TOC

Welcome to PADS4 Viewer 4

Starting PADS4 Viewer 5

To start the PADS4 Viewer application 5

32-bit versus 64-bit 6

PADS4 Viewer & PADS4 Controller 7

PADS4 Controller tasks 7

How can I find out if the PADS4 Controller is running? 7

Settings 8

In this section 8

Identification 10

To specify identification settings 10

Connection 12

In this section 12

Server Connection 13

To specify Server Connection settings 13

Domain 15

To specify Domain settings 15

Security 16

Windows 8.x/10 16

Run as User 16

Windows User Account Control (UAC) 17

Synchronization 18

To set Synchronization setting 18

Screen Settings 19

To specify Screen settings 19

Style 21

To specify the Style settings 21

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 Viewer variables 24

To specify the Viewer variables values 24

Viewer Restart 26

To specify Viewer restart settings 26

Log Information 28

To view the Log Information 28

Download_progress 29

Synchronization Status 29

Download progress 29

Scheduled Presentations 30

To get an overview of the current scheduled presentations 30

Television Information 31

To show the Television settings 31

Graphics 35

Hardware Acceleration 35

Animation frame rate 35

Support information 37

Support Information 37

Television Scan Wizard 39

To start the Scan Wizard 39

Select source 39

Scanning mode 39

Scanning 41

Scan results 41

Checking for updates 44

To check for updates 44

Closing PADS4 Viewer 45

To close the PADS4 Viewer 45

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 Glossary 46

PADS4 Viewer

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Welcome to PADS4 Viewer
Thank you for choosing PADS4, one of the most advanced and complete digital signage software pack-
ages that are available today.

This PADS4 Viewer manual describes the possibilities of PADS4 Viewer, the application for playback of
PADS4 presentations.

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Starting PADS4 Viewer
PADS4 Viewer is the application for displaying PADS4 presentations. Normally, you will have one PADS4
Viewer per Viewer PC, which controls the display that is connected to this PC. However it is also possible
to run multiple PADS4 Viewers on one single PC, driving one or more displays.

To start the PADS4 Viewer application

1. Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar.

2. Select Programs and then PADS4.

3. Select Viewer.

or

1. Double click the PADS4 Viewer icon on the Windows desktop.

or

1. In Windows Explorer, go to the folder containing the PADS4 Viewer program files.

2. Double click the PADSViewer.exe item.

The main window of the PADS4 Viewer will appear.

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32-bit versus 64-bit
PADS4 Viewer checks the environment and will start in the corresponding operating system mode. If the
operating system is 32-bit, PADS4will start in 32-bit mode. If 64-bit, PADS4 will start in 64-bit mode which
is able to use memory above the 1.4 Gigabyte limitation.

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PADS4 Viewer & PADS4 Controller
When the PADS4Viewer is started, it will check if the PADS4Controller process is running. If not, the
PADS4 Controller will be started.

The PADS4 Controller is an process that performs tasks at the background for the PADS4 Viewer.
Options for the PADS4 Controller are set in the Viewer Settings window.

PADS4 Controller tasks

The PADS4 Controller process is a PADS4 background process that has a number of tasks:

l Synchronization of PADS4 Content

Synchronizes PADS4 Server content with this Viewer
l Monitors the PADS4 Viewer application
When the PADS4 Viewer for some reason stops responding, the PADS4 Controller will restart the
PADS4 Viewer application. If this does not help, the PADS4 Controller will reboot the Viewer PC
instead.
l Blackbox
Memory usage information and logs are stored in the PADS4 Controller and can be read
remotely with the PADS4 Agent application.
l PADS4 Agent
PADS4 Agent uses the PADS4 Controller to perform tasks on the Viewer PC.
l Monitors the PADS4 TV Controller
When the Viewer has a TV Card, the PADS4 Controller starts and monitors the TV Controller pro-
cess.
When the TV Controller is started, it will automatically detect TV cards and perform a channel
scan for them. Have a look at the Television information section for details.

How can I find out if the PADS4 Controller is running?

1. Move to the windows taskbar and open the hidden icons section at the right side.

2. If there is a PADS4 Controller icon displayed, the PADS4 Controller is running.

When the user stops the PADS4 Controller application, the PADS4 Viewer is able to detect this,
and will restart the process.

