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...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 PN-TPC1's all metal chassis and small form factor make it ideal for reliable 1080P video ... with hardware assisted support for display control and a custom mounting bracket specially designed to attach behind a Sharp PN-E™ series professional monitor. It also has the flexibility to PN-TPC1 The PN-TPC1 is a full-featured High Definition PC based upon NVIDIA® ION™ architecture. Targeted for...
...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 PN-TPC1's all metal chassis and small form factor make it ideal for reliable 1080P video ... with hardware assisted support for display control and a custom mounting bracket specially designed to attach behind a Sharp PN-E™ series professional monitor. It also has the flexibility to PN-TPC1 The PN-TPC1 is a full-featured High Definition PC based upon NVIDIA® ION™ architecture. Targeted for...
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Figure 1 Figure 2 The mounting plate is attached to match the monitor's mounting holes depending on the monitor model. Attach the mounting plate There are 8 holes on Sharp PN-series Displays 1. Before beginning Make sure to the monitor with four included M4 screws. Installation Mounting PN-TPC1 on the mounting plate, but only use 4 holes to PNE421 in...
Figure 1 Figure 2 The mounting plate is attached to match the monitor's mounting holes depending on the monitor model. Attach the mounting plate There are 8 holes on Sharp PN-series Displays 1. Before beginning Make sure to the monitor with four included M4 screws. Installation Mounting PN-TPC1 on the mounting plate, but only use 4 holes to PNE421 in...
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... 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 Monitoring Tool window 109 Acquiring and displaying panel status...
... 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 Monitoring Tool window 109 Acquiring and displaying panel status...
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...with this software. • This manual does not contain basic operating instructions for Windows. 6 E.g. These may change depending on your monitor, screen settings, or the version of the OS you installed it. Names of products and other factors. E.g. 1. Not all of ...these are included with square brackets. From the [Option] menu click [Grid Setting]. C:\Program Files\SHARP\SHARP Digital Signage Software (default) • The screenshots and operational procedures in the following location. Trademarks / How to read this manual Trademarks •...
...with this software. • This manual does not contain basic operating instructions for Windows. 6 E.g. These may change depending on your monitor, screen settings, or the version of the OS you installed it. Names of products and other factors. E.g. 1. Not all of ...these are included with square brackets. From the [Option] menu click [Grid Setting]. C:\Program Files\SHARP\SHARP Digital Signage Software (default) • The screenshots and operational procedures in the following location. Trademarks / How to read this manual Trademarks •...
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..., etc, which are displayed at an enlarged or reduced size. Content should also be displayed. Also referred to a target PC. "Panel" refers to an LCD monitor connected to as a display unit when a single panel is used in this manual. Term Definition Controller PC The PC that displays content according to create...
..., etc, which are displayed at an enlarged or reduced size. Content should also be displayed. Also referred to a target PC. "Panel" refers to an LCD monitor connected to as a display unit when a single panel is used in this manual. Term Definition Controller PC The PC that displays content according to create...
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... minute interval (i.e. Continuous operation of target PC This software is not capable of SHARP Digital 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 multiple frames in a daisy... Control on p.71) PC internal clock This software executes schedules based on the target PC every day. (Refer to individual SHARP LCD monitors (PN series) connected in the same program. You should make the scroll message display area unnecessarily large. · If there are...
... minute interval (i.e. Continuous operation of target PC This software is not capable of SHARP Digital 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 multiple frames in a daisy... Control on p.71) PC internal clock This software executes schedules based on the target PC every day. (Refer to individual SHARP LCD monitors (PN series) connected in the same program. You should make the scroll message display area unnecessarily large. · If there are...
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...Editor Lay out your chosen content and create a program. (p.28) 2 Timetable Editor Assign the hour of SHARP Digital Signage Software SHARP Digital Signage Software is SHARP's original content distribution and display software. Monitor control and break-in editable time schedules similar to distribute reserved content over an LCD... monitor network. Features of SHARP Digital Signage Software / Program distribution workflow Features of the day that your program will be shown. (p.60) 3 ...
...Editor Lay out your chosen content and create a program. (p.28) 2 Timetable Editor Assign the hour of SHARP Digital Signage Software SHARP Digital Signage Software is SHARP's original content distribution and display software. Monitor control and break-in editable time schedules similar to distribute reserved content over an LCD... monitor network. Features of SHARP Digital Signage Software / Program distribution workflow Features of the day that your program will be shown. (p.60) 3 ...
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.... (p.97) You can distribute to a target PC that has Program Viewer installed by using USB memory or other external storage devices. (p.79) Status Monitoring Tool Obtain panel status data and control target PC power. (p.112) Distributed via a network Schedules and programs can be loaded from USB memory or...
.... (p.97) You can distribute to a target PC that has Program Viewer installed by using USB memory or other external storage devices. (p.79) Status Monitoring Tool Obtain panel status data and control target PC power. (p.112) Distributed via a network Schedules and programs can be loaded from USB memory or...
