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DCS

User Manual

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1. General Information Digital Control System (DCS) include three main program. – Administrator program – Database program – Client program

Administrator Program Database Program Client Program

Administrator Program provide the administration interface for user to control and modify the display client playing schedule , display content and the layout. All the above change finally will store to the database. And the client get update information from datebase. The Database program must always running. After start the database program , there should have a icon on system tray.

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2. Administration 2.1 Login Adminstrator After double click the DCS administrator program , login screen is displayed.

Description User Name The Login Account Name of User.

By Deafult the username is Admin. Password The Login Password of User.

By Default the password is Admin. Local Login to local Database server.

If the Administrator Program and the Database Program is running on the Same computer. Please select this option.

Remote Login to Remote Database Server. If the Administrator Program and the Database Program is NOT running on the Same computer. Please select this option.

IP For Remote Option Only. Input the IP Address of Database Server.

Please do not use Remote Option and IP “127.0.0.1” to login as Local Database. This may cause the corruption of the Data base Record.

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2.2 Admin Program Structure The Administrator Program have the following structure.

Description

Admin Display Unit Control and Maintain for Client Unit. User Account Control and Maintain for User Account

Digial Content Library

Text Image Movie Web Page Flash

Grid Table TV

Schedule Assign Event , Schedule , Layout to Display Unit in Each Group

Layout Design the Screen Layout of Display Unit.

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2.3 Admin Section 2.3.1 Activate Client Add and register Display Client Unit to Database.

Description

Unit Name The Display Unit Name for Client which use to identify each display unit.

IP Address The IP Address for Display Unit. Must Use Fix IP Address.

Description Description for easy to remember.

Group Join the Display Unit to Display Group. Each Group have individual Event , Layout and Schedule.

Register Register Display Client Unit to Data Server Check Client Return Display Client Unit registration status

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2.3.2 Re-activate Client Mainly for those computer crashed which required to reinstall Operation System. But for the computer hardware without change. 2.3.3 Deactivate Client Remove Display Client Unit from Database. If the Display Client is unable to deactivate , admin program will notice either continue to remove client , or cancel the deactivate process. 2.3.4 New Client Group Create a new client group for Display Unit. 2.3.5 Display Unit Right Mouse Description When use right mouse click on each Display Unit. A pop-up menu is displayed.

Description Play Start playing Stop Stop playing Restart Restart playing

Update Send update command toDisplay Unit And Client will connect to Database and download the schedule and content.

Get Status Return Display Unit Running Status Get Log Report Return Last Update Record of Display Unit Start Alarm Send Alarm Message to Display Unit Stop Alarm Stop Alarm Message to Display Unit Reboot Reboot Display Unit Restart Client Stop and restart the Display Program RealVNC Use RealVNC program to remote monitor Display Unit

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2.3.6 Display Group Unit Right Mouse Description When use right mouse click on each Display Group. A pop-up menu is displayed.

Description Rename Rename the Display Group Delete Delete the Display Group Group Play Start playing for Group Unit Group Stop Stop playing for Group Unit Group Restart Restart playing for Group Unit

Group Update Send Update command to Group. Each Unit in Group will connect to Database , and download the schedule and content.

Schedule Update Arrange special time for client group update

Start Alarm Start Alarm

Stop Alarm Stop Alarm

Group Reboot Reboot All Unit in Group

Get Client Status Use RealVNC program to remote monitor Display Unit Required to install RealVNC program.

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2.3.7 Schedule Update for Display Group Assign special date and time for next schedule update.

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2.4 Account Section 2.3.1 New User Account Create user account for login to Display Admin. Account have 3 level of access right.

Description User Read Only Power User Allow to Modify Digital Content Library

Allow to Admin and Update Assigned Group Allow to Modify Schedule for Assigned Group Unable to Modify Account Setting

Administrator All function Allow 2.3.1 Edit User Account Edit the account access right , and change account password. 2.3.1 Delete User Account Remove user account from server.

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3. Digital Content Library 3.1 Content Category All Content Files can create under different category. To view and modify category , click the Category button to add and modify category name. 3.2 Text Content

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Example

A) Static Text

B) Scroll Single Text

C) Scroll Line By Line Text – Queue Up

Description Preview Preview Result Stop Stop Preivew ID ID for Program Description Description Category Category Background Color Background Color of Text Background Image Background Image of Text

Type Single Text

Text Hello World Message

Font Alignment Center

Effect Static

Type Single Text

Text Hello World Message

Font Alignment Center Effect Right To Left Method Dynamic Speed

Type Line By Line Text Queue Up

Text Hello World Message

Font Alignment Center Effect Right To Left Method Fix Speed Interval 30 X Steps -2 Queuing Space 60

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D) Scroll RSS – One by One

Get RSS from local path or internet path , and show as one by one method

For Local Path , example x:\rss.xml. Display Client can map to share drive for

access the file as local.

