SZe CF Player fullHD2.0 User manual

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CF Player®fullHD2.0
Manual V2.3
Firmware Version 1.0.55
english

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Content
1. Technical Data ........................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1. SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS...........................................................................................................................6
1.1.1. VIDEO..................................................................................................................................................................................6
1.1.2. IMAGES ...............................................................................................................................................................................6
1.1.3. AUDIO .................................................................................................................................................................................6
1.1.4. DATA STORAGE ...................................................................................................................................................................7
1.1.5. PORTS..................................................................................................................................................................................7
1.1.6. DETAILS ...............................................................................................................................................................................7
1.1.7. SCOPE OF DELIVERY.............................................................................................................................................................8
2. HARDWARE OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................. 9
2.1. FRONT..........................................................................................................................................................9
2.1.1. LEDs ....................................................................................................................................................................................9
2.1.2. SD Card..............................................................................................................................................................................10
2.1.3. USB Data port....................................................................................................................................................................10
2.2. BACK.......................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.2.1. Analog Stereo RCA Connectors..........................................................................................................................................10
2.2.2. HDMI2.0b Port ..................................................................................................................................................................10
2.2.3. USB Datenport...................................................................................................................................................................10
2.2.4. Gigabit LAN Port................................................................................................................................................................10
2.2.5. RS232 serial Port ...............................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.6. Power Adapter ..................................................................................................................................................................11
2.3. RIGHT SIDE................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.3.1. USB Peripheral ..................................................................................................................................................................11
2.3.2. SPDIF Optical.....................................................................................................................................................................11
2.4. LEFT SIDE.................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.4.1. Using GPIO Contacts..........................................................................................................................................................13
2.4.2. GPIO Cable ........................................................................................................................................................................13
3. FIRST STEPS.............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.1. Installation................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2. Connecting outputs .................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.1. Video.................................................................................................................................................................................14
3.2.2. Audio.................................................................................................................................................................................14
3.3. Connect the CF Player® to your Network ..................................................................................................... 14
3.4. Starting the CF Player®fullHD2.0 ................................................................................................................. 15
3.5. Playback files.............................................................................................................................................. 15
4. Configuration of the CF Player®fullHD2.0 ................................................................................................. 16
4.1. The Webinterface of the CF Player®fullHD2.0 ..............................................................................................16
4.1.1. MainInfo............................................................................................................................................................................16
4.1.2. Date & FTP Setup...............................................................................................................................................................20
4.1.3. Remote Access ..................................................................................................................................................................21
4.1.4. DMX Setup ........................................................................................................................................................................22
4.1.5. SD Card / USB Storage .......................................................................................................................................................26
4.2. CFPSetup.txt File ........................................................................................................................................31
4.2.1. Playback Mode..................................................................................................................................................................32
4.2.2. Video and Audio setup ......................................................................................................................................................32
4.2.3. Synchronized Playback ......................................................................................................................................................33

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4.2.4. Network ............................................................................................................................................................................34
4.2.5. Date and Timezone............................................................................................................................................................34
4.2.6. Picture Displaytime............................................................................................................................................................34
4.2.7. FTP Server .........................................................................................................................................................................34
4.2.8. Automatic FTP download...................................................................................................................................................35
4.2.9. Log ....................................................................................................................................................................................36
4.2.10. External Devices ..............................................................................................................................................................36
4.2.11. Webinterface login..........................................................................................................................................................36
4.2.12. Timecode Commands ......................................................................................................................................................37
4.2.13. DMX Setup ......................................................................................................................................................................37
5. Playback .................................................................................................................................................. 37
5.1. Without Playlist.......................................................................................................................................... 37
5.1.1. Playback mode ..................................................................................................................................................................37
5.2. With Playlist (PLAYLIST.txt).........................................................................................................................38
5.2.1. Required parameters.........................................................................................................................................................38
5.2.2. Optional parameters ......................................................................................................................................................... 39
5.2.3. Scheduler Playlist ..............................................................................................................................................................40
5.2.4. HTML5 Browser................................................................................................................................................................. 41
6. Synchronized Playback ............................................................................................................................. 43
6.1. Setup Videowall .........................................................................................................................................43
6.1.1. Prepare the content ..........................................................................................................................................................43
6.1.2. Distribute content to different players ..............................................................................................................................43
6.1.3. Playback ............................................................................................................................................................................43
6.1.4. Integrate CF Player®s into a local network.........................................................................................................................44
6.1.5. Sync Options......................................................................................................................................................................44
7. DMX Functions ......................................................................................................................................... 45
7.1. DMX Input.................................................................................................................................................. 46
7.1.1. Control by DMX Channels..................................................................................................................................................47
7.1.2. DMX Recorder...................................................................................................................................................................49
7.1.3. DMX Output ......................................................................................................................................................................51
8. CuePoints (*.sze Datei)........................................................................................................................ 53
8.1. Creating the Cuepoints *.sze file ................................................................................................................. 53
8.2. Available Commands .................................................................................................................................. 53
8.2.1. Pause.................................................................................................................................................................................53
8.2.2. Pause_Hold .......................................................................................................................................................................53
8.2.3. UDP Message ....................................................................................................................................................................54
8.2.4. RS232 Message ................................................................................................................................................................. 54
8.2.5. Relay .................................................................................................................................................................................54
8.2.6. DMX Commands................................................................................................................................................................54
9. Content Update........................................................................................................................................ 56
9.1. Manual access via ftp client ........................................................................................................................ 56
9.2. Automatic Content Update via FTP..............................................................................................................57
9.2.1. With FileList.txt .................................................................................................................................................................57
9.2.2. Without FileList.txt............................................................................................................................................................58
9.3. USB Content Update................................................................................................................................... 58
9.3.1. With FileList.txt .................................................................................................................................................................58
9.3.2. Without FileList.txt............................................................................................................................................................58
10. External Control ..................................................................................................................................... 58
10.1. Control via serial RS232-Interface ............................................................................................................ 58

