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Contents

Contents .......................................................................................................................................................................................... i

1 Software Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 1

2 Getting Started............................................................................................................................................................................. 1

2.1 Preparing a PC ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1

2.2 Installing Software ................................................................................................................................................................. 2

2.3 Selecting Working Mode ........................................................................................................................................................ 2

2.4 Connecting to Displays .......................................................................................................................................................... 2

2.5 Logging In to Terminals ......................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.6 Creating Solutions ................................................................................................................................................................. 5

2.7 Publishing Solutions .............................................................................................................................................................. 6

2.8 Controlling Terminals ............................................................................................................................................................. 7

3 Solution Management .................................................................................................................................................................. 7

3.1 Creating Solutions ................................................................................................................................................................. 7

3.1.1 Creating a Regular-Screen Solution ............................................................................................................................ 7

3.1.2 Creating an Ultra-Long-Screen Solution .................................................................................................................... 10

3.2 Scheduling Solutions ........................................................................................................................................................... 14

3.3 Publishing Solutions ............................................................................................................................................................ 17

3.4 USB Playback ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18

3.5 Exporting/Importing Solutions .............................................................................................................................................. 19

4 Terminal Control ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21

4.1 Playback Management ........................................................................................................................................................ 23

4.1.1 Adjusting Volume in Real Time .................................................................................................................................. 23

4.1.2 Managing Terminal Solutions ..................................................................................................................................... 24

4.2 Brightness Adjustment ......................................................................................................................................................... 25

4.2.1 Manual Adjustment .................................................................................................................................................... 25

4.2.2 Smart Adjustment ...................................................................................................................................................... 26

4.3 Video Source ....................................................................................................................................................................... 27

4.3.1 Video Source Parameter Configuration ..................................................................................................................... 27

4.3.2 Manual Switching....................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.3.3 Scheduled Switching ................................................................................................................................................. 29
4.3.4 HDMI Preferred.......................................................................................................................................................... 29

4.4 Screen Status Control ......................................................................................................................................................... 30

4.4.1 Manual Control .......................................................................................................................................................... 30

4.4.2 Timing Control............................................................................................................................................................ 30

4.5 Power On/Off ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31

4.6 Time Synchronization .......................................................................................................................................................... 32

4.6.1 Manual Time Synchronization .................................................................................................................................... 33

4.6.2 GPS Time Synchronization ........................................................................................................................................ 33
4.6.3 NTP Time Synchronization ........................................................................................................................................ 34
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4.6.4 RF Time Synchronization ........................................................................................................................................... 34

4.7 Restart Configuration........................................................................................................................................................... 37

4.7.1 Restarting Immediately .............................................................................................................................................. 37

4.7.2 Scheduled Restart ..................................................................................................................................................... 38

4.8 Color Temperature ............................................................................................................................................................... 38

4.9 Monitoring............................................................................................................................................................................ 39

4.10 Play Logs........................................................................................................................................................................... 40

4.10.1 Querying Play Logs ................................................................................................................................................. 40

4.10.2 Exporting Play Logs ................................................................................................................................................. 40

4.11 Font Management.............................................................................................................................................................. 41

4.11.1 Adding Fonts ............................................................................................................................................................ 41

4.11.2 Deleting Fonts .......................................................................................................................................................... 42

4.12 Network Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................... 43

4.12.1 Configuring Wired Network ...................................................................................................................................... 43

4.12.2 Configuring Wi-Fi Network ....................................................................................................................................... 45
4.12.3 Configuring Mobile Network ..................................................................................................................................... 50
4.12.4 Configuring Network Detection ................................................................................................................................ 51

4.13 Server Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 51

4.13.1 Binding to VNNOX Standard/AD.............................................................................................................................. 51

4.13.2 Viewing iCare Binding Information ........................................................................................................................... 52

4.14 Terminal Upgrade .............................................................................................................................................................. 52

4.14.1 Device Upgrade ....................................................................................................................................................... 53

4.14.2 Local Upgrade ......................................................................................................................................................... 53

4.15 Power Control .................................................................................................................................................................... 54

4.15.1 Configuring Power Tags ........................................................................................................................................... 54

4.15.2 Controlling Power Manually ..................................................................................................................................... 54
4.15.3 Controlling Power as Scheduled .............................................................................................................................. 55

4.16 RF Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................... 55

4.17 Sensor ............................................................................................................................................................................... 56

4.18 Screen Information ............................................................................................................................................................ 57

4.19 Studio Mode ...................................................................................................................................................................... 58

5 VNNOX Login ............................................................................................................................................................................ 60

6 System Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................... 60

7 Media Decoding Specifications .................................................................................................................................................. 61

7.1 Image .................................................................................................................................................................................. 61

7.2 Audio ................................................................................................................................................................................... 61

7.3 Video ................................................................................................................................................................................... 62

8 Limitations on Cut-to-Display Windows for Regular Screens ..................................................................................................... 63

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1 Software Introduction
ViPlex Express is a content publishing management system for PC, which is available for Windows and allows users
to edit and play solutions on LCD or LED displays. In async mode, ViPlex Express is also used to control multimedia
players. This document introduces you to the functions and operations in async mode.

Two Working Modes

ViPlex Express has two working modes, and you can switch to your desired mode based on the application scenario.

Studio Mode
When a solution is being played in ViPlex Express, the solution is also played synchronously on the display. This
mode is applicable to synchronous playback.
The playback window is on the extended display. You can use the screen monitoring function to view the
playback on your primary monitor.
Async Mode
ViPlex Express sends solutions to multimedia players. The solutions will be stored in the multimedia players and
played according to their playback plans. This mode is applicable to the scenario when multimedia players load
displays.

Professional Solution Editing

ViPlex Express is designed with a professional solution editing function allowing you to edit solutions with various
contents and complex schedules as required.
Multiple pages
A solution can be added with multiple pages that are played in order from top to bottom.
Flexible layout
You can use a system template or customize a template when adding a page. You can set the number,
coordinates, width, and height of windows based on your needs in a template.
A variety of media
On a page, you can add general windows, cut-to-display window, Office documents, images, videos, GIF, text,
colorful text, digital clocks, analog clocks, timers, weather, RSS, streaming media, and web pages.
Multiple properties
Every type of media has multiple properties that can satisfy your needs and present a variety of solutions.
Scheduling as you wish
You can set a timeslot and cycle for each page to play. The schedules of a page can be batch applied to other
pages. If the timeslots of several pages overlap, the pages will be played in order from top to bottom
Quick preview
Clicking the preview button allows you to preview the current page. The preview window immediately refreshes
when you move on to another page.

All-round Terminal Control

In async mode, ViPlex Express enables you to fully control multimedia players, such as brightness adjustment, time
synchronization, font management, terminal upgrade, video source switching, screen status control, play log query,
network configuration, and RF management.

2 Getting Started
2.1 Preparing a PC
Minimum requirements:
 OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit

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 CPU: i5
 RAM: 4 GB
 HDD: 60 GB

2.2 Installing Software

Prerequisites
 Framework 4.6.x is installed.
 The official version of Visual C++ 2017 runtime components are installed.
 The installation package of ViPlex Express is obtained.

Where to Obtain
https://www.vnnox.com/download

Operating Procedure
Double click the installer and install ViPlex Express according to the setup wizard.

2.3 Selecting Working Mode

First Installation
After ViPlex Express is first installed, a Select Mode dialog box appears when you open ViPlex Express. Select
Studio Mode and click Open.

Figure 2-1 Selecting a mode

Other Situations
If you have installed ViPlex Express or selected a working mode before, the dialog box shown in Figure 2-1 will not
appear. If ViPlex Express is in studio mode by default after opened, switch to the async mode by following the steps
below:

In the top-right corner, choose > Working Mode > Async Mode and click OK. ViPlex Express will be in async
mode after restarted.

2.4 Connecting to Displays

Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3 use the TB6 Taurus series multimedia player as an example to show the connection.

