NMP-530 Network Media Player (NMP)
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Contents INTRODUCTION E N G L I S H Packaged Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PC Requirements (for basic server) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Two Modes of Operation . . . . .
ACTIONS Video UDP Multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Video RTP Multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Video HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 E N G L I S H Video File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Playing content from local storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Video IPTV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Playlist . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Thank you for buying the ViewSonic® Network Media Player. This section introduces you to the NMP-530.
REQUIREMENTS The NMP-530 requires the following: E N G L I S H SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS System requirements include a display, a network environment, and a PC with network capability.
TWO MODES OF OPERATION STANDALONE Standalone setup allows the NMP-530 to act as an independent network device to display content on a Plasma Display Panel (PDP) or a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) for digital signage or narrowcasting applications. Content can come from either the remote server or local storage on the NMP-530. HDMI Ethernet cable NMP-530 Display – PDP or LCD Server AC power adapter TAS MANAGED You can purchase TAS separately through Tivella (www.tivella.com or a Tivella dealer/reseller).
FRONT VIEW E N G L I S H LED: Power Green LED: Activity BACK VIEW VIDEO AUDIO POWER-5V DC Ethernet 10/100 USB Reset HDMI* S-VIDEO/YPbPr CVBS RS232 AUDIO LEFT AUDIO RIGHT *If your monitor has a DVI input, use an HDMI-to-DVI cable.
SETUP For the initial setup, you need the following: • A Router with DHCP services • A TV or Display with Composite or S-Video input for initial setup. During the setup, you can change the NMP-530 output to the final display being used. • A PC with Internet Browser 1. CONNECT TO A DISPLAY Connect the S-Video or Composite output of the NMP-530 to the corresponding input on your TV or other display.
2. CONNECT TO A ROUTER Connect the supplied RJ-45 ethernet cable from the NMP-530 to a router with DHCP services. Refer to your router’s user guide or contact your network administrator for assistance.
3. TURN POWER ON Connect the supplied DC Plug on the AC Power Adapter into the NMP-530. Turn the TV or the Display power on making sure that the Input is on the proper setting. Plug the AC Adapter to a wall outlet.
4. IP ADDRESS Wait a few seconds and the IP Address of the NMP-530 appears on the screen. Make a note of the IP information as this will be used to login to the NMP-530. E N G L I S H 5. LOGIN Open an Internet Browser, i.e., Internet Explorer on a PC in the same network. In the URL address field, type the IP address of the NMP-530 noted in the previous step > press Enter. The Login screen appears. Type the defaults Login: admin and Password: admin.
6. START URL Under Management click Startup. The screen shown below appears. In the Video field, enter a valid URL. Or, in the Browser field, enter a valid web page.
7. SET VIDEO OUTPUT OF NMP-530 By default, the video output is set to S-Video. But, you can choose any one of the following connections if you prefer, depending on the type of display input you want to use. E N G L I S H HDMI: Connect a HDMI cable from the back of the NMP-530 to the HDMI interface on the back of the display. S-Video: Default. Connect an S-Video cable from the S-Video interface on the back of the NMP-530 to the S-Video interface on the back of the display.
8. PUT BATTERIES IN REMOTE CONTROL Remove the back cover from the remote control as shown below. Put two AA batteries in the battery compartment. Be sure to match the positive end of the battery with the positive end in the compartment. Put the cover back on the remote control.
MANAGEMENT STARTUP URLS/NETWORK CONFIGURATION E N G L I S H The Network Configuration screen allows you to select the video that appears on-screen when you boot up the NMP-530. To go to the Network Configuration screen after logging into the NMP-530, under Management click Startup. The Startup URLs screen and the Network Configuration screen appears as shown below.
3. In the DHCP field of the Network Configuration screen, tap the down arrow for the pulldown menu and select Enabled to dynamically get network parameters. Make sure there are values in the IP address, Mask, Gateway, and DNS fields although DHCP assigns values to these fields automatically. If you select Disabled, type valid network parameters in these fields. E N G L I S H 4.
3. In the Browser Proxy field, select Enabled or Disabled from the pull-down menu. 4. In the Browser Proxy IP field, type an IP address if the Browser Proxy was Enabled. 5. In the Browser Proxy PORT field, type the port if the Browser Proxy was Enabled. E N G L I S H 6. In the Default transparency between OSD and video layer field, type a number that is between 0 to 255: (128 is average where video and graphics blend together). Also, see examples in the Transparency section of this guide.
