BrightSign HD110 User manual

User Guide
HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000
MATCHES:
• BrightSign HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, HD1010 Software Version: 3.0.1

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Copyright
Copyright © 2008–2009 by BrightSign, a division of Roku, Inc. All rights reserved. Roku, the Roku logo,
and the BrightSign logo are trademarks of Roku, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks
or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
What is BrightSign? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Sample BrightSign setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Video or slide show loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Interactive presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Step 1: Get the hardware you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Step 2: Get the latest BrightSign software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Step 3: Try the demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Step 4: Get the results you want . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 3 Playing Media with BrightSign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Ways to play media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting the video mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Auto-playing files in alphabetical order upon power-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Auto-playing a playlist upon power-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Auto-playing an interactive playlist upon power-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Auto-playing a script upon power-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Auto-playing content at a scheduled time
(HD210, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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Chapter 4 Working with Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
What is a playlist? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Creating a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Playlist commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Creating interactive presentations
(HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Excel to create interactive presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
STATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Controlling GPIO outputs from an interactive playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Controlling serial output from an interactive playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Controlling udp output from an interactive playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Preloading images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Simultaneous states within a single interactive playlist (HD2000 only) . 38
Interactive playlist examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using rollover regions (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only) . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using rollover events (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Scheduling playback (HD210, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only) . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter 5 Working with Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
What are zones? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Can I customize the zones? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using zones with playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Other keywords for zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Comix Tour example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Chapter 6 Working with Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
What are scripts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sample script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roku Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Using the GPIO control port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Chapter 7 Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Learning more and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
General troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Problems with automatically playing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
General playback problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Content Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Troubleshooting Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Troubleshooting Interactive Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
BrightSign and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Chapter 8 Advanced Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selecting Compact Flash cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Avoiding CF/SD card corruption due to read fatigue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
BrightSign compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Other ways to update your BrightSign software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Generating HD content for an HD2000 using Final Cut Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
BrightSign shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Accessing the BrightSign shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shell commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

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Referencing CF/SD cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Testing CF/SD cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Testing scripts, playlists, and interactive playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Linux shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Updating BrightSign software from the BrightSign Shell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Using the registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Writing to the registry from an interactive playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Displaying registry contents from an interactive playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Copying registry contents from an interactive playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Setting the date/time on BrightSign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Using a custom boot script and logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Using your own boot logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Widescreen vs. 4x3 discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Displaying videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Displaying images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Connecting BrightSign to your network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Configuring BrightSign using DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using a manual IP configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Proxy servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Networking software options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Using the NetworkTimer keyword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Chapter 9 Product Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
BrightSign features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Supported media types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Supported input devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
USB mice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

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Chapter 1
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Introduction
What is BrightSign?
BrightSign is a standalone digital sign or kiosk controller that plays content from standard Flash
memory cards. You can use BrightSign with almost any standard or high-definition monitor or TV
to play continuous video or image loops. On select BrightSign models, you can add a touch
screen or input device, such as a button board or keyboard, for interactive presentations, and
since BrightSign is compatible with standard media authoring software, you can choose the
tools you use to create your content.
Because BrightSign has no moving parts, it is durable, reliable, and an ideal replacement for a
PC in information kiosks, tradeshows, retail displays, and other applications. And best of all,
BrightSign enables you to maintain or improve the quality of your presentations. Using
professional-quality decoding and scaling, BrightSign delivers crisp, clean, high-definition still
images as well as 1920x1080 video from your high-definition MPEG sources.

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Sample BrightSign setups
You can connect BrightSign to a wide-range of devices based on your audio, video, and
interactivity needs.
Video or slide show loop
Place a video or set of still images on a Secure Digital (SD) or CompactFlash (CF) card, and
connect BrightSign to a display. (CF cards are supported on the HD2000 only.) You can use any of
the following methods to connect to a display:
• Use a VGA cable to connect to a flat panel monitor
• Use an RGB component cable to connect to a high-definition display, such as a plasma TV
(HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)
• Use an HDMI cable to connect to a high-definition display

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Interactive presentation
By connecting powered speakers to BrightSign, you can add audio to your display, and you can
add interactivity by connecting an input device such as a keyboard, touch screen, button board,
or LED. The example below uses an off-the-shelf USB keyboard.

