R&D Lighting ZPC-01 User manual

PROFESSIONAL LED SCREEN CONTROLLER
USER MANUAL
ZPC-01
KEEP THIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE NEEDS

Contents
1、FIXTURE OVERVIEW........................................................................ 1
2: INSTALL AND UNINSTALL ................................................................ 1
2.1 FEATURES..............................................................................................................................................................2
2.2OPERATING ENVIRONMENT...............................................................................................................................2
2.3 INSTALL.................................................................................................................................................................2
2.4 UNINSTALL ...........................................................................................................................................................3
3. USE DETAILS .................................................................................... 4
3.1 PROGRAM COMPOSITION...................................................................................................................................4
3.2 INTRODUCTION OF INTERFACE WINDOW.......................................................................................................5
3.2.1 Play Window ...........................................................................................................................................5
3.2.2 Console.......................................................................................................................................................5
3.3 FEATURE DETAIL..................................................................................................................................................6
3.3.1 Menu ............................................................................................................................................................6
3.3.2 Control strip ..........................................................................................................................................11
3.3.3 Edit area ..................................................................................................................................................11
3.4 PROGRAM PRODUCTION PROCESS .................................................................................................................11
3.4.1 Step 1: Set the size of Play Window .......................................................................................11
3.4.2 Step Two: New episodes................................................................................................................12
3.4.3 Step Three: Set the options of episode.................................................................................12
3.4.4 Step Four: New Multimedia window.......................................................................................12
3.4.5 Step Five: Set property of Multimedia window ................................................................13
3.4.6 Step Six: Add Multimedia Material...........................................................................................14
3.4.7 Step Seven: Set property of multimedia material ..........................................................14
3.4.8 Step Eight: Finish program production .................................................................................14
3.4.9Step Nine: Play program .................................................................................................................15
4. TEXT DISPLAY ................................................................................ 15
4.1 PLAY SINGLE-LINE TEXT WINDOW................................................................................................................15
4.1.1 New Multimedia Window...............................................................................................................15
4.1.2 Set Multimedia Window .................................................................................................................15
4.1.3 Add single line text ...........................................................................................................................15
4.1.4 Set a single line text ........................................................................................................................16
4.2 PLAY MULTI-LINE TEXT WINDOW..................................................................................................................17
4.2.1 New Multimedia Window...............................................................................................................17
4.2.2 Set Multimedia Window .................................................................................................................17
4.2.3 Add single line text ...........................................................................................................................17
4.2.4 Set multi-line text..............................................................................................................................17

4.3 PLAY WORD/EXCEL .........................................................................................................................................18
4.3.1 New Multimedia Window...............................................................................................................18
4.3.2 Set Multimedia Window .................................................................................................................19
4.3.3 Add single line text ...........................................................................................................................19
4.3.4 Set Word/Excel files ........................................................................................................................19
5. IMAGE DISPLAY ........................................................................... 20
5.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW .........................................................................................................................20
5. 2SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ..........................................................................................................................20
5.3 OPEN THE PLAYING FILES...............................................................................................................................20
5.4 SET THE PROPERTY OF THE PLAYED IMAGE.................................................................................................21
6. VIDEO DISPLAY ............................................................................. 22
6.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW .........................................................................................................................22
6.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ...........................................................................................................................22
6.3 OPEN PLAYING FILES........................................................................................................................................22
6.4 SET PROPERTY OF VIDEO FILES.....................................................................................................................22
7. TABLE DISPLAY .............................................................................. 23
7.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW .........................................................................................................................23
7.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ...........................................................................................................................23
7.3 INSERT &EDIT TABLE......................................................................................................................................23
8. WEB DISPLAY................................................................................. 26
8.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW .........................................................................................................................26
8.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ...........................................................................................................................26
8.3 OPEN PLAY FILES...............................................................................................................................................26
8.4 SET WEB PROPERTY .........................................................................................................................................26
9. DATABASE DISPLAY ....................................................................... 27
9.1NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ..........................................................................................................................27
9.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ...........................................................................................................................27
9.3 NEW ACCESS DATABASE .................................................................................................................................27
9.3.1New Access database .......................................................................................................................27
9.3.2 New Access Data................................................................................................................................28
9.3.3 Set table property..............................................................................................................................29
9.3.4 Set column property.........................................................................................................................29
9.3.4 Delete Access data ............................................................................................................................30
9.4 NEW ODBC DRIVE DATABASE .......................................................................................................................30
10. TIME AND DATE............................................................................ 31
10.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW.......................................................................................................................31
10.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ........................................................................................................................31
10.3 NEW DATE/TIME ...........................................................................................................................................31

