Event Video Player (EVP380)

Interfacing and Connectivity

• Backlit LCD display – 2 × 16 characters
• Status LED
• Clickable knob (volume / system information)
• Infrared sensor – Protocol: NEC
• 2 USB Host 2.0 High Speed (480 Mb/s), type-A receptacles
• microSD card slot
• 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, RJ45 connector
• HDMI audio/video output, type-A (standard) receptacle connector (HDMI 2.0b, HDR10 and CEC)
• Unbalanced line-level stereo audio output on standard RCA connectors
• Class D amplified speaker stereo audio output on 3.81 mm pluggable terminal blocks
• DMX512 output on a female XLR3 connector, isolated
• DMX512 input on a male XLR3 connector, isolated, built-in switchable 120 Ω termination, switchable pass-through to the DMX512 output
• A standalone configurable opto-isolated input contact on a 3.81 mm pluggable terminal block (typical debounce time: 25 ms)
• 8 combined configurable opto-isolated input contacts on a 3.81 mm pluggable terminal block (typical debounce time: 25 ms)
• 8 MOSFET outputs (500 mA per output, max 20 V) on a 3.81 mm pluggable terminal block
• RS-232 serial link on a 3.81 mm pluggable terminal block (9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 bauds)
• 4 power supply outputs dispatched on the pluggable terminal blocks
• 5 V DC (500 mA) output on a pluggable terminal block
• External DC power supply chassis socket – Plug Ø 2.1 mm / 5.5 mm

Output Video Formats Supported

• 4K Ultra HD (3840 × 2160), 24/25/30/50/60 Hz
• 1080p (1920 × 1080), 24/50/60 Hz
• 1080i (1920 × 1080), 50/60 Hz
• 720p (1280 × 720), 50/60 Hz
• 576p and 576i (720 × 576), 50 Hz
• 480p and 480i (720 × 480), 60 Hz
• Main progressive scan VESA resolutions:
  • 640 × 480, 60 Hz
  • 800 × 480, 60 Hz
  • 852 × 480, 60 Hz
  • 854 × 480, 60 Hz
  • 800 × 600, 60 Hz
  • 1024 × 600, 60 Hz
  • 1024 × 768, 60 Hz
  • 1152 × 864, 75 Hz
  • 1280 × 960, 60 Hz
  • 1280 × 768, 60 Hz
  • 1280 × 800, 60 Hz
  • 1280 × 1024, 60 Hz
  • 1360 × 768, 60 Hz
  • 1366 × 768, 60 Hz
  • 1440 × 900, 60 Hz
  • 1600 × 900, 60 Hz
  • 1600 × 1200, 60 Hz
  • 1680 × 1050, 60 Hz
  • 1920 × 1200, 60 Hz
  • 1400 × 1050, 60 Hz
  • 2160 × 1200, 90 Hz
  • 2560 × 1600, 60 Hz
• Dynamic range: HDR10 compatible

Multimedia Container Formats Supported

• Video:
  • .mp4 (MPEG-4)
  • .mkv (Matroska)
  • .mov (QuickTime)
• Picture:
  • .jpg or .jpeg (Joint Photographic Experts Group) (ISO/IEC-10918)
  • .png (Portable Network Graphics)
  • .bmp (Bitmap)
•  Audio:
  • .wav (WAV)
  • .mp3 (MPEG-Layer 3)
  • .ogg, .opus (OGG)
  • .m4a (MPEG-4 Audio)
  • .mka (Matroska)

