Document number：CP207-000103B10

ColorlightCloud Quick Start Guide

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Content

This article describes in detail the operation method of ColorlightCloud.

1.System Login

1.1 Apply for an account

You can apply for an account to the Colorlight staff, and provide your user name and e-mail address.

1.2 Login

After you have successfully applied for an account, you can log in to the ColorlightCloud platform to control the terminal.

Steps：

1. Enter the URL of the cloud platform: wwf.colorlightcloud.com.

• Recommended browser: Google Chrome

Figure 1-1 Login interface

1. Enter the user name and password, and click SIGN IN to enter the main interface of the cloud platform.

• At the left side of the interface are function modules, while at the right side of the interface are panes for different operations.

Figure 1-2 Main interface of the cloud platform

1.3 Link the player to ColorlightCloud

To realize the remote control of the player, you can link the player to the cloud platform.

Steps:

1. Download the PlayerMaster installation package and install PlayerMaster.
2. After installation, open the software and select the cloud mode.
3. Connect the player with the computer via a USB cable.
4. In the login interface of the PlayerMaster cloud mode, enter your account, password and server address of the cloud platform, and then click Login.

Figure 1-3 Login interface of the PlayerMaster cloud mode

1. After a successful login, in the terminal tree at the left side of the PlayerMaster interface, drag the player connected to the computer via a USB cable to the cloud group.

• Ensure that the network connection of the player is successful.

Figure 1-4 Successfully link the player to ColorlightCloud

2. Quick Start Guide

2.1 Terminal control

After linking the player to the cloud platform, click the Terminal module, and you can perform such operations as viewing the terminal details, controlling the terminal and refreshing the terminal screenshot.

2.1.1 View terminal details

In the interface of the Terminal module, select the terminal and click  , or double-click the terminal to enter the Detail page.

• You can view the version, currently playing program, running time, last online time, time zone, terminal language, network and playlist of the terminal.

Figure 2-1 Terminal interface

Figure 2-2 Detail page

2.1.2 Control terminals

At the bottom of the Detail page, you can make the terminal sleep, wake up, or reboot, and adjust the brightness, color temperature and volume of the terminal.

Figure 2-3 Terminal control

2.1.3 Refresh terminal screenshots

On the Detail page, click  or click the screenshot of the terminal.

• After refreshing, the screenshot will display the content currently playing on the terminal.

Figure 2-4 Refresh terminal screenshot

2.2 Upload materials

Supported material type:

The material type that can be uploaded to the cloud platform is as shown in Table 2-1. The default storage of the account is 2GB.

Table 2-1 Material Type

Steps:

1. Click the Media module.
2. Select the material in the computer you are to upload.
3. Drag the selected material to the material list.

2.3 Make programs

Steps：

1. Click the Create module.
2. Set program resolution.
3. Add program windows to make programs.

• The program editing interface of the cloud platform is as shown in Figure 2-5, and the description of the program editing function is as shown in Table 2-2.

Figure 2-5 Program editing interface

Table 2-2 Program editing function

2.4 Publish programs

Steps:

1. Click the Playlist module.
2. Select the program, and click Publish or  to publish the program.

Figure 2-6 Publish programs

1. In the pop-up dialog box, select the terminal or terminal group you are to send programs to, and click Confirm.

• If the program has been successfully published, a prompt of “Publish Success” will appear at the bottom of the interface.
• If a program contains a video whose size exceeds the maximum width and height and the resolution supported by the terminal, there will be a prompt of failure when you publish the program to the terminal.

2.5 Delete programs

Steps：

1. Select one or more programs.

• If you select the check box behind the date, you can select all the program of this date.

1. Click  in the upper-right corner of the interface to delete the program.

• The program that has been added to a program schedule cannot be deleted. You can delete the program after deleting the schedule.

2.6 Delete materials

Steps：

1. Select one or more materials in the Media module.

• If you select the check box behind the date, you can select all the material of this date.

1. Click  。

• The material that has been added to a program cannot be deleted. You can delete the material after deleting the program.

Figure 2-7 Delete materials

2.7 Reset passwords

Steps:

1. Click the Account module, and click Account info in the title bar.
2. Click Reset Password.

Figure 2-8 Account info page

1. In the pop-up dialog box, enter the original and the new password, and then click Confirm.

• If the password has been successfully reset, a prompt of “Password Update Success” will appear at the bottom of the page.
• The new password should contain uppercase and lowercase letters, and the password length is between 8 and 30 characters.

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