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10.2. Control via UDP (User Datagram Protocol) ............................................................................................... 59
10.3. Playback Commands ............................................................................................................................... 59
10.3.1. PAUSE..............................................................................................................................................................................59
10.3.2. CONTINUE .......................................................................................................................................................................59
10.3.3. PAPL................................................................................................................................................................................60
10.3.4. STATUS? ..........................................................................................................................................................................60
10.3.5. NEXT................................................................................................................................................................................60
10.3.6. PREV................................................................................................................................................................................60
10.3.7. PLAY ................................................................................................................................................................................60
10.3.8. PLAYFILE..........................................................................................................................................................................60
10.3.9. SYNC (Only UDP)..............................................................................................................................................................61
10.3.10. JUMP.............................................................................................................................................................................61
10.3.11. RUNTIME? .....................................................................................................................................................................61
10.3.12. TIMETOFINISH? .............................................................................................................................................................61
10.3.13. SPEED= ..........................................................................................................................................................................61
10.3.14. SPEED? ..........................................................................................................................................................................62
10.3.15. RS232TIMECODE (RS232 only).......................................................................................................................................62
10.3.16. RS232TIMECODEOFF (RS232 only).................................................................................................................................62
10.3.17. RS232MONITOR (RS232 only)........................................................................................................................................62
10.3.18. RS232MONITOROFF (RS232 only)..................................................................................................................................62
10.3.19. UDPMONITOR=IP (UDP only).........................................................................................................................................62
10.3.20. UDPMONITOROFF (UDP only)........................................................................................................................................63
10.3.21. SPEED= ..........................................................................................................................................................................63
10.3.22. SPEED? ..........................................................................................................................................................................63
10.4. Audio Commands.................................................................................................................................... 63
10.4.1. VOLUP .............................................................................................................................................................................63
10.4.2. VOLDOWN.......................................................................................................................................................................63
10.4.3. VOLUME= ........................................................................................................................................................................63
10.4.4. VOLUME? ........................................................................................................................................................................63
10.4.5. MUTE ..............................................................................................................................................................................64
10.4.6. UNMUTE .........................................................................................................................................................................64
10.4.7. MUTE?.............................................................................................................................................................................64
10.4.8. AUDIOTRACK= .................................................................................................................................................................64
10.4.9. AUDIOTRACK? .................................................................................................................................................................64
10.5. File Commands........................................................................................................................................ 64
10.5.1. INDEXLIST? ......................................................................................................................................................................65
10.5.2. PLAYLISTUPDATE .............................................................................................................................................................65
10.5.3. PLAYLIST? ........................................................................................................................................................................65
10.5.4. FOLDERLIST?....................................................................................................................................................................65
10.5.5. STARTFTPDOWNLOAD?...................................................................................................................................................65
10.6. System Commands.................................................................................................................................. 66
10.6.1. DATE=..............................................................................................................................................................................66
10.6.2. WEBINTERFACE ...............................................................................................................................................................66
10.6.3. SHOWPLAYBACK..............................................................................................................................................................66
10.6.4. OUTPUTON......................................................................................................................................................................66
10.6.5. OUTPUTOFF.....................................................................................................................................................................66
10.6.6. SYNCON...........................................................................................................................................................................66
10.6.7. SYNC_AUS .......................................................................................................................................................................66
10.7. Digital-I/O-Adapter at serial interface......................................................................................................67
10.7.1. Custom assignment with KeyOff......................................................................................................................................68
10.8. USB Touchscreen.....................................................................................................................................68
10.8.1. Natively supported Touchscreens....................................................................................................................................69
10.8.2. Other Touchscreens.........................................................................................................................................................71
10.9. USB Numblock ........................................................................................................................................72

