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3-855-937 -12 (1) Network Player Management Software © 2004 Sony Corporation BZNP-D1 Version 2.00 and Later Operating Instructions Before operating the software, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for futu re reference.
2 T rademark Notice • Microsoft, Windows, and Wi ndows Medi a are register ed trademar ks of Microso ft Corpora tion in th e United States and ot her countri es. • Macromedia and Flash are e ith er registered trademarks or trademarks of Macromedia, Inc.
3 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Overview of the System .... ................. ................ ................. ............ 6 Materials that the BZNP-D1 Software can Handle ............................... 6 Operations of the BZ NP-D1 Software .
4 Chapter 4 Routine Operations Material Preparations ...... ................ ................. ................ ............. 26 Registering Video, Graphics, Flash and Audio Files .......................... 26 Creating Text Mat erial .................
5 Chapter 5 System Setup Positioning Override Text .... ................ ............................... .......... 61 Selecting NSP-1 Screen S avers ................. .............. ............ ........ 62 Managing Screen Layout Templ ates .........
Chapter 6 Overview of th e System / Overvie w of the System Chapter 1 Overv iew Overview Overview of the System The Sony BZNP-D1 series Ne tw ork Player Management Software is designed to mana ge syst.
7 Overview of the System Chapter 1 Overvi ew Creating playout sche dule for an NSP- 1 • Creating play lists (inclu ding specifying la yout settings) • Creating a dai ly schedule Listing playl ists and control commands • Creating a periodic schedu le Specifying the period when the daily schedule is to be used.
8 Operation al Flow Chapter 1 Overv iew Operational Flow Upon System Installation The following flowchart shows an exam ple of the operations required when the system is installed: During Routine Oper.
9 Operation al Flow Chapter 1 Overvi ew For a Simple Operation in which a Single Pla ylist is Pla yed Repeatedly Everyday The following flowchart shows an exam ple of a simple operation carri ed out u.
10 Operation Windows Chapter 1 Overv iew Operation Windows Main Window The major operations of the BZNP-D1 software are performed in the following main window.
11 Operation Wind ows Chapter 1 Overvi ew When the NSP-1 (Remote Cont rol) opti on button is selected, th e selected NSP- 1 name is displa yed. Use the Update button to update the displayed NSP-1 informati on. You can select the NSP-1 or group here to specify the target of the operation.
12 Operation Windows Chapter 1 Overv iew when the window appears. Clicking a heading ro w cell, such as “Type” or “T itle,” rearranges t he data items according to the clicke d item. To edit types or titles, select the data you want to modify, click its t ype or ti tle area, edit the t ext, and then press the Enter key.
13 Operation Wind ows Chapter 1 Overvi ew Pla ylist Window The Playlist window enables you to combine regi stered materials, such as video, graphi cs, and text, to c reate a playlist that corresponds to a program. The NSP-1 plays out the material s according to the pl aylist created in this window.
14 Operation Windows Chapter 1 Overv iew When a material tab is selected in the Cont ent Management wi ndow, the backg round of the layer name changes to yellow sho wing that the da ta on the tab can be assigned to that layer. For details on NSP-1 la yers, see “What is a Playlist?” on page 35.
15 Operation Wind ows Chapter 1 Overvi ew When you move the mouse poin ter over a title or mark, a popup window sh owing the inde x, type, and title of the playlist or control comma nd appears. The line displayed in red indicates the five-minute daily sleeping time reserved for the NSP-1 hard disk.
16 Operation Windows Chapter 1 Overv iew e Calendar Displays the non-playout days in red. The other days are displayed in black. It also shows the status of the periodic schedule specified for each day by the background col or. The meanings of the ba ckground colors are de scribed at the bottom of the window.
17 Starting the Soft ware / Exiting the Sof tware Chapter Chapter 2 Starting/Exiting the BZNP-D1 Software Starting/Exiting the BZNP-D1 Software Starting the Software 1 Double-clic k the short-cu t of the BZNP- D1 software on the Windows desktop. Or, select [Sta rt]> [Prog rams] > [NSP-1 Man agement] < [BZNP-D1].
Chapter 18 Initial System Set up Items / Initia l System Setup Items Chapter 3 Setup Req uired upon In stallation Setup Required upon Installation Initial System Setup Items After insta llation of th .
