Playback Method - Skin

You can choose to play video files in this SMP's Media Folder.

1. Click Edit Playlist, and you can select those video files you want to play. All video files in the Media Folder will be listed in the left column. You can click the refresh button to make sure the system get the most updated data. If the left column is empty, that means there is no file in the Media Folder. Please add video files to Media Folder first.
2. Select those files you want to play. You can select multiple files at one time by holding the Shift or Ctrl key, or just select files one by one. You can also choose a folder and play all files in that folder. If you want to search any specific file, enter the keyword after the search icon . Then all possible files and folders will show up.
3. Click , and all selected files in the left column will be duplicated to the right column. SMP will only play those files in the right column.
4. Now, you can arrange the order of those selected files. In the right column, SMP will play files from top to bottom. Please refer to the following table for more functions.

   Move up	Select one item in the right column. Click , and this item will be moved forward in the playlist.
   Move down	Select one item in the right column. Click , and this item will be moved backward in the playlist.
   Delete	If you want to remove files from the Selected Files in the right column, please select files and click . Then those files will be removed from the right column, but will still be kept in the Media Folder.

5. Click and you will go back to the main page of Media Files. All selected files and folders will be listed in the table.

There are more options for you to customize your playback mode.

Display ratio	You have three options: Auto, 4:3, and 16:9.
Playback sequence	Random: SMP will play video files randomly without following the sequence listed in the table. Drag and Drop: You can also adjust the playback sequence by double clicking an item and dragging and dropping it to the right position.
Mute	Turn on/off the audio of the video. If you don't want to play the audio of the video file, please press the Mute button , and the button will change to . If your skin includes two multimedia zones, we suggest you enable the mute function for one multimedia zone, or you can hear audio from both two multimedia zones.
Delete ,	If you need to remove any file from the playlist, you can click Edit Playlist to re-edit your playlist. You can also click the symbol on the upper-left corner of the table. Then you will see the trash can button, , in the first column of that table. Just locate the item you want to remove and click the delete button before that item; then you can remove that item from the playlist.

There are three types of network streaming methods:

1. RTB Client (Real-Time Broadcast)
   RTB Client only works with CAYIN CMS's RTB Server function. SMP, incorporating with a CMS server, can play streaming video. To play streaming video as RTB client, select the channel corresponding to the client's server, i.e. CMS server. Select the broadcast mode for the source. You can select to play files in Media Folder when there is no video packet delivered from the streaming. You can also select the display ratio (4:3 or 16:9) from the drop down menu here.
2. RTP (Realtime Transport Protocol)
   You can use RTP compliant software sending RTP streaming to SMP, e.g. VideoLAN client/server (http://www.videolan.org). To play RTP streaming, enter the port number of the relevant RTP server. Select the broadcast mode for the source. You can select to play files in Media Folder when there is no video packet delivered from the streaming. You can also select the display ratio (4:3 or 16:9) from the drop down menu here.
3. HTTP/MMS Streaming
   To play video file via HTTP or MMS streaming, e.g. video file on a web server or MMS server, enter the URL of the file in this option. You can also select the display ratio (4:3 or 16:9) from the drop down menu here.

To play AV-IN signal on the multimedia area, please select this item, and set the display ratio as 4:3 or 16:9. You can configure more related settings on SYSTEM > Peripheral > Video In page.

You can choose to play image files in this SMP's Media Folder. Please refer to the settings of Image zone for detailed instructions.

If you enable this function, you can play files in a USB storage device. However, you will not be able to edit playlist here. SMP will play all files in the device alphabetically. The USB file system supported by SMP players are FAT/FAT32/NTFS.

If you enable this function, the content playback of this zone will be centrally managed by a CMS server. Please refer to the section CENTRAL SCHEDULING in CMS server for further settings.

You can choose to play image files in this SMP's Media Folder.

1. Click Edit Playlist, and you can select those image files you want to play. All files in the Media Folder will be listed in the left column. You can click the refresh button to make sure the system get the most updated data. If the left column is empty, that means there is no file in the Media Folder. Please add image files to Media Folder first.
2. Select those files you want to play. You can select multiple files at one time by holding the Shift or Ctrl key, or just select files one by one. You can also choose a folder and play all files in that folder. If you want to search any specific file, enter the keyword after the search icon . Then all possible files and folders will show up.
3. Click , and all selected files in the left column will be duplicated to the right column. SMP will only play those files in the right column.
4. Now, you can arrange the order of those selected files. In the right column, SMP will play files from top to bottom. Please refer to the following table for more functions.

   Move up	Select one item in the right column. Click , and this item will be moved forward in the playlist.
   Move down	Select one item in the right column. Click , and this item will be moved backward in the playlist.
   Delete	If you want to remove files from the Selected Files in the right column, please select files and click . Then those files will be removed from the right column, but will still be kept in the Media Folder.