10.4 SET DATE/TIME .............................................................................................................................................32
11. PROGRAM..................................................................................... 34
11.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW.......................................................................................................................34
11.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ........................................................................................................................34
11.3 NEW EXTERNAL PROGRAM ...........................................................................................................................34
11.4 SET EXTERNAL PROGRAM WINDOW..........................................................................................................35
12. TIMER DISPLAY............................................................................ 35
12.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW.......................................................................................................................35
12.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ........................................................................................................................35
12.3 NEW TIMER DISPLAY.....................................................................................................................................35
12.4 SET TIMER........................................................................................................................................................36
13. INSTANT MESSAGING .................................................................. 37
13.1 NEW INSTANT MESSAGING...........................................................................................................................37
13.2 SET INSTANT MESSAGING.............................................................................................................................37
13.3 PLAY INSTANT MESSAGING ..........................................................................................................................38
14. VIDEO INPUT DISPLAY................................................................. 39
14.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW.......................................................................................................................39
14.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ........................................................................................................................39
15. FLASH DISPLAY............................................................................ 39
15.1 PLAY FLASH .....................................................................................................................................................39
15.1.1 New Multimedia Window............................................................................................................39
15.1.2 Set Multimedia Window ..............................................................................................................39
15.1.3New Flash file .....................................................................................................................................39
15.1.4 Set Flash property ..........................................................................................................................40
16. SCREEN CAPTURE......................................................................... 41
16.1 NEW MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ........................................................................................................................41
16.2 SET MULTIMEDIA WINDOW ..........................................................................................................................41
23.3 NEW SCREEN CAPTURE ..................................................................................................................................41
16.4 SET SCREEN CAPTURE...................................................................................................................................41
16.5 START RECORDING ........................................................................................................................................42
16.6 PLAY VIDEO.....................................................................................................................................................42
17. TIME DISPLAY.............................................................................. 43
17.1 OPEN TIME REPERTOIRE ...............................................................................................................................43
17.2 NEW TIME REPERTOIRE.................................................................................................................................43
17.2.1 Step One: Open the Dialog Box < Scheduled Command Table > .......................43
17.2.2 Step Two: Set < Scheduled Command >...........................................................................44
17.2.3 Step Three: Exit<Time Repertoire>.....................................................................................44

17.3 EDIT TIME ORDER...........................................................................................................................................45
17.4 DELETE TIME ORDER ......................................................................................................................................45
17.5 START TIME ORDER ........................................................................................................................................45
17.6 EXIT...................................................................................................................................................................45
18. ENVIRONMENT MONITORING....................................................... 46
18.1 OPEN BRIGHTNESS CONTROL REPERTOIRE .............................................................................................46
18.2 NEW BRIGHTNESS CONTROL REPERTOIRE ................................................................................................47
18.3 EDIT BRIGHTNESS CONTROL REPERTOIRE ................................................................................................47
18.3 OPEN BRIGHTNESS CONTROL REPERTOIRE ..............................................................................................47
18.4 DELETE BRIGHTNESS CONTROL REPERTOIRE ...........................................................................................47
18.5 RESTORE FAULT BRIGHTNESS CONTROL REPERTOIRE............................................................................48
19. SOFTWARE SETTING .................................................................... 48
19.1 SET BASIC PROPERTIES OF SOFTWARE......................................................................................................48
20. HARDWARE SETTING ................................................................... 49
21. SCREEN CONTROL ........................................................................ 50
21.1 SET BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR TEMPERATURE..........................................................................50
21.2 SET SCREEN LOCATION.................................................................................................................................50
21.3 CLOSE/FREEZE SCREEN................................................................................................................................51
22. VIEW DEVICE STATUS .................................................................. 52
29.1 OPEN DEVICE STATUS...................................................................................................................................52
23. VIEW ENVIRONMENT MONITORING ............................................. 55
23.1 OPEN ENVIRONMENT MONITORING............................................................................................................55
23.2 SET ENVIRONMENT MONITORING FACTORS .............................................................................................55
24. FAQ .............................................................................................. 57