19 Adding Lice nses Chapter 3 Setup Req uired upon Installation Adding Licenses Just after install ation of the soft ware, the BZN P-D1 software functions as a BZNP -D1LE that can manage only one NSP-1 player.
20 Setting Up the BZNP-D 1 Software Chapter 3 Setup Req uired upon In stallation Setting Up the BZNP-D1 Software In the System Setup window , you need to select the v ideo format and the types of material you intend to use for content product ion.
21 Register ing an NSP-1 and Cr eating Group s Chapter 3 Setup Req uired upon Installation Registering an NSP-1 and Creating Groups As the BZNP-D1 software manages an NSP-1 via a network, the NSP-1 players to be managed should be registered in advance.
22 Registerin g an NSP-1 and Crea ting Groups Chapter 3 Setup Req uired upon In stallation “VGA” here. Screen Orientation: the orientation (landscape or portrait) of the display used . Use the identical scre en resolution and orientation for each player within a g roup.
23 Making a Scr een Layout T emplate Chapter 3 Setup Req uired upon Installation Making a Screen Layout Template You can specify the screen layout settings for t he materials being played simultaneously on the screen as a te mplate, for each set of the screen resolution a nd orientation.
24 Making a Scr een Layout T emplate Chapter 3 Setup Req uired upon In stallation In the Playlist window, only the lay ers having check marks in this dialog box are di splayed. If you are not going to use the video layer, for example, clear the Vi deo chec k box so tha t the video layer will not be displa yed in the Playlist window.
25 Making a Scr een Layout T emplate Chapter 3 Setup Req uired upon Installation materials are displayed as intended by previewing the playlist on the NSP-1. For information on how to preview a playlist , see “Checking Playout (Previewing on an NSP-1)” on page 53.
Material Pr eparations / Ma terial Prep arations Chapter 26 Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Routine Operations Material Preparations The BZNP-D1 software accepts the following materials as playout con .
27 Material Prepa rations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations 4 Select the files to be registered. You can register more than one file simultaneously, provided they are in the identical category. To select more than one file, hold down the Ctrl key and click the desire d files in turn.
28 Material Pr eparations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns actual playout length. You can modi fy the durati on of the piece of video or Flash material, in such a case, to play it entirely. But a frozen picture of t he last fra me may be displayed at the very end.
29 Material Prepa rations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations The Text Properties dialog box closes. 5 Select the desired font and character si ze with the Font and Font Size dialog boxe s in the Edit Text dialog box.
30 Material Pr eparations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns To just modify the type and/ or title, sele ct the piece of material, then click its Type or Title column. This makes the column editable. Specify th e type (up to 20 characters) or title (up to 40 characters) , and then press the Enter key.
31 Material Prepa rations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations The Text Properties dialog box closes. 8 Click [OK] in the Edit Text dialog box. 9 Repeat steps 6 through 8 to specify the proper ties for each added piece of t ext material.
32 Material Pr eparations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns 2 Enter the number of pixels to be crop ped from the left side (X) and from the top (Y), then click [OK]. The displayed web page will shift only wh en the web page is larger than the size of the Graphics layer on which the web page is displayed.
33 Material Prepa rations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Registering Ad ditional Contr ol Commands By sending a co ntrol command to an NSP-1, the followin g types of cont rols are avai lable: • Control of an external dev ice, such as a plasm a display or projector, via an RS-232C conn ection.
34 Material Pr eparations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Specify the type (up to 20 char a cters), or title (up to 40 characters), and then press the Enter key. To check a control command You can send a control co mmand to an NSP-1 and try it on the NSP-1.
35 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Playlist Preparations To play back the desired contents on an NSP-1, you need to prepare “playlists” th at specify the order a nd combinatio.
36 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns The differences between the background, graphics and logo layers Any of the backgroun d, graphics, or logo layers can display graphics content.
37 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations * The area painted with the NS P-1 transparent color will be transparent. Refer to the supplied SpecsE.
38 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Editing an Existing Pla ylist Opening a pla ylist 1 In the BZNP-D1 main window, check tha t the BZNP- D1 (PC) option button is selected, and select the group whose playlist you want to edit using the Gr oup drop- down list box.
