up to 40 characters When no title is specified the first 40 characters of the text will be the title You can identify pieces of materials by the type and title Effect Select the text display effect from the following Constant Displays stable text Blink Displays blinking text Scroll Makes text flow acro
4. Setting Items upon NSP 1 Registration You can register an NSP 1 player in the Edit NSP 1 dialog box To display the Edit NSP 1 dialog box click New NSP 1 in the Group Setup dialog box or double click an NSP 1 player that is already registered or right click a registered NSP 1 and select Edit NSP 1 on the popup menu The Edit NSP 1 dialog box contains the following setting items NSP 1 Name text box Enter a name for an NSP 1 player which should be unique in the system IP Address text box Enter the IP address for the NSP 1 player which should be unique in the system Make sure to specify the same IP address as specified on the NSP 1 player Password and Retype Password text boxes Enter the password that the BZNP D1 software uses in accessing the NSP 1 player in the Password text box Enter the same password in the Retype Password text box to avoid specifying a mis typed password Password that is identical to the one set to the NSP 1 players upon ex factory is pre defined in the both text boxes When you change the password on the NSP 1 player s specify the same password in these text boxes Check Connection button Used to check communication to the device with the specified IP address in the IP Address text box and show the result Note that an incorrect password error will occur if a password has been set to the NSP 1 player but you have not specified the identical password Detailed Registering and Editing
5. 7 Select Playlist gt Save on the menu bar of the main window The playlist is saved It appears on the Playlist tab of the Content Management window 8 Specify the type and title of the saved playlist Select the playlist in the Content Management window then click its Type or Title column This makes the column editable Specify the type up to 20 characters or title up to 40 characters and then press the Enter key 9 To finish working with this playlist select Playlist gt New on the menu bar of the main window to clear the Playlist window To preview the playlist being edited Right click any point in the Playlist window then select Send the Playlist to NSP 1 and Preview on the popup menu This sends the playlist that is currently being edited to all the NSP 1 players of the selected group and starts previewing Check the contents on the connected display To stop the preview right click any point in the Playlist window again then select Stop Previewing This operation sends the playlist to all NSP 1 players of the group for preview When there is an ongoing playout on the NSP 1 players the ongoing playout is terminated Playlist Preparations suolyesedo euljnoy p Jajdeyo 37 suolyesodo uynoy p le deUD 38 Editing an Existing Playlist Opening a playlist 1 O In the BZNP D1 main window check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group whose p
6. VGA here Screen Setting drop down list box Select whether you are going to install the display in ordinary landscape orientation or in portrait orientation You cannot change the screen resolution and orientation settings if a playlist or schedule has already been created for the group Delete all the playlists and daily and periodic schedules before changing or create another group And when a playlist and or daily schedule is displayed in the respective windows you cannot change the screen resolution and orientation settings Clear them by selecting Playlist gt New or Daily Schedule gt New before changing them Layout Settings button Used to display the Screen Layout window and the Template Settings dialog box to create and manage playlist layout templates For details on the procedure used to make the templates see Making a Screen Layout Template on page 23 and for information on how to manage the templates see Managing Screen Layout Templates on page 63 Detailed Registering and Editing Operations for an NSP 1 or Group dnyas wajsAS g Ja deup 71 xipueddy N Glossary Actual file The video graphics audio and Flash files created for playout on the NSP 1 players Original files created with conventional application software are referred to as the actual files The BZNP D1 software allows you to register the locations and other attributes such as titles
7. The display layers are overlaid in the order as shown in the following figure The numbers in the figure show the order Graphics 2 Logo 4 Video 3 Text 5 Background 1 Graphics material is displayed on any of the background graphics or logo layers And the graphics layer can display Flash movies and web pages URL in addition to graphics material Layout The positions and sizes on the display of materials that are played simultaneously The positions and sizes of the layers except for the audio layer determine display of one piece of material at a time Each event of the playlist has layout information even though it is not displayed on the list Normally layout information is automatically added to the event according to the selected template but you can adjust the layout on the event line of the playlist Material Video graphics text URL web pages audio and Flash files registered in the BZNP D1 software Playlists are created by listing these materials in the order of playout A piece of material listed on the playlist will be an event Control commands are sometimes included in the materials though they cannot be listed on the playlists Periodic schedule Definitions of the period when a specific daily schedule will be used or the period when no playout will be done on the NSP 1 To play back contents on the NSP 1 the periodic schedule and daily sch
8. amp drop operation The dropped playlist or control command is added to the daily schedule as an event The color of the cell where the event is specified changes to light blue At this moment the duration of the playlist event is identical to the dropped playlist and that of the control command event is one second on the list regardless of the time that would take to complete the task 3 Modify the duration of the playlist event if necessary The duration of a control command event cannot be changed Right click the event and select Change Duration on the popup menu The Change Duration dialog box appears The current event duration is shown in it 4 Modify the duration of the playlist event as desired then click OK When you extend the event duration the playlist will be played repeatedly within the duration When you shorten the duration playout of the playlist will stop in the middle To insert an event at the top of the daily schedule or between two consecutive cells hold down the Ctrl key and drop the desired playlist or control command on the lower cell that comes immediately after the insertion point Then adjust the start time and or duration of the event if necessary Schedule Preparations Replacing the playlist or control command specified in a cell with another Paste the desired playlist or control command from the Contents Management window by a drag amp drop operation The playlist or co
9. o Gi EJ o O 5 0 S o 5 o To modify the duration of a video clip or Flash movie When you drop a video clip or Flash file in the Content Management window the BZNP D1 checks its duration and displays it in the Duration column You can modify this duration by selecting the line then clicking the Duration column in the same way as the type and title columns Modification of the duration is useful in the following cases when the actual duration and that the BZNP D1 software obtains are different e Duration shown in the Content Management window is 00 00 00 The BZNP D1 software may not recognize the duration of a video clip when there is no DirectShow filter installed on the PC where the BZNP D1 software is operating It may not recognize the duration of a Flash movie either depending on the condition in effect when the Flash movie was created The last few frames are not played As the BZNP D1 software manipulates the materials in units of seconds the very last frames of a video clip or Flash movie will not be played if there is a fraction in the Material Preparations 27 suolyesodo uynoy p le deU9 28 actual playout length You can modify the duration of the piece of video or Flash material in such a case to play it entirely But a frozen picture of the last frame may be displayed at the very end You can also leave the material duration as 00 00 00 and add the piece of material to a
10. to edit using the Group drop down list box The playlists of the selected group are displayed in the Content Management window Select the playlist whose type or title you are modifying then click its Type or Title column This makes the column editable Specify the type up to 20 characters or title up to 40 characters and then press the Enter key Deleting playlists The following procedure deletes the playlists stored on the PC See Deleting Materials and Schedules Stored on an NSP 1 on page 59 for the operations used to delete playlists stored on NSP 1 players 1 2 Select the Playlist tab in the Content Management window Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group whose playlist you want to delete using the Group drop down list box The playlists of the selected group are displayed in the Content Management window Select the playlists to be deleted To select more than one playlist hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired playlists in turn To select all the playlists in a range hold down the Shift key and click the first and last playlists in the range Right click the selection then select Delete on the popup menu Or press the Delete key on the keyboard A confirmation message appears Click Yes The selected playlists are deleted Copying playlists The BZNP D1 software enables you to copy a created and stored playlist with the followin
11. video Text Captions Text Audio Extra audio Audio In the Playlist window only the layers having check marks in this dialog box are displayed If you are not going to use the video layer for example clear the Video check box so that the video layer will not be displayed in the Playlist window If you clear a check box the relevant layer in the Screen Layout window will disappear Specify the sizes and positions of layers to be used Do the following for all the layers respectively e Click the layer in the Screen Layout window then select a handle of the layer and drag it to the desired position and size When you click any point in the Template Settings dialog box the values change according to the position and size of the layer in the Screen Layout window Screen Layout BAXI e Select the layer in the Screen Layout window right click it then select Full Screen Size Quarter Screen Size or Original Size Full Screen Size and Quarter Screen Size can be used for the Graphics Video and Logo layers Original Size can be used only for the Video layer and it restricts the layer size to 640 x 480 or 480 x Making a Screen Layout Template 640 pixels When you click any point in the Template Settings dialog box the values change accordingly Change the values of the relevant text boxes in the Playlist Layout Settings dialog box By changing values and clicking an
12. Setup NSP 1 Group No Name IP Address 2 Register the NSP 1 players used in the system 2 1 Click New NSP 1 The Edit NSP 1 dialog box is displayed 2 2 2 3 Edit NSP 1 NSP 1 Name IP Address User NSPtuser Password Retype Password zz Cancel In the NSP 1 Name and IP Address text boxes enter the name and IP address of an NSP 1 A password has been set for each NSP 1 player when it is shipped from the factory If you change the password input an identical password in the Password and Retype Password text boxes and click OK to avoid miss typing Make sure to use the IP address and password specified for the NSP 1 hardware Click Check Connection to test the connection to the specified IP address and display the result Repeat steps 2 1 and 2 2 to register all the NSP 1 players you use in the system The registered NSP 1 players will appear in the NSP 1 list box in the Group Setup dialog box The order of the registered NSP 1 players in the Group Setup dialog box represents the actual order of the NSP 1 players when data is sent or when they are being displayed in the NSP 1 Status window Arrange the order of the NSP 1 players as desired using drag amp drop operations Create NSP 1 groups 4 1 4 2 Click New Group The Edit Group dialog box is displayed Edit Group Group Name Playout Time 00 05 00 23 59 59 Sleep Time 00 00 Screen Res
13. Template Settings on the menu bar The Screen Layout window and the Template Settings dialog box appear Template Settines LJ tg Template Sample wl Add Delete Layer Settings Background 7 Use f Graphics wjUse X 0 100 Wi 320 H 240 Original Aspect Ratio I Video Zuse X 320 100 w 320 H 240 Original Aspect Ratio f Logo wlUuse X 540 vr 100 W 100 H 100 Original Aspect Ratio I Text Juse X 0 Y 380 W 640 H 100 Audio w Use Screen Size xH 640x480 _cancet_ Template Settings dialog box 4 Select the desired template in the Template drop down list box then click OK 5 Selecta piece of material in the Content Management window then add it to the playlist by a drag amp drop operation The layer in which you drop the material is decided depending on the material and its purpose Material Purpose Layer Video Video with accompanying Video audio MPEG4 streaming video video signal input via the NSP 1 VIDEO IN connector with accompanying audio input via the AUDIO IN connector Graphics Background Wallpaper Background Graphics to be displayed Graphics under video Logo marks Down stream Logo keying Graphics to be displayed in front of video Text Captions Text URL Web pages Graphics Flash Flash movies Graphics Audio Extra audio Audio
14. content of the selected control command Modify the data then click OK To just modify the type and or title select the control command in the Content Management window then click its Type or Title column This makes the column editable Material Preparations 33 suolyesodo uynoy p le deUD 34 Specify the type up to 20 characters or title up to 40 characters and then press the Enter key To check a control command You can send a control command to an NSP 1 and try it on the NSP 1 For information on how to check the material on an NSP 1 see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 To delete a control command Right click the control command to be deleted in the Content Management window then select Delete on the popup menu Or select the control command to be deleted then press the Delete key When a confirmation message appears click Yes Material Preparations Checking Material on a PC Previewing The following materials can be previewed on a PC to check their contents The application programs that are associated with the materials in Windows are used for previewing Some materials require additional plug in software such as a DirectShow filter for previewing on a PC Material Application program to be used Video Video player such as Windows Media Player Graphics Image viewer such as Windows Picture and Fax Viewer URL Web browser suc
15. display a piece of text as soon as an NSP 1 receives it This function is used for newsflashes and other emergency information In this case the text information is displayed over the contents that are currently being played on the NSP 1 If the contents include a piece of text the override text is displayed instead of the original piece of text material Create a piece of text material to be used for override text if necessary See Creating Text Material on page 28 for details 2 Check that the BZNP D1 PO option button is selected in the main window and select the group to which you are sending override text using the Group drop down list box A In the Content Management window select the Text tab 4 Right click the piece of text material to be used for override text then click Send to NSP 1 and Override Playout on the popup menu The BZNP D1 software sends the selected piece of text to all the NSP 1 players in the selected group On each NSP 1 the piece of text material will be displayed over the contents that are currently being played as soon as the NSP 1 receives it You can specify the position at which the override text should be displayed in advance See Positioning Override Text on page 61 for details 5 Right click any point in the Content Management window then select Stop Overriding on the popup menu to stop overriding Note that the NSP 1 players will keep displaying the override tex
16. files to the hard disk of the PC before registering them Directly registering files on a CD or DVD may cause a read error depending on the drive you use and result in a failure when sending materials 1 Select Tools gt Run Explorer on the menu bar to start the Windows Explorer if this has not yet been done 2 Inthe Explorer window locate the folder where the files you want to register are stored 3 Inthe BZNP D1 Content Management window select the tab corresponding to the category of the material to be registered Content tab selection buttons Content Management m H Video Graphics Text URL Flash Audio Control Playlist Dally Schedule Periodic Schedule No Index Type Tite Duration LastModfied a 0001 001000001 Travel Ad Hawail Vacations 00 00 05 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 0002 001000002 Travel Ad Canoeing Vacations 00 30 00 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 0003 001000003 12345678901234567890 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 0004 001000004 Error Cannot find a e 0005 001000005 Air and Space 0006 001000006 Air and Space 0007 001000007 History 0008 001000008 Business 0009 001000009 Tour Ad 0010 001000010 Dept Store Ad 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 0011 001000011 Air and Space 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 0012 001000012 Air and Space 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 0013 001000013 Tour Ad c 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 0014 001000014 TourAd White
17. in the duration of the playlist event If you specify 15 00 00 as the end time for example playout of that playlist will end immediately before 15 00 00 Undoing the last editing operation Holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the Z key undoes the last editing operation Exporting daily schedules as CSV files A daily schedule can be stored as a CSV file using the following procedure A CSV file is a text file in which each item in a table is separated by comma You can use spreadsheet applications such as Microsoft Excel to open CSV files for printing and data processing 1 Open the daily schedule to be exported See Opening a daily schedule on page 47 for details 2 Select Daily Schedule gt Export CSV File from the menu bar The Save as dialog box appears 3 Specify the folder and file name for the exported CSV file then click Save The displayed daily schedule data is stored as a file with a csv extension in the specified folder When you open this file using a spreadsheet application playlists and control commands listed on the daily schedule are displayed together with the start times On the top line however information index type and title on the selected daily schedule itself appears Schedule Preparations suolyesedo euljnoy y Jajdeyo 49 suolyesodo uynoy p le deU9 50 Creating a Periodic Schedule Specifying a playout period After creating a daily
18. materials are displayed as intended by previewing the playlist on an NSP 1 For details on how to preview a playlist see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 Managing Screen Layout Templates dnjyas wajsAS G Jajdeup 65 dnies eise G 1e1dEUJ 66 Deleting a Template When a template is no longer necessary you can delete it using the Template Settings dialog box Even if you delete a template the layout settings of the existing playlist will not be affected A template however is shared among NSP 1 groups whose resolution and display orientation are identical If you delete a template the other groups using the same template cannot use it any longer d From the Template drop down list box in the Template Settings dialog box select the template that you want to delete In the Screen Layout window and Template Settings dialog box the size and position of each layer of the selected template are displayed N Click Delete in the Template Settings dialog box A confirmation message appears O Click Yes The selected template is deleted R To close the Template Settings dialog box and Screen Layout window click OK or Cancel BZNP D1 System Setup Items BZNP D1 System Setup Items The BZNP D1 System Setup dialog box appears when you select Setup gt System Setup For details on the procedures required for BZNP D1 system setup see Setting Up th
19. of text material to be modified in the Content Management window then click Edit on the popup menu This opens the Edit Text dialog box containing the content of the selected piece of text material Modify the text and or properties then click OK Material Preparations suolyesedo euljnoy y Jajdeyo 29 suolyesodo uynoy p le deU 30 To just modify the type and or title select the piece of material then click its Type or Title column This makes the column editable Specify the type up to 20 characters or title up to 40 characters and then press the Enter key The scroll speed corresponding to each option in the Text Properties dialog box has been changed in the BZNP D1 version 2 0 software Note that if you edit any piece of scrolling text material created using version 1 0 the speed will be changed to Slow equals Medium in version 1 0 automatically Select the desired speed using the Scroll Speed drop down list box in the Text Properties dialog box if necessary To check text material You can send a piece of text material to an NSP 1 and play it on the NSP 1 For information on how to play material on an NSP 1 see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 To delete text material Right click the piece of text material to be deleted in the Content Management window then select Delete on the popup menu Or select the piece of text material to be deleted then
