PN-E421 Sharp User Manual

SHARP Digital Signage Software

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OPERATION MANUAL

Introduction

Precautions on use ........................................................................................................................... 5

Trademarks ........................................................................................................................................ 6

How to read this manual ................................................................................................................... 6

●Icons ............................................................................................................................................................ 6

●Notation ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

Denitions .......................................................................................................................................... 7

System operation precautions ......................................................................................................... 7

Features of SHARP Digital Signage Software................................................................................. 9

Program distribution workow ........................................................................................................ 9

Installing/Launching

Required operating environment ................................................................................................... 11

Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software .................................................................................. 12

●Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software ........................................................................................... 12

●Setting the environment of the target PC .............................................................................................. 15

●Uninstalling SHARP Digital Signage Software ...................................................................................... 24

Launching and closing the Launcher window .............................................................................. 26

●Launching the Launcher window ............................................................................................................ 26

●Closing the Launcher window ................................................................................................................. 26

●The Launcher window .............................................................................................................................. 26

Program Creation/Editing

The main Program Editor window ................................................................................................. 28

●Launching Program Editor ...................................................................................................................... 28

●The main Program Editor window .......................................................................................................... 28

Creating programs .......................................................................................................................... 30

●Valid content les ..................................................................................................................................... 30

●Positioning content (Layout) ................................................................................................................... 31

●Setting the background/frames 1-4 ....................................................................................................... 34

●Setting the scroll message ...................................................................................................................... 38

●Setting audio and music .......................................................................................................................... 44

●Setting the PIP window ............................................................................................................................ 45

●Saving a program ..................................................................................................................................... 45

●Opening a program .................................................................................................................................. 47

●Checking a program ................................................................................................................................. 47

●Preview Program Display Settings ......................................................................................................... 48

●Deleting a program ................................................................................................................................... 48

●Displaying program properties ............................................................................................................... 49

●Importing/exporting a program ............................................................................................................... 50

Conditional Content

Basic Screens for SHARP Digital Signage Software Conditional Content Editor ..................... 52

●Launching SHARP Digital Signage Software Conditional Content Editor .......................................... 52

●Basic Screens for SHARP Digital Signage Software Conditional Content Editor .............................. 52

Creating Conditional Content ......................................................................................................... 54

●Compatible Content File Formats ........................................................................................................... 54

●Conguring Conditional Contents .......................................................................................................... 54

Creating/Editing a Timetable

The main Timetable Editor window ................................................................................................ 60

●Launching Timetable Editor .................................................................................................................... 60

●The main Timetable Editor window ........................................................................................................ 60

Contents

Creating a timetable ........................................................................................................................ 62

●Registering a program in the timetable .................................................................................................. 62

●Registering panel control in a timetable ................................................................................................ 63

●Adjusting a timetable ............................................................................................................................... 65

●Saving a timetable .................................................................................................................................... 66

●Opening a timetable ................................................................................................................................. 66

●Checking a timetable ................................................................................................................................ 67

●Deleting a timetable .................................................................................................................................. 67

●Changing timetable name and timetable color ...................................................................................... 67

●Importing/exporting a timetable .............................................................................................................. 68

Creating/Editing Schedules

The main Schedule Editor window ................................................................................................ 70

●Launching Schedule Editor ..................................................................................................................... 70

●The main Schedule Editor window ......................................................................................................... 70

Creating a schedule ........................................................................................................................ 72

●Registering a timetable in the schedule ................................................................................................. 72

●Saving a schedule .................................................................................................................................... 74

●Opening a schedule ................................................................................................................................. 74

●Deleting a schedule .................................................................................................................................. 75

●Changing schedule name ........................................................................................................................ 75

●Importing/exporting a schedule .............................................................................................................. 76

Panel Management and Option

Managing panels ............................................................................................................................. 78

●Launching Panel Control Management .................................................................................................. 78

●The main Panel Management window .................................................................................................... 78

●Adding/editing a panel ............................................................................................................................. 79

●Adding/editing a group ............................................................................................................................ 80

●Controlling a panel manually .................................................................................................................. 81

●Deleting a panel or group ........................................................................................................................ 81

Option ............................................................................................................................................... 82

●Launching Option ..................................................................................................................................... 82

●Checking version information ................................................................................................................. 82

●Adding default panel settings for panels ............................................................................................... 83

Distributing schedules

The main Schedule Distribution Tool window .............................................................................. 84

●Launching Schedule Distribution Tool ................................................................................................... 84

●The main Schedule Distribution Tool window ....................................................................................... 84

Distributing schedules .................................................................................................................... 85

●Distributing via a network ........................................................................................................................ 85

●Distributing to your own PC .................................................................................................................... 87

●Distributing with USB memory or other external storage device ........................................................ 88

Displaying break-in programs ........................................................................................................ 90

●Distributing via a network and making a break-in display ................................................................... 90

●Distributing to your own PC and making a break-in display ................................................................ 92

List of Reserved Distribution/List of Distribution Log ................................................................. 95

●List of Reserved Distribution .................................................................................................................. 95

●List of Distribution Log ............................................................................................................................ 95

Schedule Management

Server Scheduler ............................................................................................................................. 97

Schedule Reception/Program Display

FTP Server ........................................................................................................................................ 98

●Launching the FTP Server ....................................................................................................................... 98

Client Scheduler .............................................................................................................................. 99

●Launching Client Scheduler .................................................................................................................... 99

●Client Scheduler menu ............................................................................................................................. 99

Distributing content directly by using USB memory or another external storage device ..... 104

Program Viewer ............................................................................................................................. 105

Key/Mouse Monitoring

Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool Window ........................................................................................... 106

●Launching the Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool window ........................................................................... 106

●Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool menu ........................................................................................................ 106

Monitoring status

The main Status Monitoring Tool window ................................................................................... 109

●Launching Status Monitoring Tool ....................................................................................................... 109

●The main Status Monitoring Tool window ............................................................................................ 109

Acquiring and displaying panel status ........................................................................................ 112

●Acquiring status of selected panels ..................................................................................................... 112

●Setting panels for which status will not be obtained .......................................................................... 113

●Controlling target PC power .................................................................................................................. 113

●Displaying detailed information for a panel ......................................................................................... 114

●Changing thumbnail size ....................................................................................................................... 115

Setting the operation environment .............................................................................................. 116

Contents

Thank you for purchasing SHARP Digital Signage Software.

SHARP Digital Signage Software comes in three versions: The Standalone, Network, and Viewer Versions. This

manual covers all three versions. Where editions differ in terms of usage restrictions and functionality, this fact is

clearly indicated.

IMPORTANT:

To aid reporting in case of loss or theft,

please record the product’s model and

serial numbers in the space provided.

Model No.:

Serial No.:

U.S.A. ONLY

Precautions on use

•Thisproductissubjecttoexactingqualitycontrolandproductinspectionbeforeshipment.Intheunlikelyevent

that a failure or malfunction occurs, contact your retailer.

•PleasenotethatSHARPCORPORATIONbearsnoresponsibilityforanyfailure,malfunction,ordamagesdue

toimproperuseofthisproductbythecustomerorathirdparty,exceptwhereindemnityliabilityisrecognized

under law.

•Undercopyrightlaw,theuseofthisproducttoduplicate,editorotherwisealtercopyrightedmaterialisonly

permitted in cases where such duplicated or edited material is for individual or home use.

If material is duplicated and/or edited beyond this scope, and if such duplicated or edited material is used,

(exceptincaseswheretheuserthemselvesholdsthecopyrightfortheobjectoftheduplicatedmaterialor

where the user has received permission from the copyright holder), this will constitute a violation of copyright

law and may lead to the copyright holder or other parties claiming compensation for damages. Such use

should therefore be strictly avoided.

When using photo image data, DVD images, TV broadcasts or similar material with this product, the above

usesthatconstitutecopyrightviolationshould,naturally,bestrictlyavoided.Using,modifying,orotherwise

altering images of other people without permission constitutes a violation of portrait rights, and should also be

strictly avoided.

•WhenshowingTV,DVDs,orsimilarcopyrightedprogramsand/ormaterialyoumustobtainthepermissionof

the copyright holder or copyright holders.

•Transcribingorduplicatingpartorallofthismanualand/orthissoftwarewithoutpermissionfromourcompany

is not permitted.

•Asapartofourpolicyofcontinuousimprovement,SHARPreservestherighttomakedesignandspeciﬁcation

changesforproductimprovementwithoutpriornotice.Theperformancespeciﬁcationﬁguresindicatedare

nominal values of production units. There may be some deviations from these values in individual units.

Introduction

Trademarks

•Microsoft,Windows,WindowsVista,PowerPoint,andWindowsMediaareeitherregisteredtrademarksor

trademarksofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.

•TheMicrosoftInternetExplorerlogoisatrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesandother

countries.

•FlashandFlashPlayerareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofAdobeSystemsIncorporatedinthe

UnitedStatesand/orothercountries.

•Intel,Celeron,andPentiumareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofIntelCorporationand/orits

subsidiariesintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.

•QuickTimeandtheQuickTimelogoaretrademarksofAppleComputer,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStates

and other countries.

Names of products and other proper nouns are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective

How to read this manual

This manual describes SHARP Digital Signage Software Version 3.0.

●Icons

indicates reference information, related details, and restrictions.

indicates pages that contain related information.

●Notation

• Keyboard keys are indicated with square brackets.

E.g.[Shift],[Ctrl],etc.

• Menus, windows, dialog boxes, buttons, and tabs etc are indicated with square brackets.

E.g.

1. From the [Option] menu click [Grid Setting].

The[GridSetting]dialogboxwillappear.

• Items, check boxes, and option buttons, etc., are indicated with double inverted commas.

E.g.“X”,“PresetScreenSize”optionbutton,etc.

• This manual assumes that this product has been installed in the following location.

If you have installed the software in a different location, this can be interpreted to refer to the folder where you

installed it.

C:\Program Files\SHARP\SHARP Digital Signage Software (default)

• The screenshots and operational procedures in this manual are only examples.

These may change depending on your monitor, screen settings, or the version of the OS you are using and

otherfactors.ThismanualgivesinstructionsusingWindowsXPasanexample.

Thecontentﬁlesandfontsinthismanualareonlyexamples.Notalloftheseareincludedwiththissoftware.

• This manual does not contain basic operating instructions for Windows.

Trademarks / How to read this manual

Denitions

Thischartprovidesdeﬁnitionsoftermsusedinthismanual.

Term Denition

ControllerPC

ThePCthatisusedtocreateanddistributeprograms,timetablesandschedules.

Alsoreferredtoasa“ServerPC”.

TargetPC

APCthatdisplayscontentaccordingtoaschedule.

Alsoreferredtoasa“PanelPC”ora“ClientPC”.“Panel”referstoanLCDmonitor

connectedtoatargetPC.

Content(ﬁles)

Material(i.e.ﬁles)suchasmovies,stillimages,andaudioﬁlesthatareplayedonthepanel.

These are usually prepared by the user.

Playlist

A list that plays multiple content in a desired order.

Containsinformationsuchascontentdata,orderofplay,andduration,etc.

Frame

Refers to a sub-screen that is used as a display unit when a single panel is divided into

multiple frames.

Scroll message

A scrolling message.

Uptotwoscrollmessagescanbedisplayed.

Program

Programs consist of a frame layout, multiple frames and their assigned playlist

information, scroll message information, etc.

Timetable

Timetables contain information regarding the order and duration of play for multiple

programs that have been assigned to a one-day time frame.

Schedule Schedules contain multiple timetables assigned to desired dates of play.

Attachedﬁles

Thecollectivetermfortheimageﬁles,etc,whicharerequiredwhendisplayingHTMLﬁles,

etc.

System operation precautions

Points to note when creating content and programs

Beforeoperatingthesystem,runatestusingtheactualcontenttobedisplayedonthepanel.IfthePCdoesnot

havesufﬁcientprocessingpower,contentmaynotbeplayedcorrectly.

•Movieplayers

Playing multiple videos simultaneously is not recommended.

 WindowsMediaPlayergenerallyplacesaheavierloadontheCPUthanFlashPlayer(althoughthisdepends

on the content).

 •Aseparate,fee-basedcodecmaybenecessarytoplayvideoﬁles.

•QuickTimePlayerisrequiredinordertoplayQuickTimecontent.

•Flashcontent

 Takecarewhenplayingcontentthatmakesfrequentuseofimagetransparencyprocessing(imagefade-in/

fade-out),asthismayplaceanextremelyheavyloadontheCPU.

•Enlarging/reducingstillimagesandmovies

 Asimagesizeanddisplaysizeincrease,sodoestheloadplacedontheCPU.CPUloadalsoincreaseswhen

imagesaredisplayedatanenlargedorreducedsize.Keepthesizeofthecontentdisplayarea(framesize)as

smallaspossible.Contentshouldalsobecreatedusingthesameimagesizeasthedisplaysize.

•Stillimageswitching

 UsingstillimageswitchingwillincreasetheloadontheCPU.Itseffectisdependentontheperformanceofthe

video card.

Denitions / System operation precautions

•Scrollmessagecontent

 DisplayingscrollmessagesrequiresagreatdealofCPUprocessingpower.Whenusingscrollmessages,

programs should be tested by actually displaying them before operation.

· Making the background color transparent will increase the load.

·ScrollmessageswithalargerdisplayareaplacealargerloadonthePC.Donotmakethescrollmessage

display area unnecessarily large.

· If there are a lot of characters in a scroll message line, display may become distorted. If this occurs, start a

newline.(Upto100charactersperlinerecommended.)

•PowerPoint

Set PowerPoint data so that it plays repetitively by setting slide transition to advance slides automatically

(automatic slideshow).

 PowerPointViewerisnotcapableofsimultaneousmultipledisplay.DonotassignPowerPointﬁlestomultiple

frames in the same program. It should also be noted that PowerPoint Viewer only proceeds to play slideshows

when the focus is on itself. Do not click other frames with the mouse or another tool when PowerPoint content

is displayed.

 ThenewﬁleformatofPowerPoint2007(.pptx)isnotsupported.Savecontentinpptformat.

 PowerPointViewer2003/2007isrequired.EvenifyoualreadyhaveMicrosoftPowerPoint2003/2007installed

onyourPC,youmustmakeaseparateinstallationofPowerPointViewer2003/2007.

Continuous operation of target PC

Thissoftwareisnotdesignedforcontinuous24-hour-a-dayoperation.Besuretoturnthepoweroffonthe

targetPCeveryday.(RefertoPowerControlonp.71)

PC internal clock

ThissoftwareexecutesschedulesbasedonthePC’sinternalclock.YoushouldensurethatyourPC’s

internalclockisalwaysaccuratebysynchronizingitwithaninternettimeserverorothermeans.

Accuracy of program display time

Program display is controlled by a timer that starts at 0 seconds every minute. Programs cannot be switched at

intervalsoflessthan1minute,orduringa1minuteinterval(i.e.inintervalsoflessthan60seconds).

Be aware that there may be some delay before content is actually displayed depending on the time taken to

launchapplicationsthatdisplaycontentandthetimetakentoloadcontentﬁles.

Backups

Thissoftwaredoesnothaveabackupfunction.Youshouldmakeregularbackupcopiesofcontentﬁles,

etc., during operation.

Daisy chain conguration

Thissoftwarecannotsenddifferentpanelcontrolcommands(monitorpowersupplyON/OFFandpanelinput

commands)toindividualSHARPLCDmonitors(PNseries)connectedinadaisychain.

Still images

The Network Version of SHARP Digital Signage Software can send different panel control commands (monitor

powersupplyON/OFFandpanelinputcommands)toSHARPLCDMonitors(PNSeries)connectedinadaisy

chain.(RefertoPanelManagementandOption,p.78)

Date display

ThissoftwaredisplaysthedateinYYYY/MM/DDformat.

System operation precautions

Features of SHARP Digital Signage Software

SHARP Digital Signage Software is SHARP’s original content distribution and display software.

Easy-to-use user interface

Programs can be laid out in editable time schedules similar to newspaper TV guides or calendar-style monthly

schedules.

Variety of display options and scroll message function

Frameswithcompletelycustomizablelayout(x4,)aswellasbackgroundsandscrollmessages(x2)canbe

used.Verticalscrollmessagesarealsosupported,allowingeffectiveexpressionandinformationdisplay.

Reserved distribution function

MakesitpossibletodistributereservedcontentoveranLCDmonitornetwork.

Monitor control and break-in distribution functions

Turn monitors on and off and distribute break-in programs during emergencies for smooth monitor control.

Program distribution workow

This chart details the process from program creation to the stage where programs can be displayed on a panel.

Standalone Version

Lay out your chosen content and create a program. (



p.28)

Program Editor

Assign the hour of the day that your program will be shown. (



p.60)

Timetable Editor

Assign the dates when daily timetables you have created will be shown. (



p.70)

Schedule Editor

Distribute schedules and programs you have

created to Client Scheduler. (



p.84)

Schedule Distribution Tool

Control Program Viewer so that it displays schedules and programs at a set time. (



p.99)

Client Scheduler

Program Viewer displays programs when instructed to do so by Client Scheduler. (



p.105)

Program Viewer

Program

displayed

You can distribute to a target PC

that has Program Viewer installed

by using USB memory or other

external storage devices. (



p.104)

(Standalone Version)

Features of SHARP Digital Signage Software / Program distribution workow

Network Version

Lay out your chosen content and create a program. (



p.28)

Program Editor

Assign the hour of the day that your program will be shown. (



p.60)

Timetable Editor

Assign the dates when daily timetables you have created will be shown. (



p.70)

Schedule Editor

Distribute schedules and programs you have created

to a target PC connected to the network. (



p.84)

Schedule Distribution Tool

Control the distribution schedule and distribute

scheduled times to the FTP server. (



p.97)

Server Scheduler

The FTP server passes schedules and programs it receives to Client Scheduler. (



p.98)

FTP Server

Control Program Viewer so that it displays schedules and programs at a set time. (



p.99)

Client Scheduler

Program Viewer displays programs when instructed to do so by Client Scheduler. (



p.105)

Program Viewer

Program

displayed

Controller PC

(Network Version)

Target PC

(Viewer Version)

You can distribute to a target PC

that has Program Viewer installed

by using USB memory or other

external storage devices. (



p.79)

Schedules and programs can be loaded from USB

memory or other external storage devices. (From )

Distributed via a network

Obtain panel status data and control

target PC power. (



p.112)

Status Monitoring Tool

Program distribution workow

Installing/Launching

This section provides installation instructions and information regarding the necessary operating environment,

as well as instructions on how to start and close down SHARP Digital Signage Software. Be sure to read this

before using the software.

Required operating environment

Item Description

CPU:CeleronM1.3GHzorhigher

2GHzorhigherPentium4processorisrecommendedformovie/content-heavy

programs.

MicrosoftWindowsXP,WindowsVista,Windows7(Englishversion),

WindowsServer2003/2008(Englishversion)

Memory 256MBorhigher(512MBorhigherrecommended)

Hard disk 20MBormorefreespace(Additionalspacerequiredforsavingdata)

Monitor(forcontrollerPC)

Fullcolordisplaywithresolutionofatleast1024x768

Monitor(fortargetPC)

PNseriesLCDmonitor

LB-1085

,LB-46GX35

,LB-52GX35

Interfaces

•USBport(onlyrequiredifusingUSBmemory)

•LANport(onlyrequiredforNetworkVersion[TCP/IPcommunicationmust

befunctional])

Others

MicrosoftInternetExplorer6.0orlater

PowerPointViewer2003/2007

Windows Media Player 9 or later

FlashPlayer6orlater

QuickTimePlayer7orlater(inordertoplayQuickTimecontent)

IfthereareanyenvironmentalrequirementsfortheOStooperatebesidestheabove,theymustalsobemet.

If the OS of the target PC is Windows Vista or Windows 7, disable the user account control of the target

PC.

*1 Usedforcreating/editingprogramsandschedules.

*2 UsedtodisplayprogramswiththeStandaloneandViewerVersions.

Panelcontrolcanbeperformed.Toperformpanelcontrol,thetargetPCandthepanelmustbeconnected

withanRS-232CcableorthepanelmustbeconnectedtotheLAN.Forthespeciﬁcationsofthepaneland

its connection and setting methods, read the operation manual of your panel.

*3 ToperformpanelcontrolwiththeLB-1085,performa“Testconnection”oncewiththeSHARPDigital

SignageSoftwareClientScheduler(

p.92).

 Thepanelcontrolcannotbeperformedunlessa“Testconnection”isperformed.

*4 ForJapanesemarketonly.

 •WhencontrollingthetargetPCmanually(whenturningthepanelPCon),theWakeOnLANfunction

thatoperatesbyMagicPacketsfromthetargetPCmustbeenabled.

 IfthetargetPCisoutsidethesameLANsegment,MagicPacketsmaynotgetthroughdependingon

routerspecs/settings.Contactyournetworkadministratorformoredetails.

•Regardlessofwhichversionofthissoftwareyouareusing,youmusthaveFlashPlayer,WindowsMedia

Player,andPowerPointViewer2003/2007installedonthePConwhichthissoftwareisinstalled.

If you have not installed all of these programs, or have installed different versions of them, a message

prompting you to install may appear. If this happens, download the appropriate programs from the

relevant website and install them.

