Document Outline

• Copyright
• Introduction
  • What is BrightSign?
  • Sample BrightSign setups
    • Video or slide show loop
    • Interactive presentation
    • Examples
• Getting Started
  • Step 1: Get the hardware you need
  • Step 2: Get the latest BrightSign software
  • Step 3: Try the demo
  • Step 4: Get the results you want
• Playing Media with BrightSign
  • Ways to play media
  • Auto-playing a video upon power-up
  • Auto-playing a playlist upon power-up
  • Auto-playing an interactive playlist upon power-up
  • Auto-playing a script upon power-up
  • Auto-playing content at a scheduled time (HD2000 only)
• Working with Playlists
  • What is a playlist?
  • Creating a playlist
  • Playlist commands
    • BMP, MP3, MPG, VOB, PNG (HD2000 only), JPG (HD2000 only)
    • debug
    • rem <comment>
    • print <line to print to console>
    • audiomode # (default is 1)
    • audiooutput # (default is 0)
    • audiochan # (default is 2)
    • volume # (default is 100)
    • videomode <mode> (HD600 default is 1024x768x60p; HD2000 default is 1280x720x60p)
    • Viewmode <setting> (default is 0)
    • imagemode # (default is 0)
    • slideinterval # (default is 3)
    • transition # (default is 0)
    • lighton # or lightoff #
    • waitbuttonany
    • pause #
    • stop
  • Creating interactive presentations
    • Using Excel to create interactive presentations
    • Keywords
      • VIDEOMODE – HD600
      • VIDEOMODE – HD2000
      • IMAGEMODE
      • VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOMODE <audio mode> (HD2000 only)
      • VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOOUTPUT <audio output> (HD2000 only)
      • VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOSTEREOMAPPING <stereo mapping> (HD2000 only)
      • VIDEOPLAYERAUDIOVOLUME <volume> (HD2000 only)
      • AUDIOPLAYERAUDIOOUTPUT <audio output> (HD2000 only)
      • AUDIOPLAYERAUDIOSTEREOMAPPING <stereo mapping> (HD2000 only)
      • AUDIOPLAYERAUDIOVOLUME <volume> (HD2000 only)
      • FLIPELO
      • REGISTRYSECTION <registry section name> (HD2000 only)
      • DELETEREGISTRYSECTION <registry section name> (HD2000 only)
      • DELETEREGISTRYKEY <registry key> (HD2000 only)
    • EVENTS
      • elo
      • eloc
      • button
      • timeout
      • mstimeout (HD2000 only)
      • videoend
      • audioend
    • STATE
    • Controlling GPIO outputs from an interactive playlist (HD2000 only)
      • Examples
    • Preloading images
    • Simultaneous states within a single interactive playlist (HD2000 only)
  • Interactive playlist examples
    • Using rollover regions
    • Using rollover events
      • Relor
      • Reloc
  • Scheduling playback (HD2000 only)
• Working with Zones
  • What are zones?
  • Can I customize the zones?
  • Using zones with playlists
    • Other keywords for zones
  • Comix Tour example
    • Global settings
    • Zone 1 – video or images
    • Zone 2 - images
    • Zone 3 - images
    • Zone 4 - text
• Working with Scripts
  • What are scripts?
  • Sample script
  • Roku Objects
  • Using the GPIO control port
• Getting Help
  • Learning more and support
  • Troubleshooting
    • Autoplay and general troubleshooting
      • AUTOPLAY.MPG does not play automatically
      • Autoplay.bmp does not play automatically
    • General playback problems
      • Video output includes artifacts, or video quality is poor
      • Video output is red
      • No audio during playback
      • Playlists do not play properly
    • Interactive playlists
    • BrightSign and accessories
      • BrightSign isn’t booting up properly / random lights lit
      • BrightSign software update fails
      • CF/SD card works for playback, but can’t update BrightSign
      • CF/SD card is not recognized by BrightSign
      • Video selector switch does not work
      • USB mouse is not responding
      • USB keyboard is not responding
      • Elo touch screen coordinates aren’t working properly
• Advanced Topics
  • Selecting Compact Flash cards
    • Avoiding CF/SD card corruption due to read fatigue
    • Speed
    • BrightSign compatibility
  • Other ways to update your BrightSign software
  • Generating HD content for BrightSign HD2000 using Final Cut Pro
    • From within Final Cut Pro:
    • In Compressor:
    • From the Finder:
  • BrightSign shell
    • Accessing the BrightSign shell
    • Shell commands
      • Example shell commands: playing files and changing settings
    • Referencing CF/SD cards (HD2000 only)
    • Testing CF cards
    • Testing scripts, playlists, and interactive playlists
      • Manually starting a script
      • Testing playlists
      • Testing autorun and interactive playlist files
      • Testing custom scripts
      • To begin testing your custom script:
      • Multi-run script limitations
    • Linux shell (HD2000 only)
    • Updating BrightSign software from the BrightSign Shell
  • Using the registry (HD2000 only)
    • Writing to the registry from an interactive playlist (HD2000 only)
    • Displaying registry contents from an interactive playlist (HD2000 only)
    • Copying registry contents from an interactive playlist (HD2000 only)
  • Setting the date/time on BrightSign (HD2000 only)
  • Using a custom boot script and logo
    • Using your own boot logo
    • Using your own boot script (HD600 only)
  • Widescreen vs. 4x3 discussion
    • Displaying videos
    • Displaying images
  • Connecting Brightsign to your network
    • Configuring BrightSign using DHCP
    • Using a manual IP configuration
    • Proxy servers
    • Networking software options
    • Using the NetworkTimer keyword
• Product Specifications
  • BrightSign features
  • Supported media types
  • Supported input devices
    • USB mice
      • Type
      • Connection
      • Brand
      • Model
      • Name
      • Comments