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Settings
The PADS4 Viewer application has a number of configuration settings that together determine the over-
all working of the application.

You can access the settings of the Viewer by right-clicking on the main window and choosing the
Options item in the context menu.

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If you d on ' t h ave a mou s e attac h ed you c an al s o u s e th e key c omb i n ati on [ Al t] + [ E n ter ]
to op en th e Op ti on s w i n d ow . .

Further details will be described in the rest of this section.

In this section

Identification
Describes the steps to create a unique Viewer in the PADS4 system.

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Connection
Describes the steps to connect the Viewer to a specific PADS4 Server.

Security
Enables you to change the Windows security settings that determine the permissions to start the PADS4
Viewer and PADS4 Controller application.

Synchronization
These settings determine the process of synchronizing content files (videos, pictures etc.) between the
PADS4 Server PC and the PADS4 Viewer PC.

Screen Settings
Determines the window appearance of the Viewer and the way presentations are shown.

Style
These settings determine the style of the PADS4 Viewer application.

Viewer variables
These settings determine the Viewer variables that are available / set for this PADS4 Viewer

Viewer Restart
These settings enable you to schedule a periodic reboot of the PADS4 Viewer PC.

Log Information
Lists the information, warning and error messages for the Viewer.

Download progress
Shows detailed information about the progress of the content synchronization process.

Scheduled Presentations
Provides an overview of the presentations scheduled for the Viewer.

Television
Optional menu item that is visible when the Computer contains a TV-Card to show the TV settings

Graphics
These settings determine how graphics will be processed by the PADS4 Viewer application.

Support information
Enables you to save valuable information about your PADS4 Viewer to file and forward it for technical
support.

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Identification
These settings determine the unique identification of the Viewer within the PADS4 system. Each Viewer
needs a unique address in order to schedule presentations for it.

To specify identification settings

In the Language section you can specify the language that is used for the PADS4 Viewer.

In the Identification section you specify the logical name that uniquely identifies the Viewer within your
PADS4 system. By selecting the option Automatic (Computer Name) the Viewer take the PC's name as
its name. By selecting Manual you can enter a Viewer Name .

If you have specified in the PADS4 System Management application that this Viewer is password pro-
tected (see the PADS4 System Management manual), you need to enter the Password at the Manual
option in the Integrated Security section. Else, no password is needed and you can leave the default
option None untouched.

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In the Viewer Information section you can view the Viewer's license information, like Viewer type and
available Elements.

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Connection
These settings determine the communication between PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Server for retrieval of
presentations and schedules.

In this section

Server Connection
Describes the steps to connect the Viewer to a PADS4 Server.

Domain
Describes the steps to connect the Viewer to a specific PADS4 domain on the PADS4 Server, if applic-
able.

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Server Connection
These settings determine the communication between PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Server for retrieval of
presentations and schedules.

To specify Server Connection settings

The Current Connection section displays information about the connection that is in effect.

The Server Connection section provides you with options to choose the Server PC you want to connect
to:

1. Automatic

This option lets the Viewer PC search automatically for the nearest Server PC. The Viewer PC will
connect to the first Server PC found.

2. This Computer

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 The PADS4 Server resides at the local PC.

3. Other

This option will let you enter a net work address (computer name or TCP/IP address) or search
for available PADS4 Servers in the vicinity and list them for you to choose from. Additionally, you
can specify another port number for the connection with Show Advanced Options.

NOTE

A PADS4 Ser ver c an on l y b e au tomati c al l y d etec ted w h en th e PADS4 Ser ver p r o-

c es s i s r u n n i n g an d th e U DP p or t n u mb er 3 7 0 2 i s n ot b l oc ked b y a f i r ew al l on th e
s er ver PC or s omew h er e el s e i n th e n etw or k.

The Backup Server section enables you to specify an additional PADS4 Server to function as a backup.
This is done in the same way as at the Other option in the Server Connection section.

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Domain
These settings determine the communication between PADS4 Viewer and a specific domain of aPADS4
Server for retrieval of presentations and schedules.

Domains allow you to combine multiple PADS4 Servers on one physical Server PC.

