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1. Information you enter boldface screen font Variables you enter italic screen font Menu items and button names boldface font Selecting a menu item in paragraphs Option gt Network Preferences Selecting a menu item in tables Option gt Network Preferences Note Means reader take note Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication I OL 13985 01 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 gy Preface A Caution Means reader be careful In this situation you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data e Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem The tips information might not be troubleshooting or even an action but could be useful information similar to a Timesaver Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Support and Security Guidelines For information on obtaining documentation obtaining support providing documentation feedback security guidelines and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents see the monthly What s New in Cisco Product Documentation which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation at http www cisco com en US docs general whatsnew whatsnew html User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 lt OL 13985 01 onarren Introduction Revised October 7 2007 This guide describes how to use y2. CHAPTER 2 Using DMPDM 2 1 Using One Click Options fora DMP Display 2 1 Viewing the Assigned DMP IP Address 2 1 Viewing Video Content in Full Screen Mode 2 2 Viewing HTML Content in Full Screen Mode 2 2 Configuring Settings 2 2 Adjusting Basic Network Settings 2 2 Adjusting Embedded Browser Settings 2 4 Adjusting DMP Display Attributes Settings 2 6 Enabling or Disabling Centralized Management 2 9 Adjusting the Placement and Proportions of Content ona DMP Display 2 10 Enabling or Disabling Types of Access to Your DMP 2 11 Managing Permissions for Internal Storage 2 12 Selecting the Content to Show 2 13 Showing or Stopping Video Content from a UDP Multicast Stream 2 13 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 ii E Contents Showing or Stopping Video Content from an HTTP URL 2 14 Showing or Stopping Video Content from a File Stored on Your DMP 2 14 Adjusting the Transparency of the HTML Content Plane 2 15 Specifying the URL to Show on the HTML Content Plane 2 16 Supported Fonts 2 17 Supported X11 Bitmap Fonts 2 18 Supported TrueType Fonts 2 19 Using Administrative Options 2 20 Editing the DMPDM User Account 2 20 Editing the DMP Service ftp User Account 2 20 Saving Settings That You Configured 2 21 Restoring Factory Default Settings 2 21 Restarting Your DMP 2 22 Upgrading the DMP Firmware 2 22 Common Scenarios for Using DMPDM 2 23 Showing Content Files That Are Stored on the SD Card 2 23 Showin
3. Step 1 In the Settings list click Browser Step2 Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 2 then click Apply Step3 Select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save Step4 Restart your DMP See Restarting Your DMP page 2 22 Table 2 2 GUI Elements on the Browser Page Element Description Browser Preferred SWF File Note We recommend that you do not change the factory default for this setting Transparency Source Indicates which method determines the amount of transparency that your DMP applies to Flash content that you show on the HTML content plane e Browser Your selections while you were Adjusting the Transparency of the HTML Content Plane page 2 15 determine the amount of transparency for Flash content e SWF The author of any given Flash file determines the amount of transparency for that content element Adobe Flash Player Indicates whether the browser should support Flash 6 or Flash 7 Our Flash support extends to SWF Plug in Version files only not to FLV files We do not support audio in SWF files User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 P24 E OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Table 2 2 Element Configuring Settings W GUI Elements on the Browser Page continued Description Screen Rotation Angle Indicates whether you have rotated the HTML content plane and shows the amount of
4. DMP support for the MPEG 4 suite of standards does not extend to every possible aspect entity or variant of MPEG 4 We require explicitly that e You use the MPEG 4 Part 2 codec e Audio and video in your MPEG 4 files are multiplexed in an MPEG 2 transport stream Supported Attributes for Digital Audio We support the following attributes for digital audio in this release e Audio MPEG 1 Layers 1 and 2 e AAC MPEG 4 Low Complexity e AC 3 Compressed Audio e Audio data rate 64 320 kbps Supported Filetypes in the Embedded Browser A version of the Mozilla browser is preinstalled on each DMP 4305G device The DMP browser is based on Mozilla version 1 7 13 and supports JavaScript version 1 5 The DMP browser can work with files of these types but not with files of any other type e HTML e TXT e GIF e JPEG e PNG e SWF Flash 6 or Flash 7 You cannot install browser plug ins or any other software on your DMP whether to support additional filetypes or for any other purpose No Java Runtime Environment JRE is installed Understanding the Difference Between Apply and Save The graphical user interface for DMPDM contains elements that help you to activate any change that you make and it is important that you understand the difference between activating a change temporarily or doing so permanently e To confirm that you are satisfied with changes that you made to the values for a condition or setting click Appl
5. bold l normal jsans 18 180 75 75 p 120 iso8859 1 b amp h lucida bold l normal jsans 24 240 75 75 p 152 iso8859 1 misc fixed medium r normal 7 50 100 100 ic 50 iso8859 1 misc fixed medium r normal 7 70 75 75 c 50 iso8859 1 misc fixed medium r normal 8 60 100 100 jc 150 iso8859 1 misc fixed medium r jnormal _ 8 80 75 75 c 50 iso646 1991 irv misc fixed medium r normal 8 80 75 75 c 50 iso8859 1 e 5x7 e 5x8 e 6x13 e cursor e fixed User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 P2418 OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Selecting the Content to Show W Supported TrueType Fonts These TrueType fonts are preinstalled as part of this release Filename Typographic Sample Vera Sans Vera ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefgh kl mnopgqrstuvwxyZ1234567890 amp Vera Sans Bold VeraBd ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabc defghijkimnopqrstuvwxyzZ1234567890 Vera Sans Bold Oblique VeraBL ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabc defghijkimnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Vera Sans Oblique Veralt ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefgh iklmnopqrstuvwxyzZ1234567890 amp Vera Sans Mono VeraMono ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY Zabcdefghij kLmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 G amp Vera Sans Mono Bold VeraMoBd ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWX
6. If you delete your settings accidentally you must reenter every value manually Step1 In the Administration list click Restore Default Settings Step2 When the Restore Default Settings page appears click Restore Your DMP restarts automatically and its factory settings are restored User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 oL 13985 01 EN Chapter2 Using DMPDM W Using Administrative Options Step3 Optional If you will deploy your DMP at a site where there is no local DHCP server complete the Preconfiguring Your DMP To Run Without a Local DHCP Server procedure on page 1 7 Step4 Log in with the factory default username admin and the factory default password default Step5 Reconfigure your DMP and change its default passwords See Quick Start Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player 4305G Restarting Your DMP You can restart your DMP Step 1 In the Administration list click Restart DMP Step2 When the Restart DMP page appears click Restart Upgrading the DMP Firmware You can install an update to the firmware for your DMP Before You Begin Do the following e To check for the availability of DMP firmware updates and to learn about any possible effects from them on the operation of your digital signage network log in to your Cisco com account then go to http www cisco com cgi bin tablebuild pl dms You can download an update and use it if it meets your requirements e Confirm t
7. VCO are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc and or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries All other trademarks mentioned in this document or Website are the property of their respective owners The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company 0501R Any Internet Protocol IP addresses used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses Any examples command display output and figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only Any use of actual IP addresses in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 2007 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved CONTENTS Preface v Document Conventions v Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Support and Security Guidelines vi cuapTeR 1 Introduction 1 1 Environmental Tolerances and Safety Guidelines 1 2 General Precautions 1 3 Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge 1 4 Understanding DMP Modes of Operation 1 5 Supported Attributes for Digital Video 1 5 Limited Support for MPEG 4 1 6 Supported Attributes for Digital Audio 1 6 Supported Filetypes in the Embedded Browser 1 6 Understanding the Difference Between Apply and Save 1 6 Understanding Content Substitution Failover 1 7 Preconfiguring Your DMP To Run Without a Local DHCP Server 1 7 Basic DMS Concepts and Vocabulary 1 9