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1、Fixture Overview
A. Power switch
B. Indicator Lamp: indicator the states of the controller.
C. U port: signal output port, on the left of the board (nearby the indicator lamp).
Connects to the connector on the LED screen.
D. D port: signal output port, on the right of the board (nearby the USB port).
Connects to the connector on the LED screen.
E. USB INPUT: connects to USB port of PC.
F. DVI input: connects to DVI port of PC or you can connect it to HDMI port of PC by
a cable of DVI-HDMI.
G .Power In
CAUTION:
The standard output for one controller is 1280(W)x1024(H) pixels, with 512 pixels
height for each port (U port and D port).
The maximum output is 1310000 pixels (60Hz), maximum height 2048 pixels,
maximum width 1152 pixels.

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2: Install and Uninstall
2.1 Features
<LED Manager 2010> is a professional player developed for LED display system, with
the powerful feature of easy-to-learn and easy-to-use.
<LED Manager 2010> almost supports all of the mainstream media of computer files,
such as:
Videos: AVI/SWF/RM/MPEG/MPG...
Pictures: JPG/GIF/BMP/...
Files: txt/doc/xls/rtf/…
<LED Manager 2010>can be smoothly implemented to play controls on a general
computer; can be carried out several display window editor on one computer, and better
support for external video and audio input.
2.2 Operating environment
Operating System
Windows2000/ XP Chinese and English
Hardware
CPU: Celeron 2.4G or higher
Memory: 1G or higher
Display card: 32M or higher
Related Software
Video Decoder--compulsory
Microsoft Media player--compulsory
OFFICE2000—in case of *.doc files
RealPlayer—in case of RM or RMVB files
2.3 Install
It is simple to install the <LED Manager 2010> as below: Double-click LED Manager 2010
file and then dialog box popup, see Fig- 1, select <Next step> to start installing.
When the installation of the <LED Manager 2010> is made, the <LED software> will
appear in the <Start/<Program>. Click to start operation after entering <LED Manager
2010> in the program as Fig- 2 shows.

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Fig- 1
Fig- 2
And there is a shortcuts of < LED Manager 2010> in the desktop as icon shows,
double-click it can start the program.
2.4 Uninstall
<LED Manager 2010> offers the feature of automatic un-installation which is
convenient for you to delete all related files, programs and shortcuts. User can select
<Uninstall LED Manager 2010> in the <LED software> as Fig- 2 shows, and can select
<Add/Delete Programs> in the <Control Panel>, to uninstall software. Click Uninstall, the
pop-up dialog box will ask for confirmation to uninstall the software, click the confirmation
button, the software will uninstall automatically. The process is completed as Fig- 3 shows.

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Fig- 3
3. Use details
3.1 Program composition
Program (program files) includes one or more episode. And there are two kinds of episode:
normal episode and instant messaging programs. The former is the main component of
program, which can have more than one and be played in order; the latter is only one which
will be cycle played during the whole process, it is used to play a fixed content.
Episode is composed of one or more multimedia window, which is used to display such
contents as the text, images, flash, multimedia clips. Multimedia windows can load 12
types of multimedia materials to play: <Material File>, < Text display >, < Text display >,
< Time display >, < Audio control >, < External video >, < Custom Form >, < External
program window >, < Database Display >, < Web display >, < Temperature/humidity
window >, < Instant messaging > and < Screen capture >.
Material files: including pictures, video, flash, word, Excel and other media files.
Text display: including single-line text, multi-line text and Flash effects characters.
Time display: including the clock display, timer time display.
Audio control: including audio visual images and audio spectrum image.
External video: for other external video devices.
Custom Form: tabular data for editing play.

