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Philips BDL4151T/BDL4551T

note

Room only supports landscape orientation

Installation

Initial setup​

When you turn on your screen for the first time you must complete a setup guide. It varies slightly between models so the below steps and their order may not be exact.

  1. Select language and then Start
  2. Clone media files into internal: Select Skip
  3. Signage Display Settings: Select Skip
  4. Security Setting: Enable Unknown Sources installation if the option exists, then click Next
  5. Network Setting: Select and configure Ethernet and/or Wi-Fi as appropriate. Enable Ethernet if necessary. Proceed with Next
  6. Setup Complete: Select Finish

To access the Android launcher/user interface:​

Hold the physical rounded button on the back of the display and press two times on the physical volume down button also on the back of the display. You will be asked for a passcode, the standard one is 1234.

Security settings​

When installing apps from USB-storage or similar you may need to adjust security settings to allow installation from other sources.

  1. Open Settings and find the Security settings
  2. Find and enable the setting to allow installing apps from unknown sources

Installation​

  1. Important! Make sure to set correct date and time in the screen.
  2. Download the latest Smartsign Room APK and place it on a USB memory stick
  3. Place the APK file on a USB Flash drive
  4. Plug the USB Flash drive into the screen
  5. Open “Storage” or “File Manager” and browse to the connected drive. It’s either shown with the name of the usb key or located using the path /mnt/usb_storage
  6. Select the downloaded APK file
  7. Choose to install the application (please see security settings above if it refuses)
  8. Once complete, select Open
  9. Approve any requested permissions
  10. Smartsign Room will now launch automatically, connect to the service and provide you with a registration code
  11. Open a browser on your computer and go to Smartsign Room to complete the setup.
Hide the menu bar!

Before you leave, make sure to hide the menu bar so it doesn't appear when interacting with the screen.
Go to Settings -> System Tools -> Navigation Bar and set it to Disabled.