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SHARP Digital Signage SoftwarePN-SS01PN-SS02PN-SV01OPERATION MANUAL

10Network VersionLay out your chosen content and create a program. (p.28) 1 Program Editor Assign the hour of the day that your program will be show

100FTP Server/Client Scheduler• Theareasetunderthe[DisplayArea]tabwillbethedisplayarea(exceptwhenaprogramisspecified).• “Smoothcon

101FTP Server/Client Scheduler [Display Area] tab• “Displayareafordistributedprogram” When the display area of the program and the resolution of

102FTP Server/Client Scheduler• [Testconnection] Checktheconnectiontoconfirmthatthepanelcanbecontrolled.Aftertheconnectionisestablish

103FTP Server/Client Scheduler[USB Distribute] tabSetsthedetailsofUSBdistribution.• “Showtimeofthedialogtocanceldistribution” If you set

104FTP Server/Client SchedulerVersion informationClickthe[Version]menu.TheClientScheduler[Version]dialogboxwillappear.  Youmaybeasked

105FTP Server/Client SchedulerProgram Viewer2. Copy the content to be distributed to USB memory or another external storage device.Copythecontentt

106Key/Mouse Monitoring ToolKey/Mouse Monitoring This function is available with the Viewer Versions.Thissectionexplainsthefunctionofswitching

107Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool1) Click the option to be edited and click [Edit].Adialogboxwillappear.2) Set the options.•“KeySetting” Set the com

108Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool•“Playprogramagain,ifnoinputhascomeforacertaintime”checkbox Whenthischeckboxischecked,thenormalprogr

109Status Monitoring Tool This function is only available with the Network Version.TheStatusMonitoringToolallowsyoutocheckpanelstatusandco

11Installing/LaunchingThis section provides installation instructions and information regarding the necessary operating environment, as well as instru

110Status Monitoring ToolThe main Status Monitoring Tool windowMenu option DescriptionRelevant pagePanelPower control ofcontrollerPCPower on Turnso

111Status Monitoring Tool3) Group treeDisplays groups registered in Panel Management.(Fp.78)Whenagroupisselected,allthepanelsthatbelongtoit

112Status Monitoring ToolAcquiring and displaying panel statusAcquiring and displaying panel status●Acquiring status of selected panels1. Select a gr

113Status Monitoring Tool●Setting panels for which status will not be obtainedItispossibletosetpanelsforwhichstatuswillnotbeacquiredsoth

114Status Monitoring ToolAcquiring and displaying panel status4. A screen like the one on the right will appear. Check that the distribution was succ

115Status Monitoring Tool●Changing thumbnail sizeItispossibletochangethesizeofthethumbnailsofthescreencapturesacquiredfromthepanels.1

116Status Monitoring ToolSetting the operation environmentSetadvancedsettingsforpanelstatusacquisition.1. From the [Option] menu click [Operati

PN-SS01/SS02/SV0110D(2)

12Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software Youmustloginasanadministratorbeforebeginningtheinstallationprocess.●Installing SHARP Digital S

135. Software license agreement will appear. Read the entire software license agreement.6. If you agree to the terms of the agreement, select the “

1410. Click [Install].The installation will start.11. Click [Finish].The installation is now complete. Ifthefollowingscreenappears,click[Yes]t

15●Setting the environment of the target PC Oncetheinstallationiscomplete,changethesettingsofthetargetPCbeforeusingthissoftware.Adesc

16Welcome Center settings (Windows Vista only) ThesesettingsdonotapplytoWindowsXP/7.Underdefaultsettings,the“WelcomeCenter”isdisplayed

17• If using Windows Vista/71. Right-click on an empty area of the desktop and from the menu that appears, click [Personalize] and then [Screen Saver

18• If using Windows Vista1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [System and Maintenance], and then [Power Options].The[Power

192. Clear the “Start Sidebar when Windows starts” check box.3. Click [OK].4. Restart your PC.TheWindowsSidebar(Gadgets)willnolongerappearf

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20Taskbar settings (Windows XP/Vista only)AdjusttheTaskbarsettingssothattheTaskbarisnotdisplayedwhenaprogramisbeingdisplayedinProgra

