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CONTENT

S

1 Intr

oduc

ti

on

2

O

peration Notes

3

Features

4 Front Panel La

y

ou

t

5

Front Panel Descriptions

6

Back Panel La

y

ou

t

7 Back Panel Descriptions

8

IR Remote La

y

ou

t

9

IR Remote Descriptions

1

0

IR Remote Installatio

n

11

C

onnectin

g

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

11 Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram

12

O

peratin

g

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

12 Powerin

g

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

13 Accessin

g

the Main Men

u

15

S

a

f

el

y

Removin

g

the U

S

B

S

tora

g

e Devic

e

17 How the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er works

17 Director

y

and File Nomenclatur

e

18 Renamin

g

Files and Directories

19

O

peratin

g

Modes

2

0

S

tand-Alone Mod

e

20 Usin

g

S

tand-Alone Mod

e

22 Viewin

g

the

S

chedule Fil

e

24 Editin

g

the Pla

y

list Fil

e

25 Viewin

g

the

S

ettin

g

s.xml

ﬁ

l

e

25

C

heckin

g

O

ur Wor

k

27 Addin

g

More Video

C

ontent to the Pla

y

lis

t

27

C

han

g

in

g

the Pla

y

list

O

rder

28

S

chedulin

g

C

onten

t

2

9

The De

f

ault Even

t

28 Understandin

g

the De

f

ault Even

t

30

Network Mod

e

3

0 Usin

g

Network Mod

e

30

The FTP

C

lient and FTP

S

erver

30

Push Mod

e

3

1

C

on

ﬁ

g

uration usin

g

the

OS

D

3

4

C

on

ﬁ

g

uration usin

g

the

S

ettin

g

s.xml

ﬁ

l

e

3

5

C

on

ﬁ

g

urin

g

the FTP

C

lien

t

38

Pull Mod

e

3

8

C

on

ﬁ

g

uration usin

g

the

OS

D

41

C

on

ﬁ

g

uration usin

g

the

S

ettin

g

s.xml

ﬁ

l

e

44

C

on

ﬁ

g

urin

g

the FTP

S

erver

45 The

S

ettin

g

s.xml

ﬁ

l

e

45 Understandin

g

the

S

ettin

g

s.xml

ﬁ

l

e

47

S

ettin

g

s.xml

S

ummar

y

5

5 Firmware Updat

e

5

7

S

peci

ﬁ

cations

5

8 Warrant

y

1

INTRODUCTIO

N

C

on

g

ratulations on

y

our purchase o

f

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er.

Your complete satis

f

action is ver

y

important to us.

G

efen

G

e

f

en delivers innovative, pro

g

ressive computer and electronics add-on solutions

that harness inte

g

ration, extension, distribution and conversion technolo

g

ies.

G

e

f

en’s reliable, plu

g

-and-pla

y

products supplement cross-plat

f

orm computer

sy

stems, pro

f

essional audio

/

video environments and HDTV s

y

stems o

f

all sizes

with hard-workin

g

solutions that are eas

y

to implement and simple to operate.

T

he Gefen Hi-Def Di

g

ital Si

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

The Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er provides an e

ff

ective means to pla

y

back

and schedule di

g

ital si

g

na

g

e content on both di

g

ital and analo

g

connections. B

y

c

onnectin

g

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er to a network, content can

be pushed to the box usin

g

a computer and FTP client pro

g

ram. When a more

e

laborate setup is required, a number o

f

units can be installed to pull content

f

rom a local or external FTP server based on a schedule. The Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er acts as both an FTP client and server with live lo

gg

in

g

o

f

various important statistics, such as pla

y

back, s

y

stem status, and uploaded

c

ontent. For precise time s

y

nchronization, the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media

Pla

y

er can be set up to access an external NTP server. Man

y

audio and video

ﬁ

le

f

ormats are supported with NT

SC

and PAL output resolutions up to 1080p

Full HD. HDMI,

C

omposite, and

C

omponent outputs with separate analo

g

and

di

g

ital audio outputs provide

ﬂ

exibilit

y

when connectin

g

to various displa

y

s.