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Figure 2-2 Ethernet cable

Ethernet cable
The PC with ViPlex Express installed is connected to multimedia players via Ethernet cable.
The DHCP service in the top-left corner of ViPlex Express must be turned on. Select a local IP address and click
OK. ViPlex Express will automatically connect to the Taurus. If the connection is not stable, set a static IP
address for the PC.
Note: Before enabling the DHCP service, turn off the firewall of the PC or set the ICMP echo reply policy.
Wi-Fi
The PC with ViPlex Express installed is connected to multimedia players via Wi-Fi.
When the multimedia player has a built-in Wi-Fi AP, you can use this method without the need for configuration.
For example:
The default SSID of the Taurus series and EMP400B is "AP+Last 8 digits of SN" and the default password is
printed on the SSID label of the product.
The default SSID of the NS series and EMP200 series is "AP+Last 8 digits of SN" and the default password is
"SN2008@+".

Figure 2-3 LAN

Wired LAN
The PC with ViPlex Express installed and multimedia players connected to the same wired LAN via Ethernet
cable.
If this method is used, the configuration is not required.
Wireless LAN
The PC with ViPlex Express installed and multimedia players connected to the same wireless LAN via Wi-Fi.
This method is available when multimedia players support Wi-Fi Sta. The DHCP of multimedia players is enabled.
Log in to multimedia players with ViPlex Express and connect to the Wi-Fi AP of the router on the network
configuration page.

2.5 Logging In to Terminals

After you select async mode, the terminal management page of async mode will be displayed.

Note:
If port 16600 is in use by another program, a notification will appear upon launching ViPlex Express, indicating that the
port is being used by XXX. Please exit the XXX program and restart ViPlex Express.

Required Information
Login user name and password of the multimedia player
 The default password of the Taurus series earlier than V4.6.0, TU series, and EMP400B earlier than V4.6.0 is
“123456”.

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 The default password of the Taurus series V4.6.0 and later, NS series, EMP200 series, and EMP400B V4.6.0
and later is "SN2008@+".

Logging In to Terminals

Step 1 Click Refresh to refresh the screen list.

Figure 2-4 Terminal management

After detecting a terminal, ViPlex Express will try to log in to the terminal with the default account or the account used
for the last login.
If terminals and ViPlex Express are not on the same network segment and their network segments can be pinged.
Click next to Refresh, select Specify IP and enter an IP address or IP range to connect to terminals manually.
 : Denotes that the terminal is online and you can log in to it. Go to Step 2.
 : Denotes the terminal is offline and you cannot log in to it.
 : Denotes you have successfully logged into the terminal.

Step 2 Click Connect next to screen information.

Step 3 Enter the password for the "admin" user and then click OK.

After successful login, ViPlex Express saves the account information automatically.

Related Operations

After successful login, if the password is verified as a weak password, will be displayed next to the terminal name.
You are advised to change the password to a complex one to enhance security.

Right-click the screen information, and the related operations will be displayed:
 Log Out: Log out of the terminal.
 Obtain SN: Obtain the SN of the terminal. Batch obtaining of SNs is supported.
 Rename: Rename the terminal.
 Change Password: Change the connection password of the Taurus Wi-Fi AP and the login password for the
"admin" user.

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 Forget Password: Delete the password saved during the last login.
 Download Operation Log: Download the operation logs of asynchronous terminals.

Notes:
 When the device is connected via USB cable or Ethernet cable, it is recommended that you change the Wi-Fi AP
password and device connection password at the same time.
 When the device is connected via Wi-Fi AP, if you change the Wi-Fi AP password and device connection
password at the same time, the Wi-Fi AP will be disconnected and the device will go offline, causing the device
connection password change to be failed.

2.6 Creating Solutions

After updated, the solution data in async mode will be synchronized to studio mode.

Step 1 Choose Solutions to access the solution management page.

Figure 2-5 Solution management

Step 2 Click New and select Regular Screen or Ultra-Long Screen from the drop-down menu.

The Solution Information dialog box appears.

Figure 2-6 Solution information for a regular screen

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Figure 2-7 Solution information for an ultra-long screen

Step 3 Set a name, resolution, and other information for the solution, then click OK to access the solution editing page.
 The resolution of a solution for a regular screen (hereinafter referred to as "regular-screen solution") must be
consistent with the resolution of the screen.
 The resolution of a solution for an ultra-long screen (hereinafter referred to as "ultra-long-screen solution") must
be consistent with the configured screen width and height.

Step 4 After the solution editing is done, click Save.

Step 5 (Optional) At the upper right of the page, click to view the schedule of each page in the solution.

Step 6 (Optional) At the upper right of the page, click to preview the current page.

When the preview window is opened, you can also select other pages to preview. If you make changes to the current
page, click to refresh the preview window.

Step 7 After the solution editing is done, click Publish and select players to publish the solution.

2.7 Publishing Solutions

Solutions containing media can be published.

Step 1 Choose Solutions.

Step 2 In the solution list, move your mouse over a solution and click .

The Publish dialog box appears.

Figure 2-8 Publishing a solution

Step 3 Click Refresh to display all the terminals that are logged in.

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Note: During solution publishing, ViPlex Express automatically converts the video formats not supported by the
terminal.

Step 4 (Optional) Select Start Playback Simultaneously.

Start Playback Simultaneously: The terminals used for synchronous playback will start playing the solution at the
same time.

Step 5 Select one or more terminals and click Publish.

Step 6 After the solution is published successfully, click Done.

Note:
Unltr-long-screen solutions do not support Start Playback Simultaneously.

2.8 Controlling Terminals

Users can control the brightness, display status, video source switching, etc. of a terminal in real time or as scheduled.
For details, see 4 Terminal Control.

3 Solution Management
3.1 Creating Solutions
 For different screens, you can create regular-screen solutions and ultra-long-screen solutions.
 After updated, the solution data in async mode will be synchronized to studio mode.

3.1.1 Creating a Regular-Screen Solution

Related Information
 A regular-screen solution contains one or more pages and each page contains one or more media items.
 The pages of a solution are played in order from top to bottom.

Operating Procedure
Before you create a solution, get the screen resolution in advance.

Step 1 Choose Solutions to access the solution management page.

Step 2 Click New and select Regular Screen from the drop-down menu.

The Solution Information dialog box appears.

Figure 3-1 Solution information

Step 3 Set a name and resolution for the solution, then click OK to access the solution editing page, as shown in Figure 3-1.
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You can also set a resolution by clicking Specify Terminal and the resolution will be the same as the resolution of the
terminal you select.

Figure 3-2 Solution editing page

The description of the solution editing page is shown in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1 Description of the solution editing page

No. Function Description

1 Saving a solution, saving a Used for saving a solution, saving a solution as another solution
solution as another solution and setting solution information
and setting solution information
2 Adding media
: General window : Cut-to-display window
You can click an icon to add a
corresponding media item.
: File : Text

: Colorful text : Digital clock

: Analog clock : Timer

: Weather : Environment monitoring

: Table : RSS

: Streaming media : Web page

3 Viewing schedules, previewing Used for viewing schedules, previewing the current page and
pages, and publishing solutions publishing solutions
4 Editing solution pages
: Add : Open the Page Template
You can add, copy, and delete
dialog box

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No. Function Description

pages and adjust the order of
pages. : Copy : Delete
Pages are played in order from
top to bottom.
: Move up : Move down

: Thumbnail view (Only : List view: (The thumbnails of

the thumbnails of pages pages and the names of the media
are displayed.) items contained in the currently
selected page are displayed.)
5 Editing media on pages
: Zoom editing area in : Zoom editing area out

: Show the editing area : Automatically fit the editing

in the original size area according to the software
interface

: Delete selected : Clear all media

media

: Crop image : Bring forward

: Send backward : Bring to front

: Send to back : Fill the entire screen

: Fit the screen : Fit the screen vertically

horizontally

: Align top : Center vertically

: Align bottom : Align left

: Center horizontally : Align right

6 Editing properties Used for editing widget and page properties
 Widget Properties: Widgets are the media added to a page.
The properties of different types of media vary. Click a widget
to select it before you edit its properties.
 Page Properties: Set the name, play count, validity range, and
playback schedule of a page.
− Play Count: Set the number of times to play a page
continuously.
− Validity Range: After this option is selected, the Start
Date and End Date parameters are displayed. Expired
pages will be skipped during solution playback.
− Schedule: Allows you to specify the timeslots to play a
page and select the days to repeat the playback. If the
timeslots of different pages overlap, the pages will be
played in order from top to bottom.
− Apply Schedule: Allows you to apply the schedule of the
current page to other pages. You can select multiple
pages and apply a schedule to them at the same time.