20. piece of graphics material to be displayed on the background layer it appears in full screen size regardless of the original material size The graphics layer is under the video layer and is used to display a still image or a web page A Flash movie is also played on this layer The logo layer is mainly used for downstream keying that is to display a mark such as a program station or company logo mark constantly on the display The logo layer is in front of the video layer and the NSP 1 transparent color will be transparent on this layer On templates The BZNP D1 software provides a template feature to reduce time and effort needed to specify layout settings for every event on the playlist A template is a set of layout settings that can be saved in the BZNP D1 software When changing the layout one of the templates is chosen then the layout settings of that template are automatically specified for the events thereafter and recorded in the playlist Templates are also useful when you want to apply the same layout settings to more than one playlist You can adjust the positions and sizes of the materials laid out by a template later See Making a Screen Layout Template on page 23 for details on how to create a template Exceptions to layout settings There are the following exceptions to the layout settings whether you adjust the layout settings later or not The text contents will be displayed in their origina
21. playlist In such a case the shortest event duration 00 00 05 is specified for the event You can modify the event duration as desired When no DirectShow filter is installed the BZNP D1 software cannot recognize the video signal format NTSC or PAL and display size of the video files Also the video signal format of MPEG4 files cannot be recognized even if a DirectShow filter is installed If the video signal format of the video clip and that of the system setup are not identical the video clip will not be played correctly To check the material content The BZNP D1 software provides two ways to check the material content playing a piece of material on the PC and sending it to an NSP 1 and playing it on the NSP 1 For detailed information on how to play material on a PC see Checking Material on a PC Previewing on page 34 For information on how to play material on an NSP 1 see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 To delete material Right click the piece of material to be deleted in the Content Management window then select Delete on the popup menu Or select the piece of material to be deleted then press the Delete key on the keyboard When a confirmation message appears click Yes This deletion operation for video graphics Flash and audio materials only deletes material registrations The actual files are not deleted To delete the actual files too use the Windows Explorer
22. press the Delete key When a confirmation message appears click Yes Material Preparations Registering a bitmap file as text material Instead of typing text the following procedure registers a bitmap file to the BZNP D1 software as a piece of text material This feature is useful when you would like to use a caption with special effects There are some limitations that are different from those for the bitmap files used as graphics material for bitmaps files used as text material Note that if the NSP 1 transparent color is used in the bitmap file the area of that color will be transparent regardless of the Transparency option of the Text Properties dialog box For details on specifications and limitations on files to be used as text material see the supplied SpecsE htm file 1 Select Tools gt Run Explorer on the menu bar to start the Windows Explorer if this has not yet been done 2 Inthe Explorer window locate the folder where the bitmap files you want to register are stored A Inthe BZNP D1 Content Management window select the Text tab 4 Select the bitmap files to be registered You can register more than one file simultaneously To select more than one file hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired files in turn To select all the files in a range hold down the Shift key and click the first and last files in the range D Move the selected files from the Explorer window to the BZNP D1 window by a
23. resolution and display orientation are identical to a template to be created edited Or right click the desired group and select Edit Group from the displayed menu The Edit Group dialog box is displayed 2 Click Template Settings The Screen Layout window related to the screen resolution and display orientation specified for the selected group and the Template Settings dialog box are displayed Managing Screen Layout Templates dnyas wajsAS g Jajdeup 63 dnies wajsAs G Joe 64 From the main window menu bar Select Setup gt Template Settings from the menu bar of the main window The Screen Layout window related to the screen resolution and display orientation specified for the selected group and the Template Settings dialog box are displayed Graphics layer Background layer Screen Layout Screen Layout window Template Settines LG J X Template Sample Layer Settings Background Graphics Use X 0 100 320 240 Original Aspect Ratio Video 320 240 Original Aspect Ratio 100 100 100 Original Aspect Ratio Y Use X 320 Y 100 Y Y A R w 16 Text Use X 0 380 640 z E v Logo luese X 540 s Audio Use Screen Size WH 640 x 480 Template Settings dialog box You can use the two windows above to create edit and delete te
24. restore the NSP 1 original screen saver above and restore the NSP 1 original screen saver See also Restoring the NSP 1 Original Screen Saver on page 60 for details On the User Settings web page for the NSP 1 setup select Off for Screen Saver The Screen Saver setting on the NSP 1 User Settings web page is able to enable disable the NSP 1 original screen saver only If you selected and sent a playlist as the screen saver it will be played even if you select Off for Screen Saver on the NSP 1 Managing Screen Layout Templates The BZNP D1 software can create a Template for screen layout according to the NSP 1 resolution and display orientation and then apply the template to a playlist For details on how to apply the created template to a playlist see Creating a Playlist on page 36 Displaying the Template Settings Dialog Box You will use the Template Settings dialog box and the Screen Layout window to create edit or delete a template To display the Template Settings dialog box and Screen Layout dialog box do either of the following From the Group Setup dialog box Group Setup NSP 1 Group No Name New Group Delete Group IP Address m 12345678901 234567890 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 3 192 168 0 4 1002 12345678901234567890 1003 Osaki 1004 Shinagawa Group Setup dialog box T Double click an NSP 1 group whose
25. steps to assign all the NSP 1 players to their proper groups NSP 1 player registered to the selected group Selected group Group Setup NSP 1 New NSP 1 Delete Group apan 001 Tokyo 12345678901234667890 001 12345878901234567890 No Name IP Address 002 12346678901234567890 192 168 0 2 003 Osaki 192 168 0 3 004 Shinagawa 192 168 0 4 NSP 1 players that are not registered to the selected group T After you finish registering NSP 1 players creating groups and assigning NSP 1 players to the groups click x at the top right of the Group Setup dialog box For detailed operations to change and delete settings see Detailed Registering and Editing Operations for an NSP 1 or Group on page 66 Registering an NSP 1 and Creating Groups You cannot change the screen resolution and orientation settings if a playlist or schedule has already been created for the group Delete all the playlists and daily and periodic schedules before changing these settings or create another group And when a playlist and or daily schedule is displayed in the respective windows you cannot change the screen resolution and orientation settings either Clear the settings first by selecting Playlist gt New or Daily Schedule gt New before changing them Making a Screen Layout Template You can specify the screen layout settings for the materials being played simultaneously on the screen as a
26. the following procedures to assign an NSP 1 player to the desired group or exclude one from the group To assign an NSP 1 player to the desired group Click the desired group in the Group list box of the Group Setup dialog box In the NSP 1 list box the NSP 1 players belonging to the selected group are displayed in gray Players not belonging to the group are displayed in black 2 Select the NSP 1 player s that you want to assign to the selected group To select more than one NSP 1 player hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired players one by one To select all the NSP 1 players in a specific range hold down the Shift key and click the first and last players in the range Click Add gt gt The selected NSP 1 players are added to the Group list box They are displayed in gray in the NSP 1 list box If there is other data that you should change in the Group Setup dialog box perform the required operations If not click x at the top right of the Group Setup dialog box to close it To remove an NSP 1 player from a group 1 If the NSP 1 players belonging to the group are not displayed in the Group list box of the Group Setup dialog box click the node mark next to the group name to display the players Select the NSP 1 player that you want to exclude from the selected group Click lt lt Remove The selected NSP 1 player is removed from the Group list box It is displayed in black in the NSP 1 li
27. the next step if the Daily Schedule window is blank When a daily schedule is displayed select Daily Schedule gt New on the menu bar Or select the Daily Schedule tab in the Content Management window right click any point on the Daily Schedule tab then select New on the popup menu If the displayed daily schedule has not been saved the BZNP D1 software displays a message asking whether you want to discard it Save the displayed daily schedule if necessary Select the desired playlist in the Content Management window then add it to the daily schedule by a drag amp drop operation You can also add control commands to the Control column in the same way The color of the cell where the event is specified changes to light blue In the Daily Schedule window added playlist events are shown by their title and control commands are shown by marks corresponding to the targets When you move the mouse pointer over a title or a mark a Schedule Preparations popup window showing the index type and title appears If necessary edit the newly added event for example by modifying the duration or start time of the event See Daily schedule editing functions on page 48 for detailed information on daily schedule editing functions Select Daily Schedule gt Save on the menu bar of the main window The daily schedule is saved It appears on the Daily Schedule tab of the Content Management window Specif
28. window then select a handle of the layer and drag it to the desired position and size When you click any point in the Template Settings dialog box the values change according to the position and size of the layer in the Screen Layout window Screen Layout EAX Screen Layout window Layout Settings LJ Layer Settings Graphics SO Y 100 Wi 320 H 240 Original Aspect Ratio IT Video X 320 Y 100 w 320 H 240 Original Aspect Ratio Logo X 640 100 w 100 H 100 Original Aspect Ratio Text SD v 380 w H Screen Size WxH 640 x 480 ok E Cancel J Layout Settings dialog box e Select the layer in the Screen Layout window right click it then select Full Screen Size Quarter Screen Size or Original Size Those size designations can be used for the Graphics Video and Logo layers Note that for the Video layer clicking Original Size restricts the layer size to 640 x 480 or 480 x 640 pixels regardless of the original size And if a web page is specified on the Graphics layer Original Size does not work as the BZNP D1 software cannot recognize the size of the web page When you click any point in the Template Settings dialog box the values change accordingly e Change the values of the relevant text boxes in the Layout Settings dialog box After you have changed the values and clicked any point in the Screen Layout win
29. Audio Output Level Controls the audio output level of the NSP 1 e Via RS 232C Port Controls the device connected to the NSP 1 RS 232C connector such as a plasma display or projector Parameter 1 Specify a code corresponding to the Parameter 2 desired control e NSP 1 Audio Output Level Specify the desired audio level 0 through 100 in the Parameter 1 text box The Parameter 2 text box is not used e Via RS 232C Port Specify the hexadecimal code of the command to be sent in the Parameter 1 text box In the Parameter 2 text box a hexadecimal code corresponding to ACK to be sent from the device as return data is specified The NSP 1 records an error in its error log if the return data is not identical with the specified code The Parameter 2 text box should be blank if the connected device will not return any data An NSP 1 will retry sending a command until it receives return data hence a problem may occur if the device returns nothing Specify the code in either text box separated every two digits by a space character Do not omit Os if any suolyesado unnoy y sajdey9 The Edit Control dialog box closes The new control command appears in the Content management window To modify control commands Right click the line of the control command to be modified in the Content Management window then click Edit on the popup menu This opens the Edit Control dialog box containing the
30. D Click OK A new periodic schedule has been created It appears on the Periodic Schedule tab of the Content Management window Schedule Preparations Columns for type title and index of daily schedules on playout period Periodic Schedule tab Periodic schedules are listed in the order of date registered As the periodic schedules have no index numbers they are listed in the order of the date registered Note that the type title and index number shown on the Periodic Schedule tab are those of the corresponding daily schedule not the periodic schedule s By sending a periodic schedule selected here to the NSP 1 the daily schedule playlists and materials everything required for playout is sent with it See Sending Data to NSP 1 Players on page 54 for details on sending data to the NSP 1 When you know the index of the desired daily schedule Instead of step 2 above you can right click any point on the Periodic Schedule tab and select New This displays the Edit Periodic Schedule dialog box with a blank Daily Schedule Index text box Select the Playout option button playout period and the index number of the daily schedule to be used Note on overlapped periodic schedules If more than one periodic schedule is overlapped on a certain day the one that has been sent to the NSP 1 players last most recently has the highest priority For example the only difference between the f
31. M 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM E 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM bel Data display area Content tab selection buttons Allows you to choose the data types to be displayed The illustration above shows an example when the Video tab is selected and video files registered in the BZNP DI1 software are listed Data display area Shows the data according to the selected content tab button Depending on the data type currently selected list items may differ Data items are displayed in their index order or in the order of registered date for the Periodic Schedule tab Operation Windows MGIAJ8AO J8 deUD M8IAJ8AO lajdeU9 12 when the window appears Clicking a heading row cell such as Type or Title rearranges the data items according to the clicked item To edit types or titles select the data you want to modify click its type or title area edit the text and then press the Enter key To delete the data or preview a piece of material on an NSP 1 select the desired data right click the selection and then select the desired command from the popup menu displayed If the material data is displayed in red its original file has been deleted or moved and it is no longer usable When registering material files create
32. Operations for an NSP 1 or Group Changing Group data Changing name playout time sleep time screen resolution and screen orientation 1 Inthe Group Setup dialog box double click the group whose data you want to change Or right click the desired group and select Edit Group on the popup menu The Edit Group dialog box is displayed 2 Change the desired items For details on each item of the Edit Group dialog box see Setting Items upon Group Registration on page 71 A Click OK The Edit Group dialog box is closed 4 To change the data of an NSP 1 player or another group perform the required operations If there is no data that you want to change click x at the top right of the Group Setup dialog box to close it Deleting the group registration 1 Inthe Group list box of the Group Setup dialog box select the group that you want to delete then click Delete Group Or right click the desired group and then select Delete Group on the popup menu A confirmation message appears 2 Click Yes The registration of the selected group is deleted and the selected group disappears from the Group list box 3 To change the data of an NSP 1 player or another group perform the required operations If there is no data that you want to change click x at the top right of the Group Setup dialog box to close it Setting Items upon Group Registration You can register an NSP 1 group in the Edit Group dialo
33. Piece of Text Material on page 54 and Checking a Control Command on page 54 for details Before Sending Materials and Playlists to the NSP 1 Players This procedure sends the playlist and or materials to the NSP 1 then plays them there This procedure sends the playlists and materials to all of the NSP 1 players in the selected group and plays them there If other content is being played on the NSP 1 players it will be terminated To preview materials or playlists only on a specific NSP 1 send the materials and playlists to be previewed then follow the procedure When Materials and Playlists are Already on the NSP 1 Players described in the next T Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group to which you are sending materials and playlists for preview using the Group drop down list box d Inthe Content Management window select the tab corresponding to the material or playlist to be previewed To preview a playlist for example select the Playlist tab 3 Right click the piece of material or playlist to be previewed then click Send to NSP 1 and Preview on the popup menu The BZNP D1 software sends the selected piece of material or the selected playlist and the required materials when a playlist was selected to all the NSP 1 players in the selected group On the NSP 1 playout will start automatically when preparation for playout is completed Check the playout using
34. SING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement Material data used for content creation such as video graphics and text may be copyrighted Unauthorized distribution and or playout of such content may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws Also the system allows you to use the fonts installed on the PC to create text material Such fonts are copyrighted Authorization or right of transmission is required to use them for playout Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Overview of the System aaa aaa ada aw Yass 6 Materials that the BZNP D1 Software can Handle 6 Operations of the BZNP D1 Software oe ea aaa enea ceaaaa 6 BANP D1l Software Products za hi R e 7 Operational Elo vigegetsegtauiear rgeeeesgeegekuku EE egedeE aenieei napisania 8 Upon System Installation esse O AL 8 During Routine OpErANOM ee 8 For a Simple Operation in which a Single Playlist is Played Repeatedly Everyday 9 Operation WIRd WS ae kosci Gstaad nnmnnn 10 ENK 10 Content Management Window sa R R A 11 Elte WMIOW CARO A A a 13 Daily Schedule Window sid adi 14 Monthly Calendar Window
35. SONY 3 855 937 12 1 Network Player Management Software Operating Instructions Before operating the software please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference BZN P D1 Version 2 00 and Later 2004 Sony Corporation 2 Trademark Notice Microsoft Windows and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries Macromedia and Flash are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Macromedia Inc in the United States and other countries Other system names product names and company names appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders In this manual such names are not indicated by or TM symbols NOTICE TO USERS 2004 Sony Corporation All rights reserved This manual or the software described herein in whole or in part may not be reproduced translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation SONY CORPORATION PROVIDES NO WARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN AND HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THIS MANUAL THE SOFTWARE OR SUCH OTHER INFORMATION IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHETHER BASED ON TORT CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE ARI
36. The area painted with the NSP 1 transparent color will be transparent Refer to the supplied SpecsE htm file for details When a material tab is selected in the Content Management window the background of the layer name changes to yellow showing that the data on the tab can be dropped on that layer The position and size data based on the selected template are added to the dropped material and it appears on the playlist as an event The color of the cell where the event is specified changes to light blue Repeat step 5 or from steps 3 to 5 to create the playlist If necessary edit the newly added event for example modify the duration of the event See Playlist Editing Functions on page 39 for detailed information on playlist editing functions When you change a template whose layer settings are different in the middle of the playlist the layers that are not used in the new template will disappear The events specified on these layers are still stored and will re appear if you select a template in which those layers are used However when the playlist is saved the BZNP D1 software only saves the events on the layers that are used in the template at the time of saving It is recommended that you make the layer settings of the templates identical when they may be used in a single playlist If this is not possible select a template in which all the necessary layers are to be used every time before saving the playlist
