NSP-100 Network Player Wondering how to deliver customised content? NSP-100 Custom-tailored content… anywhere, anytime. We can no longer rely on traditional media to deliver content with the flexibility that the market demands. Today more than ever, impactful messaging means high quality custom tailored content, in the right place, and at the right time. Our answer? The NSP-100 Sony Network Player. Explore the leading edge of digital video technology. Imagine having the ability to deliver custom-tailored rich content to pre-designated locations worldwide. Then imagine your audience being able to choose the content they want to receive. Now imagine all this can be done at an affordable cost over ordinary TCP/IP networks. The NSP-100, coupled with almost any kind of display, is capable of delivering high-quality MPEG-2 video, graphics and scrollable text in an easily viewable layout and at the right time. This type of content display is ideal for advertising and multimedia entertainment. The NSP-100 is a perfect tool for applications ranging from point of sale, point of information (including video-on-demand), corporate training/ communications, interactive kiosks and entertainment. This is because the Sony NSP-100 Network Player is a network appliance and not an ordinary computer. It has been designed specifically to handle this custom-tailored rich content. It’s a network-ready, affordable product that offers powerful features and high reliability in a small and lightweight package. Its function is to provide you with an ideal content delivery solution as a part of your ubiquitous network. Features and benefits MPEG-2 video, graphics, and scrollable text Compact portable design The NSP-100 offers excellent picture quality, similar to that available on DVD, with high-quality MPEG-2 MP@ML encoded video at a bit rate of up to 9 Mb/s. Not only does the NSP-100 play high-quality video, it is also capable of displaying full-colour bitmap images and scrollable text allowing incredible multimedia presentations. Packaged as a palm-sized lightweight unit, the NSP-100 is a powerful yet inconspicuous network appliance. It measures just 180 x 44 x 130 mm and weighs approximately 1 kg. When used as a set-top box or a network appliance, the unit can be concealed so as not to interfere with the natural décor of the environment in which it is placed. Large storage capacity User-friendly operation with the supplied IR remote controller The NSP-100 is equipped with a 40 GB HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and is capable of storing up to 18 hours of video compressed at a bit rate of 4 Mb/s or 9 hours of video compressed at 8 Mb/s. The high-capacity HDD allows users to store a large number of clips and programmes for uses ranging from advertisements to training videos. The NSP-100 is supplied with an IR remote controller, the RM-NSP1, which can be used for system set-up and control. The set-up menu is accessed via this remote, allowing the IP address to be set and language selected. The remote is also used to select ﬁles and control the video. Industry-standard interfaces The NSP-100 has a variety of interfaces allowing the unit to communicate with a wide range of equipment. For displaying video, it is equipped with component, RGB, S-Video, and composite outputs. The Ethernet 100Base-T port allows the network player to communicate and receive content over TCP/IP networks, while an RS-232C/GPI control and two phono connectors for audio are provided. “ The NSP-100 redeﬁnes information distribution mechanisms and provides users with custom-tailored content at the right time, in the right place, right now. ” Kvar ﬂava auxtoj falis. Kvin stulta sxipoj veturas, kaj tri birdoj romenos, sed du cxambroj. Applications Large-scale application Distribution using mirror servers Kiev London Home Home Mirror server Branch Branch Shop Shop Mirror Server Network Provider Shop Home Athens Paris Mirror Server Shop Branch Branch Shop Home Madrid Home Rome GHQ creating playlists & material Shop FTP Origin server Shop Mid-scale application Small-scale application Corporate networks 1 2 3 4 5 Mirror Server Localised operations Museum or Amusement Park HQ ISP/ASP / FTP server (Centralised operations) Department store Branch office 3 2 Home Shop NSP-100 NSP-100 Screens Ethernet 1 Hotel 4 NSP-100 NSP-100 NSP-100 NSP-100 NSP-100 NSP-100 ble r ca Lo S D A ET/ RAN INT A N E T R T EX 5 4 3 L ADScable or 3 Router FTP INTRANET / INTERNET Ziris™ Network Player Management Software Ziris™ Effective digital signage can transform relationships with your target audience, but poorly-presented programmes, out-of-date information or blank screens can irritate viewers more than they impress. Sony Ziris™ is a powerful suite of software tools that simplifies the task of bringing high-quality, tailored messages to your target audiences. With Ziris™, it’s easy to control and manage every aspect of your screen-based communications network, ensuring great looking programmes with round the clock reliability. With Ziris™ taking care of all your playout, network administration and reporting needs, you can stay focused on commercial operations and spend less time worrying about technicalities. at a corporate presentation. Assuring