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A1

CONTENT
S
1 Intr
oduc
ti
on
2
O
peration Notes
3
Features
4 Front Panel La
y
ou
t
5
Front Panel Descriptions
6
Back Panel La
y
ou
t
7 Back Panel Descriptions
8
S
ide Panel La
y
ou
t
9
S
ide Panel Descriptions
10
C
onnectin
g
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi Plus
10 Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
11
O
peratin
g
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi Plus
11 Powerin
g
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er
12 Menu
Sy
stem
12
C
onnectin
g
a U
S
B Ke
y
boar
d
12 Displa
y
in
g
the Device In
f
ormatio
n
13
S
ettin
g
the
O
utput Resolutio
n
14
S
ettin
g
the
C
ontent
S
ourc
e
15
C
han
g
in
g
the Name o
f
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er
16
C
onnectin
g
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er to a Network usin
g
DH
C
P
18
C
onnectin
g
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er to a Network usin
g
a
S
tatic IP
19
C
onnectin
g
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er to a Network usin
g
Wi-F
i
20 Manuall
y
C
on
fi
g
urin
g
a Wi-Fi Access Poin
t
22
C
han
g
in
g
the Prox
y
T
y
p
e
23
C
han
g
in
g
the Prox
y
S
erver
24
S
ettin
g
the Internal
C
loc
k
25
S
ettin
g
the Time Zon
e
28
S
ettin
g
the Time
S
erver
34
S
peci
fy
in
g
a
C
ustom Time
S
erver
30
S
ettin
g
a Passwor
d
31 Undo
C
han
g
es
32
S
avin
g
C
han
g
es
/
Exitin
g
the Menu
Sy
stem
33
S
i
g
na
g
e Mana
g
er Express
33 Installin
g
the
S
i
g
na
g
e Mana
g
er Express
34
C
reatin
g
a
S
imple Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Presentatio
n
37 Addin
g
the
C
onten
t
39 In
g
estin
g
the
C
onten
t
44
C
han
g
in
g
the Displa
y
Interval
46 Addin
g
Vide
o
49
C
ombinin
g
Ima
g
es with Vide
o
5
2 Addin
g
a Ticker
5
4 Resettin
g
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er
5
5 Network
C
able Wirin
g
Dia
g
ram
5
6
S
peci
fi
cations
5
7 Warrant
y

1
INTRODUCTIO
N
C
on
g
ratulations on
y
our purchase o
f
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi Plus.
Your complete satis
f
action is ver
y
important to us.
G
efen
G
e
f
en delivers innovative, pro
g
ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions
that harness inte
g
ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo
g
ies.
G
e
f
en’s reliable, plu
g
-and-pla
y
products supplement cross-plat
f
orm computer
sy
stems, pro
f
essional audio
/
video environments and HDTV s
y
stems o
f
all sizes
with hard-workin
g
solutions that are eas
y
to implement and simple to operate.
T
he Gefen Di
g
ital Si
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi Plus
The Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi Plus is a simple-to-operate media pla
y
er
which includes so
f
tware, live video input, and R
S
-232
f
unctionalit
y
. Live video
c
an be directl
y
in
j
ected into
y
our Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e application usin
g
the composite
video input included on the device. With this
f
eature, users can overla
y
content
and place the video into one o
f
f
our quadrants
f
or more sophisticated Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e s
y
stems.
The all-metal enclosure
f
eatures a passive coolin
g
s
y
stem. The product comes
with 4
G
B o
f
built-in
fl
ash memor
y
and the securable compact
fl
ash card slot
allows the addition o
f
up to 16
G
B o
f
memor
y
i
f
needed
(
replacin
g
the internal
s
tora
g
e
)
. Two inte
g
rated U
S
B 2.0 ports provide connection to a ke
y
board and
US
B stora
g
e devices.
S
upport
f
or over 20 di
ff
erent media
f
ormats provides a
wide selection
f
or content creation.
C
onnect composite video sources such as
c
ameras and media pla
y
ers. A watchdo
g
timer lets the product recover and
r
esume pla
y
back a
f
ter power and network disruptions.
The included so
f
tware will allow users to upload video pla
y
back schedules and
p
la
y
lists
f
or eas
y
content mana
g
ement. Additionall
y
, so
f
tware developers can
u
tilize W3
C
S
MIL
(Sy
nchronized Multimedia Inte
g
ration Lan
g
ua
g
e
)
s
y
ntax which
e
nsures compatibilit
y
across multiple Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e plat
f
orms. The included
s
o
f
tware
f
eatures over ten di
ff
erent multi-zoned templates to
fi
t
y
our speci
fi
c
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e needs.
How It Works
The Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi Plus connects to a displa
y
usin
g
analo
g
(C
omposite
/
C
omponent
/
V
G
A
)
or an HDMI cable. There are two options
f
or
c
onnectin
g
to the network: 1
)
C
onnect an Ethernet cable to the network, or 2
)
C
onnect usin
g
Wi-Fi. Then, connect a ke
y
board and peripherals to the U
S
B ports
to con
fi
g
ure the unit. Use the included
C
omposite A
/
V cables to connect the
p
roduct to the 3.5 mm connector.
C
onnect the 12 V D
C
power suppl
y
to the unit
and connect the A
C
power cord to an available electrical outlet.