To specify Domain settings

The Domain section provides you with options to choose the Domain you want to connect to:

1. Automatic

This option lets the Viewer PC search automatically for a domain on the specifiedServer PC. The
Viewer. If the PADS4 Server PC contains multiple domains then the domain that has been marked
as the default domain will be used.

2. Manual

This option let you manually enter the domain name of the Domain on your PADS4 Server PC that
you want to connect to.

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Security
These settings enable you to change the Windows security settings. This determines the permissions to
start the PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Controller application.

Windows 8.x/10

When the Viewer in installed on a Windows 8.x/10 Computer, the option Start PADS4 Viewer in
desktop mode will force the PADS4 Viewer to skip the metro start screen and disable swipe menus.

Run as User

By default both PADS4 Viewer and PADS4 Controller will be started with your current Microsoft Windows
user account. Depending on your situation it may be required to start these applications as a different
user with different permissions. For instance, you can start the applications as Administrator to ensure
that you have (remote) access to all PADS4 features.

User Name
The user name of the Windows user account that will be used to start both PADS4 Viewer and PADS4
Controller.

Password
The password that belongs to the specified user name.

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Domain
If the specified Windows user is part of a domain then here you must enter the name of the domain.

NOTE

If you c h an g e th e Ru n as U ser s etti n g s th en n ext ti me PADS4 Vi ew er an d PADS4 Con -

tr ol l er w i l l b e s tar ted w i th th es e n ew s etti n g s . If PADS4 f ai l s to s tar t w i th th es e n ew
u s er s etti n g i t w i l l u s e th e c u r r en t W i n d ow s u s er ac c ou n t s etti n g s i n s tead .

Windows User Account Control (UAC)

User Account Control helps prevent potentially harmful programs from making changes to your com-
puter. This means for instance that you will be notified when programs want to make changes to your
computer or your Windows settings. Since Windows 7 Microsoft automatically turns on UAC. Depending
on the security settings of your Windows user account this may a proper working of some PADS4 fea-
tures like e.g. the automatic installation of software updates. To overcome this problem UAC must be
switched off.

Disable UAC
When you select this option then the PADS4 software will check your UAC settings at startup and auto-
matically switches off UAC. Please not that the UAC settings will not be set back to the original settings
when the PADS4 software is closed.

NOTE

If you c h an g e th e D i sabl e U AC s etti n g th en you n eed to r es tar t you r c omp u ter i n or d er

f or th i s n ew s etti n g to take ef f ec t.

To manually change the UAC settings in Windows 7:

1. Go to the Control Panel of Windows and switch to Large Icons or Small icons view.

2. Click User Accounts.

3. Click Change User Account Control settings.

4. Move the slider to Never notify to switch off UAC.

For other versions of Windows the procedure to switch off UAC may be different.

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Synchronization
These settings determine the process of automatic synchronization of content files (videos, pictures etc.)
between the PADS4 Server PC and the PADS4 Viewer PC.

To set Synchronization setting

In the Content Library Synchronization Activation section you determine at what interval the Content
Libraries, local (Viewer) and remote (PADS4 Server). This can be Automatic, checking for triggers to syn-
chronize whenever a change occurs, remote or local. You can have the Viewer check a given Periods by
creating a list of From and Until data. Alternatively, you can disable synchronization completely by
choosing Never.

For synchronization the PADS4 Content Library Storage Folder needs to be specified. You can choose
the default by opting for Automatic or you can select one yourself at the Manual option.

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Screen Settings
These settings determine the visual appearance of the content in the PADS4 Viewer application.

To specify Screen settings

In the Scaling section you can determine whether you want to stretch the content of any presentation,
with possibly another resolution than the display's, to fit the Window. If you choose to do so with the
option Scale Presentations to Fit into the Destination Window then you can further determine
whether the scaling needs to take aspect ratio into account, so that the presentation and its elements are
scaled properly. This can be done by checking or un-checking the Maintain Presentation Aspect
Ratio checkbox.