21•If using Windows Vista1. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [Security], and then [Turn automatic updating on or off].The[C

22Personal rewall settingsIfyouplantodistributecontentoveranetwork,youmustfreeaTCP/IPportforthissoftwaretousewhenthedistributio

235. Select the “Custom” option button, and click [Next].6. Select the “All programs” option button, and click [Next].7. From the “Protocol type” l

24●Uninstalling SHARP Digital Signage SoftwareIfthissoftwarefrequentlyshutsdownincorrectlywhenaprogramisbeingdisplayedorcreated,yousho

255. Click [Yes].The uninstallation will start. IftheServerSchedulerortheClientSchedulerhasbeenstarted,amessagewillappear.Inthiscas

26Launching and closing the Launcher window●Launching the Launcher window1. On the desktop, double-click the short cut.TheLauncherwindowwilllau

273) Timetable creation/editing (Fp.60)Thisbuttonlaunches“TimetableEditor”.TimetableEditorletsyoucreateone-daytimetablesbyassigningprogr

28Program EditorProgram Creation/EditingCreateprograms(content)todisplayonapanel.The main Program Editor window●Launching Program Editor1. Cl

29Program Editor2) MenusMenu options are as follows:Menu option DescriptionRelevant pageFileCreateNewProgram Opens a new program. -Open Program Load

3ContentsCreating a timetable ...

30Program EditorCreating programs●Valid content lesFiletypesthatcanbeusedascontentareasfollows:Content name File typeBackground,Frames1-4M

31Program Editor●Positioning content (Layout)[Layout]windowScreensandcontentsizeandposition,etc.,aresetinthe[Layout]window. When“Layout

32Program Editor4. Set [Frame Layout].1) Checkthecheckboxesbesidetheframes,scrollmessages, or PIP that you want to display. Youcanalsocli

33Program EditorUsing the gridUsingthegridmakesiteasytopositionitemsaccurately.Itemscanbedraggedwiththemouseandalignedonthe grid.

34Program Editor●Setting the background/frames 1-4 Setcontent,orderofplayanddurationforcontentinthebackgroundandframes1-4.“ContentFolde

35Program Editor [Viewer Path] tabDisplaysthecontentfilespecifiedwith“FilePathOnViewerPC.”YoucanspecifyanEXEfile.Enterapaththatcan

36Program EditorContent previewYoucanpreviewcontentfilesinthe[ContentPreview]window.Click[ContentPreview]fromthe[View]menutopreviewth

37Program EditorBackground color when content is not displayedWhencontentisnotbeingplayed,framescanbefilledinusingaspecifiedcolor.Clickth

38Program Editor5) Layout•“Keepingaspectratio”,“Notkeepingaspectratio”,and“Inoriginalsize”optionbuttons Youcanselect“Notkeepingaspe

39Program EditorClickingthebuttonsatthebottomofthe“ContentFile”listperformsthefollowingactions:Icon Menu option DescriptionCreateNewSc

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40Program EditorCreating scroll message lesCreateamessagetobedisplayedinascrollmessage.1. Click the [Message1] or [Message2] tab, and then

41Program Editor2) MenusMenu options are as follows:Menu option DescriptionFileCreateNewScrollMessageOpensanewscrollmessagefile.Open Scroll Mess

42Program EditorCheckingthe[UseHTMLtag]checkboxallowsyoutousethefollowingHTMLtagsinthe“Scrollmessageeditbox”todefinethefontcol

43Program Editor5. Set “Scrolling.”Set the scroll direction and speed of scroll messages.1) Selectthe“Direction”from“Leftward,”“Rightward,”“Up

44Program Editor●Setting audio and musicSet audio and music (background music) for program display. Iftwoormorecontentfilescontainingaudioare

45Program Editor●Setting the PIP windowSettheframesize,aspectratio,inputsource,andaudiosourceforthePIPframe.Thisfunctioncanbeusedo

46Program EditorSave program asUsethisoptionwhenyouwanttosavethecurrentlyeditedprogramunderadifferentname.1. From the [File] menu, cli

47Program Editor●Opening a programLoadaprogramthatyouhavealreadysavedanduseit.Editingonlytheplacesyouwanttochangeinanexistingfile

