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Table of Contents - pdf
Ch 1 - Getting Started - pdf
Ch 2 - Creating Presentations - pdf
Ch 3 - TD1012 - pdf
Ch 4 - BP900 and BP200 - pdf
Ch 5 - Publishing Presentations - pdf
Ch 6 - Setting up units - pdf
Ch 7 - Customizing Presentations - pdf
Ch 8 - Managing Your BrightSign and Local Network - pdf
Ch 9 - FAQs - pdf
Appendix A - pdf

User Guide

BrightAuthor Release 2.3

COMPATIBLE WITH

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BrightSign HD110, HD210, HD210w, HD410, HD810, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012

www.brightsign.biz

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LLC. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

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Contents

Chapter 1

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What is BrightAuthor? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What kind of presentations can I create?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

What type of layouts can I use?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 1: Get the hardware you need . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Step 2: Install the BrightAuthor software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Step 3: Launch the BrightAuthor application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 3: Add your content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 4: Create your presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Step 5: Publish your presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Chapter 2

Creating Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Creating a full-screen presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Creating a multi-zone presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Making a presentation interactive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Adding Lists, Live Text, and Interactive Menus to your playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Adding commands to your playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Creating a Dynamic Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

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Chapter 3

The TD1012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Using your TD1012 BrightSign Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Chapter 4

BP900 and BP200 Button Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Creating BP900 and BP200 Interactive Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 5

Publishing Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Publishing a presentation using Local Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Publishing a presentation using BrightSign Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Publishing a presentation using a Local Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Publishing a presentation using Simple File Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Chapter 6

Setting Up Units. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Adding BrightSign units to your BrightSign Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adding BrightSign units to your Local Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Adding BrightSign units to your Simple File Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Setting up BrightSign units for standalone use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Chapter 7

Customizing Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Setting zone properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Setting presentation properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Customizing template layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Setting default properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Chapter 8

Managing Your BrightSign Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Viewing unit status on your BrightSign Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

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Creating groups in your BrightSign Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Viewing presentation status on your BrightSign Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Viewing your library on your BrightSign Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

View dynamic playlist status on your BrightSign Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Viewing unit status on your Local Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Using advanced tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Chapter 9

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Appendix A

Remote Control Protocols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

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Chapter 1

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Getting Started

What is BrightAuthor?

BrightAuthor is a software application that helps you create presentations for your digital sign or kiosk. You can

play your BrightAuthor presentations on BrightSign models: HD110, HD210, HD210w, HD410, HD810, HD1010,

HD1010w, and TD1012. Your presentations can include any of the following types of content:

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Images

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Pre-recorded videos

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Live videos (HD810, HD1010, and HD1010w)

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Audio

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RSS

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Dynamic Playlists

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SignChannel (HD210, HD210w, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only. Subscription required,

go to

www.signchannel.com

for details)

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Text

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Date or time

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What kind of presentations can I create?

You can create two types of presentations with BrightAuthor:

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Non-interactive:

A slide show or video that plays as a continuous loop. You can play non-interactive

presentations on all BrightSign models that are compatible with BrightAuthor.

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Interactive:

A presentation that requires input from the user via a button board, keyboard, mouse, or similar

input device. To play interactive presentations, you must use an HD210, HD210w, HD410, HD810, HD1010,

HD1010w, or TD1012.

What type of layouts can I use?

You can choose from a variety of ready-to-use layout templates or create your own layout template. Layout

templates fall into two basic categories:

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Full screen:

A slide show or video that occupies the full screen.

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Multi-zone:

A presentation with different types of content in each region of the screen. The screen can

include one video zone, and multiple Clock, Text, Ticker, or Image zones.

Step 1: Get the hardware you need

To create presentations with BrightAuthor and play these presentations, you need the following:

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Windows PC

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BrightSign

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Display

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Storage card

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Card reader/writer (optional if using USB storage)

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Input device (optional)

See below for details on these requirements.

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Windows PC

Any Windows PC that meets or exceeds the following

minimum

requirements:

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2.3 GHz CPU

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2 GB RAM required (4 GB recommended)

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100 MB available hard disk space for program files (additional disk space required if storing content and/or

presentations on your hard disk)

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One of these operating systems:

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Windows Vista 32 or 64 bit

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Windows7 32 or 64 bit

BrightSign

Any of the following models with firmware version 3.7.44 or later:

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HD110

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HD210 and HD210w

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HD410

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HD810

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HD1010 and HD1010w

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TD1012

Display

Any monitor, TV, or Elo touch screen with one of the following types of inputs:

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VGA

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Component (HD810, HD1010, and HD1010w only)

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HDMI

Storage Media

Either of the following:

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USB Flash Drive (HD810, HD1010, and HD1010w only)

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SD card

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SDHC card

Card Reader/Writer

(not required with USB Flash Drive) The card reader/writer must be connected to your PC

and must be compatible with your storage card.

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Input device

(HD410, HD810, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only) One or more of the following types of

input devices:

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Touch screen equipped with a touch controller that supports the standard HID specification. For a list of all

supported touch controllers, see the following link:

http://support.brightsign.biz/entries/262256-what-

touchscreens-can-i-use-with-the-brightsign.

(HD810, HD1010, and HD1010w only)

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Many brands of USB Keyboards (HD810, HD1010, and HD1010w only)

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Many brands of USB Mouse or Trackballs (HD810, HD1010, and HD1010w only)

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Many brands of USB Bar Code Scanners (these appear as a keyboard; HD810, HD1010, and HD1010w only)

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Quadravox Serial Button Board

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AMX, Crestron, and similar control devices (serial & ethernet)

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Any GPIO (open/close contact switch) button, signal, or LED (your custom board or LED display). USB button

boards can be purchased from the BrightSign website:

http://www.brightsign.biz/products/expansion_module.php

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PC via serial port

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IR remote control using the NEC Remote Control Protocols. You can purchase a compatible remote from

BrightSign (see

Appendix A

for remote control codes).

Step 2: Install the BrightAuthor software

Download the latest software and install it on your PC.

NOTE:

BrightAuthor requires the latest version of Microsoft .Net Framework. If this component is not already on

your PC, BrightAuthor installs it during the installation. However, if BrightAuthor needs to install Microsoft .Net

Framework, the installation may take up to 45 minutes to complete and you may need to restart your PC to

complete the installation process.

1Go to the BrightSign web site www.brightsign.biz/support.

2Click the BrightAuthor Downloads link.

3Follow the onscreen instruction to install the software on your PC.

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Step 3: Launch the BrightAuthor application

1Double-click the BrightAuthor icon on your desktop.

2(Optional) If prompted, sign in to BrightSign Network (account required). See Publishing a presentation

using BrightSign Networkfor details.

Step 3: Add your content

Your BrightAuthor presentations can include the following types of media files:

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Video files.

