Sharp PN-V601 - Definitions; System operation precautions

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Denitions
Thischartprovidesdefinitionsoftermsusedinthismanual.
Term Denition
ControllerPC
ThePCthatisusedtocreateanddistributeprograms,timetablesandschedules.
Alsoreferredtoasa“ServerPC”.
TargetPC
APCthatdisplayscontentaccordingtoaschedule.
Alsoreferredtoasa“PanelPC”ora“ClientPC”.“Panel”referstoanLCDmonitor
connectedtoatargetPC.
Content(files)
Material(i.e.files)suchasmovies,stillimages,andaudiofilesthatareplayedonthepanel.
These are usually prepared by the user.
Playlist
A list that plays multiple content in a desired order.
Containsinformationsuchascontentdata,orderofplay,andduration,etc.
Frame
Refers to a sub-screen that is used as a display unit when a single panel is divided into
multiple frames.
Scroll message
A scrolling message.
Uptotwoscrollmessagescanbedisplayed.
Program
Programs consist of a frame layout, multiple frames and their assigned playlist
information, scroll message information, etc.
Timetable
Timetables contain information regarding the order and duration of play for multiple
programs that have been assigned to a one-day time frame.
Schedule Schedules contain multiple timetables assigned to desired dates of play.
Attachedfiles
Thecollectivetermfortheimagefiles,etc,whicharerequiredwhendisplayingHTMLfiles,
etc.
System operation precautions
Points to note when creating content and programs
Beforeoperatingthesystem,runatestusingtheactualcontenttobedisplayedonthepanel.IfthePCdoesnot
havesufficientprocessingpower,contentmaynotbeplayedcorrectly.
•Movieplayers
Playing multiple videos simultaneously is not recommended.
 WindowsMediaPlayergenerallyplacesaheavierloadontheCPUthanFlashPlayer(althoughthisdepends
on the content).
 •Aseparate,fee-basedcodecmaybenecessarytoplayvideofiles.
•QuickTimePlayerisrequiredinordertoplayQuickTimecontent.
•Flashcontent
 Takecarewhenplayingcontentthatmakesfrequentuseofimagetransparencyprocessing(imagefade-in/
fade-out),asthismayplaceanextremelyheavyloadontheCPU.
•Enlarging/reducingstillimagesandmovies
 Asimagesizeanddisplaysizeincrease,sodoestheloadplacedontheCPU.CPUloadalsoincreaseswhen
imagesaredisplayedatanenlargedorreducedsize.Keepthesizeofthecontentdisplayarea(framesize)as
smallaspossible.Contentshouldalsobecreatedusingthesameimagesizeasthedisplaysize.
•Stillimageswitching
 UsingstillimageswitchingwillincreasetheloadontheCPU.Itseffectisdependentontheperformanceofthe
video card.
Denitions / System operation precautions