ViewSonic Nd4210w Users Guide

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VIDEO FILE
TheVideo File screen allows you to play video files stored in the internal Hard Drive. Click 
Actions > Video File and the screen shown below appears. The location of the hard drive is /
tmp/ftproot/hd1.
1. In the Video File field, type /tmp/ftproot/hd1/sample_video.mpg then click Start.
2. If the video file is inside a folder (example: /movie) in the hard drive, type /tmp/ftproot/hd1/
movie/sample_video.mpg
Press Stop to end 
the video (not Pause)
PressStart to start the 
video from the beginning
 
						

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PLAYLIST
To stream existing video Playlists on an HTTP server, click Actions > Playlist. The screen 
shown below appears. 
1. In the URL field, type the URL that corresponds to the Playlist to appear on the display (for 
example, http://192.168.12.x/playlist.txt or, type the address to start playback such as http://
/playlists.pls).
2. To tell the system to listen to the Playlist from the entered URL, click Start.
To create a playlist
APlaylist is a text file that can be created in any text editor with an extension of .txt. A Playlist is 
necessary when you want the ND4210w to play specific content, in a specific order, usually 
looped. You can create a looped Playlist for the http streams as shown below. For a Playlist that 
is not looped, list the desired content without the keyword loop. 
loop
http   http://192.168.12.x/movie1.mpg
http   http://192.168.12.x/movie2.mpg
http   http://192.168.12.x/movie3.mpg
 
						

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VNC CLIENT (ACTIONS)
To use VNC Client, you must have VNC software running on your PC (sold separately). The 
VNC (Virtual Network Computing) client screen shown below allows you to connect and display a 
remote desktop running a VNC server. 
1. In the VNC server field, type the IP Address of the VNC server.
2. In the Password field, type the password of the VNC server whose IP is entered above. 
IMPORTANT!  The password must be at least six (6) characters (can be alpha-numeric).
3. To display the remote desktop click Start
 
						

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TRANSPARENCY
To change the transparency of the browser on-screen in relation to the video image in the 
background, click Actions > Transparency. The screen shown below appears.
1. In the Transparency between OSD and video layer field, type a number between 0 to 255 
for a more or less transparent (translucent) browser image (user interface) so you can still 
see through the browser OSD (On-Screen Display) shown below on the right with your video 
or other images: 0 = no OSD, 255 = no video, 128 = equal transparency between video and 
OSD layers.
2. To apply the entered transparency value to the image on the ND4210w, click Apply.
OSD very transparent
OSD not transparent
 
						

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GOTO URL
To go to a web page on the browser, click Actions > Go to URL. The screen shown below 
appears. 
1. In the URL field, type the desired URL.
2. To redirect the browser to the URL that you entered, click Go. The web page appears on your 
display.
 
						

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ADMINISTRATION
ADVANCED VIDEO CONFIGURATION
To adjust the size and location of the video on the screen, click Administration > Advanced 
video. The screen shown below appears.
1. In the X of destination window, type the center point of the screen on the X axis.
2. In the Y of destination window, type the center point of the screen on the Y axis.
3. In the Width of destination window, type the width of the destination window.
4. In the Height of destination window, type the height of the destination window.
5. If any changes were made to this screen, do the following: 
 To enable the changes, click Apply
 To save the changes, click the Administration menu > click Save Configuration > 
click Save.
 
						

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SECURITY
To change the User name and Password of the ND4210w, click Administration > Security.
Current settings automatically appear in each field as shown below: default User name/
Password is admin/admin.
1. In the Password field, type a new password.
2. In the Repeat Password field, re-type the new password.
3. If any changes were made to this screen, do the following: 
 To enable the changes, click Apply
 To save the changes, click the Administration menu > click Save Configuration > 
click Save.
 
						

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SAVE CONFIGURATION
To save your settings on the ND4210w, click Administration > Save Configuration. The screen 
shown below appears. Click Save.
 
						

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DEFAULT SETTINGS/RESET
To restore the ND4210w back to factory settings, click Administration > Default settings. The screen 
shown below appears. Click Restore. User-defined settings will be lost. Or, press and hold the RESET
button on the back of the display for five (5) seconds to restore the default settings.
 
						

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REBOOT
To reboot the ND4210w, clickAdministration > Reboot. The screen shown below appears. 
ClickReboot. The ND4210w reboots.