Notes
 When you add an Excel file, you are advised to use the default row height and the number of rows of the Excel
file must be less than or equal to 500. The maximum number of rows is subjected to the row height. The total
width of the columns must be less than or equal to the width of an A4 landscape paper. It is recommended that
you set the page layout of the Excel file to A4 landscape.

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 Users can set the text color and merge the cells in the Excel file to be imported. Other properties of the cells in
the Excel file currently cannot be displayed. Please scan the Feedback QR code in the navigation bar to give
feedback if needed. If the cells have other property settings, parsing may fail or an error may occur. You can try
to clear the cell formatting and import the Excel file again.
 When you add an Excel file, you cannot insert images and customize number cells.
 A valid URL is required when you add RSS, streaming media, or web page media.
 When you add weather media, the terminal must be connected to the Internet to obtain real-time weather
information.
 When you add environment monitoring media, connect to the sensor logically in ViPlex Express after the sensor
is connected to the terminal. For details, see 4.17 Sensor.
 For the limitations on cut-to-display windows, see 8 Limitations on Cut-to-Display Windows for Regular Screens.

Step 4 After the solution editing is done, click Save.

Step 5 (Optional) At the upper right of the page, click to view the schedule of each page in the solution.

Step 6 (Optional) At the upper right of the page, click to preview the current page.

When the preview window is opened, you can also select other pages to preview. If you make changes to the current
page, click to refresh the preview window.

Step 7 After the solution editing is done, click Publish and select players to publish the solution.

3.1.2 Creating an Ultra-Long-Screen Solution

Prerequisites
The device must supports ultra-long-screen solutions.
Supported devices: TB10/TB30/TB40/TB50/TB60/T10/T30/T50/T60

Applications
If the pixel width of the resolution of a screen is greater than the pixel width of the maximum loading capacity of a
multimedia player, but the screen resolution does not exceed the maximum loading capacity of the multimedia player,
you can use ultra-long-screen solutions.

Note:
For the limitations on the playback parameter specifications for ultra-long screens, see Table 3-2.

Application Example
The resolution of a screen is 23040×98 and the screen works with the TB60 multimedia player for content playback.
 Number of parts: 23040/ 096=5.625 (Here an integer is required, so the number of parts is 6.)
 Screen width to be configured: 23040/6=3840
 Screen height to be configured: 98×6=588

Note
The maximum pixel capacity of the TB60 is 2.3 million. Within the maximum pixel capacity, the maximum pixel width is
23040 and the maximum pixel height is 4096. For the detailed pixel capacity limits of other models of products, see
Table 3-2.

Table 3-2 Ultra-long-screen-solution playback parameter description

TB10 Pixel capacity up to 650,000

Maximum pixel width: 23,040
Maximum Pixel Maximum pixel height: 4096
Width/Height
TB30 Pixel capacity up to 650,000
Maximum pixel width: 23,040
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Maximum pixel height: 4096

TB40/TB50 Pixel capacity up to 1,300,000
Maximum pixel width: 23,040
Maximum pixel height: 4096
TB60 Pixel capacity up to 2,300,000
Maximum pixel width: 23,040
Maximum pixel height: 4096
Minimum Solution Resolution 3841

Maximum Image Resolution and Quantity Up to 10 images can be displayed simultaneously when the
resolution lower than 1080p.
Up to 2 images can be displayed simultaneously when the
resolution higher than 2K and lower than 4K.
Maximum Video Resolution and Quantity Resolution: No restrictions
Quantity: 1 (You are advised to set the video resolution according
to the screen resolution.)
Maximum Pixel Width of Text  Text sharpening enabled
− Maximum pixel width: 23040
− Maximum number of characters: 3000
 Text sharpening disabled
− Maximum pixel width: 16384
− Maximum number of characters: Table 3-3

General Window Quantity 1

Supported Image ViPlex Express JPG, JEPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, WEBP
Formats
VNNOX Standard JPG, PNG, ICO, JPEG, BMP, GIF

Supported Video Formats MP4, FLV

Table 3-3 Scrolling text limitations

Horizontal Font Size 8 12 14 16 18 24 32 64 96 128 256 512

Scrolling
Number of
2048 1365 1170 1024 911 685 512 256 170 127 62 10
Characters

Vertical Font Size 8 12 14 16 18 24 32 64 96 128 256 512

Scrolling
Number of
1504 1002 859 752 668 501 376 188 125 94 47 8
Characters

Screen Configuration
When you set the connection of receiving cards, if an Ethernet port loads two rows/columns or more, the connection
must follow the shape of the letter Z, as shown in Figure 3-3.

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Figure 3-3 Ultra-wide screen connection

If you want to set receiving cards to blank, you can only set the receiving cards at both ends to blank, as shown in
Figure 3-4 (if receiving cards are set to blank, you also need to set corresponding blank for the solution).

Figure 3-4 Blank receiving cards of an ultra-wide screen

Operating Procedure
The preceding application will be used as an example to introduce how to create an ultra-long-screen solution.

Step 1 Choose Solutions to access the solution management page.

Step 2 Click New and select Ultra-Long Screen from the drop-down menu.

The Solution Information dialog box appears.

Figure 3-5 Ultra-long-screen solution information

Step 3 Set the solution information and click OK.

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Set the resolution as the actual screen resolution. Set the width to 23040 and height to 98.

Step 4 Choose a widget (general window/video) and add video files.

The editing page is displayed based on the actual screen resolution.

 General Window
1. Click General Window.

2. Click .
3. Select Video, choose a video file from the folder that appears and click Open.

Figure 3-6 General window

 Video
Click Video, choose a video file from the folder that appears and click Open.

Figure 3-7 Video

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Step 5 (Optional) Set playlist playback. Click on the editing page to add pages and add media to the pages.

Figure 3-8 Playlist playback

Step 6 (Optional) At the upper right of the page, click to preview the current page.

The preview window is displayed based on the configured screen aspect ratio.

Step 7 After the solution editing is done, click .

Step 8 Select players and click Publish to publish the solution.

Note
 Ultra-long-screen solutions do not support synchronous playback.
 To ensure smooth playback, playing videos and text simultaneously is not recommended.
 The TB10, TB30, TB40, TB50 and TB60 allow images, text, videos, analog clock, weather widget and general
windows to be placed in the boundaries.
 To preview a ultra-long-screen solution, the solution width cannot be greater than 16384 pixels. To use the page
flipping effect, the media width cannot be greater than 16384 pixels.

3.2 Scheduling Solutions

Applications
An advanced solution is a collection of scheduled regular-screen solutions or ultra-long-screen solutions.

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Operating Procedure

Step 1 Choose Advanced Solutions to access the advanced solutions page.

Figure 3-9 Advanced solutions

Step 2 Click New to open the New Advanced Solution page.

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Figure 3-10 New advanced solution

Step 3 Enter a name for the advanced solution.

Step 4 Click .

Figure 3-11 Adding playback plan

Step 5 Select a solution and set its validity range, repeat method, and playback durations.

Step 6 Click Add.

Step 7 Repeat Step 5 and Step 6 to add more solutions.

Step 8 After solutions are added, click Cancel.

Step 9 (Optional) Click the box next to Non-Scheduled Content, select a solution and click OK.

The non-scheduled content will be played by default during the non-scheduled period.

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Figure 3-12 Adding non-scheduled content

Step 10 Click Add.

