MagicBox Vip Bedienungsanleitung

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6 VIP User Manual The licensed software and all associated documentation, and all proprietary and intellectual property rights therein, are and

VIP User Manual 7 Important Safety Instructions ⌧ The following instructions describe how to prevent physical injury to yourself or others, as wel

8 VIP User Manual 14. Do not open the device unless instructed to do so by authorized customer service personnel. 15. If the following conditio

VIP User Manual 9 WWhhaatt’’ss NNeeww iinn 22..0000 If you are familiar with the VIP, here is a quick update on the new features: Use of the K

10 VIP User Manual Uploading Projects with VIP Composer All projects must now be uploaded via the network. When setting up a new site in the V

VIP User Manual 11 HHaarrddwwaarree SSeettuupp Box Contents Before you begin setup of your VIP unit, make sure that the following components are

12 VIP User Manual Find a Suitable Location The VIP unit should be placed on a stable, flat, level surface. Ensure that the unit is not in a p

VIP User Manual 13 ⌧ Ensure that the VIP unit’s power cord is unplugged, or that the power switch is in the off position before adding or changing

14 VIP User Manual View the Demo Project Once you’ve connected a monitor to your VIP unit and have applied power, you should see one of the men

VIP User Manual 15 Configure the VIP Unit At any point you may press the “Menu” button on the keypad, and the VIP unit will enter the Setup Screen

16 VIP User Manual  It is important to set the date and time because the VIP unit uses this information to determine when to play certain page

VIP User Manual 17 Exit the Setup Screen When you are done setting the date and time, highlight “Exit Menu” and press Select (). The unit wil

18 VIP User Manual VVIIPP UUnniitt RReeffeerreennccee Player Unit Capabilities Ethernet Networking The VIP uses the Ethernet port and built-

VIP User Manual 19  Ensure that the date and time are set correctly. The VIP unit takes into account the current time and date when playing bac

20 VIP User Manual Using the Keypad The VIP unit’s functions are accessed using the included USB keypad. If you intend to use the VIP unit pure

VIP User Manual 21 Esc The Esc button will take you out of a sub-menu back to the main setup menu. Opt 1, Opt 2, (-) These buttons are reserved fo

22 VIP User Manual The Main Menu Screen After the splash screen disappears, you will be taken to the Main Menu screen when you turn the unit on

VIP User Manual 23 Loading a Project To play a project created using the VIP Composer software, see “Publishing to a VIP Unit” on page 80 to uploa

24 VIP User Manual The Gallery Screen In addition to playing pages automatically, you can use the VIP unit’s keypad to access pages individuall

VIP User Manual 25 The Setup Menu The setup menu allows you to change some of the settings used by the VIP unit. The changes you make are remembe

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26 VIP User Manual Selecting any of these settings will change the VIP output to that display resolution. Any graphics created in modes greate

VIP User Manual 27 To change this setting, use the up/down arrows on the keypad to adjust the digital display to match the IP address you want to

28 VIP User Manual The “Domain” Menu As with the Gateway setting, this setting is required if your VIP unit is behind a router. Enter the addr

VIP User Manual 29 Preferences The Preferences menu allows you to select how the VIP unit will behave when performing certain functions. Show Ga

30 VIP User Manual Show/Hide Time Overlay Selecting “Show Time Overlay” will display the current time in the lower right hand corner of the sc

VIP User Manual 31 Setting the Time A 4-digit digital display showing the current Hour and Minute, will appear. Use the left and right arrow b

32 VIP User Manual Do NOT use this menu to reboot the unit. Just use the Power ( ) button on the front of the unit. Using this menu will los

VIP User Manual 33 VVIIPP CCoommppoosseerr IInnssttaallllaattiioonn Requirements To install the VIP Composer software, your computer must meet

34 VIP User Manual Using Setup When the setup program first runs, it will take a few seconds to prepare its files for installation. After th

VIP User Manual 35 VVIIPP CCoommppoosseerr CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonn This section will describe how to launch the VIP Composer software and co

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36 VIP User Manual The Setup Menu Click on “Setup” from the main menu to enter the setup menu. You will see a window similar to the one below:

VIP User Manual 37 Click on “Add” to create a site description. You will be presented with the following window: The first thing to do is type

38 VIP User Manual If a password has been set, you will be required to enter in the old password. Otherwise, select a new password that is 4 t

VIP User Manual 39 “Serial” Sites The “Serial” publish method is for VIP units connected directly to your PC via a serial cable. Select the “COM”

40 VIP User Manual “Network” Sites The “Network” publish method is for VIP units that are connected to your corporate LAN or to the Internet. T

VIP User Manual 41 To use an IP address that was previously assigned, uncheck the DHCP box, and enter the address in the “IP Address” field. At pu

VIP User Manual 43 VVIIPP CCoommppoosseerr TTuuttoorriiaall This section will introduce you to the main concepts in creating pages for the VIP

44 VIP User Manual The Tutorial Project Your player unit should have come with a project pre-loaded on the unit’s hard drive. If you have not

VIP User Manual 45 Opening the Tutorial Project A “Project” is a collection of pages created for display on the VIP unit. This tutorial works with

VIP User Manual 1 IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn The VIP (Video Information Player) system allows you to create slides on your PC with graphics and te

46 VIP User Manual A closer view of the List Mode: A closer view of the Thumbnail Mode: To change the mode between, click on the “View” men

VIP User Manual 47 The Project Editor The Project Editor displays a list of all the pages in your project. This list is in the order that the pag

