DRAKE DNP50 User manual

Brand: DRAKE

Model: DNP50

Category: Digital media players

Type: User manual

DRAKE DNP50 is a versatile digital signage player featuring industrial-grade design and open-standard HTML5 and SMIL programmability. It delivers HD 720p resolution with hardware decoding of popular media formats like MPEG1/2/4, H.264, and VC-1. With 4GB on-board flash storage and an SD card slot, you can easily store and play your content. The player supports a wide range of content sources, including USB drives, SD cards, and network URLs.

Stand-alone Network Media Player for Digital Signage Applications

I N S T R UCT I O N M A N U A L

DNP50

DRAKE ANDROID NETWORK PLAYER

• DNP50 Drake Android Network Player

• Instruction Manual

• DC Power Supply

• HDMI Cable

• A/V Cable (RCA to 3.5mm jack)

is a registered trademark of R.L. Drake Holdings, LLC.

Printed in U.S.A.

Rev: V002 20140106

1002595 DNP50

Contents Included:

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Contents

DrakeDNP50InstructionManual 0

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1. Introduction 1

1.1. Features 1

1.2. Packagecontents 1

1.3. Mountingoptions 1

1.4. Physicalview 2

2. ConfiguringtheDNP50/DNP50AVWMediaPlayer 3

2.1. Systemconnections 3

2.2. Basicsettings 4

2.3. ConnecttheDNP50/DNP50AVWtoyournetwork 4

2.4. Timezonesettings 6

2.5. Contentsettings 7

2.6. PlayerInformation 8

2.7. Contentconfiguration‐AppStart 8

2.8. Contentconfiguration‐FailSafe 9

2.9. Contentconfiguration‐EasyPlay 9

2.10. Displaysettings 12

2.11. Soundsettings 14

2.12. Systemconfiguration‐TimeServer 15

2.13. Systemconfiguration‐Scheduledreboot 16

2.14. Systemconfiguration‐Firmwareupgrades 16

2.15. Systemconfiguration‐Factoryreset 17

2.16. Systemconfiguration‐Powersave 18

2.17. Systemconfiguration‐ExpandStoragebyusingSDcard 18

3. ContentManagement 19

4. AuthoringinHTML5 19

5. WorkingwithSMIL 19

5.1. Introduction 19

5.2. www.a‐smil.orgfordevelopers 20

6. TechnicalData 20

6.1. Specifications 20

7. Appendix:FAQ 21

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1. Introduction

ThisdocumentdescribesthebasicoperationoftheDNP50/DNP50AVWandfrequentlyaskedquestions.

1.1. Features

TheDNP50/DNP50AVWisanHD720presolutionhighdefinitiondigitalsignageplayerfeaturingindustrialgrade

mechanicaldesignandversatileopen‐standardHTML5andSMILprogrammability.

 SupportforHTML5widgetsfordynamiccontent(W3CWidgetsstandard)

 HD720phardwaredecodingofMPEG1/2/4,H.264,andVC‐1media

formats

 4GBon‐boardflashlocalstoragewithSDcardslot

 IntegratedaudioandvideooutputviaHDMI

 SupportsfullPOPAIScreenMediaFormatsStandardsprofilesS1toS12,andE1toE8

 Multiple3

partysoftwaresolutioncompatibility

 IndustryleadingW3CSMILsupportfordevelopers

 (DNP50AVWonly)Built‐inWi‐Fi(wireless)b/g/nnetwork

 (DNP50AVWonly)CompositeAVinputandComponentinput

1.2. Packagecontents

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NOTINCLUDED:AUSBmouseisrequiredforsystemsetup

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1.3. Mountingoptions

Theplayercanbeattachedtomountingpostsonthebacksofscreensor

insidecabinetrywiththebuiltinVESAMIS‐D100(100mmx100mm)

compatiblemountingflange.

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ATTACHtheWi‐FiantennatotheDNP50AVW’sWirelessantennapost,andthenscrewtheWi‐Fiantenna

clockwiseontothepost

untilantennaissecure.DONOTOVER‐TIGHTEN.

