Equinox Server System - Allows you to:
Upload media, text files, and web resources into a central media
content library
Build a multi-zoned screen layout
Manage the creation of playlists
Distribute content to the right zone(s), to play your content on a
specific date or during a particular time range

Equinox Network Player provides dynamic and reliable playback for various popular types of digital contents that are managed and delivered by Equinox Network Server. Equinox Network Player continuously synchronizes media files, playlists, schedules and remote control commands with its server in real-time and sends back check-in statuses for monitoring purposes.

Support from any single screen resolution to multiple screens with single
media player
Support both landscape mode and portrait mode
Play back a huge selection of digital media contents stored locally or from
streaming resources
Synchronize only the necessary contents, modified playlist / layout /
schedules within seconds to ensure the players up-to-date
Ability to run even without network connections using the previously stored
media contents, playlists and schedules
Log back the players’ internal/external IP and last active time to Equinox
server
Support remote player controls, e.g.: volume adjusting, automatic player
reboot, RS232 display controls

Features:
Pro-Active Network Reporting - Equinox includes system logging
functions for monitoring the digital signage network health. You can check
your digital signage network for information, warnings, and errors via
the web.
Email Alert Setting – Equinox supports email alert function. It will notify
you through email when there is a warning on the network status
(e.g. Player Offline Alert).
Outgoing Email Server Setup – Equinox provides email sender setting
function. It can deliver mail messages directly to email recipients.
Media Files Management – Ability to upload, and search media assets
for use on network. The system is built to support all common PC based
media formats, including:

- Video (MPEG 1/2/3/4, DIVX 1/2/3/5, AVI, WMV, MOV, FLV, MP4)
- Flash (SWF)
- Audio files (MP3, WMA, MIDI, WAV)
- Web Pages (both local and web-based URL's)
- Still Images (GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP)
- Video Streaming (RTSP, MMS, RTP/UDP)
- RSS feeds
- Plain Text (with transparent background)

Large and small media files can easily be added to your space. Also, streaming media files can also be uploaded by specifying the target URL.
*Equinox also supports FTP upload function by using third party software.

Playlist Creator – Create a sequence clip of media contents that can be
scheduled by date and time for inclusion in a layout zone. The playlist
creator also allows media preview in a thumbnail when you click each clip.

Layout Creator – Enables the user to design and save multi-zone layouts
based on any resolution. The layouts can contain one zone or multiple
zones that are populated by playlists created and scheduled from the media
files. Familiar drag-and-drop function can easily create layout(s) to use.
Also, Equinox supports overlayer function which means each zone can be
overlaid on top of the other.

Schedule Creator –
- Preset one or more playlists on a specific date or time range such as by
day, week, month, etc. Each playlist may contain different contents in a
sequential order. You can upload selected contents to your targeted
audience through the upload function.

- The multi-zone layout can be fully scheduled as a whole and also allows
each sub-zone or single zones to have a nested schedule by a common
calendar interface.

- Equinox includes a failsafe mode. If there are no more playlists defined for
the current time, the Player will loop the Default Playlist.

- Equinox offers a layout sequence. That defines the layout that plays in the
exact order specified. This function allows you to have layout follow one
after the others.
Player Management – Allows you to control the media to any digital
display device by assigned schedule. It allows you to schedule players by
groups of players. For example, you may wish to segment your network by
geography (e.g. Northwest Locations). Player management will be
responsible for tracking the status from each player, and monitoring groups
of players.
Security – Equinox only allows authorized users to access the network.
Equinox Controller (RS232) – Equinox supports remotely controlled
devices through a serial port which allows the user to run pre-defined
commands. The user can also customize devices and command codes.
This feature works with any A/V product that has RS232 command support
including plasmas, LCDs, projectors, and more. Functions that can be
controlled by a PC are:

- Run RS232 command code
- Customizing command code
- Scheduling when to send command code

*Some models may need customization work. Please contact your sales person for more details.

Minimum System Requirements

Equinox Digital Signage Administrator PC:
Equinox Software can be assessed from any computer via Synergy’s secure portal.
*Equinox Network Edition: Sun Java™ Runtime Environment, version 1.5 or later

Equinox Digital Signage Player PC:
Dual Core CPU
1GB RAM if running Microsoft® Windows XP Pro/Home
2GB RAM or higher if running Microsoft® Windows 7 Pro/Home or Vista
80GB HDD
Internet connection (ADSL/LAN or faster)
TV tuner card (if live video signal is required)
*Standalone Edition does not require an Internet connection.