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Examples
Here are some examples of what you can do with BrightSign:
• Display a looping video with DVD+ quality on a variety of monitor types
• Display a looping video with HD quality on a variety of display types
• Display a looping slide show in high definition
• Play looping music
• Display videos and images simultaneously in different parts of the screen (also referred to as
zones )—videos in one zone, slideshow in a second zone, and on the HD210, HD1010 and
HD2000, an RSS feed in a third zone
• (HD210, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only) Schedule any of the above to play at a specific
time (hour, day, month, year)
• Combine any of the above
• Create interactive presentations that play video, photos, or audio in response to input from a
remote, or a custom button board that you create (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only).
The HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 also respond to input from a touch screen, mouse, or
keyboard.
• Create a playlist with audio, video, and images

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Chapter 2
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Getting Started
Step 1: Get the hardware you need
To start using your BrightSign, you need the following hardware:
Display Any monitor, TV, or Elo touch screen with one of the following types of inputs:
• VGA
• Component (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)
• HDMI
Storage card Either of the following:
• CF card (HD2000 only.
• USB Flash card (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)
• SD card
Card Reader/Writer The card reader/writer must be connected to your Mac or PC and must be
compatible with your storage card.
Optional Accessories Add any of the following items:
• USB keyboard (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)
• USB mouse (HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only)

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• GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output) button board (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000
only)
• SoundBridge Remote
• Null modem cable
Step 2: Get the latest BrightSign software
Depending on when you purchased your BrightSign, you may need to download and install the
latest software from the BrightSign web site.
TIP: Watch the BrightSign web site for information on BrightSign software updates so that you
can take advantage of all the latest features.
1Check your current software version.
a Connect a video monitor to your BrightSign.
b Start BrightSign without an SD card inserted.
c Look for the version number below the Roku logo on your screen.
2Download the latest software.
a Go to the BrightSign web.
b Click the Software Downloads link.
c Compare the software version number with the number on your BrightSign screen.
d If your BrightSign software is older than the software on the web site, click the Software link
to download the latest software.

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3Extract the software update file onto your SD card. (The file name is UPDATE.ROK.)
4Insert the SD card into your BrightSign and apply power.
• HD2000: Wait for your BrightSign to boot. (The display will be blank, but the LEDs on the front
panel light as the unit boots.) Wait for the red upgrade LED to light up. During the upgrade,
the connector activity LEDs turn on and off to indicate that the upgrade is in progress.
• HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010: Wait for your BrightSign to boot. (The display
will be blank but the Bsy LED flashes as the unit boots). During the upgrade, the yellow Upd
LED flashes to indicate that the upgrade is in progress.
NOTE: When the update finishes, BrightSign deletes the UPDATE.ROK file and reboots the unit.
However, if the card was formatted with NTFS or HFS+, then BrightSign does not delete the
UPDATE.ROK file and the unit doesn’t reboot after the update.
Step 3: Try the demo
The BrightSign demo shows an example of an interactive digital sign that displays still slides and
video clips, and responds to input from a button board, touch screen, or mouse. It’s easy to try if
you have a BrightSign. Follow these steps:
1Download the demo for your BrightSign model:
• HD2000: Click the HD2000 Demo link.
• HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010: Click the HDCompact Demo link.
2Unzip the BrightSignDemo.zip file and copy the contents into the root directory of an
SD card.
3Connect your BrightSign to either of the following:
• Elo touch screen
• Standard monitor and USB Mouse
• Standard monitor and Roku Button Board
4Insert the SD card.

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5Turn on the power.
6Use the touch screen, mouse, or button board to select one of the four hot spots.
You can also use the demo to try BrightSign with different types of monitors:
1Connect your BrightSign to a monitor or TV using a VGA, component, or HDMI connection.
2Make sure your monitor is configured to receive input from the cable you’re using.
3Start the demo by inserting the SD card you created in the previous set of steps.
Step 4: Get the results you want
Now you’re ready to start using your BrightSign. Just add your content and follow the directions to play
your presentation.

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Chapter 3
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Playing Media with BrightSign
Ways to play media
There are several ways to play media files on a BrightSign device:
• Play media automatically from an SD card when you turn on a BrightSign
• Play media via a script on an SD card
• Use the serial shell commands to test media playback
NOTE: BrightSign HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010 output video through the VGA and
HDMI connectors. These models communicate with the display attached to BrightSign and
BrightSign automatically determines and sets the best video resolution. If BrightSign is unable to
get video information from the display, the default video resolution is 1024x768x75p. BrightSign
HD2000 outputs video through the Component and HDMI connectors and the default video
resolution is 720p. If the resolution of a still image file does not exactly match the display
resolution (videomode), then BrightSign scales the image to fit or it centers/crops the image,
depending on the imagemode you selected

