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SpinetiX Tutorial
Web:
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Contact:
contact@posterdigital.com
11 June 2015
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SpinetiX (supported models) 3
SpinetiX player installation 4
Open ports in your SpinetiX player 7
Change screen orientation with SpinetiX 9
Change network settings in your SpinetiX player 14
Delete temporary files in players SpinetiX 16
Synchronizing two or more SpinetiX players 18
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3. SpinetiX (supported models)
HMP100 HMP130 HMP200
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4. SpinetiX player installation
• Connection:
Connect the AC power cable.
Connect the player to a screen with a VGA or HDMI video cable.
Connect the player to your network with an RJ45 network cable.
• First launch:
To configure your SpinetiX player, use a computer connected to the same LAN as the
player.
Turn on the SpinetiX player and wait for the initial screen to load.
Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you
see a box on the screen with the IP address.
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5. There are two ways to access the web interface for managing your player:
1) Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of
numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx), or
2) Enter the following URL, substituting “SERIAL_NUMBER” for the
serial number specified on your player:
“​http://spx-hmp-SERIAL_NUMBER.local”
• Configuration:
In the ​Administration​menu, select the option ​Content Settings​.
Select the tab ​Pull Mode​.
Select the option ​From remote iCalendar file (ICS)​.
Enter the following URL in the field titled ​Schedule URL​, substituting
“PROJECT_NAME” with the name of your project:
“http://PROJECT_NAME.posterdigitalhq.com/autoconf/project.ics”
Choose an interval in the field titled ​Check calendar every:​(example: 5 min). This
will define how often the player checks the server to determine if there are any
changes in the content programming.
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6. • Screen configuration:
In the ​Administration​menu, select ​Display Settings​.
Select the ​Display​tab.
Choose the screen resolution.
Select the screen orientation (vertical/horizontal).
Finally, press the ​Apply​button to add the screen to the system.
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7. Open ports in your SpinetiX player
If you’ve installed your SpinetiX player, we recommend that you set ports 80, 81, and
1234 as open ports.
With these ports open, the system administrator can do a variety of things to improve
the control of your player:
● Web interface (direct access to player).
● View log (registry that lets you see possible errors).
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8. ● Reboot (turns the player off and back on).
● Reload (loads programmed content and starts it from the beginning).
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9. Change screen orientation with SpinetiX
You can change the orientation of the player to use either a vertical or horizontal
screen. Just follow these steps:
Step 1:
Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you
see a box on the screen with the IP address.
Step 2:
Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, enter the SpinetiX IP
address in your internet browser to access the screen configuration.
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10. Step 3:
A menu will appear on the left side of the screen. In the ​Administration​section,
select ​Display Settings​.
Step 4:
In the section titled ​Screen orientation​, you’ll see a dropdown menu where you can
select the appropriate option for your screen and content.
Step 5:
Once you’ve selected the orientation, press the ​Apply​button. The player is now
configured to the option you selected.
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11. Remember: the orientation has to be same in the configuration of your player and of
your PosterDigital project. After setting the orientation in your player, follow these
steps to set the orientation in your PosterDigital project:
Step 1:
Go to the main page of your project with this URL, substituting “PROJECT_NAME”
with the actual name of your project:
http://PROJECT_NAME.posterdigitalhq.com/main.php
Step 2:
Select ​Screens​from the menu on the left.
You will see a new page with the screens included in your project.
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12. Step 3:
Click the name of the screen that you want to check. You’ll see the current
orientation in the screen details. To change the orientation, click ​Edit​at the top of
the screen.
Step 4:
To make changes, enter the serial number of the player in the field titled ​Serial
Number​.
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13. Step 5:
In the section titled ​Type​, open the dropdown menu and select the orientation.
Step 6:
Once you’ve selected the orientation, press ​Save​. The screen orientation in your
PosterDigital project is now changed.
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14. Change network settings in your SpinetiX player
Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Turn on the SpinetiX player and wait for the initial screen to load.
Step 2:
Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you
see a box on the screen with the IP address.
Step 3:
Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of numbers separated
by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface and manage your player.
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15. Step 4:
In the ​Administration​menu, select ​Network Settings​.
Step 5:
In the ​Connections​tab, you can edit your network information: ​IP address, Netmask,
Gateway​, and ​DNS​. If you select the option ​DHCP​, the player will automatically
generate an IP address.
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16. Delete temporary files in players SpinetiX
This option allows you to delete the temporary files from your player; the player will
reload the content from the server.
Using a computer connected to the same LAN as the player, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Turn on the SpinetiX player and wait for the initial screen to load.
Step 2:
Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple seconds until you
see a box on the screen with the IP address.
Step 3:
Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of numbers separated
by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface and manage your player.
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17. Step 4:
In the ​Administration​menu, select the option ​Maintenance​.
Step 5:
Select the ​Advanced​tab and press the ​Clear Cache​button.
The player will delete the temporary files in the cache and then reboot. This process
may take several minutes.
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18. Synchronizing two or more SpinetiX players
Follow these steps to sync two or more SpinetiX players:
Step 1:
First, set one of your SpinetiX players as an NTP server. The player you set as server is
the “​Master​” and all the rest are “​Slaves​”.
Step 2:
Configure a SpinetiX as the ​Master​player:
a. Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple
seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address.
b. Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of
numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web
interface and manage your player.
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19. c. In the ​Administration​menu, select the option ​Date/Time​.
d. Go to the ​Time Source​tab.
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20. e. Erase the content that appears by default (“pool.org”) in all the
Server​fields.
f. Enter the IP address of the SpinetiX players that you want to
synchronize, and select the option ​Monitor only​next to each one.
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21. g. Next to ​Pause device at startup…​, select 0 s in the dropdown
menu as shown in the image.
h. Finally, press the ​Apply​button and wait a few minutes while the
settings are saved. The player will then automatically restart.
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22. Step 3:
Configuring SpinetiX players as ​Slaves​:
a. Access the web interface of the player you want to use as ​Master​.
b. Hold down the blue button on the back of the player for a couple
seconds until you see a box on the screen with the IP address.
c. Enter the player’s IP address in your internet browser (four sets of
numbers separated by periods: xxx.xx.x.xx) to access the web interface
and manage your player.
d. In the ​Administration​menu, select the option ​Date/Time​.
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23. e. Go to the ​Time Source​tab.
f. Erase the content that appears by default (“pool.org”) in all the ​Server
fields.
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24. g. Enter the IP address of the SpinetiX players that you want to
synchronize, and unselect the option ​Monitor only​.
h. Next to ​Pause device at startup…​, select 90 s in the dropdown menu as
shown in the image.
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25. Finally, press the ​Apply​button and wait a few minutes while the settings are saved.
The player will then automatically restart.
Once the players have restarted, they will all be synchonized.
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