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ONELAN Digital Signage

LG WebOS4 Setup Guide

ONELAN Digital Signage

LG WebOS4 Setup Guide

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This document is designed to act asa SetupGuide for LGWebOSplayers.

1 Installation 4

1.1 Setup 4

1.2 Installing Configurations 5

1.3 Creating Configurations 7

1.4 Editing or Deleting Con-figurations 9

2 Supported Formats 11

2.1 Audio 11

2.2 Video 11

2.3 Image 12

2.4 Flash 12

3 Known Limitations 14

Contents

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1 Installation

Plug the screen in and power on.

A keyboard can be plugged into the screen to assist with setup.

1.1 Setup1. Using the remote, select your Language,Continent,Country and, if applicable, Time Zone.

Then pressOK.

2. Set theRotation to the appropriate orientation you wish your screen to display.

3. Select aNetwork setting, eitherWired if you are using an ethernet cable orWifi. If the latter,enter the network password.

4. For theOn/Off Timer, ONELAN recommends that you set this to alwayson asotherwise playersmayunexpectedly turn off despite instructions from themanaging CMS.

5. You will now be taken to a screen with no signal. Press theSettings button on the remote or thegear icon (show below). SelectSI Sever Setting.

6. A Server menu will now appear. ChangeApplication Launch Mode to Remote and FullyQualified Domain Name toOn.

7. Now enter your CMSURL into the URL text boxusing the following format:

http://icc*****.domain.com/soc

or

http://<IPaddress>/soc

Note: Ensure that you append '/soc' to the end of the URL.

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8. Now press the backbutton in the top right of that menu and reboot the player.

9. The player will now connect to the CMSand install the Install Code Page. Thismay take a fewminutesand the player may reboot.

10. Now type the install code into the relevant field.

Note: This can alternatively be done remotely. See installing configurations.

1.2 Installing Configurations

1. On your CMSclick theManage Players icon or navigateHome > Manage Players.

2. Select the player from the list.

3. Click theActions tab.

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4. Click on the plug icon.

5. Select the preferred configuration from the drop downmenu.

Note: During initial setup, when a SoC player displays the install code page you can use thereinstall feature on the CMS to install the player. This allows for a remote install rather than typingan install code into each player.

6. Click the tick button and the new configuration will install.

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1.3 Creating Configurations

1. Click theManage Players icon in the top right hand corner of the CMS. You can also reachthis page bynavigatingHome > Manage Players.

2. Click theSettings icon on the left hand side.

3. Click theAdd Configuration button.

4. Type the name of the configuration and from the drop downmenusselect the appropriatechannel, screen orientation and license you want your configuration associated with. If you wish torestrict the channel download to specific times then clickRestricted Times and enter theappropriate values.

This feature allowsyou to add and edit configurations. Therefore, you can install screenswith pre-setorientationsand channels.

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1.4 Editing or Deleting Configurations

1. Click theManage Players icon in the top right hand corner of the CMSor navigateHome> Manage Players.

2. Click theSettings icon on the left hand side.

3. Hover over a configuration in the list. It will turn blue and two iconswill appear to the right.

4. To edit:

1. Click theEdit icon and a pop up will appear showing you the Installation code.

2. You can rename the configuration, select a different channel or change the screen

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orientation or associated license.

5. To delete:

1. Click theDelete icon.

2. Thiswill open a pop up asking if you are sure. SelectYes.

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2 Supported Formats

This section lists all the streaming protocols andmedia file formats supported onWebOS Signage 3.0.

2.1 Audio

FileExtension

Media Con-tainer Codec Note

.mp3MP3

MPEG-1, MPEG-2,Layer 2, Layer 3

l Bit rate: 32 - 320 Kbps

l Sample fequency: 16 - 48KHz

.wav WAV PCM -

.ogg OGG Vorbis -

.wma WMA WMA -

2.2 VideoNote: Themaximum supported video resolution is FullHigh Definition (FHD 1920x1080).

FileExtension Codec

.asf, .wmv

Video VC-1 advanced profile (WVMA excluded), VC-1simple andmain profiles

Audio WMA Standard (WMA v1/WMA speech excluded),WMA 9 professional

.divx .avi

Video DivX3.11, DivX4, DivX5, DivX6, XVID (expect 3warp-point GMC), H.264/AVC, Motion Jpeg,

MPEG-4

Audio MPEG-1, Layer I, II, MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3),Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, LPCM, ADPCM,

DTS

.mp4, .m4v,.mov

Video H.264/AVC, MPEG-4

Audio AAC, MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)

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FileExtension Codec

.3gp, .3g2Video H.264/AVC, MPEG-4

Audio AAC, AMP-NB, AMR-WB

.mkvVideo MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, VP8

Audio Dolby Digital, PCM, DTS, MPEG-1 Layer I, II,MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3), Vorbis, AAC

.ts, .trp, .tp,.mts

Video H.264/AVC, MPEG-2

Audio MPEG-1 Layer I, II, MPEG-1 Layer III

.mpg,.mpeg, .dat

Video MPEG-1, MPEG-2

Audio MPEG-1, Layer I, II, MPEG-1 Layer III (MP3)

.vobVideo MPEG-1, MPEG-2

Audio Dolby Digital, MPEG-1 Layer I, II, DCE-LPCM

.webmVideo VP8, VP9

Audio Vorbis, Opus

Note: Use an audio file with a play time longer than one second. Playing a shorter audio file maynot work properly on the platform.

2.3 Image

File Extension File Format.jpeg, .jpg, .jpe JPEG

.png PNG

.bmp BMP

2.4 FlashNote: On webOS signage 2.0, FLV and F4V file typesare playable only byusing the <video>element.

Flash PlayerVersion Flash Player v11.1

Action Script Actionscript v2.0, Actionscriptv3.0

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GraphicResolution 1920 x 1020 (FHD)

Runtime-load Image Type PNG, JPEG

SoundFormat AAC, MP3

Sample Rate 16 KHz, 32 KHz, 44.1 KHz

Flash Video

HW Codec H.264 (with AAC audio only)

Recommended VideoResolution

Up to FHD (1080p)

Recommended AudioSample Rate

44.1 KHz

Streaming Protocol HTTP(s) RTMP/RTMP-e

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3 Known Limitations

l NTB level gapless playback - this is a known limitation with LG WebOSplayers. The gaplessplaybackwill not be to the same level as the NTBand requires the configuration detailed in thisdocument to bemet. If the player cannot play one of the videos then the player will fall back toplaying the videosnon-gapless.

l Movies/images - usemedia of a similar size to the zone asotherwise scalingmaycause lossofquality.

l GIFs - avoid usingmultiple animatedGIFsas these can cause playback issues.

l Portrait Video Content - WebOS2 hasa delayof 2 secondsbefore it will correctly set theportrait video content. To avoid this delay, play pre-rotated content in landscapemode.

l SoC players do not yet supportShow part of Movie option for theMovie Size property.

l "Letterbox" mode is the only supported renderingmode for videoswithin gaplessplayback.

l LG cannot play audio and video soundtracksat the same time. Usersmust set volume to o on otheritemsasappropriate.

l External storage - Kingston DataTraveler USBsare not recommended for use with externalstorage as thismay lead to connectivity issues.

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