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Caltron intros new zoning digital signage media player

May 24, 2013

Caltron recently released its new MP-1080N high-definition zoning network digital signage player, according to a company announcement.

Caltron said its newest player is a high-definition network digital signage media player with zoning and online content management software will help users create a display that requires minimal attention and can be easily updated remotely. While the digital signage media player does not create content, it does help to manage and arrange how the content will be displayed, with the free iCAT3 software provided. Content creators or self-created content can be uploaded into the online management's storage. The MP-1080N is capable of outputting full 1920-by-1080 HD content and is meant for screens that are capable of supporting 1080i or 1080P quality content.

Designing and managing content is easy with the simple iCAT3 software, Caltorn said The iCAT3 software provides the necessary tools to properly create playlists and schedules as well as manage content all online. Each account will have a unique login and password for user security. The iCAT3 software is a simple drag-n-drop application that help users create single-day to multiday playlists. With a simple resizable zoning feature to create multizone content, a screen display with one single image/video can be displayed or there can be multiple zones, if necessary. This software also allows for music to be played in the background, if images are being displayed. As soon as the schedules and playlists are completed, the MP-1080N is ready to receive the playlists. iCAT3's software also allows for a live RSS feed or a simple scrolling text to include more vital information. A date/time and weather feature can also be added for more information.

According to Caltron, another unique feature that the MP-1080N with iCAT3 has is that while it plays the current files and playlists, it is constantly downloading potential future playlists and schedules in the background to minimize loading times for future content to be displayed. This software is always receiving live feedback from each digital signage player so that player status is easily monitored. Content log data is updated into iCAT3 to provide a detailed description of each player's daily status. As long as each player has an Internet connection, then each player can be updated from any location, provided that location has internet connection for the user to connect to iCAT3 and update each player or group of players.

Content is transferred over IP to the internal 4GB internal memory or up to 32GB of external memory. User created playlists contain multiple digital signage file formats such as image, video or music files, along with scrolling text files and RSS file feeds.

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