48 VIP User Manual Selecting a Page To select a page you want to work on, simply click the mouse once on that page’s entry in the list. For th

VIP User Manual 49 The Page Editor The Page Editor is the main workspace where you can create and modify pages. You should now see the layout of

50 VIP User Manual The Safe Text Area Guides Notice that besides the black background and the “This page needs a background” text, there is a t

VIP User Manual 51 Changing the Background To modify the background, click on the Page Background icon on the Tool Palette. The Page Background

52 VIP User Manual Some ramp styles use four colors. The “Ramp Vertical” style uses just two. “Color 1” is the top of the screen, and “Col

VIP User Manual 53 Click the “Apply” button again, and now the background will ramp (continuously change) from blue at the top to purple at the bo

54 VIP User Manual The Page Background can also be from an image file, instead of just a solid color or ramp. The VIP Composer software includ

VIP User Manual 55 Click on “OK” to return to the Page Editor and see your selected background. Changing the Text Now that your page contains a

2 VIP User Manual Software Each VIP unit comes with a version of MagicBox’s “VIP Composer Professional” software. This software can be install

56 VIP User Manual To edit the contents of this Text Object, either double-click on the text, or click once with the right mouse button (called

VIP User Manual 57 Feel free to make other changes to the text, including changing the font and color, and see how they are affected by the Tracke

58 VIP User Manual Initially, the “Filename” field will be blank. To select an image file, simply click on “Browse My Images” or “Browse Stoc

VIP User Manual 59 To prevent an object from being accidentally moved once you have it positioned where you want it, you can click on one or both

60 VIP User Manual Page Properties Every page in a project has what are called “Properties.” These are settings other than those that control

VIP User Manual 61 Pass the mouse over the tool palette. Notice that as you pause over any icon, a text message pops up describing the function o

62 VIP User Manual Dwell Time This is how many seconds your page will be displayed by the player before the next page is displayed. A typical

VIP User Manual 63 Output Quality The Output Quality setting determines how much disk space will be occupied by a page. The VIP system saves dis

64 VIP User Manual Time Domain The “Time Domain” tab allows you to control when a page appears by date and time of day. Normally, pages are s

VIP User Manual 65 Note that the page will appear all day on the Ending Date. (On some other software programs, the page would not appear.)  By

VIP User Manual 3 Customer Support Should you have any questions about installing or using your MagicBox VIP system, please call our technical sup

66 VIP User Manual Starting Date: 03/15/01 Ending Date: 04/30/01 Starting Time: 10:00:00AM Ending Time: 02:00:00PM Run On: [Mon]

VIP User Manual 67 The Project Properties dialog allows you to edit supplementary information about your project as well as set the default dwel

68 VIP User Manual Click on “OK” to exit the Project Properties dialog. You will then see any change to the default dwell take effect. “ Logo

VIP User Manual 69 First, select the “Enable Logo for all pages” checkbox. This will enable display of the Logo Bug. By default, all pages will

70 VIP User Manual Reordering Pages You may have noticed earlier in this chapter how some of the pages seemed out of order. In particular, the

VIP User Manual 71 Next, click the “Up” button once. The page will move up one in the list to become Page 3 – bumping the old Page 3 down to Page

72 VIP User Manual Saving Your Work By now you’ve made a lot of changes to the project. It is important to save your work as you go along so t

VIP User Manual 73 You can see the Time Domain settings of all of these pages in the Project Editor by scrolling the list view to the right. You

74 VIP User Manual This page is set to run from March 1, 1999 to March 31, 1999, a date that has already passed. This page still exists, and s

VIP User Manual 75 To Publish a project file, click on the “Publish” button from the main menu. The Publish Wizard will now appear. The first

4 VIP User Manual The backgrounds and fonts present on the VIP CD-ROM are copyrighted by their original distributors and are present under a sp

76 VIP User Manual Now click on “Finish”. A file dialog will appear asking you to select a file to publish. Before you continue, insert one

VIP User Manual 77 Insert the disk into your VIP unit’s floppy drive. The unit should automatically detect the presence of the floppy and begin l

78 VIP User Manual Creating Your Own Project Once you are comfortable with performing all of the modifications to the tutorial project, you are

VIP User Manual 79 Resolution Modes This section describes each resolution mode. 640x480 (Standard Aspect 4:3) This is the standard mode supporte

80 VIP User Manual Portrait 450x800 (Wide Aspect 16:9) The portrait mode allows you to rotate your widescreen monitor vertically and use it lik

VIP User Manual 81 You will now be in the page editor, with a blank background ready to accept your text and background selections. Edit pages t

82 VIP User Manual Once you have selected the file, VIP Composer will check it for suitability. Files that are larger than 800x600 pixels in s

VIP User Manual 83 Click on the site to which you want to publish, then click on “Finish”. Now skip ahead in this tutorial to the heading “Projec

84 VIP User Manual After you have selected all the sites to which you want to publish, click on “Finish”, and move on to the next heading of th

VIP User Manual 85 The “Close” button will generally cancel publishing to the current site, depending on what stage of the publish process is occu

VIP User Manual 5 Warranty The VIP player unit hardware is warranted against defects in parts and labor for a period of one year from the date of

86 VIP User Manual Serial The “Serial” publish method displays the following status window: The top progress bar indicates the overall publish

VIP User Manual 87 The top progress bar shows the overall publishing process for this site, while the bottom bar shows the progress of the curr

88 VIP User Manual FFrreeqquueennttllyy AAsskkeedd QQuueessttiioonnss What images types are supported by the VIP? VIP Composer will recogn