37. Water Rafting Tours 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 0015 001000015 Tour Ad Olympic Tours 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM x 4 Select the files to be registered You can register more than one file simultaneously provided they are in the identical category To select more than one file hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired files in turn To select all the files in a range hold down the Shift key and click the first and last files in the range Move the selected files from the Explorer window to the BZNP D1 window by a drag amp drop operation um Ier Hee 5 Zeen Dor D I mFlestEcry BENP DLIENPIS Jas z no serca a ce i o RF Zenn ET Cou stelle Fair View Te SpE reg BZNP D PO ONEP Remote Zoe Gate Japan Video Graphics Td URL Flash Aucio 200440834 0 00 00 Den tegen mona Don 20040803 0 20 00 DO 2004 08731 0 00 00 el KEE Pa nsz emma rea geen Backgro Granhios v Lege Tod lo Fam jv Lace Weaber Nev BOM NEWS aunen Disa The new material is added in the Content Management window The names of the files are shown as the titles and the date of registration is shown in the date last modified column 6 Edit the types and titles of the registered material if necessary Select a line then click its Type or Title column specify the type up to 20 characters or title up to 40 cha
38. abled If you cancel the suspended data transmission operation though you can use any function of the software Sending Data to NSP 1 Players suolyesodo unnoy y sajdey9 55 suolyesodo uynoy p le deU9 56 Checking Transfer Status Sending many video files and or sending items to many NSP 1 players is especially time consuming The NSP 1 Status window enables you to check how much the most recent transfer has progressed and whether or not an error has occurred If an error has occurred and the BZNP D1 software has resent data the number of times it has been resent is also displayed in the NSP 1 Status window 1 Select View gt NSP 1 Status on the menu bar of the BZNP D1 main window The NSP 1 Status window opens and the status of the most recent transfer for each NSP 1 player is shown by its background color NSP 1 Status Ei Last Succeeded 2004 08 01 0 00 00 2004 08 10 10 00 00 No Name Status Progress Retry 003 Osaki 004 hinaqawa Insufficient Capacity T Sending Sent Error The background colors of the lines in the NSP 1 Status window represent the following meanings Background color Meanings None white No transfer done Cyan Now being transferred Light blue Successfully transferred Red Transfer error occurred Retried but transfer has not been completed Yellow Not transferred because of insufficient disc capacity A ma
39. ain window select the NSP 1 Remote Control option button select the NSP 1 player whose screen saver you want to manipulate using the NSP 1 drop down list box then click Update After the Updating Information window is displayed the contents stored on the selected NSP 1 are displayed in the Content Management window 2 Inthe Content Management window select the Periodic Schedule tab 3 Select the screen saver data The current screen saver is shown as a periodic schedule whose playout period is from 12 31 9999 to 12 31 9999 4 Right click the selection then click Delete on the 8 popup menu Or press the Delete key A confirmation message appears 5 Click Yes The Deleting Data window appears then the screen saver data stored on the NSP 1 player are deleted NSP 1 players use their original screen saver stored when shipped if there is no periodic schedule data stored as the screen saver Remote Control of NSP 1 Players Replacing Schedule Data on the NSP 1 The following methods are used to replace a playlist or a daily schedule on an NSP 1 used for playout Note that these methods may affect playout currently being performed on the NSP 1 Replacing a playlist e Select the playlist to be used then use Send to NSP 1 and Preview see page 53 Ongoing playout will be terminated and playout of the selected playlist will start After playout of the playlist ends click Stop Previewing the
40. akes the clicked column editable Modify the type up to 20 characters title up to 40 characters or URL up to 255 characters and then press the Enter key To check a registered web page Double clicking registered web page data in the Content Management window starts the web browser associated with web pages such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator and displays the selected web page Or you can send the data to an NSP 1 and display the web page using the NSP 1 For detailed information on how to check the material on a PC see Checking Material on a PC Previewing on page 34 For information on how to play material on an NSP 1 see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 Material Preparations To delete registered web page material Right click the web page data to be deleted in the Content Management window then select Delete on the popup menu Or select the web page data to be deleted then press the Delete key When a confirmation message appears click Yes Registering Additional Control Commands By sending a control command to an NSP 1 the following types of controls are available e Control of an external device such as a plasma display or projector via an RS 232C connection e Control of the output audio level of an NSP 1 Unlike other materials these control commands are not specified in the playlists but they can be included in the daily schedules together wit
41. al screen saver e Replacing schedule data on an NSP 1 Stopping Scheduled Playout on an NSP 1 To stop playout performed in accordance with a playlist and daily schedule on an NSP 1 do either of the following In either case ongoing playout will stop and the screen saver playlist will start to play Setting today as a non playout day Create a periodic schedule in which today is specified as a non playout day and send it to the NSP 1 players Playout on all NSP 1 players in the group will stop See Specifying a non playout period on page 51 for details on how to create a periodic schedule for a non playout period and Sending Data Required for Playout on page 54 for details on how to send a periodic schedule to NSP 1 players Deleting a periodic schedule specified for today Delete the periodic schedule specified for today from the NSP 1 player This method can be used to stop playout on an individual NSP 1 player but you have to resend the deleted periodic schedule later if any day in the future is contained in the period See Deleting Materials and Schedules Stored on an NSP 1 on page 59 for details on how to delete a periodic schedule from an NSP 1 Overriding Playout with Text in an Emergency Normally you have to prepare materials playlists and schedule data and send them in advance to NSP 1 players The BZNP D1 software also provides an override text function that is a function to
42. are materials operations required when the system is installed e Register video graphics Flash and audio iles ce TAJ e Create or register text material Set up the NPS 1 using e Register the URL of web pages web access e Register additional control commands Refer to the operating instructions of the NSP 1 Make the BZNP D1 system setup Create playlists programs items ee Specify a destination NSP 1 group and then e Specify the material types to ARA playlist for it SE be used e Add materials to a playlist according to the e Specify the video format playout order Create a daily schedule Use a playlist and the control commands of a PDP or other device to create a schedule Group the registered NSP 1 players Specify the playout date Create a calendar and create screen layout templates Specify the period when the daily schedule created is to be used Register the NSP 1 players Transmission Send a calendar to an NSP 1 group Materials playlists and daily schedules are simultaneously transmitted l Check the transmission status Check the status of the transmission if necessary l Check the NSP 1 status Check the status of the NSP 1 playout schedules and results if necessary using a web browser that can be started from the BZNP D1 software 8 Operational Flow For a S
43. art Time on the popup menu The Change Start Time dialog box appears The current start time of the event is shown in it Change Start Time Time 00 00 00 Cancel 2 Modify the start time as desired then click OK Modifying the start time on the playlist When you select the event cell whose start time you want to modify on the playlist a handle appears on the top line of the cell The mouse pointer will appear as a two way arrow on the handle Selecting that handle and dragging the mouse expands the cell and hence modifies the start time of the event Modifying the duration or the end time of an event The following procedure allows you to adjust the duration of an event You can specify the event duration even for video or Flash events whose materials have duration data As the BZNP D1 software manipulates the materials in units of seconds the very last frames of a video or Flash event will not be played if there is a fraction in the actual playout length of the video or Flash movie file By expanding the event duration in such a case the video or Flash movie file will be fully played Note that however a frozen picture may be displayed as described in the following notes 1 Right click the desired event on the playlist then click 8 play Change Duration or Change End Time on the popup menu The Change Duration or Change End Time dialog box appears The current duration or end time of t
44. ase color of the text is selected by clicking Change Character Color in the Text Properties dialog box the following procedure changes the color of a part or of the entire piece of text that has already been typed Select the text for which you want to change the color by dragging the mouse in the Edit Text dialog box then right click the selection 2 Select Change Character Color on the popup menu The Text Color Settings dialog box appears 3 Select the desired color in the Text Color Settings dialog box then click OK You can replace a color displayed in the Text Color Settings dialog box with a new one by clicking Change Color then selecting the color in the Edit Colors dialog box To select a style for the text The BZNP D1 software enables you to assign bold italic and underlined styles to a part or to the entire piece of text 2 Select the text to which you want to assign styles by dragging the mouse in the Edit Text dialog box then right click the selection 3 Click Font Style on the popup menu then click the command corresponding to the desired style on the cascading menu To remove the specified style from the text click the command corresponding to the style to be removed it has a check mark in the same way or click Regular The BZNP D1 software allows only one font font face and size within a single piece of text material To modify text material Right click the line of the piece
45. at Check All Clear All Daily Schedule Index 051000001 cancel In this example playout will occur everyday from July 1st through August 15 2004 according to the daily schedule whose index is 051000001 By sending the periodic schedule to the NSP 1 everything you need for playout that is the required daily schedule the playlists and materials is sent with it Schedule Preparations suolyesodo unnoy y 19 deyo 45 suolyesodo uynoy p le deU 46 Creating a Daily Schedule A daily schedule is created like a playlist by adding playlists and control commands to the Daily Schedule window with drag amp drop operations The red line in the Daily Schedule window indicates the daily five minute NSP 1 sleep time As the NSP 1 does not play anything nor receive any data during the sleep time the BZNP D1 does not allow you to specify any playlist or control commands on this line Creating a new daily schedule A new daily schedule is created in the following procedure 1 In the BZNP D1 main window check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group for which you want to create a new daily schedule using the Group drop down list box If an unsaved playlist and or daily schedule for a different group is displayed the BZNP D1 software displays a message asking whether you want to save it Save it if necessary Proceed to
46. aylist e When a piece of text material is contained in the ongoing playlist that piece of text will not be displayed immediately after you click Stop Overriding Text display starts from the next text event Checking a Control Command To try a single control command on the NSP 1 use Manual Control instead of Send to NSP 1 and Preview or Preview on NSP 1 Sending Data to NSP 1 Players Sending Data to NSP 1 Players When preparations of the materials playlists daily schedules and periodic schedules have been finished send them to the NSP 1 players Usually select the periodic schedules and send them This also sends the daily schedules playlists and materials that are required for playout of the selected periodic schedules simultaneously You can also send the daily schedules playlists or materials separately e Materials playlists daily schedules and periodic schedules are all essential to play back contents on the NSP 1 e The BZNP D1 never sends data that are have already been stored on the NSP 1 so that it will not waste time and bandwidth Sending Data Required for Playout You can select and send periodic schedules daily schedules playlists and materials using the following procedure The periodic schedules for non playout periods can be sent in the same way e Playout on the NSP 1 will stop temporarily and restart from the beginning of the playlist if you send the following data d
47. b page when it is displayed Cropped 100 pixels Sample Microsoft Internet Explorer Ele Edt view Wey a Favorites Tools Help P 100 pixels 1 Right click the web page data to be cropped on the URL tab of the Content Management window and select Shift Page Origin on the popup menu The Shift Page Origin dialog box appears Material Preparations 31 suolyesodo unnoy y sajdey9 suolyesodo uynoy y le deU9 32 Shift Page Origin Cancel d Enter the number of pixels to be cropped from the left side X and from the top Y then click OK The displayed web page will shift only when the web page is larger than the size of the Graphics layer on which the web page is displayed For example when the web page is 400 x 400 pixels and the Graphics layer is 300 x 300 pixels the maximum shift possible for this web page is 100 pixels for both X and Y coordinates even if you specify a larger number in the Shift Page Origin dialog box To shift the page more in such a case make the graphics layer size smaller for the event on the playlist And note that a web page will not shift if you specify a URL corresponding to a frame set HTML structure issues cause this Specify the URL corresponding to the desired frame instead To modify web page material Select the web page data to be modified then click its Type Title or Address column This m
48. ce the bitmap create a new piece of text material and discard the unnecessary one You can send this material and play it on an NSP 1 to check it and you can delete this material just like normal text material Registering the URL of a Web Page The BZNP D1 enables you to use web pages as material to be displayed using an NSP 1 To use a web page register its URL as a piece of material using the following procedure Select the URL tab in the Content Management window 2 Right click any point on the URL tab then select New on the popup menu A line is added to the list on the URL tab and its address column becomes editable A Enter the URL of the desired web page up to 255 characters then press the Enter key You can also copy a URL from a web browser and paste it here by pressing the Ctrl V keys 4 Enter the type and title of the registered web page Select the line then click its Type or Title column specify the type up to 20 characters or title up to 40 characters and then press the Enter key To register a shifted web page The BZNP D1 software provides a Shift Page Origin command for web page material This feature is useful when you would like to display a specific part of a web page cropping the top and left menu area for example Specifying 100 pixels as the shift amount for both X and Y respectively for example crops 100 pixels each from the top and from the left side of the we
49. chedule gt Save on the menu bar of the main window To save the daily schedule as a new one select Daily Schedule gt Save with New Index instead The daily schedule is saved When you select Save with New Index a new index is assigned to the daily schedule currently being edited 5 To finish working with this daily schedule select 8 y Daily Schedule gt New on the menu bar of the main window to clear the Daily Schedule window Modifying the type or title of a daily schedule Select the Daily Schedule tab in the Content Management window 2 Check that the BZNP D1 PO option button is selected and select the group whose daily schedule you want to edit using the Group drop down list box The daily schedules of the selected group are displayed in the Content Management window A Select the daily schedule whose type or title you want to modify then click its Type or Title column This makes the column editable 4 Specify the type up to 20 characters or title up to 40 characters and then press the Enter key Deleting daily schedules The following procedure deletes the daily schedules stored on the PC See Deleting Materials and Schedules Stored on an NSP 1 on page 59 for details on the operations required to delete daily schedules stored on NSP 1 players Select the Daily Schedule tab in the Content Management window 2 Check that the BZNP D1 PO option button is selected and se
50. d order of the layers The Background layer is always displayed in full screen size Note that when you use more than one template in a playlist the BZNP D1 software only saves the events on the layers that are used in the template at the time of saving It is recommended that you keep layers which you may use The layers will affect playout only when a piece of material is specified as an event Depending on the screen orientation landscape or portrait and the combination and overlapping of the layers used the NSP 1 may not be able to display the contents according to the specified layout After you finish creating a playlist make sure to check if the materials are displayed as intended by previewing the playlist on the NSP 1 For information on how to preview a playlist see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 Making a Screen Layout Template uone jeysu uodn pasinbey dnies Jeder 25 suolyesado unnoy p JeIdEUD 26 Routine Operations Material Preparations The BZNP D1 software accepts the following materials as playout contents Materials created with other application software e Video clips including announce SDP files of MPEG4 streaming video clips e Graphics still images e Flash files e Audio files Register such files in the BZNP D1 as materials to use them For details on specifications and limitations on files to be used as materials see the supplied Sp
51. d with other application software such as video or Flash files the BZNP DI1 software stores the location where the original files are saved instead of the files themselves Make sure not to delete move or edit the original files after they are registered with the BZNP D1 software Operations carried out in the Content Management window The Content Management window is used for the following operations e Checking or editing materials playlists and schedules By double clicking the data you can use the BZNP D1 editing functions or other application programs associated with the data by Windows to check the contents Some associated application programs may allow you to edit the contents Selecting the material for playout when creating a playlist With a drag and drop operation you can add materials to a playlist Selecting playlists to be played and control commands to be executed to create a daily schedule With a drag and drop operation you can add playlists and control commands to a daily schedule Operation Windows Playlist Window The Playlist window enables you to combine registered materials such as video graphics and text to create a playlist that corresponds to a program The NSP 1 plays out the materials according to the playlist created in this window The Playlist window contains columns each corresponding to a layer that the NSP 1 handles You can select the layers to be displayed Depending on the t
52. dicates material type a sequential six digit number The sequential six digit number increases by one as the pieces of material are registered Start index text boxes for Playlist and Daily Schedule In the same manner as with the materials specify the starting index number that the BZNP D1 software automatically assigns to playlists and daily schedules upon registration 999000 and greater index numbers for each piece of content are reserved for system use You cannot enter 999000 or greater number in the text boxes Video Format drop down list box Select the video system NTSC or PAL of the video material that you want to use Usually you will select the video system used in the television system of your country Only video material corresponding to the selected video system is displayed on the Video tab of the Content Management window Base Folder text box Specify the folder where you want to save the materials playlists and schedules They are saved in sub folders created in the specified base folder according to their data types Usually you need not change the setting When more than one computer installed with the BZNP D1 software uses materials in a network shared folder enter the absolute path or the relative path from the folder where the BZNP D1 software is installed Or click Browse and then select the desired folder from the folder tree When different operators use different computers to create and registe
53. dow the position and or size of the layer s change accordingly e Place check marks in the Original Aspect Ratio check boxes in the Layout Settings dialog box When you click the layer in the Screen Layout window after placing a check mark for that layer the aspect ratio of that layer returns to that of the original Then you can change the position or the size of the layer while keeping that aspect ratio Original Aspect Ratio check boxes are provided for the Graphics Video and Logo layers However if a web page is specified on the Graphics layer this setting does not work as the BZNP D1 software cannot recognize the size and shape of the original web page For the Video layer the aspect ratio will be 4 3 or 3 4 if the screen orientation setting is Porta regardless of the aspect ratio of the original video suolyesodo unnoy y sajdey9 3 Click OK in the Layout Settings dialog box The position and size of each layer of the selected event line are stored in the playlist and the Screen Layout window and the Layout Settings dialog box close Playlist Preparations 43 suolyesodo uynoy p le deUJ 44 You cannot change the overlaid order of the layers The Background layer is always displayed in full screen size There are various limitations in the position and size of each layer of an NSP 1 After you finish creating a playlist make sure to check if the materials are displayed as intended by previewing
