Zenpoint Digitalcenter 5

ZenPoint DigitalCenter 5
Table of Contents
Administration .................................................................................................5
General ........................................................................................................5
Volume on start up......................................................................................5
Language ...................................................................................................5
Options .....................................................................................................6
Party mode security ....................................................................................7
Image quality .............................................................................................7
Screensaver ...............................................................................................8
Attractive Mode ..........................................................................................8
External programs .........................................................................................9
Program details ..........................................................................................9
Skins ......................................................................................................... 10
Effects ....................................................................................................... 11
Plugins ....................................................................................................... 12
Plugin details ............................................................................................ 12
Monitors ..................................................................................................... 14
Update ....................................................................................................... 14
Facebook .................................................................................................... 15
Allow ZenPoint to upload your amazing moments using the DigitalCenter ............ 15
KaraokeCenter ............................................................................................ 16
Karaoke directories ................................................................................... 16
MovieCenter................................................................................................ 17
Movie directories ....................................................................................... 17
File types ................................................................................................. 17
Use Imdb ................................................................................................. 17
Enhanced Video Renderer........................................................................... 17
External players ........................................................................................ 17
MusicCenter ................................................................................................ 19
Music directories ....................................................................................... 19
Options ................................................................................................... 19
Artist ignore list ........................................................................................ 21
Playlists...................................................................................................... 22
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Playlist details .......................................................................................... 22

Statistics .................................................................................................... 24
Themes ...................................................................................................... 25
Themes ................................................................................................... 25
Theme Details .......................................................................................... 25
PhotoCenter ................................................................................................ 26
Photo directories ....................................................................................... 26
Camera settings ....................................................................................... 26
Slideshow settings .................................................................................... 27
Slideshow speed ....................................................................................... 27
RadioCenter ................................................................................................ 28
Radio information...................................................................................... 28
VideoCenter ................................................................................................ 29
Video directories ....................................................................................... 29
WeatherCenter ............................................................................................ 29
DigitalCenter ................................................................................................. 31
Settings ..................................................................................................... 32
Skins....................................................................................................... 32
Themes ................................................................................................... 32
Effects ..................................................................................................... 32
Playlist .................................................................................................... 32
Languages ............................................................................................... 32
Reset music ............................................................................................. 33
Administration .......................................................................................... 33
Party mode .............................................................................................. 33
Rip CD ..................................................................................................... 33
Remote Control ........................................................................................ 33
MusicCenter ................................................................................................... 34
Albums....................................................................................................... 35
Navigation ............................................................................................... 35
Grouping ................................................................................................. 35
Artists ........................................................................................................ 36
Navigation ............................................................................................... 36

Songs ........................................................................................................ 37
Navigation ............................................................................................... 37
Sorting .................................................................................................... 37
Genres ....................................................................................................... 38
Navigation ............................................................................................... 38
Years ......................................................................................................... 38
Navigation ............................................................................................... 38
Search ....................................................................................................... 39
Search type ............................................................................................. 39
Navigation ............................................................................................... 39
Playlist ....................................................................................................... 40
Navigation ............................................................................................... 40
Song select / Album select ............................................................................ 41
Navigation ............................................................................................... 41
Sorting .................................................................................................... 41
Show as albums........................................................................................ 41
MovieCenter .................................................................................................. 42
Add a description to your movie ..................................................................... 43
KaraokeCenter ............................................................................................... 44
RadioCenter ................................................................................................... 45
PhotoCenter .................................................................................................. 46
Share with facebook ..................................................................................... 46
WeatherCenter ............................................................................................... 46
Trial version / Limited edition ........................................................................... 47
Limitations .................................................................................................. 47
Purchase .................................................................................................... 47
Setting up a coin acceptor ............................................................................... 48
Your comments .............................................................................................. 50
FAQ .............................................................................................................. 50
1. How do I add music to the MusicCenter? ..................................................... 50
2. How do I change the title or album name of my music? ................................. 50
3. How do I add descriptions to my photos? .................................................... 50
4. How can I streamline the volume of all my music? ........................................ 51

