Cayin SMP-PRO2 User manual

SMP-PRO2
Version 3.0
Version 2.5
SMP-PRO3/PRO3N
Version 1.0
CAYIN TECHNOLOGY
SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER: SMP-PRO SERIES
CAYIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
8F, NO. 577, Linsen N. Rd.,
Taipei City104, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TEL: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
2007 Cayin Technology Co., Ltd.
All Rights Reserved
User Manual

About Cayin
Cayin Technology is established by a group of professionals specializing in development,
researches, engineering, and sales/marketing. Cayin devotes itself to providing complete
digital signage solutions in various applications, such as transportation, education, retail,
hospitality, corporation, financial and public institutions. In order to best facilitate the
deployment of Cayin products, we also provide tailored hardware and software services to
satisfy customers’ demands for almost limitless applications.
Copyright Notice
Copyright © 2007 CAYIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved.
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Table of Contents
About Cayin ............................................................................................................. i
Copyright Notice...................................................................................................... i
Trademark Notice.................................................................................................... i
Disclaimers ............................................................................................................... i
1. SMP-PRO Series Overview ................................................................................1
1-1 SMP-PRO2 Hardware Specications............................................................2
1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Hardware Specications.....................................4
1-3 System Specications....................................................................................6
1-4 Install SMP ....................................................................................................7
1-4-1 Login on SMP .......................................................................................................8
1-4-2 Remote PC Login.................................................................................................10
2. Multimedia Contents Playback and Management .........................................11
2-1 Upload Multimedia Contents ......................................................................12
2-2 Choose Media Source and Set Playlist .......................................................14
2-2-1 Play Files in Media Folder...................................................................................14
2-2-2 Play Files in USB Storage Device ......................................................................17
2-2-3 Central Scheduling (by CMS Server) ................................................................18
2-2-4 RTB Streaming....................................................................................................19

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2-2-5 HTTP/MMS Streaming.......................................................................................20
2-2-6 Video Input (SMP-PRO3 only)............................................................................20
2-2-7 Image Slide Show ................................................................................................20
2-3 Image Slide Show Settings..........................................................................21
2-4 Ticker...........................................................................................................23
2-4-1 Dene Font Format.............................................................................................24
2-4-2 Set Background Color .........................................................................................26
2-4-3 Enable Marquee ..................................................................................................27
2-5 Multimedia Source Schedule.......................................................................28
2-5-1 Add Schedule .......................................................................................................29
3. Skin Management ..............................................................................................31
3-1 Produce Skin ...............................................................................................32
3-1-1 Install Skin Editor ................................................................................................32
3-1-2 Create a new skin le (.csk).................................................................................33
3-1-3 Re-adjust a skin le (.csk)....................................................................................37
3-1-4 Upload Clock (.clk)..............................................................................................38
3-2 Upload the Cayin Skin File into SMP........................................................39
3-3 Apply Skin..................................................................................................40
4. Content Update and Media Folder Management ..........................................41
4-1 Update Media Folder...................................................................................42

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4-2 Manage Media Folder .................................................................................46
5. System Status and Settings ..............................................................................47
5-1 System Status ..............................................................................................48
5-1-1 Basic Information.................................................................................................48
5-1-2 Advanced Information .........................................................................................49
5-1-3 Firmware Information ........................................................................................50
5-2 System Management and Firmware Update .............................................51
5-2-1 Set System Time ..................................................................................................51
5-2-2 NTP Service ........................................................................................................52
5-2-3 Change Web Administrator’s Password...............................................................53
5-2-4 Choose Web Manager Language .........................................................................53
5-2-5 Set System Reboot ...............................................................................................54
5-2-6 Firmware Update ................................................................................................54
5-3 Display Settings...........................................................................................55
5-3-1 Congure Display Properties...............................................................................55
5-3-2 Turn On / Off Display ..........................................................................................56
5-4 Video Input Settings (SMP-PRO3 only) .....................................................58
6. Network Settings ...............................................................................................59
6-1 Ethernet .......................................................................................................60
6-2 Wireless Network ........................................................................................61