3.3 Publishing Solutions

Applications
Send regular-screen solutions, ultra-long-screen solutions and scheduled advanced solutions to terminals.

Related Information
 A solution containing media can be published.
 Only one solution can be sent to a terminal each time.
 A solution can be sent to multiple terminals.

Operating Procedure

Step 1 Choose Solutions or Advanced Solutions.

Step 2 In the solution list, move your mouse over a solution and click .

The Publish dialog box appears.

Figure 3-13 Publishing a solution

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Step 3 Click Refresh to display all the terminals that are logged in.

Note: During solution publishing, ViPlex Express automatically converts the video formats not supported by the
terminal.

Step 4 (Optional) Select Start Playback Simultaneously.

Start Playback Simultaneously: The terminals used for synchronous playback will start playing the solution at the
same time.

Step 5 Select one or more terminals and click Publish.

If the storage space of the terminal is insufficient, click Clean Up & Republish of the corresponding terminal to clean
up storage. The solution will be published automatically after the cleanup.

Step 6 After the solution is published successfully, click Done.

Note:
Unltr-long-screen solutions do not support Start Playback Simultaneously.

3.4 USB Playback

Applications
When a multimedia player can play solutions imported from a USB drive, users can import solutions to a USB drive by
using the USB playback function in ViPlex Express and then insert the USB drive into the multimedia player to enable
solution playback.

Related Information
 A solution containing media supports USB playback.
 Multiple solutions can be exported to a USB drive each time.
During USB playback, the specified solution is played by default.

Operating Procedure

Step 1 Choose Solutions or Advanced Solutions.

Step 2 In the solution list, move your mouse over a solution and click , or select one or more solutions and click USB
Playback.

The USB playback dialog box appears.

Figure 3-14 USB playback

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Step 3 Specify a playback mode.

 Plug and play: The solution starts to play as soon as you insert the USB drive where the solution is stored in the
terminal. Do NOT remove the USB drive during playback.
 Copy and play: The solution starts to play after the solution in the USB drive is copied to the terminal. Do NOT
remove the USB drive during playback.

Step 4 Click to choose a location to store the solutions to be exported.

Step 5 Enter the connection password of the terminal.

After the USB drive where solutions are stored is inserted into the terminal, the solutions can be played only when the
password is correct.

Step 6 Select a solution and click OK.

Step 7 After solutions are exported successfully, click Done.

3.5 Exporting/Importing Solutions

Applications
Transfer solutions by exporting and importing solution files with ViPlex Express.

Related Information
 A solution containing media can be exported.
 Regular-screen solutions, ultra-long-screen solutions, and scheduled advanced solutions can be exported and
imported.

Operating Procedure
Export solutions

Step 1 Choose Solutions or Advanced Solutions.

Step 2 From the solution list, select one or more solutions and then choose More > Export.

Figure 3-15 Exporting solutions

Step 3 Click to choose a location to store the solutions to be exported.

Step 4 Click Export.

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Note
During solution exporting, ViPlex Express automatically converts the video formats not supported by the terminal.

Step 5 After the solutions are exported successfully, close the dialog box.

Import solutions

Step 1 From the Solutions page, choose More > Import.

Or click Import on the Advanced Solutions page.

Figure 3-16 Importing solutions

Step 2 Click to choose the location of the local files.

Step 3 Click Next.

Step 4 After the solutions are imported successfully, click Done.

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4 Terminal Control
Function List

Function Sub-Function Taurus LED Taurus LCD TU VPlayer

Players Players Players

Playback Adjust volume in real time √ √ √

management Manage terminal solutions √ √ √

Brightness - √ √
adjustment

Video source Configure video source √ √

parameters

Switch video source √ √

Screen status - √ √
control

Time Sync time manually √ √ √

synchronization
Sync time with NTP √ √ √

Sync time with RF √ √

Restart - √ √ √
configuration

Color temperature - √ √

Monitoring - √ √ √

(Available
memory
usage and
CPU usage
are not
available.)

Play logs Query play logs √ √ √

Export play logs √ √ √

Font management Add fonts √ √ √

Delete fonts √ √ √

Network Configure wired network √ √ √

configuration
Configure Wi-Fi AP √ √ √

Configure Wi-Fi Sta √ √

Configure mobile network √ √

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Function Sub-Function Taurus LED Taurus LCD TU VPlayer

Players Players Players

Configure network √ √
detection

Server Bind to VNNOX √ √ √

configuration Standard/AD

Terminal upgrade Online upgrade √ √ √ √

Local upgrade √ √ √ √

Power control - √ √ √

(No support
for
multi-function
card power)

RF configuration - √ √

Sensor - √ √

Screen - √ √ √
information

Common Operations

 Click the Read back button to read terminal information back to ViPlex Express and display it.

Figure 4-1 Readback

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 In the terminal list, you can select multiple terminals with the Ctrl+Shift keyboard shortcut.

Selecting multiple terminals is not available in Playback management, Video source, Network
configuration, Sensor, and Screen information.

Figure 4-2 Selecting multiple terminals

4.1 Playback Management

Manage the playback mode, volume, and content of terminals.

4.1.1 Adjusting Volume in Real Time

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Playback Management.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 In the Playback Configuration area, adjust the volume by dragging the slider or entering a value.

When the information related to RF synchronization is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-3, it indicates that
volume synchronization is enabled on the current terminal. See relevant operations in 4.16 RF Configuration.
RF synchronization requires you to specify a master device and slave devices. Users only need to set the
volume of the master device. The slave devices will keep the same volume as the master device via an RF
signal.

Figure 4-3 RF synchronization-volume

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4.1.2 Managing Terminal Solutions

Note:

Only T30/T50/T60/TB30/TB40/TB50/TB60 support exception log and requirements check.

 Viewing screenshot: Click View Screenshot to view the real-time screenshot of the solution which is
being played on the terminal.

Figure 4-4 Viewing the screenshot

 Exception log: Click Exception Log to view the details of the exceptions occuring during playback.

 Playing a solution: Move the mouse to the thumbnail of the solution and click .

Figure 4-5 Solution list

 Stopping playing a solution: Move the mouse to the thumbnail of the solution and click .

 Deleting a solution: Select a solution in the solution thumbnail list and click Delete.

 Rotating a solution: Select a playback window rotation angle from the drop-down box next to Solution
Rotation. The rotation angle is absolute.

 Synchronous playing: Enable or disable the synchronous playback.

 Requirements Check: After this function is enabled, the device can automatically detect the media not
meeting the requirements.

 Backup: Back up important system data.

 Prestored Image: When the system files become corrupted, resulting in the solution being cleared, the
prestored image will be displayed.

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Figure 4-6 Playback configuration

Note:

Only Taurus V4.6.0 and later support terminal solution backup and prestored image setting.

4.2 Brightness Adjustment

Manually adjust the brightness or set rules of smart brightness adjustment.

When the information related to RF synchronization is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-7, it indicates that
brightness synchronization is enabled on the current terminal. See relevant operations in 4.16 RF Configuration.
RF synchronization requires you to specify a master device and slave devices. Users only need to set the
brightness of the master device. The slave devices will keep the same brightness as the master device via the
RF signal.

Figure 4-7 RF synchronization-brightness

4.2.1 Manual Adjustment

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Brightness adjustment.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Choose Manual, and drag the slider or enter a value to adjust screen brightness.

Figure 4-8 Manual adjustment

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4.2.2 Smart Adjustment

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Brightness adjustment.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Choose Smart and click . In the window that appears, choose Timing or Auto, set the corresponding
brightness adjustment rules, and then click Add.

Figure 4-9 Smart brightness adjustment

 Timing brightness adjustment: During the period you set to enable smart adjustment, the screen
brightness will be the fixed value you manually set.

Figure 4-10 Scheduled brightness adjustment

 Automatic brightness adjustment: During the period that you set to enable auto adjustment, the screen
brightness will be automatically adjusted according to the automatic brightness mapping table.

