ViPlex Express Display Content Publishing Management System For PC Async Mode User Manual-V2.4.0

ViPlex Express
Display Content Publishing Management System for PC
V2.4.0
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ViPlex Express Display Content Publishing Management System for PC
Contents
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1 Software Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2 Getting Started............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2.1 Preparing a PC ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Installing Software ................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2.3 Selecting Working Mode ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
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2.4 Connecting to Displays .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
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2.5 Logging In to Terminals ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
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2.6 Creating Solutions ................................................................................................................................................................. 5
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2.7 Publishing Solutions .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
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2.8 Controlling Terminals ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
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3 Solution Management .................................................................................................................................................................. 7
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3.1 Creating Solutions ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
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3.1.1 Creating a Regular-Screen Solution ............................................................................................................................ 7
3.1.2 Creating an Ultra-Long-Screen Solution .................................................................................................................... 10
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3.2 Scheduling Solutions ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
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3.3 Publishing Solutions ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
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3.4 USB Playback ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17
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3.5 Exporting/Importing Solutions .............................................................................................................................................. 18
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4 Terminal Control ......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
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4.1 Playback Management ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
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4.1.1 Adjusting Volume in Real Time .................................................................................................................................. 22
4.1.2 Managing Terminal Solutions ..................................................................................................................................... 22
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4.2 Brightness Adjustment ......................................................................................................................................................... 23
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4.2.1 Manual Adjustment .................................................................................................................................................... 24
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4.2.2 Smart Adjustment ...................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.3 Video Source ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.3.1 Video Source Parameter Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 26

4.3.2 Manual Switching....................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.3.3 Scheduled Switching ................................................................................................................................................. 27
4.3.4 HDMI Preferred.......................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.4 Screen Status Control ......................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.4.1 Manual Control .......................................................................................................................................................... 28

4.4.2 Timing Control............................................................................................................................................................ 29
4.5 Time Synchronization .......................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.5.1 Syncing Time Manually .............................................................................................................................................. 30

4.5.2 NTP Time Synchronization ........................................................................................................................................ 30
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4.5.3 RF Time Synchronization ........................................................................................................................................... 31
4.6 Restart Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.6.1 Restarting Immediately .............................................................................................................................................. 33

4.6.2 Scheduled Restart ..................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.7 Color Temperature ............................................................................................................................................................... 34
4.8 Monitoring............................................................................................................................................................................ 35
4.9 Play Logs............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
4.9.1 Querying Play Logs ................................................................................................................................................... 35

4.9.2 Exporting Play Logs ................................................................................................................................................... 35
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4.10 Font Management ............................................................................................................................................................. 36
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4.10.1 Adding Fonts ............................................................................................................................................................ 36
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4.10.2 Deleting Fonts.......................................................................................................................................................... 37
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4.11 Network Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................... 38
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4.11.1 Configuring Wired Network ...................................................................................................................................... 38
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4.11.2 Configuring Wi-Fi AP................................................................................................................................................ 39
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4.11.3 Configuring Wi-Fi Sta ............................................................................................................................................... 40
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4.11.4 Configuring Mobile Network ..................................................................................................................................... 41
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4.11.5 Configuring Network Detection ................................................................................................................................ 42
4.12 Server Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 42
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4.12.1 Binding to VNNOX Standard/AD.............................................................................................................................. 42
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4.12.2 Binding to iCare ....................................................................................................................................................... 43
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4.13 Terminal Upgrade .............................................................................................................................................................. 43
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4.13.1 Online Upgrade........................................................................................................................................................ 44
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4.13.2 Local Upgrade ......................................................................................................................................................... 44
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4.14 Power Control .................................................................................................................................................................... 44
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4.14.1 Configuring Power Tags ........................................................................................................................................... 45
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4.14.2 Controlling Power Manually ..................................................................................................................................... 45
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4.14.3 Controlling Power as Scheduled .............................................................................................................................. 46
4.15 RF Management ................................................................................................................................................................ 46
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4.16 Sensor ............................................................................................................................................................................... 47
4.17 Screen Information ............................................................................................................................................................ 48
5 System Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
6 Audio and Video Decoder Specifications ................................................................................................................................... 50
6.1 Image .................................................................................................................................................................................. 50
6.2 Audio ................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
6.3 Video ................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
7 Limitations on Cut-to-Display Windows for Regular Screens ..................................................................................................... 51
8 Limitations on Playback Parameters for Ultra-long Screens ...................................................................................................... 52
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1 Software Introduction
ViPlex Express is a display content publishing management system for PC, which is installed in the Windows
operating system and allows you to edit solutions and play the solutions on LCD or LED displays. In async mode,
ViPlex Express is also used to control multimedia players. This document introduces you to the functions and
operations in async mode.
Two Working Modes

ViPlex Express has two working modes and you can switch to your desired mode based on the application scenario.
Studio Mode
mode is applicable to synchronous playback.
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When a solution is being played in ViPlex Express, the solution is also played synchronously on the display. This
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playback on your primary monitor.
Async Mode
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ViPlex Express sends solutions to multimedia players. The solutions will be stored in the multimedia players and
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played according to their playback plans. This mode is applicable to the scenario when multimedia players load
displays.
Professional Solution Editing
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ViPlex Express is designed with a professional solution editing function allowing you to edit solutions with various
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contents and complex schedules as required.
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Multiple pages
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A solution can be added with multiple pages that are played in order from top to bottom.
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Flexible layout
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You can use a system template or customize a template when adding a page. In a template, you can set the
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number, coordinates, width, and height of windows based on your needs.
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A variety of media
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On a page, you can add general windows, cut-to-display window, Office documents, images, videos, GIF, text,
colorful text, digital clocks, analog clocks, timers, weather, RSS, streaming media and web pages.
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Multiple properties
Every type of media has multiple properties that can satisfy your needs and present a variety of solutions.
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Scheduling as you wish
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You can set a timeslot and cycle for each page to play. The schedules of a page can be batch applied to other
pages. If the timeslots of several pages overlap, the pages will be played in order from top to bottom
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Clicking the preview button allows you to preview the current page. The preview window refreshes immediately
when you move on to another page.
All-round Terminal Control