BrightSigns support the following video files encodings/compressions:

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MPEG-2 (can be saved as a .mpg, .ts, or .vob container)

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MPEG-1 (can be saved as a .mpg container)

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H.264 (MPEG-4, Part 10) (can be saved as a .mp4, .mov, or .ts container)

For further details on video files encoding and support, see the following link:

http://support.brightsign.biz/entries/143091-what-video-formats-and-codecs-does-the-brightsign-support

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Audio files.

BrightSigns support the following audio formats:

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AAC (LC - Low complexity profile) at Constant Bit Rate, as part of a video file (.mp4, .mov, or .ts) at 44.1 KHz,

48 KHz

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MP2 (MPEG-1 Layer 2) at Constant Bit Rate, as part of a video file (.mpg, or .ts) at 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz

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MP3 at Constant Bit Rate, 44.1 KHz, 48 KHz, 32 KHz at up to 224 Kbps bitrate, as a standalone file (i.e. not

encoded as an audio track in a video file)

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AC3 5.1 passed through (un-decoded, RAW data) HDMI. Audio streams in this format are supported by

BrightSigns, but will require an AC3 decoder (HDMI AV receiver).

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Image files.

For still images, use BMP, PNG, and JPEG files. The maximum supported resolution is 1920x1080.

Step 4: Create your presentations

Now you’re ready to start using your BrightAuthor to create presentations. Just add your content and follow the

directions in the next chapter of this guide to create your presentations.

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Step 5: Publish your presentations

After create presentations, use the publishing feature to deliver them to your BrightSign units. See

Publishing

Presentations

for details.

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Chapter 2

• • • • • •

Creating Presentations

Creating a full-screen presentation

In a full-screen presentation, your images or video occupy the entire screen.

1Create a new presentation project:

Double-click the

BrightAuthor

icon on your desktop.

Click

File

New Presentation

TIP

If you don’t see

New Presentation

under

File

, make sure you have the

Edit, Publish, or Manage tab selected in the upper-left side of the screen.

In the

Create a new BrightSign project

window, enter a name for

the presentation in the

Save As

field.

In the

Where

field, enter the folder where you want to store the

presentation. Click

Browse

to navigate to the desired folder.

Select your

BrightSign Model

Connector type

, and

Screen

resolution

Select a

Monitor overscan

setting to control how the image fills the display screen:

•

No overscan:

Displays images all the way to the edge of the video signal.

•

Overscan action safe:

Restricts the image display to an area that is compatible with most displays.

•

Overscan title safe:

Restricts the image display to an area that is much smaller than the image generated

by the video signal.

NOTE:

Don’t be afraid to experiment to find the overscan setting that works best with your display.

Click

Create

2Click the Full Screen template, and then click Choose.

3Add your Media Library:

On the left side of the screen, under the file tab, click

Browse.

Navigate to the folder where your content is stored.

Click

NOTE:

If you have a lot of large files in your content folder, it may take

a while for the thumbnail images to appear.

4Add media files to your presentation by dragging files from the

Media Library folders to the playlist area.

•

To select a series of adjacent media files, press

Shift+Click

you select the files.

•

To select a group of non-adjacent files, press

Ctrl+Click

as you

select the files.

•

To set the order in which files play, drag them to the playlist area

in the proper order. You can change the order of files already in

the playlist by clicking a file and dragging it to a new position.

•

To refresh the Media Library folders, click (next to the Browse button).

•

To remove an item from a playlist, highlight it in the playlist area and press

Delete

on your PC keyboard.

•

(HD210, HD210w, HD410, HD810, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only) To enable the presentation to

respond to user input, see

Making a presentation interactive

for details.

•

5HD810, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only (Optional) Add Live Video to your playlist:

Click the

Other

tab on the left side of the screen.

Drag the

Live Video

icon to the playlist area. To

add more than one live video sequence, drag the Live

Video icon to your playlist again for each sequence

you want to add.

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(Optional) Set the video volume: Right-click

Live Video

in the playlist

area, select

Edit

, and then enter the settings you want to apply to

the selected item.

TIP:

To remove a Live Video item from a playlist, highlight it in the playlist area

and press

Delete

on your PC keyboard.

6HD210, HD210w, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012only (Optional)

Add SignChannel content to your playlist:

Click the

Other

tab on the left side of the screen.

Drag the

SignChannel

icon to the playlist area.

TIP:

To remove a SignChannel item from a playlist, highlight it in the playlist area and press

Delete

on your PC

keyboard.

7HD210, HD210w, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only (Optional) Add Media RSS Feed to your playlist:

Click the

Other

tab on the left side of the screen.

Drag the

Media RSS Feed

icon to the playlist area. The

Add RSS

window will pop up. Type the URL for

the RSS feed and click

8HD210, HD210w, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only (Optional) Add Dynamic Playlist content to your

playlist:

Click the

Other

tab on the left side of the screen.

Drag the

Dynamic Playlist

icon to the playlist area.

TIP:

To learn more about Dynamic Playlists, see

Creating a Dynamic Playlist

. To remove a Dynamic Playlist item

from a playlist, highlight it in the playlist area and press

Delete

on your PC keyboard.

NOTE

Although the Video List, Image List, Audio List, Live Text, and Interactive Menu icons appear under the

Other

tab, these options are only available for Interactive presentations. See

Making a presentation

interactive

for details.

•

9(Optional) Rename the playlist:

Click

Edit

in the upper-right corner of the playlist area.

Enter a new name for the playlist.

Click

10 (Optional) Set playback options:

•

To edit settings for a single item, right-click the thumbnail in the playlist

area, select

Edit

, and then choose the settings you want to apply to the

selected item.

•

To edit settings for multiple items, press

Ctrl+Click

to select the items

in the playlist area. On the menu bar, click

Edit

Selected Items

, and

then choose the settings you want to apply to all selected items.

11 On the menu bar, click File > Save… to store your presentation.

NOTE:

Make sure you have the Edit tab selected in the upper-left side of the screen. To save the presentation with

a different name or in a different folder, select

File

Save… As

. To export the presentation and associated

content, select

File

Export…

12 Publish your presentation. See Publishing Presentationsfor details.

Creating a multi-zone presentation

In a multi-zone presentation, BrightAuthor divides the screen into rectangles called

zones

. You can play different

content in each zone and each zone supports a specific type of content. BrightAuthor provides a handful of

multi-zone templates. You can choose one of the existing templates, or create your own (see

Customizing

Presentations

When using a multi-zone template, you need to know which type of content you can include in each zone. The

color-coded key at the bottom of the template screen shows the available content types, and the color-coded

templates indicate which type of content you can include in each zone of the templates. The following list

describes the available content types:

•

Images

: Plays images. You can include multiple Images zones.

•

Ticker

: Plays an RSS feed or pre-defined text strings. You can include multiple Ticker zones.

•

Clock

: Displays the time or date. You can include multiple Clock zones.

•

Video or Images

: Plays videos and images. You can include only one Video or Images zone.