8. credentials for the FTP user account then use an FTP client to log in to your DMP See Editing the DMP Service ftp User Account page 2 20 Upload the media files to the tmp ftproot usb_1 subdirectory on your DMP Show the media files on the attached DMP display See Showing or Stopping Video Content from a File Stored on Your DMP page 2 14 Showing Content Files That Are Stored on a USB Flash Drive amp You can save supported media files to a USB flash drive attach that drive to your DMP then show the files on the attached DMP display Note Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Cisco has completed tests with 2 GB USB flash drives for this purpose and they work as described However we have not tested any flash drives that have a storage capacity any greater than 2 GB In addition we have not tested any other USB storage medium We recommend that you do not use any USB flash drive that has a storage capacity any greater than 2 GB and we recommend that you do not use any other USB storage medium Move copies of the relevant media files from their source device to the root level of the USB flash drive that you will use Unmount the USB flash drive from the source device then attach it to your DMP Show the media files on the attached DMP display See Showing or Stopping Video Content from a File Stored on Your DMP page 2 14 Viewing the Cisco UDI for the DMP Model That You Use To see the Unique Device Identifier that Cisco h
9. defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts Step4 Optional To put all changed values into effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save Step5 Restart your DMP See Restarting Your DMP page 2 22 Table 2 1 GUI Elements on the Basic Page Element Description Startup URLs Video The URL or local path that points to an encoded digital video file that your DMP should load automatically and show immediately after every restart The video file must be encoded in a way that your DMP supports see Limited Support for MPEG 4 page 1 6 The URL or pathname cannot contain any more than 254 characters cannot contain any spaces and must use ISO TEC 8859 Latin 1 character encoding The value that you enter is case sensitive Supported transport protocols and URL types are as follows e http lt ip_address gt lt path_and_filename gt e udp lt ip_address_of_multicast_server gt lt port_number gt e file tmp ftproot usb_1 lt path_and_filename gt For files on the internal SD memory card e file tmp ftproot usb_2 lt path_and_filename gt For files on a mounted USB flash drive Note To simulate an audio only file given that we do not support their use directly create an MPEG 2 file that contains all of the audio data that you want to play and contains just one frame of video d
10. rotation You clockwise might choose to rotate the HTML content plane if you have rotated your DMP display The rotation feature applies only to content that plays on the HTML content plane To play video vertically you must first encode it vertically Browser Alpha Channel Note Although this setting might look identical to a setting described in the Adjusting the Transparency 0 255 Transparency of the HTML Content Plane section on page 2 15 they are different You use this setting to configure transparency for the browser The amount of transparency that you configure for all content that your DMP shows in the embedded browser Values can range from 0 to 255 where e 0 Content in the browser is completely transparent e 255 Content in the browser is completely opaque Splash Screen Display Time milliseconds Indicates in milliseconds how long the splash screen persists on your DMP display when you start or restart your DMP Screen Resolution Autodetection requires DMP Display Autodetection Indicates whether screen resolution detection is enabled You can enable this feature only after you have enabled the feature to autodetect DMP display attributes which is available from the DMP Display Attributes page If you want to set the browser resolution manually you must disable this feature Maximum Detected Screen Width in pixels Indicates the HTML content pane width in pixels if you are usin
11. to the DMPDM administrative account Used DMPDM to configure video output settings for the DMP display Optional Used DMPDM to identify the one trusted DMM appliance from which your DMP should accept centralized management instructions and file transfers OL 13985 01 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 gy Chapter1 Introduction W Environmental Tolerances and Safety Guidelines If any of the preceding is not yet true for you we recommend that you obtain Quick Start Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player 4305G and complete all of the procedures in it before you use this guide This introduction contains the following sections e Environmental Tolerances and Safety Guidelines page 1 2 e Understanding DMP Modes of Operation page 1 5 e Supported Attributes for Digital Video page 1 5 e Limited Support for MPEG 4 page 1 6 e Supported Attributes for Digital Audio page 1 6 e Supported Filetypes in the Embedded Browser page 1 6 e Understanding the Difference Between Apply and Save page 1 6 e Preconfiguring Your DMP To Run Without a Local DHCP Server page 1 7 e Basic DMS Concepts and Vocabulary page 1 9 Environmental Tolerances and Safety Guidelines A Caution Your DMP might malfunction or be severly damaged if the temperature drops too low or climbs too high at the physical location where you deploy it or if other environmental tolerances are exceeded Table
12. together and terminates in three separate plugs There is one plug each for The video signal Signals in the left audio channel Signals in the right audio channel S Video Analog cable with a 4 pin connector Transmits separate standard definition video signals for brightness and color e HDMI Digital cable with a 19 pin connector Transmits standard enhanced or high definition video signals uncompressed and transmits multi channel digital audio signals Note You must use a composite RCA cable for the left and right audio channels if you use HDMI to DVI for the video signal Color Space The absolute color space that your DMP display uses To learn which option is the correct one for you to select see the manual that came with your DMP display The options are e None e RGB_16_235 e RGB_0_255 e YUV_601 e YUV_709 Color Component Order The order in which to store red green and blue data if you selected RGB as the color space The color component order is sometimes also known as a left to right additive color model Most modern displays use RGB To learn which option is the correct one for you to select see the manual that came with your DMP display The options are e RGB e RBG e GRB e GBR e BRG e BGR Brightness The setting that compensates for any deficiencies in the on screen brightness of your DMP display Brightness compensation values can range from 128 to 127 Contrast The setting tha
13. you click Apply the entries or changes take effect However the previously defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts Optional To put all changed values into effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save Table 2 13 GUI Elements on the DMP Web Account Page Element Description DMP Web Account User Name The login name for DMPDM Password The password that is associated with the DMPDM username You must enter the password two Repeat Password times on the DMP Web Account page to confirm that you typed it correctly Editing the DMP Service ftp User Account Step 1 Step 2 If you configured your DMP to run the FTP service you can create a user account with FTP login privileges For information about enabling the FTP service see Enabling or Disabling Types of Access to Your DMP page 2 11 In the Administration list click DMP Service Account Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 14 then click Apply User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 220 OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Using Administrative Options W After you click Apply the entries or changes take effect However the previously defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts Step3 Optional To put all changed values into