Multimedia Codecs Supported

• Video:
  • H.265 HEVC MP-10@L5.1 up to 4K×2K@60fps
  • VP9 Profile-2 up to 4K×2K@60fps
  • H.264 AVC HP@L5.1 up to 1080p@60fps and 4K×2K@30fps
• Picture:
  • JPEG (ISO/IEC-10918)
  • PNG
  • BMP
• Audio:
  • LPCM: up to 8 channels, 16/24-bit, up to 96kHz
  • MP3: MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer III, mono/stereo, up to 48kHz, CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Rate), with or without ID3v1/2 tags
  • AAC-LC: Advanced Audio Coding, up to 8 channels, up to 96kHz
  • HE-AAC-LC: High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding, mono/stereo, up to 96kHz
  • Vorbis: up to 8 channels, up to 96kHz
  • Opus: up to 8 channels, up to 48kHz
  • FLAC: up to 8 channels, 16/24-bit, up to 96kHz
  • DTS: Digital Theater System, HDMI passthrough
  • AC3 Dolby Digital: HDMI passthrough or 6 channels, up to 48kHz
  • E-AC3 Dolby Digital+: HDMI passthrough

Other File Formats Supported

• SC3 (.sc3): show control file – Show control V3 file format
• TM2 (.tm2): timestamped programming file (scheduler.tm2) – Scheduler V2 file format
• TXT (.txt): text files for the serial link (serial.txt) and the FTP configuration (ftpset.txt) – raw text format (only printable 7-bit ASCII characters) with CR/LF, LF or CR end of line characters

Storage Devices

• File systems supported:
  • FAT32 (read/write)
  • exFAT (read/write)
  • NTFS (read/write)
  • ext2/3/4 (read/write)
• Internal storage: 4 GB
• Accepted storage device types:
  • microSDSC cards
  • microSDHC cards
  • microSDXC cards
  • USB flash drives

Network

• Embedded FTP server for remote content update
• Embedded TCP/IP server for player control
• Embedded Art-Net server for player and show control
• Embedded NTP client to synchronize the clock
• IPv4 and IPv6
• IPv4: static or DHCP address
• Embedded mDNS identification service (Zeroconf)
• Multicast “Start Synchro” facilities over UDP

Built-in Clock

• Timekeeping when the player is not powered: up to 2 months

Audio Amplifiers

• Speaker output:
  • 2 × 8 W – 8 Ω, THD+N = 1 %, 1 kHz
  • 2 × 10 W – 8 Ω, THD+N = 10 %, 1 kHz
  • 2 × 15 W – 4 Ω, THD+N = 1 %, 1 kHz
  • 2 × 19 W – 4 Ω, THD+N = 10 %, 1 kHz

Power Supply

• Player power supply input:
  • Nominal voltage: 12 V DC
• Supplied mains adapter input:
  • Voltage: from 100 V to 240 V
  • Frequency: from 50 Hz to 60 Hz

Current Consumption (12 V supplied)

• Typical consumption in playback with its internal memory, without amplifier: 500 mA
• Recommended power supply for full use of the device – output current: 3.45 A

Thermal Information

• Operating ambient temperature: from 0 to +60 °C
• Storage temperature: from -20 to +60 °C

Dimensions

• Width: 140 mm – 1/3 of a 19-inch rack
• Height: 43 mm – 1U
• Depth (with the pluggable terminal blocks): 136 mm

Weight

• 446 g (with the pluggable terminal blocks)

Event Video Player is recommended for various usages:

• Entire show with video screenings on building facade or object, and with sound and light management
• In-store events, attractive shop windows
• Fairs, malls, exhibition centres
• Historical and cultural Heritage showcasing
• Musical fountains
• Special effects in castles or escape games

• Firmware:

• • Release notes for the firmware version 1.03 – July 2019 (English)
  • Release notes for the firmware version 1.03 – July 2019 (French)
  • Guidelines for installing firmware (Anglais)
  • Guidelines for installing firmware (Français)
  • Firmware version 1.03 – July 2019

• Sample content files:

• • Guidelines for using sample content (English)
  • Guidelines for using sample content (French)
  • Basic Show Control + Video sample content files (playback at the power on and triggering with the 8 inputs of the player)

Playback start synchronizartion content example (playback synchronization on power and triggering with the input 1 of the master player):

• • « Master » player content example
  • « Slave » player content example

• Wiring diagrams:

• • Wiring diagram for 3 buttons to 2 input contacts with diodes
  • Wiring diagram for 7 buttons to 3 input contacts with diodes
  • Wiring diagram for 15 buttons to 4 input contacts with diodes
  • Wiring diagram for 15 buttons with a Ext15In extension board
  • Wiring diagram with a Senso Pad
  • Wiring diagram with a IR Pad

• FAQ :

• • I don’t know how my file is encoded. Which software can i use to know precisely which are the caracteristics of my file? (format, type, encoding, bitrate…)

If you have not any software for this, you can use MediaInfo software (http://mediaarea.net/fr/MediaInfo). This software, provided under BSD license, is free and opensource on all operating system (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux).