The automatic brightness mapping table allows users to divide the ambient brightness into several
subsections, set corresponding screen brightness for each subsection, and specify a brightness collection
interval and the number of times to collect brightness. The screen brightness automatically changes
according to the ambient brightness subsection to which the collected ambient brightness belongs.

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Figure 4-11 Automatic brightness adjustment

Figure 4-12 Brightness mapping table

Step 4 After configuration, click Apply.

4.3 Video Source

Configure video source parameters and specify the rule of setting the input source to HDMI or the internal video
source.

4.3.1 Video Source Parameter Configuration

Set the output offset position of the video source, resolution of the internal video source, and resolution of the
HDMI video source.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Video Source.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 In the Internal Source Resolution area, specify a resolution and click Apply.

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This resolution refers to the operating system resolution of the Taurus multimedia player and must be higher
than the screen resolution.

Note:

Only the TB10, TB30, TB40, TB50,TB60, LCB4K, and TU series support custom resolutions.

Step 4 In the Parameter Configuration area, configure the following parameters.

 Output Position: Set the start position of the image displayed on the screen.

 HDMI Source Resolution: Refers to the resolution of the external video source input from the HDMI IN
connector.

In studio mode, users can enable full screen zoom to let the image automatically fit the screen.

Requirments of full screen zoom in studio mode:

− 512 pixels ≤ Video source width ≤ 2048 pixels

− 512 pixels ≤ Video source height ≤ 2048 pixels

− Maximum resolution: 1920×1080

− Support for zooming out only

Figure 4-13 Parameter configuration

Step 5 After the configuration, click Apply.

4.3.2 Manual Switching

Immediately switch between the internal input source and HDMI input source.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Video source.

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Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 In the Control Mode area, choose Manual and configure the parameters.

Figure 4-14 Manual switching

Step 4 Click Apply.

4.3.3 Scheduled Switching

Switch between the internal input source and HDMI input source as scheduled.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Video source.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 In the Control Mode area, choose Timing.

Figure 4-15 Scheduled switching

Step 4 Click . In the pop-up dialog box, choose Internal or HDMI, and then set the time and cycle to use the video
source. At last, click Add.

Figure 4-16 Creating a scheduled rule

Step 5 After the configuration, click Apply.

4.3.4 HDMI Preferred

The HDMI port is preferred for playing the video in synchronous mode.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Video source.

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Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 In the Control Mode area, select HDMI preferred.

Step 4 After configuration, click Apply.

4.4 Screen Status Control

Set the current playing status of the screen.

4.4.1 Manual Control

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Screen Status Control.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Choose Manual to enter the manual settings page.

Figure 4-17 Manual Control

Step 4 Click Blackout or Normal.

Here the blackout is to decrease the screen brightness to 0% instead of turning off the power.

4.4.2 Timing Control

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Screen Status Control.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Choose Timing and click . In the window that appears, click Blackout or Normal, set the playback time
and interval, and then click Add.

Figure 4-18 Scheduled control

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Figure 4-19 Creating a scheduled rule

Step 4 After the settings, click Apply.

4.5 Power On/Off

Scenarios

Schedule the power on/off of players.

Operating Procedure

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > On/Off.

Step 2 In the Power On/Off area, click to create a scheduled control command.

Step 3 Specify the time to power on and off the player and select a repeat method.

The interval between the power-on time and power-off time cannot be less than 2 minutes. When the power-off
time is earlier than the power-on time, the device will be powered off on the next day.

Step 4 After the settings, click Add to save the command.

Figure 4-20 Creating a scheduled control command.

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Step 5 Select a player from the terminal list.

Step 6 Select a command and click Apply to apply the command. (If no command is selected, all the commands will
be applied by default.)

Figure 4-21 Scheduling power on/off

4.6 Time Synchronization

Time synchronization is used for syncing the time of terminal players.

Table 4-1 Time synchronization methods

Method Time Reference Application Scenario

Manual Time of the PC with ViPlex Manually set the time zone of the terminal.
Express installed

Automatic GPS time synchronization: Sync the time of the Taurus with GPS, NTP, or RF. All
Radio signal from a GPS satellite these three methods are applicable to synchronous
playback.
NTP time synchronization: Time
 The accuracy of GPS time synchronization depends on
of the NTP server
the satellite signal and it is suitable for outdoor
RF Time of the reference device
applications without obstructions around
 The accuracy of NTP time synchronization depends on
the network speed and it is suitable for situations with a
low requirement for synchronization.
 RF time synchronization does not depend on the
network and has a high synchronization performance. It
is suitable for situations with an increased requirement

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Method Time Reference Application Scenario

for synchronization.

Note:

 To enable synchronous playback, you need to turn on the synchronous playback function after syncing the
time automatically or with RF.

4.6.1 Manual Time Synchronization

Sync the time of the terminal with the date and time of the selected time zone.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Time synchronization management.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Select a time zone from the Time Zone drop-down box. You can also adjust the current date and time as
required.

If the current time zone observes daylight saving time and the current date is within the range of daylight saving
time, Daylight saving time enabled will be displayed. Otherwise, it will not be displayed.

Figure 4-22 Selecting a time zone

Step 4 After the settings, click Apply.

4.6.2 GPS Time Synchronization

Prerequisites

 Before GPS time synchronization, users need to buy and install network modules.

 The Taurus terminal version is V3.3.0 or later.

Operating Procedure

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Time synchronization management.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 (Optional) Select a time zone from the Time zone drop-down box.

If the current time zone observes daylight saving time and the current date is within the range of daylight saving
time, Daylight saving time enabled will be displayed. Otherwise, it will not be displayed.

Step 4 Check Automatically sync time and select GPS time synchronization.

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Figure 4-23 GPS time synchronization

Step 5 After the settings, click Apply.

4.6.3 NTP Time Synchronization

Sync the time of terminal players with the time of the NTP server.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Time synchronization management.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 (Optional) Change the time zone in the Time Zone drop-down box.

If the current time zone observes daylight saving time and the current date is within the range of daylight saving
time, Daylight saving time enabled will be displayed. Otherwise, it will not be displayed.

Step 4 Check Automatically sync time and NTP, and then select an NTP server to sync the time of the terminal with
the time of the NTP server. If the existing NTP servers cannot meet the requirements, click to customize a
server.

Figure 4-24 Selecting an NTP server

Step 5 After the settings, click Apply.

4.6.4 RF Time Synchronization

Related Information

To use RF time synchronization, you need to set one of the Taurus units on the RF network as the master
device and others as slave devices.

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 The master device is used for time reference and the time of the slave devices is synced with the time of
the master device via the RF signal.

 The Taurus allows the master device to sync time with an NTP server.

Prerequisites

 The Taurus products support RF time synchronization, such as T3, T6, TB3, TB4, TB6, and TB8.

 Before RF time synchronization, RF modules must be installed. ViPlex Express can detect and display the
RF module status.

Operating Procedure

Set the master and slave devices

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > RF management.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Turn on RF synchronization.

Step 4 Set the current device as the master device or slave device.

Step 5 Set a group ID.

If you enter the group ID of the master device for a slave device, the slave device will be assigned to the same
group as the master device.

Step 6 Select Time synchronization.

After RF synchronization is applied, the time, brightness, volume, and environment monitoring data of the slave
devices will be kept the same as the master device via the RF signal. Select the options that require RF
synchronization.

Figure 4-25 Master device

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Figure 4-26 Slave device

Step 7 (Optional) Select Slave device and click Advanced to specify a mode for the slave device to receiving
commands.

 Single-packet: The slave device receives the command once.

 Multi-packet: Set the command receiving times to “X” and command receiving interval to “Y”. The slave
device will receive the command twice, with an interval of 5 seconds each time.

Figure 4-27 Advanced

Step 8 Click Apply.

Set a time synchronization method for the master device

You need to set time synchronization rules for the master device only and the time of the slave devices will be
kept in sync with the time of the master device via the RF signal.

Step 9 Choose Terminal Control > Time synchronization management.