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External program window: for embedding the external program into the display window,
mainly for playing small programs user developed for themselves.
Database Display: including ACCESS database and ODBC databases.
Web display: used to display web pages.
Temperature/humidity window: including environmental temperature and humidity.
Instant messaging: for quick input a short text, such as notification letter.
Screen capture: used to record the current screen image inside the window.
3.2 Introduction of interface window
The main interface of <LED Manager 2010> shows as Fig- 4, it includes two windows: Play
Window and Console.
Fig- 4
3.2.1 Play Window
Play window (The contents are displayed on the LED screen) is used to play the text,
images, animation, multimedia clips and other content the user want to. Here's the content
coincides with what the LED screen shows. This software supports play windows, up to 99
maximally, that means one computer can control the 99 pieces of display screen. Each play
window can have several multimedia windows. And each multimedia window can load
twelve types of multimedia files (that is described in chapter 3.1). Independently, each
player window can open program files and standalone play, independent editing without
affecting the other play window.
3.2.2 Console
Console is used to control the position, size and program content of play window. The
console can be expanded into edit mode, the expanded control buttons as shown by the red
mark in Fig- 5.
Fig- 5

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In the edit mode, you can clearly see the console to expand in three parts, as shown in Fig-
6: Function Menu, Control Strip and Edit Area.
Fig- 6
Function Menu: orderly including seven sub-menu <Files>, <Edit>, <New>,
<Material>, <Settings>, <Tools>, <Help>.
Control Strip: orderly including five functions of <Back>, <Play>, <Pause>, <Stop>,
<Forward>
Edit Area: the toolbar at the top in sequence includes <new episode or media window>,
<import>, <move up>, <move down>, <delete>, <play>, <stop play>, <zoom in>,
<zoom out>; left are the options for the program, show programs and sub- window
information; the right are options to edit, includes the special play effects, content ,time
and so on.
3.3 Feature detail
3.3.1 Menu
Function menu contains seven sub-menus：<Files>, <Edit>, <New>, <Material>,
<Setting>, <Tool>, and <Help>.
<File>: as shown in Fig- 7, including <New Project>, <Open Project>, <Save Project>, <
Save Project As>, <Project Full Save>, <Save the Default > and < Exit>.

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Fig- 7
New Project: to create a new LED Manager 2010 project files, it includes a
variety of settings.
Open Project: to open previously edited LED Manager 2010 project files.
Save Project: to save the current LED Manager 2010 project files.
Save Project as: to save the current project file for the new LED Manager 2010
project files.
Project Full Save: to save the current file and multimedia material. Differently
this function is to copy the current project of multimedia material (such as: video,
photos, documents and other material), a new folder convenient for user’
engineering backup and other uses. For example: If the current project called
"New" to save, the system will create a "New. Files" folder, and copy all materials
used in engineering to the documents for use. (Note: If a user backup, or move the
project file, you need to copy project file name and". files "folder together).
Exit: Exit LED Manager 2010
<Edit>: as shown in Fig- 8, including the seven options: <Copy>, <Paste>, <Move Up>,
<Move Down>, <Delete>, <Edit Material>, <Play Material>.
Fig- 8
Copy: Used to copy an episode or multimedia windows.
Paste: Paste an episode or multimedia windows.
Move up: Move up an episode or the position of multimedia window. Only can
move on the same level, not move over level
Move down: Move down an episode or the position of multimedia window. Only
can move on the same level, not move over level.
Delete: Delete an episode or multimedia windows.
Edit material: Some material may be edited separately.

