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OWNER’S MANUAL DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER Please read this manual carefully before operating your set and retain it for future reference. DIGITAL SIGNAGE MEDIA PLAYER NC1000 NC2000 www.lg.com...
NC2000 Specifi cations General Specifications Dimensions 99.8 mm (W) x 183.3 mm (H) x 28.4 mm (D) (only Set) Weight 0.215 kg (only Set) Intel ATOM Processor 330 1.6 GHz(Dual Core), FSB 533 MHz Chip Set Nvidia MCP7A-I ON Main Memory DDR3 1066 SODIMM type 1 GB, 2 GB Secondary Storage SATA SSD 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB...
SuperSign.Player What.is.SuperSign.Player? SuperSign.Player.is.the.software.portion.of.NC1000/NC2000,.the.LG.Digital.Signage.Media.Player,.designed.to. play.digital.signage.content...SuperSign.Player.can.play.media.files.such.as.video,.images,.audio,.Flash.files,. and.documents.transferred.from.the.SuperSign.Manager. Attention ●.. T he.SuperSign.Player.is.pre-installed.on.the. NC1000/NC2000..Start.the.NC1000.and.check.that. SuperSign.Player.is.installed. Start.SuperSign.Player Turning.NC1000.On When.you.are.finished.connecting.the.cables,.turn.NC1000.on.by.pushing.the.power.switch.at.the.back.panel.. Note ●.For.details.on.the.NC1000's.back.panel,.go.to.Name and Functions of Each Part. Turn.NC1000.on.in.the.following.order: Check.that.the.power.cable.is.properly.inserted.into.the.NC1000.power.in. Flip.the.power.switch.to.supply.power.to.the.NC1000. Push.the.NC1000's.power.button..The.green.lights.will.come.on.to.indicate.that.the.power.is.on. After.the.NC1000.is.turned.on,.SuperSign.Player.automatically.runs. and.its.home.screen.appears. Attention ●.. I f.the.home.screen.is.not.displayed,.check.whether.the. monitor.is.on. ●.. I f. the. monitor. power. is. on,. check. that. NC1000. is.
SuperSign.Player Network.Settings You.can.set.the.player.IP.(the.IP.of.the.NC1000/NC2000.in.which.SuperSign.Player.software.is.installed).and.the. server.IP.(the.IP.of.the.PC.on.which.SuperSign.Manager.software.is.installed).in.Network.Settings. NIC Setting With.NIC.Setting.option,.you.can.select.a.network.interface.card.from.the.list..This.option.is.used.when.there.are. more.than.one.network.card.installed.on.your.player. Player IP Setting The.Player IP setting.is.for.the.NC1000/NC2000.IP.settings..It.is.set.to.Dynamic IP.by.default. Note ●.. T he.SuperSign.Player.will.automatically.detect.a. network.interface.card.available.when.the.player.is. started. ●.. W ith.Dynamic IP.enabled,.the.IP.will.be.automatically. generated. ●.. W ith.Static IP.option,.you.can.assign.a.specifi . c.IP.for. NC1000/NC2000.by.yourself. ●.. T he.Player name.is.set.to.the.MAC.address.of.the. NC1000/NC2000.network.device.by.default..The.user.can. change.it.later.. ●.Click.Save.to.save.settings.
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SuperSign.Player Server IP setting In.the.Server IP.settings,.you.can.set.the.IP.of.the.PC.(server).on.which.SuperSign.Manager.is.installed.. It.is.set.to.Auto Setting.by.default.. Note ●.Only.IPv4.is.supported.in.the.player.and.the.server.IP.settings. ●.If.you.entered.the.IP.manually,.and.the.network.is.disconnected,.check.the.IP.address.and.try.again.. Wizard Setting The.SuperSign.solution.now.provides.SuperSign Wizard setting.that.guides.you.through.the.necessary.steps.to. configure.the.network.settings.on.your.SuperSign.Player.and.SuperSign.Manager. Attention ●.. B efore.continuing.with.the.Wizard setting,.please.make.sure.that.you.already.have.a.SuperSign.Manager. installed.on.your.server..If.not,.the.wizard.may.not.setup.network.connections.correctly. ●.. W ith.Auto Setting.selected,.the.IP.of.the.server.using.the. same.network.as.the.player.will.be.automatically.assigned. ●.. W ith.Manual Setting.selected,.you.can.choose.a.specifi . c. server.IP. ●.Click.Save.to.save.the.settings.