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BrightSign can autoplay the following types of media:
• MPEG-2 video. You can use a single file as a loop, or multiple files. On the HD2000, MPEG-2
files must be program streams. On the HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010, files must
be transport streams with MP3 audio.
• MP3 audio. Any MP3 audio (in a video or mp3 file) must have a sample rate of 48 kHz
or 44.1 kHz (or 32 kHz on an HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, or HD1010).
• (HD2000 only) AC3, WMA, WAV, 5.1 Dolby digital audio. Any WAV files must contain16 bit
linear PCM data.
• Bitmap files. For still images, use an 8-bit, 24-bit, or 32-bit BMP file format. You can also use
PNG and JPEG files. The maximum supported resolution is 1920x1080.
• A playlist . A playlist is a simple text file that contains the file names of still slides, video clips,
or audio files to play.
• (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only) An interactive playlist file. BrightSign uses
interactive playlists as a description of an interactive sign that responds to buttons, touch
screen, mouse, track balls, etc. (Not all input devices are supported on all models; see Product
Specifications for details.) Interactive playlists are very powerful and easy to create without
any scripting. You can create an interactive playlist using Microsoft Excel (or any editor that
supports CSV files, such as OpenOffice or the editor hosted at
http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html) . See Creating interactive presentations (HD410,
HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 only) for more information.
• A custom BrightScript file. A script is a simple program that controls behaviors based on
events, and is appropriate for arbitrarily complex interactive media sequences.

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Setting the video mode
The BrightSign software automatically sets the video resolution by communicating with the
display attached to your BrightSign.
On the HD110, HD210, HD410, HD810, and HD1010, first BrightSign checks to see if a VGA display
is attached. If it finds a VGA display, it sets the video resolution to the best mode supported by
the VGA display and by BrightSign. If BrightSign doesn’t find a VGA display, it looks for an HDMI
display. If it finds an HDMI display, it sets the video resolution to the best mode supported by the
HDMI display and by BrightSign. If BrightSign cannot find a VGA or HDMI display, or if the display
does not comply with standards and properly communicate with BrightSign, it sets the video
resolution to 1024x768x75p. If a display is attached but it is turned off when you turn BrightSign
on, BrightSign tries to communicate with the display and set the best video mode; if the display
is designed correctly, BrightSign can still set the best video mode. However, if a display does not
provide the required information when it is turned off (a violation of the way displays are
supposed to operate), you need to set the video mode explicitly by including the Videomode
keyword in your playlist (see Playlist commands for details).
On the HD2000, BrightSign outputs video through the Component and HDMI connectors and
the default video resolution is 720p. If the resolution of a still image file does not exactly match
the display resolution (videomode), then BrightSign scales the image to fit or it centers/crops the
image, depending on the imagemode you selected (see Playlist commands and Keywords for
details). Video files are always scaled to fit. (The video mode button is not currently supported on
the HD2000.)

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Auto-playing files in alphabetical order upon power-up
You can autoplay one or more files on power-up or reset. When you use this method, the files play
in alphabetic order by file name.
1Copy your files into the root directory of an SD card. See the list of supported file types on
the previous page.
2Insert the SD card into your BrightSign.
3Turn on your BrightSign. After a few moments, BrightSign plays the video and repeats it
automatically to create a loop.
EXAMPLE 1: SD card with auto-play files

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Auto-playing a playlist upon power-up
A playlist is a text file that describes the items you want to play and the order in which you want
to play them. A playlist can include still images, video clips, or audio clips. For details on creating
playlists, see Working with Playlists .
To autoplay a playlist file on power-up or reset, do the following:
1Create a playlist file and name it
AUTOPLAY.BSP (see Working with Playlists
for details).
2Copy the playlist file into the root directory
of an SD card.
3Copy any still graphics, audio files, or video
files you included in the playlist into the
root of your SD card.
4Insert the SD card into your BrightSign.
5Turn on your BrightSign. After a few
moments, BrightSign plays the playlist and
loops it automatically.
EXAMPLE 2: SD card with playlist files

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Auto-playing an interactive playlist upon power-up
BrightSign HD410, HD810, HD1010, and HD2000 can also play a sophisticated presentation that
is described in an interactive playlist. An interactive playlist is a simple text file that contains a
table of information. Using Microsoft Excel, you can easily create a file that describes a
sophisticated interactive presentation. The interactive playlist describes which media to play
upon power-up, and which media to play when a user presses a button or triggers other events.
To autoplay an interactive playlist on power-up or reset, do the following:
1Create an interactive playlist using
Microsoft Excel and name the file
AUTOPLAY.CSV (see Creating interactive
presentations (HD410, HD810, HD1010, and
HD2000 only) for details).
2Copy your media files and your interactive
playlist into the root directory of an SD card.
3Insert the SD card into your BrightSign.
4Turn on your BrightSign. After a few
moments, BrightSign runs the interactive
playlist and plays the media referenced in
the file.
EXAMPLE 3: SD card with interactive playlist files