14. 1 1 describes environmental tolerance ranges for a DMP 4305G Table 1 1 Environmental Characteristics DMP 4305G Environmental Tolerance Ranges Tolerance Ranges and Levels Temperature ambient US Customary Unit Modern Metric Unit Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Operating long term or short term 41 F 104 F 5 C 40 C Nonoperating or storage 4 F 140 F 20 C 60 C Humidity relative noncondensing ambient Minimum Maximum Operating nonoperating and storage 20 percent 85 percent Altitude above sea level US Customary Unit Modern Metric Unit Maximum Minimum Maximum Operating nonoperating and storage 0 feet 13 780 feet 0 meters 4 200 meters E User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 Chapter1 Introduction A Environmental Tolerances and Safety Guidelines W Warning The device is designed to work with TN power systems The power supply must be placed indoors Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of lightning activity Read the installation instructions before connecting the system to the power source This product relies on the building s installation for short circuit overcurrent protection Ensure that the protective device is rated not greater than 120 VAC 15A U S 240 VAC 10A international The plug socket combination must be accessible at
15. Always follow your local or national wiring rules Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm delicate components inside a DMP To prevent static damage discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any electronic components You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the chassis You can also take the following steps to prevent damage from electrostatic discharge ESD When unpacking a static sensitive component from its shipping carton do not remove the component from the antistatic packing material until you are ready to install the component in your system Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging be sure to discharge static electricity from your body When transporting a sensitive component first place it in an antistatic container or packaging Handle all sensitive components in a static safe area If possible use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 ia g OL 13985 01 _ Chapter 1 Introduction Understanding DMP Modes of Operation W Handle all sensitive components in a static safe area If possible use antistatic floor pads and workbench pads Handle the device carefully holding it by its edges or its frame Do not touch solder joints pins or exposed printed circuitry Do not leave the device where others can handle and possibly damage the device Take additional care when handli
16. Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Hs Selecting the Content to Show Table 2 8 GUI Elements on the Video Multicast Page Element Description Video Multicast Multicast Group IP The IP address Address e To which the encoder or streaming server must send content e From which all client systems will receive the UDP multicast stream Port Number The logical port on your DMP that receives the stream Showing or Stopping Video Content from an HTTP URL To show on your DMP display the video content from an HTTP URL or to stop showing that video content do the following Step 1 In the Display Actions list click Video URL Step 2 Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 9 Step3 Do one of the following e To start showing the video content immediately click Start e To stop showing the video content immediately click Stop There might be a delay of as long as 3 seconds Table 2 9 GUI Elements on the Video URL Page Element Description Video URL URL The HTTP URL You can enter either an IP address or a routable DNS name for the server and must also enter the full pathname that points exactly to the video file on that server The URL cannot contain any more than 254 characters cannot contain any spaces and must use ISO TEC 8859 Latin 1 character encoding If the HTTP service runs on a nonstandard logical port use the typical method 80 for exam
17. P Display The following topics tell you how and why to use the Show IP Video and Browser buttons in the DMPDM DMP Mode area e Viewing the Assigned DMP IP Address page 2 1 e Viewing Video Content in Full Screen Mode page 2 2 e Viewing HTML Content in Full Screen Mode page 2 2 Viewing the Assigned DMP IP Address To see on your DMP display the specific IP address that your DMP received from the DHCP server click _shew xe If you have not yet obtained an IP address for your DMP see Quick Start Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player 4305G to learn how to connect and set up your DMP amp Note If your DHCP server changes the IP address assignment for a centrally managed DMP while the DMP is running instead of waiting for the DMP to restart you must restart the DMP Otherwise you cannot use DMM DSM to centrally manage that DMP User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 EN Chapter 2 Using DMPDM HI Configuring Settings Viewing Video Content in Full Screen Mode To fill the screen on your DMP display with only the video content plane click ideo amp Note You can show video content from any of three possible sources See e Showing or Stopping Video Content from a UDP Multicast Stream page 2 13 e Showing or Stopping Video Content from an HTTP URL page 2 14 e Showing or Stopping Video Content from a File Stored on Your DMP page 2 14 The HTML content pla
18. Storage Access Mode is Read and Write Indicates whether the browser is caching content to local storage on your DMP Caching is possible only when you have selected the Read and Write option from the Internal Storage Access Mode list on the Internal Storage page Syslog Indicates whether you have enabled the logging of system messages on your DMP Syslog Collector IP Address The IP address of the device that should collect syslog messages from your DMP Failover URL The URL for the content that your DMP will show during stage one failover If the value is wrong you can edit it If you edit it your edits will not take effect until you restart your DMP See Understanding Content Substitution Failover page 1 7 Failover Timeout in milliseconds The number of milliseconds that your DMP should wait after each failed attempt to load the content from a URL before it tries again Maximum Number of Failover Attempts The number of times that your DMP should try to load the content from a URL before it considers that URL to be unreachable Recovery URL The URL to show immediately on a DMP display after its attached DMP restarts for any reason unless other content is scheduled to be shown If the value is wrong you can edit it If you edit it your edits take effect as soon as you click Apply Recovery Timeout in The maximum number of seconds that your DMP will wait for a response from the
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21. Y Zabcdefghij kLmnopqrstuvwxyZ1234567890 amp Vera Sans Mono Bold Oblique VeraMoBL ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghij kUmnopqrstuvwxyZ1234567890 amp Vera Sans Mono Oblique VeraMolt ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefgh1j klmnopgrstuvwxyz1234567890 Q amp Vera Serif VeraSe ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcd efghijklmnopgqrstuvwxyz1234567890 Vera Serif Bold VeraSeBd ttf ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZab cdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890 OL 13985 01 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 Chapter2 Using DMPDM W Using Administrative Options Using Administrative Options Topics in this section explain administrative tasks in DMPDM e Editing the DMPDM User Account page 2 20 e Editing the DMP Service ftp User Account page 2 20 e Saving Settings That You Configured page 2 21 e Restoring Factory Default Settings page 2 21 e Restarting Your DMP page 2 22 e Upgrading the DMP Firmware page 2 22 Editing the DMPDM User Account Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 You can change the username the password or both that you use when you log in to DMPDM In the Administration list click DMP Web Account Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 13 To confirm that you are satisfied with the entries or changes that you made and to record them in volatile memory click Apply After
22. _1360x768x60 From the Interface DMP display output list select HDMI PF we N These selections will apply 1360 and 768 as the width and height values to use respectively ensuring that your content for digital signage works as designed despite the trivial 6 pixel deviation in the width value as compared to the content creation guidelines OL 13985 01 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 Chapter2 Using DMPDM HI Configuring Settings Table 2 2 Element GUI Elements on the Browser Page continued Description Custom Screen Width in pixels A Caution If you will show content simultaneously on the HTML plane and the video plane you must not enter any width that is greater than 1366 pixels Indicates the HTML content pane width in pixels if you are using a custom width Permitted values range from 640 to 1920 You can edit this value only if you selected Disabled from the Screen Resolution Autodetection list Custom Screen Height in pixels A Caution If you will show content simultaneously on the HTML plane and the video plane you must not enter any height that is greater than 768 pixels Indicates the HTML content pane height in pixels if you are using a custom height Permitted values range from 480 to 1080 You can edit this value only if you selected Disabled from the Screen Resolution Autodetection list Cache only when Internal