In async mode, ViPlex Express enables you to fully control multimedia players, such as brightness adjustment, time
synchronization, font management, terminal upgrade, video source switching, screen status control, play log query,
network configuration, and RF management.
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2 Getting Started
2.1 Preparing a PC
Minimum requirements:
 OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit
 CPU: i5
 RAM: 4 GB
 HDD: 60 GB
2.2 Installing Software
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Prerequisites
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 Framework 4.6.x is installed.
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 The official version of Visual C++ 2017 runtime components are installed.
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 The installation package of ViPlex Express is obtained.
Where to Obtain
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Double click the installer and install ViPlex Express according to the setup wizard.
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2.3 Selecting Working Mode
First Installation
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After ViPlex Express is first installed, a Select Mode dialog box appears when you open ViPlex Express. Select
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Studio Mode and click Open.
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Figure 2-1 Selecting a mode
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Other Situations
If you have installed ViPlex Express or selected a working mode before, the dialog box shown in Figure 2-1 will not
appear. If ViPlex Express is in studio mode by default after opened, switch to the async mode by following the steps
below:
In the top-right corner, choose > Working Mode > Async Mode and click OK. ViPlex Express will be in async
mode after restarted.
2.4 Connecting to Displays

Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3 use the TB6 Taurus series multimedia player as an example to show the connection.
Figure 2-2 Ethernet cable
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Ethernet cable
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The PC with ViPlex Express installed is connected to multimedia players via Ethernet cable.
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The DHCP of multimedia players is enabled, the DHCP in the top-left corner of ViPlex Express is turned on.
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Select a local IP address and click OK. ViPlex Express will automatically connect to the Taurus. If the connection
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is not stable, set a static IP address for the PC.
Note: Before enabling the DHCP service, turn off the firewall of the PC or set the ICMP echo reply policy.
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Wi-Fi
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The PC with ViPlex Express installed is connected to multimedia players via Wi-Fi.
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When the multimedia player has built-in Wi-Fi AP, you can use this method without the need for configuration. For
instance, when the multimedia player has built-in Wi-Fi AP, the default SSID is “AP+Last 8 digits of the SN” and
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the default password is “12345678”.
Figure 2-3 LAN

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Wired LAN
The PC with ViPlex Express installed and multimedia players connected to the same wired LAN via Ethernet
cable.
If this method is used, the configuration is not required.
Wireless LAN
The PC with ViPlex Express installed and multimedia players connected to the same wireless LAN via Wi-Fi.
This method is available when multimedia players support Wi-Fi Sta. The DHCP of multimedia players is enabled.
Log in to multimedia players with ViPlex Express and connect to the Wi-Fi AP of the router on the network
configuration page.
2.5 Logging In to Terminals

After you select async mode, the terminal management page of async mode will be displayed.
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Required Information
Login user name and password of the multimedia player, for example, the default login user name and password of the
Taurus series multimedia players are “admin” and “123456”, respectively.
Logging In to Terminals
Step 1 Click Refresh to refresh the screen list.
Figure 2-4 Terminal management
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After detecting a terminal, ViPlex Express will try to log in to the terminal with the default account or the account used
for the last login.
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If terminals and ViPlex Express are not on the same network segment and can be pinged. Click
select Specify IP and enter an IP address or IP range to connect to terminals manually.
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 : Denotes that the terminal is online and you can log in to it. Go to Step 2.
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 : Denotes the terminal is offline and you cannot log in to it.
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Step 2 Click Connect next to screen information.
Step 3 Enter the password for the "admin" user and then click OK.
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After successful login, ViPlex Express saves the account information automatically.
Related Operations
After successful login, if the password is verified as a weak password, will be displayed next to the terminal name.
You are advised to change the password to a complex one to enhance security.
Right-click the screen information, and the related operations will be displayed:
 Log Out: Log out of the terminal.
 Rename: Rename the terminal.
 Change Password: Change the connection password of the Taurus Wi-Fi AP and the login password of the
"admin" user.
 Forget Password: Delete the password saved during the last login.
 Download Operation Log: Download the operation logs of asynchronous terminals.
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2.6 Creating Solutions

After updated, the solution data in async mode will be synchronized to studio mode.
Step 1 Choose Solutions to access the solution management page.
Figure 2-5 Solution management
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Step 2 Click New and select Regular Screen or Ultra-Long Screen from the drop-down menu.
The Solution Information dialog box appears.

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Figure 2-6 Solution information for a regular screen
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Figure 2-7 Solution information for an ultra-long screen
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Step 3 Set a name, resolution, and other information for the solution, then click OK to access the solution editing page.
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 The resolution of a solution for a regular screen (hereinafter referred to as "regular-screen solution") must be
consistent with the resolution of the screen.
 The resolution of a solution for an ultra-long screen (hereinafter referred to as "ultra-long-screen solution") must
be consistent with the configured screen width and height.
Step 4 After the solution editing is done, click Save.
Step 5 (Optional) At the upper right of the page, click to view the schedule of each page in the solution.
Step 6 (Optional) At the upper right of the page, click to preview the current page.
When the preview window is opened, you can also select other pages to preview. If you make changes to the current
page, click to refresh the preview window.
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Step 7 After the solution editing is done, click Publish and select players to publish the solution.
2.7 Publishing Solutions
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Solutions containing media can be published.
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Step 1 Choose Solutions.
Step 2 In the solution list, move your mouse over a solution and click .
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The Publish dialog box appears.
Figure 2-8 Publishing a solution
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Step 3 Click Refresh to display all the terminals that are logged in.
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Step 4 Select one or more terminals and click Publish.
Step 5 After the solution is published successfully, click Done.
2.8 Controlling Terminals

Users can control the brightness, display status, video source switching, etc. of a terminal in real time or as scheduled.
For details, see 4 Terminal Control.
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3 Solution Management
3.1 Creating Solutions
 For different screens, you can create regular-screen solutions and ultra-long-screen solutions.
 After updated, the solution data in async mode will be synchronized to studio mode.
3.1.1 Creating a Regular-Screen Solution
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A regular-screen solution contains one or more pages and each page contains one or more media items.
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 The pages of a solution are played in order from top to bottom.
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Figure 3-1 Solution management
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Step 2 Click New and select Regular Screen from the drop-down menu.
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Figure 3-2 Solution information
Step 3 Set a name and resolution for the solution, then click OK to access the solution editing page, as shown in Figure 3-2.
You can also set a resolution by clicking Specify Terminal and the resolution will be the same as the resolution of the
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Figure 3-3 Solution editing page
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The description of the solution editing page is shown in Table 3-1.
Table 3-1 Description of the solution editing page