•Aseparate,fee-basedcodecmaybenecessarytoplayvideoﬁles.

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 Youmustloginasanadministratorbeforebeginningtheinstallationprocess.

●Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software

1. Start your PC

2. Close down all applications.

3. Launch the SHARP Digital Signage Software setup program (setup.exe).

Double-clickthesetup.exeﬁletolaunchthesetupprogram.

 Ifasecuritywarningsaying‘Thepublishercouldnotbeveriﬁed.’isdisplayedduringtheinstallation,

click[Run].

If using the “SHARP Digital Signage Software CD-ROM”

1) Ifthesetupprogramislaunchedautomatically,proceed

tostep4.Ifthesetupprogramdoesnotlaunchaftera

fewmoments,launchtheSetup.exeﬁleintheCD-ROM

folder.

2) Inthe[AutoPlay]dialogbox,click“Runsetup.exe”.

 Ifthe[AutoPlay]dialogboxdoesnotappear,double-click

theSetup.exeﬁleintheCD-ROMfolder.

3) Whenthe[UserAccountControl]dialogbox

appears,click[Allow](forWindowsVista)or[Yes](for

Windows7).

4. In the [Welcome to the Install Shield wizard...] window,

click [Next].

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5. Software license agreement will appear.

Read the entire software license agreement.

6. If you agree to the terms of the agreement, select the “I accept the terms of the license agreement”

option button, and click [Next].

7. Select the version that you have purchased and click [Next].

The three following versions are available:

• [PN-SS01]StandaloneVersion

 Forcreatingprogramsanddistributing/displayingschedules

withasinglePC.

• [PN-SS02]NetworkVersion

 ForuseonacontrollerPCtocreateprograms,distribute

schedules, and check panel status.

 AlsousedfordistributingprogramsandschedulestotargetPCs

runningthe“ViewerVersion”.

• [PN-SV01]ViewerVersion

Only installs software for content display.

 ForuseonatargetPC.Displaysreceivedprogramsaccordingtoaschedule.

8. Enter the appropriate license code for your version and click

[Next].

If you entered a temporary license code, you will only be

abletousethesoftwareforatwo-monthtrialperiod.You

should register the license code you obtained before the

end of the trial period.

•IfyouareusingtheStandaloneorNetworkVersion,

licensecodescanberegisteredusingthe[Register

LicenseCode]dialogboxfromthe[Option]menu.

(

p.73)

•IfyouareusingtheViewerVersion,licensecodescanberegisteredfromthe[Version]dialogbox

inClientScheduler.(

p.93)

9. Click [Next].

If you want to change the location where the installation will

bemade,click[Change]andspecifyadifferentdirectory.

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10. Click [Install].

The installation will start.

11. Click [Finish].

The installation is now complete.

 Ifthefollowingscreenappears,click[Yes]torestartyour

PC.

If you are using the Standalone or Network Versions, a shortcut to SHARP Digital Signage Software will be

created on your desktop.

IfyouareusingtheStandaloneorViewerVersions,ClientScheduler( ) will launch and appear in the

Task Tray.

If you are using the Network Version, Server Scheduler (

)andClientScheduler( ) will launch and

appear in the Task Tray.

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●Setting the environment of the target PC

Oncetheinstallationiscomplete,changethesettingsofthetargetPCbeforeusingthissoftware.A

descriptionisgivenbelow,usingWindowsXP/Vista/7asanexample.

Auto login settings

IfthetargetPCistobeusedwithoutanoperator,Windowsautologinshouldbeenabled.

If using Windows Vista, use the following procedure to enable auto login.

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [All Programs], [Accessories], and then [Command

Prompt].

The[CommandPrompt]windowwillappear.

2. Type in “control userpasswords2” (without the inverted

commas) and push [Enter].

3. If the [User Account Control] window appears, click

[Continue].

The[UserAccounts]dialogboxwillappear.

4. Clear the “Users must enter a user name and password

to use this computer” check box.

5. Click [OK].

6. In the [Automatically Log On] window, enter a “User

Name” and “Password”, and click [OK].

7. Type in “exit” and then press [Enter].

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Welcome Center settings (Windows Vista only)

 ThesesettingsdonotapplytoWindowsXP/7.

Underdefaultsettings,the“WelcomeCenter”isdisplayedwhen

Windows Vista is started.

Clearthe“Runatstartup”checkbox,tostopthe“Welcome

Center”frombeingdisplayedwhenaprogramisdisplayedin

ProgramViewer.The“WelcomeCenter”willnotappearfromthe

nexttimethePCisstarted.

 If“WelcomeCenter”isclosedyoucandisplayitusing

either of the following methods.

•FromtheWindowsTaskbar,click[Start],[ControlPanel],

[SystemandMaintenance],andthen[WelcomeCenter].

 •FromtheWindowsTaskbar,click[Start],[AllPrograms],[Accessories],andthen[WelcomeCenter].

Screen saver settings

Disable the screen saver so that it does not display on the monitor when a program is displayed in Program

Viewer.

•If using Windows XP

1. Right-click on an empty area of the desktop, and from the menu that appears, click [Properties].

The[DisplayProperties]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Click the [Screen Saver] tab and select “(None)” from the

“Screen saver” list.

3. Click [OK].

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• If using Windows Vista/7

1. Right-click on an empty area of the desktop and from the menu that appears, click [Personalize] and

then [Screen Saver].

The[ScreenSaverSettings]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select “(None)” from the “Screen saver” list.

3. Click [OK].

Power control

Adjustsettingssothatthepanelorharddiskdonotturnofforgointosystemstandbywhileaprogramis

displayed in Program Viewer.

•If using Windows XP

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [Performance and Maintenance], and then

[Power Options].

The[PowerOptionsProperties]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select “Never” from the “Turn off monitor”, “Turn off

hard disks”, and “System standby” pull-down menus on

the [Power Schemes] tab.

3. Click [OK].

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• If using Windows Vista

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [System and Maintenance], and then

[Power Options].

The[PowerOptions]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select “High performance” and click [Change plan

settings].

3. Select “Never” from the “Turn off the display” and “Put

the computer to sleep” lists.

4. Click [Save changes].

Returntothe[PowerOptions]dialogbox.

5. Close the [Power Options] dialog box by clicking the

button in the upper right corner of the window.

• If using Windows 7

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [System and Security], and then [Power

Options].

The[PowerOptions]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Click “Show additional plans” select “High performance”

and click [Change plan settings].

3. Select “Never” from the “Turn off the display” and “Put

the computer to sleep” lists.

4. Click [Save changes].

Returntothe[PowerOptions]dialogbox.

5. Close the [Power Options] dialog box by clicking the

button in the upper right corner of the

window.

Windows Sidebar (Gadget) settings (Windows Vista Only)

 ThesesettingsdonotapplytoWindowsXP/7

AdjustWindowsSidebar(Gadget)settingssothattheSidebar(Gadgets)isnotdisplayed.

1. Right-click on an empty area of the Windows Sidebar,

and from the menu that appears, click [Properties].

The[WindowsSidebarProperties]dialogboxwillappear.

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2. Clear the “Start Sidebar when Windows starts” check

box.

3. Click [OK].

4. Restart your PC.

TheWindowsSidebar(Gadgets)willnolongerappearfromthe

nexttimeyoustartWindowsVista.

Active desktop settings (Windows XP Only)

Turn Active desktop settings off.

These settings do not apply if you are using Windows Vista.

1. Right-click on an empty area of the desktop, and from the menu that appears, click [Properties].

The[DisplayProperties]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Click the [Desktop] tab, and then click [Customize Desktop].

The[DesktopItems]dialogboxwillappear.

3. Click the [Web] tab and clear all the check boxes under

“Web pages”.

4. Click [OK].

IME Toolbar settings

ThesesettingsarenotrequirediftheIMEToolbarisnotdisplayed.

StoretheIMEToolbarintheTaskbarsothatitisnotdisplayedwhenaprogramisbeingdisplayedinProgram

Viewer.

1. Right-click on the IME Toolbar and, from the menu that appears, click [Minimize].

You can also click to minimize the Toolbar.

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Taskbar settings (Windows XP/Vista only)

AdjusttheTaskbarsettingssothattheTaskbarisnotdisplayedwhenaprogramisbeingdisplayedinProgram

Viewer.

1. Right-click on an empty area of the Taskbar, and from the menu that appears, click [Properties].

The[TaskbarandStartMenuProperties]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Under “Taskbar appearance” on the [Taskbar] tab, clear

the “Auto-hide the taskbar” and “Keep the taskbar on

top of other windows” check boxes.

3. Click [OK].

Windows Update settings

SetWindowsUpdatesothatitdoesnotupdateautomaticallyanddisplaypopupmessages(dialogboxes),etc.,

while a program is being displayed in Program Viewer.

 Ifyouhavedisabledautomaticupdates,remembertochecktheWindowsUpdatewebsite

(http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/) regularly and download and install updates manually. Not installing the

latest updates is a security risk and may also lead to performance related issues.

•If using Windows XP

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [Performance and Maintenance], and then

[System].

The[SystemProperties]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Click the [Automatic Updates] tab and select the “Turn

off Automatic Updates” option button.

3. Click [OK].

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•If using Windows Vista

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [Security], and then [Turn automatic

updating on or off].

The[Changesettings]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the “Never check for updates” option button.

3. Click [OK].

4. If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue].

The[Changesettings]dialogboxwillclose.

•If using Windows 7

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [System and Security], and then [Turn

automatic updating on or off].

The[Changesettings]dialogboxwillappear.

2. From the menu of “Important updates,” select the “Never

check for updates (not recommended)” option button.

3. Click [OK].

4. If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Yes].

The[Changesettings]dialogboxwillclose.

Resident application settings

Adjustsettingsforresidentapplications(e.g.virusscanners)sothattheydonotdisplaypopupmessages(dialog

boxes)whenaprogramisbeingdisplayedinProgramViewer.

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Personal rewall settings

Ifyouplantodistributecontentoveranetwork,youmustfreeaTCP/IPportforthissoftwaretousewhenthe

distributionportisassignedtoapersonalﬁrewall.

 IfyouhaveinstalledtheViewerVersion,auniqueFTPserverwillbeinstalled,andstartedasaservice.

ThedefaultTCP/IPportnumbersare20and21.Ifyouchangetheportnumber,youmustalsochange

theFTPsettingsforthecontrollerPC(

p.80),andtheFTPsettingsforClientScheduleronthetarget

PC(

p.101)tothesameportnumber.

Firewall settings for Status Monitoring Tool (Windows Vista/7 Only)

IfusingWindowsVista/7,usethefollowingproceduretochangethesesettings.

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [System and Maintenance] (for Windows

Vista) or [System and Security] (for Windows 7), and then [Administrative Tools].

2. Double-click “Windows Firewall with Advanced Security”.

3. If the [User Account Control] window appears,

click [Continue] (for Windows Vista) or [Yes] (for

Windows 7).

The[WindowsFirewallwithAdvancedSecurity]dialogbox

will appear.

4. On the left of the window, click [Inbound Rules], then

click “New Rule” under [Actions] in the pane on the right

of the window.

The[NewInboundRuleWizard]dialogboxwillappear.

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5. Select the “Custom” option button, and click [Next].

6. Select the “All programs” option button, and click [Next].

7. From the “Protocol type” list, select “ICMPv4”.

8. Set “Protocol and Ports”, “Scope”, “Action”, and

“Prole” in order as necessary. Click [Next] to be taken

to the settings screen for the next step.

 Conﬁrmwithyournetworkadministratorbefore

adjustingthesesettings.

9. Enter a “Name”, and click [Finish].

10. Close the dialog boxes by clicking the

button at

the top right of each window.

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●Uninstalling SHARP Digital Signage Software

Ifthissoftwarefrequentlyshutsdownincorrectlywhenaprogramisbeingdisplayedorcreated,youshould

modify the program. If the problem persists even after doing so, we recommend uninstalling, then reinstalling

this software.

 Uninstallingthissoftwarewillnotdeleteanyprograms,schedulesorcontentﬁlesthatyouhavealready

created.Youwillbeabletousetheseﬁlesagainuponreinstallingthissoftware.

1. Start your PC.

2. Close down all applications.

3. Launch the SHARP Digital Signage Software setup maintenance program (setup.exe).

Double-clickthesetup.exeﬁletolaunchthesetupmaintenanceprogram.

 Ifasecuritywarningsaying‘Thepublishercouldnotbeveriﬁed.’isdisplayedduringtheinstallation,

click[Run].

If using the “SHARP Digital Signage Software CD-ROM”

1) Ifthesetupprogramislaunchedautomatically,proceed

tostep4.Ifthesetupmaintenanceprogramdoesnot

launchafterafewmoments,launchtheSetup.exeﬁlein

theCD-ROMfolder.

2) Inthe[AutoPlay]dialogbox,click“Runsetup.exe”.

 Ifthe[AutoPlay]dialogboxdoesnotappear,double-click

theSetup.exeﬁleintheCD-ROMfolder.

3) Whenthe[UserAccountControl]dialogbox

appears,click[Allow](forWindowsVista)or[Yes](for

Windows7).

4. Select the “Remove” option button, and click [Next].

 Ifyouselectthe“Modify”optionbutton,youwillhaveto

re-enter a license code.

Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software

5. Click [Yes].

The uninstallation will start.

 IftheServerSchedulerortheClientSchedulerhasbeenstarted,amessagewillappear.Inthis

case,click[Yes].TheServerSchedulerandtheClientSchedulerwillbeforciblyterminatedandthe

uninstallation will continue.

6. Click [Finish].

The uninstallation is now complete.

Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software

Launching and closing the Launcher window

●Launching the Launcher window

1. On the desktop, double-click the short cut.

TheLauncherwindowwilllaunch.

 TheLaunchercanalsobestartedbygoingtotheWindowsTaskbarandclicking[Start],[AllPrograms],

[SHARPDigitalSignageSoftware],andthen[SHARPDigitalSignageSoftware].

●Closing the Launcher window

1. Click on the Launcher window.

TheLauncherwindowwillclose.

●The Launcher window

TheLauncherwindowisthewindowfromwhichoperationsarestarted.

Therearesixbuttonsfordifferentfunctionssuchasprogramcreationandprogramdistribution.

 Ifanothertoolordialogboxisalreadylaunched,itwillbedisplayedintheforeground.

2)Programcreation/

editing

3) Timetable

creation/editing

4)Schedulecreation/

editing

5)Scheduledistribution

6)Panelcontrol

7)Option

1)Button

description

window

1) Button description window

Whenthecursorisplacedoverabutton,anexplanationofthebutton’sfunctionisdisplayedinthiswindow.

2) Program creation/editing (

p.28)

Thisbuttonlaunches“ProgramEditor”.ProgramEditorletsyoucreateprogramsbysettingscreensizesand

layouts, as well as content and scroll messages.

Launching and closing the Launcher window

3) Timetable creation/editing (

p.60)

Thisbuttonlaunches“TimetableEditor”.TimetableEditorletsyoucreateone-daytimetablesbyassigning

programs you have created to be shown at desired times.

4) Schedule creation/editing (

p.70)

Thisbuttonlaunches“ScheduleEditor”.ScheduleEditorletsyoucreateschedulesbyassigningtimetablesyou

havecreatedtobeexecutedondesireddates.

5) Schedule distribution (

p.84)

Thisbuttonlaunches“ScheduleDistributionTool”.ScheduleDistributionToolletsyousendtheschedulesyou

havecreatedtospeciﬁedpanels.

6) Panel control (

p.78)

Thisbuttonlaunchesthe[PanelManagement]dialogbox.Whendistributingprogramstomultiplepanelsusing

theNetworkVersion,youcanregisterandcontrolpanelsfromthisdialogbox.

This function is only available with the Network Version.

7) Option (

p.82)

Thisbuttonlaunchesthe[Option]dialogbox.ThisdialogboxdisplaysversioninformationabouttheLauncher,

and also lets you register license codes.

Launching and closing the Launcher window

Program Editor

Program Creation/Editing

Createprograms(content)todisplayonapanel.

The main Program Editor window

●Launching Program Editor

1. Click on the Launcher window.

“ProgramEditor”willlaunch.

AssoonasProgramEditorlaunches,fourpre-deﬁnedframesandtwoscrollmessagesforcreatingnew

programs will be displayed in the main window. Programs are completed by setting program content in this

window.

 •ProgramEditorcanalsobestartedbygoingtotheWindowsTaskbar,andclicking[Start],[AllPrograms],

[SHARPDigitalSignageSoftware],[Tools],andthen[ProgramEditor].

•TheﬁrsttimeProgramEditorislaunched,the[ContentPreview]windowwillappear.(

p.36)

•IfQuickTimePlayerandPowerPointViewerarenotinstalled,amessagewillappear.

●The main Program Editor window

1)Titlebar

2)Menus

3) Toolbar

4)Tabs

5)Settingswindow

1) Title bar

The name of the program will be displayed here.

WhenProgramEditorlaunches,thetitlebarwillread“Untitled”.Whenaprogramissaved,itwillchangetothe

name of the program. When content of an opened program is changed, the title bar will display an asterisk (*)

after the program name.

Program Editor

2) Menus

Menu options are as follows:

Menu option Description

Relevant

page

File

CreateNewProgram Opens a new program. -

Open Program Loadsasavedprogram.

p.47

Save Program Overwrites the currently edited program.

p.45

Save Program As Saves the currently edited program under a different name.

p.46

Delete Program Allows the user to specify and delete programs.

p.48

Properties of Program

Displays program properties and allows the user to change

them.

p.49

Import Program

ReadsaprogramthathasbeenexportedfromanotherPC

so that it can be used.

p.51

ExportProgram

Writes out a saved program so that it can be used on

anotherPC.

p.50

Exit ExitsProgramEditor. -

View

Preview Program

[Originalsize]

Displays a preview of the currently edited program at its

originalsize.

p.47

Preview Program

[Fitscreen]

Displaysapreviewofthecurrentlyeditedprogramﬁttedto

thesizeofthescreen.

p.47

SetConﬁgurationbefore

Preview Program

Checkthisoptionwhenpreviewingprograms.Setsand

displays display conditions.

p.48

Refresh

UpdatestheContentfoldertoreectadditionsordeletionsof

contentﬁles.

Option

GridSetting

Allowstheusertoﬁnetunegridsettingsforpositioning

frames and scroll messages with the grid.

p.33

Help AboutProgramEditor DisplaysversioninformationforProgramEditor. -

3) Toolbar

The toolbar buttons perform the following actions:

Icon Menu option Description

Relevant

page

Open Program Loadsasavedprogram.

p.47

Save Program Overwrites the currently edited program.

p.45

Properties of Program

Displays program properties and allows the user to change

them

p.49

Preview Program

[Originalsize]

Displays a preview of the currently edited program at its

originalsize.

p.47

Preview Program

[Fitscreen]

Displaysapreviewofthecurrentlyeditedprogramﬁttedto

thesizeofthescreen.

p.47

4) Tabs

Clickingatabswitchestothesettingswindowforeachitem.

5) Settings window

Allows the user to set advanced settings for the selected tab.

The main Program Editor window

Program Editor

Creating programs

●Valid content les

Filetypesthatcanbeusedascontentareasfollows:

Content name File type

Background,

Frames1-4

MPEG,MPEG-1,MPEG-2,MPEG-4,

WMV(WindowsMediaVideo–ﬁletypeplayablewithWindowsMediaPlayer),

Flash(ﬁletypeplayablewithFlashPlayer),Conditionalcontent(.dcv)forbackground,frames,

MOV(ﬁletypeplayablewithQuickTimePlayer),

PowerPoint,HTML,JPEG,BMP,GIF,PNG

Scrollmessages1-2 ScrollmessagescreatedinScrollMessageEditor,Conditionalcontent(.dct)forscroll

messages

Audio WAVE,MP3,AU,AIFF,

WMA(WindowsMediaAudio–ﬁletypeplayablewithWindowsMediaPlayer),

MOV(ﬁletypeplayablewithQuickTimePlayer),

MIDI,Conditionalcontent(.dca)foraudio

 Audioﬁlescannotbepositionedinthelayout.Theyareusedasaudioormusic(backgroundmusic)that

plays while a program is displayed.

Contentﬁlesarerecognizedbytheirﬁleextensions.

Certainﬁletypesrequiretheinstallationofcorrespondingsoftware.

File extension Content type Required software

.avi .mpeg .mpg .wmv .asf

Movie

Windows Media Player

.mov QuickTimePlayer

.swf Flash FlashPlayer

.ppt .pps PowerPoint PowerPoint Viewer

.htm .html HTML InternetExplorer

.tlp Scroll message None

.wav .mp3 .au .aif .aiff

.wma .mid .midi

Audio

Windows Media Player

.mov QuickTimePlayer

.jpeg .jpg .gif .png .bmp Still image None

 •TheJPEGﬁlesupportstheRGBformatbutdoesnotsupporttheCMYKformat.Inaddition,JPEG2000

is not supported.

•AnimationGIFisnotsupported.

•TwoormorePowerPointﬁlescannotbedisplayedatthesametime.

•ThenewﬁleformatofPowerPoint2007(.pptx)isnotsupported.Createcontentinpptformat.

•ThePowerPointcontentdoesnotsupportthefollowing:

 Executionofmacros,executionofprograms,displayoflinkobjects,displayofembeddedobjects

•IftoomanyanimationsareusedinthePowerPointcontent,displayedcharactersmaybeillegible.

