DV Signage VS-700L ViewStream 700L User manual

Manual
ViewStream 700L
Version 2.1

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................3
1.1 Guide to the ViewStream 700L ...........................................................................3
2 Setup........................................................................................................................4
2.1 Initial setup..........................................................................................................4
2.2 Content preparation and update .........................................................................7
2.3 Additional functions.............................................................................................8
3Content Update........................................................................................................9
3.1 Preparation .........................................................................................................9
3.2 USB upload.......................................................................................................10
3.3 UPDATE.INI......................................................................................................12
3.4 Partial update....................................................................................................13
3.5 UPDATE.LOG...................................................................................................15
4Network Setup........................................................................................................16
4.1 Get the IP address using DHCP .......................................................................16
4.2 Get the IP address with fixed IP .......................................................................16
4.3 Update netcfg.ini file .........................................................................................20
5FAQ........................................................................................................................24
6Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................26
7Specifications .........................................................................................................28
Revision History
Amendment Date
Version
January 2010
V1.0
October 2011
V1.1
June 2012
V2.0
July 2012
V2.1

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1 Introduction
The ViewStream 700L (VS-700L) is a powerful yet easy to use commercial HD (High
Definition) digital media player designed for retail point of purchase (POP) product promotions,
product demonstration videos, museum information displays, and similar applications that
require the solutions to be operated within a network.
Note: Please refer to separate Configuration Guide/Application Note for specific
information on how to use the VS-700L via a local LAN or the internet.
1.1 Guide to the ViewStream 700L
Diagram 1 – ViewStream 700L
Description
Use
Power button (with power LED)
Power on/off button
USB x 4 (rear)
Content update
LAN (RJ-45)
Antenna (Option)
Network connection
DC 19V in
DC 19V power input
Line in
Not used
Line out
Audio out
Mic
Not used
SPDIF
Not used
RS-232
Reserved for Barcode scan or Control
HDMI
HDMI output (Default set to 1920x1080)
DVI
DVI output (Default set to 1920x1080)

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2 Setup
The ViewStream 700L is designed as an “Auto Play” system which means that when powered
“on” it will automatically play media stored on its hard-disk. Media will be played in
alphanumeric order based on the filename or in accordance with a playlist if one is present.
There are three steps to consider:
Initial setup of the ViewStream 700L and a display
Preparing and updating of content
Special functions:
oPlaylist
oData Logging
oScheduling
oFirmware upgrade
2.1 Initial setup
Steps to follow:
DVI Connection: Connect the ViewStream 700L to a TV type display or monitor using
a DVI cable.
DVI
cable
Power cable
DVI cable
DVI Monitor
(Support 1920x1080
or 1280x720)
The display must be able to support 1920x1080 or 1280x720 resolution though it may
require setup.

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HDMI Connection: Connect the ViewStream 700L to a TV type display or monitor
using a HDMI cable.
HDMI
HDMI cable
DC 19V in
Power cable
HDMI cable
HDMI Monitor
(Support 1920x1080
or 1280x720)
The display must be able to support 1920x1080 or 1280x720 resolution though it may
require setup.
RJ-45 Connection: Connect a RJ-45 LAN cable to ViewStream 700L.
LAN cable
LAN
connector
Power “on”:Ensure both ViewStream 700L and display are connected to power and
switched on. It is recommended to connect the video cable first and then switch the
power on so that you can watch what appears on the screen.
Power cable
LAN cable
LAN
connector
DVI
cable

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What you should see on the screen:
The startup (boot up) sequence, this will be some text scrolling up the screen. If nothing
appears within 30 seconds, please refer to the Troubleshooting section in this manual.
When the startup has completed the system should start to play video or still images
depending on what has been loaded and the play order.
If there is no picture it is possible that no media is loaded, please refer to section 2.2 Content
preparation and update below. If you believe content is loaded it is worth going through
section 2.2 again just to check that all steps were followed. Otherwise please check the
Troubleshooting section in this manual or call technical support.
If the picture looks faulty then it is likely that the display requires an initial setup. Typically this
will mean using the on screen menu of the display, finding a command such as “Auto Setup”
or similar and selecting that.