In the Location and Size section you can specify the dimensions and position of the Viewer application.
You can decide to have the Viewer application display in Full Screen. Alternatively, you can specify the
Size and Position yourself when you choose the option Manual. The Position determines the

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horizontal and vertical offset from the screen's left top. In the Size section you can choose from a Pre-
defined resolution or enter exact Width and Height. All measurements are in pixels. Apart from that
you can specify whether the content needs to be displayed on one of the other Displays than the
primary one, if applicable.

Finally, you can opt for a Background Image for the Viewer in its corresponding section. A File Name is
needed to link the image to the background of the Viewer. The Stretch option lets you stretch the image
to fill out the available space in the display's resolution, if so desired. The underlying option Lock
Aspect Ratio will maintain the original aspect ratio in stretching the image to fill out the space.

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Style
These settings determine the style of the PADS4 Viewer application.

To specify the Style settings

In the Window section you can switch on or off some options concerning the display of the Viewer
screen:

1. Show PADS4 Viewer Window always on top

If this setting is switched on then the window of the PADS4 Viewer application will always stay on
top. This means that any other window will be pushed behind the PADS4 Viewer window.

2. Hide Mouse Cursor

With this setting you can determine if you like the mousepointer to be visible or invisible when the
PADS4 Viewer application runs.

3. Hide Popup Menu

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 With this setting you can determine if the context menu (popup menu) of the PADS4 Viewer win-
dow will be accessible.

When you have switched off the popup menu, the only way to enable it again is to manually adjust
the file C:\ProgramData\PADS\PADSViewerSettings.xml file. When opening this file in a text editor
(like notepad) you need to change the entry '<ShowPopupMenu>False</ShowPopupMenu>'
into '<ShowPopupMenu>True</ShowPopupMenu>'. After saving the file you must restart PADS4
Viewer for the new setting to take effect.

4. Hide Window Title Bar

If this setting is switched off then the window of the PADS4 Viewer application will contain a title
bar. In the title bar the name of the Viewer will be displayed. Only if the title bar is made invisible
you will be able to create a real full screen Viewer window.

5. Hide Task Bar

This setting determines if the Windows taskbar will be visible when the PADS4 Viewer application
runs. Only if the Windows taskbar is made invisible you will be able to create a real full screen
Viewer window.

6. Hide Logon status

With this setting you can determine if the server connection status of the Viewer is displayed
when no presentation is active. A green dot means the Viewer is connected, and a red dot means
the Viewer is not connected. Besides that the name of the Viewer and the server (between brack-
ets) is displayed.

Screen standby mode

you can switch the option Turn off the Screen when there is no Presentation shown on or off to
have the screen go to sleep mode when no presentation has been scheduled for display to preserve
power. If the screen does not have this functionality build in, PADS4 will turn the screen to black. Only the
screen will be set to sleep, the PC will stay alive.

Time
In the Time section you can switch the option Synchronize PC Clock with Server Time on or off to have
the local system clock of the Viewer PC synchronized with the system clock of the PADS4 Server PC. In
most situations it will be best switch on this synchronise option, to make sure that the date and time of
both the Server PC and the PADS4 Viewer PC will run exactly in sync. If this is not the case it might happen
that the information in the PADS4 Scheduler application will not correspond with the presentation that is
displayed by the PADS4 Viewer application.

Time zone
If the setting Use local Timezone for Scheduled Presentations in the Time Zone section is switched
on then the PADS4 Viewer application will use it's local Microsoft Windows timezone settings to determ-
ine when a scheduled PADS4 presentation must be played.

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 E X A M P L E

If a p r es en tati on h as b een s c h ed u l ed to r u n f r om 9 : 0 0 u n ti l 1 1 : 0 0 f or a PADS4 Vi ew er

i n Ams ter d am as w el l as a PADS4 Vi ew er i n New Y or k an d th e T i meZon e s etti n g f or th es e
Vi ew er s h as b een s w i tc h ed on , th en th e p r es en tati on w i l l p l ay f r om 9 : 0 0 u n ti l 1 1 : 0 0
l oc al ti me.

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Viewer variables
These settings determine the available / set Viewer variables for this PADS4 Viewer.

When the Viewer is running, these variables can be used to show context driven text, use the variables
inside data providers or by specifying a rule.

For instance it is possible to add a Viewer variable (#<name>#) inside a line of text.

"Welcome to the #Store name#."