23. all times because it serves as the main disconnecting device To avoid electric shock do not connect safety extra low voltage SELV circuits to telephone network voltage TNV circuits LAN ports contain SELV circuits and WAN ports contain TNV circuits Some LAN and WAN ports both use RJ 45 connectors Use caution when connecting cables Installation of the equipment must comply with local and national electrical codes This equipment is intended to be grounded Ensure that the host is connected to an earth ground during normal use When installing the unit always make the ground connection first and disconnect it last Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled according to all national laws and regulations To reduce the risk of bodily injury electrical shock fire and damage to the equipment observe the following precautions e General Precautions page 1 3 e Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge page 1 4 General Precautions Observe the following general precautions for using and working with your system e Observe and follow service markings Do not service any Cisco product except as explained in your system documentation Opening or removing covers that are marked with the triangular symbol with a lightning bolt may expose you to electrical shock Components inside these compartments should be serviced only by an authorized service technician e If any of the following conditions occur unplug the pro
24. as assigned to your DMP model click Unique Device Identifier UDI You cannot change the information Viewing the Hardware and Firmware Versions for Your DMP To see information about your DMP click Hardware and Firmware Versions You cannot change the information User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 224 E OL 13985 01
25. ata Browser The HTTP URL of any document that the embedded browser should load automatically and show immediately after each restart For example the URL that you enter might point to an HTML page with an embedded Flash file that animates the logo for your organization The URL cannot contain any more than 254 characters cannot contain any spaces and must use ISO IEC 8859 Latin 1 character encoding Tip We recommend that you do not point to any document or site that requires human interaction to be useful interesting or entertaining because there is no keyboard or mouse that you can use to interact with what you show on your DMP display Network Configuration DMP MAC Address An uneditable representation of the MAC address that is associated with the NIC in your DMP Dynamic IP Addressing Indicates whether your DMP uses a static IP address or a dynamic IP address Options in the list DHCP are as follows e Enabled Your DMP uses a dynamic IP address that it obtained from a DHCP server e Disabled Your DMP uses a static IP address IP Address The IP address that is assigned to your DMP Note If your DHCP server changes the IP address assignment for a centrally managed DMP while the DMP is running instead of waiting for the DMP to restart you must restart the DMP Otherwise you cannot use DMM DSM to centrally manage that DMP Subnet Mask The IPv4 netmask that the DMP local network segment uses Us
26. changes that you made and to record them in volatile memory click Apply After you click Apply the entries or changes take effect However the previously defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts Step4 Optional To put all changed values into effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 oL 13985 01 EN Chapter2 Using DMPDM HI Configuring Settings Table 2 4 Element GUI Elements on the Centralized Management Page Description Centralized Management DMM DSM Server Timeout in seconds The maximum number of seconds that your DMP will wait for a response from the DMM appliance that you identify in the DMM Host text box DMM Appliance IP Address The IP address or routable DNS name of the one DMM appliance that your DMP trusts Adjusting the Placement and Proportions of Content on a DMP Display You can adjust the proportions horizontal position and vertical position of content that you show on a DMP display Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 In the Settings list click DMP Display Dimensions Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 5 To confirm that you are satisfied with the entries or changes that you made and to record them in volatile memory click Apply Af
27. duct from the electrical outlet and replace the part or contact your authorized service provider The power cable extension cord or plug is damaged An object has fallen into the product The product has been exposed to water The product has been dropped or damaged The product does not operate correctly when you follow the operating instructions I OL 13985 01 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 Chapter1 Introduction HZ Environmental Tolerances and Safety Guidelines Keep your system components away from radiators and heat sources Also do not block cooling vents Do not spill food or liquids on your system components and never operate the product in a wet environment Do not push any objects into the openings of your system components Doing so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components Use the product only with other Cisco approved equipment Allow the product to cool before removing covers or touching internal components Use the correct external power source Operate the product only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label If you are not sure of the type of power source required consult your service representative or local power company Use only approved power cables If you have not been provided with a power cable for your DMP or for any AC powered option intended for your DMP purchase a power cable that is app
28. ect your DMP to its DMP display or if HDMI autodetection failed You cannot edit this value Description Shows the native resolution width and height in pixels the scan type progressive or interlace and the frame rate in Hz The value is blank if you used any interface except HDMI to connect your DMP to its DMP display or if HDMI autodetection failed You cannot edit this value Version Shows the version number of the EDID protocol or the CEA protocol by which autodetection occurred Blank if you used any interface except HDMI to connect your DMP to its DMP display or if HDMI autodetection failed You cannot edit this value Connector Type Shows the connector type HDMI or DVI that is in use Blank if you used any interface except HDMI to connect your DMP to its DMP display or if HDMI autodetection failed You cannot edit this value Supported Standards Shows all of the standards that your DMP display supports and shows which standard you selected Blank if you used any interface except HDMI to connect your DMP to its DMP display or if HDMI autodetection failed You cannot edit this value Enabling or Disabling Centralized Management You can enable a remote DMM appliance to manage your DMP as part of a digital signage network Step 1 In the Settings list click Centralized Management Step 2 Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 4 Step3 To confirm that you are satisfied with the entries or
29. effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save Table 2 14 GUI Elements on the DMP Service Account Page Element Description FTP Server Account User Name The login name for the DMP Service user account The factory default is to use the login name ftp Password The password that is associated with the DMP Service account login name The factory default is a ee You must enter the password two times on the FTP Server Account page one time apiece in each of these fields to confirm that you typed it correctly Saving Settings That You Configured You can save every change that you made to the values for every option in DMPDM since the last time that you clicked Save or the last time that you restarted the DMP Step 1 In the Administration list click Save Configuration Step2 When the Save Configuration page appears click Save The saved configuration persists even after your DMP restarts amp Note Changes to some DMP configuration settings do not take effect until after the DMP restarts Check the instructions for a procedure to see if you must restart your DMP after you change a setting Restoring Factory Default Settings You can restore factory settings to your DMP A Caution When you restore the factory settings to your DMP you delete every setting that you have configured
