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A DMP transmits signals to a public presentation system of some kind, such as a monitor or projector that is connected to the DMP. This presentation system might use projection or display technologies that are analog or digital, and its output fidelity depends in part upon which signal cables (and adapters) connect it to your DMP.
When you use an HDMI cable to connect your DMP to a 1920 x1200 LCD flat panel display:
When you use a composite/S-Video cable to connect your DMP to an analog display:
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This procedure applies to you only if your DMP supports interactivity through touch and your presentation system is a touchscreen. Furthermore, it assumes that you completed the “Connect to a Touchscreen” section.
Step 1 If your touchscreen shows a message that says it must download a touchscreen characterization file:
Step 2 Because some touchscreen drivers cannot be calibrated on a DMP while it is playing video, use DMPDM to stop all videos.
a. Click Video Multicast in the Display Actions list, and then click Stop.
b. Click Media URL in the Display Actions list, and then click Stop.
Step 3 Choose the browser rotation angle for your touchscreen.
Supported rotation angles are 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°.
a. Click Browser in the Settings list.
b. Choose an option from the Screen Rotation Angle (clockwise) list, and then click Apply.
c. Click Save Configuration in the Administration list, and then click Save.
d. Click Restart DMP in the Administration list, and then click Restart.
Step 4 After your DMP restarts, log in again to DMPDM.
Step 5 Click Touch Screens in the Settings list.
Tip If you do not see this option in DMPDM, your DMP might not support this feature. If you believe that its hardware design allows for the possibility of such support, check whether any firmware upgrade is available for your DMP that adds support for this feature:
• Cisco DMS release notes — http://cisco.com/go/dms/releasenotes.
• Cisco DMS compatibility information — http://cisco.com/go/dms/compatibility.
If such firmware is available, obtain it and then complete the DMP firmware upgrade procedure in the DMPDM user guide at http://cisco.com/go/dms/dmpdm. The nature of your Cisco DMS service contract might limit:
• Which upgrades are available to you.
• Where and how you obtain upgrades.
• Whether you must pay anything to obtain upgrades.
To learn about Cisco service contracts, see http://cisco.com/go/cscc.
a. Check the Currently Loaded Driver row to see which touchscreen driver, if any, is active on your DMP.
The driver might be 3M, Zytronic, Elo, GeneralTouch, or possibly something else. As we test various drivers, we might update this list between any two DMPDM releases.
Your DMP must use a driver that is compatible with your touchscreen.
b. If the active driver is not compatible with your touchscreen, choose the compatible driver from the Choose Touch Screen to Activate list.
d. Click Save Configuration in the Administration list, and then click Save.
e. Click Restart DMP in the Administration list, and then click Restart.
Tip The Elo and GeneralTouch drivers are self-calibrating.
Step 6 If you chose 3M, Zytronic, or another driver that must be calibrated manually:
a. After your DMP has restarted, log in again to DMPDM.
b. Click Touch Screens in the Settings list.
c. Click Calibrate < driver_name > Screen, where driver_name is the name of the driver that you chose.
Note You must repeat the calibration whenever you:
Step 7 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Click DMP Display Attributes in the Settings list.
The display autodetection feature is enabled by default. However, it fails unless you use either:
Note Enabling HDMI autodetection with unsupported displays will cause high CPU on the DMP. From the GUI, you will see autodetection failed. You need to manually configure the properties of the unsupported display.
Note If you are satisfied with the choices and entries that DMPDM made for you as a result of its DMP display autodetection, you are done with this section and you can go now to the “Protect Your DMP from Unauthorized Management” section.
Otherwise, if you are not satisfied — or if your display does not support HDMI connections — do the following.
a. Choose Disable from the DMP Display Autodetection (requires HDMI) list.
b. Choose a standard from the Display Standard list that applies in your country. For example, even though our factory default selection is NTSC_M, your country might use PAL instead.
c. Choose your connector and signal type from the Interface (DMP display output) list. For example, you might use SVIDEO.
If you do not know which options to choose, see the manufacturer documentation for your presentation system.
Step 2 Choose from the Color Space list the absolute color space that your presentation system uses.
Step 3 (If you chose RGB as the color space) Choose an option from the Color Component Order list to define the order in which to store red, green, and blue data.
The color component order is sometimes called the left-to-right additive color model.
Step 4 (Optional) Move any or all of the sliders to compensate for presentation system deficiencies in video (brightness, contrast, or saturation) or audio (channel volume).
Step 5 Click Apply to confirm your choices and to implement them until you change them or until you restart your DMP.
Step 6 Click Show IP — in the DMP Mode area — to test if your choices are suitable ones for your presentation system.
Your presentation system should show a Cisco logo and should show the IP address for your DMP.
Step 7 Click Save Configuration in the Administration list, and then click Save.
Step 8 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Click DMP Display Attributes in the Settings list.
Step 2 Enter or edit the required values.
Step 3 Click Apply to confirm that you are satisfied with the entries or changes that you made and to record them in volatile memory.
After you click Apply, the entries or changes take effect. However, the previously defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts.
Step 4 (Optional) Would you like to put all changed values into effect permanently, so that they persist even after your DMP restarts?
a. Choose Administration > Save Configuration.
b. Click Save when the Save Configuration page appears.
Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
You can adjust the proportions, horizontal position, and vertical position of content that you show on a DMP display.
Step 1 In the Settings list, click DMP Display Dimensions.
Step 2 Enter or edit the required values.
Step 3 Click Apply to confirm that you are satisfied with the entries or changes that you made and to record them in volatile memory.
After you click Apply, the entries or changes take effect. However, the previously defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts.
Step 4 (Optional) Would you like to put all changed values into effect permanently, so that they persist even after your DMP restarts? Choose Administration > Save Configuration and, when the Save Configuration page appears, click Save.
Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure.
Step 1 Click Remote Mappings in the Settings list.
Step 2 Repeat this step for each button whose behavior should be changed.
a. Choose an option from the Remote Button list to designate which button you will reprogram.
b. Choose an option from the Action list to assign a new behavior to the designated button.
Step 3 Click Apply to confirm that you are satisfied with the entries or changes that you made and to record them in volatile memory.
After you click Apply, the entries or changes take effect. However, the previously defined values will return the next time that your DMP restarts.
Step 4 (Optional) Would you like to put all changed values into effect permanently, so that they persist even after your DMP restarts? Choose Administration > Save Configuration and, when the Save Configuration page appears, click Save.
Step 5 Stop. You have completed this procedure.