54. drag amp drop operation The new material is added in the Content Management window The names of the files are shown as the titles and the date of registration is shown in the date last modified column 6 Right click the new pieces of text material respectively and click Edit on the popup menu The Edit Text dialog box appears 7 Click Properties specify the following properties in the Text Properties dialog box as necessary then click OK Item Type Description Type of the piece of text material up to 20 characters Title Title of the piece of text material up to 40 characters You can identify pieces of materials by the type and title Effect Select the text display effect from the following Constant Displays stable text Blink Displays blinking text Scroll Makes text flow across the display from right to left Scroll speed Select the speed of text flow when you select Scroll for Effect Note that the scroll speed settings of BZNP D1 version 1 0 and version 2 0 are different Transparency Not selectable in this version The Text Properties dialog box closes 8 Click OK in the Edit Text dialog box 9 Repeat steps 6 through 8 to specify the properties for each added piece of text material The BZNP D1 software only allows you to modify the items in the Text Properties dialog box after the bitmap file is registered as text material To repla
55. dule specified for each day by the background color The meanings of the background colors are described at the bottom of the window Pointing to a day for which a periodic schedule has been specified with a mouse triggers a popup window with detailed information on the periodic schedule You can create or edit periodic schedules using the menu that appears when you right click a day on the calendar and you can send the existing ones to the NSP 1 players Current date and time Displays the current date and time Operation Windows Starting Exiting the BZNP D1 Software Starting the Software 1 Double click the short cut of the BZNP D1 software on the Windows desktop Or select Start gt Programs gt NSP 1 Management lt BZNP D1 The BZNP D1 main window opens allowing you to use the BZNP D1 ene o Dew Daily Schedule Playlist P View Toos Setup Help H BZNP D1 PC ONSP 1 Remote Contro Group Japan x Video Graphics Text URL Flash Audio Contl Playlist Daily Schedule Periodic Schedule No Index Type Tile Duration Last Modified D 001 001000001 Travel Ad Hawaii Vacations 00 00 05 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0002 001000002 Travel Ad Canoein 00 30 00 2004 08 31 0 00 00 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 00 00 00 2004 08 31 0 00 00 2004 08 31 0 00 00 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0003 001000003 12345678901234567890 1234567 0004 001000004 Error Cann
56. e Playlist Preparations Checking or selecting a template Screen layout that is a set of the sizes and positions of the materials on the display layers except for the fixed positioned background layer is defined when materials are dropped on the playlist You can check which template is currently selected or select another template for the materials that you are adding to the playlist in the following procedure 1 Select Settings gt Template Settings on the menu bar The Screen Layout window and the Template Settings dialog box appear The Template drop down list box shows the template currently selected The Screen Layout window shows the layout settings of the selected template d Toselect another template select the desired one using the Template drop down list box then click OK To continue using the current template simply click OK or Cancel to close the windows When you change a template whose layer settings are different in the middle of the playlist the layers that are not used in the new template will disappear The events specified on these layers are still stored and will re appear if you select a template in which those layers are used However upon saving the playlist the BZNP D1 software only saves the events on the layers that are used in the template at the time of saving It is recommended that you make the layer settings of the templates identical when they may be used in a single p
57. e BZNP D1 Software on page 20 In the System Setup dialog box there are two tabs that provide the following setting items Content Management tab BZNP D1 ID text box Normally select 0 To use the same materials in a network shared folder from more than one computer installed with the BZNP D1 software assign an ID a single digit number from 0 9 to each computer in the BZNP D1 ID text box This will assign different index numbers to the materials playlists and schedules depending on the computer that created or registered them hence it reduces the risk of overwriting data For example specify the ID of the BZNP D1 software on the first computer as 1 and the second as 2 The playlists created on the first one are indexed starting at 121000001 and those created on the second one are indexed starting at 221000001 You will then know which one has created a certain playlist Start Index text boxes and Use check boxes for Video Graphics Text URL Flash Audio and Control Add a check mark to the Use check box for each type of material that you want to use Clear the check mark for each type of material that you do not intend to use Also specify the starting index number for each type of material that the BZNP D1 software automatically assigns during material registration An index number consists of a single digit number corresponding to the BZNP D1 ID a two digit number that in
58. e format selected in the System Setup window are displayed For details on system configuration and setup see Setting Up the BZNP D1 Software on page 20 Content tab selection buttons Material data to be used for playlist creation Control commands and playlists to be used for daily schedule creation Schedule data Content Management ay Video Graphics Text URL Flash Audio Control Playlist No Index Type Title 0001 001000001 Travel Ad Hawaii Vacations 0002 001000002 Travel Ad Canoeing Vacations 0004 001000004 Error 0005 001000005 Air and Space 0006 001000006 Air and Space 0007 001000007 History Ice Age 0008 001000008 Business New Products 0009 001000009 TourAd Golf Tours 0010 001000010 Dept Store Ad New Jeans 0011 001000011 Airand Space Launch Disaster 0012 001000012 Air and Space Space Shuttle 0013 001000013 TourAd Scuba Tours 0014 001000014 TourAd 0015 001000015 Tour d VWI Airplanes Olympic Tours 0003 001000003 12345678901234567890 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890 00 00 30 Cannot find a video file Vintage Air Force Clothing White Water Rafting Tours EJ Daily Schedule Periodic Schedule Duration Last Modified a 00 00 05 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM EI 00 30 00 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 00 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 AM 00 00 30 8 31 2004 12 00 00 A
59. e operations required to delete periodic schedules stored on NSP 1 players Check that the BZNP D1 PO option button is selected and select the group whose periodic schedules you want to delete using the Group drop down list box d Select the Periodic Schedule tab in the Content Management window then select the periodic schedules to be deleted To select more than one periodic schedule hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired periodic schedules in turn To select all the periodic schedules in a range hold down the Shift key and click the first and last periodic schedules in the range 3 Right click the selection then select Delete on the popup menu Or press the Delete key on the keyboard A confirmation message appears 4 Click Yes The selected periodic schedules are deleted Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 The BZNP D1 software enables you to check how the created materials and or playlists would be played on an NSP 1 This is referred to as previewing You can also preview the materials on the PC But it may not be exactly the same as the playout on the NSP 1 And the effects for the playlist cannot be previewed on the PC It is recommended that you preview the playlists using the following procedures before you show them to the public The methods used for checking text material and control commands are not exactly same as those for other materials and playlists See Checking a
60. e to check and delete contents stored on the NSP 1 players or preview content on the NSP 1 player during this time If you attempt to send playout schedule data within the time period specified here operation of the BZNP D1 software will be suspended After the time period has passed the BZNP D1 software automatically sends the data to NSP 1 players as you requested For example where you are allowed to send data only during the night and 10 00 22 00 is specified here the BZNP D1 software waits until 22 00 if you send data at 17 00 As it automatically sends data after 22 00 you are not required to stay at the office However the BZNP D1 software only accepts limited operations while it is suspended You cannot send data for more than one group in the time period specified here BZNP D1 System Setup Items dnyas wajsAS g Jajdeup 67 dnies wajsAs G Joe 68 Detailed Registering and Editing Operations for an NSP 1 or Group The section Registering an NSP 1 and Creating Groups on page 21 explains how to register the NSP 1 players and groups that the BZNP D1 software manages This section explains the detailed setting items and how to modify NSP 1 and group registrations You can register or modify NSP 1 players or groups in the Group Setup dialog box To display the dialog box select Setup gt Group Setup from the menu bar Selected group Registered NSP 1 in that group NSP 1 registered in
61. ecsE htm file Material created with the BZNP D1 software e Text captions Create text material by specifying the color font text size and entering text with the BZNP D1 software You can also import text files instead of typing them Bitmap files can also be registered as text material instead of typing the text itself This feature is useful when you would like to use a caption with special effects Other materials e Web pages e Control commands Register the URL of each web page you want to display using the NSP 1 For control commands the BZNP D1 software provides some control commands for the NSP 1 and for some of the plasma displays whose operations in combination with the NSP 1 have been confirmed You can also add other commands Material Preparations Material Preparations Chapter Registering Video Graphics Flash and Audio Files This section explains how to register material files that have been created with other application software in the BZNP D1 software The following procedure registers the place where a material file actual file is stored together with the title and type data of that material Never move delete or edit the actual file after registration If you do so the BZNP D1 software may not be able to send the corresponding material to the NSP 1 and this will result in playout failure And to register material files recorded on a CD or DVD it is recommended that you copy those
62. edule are as essential as the materials and playlists Playlist Listed information that defines the order of materials to be played on each layer of an NSP 1 When a piece of material is dropped on the playlist information on the start time duration position and size on the screen is added and the item appears in the cell of the playlist as an event The created playlists will be included in the daily schedules together with the information on the time of playout Preview To play back materials or playlists before distributions or showing them to the public to check the content Previewing is normally done by sending materials or playlists to the NSP 1 player to which the display for preview is connected and playing these items on it Materials except for text can also be previewed on a PC using the application programs associated with them Schedule This word includes daily schedule and periodic schedule It defines the schedule of playout on the NSP 1 player Screen saver A playlist that will be played on the NSP 1 player when nothing is scheduled to be played The NSP 1 player will play that playlist if it is powered on and no particular playlist is scheduled for playout at that time It is recommended that you choose lively content such as a video or moving images as a screen saver to prevent image burning into the plasma or liquid crystal display Template A set of layout setti
63. edule me O RC 50 Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 53 Before Sending Materials and Playlists to the NSP 1 Players 33 When Materials and Playlists are Already on the NSP 1 Players 53 Checking a Piece of Text Materials a a AO AA 54 Checking a ConttolCo m ma dzeea dere od hb 54 Sending Data to NSP 1 PlayersS sssssssnnnneennassaannnnnee 54 Sending Data Required for Plawvout eee eeeceeceseeeeeseeeesneeeeeteeeenaees 54 Checking EE 56 Remote Control of NSP 1 Players ssssssssazenenenase 57 Stopping Scheduled Playout on an NSb I 57 Overriding Playout with Text in an Emergency 57 Controlling an NSP 1 or a Connected Dewviee 39 Deleting Materials and Schedules Stored on an NSP 1 59 Restoring the NSP 1 Original Screen aver 60 Replacing Schedule Data on the NSP 1 eege d O A 60 Chapter 5 System Setup Positioning Override Text nneeeeeaaa ooo on an aaa anna aazannaaza0a 61 Selecting NSP 1 Screen Savers ssssssssnnneeenensszznnnnnne 62 Managing Screen Layout Templates sss 222 63 Displaying the Template Settings Dialog Box 142211121111112 1 63 Editing an Existing Template sii sssasscsensctisersenentseenacsosnaveavetidscamsasovacts 64 Deleting a Template oz doi oc A EK aai 66 BZNP D1 System Setup Items
64. een In the case of a daily schedule an event is created by dropping a playlist or control command The event contains information on the dropped playlist and start time or on the dropped control command and the time when the command will be carried out Flash file Flash movie A file in the Macromedia Flash format swf It is used to display animation on web browsers On NSP 1 players Flash movies are played using the Macromedia Flash Player Group NSP 1 players classified according to the contents to be played the resolution and the orientation of the display The BZNP D1 software manages NSP 1 players by groups Playlists and schedules are created for each group not for each NSP 1 player and data transfer is done group by group Index A nine digit code number used to identify the materials control commands playlists and daily schedules by the BZNP D1 software When you add a new piece of material or create a new schedule a new index is assigned to it In the Content Management window all items except for the periodic schedules are displayed with their respective index numbers Note that 999000 and greater index numbers for each content are reserved for system use The index numbers available for users are between 000001 and 998999 Layer One of the five display or one audio layer of the NSP 1 player The NSP 1 plays a single piece of material at a time on each layer according to the playlist
65. emplate selected some of the layer columns will not be displayed For details see Making a Screen Layout Template on page 23 MGIAJ8AO Liedeuz Playlist QWindow title Playlist 052000001 Morning Prog Start Time Background Graphics a Product TY LU Playlist Logo Text Audio Bois u SonvLoao Weather News BGM NEWS r ies Disast Start time Event columns Window title Displays the window title Playlist the index New in case it has never been saved and the title of the playlist displayed in the window Playlist A playlist is a list of materials arranged as events in layer columns such as Background Graphics and Video in the order of playout In each cell in which a piece of material is specified as an event its title is displayed And the background color of such cells is light blue When you move the mouse pointer over a title a popup window showing the index type and title of the piece of material appears The Start Time column shows the start time of each event Events on the same line will start playing simultaneously To create a playlist drag the desired pieces of materials from the Content Management window and then drop them onto the list To modify the start time or delete an event right click the desired event and then select the desired command from the popu
66. enu The selected piece of text material is displayed over the contents that are currently being played on the selected NSP 1 In this case the override text will be displayed 10 pixels below the top of the screen regardless of the override text position setting And text will not be centered even if the Constant or Blink effect is specified Right click any point in the Content Management window then select Stop Overriding on the popup menu to stop overriding Note that the NSP 1 player will keep displaying override text until you select Stop Overriding The NSP 1 players will keep displaying override text until you select Stop Overriding Text overriding continues even after playout of the current playlist finishes or you preview a piece of material or playlist When a piece of text material is contained in the ongoing playlist that piece of text will not be displayed immediately after you click Stop Overriding Text display starts from the next text event Controlling an NSP 1 or a Connected Device The BZNP D1 software enables you to control an NSP 1 player or a device connected to it by using a control command registered as content in the BZNP D1 software The controls include adjusting output audio level of the NSP 1 player turning the power on off and switching the input signal of the plasma display or projector connected to the NSP 1 See Registering Additional Control Commands on pa
67. f the transferred order You can specify them in advance Note however that playout will not be done on these non playout days even if you send periodic schedules in which the same days are specified as the playout period 1 In the BZNP D1 main window check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group for which you want to create a new periodic schedule with a non playout period using the Group drop down list box 2 Select the Periodic Schedule tab of the Content Management window right click any point on the tab then select New on the popup menu The Edit Periodic Schedule dialog box appears Edit Periodic Schedule Playout O No Playout Period 2004 11 18 s 2004 1118 Day of the week w sun Mon Tue Check All Daily Schedule Index vied v Thu TLF Clear All v Sat Cancel A Select the No Playout option button and specify the first and last days of the non playout period Clicking the button of the drop down list box displays a calendar The date you click on the calendar will be specified in the drop down list box 4 Place check marks for the days in the Day of the Week check boxes to specify specific days of the week in the period You can click each check box separately or use the Check All or Clear All button To specify the Mondays in a period as non playout days for example clic
68. following playlist editing functions e Adding events see page 39 Deleting events see page 40 e Modifying the start time of an event see page 41 e Modifying the duration or the end time of an event see page 41 e Undoing the last editing operation see page 42 e Checking or selecting a template see page 42 e Adjusting screen layout settings see page 43 Adding events 1 Tocontinue using the template currently selected for the layout information of the new event proceed to the next step To select a different template or to check the current template perform the operation explained in Checking or selecting a template on page 42 2 Selecta piece of material in the Content Management window A Add the selected piece of material to the playlist by a drag amp drop operation The layer on which you drop the material is decided depending on the material and its purpose Material Purpose Layer Video Video with accompanying Video audio MPEG4 streaming video video signal input via the NSP 1 VIDEO IN connector with accompanying audio input via the AUDIO IN connector Graphics Background Wallpaper Background Graphics to be displayed Graphics under video Logo marks Down stream Logo keying Graphics to be displayed in front of video Text Captions Text URL Web pages Graphics Flash Flash movies Graphics Audio Extra audio Audio The area painted
69. g box To display the Edit Group dialog box click New Group in the Group Setup dialog box or double click a group that has already been registered or right click a registered group and select Edit Group on the popup menu The Edit Group dialog box contains the following setting items Group Name text box Enter a name for an NSP 1 group which should be unique in the system Playout Time spin boxes Specify the period 24 hour system when the NSP 1 players belonging to the selected group play the contents Within the period specified here a daily schedule will be planned Sleep Time spin boxes Specify the five minute period 24 hour system when the HDD of the NSP 1 player enters the stand by sleep mode once a day We suggest that you specify a time when no data is played or received At the end of the sleep time the NSP 1 player restarts automatically e The NSP 1 player cannot play materials or receive files 24 hours a day every day Note that the NSP 1 does not play any content or receive data during the sleep time e Make sure to specify the identical period as that specified on the NSP 1 player The settings done in the BZNP D1 software are not reflected on the NSP 1 player Screen Resolution drop down list box Select the resolution according to the display you are using When you have selected Composite for Display on the NSP 1 System Settings page that has been viewed using a web browser select
70. g materials such as video graphics Flash and audio files Registering the SDP files for MPEG4 streaming video Registering the URLs of Web pages Creating and registering text material Registering control commands The BZNP D1 software provides control commands for a PDP Plasma Display Panel or other external devices connected to an NSP 1 You can also use the control commands to adjust the audio volume of an NSP 1 Creating playout schedule for an NSP 1 e Creating playlists including specifying layout settings e Creating a daily schedule Listing playlists and control commands e Creating a periodic schedule Specifying the period when the daily schedule is to be used Distribution to an NSP 1 e Sending materials playlists and schedules e Sending text for overriding content currently being played on the NSP 1 e Checking transfer status e Checking the NSP 1 status playout schedules and results by connecting to the NSP 1 via a network and utilizing a web page In addition to the above operations the BZNP D1 software also provides the settings for BZNP D1 configurations On layouts and playlists The BZNP D1 software manages an NSP 1 so as to display and play respective pieces of material or a combination of materials While editing a playlist you can specify a combination of materials and the position of each piece of material to be displayed on a screen as layout Order or timing of the materials to be played
