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... most third party software and custom applications. It also has the flexibility to attach behind a Sharp PN-E™ series professional monitor. The PN-TPC1 supports true 1080P video with display integration in mind and features a full complement of the Sharp® SDSS™ digital signage software pre-loaded on the hard disk. The unit...
... most third party software and custom applications. It also has the flexibility to attach behind a Sharp PN-E™ series professional monitor. The PN-TPC1 supports true 1080P video with display integration in mind and features a full complement of the Sharp® SDSS™ digital signage software pre-loaded on the hard disk. The unit...
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CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER - The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by the party responsible for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with Class B requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND...
CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE RECEIVER - The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by the party responsible for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with Class B requirements, or using an unshielded peripheral data cable, could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND...
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...; Operating systems: o Supports Windows® XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista® 32bit/64bit o Supports Linux® o Windows XP Pro SP3 installed Software Installed: o Sharp Digital Signage Software (SDSS) - 60 day evaluation o Microsoft Internet Explorer o Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer o Windows Media Player o QuickTime Player o Adobe Flash Player Plug-in System...
...; Operating systems: o Supports Windows® XP 32bit/64bit and Windows Vista® 32bit/64bit o Supports Linux® o Windows XP Pro SP3 installed Software Installed: o Sharp Digital Signage Software (SDSS) - 60 day evaluation o Microsoft Internet Explorer o Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer o Windows Media Player o QuickTime Player o Adobe Flash Player Plug-in System...
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Specifications Specifications (con't) Green Function o Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) o RTC timer to power-on the system o AC power failure recovery Onboard Graphics support o Integrated 300MHz DAC for external HDCP key crypto ROM Dual Head Display Controller o Full NVIDIA nView™ multi-display technology capability with resolutions up to 40° C o Operating Humidity: 80% maximum relative humidity, noncondensing Power o Input Voltage: 19V 4.7A o Power Dissipation: 30 Watts o Integrated GeForce® 9400m GPU, ...
Specifications Specifications (con't) Green Function o Supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) o RTC timer to power-on the system o AC power failure recovery Onboard Graphics support o Integrated 300MHz DAC for external HDCP key crypto ROM Dual Head Display Controller o Full NVIDIA nView™ multi-display technology capability with resolutions up to 40° C o Operating Humidity: 80% maximum relative humidity, noncondensing Power o Input Voltage: 19V 4.7A o Power Dissipation: 30 Watts o Integrated GeForce® 9400m GPU, ...
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... the monitor with four included M4 screws. Before beginning Make sure to match the monitor's mounting holes depending on the monitor model. Items needed Sharp PN series Professional Monitor PN-TPC1 Mounting Plate AC Power Adapter 4 x M4 (0.7x10mm) screws 2 x M3 (0.5x5 mm) Philips Screw Driver 3. Attach the mounting plate There are 8 holes on...
... the monitor with four included M4 screws. Before beginning Make sure to match the monitor's mounting holes depending on the monitor model. Items needed Sharp PN series Professional Monitor PN-TPC1 Mounting Plate AC Power Adapter 4 x M4 (0.7x10mm) screws 2 x M3 (0.5x5 mm) Philips Screw Driver 3. Attach the mounting plate There are 8 holes on...
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... and the DC power cord to catch the PNTPC1 in place as in Figure 3. Install the PN-TPC1 If you slide the PN-TPC1 into the mounting plate, insert the two fingers into the mounting plate as in Figure 6,...it into these slits as in Figure 4, there are two fingers on top of the mounting plate to the PN-TPC1 faces outside. 5. Installation 4. Finish Plug in the DC power cord into the holder on the bottom of...as shown in Figure 7. There are two small slits near the edges on the PN-TPC1 and two small fingers on the mounting plate. Put the AC power adapter Place the AC power ...
... and the DC power cord to catch the PNTPC1 in place as in Figure 3. Install the PN-TPC1 If you slide the PN-TPC1 into the mounting plate, insert the two fingers into the mounting plate as in Figure 6,...it into these slits as in Figure 4, there are two fingers on top of the mounting plate to the PN-TPC1 faces outside. 5. Installation 4. Finish Plug in the DC power cord into the holder on the bottom of...as shown in Figure 7. There are two small slits near the edges on the PN-TPC1 and two small fingers on the mounting plate. Put the AC power adapter Place the AC power ...
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HDMI® Port 4. eSATA Connector 7. Audio Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channe Blue Line-In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center/Subwoofer 8. VGA Port S/PDIF Out (Coaxial / Optical) 5. USB Connectors 3. LAN Connector (with LED status indicator) Yellow/Light Up/Blink = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity Yellow and Orange/Light Up/Blink = 100 Mbps/link/Activity Yellow and Orange/Light Up/Blink = 1000 Mbps/link/Activity 9. PS/2 keyboard connector 2. Installation Rear Connector Layout 1. DVI Connector ...