Step 10 Select the master terminal from the terminal list.

The information relating to RF synchronization is displayed, which indicates that RF synchronization of the
current terminal is enabled.

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Figure 4-28 RF synchronization-Time synchronization

Step 11 View the time zone and time of the current terminal.

If the current time zone observes daylight saving time and the current date is within the range of daylight saving
time, Daylight saving time enabled will be displayed. Otherwise, it will not be displayed.

Step 12 Configure rules for time synchronization.

 Manual time synchronization: Select a time zone from the Time Zone drop-down box to sync the time of
the terminal with the date and time of the time zone. You can also adjust the current date and time as
required.

 GPS time synchronization: Check Automatically sync time and select GPS time synchronization.

Note:

GPS time synchronization can be implemented when the master device meets the prerequisites in 4.6.2 GPS
Time Synchronization.

 NTP synchronization: Check Automatically sync time, select NTP time synchronization, and then select
an NTP server to sync the time of the terminal with the time of the NTP server. If the existing NTP servers

cannot meet the requirements, click to customize a server.

Step 13 After the settings, click Apply.

4.7 Restart Configuration

Restart terminals immediately and configure restart rules.

4.7.1 Restarting Immediately

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Restart Configuration.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Click Restart Now.

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Figure 4-29 Restart

Step 4 Click OK in the pop-up dialog box to restart the terminal immediately.

4.7.2 Scheduled Restart

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Restart Configuration.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Click . Set the time and interval to restart a terminal in the pop-up dialog box and then click Add.

Figure 4-30 Scheduled adjustment

Figure 4-31 Creating a scheduled rule

Step 4 After the settings, click Apply.

4.8 Color Temperature

Set the color temperature of the screen, including neutral white, standard white, and cool white.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Color temperature.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Select a color temperature type.

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Figure 4-32 Color temperature

4.9 Monitoring

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Monitoring.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Do the following as required:

 View the hardware information including the disk size, memory usage, CPU usage and ambient
brightness. In addition, if the terminal has an external storage device, you can alsoview the external
storage information.

 Clear all media: Click Clear All Media and select the media you want to clear and click OK.

 Device diagnostics: Click Device Diagnostics > Run Diagnostics. After the diagnostics is completed,
you can view and download the diagnostics report.

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Figure 4-33 Monitoring

Step 4 Click Clear All Media, select the cleanup scope and click OK.

4.10 Play Logs

View and export play logs.

4.10.1 Querying Play Logs

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Play logs.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Choose the time range of the play log that you want to view and then click Query.

Step 4 In the play log list, click a play log name to view the summary and detailed information of the log.

4.10.2 Exporting Play Logs

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Play logs.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 In the play log list, select the target play log.

Step 4 Click Export.

Step 5 In the pop-up dialog box, choose the export path and format.

Step 6 Click OK.

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4.11 Font Management

Manage the fonts supported by the Taurus.

4.11.1 Adding Fonts

Prerequisites

The supported fonts include TTC and TTF.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Font management.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Click next to Name to acquire local fonts on the PC.

Figure 4-34 Local fonts

Step 4 Select the target font in the pop-up dialog box.

Step 5 Click OK.

Step 6 Click Update. The update progress will be shown in the Update result column.

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Figure 4-35 Adding a font

4.11.2 Deleting Fonts

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Font management.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Click Read back at the bottom right to read back the fonts on the terminal.

Figure 4-36 Reading back a font

Step 4 Click the link in the Font column of the target terminal. The Font list in terminal page is displayed.

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Figure 4-37 Terminal font list

Step 5 Select target fonts.

Step 6 Click Delete.

4.12 Network Configuration

Configure the current network, including wired network, Wi-Fi AP, Wi-Fi Sta, and mobile network.

4.12.1 Configuring Wired Network

Application Scenarios

 Set IP address based on the actual needs while connecting terminals to the Internet via Ethernet cable.

 When the PC with ViPlex Express installed and the multimedia player are connected with an Ethernet
cable, turn on the DHCP of the multimedia player and the DHCP service at the bottom left of ViPlex
Express, select a local IP address, and then click OK to connect to the Taurus automatically.

If the connection is not stable, set a static IP address for the PC.

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Figure 4-38 DHCP service (ViPlex Express)

Related Information

When the Taurus is delivered, the DHCP is turned on by default.

Operating Procedure

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Network configuration.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 In the Wired network configuration area, perform the following operations based on actual needs.

 Select Enable next to DHCP to get an IP address automatically.

 Deselect Enable next to DHCP and configure a static IP address.

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Figure 4-39 Wired network configuration

Step 4 Click Apply.

4.12.2 Configuring Wi-Fi Network

Configure the Wi-Fi AP and Wi-Fi Sta of the terminal.

4.12.2.1 Configuring Wi-Fi AP

Change the SSID, password and channel of a terminal and set AP isolation.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Network configuration.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Go to Wi-Fi Network > Player Wi-Fi AP and do the following as required.

 AP: Turn on/off the terminal Wi-Fi AP.

 Hotspot Name and Password: Change the SSID and password of the terminal Wi-Fi AP.

− The default SSID of the Taurus series and EMP400B is "AP+Last 8 digits of SN" and the default
password is printed on the SSID label of the product.

− The default SSID of the NS series and EMP200 series is "AP+Last 8 digits of SN" and the default
password is "SN2008@+".

 Isolate from Local Network: After enabled, the Wi-Fi AP of the terminal is isolated from the local network
and users cannot access the local network by connecting to the Wi-Fi AP.

 Advanced > Channel: Switch the channel of the Wi-Fi AP.

The channel can be switched when the terminal software is V2.2.0 or later.

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Figure 4-40 Player Wi-Fi AP configuration

Step 4 Click Apply.

4.12.2.2 Configuring Wi-Fi Sta

Application Scenarios

The Taurus terminals designed with dual Wi-Fi modes, such as T3, T6, TB3, TB6, and TB8, support the
following functions after users configure Wi-Fi Sta for the Taurus with ViPlex Express.

 If the router is connected to the Internet, terminals can access the Internet via the router after Wi-Fi Sta is
configured.

 The PC with ViPlex Express installed and the multimedia player are connected to the same WLAN via the
Wi-Fi AP of the router.

Operating Procedure

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Network configuration.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Go to Wi-Fi Network > Wi-Fi Configuration area and turn on Wi-Fi.

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Figure 4-41 Wi-Fi configuration

Step 4 Double click the Wi-Fi information of the router, enter the password and then click OK.

Note:

When the terminal version is V3.8.2 or later, Wi-Fi without a password can be connected. To connect Wi-Fi
without a password, you do not have to enter a password in Step 4 and only need to click OK.

Figure 4-42 Wi-Fi connection

4.12.2.3 Switching Wi-Fi Mode

Application Scenarios

For the Taurus terminals designed with a single Wi-Fi mode, such as T1-4G, TB1-4G, TB2-4G, TB4, and TB4A,
users can switch the built-in Wi-Fi AP mode to Wi-Fi Sta mode with ViPlex Express to allow for WLAN
connection configuration of the Taurus terminals.

Prerequisites

Table 4-2 Product model and version requirements

Taurus Firmware Version ViPlex Express Version

T1-4G V3.2.0 and later V2.6.2.0201 and later

TB1-4G

TB2-4G

TB4

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Taurus Firmware Version ViPlex Express Version

TB4A

TB30

TB40

TB50

TB60

Operating Procedure

Note:

This section introduces how to switch the built-in Wi-Fi AP mode of a terminal to Wi-Fi Sta mode. To ensure
that the mode switching is not affected by network disconnection, connect the PC with ViPlex Express installed
to the terminal with an Ethernet cable.

Log In to Terminals

Step 1 Open ViPlex Express.

Step 2 At the bottom left of the page that appears, turn on the DHCP service, select a local IP address and click OK.

Figure 4-43 DHCP service switch

Step 3 Click Refresh to refresh the screen list.

After detecting a terminal, ViPlex Express will try to log in to the terminal with the default account or the account
used for the last login.