(DNP50AVWwithWi‐FiAntennaInstalled)

MediaPlayerUnit

ACAdapter

Standard3.5mmto

RCA‐to‐AVadapter

Ethernetcable

SDcardcover

(pre‐installedonunit)

Wi‐FiAntenna

(DNP50AVWonly)

Standard3.5mmto

componentadapter

(DNP50AVWonly)

RS‐232adapter

(DNP50AVWonly)

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1.4. Physicalview

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Physicalfeatures(lefttorightinaboveillustration)

 HDMI1.3aconnectorfordigitalvideo andaudiocombinedoutput

 ADB,Androiddebugconsoleport

 12VDCforpoweradapter

 PowerandStatusLEDindicator

 3.5mmcompositeAVoutput

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Ethernetportfornetworkcontentupdate

 SDcardslotwithSDcardcover

 USBportsforUSBcontentupdateandconfiguration

 S/WResetbuttontoperformfactoryreset

 Wirelessantennapost(DNP50AVWonly)

 RS‐232port(notusedastelephoneconnector,DNP50AVWonly)

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CompositeAVinput(DNP50AVWonly)

 Componentinput(DNP50AVWonly)

 VGAportforanalogvideooutput(DNP50AVWonly)

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DNP50AVWonly

DNP50(withoutWiFiAntenna)/DNP50AVW

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DNP50AVWonl

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2. ConfiguringtheDNP50/DNP50AVWMediaPlayer

2.1. Systemconnections

1 AttachanHDMIcabletoyourmonitor

WhenusinganHDMIconnection,audioissentalongwithvideoovertheHDMIcable,sonoadditionalcablesare

required.

2 AttachtheACpoweradaptertopowerontheunit.Afterapproximately40secondsbootinganimationwill

bedisplayedonscreenasshownbelow:

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3 Playerbootprocesstakesapproximately75secondstocomplete.

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Afterbootupcomplete,playerwillstayinbasic

settingsmenuifnocontentservicehasbeen

configured(i.e.firstbootupforbrandnewunit

orafterafactoryreset).PluginaUSBmouseto

startconfiguringtheplayer.

Ifyouhavealreadysetcontentintotheplayer,

contentswillplaybackautomaticallyafter15

secondsafterbootup.

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Toenterthemenusystematanytimeduringplayback,pluginaUSBmouseandholdtheleftmousekeyinthe

cornerareaasshownbelowfor10seconds.

*Playerwillaskforpasswordifpasswordhasbeenconfigured.

TroubleshootingTips

1 Theoperationindicatorslightup,butnovideoisdisplayedonscreen

 Ensurethatyourvideocable(HDMI)issecurelyconnected.WhenusinganHDMIconnection,

choosehighquality,certifiedHDMIcablesortryusingshorterlengthcables

 Checkifyourmonitoristurnedonandthecorrectvideoinput

sourceisselected

2 Nosoundisheard

 Checkvolume(mute)settingsonmonitor

 IfusingVGAconnection,youalsoneedtoconnectRCAaudiocables(DNP50AVWonly)

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2.2. Basicsettings

YoumustattachaUSBmousetotheplayertoconfiguresettings.

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(Fig.2.2.1)

Basicsettings:

–Network,TimezoneandContent.

EachtimetheBasicsettingsmenuisentered,playbackwillautomaticallybeginafter15secondsifcontent

serviceshavebeenpreviouslyset.Autoplaybackcanbecanceledbyclickingonthebuttonbeforethecountdown

ends.

UserisabletoenterAdvancedSettings

byclickingtheAdvancedbutton.

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2.3. ConnecttheDNP50/DNP50AVWtoyournetwork

Wirelessconnection (Wi‐Fi,DNP50AVWonly)

1 ClicktheWirelessLANsettingtolaunchthewirelessconfigurationUI.

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(Fig.2.3.1)

2 ClicktheON/OFFbuttonasindicatedbelowtoturnONWirelessinterface(Ethernetwillbedisconnected

whenplayerconnectstowirelessnetwork).

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(Fig.2.3.2)

3 Theplayerwillscanforwirelesssignalsnearbyandavailableaccesspointswillbelisted.

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(Fig.2.3.3)

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4 ClickonthenetworkIDtoconnect.Ifthenetworkrequiresauthentication,youwillbeaskedtoprovidea

password.

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(Fig.2.3.4)

Wiredconnection

TousethewiredEthernetconnection,connectanEthernetcableanddisableWirelessLANfirst

1 ClicktheWirelessLANsettingtoenterthewirelessconfigurationUI.(Fig.2.3.1)

2 ClicktheON/OFFbuttonasindicatedbelowtoturnOFFWi‐Fi.(Fig.2.3.2)

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DHCP–automaticallyassignnetworkIPaddress

3 TurnonEthernet.IfusingDHCP,nofurtheractionisrequired.

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(Fig.2.3.5)

StaticIP–manuallyassignnetworkIPaddress

4 ClickEthernettoconfigurestaticIPaddress.



(Fig.2.3.6)

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2.4. Timezonesettings

1 ClickTimezone.

 

(Fig.2.4.1)

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

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2 Choosethecorrecttimezonefromtheavailableoptions.