•ThefontusedinthecontentmustalsobeinstalledonthetargetPC.

•TheHTMLﬁleandtheWebpagecannotbeenlargedorreduced.

•Adjustmentofthesoundvolumesupportsvideoandaudio.ItdoesnotsupportFlashandPowerPoint.

Creating programs

Program Editor

●Positioning content (Layout)

[Layout]window

Screensandcontentsizeandposition,etc.,aresetinthe

[Layout]window.

 When“LayoutLocked.”isdisplayedinthecenterofthelayoutwindow,thelayoutcannotbe

edited.

Clearthe“Thelayouteditislocked.”checkboxinthe[PropertiesofProgram]dialogbox(

p.49).

1. Check that the [Layout] tab is selected.

Ifitisnot,clickthe[Layout]tabtoselectit.

2. Set a [Screen Top-Left Position].

Set the coordinates (-9999 - 9999) for where you want the

top left hand corner of the background to be positioned in the

panel.

“X”and“Y”areusuallysetto“0”.(Default)

3. Set the “Screen Size”.

Thescreensizeisthesizeofthebackground.

Selectthe“PresetScreenSize”optionbutton,andchoosea

sizefromthelist.

Thisisusuallysettothesizeofthepanel(i.e.panel

resolution).

 •Ifthesizeyouwantisnotinthelist,selectthe

“CustomScreenSize”optionbutton,andentera

size.

•Tochangethepresetscreensizesinthelist,editthe“ScreenSize.dat”ﬁlefoundinthefolder

whereyouinstalledthissoftware(thedefaultdirectoryis,C:\ProgramFiles\SHARP\SHARPDigital

SignageSoftware)specifyingsizesinorderof“width”then“height”asintheexamplesbelow.

 1280,1024

 1920,1080

 1024,768

 WhenyoustartProgramEditorthescreensizeontheﬁrstlinewillbeselected.

•If you want to combine multiple panels and have

themdisplayedasonepanel,click[Calculate

screensizeforMultidisplay]andsetthescreen

sizesimplybyselectingthemodelnameand

direction.

Creating programs

Program Editor

4. Set [Frame Layout].

1) Checkthecheckboxesbesidetheframes,scroll

messages, or PIP that you want to display.

 Youcanalsoclickthe button at the top right

hand corner of a frame or scroll message to hide it.

2) Set“X”,“Y”,“Width”,and“Height”coordinatesforeach

frame or scroll message.

 •Only“X”and“Y”coordinatescanbeadjustedfor

thePIPframe.ToadjustthesizeofthePIPframe,

clickthe[PinP]tab,andspecifya“Value”forthe

“Size”under“Key”.

•Clickonaframeorascrollmessagetoselectit.

Eightresizehandleswillappeararoundtheborder

of the frame. By dragging these handles with the

mouse,youcanresizeaframeorscrollmessage,

andconﬁrmchangesvisually.

The frame and scroll messages can be moved by

dragginganareaotherthantheresizehandleusing

the mouse.

· Draggingwhileholdingdown[Shift]allowsyoutoresizeaframewhilekeepingthesameaspect

ratio.

· Youcanalsomoveframesorscrollmessagesusingthearrowkeys.

Youwillstillbeabletoadjustthesizeofaframeifyouholddown[Shift]whileusingthearrowkeys.

 •Youcanmoveorresizeitemsaccuratelybyaligningthemwiththegrid.(

p.33)

E.g.

Frame1: X=25, Y=20, Width=1338, Height=835

Frame2: X=1380, Y=25, Width=523,  Height=830

Message1: X=20, Y=869, Width=1883, Height=194

PIP: X=576, Y=395

The above coordinates would produce a layout like the screenshot below.

 •Thename,positionanddimensions

(Xcoordinateoftopleftcorner,

Ycoordinateoftopleftcorner,width,

height) are displayed in the top left of

each frame or scroll message.

•ThePIPframecannotbemovedin1pt

increments.Locationswhereitemscan

be positioned depend on the kind of

LCDmonitorused.

Creating programs

Program Editor

Using the grid

Usingthegridmakesiteasytopositionitemsaccurately.Itemscanbedraggedwiththemouseandalignedon

the grid. The grid can be set with the following procedure:

1. From the [Option] menu click [Grid Setting].

The[GridSetting]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Set the “Frame Layout”.

Checkthe“FramepositioninGrid”checkboxtousethegrid.

Clearthecheckboxtopositionframesin1ptincrements.

3. Set the “Interval” for the grid.

Enterawholenumberbetween2-100pt.(Thedefaultvalue

is8pt)

 •Showorhidethegridbycheckingorclearingthe“ShowGrid”checkbox.Evenifthegridishidden,if

youhavecheckedthe“FramepositioninGrid”checkbox,frameswillbealignedtothegridwhenmoved

orresized.

•Evenifyouhavecheckedthe“FramepositioninGrid”checkbox,youwillbeabletoignorethegridand

moveitemsin1ptincrementsbydoingthefollowing:

·Dragginganitemwhileholdingdown[Ctrl].Thiswillallowyoutoignorethegridwhenresizing.

·Dragginganitemwhileholdingdown[Shift]+[Ctrl].Thiswillallowyoutomaintaintheaspectratioofa

framewhileyouresizeitandignorethegridatthesametime.

· Holdingdown[Ctrl]whileusingthearrowkeys.Thiswillallowyoutomoveitemsin1ptincrements.

· Holdingdown[Shift]+[Ctrl]whileusingthearrowkeys.Thiswillallowyoutoresizeitemsin1pt

increments.

Display priority order

Background

Frame1

Frame2

Frame3

Frame4

If frames overlap when a program is displayed, programs will be

displayed in the following order from foreground to background.

“Frame4” → “Frame3” → “Frame2” → “Frame1” → “Background”

 •Thedisplaypriorityordercannotbeset.

•IfthecontentoftheframeorbackgroundisaPowerPoint

orEXEﬁle,itwillbedisplayedintheforeground,

regardless of the display priority order.

•Scrollmessagesaredisplayedaheadofthebackground

frame.

•Inallcases,thePIPframeisdisplayedaheadofthebackground,frame,andscrollmessages.

•Ifmoviesaredisplayedinthebackground,theymaybedisplayedinfrontofotherframesinsome

cases.Setmoviesinframes1-4,notthebackground.

Using a layout you have created

Click[SaveLayout]tosavetheLayoutyouhavecreated.Thenexttimeyoucometocreateaprogramyouwill

thenbeabletoclickon[OpenLayout]tousethesavedlayout.

When you save a layout, frame settings are not saved.

OnlyScreenTop-LeftPosition,ScreenSize,andFrameLayoutaresaved.

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●Setting the background/frames 1-4

Setcontent,orderofplayanddurationforcontentinthebackgroundandframes1-4.

“ContentFolder”tree

“ContentFile”list

Playlist

1. Click any of the [Background] or [Frame1] – [Frame4]

tabs.

2. From the “Content Folder” tree, select the folder where

the content les you want to use are located.

Conﬁrmthatthe[Content]tabisselected.Ifthetabisnot

selected, click on it.

Youcanalsodisplaycontentbyspecifying“URL”or“ViewerPath”.

The [URL] tab

DisplaystheHTMLofaspeciﬁedURLascontent.

EnteraURLthatcanbereferencedbythetargetPC.

IfyourPCcanconnecttotheInternet,clicking[ViewURL]willconnectto

theURLyouhaveentered.Checkthatyouhaveconnectedproperlyand

thattheURLhasbeendisplayedcorrectly.

IftheURLisincorrect,adialogboxliketheoneontherightwillappear.

 •UsediscretionwhendisplayingURLsaswebsitesaresubjecttocopyright.

•Ifthepageyouwanttodisplaycontainserrorsitwillnotbedisplayedcorrectly.

•Ifthepagethatyouwanttodisplayrequiresaplug-inthetargetPCmusthavetheplug-ininstalled.

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[Viewer Path] tab

Displaysthecontentﬁlespeciﬁedwith“FilePathOnViewerPC.”You

canspecifyanEXEﬁle.Enterapaththatcanbereferencedbythe

targetPC.ForanEXEﬁle,“Parameters”canbeadded.

 •Whendisplayinglargecontentﬁlesthatarenotfrequentlyupdated,savetheﬁlesonthetargetPC

in advance, and only enter the paths that refer to them. This will help reduce the time it takes to

send program contents.

•SpecifytheabsolutepathofthetargetPCortherelativepathfromMyContentsfolder(

p.100).

•Thefollowingparameterscanbeused:

 %L: Xcoordinateoftopleftcornerofframe

 %T: Ycoordinateoftopleftcornerofframe

%W : Width of frame

%H : Height of frame

•Thissoftwareonlylaunchesorclosesspeciﬁedexecutableﬁlesataspeciﬁedtime.Itdoesnot

guaranteetheactionsofanyexecutableﬁlesitlaunches.

•Dependingonthespeciﬁcationsoftheﬁlethatisexecuted,itmaynotbeabletolaunchorclose

correctly, or it may not be able to display windows in the correct position.

3. Select the content you want to use from the “Content

File” list.

Refertop.30foralistofﬁletypesthatcanbeusedwiththe

backgroundandframes1-4.

 •Clickwhileholdingdown[Ctrl]or[Shift]toselect

multiplecontentﬁlesatthesametime.

•Youcanpreviewcontentﬁlesinthe[Content

Preview]window.(

p.36)

•IfusingHTMLcontent,makesurethatimages,

moviesandotherﬁlesreferredtointheHTML

 codearetransferredtothesamelocation,orasubdirectoryofthesamelocation,wheretheHTML

ﬁleitselfisstored(attachedﬁles).Thesecanbeaddedfromcontentﬁleproperties.(

p.37)

 MakesurethatallattachedﬁlesaredeﬁnedbytheirrelativepathsintheHTMLﬁle.

4. Click .

Contentﬁlesareaddedtotheendoftheplaylist.

Formoredetailsabouttheplaylistrefertop.36.

 •Instep3,youcanalsoregistercontentﬁlesby

double-clicking them, or dragging them from the

“ContentFile”listtothe“Playlist”.

•Thecontentﬁlesintheplaylistcanbecopiedbydragginganddroppingthemwhileholdingdown

the[Ctrl]key.

5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 as necessary. You can set the other frames in the same manner.

By clicking the ( )button“addblankcontent”atthebottomofthe“ContentFile”listonthe

[Frame1]-[Frame4]tabs,youcanaddahiddensectiontotheplaylist.Likeothercontentﬁles,the

duration and order of play can be set for hidden sections. The frame set in the hidden section is

not displayed.

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Content preview

Youcanpreviewcontentﬁlesinthe[ContentPreview]window.

Click[ContentPreview]fromthe[View]menutopreviewtheﬁles.

Previewsforthefollowingtypesofﬁleswillnotbedisplayed

immediately.Topreviewtheseﬁles,clicktherelevanticon

displayedinthe[ContentPreview]window.(Clickthetextstringif

previewing a scroll message.)

•Fileswithasizeof2MBorhigher

•Videoﬁles

•PowerPointﬁles(Previewdisplayedinfullscreenmode)

•Scrollmessageﬁles(Previewdisplayedinfullscreenmode)

Playlists

Playlistcontentisplayedinorderstartingwiththecontentﬁleatthetopofthelist.

“Duration”displaysthelengthoftimetakentoplayaparticularcontentﬁle.

“TotalDuration”displaysthelengthoftimetakentoplaytheentirecontentsoftheplaylist.

Therearecaseswherethetotaldurationisdifferentfromtheactualduration(forexample,when“PlayNext

Content”issetintheplaysetting,orwhenusingconditionalcontent)

Clickingthebuttonsonthetoprightofaplaylistperformsthefollowingactions:

Icon Menu option Description

Show the properties of the

content

Displaysthepropertiesofthecurrentlyselectedcontentﬁle.Formore

details,refertop.37.

Move the content to upwards

Movestheselectedcontentﬁleoneplaceforward(up)inthelist.

(Cannotmovemultiplecontentﬁles.)

Move the content to

downwards

Movestheselectedcontentﬁleoneplacebackward(down)inthelist.

(Cannotmovemultiplecontentﬁles.)

Delete the content

Deletestheselectedcontentﬁlesfromthelist.

Contentﬁlesmayalsobedeletedbypressing[Delete].

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Background color when content is not displayed

Whencontentisnotbeingplayed,framescanbeﬁlledinusinga

speciﬁedcolor.

Clickthecolorswatchtodisplaythe[Color]dialogboxand

change the background color.

Properties of content

Fromtheplaylist,selectacontentﬁle,andclick todisplaythe[PropertiesofContent]dialogbox.

Thefollowingsettingsmaybeadjusted:

1) Content File Path

Displaysthepathtothecontentﬁle.

•Clicking[AttachedFiles]willallowyoutoaddaﬁleorﬁles

fromthe[AttachedFiles]dialogboxwhichappears.

•Clicking[Change]willallowyoutochangetheﬁleviathe

[Open]dialogboxthatappears.

 IfusingHTMLcontent,makesurethatimages,movies

andotherﬁlesreferredtointheHTMLcodeare

transferred to the same location, or a subdirectory of the

samelocation,wheretheHTMLﬁleitselfisstored.Make

surethatallattachedﬁlesreferencedintheHTMLﬁleare

deﬁnedbytheirrelativepaths.

2) Duration

The duration of play can be set.

•Whenthecontenttypeisvideo,audio,orscrollmessage,you

can set the operation to be performed when playback of the

contentisﬁnishedbeforethespeciﬁeddurationisreached.

Tosetthis,click[PlaySetting].

•Whenthe“Scrolltotheendofthismessage”checkboxiscleared,playbackofscrollmessagesisforcibly

terminatedafterthespeciﬁeddurationisreachedevenifplaybackisnotﬁnishedyet(effectivewhenthe

content type is scroll message).

•Ifthesamecontentﬁlesareplacedintheplaylistsuccessively,playisresumedafterreturningtothetopof

thecontentﬁlesaftertheplaytimehasexpired.

3) Background

Ifthecontentisastillimageﬁleandyouhavecheckedthe“Keepingaspectratio”optionbutton,youcan

specify a background color for the content.

Clickthecolorswatchtodisplaythe[Color]dialogboxandchangethebackgroundcolor.

Clicktheboxnextto“Transparent”tomakethebackgroundtransparent.

The background color for the background frame cannot be set to transparent.

4) Volume Control

The volume can be set.

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5) Layout

•“Keepingaspectratio”,“Notkeepingaspectratio”,and“Inoriginalsize”optionbuttons

 Youcanselect“Notkeepingaspectratio”whenthecontenttypeisastillimageorFlash.

 Youcanselect“Inoriginalsize”whenthecontenttypeisastillimage.

•“Temporarily,moveframe”checkbox

 Tochangethescreenpositionofthecontenttemporarily,checkthischeckboxandclick[PositionSetting].

Thepositionandsizeoftheframecanbespeciﬁedforeachcontent.Thescreenpositionmustbesetwithin

the background frame.

6) Picture Transition

When the content type is still image, the effect at screen switching can be set.

Select the effect from each pull-down menu.

Ifyoucheckthe“Viabackground”checkbox,theeffectofdisplayingthebackgroundcoloratthetimeof

screen switching is added.

7) Parameters (for EXE le)

DisplaysparametersforEXEﬁles.

●Setting the scroll message

Set scroll message content, order of play and duration of play.

Ascrollmessageﬁlecontainingtexttobedisplayedinthescrollmessagemustbepreparedinadvance.For

detailsabouthowtocreateascrollmessageﬁle,refertop.40.

1. Click the [Message1] or [Message2] tab.

2. From the “Content Folder” tree, select the folder where

the scroll message le you want to use is located.

Conﬁrmthatthe[Message]tabisselected.Ifthetabisnot

selected, click on it.

 •Youcanalsodisplaythecontentﬁlespeciﬁedwith

“FilePathOnViewerPC”onthe[ViewerPath]tab.

SpecifytheabsolutepathofthetargetPCorthe

relativepathoftheMyContentsfolder(

p.100).

3. Select the scroll message le you want to use from the

“Content File” list.

Onlyscrollmessageﬁles(.tlp)andconditionalcontentfor

scrollmessageﬁles(.dct)canbeusedwithMessage1and

Message2.

 •Clickwhileholdingdown[Ctrl]or[Shift]toselect

multiplescrollmessageﬁlesatthesametime.

•Youcanpreviewscrollmessageﬁles.Scroll

messageﬁlepreviewsareavailableinfullscreen

mode only. (

p.36)

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Clickingthebuttonsatthebottomofthe“ContentFile”listperformsthefollowingactions:

Icon Menu option Description

CreateNewScroll

Message

LaunchesScrollMessageEditorandallowsyoutocreatenewscroll

messages.

EditScrollMessage

LaunchesScrollMessageEditorandallowsyoutoeditthescroll

messageselectedinthe“ContentFile”list.

Delete Scroll Message Deletesthescrollmessagesselectedinthe“ContentFile”list.

add blank scroll

message

Ahiddensectioncanbeaddedtotheplaylist.Likeothercontentﬁles,

the duration and order of play can be set for hidden sections.

FormoredetailsaboutScrollMessageEditor,refertop.40.

4. Click .

Scrollmessageﬁlesareaddedtotheendoftheplaylist.

Formoredetailsabouttheplaylist,refertop.36.

 Instep3,youcanalsoregisterscrollmessageﬁles

by double-clicking them, or dragging them from the

“ContentFile”listtothe“Playlist”.

5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 as necessary. You can set other scroll messages in the same manner.

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Program Editor

Creating scroll message les

Createamessagetobedisplayedinascrollmessage.

1. Click the [Message1] or [Message2] tab, and then click

under the “Content File” list.

ScrollMessageEditorwilllaunch.

1) Title bar

Aﬁlenamewillbedisplayed.

WhenScrollMessageEditorlaunches,thetitlebarwillread“Untitled”.Whenaﬁleissaved,itwillchangeto

thenameoftheﬁle.Whencontentofanopenedﬁleischanged,thetitlebarwilldisplayanasterisk(*)after

theﬁlename.

1)Titlebar

2)Menus

3) Toolbar

4)Settingswindow

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Program Editor

2) Menus

Menu options are as follows:

Menu option Description

File

CreateNewScroll

Message

Opensanewscrollmessageﬁle.

Open Scroll Message Loadsasavedscrollmessageﬁle.

Save Scroll Message Overwritesthecurrentlyeditedscrollmessageﬁle.

Save Scroll Message As Savesthecurrentlyeditedscrollmessageﬁleunderadifferentname.

Exit ExitsScrollMessageEditor.

Edit

Cut Cutsthetextstringselectedinthe“Scrollmessageeditbox”.

Copy Copiesthetextstringselectedinthe“Scrollmessageeditbox”.

Paste

Pastesatextstringthathasbeencutorcopiedintothe“Scroll

messageeditbox”.

Undo Undoesthelastactionperformedinthe“Scrollmessageeditbox”.

View Preview Scroll Message

Displaysapreviewofthecurrentlyeditedscrollmessageﬁle.

Press[Esc]toclosethepreview.Ifawindowotherthanthewindow

for scroll messages is clicked during the preview, it cannot be

terminatedevenifthe[Esc]keyispressed.Clickthepreviewonce

andthenclickthe[Esc]key.

Help

About Scroll Message

Editor

DisplaysversioninformationforScrollMessageEditor.

3) Toolbar

The toolbar buttons (icons) perform the following actions:

Icon Menu option Description

Open Scroll Message Loadsasavedscrollmessageﬁle.

Save Scroll Message Overwritesthecurrentlyeditedscrollmessageﬁle.

Preview Scroll Message

Displaysapreviewofthecurrentlyeditedscrollmessageﬁle.

Press[Esc]toclosethepreview.Ifawindowotherthanthewindowfor

scroll messages is clicked during the preview, it cannot be terminated

evenifthe[Esc]keyispressed.Clickthepreviewonceandthenclick

the[Esc]key.

About Scroll Message

Editor

DisplaysversioninformationforScrollMessageEditor.

4) Settings window

Formoredetails,continuereadingfromstep2.

2. Enter a text string that you want to use in a scroll

message into the “Scroll message edit box”.

Thelongerthetextstringis,themorememorywillbeused.

We recommend starting a new line at a suitable interval so

that lines do not get too long.

Creating programs

Program Editor

Checkingthe[UseHTMLtag]checkboxallowsyoutouse

thefollowingHTMLtagsinthe“Scrollmessageeditbox”to

deﬁnethefontcolor,sizeandotherstyles.

Tag Explanation

Deﬁnesthetext.TakestheCOLOR,SIZEandFACEattributeswhichrespectivelydeﬁnethe

textcolor,textsizeandtypeface.

Deﬁnesboldtext.

Deﬁnesitalictext.

Deﬁnesunderlinedtext.

<S> Deﬁnesstrikethroughtext.

<BIG> Deﬁnesbiggertext.

Deﬁnessmallertext.

3. Set the “Message Format”.

Setthedisplaydirectionoftext,fontandtextcolor.

1) Nextto“Orientation”,selectthedisplaydirectionoftext.

2) Tochangethefont,click[SelectFont]andchooseafont

fromthe[Font]dialogbox.