5. What is Party Mode? ................................................................................. 51

6. How to make a jukebox with ZenPoint MusicCenter? ..................................... 52
7. How to create a playlist? ........................................................................ 52
8. How do I add pictures and titles to my movies? ............................................ 53
9. The MusicCenter plays the song but where is the sound? ............................... 53
10. The MovieCenter doesn't play any movies .................................................. 53
11. How to minimize the DigitalCenter? .......................................................... 53
12. How to sort albums by artist?................................................................... 53
13. How to sort albums songs by tracks? ........................................................ 53
14. How to create my own skin? .................................................................... 54
15. How to remove the ZenPoint logo?............................................................ 54
16. How can I jump to the album of a search result .......................................... 54
Releases ....................................................................................................... 55
Release 5.0 ................................................................................................. 55
Release 4.5 ................................................................................................. 55
Release 4.4 ................................................................................................. 55
Release 4.3 ................................................................................................. 55
Release 4.2 ................................................................................................. 56
Release 4.1 ................................................................................................. 56
Release 4.0 ................................................................................................. 56
Release 3.9 ................................................................................................. 56
Release 3.8 ................................................................................................. 57
Release 3.7 ................................................................................................. 57
Release 3.6 ................................................................................................. 58
Release 3.5 ................................................................................................. 58
Release 3.4 ................................................................................................. 58

Administration
Inside the administration you can setup your entire DigitalCenter.
You are able to select between many different languages, skins, effects and manage
all of your plugins. It is also possible to add your own favourite applications to the
DigitalCenter.
General
Volume on start up
Choose the default volume level of your DigitalCenter.
Language
Choose your preferred language. If your language isn’t in the list, you have the ability
to create your own language. Look at the directory “[Installed folder]\Languages”. If
you decide to change or create your own language, please let us know, and we will
add it to our next release.

Options
Customize all the DigitalCenter features.
Touchscreen (hide mouse)

If you have a touch screen select this to hide the mouse and disable mouse over on
buttons.
Stretch display
If you are running the DigitalCenter on a widescreen you have the possibility to
stretch the application display.
Start in party mode (password protected)

When you are in party mode you have to use a password to go in and out of the
various plugins. The concept behind the party mode is that you can ensure that your
playlists will not be changed by anyone beside yourself, and that your guests do not
have permission to more than you have allowed them. The rules for party mode will
be set up on the various playlists. No changes made in party mode will be saved,
unless you are logged in with the "admin password".
In addition, it is also possible to give one of your guests extra power through a "party
password". No matter what this user makes of changes, nothing will be saved, and is
only used as long as the DigitalCenter is running. This is useful if you want another
person to control the music at your party, without making chaos in your system. If
you’re running a rental company, you can give the renter this password and the
person has full control at his party, and you still know your playlists and default
settings are intact when you get your DigitalCenter back.
As a party user you have the ability to manage playlists, audio level, skins, language
and effects or change the party password.
If you're not in party mode or logged in as the administrator, every change you make
will be saved and remembered.
Close DigitalCenter on ESC

Close the DigitalCenter on ESC.
Show administration in setup

Show the administration program from the setup when you are not in party mode.
When you are in party mode and logged in as the administrator, the administration
will always be visible.
Play intro music on start

Play the ZenPoint intro music when you start the DigitalCenter. This music can be
replaced with another mp3 file, just replace the file
“\digitalcenter\music\ZenPointIntro01.mp3” with your own music file.
Hide ‘party mode’ from setup

Hide party mode button from the setup.

Use hotkey (ctrl+a) for administration

Open “DigitalCenter Administration” when you press CTRL + A.
Show ‘exit’ in start menu

Show exit button inside the home screen of the DigitalCenter.
Enable statistics
Turn on and off the statistics.
Show splash screen

Show the splash screen on start up.
Show copyright
Show copyright line.
Stop playing when playlist is empty

Should the DigitalCenter stop playing when the playlist is empty?
Allow media keys in party mode

If you run the DigitalCenter together with a keyboard, you are able to use hotkeys in
party mode. In party mode you can turn this feature off.
Disable system keys

Disable system keys like etc. Ctrl+Tab.
Party mode security
Party Password
Change party user password. (Default: 1234)
Admin Password
Change the admin user password. (Default: admin)
Image quality
Change the quality of the images in DigitalCenter. If you want a fast generation of the
images when you are importing music, photos or movies and don’t care about the
quality, you can choose “Better performance”. If you have a fast computer and don’t
care about the performance, then choose “Better quality”.
Better performance
Generate the thumbnails fast but in low quality.
Better quality
Slow generation of images, but high quality.
Clear history
All the images generated by the DigitalCenter are cached for faster import on your
second run. This button tell the system to clear all cached images, and next time you
run the DigitalCenter everything is collected again from the beginning.

