Sony Bznp-D1 User Manual

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Checking Playout (Previewing on an NSP-1)

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The BZNP-D1 software enables you to check how the 
created materials and/or playlists would be played on an 
NSP-1. This is referred to as “previewing.”
You can also preview the materials on the PC. But it may 
not be exactly the same as the playout on the NSP-1. And 
the effects for the playlist cannot be previewed on the PC. 
It is recommended that you preview the playlists using the 
following procedures before you show them to the public.

The methods used for checking text material and control 
commands are not exactly same as those for other 
materials and playlists.
See “Checking a Piece of Text Material” on page 54 and 
“Checking a Control Command” on page 54 for details.

This procedure sends the playlist and/or materials to the 
NSP-1, then plays them there.

This procedure sends the playlists and materials to all of 
the NSP-1 players in the selected group and plays them 
there.
If other content is being played on the NSP-1 players, it 
will be terminated.
To preview materials or playlists only on a specific NSP-
1, send the materials and playlists to be previewed, then 
follow the procedure “When Materials and Playlists are 
Already on the NSP-1 Players” described in the next.

Check that the BZNP-D1 (PC) option button is 
selected, and select the group to which you are sending 
materials and playlists for preview using the Group 
drop-down list box.

In the Content Management window, select the tab 
corresponding to the material or playlist to be 
previewed.
To preview a playlist, for example, select the Playlist 
tab.

Right-click the piece of material or playlist to be 
previewed, then click [Send to NSP-1 and Preview] on 
the popup menu.

The BZNP-D1 software sends the selected piece of 
material (or the selected playlist and the required 

materials, when a playlist was selected) to all the NSP-
1 players in the selected group.
On the NSP-1, playout will start automatically when 
preparation for playout is completed. Check the 
playout using the connected display.

Right-click any point in the Content Management 
window, then select [Stop Previewing] on the popup 
menu to stop previewing. 
Note that the NSP-1 players remain in the preview 
mode when previewing a piece of material, even after 
playout of the material finishes, until you select [Stop 
Previewing].

When the materials and/or playlists to be previewed have 
already been sent to the NSP-1 players, you can select a 
specific NSP-1 player for preview.

In the BZNP-D1 main window, select the NSP-1 
(Remote Control) option button, select the NSP-1 
player to be used for previewing in the NSP-1 drop-
down list box, then click [Update].

After the Updating Information window is displayed, 
the contents stored on the selected NSP-1 are 
displayed in the Content Management window.

In the Content Management window, select the tab 
corresponding to the material or playlist to be 
previewed.
To preview a playlist, for example, select the Playlist 
tab.

Right-click the piece of material or playlist to be 
previewed, then click [Preview on NSP-1] on the 
popup menu.

Playout on the NSP-1 selected in step 1 starts. Check 
the playout using the connected display.

Right-click any point in the Content Management 
window, then select [Stop Previewing] on the popup 
menu to stop previewing. 
Note that the NSP-1 player remains in the preview 
mode when previewing a piece of material, even after 
playout of the material finishes, until you select [Stop 
Previewing].