• • Which software can I use to access my player in FTP mode?

Numerous FTP software exist and certain operation systems allow you to directly access an FTP without having to add additional functions. If you don’t possess the standard software, you can use FileZilla software (https://filezilla-project.org). This software, under GPL licence is free to use whatever your operating system (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux).

• • I have not any software to re-encode my video file in a format compatible with my player. Which software do you recommanded?

This question is wide, because many encoding softwares exist. It would be simplistic for us to summarize all free and commercial solutions in a single reference. In a first time, refer to your owner’s manual to be aware of the formats supported by your player. If you can not find reference encoding software, you can use the Handbrake software (http://handbrake.fr/). This software, provided under GPL license, is free and opensource on all operating system (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux). It allows you to encode your video files into H.264 or H.265, in a MP4 or a MKV container.

• • After few time of playback in a loop of my video file, I notice a progressive lag between the audio track and the video track. Yet the encoding specifications of the file seem to be respected. How to solve this problem?

Some types of video file containers may not be properly supported by the playback in a loop of the player, and generate this issue. To ensure perfect compatibility with the playback engine of the player, please, re-encapsulate your file in a Matroska (MKV) container. You can use MKVToolNix software (https://mkvtoolnix.download/). This software, provided under GNU GPLv2 license, is free and open source on all operating system (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux).

• • How play a MPEG-2 video without re-encoded it into an official supported format by the player?

The player can play the video files encoded into MPEG-2 format, but the playback is jerky. To ensure smooth playback of the MPEG-2 video files, re-encapsulate your files in a Matroska (MKV) container. You can use MKVToolNix software (https://mkvtoolnix.download/). This software, provided under GNU GPLv2 license, is free and open source on all operating system (Windows, Mac OS X or Linux).

• • I want to use two players in « playback start synchronization » mode by connecting them only with an RJ-45 cable. How to set the players for this to work?

If you want to use « playback start synchronization » mode only between two players, using a router, a hub, or a network switch to connect to each other is not necessary. A simple RJ-45 cable is enough. But, the static IP configuration of the network of each player must be correctly done in order to ensure the proper functioning with a direct link usage. Here an example of a possible configuration:

• • • Player 1:
      
      • IP Address: 192.168.0.1
      • Gateway: 192.168.0.254
      • Network prefix length: 24
      • DNS1: 8.8.8.8
      • DNS2: 8.8.4.4

• • • Player 2:
      • IP Address: 192.168.0.2
      • Gateway: 192.168.0.254
      • Network prefix length: 24
      • DNS1: 8.8.8.8
      • DNS2: 8.8.4.4

• • I have properly named « 000 » the autoplay folder, but the player reads the folder just one time, what is the problem?

By default, the folders are not played in loop. The condition to play a folder in loop depend to the add of a specific parameter in the name of the folder. This parameter is a jump function, done when the folder is fully played. To play your folder in loop, please, rename the autoplay folder from « 000 » to « 000 [J000] ». For more informations on the folders parameters, please, refer to your owner’s manual.

• • I have created a text file « serial.txt » as specified into the manual, but the player does not include instructions that i put in the configuration file. Why?

Make sure that the « serial.txt » file is generate with a basic text editor like the « Notepad » of Microsoft Windows. Otherwise, your text editor needs to create a « ANSI » file, 100% ASCII. « DOC », « RTF », «  »UTF-8 », « UTF16 », « UNICODE » or other format of text file are exclude.