Polycom PDS 2000 manual

Contents

Main Page Contents About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Configuring the PDS Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Using the PDS Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3 Using the Remote Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4 Using the Web Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 5 Using Template Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 6 Using the Data Parser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 7 Non-Standard Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 A Appendix A: Player Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 B Appendix B: Data Parser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 C Appendix C: Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 About this Guide Purpose Documentation Audience Customer Support Polycom Global Services Telephone About Polycom Digital Signage Polycom Digital Signage Solution Polycom Digital Signage Player Polycom Digital Signage Server Polycom Digital Signage Remote Manager Architecture Overview Page Page Configuring the PDS Player About the PDS Player Accessing the Player Configuring the Player Directly Configuring PDS Player Video Settings Output Windows Settings Capture Settings Startup Settings Page Options General Messages Audio Configuring PDS Player Advanced Settings Renderer Settings File Locations Playout Settings Using the PDS Player Getting Started Loading a Template Loading a Playlist The PDS Player Interface Page Page Scheduling Events with the PDS Player Page Page Page Page Controlling the VertigoCG Renderer Using VertigoCG Page Page Page Using the Remote Manager Main Window Networks and Groups Pane Events Pane Current Incidents Pane Status Bar Too l Ba r Connect/Disconnect Auto-Refresh Menu Refresh Publish Content Page Page Page Publish Software Update Network and Groups Pane Network and Player Management Manage Groups Page Page Delete Offline Players Create New Network Delete Network Manage Users Page Page Connections Player Status Screenshots System Info Network Packages Remote Player Management Console Too ls M enu Too l Ba r Start Process File Manager Reboot Set License Monitoring Settings Edit Config Restart Polycom Player Playlist Command Status Detail Panel Page Page Page Page Page Using the Web Controller About the PDS Web Controller Installing the Web Controller Pre-Installation Procedures on Windows Vista and Windows 7 Installation Page Opening the Web Controller Licensing the Web Controller Page Page Page Events Panel Page Control Panel Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Adding Content through the Playlist Editor Content Directory Default Playlist Templates Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Crawling Ticker Page Slide Show Tickers Page Video Slide Content Message Board/Webcast Page Page Page Settings Page Using Template Maker About Polycom Template Maker Installing Template Maker Licensing Template Maker Page The Template Maker Companion Window Page Template Maker Output Settings Video Settings Page Advanced Settings Renderer Settings File Locations Playout Settings Reviewing Template Maker Settings Adding and Working with Slides Modifying General Slide Properties Modifying Background Slide Properties Page Modifying Actions on a Slide Adding Audio to a Slide Adding and Editing Text, Images, and Media General Object Properties Working with Text Applying a Text Style Modifying Text Properties Working with Images Inserting Images Page Modifying Image Properties Working with Media Inserting Media Modifying Media Properties The Video Properties Dialog Page Working with Flipbooks Inserting Flipbooks Modifying Flipbook Properties Adding and Editing a Crawl Basic Crawl Configuration Creating a Manual Crawl Page Crawl Properties Page Setting the Position of a Crawl Adding Clocks and Tickers Adding a Clock Page Adding a Ticker Page Page Working with Objects Inserting Objects on a Slide Working with Object Groups Working with Animations Animating Objects on a Slide Types of Animations Saving a Template Page Page Page Page Using the Data Parser About the PDS Data Parser Creating a Data Source Page Page Page Page Licensing Data Parser Using a Data Source Page Page Page Page Page Non-Standard Installations The PDS Server Configuration Utility Page Renaming the Server Port Configuration Downloading and Installing the Agent Page Page Page Page A Appendix A: Player Commands Standard Commands Page Player-Specific Commands Page B Appendix B: Data Parser Data Source Definition File Overview The General Element The ParsingRule Element Page The DataItem Element Page Data Source Tutorial General Settings Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Parsing Rule Reference Guide GetImage GetTag GetUrl InitCaps Lcase Left LeftTrim Mid ParseDelimited ReadTextFile Replace ReplaceCharacterCodes ReplaceTag Right RightTrim SetValue StrCat Trim TrimFromEnd, TrimFromStart, TrimToEnd and TromToStart Ucase C Appendix C: Configuration Files Changing Output Settings with the XPT.ini Configuration File