 

(Fig.2.4.2)

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2.5. Contentsettings

1 ClicktheSetcontentbutton.

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

(Fig.2.5.1)



2 InputthecontentsourceURLandclickConnect.Theplayerwillstartplaybackimmediately.

 

(Fig.2.5.2)

8



2.6. PlayerInformation

Usercanchecktheplayer’sbasicinformationincludingtheHealthstatus,Firmwareversion,andPlayerID.

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.





(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClickonInformation.ThedefinitionsoftheHealthStatus:

Green–Normal.ThedeviceisconnectedtotheURLserver.

Blue–Local.ThedeviceisplayingcontentfromtheUSBdriveorSDcard.

Gray–Disconnected.Thedeviceisdisconnected.





(Fig.2.6.2)



2.7. Contentconfiguration–AppStart

UsercanassigntheURLandAPPforexecutionafterthesystemstartup.

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClickonContent,andthenclickonAppStart.

3 EnterthevalidURLofHTML/SMILinAppStart(Fig.2.7.1).

4 UsercandisableAutorunfromhere.Autorunwillautomaticallyenablewhencontentisplayed.

Thisisusefulwhensystemintegratorspreparethedeviceintheofficebeforeinstallation.

Inmostcase,thenetworkneedstobere‐configuredonsite,sothispreventsthedevicefromstarting

playbackautomaticallyonthe

firststartup.



9



5 TheAdvancedoptionisusedfor3rd‐partyAppconfigurationonly.





(Fig.2.7.1) 



2.8. Contentconfiguration–FailSafe

UsercanassigntheURLandAPPforexecutionwhilethesystemhasfailedtoplaytheassignedcontent.

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClickonContent,andthenclickonFailSafe.

3 EntertheURLofHTML/SMILinFailSafe.

4 TheAdvancedoptionisusedfor3rd‐partyAppconfigurationonly.





(Fig.2.8.1)



2.9. Contentconfiguration–EasyPlay

ThefeatureEasyPlayallowstheplayertoplaymediacontentfromtheUSBflashdrive(orSDcard)directly.

WhenEasyPlayisenabled,theplayerwillplaycontentfromtheUSBdrive(orSDcard)only.Ifuserwantstoplay

contentfromtheURLserverconfiguredvia‘Setcontent’,EasyPlay

mustbedisabled.

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClickonContent,andthenclickonEasyPlay.

10



3 ClickDisabled/EnabledbuttontoenableEasyPlay,andchoosefromPhotoModeorMovieMode.





(Fig.2.9.1)



ConfigurePhotoMode

4 ClickonPhotoforchoosingphotosandmusic.Clickonthebuttonasmarkedinredbelow,andselectthe

directoriesforphotosandmusicfromtheUSBdrive.

5 ClickSetbuttonafterselectingthedirectories.





(Fig.2.9.2)





ConfigureMovieMode

6 ClickonMovie.Clickonthebuttonasmarkedinredbelow,andselectthedirectoryformoviesfromthe

USBdrive.

7 ClickSetbuttonafterthefolderisselected.

8 ThefilesintheselectedfolderswillbeplayedafterclickingthePlaybuttonintheBasicorAdvanced

settingsmenu.



11





(Fig.2.9.3)

EasyPlayScheduleconfiguration

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClickonContent,andthenclickonSchedule.

3 Clickonthebuttonsmarkedinredbelowtoenable/disabletheEasyPlayscheduleforeachtimeslots.

Typethescheduledtimeinthedialogueboxesmarkedinbluebelowbyusingthepop‐upkeyboardorthe

USBkeyboard.



 

(Fig.2.9.4) 



4 The"On"timesassignedinthetimeslotsA‐Eareinclusive.Forexample,ascheduleassignedasthe

examplebelow:



12



(Fig.2.9.5)



Theexactplaybacktimewillbethetimeslotsmarkedinblueasshowninfigure2.9.6.Thedarkblueparts

aretheoverlaptimeofC/DandD/E.





(Fig.2.9.6)



2.10. Displaysettings

OutputMode

Forbestquality,settheoutputresolutiontomatchyourdisplay’snativeresolutiontoavoidimagescalingand

blur.

IfyouareconnectinganLCDcomputermonitor,projector,orplasmadisplay,refertothedevicespecifications

foroptimalsettings.

Ifyouareconnectingtocompositeinputonlymonitor,such

asCRTTV,theoutputresolutionmustbesetto

13



Composite:NTSCorComposite:PAL.

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClicktheDisplay/soundbutton,andthenclickonDisplay.TheDisplaySettingspagewillbelaunched.





(Fig.2.10.1)

3 ClickonOutputmode.SelectOutputmodefromthepopupmenu.



 

(Fig.2.10.2)





(Fig.2.10.3)



Screenorientation

Screenorientationistosetthedisplaytorotate90/180/270degrees.