 : Denotes that the Taurus is online and you can log in to it. Go to Step 4.

 : Denotes the Taurus is offline and you cannot log in to it.

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 : Denotes you have successfully logged into the Taurus.

Step 4 Click Connect next to the screen information.

Step 5 Enter the password for the "admin" user and click OK.

 The default password of the Taurus series earlier than V4.6.0 and EMP400B earlier than V4.6.0 is
“123456”.

 The default password of the Taurus series V4.6.0 and later, NS series, EMP200 series, and EMP400B
V4.6.0 and later is "SN2008@+".

Switch the Wi-Fi Mode

Step 6 Choose Terminal Control > Network configuration.

Step 7 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 8 Click Wi-Fi Network.

Figure 4-44 Network configuration

Step 9 Select Wi-Fi-STA Mode. In the box that appears, enter the network name and password of the Wi-Fi AP.

Figure 4-45 Wireless network configuration

Step 10 Click OK. The connection is successful, as shown in the figure below.

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Notes:

 Make sure the CLOUD indicator is always on, which denotes that the Internet connection is available.

 Make sure the frequency band of the connected Wi-Fi is 2.4 GHz.

 Hiding SSID is available for Taurus V3.7.0 and later.

Step 11 Unplug the Ethernet cable between the PC and the Taurus.

The priority of the Internet connection methods for the Taurus is in the following order: Wired network > Wi-Fi
network > 4G network. After you switch to Wi-Fi Sta mode in ViPlex Express, if a wired network is connected at
the same time, the Wi-Fi network will be disconnected automatically.

4.12.3 Configuring Mobile Network

Terminals with a network module can access the Internet via a mobile network. ViPlex Express automatically
detects mobile network status and displays the detection result.

Step 1 Insert the 4G card into the SIM card slot.

Step 2 Choose Terminal Control > Network configuration.

Step 3 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 4 Go to Mobile Network > Physical SIM and turn on mobile network.

Step 5 Click to expand the APN configuration page.

Step 6 Click Add.

Step 7 Enter parameters according to the APN information provided by the carrier and then click OK.

Step 8 Select the APN and click Connect.

Notes:

 Step 5 to Step 8 are required for customizing an APN or setting an APN for a new SIM card.

 To add and connect to an APN for multiple terminals, select the terminals, click Add & Connect to
APN,.enter the required information, and click OK.

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4.12.4 Configuring Network Detection

Terminals ping the cloud platform and www.baidu.com to detect network connection status by default. Users
can also configure required addresses to ping and enable or disable the addresses.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Network configuration.

Step 2 Select the target terminal in the terminal list.

Step 3 Click Network Detection to configure detection addresses.

 Click Add to add an address.

 Click to modify an address.

 Click to delete an address.

The default configuration cannot be modified and deleted.

Figure 4-46 Network detection

Step 4 Enable or disable detection addresses.

 Set the toggle button under Enable to to detect the terminal network by pinging the corresponding
address.

 Set the toggle button under Enable to to detect terminal network not by pinging the corresponding
address.

Step 5 Click Apply.

4.13 Server Configuration

Bind to VNNOX Standard/AD. Authentication information is required during the configuration.

How to obtain player authentication information:

Log in to VNNOX (www.vnnox.com) and choose > Player Authentication on the homepage of the cloud
platform.

4.13.1 Binding to VNNOX Standard/AD

You can bind a terminal to VNNOX Standard/AD.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Server configuration.

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Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 In Bind to VNNOX Standard/AD, select a server and enter the authentication user name, authentication
password and player name. The authentication information must be consistent with the information in VNNOX.

Figure 4-47 Binding to VNNOX Standard/AD

Step 4 Click Bind.

4.13.2 Viewing iCare Binding Information

Notes:

This function is displayed only when the device has been bound to iCare.

View the binding information of the current terminal.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Server configuration.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 In Bind to iCare, view the binding information of the current terminal.

Figure 4-48 Binding information

4.14 Terminal Upgrade

 When the Taurus is earlier than V2.1.4, it cannot be directly upgraded to V3.0.0 or later. Users have to
upgrade it to V2.1.4 by local upgrade first.

 When the Taurus is later than V2.1.4, there is no limit to the version during the upgrade.

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Note:

Do not disconnect the power supply during the upgrade. The Taurus will restart once.

4.14.1 Device Upgrade

Upgrade terminal versions online. Before you begin, please make sure that your PC has access the Internet.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Terminal Upgrade.

Step 2 Select Device Upgrade.

The system automatically decides whether a terminal needs to be upgraded.

 Yes. The current version information and will be displayed, as shown in Figure 4-49. Go to Step 3.

 No. Only the current version information is displayed. No further operation is required.

Figure 4-49 Device upgrade

Step 3 Click More and view the related information of the new version.

Step 4 On the terminal information list, select one or more upgradable terminals and click Upgrade.

The upgrade progress is displayed (and the upgrade package download progress of the TU series devices also
can be displayed).

4.14.2 Local Upgrade

Use local files to upgrade terminal versions.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Terminal Upgrade.

Step 2 Select Local Upgrade.

Step 3 Select the upgrade package path.

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Step 4 In the terminal information list, select one or more upgradable terminals and click Upgrade.

The upgrade progress is displayed.

4.15 Power Control

When the power switch in ViPlex Express is turned on, the relay will operate and the circuit is connected. When
the power switch in ViPlex Express is turned off, the relay will release and the circuit is disconnected.

4.15.1 Configuring Power Tags

Application Scenarios

Customizing a tag for each relay allows terminal relays with the same tag to operate or release uniformly.

Prerequisites

 The terminal is connected to a relay card.

 The terminal software is V2.2.0 or later.

If the terminal software is earlier than V2.2.0, the Power control page of the earlier versions will be
displayed and a prompt will be displayed to remind the user to upgrade the terminal to V2.2.0 or later.

Operating Procedure

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Power control.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Click Configure Power Tag to access the Power Tag page. Do the following according to the actual
conditions.

 Board power: Control power supplies using relays on terminals. The default tag is Screen Power which
can be customized.

 External power: Control power supplies using relays on terminals with customized baseboards (Only
when the TKS series terminals have customized baseboards and are installed with relays, external power
supplies can be connected.). The default tag is Screen Power which can be customized.

 Multi-function card power: Control power supplies using relays on the MFN300 multi-function card. Only
the tags selected and set for the multi-function card in NovaLCT can be viewed.

Step 4 Click OK.

4.15.2 Controlling Power Manually

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Power control.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Select Manual to enter the manual setting page.

Step 4 Turn on or off the power switch.

An example of information on the multi-function card power supply is shown in Figure 4-50.

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Figure 4-50 Manual setting

The tags in the orange box can be associated with one or more relay circuits. When multiple relay circuits are
associated and each of them is turned on (or off), Enable (or Close) is displayed. Otherwise, Mixture is
displayed and the detailed information of each circuit is provided.

4.15.3 Controlling Power as Scheduled

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Power control.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Choose Scheduled and click . In the window that appears, specify the device to be controlled, time and
interval, and then click OK.

Step 4 After the settings are done, click Apply.

4.16 RF Configuration

Set parameters related to RF synchronization and apply the parameters to time synchronization, brightness
synchronization, volume synchronization and environment monitoring data synchronization and enable or
disable

The Taurus products that support RF management include the T3, T6, TB3, TB4, TB6, and TB8.

Before using RF synchronization, install an RF module. ViPlex Express can detect and display RF module
status.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > RF Configuration.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Turn on RF synchronization.

Step 4 Set the current terminal as the master device or a slave device.

Step 5 Set a group ID.

Enter the group ID of the master device for a slave device, and this slave device and the master device will be
grouped.

Step 6 Select the options that require RF synchronization.

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After RF synchronization is applied, the time, brightness, volume, and environment monitoring data of the slave
device will keep the same as the master device via the RF signal.

Step 7 (Optional) Select Slave device and click Advanced to specify a mode for the slave device to receiving
commands.