VIDEO/AUDIO CONFIGURATION This screen is used to adjust the display and audio parameters. Under Management click Video/ Audio. The screen shown below appears. E N G L I S H 1. In the TV Mode field, click the down arrow for the pull-down menu and select one of the options. 2. Move the Brightness slider: values range between -128 and 127 3. Move the Contrast slider: values range between 0 and 255 4. Move the Saturation slider: values range between 0 and 255 5.
TAS CONFIGURATION This screen works in conjunction with TAS. (TAS software can be purchased through Tivella at www.tivella.com or through an authorized Tivella dealer/reseller.) Under Management click TAS. The screen shown below appears. E N G L I S H 1. In the Timeout (sec) field, type the number of seconds for the NMP-530s to access TAS. 2. In the IP Address field is a valid DNS name automatically generated by TAS when connected to a network: when used as a standalone, the field is blank. 3.
FTP SERVER Uploading content to local storage using FTP: 1. To enable FTP Server under Management click System Services. The System Services Configuration screen appears as shown on the next page. In the FTP Server field, select YES > click Apply. To save your settings on the NMP-530, under Administration click Save Configuration > Reboot. 2. The FTP server user name and password default Username and Password is admin/ admin. For security reasons, it is recommended that the default be changed.
SYSTEM SERVICES CONFIGURATION Configure System Services in the MIB (Management Information Base) to manage the following groups: Network, Browser, Video/Audio, TAS, and System Services. Under Management click System Services. The screen shown below appears. E N G L I S H 1. In the (port 6666) field, select Yes to access the NMP-530 using a Telnet client on port 6666. If you do not want this, select No. 2.
ACTIONS This section mainly concerns video related activities. Video can be streamed and organized in Playlists. When you initiate a stream, you can see the video on your display. You can also change the Transparency of the screen or go to a specific URL on the fly. VIDEO UDP MULTICAST This screen allows you to play streams using the assorted protocols. Under Actions click Video UDP multicast. The screen shown below appears. 1.
VIDEO RTP MULTICAST This screen allows you to play streams using the assorted protocols. Under Actions click Video RTP multicast. The screen shown below appears. E N G L I S H 1. In the IP address field, type the IP Address transmitting RTP based multicast stream (for example, 239.1.1.7) 2. In the Port field, type the Port number used to receive the multicast. 3. To tell the system to listen to the UDP multicast stream from the IP on the Port that you entered, click Start.
VIDEO HTTP Video HTTP is used to play MPEG files residing on a web/HTTP server. The video is played once and is not looped. Under Actions click Video HTTP. The screen shown below appears. E N G L I S H 1. In the URL field, type the URL that corresponds to the HTTP stream that you want to appear on the display (for example: http:192.168.12.x/movie.mpg, or, http:///file.mpg). 2. To tell the system to listen to the HTTP stream from the entered URL, click Start.
VIDEO FILE The Video File screen allows you to play video files stored in the internal Hard Drive. Under Actions click Video File. The screen shown below appears. The video is played once and not looped. E N G L I S H Press Stop to end the video (not Pause) Press Start to start the video from the beginning 1. In the Video File field, type the location of the video content in the storage: for example, /tmp/ ftproot/hd1/sample_video.mpg > click Start. 2.
VIDEO IPTV The Video IPTV screen allows you to play Split Stream files where the video and audio information being streamed is in two different addresses. This is similar to RTP multicast except the values for video and audio are entered separately. To get to the Video IPTV screen, under Actions click Video IPTV. The screen shown below appears. 1. Under Video, enter the IP Address and Port of the Video stream 2. Under Audio, enter the IP Address and Port of the Audio stream 3.
PLAYLIST Playlist is useful for playing multiple MPEG videos in succession and/or looping MPEG videos. To stream existing video Playlists on an HTTP server, under Actions click Playlist. The screen shown below appears. E N G L I S H TO CREATE A PLAYLIST A Playlist is a text file that can be created in any text editor with an extension of .txt. A Playlist is necessary when you want the NMP-530 to play specific content, in a specific order, usually looped. A Playlist can be created for the http streams.