•

Video Only

: Plays videos. You can include only one Video Only zone.

•

Audio Only

: Plays audio. You can include multiple Audio Only zones.

•

Background Image :

Places an image in the background of your presentation. All other zones appear on

top of the background image. When using a background image, you cannot include a Video Only zone or a

Video or Images zone. You can include only one Background Image zone.

NOTE

You can include only one zone with video per presentation. Therefore you must choose between a Video or

Images zone, a Video Only zone, or a Background Image zone. You cannot have more than one of these zone types

in the same presentation.

1Create a new presentation project:

Double-click the

BrightAuthor

icon on your desktop.

Click

File

New Presentation

TIP

: If you don’t see

New Presentation

under

File

, make sure you have the

Edit, Publish, or Manage tab selected in the upper-left side of the screen.

In the

Create a new BrightSign project

window, enter a name for

the presentation in the

Save As

field.

In the

Where

field, enter the folder where you want to store the

presentation. Click

Browse

to navigate to the desired folder.

Select your

BrightSign Model

Connector type

, and

Screen

resolution

Select a

Monitor overscan

setting to control how the image fills the

display screen:

•

No overscan:

Displays images all the way to the edge of the video

signal.

•

Overscan action safe:

Restricts the image display to an area that is compatible with most displays.

•

Overscan title safe:

Restricts the image display to an area that is much smaller than the image generated

by the video signal.

2Click the multi-zone template you want to use, and then click

Choose.

3Add your Media Library:

On the left side of the screen, under the file tab, click

Browse.

Navigate to the folder where your content is stored.

Click

NOTE:

If you have a lot of large files in your content folder, it may take

a while for the thumbnail images to appear.

4Add content to each zone in your playlist:

Click the zone you want to populate.

NOTE:

Each zone has its own playlist.

Under the

File

tab, drag items from the Media Library folders

to the playlist area. Click

Browse

to add more files to the Media

Library folders.

•

To select a series of adjacent files, press

Shift+Click

as you select the files.

•

To select a group of non-adjacent files, press

Ctrl+Click

as you select the files.

•

To set the order in which files play, drag them to the playlist area in the proper order. You can change the

order of files already in the playlist by clicking a file and dragging it to a new position.

•

Under the

Other

tab, you can add Live Video, SignChannel, Media RSS Feeds, and Dynamic Playlists.

•

(HD810, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only) To add live video, drag the

Live Video

icon to the

playlist area.

•

(HD210, HD210w, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012only) To add SignChannel content, drag the

SignChannel

icon to the playlist area.

•

(HD210, HD210w, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only) To add a media RSS feed, drag the

Media RSS

Feed

icon to the playlist area. The

Add RSS

window will pop up. Type the URL for the media RSS feed

and click

•

(HD210, HD210w, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only) To add a Dynamic Playlist, click the

Other

tab on

the left side of the screen and drag the

Dynamic Playlist

icon to the playlist area. To learn more

about Dynamic Playlists, see

Creating a Dynamic Playlist

NOTE

Although the Video List, Image List, Audio List, Live Text, and Interactive Menu iconsappear under the

Other

tab, these options can only be used with interactive presentations. See

Making a presentation

interactive

for details.

RSS and Text feeds are added via the Ticker zone. These can only included text, unlike a media RSS feed

which can include audio, video, and images.

•

(HD210, HD210w, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only) To add an RSS feed (not Media RSS), select the

Ticker

zone, click the

RSS

tab drag the

New RSS Feed

icon onto the playlist, when prompted, enter

the URL, and then click

. Repeat this step to add additional RSS feeds.

TIP

RSS feeds are ideal for instant textual updates from sources such as Twitter. Simply add the URL for the Twitter

feed in a Ticker zone and all new tweets will instantly reach your presentations.

•

To add a text feed, create a text file that contains the text. Insert a line break between each text item in the

text file. Save the text file and place it in your Media Library folder. Select the

Ticker

zone, click the

Text

tab, and then drag the text file

into the playlist. Repeat this step to add additional text files.

Repeat steps a - d for the remaining zones.

•

To remove an item from a playlist, highlight it in the playlist area and press

Delete

on your PC keyboard.

•

(HD210, HD210w, HD410, HD810, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012 only) To enable the presentation to

respond to user input, see

Making a presentation interactive

for details.

Repeat steps a and b for the remaining zones.

5Click the Layout tab to add new zones or adjust the position of your zones. To add a new zone, click the

Add Zone button. To adjust the position and size of zones, drag and resize in the horizontal rectangle to

the right. See Customizing template layouts for details.

6(Optional) Set playback options:

•

To edit settings for a single item, right-click the thumbnail in the playlist area and select

Edit

, and then choose

the settings you want to apply to the selected item.

•

To edit settings for multiple items, press

Ctrl+Click

to select the items in the playlist area. On the menu bar,

click

Edit > Selected Items

, and then choose the settings you want to apply to all of the selected items.

7(Optional) Rename the playlists:

For each playlist, click

Edit

in the upper-right corner of the playlist area.

Enter a new name for the selected playlist.

Click

8(Optional) Set zone properties.

See

Setting zone properties

for details.

9On the menu bar, click File > Save… to store your presentation.

NOTE:

Make sure you have the Edit tab selected in the upper-left side of the screen. To save the presentation with

a different name or in a different folder, select

File

Save… As

. To export the presentation and associated

content, select

File

Export…

10 Publish your presentation. See Publishing Presentations for details.

Making a presentation interactive

You can use BrightAuthor to make presentations interactive. Interactive presentations respond to interactive

events, such as input from buttons or other GPIO devices, or from devices connected to a BrightSign

communication port. The supported communication methods vary by BrightSign model.

RS232 serial devices:

HD410, HD810, HD1010, HD1010w, and TD1012

USB devices (such as

touch screens, mice, keyboards, barcode scanners, IR remote controls):

HD810,

HD1010, and HD1010w (see

Appendix A

for remote control codes)

Ethernet devices:

HD210, HD210w, HD1010, and HD1010w

1Open a presentation project:

NOTE

If you haven’t already created a presentation project, see

Creating a full-screen presentation

Creating

a multi-zone presentation

for details.

Double-click the

BrightAuthor

icon on your desktop.

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On the menu bar, click

File > Open Presentation

NOTE

: If you don’t see

New Presentation

under

File

, make sure you have the Edit, Publish, or Manage tab

selected in the upper-left side of the screen.

Select the presentation you want to open.

Click

Open

2Choose the Home screen:

The

Home

icon identifies the Home screen in your playlist. The Home screen is the first media file (video

or image) in the playlist, and it is where the presentation begins. It usually includes either of the following:

•

An attract video that loops until the user provides input

•

A list of options from which the user can choose the next action

By default, the first item you drag into the playlist will become the

Home screen. You can switch the Home Screen at any time by double-

clicking the desired file in the playlist, checking the

Set as initial state

box, and clicking

. To choose the Home screen, do the following:

Click the

Edit

tab.