48Program Editor●Preview Program Display SettingsIfyoucheck“SetConfigurationbeforePreviewProgram”onthe[View]menu,the“Previewprogramsetti

49Program Editor●Displaying program propertiesChangeprogramnamesandprogramcolors.1. Click [Properties of Program] from the [File] menu. You can

5Thank you for purchasing SHARP Digital Signage Software.SHARP Digital Signage Software comes in three versions: The Standalone, Network, and Viewer V

50Program Editor●Importing/exporting a programExporting a programTheexportfunctionisusedtowriteoutaprogramsothatitcanbeusedwiththisp

51Program EditorCreating programsImporting a programTheimportfunctionisusedtoloadanexportedprogramthathasbeencreatedwiththisproducton

52Conditional Content EditorConditional ContentWhen creating Playlists with the program editor, most of the content is the same, and in many cases, mu

53Conditional Content EditorBasic Screens for SHARP Digital Signage Software Conditional Content Editor2) MenusThefollowingarethecontentsofthe[

54Conditional Content EditorCreating Conditional ContentCreating Conditional Content●Compatible Content File FormatsThefollowingfileformatscanbeu

55Conditional Content EditorCreating Conditional Content1. From the “Content Folder” tree, Select the folder where the content les you want to use a

56Conditional Content EditorCreating Conditional Content3. Click the icon.Contentfilesareaddedtotheendoftheconditionlist.Formoredetails

57Conditional Content EditorCreating Conditional ContentClickingthebuttonsonthetoprightofaplaylistperformsthefollowingactions:Icon Menu o

58Conditional Content EditorCreating Conditional Content3) BackgroundIfthecontentisastillimagefileandyouhavecheckedthe“Keepingaspectrati

59Conditional Content EditorCreating Conditional Content Play Condition SettingFromtheconditionslist,selectacontentfileandclicktodisplayt

6Trademarks•Microsoft,Windows,WindowsVista,PowerPoint,andWindowsMediaareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation

60Timetable EditorSetprogramscreatedwithProgramEditortodisplayatasethouroftheday.The main Timetable Editor window●Launching Timetable Ed

61Timetable Editor2) MenusMenu options are as follows:Menu option DescriptionRelevant pageFileCreateNewTimetable Opens a new timetable. -Open Timeta

62Timetable EditorCreating a timetable●Registering a program in the timetable1. Check that the [Program] tab is selected.Ifitisnot,clickthe[Pro

63Timetable Editor●Registering panel control in a timetable1. Click the [Panel Control] tab.A list of panel control commands will be displayed.There

64Timetable Editor2. Select the panel control command you want to use from the “Command Name” and click .The[AddPanelControlCommandtoTimetable]

65Timetable Editor●Adjusting a timetableClickingthebuttonsonthetoprightofthetimetableperformsthefollowingactions:Icon Menu option Descrip

66Timetable EditorAdjusting the scaleSelectintervalsof5,10,15,30or60minutesfromthe“Scale”list.●Saving a timetableSave timetableUsethiso

67Timetable Editor●Checking a timetableCheckatimetableusingtheprogrampreviewfunction. All the registered schedule data and timetable data is e

68Timetable Editor●Importing/exporting a timetableExporting a timetableTheexportfunctionisusedtowriteoutatimetablesothatitcanbeusedwit

69Timetable EditorImporting a timetableTheimportfunctionisusedtoloadanexportedtimetablethathasbeencreatedwiththisproductonanotherPC

7DenitionsThischartprovidesdefinitionsoftermsusedinthismanual.Term DenitionControllerPCThePCthatisusedtocreateanddistributeprogram

70Schedule EditorCreating/Editing SchedulesSettimetablescreatedwithTimetableEditortodisplayonasetday.The main Schedule Editor window●Launch

71Schedule EditorThe main Schedule Editor windowMenu option DescriptionRelevant pageFileSave Schedule Overwrites the currently edited scheduleFp.74Sav

72Schedule EditorCreating a scheduleCreating a schedule●Registering a timetable in the scheduleTimetable folder1. Select the timetable folder contain