Two U

S

B 2.0 ports provide connection to the included U

S

B

ﬂ

ash drive or to an

e

xternal hard drive. The Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er enclosure

f

eatures

inte

g

rated mountin

g

brackets

f

or a secure installation on an

y

ﬂ

at sur

f

ace or

directl

y

to the back o

f

the displa

y

. For complete mana

g

ement o

f

multiple devices

in multiple locations,

G

e

f

en provides a

C

M

S

(C

ontent Mana

g

ement

S

o

f

tware

)

s

olution which can be run in a virtual environment. The

G

e

f

en

C

M

S

will allow

y

ou

to easil

y

mana

g

e all o

f

y

our units in the

ﬁ

eld

f

rom an

y

compatible browser with

access to lo

g

s, schedules, content, and pla

y

lists.

How It Works

The Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er can connect to a displa

y

usin

g

either

analo

g

or di

g

ital video connectors.

C

onnect an HDMI,

C

omponent, or

C

omposite

c

able between the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er and the displa

y

. I

f

usin

g

the networkin

g

capabilities o

f

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er, connect

y

our network cable to the Ethernet port.

O

ptionall

y

, the di

g

ital or analo

g

audio

output connector can be used to connect the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

to an external audio processor or ampli

ﬁ

er.

C

onnect the included U

S

B

ﬂ

ash drive

to the rear panel o

f

the unit.

C

onnect the 12 V D

C

power suppl

y

to the unit and

c

onnect the A

C

power cord to an available electrical outlet.

OPERATION NOTE

S

2

READ THESE NOTES BEFORE INSTALLING OR

OPERATING THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER

• Thi

s

u

nit

D

OES NOT

c

ontain an

y

internal memor

y

. Memor

y

must be

s

upplied b

y

the user in the

f

orm o

f

a U

S

B 2.0

ﬂ

ash drive.

The

f

ollowin

g

ﬁ

le s

y

stems are compatible with this pla

y

er

:

NTF

S

The main settin

g

s, schedules, pla

y

lists, and subdirectories will be located on

the attached U

S

B device. The de

f

ault directories and settin

g

s

ﬁ

le

(

settin

g

s.

xml

)

can be downloaded and placed into the root director

y

o

f

the U

S

B

device. These

ﬁ

les can be downloaded

f

rom the

G

e

f

en Web site at this

loca

ti

o

n

:

www.

g

e

f

en.com

/

downloads

• Power must be disconnected

f

rom the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

befo

r

e

the

US

B drive is attached.

• The

G

e

f

en Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er has both analo

g

(C

omponent and composite

)

and Di

g

ital

(

HDMI

)

connectors. The

f

ollowin

g

output resolutions are available

:

Analo

g

C

onnectors

:

C

omposite: 480i and 576i

(

NT

SC/

PAL

)

C

omponent: 720p, 1080i, and 1080p

(

NT

SC

/

PAL

)

Di

g

ital

C

onnectors

:

H

DMI: 720p, 1080i, and 1080p

(

NT

SC/

PAL

)

The

G

e

f

en Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er can operate in two modes

:

• Stand-Alone Mod

e

- This is the de

f

ault mode. In this mode the unit sup-

p

orts all schedulin

g

and pla

y

list

f

eatures but cannot be updated remotel

y

via

the FTP server or client. For more in

f

ormation on operatin

g

the Media Pla

y

er

in

S

tand-Alone mode, see pa

g

e 20.

• Network Mod

e

- In this mode all schedulin

g

and pla

y

list

f

eatures available.

R

emote mana

g

ement is possible b

y

utilizin

g

the FTP server and client that

are built into the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er. For more in

f

ormation

on operatin

g

the Media Pla

y

er in one o

f

the two Network Modes, re

f

er to

p

a

g

e 30.