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1 Saving a solution, saving a Used for saving a solution, saving a solution as another solution
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solution as another solution and setting solution information
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: General window : Cut-to-display window
You can click an icon to add a
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: File : Text
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3 Viewing schedules, previewing Used for viewing schedules, previewing the current page and
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: Add : Open the Page Template
You can add, copy, and delete
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: Copy : Delete
Pages are played in order from
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: Move up : Move down
Thumbnail view (Only : List view: (The thumbnails of

the thumbnails of pages pages and the names of the media
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: Zoom editing area in : Zoom editing area out
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No. Function Description
: Show the editing area : Automatically fit the editing

in the original size area according to the software
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: Delete selected : Clear all media

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: Send backward : Bring to front
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Widget Properties: Widgets are the media added to a page.
The properties of different types of media vary. Click a widget
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Page Properties: Set the name, play count, validity range, and
playback schedule of a page.
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− Play Count: Set the number of times to play a page
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− Validity Range: After this option is selected, the Start
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Date and End Date parameters are displayed. Expired
pages will be skipped during solution playback.
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− Schedule: Allows you to specify the timeslots to play a
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page and select the days to repeat the playback. If the
timeslots of different pages overlap, the pages will be
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played in order from top to bottom.
− Apply Schedule: Allows you to apply the schedule of the
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current page to other pages. You can select multiple
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 When you add an Excel file, the number of rows of the Excel file must be less than or equal to 600 and the total
width of the columns must be less than or equal to the width of an A4 landscape paper. It is recommended that
you set the page layout of the Excel file to A4 landscape.
 A valid URL is required when you add RSS, streaming media, or web page media.
 When you add weather media, the terminal must be connected to the Internet so that it can obtain real-time
weather information.
 When you add environment monitoring media, connect to the sensor logically in ViPlex Express after the sensor
is connected to the terminal. For details, see 4.16 Sensor.
 For the limitations on cut-to-display windows, see 7 Limitations on Cut-to-Display Windows for Regular Screens.
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When the preview window is opened, you can also select other pages to preview. If you make changes to the current
page, click to refresh the preview window.
3.1.2 Creating an Ultra-Long-Screen Solution
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If the pixel width of the resolution of a screen is greater than the pixel width of the maximum loading capacity of a
multimedia player or the pixel height of the resolution of a screen is greater than the pixel height of the maximum
loading capacity of a multimedia player, but the screen resolution does not exceed the maximum loading capacity of
the multimedia player, you can use ultra-long-screen solutions.
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For the limitations on the playback parameter specifications for ultra-long screens, see 8 Limitations on Playback
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Parameters for Ultra-long Screens.
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Application Example
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The resolution of a screen is 9000×128 or 128×9000 and the maximum loading capacity of a TB8 multimedia player is
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2,300,000 pixels with a maximum width of 4096 pixels and a maximum height of 1920 pixels.
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Screen Configuration
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The screen width and height to be configured cannot exceed the maximum width and height of the loading capacity of
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the TB8, as shown in Figure 3-4 and Figure 3-5.
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Ultra-wide screen (9000×128) Ultra-tall screen (128×9000)
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− Number of parts: 9000/4096=2.20 (Here − Number of parts: 9000/1920=4.69 (Here
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− Screen width to be configured: − Screen width to be configured:
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Figure 3-5 Ultra-tall screen configuration
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When you set the connection of receiving cards and an Ethernet port loads two rows/columns or more, the connection
must follow the shape of the letter Z, as shown in Figure 3-6 and Figure 3-7.
Figure 3-6 Ultra-wide screen connection
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Figure 3-7 Ultra-tall screen connection
If you want to set receiving cards to blank, you can only set the receiving cards at both ends to blank, as shown in
Figure 3-8 and Figure 3-9.
Figure 3-8 Blank receiving cards of an ultra-wide screen
Figure 3-9 Blank receiving cards of an ultra-tall screen
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The preceding application will be used as an example to introduce how to create an ultra-long-screen solution.
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Figure 3-10 Solution information
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Step 2 Click New and select Ultra-Long Screen from the drop-down menu.
Figure 3-11 Solution information of an ultra-wide screen
Figure 3-12 Solution information of an ultra-tall screen
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The resolution of the solution must be consistent with the configured screen width and height.
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ultra-tall screen, select Vertical.
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 The number of parts is calculated according to the actual screen width and height and the configured screen
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Here the number of parts of the ultra-wide screen is 3 and the number of parts of the ultra-tall screen is 5. For
details, see Screen Configuration.
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Step 4 Edit the solution on the solution editing page, as shown in Figure 3-13.
 In the page media editing area, the page is displayed based on the actual screen resolution and the boundaries
appear according to the number of parts.
 Only images, text and colorful text can be placed across the boundary.
Figure 3-13 Ultra-long-screen solution editing page
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The preview window is displayed based on the configured screen aspect ratio.
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An advanced solution is a collection of scheduled regular-screen solutions or ultra-long-screen solutions.
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Operating Procedure
Step 1 Choose Advanced Solutions to access the advanced solutions page.
Figure 3-14 Advanced solutions
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Step 2 Click New to open the New Advanced Solution page.
Figure 3-15 New advanced solution
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Step 3 Enter a name for the advanced solution.
Step 4 Click .
Figure 3-16 Adding playback plan
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Step 5 Select a solution and set its validity range, repeat method, and playback durations.
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Figure 3-17 Adding non-scheduled content
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Step 10 Click Add.
3.3 Publishing Solutions

Applications
Send regular-screen solutions, ultra-long-screen solutions and scheduled advanced solutions to terminals.
Related Information
 A solution containing media can be published.
 Only one solution can be sent to a terminal each time.
 A solution can be sent to multiple terminals.
Operating Procedure
Step 1 Choose Solutions or Advanced Solutions.
Step 2 In the solution list, move your mouse over a solution and click .
The Publish dialog box appears.
Figure 3-18 Publishing a solution
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Step 3 Click Refresh to display all the terminals that are logged in.
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Step 4 Select one or more terminals and click Publish.
Step 5 After the solution is published successfully, click Done.
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3.4 USB Playback
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When a multimedia player can play solutions imported from a USB drive, users can import solutions to a USB drive by
using the USB playback function in ViPlex Express and then insert the USB drive into the multimedia player to enable
solution playback.
Related Information
 A solution containing media supports USB playback.
 Multiple solutions can be exported to a USB drive each time.
During USB playback, the specified solution is played by default.
Operating Procedure
Step 2 In the solution list, move your mouse over a solution and click , or select one or more solutions and click USB
Playback.
The USB playback dialog box appears.
Figure 3-19 USB playback
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Step 3 Specify a playback mode.
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terminal. Do NOT remove the USB drive during playback.
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remove the USB drive during playback.
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Step 4 Click to choose a location to store the solutions to be exported.
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Step 5 Enter the connection password of the terminal.
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After the USB drive where solutions are stored is inserted into the terminal, the solutions can be played only when the
password is correct.
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Step 6 Select a solution and click OK.
Step 7 After solutions are exported successfully, click Done.
3.5 Exporting/Importing Solutions