This could be translated to "Welcome to the New York Health shop."

This way it is possible to create general presentation, send these to all viewers and based on the specific
viewer use variables to adjust the content.
Otherwise you would have to create a specific presentation for each viewer with the name of the shop.
Another benefit is that when the shop name changes, only the viewer variable needs to be changed
through the viewer options and everything is updated automatically.

Basicly you can use the Viewer Variables everywhere where you can specify text, use data providers
(expressions, filters, sort, url) or create rules.

To specify the Viewer variables values

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Click on the Value column of the datatable to specify a different value.

The Viewer variable, current value and the default value generated by the system are also displayed.
System defined Viewer variables are generated and filled in by the Viewer itself during runtime and
can not be changed.

NOTE

It i s al s o p os s i b l e to u s e th e PADS4 Ag en t ap p l i c ati on f or en h an c ed ad j u s tmen t of

Vi ew er var i ab l es .

Vi ew er var i ab l es ar e c r eated b y u s i n g th e PADS4 Sys tem Man ag emen t ap p l i c ati on .

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Viewer Restart
These settings enable you to schedule a periodic restart of the PADS4 Viewer PC.

To specify Viewer restart settings

In the Reboot section you can specify if you want to have the Viewer PC restarted, and if you do, you can
specify the Reboot Time as well as the pattern of days at which the Viewer PC should be restarted.

NOTE

P AD S 4 Vi ewer memory & h an dl e con su mpt i on ch eck

T h e PADS4 Con tr ol l er h as a b u i l d i n p r oc es s w h i c h w i l l c h ec k th e Vi ew er ap p l i c ati on
r el ated to memor y an d h an d l e c on s u mp ti on . Bes i d es th at i t w i l l c h ec k i f th e p r og r am
w i l l r es p on d . If s ome p r ob l em oc c u r s , th e PADS4 Con tr ol l er w i l l r es tar t th e PADS4
Vi ew er to f r ee memor y/ h an d l e or w h en th e p r og r am i s n ot r es p on d i n g . If th at al s o d oes
n ot w or k, th e PC w i l l b e r eb ooted .

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Log Information
The Log Information contains valuable information about the Viewer application process.

To view the Log Information

The Log Information section is a placeholder for the presentations that are to be running at the current
time.

If any information is shown then the Time Stamp, the Type, and the Messageare listed.

If you want to view only the Information items, Warnings, Errors or any combination of those, then use
the buttons below the listing to filter the Log Information.

The button below right allows you to copy the selected log item to the clipboard.
This is also possible using the right mouse button above the item you would like to copy and select
Copy to Clipboard menu item.

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Download_progress
When content synchronization has been enabled, then you will find here detailed information about the
progress of the content synchronization process.

Synchronization Status

If synchronization of content files has been switched on and the synchronization process is in progress,
then here you can see the status of the process.

Download progress

Shows detailed information about the synchronization process. Optionally you can click Refresh to get
the latest information.

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Scheduled Presentations
PADS4 Viewer now offers the possibility to get an overview of the presentations that are scheduled for
this Viewer at the time of checking.

To get an overview of the current scheduled presentations

The Scheduled Presentations section is a placeholder for the presentations that are to be running at
the current time.

If any presentations are to be shown at the time of checking then the Start Date, the End Date, the
Presentation and the Type are listed.

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Television Information
The Television Information is available when this Computer contains a TV-Card. If the Computer does
not contains a TV-Card, the option is hidden.

To show the Television settings

Press the Television settings button to show the Television settings.

A second method is by using the PADS4 Controller icon in the taskbar. Press the right mousebutton and
select Television Settings.

By pressing the Open Scan Wizard... button, the Scan Wizard is shown which will guide you through the
process of scanning scannels.

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By default PADS4 will perform an autoscan and add all channels found to the channel mapping list which
is used in the PADS4 Designer.

The Television Channels show the channels currently available.

Country specifies the language used for determining channel tables. When default is specified, PADS4
will use the language setting of the TV-Card.

Analog Television Format specifies the analog TV format used for television. When default is spe-
cified, PADS4 will use the default setting.

Devices Specifies for which devices PADS4 will perform the scan. When Disabled the device will not be
used by PADS4 for channel scanning.
Some devices may cause problems and need to be turned off because they may not be used by PADS4.