OPERATION NOTE
S
2
READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR
OPERATING THE HD DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER
• The maximum internal stora
g
e capacit
y
o
f
the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er is
4
G
B. However, an additional
C
F
(C
ompact Flash
)
card can be installed to
e
xpand the total available memor
y
.
C
ompactFlash cards up to 16
G
B are
s
upported.
N
O
TE: Usin
g
a
C
ompactFlash card replaces the internal memor
y
; it does not
s
upplement the 4
G
B o
f
internal memor
y
.
• In order to access the Menu
Sy
stem, the displa
y
must support 1024 x 768
(
X
G
A
)
.
• The Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er will not reco
g
nize a ke
y
board when usin
g
a P
S/
2
to U
S
B adapter. A true U
S
B ke
y
board must be used.
• The Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er supports live in
g
estion, which automaticall
y
downloads content
f
rom the U
S
B drive or network to the internal memor
y
.
• When usin
g
the
S
i
g
na
g
e Mana
g
er Express so
f
tware
f
or the
fi
rst time, the
Full HD Open API Media Player V2
must be selected as the active player.
2
S
ee pa
g
e 35
f
or details.
•Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e content usin
g
external video will n
o
t w
o
rk
u
nl
ess
th
e
l
a
t
es
t
version o
f
the
S
i
g
na
g
e Mana
g
er Express is installed. D
o
wnl
oad
th
e
l
a
t
es
t
version
f
rom the
G
e
f
en Web site.
ATTENTION: This equipment ma
y
onl
y
be operated
indoors.
O
peration outdoors is in violation o
f
47 U.
S
.
C
.301
and could sub
j
ect the operator to serious le
g
al penalties.
O
peration is sub
j
ect to the
f
ollowin
g
two conditions
:
1. This device ma
y
not cause harm
f
ul inter
f
erence.
2. Thi
s
de
vi
ce
must accept an
y
inter
f
erence receive
d
includin
g
inter
f
erence that ma
y
cause undesirabl
e
operation.

3
FEATURE
S
Features
•
S
upports MPE
G
-1, MPE
G
-2, MPE
G
L2, MP3, H.264
/
MPE
G
-4, and V
C
-1
codec
fo
rm
a
t
s
.
• Live video input usin
g
the included
C
omposite cables.
• 4
G
B o
f
built-in memor
y
(
expandable
)
.
•
S
MIL 3.0 instructions
(
sub-set
)
•
C
M
S
device mana
g
ement in LAN or WAN environments is possible usin
g
3rd part
y
solutions which are compliant with the
S
MIL protocol
• NTP client
f
or time s
y
nchronization.
•
R
eal-time clock with batter
y
backup.
• Automatic error recover
y
with built-in WDT.
• Auto-pla
y
starts pla
y
in
g
scheduled contents automaticall
y.
•
C
ompact and wall-mountable solid metal enclosure
f
or excellent heat
dissipation and durabilit
y.
P
acka
g
e Includes
(
1
)
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi Plus
(
1
)
Wi-Fi Antenna
(
1
)
Ethernet cabl
e
(
1
)
3.5 mm to R
C
A cable
(C
omposite audio
/
video
)
(
1
)
R
S
-232 adapter
(
RJ-11 to DB-9
)
(
1
)
12 V D
C
Power
S
uppl
y
(
1
)
A
C
Power
C
or
d
(
1
)
Q
uick
S
tart
G
uid
e

4
Front Panel
FRONT PANEL LAYOU
T
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

5
FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
Front Panel
1
A/V Ou
t
C
onnect the included 3.5 mm mini-stereo to R
C
A cable to this output connector.
2
R
ese
t
Press this button while per
f
ormin
g
a s
y
stem reset.
S
ee pa
g
e 54
f
or details.
3
L
ED Indicator
s
The
G
reen LED indicates that the unit is powered. The Yellow LED indicates
data
fl
ow but is primaril
y
used when per
f
ormin
g
a
f
actor
y
reset on the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er
(
see pa
g
e 54
f
or details
)
.
4
Etherne
t
C
onnect an Ethernet cable between the port and the network router or switch.
5
USB Port
s
C
onnect a U
S
B ke
y
board and
fl
ash drive to these ports to con
fi
g
ure the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Media Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi.
6
C
F
(
Compact Flash
)
Slo
t
R
emove the cover and insert a
fl
ash card to replace the 4
G
B o
f
internal
s
tora
g
e. The Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er supports up to 16
G
B o
f
stora
g
e space.
7
W
i-Fi Antenna
The included Wi-Fi antenna must be connected to the Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er in
order
f
or the device to work properl
y
. Make sure the Wi-Fi antenna is connected
be
f
ore the unit is powered.

6
BACK PANEL LAYOU
T
Back Panel
1
2

7
BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION
S
1
R
S-232
C
onnect the included R
S
-232 to Ethernet adapter to this port.
2
A
/
V In
All
o
w
s
de
vi
ces
suc
h
as
TV t
u
n
e
r
s
a
n
d
vi
deo
ca
m
e
r
as
t
o
be
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
th
e
Di
g
ital
S
i
g
na
g
e Pla
y
er with Wi-Fi, usin
g
a 3.5 mm composite A
/
V cable.