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.... Contact your panel. *3 To perform panel control with the LB-1085, perform a "Test connection" once with resolution of at least 1024 x 768 Monitor (for target PC) *2 PN series LCD monitor LB-1085 *3, LB-46GX35 *4, LB-52GX35 *4 Interfaces • USB port (only required if using USB memory) • L AN port (only ...programs, or have Flash Player, Windows Media Player, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003/2007 installed on the PC on how to start and close down SHARP Digital Signage Software. Be sure to the LAN. To perform panel control, the target PC and the panel must be connected with an RS...
.... Contact your panel. *3 To perform panel control with the LB-1085, perform a "Test connection" once with resolution of at least 1024 x 768 Monitor (for target PC) *2 PN series LCD monitor LB-1085 *3, LB-46GX35 *4, LB-52GX35 *4 Interfaces • USB port (only required if using USB memory) • L AN port (only ...programs, or have Flash Player, Windows Media Player, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003/2007 installed on the PC on how to start and close down SHARP Digital Signage Software. Be sure to the LAN. To perform panel control, the target PC and the panel must be connected with an RS...
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...program is started . Click the [Screen Saver] tab and select "(None)" from the menu that it using Windows XP 1. Right-click on the monitor when a program is started . Under default settings, the "Welcome Center" is displayed when Windows Vista is displayed in Program Viewer. •If using... either of the desktop, and from the "Screen saver" list. 3. Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software Welcome Center settings (Windows Vista only) These settings do not apply to stop the "Welcome Center" from the next time the...
...program is started . Click the [Screen Saver] tab and select "(None)" from the menu that it using Windows XP 1. Right-click on the monitor when a program is started . Under default settings, the "Welcome Center" is displayed when Windows Vista is displayed in Program Viewer. •If using... either of the desktop, and from the "Screen saver" list. 3. Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software Welcome Center settings (Windows Vista only) These settings do not apply to stop the "Welcome Center" from the next time the...
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From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [Performance and Maintenance], and then [Power Options]. Click [OK]. 17 Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software • If using Windows XP 1. Power control Adjust settings so that appears, click [Personalize] and then [Screen Saver].... Saver Settings] dialog box will appear. 2. Click [OK]. The [Power Options Properties] dialog box will appear. 2. Select "(None)" from the "Turn off monitor", "Turn off hard disks", and "System standby" pull-down menus on an empty area of the desktop and from the menu that the panel or...
From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [Control Panel], [Performance and Maintenance], and then [Power Options]. Click [OK]. 17 Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software • If using Windows XP 1. Power control Adjust settings so that appears, click [Personalize] and then [Screen Saver].... Saver Settings] dialog box will appear. 2. Click [OK]. The [Power Options Properties] dialog box will appear. 2. Select "(None)" from the "Turn off monitor", "Turn off hard disks", and "System standby" pull-down menus on an empty area of the desktop and from the menu that the panel or...
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... this software to use the following procedure to change the FTP settings for the controller PC (Fp.80), and the FTP settings for Status Monitoring Tool (Windows Vista/7 Only) If using Windows Vista/7, use when the distribution port is assigned to a personal firewall. On the left of... If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] (for Windows Vista) or [Yes] (for Windows 7), and then [Administrative Tools]. 2. Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software Personal firewall settings If you plan to distribute content over a network, you must also change these settings. 1.
... this software to use the following procedure to change the FTP settings for the controller PC (Fp.80), and the FTP settings for Status Monitoring Tool (Windows Vista/7 Only) If using Windows Vista/7, use when the distribution port is assigned to a personal firewall. On the left of... If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] (for Windows Vista) or [Yes] (for Windows 7), and then [Administrative Tools]. 2. Installing SHARP Digital Signage Software Personal firewall settings If you plan to distribute content over a network, you must also change these settings. 1.
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... you to select it . 2) Set "X ", "Y ", "Width", and "Height" coordinates for the PIP frame. Locations where items can be able to adjust the size of LCD monitor used. 32 Eight resize handles will still be positioned depend on a frame or a scroll message to resize a frame while keeping the same aspect ratio. ·...
... you to select it . 2) Set "X ", "Y ", "Width", and "Height" coordinates for the PIP frame. Locations where items can be able to adjust the size of LCD monitor used. 32 Eight resize handles will still be positioned depend on a frame or a scroll message to resize a frame while keeping the same aspect ratio. ·...
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Select the "Monitor Model Name". 3. If using a PN-655 monitor * Items displayed vary according to step 2 of "Save program as". 2. When you want to create a thumbnail, click [No]. Set values for creating a thumbnail will appear.... a thumbnail, click [Yes]. You can be displayed. For the remaining steps, please refer to the "Monitor Model Name". 1) Select "Size". When you want to "Landscape". * T he video signal may cause misalignment with the SHARP LCD monitor (PN series). 1. For more details about the program thumbnail, refer to save by clicking . The previous thumbnail...