5. Click and you will go back to the main page of Media Files. All selected files and folders will be listed in the table.

There are more options for you to customize your playback mode.

Duration	Set the Duration in seconds for playing each picture.
Transition effect	You can choose one transition effect here to make the transition more visually compelling.
Resize images	You can decide if you want to resize the images. Original Size: The system won't change the image size. Proportional: The system will proportionally adjust the size of each image to fit the display area of the image zone which you define in the skin. Non-proportional: The system will adjust the size of each image to completely fit the display area of the image zone which you define in the skin. This might cause image distortion.
Playback sequence	Forward: SMP will play image files from the first item to the last one. Backward: SMP will play image files from the last item to the first one. Random: SMP will play image files randomly without following the sequence listed in the table. Drag and Drop: You can also adjust the playback sequence by double clicking an item and dragging and dropping it to the right position.
Delete ,	If you need to remove any file from the playlist, you can click Edit Playlist to re-edit your playlist. You can also click the symbol on the upper-left corner of the table. Then you will see the trash can button, , in the first column of that table. Just locate the item you want to remove and click the delete button before that item; then you can remove that item from the playlist.

If you enable this function, you can play files in a USB storage device. However, you will not be able to edit playlist here. SMP will play all files in the device alphabetically. The USB file system supported by SMP players are FAT/FAT32/NTFS.

If you enable this function, the content playback of this zone will be centrally managed by a CMS server. Please refer to the section CENTRAL SCHEDULING in CMS server for further settings.

There are three ways for you to input ticker texts:

• Enter text here
  You can enter a text message, such as "Welcome to CAYIN Technology!". Save the settings and the text will be displayed on the screen.

  Note
  You can enter a maximum of 512 characters in the text field.

• Text file in Media Folder
  You can type your message in a text file and save the file in Media Folder. When you enable this option, click Add/Edit to select the text files you want to play, and save the settings. The message in the text file will be displayed.
  
  SMP supports UTF-8 character encoding. If the content is not written in English, please choose encoding type UTF-8 when you save the text file.

  Note
  All text files (.txt) can include totally a maximum of 16384 characters.

• Text from remote URL/RSS
  To show a text message available on a URL, click Add/Edit to enter the URL address in the option, e.g. http://your_server/message.txt. If you use the server side script to generate the dynamic text, we suggest you only send the text result (mime type txt/ plain) back to the SMP player. You can also retrieve live RSS messages. Enter the URL address in the option, e.g. http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_us.rss.

  Note
  SMP players checks RSS feed every 20 seconds and updates if necessary. The format of non-English RSS link should be in the UTF-8 character encoding.

You can also customize the way the text appears. Here are some attributes:

Font	You can select a font face and a font size here. You can upload more font faces on LIBRARY > Font page.
Text direction	You can change the direction of the text from Left to right or Right to left to suit your own language configuration.
Font color	You can set the color of the text and the background of the ticker zone . If you don't enable single color background, the background of the ticker zone will be transparent to the Skin's background. There are three ways for you to choose a color. You can enter the R, G, B numbers or the color code directly. You can also use the color picker tool to choose a suitable color. The system provides the color preview on the right-hand side so that you can select the best matching color combination for your ticker texts and background.
Text scrolling effect	No scrolling effect: The text is static without moving. Simple crawl: The text will move either from left to right or right to left. The next line will follow the previous line. Simple bottom-up: The text will move from bottom to top. For long sentences, the system will break them automatically into the next lines. Bottom-up and crawl: First, the text is moving from bottom to top and pause; then it is moving from left to right to finish a line.
Paragraph	Pause: Set duration of Pause when you choose Simple bottom-up or Bottom-up and crawl. This option will let text pause for specific seconds when the player finishes showing a line. Line spacing: You can adjust the line spacing. If you choose 1, it means the space between two lines is the height of the font.
Speed	Set a suitable speed. 1 represents the slowest speed, and 6 represents the fastest one.

If you enable this function, the content playback of this zone will be centrally managed by a CMS server. Please refer to the section CENTRAL SCHEDULING in CMS server for further settings.

You can choose one .html or .swf file you want to playback in the drop-down menu. You need to upload files into SMP's Media Folder in advance or you won't see any file in the drop-down menu.

The system also provides more functions for you to show only some part of the HTML/SWF file or add any parameter.

• HTML screen capture
  Please enable HTML screen capture if you want to show only some part of the HTML/SWF file.
  1. Enable the function, and you will see the following information:

     Content (W, H)	It means the real size (resolution) of the web page.
     Drag (X, Y)	It means location of the start point (upper-left point) of the captured area.

  2. Click Capture; then you can see the web page and start to define the area you want to show. Remember to click Reload every time you enter a new number in the following fields, so that you can see the updated captured area on the preview picture.