3

FEATURE

S

Features

•

S

upports resolutions up to 1080p Full HD

•

H

DMI,

C

omponent, and

C

omposite A

/

V outputs active simultaneousl

y

• Text-based schedulin

g

and pla

y

list usin

g

a text editor

•

C

M

S

f

or multiple units

*

•

S

upports MPE

G

1

/

2

/

4, DivX 3

/

4

/

5

/

6, XVid, and H.264

/

AV

C

video codecs

•

S

upports MP3, MPE

G

, WMA, P

C

M, LP

C

M, ADP

C

M, FLA

C

, WAV, AA

C

,

OGG

, and MKA audio

f

ormats

• Wall-mountable enclosure

f

or excellent heat dissipation and durabilit

y

• Inte

g

rated

OS

D Menu

f

or device con

ﬁ

g

uratio

n

• Built-in FTP server and client to push and pull conten

t

• Full media schedulin

g

and accountin

g

lo

g

s

• NTP client

f

or time s

y

nchronizatio

n

•

US

B 2.0 ports used

f

or stora

ge

• Pro

g

rammable PIN code prevents unauthorized access to

OSD

•

C

ompatible

ﬁ

le s

y

stems: NTF

S

• IR r

e

m

o

t

e

co

ntr

o

l

u

ni

t

P

acka

g

e Includes

(

1

)

Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

(

1

)

6

f

t. Lockin

g

HDMI cable

(

M-M

)

(

1

)

U

S

B 2.0

ﬂ

ash driv

e

(

1

)

IR Remote

C

ontrol Uni

t

(

1

)

12V

/

3A D

C

Power

S

uppl

y

(

1

)

Q

uick-

S

tart

G

uid

e

*C

ontent Mana

g

ement

S

o

f

tware

(C

M

S)

allows

y

ou to mana

g

e content, pla

y

lists,

and schedules

f

or multiple units on a network.

S

ee the

C

ontent Managemen

t

Software User Manual

fo

r m

o

r

e

in

fo

rm

a

ti

o

n.

l

4

FRONT PANEL LAYOU

T

Front Panel

1

2

3

5

FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION

S

Front Panel

1

IR

This IR window receives si

g

nals

f

rom the IR Remote

C

ontrol Unit.

2

S

TATU

S

This LED indicator will

ﬂ

ash bri

g

ht blue to indicate network tra

fﬁ

c when the

M

edia Pla

y

er is connected to a network.

3

P

W

R

Power LED indicator. When power is applied to the unit, this LED will

g

low

bri

g

ht blue. When no U

S

B device is connected, the LED will alternate blue and

r

ed. When the Media Pla

y

er is bootin

g

, this LED will

ﬂ

ash red when accessin

g

the

US

B drive.

6

BACK PANEL LAYOU

T

Back Panel

8

7

1

2

3

5

6

4

7

BACK PANEL DESCRIPTION

S

1

C

omponen

t

C

onnect three

(

3

)

R

C

A cables

f

rom the

G

reen, Blue, and Red outputs to the

c

omponent video input o

f

a displa

y

or other video output device.

2

Optical

T

OS

LINK audio ouput connector.

C

onnect an optical cable

f

rom this connector

to an audio output device.

3

HDMI

C

onnect an HDTV displa

y

to this port usin

g

the included lockin

g

HDMI cable.

4

Etherne

t

C

onnects the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er to a network usin

g

10

/

100

M

bps Ethernet cable.

5

USB

US

B 2.0 output ports.

C

onnect up to two

(

2

)

U

S

B devices to these ports.

6

1

2V D

C

onnect the included 12 V D

C

power suppl

y

to this power receptacle.

7

Analog Audio Outpu

t

C

onnect a L

/

R R

C

A stereo pair

f

rom these outputs to an L

/

R R

C

A stereo input

p

air on an audio output device.

8

C

omponent Outpu

t

C

onnect a sin

g

le R

C

A cable

f

rom this output to the component video input o

f

a

displa

y

or other video output device.

