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•Scrollmessagecontent
DisplayingscrollmessagesrequiresagreatdealofCPUprocessingpower.Whenusingscrollmessages,
programs should be tested by actually displaying them before operation.
· Making the background color transparent will increase the load.
·ScrollmessageswithalargerdisplayareaplacealargerloadonthePC.Donotmakethescrollmessage
display area unnecessarily large.
· If there are a lot of characters in a scroll message line, display may become distorted. If this occurs, start a
newline.(Upto100charactersperlinerecommended.)
•PowerPoint
Set PowerPoint data so that it plays repetitively by setting slide transition to advance slides automatically
(automatic slideshow).
PowerPointViewerisnotcapableofsimultaneousmultipledisplay.DonotassignPowerPointfilestomultiple
frames in the same program. It should also be noted that PowerPoint Viewer only proceeds to play slideshows
when the focus is on itself. Do not click other frames with the mouse or another tool when PowerPoint content
is displayed.
ThenewfileformatofPowerPoint2007(.pptx)isnotsupported.Savecontentinpptformat.
PowerPointViewer2003/2007isrequired.EvenifyoualreadyhaveMicrosoftPowerPoint2003/2007installed
onyourPC,youmustmakeaseparateinstallationofPowerPointViewer2003/2007.
Continuous operation of target PC
Thissoftwareisnotdesignedforcontinuous24-hour-a-dayoperation.Besuretoturnthepoweroffonthe
targetPCeveryday.(RefertoPowerControlonp.71)
PC internal clock
ThissoftwareexecutesschedulesbasedonthePC’sinternalclock.YoushouldensurethatyourPC’s
internalclockisalwaysaccuratebysynchronizingitwithaninternettimeserverorothermeans.
Accuracy of program display time
Program display is controlled by a timer that starts at 0 seconds every minute. Programs cannot be switched at
intervalsoflessthan1minute,orduringa1minuteinterval(i.e.inintervalsoflessthan60seconds).
Be aware that there may be some delay before content is actually displayed depending on the time taken to
launchapplicationsthatdisplaycontentandthetimetakentoloadcontentfiles.
Backups
Thissoftwaredoesnothaveabackupfunction.Youshouldmakeregularbackupcopiesofcontentfiles,
etc., during operation.
Daisy chain conguration
Thissoftwarecannotsenddifferentpanelcontrolcommands(monitorpowersupplyON/OFFandpanelinput
commands)toindividualSHARPLCDmonitors(PNseries)connectedinadaisychain.
Still images
The Network Version of SHARP Digital Signage Software can send different panel control commands (monitor
powersupplyON/OFFandpanelinputcommands)toSHARPLCDMonitors(PNSeries)connectedinadaisy
chain.(RefertoPanelManagementandOption,p.78)
Date display
ThissoftwaredisplaysthedateinYYYY/MM/DDformat.
System operation precautions