     Content (W, H)	Enter the real size (resolution) of the web page.
     Drag (X, Y)	Enter the location of the start point (upper-left point) of the captured area. You can also drag the captured area directly on the preview picture.
     Drag (W, H)	Enter the size of the captured area in the tool bar. You can't drag directly on the preview picture.

     Note
     The real presentation of the captured HTML is restricted to the size of the HTML zone on your selected skin. For example, if the HTML zone on the skin is 400x300 resolutions, you can only show content with 400x300 resolutions even though you might capture 800x600.

  3. You can click Preview to check the real presentation and click OK to finish settings.
• Enable extra parameters
  Click Enable extra parameters and fill in required fields if you only want to add any extra parameter.

You can show one .html or .swf file from a remote URL. Please enter the URL address here.

The system also provides the following two functions:

• HTML screen capture: let you show only part of the web page.
• Enable extra parameters: fill in required fields to add extra parameters.

1. Enter your Twitter ID in the User field.
2. Select a template. We provide some basic templates with different colors for you to choose from. Select one and you can see the preview image. You can still modify the layout later in Advanced settings area.
3. Enter a title and subject of Twitter timeline.
4. Customize your own timeline layout in Advanced settings area.

   Border radius	You can change the border radius of the timeline. If you set 0, it will become a rectangle. Select a number and the system will generate a preview image for you.
   Background color	Shell: You can change the color of the shell by the color picker tool. Tweets: You can change the color of the texts. Pick a color and the system will generate a preview image for you.
   Separator color	Header: You can change the color of the line below the subject. Tweets: You can change the color of the lines between tweets. Pick a color and the system will generate a preview image for you.
   Text color	Header: You can change the color of the title and the subject. Tweets: You can change the color of the tweets. Link: You can change the color of the link text. Pick a color and the system will generate a preview image for you.
   Font style	You can change the font face here. The system won't generate a preview image for font style.
   Font size	You can change the font size here. The system won't generate a preview image for font size.
   Avatars	You can choose to show or hide avatars. Click the button and the system will generate a preview image for you.

1. Select a city list. CAYIN now provides the following city lists for free use.

   City List	Language	Cities
   15 major cities of the world	English	London, New York, Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Toronto, Frankfurt, Mexico City
   Major cities in Taiwan	Chinese	台北, 桃園, 新竹, 苗栗, 台中, 彰化, 嘉義, 台南, 高雄, 屏東, 花蓮, 台東, 基隆, 金門, 澎湖
   Major cities in the USA	English	Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, San Jose, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Austin, Columbus
   Major cities in the Middle-East	English	Dubai, Beirut, Istanbul, Riyadh, Doha, Muscat, Abu Dhabi, Amman, Kuwait, Cairo
   Major cities in Thailand	Thai	กรุงเทพมหานคร, นนทบุรี, นครราชสีมา, เชียงใหม่, หาดใหญ่, อุดรธานี, ขอนแก่น, อุบลราชธานี, นครศรีธรรมราช, นครปฐม
   Major cities in China	Simplified Chinese	上海, 北京, 成都, 广州, 天津, 苏州, 深圳, 武汉, 南京, 重庆, 佛山, 西安, 哈尔滨, 沈阳, 长春
   Major cities in Spain	English	Barcelona, Madrid, Granada, Seville, Bilbao, Valencia, Cordova, San Sebastian, Salamanca
   Major cities in the UK	English	London, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Bradford, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol

2. If you have a customized city list, please select Enter Customized ID in the drop-down menu. Then enter your Customized ID and click OK. Please contact CAYIN's salespeople for tailored ID of City List if you want to customize your own city list.
3. Customize your own layout in Advanced settings area.

   Size of area	There are three fixed sizes of the weather information area: 250 (w) x 75 (h), 285 (w) x 170 (h), and 550 (w) x 320 (h). We suggest you create an HTML area with the same size, or the weather information will be aligned with the upper left corner.
   Color	Background color: You can change the background color of weather zone by the color picker tool. If you want to have a transparent background, please enable the function: Disabling single color background. Text color: You can change the color of the texts. Pick a color and the system will generate a preview image for you.
   Effect	No Effect: There's no transition effect. Bottom Up: There's an transition effect.
   Unit	Celsius: You can display the temperature in Celsius. Fahrenheit: You can display the temperature in Fahrenheit. Pick a unit and the system will generate a preview image for you.
   Pause time	You can set the pause time between cities. The range is from 3 to 1024 seconds.
   Icon type	There are two types of icons: Pick an icon and the system will generate a preview image for you.

If you want to embed codes provided by other websites, e.g. Twitter, please enter the codes here. You can enter a maximum of 2048 characters.

If you enable this function, the content playback of this zone will be centrally managed by a CMS server. Please refer to the section CENTRAL SCHEDULING in CMS server for further settings.