Select the "Monitor Model Name". 3. If using a PN-655 monitor * Items displayed vary according to step 2 of "Save program as". 2. When you want to create a thumbnail, click [No]. Set values for creating a thumbnail will appear.... a thumbnail, click [Yes]. You can be displayed. For the remaining steps, please refer to the "Monitor Model Name". 1) Select "Size". When you want to "Landscape". * T he video signal may cause misalignment with the SHARP LCD monitor (PN series). 1. For more details about the program thumbnail, refer to save by clicking . The previous thumbnail...
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... at screen size by pressing [F5]. • If you will appear. 2. Two previews with the same data will be displayed by clicking . A preview of the monitor, the preview cannot be displayed. 2. You can also be reflected in an existing file and saving the file under a new name is larger than the...
... at screen size by pressing [F5]. • If you will appear. 2. Two previews with the same data will be displayed by clicking . A preview of the monitor, the preview cannot be displayed. 2. You can also be reflected in an existing file and saving the file under a new name is larger than the...
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.... • Display this program preview over the edges of multiple monitors: Displays the program preview over the edges between panels when using multiple monitors * Think of the edges as rough estimates. • "Model name" : S elect the monitor model name. • "Composition" : S elect the multi-monitor setup. ●Deleting a program Delete unnecessary programs. 1. There are...
.... • Display this program preview over the edges of multiple monitors: Displays the program preview over the edges between panels when using multiple monitors * Think of the edges as rough estimates. • "Model name" : S elect the monitor model name. • "Composition" : S elect the multi-monitor setup. ●Deleting a program Delete unnecessary programs. 1. There are...
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... are as follows: Command Turn On Display *1 Turn Off Display Switch Input Source (Input "No.") TV *2 Description Turns the panel (monitor) power ON. The channel that was selected by the TV immediately before switching is displayed. *1 It cannot be used with the LB-... source. Switch the input source of panel control commands will be used with the SHARP LCD monitor (PN series) and the LB-1085. • The commands supported by the panel (monitor) can be checked with "Table of supporting panel controls." • To display "Table of supporting panel controls," click the button ( ) ...
... are as follows: Command Turn On Display *1 Turn Off Display Switch Input Source (Input "No.") TV *2 Description Turns the panel (monitor) power ON. The channel that was selected by the TV immediately before switching is displayed. *1 It cannot be used with the LB-... source. Switch the input source of panel control commands will be used with the SHARP LCD monitor (PN series) and the LB-1085. • The commands supported by the panel (monitor) can be checked with "Table of supporting panel controls." • To display "Table of supporting panel controls," click the button ( ) ...
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...preview, click the preview window and press [Esc] to stop the display, and then delete the schedule information from the Client Scheduler of the PC monitor, the preview will appear. Click [OK]. 67 From the [File] menu, click [Delete Timetable]. From the [File] menu, click [Properties ...of Timetable] dialog box will not be able to display the timetable in the SHARP Digital Signage Software standalone version (PN-SS01). 1. The "Color" is larger than the display resolution of the task tray. (Fp.99) • If the program ...
...preview, click the preview window and press [Esc] to stop the display, and then delete the schedule information from the Client Scheduler of the PC monitor, the preview will appear. Click [OK]. 67 From the [File] menu, click [Delete Timetable]. From the [File] menu, click [Properties ...of Timetable] dialog box will not be able to display the timetable in the SHARP Digital Signage Software standalone version (PN-SS01). 1. The "Color" is larger than the display resolution of the task tray. (Fp.99) • If the program ...
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... Windows 7 1. Right-click on the Viewer Versions. The [Windows Task Manager] dialog will appear. 2. Click the [Processes] tab and confirm that the status of "SHARP LCD Monitor FTP Server" under "Services" is "Started". To check if the FTP Server service is started click "Start the Service". • If using the Network Version...
... Windows 7 1. Right-click on the Viewer Versions. The [Windows Task Manager] dialog will appear. 2. Click the [Processes] tab and confirm that the status of "SHARP LCD Monitor FTP Server" under "Services" is "Started". To check if the FTP Server service is started click "Start the Service". • If using the Network Version...
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...) in the Task Tray. ●Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool menu From the menu that appears when the icon in the Task Tray is available with the Viewer Versions. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [All Programs], [SHARP Digital Signage Software], [Tools] and then [Key...-Mouse Watcher]. Set the key assignment and action by clicking [Configuration]. 106 Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool Window ●Launching the Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool window 1. Configuration Set the operation mode of ...
...) in the Task Tray. ●Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool menu From the menu that appears when the icon in the Task Tray is available with the Viewer Versions. From the Windows Taskbar, click [Start], [All Programs], [SHARP Digital Signage Software], [Tools] and then [Key...-Mouse Watcher]. Set the key assignment and action by clicking [Configuration]. 106 Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool Window ●Launching the Key/Mouse Monitoring Tool window 1. Configuration Set the operation mode of ...