 •YoumusthavethesamefontinstalledonthetargetPC.

•Dependingonthetypeoffontused,textsizemaynotbeacquiredcorrectlyresultinginscrolling

being interrupted.

3) Setthe“TextColor.”

 Inthe[Color]dialogboxthatappearswhenclickingtherectangleinwhichacolorisdisplayed,thecolor

can be changed.

4) Select“Decoration”fromthe“None,”“Bordering,”or“Shadowing”optionbutton.

 If“Bordering”or“Shadowing”isselected,thetextcolorcanbechangedinthe[Color]dialogboxthat

appearswhenclickingtherectangleof“DecorationColor”.

4. Set “Background.”

Set the background of scroll messages.

1) Set“BackgroundColor.”

 Thecolorcanbechangedinthe[Color]dialogboxthat

appears when clicking the rectangle in which a color is

displayed.

2) Checkingthe“UseTransparent”checkboxallowsyoutomakethebackgroundcolortransparent.

 Dragthe“Rate”slidertotheleftorrighttosetthetransparency(10stepsavailable).

 •Donotcheckthecheckboxwhenyoudonotwanttomakethebackgroundcolortransparent.

Evenifthesliderissettoopaqueattherightend,thebackgrounddoesnotbecomecompletely

non-transparent.

•Whenthecheckboxischecked,thecolorsetforthebackgrounditselfismadetransparent.

Therefore,if“TextColor”and“DecorationColor”arethesameas“BackgroundColor,”“TextColor”

and“DecorationColor”arealsomadetransparent.

•Iftransparent/semi-transparentscrollmessagesarelocatedonavideo,thedesiredeffectmaynot

be obtained.

Creating programs

Program Editor

5. Set “Scrolling.”

Set the scroll direction and speed of scroll messages.

1) Selectthe“Direction”from“Leftward,”“Rightward,”

“Upward”and“NoMove”optionbuttons.

 •Ifthe“Vertical”optionbuttonisselectedin

“MessageFormat,”the“Leftward”or“Rightward”

option button cannot be selected.

•If“NoMove”isselected,scrollmessagesaredisplayedatthecenterofthespeciﬁedrangelineby

line. (The portion that is outside of this range is not displayed.)

2) Dragthe“Speed”slidertotheleftorrighttosetthescrollspeed(10stepsavailable).

 •Evenifthescrollmessagespeedissetatthesamevalue,theactualscrollspeedmaydiffer

dependingontheperformanceofthePC.

•Whenthe“UseTransparent”checkboxischecked,thescrollspeedmaybelowercomparedwith

thatofopaquescrollmessages.Itisrecommendedthattestsbeconductedbyactuallydisplaying

scroll messages before operation.

Settingstobemadewhenthe“NoMove”optionbuttonisselected

3) Set“DisplayTimeofEachLine.”(0to9999seconds)

Scroll messages are displayed line by line. Set the display time.

4) Setwhethertoperformfade-inandfade-out.

 Todisplayscrollmessagessothatthecurrentlydisplayedscrollmessagefadesoutandthenextscroll

messagefadesinwhenswitchingbetweenscrollmessages,checkthe“UseFadingin/outWhenTelop

Switches.”checkbox.

If fade-in/fade-out scroll messages are located on a video, the desired effect may not be obtained.

6. Click [Save Scroll Message] from the [File] menu.

Or click

The[SaveAs]dialogboxwillappear.

7. Enter a new name in “File Name” and click [Save].

Thecreationofthescrollmessageﬁleisnowcomplete.

Creating programs

Program Editor

●Setting audio and music

Set audio and music (background music) for program display.

 Iftwoormorecontentﬁlescontainingaudioaresetindifferentframes,bothwillplay.

1. Click the [Sound] tab.

2. From the “Content Folder” tree, select the folder where

the content les you want to use are located.

Conﬁrmthatthe[Sound]tabisselected.Ifthetabisnot

selected, click on it.

 Youcanalsoplaybackthecontentﬁlespeciﬁed

with“FilePathOnViewerPC”onthe[ViewerPath]

tab.SpecifytheabsolutepathofthetargetPCor

therelativepathoftheMyContentsfolder(

p.91).

3. Select the content you want to use from the “Content

File” list.

Foralistofcompatibleaudioﬁletypes,refertop.30.

 •Clickwhileholdingdown[Ctrl]or[Shift]toselect

multiplecontentﬁlesatthesametime.

•Audiocannotbepositionedinalayout.Ifyou

selectamovieforthecontentﬁlethatwillbeused

as audio, a movie preview will be displayed in the

[ContentPreview]window,butonlyaudiowillbe

used when the program is actually displayed.

•Clickingthe“addnosoundportion”button(

)atthebottomofthe“ContentFile”listwillallow

you to add a soundless portion to the playlist. Settings for duration and order of play can be set for

soundlessportionsinthesamewayasforothercontentﬁles.

4. Click

Contentﬁlesareaddedtotheendoftheplaylist.

Formoredetailsabouttheplaylist,refertop.36.

 Instep3,youcanalsoregistercontentﬁlesbydouble-clickingthem,ordraggingthemfromthe

“ContentFile”listtothe“Playlist”.

Creating programs

Program Editor

●Setting the PIP window

Settheframesize,aspectratio,inputsource,andaudiosourceforthePIPframe.Thisfunctioncanbeused

onlywiththeSHARPLCDmonitor(PNseries).

1. Click the [PinP] tab.

2. Select the “Monitor Model Name”.

3. Set values for each item.

Alistwillappearwhenyouclickonacellinthe“Value”

column.

If using a PN-655 monitor

*Itemsdisplayedvaryaccordingtothe“MonitorModel

Name”.

1) Select“Size”.

 Monitorsizesvaryaccordingtoaspectratio.

2) Selecteither“16:9”or“4:3”fromthe“AspectRatio”list.

* Select this according to the video or images that you

want to display.

3) Select“D-Terminal”,“Composite(Video)”,or

“Component”forthe“InputSource”option.

4) Selecteither“PC”or“AV”for“SoundSource”.

5) “Direction”canonlybesetto“Landscape”.

*ThevideosignalmaycausemisalignmentwithPIPlocationandsize.

●Saving a program

Save program

Usethisoptionwhenyouwanttosavethecurrentlyeditedprogramunderitsoriginalname.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Save Program].

You can also save by clicking

Aconﬁrmationmessageforcreatingathumbnailwillappear.

 When“ProgramEditor”isstarted,thetitlebarwillread“Untitled”.Ifyouattempttosaveatthis

stagethe[SaveProgram]dialogboxwillbedisplayed.Fortheremainingsteps,pleasereferto

step2of“Saveprogramas”.

2. When you want to create a thumbnail, click [Yes]. When you do not

want to create a thumbnail, click [No].

Whenyouclick[Yes],asmallprogrampreviewforcreatingathumbnail

will appear. Do not perform any operation before this preview screen

disappears.

Formoredetailsabouttheprogramthumbnail,refertop.46.

If you have already created a thumbnail, the program thumbnail is not deleted even if you click

[No].Thepreviousthumbnailisdisplayed.

Creating programs

Program Editor

Save program as

Usethisoptionwhenyouwanttosavethecurrentlyeditedprogramunderadifferentname.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Save Program As].

The[SaveProgramAs]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the program folder in which the program is to be

saved.

Formoredetailsabouttheprogramfolder,seethefollowing.

3. Enter a new name in “Program Name” and click [Save].

Aconﬁrmationmessageforcreatingathumbnailwillappear.

4. When you want to create a thumbnail, click [Yes].

When you do not want to create a thumbnail, click [No].

Whenyouclick[Yes],asmallprogrampreviewforcreatingathumbnail

will appear. Do not perform any operation before this preview screen

disappears.

Formoredetailsabouttheprogramthumbnail,seethefollowing.

If you have already created a thumbnail, the program thumbnail is not deleted even if you click

[No].Thepreviousthumbnailisdisplayed.

Program thumbnails

When a program thumbnail is created, it is displayed in the

[OpenProgram],[SaveProgramAs],[DeleteProgram],[Import

Program],and[ExportProgram]dialogboxesandthe[Program]

tab of the timetable editor.

 •Therearecasesinwhichavideoisnotdisplayed.

•IfthePIPfunctionisused,thePIPportionisnot

displayed.

Program Folder

•Programscanbesavedindifferentprogramfoldersaccording

to the type of program.

•Theprogramsintheselectedprogramfolderaredisplayedin

“ProgramListofSelectedProgramFolder.”

•

In the menu that appears when right-clicking the program storage folder, the following operation can be performed.

•Insert: 

Adds a new program folder under the selected folder.

  Enteranewnameinthe[ProgramFolderName]

dialogboxandclick[OK].

•Delete: Deletestheselectedfolder.Iftheselectedfolder

contains a program, it cannot be deleted.

•Rename:Changesthenameoftheselectedfolder.Enteranewnameinthe[ProgramFolderName]dialog

boxandclick[OK].

 •The“Programs”folderintheﬁrstlevelcannotbedeletedorrenamed.

•Iftheselectedfoldercontainsaprogram,itcannotbedeleted.

•Bydragginganddroppingthefolder,thelocationofthefoldercanbechanged.

•Bydragginganddroppingaprogramin“ProgramListofSelectedProgramFolder”toanotherfolder,the

program can be moved.

Creating programs

Program Editor

●Opening a program

Loadaprogramthatyouhavealreadysavedanduseit.

Editingonlytheplacesyouwanttochangeinanexistingﬁleandsavingtheﬁleunderanewnameisan

effective way to create programs.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Open Program].

You can also open a program by clicking

The[OpenProgram]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the program folder containing the program.

3. From the “Program List”, select a program, and click

[Open].

TheprogramyouselectedwillbeloadedintoProgramEditor

and you will be able to edit it.

 Takecarewhensavingtheprogramyouhaveeditedusingthe[SaveProgram]option,asthe

changesyouhavemadewillbereectedintheoriginalﬁle.

●Checking a program

Checkaprogramusingtheprogrampreviewfunction.

Two previews with the same data will be displayed.

1. If you want to preview a program at its original size, click

[Preview Program [Original size]] from the [View] menu.

You can also preview a program by clicking

A preview of the currently edited program will be displayed at

itsoriginalsize.

 •Previewscanalsobedisplayedbypressing[F5].

•Ifyouwanttousetheprogrampreviewfunctionon

amoredetailedsetting,check“SetConﬁguration

beforePreviewProgram”onthe[View]menu.

•Thisenablesyoutosetspeciﬁcdatesand

times,speciﬁcpaneldisplaysandotherprogram

conditions and display previews.

If you want to preview a program at screen size, click [Preview Program [Fit screen]] from the [View]

menu.

You can also preview a program at screen size by clicking

Apreviewofthecurrentlyeditedprogramﬁttedtothesizeofthescreenwillbedisplayed.

2. Check the preview.

PowerPoint and scroll messages will be displayed in the foreground, regardless of display priority order.

Set PowerPoint data so that it plays repetitively by setting slide transition to advance slides automatically

(automatic slideshow).

Do not use the mouse or keyboard (e.g. to click on a window etc.) during program display. Doing so may

change the window display order or alter the content to be played.

 •Toclosethepreview,clickthepreviewwindowandpress[Esc].

•Iftheprogramscreensizeislargerthanthedisplayresolutionofthemonitor,thepreviewcannot

be displayed in full screen mode.

Creating programs

Program Editor

●Preview Program Display Settings

Ifyoucheck“SetConﬁgurationbeforePreviewProgram”onthe

[View]menu,the“Previewprogramsetting”screen(*ascreen

image displayed on the screen) will be displayed during the

programpreview.Youcansetthefollowingconditions,andif

youclickthe“Preview”button,thepreviewwilloccurunderthe

conditions you have set.

•Previewthisprogramafterasetamountoftimehaspassed:

 Displaystheprogrampreviewafteraspeciﬁedamountoftime

haspassed.Theveryﬁrstcontenttobeplayedwillplayfrom

thebeginningofthatcontent,startingatthespeciﬁedtimeand

playing for the amount of time set on the Playlist. There are

caseswheretheveryﬁrstcontenttobeplayedwillendabruptly,

andthepreviewwillcontinueontothenextcontent.

•Previewthisprogramaftersettingreferenceconditionsforconditionalcontent:

 Click“PlayConditionSetting”tosetconditions

•“Playdate” : 

Sets the date on which the program will be played.

•“PlayTime” : 

Sets the time at which the program will be played.

•“Panelname” : 

Sets the panel on which the program will be played.

•“Group” : 

Sets the group with which the program will be played.

•“Comment” : 

Sets comments on the panel on which the program will be played.

•Displaythisprogrampreviewovertheedgesofmultiplemonitors:

Displays the program preview over the edges between panels when using multiple monitors

* Think of the edges as rough estimates.

•“Modelname” : 

Select the monitor model name.

•“Composition” : 

Select the multi-monitor setup.

●Deleting a program

Delete unnecessary programs.

1. Click [Delete Program] from the [File] menu.

The[DeleteProgram]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the program folder containing the program.

3. Select a program from the “Program List” and click

[Delete].

4. Click [Yes].

The selected program has now been deleted.

5. Click [Close].

Creating programs

Program Editor

●Displaying program properties

Changeprogramnamesandprogramcolors.

1. Click [Properties of Program] from the [File] menu.

You can also display and change program properties by clicking

The[PropertiesofProgram]dialogboxwillappear.

Informationaboutthe“ProgramName”,“Duration”,“Colorof

Program”,“Option”,and“DataPath”isdisplayed.

• The“ProgramName”canbechanged.

• Clickthecolorswatchtodisplaythe[Color]dialogbox

and change the program color.

• Ifyoucheckthe“Thelayouteditislocked.”checkbox,

layouteditingisdisabled.Checkthischeckboxwhen

you want to prevent the layout from being changed due

toamistakeduringtheoperationofProgramEditor.

 The“ColorofProgram”isthecolorusedtodisplay

theprogramintheTimetableEditor.

2. Click [OK].

 “Duration”maybedifferentfromtheactualduration.

Creating programs

Program Editor

●Importing/exporting a program

Exporting a program

TheexportfunctionisusedtowriteoutaprogramsothatitcanbeusedwiththisproductonanotherPC.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Export Program].

The[ExportProgram]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the program folder containing the program.

3. From the “Program List”, select a program, and click

[Export].

The[Selectthefoldertoexport]dialogboxwillappear.

4. Specify the directory where you want to save the le,

enter a “File name”, and click [Save].

The[ExportProgram]dialogboxwillappear.

A screen like the one on the right will appear during

theexport.Click[Cancel]tocanceltheexport.

5. Click [OK].

Theprogramexportisnowcomplete.

Creating programs

Program Editor

Creating programs

Importing a program

TheimportfunctionisusedtoloadanexportedprogramthathasbeencreatedwiththisproductonanotherPC.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Import Program].

The[Selecttheprogramtoimport]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select a (.prg) le to import, and click [Open].

The[ImportProgram]dialogboxwillappear.

A screen like the one on the right will appear while

theimportisbeingprepared.Click[Cancel]to

cancel the import.

3. Select the program folder in which the program is to be

saved.

4. Enter a “Program Name”, and click [Import].

5. Click [Yes].

The program will be saved with the name you entered.

The program import is now complete.

Conditional Content Editor

Conditional Content

When creating Playlists with the program editor, most of the content is the same, and in many cases, multiple

Playlists with only one differing part are created. In these cases, you can display Playlists with only the differing

partchangedaccordingtospeciﬁedconditionswhenusingconditionalcontent.

Basic Screens for SHARP Digital Signage Software Conditional Content Editor

●Launching SHARP Digital Signage Software Conditional Content Editor

1. Click the [Start] button on the Windows Taskbar, and then click “All Programs” – “SHARP Digital

Signage Software” – “Tools” – “Conditional Content Editor” in order.

Thiswilllaunch“ConditionalContentEditor.”

●Basic Screens for SHARP Digital Signage Software Conditional Content Editor

1) Title bar

Displaystheﬁlename.WhenEditorlaunches,thetitlebarwillread“Untitled.”Whenaﬁleissaved,itwillchange

tothenameoftheﬁle.

Whencontentofanopenedﬁleischanged,thetitlebarwilldisplayanasterisk(*)aftertheﬁlename.

*YoucanregisterandeditPlaylistsbyselecting“ReplacetoConditionalContent”fromtheprogrameditor

Playlist.

1)Titlebar

2)Menus

3) Toolbar

4)Tabs

5)SettingsWindow

Conditional Content Editor

Basic Screens for SHARP Digital Signage Software Conditional Content Editor

2) Menus

Thefollowingarethecontentsofthe[File],[View],and[Help]menus.

Menu option Description

File

CreateNewConditional

Content

Opensanewﬁle.

OpenConditionalContent Reads saved conditional content.

SaveConditionalContent Saves the currently edited conditional content.

SaveConditionalContent

Saves the currently edited conditional content under a different name.

Exit QuitsConditionalContentEditor.

View

ShowContentPreview

window

Displays a preview of the currently edited conditional content in a

windowthesizeofthepreviewwindow.

Refresh

Updatescontentfromthecontentfoldersintheeventthatcontent

ﬁleshavebeenaddedtoordeletedfromtheConditionalContent

FoldersinceSHARPDigitalSignageSoftwarewaslaunched.

Help

AboutConditionalContent

Editor

DisplaysversioninformationforConditionalContentEditor.

3) Toolbar

The function of each button (icon) is as follows.

Icon Menu option Description

CreateNewConditional

ContentforBackground/

Frames

Createsnewconditionalcontentforbackground/frames.

CreateNewConditional

ContentforMessages

Createsnewconditionalcontentforscrollmessages.

CreateNewConditional

ContentforSound

Createsnewconditionalcontentforsound.

OpenConditional

Content

Reads saved conditional content.

SaveConditional

Content

Saves conditional content.

4) Tabs

Whenyouclickanyofthe[Content],[URL]or[ViewerPath]tabs,youwillgotothesettingwindowforthat

tab.

5) Settings Window

Set details for the tab that you selected.

Conditional Content Editor

Creating Conditional Content

●Compatible Content File Formats

Thefollowingﬁleformatscanbeusedascontent.

Types of Conditional

Content

Compatible File Extensions

Background,Frame

.jpg,.jpeg,.gif,.png,.bmp,.avi,.mpeg,.mpg,.wmv,.asf,.mov,.swf,.ppt,

.pps,.htm,.html,.exe

Scroll Messages .tlp

Audio .wav, .mp3, .au, .aif, .aiff, .wma, .mid, .midi, .mov

●Conguring Conditional Contents

Setprojectnames,playbackstartdates,andTargetPCpanelattributesforconditionalcontent.

ContentFoldertree

ContentFileList

ConditionList

PlayCondition

Conditional Content Editor

Creating Conditional Content

1. From the “Content Folder” tree, Select the folder where the content les you want to use are

located.

The [URL] Tab

DisplaystheHTMLofaspeciﬁedURLascontent.

EnteraURLthatcanbereferencedbytheTargetPC.

IfyourPCcanconnecttotheInternet,clicking[ViewURL]will

connecttotheURLyouhaveentered.

CheckthatyouhaveconnectedproperlyandthattheURL

has been displayed correctly.

IftheURLisincorrect,adialogboxliketheoneontheright

will appear.

[Viewer Path] Tab

Displaysthecontentﬁlespeciﬁedwith[FilePathOnViewerPC].YoucanspecifyanEXEﬁle.Enterapath

thatcanbereferencedbythetargetPC.ForanEXEﬁle,“Parameters”canbeadded.

 •Whendisplayinglargecontentﬁlesthatarenotfrequentlyupdated,savetheﬁlesonthetargetPC

in advance and only enter the paths that refer to them. This will help reduce the time it takes to send

program contents.

•SpecifytheabsolutepathofthetargetPCortherelativepathfromMyContentsFolder(refertop.100).

•Thefollowingparameterscanbeused.

  %L : Xcoordinateoftopleftcornerofframe

  %T : Ycoordinateoftopleftcornerofframe

%W : Width of frame

%H : Height of frame

•Thissoftwareonlylaunchesorclosesspeciﬁedexecutableﬁlesataspeciﬁedtime.Itdoesnotguarantee

theactionsofanyexecutableﬁlesitlaunches.

•Dependingonthespeciﬁcationsoftheﬁlethatisexecuted,itmaynotbeabletolaunchorclose

correctly, or it may not be able to display windows in the correct position.

2. Select the content les you want to use from the Content

File List.

RefertoPage54forﬁleformatscompatiblewithbackgrounds

and frames.

 •Youcancheckcontentﬁlepreviewsinthe[Show

ContentPreviewWindow]window.(refertop.56)

•IfusingHTMLcontent,makesurethatimages,

moviesandotherﬁlesreferredtointheHTML

code are transferred to the same location, or a

subdirectoryofthesamelocation,wheretheHTML

ﬁleitselfisstored(attachedﬁles).

  Thesecanbeaddedfromcontentﬁleproperties.

(refertop.57)

  Makesurethatallattachedﬁlesaredeﬁnedbytheir

relativepathsintheHTMLﬁle.

Conditional Content Editor

Creating Conditional Content

3. Click the icon.

Contentﬁlesareaddedtotheendoftheconditionlist.

Formoredetailsabouttheconditionlist,refertoPage59.