30. er Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 EN Chapter2 Using DMPDM HI Configuring Settings Table 2 1 GUI Elements on the Basic Page continued Element Description Default Gateway The IP address that is assigned to whatever router provides outside network access to and from devices on the DMP local network segment DNS Server IP Address The IP address or routable DNS name that is assigned to the DNS server for the DMP local network segment We recommend that you enter the IP address not the routable DNS name NAT IP Address The globally routable IP address that DMM DSM should use to manage your DMP if your DMP has a private IP address due to network address translation NAT HTTP Proxy Use HTTP Proxy Indicates whether your DMP uses a proxy server Select an option from the list e Enabled Your DMP sends and receives HTTP traffic through the specified proxy e Disabled Your DMP does not use a proxy Proxy Server IP The proxy server IP address or routable DNS name DMPDM ignores any address that you enter Address unless you selected Enabled from the HTTP Proxy list Port The logical TCP port number through which the proxy server provides HTTP proxy services DMPDM ignores any port that you enter unless you selected Enabled from the HTTP Proxy list Adjusting Embedded Browser Settings You can change how the embedded browser in your DMP operates in certain situations
31. g Content Files That Are Stored on a USB Flash Drive 2 24 Viewing the Cisco UDI for the DMP Model That YouUse 2 24 Viewing the Hardware and Firmware Versions for Your DMP 2 24 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 Preface Revised October 7 2007 Cisco Digital Media System is the collective name for a product family that consists of Cisco Digital Media Manager DMM appliances Cisco Video Portal appliances Cisco Digital Media Player DMP endpoints Cisco Digital Media Encoder DME devices and all associated software components This guide describes how to use Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 DMPDM software that is embedded on every Cisco Digital Media Player 4305G device The intended audience for this guide is systems or network administrators who install configure or troubleshoot DMP device hardware and anyone who owns or uses fewer than three DMPs Tip If you you own more than three DMPs but do not understand why you should use DMM DSM instead of DMPDM to manage a digital signage network see Understanding DMP Modes of Operation page 5 See Cisco com for related DMS and DMM user documentation Document Conventions amp This guide uses these text formatting conventions Item Convention Commands and keywords boldface font Variables for which you supply values italic font Displayed session and system information screen font
32. g the autodetected maximum width Permitted values range from 640 to 1920 You might want to change this value if you know that your DMP display supports widths greater than the default value of 1366 but 1366 is the autodetected width You can edit this value only if you selected Enabled from the Screen Resolution Autodetection list Maximum Detected Screen Height in pixels Indicates the HTML content pane height in pixels if you are using the autodetected maximum height Permitted values range from 480 to 1080 You might want to change the value of you know that your DMP display supports heights greater than the default value of 768 but 768 is the autodetected height You can edit this value only if you selected Enabled from the Screen Resolution Autodetection list HDM I detected Screen Resolution in pixels Indicates in real time the width and height in pixels that the attached DMP display is showing if you selected Enabled from the Screen Resolution Autodetection list and if your DMP uses an HDMI cable to attach to its DMP display Tip Cisco content creation guidelines for digital signage assume that the screen resolution width is 1366 pixels and the screen resolution height is 768 pixels If the autodetected values are different than these we strongly recommend that you 1 Select DMP Display Attributes From the DMP Display Autodetection requires HDMI list select Disabled From the Display Standard list select VESA
33. hat the Enable Cisco TAC Troubleshooting Access feature is enabled For information about this feature see Enabling or Disabling Types of Access to Your DMP page 2 11 If you see that the feature has been disabled and you then enable it you must restart your DMP before the change can take effect Step 1 In the Administration list click Upgrade Firmware Step2 When the Upgrade Firmware page appears click Browse navigate to the binary file that contains the firmware update then select that binary file Step3 Click Start Upgrade amp Note Until messages in DMPDM tell you that your DMP has loaded the firmware image and started to burn it do not click any link or button to move away from this page If you move to any other page before your DMP tells you that it has started to burn the upgraded firmware image the upgrade does not occur User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 a OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Common Scenarios for Using DMPDM W Table 2 15 GUI Elements on the Upgrade Firmware Page Field Description Upgrade Firmware Image File The full pathname to the binary file If you do not know the full pathname click Browse Upgrade Status Status Indicates whether a firmware upgrade is in progress e Firmware upgrade not active There is no upgrade in progress e Burn in progress An upgrade is in progress Progress Status indicator for an upgrade in
34. he DMP Display Attributes Page Element Description DMP Display Attributes DMP Display Autodetection Indicates whether you have enabled automated detection of the DMP display type requires HDMI Autodetection Status Indicates whether autodetection succeeded Frame Rate Indicates whether your display uses PAL 50 Hz or NTSC 60 Hz Most displays that support HDMI connections also support both the PAL and NTSC frame rate standards If you select the wrong value image quality is degraded Composite Display Standard The possible values are e NTSC_M e NTSC_M_Japan e PAL 60 e PALM e NTSC_M_Japan_714 e NTSC_M_714 e PAL_60_714 e PAL_M_714 e PAL_BG e PAL_BG_702 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 oL 13985 01 EN Chapter2 Using DMPDM HI Configuring Settings Table 2 3 GUI Elements on the DMP Display Attributes Page continued Element Description Display Standard The name of the standard that your DMP display uses Generally this attribute names the manufacturer and the type of display such as plasma or LCD in combination with other information To learn which option is the correct one for you to select see the manual that came with your DMP display Interface DMP display The type of video cable that connects your DMP to your DMP display The options are output e Composite S Video Either of these Composite Analog cable that binds three wires
35. he URL to Show on the HTML Content Plane Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 You can load a web page or other content on the HTML content plane In the Display Actions list click URL to be Displayed Enter or edit the HTTP URL as described in Table 2 12 then click Go Optional To stop showing the specified content do one of the following e Click ideo e Enter an HTTP URL that points to different content then click Go The HTTP URL that you enter persists until you use this procedure again to enter a different URL or until the next time that you restart your DMP You cannot save the URL entry so that it persists after a restart User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 P26 OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Selecting the Content to Show W Table 2 12 GUI Elements on the URL to be Displayed Page Element Description URL To Be Displayed URL The HTTP URL that loads a web page or other content on the HTML content plane The URL cannot contain any more than 254 characters cannot contain any spaces and must use ISO IEC 8859 Latin 1 character encoding Supported Fonts The browser that is preinstalled on DMPs supports some bitmap fonts and some TrueType fonts The browser will substitute an installed font for any unsupported font amp Note Other typographic representations that you might show on a DMP display such as the opening titles for a theatrical film do not require that any fon
36. isplay page 2 1 What height and width values you enter for the embedded browser See Adjusting Embedded Browser Settings page 2 4 What amount of transparency you assign to the HTML plane See Adjusting the Transparency of the HTML Content Plane page 2 15 URLs cannot contain any more than 254 characters cannot contain any spaces and must use ISO IEC 8859 Latin 1 character encoding Topics in this section explain how you can select the video or web based content to show on your DMP display and how you can show both kinds of content simultaneously Showing or Stopping Video Content from a UDP Multicast Stream page 2 13 Showing or Stopping Video Content from an HTTP URL page 2 14 Showing or Stopping Video Content from a File Stored on Your DMP page 2 14 Adjusting the Transparency of the HTML Content Plane page 2 15 Specifying the URL to Show on the HTML Content Plane page 2 16 Supported Fonts page 2 17 Showing or Stopping Video Content from a UDP Multicast Stream Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 To show on your DMP display the video content from a UDP multicast stream or to stop showing that video content do the following In the Display Actions list click Video Multicast Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 8 Do one of the following e To start showing the video content immediately click Start e To stop showing the video content immediately click Stop I OL 13985 01 User Guide for