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SuperSign.Player Follow.the.steps.below.to.setup.network.connections.by.using.the.Wizard. Select.the.network.environment.that.you.want.to.use.to.connect.to.SuperSign.Manager.and.SuperSign. Player. Note ●.. I f. the. default. gateway. address. and. the. subnet. mask. set. to. the. SuperSign. Manager. are. same. as. the. SuperSign.Player,.they.are.connected.to.the.same.network.. ●.Here.is.how.to.find.the.default.gateway.address.and.subnet.mask.set.to.your.SuperSign.Manager..Go.to.the.desktop.of.the.server.on.which.the.SuperSign.Manager.is.installed. 1..Click.Start > Control Panel.. 2..On.the.control.panel,.double-click.Network Connections.. 3..Right-click.Local Area Connection.. 4..Click.Properties.. 5..Select.Internet Protocol (TCP/IP),.and.then.click.Properties.. 6..The.Internet.Protocol.(TCP/IP).Registration.Information.dialog.box.appears.
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SuperSign.Player Enter.a.name.for.SuperSign.Player..The.SuperSign.Man- ager.will.use.these.names.to.identify.the.connected.play- ers. Select.a.network.interface.card.that.will.be.used.for. network.connections. Set.SuperSign.Player.IP.address..The.Player's.IP.address. can.be.assigned.automatically.or.manually. ●.. C hoose.the.Dynamic IP.when.you.want.the.Wizard.to. automatically.set.the.IP.settings. ●.. C hoose.Static IP.when.you.want.to.assign.the.IP.address. yourself.
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SuperSign.Player SuperSign.Player Attention ●.. I f.you.receive.an.error.message,.make.sure.that.the.server.and.player.are.connected.to.the.network.and. try.again. Set.the.IP.address.for.the.server.on.which.SuperSign. Manager.is.installed..The.server's.IP.address.can.be.as- signed.automatically.or.manually. ●.. C hoose.the.Auto Setting.when.you.want.the.Wizard.to. automatically.assign.the.IP.address.to.the.server. ●.. C hoose.the.Manual Setting.when.you.want.to.assign.the. IP.address.yourself. A.connection.will.be.made.if.the.player.is.connected. with.a.network.cable.properly..To.complete.the.network. connection,.move.to.SuperSign.Manager.and.select.Op- tion > Start.search.in.the.File.menu..Please.check.the. connection.to.players.by.running."Start search".
SuperSign.Player Password In.Password.menu,.you.can.set.a.password.to.access.the.SuperSign Player Menus. Settings You.can.choose.whether.you.want.to.use.a.password.when.entering.the.SuperSign Player Menu. Change You.can.change.the.password.required.for.the.SuperSign Player Menu..The.password.should.be.a.four-digit. number..You.will.then.have.to.use.your.new.password.to.launch.the.SuperSign Player Menu. ●.. I f.you.select.Enable,.you.must.type.in.your.password. to.use.the.SuperSign Player Menu. ●.. I f.you.select.Disable,.you.can.use.the.SuperSign Player Menu.without.entering.your.password. Enter.a.new.password.in.Change.menu.and.click.the. OK.button. The.Verify.menu.will.be.activated.. In. the. Verify. menu,. re-enter. the. same. password. you. used.in.the.Change.menu..Save.the.change.by.click- ing.the.OK.
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SuperSign.Manager Note ●.SuperSign.Manager.can.be.uninstalled.by.using.Add.or.Remove Programs.in.Control.Panel. 1..Windows.XP,..Windows.2003.Server ... S elect. SuperSign. Manager. in. Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs,. click. Remove. 2..Windows.VISTA ... S elect.SuperSign.Manager.in.Start > Settings > Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program,.click.Remove.
SuperSign.Manager Creating.Contents Follow.these.steps.to.create.contents: Select Template or Layout Select.a.layout.or.template.to.display.various.media.on.the.screen..The.example.shows.the.layout.set. to. None.. For. specific. information. on. how. to. change. layout,. refer. to. Changing layouts. or. Changing Templates.section.of.this.manual. Register Media in Library To.use.a.media.file,.you.first.need.to.register.it.in.the.library..Register.a.media.file.as.described.in.the. Using Library.section.of.this.manual.
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SuperSign.Manager Display Media You.can.exhibit.media.such.as.photos,.videos,.music,.PDF,.and.MS.Office.files.registered.in.the.library. There.are.two.ways.to.display.media.on.the.canvas. Add Media to Zone Click.the.Zone.button.in.the.upper.right.of.the.screen.. Keep.the.Zone.button.on. Move. the. mouse. onto. the. desired. location. within. the. canvas.and.click. The.zone.is.created.as.shown.here. Drag.and.drop.a.media.file.already.registered.in.the. library. The.media.will.be.added.to.the.zone.