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7. Log Management ..............................................................................................63
7-1 Enable Syslog .............................................................................................64
7-2 View Logs...................................................................................................65
7-3 Export Log File ..........................................................................................66
8. SMP Console .....................................................................................................67
9. System Recovery ................................................................................................69
Appendix: Use “log_rcv” to collect syslog from clients......................................71

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SMP-PRO Series Overview
1-1 SMP-PRO2 Hardware Specications...........................................2
1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Hardware Specications....................4
1-3 System Specications...................................................................6
1-4 Install SMP ...................................................................................7
1-4-1 Login on SMP .....................................................................8
1-4-2 Remote PC Login................................................................10

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SMP-PRO series, the dedicated digital signage media player, is a powerful division-type
display engine for marketing and communication professionals to communicate with target
audiences in designated locations by high-quality videos, audios, graphics, and texts. SMP-
PRO series provides an easy-to-use platform where they can promote, inform, educate, and
entertain specific audiences in a variety of commercial applications.
1-1 SMP-PRO2 Hardware Specications
Dimension 48.5 (H) x 234 (W) x 175 (D) mm
Material Aluminum + Plastic (Out-Side Cover)
Color Blue (Aluminum) and Silver (Plastic)
Net Weight 1 Kg (May differ between models)
Network 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Internal Storage 40G Byte, 2.5” IDE Hard-disk
Video In/Out VGA D-Sub, Composite/S-Video (NTSC/PAL)
Audio Phone Jack/Optical
Other Connectors RS-232 (COM) USB

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Rear View
Front View
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. USB 2. Mic In 3. Audio Out 4. Network Indicatior 5. HD Indicator 6. Power Indicator 7. Power
1. Power Connector 2. VGA 3. COM Port (reserve for future use) 4. TV OUT 5. Ethernet
6. USB x 2 7. Optical Audio Out
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1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Hardware
Specications
Dimension 44 (H) x 290 (W) x 150 (D) mm
Material Steel
Color Black
Net Weight 2.5 Kg (with hard drive)
Network 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Internal Storage 40G Byte, 2.5” IDE Hard-disk
Video Out VGA D-Sub, Composite/S-Video (NTSC/PAL)
Audio Out RCA Stereo
Video In (PRO3 only) Composite (RCA)
Audio In (PRO3 only) RCA Stereo
Power 100~240V AC
Others RS-232 (COM), 4 x USB

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Rear View
Front View
1. Power & HDD LED 2. Front USB connectors
1 2
1. AV-in (SMP-PRO3 only) 2. COM Port 3. Power Connector 4. Ethernet 5. AV-Out
6. S-Video Out 7. VGA Connector (Output) 8. USB Connectors 9. Power Switch
7 8 96543
1 2
(SMP-PRO3 only)

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1-3 System Specications
SMP-PRO2 SMP-PRO3/PRO3N
Image les: JPEG/GIF(1) • Support up to 1280x1024 image resolution
Video Files • MPEG/MPG/VOB/MP3/MP4
• WMV/WMA, AVI
CODEC • MPEG-1/MPEG-2 PS/MPEG-2 TS/MPEG-4 ISO
• MP3 (MPEG AUDIO LAYER 3)
• WMV 7/8/9, WMA 7/8, DivX, RAW DV
Network Streaming • Cayin RTB (MPEG-2 TS 1~5 Mbps)
• RTP, HTTP/MMS
Video Resolutions(2) • Support MPEG-2 video and streaming up to
480p (720x480); other formats up to 320x240
• Support MPEG-2 video with bit-rate up to 9
Mbps; other formats with 1.5Mbps
• Support video and streaming up to 480p
(720x480)
• Support video bit-rate up to 5 Mbps
Ticker • Enter text directly in Web Manager
• Text les encoded by ANSI or UTF-8
• RSS feed (ANSI or UTF-8)
Skin • Upload up to 9 skins (including one default
skin)
• Upload up to 30 skins (including 15 default
skins)
Storage Device • Internal 2.5” hard drive (optional)
Connector • VGA connector (VGA D-sub)
• Screen resolutions(3): 640x480, 800x600,
1024x768, 1280x1024, 1280x768, 856x480
• Phone Jack (Stereo)
• RS-232 (COM port), for tailor-made projects
• USB Connector x 3
• VGA connector (VGA D-sub)
• Screen resolutions(3): 640x480, 800x600,
1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024,
1280x720(720p), 1280x768, 1600x900,
1360x768, 1366x768
• RCA Audio (Stereo)
• RS-232 (COM port), for tailor-made projects
• USB Connector x 4
• Audio/Video Input Connector (PRO3 only)
Network Interface • 10/100Mbps Ethernet
• 802.11b/g wireless LAN adaptor (optional)
Network Protocols • Support static IP and dynamic IP (DHCP)
• Support TCP/IP, HTTP, SMB, ICMP
1. .SMP series does not support animation GIF.
2. The maximum bit-rate and resolution might be different based on your file encoding methods. Please test the
video on SMP players. Cayin does not guarantee all video files can be played on SMP players properly.
3. The applicable resolution is also related to the resolutions of your display. Please check the specifications of the
display and choose a suitable one for you.