39 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Copying pla ylists The BZNP-D1 software enables you to copy a created and stored playlist with the fo llowing procedure. A du plication can be edited as another playl ist, or used for anoth er group for which the identical screen resolution and ori entation have been set.
40 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns The duration of th e added event varies d epending on the material dropped. In the case of v ideo, Flash, audi o material or scrolled text, that has its own durati on, the event duration will be identical to the material dura tion.
41 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Modifying the star t time of an event This operation adjusts the star t time of an event and cannot be used to move the event on the playlist. 1 Right-click the desired event on the playlist, then click [Change Start Time] on the popup menu.
42 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns • As the duration of the shortest event on the playlists is five seconds, the BZNP-D1 soft ware sets the duration of the event for a pi ece of material whose duration is le ss than that, and it does not allo w you to reduce the duration.
43 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Adjusting screen la y out settings Screen layout, that is a set of the sizes and posi tions of the materials on th e display laye rs (except for.
44 Playlist Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns • You cannot change the overlaid order of the layers. • The Backgrou nd layer is al ways displayed in full-screen size. • There are various limitations in the position and size of each layer of an NSP-1.
45 Schedule Preparations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Schedule Preparations To play back contents on an NSP-1, “schedules” must be prepared together with th e materials a nd playlists. Schedules include d aily schedules and p eriodic schedules. A “daily schedu le” defines the start and end times, in a day, of each playlist.
46 Schedule Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Creating a Daily Sc hedule A daily schedule is created, li ke a playlist, by adding playlists and control command s to the Daily Schedule window with drag & drop operatio ns. The red line in the Daily Sche dule window indi cates the daily five-minute NSP-1 sleep time.
47 Schedule Preparations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Editing an existing dail y schedule Opening a daily schedule 1 In the BZNP-D1 main window, check tha t the BZNP- D1 (PC) option button is selected, and select the group whose daily schedule you want to edit using the Grou p drop-down list box.
48 Schedule Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Daily sc hedule edi ting functions The BZNP-D1 software prov ides the following daily schedule editing functions: • Adding eve nts (see page .
49 Schedule Preparations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Modifying the duration or the end time of a playlist event 1 Right-click t he desired even t in the Daily Schedule window, then clic k [Change Duratio n] or [Change End Time] on the po pup menu. The Change Durati on or Change End Time dialo g box appears.
50 Schedule Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Creating a P er iodic Schedule Specifying a play out period After creating a d aily schedu le , specify the period when the daily sche dule will be used to create a periodic schedule.
51 Schedule Preparations Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations P eriodic schedules case A P eriodic schedules case B To check the priority on an NSP-1, click the NSP-1 (Remote Control) opti on bu tton in the BZNP-D1 ma in window, select the desired NSP -1 in the NSP-1 drop-down list box, then click [Update].
52 Schedule Prep arations Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns been crea ted. It appears as “No Playout” on the Peri odic Schedul e tab of the Co ntent Manageme nt window. 6 Send the non pl ayout periodic sche dule created to th e NSP-1 players. See “Sending Data to NSP-1 Pla yers” on page 54 for details on sending data to the NSP-1.
53 Checking Play out (Previe wing on an NSP-1) Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Checking Playout (Previewing on an NSP-1) The BZNP-D1 software enables you to check how the created materials and/or playlis ts would be play ed on an NSP-1. This is referred to a s “previewing.
54 Sending D ata to NSP- 1 Player s Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Chec king a Piece of T ext Material To check a piece of text mate rial, select [Send to NSP-1 and Override Playout] or [Overri de Playout] instead of [Send to NSP-1 an d Preview] or [Preview on NSP-1].
55 Sending Data to NSP -1 Player s Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations 1 Check that the BZNP-D1 (PC) optio n button is selected, and select the destina tion group usin g the Group drop-down li st box. 2 In the Content Management window, select the tab corresponding to the material or sche dule to be sent.
56 Sending D ata to NSP- 1 Player s Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Checking T ransfer Status Sending many vide o files and/or sendin g items to many NSP-1 players is especially time-consuming. The NSP-1 Status window enables you to check how much the most recent transfer has progressed and whether or not an error has occurred.
57 Remote Cont rol of NSP -1 Players Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Remote Control of NSP-1 Players In addition to se nding materials and schedules, the B ZNP- D1 software enables the following remo te control operations for NSP-1 players via the network.