73Schedule EditorThe calendarThecalendarcandisplaydatesbetweenJanuary2005andDecember2020.Daysonwhichatimetableisregisteredshowthe“t

74Schedule EditorCreating a schedule●Saving a scheduleSave scheduleUsethisoptionwhenyouwanttosavethecurrentlyeditedscheduleunderitsorigi

75Schedule Editor●Deleting a scheduleDelete unnecessary schedules.1. From the [File] menu, click [Delete Schedule].The[DeleteSchedule]dialogboxw

76Schedule EditorCreating a schedule●Importing/exporting a scheduleExporting a scheduleTheexportfunctionisusedtowriteoutaschedulesothatit

77Schedule EditorImporting a scheduleTheimportfunctionisusedtoloadanexportedschedulethathasbeencreatedwiththisproductonanotherPC.1

78Panel Management and OptionPanel Management and OptionWhendistributingprogramstomultiplepanelswiththeNetworkVersion,youmustfirstsetthe

79Panel Management and Option2) ButtonsThe buttons perform the following actions:Name Description Relevant pageAdd Panel Adds a new panel to be manage

8•Scrollmessagecontent DisplayingscrollmessagesrequiresagreatdealofCPUprocessingpower.Whenusingscrollmessages,programs should be te

80Panel Management and OptionManaging panels4) MACaddress SettheMACaddressforthetargetPCifyouwanttoturnitonfromthecontrollerPC.5)

81Panel Management and Option●Controlling a panel manuallySetthisoptionwhenyouwanttocontrolthetargetPCmanually. Whencontrollingthetarge

82Panel Management and OptionOptionOptionOption allows you to check product version information and to set values for adding panels in advance.●Launch

83Panel Management and Option●Adding default panel settings for panelsSetdefaultvaluesforFTPsettingsthatareappliedtoallnewly-addedpanels.1

84Schedule Distribution ToolDistributeschedulescreatedwithScheduleEditortothetargetPC.The main Schedule Distribution Tool window●Launching Sc

85Schedule Distribution ToolDistributing schedulesSchedules can be distributed in the following ways: •DistributedtoatargetPCviaanetwork(Netw

86Schedule Distribution ToolDistributing schedules5. Check the check boxes for all the panels and/or groups that the schedule is to be sent to. Click

87Schedule Distribution Tool11. If you selected the “Distribute now” option button in step 7, a screen like the one on the right will appear. Check th

88Schedule Distribution ToolDistributing schedules5. Check the distribution settings, and click [Finish].Thedistributionwillbeexecuted. Distribu

89Schedule Distribution Tool3. Select a schedule.If you would like to add the selected schedule to the currently openscheduleonthetargetPC,chec

9Features of SHARP Digital Signage SoftwareSHARP Digital Signage Software is SHARP’s original content distribution and display software.Easy-to-use us

90Schedule Distribution ToolDisplaying break-in programsDisplaying break-in programs●Distributing via a network and making a break-in display •This

91Schedule Distribution Tool6. Set the “Display Time of Break-in Program” area.• “Displaythebreak-inprogramassoonasdistributionhasbeencomp

92Schedule Distribution ToolDisplaying break-in programs12. A screen like the one on the right will appear. Check that the distribution was successful

93Schedule Distribution Tool4. Set the “Display Time of Break-in Program” area.• “Displaythebreak-inprogramassoonasdistributionhasbeencomp

94Schedule Distribution ToolDisplaying break-in programs10. A screen like the one on the right will appear. Check that the distribution was successful

95Schedule Distribution ToolList of Reserved Distribution/List of Distribution Log●List of Reserved DistributionClickthe[ReservedDistribution]tab

96Schedule Distribution ToolList of Reserved Distribution/List of Distribution LogDeleting the entire distribution logThe entire contents of the distr

97Server SchedulerSchedule Management This function is only available with the Network Version.Server SchedulerServerSchedulercontrolsreserveddis

98FTP Server/Client SchedulerSchedule Reception/Program Display This function is available on the Viewer Versions.Thissectiongivesdetailsfortarg

99FTP Server/Client SchedulerClient SchedulerClientSchedulerisusedonthetargetPC.Itloadstheschedulesandbreak-inprogramsthathavebeenrec