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1-4 Install SMP
1. Open SMP package.
2. Connect the power adapter to a socket.
3. Connect the Ethernet to LAN port. (By default, SMP will get an IP
address from a DHCP server.)
4. Connect the VGA cable to your screen. (The default screen resolution
is 800x600.)
5. If you need to apply a static IP address to this SMP client, please
connect a keyboard and a mouse to any of the USB connectors.
6. Press the power button to turn on the system. Once you see the
LOGIN page on the screen, you already complete the installation.

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1-4-1 Login on SMP
After installing SMP, please login and complete the initial settings
based on your network environment.
◎DHCP (Auto IP)
If you a r e in the DHC P netwo r k, SMP wil l get a n IP address
automatically af ter installation. You can start to login the Web
Manager page of the player directly after you connect a keyboard
and a mouse to the SMP device.
A t a n y t i m e , y o u c a n
switch between playback
a n d W e b M a n a g e r i n
a l o c a l s c r e e n . P l u g a
keyboard to SMP device;
press Ctrl-F10 and switch
t o W e b M a n a g e r L o g i n
pa g e ; p r e s s C t r l - F 1 a n d
switch to playback mode.
A t a n y t i m e , y o u c a n
switch between playback
a n d W e b M a n a g e r i n
a l o c a l s c r e e n . P l u g a
keyboard to SMP device;
press Ctrl-F10 and switch
t o W e b M a n a g e r L o g i n
pa g e ; p r e s s C t r l - F 1 a n d
switch to playback mode.
1. Click [LOGIN] on the Web Manager, and enter a username and
password.
Default Username: webadmin
Default Password: admin
E x c e p t f o r t h e i n i t i a l
in s t a l l a t i o n of SM P, we
s u g g e s t y o u m a n a g e o r
chang e se t t i n g s of S MP
by remote PC, rather than
directly on the player.

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◎Static IP
If you are in the static IP network, please follow below steps to login
and complete network settings.
1. Connect a keyboard and a mouse to USB connectors on the SMP
client and press the power button to turn on the system. Click [LOGIN]
on the Web Manager, and enter a username and password.
Default Username: webadmin
Default Password: admin
2. After logging in Web Manager, click [NETWORK SETTINGS] on the left
column. Then, click “Static IP Address” in the Ethernet Settings
area and set up all related network settings for this SMP.
3. After completing, click [SAVE] at the bottom and click [APPLY] on the
left column. Then, the SMP client will reboot.