On the left side of the screen, click any zone (except a ticker or

clock zone) that you want to make interactive.

On the right side of the playlist area, click

interactive

Drag the media file you want to use as the first file in your presentation (Home screen) to the playlist.

Repeat steps b – d for any other zones you want to make interactive.

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3If you haven’t already done so, add media files to each of the zones in your presentation. See Creating a full-

screen presentation or Creating a multi-zone presentation for details.

4Define interactive events:

In the playlist toolbar above the media files in the playlist area, click the interactive event icon you want to

define. For example, to define what happens when the user presses button 1 on a button board, click .

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Click the file name below the thumbnail image (the pointer becomes a hand). This media file (referred to as

the Initial state or Start state) is what the user sees before performing the interactive event you are about to

define.

NOTE

: The first interactive event must begin with the Home screen.

Drag the hand pointer to the thumbnail image of the media file you want to play when the user presses the

button you selected in step (a). This second media file is referred to as the Next state or New state.

Repeat steps a – c to define the remaining interactive events.

Subsequent interactive events can start with any item and correspond to any other item in the playlist. For

example, you can set the first interaction to display an image when the user presses button 1 from the

Home screen. By defining a new event with the same event icon, you can set a second interaction to

display another media file when the user presses button 1 again while the first image is displayed.

Multiple interactive events can be utilized to transition from the Initial

state to the Next state. Y

ou can also apply interactions to multiple items

(except for touch events). To select consecutive items, press

Shift

and click

the first and last items. To select non-consecutive items, press and hold

Ctrl

while clicking the items. To select all items, press

Ctrl + A

. Then, define the

interactive event from one selected media file and it will be created for all

selected files.

If you don’t see the button you want in the playlist toolbar, click the arrow to the left of the Zoom control.

Here, you can add or remove event icon buttons from your toolbar. You can also access Event icons by

clicking the events tab under Media Library.

When creating an event with an Event icon from the events tab, drag the event icon onto the thumbnail

of the media file you want to be the Initial state. A window will automatically pop up. Here, you can specify

which media file you want to be the Next state. See below step (e) for details.

eYou can further adjust how your media files transition from state to state by double-clicking the event

icon you created in step (c).

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For example, if you create an event with the Timeout Event icon, the media file displayed in your presentation

will transition to the next state after a certain period of time. You can adjust this time period by double-clicking

the Timeout Event icon between the two media files and changing the duration in the

Timeout Event

window

that pops up.

The window that pops up when double-clicking a created event icon is the same window that

automatically pops up when you drag an event icon from the events tab. Each window will present

options specific to the type of interactive event chosen. However, every event window displays the

following options:

•

Transition to new state

: Specify which media file in your playlist will be the next state when the

interactive event is performed.

•

Return to prior state

: If you select this option, the presentation will revert to the previous media file when

the interactive event is performed.

•

Remain on current state

: If you select this option, the state will not change when the interactive event is

performed. This option is useful for creating changes within one media file. You can create these changes

by adding Commands. See

Adding commands to your playlists

for details.

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Advanced

: Click the

Advanced

arrow to reveal the display options and Commands section.

Here you can

set how you view the interactive events between states in the playlist area. Show line draws a line

between the media files. Show label creates a label either to the Right or Bottom of the media file

which indicates transitions from states. See Adding commands to your playlistsfor details on

Commands.

You can delete a defined event at any time by click the event icon and pressing

Delete

on your keyboard.

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Interactions can include any of the following events:

Event Icon Description

Displays an item for a predetermined period of time before the next action occurs

automatically. To create a Timeout event, drag the

Timeout

icon onto the item to which it

applies and then drag to the target item. To define the length of the timeout interval double-

click the

Timeout

icon below the item to open the Timeout Event window. In the

Specify

timeout (seconds)

field, enter the number of seconds you want the item to display, and

then click

Sets the action that occurs after a video or audio file finishes playing.

Sets the action that occurs when a specific BP900 or BP200 button is pressed. There are six

icons: BP900A, BP900B, BP900C, BP200A, BP200B, and BP200C. See

Creating BP900 and

BP200 Interactive Events

for details.

Sets the action that occurs when a specific GPIO button/input is pressed or activated. By

default, the playlist toolbar includes several GPIO buttons which you can use to define

interactions. To define a GPIO interaction, click the GPIO button on the Event bar and then

drag a line from the trigger item to the target item.

Synchronizes content with another BrightSign on the same network. To define the

connection, drag the

Synchronize

icon onto the item to which it applies. When the

Synchronize Event window opens, enter the trigger in the

Specify synchronization

keyword

field, and then click

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Sets the action that occurs when BrightSign receives input from a network device. Use this

event when you want an external device to control BrightSign using UDP (User Datagram

Protocol or Universal Datagram Protocol). To define the trigger, drag the

UDP Input

icon

onto the item to which it applies and then drag to the target item. When the UDP Input

Event window opens, enter the network address for the external device in the

Specify UDP

input

field, and then click

Sets the action that occurs when BrightSign receives specific input from a device connected

to the serial port. To define the input, drag the

Serial Input

icon onto the item to which

it applies and then drag to the target item. When the Serial Input Event window opens,

enter the serial string that triggers the next event in the

Specify serial input

field, and

then click

Sets the action that occurs when the user touches the specified rectangular area on a

touchscreen. To define the area, drag the

Rectangular Touch

icon onto the item to which it

applies and then drag to the target item. When the Add Touch Event window opens, drag

the box to resize the touch area (or enter the exact

Size

and

Position)

. To add additional

touch regions to the selected item, click

Add Touch Region

and define the parameters, and

then click

Sets the action that occurs when BrightSign receives specific input from a keyboard. To

define the keyboard input, drag the

Keyboard Input

icon onto the item to which it applies.

When the Keyboard Input Event window opens, enter the keyboard input that triggers the

next event in the

Specify keyboard input

field, and then click

Sets the action that occurs when BrightSign receives input from a device connected to the

USB (Universal Serial Bus) port. To define the trigger, drag the

USB Input

icon onto the item

to which it applies and then drag to the target item. When the USB Input Event window

opens, enter the USB input that triggers the next event in the

Specify USB input

field, and

then click

Event Icon Description

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Adding Lists, Live Text, and Interactive Menus to your playlists

Under the

Other

tab, the Video List, Image List, Audio List, Live Text, and Interactive Menu icons are displayed.

These choices can only be used with interactive presentations.

aThe List icons allow you to create a list of media files which will appear as one thumbnail in your playlist

area. This is convenient when creating a presentation with many items. Rather than populating your

playlist with many thumbnails of individual items, you can isolate the Video, Image, and Audio files into

one thumbnail each. To use a list, drag the icon into your playlist area. A window will pop up displaying

the following options:

Sets the action that occurs when BrightSign receives specific input from a remote control

(Iguanaworks USB transceiver required). To define the remote input, drag the

Remote Input

icon onto the item to which it applies and then drag to the target item. When the Remote

Input Event window opens, enter the remote character that triggers the next event in the

Specify remote input

field, and then click

. For more info, see

Appendix A

for remote

control codes.