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Play material: Play the currently selected material
<New>: As shown in Fig- 9, includes the two options of <Episodes>, <Multimedia
window>.
Fig- 9
Episodes: used to increase an episodes in the current play window
Multimedia window: used to increase a multimedia window in the current
episode.
<Material>: as shown in Fig- 10, contains 12 categories of multimedia material: <Material
File>, <Text display>, <Time Display>, <Audio Spectrum>, <External video>, <Custom
Table>, <External program >, <Database Display>, <Web Display>,
<Temperature/Humidity Windows>, <Instant messaging>, and <Screen Capture>.
All kinds of media files have their own editing properties. Later, will be a detailed
description.
Fig- 10
<Setting>: as shown in Fig- 11, contains the <Brightness/Contrast /Color Temperature>,
<Screen Location Settings>, <Freeze screen>, <Close Screen>, <Time Repertoire>,
<Brightness control repertoire> <Environment monitoring>, <Device Status>,
<Software settings>, <Hardware Settings>, <Audio Input Select>, <Video Input
Settings>, <New Display>, <Display Settings>, <Delete Display> and <language>.

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Fig- 11
Brightness / Contrast / Color Temperature: used to adjust the screen brightness,
contrast, color temperature (see "21.1 Setting Brightness / contrast / color
temperature").
Screen Location Settings: used to set the LED screen location (see Chapter 21.1 to
set the position of LED screen).
Freeze Screen: used to lock the currently playing content of LED screen.
Close screen: used to display the blank screen.
Time Repertoire: used to set the time repertoires. (see "Chapter Seventeen “Time
play”)
Brightness control repertoire: used to automatically adjust LED screen brightness
according to the environment. (see "Chapter eighteen, environmental monitoring.")
Environmental Monitoring: used to monitor the external environment of LED screen.
(see " Twenty three: View environment monitoring ").
Device Status: used to monitor the status of the system.see Twenty two: View
Device Status
Software Settings: used to set the basic parameters of software. (see details in
<Chapter Nineteen, software settings>)
Hardware Settings: used to set advanced parameters of the screen. (see "Chapter
Twenty, hardware setting ")
Audio input options: use to select an audio source in this option, when playing music
materials files such as Audio spectrum.
Video Input settings: use to select a video source in this option, when there are
multiple external video sources.
New display: used to create a new play window for display screen.
Display settings: used to set play window. (see "3.4.1 the first step: setting play
window size").
Delete display: used to delete the specified screen play window in the software.

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Language: used to switch the language in the software (supporting English, Simplified
Chinese, and Traditional Chinese).
<Tool>: as shown in Fig- 12, including the <Screen Test>, <View Tools>, <Screen
Correction >, <Remote Monitoring >.
Fig- 12
Screen Test: used to test the display screen effect. Click and pop up a text box to
shut up current play window. Then right click the mouse button in the player window,
do the appropriate testing according to the need, as shown in Fig- 13. Currently
support: Grayscale test, grid test, splendid testing, color bar test and aging test.
Fig- 13
View tools: including the color and location view.
View color: used to view the gray value in one pixel.
View location: used to view the coordinate value of a pixel.
Full Screen correction: use to correct the screen brightness with LED Colorbrate
system. This version can’t support now.
Remote Monitoring: use to control LED screen through a remote network.
<Help>: as shown in Fig- 14, contains two options of <about> and< help>.
Fig- 14
Help: Display the Using Guide of the software.
About: Display the details of the software version information.

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3.3.2 Control strip
Control strip: used to control the program play. Click the button< >to minimize the play
window, as Fig- 15 shows. The buttons from
left to right:
Back< >:Backward
Play < >:Play program
Pause < >:Pause play
Stop< >:Stop play
Forward < >:Forward
3.3.3 Edit area
It is the core of this software; see the next section-program production process, for details.
3.4 Program production process
3.4.1 Step 1: Set the size of Play Window
Fig- 16
The size of Play window must be set correctly, otherwise the program may only display a
part because the play windows is not big enough.
Set Method: <Menu>→<Settings>→<Display settings>, as shown in Fig- 16, you can
lock display position in the set of software
Left border and upper border (X, Y) are set to (0, 0) to ensure the Play Window in the upper
left corner of the screen. And set the width, height, according to the size of your screen,
such as your screen width and height is 512×256, and then set to (512,256).
Fig- 15