extra peace of mind, Ziris Manage™ delivers automatic alerts in real-time to system administrators in the event of a hardware malfunction. While most digital signage solutions offer a limited choice of playout options, Ziris Manage supports a wide choice of different screens and projectors. It’s also fully compatible with a range of network players, allowing you to manage and monitor multiple playout devices and screens simultaneously. Ziris™ gives you the power to: ■ Target your audience with high-impact, effective messages delivered to a network of plasma screens or other playout devices ■ Distribute multimedia presentations and complete programmes efficiently and reliably over standard data networks ■ Proactively organise, monitor and analyse the success of communications campaigns, with 24x7 monitoring of playout performance from remote sites Ziris View™ ■ Seamlessly integrate and manage all hardware playout devices and network resources Ziris View™ transforms any standard PC into a digital signage player, capable of replaying complex on-screen images containing multiple layers of video, animation and text. ■ Support, monitor and maintain your entire digital signage network. Ziris Create™ All the support you need Ziris Create™ lets you build informative, entertaining presentations and complete broadcast-quality programmes from a wide range of media resources. Ziris™ is offered with a 12-month Sony PrimeSupport® package, including telephone helpdesk access (business hours Monday to Friday) and notification of software updates. Maintenance and support functions are available to customers 24x7x365 via the secure Sony PrimeSupport® website. You don’t have to be a professional media artist or editor to master the easy-to-use, intuitive user interface. Integrate and customise materials from multiple sources - including video, audio, picture and text files - before scheduling your programme to deliver precisely-tailored content to every screen on your network. Ziris Transfer™ After you’ve created stunning presentations and programmes using Ziris Create™, Ziris Transfer™ simplifies distribution of your multimedia content to playout devices in any location via a choice of satellite, local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs) or the Internet. With Ziris™ it’s easy to build professional-looking multimedia programmes and ready them for distribution across your network in minutes. Ziris Manage™ It’s vital to maintain the continuity of your presentation and insure against the risk of a screen going blank in store or System configuration DIGITAL SIGNAGE COMMUNICATIONS PROCESS Media Import Media authoring and scheduling Ziris™ system requirements Play Out Media Distribution Satellite PFM LANDSCAPE NSP-100 Flash, MPEG, MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, QuickTime, JPEG, Bitmap, GIF, MP3, WAV Operating system Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP1 or Microsoft Windows 2000 CPU FFC VPN / IP LAN PFM PORTRAIT NSP-1 Intel® Pentium® 4, 2.8 GHz or higher Memory PROJECTOR DVCAM / DV CAMCORDER ZIRIS CREATE™ 512 MB or more Monitor ZIRIS TRANSFER™ 1024 x 768 resolution, true colour. ZIRIS VIEW LITE™ COMPUTER MONITOR DVCAM / DV VTR ZIRIS VIEW ADVANCED™ MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS REPORT NSP-100 Network player • System Setting • User Setting • File Management • Schedule Management • Playout • Status Report • Log Accumulation HD PROJECTOR Internet functionality requirements Some Internet functionality may require Internet access and payment of a separate fee to a service provider; local or long distance charges may apply. Internet functionality requires 56k or higher bandwidth modem or xDL or cable modem. NSP-100 Specifications General 180 x 44 x 130 mm (7 1⁄8 x 1 3⁄4 x 5 1⁄8 inches) Approx. 1.0 kg (2 lb 3 oz) Power consumption; Approx. 18 W Power supply; DC 12 V provided from an AC adapter 40 GB IR remote controller (RM-NSP1) AC adapter & AC cable Operation manual (printed copy and CD-ROM) BZNP-100 LE (light edition SW CD-ROM)* Dimensions (W x H x D) Mass Power Hard Disk Drive Supplied accessories * Limited FTP capability and no scheduling capability Video & Audio Video rate Audio rate Audio channel Audio sampling rate Video scaling size and position 4.0 Mb/s ~ 9.0 Mb/s 256 kb/s MPEG-1 Audio Layer II, 2 channels (ﬁxed) 48 kHz Any size, any position Image Size Colours NTSC 720 x 480, PAL 720 x 576 Up to 24-bit RGB, full colour Scrolling Text (Letter) Font size (ﬁxed) Number of colours 16 x 32 pixels (W x H) Any two colours (one colour for characters and one colour for background) Interface Video out Audio out Network RS-232C or GPI (switchable) Component (BNC x3); Y, Pb, Pr/RGB (sync on green) switchable S-Video (Y/C) Composite (BNC x1) Phono x2, consumer standard, analogue unbalanced 10/100Base-T Ethernet, RJ-45 modular jack D-Sub 9-pin (Male) x1 Network Supporting protocols TCP/IP, FTP, Telnet and SNMP Optional Software BZNP-100 Network Player management software NSP-100 Rear Panel Sony is a registered trademark of the Sony Corporation, Japan. Design, features and specifications are subject to change without notice. All non-metric weights and measures are approximate. CA-NSP-100/GB-16/12/2004 SONY EUROPE www.sonybiz.net