Cayin SMP-PROPLUS User manual

User Manual
CAYIN TECHNOLOGY
CAYIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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MPPO00/EN/090706
SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER: SMP-PRO SERIES
SMP-PROPLUS
Version 1.0
SMP-PRO3/ PRO3N
Version 2.5
Version 3.0

About CAYIN
CAYIN Technology offers a complete portfolio of digital signage solutions, including media
players, servers, and software, for various commercial applications, such as education,
transportation, retail, hospitality, corporate use, and nancial and public institutions. CAYIN
is committed to being a reliable partner to its clients worldwide, and has successfully set
up various application references internationally. In order to best facilitate the deployment
of CAYIN products, the Company also provides tailored services to satisfy the ascending
market demand for almost limitless applications.
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Contents
About CAYIN ..................................................................................... i
Copyright Notice .............................................................................. i
Trademark Notice ............................................................................. i
Disclaimers ....................................................................................... i
1. SMP-PRO Series Overview......................................................... 1
1-1 SMP-PROPLUS Appearance......................................................... 2
1-1-1 Front View (P/N: LB-300)...................................................................2
1-1-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-300)....................................................................2
1-1-3 Rear View (P/N: LB-500)....................................................................3
1-1-4 Rear View (P/N: LB-500)....................................................................3
1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Appearance.......................................... 4
1-2-1 Front View – SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N (P/N: LB-400, LB-400N)......4
1-2-2 Rear View – SMP-PRO3 (P/N: LB-400).............................................4
1-2-3 Rear View – SMP-PRO3N (P/N: LB-400N)........................................4
1-3 Hardware Specications............................................................... 5
1-4 System Specications .................................................................. 6
1-5 Install SMP-PRO Series................................................................. 7
1-5-1 Install Hardware .................................................................................7
1-5-2 Login on SMP-PRO Series ...............................................................8
1-5-3 Remote PC Login.............................................................................10
2. Conguration in Wizard Mode ................................................. 11
2-1 Upload Files to SMP Player ........................................................ 12
2-2 Wizard Mode Introduction .......................................................... 14

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2-3 Network Wizard............................................................................ 15
2-3-1 Step1: Ethernet Conguration..........................................................15
2-3-2 Step2: Wi Conguration (Optional).................................................16
2-3-3 Step3: Ping Gateway .......................................................................17
2-4 System Wizard ............................................................................. 18
2-4-1 Step1: Time & Language Settings ...................................................18
2-4-2 Step2: Display Settings....................................................................19
2-4-3 Step3: Media Folder Security Settings.............................................22
2-5 Content Update Wizard ............................................................... 23
2-5-1 Content Update Settings..................................................................23
2-6 Playback Wizard .......................................................................... 24
2-6-1 Step1: Skin.......................................................................................24
2-6-2 Step2: Multimedia 1 .........................................................................25
2-6-3 Step3: Multimedia 2 .........................................................................26
2-6-4 Step4: Image Slideshow 1 ...............................................................26
2-6-5 Step5: Image Slideshow 2 ...............................................................26
2-6-6 Step6: Ticker Text.............................................................................27
3. Multimedia Contents Playback and Management.................. 28
3-1 Upload Multimedia Contents ...................................................... 29
3-2 Choose your Skin ........................................................................ 31
3-3 Choose Media Source and Set Playlist .................................... 32
3-3-1 Play Files in Media Folder................................................................32
3-3-2 Play Files in USB Storage Device ...................................................35
3-3-3 Central Scheduling (by CMS Server) ..............................................35
3-3-4 RTB/RTP Streaming........................................................................36

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3-3-5 HTTP/MMS Streaming ....................................................................37
3-3-6 Video Input (SMP-PRO3 Only) ........................................................37
3-3-7 Image Slide Show ............................................................................37
3-3-8 Mute Function ..................................................................................38
3-4 Image Slide Show Settings......................................................... 38
3-5 Ticker ............................................................................................ 40
3-5-1 Dene Font Format .........................................................................41
3-5-2 Set Background Color .....................................................................42
3-5-3 Scrolling Effect ................................................................................43
3-6 Volume.......................................................................................... 44
4. Edit Schedule on SMP Player (Local Schedule)..................... 45
4-1 Skin ............................................................................................... 46
4-2 Multimedia Zone .......................................................................... 48
4-3 Image Slide Show Zone .............................................................. 50
4-4 Ticker Zone .................................................................................. 52
4-5 Volume.......................................................................................... 54
5. Skin Management...................................................................... 55
5-1 Create Your Own Skin ................................................................. 56
5-1-1 Install Skin Editor .............................................................................56
5-1-2 Create a new skin le (.csk).............................................................57
5-1-3 Re-adjust a skin le (.csk)................................................................63
5-1-4 Upload Clock (.clk)...........................................................................64
5-2 Upload the CAYIN Skin File into SMP........................................ 65
5-3 Apply Skin .................................................................................... 66