Applications
Transfer solutions by exporting and importing solution files with ViPlex Express.
Related Information
 A solution containing media can be exported.
 Regular-screen solutions, ultra-long-screen solutions and scheduled advanced solutions can be exported and
imported.
Operating Procedure
Export solutions
Step 2 From the solution list, select one or more solutions and then choose More > Export.
Figure 3-20 Exporting solutions
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Step 3 Click
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Step 4 Click Export.
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Import solutions
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Step 1 From the Solutions page, choose More > Import.
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Figure 3-21 Importing solutions
Step 2 Click to choose the location of the local files.
Step 3 Click Next.
Step 4 After the solutions are imported successfully, click Done.
4 Terminal Control
Function List
Function Sub-Function Taurus LED Taurus LCD VPlayer

Players Players
Adjust volume in real time √ √

Playback management
Manage terminal solutions √ √
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Brightness adjustment - √
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Video source Configure video source √
parameters
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Switch video source √
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Screen status control
Time sycnhronization
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Sync time manually

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Sync time with NTP √
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Sync time with RF √
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Restart configuration - √ √
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Color temperature - √
Monitoring -
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(Available memory
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usage and CPU
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usage are not
available.)
Play logs
N Query play logs √ √
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Export play logs
Font management Add fonts √ √
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Network configuration
Delete fonts
Configure wired network

√
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Configure Wi-Fi AP √ √
Configure Wi-Fi Sta √
Configure mobile network √ √
Configure network detection √ √
Server configuration Bind to VNNOX √ √

Standard/AD
Bind to iCare √
Function Sub-Function Taurus LED Taurus LCD VPlayer

Players Players
Terminal upgrade Online upgrade √ √ √
Local upgrade √ √ √
Power control - √ √
(No support for

multi-function card
power)
RF management - √
Sensor - √
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Screen information - √ √
Common Operations
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Click the Read back button to read terminal information back to ViPlex Express and display it.
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Figure 4-1 Readback
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In the terminal list, you can select multiple terminals with the Ctrl+Shift keyboard shortcut.
Selecting multiple terminals is not available in Playback management, Video source, Network configuration,
Sensor, and Screen information.
Figure 4-2 Selecting multiple terminals
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4.1 Playback Management
Manage the playback mode, volume, and content of terminals.

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4.1.1 Adjusting Volume in Real Time
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Playback Management.
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Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.
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Step 3 In the Playback Configuration area, adjust the volume by dragging the slider or entering a value.
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When the information related to RF synchronization is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-3, it indicates that volume
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synchronization is enabled on the current terminal. See relevant operations in 4.15 RF Management. RF
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synchronization requires you to specify a master device and slave devices. Users only need to set the volume of the
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master device. The slave devices will keep the same volume as the master device via an RF signal.
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Figure 4-3 RF synchronization-volume
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4.1.2 Managing Terminal Solutions
 Viewing screenshot: Click View Screenshot to view the real-time screenshot of the solution which is being
played on the terminal.
Figure 4-4 Viewing the screenshot
 Playing a solution: Move the mouse to the thumbnail of the solution and click .
Figure 4-5 Solution list
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 Stopping playing a solution: Move the mouse to the thumbnail of the solution and click .
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Deleting a solution: Select a solution in the solution thumbnail list and click Delete.
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 Rotating a solution: Select a rotation angle from the drop-down box next to Rotation Playback. The rotation
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angle is an absolute angle.
Figure 4-6 Solution rotation
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4.2 Brightness Adjustment
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Manually adjust the brightness or set rules of smart brightness adjustment.
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When the information related to RF synchronization is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-7, it indicates that brightness
synchronization is enabled on the current terminal. See relevant operations in 4.15 RF Management. RF
synchronization requires you to specify a master device and slave devices. Users only need to set the brightness of
the master device. The slave devices will keep the same brightness as the master device via the RF signal.
Figure 4-7 RF synchronization-brightness
4.2.1 Manual Adjustment
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Brightness adjustment.
Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.
Step 3 Choose Manual, and drag the slider or enter a value to adjust screen brightness.
Figure 4-8 Manual adjustment
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4.2.2 Smart Adjustment
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Brightness adjustment.
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Step 3 Choose Smart and click

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. In the window that appears, choose Timing or Auto and set the corresponding
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brightness adjustment rules, then click Add.
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Figure 4-9 Smart brightness adjustment
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Timing brightness adjustment: During the period that you set to enable smart adjustment, the screen brightness
will be the fixed value that you manually set.
Figure 4-10 Scheduled brightness adjustment
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 Automatic brightness adjustment: During the period that you set to enable auto adjustment, the screen
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brightness will be automatically adjusted according to the automatic brightness mapping table.
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The automatic brightness mapping table divides the ambient brightness into several subsections and sets
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corresponding screen brightness to each subsection. The screen brightness will be automatically adjusted
according to the ambient brightness subsection where the current ambient brightness belongs to.
Figure 4-11 Automatic brightness adjustment
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Figure 4-12 Brightness mapping table
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Step 4 After configuration, click Apply.
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4.3 Video Source
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Configure video source parameters and specify the rule of setting the input source to HDMI or the internal video
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source.
4.3.1 Video Source Parameter Configuration
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Set the output offset position of the video source, resolution of the internal video source, and resolution of the HDMI
video source.
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Video Source.
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Step 3 In the Parameter Configuration area, configure the parameters.
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 Output Position: Set the start position of the image displayed on the screen.
X Internal Resolution: Refers to the resolution of the operating system of the Taurus multimedia player. The internal
resolution must be higher than the configured resolution of the screen.
 HDMI Resolution: Refers to the resolution of the external video source input from the HDMI IN connector.
In studio mode, users can enable full screen zoom to let the image automatically fit the screen.
Requirments of full screen zoom in studio mode:
− 64 pixels ≤ Video source width ≤ 2048 pixels
− Support for zooming out only
Figure 4-13 Parameter configuration
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Step 4 After the configuration, click Apply.
4.3.2 Manual Switching

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Immediately switch between the internal input source and HDMI input source.
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Video source.
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Step 3 Choose Manual and configure parameters.
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Figure 4-14 Manual switching
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Step 4 Click Apply.
4.3.3 Scheduled Switching

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Switch between the internal input source and HDMI input source as scheduled.
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Step 3 Choose Timing.
Figure 4-15 Scheduled switching
Step 4 Click . In the pop-up dialog box, choose Internal or HDMI, and then set the time and cycle to use the video
source. At last, click Add.
Figure 4-16 Creating a scheduled rule
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Step 5 After the configuration, click Apply.
4.3.4 HDMI Preferred

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The HDMI port is preferred for playing the video in the synchronous mode.