Synchronizes content in another zone. To define the link, drag the

Link Zones

icon onto the

item to which it applies. When the Link Zones Event window opens, enter the trigger in the

Specify link keyword

field, and then click

Performs commands at specific times during video playback. To define the commands and

times, drag the

Video Time Code

icon onto the video to which it applies. When the Video

Time Code Events window opens, click

Add Time Code

, enter the

Timeout

interval, select

the

Command

and

Parameters

from the corresponding lists, and then click

Event Icon Description

•

Media list name

: Create a unique name for the list.

•

Set as initial state

: Click this box to set the list as your

Home screen.

•

Shuffle playback

: Click this box to randomize the order in

which the files are played from the list.

•

Event to transition to next item

: Select what interactive

event allows the user to transition to the next file in the list.

•

Event to transition to previous item

: Select what

interactive event allows the user to transition to the

previous file in the list.

NOTE

: With Lists, you can transition to the next or previous file in the

list, or randomize the order by selecting the Shuffle playback

option. However, you may not select specific files to transition to

within the list.

•

Media Library

: Click the

Browse

button to select the folder that contains all the files you want to include

in the list.

•

Media Files

: Add individual files to the list by clicking the

Add File

button. The files available will only be

those contained in the folder you selected in Media Library above. When a file appears in the list, click the

arrow and select the specific file you want from the drop-down list.

•

Commands

: Add commands to the list. See

Adding commands to your playlists for

details.

NOTE

Click File > Presentation Properties and navigate to the Media List tab to edit features of your

Video, Image, or Audio list(s). See Setting presentation properties for details.

bLive Text is an image you can create directly with BrightAuthor that functions like a media file in your

playlist. This option allows you to create and edit one or more text fields over a background image.

With Live Text, you can type any message, place it over any image, and display it at a time of your

choosing.

The possibilities with Live Text are vast because you have the freedom to create and customize your own text

based media. To use Live Text, drag the Live Text icon to the playlist area. The

Live Text

window will pop up

displaying the following options:

•

State name

: Here, you can type a unique name for the Live Text state you are creating.

•

Set as initial state

: Click this box to make the Live Text image your Home screen.

•

Background Image

: Click

Browse

to locate and select an image you want to be your background.

•

Size

: Adjust the size of your text fields. The

field corresponds to the width of the text. The

field

corresponds to the height of the text.

•

Position

: Adjust the position of your text fields. The

field corresponds to the position of the text on a

horizontal axis. The

field corresponds to the position of the text on a vertical axis.

NOTE

: Alternatively, you can click the text fields displayed over the background image and change their size and

location with the pointer.

•

Text type

: Select either a Fixed text or System variable. With Fixed text, you can type whatever text you

want to appear over the background image. Simply type the desired text in the field below. The System

variable option displays a predefined text such as the Serial number of your BrightSign unit. After selecting

System variable, a drop-down list will appear displaying the available text options.

•

Set Text Parameters

: Adjust various aspects of the text. These include Number of Lines, Rotation,

Alignment, Foreground Text Color, Background Text Color, Transparency, Font, Background Bitmap, and

Safe Text Region. See

Setting zone properties

for details on these options.

•

Add Text Item

: Click to add a new text field. Each new text field will appear in the area to the right.

NOTE

: Although the actual text does not appear in the text fields over the background image, by clicking each text

field, you can see the corresponding text in the field where it was originally typed.

•

Advanced

: Under the advanced menu, you can add Commands. See

Adding commands to your playlists

for details.

NOTE

Live Text can be used in an Image or Video/Images zone, not in a Ticker zone.

The Interactive Menu allows you to create DVD style menus which users can navigate across with interactive

events. You can link media files to items in the menu, which allows users to transition to new states via

interactive events. Interactive Menus make great Home screens because they can serve as a bridge to many

items and outline everything available for the user to explore. To use an Interactive Menu, drag the

Interactive Menu icon to the playlist area. The

Interactive Menu

window will pop up.

Under the

General

tab, the following options are displayed:

•

State name

: Create a unique name for your Interactive menu.

•

Background image

: Click

Browse

to select an image you want to act as your menu display.

IMPORTANT

: The background image is not simply a background for the actual menu items. It must contain all

images and text you want displayed in the menu. These images and text will act as the menu items the user can

interact with.

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Set as initial state

: Click this box to set the Interactive menu as the Home screen.

The Navigation section is where you can define how a user navigates across the menu. Click the drop down

menu for each option (Up, Down, Left, Right, Enter, Back, Next clip, Previous clip) and select the type of

event you are utilizing (GPIO Event, Serial input, etc.). A second drop down menu or text field will appear.

Specify the button or input you want to correspond to the action you are defining.

•

For example, let’s say you want to define the Up action with a keyboard event. In the drop-down list across

Up, select Keyboard Input. A text field will appear below where you can specify a button. Type U here.

Now, when a user presses U on a keyboard, the cursor will move up along the menu items.

You don’t need to define every possible action. You can simply leave the drop-down list on the default

None

However, to create a more intuitive experience between the user and menu, it might be best to define each

possible action. Below are the actions available for defining in the Navigation section:

•

Up, Down, Left, Right

: These are the primary methods by which the user will navigate from one menu

item to the next.

•

Enter

: With this button, the user can select a desired menu item.

•

Back

: Once the user presses the defined input for

Enter

on a menu item, a state you have chosen in the

Menu Items

tab will appear. However, the user can press the

Back

button at any point to return to the

menu.

•

Next clip

: If the user is viewing a media file after pressing

Enter

on a menu item, pressing the

Next clip

button will switch to the corresponding media file of the next menu item.

•

Previous clip

: Pressing this button will stop the media file currently being played and switch to the media

file of the previous menu item.

Under the

Menu Items

tab, the following options are displayed:

•Menu Item number: Every Menu item has a unique Menu Item number. The first one you create is 1,

the second is 2, and so on. Here, you can navigate between the Menu items you have created by

clicking the Previous and Next buttons. Everything displayed below this section corresponds to the

Menu item you have selected here.

The Menu Items section is where you can create and adjust individual menu items.

•Add Menu Item: Press this button to create a Menu item. The Add Menu Item window will pop up.

There are two items, the Active Image and Inactive Image. The Active image serves as a cursor

which tells the user what Menu item they are on. The Inactive image is what will appear beside the

current Menu item when the user navigates to a different Menu item. Use the Browse buttons to

select each image. Click OK to create the menu item.

•

After creating a Menu item, its Menu item number will appear over the background image in the area to the

right. If it is the Menu Item selected in the

Menu Item number

section above, the Active image will appear

beside the number. For all other Menu Items, only the Inactive images will appear beside their Menu Item

number.