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6. Content Update and Media Folder Management.................... 67
6-1 Update Media Folder ................................................................... 68
6-2 Manage Media Folder .................................................................. 72
7. System Status and Settings..................................................... 73
7-1 System Status.............................................................................. 74
7-1-1 Basic Information .............................................................................75
7-1-2 Advanced Information ......................................................................75
7-1-3 Firmware Information .......................................................................76
7-2 System Settings........................................................................... 77
7-2-1 Set System Time..............................................................................77
7-2-2 NTP Service .....................................................................................78
7-2-3 Change Web Administrator’s Password...........................................79
7-2-4 Change Service Port of Web Manager ............................................79
7-2-5 Choose Web Manager Language ....................................................80
7-2-6 Set System Reboot ..........................................................................80
7-2-7 Frequency of Server Communication...............................................81
7-3 System Maintenance................................................................... 82
7-3-1 Upload Firmware..............................................................................82
7-3-2 Export/Import/Restore System Settings...........................................83
7-3-3 System Recovery.............................................................................83
7-4 Display Settings........................................................................... 84
7-4-1 Congure Display Properties (SMP-PROPLUS)..............................84
7-4-2 Congure Display Properties (SMP-PRO3/PRO3N)........................86
7-4-3 Turn On / Off Display........................................................................87

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8. Network Settings....................................................................... 88
8-1 Ethernet ........................................................................................ 89
8-2 Wireless Network......................................................................... 90
9. Log Management....................................................................... 91
9-1 Enable Syslog ............................................................................. 92
9-2 View Logs.................................................................................... 93
9-3 Export Log File ........................................................................... 94
10. SMP Console ........................................................................... 95
11. System Recovery .................................................................... 97
Appendix........................................................................................ 99
Use “log_rcv” to collect syslog from clients ................................ 100

SMP-PRO Series Overview
1.
1-1 SMP-PROPLUS Appearance..................................... 2
1-1-1 Front View (P/N: LB-300)............................................. 2
1-1-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-300).............................................. 2
1-1-3 Rear View (P/N: LB-500).............................................. 3
1-1-4 Rear View (P/N: LB-500).............................................. 3
1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Appearance...................... 4
1-2-1 Front View – SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N (P/N: LB-400, LB-
400N)..................................................................................... 4
1-2-2 Rear View – SMP-PRO3 (P/N: LB-400)....................... 4
1-2-3 Rear View – SMP-PRO3N (P/N: LB-400N).................. 4
1-3 Hardware Specications........................................... 5
1-4 System Specications .............................................. 6
1-5 Install SMP-PRO Series............................................. 7
1-5-1 Install Hardware ........................................................... 7
1-5-2 Login on SMP-PRO Series ......................................... 8
1-5-3 Remote PC Login....................................................... 10

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SMP-PRO Series, the dedicated digital signage media player, is a powerful zone-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 specic audiences in a variety of commercial applications.
1-1 SMP-PROPLUS Appearance
1-1-1 Front View (P/N: LB-300)
1. Power Indicator 2. Hard Disk Indicator 3. Reset 4. Power
12 3 4
1-1-2 Rear View (P/N: LB-300)
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8
1. Power Connector 2. RS-232 3. Ethernet 4. VGA
5. USB×4 6. Line-In (reserve for future use) 7. Mic-In (reserve for future use)
8. Audio-Out

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1-1-3 Rear View (P/N: LB-500)
1-1-4 Rear View (P/N: LB-500)
1. RS-232 x 2 2. VGA Connector 3. Ethernet LAN
4. USB x 4 5. PS/2 6. Power Connector
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Power Button 2. DVI Connector 3. MIC-IN (Reserved) 4. Audio-out 5. PWR/HDD Indicator
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1-2 SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N Appearance
1-2-1 Front View – SMP-PRO3/SMP-PRO3N (P/N:
LB-400, LB-400N)
1. Power & HDD Indicators 2. Front USB Connectors
2
1
1-2-2 Rear View – SMP-PRO3 (P/N: LB-400)
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. AV-in 2. RS-232 3. Power Connector 4. Ethernet 5. AV-out
6. S-Video Out 7. VGA Connector (Output) 8. USBx2 9. Power Switch
1-2-3 Rear View – SMP-PRO3N (P/N: LB-400N)
6 7 85432
1
1. RS-232 2. Power Connector 3. Ethernet 4. AV-out
5. S-Video Out 6. VGA Connector (Output) 7. USB Connectors 8. Power Switch

