Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VSPNS7 Sony
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3-296-172 -13 (1) Digital Signa g e Pla y er © 2007 Sony Corporation VSP-NS7 VSP A-D7 Setup Instructions Bef ore operating the un it, please read this manual th oroughly and retain it f or future reference.
2 NO TICE T O USERS © 2007, 2008 Son y Corporation. All rig hts reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in wh ole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form wit hout prior written approval from Sony Corporation.
3 Table of Content s Table of Contents Introduction ........ ............................ ............. 4 Flow of Installation and Setup Operations ... 4 Settings Required for System Introduction... 4 Settings Required Before Installation ....... 5 Internet Explorer Settings .
4 Introducti on Introduction These Setup Instructions describe the installation and setup operations that are re quired when introducing a system that uses the VSP-NS 7 Digital Signage Players. When instal ling the system, see als o the VSP-NS7 Operating Instructions.
5 Settings Requir ed Before Installation An automatic player detection fu nction is supported to set IP addresses for the players and to register the players with the VSPA-D7 software.
6 Settings Requir ed Before Installation When a proxy serv er is not to be used on th e network that is used during operation Proceed to step 8 when the “Internet Options” window returns. When a proxy server is to be used on the network that is used during operation The “Proxy Set tings” window appears.
7 Settings Requir ed Before Installation Setting procedure The following figure sh ows the “System Setup” window that appears in the VSPA-D7 main window, first. 1 Change the settings as required. For details about setup items, see “Setup items in the System Setup w indow” below.
8 Settings Requir ed Before Installation Setting the Netw ork Addresses f or Pla yers and Registering the Play ers with the VSP A-D7 Software Connect the players one by one to the networ k on which th.
9 Settings Requir ed Before Installation 4 Enter the IP address to be se t for the player in the “IP address” text bo x in the “Use the following IP address” group, and i f necessary, enter the appropriate subnet mask in the cor responding t ext box.
10 Settings Requir ed Before Installation 4 To move the player, pre ss the powe r button on the player to power it off, and di sconnect it from the network.
11 Installation Installation After setting a network address for all the pla yers and registering the players with the VSPA-D7 softwa re, install each player in its actual op erating locati on and connect them as shown in the figure below.
12 Settings Requir ed After Installation Settings Required After Installation After installing the players, make the deta iled settings related to the player, and send the settings to the players. Players are specified to be powered off automatically at GMT 18:00 as the default.
13 Settings Require d After Installation See “Sending the Settings to the Playe rs” on page 16 for detail s. Setup items in t he Detailed Settings window The “Detailed Settings” window provides the following items: Toolbar There are the following button s on the “ Detailed Settings” window toolbar.
14 Settings Requir ed After Installation When using a proxy server, place a che ck mark in the “Use Proxy Server for U RL” check box and enter an IP address and port for th e proxy server in the corre sponding text boxes. In addition, when using a si te that is accessed without going via th e proxy server, ent er its address here.
15 Settings Require d After Installation Modifying the name of a set of detailed settings saved previously Select the name of the detaile d setting file in the “Setting Name” drop-down list box to recall the settings, th en click the button on the toolbar.
16 Settings Requir ed After Installation If checking connection to the display device fails If checking o f the connection t o the display device fails in step 3 in the procedure above, th e “Port No.” text box will appear in the “Display Setti ngs” window with a message, as follows: The number shown in the “Po rt No.
17 Changing Settings After S tarting Operation Changing Settings After Starting Operation To change the settings after sta rting operation, for example, to add or remove pl ayers from the system, use the following procedures.
18 Data Backup 2 Click the button that corresponds to the setup it em that you want to modify to display the corresponding setting window. 3 Modify the settings for the items as required. 4 Send the new settings to the player. For details on sending the settings, see “Sending the Settings to the Players” (page 16).
19 Reflecting the Settings of a Player Using Bac ked Up Data If you are ch anging the comp uter that is runnin g the VSPA-D7 software to a differe nt computer or replacing the hard disk, you can copy the backed up materials, schedules and setup data to continue operation.
20 Reflecting th e Settings of a Play er The “VSP-NS7 Basic Settings” window closes, and the added player appears in the “VSP-NS7 Set up” window.
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