TIP

: If you want nothing to appear beside a Menu item when it is not selected, choose an Inactive image that

matches the color of the background.

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Position

: Adjust the position of your Menu item by inputting various numbers. The

field corresponds to

the position of the Menu item on a horizontal axis. The

field corresponds to the position of the Menu

item on a vertical axis. Alternatively, you can click the Active Image in the area to the right, a nd drag it to

the desired position.

•

Selected Image

: This is the Active image you selected when creating the Menu item. Click browse to

change the image at any point.

•

Unselected Image

: This is the Inactive image you selected when creating the Menu item. Click

Browse

change the image at any point.

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Store image in cache

: This box appears beneath Selected Image and Unselected Image. Click the

Store

image in cache

box to save the image in a cache and more readily use it as an Active or Inactive image in

subsequent Menu Items you create.

The Navigation section is where you determine how a user moves from one Menu item to the next. The possible

actions are

Down

Left

, and

Right

. The button or input a user must press to perform these actions is

whatever you specified under the

General

tab. In this section, each action has a drop-down list which displays

the Menu item number for each Menu item you created. By default,

None

is selected for each possible action.

Change the Menu item number in any of the drop-down lists to allow the user to navigate to that Menu item

from the current Menu item by performing the corresponding action. Let’s say you are adjusting the features of

Menu item number 1, meaning 1 is displayed between the

and

buttons at the top of the screen.

If you click the drop-down list for the Down action and select 2, the user can now navigate from Menu item 1 to

Menu item 2 by pressing the

Down

button (remember, this button is whatever you previously defined in the

Navigation section of the

General

tab).

The Enter section is where you can determine what happens when a user presses the

Enter

button on a

particular Menu item. The following options are displayed:

•

Play clip

: Click the

Browse

button to select a video you want to play when the user presses the

Enter

button.

•

Transition to new state

: Here, a drop-down list contains all the media files previously placed in the playlist

area of your zone. Select a file to allow the user to transition to that state after pressing

Enter

•

Return to prior state

: If you select this option, the presentation will display the previous state when a user

presses

Enter

•

Remain on current state

: If you select this option, the state will not change when a user presses

Enter

However, you can add Commands to create changes that occur while remaining on the Interactive menu.

Click the

Advanced

arrow to reveal the Commands section. See

Adding commands to your playlists

for

details.

•

Adding commands to your playlists

To add extended functions to your presentations, you can connect devices to the ports on your BrightSign and

then add commands to your playlist to control these devices. For example, you can connect a projector to

BrightSign’s serial port and then create a playlist to turn it on and another playlist to turn it off. You can then use

the playlist scheduling feature to automatically turn the projector on in the morning and off in the evening.

1Open an interactive presentation project:

NOTE:

If you haven’t already created an interactive presentation project, see

Making a presentation interactive

for details.

Double-click the

BrightAuthor

icon on your desktop.

On the menu bar, click

File > Open Presentation

NOTE

: If you don’t see

New Presentation

under

File

, make sure you have the Edit, Publish, or Manage tab

selected in the upper-left side of the screen.

Select the presentation you want to open.

Click

Open

2In the playlist area, double-click the media file to which you want to apply the command.

3In the Media Properties window, click

Advanced.

NOTE

: The cache option is displayed here. Click the

Store image in cache

box to save the current file

in a cache for faster loading. If the file is capable of

supporting 3D, the

Video Display Mode

option

will be displayed. Select 2D, 3D side-by-side, or 3D

top-over-bottom from the drop-down list.

4Click Add Command.

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5Select the command you want to add from the list and enter the appropriate parameter for that command.

The commands vary based on the type of content you selected and may include any of the following:

•

BP900A, BP900B, BP900C - Set Output:

Turns on and off different LED lights; sets LED lights to slow,

medium, or fast blink when a button is pressed on the BP900 button board(s).

•

BP200A, BP200B, BP200C - Set Output:

Turns on and off different LED lights; sets LED lights to slow,

medium, or fast blink when a button is pressed on the BP200 button board(s).

•

Set Audio Output:

Specifies the type of audio you want to use for this item.

•

Set Volume:

Specifies the volume level. Enter a value between 0 and 100.

•

Increment Volume:

Specifies how much the volume level increases with each interaction.

•

Decrement Volume:

Specifies how much the volume level decreases with each interaction.

•

Mute/Unmute Digital Audio:

Turns digital audio output on or off.

•

Mute/Unmute Analog Audio:

Turns analog audio output on or off.

•

Mute/Unmute HDMI Audio:

Turns HDMI audio output on or off.

•

Send UDP:

Sends a command to the device using UDP protocols.

•

Serial-send string (CR):

Sends the specified string to the specified serial port. This command adds a carrier

return at the end of the string.

•

Serial-send string (no CR):

Sends the specified string to the specified serial port. This command does not

add a carrier return at the end of the string.

•

Serial-send byte:

Sends the specified byte to the specified serial port.

•

Serial-send bytes (comma separated):

Sends the specified bytes to the specified serial port in comma-

separated format.

•

Synchronize:

Specifies the synchronization trigger.

•

Link Zones:

Specifies the trigger to link zones.

•

GPIO On:

Turns on the specified GPIO outputs. Other GPIO output are not affected.

•

GPIO Off:

Turns off the specified GPIO output.

•

Set GPIO Set State:

Enables you to turn each GPIO line on or off.

•

Pause Video:

Pauses video playback.

•

Resume Video:

Resumes video playback.

•

Enable monitor power save mode:

Turns the monitor's power saving mode on.

•

Disable monitor power save mode:

Turns the motor's power saving mode off.

•

BrightControl - Display On:

Turns the display on.

•

BrightControl - Display Off:

Turns the display off.

•

BrightControl - Send Ascii String:

Sends a CEC command.

•

BrightControl - Philips Set Volulme:

Sets Philips TV volume.

•

Pause:

Pauses presentation playback for specified number of milliseconds.

•

Reboot:

Restarts the BrightSign unit.

NOTE

There are several ways to add commands.

•

To add a command when a state is transitioned to, simply double-click the thumbnail of the file and add a

command.

•

To add a command when a state is transitioned to from a specific file, define an interactive event that links

the two files. Double-click the icon of the interactive event and add the command there.

•

To add a command that occurs within one state, such as increasing the volume of the video being played,

define an interactive event linking the video to another item . However, when you double-click the event

icon, after adding the command, choose the

Remain on current state

. In the playlist area, the line

between the video and the other item will disappear. Now, the command will occur within the video file

when the interactive event you defined is performed.

Creating a Dynamic Playlist

A Dynamic Playlist enables you to easily update and share content in multiple presentations. Let’s say you need

to add daily announcements to your presentations, and you don’t want to update each presentation separately.