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SuperSign.Manager Drag Media You.can.directly.display.media.files. To.do.this,.drag.and.drop.a.registered.media.file. The.file.will.be.displayed.on.the.canvas.as.shown.here..A. new. zone. is. also. automatically. created.. The. size. and. location.of.the.new.zone.can.be.adjusted.
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SuperSign.Manager Note ●.You.cannot.copy.text.or.services,.including.RSS,.websites,.and.widgets. Add Media to Timeline To.add.media.to.the.timeline,.drag.a.file.to.the.timeline. of.the.zone.you.want.to.add. Copy Media to Timeline Select.a.media.file.from.the.timeline. With.the.desired.media.file.selected,.press.Ctrl + C. Press.Ctrl + V.to.paste.the.file.
SuperSign.Manager Distributing.Completed.Content You.can.distribute.content.by.sending.it.from.SuperSign.Manager.to.SuperSign.Player.in.order.to.play.it.there. There.are.three.ways.to.distribute.your.content: Immediate Distribution Instantly.send.created.content.to.SuperSign.Player.and.play.it.immediately. Select. Player. in. the. media. window.. The. SuperSign. Players. currently.connected.will.be.listed. Select. the. SuperSign. Player. to. which. you. want. to. transfer. your.content. Click. Send to Player. in. the. quick. menus.. The. SuperSign. Send.to.Player.window.will.appear. If.there.is.no.connected.player,.the.Please.Select.a.Group.or. Player.window.will.be.shown.for.the.player.search.
SuperSign.Manager Deleting.Schedules Delete Schedules via File Menu Select.the.schedule.block.you.want.to.delete.and.then.select.Edit > Delete.in.the.fi . le.menu. Delete Schedules via X Button Select.the.schedule.block.you.want.to.delete.and.then.click.Delete. Delete Schedules via Delete Key Select.the.schedule.block.you.want.to.delete.and.then.press.Delete.on.your.keyboard. Distributing.Schedules Immediate Distribution Send.the.schedule.to.a.selected.player.by.clicking.Send to Player. Scheduled Distribution You.can.set.scheduled.distribution.times.in.Option > Distribution.under.the.fi . le.menu.. The.schedule.distribution.time.is.disabled.by.default. Note ●.. Y ou.can.stop.the.transfer.while.schedules.or.content.is.being.sent..Once.suspended,.you.should.resume. the.transfer.process.from.the.start..If.the.transfer.is.not.100%.completed,.the.content.will.not.be.played.
SuperSign.Manager Other.Features Update Now You.can.remotely.update.the.SuperSign.Player.software.. The.player.settings.which.the.user.entered.will.not.change. Click.a.connected.player.on.the.Grouping & Monitoring. window.and.select.the.update.tab.menu.under.the.Control menu. Press. Open. to. select. the. SuperSign. Player. update. fi . les. downloaded.from.the.SuperSign.homepage,.www.lg.com. Press.Update Now.to.update.the.software.of.the.selected. player.. The. player. in. a. remote. location. will. be. restarted. automatically.after.the.updating.is.completed.. At.this.time,.the.player.will.be.disconnected.from.the.manager. and.then.reconnected.when.the.reboot.is.fi . nished.
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Appendix Frequently.Asked.Questions.(FAQs) Question I.cannot.see.photos.or.PDFs. After.changing.the.time.on. the.Windows-based.machine. on.which.SuperSign.Player.is. installed,.I.found.that.it.changed. back. After.I.sent.content.while. SuperSign.Player.was.playing.a. video,.the.video.was.disrupted. I.lost.the.administrator.password. of.SuperSign.Manager. Where.can.I.get.SuperSign.Player. programs.or.their.driver.fi . les? A.message.reading."as the web server is not operational, the program will be terminated". appeared. Answer ●.. C heck. the. current. settings. of. Regional and Language Options. in. MS. Windows.and.change.the.fi .
Appendix SuperSign.Manager.Menu.List File.Menu Main menu Sub menu Option Write a new canvas Open Close Main menu Sub menu Option Save Write a new canvas Save as Open Main menu File Sub menu Option Save for Template Close Export contents Write a new canvas Save Send to player Open...
Set the E-mail of the administrator to send the Logreport Plan Management Show server information Set contents distribution time schedule Show SuperSign manual Initialize the SuperSign Manager settings Show LG Electronics technical support information Show SuperSign Manager software information Menu Enabled Menu Enabled Plan Management Plan...
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Make sure to read the Important Precautions before using the product. Keep the User’s Guide(CD) in an accessible place for furture reference. The model and serial number of the SET is located on the back and one side of the SET. Record it below should you ever need service.