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Hardware Acceleration can be adjusted by setting the Decoder manually. By default PADS4will try to
detect the best solution and uses this as decoder.

NOTE

Au t omat i c scan of ch an n el s af t er i n st al l at i on
W h en th e PADS4 Vi ew er i s s tar ted i t w i l l an al ys e i f th er e i s a T V c ap tu r e c ar d avai l ab l e.
If s o th e PADS4 Con tr ol l er s tar ts th e PADS4 T V Con tr ol l er p r oc es s at th e b ac kg r ou n d .
T h e PADS4 T V Con tr ol l er w i l l d etec t i f th e s c an h as b een p er f or med . If n ot, i t w i l l au to-
mati c al l y s tar t th e ( au to) s c an p r oc es s an d ad d th e p h ys i c al c h an n el s to th e Ch an n el
Map p i n g l i s t.

W h en a d i f f er en t T V Cap tu r e c ar d b ec omes avai l ab l e, th e PADS4 T V Con tr ol l er w i l l

d etec t th e c h an g e an d p er f or m a n ew s c an i f n eed ed w i th ou t a r es tar t of th e PADS4 Sys -
tem. W h en u s i n g U SB d evi c es i t i s p os s i b l e to i n s er t th em, an d PADS4 w i l l s tar t to s c an
th e d evi c e w i th i n s ec on d s .

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 TIP

T h e T el evi s i on s etti n g s w i n d ow c an al s o b e op en ed th r ou g h th e PADS4 Con tr ol l er i c on i n

th e tas kb ar .
( If th er e i s n o T V Cap tu r e c ar d f ou n d on th e s ys tem, th e tel evi s i on op ti on s ar e n ot vi s -
i b l e)

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Graphics
These settings determine how graphics will be processed by the PADS4 Viewer application.

Hardware Acceleration

Use hardware acceleration

By default hardware acceleration is enabled. In this case the rendering process of graphical operations
may use hardware and/or software rendering, depending on your system. By switching off hardware
acceleration the system is forced only to use software rendering.

TIP

In p ar ti c u l ar s i tu ati on s - l i ke r u n n i n g a PADS4 Vi ew er ac r os s mu l ti p l e d i s p l ays - s w i tc h -

i n g of f h ar d w ar e ac c el er ati on may l ead to b etter r es u l ts .

Animation frame rate

The animation frame rate settings determine how transition effects will be executed by your PADS4
Viewer application.

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Default
The default system defined frame rate is used to execute animations.

Manual
Specify your own custom frame rate to be used for animations.

TIP

On s ys tems w i th p oor g p u c ap ab i l i ti es , you may man u al l y l ow er th e an i mati on f r ame

r ate val u e to i mp r ove th e p er f or man c e of tr an s i ti on ef f ec ts .

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Support information
Here you can save valuable information about your PADS4 Viewer to file and forward it for technical sup-
port.

Support Information

Each PADS4 Viewer automatically creates a so-called black box in which valuable information about
PADS4 is stored. This includes system information and various logs. When you encounter a problem with
a PADS4 Viewer, the black box is the ideal source of information to analyze the situation and trace the
problem. So, when you contact support for a problem with a PADS4 Viewer it's suggested always to
send the black box file.

To save you black box to file:

1. Click Save.

2. In the file save dialog box, specify the location and file name and click Save.

TIP

T o r emotel y c ol l ec t an d s ave th e b l ac k b oxes of you r PADS4 Vi ew er s you c an b es t u s e

th e PADS4 Ag en t ap p l i c ati on .

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Television Scan Wizard
The Television Scan Wizard allows the user to manually scan for channels.

To start the Scan Wizard

1) Open Vieweroptions and select Television Settings. Next press the Television Settings button. In the
window press the Open Scan Wizard button.

2) Click om the PADS4 Controller icon in the windows taskbar and select Television settings. Next press
the Television Settings button. In the window press the Open Scan Wizard button.

Select source

The first step is to select the tuner broadcast type used for scanning.
When some options are not available, it will be disabled.

Scanning mode

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Select the scanning mode you would like to perform.