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1-3 Hardware Specications
SMP-PROPLUS (P/N: LB-300) SMP-PROPLUS (P/N: LB-500) SMP-PRO3/ SMP-PRO3N
(P/N: LB-400/LB-400N)
Dimension 44 (H) x 380 (W) x 195 (D) mm 43 (H) x 222 (W) x 135 (D) mm 44 (H) x 290 (W) x 150 (D) mm
Material Aluminum + Steel Aluminum + Iron Steel
Color Silver & Black Gray & White Black
Net Weight 4.4 Kg (with hard drive) 1.5 Kg (with hard disk) 2.5 Kg (with hard drive)
Network 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet 10/100 Mbps Ethernet 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
Internal Storage 160GB, 3.5” IDE HDD 80GB, 2.5” IDE HDD 80GB, 2.5” IDE HDD
Video Out VGA D-Sub VGA D-Sub/DVI-D (No HDCP
support)
VGA D-Sub, Composite/S-Video
(NTSC/PAL)
Audio Out Phone Jack (Stereo) Phone Jack (Stereo) RCA Stereo
Video In N/A N/A Composite (RCA) (SMP-PRO3
only)
Audio In N/A N/A RCA Stereo (SMP-PRO3 only)
Power 100~240V AC (with internal
adaptor)
100~240V AC (with external
adaptor)
100~240V AC (with external
adaptor)
Others RS-232 (COM), 4 x USB RS-232 (COM), 4 x USB RS-232 (COM), 4 x USB
Certicate CE, FCC CE, FCC, UL, LVD, CCC CE, FCC, LVD

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1-4 System Specications
SMP-PROPLUS (P/N: LB-300/LB-500) SMP-PRO3/PRO3N (P/N: LB-400/LB-
400N)
Image les • JPEG, GIF1
• Support up to 2 million pixels 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
● RAW DV (SMP-PROPLUS only)
● H.2642(SMP-PROPLUS only)
Network Streaming ● CAYIN RTB (Encapsulation Method: MPEG TS , Codec: MPEG-1/MPEG-2, bit rate: 1~5
Mbps)
● RTP (Encapsulation Method: MPEG TS , Codec: MPEG-1/MPEG-2)
● HTTP/MMS
Video Resolutions2● Video Resolution and Specification may differ
for different output methods, supporting up to
720p (1280x720); bit rate up to: 10~12 Mbps
(MPEG2), 8~9 Mbps (MPEG4), 4~8 Mbps (WMV),
3 Mbps (H.264) [Landscape, 25 fps, single video
playback] 2
● To avoid system running in the low performance,
we suggest you do not use the following screen
resolutions when SMP player is playing 720p
HD video: 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 1600x1200,
1280x1024(75Hz) or similar high resolutions set
in the 'User dene' mode. 720p HD video is also
not suggested to be used in the portrait mode.
● Support up to 480p (720x480)
● Support video bit-rate up to 5 Mbps (codec
dependent)
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 30 skins (including 13 default
skins)
• Upload up to 30 skins (including 15 default
skins)
Display Output • Screen resolutions3: 640x480, 800 x600,
1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024, 1600x1200,
1280x720 (720p), 1280x768, 1360x768,
1366x768, 1368x768, 1600x900, 1680x1050,
1920x1080, 1920x1200.
• Screen resolutions3: 640x480, 800x600,
1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024,
1280x720(720p), 1280x768, 1600x900,
1360x768, 1366x768

