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BZNP-100 Ver.2.00 Quick Start Manual 3-748-162-11(1)
Try to create the following demonstration program.
Overview of This Manual
This Quick Start Manual explains how to carry out the most basic operations of
the Sony BZNP-100 series Network Player Management Software. The
contents include the essential setup that you have to do before starting to use
the software, and how to create a small demonstration program as shown on
the right. You can create the same program by using the fo
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Operation Flowchart Starting the Software The following chart shows an example of the flow of normal operation of this Double-click the shortcut icon of the BZNP-100 series software on your system to play demonstration videos on the street or presentation videos in the Windows desk top. If there is no shortcut icon, click the Start button, then click office. [Program] – [BZNP-100] – [BZNP-100E]. Operations written in blue are covered in this Quick Start Manual. Either of the following mai
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Setting Up the Software Note: If you change the application mode or video format, a message appears Before creating materials and playlists, there is some setup necessary: setup of after step 4, asking whether you would like to restart the software. Click [Yes]. the software and registration related to the NSP-100. For the software, you have to open the Setup dialog box, then check and modify, Next, you have to register an NSP-100 and a network player group. if necessary, the followi
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groups. Defining an NSP-100 and a Group The following chart shows how to register an NSP-100 named “Tokyo” and a The system features group-based playlists and content distribution. You can network player group named “Japan.” The online help explains the procedure define network player groups, and put each network player in one or several for registering more than one NSP-100 and network group. 1 Click [Group Setup] on the main menu. 2 Click [New]. 4 Click [Edit Group]. 5 Click [New] in t
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Tip: There is a capturing function that enables you to create AVI files from DV Preparing Video Material video. See “Capturing DV Video” (page 11) for details. Convert the supplied AVI file corresponding to "Video_Sample_1" into the NSP format by yourself using the following procedure. 1 Click [Material Management] on the main menu. 4 Click [Browse] and specify the “AVI” folder under the folder where the software has been installed. 2 Select the Video tab. The bit rate can be chang
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The maximum size varies depending on the video signal and the display Preparing Graphics Material size used, either under-scan (full) or over-scan (88%). Check this table Convert the supplied bmp file corresponding to "Graphic_Sample_1" into the when defining the page size in PowerPoint. NSP format by yourself using the following procedure. Signal Display Size Size (pixels) Size (inches) Notes on Using Microsoft PowerPoint Slides NTSC Under-scan (Full) 720 x 480 10.00 x 6.67 • Micr
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Tip: The system provides some text editing functions, such as allowing you to Preparing Text Material use a text file instead of typing text. Create a piece of blinking text that is the same as the text in "Text_Sample_1" Refer to the online help for details on the text editing function. using the following procedure. 1 Select the Text tab of the Material Management window. If this window is not open, click [Material Management] on the 4 Select the NSP-100 built-in font. main menu. P
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screen, as well as scheduling data. Creating a Playlist Note: The sample playlist is available if you are using the group named "Japan" Now, arrange the materials to make the same playlist as the sample. A playlist referred to earlier. also has information on the positions of the video and text materials on the 1 Click [Edit Playlist] on the main menu. 5 Click [Properties], and set the properties of the playlist. See the next page (page 9) for details. 2 Select the pieces of material
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Creating a Playlist - Continued 5 - Continued In the Properties dialog box, select today’s date in the Start Date drop-down list box, and a date 10 days later in the End Date drop-down list box. Then click [OK]. 3 - Continued Select the video positions and sizes, and the text positions in the respective Display Setup dialog boxes, as shown in the figures. Then click [OK]. Tip: [Default Display Setup] in the Edit Playlist window is used to specify the default positions of the video
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Tip: You can select the desired playlist and send it with the necessary materials Sending Playlists and Materials on the Playlist tab of the Material Management window. This method is You can easily send a playlist and the necessary materials to NSP-100 network available for the Presentation Application, too. Refer to the online help for players. Use the main menu as shown in the following illustration. details. 2 Click today’s date (or any playout date for the playlist to be sent).
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If you have a DV VCR or camcoder, you can use video recorded on a tape as Supplement-1 - Capturing DV Video video material. The following procedure captures DV video and creates an Note: These operations are not necessary to create the demonstration program AVI file, so you can convert it into NSP format using the same procedure shown shown at the beginning. in “Preparing Video Material” (page 5). Upon Conversion 1 Connect the VCR and PC using an Captured AVI files are i.LINK cable, po
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playlist. Supplement 2 - Urgent Text Playout This manual explains how to do “urgent text playout” to show a specific piece of The system supports “urgent playout” that overrides ongoing playout and forces text scrolling over the bottom of the ongoing playout screen. Refer to the the network player to play a specific video/graphics/text piece of material or a online help for details on urgent playout. 1 Click [Material Management] on the main menu to open the Material Management window.