37. ls telative units e Reduce the value to reduce the width of displayed content e Increase the value to increase the width of displayed content Displayable Height in The total height in pixels of your DMP display The maximum value is 4096 pixels telativ units e Reduce the value to reduce the height of displayed content e Increase the value to increase the height of displayed content Enabling or Disabling Types of Access to Your DMP You can enable or disable various kinds of administrative access to your DMP Step1 In the Settings list click Management Services Step2 Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 6 then click Apply Step3 Select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save Step4 Restart your DMP See Restarting Your DMP page 2 22 amp Note If you use the FTP service to save a file to tmp ftproot the file will be deleted automatically the next time your DMP restarts If you want the file to persist upload it to tmp ftproot usb_1 instead Table 2 6 GUI Elements on the Management Services Page Element Description Management Services Enable Cisco TAC Indicates whether DMP login access is enabled or disabled for Cisco technical support staff Troubleshooting Access Enabled Your DMP allows Cisco technical support staff to log in e Disabled Your DMP does not allow Cisco technical support staff t
38. ne is not shown Viewing HTML Content in Full Screen Mode To fill the screen on your DMP display with only the HTML content plane and show HTML or other browser friendly content click 2rewser See Specifying the URL to Show on the HTML Content Plane page 2 16 The video content plane is not shown amp Note To stop the full screen presentation of browser content click Video Configuring Settings DMPDM options in the Settings area are described in these topics e Adjusting Basic Network Settings page 2 2 e Adjusting Embedded Browser Settings page 2 4 e Adjusting DMP Display Attributes Settings page 2 6 e Enabling or Disabling Centralized Management page 2 9 e Adjusting the Placement and Proportions of Content on a DMP Display page 2 10 e Enabling or Disabling Types of Access to Your DMP page 2 11 e Managing Permissions for Internal Storage page 2 12 Adjusting Basic Network Settings You can change simple network settings for your DMP Step 1 In the Settings list click Basic Step 2 Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 1 Step3 To confirm that you are satisfied with the entries or changes that you made and to record them in volatile memory click Apply User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Configuring Settings W After you click Apply the entries or changes take effect However the previously
39. ng devices during cold weather because heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity Understanding DMP Modes of Operation You can use any DMP device in isolation so that it operates independently of every other DMP or you can combine multiple DMPs in a digital signage network If you purchased more than three DMP devices we recommend that you deploy them as endpoints in a digital signage network that you can manage centrally If you deploy any DMP in isolation you use DMPDM to configure the DMP and control every aspect of its daily operation If you deploy your DMPs in a digital signage network you use DMM DSM to configure the DMPs and control most aspects of their daily operation The centralized management features in DMM DSM support many more options than DMPDM supports and can help you to reduce your administrative overhead if you manage multiple DMPs Supported Attributes for Digital Video We support the following attributes for digital video in this release Aspect ratios 43 16 9 Video resolution High definition up to 1080 at 16 9 progressive or interlaced Video data rate Up to 12 Mbps Overall delay 1 3 sec Video codecs MPEG 1 MPEG 2 main profile high level MPEG 4 Part 2 advanced simple profile level 5 OL 13985 01 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 Chapter1 Introduction Hs Limited Support for MPEG 4 Limited Support for MPEG 4
40. ntent whether live or on demand and digital signage content over an IP network to any general or targeted audience With DMS you can e Communicate with targeted customers investors press and analysts e Deliver live and on demand events to audiences in any location e Deliver critical information and training to employees suppliers and partners e Deliver educational content to students To understand some of the most commonly used DMS terms abbreviations and initialisms see FAQs and Troubleshooting Guide for Cisco Digital Media System 4 x on Cisco com User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 oL 13985 01 goio Chapter1 Introduction W Basic DMS Concepts and Vocabulary User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 io OL 13985 01 CHAPTER Using DMPDM Revised May 23 2008 This chapter explains how to use DMPDM to configure and manage one DMP device in isolation and describes elements that you see in the DMPDM graphical user interface GUI Topics are organized in these sections e Using One Click Options for a DMP Display page 2 1 e Configuring Settings page 2 2 e Selecting the Content to Show page 2 13 e Using Administrative Options page 2 20 e Common Scenarios for Using DMPDM page 2 23 e Viewing the Hardware and Firmware Versions for Your DMP page 2 24 e Viewing the Cisco UDI for the DMP Model That You Use page 2 24 Using One Click Options for a DM
41. o connect your DMP directly to a DHCP server and if the DHCP server process is not running start it now OL 13985 01 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 Chapter1 Introduction HZ sPreconfiguring Your DMP To Run Without a Local DHCP Server Step3 Connect the Cisco provided power supply to your DMP You should see two lights through the front panel on your DMP chassis The solid green light indicates that a power source is available The solid red light indicates that your DMP is trying to obtain a DHCP address from the DHCP server After your DMP obtains an IP address the red light stops shining Step4 Make a note of the IP address that you see on the DMP display Step5 Point your browser to the IP address A Caution We recommend that you change the default username and password as soon as possible If you do not change them an unauthorized user can log in to your DMP and reconfigure it without your knowledge In no event shall Cisco or its suppliers be liable for any indirect special consequential or incidental damages arising out of your use of a weak password Step6 When prompted to log in use admin as your username and default as your password Digital Media Player Device Manager DMPDM loads in your browser A Caution You must be careful to enter nothing except one dot between any two octets in the static IPv4 dot decimal sometimes called dotted quad IP address If you mi
42. o log in This feature is enabled by default but in most cases we do not support any use of this feature by anyone except a Cisco employee Note This feature must be enabled during firmware upgrades For information about upgrading your DMP firmware see Upgrading the DMP Firmware page 2 22 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 oL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM HI Configuring Settings Table 2 6 GUI Elements on the Management Services Page continued Element Description Event Notifications Indicates whether you enabled or disabled the feature to send event notification messages to one trusted DMM appliance that you can choose e Enabled Your DMP sends notification messages e Disabled Your DMP does not send notification messages For more information about centralized management see Enabling or Disabling Centralized Management page 2 9 FTP Server Indicates whether you enabled or disabled the feature to run an FTP server from your DMP You might enable the FTP service temporarily for example when you want to create a local copy on your DMP of a content file that you stored at a remote site Note We recommend that you disable the FTP service when you do not plan to use it Managing Permissions for Internal Storage You can set the permissions for internal storage in your DMP Step 1 In the Settings list click Internal Storage Step 2 View or edi
43. on on page 2 4 they are different You use this setting to 0 255 configure transparency for the HTML content plane The amount of transparency that you configure for all content that your DMP shows on the HTML plane The HTML plane and the video plane can overlap and you will see the video content plane through the HTML content pane if both of the following are true e You show video content and HTML content simultaneously e The HTML content plane touches any of the same x axis and y axis coordinates that the video content plane touches Values can range from 0 to 255 where e 0 The HTML content plane is completely hidden and only the video content plane is visible e 128 The HTML plane overlays the video plane and content is equally visible on both planes e 255 The video content plane is completely hidden and only the HTML content plane is visible Note Ifthe HTML content plane contains a graphic that is already partially transparent in its own right so that for example its rounded edges look smooth against the background color that kind of transparency pertains only to interaction between that graphic and other objects on the same plane If you then change the Browser Transparency value to 255 for example that does not mean you will be able to see the video plane through the partially transparent graphic on the HTML content plane in that case the video plane is still completely hidden as expected Specifying t