Auto channel scan

PADS4walks through the frequency range and will check for channel information.

Specify television provider settings

Specify the Frequency, Network ID and Bandwidth to be used for scanning.

Specify frequency list

If the user already knows the frequencies, this option will be faster.

NOTE

T h e s c an p r oc es s s c an s f or b oth tel evi s i on an d au d i o c h an n el s .

On l y u n s c r amb l ed p h ys i c al T el evi s i on c h an n el s ar e map p ed to a Ch an n el Map p i n g i tem
( exp l ai n ed l ater ) .

If you w an t to ad d Au d i o c h an n el s , p l eas e ad d Ch an n el Map p i n g s f or th es e p h ys i c al

c h an n el s i n th e PADS4 Ag en t or PADS4 Sys tem Man ag emen t ap p l i c ati on .

Press the Next button to continue and start scanning automatically

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Scanning

After the scan is finished, the next page will be shown.

Scan results

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The scan results are automatically merged with existing physical channels.

Channel mappings are also automatically generated based on the physical channels found.

NOTE

A C h an n el mappi n g i s a d es c r i p ti on n ame w h i c h i s r el ated to on e or mor e s c an n ed

p h ys i c al c h an n el s . By d ef au l t th e n ame of th e c h an n el map p i n g i s eq u al to th e n ame of
th e ( s c an n ed ) p h ys i c al c h an n el . T h i s w ay p h ys i c al c h an n el s c an b e c omb i n ed to 1 c h an -
n el map p i n g n ame i f n eed ed .

D i f f eren t cou n t ri es
For examp l e w h en you h ave Vi ew er s th at ar e i n d i f f er en t c ou n tr i es , i t i s p os s i b l e th at
th e p h ys i c al T el evi s i on c h an n el i s c al l ed BBC 1 f or on e c ou n tr y, an d BBC1 f or a d i f f er en t
p r ovi d er i n a d i f f er en t c ou n tr y. T o al l ow th e u s er of th e PADS4 Des i g n er to c r eate a
p r es en tati on th at w i l l w or k f or b oth c ou n tr i es , th es e p h ys i c al c h an n el s BBC1 an d BBC 1
c an b e mer g ed to on e Ch an n el map p i n g . So f or th e u s er of th e PADS4 Sys tem i t i s q u i te
eas y to c r eate a p r es en tati on even w h en th e Vi ew er s ar e i n d i f f er en t c ou n tr i es .

Press Finish to complete the Scan Wizard.

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 NOTE

P h ysi cal C h an n el
A Ph ys i c al Ch an n el n ame i s th e u n i q u e i d en ti f i er of th e s c an n ed i tem. T h i s c on tai n s th e
f r eq u en c y an d oth er i n f or mati on n eed ed f or th e T V E l emen t.
T h e Ph ys i c al Name i s p r ovi d ed b y th e T V p r ovi d er .

C h an n el Mappi n g
T h e Ch an n el Map p i n g n ame i s th e d es c r i p ti on n ame of th e Ph ys i c al Ch an n el w h i c h i s d i s -
p l ayed i n f or i n s tan c e th e PADS4 Des i g n er .

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Checking for updates
As with the other applications within the PADS4 software package the Viewer has the ability to check for
a newer version.

To check for updates

1. Right-click on the main screen of the PADS4 Viewer, select the Software item form the context
menu, followed by the Check for Updates menu item.

2. The PADS4 Software Update Wizard is started. The steps that follow are described in the PADS4
Installation Manual, in the section Maintaining the installation. Please consult that manual for fur-
ther instructions.

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Closing PADS4 Viewer
When you are finished with displaying presentations you can close the PADS4 Viewer application.

To close the PADS4 Viewer

1. Right-click on the main screen of the PADS4 Viewer and click the Exit application item from the
context menu.

Alternatively, you can the key combination [Alt] + F4 to leave the application. If you have opened addi-
tional windows then you must use this key combination several times to quit.

N O T E

W h en c l os i n g th e ap p l i c ati on you w i l l au tomati c al l y b e l og g ed of f i n al l c on n ec ti on s th at

you h ave ac ti ve, af ter w h i c h th ey w i l l b e c l os ed .

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Glossary

My Term
My definition

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