HDMI® Port 4. eSATA Connector 7. Audio Port 2-Channel 4-Channel 6-Channe Blue Line-In Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Out Green Line-Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Center/Subwoofer 8. VGA Port S/PDIF Out (Coaxial / Optical) 5. USB Connectors 3. LAN Connector (with LED status indicator) Yellow/Light Up/Blink = 10 Mbps/Link/Activity Yellow and Orange/Light Up/Blink = 100 Mbps/link/Activity Yellow and Orange/Light Up/Blink = 1000 Mbps/link/Activity 9. PS/2 keyboard connector 2. Installation Rear Connector Layout 1. DVI Connector ...
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...the WiFi connector and turn off the PNTPC1. Power Button This button will turn clockwise. If the PN-TPC1 doesn't power up after the AC is powered on. In this button to the WiFi ... 1.5A Output: 19V DC 4.74A Plug the 19V AC/DC adapter (as in the figure 1 above) to the PN-TPC1's power input jack (as in the previous page) Install the enclosed antenna to the figure in the figure 2). 11...not shutting down the PNTPC1, then press this button for more than 4 seconds will stay lit if the PN-TPC1 is connected, then press this case, run Disk Cleanup in the previous page) Use only the AC power...
...the WiFi connector and turn off the PNTPC1. Power Button This button will turn clockwise. If the PN-TPC1 doesn't power up after the AC is powered on. In this button to the WiFi ... 1.5A Output: 19V DC 4.74A Plug the 19V AC/DC adapter (as in the figure 1 above) to the PN-TPC1's power input jack (as in the previous page) Install the enclosed antenna to the figure in the figure 2). 11...not shutting down the PNTPC1, then press this button for more than 4 seconds will stay lit if the PN-TPC1 is connected, then press this case, run Disk Cleanup in the previous page) Use only the AC power...
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... Media Player 11 Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer 2007 Adobe Flash Player 10 Apple Quicktime 7 Media Player Codec Pack v.3.9.5 6. If the unit is in warranty, please contact Sharp Customer Service. 2. Install Chipset, HD audio, HDMI audio, and WiFi drivers. 5. Items needed Recovery DVD (comes with the unit) USB DVD Drive 3. Install 3rd Party...
... Media Player 11 Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer 2007 Adobe Flash Player 10 Apple Quicktime 7 Media Player Codec Pack v.3.9.5 6. If the unit is in warranty, please contact Sharp Customer Service. 2. Install Chipset, HD audio, HDMI audio, and WiFi drivers. 5. Items needed Recovery DVD (comes with the unit) USB DVD Drive 3. Install 3rd Party...
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...be sure it is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and/or other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sharp Corporation and/or its affiliated entities. Windows and Windows Vista are subject to change without notice and other countries. Product specifications and design... location of purchase available when requesting warranty service. All other countries. TO OBTAIN PRODUCT INFORMATION OR ACCESSORIES, CALL 1-888-GO-SHARP OR VISIT www.SharpUSA.com Trademarks Sharp, SDSS, PN-E and related trademarks are the property of NVIDIA Corporation.
...be sure it is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and/or other trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sharp Corporation and/or its affiliated entities. Windows and Windows Vista are subject to change without notice and other countries. Product specifications and design... location of purchase available when requesting warranty service. All other countries. TO OBTAIN PRODUCT INFORMATION OR ACCESSORIES, CALL 1-888-GO-SHARP OR VISIT www.SharpUSA.com Trademarks Sharp, SDSS, PN-E and related trademarks are the property of NVIDIA Corporation.
Sharp Digital Signage Software (SDSS) Operation Manual
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......5 Trademarks...6 How to read this manual...6 ●Icons...6 ●Notation...6 Definitions...7 System operation precautions...7 Features of SHARP Digital Signage Software 9 Program distribution workflow...9 Installing/Launching Required operating environment...11 Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software 12 ●Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software 12 ●Setting the environment of the target PC 15 ●Uninstalling...
......5 Trademarks...6 How to read this manual...6 ●Icons...6 ●Notation...6 Definitions...7 System operation precautions...7 Features of SHARP Digital Signage Software 9 Program distribution workflow...9 Installing/Launching Required operating environment...11 Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software 12 ●Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software 12 ●Setting the environment of the target PC 15 ●Uninstalling...
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Contents Creating a timetable...62 ●Registering a program in the timetable 62 ●Registering panel control in a timetable 63 ●Adjusting a timetable...65 ●Saving a timetable...66 ●Opening a timetable...66 ●Checking a timetable...67 ●Deleting a timetable...67 ●Changing timetable name and timetable color 67 ●Importing/exporting a timetable...68 Creating/Editing Schedules The main Schedule Editor window 70 ●Launching Schedule Editor...70 ●The main Schedule Editor window...70 Creating a schedule...72 ●Registering a timetable ...