44. our DMP device and how to use the preinstalled DMPDM software DMP devices can show networked digital video streams and multicast high quality MPEG video on any television receiver or monitor NTSC PAL LCD plasma or VGA that you attach Tip To learn what other filetypes your DMP can render see Supported Filetypes in the Embedded Browser page 1 6 DMPDM helps you to deliver compelling digital media to one DMP display for many possible purposes Marketing Describe products and services directly to your in store customers Customer experience Deliver entertainment and information to reduce perceived wait times Messaging Broadcast executive and internal communications in real time Training Deliver cost effective flexible training Information Deliver real time schedules news and way faring information where people need it Advertising Sell advertising time and space to third parties Branding Communicate about your brand consistently This guide assumes that you already completed the procedures in Quick Start Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player 4305G and therefore all of the following are true Your DMP is connected to A network with a DHCP server A DMP display A 120V AC electrical socket You already Checked the LEDs to confirm that your DMP has power and has obtained an IP address Learned what dynamic IP address the DHCP server assigned to your DMP Used your browser to log in
45. ple to include a port number in the URL Showing or Stopping Video Content from a File Stored on Your DMP To show on your DMP display the video content from a file that you stored locally on your DMP whether it is stored on the internal SD card or on an external USB flash drive or USB hard drive that you mounted or to stop showing that video content do the following Step 1 In the Display Actions list click Play Video File Stored Locally Step 2 Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 10 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 P24 E OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Selecting the Content to Show W Step3 Do one of the following e To start showing the video content immediately click Start e To stop showing the video content immediately click Stop Table 2 10 GUI Elements on the Play Video File Stored Locally Page Element Description Play Video File Stored Locally Local Storage Path The local path to the video file e For a file that is stored on the Secure Digital SD flash memory card inside your DMP the pathname starts with tmp ftproot usb_1 e For a file that is stored on an external USB flash drive that you attached to your DMP the pathname starts with tmp ftproot usb_2 Note Cisco has completed tests with 2 GB USB flash drives for this purpose and they work as described However we have not tested any flash drives that have a storage capaci
46. progress Common Scenarios for Using DMPDM This section describes common scenarios for using DMPDM e Showing Content Files That Are Stored on the SD Card page 2 23 e Showing Content Files That Are Stored on a USB Flash Drive page 2 24 Showing Content Files That Are Stored on the SD Card You can upload supported file types to the SD card in your DMP then show them on the attached DMP display A Caution If you upload files to the tmp ftproot subdirectory instead of using tmp ftproot usb_1 performance might be degraded temporarily To restore your DMP to its normal operating condition unplug it wait 15 seconds then plug it in again This method deletes the files that you uploaded amp Note The total amount of available space for local file storage on the SD memory card is e For a DMP 4300G 1 GB e For a DMP 4305G 2 GB If you will use DMM DSM to show an asset in a presentation the filesize limit is e For a DMP 4300G 1 9 GB e For a DMP 4305G 3 8 GB For purposes of stage one failover the combined size of all files cannot exceed e For a DMP 4300G 900 MB e For a DMP 4305G 1 75 GB User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 oL 13985 01 EN Chapter2 Using DMPDM HZ Viewing the Cisco UDI for the DMP Model That You Use Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Enable FTP access See Enabling or Disabling Types of Access to Your DMP page 2 11 Configure login
47. red in ROM if e Your DMP is not able to play the presentation assets that you saved for use during stage one e The stage one failover files are not present at the location you specified The content in ROM is video that shows a butterfly and your DMP plays the video repeatedly in a loop that persists until one of the following occurs e Your DMP obtains the assets that it is scheduled to play e You use the Stop All Applications feature in DMM DSM See the Using Advanced Tasks topic in Chapter 3 of User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 4 1 e You restart or shut down your DMP The video clip in ROM has no other purpose than stage two failover You cannot change the stage two failover content and you cannot delete it Preconfiguring Your DMP To Run Without a Local DHCP Server Step 1 Step 2 The factory default for every DMP is to obtain and use a dynamic IP address from a DHCP server at the deployment site However your DMP must have an assigned IP address even if you will use it at a site where there is no local DHCP server In that case you must preconfigure your DMP to use a static IP address before you can deploy it Use a composite video cable yellow red white to connect your DMP to a display Turn on the display then do one of the following e Use a standard category 5 10 100 Ethernet cable to connect your DMP to a network segment that includes a DHCP server e Use an Ethernet crossover cable t
48. roved for use in your country The power cable must be rated for the product and for the voltage and current marked on the product s electrical ratings label The voltage and current rating of the cable should be greater than the ratings marked on the product To help prevent electric shock plug the system components and peripheral power cables into properly grounded electrical outlets These cables are equipped with three prong plugs to help ensure proper grounding Do not use adapter plugs or remove the grounding prong from a cable If you must use an extension cord use a three wire cord with properly grounded plugs Observe extension cord and power strip ratings Make sure that the total ampere rating of all products plugged into the extension cord or power strip does not exceed 80 percent of the extension cord or power strip ampere ratings limit Do not use appliance or voltage converters or kits sold for appliances with your product To help protect your system components from sudden transient increases and decreases in electrical power use a surge suppressor line conditioner or uninterruptible power supply UPS Position cables and power cords carefully route cables and the power cord and plug so that they cannot be stepped on or tripped over Be sure that nothing rests on your system components cables or power cord Do not modify power cables or plugs Consult a licensed electrician or your power company for site modifications
49. server that you identify in the Recovery URL field milliseconds Adjusting DMP Display Attributes Settings You can configure DMP to optimize content for transmission to your particular DMP display Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 In the Settings list click DMP Display Attributes Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 3 To confirm that you are satisfied with the entries or changes that you made and to record them in volatile memory click Apply E User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Configuring Settings W After you click Apply the entries or changes take effect However the previously defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts Step4 Optional To put all changed values into effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save Example Settings If you use a composite S Video cable to connect your DMP to an ordinary television e Display Standard NTSC_M e Display Output Interface Composite S Video e Color Space None e Color Component Order RGB If you use an HDMI cable to connect your DMP to a 1920 x1200 LCD television e Display Standard VESA_1920x1200x60RB e Display Output Interface HDMI e Color Space RGB_16_235 e Color Component Order RGB Table 2 3 GUI Elements on t
