Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BrightSign Roku
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1 BrightSign User Guide October 6, 2006 Palo Alto, California USA www.rokulabs.com.
2 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... .......... 3 E XAMPLES ...............................................................................
Introduction The Roku BrightSign HD600 is a complete stan dalone Digital Sign or Kiosk Controller that can play content from st andard Flash memory cards or over an Ethernet network. BrightSign can be used in looping or inte ractive modes while displaying video and images on almost any standard or high defi nition display.
4 Example BrightSign Setup s Probably the simplest way to use BrightSign is to put a video or set of still images on a CompactFlash card, and use a VGA cable to co nnect the BrightSign to a flat panel monitor.
5 Playing Media with BrightSign Media can autoplay from a CompactFlash car d, be played via a sc ript on a CompactFlash card, or can be tested using the serial shell commands. Auto Playing a Video File Upon Power-up To autoplay a video file on powe r-up or reset, do the following: 1.
6 6. After a few moments, the slide show should play and auto loop. Auto Executing a Script Upon Power-Up 1. Create the script using a text edito r (see th e script section of this manual for more information) 2. Save it to the root directory of your CompactFlash card with the nam e “autorun.
7 Device Sof tware and Upgrading The BrightSign HD600 is pre-programmed with two primary software images: a “Safe Mode” and a “Run Mode”. The Safe Mode software image is write protected, and not changed once programmed by the factory. Its main purpose is to validate that the run mode rom image is not corrupt, and boot the unit.
8 3. Configure the terminal for: 9600 baud, 8 da ta bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, NO flow control, “TTY mode”. 4. Insert a CF card into BrightSign with so me test files on it (24 bit BMP graphics, 48KHZ mp3 files, VOB video, etc) 5. Optionally connect speakers or VGA monitor to the BrightSign 6.
9 • Speakers/Amplifiers with stereo line-lev el inputs • Audio playback devices with SPD IF optical digital audio input • PC via Serial Port • IR Remote Control using the “NEC” prot ocol.
10 Roku Objects Take a look at the section of this manual titled “Auto Playing a Video Upon PowerUp”. It shows a simple five line script to aut oplay a video, looping.
11 270 msg = wait (500, tmr) 280 sw.SetOutputState(butn+17,0) 290 msg=p.GetMessage(): if type(msg)<>"rotINT32" then 290 300 goto 220 Learning More and Support The following resources can help you get the most from your BrightSign: 1. Visit www.
An important point after buying a device Roku BrightSign (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Roku BrightSign yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Roku BrightSign - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Roku BrightSign you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Roku BrightSign will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Roku BrightSign, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Roku BrightSign.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Roku BrightSign. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Roku BrightSign along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