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SMP-PROPLUS (P/N: LB-300/LB-500) SMP-PRO3/PRO3N (P/N: LB-400/LB-
400N)
Network Interface • 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (P/N: LB-300)
• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (P/N: LB-500)
• 802.11b/g wireless LAN adaptor (optional)
• 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
Detect EDID/DDC
parameters
• PROPLUS only N/A
1SMP series does not support animation GIF and CMYK JPEG.
The maximum bit-rate and resolution might be different based on your le encoding methods. We acknowledge
video playback result may be inuenced by many factors (eg. codec, bit-rate, screen resolution, or other component
run with video at same time… etc.). Please test the video on SMP players in advance. CAYIN DOES NOT
GUARANTEE EVERY VIDEO FILE CAN BE PLAYED ON SMP PLAYERS PROPERLY WITHOUT TESTING
BEFOREHAND.
The applicable resolution is also related to the resolutions of your display. Please check the specications of the
display and choose a suitable one for you.
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3
1-5 Install SMP-PRO Series
1-5-1 Install Hardware
1. Open SMP package.
2. Connect the Ethernet to LAN port. (By default, SMP will get an IP address from a DHCP
server.)
3. Connect the VGA cable to your screen. (The default screen resolution is 1024x768.)
4. If you need to configure system settings directly on the player, please connect a
keyboard and a mouse to any of the USB connectors.
5. Connect the power adapter to a socket. The SMP player will be turned on by itself.
6. Once you see the LOGIN page on the screen, you already complete the installation.

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1-5-2 Login on SMP-PRO Series
After installing SMP, please login and complete the initial settings
based on your network environment.
DHCP (Auto IP)
If you are in the DHCP network, SMP will get an IP address
automatically after 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.
1. Click [Wizard Mode] or [Advanced Mode] on the Web
Manager, and enter a username and password.
Default Username: webadmin
Default Password: admin
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 player and connect the power adapter to a socket to
turn on the system. Click [Wizard Mode] or [Advanced
Mode] on the Web Manager, and enter a username and
password.
Default Username: webadmin
Default Password: admin
2. Click [NETWORK SETTINGS] or [Network Wizard]
on the screen. Then, click “Static IP Address” in the Ethernet
Settings area and set up all related network settings for SMP.
At any time, you can switch
between playback and Web
Manager in a local screen.
Plug a keyboard to SMP
device; press Ctrl-F10 and
switch to Web Manager Login
page; press Ctrl-F1 and switch
to playback mode.
Except for the initial installation
of SMP, we suggest you
manage or change settings
of SMP by remote PC, rather
than directly on the player.

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3. After completing, click [SAVE] at the bottom and click [APPLY] or follow the wizard
steps to nish the settings. Then, the SMP player will reboot.
Wizard Mode
Advanced Mode

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1-5-3 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].
1
2
3
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].
If the IP address of SMP
player shown in CAYIN Device
Seeker is 169.254.x.x, it
means that SMP player cannot
successfully get an IP address
from the DHCP server. In this
circumstance, you can login
directly on the SMP player rst
(refer to 1-5-2 Login on SMP).
Then, 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 to
manage the player 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 of the SMP.
After you login successfully,
you can start to manage SMP.

Conguration in Wizard Mode
2.
2-1 Upload Files to SMP Player .................................... 12
2-2 Wizard Mode Introduction ...................................... 14
2-3 Network Wizard........................................................ 15
2-3-1 Step1: Ethernet Conguration.................................... 15
2-3-2 Step2: Wi Conguration (Optional)........................... 16
2-3-3 Step3: Ping Gateway ................................................. 17
2-4 System Wizard ......................................................... 18
2-4-1 Step1: Time & Language Settings ............................. 18
2-4-2 Step2: Display Settings.............................................. 19
2-4-3 Step3: Media Folder Security Settings....................... 22
2-5 Content Update Wizard ........................................... 23
2-5-1 Content Update Settings............................................ 23
2-6 Playback Wizard ...................................................... 24
2-6-1 Step1: Skin................................................................. 24
2-6-2 Step2: Multimedia 1 ................................................... 25
2-6-3 Step3: Multimedia 2 ................................................... 26
2-6-4 Step4: Image Slideshow 1 ......................................... 26
2-6-5 Step5: Image Slideshow 2 ......................................... 26
2-6-6 Step6: Ticker Text....................................................... 27

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2-1 Upload Files to SMP Player
When you use SMP players without CMS server, you can
choose one of the following methods to upload files to SMP-
PRO series players.
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 files or
folders in your selected player.
4. 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.
Your PC and the SMP player
have to be in the same LAN,
so that you can use CAYIN
Device Seeker to open the
Media Folder of that SMP
player.

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Method 2:
1. Open [File Explorer], and enter the \\hostname or “\\IP address”. For example, if your
hostname is SMP-PROPLUS, please enter \\SMP-PROPLUS or \\172.16.1.2.
2. Copy multimedia les from your PC to the SMP player via Network Neighborhood and
then you can start to play those les in the SMP player.
Method 3:
1. 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:
2. Copy multimedia les from your PC to the SMP player via Network Neighborhood and
then you can start to play those les in the SMP player.