Display Program will get the Title field in RSS as content

Type RSS One by One

Text http://www.news.gov.hk/tc/common/html/t icker.rss.xml

Font Alignment Center Effect Right To Left Method Fix Speed Interval 50 X Steps -1

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3.3 Image Content

Image Support Multiple Images

Effect

Support 176 Image Style Effect None – Static Image Single – All Image use same effect Sequence – Start from selected effect, coming image will use next effect in library Random – Random selected image effect by program

Duration Total Time for Image to Show Interval Control the effect speed Steps Control the effect speed Show Time Time for each Image will appear Over Draw Image Previous Image will not clear.

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3.4 Movie Content

Movie File

Two Engine Support DirectShow VLC

URL

Support youtube , RTSP , RTP , UDP , HTTP, MMS example rtsp://192.168.0.10:8554/ udp://@239.0.0.1:1234/ http://demo.com/movie.wmv

Duration Movie length will auto detected

Advance

VLC engine support advance option to fine tune the setting. For more information , refer to VLC website Example :file-caching=3000 :network-caching=1000

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3.5 Website URL Content

File Support HTML , PDF format

URL Web Engine support Basic HTML5 format

Duration Movie length will auto detected

Advance

Advance Parameter for showing PDF format Parameter refer to Adobe PDF http://goo.gl/iRikVW zoom view toolbar navpanes scrollbar statusbar messages page

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3.6 Flash Content

File Support swf format Duration Flash Show time Quality Flash Quality

Scale Show All – Stretch with Aspect Ratio No Border – No resize Exact Fit – Stretch to Panel size

Quality Flash Quality

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4. Schedule 4.1 Schedule

Description 1 Select different Display Group 2 Day view of Event 3 Month view of Event 4 Display Event in a Range of Time Default Default Display Schedule

If not assign specific time event , Display Unit show as Default Scheudule

Volume Control Computer Volume New Event Add new Event

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4.2 Default Schedule

New Layout Description

Select and Add Layout Design to Schedule

Delete Layout Remove Layout Design from Schedule

Move Up Move Layout Design Upper

Move Down Move Layout Design Down

Group By Type Show All Digital Content Library by File Type

Group by Category Show Digital Content Library by Group

Mouse Function - Use mouse to Drag and Drop Ditital Content from Left side to Right side Panel ID. - Mouse Click Layout ID , the Layout Design is displayed. - Right Mouse Click on Panel ID , a pop-up menu is displayed.

Repeat Description

Play Content Repeatly

Enable Keyboard Enable Keyboard Function

Enable Mouse Enable Mouse Function

Major Thread If Content under Major Thread finished , jump to next layout.

Synchronized Change Content of this panel if Major Thread Panel content

Delete all content change.

Remove All Content under Panel

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4.3 Specific Event Schedule

Desciption Description

Description

Scheudule Date This Event Start Date

Start Position This Event Start Time

Stop Position This Event End Time

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Repeat Type

Description None No Repeat Hourly Repeat Event by specify hour And Stop and specify Date Daily Repeat Event by specify Day And Stop and specify Date Weekly Repeat Event by specify Week And Stop and specify Date Monthly Repeat Event by specify Month And Stop and specify Date

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4.4 Volume

Add Description

Add New Volume Setting

Delete Delete Volume Setting

Up Move Up Volume Setting

Down Move Down Volume Setting

Sart Time Specify Volume Setting Start Time

End Time Specify Volume Setting End Time

Volume Specify Volume Level

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5. Layout 5.1 Layout User can create and modify the display layout.

5.2 New Layout When adding a new layout , a dialog box is displayed. And require to define the Display Screen resolution.

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After confirm the screen resolution , the display layout design page is displayed. Use Mouse on left side , to draw the panel.

When the Screen size is different to the Layout size , Scale Fit enable allow the layout to extend and stretch by ratio.

ID Description

Layout ID

Description Layout Description

Screen Width Current width of Display Screen

Screen Height Current height of Display Screen

Panel Current Panel ID

Min X Position Min X Co-ordinate

Max X Position Max X Co-ordinate

Min Y Position Min Y Co-ordinate

Max Y Position Max Y Co-ordinate

Backgroud Backgroup color of Layout

New Add a new layout

Apply Save panel position changes

OK Save layout

SaveAs Save Setting as new layout