 •InStep3,youcanregistercontentﬁlesbydouble-

clickingthemorbydraggingthemfromtheContent

Filelisttothe[conditionlist].

•Thecontentﬁlesfromtheconditionslistcanbecopiedbydroppinganddraggingthemwhile

holdingthe[Ctrl]key.

Preview Content

Youcanpreviewcontentﬁlesinthe[ShowContentPreview

Window]window.

Click[ShowContentPreviewWindow]fromthe[View]menu

topreviewtheﬁles.

Previewsfromthefollowingtypesofﬁleswillnotbedisplayed

immediately.Topreviewtheseﬁles,clicktherelevanticon

displayedinthe[ShowContentPreviewWindow]window.

(Clickthetextstringifpreviewingascrollmessage.)

•Fileswithasizeof2MBorhigher

•Videoﬁles

•PowerPointﬁles(Previewdisplayedinfullscreenmode)

•

Scrollmessageﬁles(Previewdisplayedinfullscreenmode)

 •SetPowerPointdatasothatitplaysrepetitively

by setting slide transition to advance slides

automatically (automatic slideshow).

•Donotusethemouseorkeyboard(e.g.toclickonawindowetc.)duringprogramdisplay.Doing

so may change the window display order or alter the content to be played.

Conditional Content

Contentconditionsarecheckedandonlytheﬁrstcontentthatmatchesthoseconditionsisdisplayed.Thelist

plays in order starting from the top, and contents that do not match conditions are skipped.

The duration is the amount of time it takes to play content.

ContentﬁlesontheplaylistwiththelongestdurationsaredisplayedontheMaximumDurationList.

Therearecaseswherethemaximumdurationisdifferentfromtheactualduration(forexample,when“Play

Nextcontent”issetinthe“playsetting”)

Conditional Content Editor

Creating Conditional Content

Clickingthebuttonsonthetoprightofaplaylistperformsthefollowingactions:

Icon Menu option Description

Show the properties of the

content

Displaysthepropertiesofthecurrentlyselectedcontentﬁle.

See below for more details.

Set content playback

conditions

Sets playback conditions for selected content.

Formoredetails,refertoPage59.

Move content upward

Movestheselectedcontentﬁleoneplaceforward(up)onthelist.

(Youcannotmovemultiplecontentﬁles.)

Move content downward

Movestheselectedcontentﬁleoneplacebackward(down)onthelist.

(Youcannotmovemultiplecontentﬁles.)

Delete content

Deletestheselectedcontentﬁlesfromtheconditionslist.

Youcandeletecontentﬁlesbypressingthe[Delete]key.

Properties of content

Fromtheplaylist,selectacontentﬁle,andclick

todisplaythe[PropertiesofContent]dialogbox.

Thefollowingsettingsmaybecheckedandadjusted:

1) Content File Path

Displaysthepathtothecontentﬁle.

•Clicking[AttachedFiles]willallowyoutoaddaﬁleorﬁles

fromthe[AttachedFiles]dialogboxthatappears.

•Clicking[Change]willallowyoutochangetheﬁleviathe

[Open]dialogboxthatappears.

 IfusingHTMLcontent,makesurethatimages,

moviesandotherﬁlesreferredtointheHTML

code are transferred to the same location, or a

subdirectoryofthesamelocation,wheretheHTML

ﬁleitselfisstored.Makesurethatallattachedﬁles

referencedintheHTMLﬁlearedeﬁnedbytheir

relative paths.

2) Duration

The duration of play can be set.

•Whenthecontenttypeisvideo,audio,orscrollmessage,youcansettheoperationtobeperformed

whenplaybackofthecontentisﬁnishedbeforethespeciﬁeddurationisreached.Tosetthis,click[play

setting].

•Whenthe“Scrolltotheendofthismessage”checkboxiscleared,playbackofscrollmessageisforcibly

terminatedafterthespeciﬁeddurationisreachedevenifplaybackisnotﬁnishedyet(effectivewhenthe

content type is scroll message).

Conditional Content Editor

Creating Conditional Content

3) Background

Ifthecontentisastillimageﬁleandyouhavecheckedthe“Keepingaspectratio”optionbutton,youcan

specify a background color for the content.

Clickthecolorswatchtodisplaythe[Color]dialogboxandchangethebackgroundcolor.

Clicktheboxnextto“Transparent”tomakethebackgroundtransparent.

The background color for the background frame will be displayed as black if the background color

is set to transparent.

4) Volume Control

The volume can be set.

5) Layout

•“Keepingaspectratio”/“Notkeepingaspectratio”/and“Inoriginalsize”optionbuttons

Youcanselect“Notkeepingaspectratio”whenthecontenttypeisastillimageorFlash.

Youcanselect“Inoriginalsize”whenthecontenttypeisastillimage.

•“Temporarily,moveframe”checkbox

Tochangethescreenpositionofthecontenttemporarily,checkthisboxandclick[PositionSetting].The

positionandsizeoftheframecanbespeciﬁedforeachcontent.

6) Picture Transition

When the content type is still image, the effect at screen switching can be set.

Select the effect from each pull-down menu.

Ifyoucheckthe“Viabackground”checkbox,theeffectofdisplayingthebackgroundcoloratthetimeof

screen switching is added.

7) Parameters

DisplaysparametersforEXEﬁles.

Conditional Content Editor

Creating Conditional Content

Play Condition Setting

Fromtheconditionslist,selectacontentﬁleandclick

todisplaythe[PropertiesofContent]dialogbox.

Selectﬁlesfromthelistandright-clickthem.Thedisplaywillremainvisibleevenwhen[SetPlayCondition]is

selected.

Thefollowingsettingsmaybecheckedandadjusted:

1) Condition Name

Youcansettheplaybackconditionname

2) Term

Youcansetthebeginningandenddates.

3) Time

Youcansetthebeginningandendtimes.

4) Date

Youcansettheplaybackdate.

5) Day

Youcansetthedayoftheweekforplayback.

Youcanselectmultipledaysoftheweek(e.g.Sunday-

Monday).

6) Week

Youcansetplaybacktooccuronacertainweekofevery

month.Youcanselectmultipleweeksoutofeverymonth

(e.g.ﬁrstandthirdweeks).

7) Panel name

Youcanusethe[OK]buttontosetplaybacktooccuronthepanelsthatincludethecharactersyou

entered or to play back on the panels that do not include those characters.

8) Group

Youcanusetheoptionbuttontosetplaybacktooccurornottooccurinthegroupsthatcontainthe

characters you enter.

9) Comment

Youcanusetheoptionbuttontosetplaybacktooccuronthepanelconﬁguredwiththecommentthat

includes the characters you entered, or to play back on the panels that do not include those characters.

 •Youcanhidecontentbyclickingthe icon on the bottom left of the screen.

•Youcanturnthesoundoffbyclickingthe icon on the bottom left of the screen.

•

Youcanskipconditionalcontentandplaythenextplaylistbyclickingthe on the bottom left of the screen.

•Bysettingtheplaybackconditions,theselectedplaybackconditionswillappearintheframebelow

the conditions list.

Conditional Content and Total Duration

Still Image (5 seconds)

Video (20 seconds)

Conditional Content

(10 seconds)

Still Image (5 seconds)

Video (20 seconds)

Monday’ s Content

(10 seconds)

Still Image (5 seconds)

Video (20 seconds)

Tuesday’ s Content

(15 seconds)

Still Image (5 seconds)

Video (20 seconds)

Wednesday’ s Content

(20 seconds)

Still Image (5 seconds)

Video (20 seconds)

Unconditional Content

(10 seconds)

Program Information

(Total Duration: 40 seconds)

The Program Editor will reflect the maximum duration from within the total duration when you close the Conditional Content Editor.

Monday’ s Content

Tuesday’ s Content

Wednesday’ s Content

Unconditional Content

10 seconds

15 seconds

20 seconds

10 seconds

Monday’ s Program

(Total Duration: 40 seconds)

Tuesday’ s Program

(Total Duration: 45 seconds)

Wednesday’ s Program

(Total Duration: 50 seconds)

Other Programs (Not M-T-W)

(Total Duration: 40 seconds)

Timetable Editor

SetprogramscreatedwithProgramEditortodisplayatasethouroftheday.

The main Timetable Editor window

●Launching Timetable Editor

1. Click on the Launcher window.

“TimetableEditor”willlaunch.

WhenTimetableEditorlaunches,anewblanktimetablewithnoprogramsassignedwillbedisplayed.

Timetables are completed after program is set on this screen.

 TimetableEditorcanalsobelaunchedbygoingtotheWindowsTaskbarandclicking[Start],

[AllPrograms],[SHARPDigitalSignageSoftware],[Tools],andthen[TimetableEditor].

●The main Timetable Editor window

1)Titlebar

2)Menus

3) Toolbar

4)Tabs

5)Program/Panel

Controllist

6)Timetable

1) Title bar

The name of the timetable will be displayed here.

WhenTimetableEditorlaunches,thetitlebarwillread“Untitled”.Whenatimetableissaved,itwillchangeto

the name of the timetable. When content of an opened timetable is changed, the title bar will display an asterisk

(*) after the timetable name.

Creating/Editing a Timetable

Timetable Editor

2) Menus

Menu options are as follows:

Menu option Description

Relevant

page

File

CreateNewTimetable Opens a new timetable. -

Open Timetable Loadsasavedtimetable.

Fp.66

Save Timetable Overwrites the currently edited timetable.

Fp.65

Save Timetable As

Saves the currently edited timetable under a different

name.

Fp.66

Delete Timetable Allows the user to specify and delete saved timetables.

Fp.67

Preview Timetable

Tests the currently edited timetable. Note that all the

registered timetable data and schedule data is erased

in the SHARP Digital Signage Software standalone

version(PN-SS01).

Fp.66

Properties of Timetable Displays timetable properties.

Fp.67

Import Timetable

Readsatimetablethathasbeenexportedfromanother

PCsothatitcanbeused.

Fp.69

ExportTimetable

Writes out a timetable so that it can be used on another

PC.

Fp.68

Exit ExitsTimetableEditor. -

Edit

Select All Selects all programs in the timetable. -

Delete

Deletes the selected programs from the list.

Programsmayalsobedeletedbypressing[Delete].

Copy Copiestheselectedprogram. -

Paste

Pastes the copied program into a timetable.

If a program in the timetable is selected, the copied

programwillbeallocatedimmediatelyafteritﬁnishes.If

no programs are selected, it will be pasted at 00:00.

Option Set Timetable Span

Setsthetimetabletoatargettimespan(startandﬁnish

times). This is used for setting business hours as a time

span, etc.

Fp.65

Help

About Panel Support Displays“Tableofsupportingpanelcontrols.”

Fp.63

AboutTimetableEditor DisplaysversioninformationforTimetableEditor. -

3) Toolbar

The toolbar buttons (icons) perform the following actions:

Icon Menu option Description

Relevant

page

Open Timetable Loadsasavedtimetable.

Fp.66

Save Timetable Overwrites the currently edited timetable.

Fp.65

4) Tabs

Clickingatabswitchestothesettingswindowforeachitem.

5) Program/Panel Control list

Whenthe[Program]tabisselected,theprogramfolder,programthumbnails,andprogramlistaredisplayed.

Formoredetailsabouttheprogramfolderandprogramthumbnails,refertop.46.

Whenthe[PanelControl]tabisselected,thelistofpanelcontrolcommandsisdisplayed.

6) Timetable

Displays a timetable.

The main Timetable Editor window

Timetable Editor

Creating a timetable

●Registering a program in the timetable

1. Check that the [Program] tab is selected.

Ifitisnot,clickthe[Program]tabtoselectit.

The program list will be displayed here.

Therearefourcategoriesinthelist:“ProgramName”,

“Duration”,“ScreenSize”,and“ScreenPosition”.

 Thecoloroftheiconinfrontofthe“ProgramName”

representsthe“ColorofProgram”.Click[Properties

ofProgram]fromthe[File]menuin“Program

Editor”tochangeit.(

p.48)

Program folder Program thumbnails

2. Select the program folder containing the program.

3. From the “Program Name”, select a program, and click

or alternatively, double-click the program.

The[AddProgramtoTimetable]dialogboxwillappear.

4. Set the “Play back time”.

This is the time of day when the program will be played.

Specifytimesbetween00:00and24:00.

5. Click [OK].

The program will be registered to the timetable.

Programs may also be registered by dragging

themfromthe“ProgramName”tothe“Timetable”.

Registered programs can be changed in the

Timetable. (

p.64)

6. Repeat steps 2 to 4 as necessary and set all the

programs that you want to display over the course of the

day.

Creating a timetable

Timetable Editor

●Registering panel control in a timetable

1. Click the [Panel Control] tab.

A list of panel control commands will be displayed.

Therearetwocategories:“CommandName”and“InputSource”.Commandsareasfollows:

Command Description

Turn On Display *

Turns the panel (monitor) power ON.

Turn Off Display Puts the panel (monitor) into standby mode.

Switch Input Source

(Input“No.”)

Switches the panel (monitor) input source.

TV *

Switchtheinputsourceofthepanel(monitor)to“TVinput”.Thechannelatthe

timeofswitchingtotheTVcannotbespeciﬁed.Thechannelthatwasselectedby

the TV immediately before switching is displayed.

*1 ItcannotbeusedwiththeLB-46GX35andLB-52GX35.

*2 ItcannotbeusedwiththeSHARPLCDmonitor(PNseries)andtheLB-1085.

 •Thecommandssupportedbythepanel(monitor)

canbecheckedwith“Tableofsupportingpanel

controls.”

•Todisplay“Tableofsupportingpanelcontrols,”

click the button (

)“AboutPanelSupport”atthe

lower left of the panel control command list. Or, click

[AboutPanelSupport]from[HelpMenu].

Thecontentsof“Tableofsupportingpanelcontrols”areasfollows:

Menu option Description

RC-232C

Indicates the cable to be used for the connection (straight cable or cross cable).

Indicates transmission speeds supported.

LAN IndicateswhetherLANconnectionissupported.

Turn On

Indicateswhetherthe“TurnOnDisplay”panelcontrolcommandissupported.

Turn Off

Indicateswhetherthe“TurnOffDisplay”panelcontrolcommandissupported.

GetStatus

IndicateswhetherGetStatus(

p.101)issupported.

H/WErrorDetection Indicates whether IDP hardware error detection is supported.

TimeSynchronization

IndicateswhetherTimeSynchronization(

p.91,92)issupported.

Input“No.” Indicates which input of the panel (monitor) is supported.

TV Indicates whether TV input is supported.

Creating a timetable

Timetable Editor

2. Select the panel control command you want to use from

the “Command Name” and click

The[AddPanelControlCommandtoTimetable]dialogbox

will appear.

3. Set the “Time”.

Thisisthetimethatthecommandwillbeexecuted.

Specifytimesbetween00:00and24:00.

4. Click [OK].

The panel control command will be registered in the timetable

and the control command icons (Turn On Display:

, Turn

Off Display:

, Switch Input Source: , TV: ) will be

displayed to the right of the timetable.

 Commandsmayalsoberegisteredbydraggingthemfromthe“CommandName”tothe

“Timetable”.

5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 as necessary and set all the panel control commands that you want to execute

over the course of the day.

Creating a timetable

Timetable Editor

●Adjusting a timetable

Clickingthebuttonsonthetoprightofthetimetableperformsthefollowingactions:

Icon Menu option Description

Preview Program Displaysapreviewoftheselectedprogramatitsoriginalsize.

Preview Program

(FitScreen)

Displaysapreviewoftheselectedprogramﬁttedtothesizeofthe

screen.

Properties for Program/

Command

Displays the properties of the selected program/panel control command.

DeleteProgram/Command

Deletes the selected programs/panel control commands from the timetable.

Programs/panelcontrolcommandmayalsobedeletedbypressing[Delete].

CopyPrograms/

PanelControlCommands

Copiestheselectedprogram/panelcontrolcommand.

Paste Programs/

PanelControlCommands

Positions the copied program/panel control command into a timetable. If a

program in the timetable is selected, the copied program will be allocated

immediatelyafteritﬁnishes.Ifnoprogramsareselected,itwillbepastedat00:00.

Clickaprogramorpanelcontrolcommandpositionedonthe

timetable to select it.

Dragaresizehandletoadjusttheplaybacktime/timeforthe

programorpanelcontrolcommandandconﬁrmthechanges

visually.

The program and the panel control command can be moved by

dragginganareaotherthantheresizehandleusingthemouse.

Changing the timetable span

1. From the [Option] menu, click [Set Timetable Span].

The[TimetableSpan]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Set the “Start” and “End” times.

Specifytimesbetween00:00and24:00.

3. Click [OK].

Thenewtimeswillbereectedinthetimetable.

Creating a timetable

Timetable Editor

Adjusting the scale

Selectintervalsof5,10,15,30or60minutesfromthe“Scale”

list.

●Saving a timetable

Save timetable

Usethisoptionwhenyouwanttosavethecurrentlyeditedtimetableunderitsoriginalname.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Save Timetable].

You can also save a timetable by clicking

Thetimetableﬁlewillbeoverwrittenandsavedwiththesamename.

 When“TimetableEditor”isstarted,thetitlebarwillread“Untitled”.Ifyouattempttosaveatthis

stagethe[SaveTimetable]dialogboxwillbedisplayed.Fortheremainingsteps,refertostep2of

“Savetimetableas”.

Save timetable as

Usethisoptionwhenyouwanttosavethecurrentlyeditedtimetableunderadifferentname.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Save Timetable As].

The[SaveAs]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the timetable folder in which the timetable is to be

saved.

3. Enter a “Timetable Name” and click [Save].

The timetable will be saved with a different name.

●Opening a timetable

Loadatimetablethatyouhavealreadysaved,anduseit.

Editingonlytheplacesyouwanttochangeinanexistingﬁleandsavingtheﬁleunderanewnameisanefﬁcient

way to create timetables.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Open Timetable].

You can also open a timetable by clicking

The[OpenTimetable]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the timetable folder containing the timetable.

3. From the “List of Timetable”, select a timetable, and

click [Open].

The timetable you selected will be loaded into Timetable

Editorandyouwillbeabletoeditit.

 Takecarewhensavingatimetableyouhaveeditedusingthe[SaveTimetable]option,asthe

changesyouhavemadewillbereectedintheoriginalﬁle.

Creating a timetable

Timetable Editor

●Checking a timetable

Checkatimetableusingtheprogrampreviewfunction.

All the registered schedule data and timetable data is erased in the SHARP Digital Signage Software

standaloneversion(PN-SS01).

1. From the [File] menu, click [Preview Timetable].

A preview of the timetable will be displayed.

2. Check the preview.

 •Toclosethepreview,clickthepreviewwindowandpress[Esc]tostopthedisplay,andthendelete

thescheduleinformationfromtheClientSchedulerofthetasktray.(

p.99)

•IftheprogramscreensizeislargerthanthedisplayresolutionofthePCmonitor,thepreviewwill

not be able to display the entire program screen.

●Deleting a timetable

Delete unnecessary timetables.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Delete Timetable].

The[DeleteTimetable]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the timetable folder containing the timetable.

3. From the “List of Timetable”, select a timetable, and

click [Delete].

4. Click [Yes].

The selected timetable is now deleted.

5. Click [Close].

●Changing timetable name and timetable color

1. From the [File] menu, click [Properties of Timetable].

The[PropertiesofTimetable]dialogboxwillappear.

Checkthe“Name”and“Color”.

• The“Name”canbechanged.

• Clickthecolorswatchtodisplaythe[Color]dialogbox

and change the timetable color.

 The“Color”isthecolorusedtodisplaythe

timetableinScheduleEditor.

2. Click [OK].

Creating a timetable

Timetable Editor

●Importing/exporting a timetable

Exporting a timetable

TheexportfunctionisusedtowriteoutatimetablesothatitcanbeusedwiththisproductonanotherPC.

Exportedtimetabledataincludesprogramsregisteredintimetables.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Export Timetable].

The[ExportTimetable]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the timetable folder containing the timetable.

3. From the “List of Timetable”, select a timetable, and

click [Export].

The[Selectthefoldertoexport]dialogboxwillappear.

4. Specify the directory where you want to save the le,

enter a “File name”, and click [Save].

The[ExportTimetable]dialogboxwillappear.

A screen like the one on the right will appear during

theexport.Click[Cancel]tocanceltheexport.

5. Click [OK].

Thetimetableexportisnowcomplete.

Creating a timetable

Timetable Editor

Importing a timetable

TheimportfunctionisusedtoloadanexportedtimetablethathasbeencreatedwiththisproductonanotherPC.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Import Timetable].

The[Selectthetimetabletoimport]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select a (.tbl) le to import, and click [Open].

The[ImportTimetable]dialogboxwillappear.

A screen like the one on the right will appear while

theimportisbeingprepared.Click[Cancel]to

cancel the import.

3. Select the timetable folder in which the timetable is to be

saved.

4. Enter a “Timetable Name” and click [Import].

 IfthesameprogramalreadyexistsonthePC

wheretheimportistobeused,aconﬁrmation

dialogboxwillappear.Choosewhethertooverwrite

theexistingﬁleorimporttheﬁleunderanewname.

5. Click [Yes].

The timetable will be saved with the name you entered.

The timetable import is now complete.