50. stakenly enter anything other than one dot between any two octets then apply and save what you mistakenly entered your DMP might become unreachable Step7 To configure your DMP with the settings that it should use when it runs at the deployment site do the following a From the DHCP list select Disabled b In the IP Address field enter the static IP address to use at the deployment site p Tip If your DMP uses a private IP address by way of NAT enter its corresponding 1 to 1 public address which is confgured on the local router c In the Subnet Mask field enter the netmask to use at the deployment site d Inthe Default Gateway field enter the gateway to use at the deployment site e Inthe DNS Server IP Address field enter the IP address of the DNS server to use at the deployment site Step8 Click Apply Step9 To save the configuration changes and use them at the deployment site do the following a In the Administration list click Save Configuration b When the Save Configuration page appears click Save Step10 Ship or deliver the DMP to its deployment site then attach it to its display its local network segment and its power source User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 Chapter1 Introduction Basic DMS Concepts and Vocabulary W Basic DMS Concepts and Vocabulary DMS helps organizations of any size to create manage organize and deliver video co
51. t be installed Similarly when a font is embedded within a Flash file that you show the Flash file will load correctly even if the corresponding font is not installed on your DMP e Supported X11 Bitmap Fonts page 2 18 e Supported TrueType Fonts page 2 19 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 oL 13985 01 PEL Chapter2 Using DMPDM Hs Selecting the Content to Show Supported X11 Bitmap Fonts These X11 bitmap fonts are preinstalled as part of this release lt gt o 5 S d gt i Jlo gt m E Zo So Zo Ao l ss a3 as 5 EE SE HEE cE Sete 8 8 la sB ils so 5s OG sc XN SN o 2 l gt 55 0 Sg iz zz aaz lt 2 anan o ZS S Ow adobe helvetica bold r normal _ 0 0 75 75 p 0 iso8859 1 adobe helvetica bold r normal _ 12 120 75 75 p 70 iso8859 1 adobe helvetica bold r normal _ 14 140 75 75 jp 182 iso8859 1 adobe helvetica bold r normal 18 180 75 75 p 103 jiso8859 1 adobe helvetica bold r normal 24 240 75 75 p 138 iso8859 1 b amp h lucida bold l normal sans J0 0 75 75 jp 0 iso8859 1 b amp h lucida bold l normal jsans 12 120 75 75 jp 79 iso8859 1 b amp h lucida bold l normal jsans 14 140 75 75 jp 92 iso8859 1 b amp h lucida
52. t compensates for any deficiencies in the on screen contrast of your DMP display Contrast compensation values can range from 0 to 255 Saturation The setting that compensates for any deficiencies in the on screen color saturation of your DMP display Saturation compensation values can range from 0 to 255 User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 P28 W OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Configuring Settings W Table 2 3 GUI Elements on the DMP Display Attributes Page continued Element Description Audio Channel Volume left The setting to control how loudly or softly your DMP delivers to its attached DMP display Audio Channel Volume the sound from the relevant audio channel Volume can range from 0 to 100 where 0 is silent right This is separate from the volume setting for the DMP display which you might adjust with a remote control e If you set the volume to 0 on your DMP you cannot compensate for the silence by adjusting the volume setting on your DMP display Instead you must set an audible volume on the DMP e If you set the volume to 0 on your DMP display you cannot compensate for the silence by adjusting the volume setting on your DMP Instead you must set an audible volume on the DMP display HDMI Display Information Manufacturer Shows the manufacturer name and the year in which your DMP display was manufactured Blank if you used any interface except HDMI to conn
53. t the values as described in Table 2 7 then click Apply After you click Apply the entry or change takes effect However the previously defined value will return the next time that your DMP restarts Step3 Optional To put all changed values into effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save It is not necessary to restart your DMP Table 2 7 GUI Elements on the Internal Storage Page Element Description Present Indicates whether the internal SD card is present Note This value does not indicate anything about the presence of any external USB flash drives or USB hard drives that you might have mounted Access Mode Indicates whether the internal SD card is writable or if it is read only Capacity in megabytes Shows the total capacity e For a DMP 4300G 960 e For a DMP 4305G 1 931 Free Space in megabytes Shows the total free space User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 Ea OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Selecting the Content to Show W Selecting the Content to Show amp Note If you enter URLs for both video content and browser content the actual result depends on a combination of these factors Whether you click _ ideo or _Browser to show only that one kind of content See Using One Click Options for a DMP D
54. ter you click Apply the entries or changes take effect However the previously defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts Step 4 Optional To put all changed values into effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save Table 2 5 Element GUI Elements on the DMP Display Dimensions Page Description DMP Display Dimensions DMP Display X Axis abscissa Center Point in relative units The absolute center point of your DMP display as measured from left to right on the x axis in pixels e Reduce the value to move displayed content closer to the left edge e Increase the value to move displayed content closer to the right edge DMP Display Y Axis ordinate Center Point in relative units The absolute center point of your DMP display as measured from top to bottom on the y axis in pixels e Reduce the value to move displayed content closer to the top edge e Increase the value to move content closer to the bottom edge User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 Chapter2 Using DMPDM Configuring Settings W Table 2 5 GUI Elements on the DMP Display Dimensions Page continued Element Description Displayable Width in The total width in pixels of your DMP display The maximum value is 4096 pixe
55. ty any greater than 2 GB In addition we have not tested any other USB storage medium We recommend that you do not use any USB flash drive that has a storage capacity any greater than 2 GB and we recommend that you do not use any other USB storage medium Adjusting the Transparency of the HTML Content Plane You can make the HTML content plane more or less transparent in relation to the always opaque video content plane under it Step 1 In the Display Actions list click Transparency Step 2 Enter or edit the required values as described in Table 2 11 Step3 To confirm that you are satisfied with the entry or change that you made and to record it in volatile memory click Apply After you click Apply the entry or change takes effect However the previously defined value will return the next time that your DMP restarts Step4 Optional To put all values into effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration and when the Save Configuration page appears click Save User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 oL 13985 01 SE Chapter2 Using DMPDM Hs Selecting the Content to Show Table 2 11 GUI Elements on the Transparency Page Element Description Transparency Browser Alpha Channel Note Although this setting might look identical to a setting described in the Adjusting Transparency Opacity Embedded Browser Settings secti
56. y After you click Apply the changes take effect However the changes are temporary and the previously defined values for the pertinent condition or setting will return as soon as the next time that your DMP restarts e To put all changed values into effect permanently so that they persist even after your DMP restarts select Administration gt Save Configuration When the Save Configuration page appears you must click Save User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Player Device Manager 1 1 OL 13985 01 Chapter1 Introduction Understanding Content Substitution Failover _ Understanding Content Substitution Failover If an HTTP status code of 404 or 500 prevents your DMP from obtaining the content that you scheduled it to show your DMP has two stages for failover Stage One Failover In stage one failover your DMP shows presentation assets that you uploaded to one of these locations e The SD memory card e An HTTP accessible location that you specified in the Failover URL field which is described in Table 2 2 on page 2 4 The cumulative filesize of all assets in this presentation must not be any greater than e 900 MB on a DMP 4300G e 1 75 GB on a DMP 4305G For more information see the Developing Presentations and Templates for Signage topic in Chapter 3 of User Guide for Cisco Digital Media Manager 4 1 on Cisco com Stage Two Failover Your DMP enters stage two failover and starts to play content that is sto
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