Contents Creating a timetable...62 ●Registering a program in the timetable 62 ●Registering panel control in a timetable 63 ●Adjusting a timetable...65 ●Saving a timetable...66 ●Opening a timetable...66 ●Checking a timetable...67 ●Deleting a timetable...67 ●Changing timetable name and timetable color 67 ●Importing/exporting a timetable...68 Creating/Editing Schedules The main Schedule Editor window 70 ●Launching Schedule Editor...70 ●The main Schedule Editor window...70 Creating a schedule...72 ●Registering a timetable ...
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Contents Schedule Reception/Program Display FTP Server...98 ●Launching the FTP Server...98 Client Scheduler...99 ●Launching Client Scheduler...99 ●Client Scheduler menu...99 Distributing content directly by using USB memory or another external storage device...... 104 Program Viewer...105 Key/Mouse Monitoring Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool Window 106 ●Launching the Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool window 106 ●Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool menu...106 Monitoring status The main Status Monitoring Tool window 109 ●Launching Status Monitoring Tool...109 ●The main Status...
Contents Schedule Reception/Program Display FTP Server...98 ●Launching the FTP Server...98 Client Scheduler...99 ●Launching Client Scheduler...99 ●Client Scheduler menu...99 Distributing content directly by using USB memory or another external storage device...... 104 Program Viewer...105 Key/Mouse Monitoring Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool Window 106 ●Launching the Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool window 106 ●Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool menu...106 Monitoring status The main Status Monitoring Tool window 109 ●Launching Status Monitoring Tool...109 ●The main Status...
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... terms of usage restrictions and functionality, this fact is not permitted. • As a part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to the copyright holder or other people without permission constitutes a violation of this manual and/or this product, the ...above uses that SHARP CORPORATION bears no responsibility for purchasing SHARP Digital Signage Software. There may lead to make design and specification changes for individual or home use ...
... terms of usage restrictions and functionality, this fact is not permitted. • As a part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to the copyright holder or other people without permission constitutes a violation of this manual and/or this product, the ...above uses that SHARP CORPORATION bears no responsibility for purchasing SHARP Digital Signage Software. There may lead to make design and specification changes for individual or home use ...
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...Size" option button, etc. • This manual assumes that contain related information. ●Notation • Keyboard keys are only examples. C:\Program Files\SHARP\SHARP Digital Signage Software (default) • The screenshots and operational procedures in this manual are indicated with square brackets. F indicates pages that this product ... How to the folder where you are only examples. E.g. Trademarks / How to read this manual This manual describes SHARP Digital Signage Software Version 3.0. ●Icons indicates reference information, related details, and restrictions.
...Size" option button, etc. • This manual assumes that contain related information. ●Notation • Keyboard keys are only examples. C:\Program Files\SHARP\SHARP Digital Signage Software (default) • The screenshots and operational procedures in this manual are indicated with square brackets. F indicates pages that this product ... How to the folder where you are only examples. E.g. Trademarks / How to read this manual This manual describes SHARP Digital Signage Software Version 3.0. ●Icons indicates reference information, related details, and restrictions.
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Target PC Also referred to as possible. These are displayed at an enlarged or reduced size. Up to two scroll messages can be displayed on the panel. Timetable Timetables contain information regarding the order and duration of play for the image files, etc, which are played on the panel. Keep the size of the content display area (frame size) as small as a "Panel PC" or a "Client PC". Also referred to as movies, still images, and audio files that are required when displaying HTML files, etc. Frame Refers to a sub-screen that makes frequent use of image transparency ...
Target PC Also referred to as possible. These are displayed at an enlarged or reduced size. Up to two scroll messages can be displayed on the panel. Timetable Timetables contain information regarding the order and duration of play for the image files, etc, which are played on the panel. Keep the size of the content display area (frame size) as small as a "Panel PC" or a "Client PC". Also referred to as movies, still images, and audio files that are required when displaying HTML files, etc. Frame Refers to a sub-screen that makes frequent use of image transparency ...
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... Signage Software can send different panel control commands (monitor power supply ON/OFF and panel input commands) to SHARP LCD Monitors (PN Series) connected in a daisy chain. (Refer to individual SHARP LCD monitors (PN series) connected in ppt format. Be sure to turn the power off on itself. Still images The Network Version of...
... Signage Software can send different panel control commands (monitor power supply ON/OFF and panel input commands) to SHARP LCD Monitors (PN Series) connected in a daisy chain. (Refer to individual SHARP LCD monitors (PN series) connected in ppt format. Be sure to turn the power off on itself. Still images The Network Version of...