71. g procedure A duplication can be edited as another playlist or used for another group for which the identical screen resolution and orientation have been set Select the Playlist tab in the Content Management window 2 Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group whose playlist you are copying using the Group drop down list box The playlists of the selected group are displayed in the Content Management window 3 Select the playlists to be copied To select more than one playlist hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired playlists in turn To select all the playlists in a range hold down the Shift key and click the first and last playlists in the range 4 Right click the selection then select Copy on the popup menu The selected playlists are copied to the Windows Clipboard D Touse the copied playlists for another group select the desired group using the Group drop down list box Skip this step to use them as new playlists in the same group 6 Ri ght click any point on the Playlist tab of the Content Management window then click Paste on the popup menu The playlists stored on the Windows Clipboard are added onto the list Their type and title data is the same as that of the original playlists but they are assigned new index numbers The date and time of pasting appear in the updated date and time column Playlist Editing Functions The BZNP D1 software provides the
72. ge 33 for details on the operations required to register control commands You can use control commands stored in the BZNP D1 software or those already stored on the NSP 1 players When using a control command stored in the BZNP D1 software it is sent to all NSP 1 players in the selected group simultaneously T Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the target group using the Group drop down list box Or select the NSP 1 Remote Control option button select the NSP 1 then click Update 2 Select the Control tab of the Content Management window 3 Ri ght click the control command to be sent then select Manual Control on the popup menu If you selected the BZNP D1 PC option button in step 1 the selected command is sent to all NSP 1 players in the selected group If the NSP 1 Remote Control option button was selected the control command is carried out on the selected NSP 1 See Checking Transfer Status on page 56 for details on the operations required to check the transfer status and the status of the NSP 1 player Deleting Materials and Schedules Stored on an NSP 1 1 In the BZNP D1 main window select the NSP 1 Remote Control option button select the NSP 1 player whose data you want to delete using the NSP 1 drop down list box then click Update After the Updating Information window is displayed the contents stored on the selected NSP 1 are displayed in the Content Ma
73. h as Internet Explorer Flash Macromedia Flash Player Audio Audio player such as Windows Media Player 1 Select the tab for the material to be previewed in the Content Management window 2 Double click the piece of material to be previewed A window of the application program associated with the material opens and the selected piece of material is played Material played on the PC may be different from the actual playback on an NSP 1 To check materials precisely send the data to an NSP 1 and preview the materials on it For information on how to preview materials on an NSP 1 see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 Playlist Preparations To play back the desired contents on an NSP 1 you need to prepare playlists that specify the order and combinations of materials and schedules that identify the time and date when a playlist will be used together with the materials such as video and text files The schedules contain both daily schedules and periodic schedules What is a Playlist The NSP 1 has six layers and the six types of material that the BZNP D1 software manages are played on the designated layers respectively The playlists describe the order of material to be played on each layer An NSP 1 automatically plays materials on the respective layers according to the playlist Materials that appear on the same line of the playlist wi
74. h the playlists You can also send them to an NSP 1 to manually control the NSP 1 itself or the connected device Some commands for the NSP 1 and Sony s plasma displays whose operations have been confirmed in combination with the NSP 1 are provided with the BZNP D1 software The following procedures add more control commands e Refer to the protocol manual of the plasma display for details on its control commands Ask your supplier or Sony sales representative about the protocol manual e For information on the control commands of a third party s display or other device ask the sales representative of the device e Supplied control commands which have index numbers of x07999000 or greater cannot be deleted If you make modifications on such a control command it is saved with a new index number Select the Control tab in the Content Management window 2 Right click any point on the Control tab then select New on the popup menu The Edit Control dialog box appears Edit Control Type Title Target Via RS 232C Port Paramater 1 Paramater 2 Cancel 3 Specify the following items in the Edit Control dialog box then click OK Item Description Type Type of the control command up to 20 characters Title Title of the control command up to 40 characters You can identify the control commands by the type and title Target Select the target from the following e NSP 1
75. hat you do not want to use When the Use check box is unchecked the relevant layer will disappear from the Screen Layout window 3 if you want to change the size and position of a layer change the layer settings Perform the following to specify the size and position of each layer e Click the layer in the Screen Layout window then select a handle of the layer and drag it to the desired position and size When you click any point in the Template Settings dialog box the values change according to the position and size of the layer in the Screen Layout window e Select the layer in the Screen Layout window right click it then select Full screen Size Quarter screen Size or Original size Full screen Size and Quarter screen Size can be used for the Graphics Video and Logo layers Original Size can be used only for the Video layer and it restricts the layer size to 640 x 480 or 480 x 640 pixels When you click any point in the Template Settings dialog box the values change accordingly Change the values of the relevant text boxes in the Playlist Layout Settings dialog box By changing values and clicking any point in the Screen Layout window the position and or size of the layer s in the Screen Layout window change accordingly For the Graphics Video and Logo layers you can set the aspect ratio of the layers identical to that of the material file assigned in the playlist by placing check marks in the O
76. he event is shown in it 2 Modify the time as desired then click OK In either case the start time of the line immediately below the selected event is changed Modifying the end time on the playlist When you select the event cell whose end time you want to modify on the playlist a handle appears on the bottom line of the cell The mouse pointer will appear as a two way arrow on the handle Selecting that handle and dragging the mouse expands the cell and hence modifies the end time of the event This method is useful when you want to specify an end time that is identical to an event on another layer When modifying the end time the specified end time is not included in the event duration If you specify 15 00 00 as the end time for example playout of that event will end immediately before 15 00 00 The event specified on the next line on the playlist if any will be started at 15 00 00 Expanding the duration of a video Flash movie or audio event whose material has duration data will affect playout of that event as described in the following table When you shorten the duration of such an event playout will be stopped at the end time and the next event will start Playlist Preparations 41 suolyesodo unnoy y sajdey9 suolyesodo uynoy p l9 dBeUD 42 Material Video Playout on the NSP 1 When playback of the video file finishes a frozen picture of the last frame is displayed u
77. he sleeping time and it does not receive any data either you cannot specify any playlists or control commands on this line The NSP 1 stops hard disk rotation for a while then restarts and resumes playout from the beginning of the playlist If a control command is specified on a line of the daily schedule it will be performed on an NSP 1 or sent to an external device at the time specified in the Start Time column If a playlist is defined playout of the playlist starts and continues until the start time of the next playlist If the playout duration of the playlist is shorter playout of the playlist repeats If the duration of the playlist is longer the playout stops in the middle when the next playlist starts playing To change the start time or delete a specified item right click the desired cell and select the desired command from the popup menu Monthly Calendar Window The Monthly Calendar window is not displayed in the main window When Monthly Calendar on the View menu is checked it appears outside the main window In the Monthly Calendar window you can check the playout and non playout days and the status of the periodic schedule for each day It also enables you to create or edit a periodic schedule or send one to the NSP 1 Note that the Monthly Calendar window displays information on the NSP 1 group selected in the main window Therefore it automatically closes when you select the NSP 1 Remote Control opti
78. imple Operation in which a Single Playlist is Played Repeatedly Everyday The following flowchart shows an example of a simple operation carried out using this system that is to repeatedly play contents everyday along with a single playlist Prepare materials Register video graphics Flash and audio files e Create or register text material Register the URL of web pages e Register additional control commands l Create a playlist program Specify a destination NSP 1 group and then create a playlist for it e Add materials to a playlist according to the playout order Send as a screen saver Send the created playlist to an NSP 1 group as a screen saver All materials used are transmitted simultaneously Check the transmission status Check the status of the transmission if necessary Lo Check the NSP 1 status Check the status of the NSP 1 and playout results if necessary using a web browser that can be started from the BZNP D1 software Operational Flow 9 MGIAJ8AO J8 deUD M8IAJ8AO lajdeU9 10 Operation Windows Main Window The major operations of the BZNP D1 software are performed in the following main window Each subwindow will appear or disappear separately with the View menu commands The sub windows can also be detached from the main window by dragging the window using a mouse and you can resize detached sub windows D
79. indow Periodic schedules can be sent from the Monthly Calendar window too 1 Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected in the main window and select the destination group using the Group drop down list box 2 Select View gt Monthly Calendar on the menu bar to open the Monthly Calendar window if is not opened then display the month corresponding to the periodic schedule to be sent 3 Right click a date that is included in the period then select Send to NSP 1 on the popup menu The periodic schedule s for the right clicked date are sent to the NSP 1 players in the selected group When the period of the periodic schedule to be sent contains more than one day you can right click any of the dates within the period And periodic schedules for non playout days can be sent to the NSP 1 players in the same way If you attempt to send data when data transfer is prohibited On the Network tab of the System Setup window there is a setup item for specifying a time period in which you want to prohibit communication with the NSP 1 players If you attempt to send data within this time period the BZNP D1 software waits for data transfer to be enabled and displays a message When that time period has passed the BZNP D1 software automatically starts sending the data you specified and the message disappears Note that only limited functions can be used while the BZNP DI1 software is waiting for data transfer to be en
80. ing four seconds Note this when you handle materials shorter than five seconds as other types of materials will be played in the same manner When a material tab is selected in the Content Management window the background of the layer name changes to yellow showing that the data on the tab can be dropped on that layer And note that material is added to or inserted in the playlist depending on the position where the material is dropped as shown in the following table Position you want to add insert the event Drop position While holding down the Ctrl key drop it on the first line of the playlist Beginning of the playlist Drop it below the last line of the playlist Last of the playlist Blank cell Drop it in that blank cell Playlist Preparations Position you want to add insert the event Drop position Drop it in the cell to be overwritten Cell where an event has already been specified Overwriting While holding down the Ctrl key drop it on the lower cell Between two consecutive cells each of which has an event specified Inserting an event at the beginning or middle of a playlist does not affect the event start times on the other layers Check the start times of the inserted event and the events on the other layers and adjust them if required See Modifying the start time of an event on page 41 for details To use a video audio input
81. ission to start Even after terminating the BZNP D1 software the materials sent to an NSP 1 will be played out automatically according to the specified playlist and schedule Starting the Software Exiting the Software SIEMIJOS LG dNZq eut Bulixa 6umsels z saideup 17 UOIIEl EJsU uodn pauinbeg dnas l8 deUJ 18 Setup Required upon Installation Initial System Setup Items After installation of the software you need to carry out the following system setup operations Adding licenses Just after installation of the software the BZNP D1 software functions as a BZNP D1LE that can manage only one NSP 1 player By adding the license keys supplied when you purchased the BZNP D1 retail edition or additional licences you can increase the number of NSP 1 players and groups that the BZNP D1 software can manage Specifying the BZNP D1 setup items Select the video format you want to use Also select only the materials to be used so that you can avoid displaying unnecessary materials in the window Registering NSP 1 players to be managed and creating their groups The BZNP D1 software manages the NSP 1 players by their groups Create NSP 1 groups according to the contents the NSP 1 players play and the resolution and orientation portrait or landscape of a display connected to the NSP 1 Setting the template Based on the screen resolution and orientation you can create a template of the screen layout layout
82. itmap and JPEG files Web pages Web pages can be displayed on the NSP 1 by specifying the appropriate URLs Flash files Macromedia Flash files Audio Wave and MP3 files Text Captions that you create with the BZNP D1 software by specifying the contents color font and other attributes Text material will be converted to bitmap files before being sent to the NSP 1 It is also possible to import a bitmap file as a piece of text material Overview of the System Overview of the System Chapter You can use ordinary files created with conventional application software For details including limitations on each type of material see the supplied SpecsE htm file In addition to the materials listed above you can use external video and audio signals that are input to the NSP 1 via the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors as video material in combination with other materials Operations of the BZNP D1 Software The BZNP D1 software provides the following operations Making settings required for contents distribution e Registering the NSP 1 players that the BZNP D1 manages and creating the required groups The NSP 1 players are grouped and registered according to the contents they play and the resolution and orientation portrait or landscape of a display connected to the respective NSP 1 players Making screen layout and other settings for each NSP 1 group Registering materials to be played on an NSP 1 Registerin
83. k Clear All then click the Monday check box 5 Click OK A new periodic schedule for a non playout period has Schedule Preparations suolyesodo unnoy y Jajdey9 suolyesodo uynoy p le deU 52 been created It appears as No Playout on the Periodic Schedule tab of the Content Management window Send the non playout periodic schedule created to the NSP 1 players See Sending Data to NSP 1 Players on page 54 for details on sending data to the NSP 1 Modifying a periodic schedule 1 Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected in the BZNP D1 main window and select the group whose periodic schedule you want to modify using the Group drop down list box The playlists of the selected group are displayed in the Content Management window Select the Periodic Schedule tab in the Content Management window right click the periodic schedule to be modified then select Edit on the popup menu The Edit Periodic Schedule dialog box containing the current settings appears Modify the items in the dialog box then click OK Send the modified periodic schedule to the NSP 1 See Sending Data to NSP 1 Players on page 54 for details on sending data to an NSP 1 Schedule Preparations Deleting periodic schedules The following procedure deletes the periodic schedules stored on the PC See Deleting Materials and Schedules Stored on an NSP 1 on page 59 for details on th
84. l size regardless of the specified text layer size Depending on the screen orientation landscape or portrait and the combination and overlapping of the layers used the NSP 1 may not be able to display the contents according to the specified layout To precisely check the playout it is recommended that you send the data to an NSP 1 and preview it after you finish creating the playlist See Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 for details on the preview operation on an NSP 1 Playlist Preparations Creating a Playlist A new playlist is created using the following procedure 1 In the BZNP D1 main window check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group for which you want to create a new playlist using the Group drop down list box If an unsaved playlist and or daily schedule for a different group is displayed the BZNP D1 software displays a message asking whether you want to save it Save it if necessary 2 Proceed to the next step if the Playlist window is blank When a playlist is displayed select Playlist gt New on the menu bar Or select the Playlist tab in the Content Management window right click any point on the Playlist tab then select New on the popup menu If the displayed playlist has not been saved the BZNP D1 software displays a message asking whether you want to discard it Save the displayed playlist if necessary 3 Select Settings gt
85. laylist If this is not possible select a template in which all the necessary layers are set to be used every time before saving the playlist There are various limitations in the position and size of each layer of an NSP 1 After you finish creating a playlist make sure to check if the materials are displayed as intended by previewing the playlist on the NSP 1 For information on how to preview a playlist see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 Adjusting screen layout settings Screen layout that is a set of the sizes and positions of the materials on the display layers except for the fixed positioned background layer is defined when materials are dropped on the playlist according to the selected template but you can adjust layout settings of each event line later In the case of a bitmap on the text layer the size does not change due to the layout settings Only the layout settings specify the position 1 Inthe Playlist window right click the desired event line any column except for Audio then select Layout Settings on the popup menu The Screen Layout window and the Layout Settings dialog box appears Clicking any point in the Screen Layout window displays a popup menu View 50 and View 100 on the menu change the Screen Layout window size 2 Specify sizes and positions of layers to be used Do the following for all the layers respectively e Click the layer in the Screen Layout
86. laylist you want to edit using the Group drop down list box When an unsaved playlist and or daily schedule for a different group is displayed the BZNP D1 software displays a message asking whether you want to save it Save it if necessary Select the Playlist tab in the Content Management window right click the desired Playlist then select Edit on the popup menu Or double click the desired playlist When an unsaved playlist for the same group is displayed in the Playlist window the BZNP D1 software displays a message asking whether you want to discard it Save the displayed playlist if necessary The selected playlist opens in the Playlist window Edit the playlist See Playlist Editing Functions on page 39 for detailed information on playlist editing functions Select Playlist gt Save on the menu bar of the main window To save the playlist as a new one select Playlist gt Save with New Index instead The playlist is saved When you select Save with New Index a new index is assigned to the playlist currently being edited To finish working with this playlist select Playlist gt New on the menu bar of the main window to clear the Playlist window Playlist Preparations Modifying the type or title of a playlist 1 2 Select the Playlist tab in the Content Management window Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group whose playlist you want