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2.2 Content preparation and update
To update content on the player, plug-in a suitably prepared USB flash drive on any of
the USB connectors. The USB stick must contain the content files stored in a
“MEDIA” folder. (Refer “Section 3 – Content Update” for details)
USB
connectors
USB Stick
MEDIA
UPDATE.INI
☞Filename up to 16 characters long are supported with file extension .mpg and .jpg.
Do not use any “Non alpha-numeric” characters like ‘~’, ‘_’, ‘-‘, ‘&’, ‘^’, etc.
NOTE: If ‘Non alpha-numeric character’ or the ‘16.3’ format are not followed, the player will not
recognize the playlist.
NOTE: If using DV Studio to generate playlist, the filename must be 8.3 format due to the file
system restriction by the DV Studio.
A Playlist is optional, for details on how to prepare, see the Additional Functions
section (page 8). Without a playlist, media will play in alpha-numeric order according
to the filename.
Video: For standard definition (SD) video, it is recommended to use DVD settings in
the preparation and encoding of video. Many popular video editing programs have a
DVD setting however it is important that the file produced is .mpg for MPEG-1 & 2
or .avi for DivX (see the Specification in this manual for suitable encoding bit rate).
oSD video: MPEG-2 (.mpg) Encoding bit rate (5Mbit/s)
With Hi-definition video (1080p/720p), it is recommended to use MPEG-4 encoding video:
oHD 1080p/720p video: MPEG-4 (H.264) (.mp4/.ts) Encoding bit rate (12-20Mbit/s)
JPEG still images: A compression setting of “medium” to “good” is recommended.
Resolution settings:
oFor output to a widescreen display: 1920x1080 or 1280x720
oFor output to a standard 4:3 display: 1280x1024 or 1024x768
Display: There is a very wide selection of displays on the market that are suitable for
use with the ViewStream 700L. Users are however recommended to consider the
following:
oVideo resolution: The ViewStream 700L supports HDMI/DVI output.
Consequently a display with good scaling will produce optimal results.

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oAspect ratio: Many displays available are now widescreen type with an aspect
ratio of 16:9. However PAL/NTSC is 4:3. Consequently SD video output to
widescreen displays may be slightly stretched. In most cases this is not very
noticeable but if it is a concern it can be compensated for during the video
production and encoding process.
oMonitor adjustment: VGA output (if any) is currently set to 1280x720 resolution
which may not be supported by all monitors. Sometimes you have to do auto
adjust function through the monitor to fit image on screen. If the display looks
reasonable but not perfect, please use the On Screen Display (OSD) menu of the
monitor to adjust image position and tuning (sometimes called phase). It may also
be necessary to adjust the image size.
2.3 Additional functions
The ViewStream 700L offers a wide selection of options as briefly introduced below. For more
information on each of these please refer to detailed application notes that may be added
from time to time at www.dvsignage.com.
Playlist: By default, videos and still images play in alphanumeric order by filename.
Using DV Studio, available for download from www.dvsignage.com, files can be
played in a specified order.
Data Logging: Create log files containing a cumulative log of events that lists the
date, time and track that was played.
Scheduling: Multiple playlists can be loaded and scheduled to play at specified times.
Firmware upgrade: From time to time the operating system of the ViewStream 700L
may be upgraded providing bug fixes and new features. For compatible hardware it is
possible to install these upgrades through a simple process.
Customization: Digital View provides customization services. Please contact your
local office for enquires.