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Step 3 Choose HDMI preferred.
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Figure 4-17 HDMI preferred
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Step 4 After configuration, click Apply.
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4.4 Screen Status Control
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Set the current playing status of the screen.
4.4.1 Manual Control
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Screen Status Control.
Step 3 Choose Manual to enter the manual settings page.
Figure 4-18 Manual Control
Step 4 Click Blackout or Normal.
Here the blackout is to decrease the screen brightness to 0% instead of turning off the power.
4.4.2 Timing Control
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Screen Status Control.
Step 3 Choose Timing and click . In the window that appears, click Blackout or Normal and set the playback time and
interval, then click Add.
Figure 4-19 Scheduled control
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Step 4 After the settings, click Apply.
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4.5 Time Synchronization
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Time synchronization is used for syncing the time of terminal players.
Table 4-1 Time synchronization methods
Method Time Reference Application Scenario
Manual Time of the PC with Manually set the time zone of the terminal.
ViPlex Express installed
NTP Time of the NTP server Sync the time of the Taurus with NTP or RF. Both of the two
methods are applicable to synchronous playback.
RF Time of the reference
 The accuracy of NTP time synchronization depends on the
device
network speed and is suitable for situations with a low
requirement for synchronization.
Method Time Reference Application Scenario
 RF time synchronization does not depend on the network and

has a high synchronization performance. It is suitable for
situations with a high requirement for synchronization.
Note:
To enable synchronous playback, you need to turn on the synchronous playback function after syncing the time with
NTP or RF.
4.5.1 Syncing Time Manually
Sync the time of the terminal with the date and time of the selected time zone.
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Time synchronization management.
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Step 3 Select a time zone from the Time Zone drop-down box. You can also adjust the current date and time as required.
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If the current time zone observes daylight saving time and the current date is within the range of daylight saving time,
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Daylight saving time enabled will be displayed, otherwise, it will not be displayed.
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Figure 4-21 Selecting a time zone
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4.5.2 NTP Time Synchronization

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Sync the time of terminal players with the time of the NTP server.
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Step 3 (Optional) Change the time zone in the Time Zone drop-down box.
Step 4 Select Auto sync time with NTP server and then select an NTP server to sync the time of the terminal with the time
of the NTP server. If the existing NTP servers cannot meet the requirements, click to customize a server.
Figure 4-22 Selecting an NTP server
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4.5.3 RF Time Synchronization
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To use RF time synchronization, you need to set one of the Taurus units on the RF network as the master device and
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others as slave devices.
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 The master device is used for time reference and the time of the slave devices is synced with the time of the
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master device via the RF signal.
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 The Taurus allows the master device to sync time with an NTP server.
Prerequisites
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The Taurus products support RF synchronization, such as T3, T6, TB3, TB4, TB6, and TB8.
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 Before RF time synchronization, RF modules must be installed. ViPlex Express can detect and display the RF
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module status.
Operating Procedure
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Set the master and slave devices
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > RF management.
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Step 3 Turn on RF synchronization.
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Step 4 Set the current device as the master device or slave device.
Step 5 Set a group ID.
If you enter the group ID of the master device for a slave device, the slave device will be assigned to the same group
as the master device.
Step 6 Select Time synchronization.
After RF synchronization is applied, the time, brightness, volume, and environment monitoring data of the slave
devices will be kept the same as the master device via the RF signal. Select the options that require RF
synchronization.
Figure 4-23 Master device
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Figure 4-24 Slave device
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Step 7 Click Apply.
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Set a time synchronization method for the master device
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You need to set time synchronization rules for the master device only and the time of the slave devices will be kept in
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sync with the time of the master device via the RF signal.
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Step 9 Select the master terminal from the terminal list.
The information relating to RF synchronization is displayed, which indicates that RF synchronization of the current
terminal is enabled.
Figure 4-25 RF synchronization-Time synchronization
Step 10 View the time zone and time of the current terminal.
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Step 11 Configure rules for time synchronization.
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Manual time synchronization: Select a time zone from the Time Zone drop-down box to sync the time of the
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terminal with the date and time of the time zone. You can also adjust the current date and time as required.
 NTP synchronization: Select Auto sync time with NTP server and then select an NTP server to sync the time of
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the terminal with the time of the NTP server. If the existing NTP servers cannot meet the requirements, click
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to customize a server.
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4.6 Restart Configuration

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Restart terminals immediately and configure restart rules.
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4.6.1 Restarting Immediately
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Restart Configuration.
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Step 3 Click Restart Now.
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Figure 4-26 Restart
Step 4 Click OK in the pop-up dialog box to restart the terminal immediately.
4.6.2 Scheduled Restart
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Restart Configuration.
Step 3 Click . Set the time and interval to restart a terminal in the pop-up dialog box and then click Add.
Figure 4-27 Scheduled adjustment
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4.7 Color Temperature

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Set the color temperature of the screen, including neutral white, standard white, and cool white.
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Color temperature.
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Step 3 Select a color temperature type.
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Figure 4-29 Color temperature
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4.8 Monitoring
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Monitoring.
Step 3 Check the terminal hardware information listed below. If the terminal has an external storage device, you can also
check the external storage information.
 Disk size
 Memory availability
 CPU usage
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 Ambient brightness
Figure 4-30 Monitoring
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Step 4 If you want to clean up the hard disk, click Clear All Media to delete all the media and solutions.
4.9 Play Logs

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View and export play logs.
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4.9.1 Querying Play Logs
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Play logs.
Step 3 Choose the time range of the play log that you want to view and then click Query.
Step 4 In the paly log list, click a play log name to view the summary and detailed information of the log.
4.9.2 Exporting Play Logs
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Play logs.
Step 3 In the play log list, select the target play log.
Step 4 Click Export.
Step 5 In the pop-up dialog box, choose the export path and format.
Step 6 Click OK.
4.10 Font Management
Manage the fonts supported by the Taurus.
4.10.1 Adding Fonts
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Font management.
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Step 3 Click next to Name to acquire local fonts on the PC.
Figure 4-31 Local fonts