8

IR REMOTE LAYOU

T

1

4

6

7

9

8

1

4

12

1

3

1

10

15

2

3

5

E

XT-HD-DSMP-IR Remote Control Uni

t

9

IR REMOTE DESCRIPTION

S

1

P

owe

r

This button will to

gg

le between the

O

N and

S

TANDBY power states. A RED

LED will be active when the unit is in

S

tandb

y

power state. The Power LED will

g

low bri

g

ht blue when the Media Pla

y

er is powered

O

N.

2

N

umeric Keypad

(

0 - 9

)

U

sed to enter values when usin

g

the Menu

Sy

stem.

3

+

Press this button to increase the volume level o

f

the audio output.

4

Bac

k

Press this button to move up one level in the Menu

Sy

stem or return

f

rom a

sub

m

e

n

u

.

5

-

Press this button to decrease the volume level o

f

the audio output.

6

Aspec

t

C

han

g

es the aspect ratio between 16:9, 16:10, Pan

S

can 4:3, an

d

Letter Box 4:

3

7

◄

(

Cursor Left

)

Press this button to move

(

to the le

f

t

)

between

ﬁ

elds in the Main Menu.

8

▼

(

Cursor Down

)

Pr

ess

thi

s

bu

tt

o

n t

o

m

o

v

e

th

e

se

l

ec

ti

o

n

cu

r

so

r

do

wn

o

r t

o

dec

r

ease

v

a

l

ues

within

th

e

M

a

in M

e

n

u

.

9

O

K

C

on

ﬁ

rms the current settin

g

.

10

► (Cursor Right)

Press this button to move

(

to the ri

g

ht

)

between

ﬁ

elds in the Main Menu.

11

Outpu

t

S

elects the output resolution.

1

2

▲

(

Cursor Up

)

Press this button to move the selection cursor up or to increase values withi

n

th

e

M

a

in M

e

n

u

.

13

Eject button

Press this button to e

j

ect the U

S

B drive, be

f

ore removin

g

the U

S

B drive.

14

Home

Press this button to displa

y

the Input PIN

C

ode screen.

15

M

ute

Press this button to mute the output si

g

nal.

10

IR REMOTE INSTALLATIO

N

Installin

g

the Batteries

1.

R

emove the batter

y

cover on the back o

f

the IR Remote

C

ontrol Unit.

2. Insert the included AA batteries into the open batter

y

slot.

3

.

R

eplace the batter

y

cover

.

WARNING

:

Risk o

f

explosion i

f

batter

y

is replaced b

y

an incorrect t

y

pe.

Dispose o

f

used batteries accordin

g

to the instructions.

Batter

y

Slo

t

(

shown with batteries

)

IR emitter

Tr

a

n

s

mit

s

th

e

I

R

co

mm

a

n

ds

t

o

th

e

M

edia Pla

y

er

Batter

y

ali

g

nmen

t

Th

e

ba

tt

e

ri

es

s

h

ou

l

d

be

in

s

t

a

ll

ed

in th

e

f

ollowin

g

position

:

_

+

1

CONNECTING THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER

How to Connect the Hi-Def Di

g

ital Si

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

1.

C

onnect Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er to the displa

y

usin

g

the

in

c

l

uded

HDMI

cab

l

e

.

2.

O

PTI

O

NAL:

C

onnect the analo

g

or di

g

ital audio outputs o

f

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er to an audio receiver

/

processor usin

g

R

C

A

(

analo

g)

or

O

ptical

(

di

g

ital

)

cables.

3

.

C

onnect the included U

S

B 2.0

ﬂ

ash drive

(

or external U

S

B 2.0 hard drive

)

to

the U

S

B port located on the rear panel o

f

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media

Pla

y

er unit.

4.

C

onnect the included 12V D

C

power adapter between the power inpu

t

o

f

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er and an available electrical outlet.

Wirin

g

Dia

g

ram for the Hi-Def Di

g

ital Si

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

EXT-HD-DSMP

CAT-5 / ETHERNET

HDMI CABLE

USB CABLE

COMPOSITE CABLE

COMPONENT CABLE

TOSLINK

USB Flash Drive

or

USB External HDD

Router

Display using HDMI

Display using Component

Display using Composite

Audio Receiver

ATTENTION: This product should alwa

y

s be connected to a

g

rounded

e

l

ec

tri

ca

l

soc

k

e

t.