58 Remote Control of NSP-1 Players Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns • The NSP-1 players will keep displayi ng override text until you selec t [Stop Overriding]. Text overriding contin ues even after playout of the current playlist finishes, or yo u preview a piece of material or pl aylist.
59 Remote Cont rol of NSP -1 Players Chapter 4 Routine Oper ations Contr olling an NSP- 1 or a Connected Device The BZNP-D1 software enables you to co ntrol an NSP-1 player or a device conne cted to it by using a control command registered as conten t in the BZNP-D1 software.
60 Remote Control of NSP-1 Players Chapter 4 Rout ine Operatio ns Restoring the NSP-1 Original Screen Saver The following procedure stops using the screen saver selected using the BZ NP-D1 software (See “Selecting NSP-1 Screen Savers” on page 62 for details on the selecting procedure.
61 Positioni ng Override Text Chapter Chapter 5 System Se tup System Setup This section describes th e procedures re quired for making the following syst em setup options: • Setting the override text position The BZNP-D1 software provides an “ov erride text” function, that is used for newsflashes and oth er emergency information .
62 Selecting NSP-1 Scr een Savers Chapter 5 System Se tup • There is no X-coor dinate setting. Wh en “constant” o r “blink” text overrides playout, the override text will be aligned at the center of the sc reen.
63 Managing Screen La yout Templates Chapter 5 System Se tup To disable playing the s creen saver When you don’ t want to play any sc reen saver on an NS P- 1, perform the follow ing two: • When y.
64 Managing Screen L ayout Templates Chapter 5 System Se tup From the main windo w menu bar 1 Select [Setup] > [Template Sett ings] from the menu bar of the main window. The Screen Layout window related to the screen resolution and display orie ntation specified for the selected group, and the Template Settings dialo g box are displayed.
65 Managing Screen La yout Templates Chapter 5 System Se tup • Select the layer in the Scree n Layout window, right- click it, then select [Full-sc reen Size], [Qua rter- screen Size] or [Original size]. [Full-screen Size] and [Quarter-screen Size] can be used for the Graphics, Video, and Lo go layers.
66 BZNP-D1 System Setup Ite ms Chapter 5 System Se tup Deleting a T emplate When a template is no l onger necessary, you can delete it using the Template Settings dialog box. Even if you delete a templat e , the layout settings of the existing playlist will not be affected.
67 BZNP-D1 Syst em Setup I tems Chapter 5 System Se tup 999000 and greater in dex numbers for each piece of content are reserve d for syst em use. You cannot enter 999000 or greater number in the text boxes. Video Format drop-down list box Select the video system (NTSC or PAL) of the video material that yo u want to use.
68 Detailed Reg istering and Edi ting Operati ons for an NSP-1 or Gr oup Chapter 5 System Se tup Detailed Registering and Editing Operations for an NSP-1 or Group The section “Registering an NSP-1 and Creating Groups” on page 21 explains how to register the NSP-1 players and groups that the BZNP-D1 software manages.
69 Detailed R egistering and Editing Operation s for an NSP -1 or Group Chapter 5 System Se tup To select more than one NS P-1 player, hold down the Ctrl key and click the desired players one by one. To select all the NSP-1 players in a specific range, hold down the Shift key an d click the first and last players in th e range.
70 Detailed Reg istering and Edi ting Operati ons for an NSP-1 or Gr oup Chapter 5 System Se tup Setting Items upon NSP-1 Registration You can register an NSP-1 player in the Edit NSP-1 dialog box.
71 Detailed R egistering and Editing Operation s for an NSP -1 or Group Chapter 5 System Se tup Setting Items upon Gr oup Registration You can register an NSP-1 grou p in the Edit Group dial og box.
72 Glossary Appendix Glossary Actual file The video, graphics, audio , and Flash files created for playout on the NSP- 1 players. Original files created with conventional applicat ion software are referred to as th e “actual files.
73 Glossary Appendix piece of material liste d on the playlist will be an “eve nt.”) Control commands are sometimes included in the “materials” though they cannot be listed on the playlists. Periodic schedule Definitions of the period when a specific daily schedule will be used, or the period when no playout will be done on the NSP-1.
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