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Contents of the user manual for the Black Box iCOMPEL P Series 2U
- Product category: Digital Signage Players Black Box
- Brand: Black Box
- Description and content of package
- Technical information and basic settings
- Frequently asked questions – FAQ
- Troubleshooting (does not switch on, does not respond, error message, what do I do if...)
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Product description Produce high-quality digital signage in your business environment with the Black Box iCOMPEL P Series 2U Publisher. You can install the iCOMPEL Publisher on your network and manage it via a Web browser. It can also send media over your network to an iCOMPEL Subscriber, even from remote locations. This digital signage publisher can display video in 4 different zones and supports both 2560 x 1600 and 1080p resolutions for displaying detailed and vivid images.
Layout tools are pre-installed on this unit, which includes free layouts for simplified content creation. You can also create your own layout for custom messaging. For processing power, the iCOMPEL P Series 2U Publisher features an Intel Core i3 CPU. It has 2 GB of RAM for multi-tasking and 500GB of built-in storage. High-speed Internet connectivity is enabled by the device's Ethernet interface. DisplayPort, HDMI, and DVI connections are available for connecting to a high-resolution monitor. It also 2U rack mountable with an optional rack ears accessory. - Simple Set-Up and Media Importing
- To get started, simply connect the iCOMPEL P Series 2U Publisher unit to your network, and to a display. After booting up, the iCOMPEL unit automatically obtains an IP address from the network. A fixed IP addresses can also be set.
You can drag and drop media from your computer desktop or a folder to the iCOMPEL media folders on the appliance's hard disk or use its intuitive interface to browse for files. This unit enables you to produce and control multiple content channels. Productivity tools enable you to deliver a high-impact display, whether it's locally stored media, such as promotional ads, or Web media, including XML and RSS feeds.
A built-in firewall keeps access limited to authorized users only, and there's no need to install any third-party software or virus protection. iCOMPEL uses HTTP and HTTPS security protocols, and supports the LDAP authentication protocol and VPN capabilities for secure remote access. - Layout Tools
- The included software comes with a number of free layouts, so you can display your choice of content in a professionally designed format within minutes. You also have the convenience of creating your own. The user-friendly layout and design tool allows you to create and modify layouts. Adjust, resize, position, and layer zones with a simple click and drag. All zones can be displayed with transparency.
Additionally, you can manually set pixel or percentage measurements to achieve pixel-accurate alignment or lock a movie zone to a desired aspect ratio (16:9, 5:4, or 4:3). Set up one or more screen layouts containing one or more zones for display. Every zone in the display layout has its own playlist, to which you can add multiple media files. Each playlist runs in a continuous loop per a preset schedule. Different layouts can be scheduled to play at different times of the day.
You can also add a video file stored on the internal disk, show text from an internal feed, and more. Furthermore, RSS subscriber features enable you to automatically collect and display text crawl feeds from the Internet. - Additional Features
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- Mountable with the optionally available wallmount kit and rackmount ears
- Suitable for small- and medium-sized businesses
- Free updates and no subscription costs
- Controllable via a standard Web browser connection
- Use standalone with one screen or across a network to show content on multiple screens
- Screen content can be updated locally, instantly add text messages or alerts for an audience
- Supports 1080p video processing with DisplayPort, HDMI, and DVI-I outputs
- Plays up to four simultaneous videos
- Supports unlimited zones for text and images, and up to 15 zones for HTML
- Supports the display of professional-quality flash alongside of video, static images, HTML, XML, and RSS Web content
- Rotate screen images for either portrait or landscape orientation
- Secure Linux-based appliance with built-in firewall
- GPIO external device input capabilities (for motion detectors, sensors, etc.)
- Flash processor at >20 fps and video at >30 fps
UPC: 822088061342 In the Box Black Box iCOMPEL P Series 2U Publisher Limited 1-Year Warranty Table of Contents
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Technical parametersBlack Box ICPS-2U-PU-N Specs | Supported Video Resolutions | Digital to 2560 x 1600, HD to 1080p | | Processor | Intel Core i3 | | Storage | 500 GB hard drive | | Memory | 2 GB | | Supported Media | Video - Standard Definition (encoded up to 10 MB, except where indicated): MPEG2 - MP at ML, POPAI standard 59 MPEG2 - DVB-T, POPAI standard not supported MPEG4 - OpenDivX, POPAI standard E7 MPEG4 - H.264 AVC, POPAI standard S11 MPEG4 - DVB-T H.264, POPAI standard not supported Microsoft MPEG4 V1,2,3, POPAI standard not supported WMV V9 - VC1 (also up to 20 Mb/s), POPAI standard E4 Apple QuickTime (SMC and RPZA codecs), POPAI standard not supported Video - High-Definition (up to 1920 x 1080 resolution progressive scan): MPEG2 - MP at HL, POPAI standards S10, S12, E6 MPEG2 - DVB-T, POPAI standard not supported MPEG4 - OpenDivX, POPAI standard not supported MPEG4 - H.264 AVC, POPAI standards S12, E8 (1080p not available with some configurations of H264) MPEG4 - DVB-T H.264, POPAI standard not supported (1080p not available with some configurations of H264) Microsoft MPEG4 V1,2,3, POPAI standard not supported WMV 9 (VC1), POPAI standard E5 (1080p not available with some configurations of H264) Apple QuickTime (SMC and RPZA codecs) Animation: HTML, JavaScript and SVG (as per WebKit), POPAI Standard not supported Animated GIF (within an HTML file), POPAI standard not supported Flash (.SWF) v11, POPAI standard not supported Presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (save as WMV), POPAI standard not supported Apple Keynote (save at MOV), POPAI standard not supported Still Images: TIFF, POPAI standard not supported JPG/JPEG, POPAI standard S1 GIF, POPAI standard not supported BMP, POPAI standard not supported PNG, POPAI standards E1, E2, E3 Audio: WAV, POPAI standard not supported MP3, POPAI standard S5 WMA V1,2,3, POPAI standard not supported AC3, POPAI standard not supported AAC, POPAI standard not supported Text: RSS, formatted text, European languages and Greek, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic in OpenType and TrueType fonts, POPAI Standard not supported Media Zones Unlimited text, stills, audio 4 x Video zones Transparent zone capable | | Connectors | 1 x DisplayPort female 1 x HDMI female 1 x DVI female 5 x 1/8" (3.5 mm) 1 x TOSLINK 6 x USB 2.0 female 2 x USB 3.0 female 1 x RJ-45 (10 / 100 / 1000 Mb/s) 1 x eSATA | | Approvals | Unit: FCC, RoHS2, WEEE Power Supply: FCC, UL, CE, CSA, RoHS2, WEEE | | Power | 100 to 240 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz | | Mountable | Yes, with optional accessories | | Dimensions (HxWxD) | 3 x 11.1 x 10.6" (7.6 x 28.2 x 26.9 cm) | | Weight | 9.2 lb (4.2 kg) |
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