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3 Content Update
This section explains the use of USB flash drive for content update. The content such as
video, images, playlist file and configuration files (e.g. netcfg.ini, schedule.ini, etc) are
updated through a USB flash drive.
3.1 Preparation
USB flash drive
Ensure the USB flash drive is formatted as FAT32 and no “Password
control” files are installed on it.
Create a new folder “MEDIA” on the USB flash drive.
Create a text file named “UPDATE.INI” * on the root directory. Please
refer to the UPDATE.INI section for details.
The USB update does not work without this update.ini file.
Copy content (.mpg, .jpg, .ini etc.) into the “MEDIA” folder. These files are
now prepared for uploading to the ViewStream 700L.

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3.2 USB upload
Upload new media content
Step 1: Make sure ViewStream 700L is powered off before inserting the USB flash
drive.
Power
button
(Press and holding for 3 seonds
to power off.)
Step 2: Insert USB flash drive with content and “update.ini” saved to ViewStream
700L.
USB
connectors
USB Stick
MEDIA
UPDATE.INI
Step 3: Power on ViewStream 700L.
Power
button
(Press once to power on.)

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When the media content is being copied from USB flash drive to ViewStream 700L.
A screen message will be shown as below:
Once the file copy is completed, the following message will be shown:
Remove USB Thumb Drive. System will Reboot

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System will restart 5 seconds after the USB flash drive has been removed.
3.3 UPDATE.INI
This is a text file to control the file transfer mechanism between player and the
USB flash drive. This file must contain the description and options as shown
in the example file below and placed in the root directory on the USB flash
drive. This “Update.ini” file can be created manually or generated by DV
Studio 2 from: www.dvsignage.com/using-dv-studio
Screen of DV Studio 2 -> Tools -> USB Updates Settings:

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Example of the “update.ini” text file:
[update]
USB host file update options:
----------------------------------------------------------------
1. Files present in both Player and USB flash drive
(*) Keep the files in Player unchanged
( ) Replace the files in Player by those in USB flash drive
----------------------------------------------------------------
2. Files present in Player only
(*) Keep the files in Player unchanged
( ) Delete the files
----------------------------------------------------------------
3. Files present in USB flash drive only
(*) Copy the files from USB flash drive to Player
( ) Do nothing
----------------------------------------------------------------
The USB update does not work without this update.ini file.
3.4 Partial update
You can update all or some of the files. A partial update is defined in the
“update.ini” file stored on a USB flash drive.The following cases explain how
the options work.
Case (I) – Overwriting all files
Use this when you want to overwrite the player with new content and new playlist,
and remove all those files which are not used in the current playlist . This will
save storage space on your HDD. Copy the new content and new playlist on to
the USB flash drive, and set the option as below.

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[update]
USB host file update options:
----------------------------------------------------------------
1. Files present in both Player and USB flash drive
( ) Keep the files in Player unchanged
(*) Replace the files in Player by those in USB flash drive
----------------------------------------------------------------
2. Files present in Player only
( ) Keep the files in Player unchanged
(*) Delete the files
----------------------------------------------------------------
3. Files present in USB flash drive only
(*) Copy the files from USB flash drive to Player
( ) Do nothing
----------------------------------------------------------------
Case (II) – Partially file(s) update
To save time, if you just want to update some of the files in a playlist and avoid
downloading again any file(s) that already exist on the player. Copy the files you
want to update on to the USB flash drive and set the options as below.
[update]
USB host file update options:
----------------------------------------------------------------
1. Files present in both Player and USB flash drive
( ) Keep the files in Player unchanged
(*) Replace the files in Player by those in USB flash drive
----------------------------------------------------------------
2. Files present in Player only
(*) Keep the files in Player unchanged
( ) Delete the files
----------------------------------------------------------------
3. Files present in USB flash drive only
(*) Copy the files from USB flash drive to Player
( ) Do nothing
----------------------------------------------------------------
Apart from the two cases above, you can define any updating rule by different
options combination in the update.ini file.