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1-4-2 Remote PC Login
If you try to manage SMP remotely on your own PC, please follow
below steps:
1. Insert the product CD into your CD-ROM, and run “Cayin Device
Seeker” (\Tool\Device Seeker\cysrch.exe). You can also copy this le
to your PC for future management.
2. Click [Seek] and the seeker will search all available SMP clients or
CMS servers in the same LAN. Select one player and double click
the player’s name. Or, you can also click a player’s name, and click
[Open Web].
If the IP address of SMP
p l a y e r s h o w n i n C a y i n
Device Seeker is 169.254.
x . x , i t m e a n s t h a t S M P
player cannot successfully
g e t a n I P a d d r e s s f r o m
the DHCP server. In this
c i r c u m s t a n c e , y o u c a n
login directly on the SMP
player first (refer to 1-5-1
L o g i n o n S M P ) . T h e n ,
change the network setting
to static IP or change the
IP address of your PC to
the same subnet (169.254.
x.x). Finally, you can start
t o m a n a g e t h e p l a y e r
remotely on your PC.
If your PC and SMP player
are not in the same LAN,
you can open the browser
and enter the IP address
o f t h e S M P . A f t e r y o u
login successfully, you can
start to manage SMP.
3. You can also open the Media Folder of any player by "Cayin Device
Seeker'. Select the player you want to connect, and click [Open
Folder].

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Multimedia Contents
Playback and Management
2.
2-1 Upload Multimedia Contents......................................................12
2-2 Choose Media Source and Set Playlist ......................................14
2-2-1 Play Files in Media Folder ..................................................14
2-2-2 Play Files in USB Storage Device ......................................17
2-2-3 Central Scheduling (by CMS Server) ................................18
2-2-4 RTB Streaming...................................................................19
2-2-5 HTTP/MMS Streaming......................................................20
2-2-6 Video Input (SMP-PRO3 only) ...........................................20
2-2-7 Image Slide Show................................................................20
2-3 Image Slide Show Settings.........................................................21
2-4 Ticker..........................................................................................23
2-4-1 Dene Font Format ............................................................24
2-4-2 Set Background Color ........................................................26
2-4-3 Enable Marquee..................................................................27
2-5 Multimedia Source Schedule......................................................28
2-5-1 Add Schedule.......................................................................29

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SMP-PRO series supports the playback of a variety of multimedia
files. Users can upload all contents to SMP, and edit playlist. Then,
SMP will play files based on your pre-scheduled playlist. Users can
also choose to manage playlist and the content update from CMS
server.
2-1 Upload Multimedia
Contents
When you choose to play files from the Media Folder, you can
choose one of the following methods to upload files into SMP
player.
Method 1:
1. Insert the product CD into your CD-ROM, and run [Cayin Device
Seeker] (\Tool\Device Seeker\cysrch.exe). You can also copy this le
to your PC for future management.
2. Click [Seek] and the seeker will search all available SMP clients or
CMS servers in the same LAN. When the devices are found, select
the one you want to connect, and click [Open Folder
]
.
3. Your PC will open File Explorer and you can see les or folders in
your selected player.
4. Copy multimedia les from your PC to the SMP player via Network
Neighborhood. Then you can start to play those les in the SMP.

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Method 2:
Within the same subnet, user of a Windows PC has two methods to
connect to SMP player or CMS server:
1. Open [File Explorer], and enter the \\hostname or “\\IP address”. For
example, if your hostname is SMP-PRO2, please enter \\SMP-PRO2
or \\172.16.1.2. Copy multimedia files from your PC to the SMP
player via Network Neighborhood and then you can start to play
those les in the SMP player.
Y o u r P C a n d t h e S M P
pla yer ha ve to be in the
same LAN, so that you can
use Cayin Device Seeker to
open the Media Folder of
that SMP player.
2. Open "Network Neighborhood" of your PC. All PCs in
"Workgroup" will be listed. You can see all SMP clients or CMS
servers from your Windows Explorer, like the gure below:

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2-2 Choose Media Source and
Set Playlist
2-2-1 Play Files in Media Folder
After uploading all files to the Media Folder, you can follow the
following steps to edit playlist.
1. Login SMP player and enter Web Manager
2. Click [PLAYBACK] and select [MULTIMEDIA] page
3. Click “Multimedia files in” and select “Media Folder”. Then, you can
start to edit the playlist of les in the Media Folder.