Rapid RS-400 User manual

RS-400
Digital Signage Player
User Manual
V1.2

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Table of Contents
1. Getting Started...........................................................................................................................................4
1.1. I/O Layout........................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Connecting to Player ........................................................................................................................... 5
1.3. Typical Setup Procedure..................................................................................................................... 7
1.4. Player User Interface overview........................................................................................................... 8
2. Screen configure......................................................................................................................................10
3. Design.......................................................................................................................................................14
3.1. New Design....................................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.1. Media list....................................................................................................................................... 17
3.1.2. Widgets......................................................................................................................................... 19
3.1.3. Application.................................................................................................................................... 31
3.2. Load Design ...................................................................................................................................... 37
4. Plan...........................................................................................................................................................38
4.1. Create a New Plan............................................................................................................................. 38
4.2. Load Plan.......................................................................................................................................... 41
4.3. Export Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 42
5. Player Management.................................................................................................................................43
5.1. Overview........................................................................................................................................... 43
5.2. System Configure .............................................................................................................................. 44
5.3. Logs .................................................................................................................................................. 52

1. Getting Started
1.1. I/O Layout
1
Power Button
2
COM ports (x2)
3
DC in
4
HDMI Output (x4)
5-1
LAN-1
5-2
LAN-2
6
USB 3.0 (x2)
7
USB 2.0 (x2)
8
Audio Out
9
Mic in
1
2
6
7
3
4
9
8
5-1
5-2

1.2. Connecting to Player
Direct Connect:
By default, RS-400 will set a static IP address 192.168.100.1 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 for LAN-2.
Change the PC/Laptop network TCP/IP Address to 192.168.100.2 and the same network mask, then
connect to RS-400’s LAN-2 with a LAN cable.
User Chrome and connect to http://192.168.100.1
Default login name and password are both “admin”.

DHCP Connect:
If you want the Player connect to a DHCP network, you need to directly connect with Player first and
change the networking setting of the Player:
1. Connect the LAN cable to LAN-1 to use a DHCP connection
2. Click SystemConfig on the main page of Player, then click Network config Tab.
3. Double-click textbox of DHCP and make sure DHCP is turned on, then Click Apply.
4. Click Power tab, and click Reboot button to reboot the Player.
5. After reboot, the Player IP address will be displayed on the boot screen.
Example:
Change the RS-400 into the diagram below:
AP / Router / Switch

1.3. Typical Setup Procedure
Step 1 Screen mode setting: Click Screen config on the Player user interface, then select cols, Rows,
Rotation value to setup screen mode. FOR more information, refer to 2. Screen configure.
Step 2 Start Design: Click New Design. Design the uploads and page Design of videos, pictures, advertising,
and other media materials to be displayed. FOR more information, refer to 3. Design.
Step 3 Creating a Plan: Click New Plan. user can set up Plan to play hours, daily, weekly, or monthly on the
Player. FOR more information, refer to 4. Plan.
Step 4 Finish.

1.4. Player User Interface overview
Language setting:
The Player supports multiple languages, including:
English
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
German
Click Language and the selection list appears. This user interface will switch to selected language.
Screen Config: Setting of the Player’s display matrix, resolution, rotation, and bezel
compensation.

New Design: Design the uploads and page Design of videos, pictures, advertising, and other
media materials to be displayed.
Load Design: Loading and modify existing Design.
New Plan: Arrange the schedule of the Designs.
Load Plan: Load an existing Plan.
Export Plan: Export a Plan for manual update.
Overview: Shows the information of Player, including the version and the systemstatus.
Logout: Click at the right top of Main page of Player, then select Logout to exit Player.

2. Screen configure
FEATURE
DESCRIPTION
A
Cols
Click Cols then select the number of the display devices from the drop down.
Rows
Click Row then select the number of the display devices from the drop down.
B
Horizontal
Enter horizontal and vertical value of border between each monitor.
Note: Use only for adjust Bezel Compensation function.
Vertical
C
Resolution
Click Resolution then set resolution of the Canvas. (Too high resolution will
decrease the performance of system. Please set proper resolution according
to the performance of your hardware system.)
Selections include:
4096 x 2160, 3840 x 2160, 3200 x 1800, 2560 x 1920, 2560 x 1440, 1920 x
1080 (default), 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 800, 1440 x 1080, 1440 x 1050, 1366 x
768, 1360 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1280 x 800, 1280 x 720, 1024 x 768, 854 x 480,
800 x 600, 720 x 480, 640 x 480
D
Rotation
Click Rotation then set the screen to Landscape mode or Portrait mode.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G