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Step 4 Select the target font in the pop-up dialog box.
Step 5 Click OK.
Step 6 Click Update. The update progress will be shown in the Update result column.
Figure 4-32 Adding a font
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4.10.2 Deleting Fonts
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Font management.
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Step 3 Click Read back at the bottom right to read back the fonts on the terminal.
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Figure 4-33 Reading back a font
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Step 4 Click the link in the Font column of the target terminal. The Font list in terminal page is displayed.
Figure 4-34 Terminal font list
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Step 5 Select target fonts.
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Step 6 Click Delete.
4.11 Network Configuration

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Configure the current network, including wired network, Wi-Fi AP, Wi-Fi Sta, and mobile network.
4.11.1 Configuring Wired Network

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Application Scenarios
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 Set IP address based on the actual needs while connecting terminals to the Internet via Ethernet cable.
 When the PC with ViPlex Express installed and the multimedia player are connected with an Ethernet cable, turn
on the DHCP of the multimedia player and the DHCP service at the bottom left of ViPlex Express, select a local
IP address, and then click OK to automatically connect to the Taurus.
If the connection is not stable, set a static IP address for the PC.
Figure 4-35 DHCP service (ViPlex Express)
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Related Information
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When the Taurus is delivered, the DHCP is turned on by default.
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Operating Procedure
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Network configuration.
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Step 3 In the Wired network configuration area, perform the following operations based on actual needs.
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 Select Enable next to Dynamic DHCP to get an IP address automatically.
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Deselect Enable next to Dynamic DHCP and configure a static IP address.
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Figure 4-36 Wired network configuration
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Step 4 Click Apply.
4.11.2 Configuring Wi-Fi AP
Change the SSID, password and channel of a terminal.

Step 3 Under Screen AP configuration, do the following as required.
 AP Status: Turn on/off the terminal Wi-Fi AP.
 SSID and Password: Change the ID and password of the terminal Wi-Fi AP.
The default SSID of the terminal Wi-Fi AP is “AP + Last 8 digits of the SN” and the default password is
“12345678”.
 Advanced > Channel: Switch the channel of the Wi-Fi AP.
The channel can be switched when the terminal software is V2.2.0 or later.
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Figure 4-37 Screen AP configuration
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Step 4 Click Apply.
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4.11.3 Configuring Wi-Fi Sta
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If the router is connected to the Internet, terminals can access the Internet via the router after Wi-Fi Sta is
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configured.
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 The PC with ViPlex Express installed and the multimedia player are connected to the same WLAN via the Wi-Fi
AP of the router.
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Prerequisites
The Taurus series products that support the WI-Fi Sta function include the TB3, TB6, and TB8.
Operating Procedure

Step 3 In the Wi-Fi configuration area, turn on Wi-Fi.
Figure 4-38 Wi-Fi configuration
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Step 4 Double click the Wi-Fi information of the router, enter the password and then click OK.
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Figure 4-39 Wi-Fi connection
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4.11.4 Configuring Mobile Network
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Terminals with a 4G module can access the Internet via a mobile network. ViPlex Express automatically detects
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mobile network status and displays the detection result.
Note:
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The Taurus series products that can be installed with 4G modules include the TB1-4G, TB2-4G, TB3, TB4, TB6, and
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TB8.
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Step 1 Insert 4G card into the slot.
Step 4 On the Mobile network configuration page, turn on the mobile network.
Step 5 Click to expand the APN configuration page.
Step 6 Click Add.
Step 7 Enter parameters according to the APN information provided by the carrier and then click OK.
Step 8 Select the APN and click Connect.
4.11.5 Configuring Network Detection
Terminals ping the cloud platform and www.baidu.com to detect network connection status by default. Users can also
configure required addresses to ping and enable or disable the addresses.
Step 3 In Network Detection, configure detection addresses.
 Click to add an address.
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 Click to modify an address.
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Click to delete an address.
The default configuration cannot be modified and deleted.

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Figure 4-40 Network detection
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Step 4 Enable or disable detection addresses.
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 Select Enable to detect the terminal network by pinging the corresponding address.
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 Deselect Enable to detect terminal network not by pinging the corresponding address.
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Step 5 Click Apply.
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4.12 Server Configuration
Connect to VNNOX Standard/AD. Authentication information is required during the configuration.
How to check player authentication information:
Log in to VNNOX (www.vnnox.com) and choose > Player Authentication on the homepage of the cloud
platform.
4.12.1 Binding to VNNOX Standard/AD
You can bind a terminal to VNNOX and create an asynchronous player.
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Server configuration.
Step 3 In Bind to VNNOX Standard/AD, select a server and enter the authentication user name, authentication password
and player name. The authentication information must be consistent with the information in VNNOX.
Figure 4-41 Binding to VNNOX Standard/AD
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Step 4 Click Bind.
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4.12.2 Binding to iCare
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Terminals can be registered on iCare. Multiple terminals can be selected for batch operations.
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Server configuration.
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Step 3 In Bind to iCare, select a server and enter the user name.
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The authentication information must be consistent with the information in VNNOX.
Figure 4-42 Binding to iCare
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Step 4 Click Bind.
4.13 Terminal Upgrade
 Taurus: Upgrade application and system software versions.
 VPlayer: Upgrade the version of VPlayer.
Note: Do not power off the terminal and computer during the upgrade. The terminal will restart once.
4.13.1 Online Upgrade
Upgrade terminal versions online. Before you begin, please make sure that your PC can access the Internet.
Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Terminal Upgrade.
Step 2 Select Online Upgrade.
The system decides whether a terminal needs to be upgraded.
 Yes. The current version information and will be displayed, as shown in Figure 4-43. Go to Step 3.
 No. Only the current version information is displayed. No further operation is required.
Figure 4-43 Online upgrade
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Step 3 Click More and view the related information of the new version.
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Step 4 In the terminal information list, select one or more upgradable terminals and click Upgrade.
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The upgrade progress is displayed.
4.13.2 Local Upgrade