Creating a timetable

Schedule Editor

Creating/Editing Schedules

SettimetablescreatedwithTimetableEditortodisplayonasetday.

The main Schedule Editor window

●Launching Schedule Editor

1. Click on the Launcher window.

“ScheduleEditor”willlaunch.

WhenScheduleEditorlaunches,anewblankschedulewithnotimetablesassignedwillbedisplayed.

Schedules are completed after timetable is set on this screen.

 ScheduleEditorcanalsobestartedbygoingtotheWindowsTaskbar,andclicking[Start],[All

Programs],[SHARPDigitalSignageSoftware],[Tools],andthen[ScheduleEditor].

●The main Schedule Editor window

1)Titlebar

2)Menus

3) Toolbar

4)“Timetable”list

5)Calendar

1) Title bar

The name of the schedule will be displayed here.

WhenScheduleEditorlaunches,thetitlebarwillread“Untitled”.Whenascheduleissaved,itwillchangetothe

name of the schedule. When content of an opened schedule is changed, the title bar will display an asterisk (*)

after the schedule name.

2) Menus

Menu options are as follows:

Menu option Description

Relevant

page

File

CreateNewSchedule Opens a new schedule. -

Open Schedule Loadsasavedschedule.

Fp.74

Schedule Editor

The main Schedule Editor window

Menu option Description

Relevant

page

File

Save Schedule Overwrites the currently edited schedule

p.74

Save Schedule As

Saves the currently edited schedule under a different name.

p.74

Delete Schedule Allows the user to specify and delete saved schedules.

p.75

Properties of Schedule

Allows the user to display and change the schedule

name.

p.75

Import Schedule

Readsaschedulethathasbeenexportedfromanother

PCsothatitcanbeused.

p.77

ExportSchedule

Writes out a schedule so that it can be used on another

PC.

p.76

Exit ExitsScheduleEditor. -

Edit

Add Timetable to Schedule

Addsthetimetablethatisselectedinthe“Timetable”

list to the schedule.

p.72

Delete Timetable from

Schedule

Deletesthetimetablethatisselectedinthe“Calendar”.

Timetablemayalsobedeletedbypressing[Delete].

p.73

CopyTimetable Copiestheselectedtimetable. -

Paste Timetable Pastes the copied timetable into a schedule. -

Select All Selects all timetables in the schedule. -

View

Show Previous Month

Displays the month before the month that is currently

displayed in the calendar.

p.73

ShowNextMonth

Displays the month after the month that is currently

displayed in the calendar.

p.73

Show This Month Displays the current month in the calendar.

p.73

Refresh Updatesthe“Timetable”list. -

Help AboutScheduleEditor DisplaysversioninformationforScheduleEditor. -

3) Toolbar

The toolbar buttons (icons) perform the following actions:

Icon Menu option Description

Relevant

page

Open Schedule Loadsasavedschedule.

p.74

Save Schedule Overwrites the currently edited schedule.

p.74

Delete Timetable

Deletesthetimetablethatisselectedinthe“Calendar”.

Timetablemayalsobedeletedbypressing[Delete].

p.73

CopyTimetable Copiestheselectedtimetable. -

Paste Timetable Pastes the copied timetable into a schedule. -

4) “Timetable” list

ThetimetablefolderandthelistoftimetablescreatedwithTimetableEditoraredisplayed.

Inthelistoftimetable,therearetwocategories:“Name”and“LastModiﬁedTime”.

 Thecoloroftheiconinfrontofthenameofeachtimetablerepresentsthe“timetablecolor”.Click

[PropertiesofTimetable]fromthe[File]menuin“TimetableEditor”tochangeit.(

p.73)

5) Calendar

Timetables are positioned on the calendar to create schedules.

Schedule Editor

Creating a schedule

●Registering a timetable in the schedule

Timetable folder

1. Select the timetable folder containing the timetable.

2. Select a timetable from the “Timetable” list and click

or alternatively, double-click the timetable, or from the

[Edit] menu, click [Add Timetable to Schedule].

The[AddTimetabletoSchedule]dialogboxwillappear.

3. Set a “Span”.

This is the length of time that the program will be played for.

Specifydatesbetween1/1/2005and12/31/2020.

Ifyoudonotsetthe“Option”area,thetimeschedulewillbe

addedtotheentirespanfrom“Start”to“End”.

Usethe“Option”settingstoaddtimetablestospeciﬁeddays

or weeks.

• Ifyoucheckthe“Selecttheday(s)oftheweekbelow:”

checkboxandthe“Sunday”to“Saturday”checkboxes,

thetimetablewillonlybeaddedtothespeciﬁeddaysof

the week during the span.

• Ifyoucheckthe“Selecttheweek(s)ofthemonth

below:”checkboxandthe“1stweek”to“6thweek”

checkboxes,thetimetablewillonlybeaddedtothe

speciﬁedweeksduringthespan.

•

Ifyouspecifyboth“Selecttheday(s)oftheweekbelow:”

and“Selecttheweek(s)ofthemonthbelow:”,thetimetable

will only be added to days that meet both sets of conditions.

 Forexample,setting“Selecttheday(s)oftheweekbelow:”to“Wednesday”,and“Selecttheweek(s)of

themonthbelow:”to“2ndweek”,wouldaddthetimetabletothesecondWednesdayofeverymonth.

4. Click [OK].

The timetable will be registered in the schedule.

Timetables may also be registered by dragging

themfromthe“Timetable”listtothe“Calendar”.

Registered timetables can be changed in the

calendar. (

p.64)

5. Repeat steps 2 to 3 as necessary and add all the

timetables that you want to display to the schedule.

Schedule Editor

The calendar

ThecalendarcandisplaydatesbetweenJanuary2005andDecember2020.

Daysonwhichatimetableisregisteredshowthe“timetablecolor”andthe“timetablename”.

The buttons and lists at the top of the calendar perform the following actions:

Icon Menu option Description

Show Previous Month Displays the month before the month that is currently displayed.

SelectYear Displays the year selected for the month that is currently displayed.

Select Month Displays the month selected for the year that is currently displayed.

ShowNextMonth Displays the month after the month that is currently displayed.

Show This Month Displays the current month.

 •Clickwhileholdingdown[Ctrl]or[Shift]toselectmultipledaysatthesametime.

•Selectatimetableandpress[Delete]todeleteitfromthecalendar.

Timetables are registered to different days depending on where they are dragged on the calendar.

Days that already have timetables registered to them will not be overwritten.

1)Dates

2)Weekdaytitles

3) Week titles

4)All

1)Dates: Timetableswillbeaddedtothedaytowhichtheyaredragged.

2)Weekdaytitles:Timetableswillbeaddedtothedayoftheweektowhichtheyaredraggedforthecurrently

displayed month.

3) Week titles: Timetables will be added to the week to which they are dragged for the currently displayed

month.

4)All: Timetableswillbeaddedtoeverydayofthecurrentlydisplayedmonth.

Creating a schedule

Schedule Editor

Creating a schedule

●Saving a schedule

Save schedule

Usethisoptionwhenyouwanttosavethecurrentlyeditedscheduleunderitsoriginalname.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Save Schedule].

You can also save a schedule by clicking

Thescheduleﬁlewillbeoverwrittenandsavedwiththesamename.

 When“ScheduleEditor”isstarted,thetitlebarwillread“Untitled”.Ifyouattempttosaveatthis

stagethe[SaveSchedule]dialogboxwillbedisplayed.Fortheremainingsteps,refertostep2of

“Savescheduleas”.

Save schedule as

Usethisoptionwhenyouwanttosavethecurrentlyeditedscheduleunderadifferentname.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Save Schedule As].

The[SaveScheduleAs]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the schedule folder in which the schedule is to be

saved.

3. Enter a “Schedule Name”, and click [Save].

The schedule will be saved with a different name.

●Opening a schedule

Loadaschedulethatyouhavealreadysaved,anduseit.

Editingonlytheplacesyouwanttochangeinanexistingﬁleandsavingtheﬁleunderanewnameisanefﬁcient

way to create schedules.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Open Schedule].

You can also open a schedule by clicking

The[OpenSchedule]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the schedule folder containing the schedule.

3. From the “List of Schedule”, select a schedule, and click

[Open].

The schedule you selected will be loaded into Schedule

Editorandyouwillbeabletoeditit.

 Takecarewhensavingascheduleyouhaveeditedusingthe[SaveSchedule]option,asthe

changesyouhavemadewillbereectedintheoriginalﬁle.

Schedule Editor

●Deleting a schedule

Delete unnecessary schedules.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Delete Schedule].

The[DeleteSchedule]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the schedule folder containing the schedule.

3. From the “List of Schedule”, select a schedule, and click

[Delete].

4. Click [Yes].

The selected schedule will be deleted.

5. Click [Close].

●Changing schedule name

1. From the [File] menu, click [Properties of Schedule].

The[PropertiesofSchedule]dialogboxwillappear.

Checktheschedulenameandchangeitifyouwish.

2. Click [OK].

Creating a schedule

Schedule Editor

Creating a schedule

●Importing/exporting a schedule

Exporting a schedule

TheexportfunctionisusedtowriteoutaschedulesothatitcanbeusedwiththisproductonanotherPC.

Exportedscheduledataincludesprogramsandtimetablesthatareregisteredtotheschedule.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Export Schedule].

The[ExportSchedule]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the schedule folder containing the schedule.

3. From the “List of Schedule”, select a schedule, and click

[Export].

The[Selectthefoldertoexport]dialogboxwillappear.

4. Specify the directory where you want to save the le,

enter a “File name” and click [Save].

The[ExportSchedule]dialogboxwillappear.

A screen like the one on the right will appear during

theexport.Click[Cancel]tocanceltheexport.

5. Click [OK].

Thescheduleexportisnowcomplete.

Schedule Editor

Importing a schedule

TheimportfunctionisusedtoloadanexportedschedulethathasbeencreatedwiththisproductonanotherPC.

1. From the [File] menu, click [Import Schedule].

The[Selectthescheduletoimport]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select a (.sch) le to import, and click [Open].

The[ImportSchedule]dialogboxwillappear.

A screen like the one on the right will appear while

theimportisbeingprepared.Click[Cancel]to

cancel the import.

3. Select the schedule folder in which the schedule is to be

saved.

4. Enter a “Schedule Name”, and click [Import].

If the same program name or timetable name

alreadyexistsonthePCwheretheimportistobe

used,aconﬁrmationdialogboxwillappear.Choose

whethertooverwritetheexistingﬁlesorimport

them under a new name.

5. Click [Yes].

The schedule will be saved with the name you entered.

The schedule import is now complete.

Creating a schedule

Panel Management and Option

WhendistributingprogramstomultiplepanelswiththeNetworkVersion,youmustﬁrstsetthepanels.

Managing panels

This function is only available with the Network Version.

●Launching Panel Control Management

1. Click on the Launcher window.

The[PanelManagement]dialogboxwillappear.

●The main Panel Management window

1) The “List of registered panel” tree

Displays a list of all registered panels.

Panel icons (

)canbedraggedanddroppedinsidethislisttochangetheirattribution(“(AllPanels)”oran

“arbitrarygroup”).

 Thenumberofpanelsthatcanbemanageddependsonthelicense.(Maximumlimitis100panels)

1)The“Listofregistered

panel”tree

2)Buttons

Panel Management and Option

2) Buttons

The buttons perform the following actions:

Name Description Relevant page

Add Panel Adds a new panel to be managed.

Below

AddGroup Adds a new group.

p.80

Edit Changesthecontentoftheselectedpanelorgroup.

Below,p.80

Delete Deletes the selected panel or group.

p.81

ManualControl Sets panels and control commands to be controlled manually.

p.81

Exit Closesthe[PanelManagement]window. -

●Adding/editing a panel

1. Click [Add Panel] to add a new panel to manage.

The[AddPanel(PanelPC)]dialogboxwillappear.

Click [Edit] to edit an existing panel.

The[EditPanel(PanelPC)]dialogboxwillappear.

 Thesettingsforthe[AddPanel(PanelPC)]and[EditPanel(PanelPC)]dialogboxesarethe

same. Panels can also be edited after they have been added.

2. Set the options.

1) Panelname(Compulsory)

 Chooseanamethatwillmakeiteasytoidentifythe

panel.(Namesmustbewithin50characters)

2) Group

 IntheGroupbox,selectagrouptoaddthepanelto.

If you do not want to assign the panel to any particular

group,select“(none)”.Panelsthatarenotassignedto

anyparticulargroupwillbeaddedunder“AllPanels”.

 Clicking[AddPanel]whilethe“Listofregistered

panel”treegrouporapanelassignedtoagroupis

selected will add the panel to the respective group.

3) HostnameorIPaddress(Compulsory)

 SetsthehostnameorIPaddressoftargetPCwhichcanbeaccessedfromtheserver.

It is not possible to create two or more panels with the same host name or IP address.

Managing panels

Panel Management and Option

Managing panels

4) MACaddress

 SettheMACaddressforthetargetPCifyouwanttoturnitonfromthecontrollerPC.

5) FTPSetting

 Enterthe“Username”(within30alphanumericcharacters),“Password”(within30alphanumeric

characters),and“Portnumber”(1-32000)thatyousetforthetargetPCFTPsettings.

 •FTPsettingsforaddingapanelcanbesetinadvance.(

p.83)

•IfyouhaveinstalledtheViewerVersion,auniqueFTPServerwillbeinstalled,andstartedasa

service.ThedefaultTCP/IPportnumbersare20and21.Ifthisportnumberisalreadyusedby

anotherservice,changetheportnumber.TheFTPsettingsofthetargetPCClientScheduler

must use the same port number. (

p.101)

6) PowerControl

 IfyouwanttoturnthepowerofthetargetPConoroffataspeciﬁedtime,selectthe“Specifytopower

on/offthepanelthroughtheserveratthedesignatedtime”,andsetthe“Timetostart”and“Timeto

end”.(Timescanbespeciﬁedinincrementsof5minutes)

3. Click [Add] or [Cancel].

●Adding/editing a group

1. To add a group, click [Add Group].

The[AddGroup]dialogboxwillappear.

To edit a group, select the group you want to edit and click [Edit].

The[EditGroup]dialogboxwillappear.

 •Agroupcanbecreatedwithinagroup

•Itisnotpossibletocreatetwoormoregroupswiththesamename.

2. Select the parent group.

3. Enter a “Group name”.

(Namesmustbewithin50characters)

4. Click [Add] or [Cancel].

Panel Management and Option

●Controlling a panel manually

SetthisoptionwhenyouwanttocontrolthetargetPCmanually.

 WhencontrollingthetargetPCmanually,(whenturningonthepanelPC),theWakeOnLANfunction

thatoperatesbyMagicPacketssentfromthetargetPCmustbeenabled.

IfthetargetPCisoutsidethesameLANsegment,MagicPacketsmaynotgetthroughdependingon

routerspecsandsettings.Contactyournetworkadministratorformoredetails.

1. Click [Manual Control].

The[ManualControlforthePanel(PanelPC)]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Check the check boxes next to the panels or groups that

you want to control.

Selecta“ControlCommand”.

The following three control commands can be sent:

•PCPowerON

•PCReboot

•PCPowerOFF

3. Click [Execute].

The control command will be sent.

●Deleting a panel or group

1. Select the panel or group that you want to delete.

If you select a group, all the panels assigned to that

group will be deleted.

2. Click [Delete].

Aconﬁrmationdialogboxwillappear.

3. Click [OK].

Managing panels

Panel Management and Option

Option

Option allows you to check product version information and to set values for adding panels in advance.

●Launching Option

1. Click on the Launcher window.

The[Option]dialogboxwillappear.

●Checking version information

The[Version]tabdisplaysversioninformation.

Registering a license code

If you input a temporary license code when installing, you will only be able to use the software for a two-month

trial period. Register your license code before the end of the trial period.

1. Click [Register].

The[RegisterLicenseCode]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Enter your “license code” and click [Register].

 IfusingWindowsVista/7,click[Allow](forWindows

Vista)or[Yes](forWindows7)ifaUserAccount

Controlwindowappears.

Panel Management and Option

●Adding default panel settings for panels

SetdefaultvaluesforFTPsettingsthatareappliedtoallnewly-addedpanels.

1. Click the [FTP Setting] tab.

2. Set the [Default to Add the Panel].

•Username(within30alphanumericcharacters)

•Password(within30alphanumericcharacters)

•Portnumber(1-32000)

The initial default values are:

•Username:ftp

•Password:ftp

•Portnumber:21

 •IfyouhaveinstalledtheViewerVersion,auniqueFTPServerwillbeinstalled,andstartedasaservice.

ThedefaultTCP/IPportnumbersare20and21.Ifthisportnumberisalreadyusedbyanotherservice,

changetheportnumber.TheFTPsettingsofthetargetPCClientSchedulermustusethesameport

number. (

p.101)

•Theportnumbershouldalsobechangediftherearesecurityissues.

Option

Schedule Distribution Tool

DistributeschedulescreatedwithScheduleEditortothetargetPC.

The main Schedule Distribution Tool window

●Launching Schedule Distribution Tool

1. Click on the Launcher window.

“ScheduleDistributionTool”willlaunch.

 ScheduleDistributionToolcanalsobestartedbygoingtotheWindowsTaskbarandclicking[Start],[All

Programs],[SHARPDigitalSignageSoftware],[Tools],andthen[ScheduleDistributionTool].

●The main Schedule Distribution Tool window

1)Distributionsettingsbutton

2)Tabs

3) Distribution Reservation/

Logwindow

1) Distribution settings button

Launchesawizardforsystemanddistributionmethodsettings.

2) Tabs

Clickingatabswitchestothelistwindowforeachitem.

3) Distribution Reservation/Log window

Displays details for the selected tab.

Distributing schedules

Schedule Distribution Tool

Distributing schedules

Schedules can be distributed in the following ways:

•DistributedtoatargetPCviaanetwork(NetworkVersiononly)

•DistributedtoyourownPC

•DistributedviaUSBmemoryorotherexternaldevice

 Themaximumtotalsizeofschedules(includingprogramsandcontent)thatcanbedistributedwith

ScheduleDistributionToolis2GB.Datagreaterthanthissizecannotbedistributed.

●Distributing via a network

DistributeschedulestothetargetPCviaanetwork.

These instructions only apply to the Network Version.

1. Click [Distribute schedule or program to the panel].

The[SelectionofDistributionMethods]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the “Distribute the schedule through the network”

option button, and click [Next].

The[SelectiontheScheduletoDistribute]dialogboxwill

appear.

3. Select a schedule.

If you would like to add the selected schedule to the current

scheduleonthetargetPC,checkthe“Addthisscheduleon

therunningscheduleinthetargetpanel”checkbox.Ifthebox

isnotchecked,thecurrentscheduleonthetargetPCwillbe

replaced with the currently selected schedule.

Schedule replacement is performed in units of

days. It cannot be changed to units of hours.

4. Click [Next].

The[SelectionoftheDistributionTarget]dialogboxwillappear.

Distributing schedules

Schedule Distribution Tool

Distributing schedules

5. Check the check boxes for all the panels and/or groups

that the schedule is to be sent to.

Clickingthebuttonsinthetoprightofthewindowwillallow

you to add or edit panels and groups in the same way as the

[PanelManagement]window(

p.78).

The buttons perform the following actions:

Button Name Description Relevant page

AddPanel(PanelPC)

Adds a new panel to be managed.

p.79

AddGroup Adds a new group.

p.80

EditPanel/Group

Changesthecontentoftheselectedpanelor

group.

p.79-80

DeletePanel/Group Deletes the selected panel or group.

p.81

6. Click [Next].

The[SelectionoftheDistributionDateTimeandOption]dialogboxwillappear.

7. Select a “Distribution Date Time”.

• “Distributenow”optionbutton

 Distributesscheduleassoonasthedistributionwizard

exits.

• “Distributeatspeciﬁeddatetime”optionbutton

Distributes schedule at the set date and time.

8. Set “Distribution Options”.

• “PowerONthepanelPCbeforethedistribution”checkbox

 DistributesthescheduleafterturningthetargetPConifitisnot

already turned on at the time of distribution.

• “PowerOFFthepanelPCafterthedistribution”checkbox

 TurnsthetargetPCpoweroffaftertheschedulehasbeendistributed.

9. Click [Next].

A[Conﬁrmation]dialogboxwillappear.

10. Check the distribution settings, and click [Finish].

Thedistributionordistributionreservationwillbeexecuted.

Distribution data can be packaged and saved as

asingleﬁlethatincludesscheduleinformation

including programs, timetables, and content.

Click[SavethePackage],andinthe[Savethe

Package]dialogboxthatappears,specifya

directorytosavetheﬁleto.Thenentera“File

name”,andclick[Save].Thereisusuallynoneedto

use this function.

Schedule Distribution Tool

11. If you selected the “Distribute now” option button in step

7, a screen like the one on the right will appear. Check

that the distribution was successful and click [Close].

If you selected the “Distribute at specied date time”

option button in step 7, a screen like the one on the right

will appear. Click [OK].

 •Scheduleandprogramdistributionmaytakesometime.Ifyouperformsimultaneousdistributionto

multiplepanels,dataisactuallysentsequentially.Forthisreason,theremaybesometimedifferencein

schedule and program distribution.