14



1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClicktheDisplay/soundbutton,andthenclickonDisplay.TheDisplaySettingspagewillbelaunched.

(Fig.2.10.1)

3 ClickontheScreenorientationmarkedinredbelow.



(Fig.2.10.4)



4 Clickonthepreferredanglefromthemenu.Theoption“Auto‐rotate”allowsthedisplaytorotatealong

withthesignboardautomatically.

(Fig.2.10.5)







2.11. Soundsettings

Tocontroltheoutputsoundvolumesandtouchsounds:

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClicktheDisplay/soundbutton,andthenclickonSound.TheSoundSettingspagewillbelaunched.

15



 

(Fig.2.11.1)

3 ClickonVolumes.Dragthebluesliderstoadjustthevolumesfortheselectedoptions,andthenclickonOK

tosavethenewsettings.(Fig.2.11.3)

4 Clickontheiconontherightasmarkedinredtoenable/disabletheTouchsounds.(Fig.2.11.2)

 

(Fig.2.11.2)





(Fig.2.11.3)





2.12. Systemconfiguration–TimeServer

Thefeatureallowsusertochoosetheplayer’ssynchronizationsource.Whenit’senabled,theplayer

synchronizeswiththetimeofAppStartURL.Otherwise,theplayersynchronizeswithAndroiddefaulttimeserver.

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton,advancedconfigurationmenuwillbelaunched.(Fig.2.6.1)

16



2 ClickonSystem,andclickonTimeServer.

3 ClicktheUseAppStartURLastimeserverbuttonasmarkedinredbelowtoenable/disablethetimeserver

function.

4 ClickonSettosavethesetting.



(

Fig.2.12.1)



2.13. Systemconfiguration–Scheduledreboot

ThefeatureScheduledRebootallowstheplayertorebootontheassignedtimeautomaticallyeveryday.

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClickonSystem,andclickonScheduledReboot.

3 ClicktheEnabledailyrebootbuttonasmarkedinredbelowtoenable/disablethedailyrebootfunction.

Clickonthedialogueboxtosetthetime.Thevaluecanbeinputtedwiththepop‐upkeyboardortheUSB

keyboard.

4 ClickonSettosavethesetting.

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(Fig.2.13.1)

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2.14. Systemconfiguration‐Firmwareupgrades

FirmwareupdatescanbeperformedbyusingaUSBflashdrive.Pleasereadthereleasenotesregardingthe

changesthatwillbemadetoyourplayerbeforeapplyingtheupgrade.

IMPORTANT:DONOTunplugtheUSBdriveorpowerdowntheplayerwhilethesystemisperformingthe

firmwareupdate.

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1 DownloadthelatestfirmwareandcopyittotherootdirectoryofaUSBdrivefrom

http://support.iadea.com

2 Pluginthepowercordintothedevice.

3 PluginaUSBmousetothedevicetoenterBasicsettingsmenu.

4 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

5 ClickonSystem,andchooseFirmware.

6 ClickonOKtobeginthefirmwareupdate.

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(Fig.2.14.1)

7 PlugintheUSBdrivewhilethescreenshows“ScanningUSBdrivesforfirmwarepackage”.

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(Fig.2.14.2)

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2.15. Systemconfiguration‐Factoryreset

Ifyouforgetthesystempassword,youmustresetthesystemtoaccesstotheplayer.

Usingtheresetbutton

1 PRESSandHOLDtheresetbuttonwithapin.

2 RE‐CONNECTthepowercord.

3 WAITabout10secondsoruntilthestatusLEDflashes.

4 RELEASEresetbuttonandwaitforsystemtoinitialize.

Resetbutton

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UsingaUSBmouse

Systemresetwillre‐initializethesystem,clearpasswords,andreturnsettingstotheirdefaultvalues.Performthe

following:

1 CONNECTaUSBmouse.

2 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

3 ClickonSystemconfiguration,andchooseFactorydefault.

4 ClickonOKbuttontoperformthesystemreset.

 

(Fig.2.15.1)

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

2.16. Systemconfiguration–Powersave

ThePowersavefeatureallowstheplayertopoweroffautomatically whileidleintheBasicsettingspagewhile

idlefor10minutes.

1 ClicktheAdvancedbutton.(Fig.2.6.1)

2 ClickonSystem,andclickonPowersave.

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(Fig.2.16.1)

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2.17. Systemconfiguration–ExpandStoragebyusingSDcard

AnexternalSDcardmaybeusedtoreplacethecurrentSDcardifmorespaceisneeded.

1 TakeanIAdea‐approvedSDcard,formatitasFAT16/32clean

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