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Use local files to upgrade terminal versions.
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Terminal Upgrade.
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Step 2 Select Local Upgrade.
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Step 3 Select the upgrade package path.
Step 4 In the terminal information list, select one or more upgradable terminals and click Upgrade.
The upgrade progress is displayed.
4.14 Power Control
When the power switch in ViPlex Express is turned on, the relay will operate and the circuit is connected. When the
power switch in ViPlex Express is turned off, the relay will release and the circuit is disconnected.
4.14.1 Configuring Power Tags
Customizing a tag for each relay allows terminal relays with the same tag to operate or release uniformly.
Prerequisites
 The terminal is connected to a relay card.
 The terminal software is V2.2.0 or later.
If the terminal software is earlier than V2.2.0, the Power control page of the earlier versions will be displayed
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and a prompt will be displayed to remind the user to upgrade the terminal to V2.2.0 or later.
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Operating Procedure
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Power control.
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Step 3 Click Configure Power Tag to access the Power Tag page. Do the following according to the actual conditions.
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 Board power: Control power supplies using relays on terminals. The default tag is Screen Power which can be
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customized.
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 External power: Control power supplies using relays on terminals with customized baseboards (Only when the
TKS series terminals have customized baseboards and are installed with relays, external power supplies can be
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connected.) . The default tag is Screen Power which can be customized.
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Multi-function card power: Control power supplies using relays on the MFN300 multi-function card. Only the tags
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selected and set for the multi-function card in NovaLCT can be viewed.
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Step 4 Click OK.
4.14.2 Controlling Power Manually

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Step 3 Select Manual to enter the manual setting page.
Step 4 Turn on or off the power switch.
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An example of information on the multi-function card power supply is shown in Figure 4-44.
Figure 4-44 Manual setting
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The tags in the orange box can be associated with one or more relay circuits. When multiple relay circuits are
associated and each of them is turned on (or off), Enable (or Close) is displayed, otherwise, Mixture is displayed and
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the detailed information of each circuit is provided.
4.14.3 Controlling Power as Scheduled

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Step 3 Choose Scheduled and click . In the window that appears, specify the device to be controlled, time and interval,
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and then click OK.
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Step 4 After the settings are done, click Apply.
4.15 RF Management
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Set parameters related to RF synchronization and apply the parameters to time synchronization, brightness
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synchronization, volume synchronization and environment monitoring data synchronization and enable or disable
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The Taurus products that support RF management include the T3, T6, TB3, TB4, TB6, and TB8.
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Before using RF synchronization, install an RF module. ViPlex Express can detect and display RF module status.
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > RF management.
Step 3 Turn on RF synchronization.
Step 4 Set the current terminal as the master device or a slave device.
Step 5 Set a group ID.
Enter the group ID of the master device for a slave device, and this slave device and the master device will be
grouped.
Step 6 Select the options that require RF synchronization.
After RF synchronization is applied, the time, brightness, volume, and environment monitoring data of the slave device
will keep the same as the master device via the RF signal.
Figure 4-45 RF management
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Step 7 Click Apply.
4.16 Sensor
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If a sensor is connected to the terminal, the user needs to connect to the sensor logically in ViPlex Express to enable
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the terminal to collect environment monitoring data.
When the related information of RF synchronization is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-46, it indicates that
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environment monitoring data synchronization is enabled on the current terminal. For related operations, see 4.15 RF
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Management. RF synchronization requires users to specify a master device and slave devices. Users need to set the
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sensors of the master device only and the monitoring data of the slave devices will the same as the master device via
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RF signal.
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Figure 4-46 RF synchronization- environment monitoring data
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Step 2 Choose Terminal Control > Sensor.
Step 2 Select a sensor manufacturer. Sensors of only NovaStar, Nenghui and Jingxun Changtong are supported.
Step 3 Select a sensor type.
 NovaStar: Brightness, temperature
 Nenghui: Air temperature, air humidity, air pressure, wind direction, CO2, wind speed, PM2.5, PM10, noise,
brightness
 Jingxun Changtong: Wind direction, wind speed, PM2.5, PM10, air pressure, air temperature, air humidity, noise,
brightness
Figure 4-47 Sensor types
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Step 4 After the configuration is done, click Apply.
4.17 Screen Information

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The information displayed here includes the terminal MAC address, terminal IP address, system software version,
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product model, application software version.
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Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Screen information.
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Step 3 View the terminal information
Figure 4-48 Terminal information
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5 System Settings
At the top right of the page, click and select the required menu.
Table 5-1 System settings
Menu Description
Language Set system language.
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Working Mode Select working mode including studio mode and async mode.
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RF management Manage the playback of all terminals except the reference device when the RF time
synchronization mode is enabled.
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Before the operation, enter the password “admin”.
Custom server Add, modify, or delete custom servers.
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Users can choose customized servers on the pages of connecting to cloud publishing
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and monitoring services and the page of setting NTP synchronization.
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Setting  Set the location to save files, including ViPlex Express configuration files, data,
temporary files, etc.
 Enable or disable the automatic terminal reconnection function, and set the
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reconnection interval.
Check for Updates
T A
Check for and install new updates of ViPlex Express.
S
Help View the documentation related to the software.
About
V A
Display the version of ViPlex Express and the official website of NovaStar.
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N
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6 Audio and Video Decoder Specifications

6.1 Image
Type Codec Supported Image Size Container Remarks
JPEG JFIF file format 48×48 pixels~8176×8176 pixels JPG, JPEG Not Support
1.02 Non-interleaved Scan
Software support SRGB
JPEG
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Software support Adobe
RGB JPEG
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BMP BMP No Restriction BMP N/A
GIF GIF No Restriction GIF N/A
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PNG PNG No Restriction PNG N/A
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WEBP WEBP No Restriction WEBP N/A
6.2 Audio
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Type Codec Channel Bit rate
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Sampling
H File Format Remarks
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rate
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MPEG MPEG1/2/2.5 Audio 2 8kbps~320Kbps 8KHZ~48K MP1, MP2, N/A
Layer1/2/3 , CBR and VBR Hz MP3
Windows
Media
WMA Version 4,
4.1, 7, 8, 9, wmapro
2
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8kbps~320Kbps 8KHZ~48K
Hz
WMA Non-support
WMA Pro,
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Audio lossless and
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MBR
A
WAV MS-ADPCM, 2 N/A 8KHZ~48K WAV Support 4bit
V
IMA-ADPCM, PCM Hz MS-ADPCM,
IMA-ADPCM
O
OGG Q1~Q10 2 N/A 8KHZ~48K OGG, OGA N/A
Hz
FLAC Compress Level
N 2 N/A 8KHZ~48K FLAC N/A
N
0~8 Hz
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AAC ADIF, ATDS Header 5.1 N/A 8KHZ~48K AAC, M4A N/A
AAC-LC and Hz
AAC-HE, AAC-ELD
X
AMR AMR-NB, AMR-WB 1 AMR-NB 8KHZ, 3GP N/A
4.75~12.2kbps 16KHz
@8kHz
AMR-WB
6.60~23.85kbps
@16kHz
MIDI MIDI Type 0 and 1, 2 N/A N/A XMF, MXMF, N/A
DLS version 1 and RTTTL,
2, XMF and Mobile RTX, OTA,
XMF, RTTTL/RTX, IMY
OTA, iMelody
6.3 Video
Type Codec Supported Image Maximum Maximum Bit File Format Remarks
Size Frame Rate Rate
(Ideal Case)
MPEG- MPEG- 48×48 30fps 80Mbps DAT, MPG, Support Field

