Displaying Text or an Image from a Server on the Control Panel
You can use "Standby Slide from Server" to register any text or image stored on a server as a slide, and display it on the control panel like a screen saver. You can also register multiple slides and display them in a specified order.
Only files in JPEG or PNG format can be displayed, and the maximum image size is 800 x 480 pixels.
* You cannot use "Standby Slide" and "Standby Slide from Server" at the same time.
Only files in JPEG or PNG format can be displayed, and the maximum image size is 800 x 480 pixels.
* You cannot use "Standby Slide" and "Standby Slide from Server" at the same time.
By default, the button is displayed on the [Home] screen of the control panel. To use this function, register the slide by following the procedure below.
Required Preparations |
Prepare the following information and have it on hand. File path, folder path, or URL to be specified User name and password used for accessing the file or folder to be specified (if Restrict Access is set) |
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In Remote UI, access the management screen. Accessing the Management Screen
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On the [Application Management] screen, click [Standby Slide from Server].
The [Standby Slide from Server] screen appears.
You cannot click this item if [Standby Slide] is enabled. Click [Enable] to enable [Standby Slide from Server].
You cannot click this item if [Standby Slide] is enabled. Click [Enable] to enable [Standby Slide from Server].
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Register the slides.
Specifying Slides Individually
Specify the background and text for one slide at a time.
1 | In [Basic Settings], click [Edit]. The [Edit Basic Settings] screen appears. |
2 | In [Slide Specification], select [By Image (Specify Individually)]. |
3 | Click [OK]. The [Standby Slide from Server] screen reappears. |
4 | On the [Standby Slide from Server] screen, click [Register New Slide]. The [Register New Slide] screen appears. |
5 | Set the background of the slide. You can specify an image or a color. Setting an image as the slide background Select [Specify Image File Path] or [Specify Image URL], and enter the file path or URL. Specifying a color as the slide background Select [Specify Color], and specify the background color from the pulldown menu. |
6 | Set the text to display in the slide. Select the [Display Text on Slide] checkbox, and configure the display text, font, and scroll settings. If you do not want to display text, this step is not required. Proceed to Step 7. |
7 | Click [OK]. The [Standby Slide from Server] screen reappears. You can repeat Steps 4 to 7 to register multiple slides. You can register up to 20 slides. |
Specifying a Batch of Slides from a Folder
Specify the folder that contains the image files to be displayed as slides.
1 | In [Basic Settings], click [Edit]. The [Edit Basic Settings] screen appears. |
2 | In [Slide Specification], select [By Folder (Batch Specify)]. |
3 | Click [OK]. The [Standby Slide from Server] screen reappears. |
4 | In [Folder Settings], click [Edit]. The [Edit Folder Settings] screen appears. |
5 | Enter the path to the folder that you want to register. Use "\" as a separator. |
6 | Enter the user name and password, as needed. If Restrict Access is enabled for the folder or server, enter the user name and password used for accessing the folder or server. To enter a password, select the [Set/Change Password] checkbox, and then enter the password. You can click [Check Connection] to check whether the machine can connect to the specified folder. |
7 | In [Sort Files in Folder by], specify the display order for the slides. |
8 | Click [OK]. The [Standby Slide from Server] screen reappears. |
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Set the button name and slide display timing, as needed.
In [Basic Settings], click [Edit] and edit the settings.
Changing the Button Name
Select the [Change Button Name] checkbox, and enter the button name.
Setting the Slide Display Timing
To display the slide automatically after no operations are performed on the control panel for a certain period of time, select the [Auto Start Slide] checkbox.
If multiple slides are registered, specify the number of seconds to display each slide in [Display Time per Slide].
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Set the display order of the slides, as needed.
By default, when you specify the slides one at a time, the slides are displayed in the order that they are registered. You can change the display order by following the procedure below.
1 | In [Manage Slides], click [Edit Display Order]. |
2 | Select the checkbox for the slide that you want to move, and click [Move Up] or [Move Down]. |
3 | Click [OK]. The [Standby Slide from Server] screen reappears. |
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Log out from Remote UI.
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If the folder contains 21 or more files that can be displayed when the slide display starts, 20 files will be displayed in the order that is specified in [Sort Files in Folder by]. Images are not displayed in the following cases: If the specified folder contains no images that can be displayed If the connection to the server fails |