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3.5 UPDATE.LOG
A log file “Update.log” will be created automatically on the USB flash drive
once the upload process is done successfully. This log file records the history
of the content update as shown in the example as below:
[2008-08-14 11:39:54]DELETE:1024x768.jpg
[2008-08-14 11:39:54]DELETE:1280x720.jpg
[2008-08-14 11:39:54]DELETE:720M208M.MPG
[2008-08-14 11:39:54]DELETE:A.pll
[2008-08-14 11:39:54]DELETE:default.prj
[2008-08-14 11:39:54]DELETE:dscf0026.jpg
[2008-08-14 11:39:54]DELETE:msd.avi
[2008-08-14 11:39:54]DELETE:schedule.ini
[2008-08-14 11:40:07]COPY:720M220MB.MPG
[2008-08-14 11:40:08]COPY:J3.JPG
[2008-08-14 12:09:13]COPY:720H205M.AVI
[2008-09-09 09:03:41]COPY:DEFAULT.PRJ
[2008-09-27 12:36:58]COPY:NETCFG.INI

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4 Network Setup
Each VS-700 is ship with DHCP settings (IP=0.0.0.0). In some network environment, fix IP
could be used and you may need to change the VS-700L with the fix IP settings. All IP
settings are set in a configuration file called “netcfg.ini”. To change the IP settings on VS-700
media player, copy the netcfg.ini file with your setting on to MEDIA folder on USB flash drive
and follow the instruction in section 4.3.
The following is an example of NETCFG.INI file to show the fix IP settings and Time Zone
value (e.g. +8).
:
IP_OVERWRITE=1
IP=192.168.1.60
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
DNS1=205.252.177.77
DNS2=208.167.231.55
TIME_ZONE=8
DVSYNC_SHOW_DOWNLOAD_FILENAME=1
:
Important note: If you intent to change the new IP address (whatever DHCP (0.0.0.0) or
Static IP), make sure to add “IP_OVERWRITE=1” in netcfg.ini. Otherwise, your new value of
IP address will not overwrite the old value.
4.1 Get the IP address using DHCP
If you are using DHCP, the VS-700L will first try to obtain its IP address and network
information, such as Subnet Mask address, Gateway address, etc., from the DHCP server.
The VS-700L may also be configured manually.
If you have a DHCP server on your network, the VS-700L automatically obtains its IP address
from that server.
DHCP services must be available on the server.
If the VS-700L and DHCP server are located on different subnets, IP configuration
may fail unless the routing device allows the transfer of DHCP requests between
subnets.
If you are using DHCP, the netcfg.ini file should look like this (i.e. IP set to 0.0.0.0)
IP_OVERWRITE=1
IP=0.0.0.0
NETMASK=0.0.0.0
GATEWAY=0.0.0.0
DNS1=0.0.0.0
DNS2=0.0.0.0
4.2 Get the IP address with fixed IP

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If you are using a static IP then the netcfg.ini file should have IP, Subnet mask and Gateway
value assigned from your LAN administrator. See the example:
IP_OVERWRITE=1
IP=192.168.1.2
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY=192.168.1.1
DNS1=211.36.4.4
DNS2=210.56.16.2
In addition to IP information, the NETCFG.INI file contains some system settings for VS-700L
media player. Below is a table to show the settings in the NETCFG.INI
ITEM
DESCRIPTION
IO_SERIAL_PORT_BARCODE_BAUDRATE
Baud rate set on COM port
[Default: 9600]
IO_OUTPUT_MESSAGE_THROUGH_232_ENABLE
Enable message output on RS-232 port
0 = Disable message output
1 = Enable message output [Default]
VOLUME
Set Master Volume (Range 1 to 32)
[Default: 16]
MPLAYER_ASPECT_RATIO_ENABLE
Maintain output aspect ratio
0 = Not maintain output aspect ratio
1 = Maintain output aspect ratio [Default]
IP_OVERWRITE
Change IP settings on player
0 = Keep the old IP settings on player [Default]
1 = Overwrite with new IP settings on player
IP
IP address
0.0.0.0 = DHCP mode [Default: 0.0.0.0]
NETMASK
Subnet mask (Ignore if set to DHCP)
[Default: 0.0.0.0]
GATEWAY
Gateway value (Ignore if set to DHCP)
[Default: 0.0.0.0]
DNS1
DNS table
DNS2
[ Default: 0.0.0.0]
TIME_ZONE
GMT time zone setting
Format: +/- hh [Default: 0]
DVSYNC_SHOW_DOWNLOAD_FILENAME
Display filename on screen while downloading
0 = Do not show filename while content updating
1 = Show filename while content updating [Default]
USB_UPDATE_ENABLE
Enable USB update
0 – Disable
1 – Enable USB update [Default]