TRANSPARENCY To change the transparency of the browser OSD (On-Screen Display) in relation to the video image in the background, under Actions click Transparency. The screen shown below appears. E N G L I S H 1.
GO TO URL This screen is used to display HTML-based content. Under Actions click Go to URL. The screen shown below appears. E N G L I S H 1. In the URL field, type the desired URL. 2. To redirect the browser to the URL that you entered, click Go. The web page appears on your display. NOTE: Check the Transparency setting if the browser screen does not appear after a few seconds. You can also click the Browser button to maximize the browser transparency.
ADMINISTRATION ADVANCED VIDEO CONFIGURATION To adjust the size and location of the video on the screen, under Administration click Advanced video. The screen shown below appears. 1. In the X of destination window, type the center point of the screen on the X axis. 2. In the Y of destination window, type the center point of the screen on the Y axis. 3. In the Width of destination window, type the width of the destination window. 4.
SECURITY To change the User name and Password of the NMP-530, under Administration click Security. Current settings automatically appear in each field as shown below: default User name/Password is admin/admin. E N G L I S H 1. In the Password field, type a new password. 2. In the Repeat Password field, re-type the new password. 3. If any changes were made to this screen, do the following: • To enable the changes, click Apply • To save the changes, under Administration click Save Configuration > click Save.
SAVE CONFIGURATION To save your settings on the NMP-530, under Administration click Save Configuration. The screen shown below appears. Click Save. E N G L I S H DEFAULT SETTINGS To restore the NMP-530 back to factory settings, under Administration click Default Settings. The screen shown below appears. Click Restore. User-defined settings will be lost.
REBOOT To reboot the NMP-530, under Administration click Reboot. The screen shown below appears. Click Reboot. The NMP-530 reboots. E N G L I S H FIRMWARE UPGRADE To upgrade the firmware on the NMP-530, under Administration click Firmware. The screen shown below appears. Click Browse to open the firmware file > click Start upgrade.
HELP STATUS Status refers to the log where you can track activity on a specific NMP-530. To show the Status log, under Help click Status. The screen shown below is for information only (no inputs).
LICENSE To activate the license on the NMP-530, under Help click License. The License Key may appear automatically in the screen shown below (read-only). E N G L I S H ABOUT To show the current version of the product, under Help click About. The screen shown below appears (information only).
APPENDIX COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY NOTICES FCC CLASS B COMPLIANCE NOTICE (UNITED STATES) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Canadian compliance notice English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Canada ICES-003 Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Certain components of products as stated above are exempted under the Annex of the RoHS Directives as noted below. Examples of exempted components are: 1. Mercury in compact fluorescent lamps not exceeding 5 mg per lamp and in other lamps not specifically mentioned in the Annex of RoHS Directive 2. Lead in glass of cathode ray tubes, electronic components, fluorescent tubes, and electronic ceramic parts (e.g. piezoelectronic devices) 3. Lead in high temperature type solders (i.e.
SCREENS MANAGEMENT E N G L I S H 36 ViewSonic NMP-530
ACTIONS E N G L I S H ViewSonic NMP-530 37
ADMINISTRATION E N G L I S H HELP 38 ViewSonic NMP-530
CUSTOMER SUPPORT For the nearest ViewSonic service provider, see the table below or contact your reseller. You will need the product’s serial number on-hand when you call. ® Country/Region Website (may have email address also) Phone Fax United States viewsonic.com Phone: 800-688-6688 Fax: Canada viewsonic.com viewsoniceurope.
SPECIFICATIONS Resolution 640 x 480 800 x 600 E N G L I S H 1024 x 768 Resolution* 1280 x 1024 1280 x 768 1360 x 768 Screen Rotation Local Storage Connectivity Weight Hz HDMI 60 75 60 75 60 75 60 75 60 75 60 75 X X X X X X X X X CEA 480p CEA 720p CEA 1080i NTSC-M Landscape, Portrait (+90°, -90°) Component S-Video/ CVBX X X X X X X X X 2 GB Display: Audio Output: Network: USB: I/O: Gross: Net: HDMI, Component, S-Video, Composite RCA stereo analog 1 x 10/100 Ethernet 1 x USB port for storage
LIMITED WARRANTY Please go to the Customer Support table in this guide for the ViewSonic website in your region to get warranty information.