IMPORTANT: The U

S

B drive must alwa

y

s be connected to the Media

Pla

y

er

befo

r

e

power is applied.

NOTE

:

I

f

usin

g

the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er with an analo

g

displa

y

, then connect the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er to the

displa

y

usin

g

user-supplied composite or component video cables.

12

OPERATING THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER

P

owerin

g

the Hi-Def Di

g

ital Si

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er

1.

O

nce power has been connected to the Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er,

the

f

ollowin

g

screen will be displa

y

ed while the unit completes the bootin

g

process

.

2. A

f

ter the boot process has been completed, an

y

schedules, pla

y

lists, and

c

ontent will be automaticall

y

be

g

in pla

y

in

g:

I

f

no content has been scheduled, then the PIN code screen will b

e

displa

y

ed.

S

ee next pa

g

e

f

or details on usin

g

the PIN code screen.

1

3

OPERATING THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER

Accessin

g

the Main Menu

I

f

no media is scheduled to pla

y

a

f

ter the Media Pla

y

er has

ﬁ

nished bootin

g

, then

the PIN code screen will be displa

y

ed. The PIN code screen provides a secure

g

atewa

y

to the Main Menu. The PIN code screen can be displa

y

ed at an

y

time

b

y

pressin

g

the Home button on the IR Remote

C

ontrol.

1. Press the Home button on the IR Remote

C

ontrol.

2. The Input PIN code screen will be displa

y

ed.

3

.

U

se the numeric ke

y

pad on the included IR Remote

C

ontrol to enter the PIN

c

ode. The de

f

ault PIN code is:

0000

.

Numeric Ke

y

pad

U

se the numeric ke

y

pad on the

IR Remote

C

ontrol to enter the

code

.

The Main Menu will automaticall

y

be displa

y

ed i

f

the correct PIN

code

i

s

e

nt

e

r

ed

.

1

4

OPERATING THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER

As the PIN code is entered, each o

f

the numbers will be masked

f

or securit

y

p

urposes. Althou

g

h not required, a PIN code is recommended to prevent

u

nauthorized access to the Main Menu. The PIN code can be disabled

(

see

p

a

g

e 48

)

.

PIN code is alwa

y

s masked

durin

g

entr

y

.

A

DVAN

C

ED: I

f

th

e

code

h

as

bee

n

d

i

sab

l

ed

within th

e

s

ett

i

n

g

s.xm

l

ﬁ

le, then pressin

g

the H

O

ME button on the I

R

emote

C

ontrol will access the Input PIN

C

ode screen

(

see pa

g

e 48

f

or more in

f

ormation on enablin

g

/

disablin

g

and settin

g

the PIN code

)

.

From the Input PIN

C

ode screen, press the

O

K button to access the

Ma

in M

e

n

u

.

15

OPERATING THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER

4. A

f

ter enterin

g

the correct PIN code, the Main Menu will be displa

y

ed.

Safel

y

Removin

g

the USB Stora

g

e Devic

e

In

S

tand-Alone Mode, it will be necessar

y

to remove the U

S

B

s

tora

g

e device

f

rom the Media Pla

y

er in order to update schedule

ﬁ

les,

p

la

y

list

ﬁ

les, and content. To sa

f

el

y

remove the U

S

B stora

g

e device, use the

E

J

E

C

T button on the IR Remote

C

ontrol

U

nit.

1. Access the Main Menu in order to stop the pla

y

back o

f

all content.

2. Press the E

J

E

C

T button on the IR Remote

C

ontrol

U

nit. Note that th

e

bottom portion o

f

the Main Menu also identi

ﬁ

es the EJE

C

T button on the IR

R

emote

C

ontrol

U

nit.