You can add a Dynamic Playlist to all of your presentations and each day insert a new video announcement in

the Dynamic Playlist. When you upload the revised Dynamic Playlist to the network, every presentation that

includes the Dynamic Playlist receives the new content, so a single update reaches multiple presentations. To

use Dynamic Playlists, you must have a BrightSign Network account.

•

1Create a Dynamic Playlist where you will add content that is automatically sent to all presentations linked

to the playlist.

Click the

Create

tab in the upper-left side of the screen.

On the menu bar, click

File

New Dynamic Playlist

. You can also open previously created Dynamic Playlists

by clicking

File

Open Dynamic Playlist

Add files to your Media Library by clicking the

Browse

button and selecting a folder that contains the files

you want to include in the Dynamic Playlist.

Drag the files added in step (c) to the playlist area.

Click the

Upload to Network

button in the upper-right side of the screen.

You will be prompted to save the playlist. Click

Yes

. The

Save As

window will pop up. Type a name for your

playlist and click

Save.

The

Save complete

window will pop up. Click

OK.

The playlist will now upload onto

the BrightSign Network. Click

Now, all presentations linked to the Dynamic Playlist will automatically receive the new content. You change the

content of the Dynamic playlist at any point by opening the playlist (

File

Open Dynamic Playlist

) and

dragging new media files into the playlist area.

2Link individual presentations to the Dynamic Playlist created in step (1).

Open a presentation project.

NOTE

If you don’t see

Open Presentation

under

File

make sure you have the Edit, Publish, or Manage tab

selected in the upper-left side of the screen.

Click the

Edit

tab.

In the Media Library section, click the

Other

tab. Drag the

Dynamic Playlist

icon to the playlist area.

The

Add Dynamic Playlist

window will pop up. From the drop-down list, select which Dynamic Playlist you

want to link to the current presentation. Click

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Chapter 3

• • • • • •

The TD1012

Using your TD1012 BrightSign Unit

The TD1012 is a unique BrightSign unit in that it is an all-inclusive digital signage solution. It is the only

BrightSign unit that includes a high resolution screen for playing your presentations.

Creating presentations for your TD1012 is fundamentally similar to creating presentations for any other

BrightSign unit. See Creating a full-screen presentationor Creating a multi-zone presentationfor details.

However, the following details are unique to the TD1012:

•

In the

New Project

window, the

Screen resolution

drop-

down list only contains 1360x768x60p. This is the only

resolution supported by the TD1012.

•

In the

New Project

window, when you click

Create

, the

Template

window will pop up. The zone

templates here are different from those available with other BrightSign units. However, you can still add

and adjust zones by clicking the

Add Zone

button under the

Layout

tab. See

Customizing template

layouts

for details.

•

The TD1012 does not support Audio. You may include videos in your TD1012 presentations, but no Audio

associated with the videos will play.

NOTE

: When creating presentations for your TD1012 unit, you may encounter audio settings. For example, the

Audio Only zone is still available when you click the

Add Zone

button. None of these audio related options apply

to the TD1012.

•

As usual, clicking the

Layout

tab allows you to adjust the position and size of your zones. However, the

horizontal rectangle that represents your display is actually rotated 90 degrees because the TD1012 screen

is a vertical rectangle. When adjusting the zones for your TD1012 presentation, refer to the vertical

rectangle under the Zone section to the left. This will show you how the zones will appear to the viewer

when the presentation is playing

•

The TD1012 only supports wireless network connection.

•

The TD1012 only supports interactivity through network commands. Use the

UDP Input

icon for defining

interactive events with a TD1012 presentation. See

Making a presentation interactive

for details.

The process for Publishing and Customizing TD1012 presentations is no different from other BrightSign units.

See

Publishing Presentations

and

Customizing Presentations

for details.

•

Chapter 4

• • • • • •

BP900 and BP200 Button Boards

Creating BP900 and BP200 Interactive Events

The HD810, HD1010, and HD1010w units support BP900 and BP200 button pads via the USB ports. Up to

3 button pads can be connected to these BrightSign units (one in each USB port).

1Make the presentation interactive.

Create a new presentation or open a previously created presentation with the HD810, HD1010, or HD1010w

model selected. See

Creating a full-screen presentation

Creating a multi-zone presentation

for details.

Click

Interactive

in the upper-right side of the playlist area.

2Define the BP900 or BP200 interactive event.

Choose the proper event icon based on what kind of button pad you are connecting to the BrightSign

(BP900 or BP200), and how many button pads you are connecting.

For the BP900 and BP200, there are a total of 6 event icons.

The letters A, B, and C correspond to each

individual button pad and help you keep track of them. Let’s say you are using all 3 USB ports by

connecting 2 BP900s and 1 BP200. To define interactive events for each, you would use the BP900A icon,

the BP900B icon, and the BP200A icon (not BP200C). Alternatively, if you wanted to connect 3 BP900

button boards, you would use the BP900A, BP900B, and BP900C event icons.

•

If the BP900 or BP200 event icons are not displayed in your toolbar, click the arrow beside the Zoom

control in the upper-right side of the screen to add them to your toolbar. Alternatively, you can click the

events tab in the Media Library section and drag the BP900 or BP200 event icons to the playlist area.

Define the BP900 or BP200 event as you would any other event. See

Making a presentation interactive

for

details.

The

BP900

BP200 Event

window will pop up automatically.

Choose the desired options for your event. The following options are

displayed:

•

Specify Button Number

: Select which button number on your

BP900 or BP200 you want the user to press to transition to the next

state.

•

Press (First Touch)

: Select if you want the transition to occur after

one push of the button.

•

Press Continuous

: Select if you want the user to continually press

the button. Specify a repeat interval in the text field (in

milliseconds).

•

Transition to new state

: Click to specify which media file in your

playlist will be transitioned to when the specified button is pushed.

•

Return to prior state

: Click to revert the presentation to the previous media file when the specified button

is pushed.

Remain on current state

: Click to remain on the current media file when the specified button is pushed.

TIP

This option is useful for creating interactions within the same media file. Let’s say your file is a video. If you

create an event with button 1 and select Remain on current state, you can set a variety of outcomes to occur

when the user presses button 1, such as pausing and resuming the video. These interactions are created by

adding Commands under the Advanced arrow. See Adding commands to your playlists for details.

•

Advanced

:Click the Advanced arrow to reveal the display options. Here, you can set how you view

the interactive events between states in the playlist area. Show line draws a line between the media

files. Show label creates a label either to the Right or Bottom of the media file which indicates

transitions from states. The Advanced arrow also reveals the Commands section. See Adding

commands to your playlists for details.

Click

. Your BP900 or BP200 interactive event is now defined. Repeat steps a - c to define the remaining

button pad events.

•

Chapter 5

• • • • • •

Publishing Presentations

After you create and save a presentation, you’re ready to publish it and play it on your BrightSign. There are four

ways to publish a presentation:

•

Local Storage

•

BrightSign Network

•

Local Networking

•

Simple File Networking

The following sections describe each of these publication methods.