•Oldschedulesarenolongerrequiredafternewscheduleshavebeensent.Unnecessaryschedulesand

theirassociatedcontentwillbeautomaticallydeletedthenexttimeClientSchedulerstarts.

●Distributing to your own PC

These instructions only apply to the Standalone Version.

1. Click [Distribute schedule or program to the panel].

The[SelectionofDistributionMethods]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the “Distribute the schedule to your PC (My

computer)” option button, and click [Next].

The[SelectiontheScheduletoDistribute]dialogboxwill

appear.

3. Select a schedule.

If you want to add the selected schedule to the current open

scheduleonyourPC,checkthe“Addthisscheduleonthe

runningscheduleinthetargetpanel”checkbox.Iftheboxis

notchecked,thecurrentlyopenscheduleonyourPCwillbe

replaced with the currently selected schedule.

4. Click [Next].

A[Conﬁrmation]dialogboxwillappear.

Distributing schedules

Schedule Distribution Tool

Distributing schedules

5. Check the distribution settings, and click [Finish].

Thedistributionwillbeexecuted.

Distribution data can be packaged and saved as

asingleﬁlethatincludesscheduleinformation

including programs, timetables, and content.

Click[SavethePackage],andinthe[Savethe

Package]dialogboxthatappears,specifya

directorytosavetheﬁleto.Thenentera“File

name”,andclick[Save].Thereisusuallynoneedto

use this function.

6. A screen like the one on the right will appear. Check that

the distribution was successful and click [Close].

●Distributing with USB memory or other external storage device

 •DonotremovetheUSBmemoryorotherexternalstoragedevicefromyourPCuntilthetransferis

complete.

•CertainUSBdevicesandotherexternalstoragedevicesmaynotbeabletodistributecorrectly.

•SetthetargetPCto“Normalmode.”Ifitissetto“Contentsdirectdistributemode,”schedulescannotbe

distributed (

p.103).

1. Click [Distribute schedule or program to the panel].

The[SelectionofDistributionMethods]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the “Distribute the schedule using external

storage such as USB memory” option button, and click

[Next].

The[SelectiontheScheduletoDistribute]dialogboxwill

appear.

Schedule Distribution Tool

3. Select a schedule.

If you would like to add the selected schedule to the currently

openscheduleonthetargetPC,checkthe“Addthis

scheduleontherunningscheduleinthetargetpanel.”check

box.Iftheboxisnotchecked,thecurrentlyopenschedule

onthetargetPCwillbereplacedwiththecurrentlyselected

schedule.

4. Click [Next].

The[SelectionoftheDrivetoTransfer]dialogboxwillappear.

5. Select the drive to which you want to transfer the schedule to.

6. Click [Next].

A[Conﬁrmation]dialogboxwillappear.

7. Check the distribution settings, and click [Finish].

Thedistributionwillbeexecuted.

Distribution data can be packaged and saved as a single

ﬁlethatincludesscheduleinformationincludingprograms,

timetables, and content.

Click[SavethePackage],andinthe[SavethePackage]

dialogboxthatappears,specifyadirectorytosavethe

ﬁleto.Thenentera“Filename”,andclick[Save].Thereis

usually no need to use this function.

8. Click [Yes].

Aconﬁrmationdialogboxwillappearagain.

9. Click [OK].

10. Remove the USB memory or other storage device from

the PC.

 Ifyouclicked[No]instep8,removethedeviceviatheSafelyRemoveHardwareicon( ) in the

Task Tray.

11. Connect the USB memory or other external storage device to the target PC.

Theschedulewillbeautomaticallydistributed.TheUSBmemoryorotherexternalstoragedevicewill

automaticallystopwhenthedistributioniscomplete.Checkthemessage,andremovethedevice.

Distributing schedules

Schedule Distribution Tool

Displaying break-in programs

●Distributing via a network and making a break-in display

 •ThisfunctionisonlyavailablewiththeNetworkVersion.

•Ifordinaryscheduledistributionandbreak-indistributionoverlap,thebreak-indistributionhasthehigher

priority in processing.

1. Click [Distribute schedule or program to the panel].

The[SelectionofDistributionMethods]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the “Distribute the program through network and make a

break-in display” radio button, and click [Next].

The[SelectionoftheBreak-inProgram]dialogboxwillappear.

3. Select a program, and click [Next].

The[SelectionoftheDistributionTarget]dialogboxwillappear.

4. Check the check boxes for all the panels and/or groups that the

schedule is to be sent to.

Clickingthebuttonsinthetoprightofthewindowwillallowyou

toaddoreditpanelsandgroupsinthesamewayasthe[Panel

Management]window(

p.78).Foradescriptionofbuttonactions,

refertop.86.

5. Click [Next].

The[DisplayTimeandPeriodsofBreak-inProgram]willappear.

Schedule Distribution Tool

6. Set the “Display Time of Break-in Program” area.

• “Displaythebreak-inprogramassoonasdistributionhasbeen

completed”optionbutton

 Displaystheprogramassoonasthedistributionwizardexits.

• “Startthebreak-inprogramatthetimespeciﬁed”optionbutton

Starts program display at the set time.

7. Set a “Display Time”

8. If you want to perform panel control operations before

and after a break-in program, check the “Conduct panel

control before and after the program display” check box,

and click [Next].

The[SpeciﬁcationofPanelControlCommand]dialogboxwill

appear.

If you do not want to perform panel control operations before and after a break-in program, clear the

“Conduct panel control before and after the program display” check box, and click [Next].

A[Conﬁrmation]dialogboxwillappear.Proceedtostep11.

9. Set the [Panel Control Command].

“BeforeDisplaytheBreak-inProgram”

• “PowerONthepanelbeforedisplaytheprogram”check

box

Turns the panel on before displaying the break-in

program.

 *ItcannotbeusedwiththeLB-46GX35andLB-52GX35.

• “Switchthepanelinputbeforedisplaytheprogramas

below”checkbox

 Switchestothespeciﬁedinputbeforedisplayingthe

break-in program.

“AfterDisplaytheBreak-inProgram”

• “PowerOFFthepanelafterdisplaytheprogram”checkbox

 Turnsthepaneloffafterthebreak-inprogramhasﬁnished.

• “Switchthepanelinputafterdisplaytheprogramasbelow”checkbox

 Switchestothespeciﬁedinputafterdisplayingthebreak-inprogram.

10. Click [Next].

A[Conﬁrmation]dialogboxwillappear.

11. Check the distribution settings, and click [Finish].

The break-in program display or display reservation will be

executed.

By packaging distribution data, program information

containing break-in programs and other contents

canbesavedasasingleﬁle.

Click[SavethePackage],andinthe[Savethe

Package]dialogboxthatappears,specifya

directorytosavetheﬁleto.Thenentera“File

name”,andclick[Save].Thereisusuallynoneedto

use this function.

Displaying break-in programs

Schedule Distribution Tool

Displaying break-in programs

12. A screen like the one on the right will appear. Check that

the distribution was successful and click [Close].

 •Ifthesettimehasalreadypassedthebreak-inprogram

will not be displayed.

•Oncethebreak-inprogramhasbeendisplayedinthe

targetpanelfortheamountoftimespeciﬁedin“Display

Time”,thepanelwillreturntotheoriginalprogram.

Display will resume from the start of the program that

would otherwise have been playing when the break-in

program ends.

•Whetherabreak-inprogramhasendedischeckedeveryminute(atsecond00).Thepointatwhichthe

displayofthebreak-inprogramendsandtheoriginalprogramstartsistheﬁrstsecond00aftertheend

of the break-in program.

•Onlyonebreak-inprogramcanberegistered.Programsdistributedlaterwillbegivenpriority.

●Distributing to your own PC and making a break-in display

This function is only available with the Standalone Version.

1. Click [Distribute schedule or program to the panel].

The[SelectionofDistributionMethods]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Select the “Distribute the break-in program to your PC

(My computer)” option button, and click [Next].

The[SelectionoftheBreak-inProgram]dialogboxwill

appear.

3. Select a program, and click [Next].

The[DisplayTimeandPeriodsofBreak-inProgram]will

appear.

Schedule Distribution Tool

4. Set the “Display Time of Break-in Program” area.

• “Displaythebreak-inprogramassoonasdistributionhas

beencompleted”optionbutton

 Displaystheprogramassoonasthedistributionwizard

exits.

• “Startthebreak-inprogramatthetimespeciﬁed”option

button

Starts program display at the set time.

5. Set a “Display Time”

6. If you want to perform panel control operations before and after a break-in program, check the

“Conduct panel control before and after the program display” check box, and click [Next].

The[SpeciﬁcationofPanelControlCommand]dialogboxwillappear.

If you do not want to perform panel control operations before and after a break-in program, clear the

“Conduct panel control before and after the program display” check box, and click [Next].

A[Conﬁrmation]dialogboxwillappear.Proceedtostep9.

7. Set the [Panel Control Command].

“BeforeDisplaytheBreak-inProgram”

• “PowerONthepanelbeforedisplaytheprogram”checkbox

Turns the panel on before displaying the break-in program.

 *ItcannotbeusedwiththeLB-46GX35andLB-52GX35.

• “Switchthepanelinputbeforedisplaytheprogramas

below”checkbox

 Switchestothespeciﬁedinputbeforedisplayingthe

break-in program.

“AfterDisplaytheBreak-inProgram”

• “PowerOFFthepanelafterdisplaytheprogram”checkbox

 Turnsthepaneloffafterthebreak-inprogramhasﬁnished.

• “Switchthepanelinputafterdisplaytheprogramasbelow”checkbox

 Switchestothespeciﬁedinputafterdisplayingthebreak-inprogram.

8. Click [Next].

A[Conﬁrmation]dialogboxwillappear.

9. Check the distribution settings, and click [Finish].

The break-in program display or display reservation will be

executed.

By packaging distribution data, program information

containing break-in programs and other contents

canbesavedasasingleﬁle.

Click[SavethePackage],andinthe[Savethe

Package]dialogboxthatappears,specifya

directorytosavetheﬁleto.Thenentera“File

name”,andclick[Save].Thereisusuallynoneedto

use this function.

Displaying break-in programs

Schedule Distribution Tool

Displaying break-in programs

10. A screen like the one on the right will appear. Check that

the distribution was successful and click [Close].

 •Ifthesettimehasalreadypassedthebreak-inprogramwillnotbedisplayed.

•Oncethebreak-inprogramhasbeendisplayedinthetargetpanelfortheamountoftimespeciﬁedin

“DisplayTime”,thepanelwillreturntotheoriginalprogram.Displaywillresumefromthestartofthe

program that would otherwise have been playing when the break-in program ends.

•

Whether a break-in program has ended is checked every minute (at second 00). The point at which the display of the

break-inprogramendsandtheoriginalprogramstartsistheﬁrstsecond00aftertheendofthebreak-inprogram.

Schedule Distribution Tool

List of Reserved Distribution/List of Distribution Log

●List of Reserved Distribution

Clickthe[ReservedDistribution]tabtodisplaythelistofcurrentlyreserveddistributions.Thereareﬁve

categories:ScheduleName,DistributionTarget,ReservedDateTime,PowerON,andPowerOFF.Clickingona

categorywillorganizethereservationsinascendingordescendingorder.

Deleting reserved distributions

Reserved distributions can be deleted by any of the following three methods:

•Selectareservationandclickthebuttonatthetoprightofthelist(

•Right-clickonareservation,andfromthemenuthatappears,click[DeletetheReservedDistribution].

•Selectareservationandpress[Delete].

Updating

Reserved distributions can be updated by either of the two following methods:

•Right-clickintheReservedDistributionList,andfromthemenuthatappears,click[RefreshtheInformation].

•Press[F5].

●List of Distribution Log

Clickthe[DistributionLog]tabtodisplayadistributionlogofschedulesandbreak-inprograms.

Thereareeightcategories:ScheduleName,DistributionTarget,CompleteDateTime,Type,Result,StartDate

Time,DataSize,andDetailInformation.Clickingonacategorywillorganizethereservationsinascendingor

descending order.

List of Reserved Distribution/List of Distribution Log

Schedule Distribution Tool

List of Reserved Distribution/List of Distribution Log

Deleting the entire distribution log

The entire contents of the distribution log can be deleted by either of the following two methods:

•Right-clickintheDistributionLog,andfromthemenuthatappears,click[DeleteAllDistributionLog].

•Press[Delete].

Aconﬁrmationdialogboxwillappear.Click[OK].

Updating

The distribution log can be updated by either of the two following methods:

•Right-clickintheDistributionLog,andfromthemenuthatappears,click[RefreshtheInformation].

•Press[F5].

Outputting CSV File of Distribution Log

ThedistributionlogcanbeoutputasaCSVﬁle.

1. Right-click in the Distribution Log, and from the menu that appears, click [Output CSV File of

Distribution Log].

The[SelecttheCSVﬁleyouwanttowritedown]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Enter a “File Name”, and click [Save].

Server Scheduler

Schedule Management

This function is only available with the Network Version.

Server Scheduler

ServerSchedulercontrolsreserveddistributionschedulesthathavebeenreservedwith“ScheduleDistribution

Tool”,anddistributesschedulestothetargetPCatthescheduledtime.

Server Scheduler is automatically started when Windows launches.

When Server Scheduler launches, an icon (

) is displayed (and resides permanently) in the Task Tray.

DonotexitServerSchedulerunnecessarily.

FTP Server/Client Scheduler

Schedule Reception/Program Display

This function is available on the Viewer Versions.

ThissectiongivesdetailsfortargetPCsettingswhenschedulesandprogramsaredistributedfromthecontroller

PCusingtheNetworkVersion.

FTP Server

TheFTPServerreceivesschedulesandbreak-inprogramsfromthecontrollerPC,andpassesthemtothe

ClientScheduler.

●Launching the FTP Server

TheFTPServerlaunchesautomaticallywhenWindowsislaunched.

TocheckiftheFTPServerserviceisstartedornot,usethefollowingmethod:

• If using Windows XP

1. From the Windows Taskbar click [Start], [Control Panel], [Performance and Maintenance],

[Administrative Tools], [Services].

The[Services]windowwillappear.

2. Check that the status of “SHARP LCD Monitor FTP Server” under “Services” is “Started”.

Iftheserviceisnotstartedclick“StarttheService”.

• If using Windows Vista

1. Right-click on an empty area of the Taskbar, and from the menu that appears, click [Taskbar].

The[WindowsTaskManager]dialogwillappear.

2. Click the [Processes] tab and conrm that “FTPD.exe” is displayed.

• If using Windows 7

1. Right-click on an empty area of the Taskbar, and from the menu that appears, click [Start Task

Manager].

The[WindowsTaskManager]dialogwillappear.

2. Click the [Processes] tab and conrm that “FTPD.exe” is displayed.

FTP Server/Client Scheduler

Client Scheduler

ClientSchedulerisusedonthetargetPC.

Itloadstheschedulesandbreak-inprogramsthathavebeenreceivedbytheFTPServer,andcontrolsthe

ProgramViewertodisplayspeciﬁedprogramsatthespeciﬁedtime.

●Launching Client Scheduler

ClientSchedulerisautomaticallylaunchedby“Startup”whenWindowslaunches.

WhenClientSchedulerlaunches,anicon(

) is displayed (and resides permanently) in the Task Tray.

●Client Scheduler menu

The menu that appears when the icon in the Task Tray is

right-clicked performs the following actions:

Setting

Clickingthe[Setting]menudisplaysthe[SettingofClientScheduler]dialogbox.Thetabsinthisdialogbox

contain the following settings:

[Program Viewer] tab

ContainsdetailedsettingsfortheProgramViewer.

• Youcanviewprogramsevenwhenthereareno

programsbeingdisplayedbycheckingthe“Paintthe

programviewarea,ifnoprogramplayed.”checkbox.Set

thedisplaycontentbyclicking[PaintSetting].

· [Darkblue]optionbutton

 Displaystheareadeﬁnedby“Displayarea”settingsin

dark blue.

· “Contentﬁle”optionbutton

 Setsthecontentﬁlepath,displaymethod,and

backgroundcolorfromthe[Settingofthecontentsﬁle]

dialogboxthatappearswhen[Setting]isclicked.

1) Click[Ref],andselectacontentﬁle.Youmayselect

anyﬁleformatthatissupportedbythisproduct.

2) Selecta“Displaymode”fromthe“Keepingaspect

ratio”,“Notkeepingaspectratio”,or“Inoriginalsize”

option buttons.

3) Setthe“Backgroundcolor”.

· “Program”optionbutton

 Click[Import],andselectanexistingprogram.Youmay

selectprogramsthathavebeenexportedwithProgram

Editor.

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• Theareasetunderthe[DisplayArea]tabwillbethedisplayarea(exceptwhenaprogramisspeciﬁed).

• “Smoothcontentschange”checkbox

 Checkthischeckboxtoswitchbetweencontentssmoothlybypreparingtheplaybackofthenext

contentbeforetheendofthecurrentcontent.Alsocheckthischeckboxwhenitisnecessaryto

synchronizethecontentdisplaybetweenframes.

 Clicking[PreloadSetting]allowsyoutosetthecontentthatistobereadinadvance.

 •Makingtheswitchingofcontentssmoothwill

increasetheloadontheCPUandthememoryuse

amount. It is recommended that tests be conducted

by actually displaying programs before operation.

•Whenperformingadvancedreadingofacontent

that can be played with Windows Media Player,

thevideoacceleratorisdisabled.Checkthatyour

PChasenoughperformancetodisplaycontents

without the video accelerator.

•IfacontentthatcanbeplayedwithInternet

Explorerisreadinadvance,Flashcontentsand

banners embedded in the content may be started

from the middle.

• “Setlimitofprintscreenarea”checkbox

 WhenyouareoutputtingmultiplescreensonatargetPC,

theScreenCapturefunctioncapturestheentiredesktop.

Checkthisboxtocapturejustapartofthescreenoutput.

 Click[AreaSetting]anddeﬁnetheareayouwantto

capture.

• “Don’tmovefocuswhileprogramviewerstarts”checkbox

 Thisboxisusuallyleftunchecked.

 CheckthisboxifyoudonotwanttheProgramViewerfocustomovewhenyoulaunchtheProgram

Viewer.

• “Hidetaskbarwhileshowing”checkbox

 Whenthischeckboxischecked,thetaskbarishiddenwhenProgramViewerislaunchedanditis

re-displayed when Program Viewer is closed.

• “MyContentsfolder”:Enterthepathofthefolderinwhichcontentstobedistributedinadvancearetobe

saved.

The initial default values are:

•MyContentsfolder:C:\ProgramFiles\SHARP\SHARPDigitalSignageSoftware\MyContents\

 (ForWindowsVista/7,C:\ProgramData\SHARP\SHARPDigitalSignageSoftware\MyContents\)

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[Display Area] tab

• “Displayareafordistributedprogram”

When the display area of the program and the resolution

of the panel are different, this tab allows you to display the

program regardless of the display area set for the program.

 Checkthe“Alwaysdisplaythedistributedprograminthe

followingarea”checkboxandsettheareainwhichthe

program is to be displayed.

[Power Control] tab

ManagespowerontargetPCscurrentlybeingconﬁgured.

• “Shutdownonthedesignatedtime”checkbox

CheckthisboxtoturnoffthetargetPCatthespeciﬁedtime.

• “Rebootonthedesignatedtime”checkbox

CheckthisboxtorestartthetargetPCatthespeciﬁedtime.

[FTP Server] tab

SetstheFTPServer.

• “Username”:Mustbekeptwithin30alphanumeric

characters.

• “Password”:Mustbekeptwithin30alphanumeric

characters.

• “PortNumber”:Enteravaluebetween1and32000.

 IfyouhaveinstalledtheViewerVersion,auniqueFTPServerwillbeinstalled,andstartedasa

service.ThedefaultTCP/IPportnumbersare20and21.Ifthisportnumberisalreadyusedby

anotherservice,changetheportnumber.TheFTPsettingsofthepanelsregisteredwith“Panel

Management”onthecontrolPCmustusethesameportnumber.(Fp.80)

[Panel Control] tab

• “Nopanel”optionbutton

Panels will not be controlled.

• “Singlepanel”optionbutton

 Click[ConnectionSetting]andselectthepanelcontrol

method(RS-232C/LAN).

• [ConnectionSetting]

 Selecteither“RS-232C”or“LAN”fromthe[Connecting

interface]optionbuttons.

Setting Description Default

RS-232C

COMport COM1~COM256 COM1

Baud Rate 9600,19200,38400 9600

LAN

Host name or IP

address

EnterthehostnameortheIPaddressofthepaneltobe

controlledwithin32alphanumericcharacters.

Data port

Enteradataportnumberbetween1025and65535forthe

panels to be controlled.

10008

Username

Entertheusername,ifoneexistsforthepanelstobe

controlled,in8charactersorless.

Password

Enterthepassword,ifoneexistsforthepanelstobe

controlled,in8charactersorless.

Client Scheduler

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• [Testconnection]

 Checktheconnectiontoconﬁrmthatthepanelcanbecontrolled.Aftertheconnectionisestablished

successfully,themodelnameofthepanelisacquiredanddisplayed.Performoperationwiththepower

ofthepanelturnedon.TocontrolthepanelwiththeLB-1085,besuretochecktheconnectiononce.The

panelcannotbecontrolledunlessa“Testconnection”isperformed.