1

6

OPERATING THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER

3

. The Media Pla

y

er will prompt

y

ou to select which device to stop. In th

e

xample below, onl

y

one U

S

B device is connected to the Media Pla

y

er.

Additional stora

g

e would be identi

ﬁ

ed as D, E, F, etc.

4.

H

i

g

hli

g

ht the U

S

B device

y

ou wish to stop and e

j

ect, usin

g

the

▲

a

n

d

▼

buttons on the IR Remote

C

ontrol, then press the OK button. The Media Pla

y

er

will prompt

y

ou to con

ﬁ

rm the operation

:

S

elect Yes to con

ﬁ

rm the operation.

S

elect No to cancel and return to the

Ma

in M

e

n

u

.

5

. I

f

y

ou select Yes, then the

f

ollowin

g

screen will be displa

y

ed, indicatin

g

that

y

ou ma

y

now remove the U

S

B device

f

rom the back o

f

the Media Pla

y

er

:

17

HOW THE HI-DEF DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER WORK

S

D

irector

y

and File Nomenclatur

e

The Hi-De

f

Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e Media Pla

y

er uses directories to or

g

aniz

e

s

chedules, pla

y

lists, and media content. A ma

j

or part o

f

how the Media Pla

y

er

behaves is

g

overned b

y

a set o

f

three

ﬁ

les

:

•

s

chedule.

g

s

h

•

p

la

y

l

i

st.

gpl

•

s

ett

i

n

g

s.xm

l

The local U

S

B drive also contains three

(

3

)

directories

:

•

/

medi

a

•

/p

la

y

list

s

•

/

schedule

s

The illustration below provides a summar

y

o

f

each o

f

the three

ﬁ

les, the location

o

f

the

ﬁ

le on the U

S

B drive, and how the relate to one another.

Th

e

/

medi

a

director

y

is used to store

y

our Di

g

ital

S

i

g

na

g

e content.

An additional director

y

,

/

Lo

gs

, is automaticall

y

created b

y

the Media Pla

y

er.

These lo

g

ﬁ

les provide a record o

f

all events which have transpired and can be

u

sed to provide in

f

ormation durin

g

troubleshootin

g

.

settin

g

s.xml

L

ocation: Root director

y

Thi

s

ﬁ

l

e

co

nt

a

in

s

th

e

n

a

m

e

of

th

e

active

S

chedule

ﬁ

le to be executed.

schedule.

g

sh

L

ocation:

/

schedules director

y

C

ontains the name o

f

the Pla

y

list

(

s

)

o

r m

ed

i

a

ﬁ

l

es

t

o

be

e

x

ecu

t

ed

.

p

la

y

list.

g

p

l

L

ocation:

/

pla

y

lists director

y

Each pla

y

list

ﬁ

le contains a list o

f

the

media

ﬁ

le

(

s

)

to be pla

y

ed.

<

sett

i

n

g

s

>

<devCon

ﬁ

g>

<n

a

m

e

v

a

l

ue=

”Gefen Player”

/>

<

/

devConﬁ

g>

<

ip

Con

ﬁ

g>

<

ip

Mode value

=

”manual”

/>

<automatic

/>

<m

a

n

ua

l

>

<

ip

value

=

”192.168.2.238”

/>

...

<

D

e

f

au

l

t

Ev

e

n

t>

<

Da

y

OfWeek>1,1,1,1,1,1,1<

/

Da

y

OfWeek

>

<

EventStart>00:00:00<

/

EventStart

>

<

EventEnd>23:59:59<

/

EventEnd

>

<

FileName>

/p

la

y

lists

/p

la

y

list.

gp

l<

/

File-

Na

m

e>

</

DefaultEvent

>

<

m

edia>

<

FileName>

/

media

/

2.mov<

/

FileName

>

</

media

>

<

m

edia>

<

FileName>

/

media

/

7.m

p

4<

/

FileName

>

</

media

>

<

m

edia>

<

FileName>

/

media

/

8.m

p

4<

/

FileName

>

</

media

>

...

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