87. lect the group whose daily schedule you want to delete using the Group drop down list box The daily schedules of the selected group are displayed in the Content Management window A Select the daily schedules to be deleted To select more than one daily schedule hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired daily schedules in turn To select all the daily schedules in a range hold down the Shift key and click the first and last daily schedules in the range ight click the selection then select Delete on the 4 Right click the selection then select Delete on th popup menu Or press the Delete key on the keyboard A confirmation message appears 5 Click Yes The selected daily schedules are deleted Schedule Preparations suolyesedo euljnoy p Jajdeyo 47 suolyesodo uynoy p sajdeuD 48 Daily schedule editing functions The BZNP D1 software provides the following daily schedule editing functions e Adding events see page 48 e Replacing events with another playlist or control command see page 48 e Deleting events see page 48 e Modifying the start time of an event see page 48 e Modifying the duration or the end time of an event see page 49 e Undoing the last editing operation see page 49 Adding events Select a playlist or a control command in the Content Management window 2 Add the selected playlist or control command to the corresponding column of the daily schedule by a drag
88. lists are scheduled to play Managing screen layout templates For each set of the display resolution and orientation the BZNP D1 software allows you to create templates of screen layout and apply those templates to playlists This section explains mainly how to manage templates For detailed procedures on how to create a template see Making a Screen Layout Template on page 23 This section also provides the following initial system setup procedures that are not mentioned in Chapter 3 e BZNP D1 system setup items e Details on registering and editing NSP 1 players and NSP 1 groups Read this section to make the desired settings if they are required Chapter Positioning Override Text The BZNP D1 software provides an override text function that is a function to display a piece of text such as newsflashes and other emergency information over contents that are currently being played on the NSP 1 The following procedure specifies the position Y coordinate at which the override text should be displayed The BZNP D1 software has only one setting for the override text position The setting is not specified for each piece of text material or for each NSP 1 group Select the Text tab in the Content Management window 2 Right click any point on the Text tab then select Override Text Position Setting on the popup menu The Override Text Position Setting dialog box appears Override Text P
89. ll be played simultaneously on the NSP 1 The positions and sizes of these materials are designated as layout and saved in the playlist Playout order The following figure shows an example of a playlist Start time Layers on an NSP 1 gt gt Background Graphics Video Loga Text Audio 00 00 00 Product DN Scuba Tours om Long Weather News BoM Meiws t Launch Disast 00 01 14 00 01 30 New Jeans 00 02 00 lf Tours 00 02 30 New Products 00 03 00 Ice Age 00 03 30 Vintage Air Fori 00 04 00 LAirolanes 00 04 30 News Canoeing Var 00 34 40 Hawaii Vacatio 00 34 45 Playout order Layout settings The leftmost Start Time column displays the start time of each line This is counted from the start time of the playlist Then there are columns corresponding to the NSP 1 layers and the events material that will be played on the layer are specified in the cells An event is a piece of material specified in a cell on the playlist The color of a cell in which an event is specified is light blue Events specified on the same line will be started simultaneously at the time specified in the Start Time column Layout settings Layout designates the positions and sizes on the display of the contents of the events that are listed on the same line The following table shows the NSP 1 layers and the materials to be pla
90. matically and the status of the selected NSP 1 appears Even when you have associated another web browser with the web pages Internet Explorer is used here 1NSP 1 Maintenance Microsoft Internet Explorer Low File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a H45 Enclish Status Status Updated 08 19 2004 12 24 06 Model Name NSP 1 Serial No N A Total size N AKbyte Hard disk Remain size N AKbyte Used ratio N A Service No NA NSP 1 System Status Item Error No erature 000 tA CC an 000 UA D 000 UA This month 2004 x 7 Aug Update Sat Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Sat i W bes EB IFA EA E 8 9 10 IL 12 MS 14 15 er sg KOJ ES 205 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2004 Aug 19 12 25 No Error Error Scheduled No schedule e Internet Remote Control of NSP 1 Players In addition to sending materials and schedules the BZNP DI software enables the following remote control operations for NSP 1 players via the network e Previewing playlist or material on an NSP 1 See Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 for details on the preview operations e Stopping scheduled playout on an NSP 1 e Overriding ongoing playout on an NSP 1 with text e Controlling the output audio level of an NSP 1 or a device connected to the NSP 1 e Deleting materials and schedules stored on an NSP 1 e Restoring the NSP 1 origin
91. mplates For information on how to make a new template see Making a Screen Layout Template on page 23 Clicking any point in the Screen Layout window displays a popup menu View 50 and View 100 on the menu change the Screen Layout window size Managing Screen Layout Templates Editing an Existing Template With the Screen Layout window and Template Settings dialog box you can change the name and settings of an existing template Even if you modify a template the layout settings of the existing playlist will not be affected Renaming a template Fromthe Template drop down list box in the Template Settings dialog box select the template that you want to rename In the Screen Layout window and Template Settings dialog box the size and position of each layer of the selected template are displayed The name of the selected template becomes editable 2 Modify the name and then click OK Editing a template From the Template drop down list box in the Template Settings dialog box select the template that you want to edit In the Screen Layout window and Template Settings dialog box the size and position of each layer of the selected template are displayed 2 if necessary change the settings of the layers that you are going to use In the Template Settings dialog box add a check mark to the Use check box of the layers you want to use Clear the check mark in the Use check box for the layers t
92. n list box When the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected the selected NSP 1 group is displayed When the NSP 1 Remote Control option button is selected the selected NSP 1 name is displayed Use the Update button to update the displayed NSP 1 information You can select the NSP 1 or group here to specify the target of the operation The subwindows display the data stored on the location specified by the BZNP D1 PC NSP 1 Remote Control option button and the Group NSP 1 drop down list box Content Management Window To distribute contents the BZNP D1 software handles source materials such as video graphics text Flash files and URL data of Web pages playlists and schedules such as daily and periodic schedules Those data items are displayed on the various category tabs in the Content Management window according to their data types The listed items differ depending on the data type The illustration below shows an example when the Video tab is displayed Materials and control commands can be used in common with all NSP 1 groups Playlists and schedules are managed separately according to NSP 1 groups hence only the playlists and schedules for the selected group are displayed e You can select the data types to be displayed Unnecessary material data will not be displayed depending on the system configuration in effect e Data are classified and managed according to the video formats NTSC or PAL Only data for th
93. n playout of the scheduled playlist or the screen saver will restart from its beginning Edit the playlist then send it see page 38 and page 54 In the case of the playlist currently used for playout ongoing playout will pause then restart from the beginning along with the modified playlist In the case of another playlist the modified one will be used from the next time Replacing a daily schedule e Fdit the daily schedule then send it see page 47 and page 54 In the case of a daily schedule being used today ongoing playout will pause then restart from the beginning of the playlist specified in the new daily schedule In the case of another daily schedule the modified one will be used from the next time e Create a new daily schedule and a new periodic schedule for today and send the periodic schedule see page 46 page 50 and page 54 Ongoing playout will be terminated and will restart from the beginning of the playlist specified in the new daily schedule System Setup This section describes the procedures required for making the following system setup options Setting the override text position The BZNP D1 software provides an override text function that is used for newsflashes and other emergency information You can specify the position at which the override text should be displayed on the screen in advance Setting an NSP 1 screen saver You can specify a playlist that the NSP 1 plays when no play
94. nagement window 2 In the Content Management window select the tab corresponding to the material or playlist to be deleted To delete a playlist for example select the Playlist tab A Select the items to be deleted To select more than one item hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired items in turn To select all the items in a range hold down the Shift key and click the first and last items in the range 4 Right click the selection then click Delete on the 8 popup menu Or press the Delete key A confirmation message appears 5 Click Yes The Deleting Data window appears then the items stored on the NSP 1 player are deleted You can stop the deletion by clicking Cancel in the Deleting Data window but it is not possible to recover data that has already been deleted The BZNP D1 software allows you to delete even the schedules and materials required for playout Make sure not to delete items you need for playout Remote Control of NSP 1 Players suolyesedo unnoy y Jajdeyo 59 suolyesodo uynoy p sajdeuD 60 Restoring the NSP 1 Original Screen Saver The following procedure stops using the screen saver selected using the BZNP D1 software See Selecting NSP 1 Screen Savers on page 62 for details on the selecting procedure and restores the NSP 1 original screen saver This is to delete a periodic schedule stored on an NSP 1 as the screen saver data 1 In the BZNP D1 m
95. ngs that can be saved in the BZNP D1 software This feature is provided to reduce time and efforts to specify layout settings for every event on the playlist The BZNP D1 software can store up to 20 templates for each combination of the screen resolution and orientation To change the layout one of the templates can be chosen then the layout settings of that template are automatically specified for events thereafter and recorded as such in the playlist You can adjust layout settings for each event line later if you would like to change them Title Text up to 40 characters used to identify materials control commands playlists and daily schedules This title is used together with the type and it is not necessary that this title be unique In the Content Management window you can assign a title to any kind of data except for periodic schedules Type Text up to 20 characters used with the title to identify materials control commands playlists and daily schedules In the Content Management window you can assign a type to any kind of data except for periodic schedules Glossary 7 xlpueddy O http www world sony com Sony Corporation
96. ntil the specified end of the event The sound accompanying the video will not be output while the frozen picture is displayed Flash movie If the Flash movie was specified to repeat when being created playout will repeat from the beginning If not a frozen picture of the last frame will be displayed just as it is with a video event Audio After playback of the audio file finishes no sound is output from this layer So it is better not to expand the duration of audio events To repeat an audio file specify the event several times in the playlist according to the duration of the file and the time you need the audio e As the duration of the shortest event on the playlists is five seconds the BZNP D1 software sets the duration of the event for a piece of material whose duration is less than that and it does not allow you to reduce the duration If you specify a one second audio file for example the duration of the event made from it will be five seconds And on the NSP 1 the audio file will be played during the first one second then there will be no audio in the remaining four seconds Note this when you handle materials shorter than five seconds as other types of materials will be played in the same manner Undoing the last editing operation Holding down the Ctrl key and pressing the Z key undoes the last editing operation Note that however operations related to the screen layout cannot be undon
97. ntrol command specified in that cell will be overwritten by the newly pasted playlist or control command Deleting events 1 Right click the event to be deleted in the Daily Schedule window then click Delete on the popup menu Or select the event to be deleted then press the Delete key A confirmation message appears 2 Click Yes The event is deleted To select both the control command and playlist events on the same line of the daily schedule click the leftmost Start Time column Modifying the start time of an event This operation adjusts the start time of an event and cannot be used to move the event in the Daily Schedule window 1 Right click the desired event in the Daily Schedule window then click Change Start Time on the popup menu The Change Start Time dialog box appears The current start time of the event is shown in it 2 Modify the start time as desired then click OK Modifying the duration or the end time of a playlist event 1 Right click the desired event in the Daily Schedule window then click Change Duration or Change End Time on the popup menu The Change Duration or Change End Time dialog box appears The current duration or end time of the event is shown in it 2 Modify the time as desired then click OK In either case the start time of the line immediately below the selected playlist event is changed When modifying the end time the specified end time is not included
98. o luese 540 100 100 Original Aspect Ratio R 5 e RAE GA Ss ss id z ake Text Use 380 100 Audio w Use Screen Size WxH 640 x 480 11 Cancel Template Settings dialog box uoqeJ ejsu uodn painb y dnies Jeder e The numbers assigned to each layer in the Screen Layout window shown above indicate the overlaid order of the layers The Background layer 1 is laid out at the bottom and the Text layer 5 is at the top e Clicking any point in the Screen Layout window displays a popup menu View 50 and View 100 on the menu change the Screen Layout window size Select the layers to be used for the selected group Among the layers shown below clear the check box of the layer s in the Template Settings dialog box that you will never use Layers Usage Material types to be defined Background Background wall paper Graphics Graphics Graphics with the Graphics URL background that is not Web pages transparent Flash files Making a Screen Layout Template 23 UOIIE EJSU uodn pauinbeg dnies l18 deU9J 24 Layers Usage Material types to be defined Video Video accompanied Video with audio MPEG4 video and streaming video audio input from the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors Logo Logotype marks down Graphics stream keying with transparent background graphics to be displayed over
99. of the materials being displayed simultaneously on the screen By selecting a template when creating a playlist the materials will be displayed according to the specified screen layout This section only explains the setting items required after installation of the software Make other settings if necessary to tailor the system to your operations For other settings available with the BZNP D1 software see BZNP D1 System Setup Items on page 66 Initial System Setup Items Initial System Setup Items Chapter You need to set up the NSP 1 players too to use the system Make sure to specify the identical settings with an NSP 1 where applicable The settings made in the BZNP D1 software will not be reflected on the NSP 1 players A web browser is used for NSP 1 setup See the NSP 1 operating instructions for details Adding Licenses Ka Though you can enter only one master license key for a BZNP D1 more than one additional license key can Just after installation of the software the BZNP D1 be entered To do so repeat step 2 software functions as a BZNP D1LE that can manage only one NSP 1 player 3 Click OK in the License Settings dialog box Follow the procedure below to enter the master license key and then additional licence key s so that you can increase the number of NSP 1 players up to 210 that the BZNP D1 software can manage 1 In the BZNP D1 main window select Help gt License Settings from
100. of these files as materials Contents Information such as video and still images text sound and music and any combinations of this information In the Content Management window playlists and schedules are added so that all items that are required for playout on the NSP 1 players are registered as contents Control Control command A system provided to control an NSP 1 or a device connected to an NSP 1 Actions such as adjusting output audio level of the NSP 1 player turning the power on off and switching the input signal of the plasma display or projector etc are available Some commands for the NSP 1 and Sony s plasma displays whose operations have been confirmed in combination with the NSP 1 are supplied with the BZNP D1 software You can add more control commands Daily schedule Listed information for each day in which sets of a time period and playlist to be played in that period are specified like a time table The control commands for adjusting output audio level of an NSP 1 player or for devices connected to the NSP 1 such as plasma displays can be specified in the daily schedule too Event A record of data specified in a cell of the playlist or daily schedule Glossary In the case of a playlist an event is created by dropping a piece of material on the playlist The event contains information on the dropped piece of material start time duration and position and size on the scr
101. ollowing two cases is the transfer order In case A daily schedule 051000002 will be used on the Ist and 2nd of August and 051000001 will be used on the rest of the days On the other hand in case B daily schedule 051000001 will be used throughout the term and 051000002 will not be used Periodic schedules case A Start date End date Daily schedule Transferred index at 07 01 2004 08 15 2004 051000001 06 30 2004 10 00 00 08 01 2004 08 02 2004 051000002 06 30 2004 11 00 00 Periodic schedules case B Start date End date Daily schedule Transferred index at 08 01 2004 08 02 2004 051000002 06 30 2004 10 00 00 07 01 2004 07 15 2004 051000001 06 30 2004 11 00 00 To check the priority on an NSP 1 click the NSP 1 Remote Control option button in the BZNP D1 main window select the desired NSP 1 in the NSP 1 drop down list box then click Update After the Updating Information window is displayed the list in the Content Management window shows the contents stored on the selected NSP 1 The periodic schedule that has been sent most recently and hence has the highest priority is displayed at the top of the list Specifying a non playout period Periods when no playout will be done on the NSP 1 can be scheduled for each NSP 1 group in the same manner as the playout periods The non playout periods have higher priority than any playout periods regardless o
102. olution VGA 640x480 x Screen Orientation Landscape Template Settings 4 Cancel Specify the following items and then click OK Group Name the name of a group you create Screen Resolution WxH the resolution of the display used When you have selected Composite for Display on the NSP 1 System Settings page that has been viewed using a web browser select Registering an NSP 1 and Creating Groups uole jeysu uodn pasyinbay dnies Jeder 21 UOIIE EJsU uodn pauinbeg dnas le deU9 22 VGA here Screen Orientation the orientation landscape or portrait of the display used Use the identical screen resolution and orientation for each player within a group For other items in the Group Setup dialog box see Setting Items upon Group Registration on page 71 4 3 Repeat steps 4 1 and 4 2 to register all the necessary groups The registered groups will appear in the Group list box in the Group Setup dialog box D The order of the groups in the Group Setup dialog box represents the actual order of the groups when they are displayed as options in the BZNP D1 software Arrange the order of the NSP 1 groups as desired using drag amp drop operations 6 Assign each NSP 1 registered in step 2 to a group 6 1 Click to select the desired group in the Group list box 6 2 Select the NSP 1 in the NSP 1 list box 6 3 Click Add gt gt 6 4 Repeat the above
103. on Prog playlist 17 00 00 Start playout of the Evening Prog playlist 21 00 00 End playout of the Evening Prog playlist 21 00 01 Control turn off the plasma display Regardless of the length of each playlist Morning Prog will be played from 10 00 00 in the morning to 1 00 00 in the afternoon Afternoon Prog will be played until 5 00 00 in the evening and then Evening Prog will be played from 5 00 00 If the length of the Morning Prog is 40 minutes for example it will repeat four and half times from 10 00 00 then playout will be switched to Afternoon Prog at 1 00 00 in the afternoon Even when playout starts after its start time the control commands operate In the example designated above it will never happen that playout proceeds without turning the power of the plasma display to on When the daily schedule is created the period when the daily schedule will be used is specified as the periodic schedule and it is sent to the NSP 1 Periodic schedules The following figure shows an example of the Edit Periodic Schedule dialog box You will specify the index of the desired daily schedule and the period in which the daily schedule will be used for playout in this dialog box Edit Periodic Schedule Playout No Playout Period 2004 07 01 s 2004 08 15 v Day of the week w Sun e Mon Tue v Wed v Thu dr 7 S