• “MultiplePanels”optionbutton

 Youcanselectandcontrolpanelsfromupto25panels.Youcanalsosetpowercontrol,entrymethod,

timing,andPIPfunctions.Inaddition,youcanacquirethestatusofeachpanelandotherinformation.

• [ConnectionSetting]

A list of connected panels appears when you click

[ConnectionSetting].

 Addpanelstothelisttheﬁrsttimeyouusethisfunction

byclicking[Add].

Setting Description Default

RS-232C

COMport COM1~COM256 COM1

Baud Rate 9600,19200,38400 9600

LAN

Host name or IP

address

EnterthehostnameortheIPaddressofthepaneltobe

controlledwithin32alphanumericcharacters.

Data port

Enteradataportnumberbetween1025and65535forthe

panels to be controlled.

10008

Username

Entertheusername,ifoneexistsforthepanelstobe

controlled,in8charactersorless.

Password

Enterthepassword,ifoneexistsforthepanelstobe

controlled,in8charactersorless.

Panel IDs

SelectIDsinordertoidentifypanelswhenPCsareconnected

in a daisy chain.

(Donotconnectinadaisychain),1-255

(Do not

connect in a

daisy chain)

• “PowerONthepanelbeforestartingupthissoftware.”checkbox

 Whenthischeckboxischecked,thepowerofthepanelisturnedonwhentheClientScheduleris

started.

 *ThefunctionofturningonthepowerofthepanelcannotbeusedwiththeLB-46GX35and

LB-52GX35.

• “PowerOFFthepanelbeforeexitingthissoftware.”checkbox

 Whenthischeckboxischecked,thepowerofthepanelisturnedoffwhentheClientScheduleris

terminated.

• “SynchronizethepaneltimewithPCtimebeforestartingupthissoftware.”checkbox

 Whenthischeckboxischecked,theclockofthepanelissettothetimeofthetargetPCwhentheClient

Scheduler is launched.

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[USB Distribute] tab

SetsthedetailsofUSBdistribution.

• “Showtimeofthedialogtocanceldistribution”

If you set a time longer than one second, the distribution

canceldialogboxisdisplayedwhenUSBmemoryor

anotherexternalstoragedeviceisinserted.

 Ifyouclick[Yes]inthedistributioncanceldialogbox,

distributioniscanceled.RemoveUSBmemoryor

anotherexternalstoragedeviceusingthesaferemoval

icon (

) in the Task Tray.

• “Normalmode”optionbutton

 SelectthisbuttontoperformUSBdistributionwith

“ScheduleDistributionTool”(

p.104).

• “Contentsdirectdistributemode”optionbutton

 SelectthisbuttontoperformUSBdistributionwith“Contentsdirectdistributemode”(

p.104).

• “USBmemory’sfoldertodistribute”

 Ifyouperformdistributionwith“Contentsdirectdistributemode,”enterthepathofthefolderoftheUSB

memory containing the content.

Displaying the log

Clickthe[ViewtheLog]menutodisplayalogofClientScheduler

operations.

The log can be cleared and updated.

Pausing a program

Clickingthe[PausetoViewProgram]menuwillpausethecurrentlydisplayedprogram.Whentheprogram

ispausedacheckmarkwillbedisplayedtotheleftofthemenu.Clicking[PausetoViewProgram]againwill

restart program display.

Deleting Schedule Information

Clickthe[DeleteScheduleInformation]menu.Aconﬁrmation

messagewillappear.Click[Yes]todeleteallregisteredschedule

informationcurrentlysavedinClientScheduler.

Deleting Break-in Program Information

Clickthe[DeleteBreak-inProgramInformation]menu.Aconﬁrmationmessagewillappear.Click[Yes]todelete

allregisteredbreak-inprograminformationcurrentlysavedinClientScheduler.

Get data from management PC

TargetPCsreceivedatafromthecontrollerPCwhenyouclickthe[GetdatafrommanagementPC]menu.

Thisfunctioncanonlybeusedwith“Pull-baseddatadelivery.”

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Version information

Clickthe[Version]menu.TheClientScheduler[Version]dialog

boxwillappear.

  Youmaybeaskedtoprovideversioninformationin

the event that you need to contact SHARP regarding a

problem with SHARP Digital Signage Software.

If you input a temporary license code when installing, you will

only be able to use the software for a two-month trial period.

ForinstructionsonhowtoregisterLicenseCodesrefertop.82.

Exiting Client Scheduler

ToexitClientScheduler,clickthe[ExitClientScheduler]menu.

DonotexitClientSchedulerunnecessarily.

Distributing content directly by using USB memory or another external storage device

ThecontentcanbedisplayedsimplybyinsertingUSBmemoryoranotherexternalstoragedevicecontaining

copiedcontentintothetargetPC.

 •DonotremovetheUSBmemoryoranotherexternalstoragedevicefromthePCbeforetransferis

completed.

•DependingontheexternalstoragedevicesuchasUSBmemory,distributioncannotbeperformed

successfully.

1. Set the target PC to “Contents direct distribute mode.”

1) Clicktheicon(

)intheTaskTrayinthetargetPCandclickthe[Setting]menu.

2) Clickthe[USBDistribute]tabandselectthe“Contentsdirectdistributemode”optionbutton(

p.92).

3) Set“USBmemory’sfoldertodistribute”asrequired.

4) Click[OK].

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Program Viewer

2. Copy the content to be distributed to USB memory or another external storage device.

CopythecontenttothefoldersetinStep1-(3).

The contents placed in folders lower than the set folder are not displayed.

 •IntheContentsdirectdistributemode,HTMLﬁlescannotbedisplayed.

•Contentsareexecutedinascendingorderoftheﬁlenames.

 Byattachingaserialnumbersuchas“001,”“002,”…,attheheadofeachﬁlename,theorderofplay

can be set.

•Theplaytimeofcontentisusually10seconds.Forvideo,itisthetimeuntilplayiscompleted.

Byappending“_[numericalvalue]m”(minutes)or“_[numericalvalue]s”(seconds)totheﬁlenameofthe

content,theplaytimeofthecontentcanbeset(24hoursmaximum).

[Example]Ifimage_30s.jpgisspeciﬁed,thecontentisdisplayedfor30seconds.

•ByplacingTelop.txt(textﬁle)inthespeciﬁedfolder,itscontentscanbedisplayedasscrollmessages.

3. Remove the external storage device such as USB memory from the PC.

Remove it from the safe removal icon (

) in the Task Tray.

4. Insert the external storage device such as USB memory into the target PC.

Thecontentwillbedistributedautomatically.Afterdistributioniscomplete,theexternalstoragedevicesuch

asUSBmemorystopsautomatically.Checkthemessageandremoveit.

Program Viewer

ProgramViewerisusedonthetargetPC.

Itdisplaysprogramsbasedonschedulesandbreak-inprogramsloadedbyClientScheduler.

 •Topauseaprogram,right-clicktheClientSchedulericon,andfromthemenuthatappears,click[Pause

toViewProgram].

•TochangeadvancedsettingsforProgramViewer,right-clicktheClientSchedulericonandfromthe

menuthatappears,click[Setting].Settingscanbeadjustedfromthe[SettingofClientScheduler]dialog

boxthatappears.(

p.99)

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Key/Mouse Monitoring

This function is available with the Viewer Versions.

Thissectionexplainsthefunctionofswitchingdisplayedprogramsusingkeyboardandmouseoperations.

Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool Window

●Launching the Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool window

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [All Programs], [SHARP Digital Signage Software], [Tools]

and then [Key-Mouse Watcher].

The key/mouse monitoring tool launches and an icon (

) is displayed (and remains permanently) in the

Task Tray.

●Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool menu

FromthemenuthatappearswhentheiconintheTaskTrayis

right-clicked, the following operations can be performed.

Conguration

SettheoperationmodeoftheKey/MouseMonitoringTool.

• “Disable”optionbutton

 DisablestheoperationoftheKey/MouseMonitoringTool.

• “ScreenSaverMode”optionbutton

If a keyboard or mouse operation is performed, display of

the program is stopped temporarily.

If a keyboard or mouse operation is not performed for a

certain period of time, the distributed program is displayed.

 Byclicking[Conﬁguration],thefollowingsettingcanbe

performed.

The period of time before the program display is

resumed

 Theprogramdisplayisresumedbypressingthe[Ctrl],

[Alt],and[V]keys.

• “ChangeProgramMode”optionbutton

By assigning an action to a combination of keys, the

action can be performed by key operation.

 Upto20actionscanbeassigned.

Set the key assignment and action by clicking

[Conﬁguration].

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1) Click the option to be edited and click [Edit].

Adialogboxwillappear.

2) Set the options.

•“KeySetting”

Set the combination of keys to be registered.

•“Operation”

Set the action of the registered key.

•Ifyouselect“Viewpresetprogram,”specifytheIDnumberof

thepresetprogramtobedisplayedin“IDofpresetprg.”.

If the preset program has not been imported, specify the ID

number and import the program.

1) Enteranumberin“IDofpresetprg.”.

2) Click[Import].

3) Specifytheexportedprogramdataandclick[Open].

TheprogramisimportedtothespeciﬁedpresetnumberID.

•Ifyouselect“Runapplication,”enterthepathoftheapplicationtobeexecutedin“Path.”Itisalsopossibleto

enter“Option.”

3) Click [OK].

 •IfthesamekeyisassignedtodifferentIDs,theassignedactionisperformedinascendingorderofIDs.

•Ifthe[Ctrl]keyispressedwhenPowerPointViewerislaunched,PowerPointcontentisnotdisplayedin

the correct position. Take care when displaying a program containing PowerPoint content.

•“Changeprogram,ifamouseeventcomeswhenitshowsscheduledprogram.”checkbox.

 Whenthischeckboxischecked,actionsareassignedtomouseoperationssothatactionscanbeperformed

by operating the mouse.

1) Click [Detail].

“Assignformouseinput”willappear.

2) Set the options.

•“Operation”

Set the action of the registered mouse operation.

•Ifyouselect“Viewpresetprogram,”specifytheIDnumberof

thepresetprogramtobedisplayedin“IDofpresetprg.”.

If the preset program has not been imported, specify the ID

number and import the program.

1) EntertheIDnumberin“IDofpresetprg.”.

2) Click[Import].

3) Specifytheexportedprogramdataandclick[Open].

•Ifyouselect“Runapplication,”enterthepathoftheapplicationtobeexecutedin“Path.”Itisalsopossibleto

enter“Option.”

3) Click [OK].

 •“Program”referstoascheduledprogramorabreak-inprogram.Whenapresetprogramisbeing

displayed, the assigned action cannot be performed.

Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool Window

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Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool

•“Playprogramagain,ifnoinputhascomeforacertaintime”checkbox

Whenthischeckboxischecked,thenormalprogramisresumedifthekeyormouseisnotoperatedfora

certain period of time.

1) Click [Detail].

The“ConﬁgurationforRestartProgram”dialogboxwillappear.

2) Set the options.

•“Timetorestartprogramafterlastkeyevent”

Set the period of time before program display is resumed.

•“Executeanapplicationwhentheprogramrestart.”checkbox

 Ifyoucheckthischeckbox,enterthepathoftheapplication

tobeexecutedin“Path.”Itisalsopossibletoenter“Option.”

3) Click [OK].

About

DisplaystheversionoftheKey/MouseMonitoringTool.

Exit

ExitstheKey/MouseMonitoringTool.

Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool Window

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Status Monitoring Tool

This function is only available with the Network Version.

TheStatusMonitoringToolallowsyoutocheckpanelstatusandcontroltargetPCpower.

The main Status Monitoring Tool window

●Launching Status Monitoring Tool

1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [All Programs], [SHARP Digital Signage Software], [Tools],

[Status Monitoring Tool].

“StatusMonitoringTool”willlaunch.

●The main Status Monitoring Tool window

1)Menus

2)Toolbar

3)Grouptree

4)Panellist

1) Menus

Menu options are as follows:

Menu option Description

Relevant

page

File Exit ExitsStatusMonitoringTool. -

Panel

Select all panels Selects all panels displayed in the panel list.

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Select panels without

response

Selects all panels in the panel list that are not responding

(includingpanelsforwhichstatushasnotbeenacquired).

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Select panels with

response

Selects all panels in the panel list that are responding.

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Monitoring status

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The main Status Monitoring Tool window

Menu option Description

Relevant

page

Panel

Power control

ofcontrollerPC

Power on TurnsonthetargetPCofselectedpanels.

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Reboot RestartsthetargetPCofselectedpanels.

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Power off TurnsoffthetargetPCofselectedpanels.

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Statusacquisitionof

selected panels

Startsstatusacquisitionofselectedpanels.

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Property

Displays panel status details if only one panel is selected.

ThisfunctioncanbeusedonlywiththeSHARPLCD

monitor (PN series).

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Option

Operation environment Displaysthe[Settingofoperationenvironment]dialogbox.

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Panel setting without status

acquisition

Displaysthe[Panelsettingwithoutstatusacquisition]dialog

box.

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Thumbnailsize

Small

Changesthesizeofthumbnailsdisplayedinthepanellist

to Small.

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Medium

Changesthesizeofthumbnailsdisplayedinthepanellist

to Medium.

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Large

Changesthesizeofthumbnailsdisplayedinthepanellist

toLarge.

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Startofstatusacquisition

StartsstatusacquisitionofallpanelsregisteredinPanel

Management(exceptforpanelssetwithoutstatus

acquisition).

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Cancelofstatusacquisition Cancelspanelstatusacquisition.

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Help About Status Monitoring Tool Displays version information for Status Monitoring Tool. -

2) Toolbar

The toolbar buttons (icons) perform the following actions:

Icon Menu option Description

Relevant

page

Power on TurnsonthetargetPCofselectedpanels.

p.113

Rebot RestartsthetargetPCofselectedpanels.

p.113

Power off TurnsoffthetargetPCofselectedpanels.

p.113

Show the panel information

Displays panel status details if only one panel is selected.

ThisfunctioncanbeusedonlywiththeSHARPLCD

monitor (PN series).

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Small thumbnail

Changesthesizeofthumbnailsdisplayedinthepanellist

to Small.

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Medium thumbnail

Changesthesizeofthumbnailsdisplayedinthepanellist

to Medium.

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Largethumbnail

Changesthesizeofthumbnailsdisplayedinthepanellist

toLarge.

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Startofstatusacquisition

StartsstatusacquisitionofallpanelsregisteredinPanel

Management(exceptforpanelssetwithoutstatus

acquisition).

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CancelofStatus

acquisition

Cancelspanelstatusacquisition.

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3) Group tree

Displays groups registered in Panel Management.(

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Whenagroupisselected,allthepanelsthatbelongtoit(exceptforpanelssetwithoutstatusacquisition)are

displayed in the panel list.

When“(Selectallpanels)”isselected,allpanels(exceptforpanelssetwithoutstatusacquisition)aredisplayed

in the panel list.

4) Panel list

Displaysalistofallpanelsintheselectedgroupsinthegrouptree(exceptforpanelssetwithoutstatus

acquisition).

Panel icons and thumbnails change according to panel status.

Panel icon/thumbnail Description

DisplayedwhenthestatusesofthepanelandthetargetPChavenotbeenacquired.

DisplayedwhenthereisnoresponsefromthetargetPC.

DisplayedwhenthereisaresponsefromthetargetPC,butscreencapturesofthe

currentlydisplayedscreencannotbeacquired.

(Exampleimageonly)

This warning icon will appear

when there is an error in

acquiringIDPstatus(e.g.

power-off, hardware error,

etc.).

DisplayedwhenthereisaresponsefromthetargetPCandscreencapturesofthe

currentlydisplayedscreencanbeacquired.

*Thumbnailsofacquiredscreencaptureswillbedisplayed.(Itdiffersdependingon

thedisplayofthetargetPC.)

*Toacquireanimagecaptureofthescreen,check“Acquisitionofscreencapture

displayingbycontrollerPC”inthe[Settingofoperationenvironment]dialogbox.

(Fp.105)

The main Status Monitoring Tool window

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Acquiring and displaying panel status

●Acquiring status of selected panels

1. Select a group from the group tree, and then select a

panel from the panel list.

 •Toselectallpanelsinthepanellist,eitherclick

[Selectallpanels]fromthe[Panel]menu,orpress

[Ctrl]+[A].

•Toselectallpanelsinthepanellistthatarenotresponding

(including panels for which status has not

beenacquired)

,eitherclick[Selectpanelswithoutresponse]fromthe[Panel]menu,orpress[Ctrl]

+[Shift]+[A].

•Toselectallpanelsinthepanellistthatareresponding,eitherclick[Selectpanelswithresponse]

fromthe[Panel]menu,orpress[Ctrl]+[Alt]+[A].

2. From the [Panel] menu, click [Status acquisition of selected panels].

Statusacquisitionofselectedpanelswillstart.

 •ToacquirepanelstatusforallpanelsregisteredinPanelManagement(exceptforpanelsset

withoutstatusacquisition),click[Startofstatusacquisition]fromthe[Option]menu,oralternatively,

click

•Tocancelpanelstatusacquisition,click[Cancelofstatusacquisition]fromthe[Option]menu,or

alternatively, click

Whenpanelstatusisacquired,paneliconsandthumbnails

will change.

The image can be enlarged by double-clicking it.

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●Setting panels for which status will not be obtained

Itispossibletosetpanelsforwhichstatuswillnotbeacquiredsothattheywillnotbedisplayedinthepanellist.

1. From the [Option] menu click [Panel setting without status acquisition].

2. Select panels from the “Panel list with getting status”.

3. Click [Add].

Theselectedpanelswillmovetothe“Panellistwithout

gettingstatus”.

4. Click [OK].

 Toresetapanelsothatitsstatuswillbeacquired,

selectitfromthe“Panellistwithoutgettingstatus”,

andclick[Remove].

●Controlling target PC power

ThetargetPCcanbeturnedonandoff,andrestarted.

1. Select a group from the group tree, and then select a

panel from the panel list.

2. To turn the target PC on, from the [Panel] menu, click [Power control of controller PC] and then

[Power on], or alternatively, click

To restart the target PC, from the [Panel] menu, click [Power control of controller PC] and then

[Reboot], or alternatively, click

To turn the target PC off, from the [Panel] menu, click [Power control of controller PC] and then

[Power off], or alternatively, click

Aconﬁrmationdialogboxwillappear.

3. Click [Yes].

Theprocesswillbeexecuted.

Acquiring and displaying panel status

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Acquiring and displaying panel status

4. A screen like the one on the right will appear. Check that

the distribution was successful and click [Close].

●Displaying detailed information for a panel

1. Select a group from the group tree, and then select a

panel from the panel list.

2. From the [Panel] menu click [Property], or alternatively, click

The[Panelproperty]dialogboxwillappear.

3. Check the settings, and click [Close].

 •Todisplay“Panel(PNseries)status,”check“Statusacquisitionofpanel(PNseries)”inthe[Setting

ofoperationenvironment]dialogbox(

p.116)

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●Changing thumbnail size

Itispossibletochangethesizeofthethumbnailsofthescreencapturesacquiredfromthepanels.

1. Click the buttons on the toolbar.

(Small:

, Medium:

, Large:

)

Or alternatively, from the [Option] menu, click [Thumbnail size], and select the size you want to use.

 Small Medium Large

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Setting the operation environment

Setadvancedsettingsforpanelstatusacquisition.

1. From the [Option] menu click [Operation environment].

The[Settingofoperationenvironment]dialogboxwillappear.

2. Set the options.

1) Checkthe“ResponseconﬁrmationofcontrollerPC

throughICMPECHOpacket”checkbox.(Compulsory)

 Thecheckboxcannotbecleared.

•Timeout(seconds)

Setsthetimeoutvalueforconﬁrmingaresponsefrom

thetargetPC.Valuesoffrom1-10secondscanbe

selected.

•Retrycount

Setsthenumberofretriespermittedwhenconﬁrming

aresponsefromthetargetPC.Valuesoffrom1-10

times can be selected.

 Ifthereisnoresponse,adelayof“timeoutvaluexnumberofretries”secondswilloccur.

2) “Acquisitionofdisplayingprograminformation”checkbox

 CheckthisboxtoacquireinformationaboutthecurrentlydisplayedprogramfromthetargetPC.

3) “AcquisitionofscreencapturedisplayingbycontrollerPC”checkbox

 CheckthisboxtoacquirethecurrentlydisplayedscreencapturefromthetargetPC.Theacquired

screen captures will be displayed as thumbnails.

 Itmaynotalwaysbepossibletoacquirescreencapturesofmovies.

4) “Statusacquisitionofpanel(PNseries)”checkbox

 CheckthisboxtoacquireinformationaboutthepanelfromthetargetPC.

 ThisfunctioncanbeusedonlywiththeSHARPLCDmonitor(PNseries).

5) “Acquisitionoflicenseinformation”checkbox

 CheckthecheckboxtoviewthelicensecodeandtheﬁleversionoftheSHARPDigitalSignage

Software viewer version.

6) “Autoacquisitionunderthefollowinginterval”checkbox

Checkthisboxtoautomaticallyacquirepanelstatusatregularintervals.

•Acquisitioninterval

Settheintervalatwhichyouwanttoobtainpanelstatus.Valuesof1-60minutescanbeset.

3. Click [OK].

Setting the operation environment

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