PADS4 Installation Manual

Configuring ELO I-Series 2

This page explains how to configure the SOC player to run the PADS4 HTML5 Viewer.

Welcome

When you turn the device on for the first time it will automatically open a welcome screen. Continue on this screen by pressing the OK button twice.

Installation of the PADS4 HTML5 Viewer Android Launcher

PADS4 requires an Android Launcher to be installed.

This launcher can be downloaded from http://go.pads4.com/?fwlink=1004.

When finished the launcher will download the PADS4 HTML5 Viewer software and start. At the left bottom location a connection indicator icon will appear. It will turn green if a valid connection is made to the Server.
If a problem occurs open the viewer settings and have a look at the log which may contain important (error) information.

The first time the device is configured, a valid server connection is required to download the PADS4 HTML5 Viewer software.

Upgrading PADS4 Launcher from USB stick

When a new PADS4 Launcher is available follow the next steps to upgrade.

Adjust PADS4 Viewer options

PADS4 Viewer options can be changed directly on the device using a mouse.

Click on the left button of the mouse and hold this down until the menu appears.
It is also possible to change options remotely using PADS4 CTRL Center or PADS4 Agent.

Open launcher menu from PADS4 HTML5 Viewer

• Open Viewer menu
• Click on the Launcher Settings button
• Click on the gear icon in right bottom corner
• The Android settings open
  If the Hide Status Bar option is turned on, the only way to leave the Android setting is to restart the device, by disconnecting the power.

Disable Android navigation bar

Optionally you can disable the navigation bar of the device, it can be used to change the volume on the device. To disable it, follow the next steps:

• Open the Viewer options
• Click on Launcher Settings
• Click on the gear icon in right bottom corner
• Select System Tools
• Click on Disable in the Navigation Bar section
• The only way to leave the Android setting is to restart the device, by disconnecting the power

To perform a factory reset of the device follow the next steps:

Step Description

• Open the settings on Android
• Select Backup & Reset
• Select Factory data reset
• (Optional) Select Erase SD card
• Select Reset tablet
• Select Erase everything

Supported features and limitations

*ELO series based on Microsoft Windows are fully compatible with the PADS4 Windows Viewer. Please check the Windows documentation for more info.

Support	Category	Description
	Automatic PADS4 Software updates	Supported. HTML5 Viewer is automatically updated.
	Offline mode of device	While offline from the network, the device will still continue to play PADS4 presentations and change planned schedules for 7 days. Scheduled presentations, content and data is cached local.
	Device
	Portrait mode	Supported.
	Block remote control	Option to prevent usage of remote control to operate the screen
	Transfer protocols	HTTP, HTTPS
	Turn off display	Not supported
	Cluster Viewer	This device is able to be used as Cluster Viewer
	Elements
	Video element	Maximum number of videos maximum of 4x HD video (30fps) maximum of 2x HD video (60fps) Check out the supplier documentation for more info Video rotation Supported Seamless videos Supported Playback speed adjustment Supported Reflection, skew, flip Supported Streaming Supported
	Image element	Supported
	Text element	Supported
	Line element	Supported
	Shape element	Supported
	Scrolling text element	Supported
	Formatted text element	Supported
	Flash element	Supported
	Table element	Supported
	Interactive button element	Supported Mouse cursor options not supported Interactive Data filter & sort dialog window not supported
	Web element	Usage of the interactive Address Bar not supported
	Powerpoint element	Supported Requirement: Microsoft Powerpoint must be installed on the PADS4 Server Clipping, User interactivity and mousepointer not supported
	PDF element	Supported (Xpert license required)
	Data connections	Data connections make it possible to show information from external sources inside presentations
	Data providers	More than 70 PADS4 data providers for retrieval of (realtime) data from external sources and the possibility to change and join the data to fit your purpose
	Viewer Variables	Usage of Viewer Variables can simplify your presentations and data connections. It also gives the opportunity to centrally manage the content without changing presentations or data providers.
	Property bindings	Apply element properties by using external data sources
	Rules	Rules will make it possible to interact on certain situations like realtime data and change the behavior of a presentation automatically
	Presentation rules	Supported
	Page rules	Supported
	Element rules	Supported
	Device Management	Device management which can be performed from a remote location
	Remote device management Web based and Windows	Connection state Device connection state information Alerts Automatically send out alerts when network failures occur for this device Reboot Supported Restart Viewer Supported Shutdown Supported Wake On Lan Supported Screenshot Supported Logs Viewer log, synchronization log, system info Viewer Settings Edit Viewer Settings Fonts Install Fonts on device Proof of play Show Proof of play information Blackbox If help from NDS Support is required, the blackbox contains important information for investigation purposes
	Remarks
	Content file integrity	PADS4 Content Library file integrity is checked during synchronization using MD5