104. on button to display information on a single NSP 1 player Year and month drop Group indicator down list boxes ee EJ Previous and next month buttons Group Japan 2004 el Aue x lt This Month OThis Month button Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu P Sat LL a Ce EG 05 Ee M e ec 6 fie 6 Fo te e m a OCalendar 2 FETA GN EG 2 2 3 al Current date and time Color Information Non Playout Day Uncreated Unsent 1 Sending Sent Error Group indicator Displays the name of the group currently selected in the main window The Monthly Calendar window shows information such as the status of the periodic schedule and playout non playout days on this group To check information on another group select the desired group using the Group drop down list box in the main window Year and month drop down list boxes Specifies the month to be displayed in the window Selecting a year or a month with the appropriate drop down list box switches the displayed month Previous and next month buttons Selects and displays the previous or next month This Month button Selects and displays the current month Operation Windows MGIAJ8AO Liedeuz 15 M8IAJ8AO lajdeU9 16 Calendar Displays the non playout days in red The other days are displayed in black It also shows the status of the periodic sche
105. or other time related settings will be defined in a playlist Unlike other authoring software the BZNP D1 software manages materials separately rather than combining them onto a timeline to create a piece of video material and then sends them to the NSP 1 The NSP 1 plays the materials automatically according to a playlist which also includes layout information and schedule data received together with the materials This feature allows you to quickly replace some pieces of graphics and text materials that are small in data size or to modify the position of video and or text on the graphics material or produce new combinations of the materials simply by sending a new playlist The system enables you to fully utilize your audio and visual contents for flexible playout For details on layouts and playlists see What is a Playlist on page 35 On schedules A playlist defines playout order and timing of materials in a story like a TV program In addition to a playlist the BZNP D1 software defines a daily schedule and a periodic schedule which are grouped and referred to as a schedule A daily schedule defines the start and end times in a day of each program or playlist A program will be played repeatedly in the specified time A periodic schedule defines which daily schedule is to be used for a specific day You can create a daily schedule and allocate it to each week of a mon
106. osition Setting Y 10 A Enter a Y coordinate unit pixels the top of the screen is 0 in the text box for the position where you want the top of a piece of override text to be located then click OK When the screen resolution selected is VGA 640 x 480 and the screen orientation is landscape for example specify 0 to display a piece of override text at the top of the screen and a value around 465 it varies depending on the text size to display it at the bottom Positioning Override Text dnyas wajsAS g Jajdeup 61 dnies wajsks G Joe 62 e There is no X coordinate setting When constant or blink text overrides playout the override text will be aligned at the center of the screen If the specified Y coordinate points outside of the display area the BZNP D1 software will adjust the specified Y coordinate automatically so that the override text will be displayed at the bottom of the screen Selecting NSP 1 Screen Savers Selecting NSP 1 Screen Savers You can specify a playlist for each NSP 1 group that the NSP 1 players within the group can play when no playlist is scheduled for playout An NSP 1 plays the specified playlist when it is powered on and no playlist is scheduled for playout It is recommended that you choose lively content such as video or moving images to prevent an image burning into the plasma or liquid crystal displays This featu
107. ot find a 0006 001000005 Alrand Space WWI Airplane 0006 001000006 Alrand Space Vintage Air Fo 0007 001000007 History 0008 001000008 Business 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0008 001000009 Tour Ad 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0010 001000010 Dept Store Ad 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0011 001000011 Ar and Space 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0012 001000012 Alr and Space 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0013 001000013 TourAd Scuba Tours 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0014 001000014 TourAd White Water Rafting Tours 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0015 001000015 Tour Ad Olympic Tours 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 x Daily Schedule 1051000001 Standard Program Playlist 052000001 Moming Prog StartTime Control Playlist StartTime Backgro Graphics Logo Text Audio 09 59 00 EJ 00 Tour Product TV BonvLoao Weather Nev BGM NEWS 08 59 01 10 00 00 IMoming Prog Launch Disa 1300 00 anemoon Prog 17 00 00 Evening Prog 21 00 00 21 00 01 a 21 00 02 235959 Chapter Exiting the Software 1 Click the x Close button at the top right of the BZNP D1 main window The BZNP D1 windows close and the software terminates If there is an unsaved playlist or daily schedule the BZNP D1 software asks you whether you want to save it Save it if necessary You cannot terminate the software during data transmission to a group of NSP 1 players or while waiting for a transm
108. ouble click the title bar of a detached subwindow to return it to its original size and position BZNP D1 PC and NSP 1 Menu bar A Remote Control option buttons Group or NSP 1 drop down list box r lt a BZNP D1 Joe Daily Schedule C Playlist P View Tools Setup S Help H Video Graphics Text URL Flash Audio Control Playlist Daily Schedule Periodic Schedule Content Management No Index Type Title Duration Last Modified Aj window see page 1ft 0001 001000001 Travel Ad Hawaii Vacations 00 00 05 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0002 001000002 Travel Ad Canoeing Vacations 00 30 00 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0003 001000003 12345678901234567890 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0004 001000004 Error Cannot find a video file 00 00 00 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0005 001000005 Air and Space WI Airplanes 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0006 001000006 Air and Space Vintage Air Force Clothing 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0007 001000007 History Ice Age 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0008 001000008 Business New Products 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0009 001000009 TourAd Golf Tours 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0010 001000010 Dept Store Ad New Jeans 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0011 001000011 Airand Space Launch Disaster 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0012 001000012 Air and Space Space Shuttle 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0013 001000013 T
109. ourAd Scuba Tours 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0014 001000014 TourAd White Water Rafting Tours 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 0015 001000015 TourAd Olympic Tours 00 00 30 2004 08 31 0 00 00 w Daily Schedule 051000001 Standard Program Playlist 052000001 Morning Prog Start Time Control Playlist StartTime Backgro Graphics Logo Text Audio 09 59 00 00 00 00 Tour ProductTv Scuba Tours Sonv Long Weather New BGM NEWS 09 59 01 D Enace Shutt 10 00 00 Morning Prog ETATY GEES 13 00 00 Afternoon Prog 00 01 30 New Jeans 17 00 00 Evening Prog 00 02 00 Golf Tours 21 00 00 00 02 30 e Product naa SC Sc 00 04 00 WYW Airplane 23 59 59 2 News i Canoeing Val 00 34 40 Hawaii Vacat 00 34 45 Daily Schedule window see page 14 Playlist window see page 13 Menu bar Provides menus for carrying out the BZNP D1 tasks By selecting a menu item commands contained in the selected menu are displayed BZNP D1 PC and NSP 1 Remote Control option buttons Switches the target of operations between the BZNP D1 data on the PC and the data on the NSP 1 Usually the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected Operation Windows To check or delete data on the NSP 1 select the NSP 1 Remote Control option button When this option button is selected the Playlist and Daily Schedule windows disappear and the Content Management window expands The Monthly Calendar window also disappears Group or NSP 1 drop dow
110. p menu On the materials for playout and layers While the tabs in the Content Management window are classified according to the formats and type of materials the columns in the Playlist window represent the display layers that the NSP 1 handles The table below shows the relationships between material types and layers Layers Usage Material to be defined Background Background wall paper Graphics Graphics Graphics with a Graphics URL background that is not Web pages Flash transparent files Operation Windows 1 3 MBIAJ8AO lajdeUQ9 14 Layers Usage Material to be defined Video Video with or without Video or video and audio MPEG4 audio input from streaming video the NSP 1 VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors Logo Logotype marks down Graphics stream keying with transparent background graphics to be displayed over video Text Captions Text Audio Extra audio Audio When a material tab is selected in the Content Management window the background of the layer name changes to yellow showing that the data on the tab can be assigned to that layer For details on NSP 1 layers see What is a Playlist on page 35 Operation Windows Daily Schedule Window In the Daily Schedule window you can make a daily schedule for playout using the created playlists The window also allows you to add control commands to the daily schedule including commands fo
111. r an NSP 1 or an external device such as a PDP Plasma Display Panel connected to an NSP 1 QWindow title Daily Schedule EI aily Schedule 051000001 Standard Program Start Time 09 59 00 Control Playlist 23 59 59 Daily schedule data Window title Displays the title Daily Schedule the index New in case it has never been saved and the title of the daily schedule that is being displayed Daily schedule data Displays the daily playout schedule listing the playlists in the order of playout The light blue background color of the cell means that there is a playlist or a control command specified in it The Playlists column shows titles of the playlists to be played at the time displayed in the Start Time column In the Control column the control commands for an NSP 1 a PDP or an external device connected to an NSP 1 are displayed with the appropriate marks Marks Corresponding control commands Control commands for an NSP 1 Control commands for a display or an external device connected to an NSP 1 via an RS 232C interface Ga When you move the mouse pointer over a title or mark a popup window showing the index type and title of the playlist or control command appears The line displayed in red indicates the five minute daily sleeping time reserved for the NSP 1 hard disk As the NSP 1 player cannot be used for playout during t
112. r materials edit playlist and schedules and send data respectively you can make operations much easier by specifying the appropriate base folder Any change in data performed by other operators working with a different computer however will only be checked when the BZNP DI software is started Video graphics Flash and audio materials created using other application programs are not saved under the base folder When they are registered in the BZNP D1 software information describing the original file locations is saved together with their material data such as data type and titles If you change the base folder after you create materials playlists or schedules you will no longer be able to use those materials playlists or schedules When more than one computer installed with the BZNP D1 software uses materials in a shared folder if multiple operators create or edit the material playlist or schedule with an the identical index the newest one will overwrite the older ones To avoid overwriting specify a different BZNP D1 ID on each computer Network tab Prohibit Network Communication Between spin boxes Specify the time period 24 hour system when you want to prohibit communication with the NSP 1 players Usually the same period as the NSP 1 sleep time is specified but you can set the hours in the daytime so that the data will not be sent in the daytime while network traffic is heavy However note that it is not possibl
113. racters and then press the Enter key On registration of an announce file SDP file for MPEG4 streaming video NSP 1 players and the BZNP D1 software support MPEG4 live streaming video Playing a live streaming video on an NSP 1 unlike a normal video file whose playout starts from the beginning of the file consists of displaying the contents played on the streaming server at that time just like video and audio input to the VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors of the NSP 1 To register such a streaming video as a piece of video material the following operation is required 1 Add the announce file an SDP file with the m4e file extension on the Video tab of the Content Management window using a drag amp drop operation Ask your supplier or Sony sales representative for details on how to obtain the appropriate announce file as it varies depending on the streaming server used A new piece of video material appears in the Content Management window Live Streaming is displayed in the Type column and 00 00 00 is displayed in the Duration column 2 To specify the material duration select the piece of material then click its Duration column This makes the column editable Specify the desired duration and then press the Enter key You can also leave the material duration as 00 00 00 and specify the desired event duration after listing this streaming video in a playlist as an event QO D ke o A D
114. re is also useful when your operation is simply to play a single playlist repeatedly every day Simply select the playlist to be played for the screen saver You don t have to create any daily and periodic schedules in such a case Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected in the main window Then select an NSP 1 group from the Group drop down list box where you want to make screen saver settings 2 Select the Playlist tab in the Content Management window ight click the playlist you want to select for a screen A Right click the playlist y lect f saver and then select Change Screen Saver on the popup menu The selected playlist is sent to the NSP 1 players and a periodic schedule whose playout period is from 12 31 9999 to 12 31 9999 is created automatically on the NSP 1 players This periodic schedule is the screen saver data you created To restore the NSP 1 original screen saver Delete any periodic schedule whose playout period is from 12 31 9999 to 12 31 9999 from an NSP 1 This restores the original screen saver that was stored on the NSP 1 when it was shipped See Restoring the NSP 1 Original Screen Saver on page 60 for details on the operation To disable playing the screen saver When you don t want to play any screen saver on an NSP 1 perform the following two e When you selected a playlist for a screen saver using the BZNP D1 software refer to the description To
115. riginal Aspect Ratio check boxes Note that however for layers other than the Video layer the layout changing procedure is required during playlist editing to make the aspect ratio of the layers identical to those of the material files Otherwise contents will be shown in the aspect ratio of the layers not of the material files And for web pages affixed on the Graphics layer this setting will not work as the BZNP D1 software cannot obtain the size and shape of the original web pages For the Video layer the aspect ratio will be 4 3 or 3 4 if the screen orientation set is Portrait regardless of the aspect ratio of the original video 4 Click OK The Screen Layout window and Template Settings dialog box close You cannot change the overlaid order of the layers The background layer is always displayed in full screen size Note that when you use more than one template in a playlist the BZNP D1 software only saves the events on the layers that are used in the template at the time of saving It is recommended that you keep layers which you may use in another template because the layers will affect playout only when a piece of material is specified as an event Depending on the display orientation landscape or portrait and the combination and overlapping of the layers used the NSP 1 may not be able to display the contents according to the specified layout After you finish creating a playlist make sure to check if the
116. rk displayed in the Status column tells you whether the area for video and audio files Y or the area for the other data is insufficient The Progress column shows how many of the files to be sent have already been sent and the Retry column shows the number of retries if any In the rightmost column of the list the date and time of the last successful transfer to each NSP 1 are shown This helps you when the NSP 1 players are only occasionally connected to the network to know which data has already been sent and which has not Sending Data to NSP 1 Players Clicking the NSP 1 Remote Control option button in the BZNP D1 main window selecting an NSP 1 using the NSP 1 drop down list box then clicking Update displays the contents stored on the selected NSP 1 in the Content Management window after the Updating Status window is displayed You can check the schedule you have sent here Checking NSP 1 status The BZNP D1 software enables you to open a web browser window from the NSP 1 Status window to check the NSP 1 status as follows T Double click the line for the NSP 1 whose status you want to check in the NSP 1 Status window A dialog box appears asking the user name and password for accessing the NSP 1 2 Specify the user name NSP status and the appropriate password The default setting is NSP status in the respective text boxes then click OK Internet Explorer is started auto
117. schedule specify the period when the daily schedule will be used to create a periodic schedule 1 In the BZNP D1 main window check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and then select the group for which you want to create a new periodic schedule using the Group drop down list box 2 Select the Daily Schedule tab of the Content Management window right click the desired daily schedule then select Periodic Schedule Settings on the popup menu The Edit Periodic Schedule dialog box appears The index of the selected daily schedule is shown in the Daily Schedule Index text box EI Edit Periodic Schedule Playout Period 2004 06 01 w 2004 06 01 v Day ofthe week w sun v Mon v Tue v Wed v Thu ir vlSat Check All Clear All Daily Schedule Index 051000001 3 Specify the first and last days of the playout period of the daily schedule Clicking the button of the drop down list box displays a calendar The date you click on the calendar will be specified in the drop down list box 4 Place check marks for the days in the Day of the Week check boxes to specify specific days of the week in the period You can click each check box separately or use the Check All or Clear All button To use the specified daily schedule only on Saturdays in a period for example click Clear All then click the Saturday check box
118. se NTSC or PAL If necessary change the Base Folder The Base Folder is the folder where the BZNP D1 data will be saved In normal operations do not change this setting For details see BZNP D1 System Setup Items on page 66 Click OK The settings that were changed are saved and the System Setup dialog box closes For other setting items in the System Setup dialog box see BZNP D1 System Setup Items on page 66 Registering an NSP 1 and Creating Groups As the BZNP D1 software manages an NSP 1 via a network the NSP 1 players to be managed should be registered in advance If an NSP 1 uses a password for access management you should also specify the password to be sent from the BZNP D1 software upon accessing the NSP 1 And as the BZNP D1 software manages playlists and schedules for the NSP 1 groups and sends data to these groups you should also create NSP 1 groups A single NSP 1 can be a member of more than one group Classify the NSP 1 players into groups according to the contents they play and the screen resolution and orientation portrait or landscape of the displays connected to the respective NSP 1 players Although the BZNP D1LE supports only one NSP 1 player create a group to specify screen orientation and resolution or other group attributes 1 In the BZNP D1 main window select Setup gt Group Setup from the menu bar The Group Setup dialog box is displayed Group
119. ss the display from right to left Scroll speed Select the speed of text flow when you select Scroll for Effect Note that the scroll speed settings of BZNP D1 version 1 0 and version 2 0 are different Transparency Select whether the background Not selectable in this color should be transparent or version not Base character color The square shows the current text color To change it click Change Character Color and select the desired color in the Edit Colors dialog box To change the color of the text that has already been typed in the Edit Text dialog box right click the text and select Change Character Color Background color The square shows the current background color To change it click Change Background Color and select the desired color in the Edit Colors dialog box The background color cannot be changed partially The Text Properties dialog box closes 5 Select the desired font and character size with the Font and Font Size dialog boxes in the Edit Text dialog box 6 Type the desired text You can also copy text from another application program such as a word processor and paste it in the Edit Text dialog box by pressing the Ctrl V keys Toimport a text file click Read Text File and specify the file 7 Click OK The newly created piece of text material appears in the Content Management window To change the color of the text Whereas the b