1/2 1/2 pixels~1920×1080 VOB, TS Coding
pixels
MPEG- MPEG4 48×48 30fps 38.4Mbps AVI, MKV, MP4, Not support
4 pixels~1920×1080 MOV, 3GP MS MPEG4
pixels v1/v2/v3,
GMC,
DivX3/4/5/6/7
.
…/10
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H.264/ H.264 T3&T6&TB3&TB4& T3&T6&TB3&TB T3&T6&TB3&TB AVI, MKV, MP4, Support Field
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AVC TB6&TB8: 48×48 4&TB6&TB8: 4&TB6&TB8: MOV, 3GP, TS, Coding,
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pixels~4096×2304 4K@25fps, 100Mbps FLV MBAFF
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pixels 1080P@60fps Other models:
Other models: Other models: 57.2Mbps
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48×48 1080P@60fps
C
pixels~1920×1080
pixels
H
MVC H.264 48×48 60fps 38.4Mbps MKV, TS Support
MVC pixels~1920×1080 Stereo High
C
pixels Profile only
E
H.265/ H.265/ T3&T6&TB3&TB4& T3&T6&TB3&TB T3&T6&TB3&TB MKV, MP4, Support Main
T
HEVC HEVC TB6&TB8: 64×64 4&TB6&TB8: 4&TB6&TB8: MOV, TS Profile, Tile &
pixels~4096×2304 4K@60fps, 100Mbps Slice
R
pixels 1080P@60fps Other models:
A
Other models: Other models: 57.2Mbps
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64×64 1080P@60fps
pixels~1920×1080
S
pixels
A
GOOG VP8 48×48 30fps 38.4 Mbps WEBM, MKV N/A
V
LE VP8 pixels~1920×1080
pixels
H.263 H.263
O
SQCIF(128×96), 30fps 38.4Mbps 3GP, MOV, MP4 Not support
N
QCIF(176×144), H.263+
CIF(352×288),
4CIF(704×576)
N
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VC-1 VC-1 48×48 30fps 45Mbps WMV, ASF, TS, N/A
pixels~1920×1080 MKV, AVI
pixels
X
MOTIO MJPEG 48×48 30fps 38.4Mbps AVI N/A
N pixels~1920×1080
JPEG pixels
Note: Output data format is YUV420 semi-planar, and YUV400(monochrome) is also supported for H.264.
7 Limitations on Cut-to-Display Windows for Regular Screens

Product TB4, TB6, TB8 TB1-4G (Optional 4G), TB2-4G (Optional 4G)
Recommended screen 4096 × 288 1920 × 1080

resolution
(width × height)
Number of parts Cut horizontally: Actual screen width/Playback window width ≤8
Cut vertically: Actual screen height/Playback window height ≤8
8 Limitations on Playback Parameters for Ultra-long Screens

Product TB4, TB6, TB8 TB1-4G (Optional 4G), TB2-4G (Optional 4G)
Recommended screen 4096×288 1920×1080

resolution
(width × height)
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Maximum picture The total number of pixels cannot exceed The total number of pixels cannot exceed the
resolution the screen resolution. screen resolution.
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Number of videos Number of videos that can be played Number of videos that can be played
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(resolution x number) simultaneously: (Choose one from the simultaneously: (Choose one from the following 3
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following 4 options) options)
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4K x 1 1080P x 1
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1080P x 2 720P x 2
720P x 4 (480×45) x 4
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(480×45) x 6
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Scrolling text Maximum font size: 24 px Maximum font size: 24 px
Maximum number of characters: 2000
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Maximum number of characters: 2000
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Async Mode User Manual

1 Software Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 1

2.1 Preparing a PC ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2

2.2 Installing Software ................................................................................................................................................................. 2

2.3 Selecting Working Mode ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

4.3 Video Source ....................................................................................................................................................................... 26

4.3.1 Video Source Parameter Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 26

4.4 Screen Status Control ......................................................................................................................................................... 28

4.4.1 Manual Control .......................................................................................................................................................... 28

4.5 Time Synchronization .......................................................................................................................................................... 29

4.5.1 Syncing Time Manually .............................................................................................................................................. 30

4.5.3 RF Time Synchronization ........................................................................................................................................... 31

4.6 Restart Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 33

4.6.1 Restarting Immediately .............................................................................................................................................. 33

4.7 Color Temperature ............................................................................................................................................................... 34

4.9 Play Logs............................................................................................................................................................................. 35

4.9.1 Querying Play Logs ................................................................................................................................................... 35

4.12 Server Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 42

4.15 RF Management ................................................................................................................................................................ 46

4.17 Screen Information ............................................................................................................................................................ 48

5 System Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................... 49

6 Audio and Video Decoder Specifications ................................................................................................................................... 50

6.1 Image .................................................................................................................................................................................. 50

6.2 Audio ................................................................................................................................................................................... 50

6.3 Video ................................................................................................................................................................................... 51

7 Limitations on Cut-to-Display Windows for Regular Screens ..................................................................................................... 51

8 Limitations on Playback Parameters for Ultra-long Screens ...................................................................................................... 52

Two Working Modes

mode is applicable to synchronous playback.

Professional Solution Editing

All-round Terminal Control

2.2 Installing Software

2.4 Connecting to Displays

Figure 2-2 Ethernet cable

Figure 2-3 LAN

2.5 Logging In to Terminals

Step 1 Click Refresh to refresh the screen list.

Figure 2-4 Terminal management

2.6 Creating Solutions

Step 1 Choose Solutions to access the solution management page.

Figure 2-5 Solution management

The Solution Information dialog box appears.

Step 4 After the solution editing is done, click Save.

2.7 Publishing Solutions

Figure 2-8 Publishing a solution

Step 5 After the solution is published successfully, click Done.

2.8 Controlling Terminals

3.1.1 Creating a Regular-Screen Solution

Step 1 Choose Solutions to access the solution management page.

Figure 3-3 Solution editing page

Table 3-1 Description of the solution editing page

A S : Colorful text : Digital clock

V : Analog clock : Timer

Thumbnail view (Only : List view: (The thumbnails of

No. Function Description

: Show the editing area : Automatically fit the editing

: Delete selected : Clear all media