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3.4.2 Step Two: New episodes
Fig- 17
Episodes are the basic elements of the program. The toolbar as shown in Fig- 17 , click the
button <New > and the main menu pop-up, you can click on episodes. Program can
contain any number of episodes. And the function button includes <Delete >, <Move
up >, <Move down > and <Zoom in >, <Zoom out > .
<Delete >: used to delete episodes.
<Move up >and<Move down >: The episodes are played in position order. you
can click the button to change the position of episodes.
<Zoom in >and<Zoom out >: used to change the display proportion of LED
screen.
3.4.3 Step Three: Set the options of episode
As Fig- 18 shows, the options of episodes includes <Name>, <Play Option>, <Timer/Plays>,
and <Background Music>.
Fig- 18
3.4.4 Step Four: New Multimedia window
Episodes are only a framework; it contains any number of multimedia windows. Click the
button <New > and select the <Multimedia Window>, as shown in Fig- 19.

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Fig- 19
3.4.5 Step Five: Set property of Multimedia window
Each Multimedia Window can set the attributes of < Location>, <Size>, <Background>, <
Transparency>, as shown in Fig- 20.
Fig- 20
The details of each property as below:
Name: the name of the multimedia window, it will appear in the left directory editor
column, as on the left menu bar shown Fig. 3-17.
Left, Top: the distance from the left frame of media window to the left frame of its play
window; the distance from the upper frame of media window to that of its play window.
Width, height: media window height and width.
Transparency: the transparency of the background of the media window
Transparent background: on / off transparency.
Maximize: media windows full with play window.
Back image: The background image of media window.
Stretch Mode: Display format of background image of multimedia window.
Back color: background color of the media window.
Border Style: border styles of windows media
Border Color: border color of media window
Play options: used to set the play time or times of multimedia window.
Episodes Play, Set as the benchmark: The end time of episode if based on the time of
this multimedia window. For example: episodes includes ten multimedia windows, if
you select this option in the third multimedia window interface, then when the third
multimedia window finishes playing, other multimedia windows are stop playing at
the same time.
Lock position: Lock location of multimedia window.

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3.4.6 Step Six: Add Multimedia Material
Each multimedia window can simultaneously play different texts, pictures, tables,
animation, and video. There are 12 kinds of multimedia material for choice, as shown in Fig-
21.
Fig- 21
Material File: the most important material, including pictures, video, Flash, Word and
Excel and other formats of media files.
Text Box: used to play text files, such as: notice, advertisement text, you can add
single-line text, multi-line text and the word special Flash effects (default rate of 12 frames
/ sec).
Time display: use to display time. Include the clock display, timer time.
Audio Spectrum: including audio visual images and audio spectrum image.
External Video: for other external video devices.
Custom Table: use to edit and display the tabular data.
External program: for embedding the external program into the display window, mainly
for playing small programs user developed for themselves.
Database: use to display the database file. Include ACCESS database and ODBC
databases.
Web display: used to display web pages.
Temperature/Humidity Display: use to display the current environmental temperature
and humidity.
Instant Messaging: used to quick input a short text, such as notification letter.
Screen Capture: used to record the current screen image inside the window.
3.4.7 Step Seven: Set property of multimedia material
For each of the properties of multimedia material, we will point out in the later chapter. You
need to create multimedia form type upon needs, find the corresponding chapter, which
can obtain more detailed property information.
3.4.8 Step Eight: Finish program production
After eight steps above, a complete program can be completed. If need more episodes, just

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repeat step 2 to step 7. When finished, click the drop-down menu→<File> →<Save
Project> or <Save Project as> to facilitate the next use.
3.4.9Step Nine: Play program
Click the button <play > in the control to start playing shows, <Pause >button, and
<Stop > for stop playing.
4. Text Display
There are four methods for playing text: single-line text window play, multiple-line text
window play, Word/Excel play and spot instant messaging.
4.1 Play single-line text window
This window is used to play single-line text such as <welcome subtitles>, <notices>, etc.
4.1.1 New Multimedia Window
Click the button< > for a new multimedia window.
4.1.2 Set Multimedia Window
Set multimedia window properties (see 3.4.5 Step five: multi-media window property).
4.1.3 Add single line text
Click< > to select the <Text Box>→<Single Line Text>, or right-click the <Multimedia
window>→<Single Line Text>, as Fig- 22 shows below.