120. st box If there is other data that you should change in the Group Setup dialog box perform the required operations If not click x at the top right of the Group Setup dialog box to close it Instead of steps 2 and 3 you can right click the NSP 1 player that you want to exclude from the group and select Remove NSP 1 on the popup menu Deleting NSP 1 registration You can delete the registration data of an NSP 1 player from the BZNP D1 software with the following procedure 1 When the NSP 1 whose registration data you want to delete belongs to a group remove it from the group so that it is displayed in black in the NSP 1 list box For details on the procedure required to remove an NSP 1 player from the group see To remove an NSP I player from a group described above When the NSP 1 whose registration data you want to delete is displayed in black in the NSP 1 list box this step is not necessary Select the NSP 1 player that you want to delete in the NSP 1 list box Click Delete NSP 1 A confirmation message appears Click Yes The selected NSP 1 disappears from the NSP 1 list box If there is other data that you should change in the Group Setup dialog box perform the required operations If not click x at the top right of the Group Setup dialog box to close it Detailed Registering and Editing Operations for an NSP 1 or Group dnyas wajsAS g Ja deup 69 dnies eise G 1e1dEUJ 70
121. t until you select Stop Overriding Remote Control of NSP 1 Players suolyesedo euljnoy p Jajdeyo 57 suolyesodo uynoy p le deUJ 58 The NSP 1 players will keep displaying override text until you select Stop Overriding Text overriding continues even after playout of the current playlist finishes or you preview a piece of material or playlist When a piece of text material is contained in the ongoing playlist that piece of text will not be displayed immediately after you click Stop Overriding Text display starts from the next text event Remote Control of NSP 1 Players When override text is already on the NSP 1 players When the piece of text to be used for overriding has already been sent to the NSP 1 players you can select a specific NSP 1 player and initiate the text override playout on it For detailed operations required in sending text material see Sending Data to NSP 1 Players on page 54 1 In the BZNP D1 main window select the NSP 1 Remote Control option button select the NSP 1 player on which you want to display override text using the NSP 1 drop down list box then click Update After the Updating Information window is displayed the content stored on the selected NSP 1 are displayed in the Content Management window In the Content Management window select the Text tab Right click the piece of text material to be displayed then click Override Playout on the popup m
122. template for each set of the screen resolution and orientation By selecting the created template when creating a playlist the materials will be displayed according to the layout settings specified in this section 1 In the BZNP D1 main window select Setup gt Group Setup from the menu bar The Group Setup dialog box is displayed Group Setup NSPA Group New nsP 1 _NewGroup Delete Group No Name IP Address Deen 001 Tokyo 12345678901 234567890 001 12345678901234567890 002 12345678901234567890 192 168 0 2 003 Osaki 192 168 0 3 004 Shinagawa 192 168 0 4 2 Double click the group whose screen resolution and orientation are the same as the layout settings you want to specify in the Group list box Or right click the desired group and select Edit Group from the popup menu displayed The Edit Group dialog box is displayed 3 Click Template Settings The Screen Layout window corresponding to the resolution and orientation specified for the selected group and the Template Settings dialog box are displayed Graphics layer 2 Background layer 1 Screen Layout Screen Layout window Template Settines LJ EJ wl Add Delete Template Sample Layer Settings Background 7 Use Graphics Use 100 240 Original Aspect Ratio Video 7 Use 320 100 240 Original Aspect Ratio Log
123. th or to each month easily For details on schedules see Daily Schedules and Periodic Schedules on page 45 BZNP D1 software products The BZNP D1 system includes the following types of BZNP D1 software products e BZNP DILE Free software that manages only one NSP 1 e BZNP D1 A software license for managing up to ten NSP 1 players You can increase the number of NSP 1 players up to 210 that the BZNP D1 software can manage by purchasing additional licenses e BZNP DP10 A software license that adds ten more NSP 1 players to be managed by the BZNP D1 software e BZNP DP50 A software license that adds 50 more NSP 1 players to be managed by the BZNP D1 software The products differ only in the number of NSP 1 players each one can handle and are identical in features and operations For detailed operations in registering the licenses and increasing the number of NSP 1 players to be managed see Adding Licenses on page 19 Each software package or license can only be used on a single PC The product is offered subject to the supplied license agreement displayed upon installation Overview of the System 7 ele J8 1dEUD M8IAJ8AO lajdeU9 Operational Flow During Routine Operation The following flowchart shows an example of the routine operation of this system after you have finished system Upon System Installation installation The following flowchart shows an example of the Prep
124. the connected display 4 Right click any point in the Content Management window then select Stop Previewing on the popup menu to stop previewing Note that the NSP 1 players remain in the preview mode when previewing a piece of material even after playout of the material finishes until you select Stop Previewing When Materials and Playlists are Already on the NSP 1 Players When the materials and or playlists to be previewed have already been sent to the NSP 1 players you can select a specific NSP 1 player for preview For detailed operations required in sending materials and playlists see Sending Data to NSP 1 Players on page 54 1 In the BZNP D1 main window select the NSP 1 Remote Control option button select the NSP 1 player to be used for previewing in the NSP 1 drop down list box then click Update After the Updating Information window is displayed the contents stored on the selected NSP 1 are displayed in the Content Management window 2 Inthe Content Management window select the tab corresponding to the material or playlist to be previewed To preview a playlist for example select the Playlist tab 3 Right click the piece of material or playlist to be 8 D play previewed then click Preview on NSP 1 on the popup menu Playout on the NSP 1 selected in step 1 starts Check the playout using the connected display 4 Right click any point in the Content Management window then select S
125. the menu bar The License Settings dialog box is displayed License Settines Master License Additional Licenses Add License Available NSP 1s 1 Number of NSP 1 players that the BZNP D1 software can manage 2 To enter the BZNP D1 license key master license key enter the license key data in the Master License text box To enter an additional license key of the BZNP DP10 for 10 additional NSP 1 players or the BZNP DP50 for 50 additional NSP 1 players click Add License enter the data in the displayed Additional License Setting dialog box then click OK If you enter both the master and additional license keys at the same time enter the master license key before clicking Add License The license key you enter is displayed in the Additional Licenses list box The number of available NSP 1 players changes accordingly Adding Licenses uopejjesuj uodn payinbay dnies g Jeder 19 Setting Up the BZNP D1 Software In the System Setup window you need to select the video format and the types of material you intend to use for content production By selecting material types you can ensure that only the materials you need are displayed in the operation windows Items Materials Audio WAV or MP3 files Control Control commands for an NSP 1 a PDP plasma display panel or another external device connected to the NSP 1 These are added to a Daily schedule
126. the playlist on the NSP 1 For information on how to preview a playlist see Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 on page 53 Playlist Preparations Schedule Preparations To play back contents on an NSP 1 schedules must be prepared together with the materials and playlists Schedules include daily schedules and periodic schedules A daily schedule defines the start and end times in a day ofeach playlist The playlist will be played repeatedly in the specified time A periodic schedule defines which daily schedule is to be used for a specific day Daily Schedules and Periodic Schedules Daily schedules The following figure shows an example of a daily schedule In a daily schedule playlists to be played and the control commands for the NSP 1 audio output level or a device connected to the NSP 1 such as a plasma display are specified Daily Schedule a Daily Schedule 051000001 Standard Program Start Time Control Playlist 09 59 00 09 59 01 10 00 00 Morning Prog 13 00 00 Afternoon Prog 17 00 00 Evening Prog 21 00 00 21 00 01 a 21 00 02 23 59 59 This daily schedule instructs the NSP 1 to perform the following operations Time Operations 9 59 00 Control turn on the plasma display 10 00 00 Start playout of the Morning Prog playlist 13 00 00 Start playout of the Afterno
127. the selected group Group Setup Delete Group No Name IP Address BZ 12345678901234567890 001 12345678901234567890 NSP 1 not registered in the selected group Detailed Registering and Editing Operations for an NSP 1 or Group Changing NSP 1 data Changing the name IP address or password When an NSP 1 player appears in more than one place in the Group Setup dialog box such as the case where it belongs to multiple groups you can select any instance of that player to change its settings 1 Inthe Group Setup dialog box double click the NSP 1 player whose data you want to change Or right click the desired NSP 1 player and select Edit NSP 1 on the popup menu The Edit NSP 1 dialog box is displayed 2 Change the desired items For details on each item of the Edit NSP 1 dialog box see Setting Items upon NSP 1 Registration on page 70 3 if you changed the IP address or password click Check Connection to check whether communication between the BZNP D1 software and the NSP 1 can be established 4 Click OK The Edit NSP 1 dialog box is closed 5 To change the data of another NSP 1 or of a group perform the required operations To finish operations in the Group Setup dialog box click x at the top right of the Group Setup dialog box to close it Changing the groups that an NSP 1 player belongs to An NSP 1 player can belong to one or more network groups Perform either of
128. to the NSP 1 VIDEO IN AUDIO IN connectors as a video event The video layer accommodates the video audio input to the NSP 1 VIDEO IN and AUDIO IN connectors upon playout as well as the video material registered in the BZNP D1 software This feature enables you to include live video or TV programs in the playlists When a Flash movie and or audio events are specified on the same line as this external video audio event the audio input to the AUDIO IN connector will not be output 1 Right click the desired cell of the Video column in the Playlist window then select External Input on the popup menu The external video audio event is displayed as External Input on the playlist 2 Modify the event duration if necessary like the other kinds of events Right click the added event select Change Duration on the popup menu modify the event duration in the Change Duration dialog box then click OK Deleting events Right click the event to be deleted on the playlist then click Delete on the popup menu Or select the event to be deleted then press the Delete key When a confirmation message appears click Yes To select all events on the same line of the playlist click the leftmost Start Time column Modifying the start time of an event This operation adjusts the start time of an event and cannot be used to move the event on the playlist 1 Ri ght click the desired event on the playlist then click Change St
129. top Previewing on the popup menu to stop previewing Note that the NSP 1 player remains in the preview mode when previewing a piece of material even after playout of the material finishes until you select Stop Previewing Checking Playout Previewing on an NSP 1 suolyesedo euljnoy p Jajdeyo 53 suolyesodo uynoy p le deU9 54 Checking a Piece of Text Material To check a piece of text material select Send to NSP 1 and Override Playout or Override Playout instead of Send to NSP 1 and Preview or Preview on NSP 1 And use Stop Overriding instead of Stop Previewing This operation is also used to override playout on NSP 1 players with text in an emergency See Overriding Playout with Text in an Emergency on page 57 for details on text overriding operations Unlike the cases of other materials this operation displays the selected piece of text material over contents that are being played on the NSP 1 players not stopping ongoing playout on the NSP 1 players and displaying text instead When there are pieces of text material contained in the ongoing playout they will be replaced with the override text e When checking a piece of text material using Send to NSP 1 and Override Playout the NSP 1 players remain displaying override text until you select Stop Overriding Text overriding continues even after playout of the current playlist finishes or you preview a piece of material or pl
130. uring playout A modified version of the playlist that is being played A modified version of today s daily schedule A periodic schedule for a period containing today for example when you send a periodic schedule for a period from 8 1 to 8 31 on 8 15 To avoid affecting playout on the NSP 1 exclude today and the past dates in the period In the case of the example above specify the period from 8 16 to 8 31 and send Avoid sending new versions of playlists and daily schedules that are currently being used too If there is an NSP 1 whose hard disk is full sending data to that NSP 1 will be terminated but sending to the remaining NSP 1 players in the group continues After sending data to the group delete unnecessary data on the NSP 1 with insufficient disk space and resend the data Automatic resending of data to the NSP 1 players is not performed if the error was caused by insufficient disk space Check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the destination group using the Group drop down list box In the Content Management window select the tab corresponding to the material or schedule to be sent To send a periodic schedule for example select its tab Select the periodic schedules daily schedules playlists or pieces of material to be sent To select more than one item hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired items in turn To select all the items in a range hold down the Shift ke
131. with the NSP 1 transparent color will be transparent Refer to the supplied SpecsE htm file for details The dropped material is added to the playlist as an event The color of the cell where the event is specified changes to light blue Playlist Preparations suolyesedo eulnoy p Jajdeyo 39 suolyesodo uynoy p le deU9 40 The duration of the added event varies depending on the material dropped In the case of video Flash audio material or scrolled text that has its own duration the event duration will be identical to the material duration In the case of one of the other types of materials the duration will be the value defined in the software 4 Modify the event duration if necessary Right click the event and select Change Duration on the popup menu The Change Duration dialog box appears The current event duration is shown in it Change Duration Time 00 01 14 Cancel 5 Modify the duration as desired then click OK As the duration of the shortest event on the playlists is five seconds the BZNP D1 software sets the duration of the event for a piece of material whose duration is less than that and it does not allow you to reduce the duration If you drop a one second audio file for example the duration of the event made from it will be five seconds And on the NSP 1 the audio file will be played during the first one second then there will be no audio in the remain
132. y and click the first and last items in the range Right click the selection then click Send to NSP 1 on the popup menu The BZNP D1 software sends the data listed below if it has not yet been sent depending on the items selected to all the NSP 1 players in the group selected in step 1 Selected item Items to be sent Periodic Schedule Selected periodic schedules Daily schedules specified in the periodic schedules AII playlists used in the daily schedules All materials required for the playlists Daily Schedule Selected daily schedules AII playlists used in the daily schedules All materials required for the playlists Playlist Selected playlists All materials required for the playlists Material Selected material The Sending Data window appears to show the progress of the data transfer You can cancel data transfer by clicking Cancel Number offiles that have Sendine Data already been sent Elapsed Time 00 00 01 Files already sent 0 Total number offiles 1 Total number of files to be sent to all NSP 1 players in the group Cancel Note that files already stored on the NSP 1 hence they will not be sent are also included in these numbers See the Checking Transfer Status next for details on the operations required to check the transfer status and the status on the NSP 1 player Sending data from the Monthly Calendar w
133. y point in the Screen Layout window the position and or size of the layer S in the Screen Layout window change accordingly For the Graphics Video and Logo layers you can keep the aspect ratio of the layers identical to that of the material file assigned in the playlist upon changing layout by placing check marks in the Original Aspect Ratio check boxes Note that however for layers other than the Video layer the layout changing procedure is required during playlist editing to make the aspect ratio of the layers identical to those of the material files Otherwise contents will be shown in the aspect ratio of the layers not of the material files And for web pages affixed on the Graphics layer this setting will not work as the BZNP D1 software cannot obtain the size and shape of the original web pages For the Video layer the aspect ratio will be 4 3 or 3 4 if the screen orientation set is Portrait regardless of the aspect ratio of the original video 6 Click Add in the Template Settings dialog box then enter the name of the template on the newly added line in the Template drop down list box The settings are saved as a template 7 Click OK in the Template Settings dialog box The Screen Layout window and the Template Settings dialog box close 8 Return to step 2 and make settings for another set of screen resolution and orientation Or return to step 3 and make another template You cannot change the overlai
134. y the type and title of the saved daily schedule Select the daily schedule in the Content Management window then click its Type or Title column This makes the column editable Specify the type up to 20 characters or title up to 40 characters and then press the Enter key To finish working with this daily schedule select Daily Schedule gt New on the menu bar of the main window to clear the Daily Schedule window Editing an existing daily schedule Opening a daily schedule 1 In the BZNP D1 main window check that the BZNP D1 PC option button is selected and select the group whose daily schedule you want to edit using the Group drop down list box When an unsaved playlist and or daily schedule for a different group is displayed the BZNP D1 software displays a message asking whether you want to save it Save it if necessary 2 Select the Daily Schedule tab in the Content Management window right click the desired Daily Schedule then select Edit on the popup menu When an unsaved daily schedule for the same group is displayed in the Daily Schedule window the BZNP D1 software displays a message asking whether you want to discard it Save the displayed daily schedule if necessary The selected daily schedule opens in the Daily Schedule window A Edit the daily schedule See Daily schedule editing functions on page 48 for detailed information on daily schedule editing functions 4 Select Daily S
135. yed on the respective layers Note that graphics material can be played on any of the background graphics or logo layers and that web page and Flash movie materials are played on the graphics layer Upon playout the layers except for the audio layer are overlaid in the order shown in the following figure Graphics 2 Logo 4 Video 3 Text 5 Background 1 The layout settings the sizes and positions of the layers can be adjusted by using the Layout Settings command that is shown when you right click a line except for the Audio layer column of the playlist The order of overlay cannot be changed Playlist Preparations Layer Materials played Background Graphics Graphics Graphics URL Web pages Flash movies displayed under the video layer Video Video MPEG4 streaming video video signal input via the NSP 1 VIDEO IN connector with accompanying audio input via the AUDIO IN connector Logo Graphics displayed in front of the video layer Text Text Audio Audio suolyesodo unnoy y 19 deyo 35 suolyesodo oulnoy p le dBeU 36 The differences between the background graphics and logo layers Any of the background graphics or logo layers can display graphics content Select one of them according to your purpose as follows The background layer is at the back as shown in the figure above and used to display graphics such as wallpaper When you specify a
136. zs RA AR 15 Chapter 2 Starting Exiting the BZNP D1 Software Starting the Software isc oc iwa i diil ask 17 Exiting the Softwares ciciiciccissiseadasiiesacinen cei siniessceeevesinensecwnnnedens 17 Chapter 3 Setup Required upon Installation Initial System Setup Items cccccesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 18 Adding EICENSES acc GG GG OG iw eu 19 Setting Up the BZNP D1 Software nnsssssssonnnnnse 20 Registering an NSP 1 and Creating Group 21112 1 111111 21 Making a Screen Layout Template sssssssssnzznenensse 23 3 4 Chapter 4 Routine Operations Material Preparations ssssssssnesnnenneeenznzznaoccaaccaaannnza0e 26 Registering Video Graphics Flash and Audio Files 26 Creatine Text Material chien ithe Eed 28 Registering the URL of a Web Page eee eeeceeceseceeeeeeecsteceeteeeesaeees 31 Registering Additional Control Commande 33 Checking Material on a PC Breviewmg 34 Playlist Preparalo c ossad iwa bdcbwd acl wwab wct w data 35 What 18 4 Playlist aoi A R Ee 35 Crean ta Playlistin AO OD WORKA 36 Editing an Existing Playlist sadzi OW AAAA EA 38 Playlist Editing Functions 4554545550 00 GAGA OE 39 Schedule Preparations ss eseeeeneenanaaaaaaaaa aaa nnnm nnnm 45 Daily Schedules and Periodic Schedhules 45 Creating a Daily Schedule cii a A 46 Creating a Periodic Sch

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