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10.10. USB Presenter......................................................................................................................................... 73
10.11. USB GPS Antenna.................................................................................................................................... 74
10.12. USB RFID Reader ..................................................................................................................................... 74
10.13. USB Keyboard ......................................................................................................................................... 76
10.14. USB Maus ............................................................................................................................................... 76
10.15. Customized Webinterfaces...................................................................................................................... 76
10.15.1. “Websites” Folder .........................................................................................................................................................76
10.15.2. Open URL in browser.....................................................................................................................................................77
10.15.3. Embed Commands in HTML...........................................................................................................................................77
11. Appendix................................................................................................................................................ 79
11.1. Update Firmware ....................................................................................................................................79
11.1.1. Automatic Update ...........................................................................................................................................................79
11.1.2. Download files................................................................................................................................................................. 79
11.1.3. Release Update ...............................................................................................................................................................79
11.1.4. Recovery Update .............................................................................................................................................................79
11.2. EC –DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY .......................................................................................................80
SZe GmbH does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications,
and makes no warranty and representation, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality,
performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.
SZe GmbH has made every effort to ensure that this User’s Manual is accurate; SZe GmbH disclaims
liability for any inaccuracies or omissions that may have occurred.
Information in this User’s Manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a
commitment on the part of SZe GmbH. SZe GmbH assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that
may be contained in this User’s Manual. SZe GmbH makes no commitment to update or keep current the
information in this User’s Manual and reserves the right to make improvements to this User’s Manual
and/or to the products described in this User’s Manual, at any time without notice.
If you find information in this manual that is incorrect, misleading, or incomplete, we would appreciate
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1. Technical Data
1.1. SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS
1.1.1. VIDEO
1.1.2. IMAGES
1.1.3. AUDIO

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1.1.4. DATA STORAGE
1.1.5. PORTS
1.1.6. DETAILS

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1.1.7. SCOPE OF DELIVERY

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2. HARDWARE OVERVIEW
2.1. FRONT
1. LEDS
2. SD Card
3. USB Data Port
2.1.1. LEDs
LEDs from left to right:
POWER LAN STATUS USB SD CARD
•POWER:
oGreen: CF Player®fullHD2.0 running in playback
oOrange/Red: CF Player®fullHD2.0 booting
oOff: CF Player®fullHD2.0 not connected to power
•LAN:
oYellow: Network connection established
oAus: No network connection available
•STATUS:
oGreen: CF Player®fullHD2.0 running in playback
oAus: CF Player®fullHD2.0 booting or in an error state
•SD
oBlue: SD Card recognized. Flashes when reading from device
oOff: No SD Card or no read access to device
•USB
oBlue: USB storage recognized. Flashes when reading from device
oOff: No USB storage or no read access to device

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2.1.2. SD Card
Insert the SD Card your playback content. File systems supported are FAT32, NTFS or exFAT. You can
secure the SD Card by attaching the retaining clip.
2.1.3. USB Data port
USB 2.0 Port for playback content.
Unterstützte Dateiformate: FAT32, NTFS, exFAT
If a SD Card is present, it will be prioritized.
You can update the SD Card content via the USB storage (USB Content Update).
2.2. BACK
1. Analog Stereo RCA Connectors
2. HDMI2.0b Port
3. USB
4. Gigabit LAN Port
5. RS232 Serial Port
6. Power Connector
2.2.1. Analog Stereo RCA Connectors
To use the stereo analog output, connect your audio devices to these connectors
2.2.2. HDMI2.0b Port
Connect your digital display or projector to this HDMI Port. Resolutions up to 3840x2160 pixels are
supported.
2.2.3. USB Datenport
USB 2.0 Port for playback content.
Unterstützte Dateiformate: FAT32, NTFS, exFAT
If a SD Card is present, it will be prioritized.
You can update the SD Card content via the USB storage (USB Content Update).
2.2.4. Gigabit LAN Port
Connect the CF Player® to your local network via the Gigabit RJ45 Port. DHCP will be used per default.
This can be changed in the settings.