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TIME_SERVER
Set time server address
[Default: pool.ntp.org]
DATALOG_DURATION_IN_DAY
Max. day(s) to keep data log
[Default: 31]
CLEANUP_INTERVAL_IN_MINUTE
Interval to clean up data log
[Default: 1440]
DAILY_END_TIME_ENABLE
Stop playing End of Day
0 = Disable
1 = Enable [Default]
USB_POLLING_TIME_FOR_MOUNT_IN_SECON
Check USB device
[Default: 30]
X_SCREEN_MODE
Set output resolution mode
1 = 1280 x 720 [Default for VS-710]
2 = 1280 x 768
3 = 1280 x 1024
4 = 1920 x 1080 [Default for VS-700]
5 = 1024 x 768
6 = 800 x 600
7 = 640 x 480
8= 1920 x 1200
9= 1600 x 900
10=1600 x 1024
11=1600 x 1200
12=1920 x 480
NETSYNC_SLAVE_MODE
Set the player to slave player in video sync connection
0 = Disable video sync [Default]
1 = Set to slave
NETSYNC_MASTER_ADDR
IP address of the master player
[Default: no IP]
NETSYNC_MASTER_MODE
Set the player to master player in video sync connection
0 = Disable video sync [Default]
1 = Set to master
NETSYNC_NUM_SLAVE
Set the number of slave player in video sync connection
[Default: 16]
DAILY_REBOOT_ENABLE
Auto reboot by daily
0 – Disable
1 – Enable [Default]
DAILY_REBOOT_TIME
Auto reboot schedule
[Default: 030000] Mid-night 03:00:00
NETWORK_NO
Network type
0 – RJ-45 cable [Default]
1 – Wi-Fi
2 -Wi-Fi (Azurewave chip)
WIRELESS_SSID

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SSID key
WIRELESS_AUTHMODE
WIRELESS_ENCRYPTYPE
Security modes
WEP mode
WIRELESS_AUTHMODE=SHARED
WIRELESS_ENCRYPTYPE=WEP
WPA mode
WIRELESS_AUTHMODE=WPAPSK
WIRELESS_ENCRYPTYPE=TKIP
WPA2 mode
WIRELESS_AUTHMODE=WPA2PSK
WIRELESS_ENCRYPTYPE=TKIP
WIRELESS_KEY
Password key
FTP_UPDATE_ENABLE
Pull or Push mode selection
0 – Pull mode enabled only
1 – Push and Pull mode enabled [Default]
AUDIO_OUTPUT
Audio output configuration
1 – Line out only [Default]
2 – SPDIF/Coaxial/Optical only
3 – HDMI audio only

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4.3 Update netcfg.ini file
This section explains how to copy the netcfg.ini on the VS-700L through a USB flash drive.
Preparation – USB flash drive
Ensure the USB flash drive is formatted as FAT32 and no “Password control” files
are installed on it.
Create a new folder “MEDIA” on the USB flash drive.
Create a text file named “UPDATE.INI” on the root directory. Please refer to the
UPDATE.INI section for details.
Create a text file named “NETCFG.INI” and save it onto a “MEDIA” folder in USB
flash drive.
(To know more about the NETCFG.INI file, please refer to a ViewStream 700L
configuration guide.)
 Note: The USB update does not work without this update.ini file.
Copy the netcfg.ini into the “MEDIA” folder. This file is now prepared for
uploading to the VS-700L.