Signapps-Express-Manual ENG v3.2.1 2020-04-30
Signapps-Express-Manual ENG v3.2.1 2020-04-30
Date
5/01/2020
Version 3.2.1
SignApps Express
User Manual
3.2.1
By: Johnny Chen
Support Engineer
Taiwan America
SignApps Express User Manual
Contents
1. Overview ................................................................................................................ 5
2. Installation ............................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Minimum system requirements .................................................................................. 6
3. Setup process....................................................................................................... 6
4. UI Overview ........................................................................................................... 7
4.1 Main Menu .......................................................................................................................... 7
4.2 Template List ....................................................................................................................... 8
4.3 Presentation Editor ........................................................................................................... 9
4.4 Schedule Editor ................................................................................................................ 11
4.5 Event Editor ....................................................................................................................... 12
4.6 User Operation Flow ...................................................................................................... 13
4.7 Edit Playlist ......................................................................................................................... 14
4.7.1 Create playlist ................................................................................................... 14
4.7.2 Duplicate exsiting playlist ............................................................................ 16
4.8 Edit Presentation ............................................................................................................. 17
4.8.1 Add looping playback media items by drag and drop .................... 17
4.8.2 Add looping playback media items from panel ................................. 17
4.8.3 Media item configuration ............................................................................ 18
4.8.4 Edit image .......................................................................................................... 19
4.8.5 Edit video ............................................................................................................ 21
4.8.6 Edit PowerPoint file ........................................................................................ 22
4.8.7 Edit Logo ............................................................................................................. 23
4.8.8 Edit Widget ........................................................................................................ 24
4.8.9 Adding Ticker .................................................................................................... 25
4.8.10 Edit text ............................................................................................................... 29
4.8.11 Switch theme and Toggle logo display .................................................. 31
4.8.12 Adding background music .......................................................................... 31
4.8.13 Switch between presentations................................................................... 32
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1. Overview
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2. Installation
3. Setup process
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4. UI Overview
You can drag players into and out of a playlist to make it associated/
unassociated with the playlist. Double click a playlist to edit.
When mouse cursor is over a playlist, an "X" button will show up. Click the
"X" to delete playlist.
Maximum 50 players can be associated with a playlist.
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Presentation editor allows you to edit all the media content: text, image,
video and widget in a presentation.
It also allows you to save and export the playlist to the players or USB.
Click Edit Schedule if you need to create a playback schedule.
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Event Editor lets you define how and when each event will take place.
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Simply drag and drop media from file explorer to the zone.
1. Select a zone and the Looping playback option panel will expand.
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Widget
A/V input
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Note:
To select multiple
items, click the first
item, press and hold
down the Ctrl key, and
then click the next
item
1. Add image file to a zone and click on the item in the looping playback
media list to start editing .
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2. You can replace the image, zoom-in/out and adjust the focus. Click
confirm when you are done
Configurable Options
options
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1. Add video files to a zone and click on the item to start editing.
: Fit inside
Note:
Double click the video
to preview the
playback in Windows
application
: Stretch
Note:
Only ONE zone is
allowed to contain
video files in a
presentation
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Display Fit/Stretch
Note: 1. Add powerpoint file to a zone and click on the item to start editing.
Export PowerPoint
slides (in static only) if
you have PowerPoint
2003/2007/2010/2013
installed in same
computer
: Fit inside
: Stretch
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3. You can replace the image, zoom-in/out and adjust the focus. Click
confirm when you are done.
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Add widget files to a zone and click on the item to start editing.
Configurable Options
options
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Personal text:
To display text content from a .txt file.
Widget:
To display a widget in the ticker zone.
(ex. RSS widget or custom widgets)
Configure personal text –
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Configurable Options
options
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1. Editable text will get highlighted with yellow box when hovering on it.
Click the text to start eiditing.
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3. If the text belongs to a text group, changing its style would affect on
all text in the same group.
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When selecting HD 10” signboard (1280 x 800) layouts, LED light bar
control is available for certain models of signboards.
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Benefit
• Update content remotely by replacing the media file on HTTP/FTP.
• Does not require all files to be stored on local PC.
Spec:
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3. Select template.
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Edit the event schedule by specify the event name, event type,
recurrence type and playback period.
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Weekly: Select the days of week you would like to create schedule for.
Specific day: Pick start day and end day from the calendars.
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2. Select template.
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Trigger Event lets you to add event trigger into presentation, the trigger
source can be touch button event and motion sensor event from smart
signboard, or input event from PIO-101.
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Select a playlist and launch the configuration menu from Tools -> Enable
serial protocol (RS232) as shown below.
Configure baud rate, send EOL , video on ( display power on ), video off
( display standby) as shown below. Each playlist could select a seriel
protocol to manage display on/off and configured value of serial protocol
could be modified once the protocol be selected and enabled. Please
consult display manufacturer for the necessary configuration and serial
commands.
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Click export button and click Export to USB, and then select the correct
location for export.
Note:
SignApps will
remember your action,
so next time you only
need to click ‘Save’
to export
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Note:
If a player is already
associated with
another playlist, it will
show what playlist
being associated
previously here
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To export via Cloud, see Section 4.12 SignApps Cloud Update Function.
1. Click export button and select Export to Cloud and Select your
Cloud folder.
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4. Playlist will export to the Cloud first. Then the players will download
from the server. Cloud Player will display a downloading icon and
display Online when complete.
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Cloud playlist
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After export, the players are associated with the playlist and will be listed
under the playlist in the main menu.
You can also assign player to playlist by dragging player and drop to
playlist in the main menu.
❖ Cloud Players can only be assigned to Cloud Playlist.
❖ Local Players can only be assigned to Local Playlist.
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Load the playlist to software from File menu. Press ctrl + select playlist
files to load multiple playlists at once.
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3. On your initial login, you will need to select the closest region to
you (This will allow for the most efficient upload and downloads to
and from the cloudserver). Then, you will need to name your Cloud
Folder. Finally, please configure how often you want the software
to check the server for updates.
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• Storage Limitation
• 10GB for 1st player, + 1GB per additional player.
(Purchase additional storage by adding more player
licenses)
• Storage will auto-purge storage along with content
changes in playlist.
• When storage approaches maximum cap (less than
10%) customer will receive a reminder email.
• When storage is over the limit, export will fail and
error message will be sent to email.
• Player limitation
• Can connect up to 500 media players.
• License expiration
• Reminder email will be sent 2 weeks before license
expiration date.
• After license expires, user will not be able to update
new content to the expired player. The expired player
will continue to play last downloaded content.
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4.13.1 Features
➢ Install players first, then configure all devices at once with Ethernet
connection.
➢ Easily change device settings remotely. (Static IP, Domain)
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Download DEBUG logs and send to IAdea support. It will also allow you
to get a screenshot and reboot the device.
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When click download, SignApps will ask if to keep only the latest version
for updated widgets.
Options Results
Yes All old widgets will be removed, only the new widgets
will be reserved.
No Keep both the old widgets and the newly updated
widgets.
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If a widget has another old version, user could choose the old version.
The 'Select other widget' button is for user to select other local widgets.
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3. Input the Company name, the size of the layout and choose Zone
count from drop menu
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5. Make sure to add the background to each zone then click 'Save' to
save the template.
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6. Go back to main page to create a new playlist, you will see the
template is listed in the template list.
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