 Single-packet: The slave device receives the command once.

 Multi-packet: Set the command receiving times to “X” and command receiving interval to “Y”. The slave
device will receive the command twice, with an interval of 5 seconds each time.

Figure 4-51 Advanced

Step 8 Click Apply.

4.17 Sensor

If a sensor is connected to the terminal, the user needs to connect to the sensor logically in ViPlex Express to
enable the terminal to collect environment monitoring data.

When the related information of RF synchronization is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-52, it indicates that
environment monitoring data synchronization is enabled on the current terminal. For related operations, see
4.16 RF . RF synchronization requires users to specify a master device and slave devices. Users need to set
the sensors of the master device only and the monitoring data of the slave devices will be the same as the
master device via RF signal.

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Figure 4-52 RF synchronization- environment monitoring data

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Sensor.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Select a sensor manufacturer. Sensors of only NovaStar, Nenghui and Jingxun Changtong are supported.

Step 4 Select a sensor type.

 NovaStar: Brightness, temperature

 Nenghui: Air temperature, air humidity, air pressure, wind direction, CO2, wind speed, PM2.5, PM10, noise,
brightness

 Jingxun Changtong: Wind direction, wind speed, PM2.5, PM10, air pressure, air temperature, air humidity,
noise, brightness

Figure 4-53 Sensor types

Step 5 After the configuration is done, click Apply.

4.18 Screen Information

The information displayed here includes the terminal MAC address, terminal IP address, system software
version, product model, application software version.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Screen information.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 View the terminal information

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Figure 4-54 Terminal information

4.19 Studio Mode

The device can play image and video files stored in a USB drive without requiring the device password.

Step 1 Choose Terminal Control > Studio Mode.

Step 2 Select the target terminal from the terminal list.

Step 3 Turn on studio mode and click OK.

Figure 4-55 Studio mode

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Step 4 Set the solution playback duration, scaling and entrance effect as required.

Step 5 Click Apply for the standalone playback settings to take effect on the terminal.

Step 6 Insert a USB drive into the computer, create a playback directory, and place the required files to the root
directory of the USB drive.

Rules for solution file names: 3-digit numbers in ascending order (example: 001-XXX, 002-XXX…999-XXX)

Step 7 Insert the USB drive into the device.

The copying progress is displayed on the screen. After the files are copied to the device, the solutions will be
played on the screen.

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5 VNNOX Login
At the top right of the page, click to enter VNNOX login page. VNNOX supports remote content
management and terminal control.

For related operations, see the user manual of VNNOX.

6 System Settings
At the top right of the page, click and select the required menu.

Table 6-1 System settings

Menu Description

Language Set the display language.

Working Mode Select working mode, including studio mode and async mode.

RF Control Manage the playback of all terminals except the reference device when the RF time
synchronization mode is enabled.

Before the operation, enter the password “admin”.

Custom server Add, modify, or delete custom servers.

Users can choose customized servers on the pages of connecting to cloud publishing
and monitoring services and the page of setting NTP synchronization.

Preferences  Set the location to save files, including ViPlex Express configuration files, data,
temporary files, etc.

 Specify an FTP library version to improve the network adaptability of ViPlex

Express.

 Choose whether to remember the connection password. After Remember

Password is deselected, users have to enter the password when connecting to a
terminal each time.

 Enable or disable automatic refresh of terminal list, and set the refresh interval.

Check for Updates Check for and install new updates of ViPlex Express.

Help View the documentation related to the software.

About Display the version of ViPlex Express and the official website.

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7 Media Decoding Specifications

7.1 Image

Codec Supported Image Size Format Remarks

JFIF file format 1.02 48×48 pixels~8176×8176 pixels JPG, JPEG No support for non-interlaced scan

Support for SRGB JPEG

Support for Adobe RGB JPEG

BMP No Restriction BMP N/A

GIF No Restriction GIF N/A

PNG No Restriction PNG N/A

WEBP No Restriction WEBP N/A

7.2 Audio

Codec Channel Bit rate Sampling rate Format Remarks

MPEG1/2/2.5 Audio 2 8kbps~320kbps, CBR 8KHZ~48KHz MP1, MP2, N/A

Layer1/2/3 and VBR MP3

WMA Version 4, 4.1, 2 8kbps~320kbps 8KHZ~48KHz WMA No support for WMA

7, 8, 9, wmapro Pro, lossless codec
and MBR

MS-ADPCM, 2 N/A 8KHZ~48KHz WAV Support for 4bit

IMA-ADPCM, PCM MS-ADPCM and
IMA-ADPCM

Q1~Q10 2 N/A 8KHZ~48KHz OGG, OGA N/A

Compress Level 0~8 2 N/A 8KHZ~48KHz FLAC N/A

ADIF, ATDS Header 5.1 N/A 8KHZ~48KHz AAC, M4A N/A

AAC-LC and AAC-HE,
AAC-ELD

AMR-NB, AMR-WB 1 AMR-NB 8KHZ, 16KHz 3GP N/A

4.75~12.2kbps@8kHz

AMR-WB 6.60~23.85
kbps@16kHz

MIDI Type 0 and 1, 2 N/A N/A XMF, MXMF, N/A

DLS version 1 and 2, RTTTL,
XMF and Mobile XMF, RTX, OTA,
RTTTL/RTX, OTA, IMY

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Codec Channel Bit rate Sampling rate Format Remarks

iMelody

7.3 Video

Codec Resolution Maximum Maximum Bit Rate Format Remarks

Frame Rate (Ideal Case)

MPEG-1/2 48×48pixels~1920× 30fps 80Mbps DAT, MPG, Support for field

1080pixels VOB, TS coding

MPEG4 48×48pixels~1920× 30fps 38.4Mbps AVI, MKV, No support for MS

1080pixels MP4, MOV, MPEG4 v1/v2/v3,
3GP GMC

H.264 T3&T6&TB3&TB4& T3&T6&TB3&TB T3&T6&TB3&TB4& AVI, MKV, Support for field

TB6&TB8: 48×48 4&TB6&TB8: TB6&TB8: MP4, MOV, coding and MBAFF
pixels~4096×2304 4K@25fps, 100Mbps 3GP, TS,
pixels 1080P@60fps Other models: FLV

Other models: Other models: 57.2Mbps

48×48pixels~1920× 1080P@60fps
1080pixels

H.264 MVC 48×48pixels~1920× 60fps 38.4Mbps MKV, TS Support for Stereo

1080pixels High Profile only

H.265/HEV T3&T6&TB3&TB4& T3&T6&TB3&TB T3&T6&TB3&TB4& MKV, MP4, Support for Main

C TB6&TB8: 4&TB6&TB8: TB6&TB8: MOV, TS Profile, Tile & Slice
64×64pixels~4096× 4K@60fps, 100Mbps
2304pixels 1080P@60fps Other models:
Other models: Other models: 57.2Mbps
64×64pixels~1920× 1080P@60fps
1080pixels

VP8 48×48pixels~1920× 30fps 38.4 Mbps WEBM, MKV N/A

1080pixels

H.263 SQCIF(128×96), 30fps 38.4Mbps 3GP, MOV, No support for

QCIF(176×144), MP4 H.263+
CIF(352×288),
4CIF(704×576)

VC-1 48×48pixels~1920× 30fps 45Mbps WMV, ASF, N/A

1080pixels TS, MKV,
AVI

MJPEG 48×48pixels~1920× 30fps 38.4Mbps AVI N/A

1080pixels

Note: Output data format is YUV420 semi-planar, and YUV400 (monochrome) is also supported for H.264.

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8 Limitations on Cut-to-Display Windows for Regular Screens

Item TB4, TB6, TB8 TB1-4G (Optional 4G), TB2-4G (Optional 4G)

Recommended screen resolution 4096 × 288 pixels 1920 × 1080 pixels

(width × height)

Number of parts Cut horizontally: Actual screen width/Playback window width ≤8

Cut vertically: Actual screen height/Playback window height ≤8

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