Quick Start Guide

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What is BrightSign?
A BrightSign player is a standalone digital sign and kiosk controller. Because BrightSign players are non-PC devices with
no moving parts, they are durable, reliable, and energy-efficient. They are designed specifically for digital signs, making
them an ideal solution for information kiosks, retail displays, video walls, museum exhibits, and more.
Benefits
• Everything included: the hardware, the software, and the networking
• Astonishing full-HD quality
• Reliable solid-state platform designed specifically for digital signage
• Support for interactive displays with buttons, touch screens, and more
• Multi-zone screen layouts and synchronization of multiple displays
• Versatile networking options allowing remote control of presentations
Capabilities
You can use a BrightSign player to do any combination of the following:
• Play content from a Secure Digital card (SD, SDHC, SDXC) or USB Flash drive.
Note: You must format your SD storage using FAT32
• Display content on a high-definition monitor or TV.
for the player to receive network updates and generate logs.
You should only format the storage using NTFS if you need to play media files that are 4GB or larger in size.
• Play looping video, images, and music in HD.
• Divide the display into separate content windows called zones to play back video and images simultaneously.
• Display HTML5 content (available on the XD230, XD1030, and XD1230 only).
• Play live HD video, including HDCP-secured content, using an ATSC/ClearQAM tuner (available on the XD1230
only).