Publishing a presentation using Local Storage

Publishing a presentation using Local Storage enables you to copy your presentation to an SD card or USB Flash

card which you can insert directly into your BrightSign. A BrightSign account is not required. When you want to

change or replace your presentation, you must save a copy of the new presentation on an SD card or USB Flash

card and insert it into your BrightSign.

1Open the presentation project you want to publish:

Double-click the

BrightAuthor

icon on your desktop.

•

On the menu bar, click

File > Open Presentation

NOTE

If you don’t see

Open Presentation

under

File

, make sure you have the Edit, Publish, or Manage tab

selected in the upper-left side of the screen.

Select the presentation you want to open.

Click

Open

2Select the presentation you want to publish:

Click the

Publish

tab on the upper-left side of the screen.

Click

Local Storage

(below the Publish tab).

Under

Presentations

, click

Browse

, select the folder where your presentations are located, and then click

Select the presentation(s) you want to publish from the list of presentations.

•

3Create a schedule for the presentation.

Drag the presentation to a time slot during which you want it to play.

Click and drag the selection handles to adjust playing time within one day.

cDouble-click the highlighted presentation name in the calendar. The

Schedule Presentation window will pop up. Here, you can adjust the

times during which your presentation will play. Rather than repeatedly

dragging the presentation into multiple time slots, simply drag it into one

slot as in step (a), double-click the presentation, and make the necessary

adjustments. The following options are displayed in the window:

•

Presentation

: Specifies which presentation you are scheduling.

•

Active all day, every day

: Click this box if you want your presentation to

play 24 hours a day.

•

Event time

: Change the times during the day when the presentation will

play. Select the desired

Start

and

End

times from the drop-down lists.

•

Recurring Event

: Click this box if you want the presentation to play repeatedly during specified times.

•

Recurrence pattern

: Specify the days when you want the presentation to play. If you click

Daily

, you can

specify Every day, Every weekday, or Every weekend. If you click

Weekly

, a checklist of every day of the

week will appear and you can specify the individual days when you want the presentation to play.

•

Range of recurrence

: Specify the first day you want the presentation to play in the

Start

text field.You can

click the

Calendar

icon beside the text field to navigate to the desired date. Specify the end of the event.

If you do not want the presentation to stop recurring, click

No end date

. If an end date is desired, click

End

. Type an end date in the text field or click the

Calendar

icon beside the text field to navigate to the

desired date.

Click

. The adjustments made will now appear in the calendar.

If prompted, indicate whether you want to replace the existing schedule and click

4Publish the presentation on your SD card:

Insert an SD card into your card reader.

(Optional) Under

Firmware

, select an update option.

•

(Optional) Under

Debugging

, click the appropriate box to enable either

Serial debugging

System log

debugging

Under

Publish to

, click

Browse

, select the drive where your SD card is located, and then click

Click

Publish

When the Publish complete message appears, click

Publishing a presentation using BrightSign Network

Publishing a presentation using BrightSign Network enables you to distribute your presentation to your

BrightSign units via an Internet connection. To publish via BrightSign Network, you must first contact BrightSign

to obtain an account name, a user name, and a password. You must also upload your presentation to the

BrightSign Network server and then add your BrightSign units to your network (see

Adding BrightSign units to

your BrightSign Network

1Open the presentation project you want to publish:

Double-click the

BrightAuthor

icon on your desktop.

On the menu bar, click

File > Open Presentation

Select the presentation you want to open.

•

Click

Open

2Upload your presentation to the BrightSign Network server:

On the menu bar, click

Tools > Sign In to BrightSign Network

If prompted, enter your

Account

User name

, and

Password

, and then click

On the

Edit

tab, click

Upload to network

(in the upper-right corner).

When the upload is complete, click

3Select the group and presentation you want to publish:

Click the

Publish

tab on the upper-left side of the screen.

Click

BrightSign Network

(above the calendar).

•

cUnder Select Group to Schedule, select the group in which you want the presentation to belong.

For

details on setting up groups, see

Creating groups in your BrightSign Network

Under

Presentations

, select the presentation you want to publish.

4Create a schedule for the presentation.

Drag the presentation to a time slot during which you want it to play.

Click and drag the selection handles to adjust playing time within one day.

cDouble-click the highlighted presentation name in the calendar. The

Schedule Presentation window will pop up. Here, you can adjust the

times during which your presentation will play. Rather than repeatedly

dragging the presentation into multiple time slots, simply drag it into one

slot as in step (a), double-click the presentation, and make the necessary

adjustments. The following options will be displayed in the window:

•

Presentation

: Specifies which presentation you are scheduling.

•

Active all day, every day

: Click this box if you want your presentation to

play 24 hours a day.

•

Event time

: Change the times during the day when the presentation will

play. Select the desired

Start

and

End

times from the drop-down lists.

•

Recurring Event

: Click this box if you want the presentation to play repeatedly during specified times.

•

Recurrence pattern

: Specify the days when you want the presentation to play. If you click

Daily

, you can

specify Every day, Every weekday, or Every weekend. If you click

Weekly

, a checklist of every day of the

week will appear and you can specify the individual days when you want the presentation to play.

•

Range of recurrence

: Specify the first day you want the presentation to play in the

Start

text field.You can

click the

Calendar

icon beside the text field to navigate to the desired date. Specify the end of the event.

If you do not want the presentation to stop recurring, click

No end date

. If an end date is desired, click

End

. Type an end date in the text field or click the

Calendar

icon beside the text field to navigate to the

desired date.

Click

. The adjustments made will now appear in the calendar.

If prompted, indicate whether you want to replace the existing schedule and click

5Publish the presentation:

(Optional) Under

Firmware

, select an update option.

•

(Optional) Under

Debugging

, click the appropriate box to enable either

Serial debugging

System log

debugging

Click

Publish Schedule

When the Publish complete message appears, click

Publishing a presentation using a Local Network

Publishing a presentation using a Local Network lets you distribute your presentation to your BrightSign

units without using an Internet connection. This is convenient if you only have a small number of

BrightSign units and are on a local network. With a Local Network, the BrightSign unit does not need to

wait until it polls the web server to receive updates. You can simply select a BrightSign unit on

BrightAuthor and publish a presentation directly to it, sending updates immediately.

1Open the presentation project you want to publish:

Double-click the

BrightAuthor

icon on your desktop.

On the menu bar, click

File > Open Presentation

NOTE

If you don’t see

Open Presentation

under

File

, make sure you have the Edit, Publish, or Manage tab

selected in the upper-left side of the screen.

Select the presentation you want to open.

Click

Open

2Select the presentation you want to publish:

Click the

Publish

tab on the upper-left side of the screen.

Click

Local Network

(below the Publish tab).

Under

Presentations

, click

Browse

, select the folder where your presentations are located, and then click

Select the presentation(s) you want to publish from the list of presentations.