Screensaver
The screensaver is the sleeping mode when the DigitalCenter hasen’t been touch for X
minutes. If you are running dual monitors the screensaver will always run on your
secoundary monitor.
Use Screensaver
Do you want the DigitalCenter to use screen saver when the DigitalCenter hasn’t been
used for X minutes.
Start after
Start the screensaver after X minutes.
Attractive Mode
If you have turned on “Stop playing when playlist is empty” you are able to setup
attractive mode. This mean that your DigitalCenter will play a song after X minutes to
inspirate your guests to get up and choose a new song.
Attractive mode
Turn this on if you want to use the attractive mode.
Play when silence for

Play attractive music after X minutes.

External programs
Inside the external programs you can customize the home screen and setup of the
DigitalCenter. You can select the external programs you want to be able to start inside
the DigitalCenter.
Program details
Name
The title you want to be used for your external program.
File
Browse for the exe file you.
Icon
Browse for an icon to use. If you want to use the shell icon of the file then leave this
field empty.
Parameters
If your program requires any parameters, then use this field.
Run as hidden
Run the external program in the background when the DigitalCenter is running.
Only visible for administrator

In party mode you have to be logged in as an administrator to see this external
program.
Only visible in setup menu

The program will only be showed inside the setup.

Skins
Choose the default skin for your DigitalCenter. You also have the opportunity to create
your own skin for your DigitalCenter.

Effects
Choose the default effect for your DigitalCenter.

Plugins
Shows all the plugins you have installed in your DigitalCenter. You have opportunity to
deselect the ones you don’t want to use. If you only have one plugin selected, the
DigitalCenter will automatically run this plugin on start up.
Plugin details
Name
Choose a name for the plugin
Active
Is the current plugin active.
Quick menu
Show current plugin in the quick menu when you are in party mode.

Start up
Choose the plugin to use when the DigitalCenter is started.

Monitors
If you are running dual monitors, you have the opportunity to use both the monitors
in the DigitalCenter.
Update
Check for new updates for your DigitalCenter.

Facebook
It is possible allow the DigitalCeter to post photos to your wall directly from the
DigitalCenter. This feature is nice when you are having a party and you have
connected a camera you are able to take photos and send them directly to your
profile.
Allow ZenPoint to upload your amazing moments using the

DigitalCenter
Turn this on to make it possible to upload photos from the PhotoCenter to your
facebook wall.

KaraokeCenter
The KaraokeCenter supports CDG and MP3 files.
Karaoke directories
Choose the directories where your karaoke files are located.
To have your karaoke files collected, you have to have an MP3 file and a CDG file with
the same name inside the same directory or packed inside a zip file.
For example:
C:\MyKaraoke
-Thriller.mp3
-Thriller.cdg
Or
C:\MyKaraoke
- Thriller.zip
-Thriller.mp3
-Thriller.cdg

MovieCenter
The MovieCenter supports AVI, MKV, DIVX and MPG files.
Movie directories
Choose the directories where your movies are located.
File types
Which file types to use by the internal player. Make sure you have the right codec’s.
Use Imdb
If possible get the movie information from Imdb.
Enhanced Video Renderer

Use enhanced video render.
External players
If you have some movie files which not supported by the MovieCenter, you are able to
connect your MovieCenter with external movie players, for example connect *.iso files
with VLC player. Then all your .iso files are collected and showed inside the
MovieCenter, and you are able to add these movies to your playlist. When played the
external player starts and the MovieCenter disappear until the external player is
closed.

File types
Select the file types you want to show inside the MovieCenter.
External player
Directory path of your external player
Parameters
Parameters to use with the external player
%1 = the selected file.

MusicCenter
The MusicCenter supports MP3, Wma, OGG and FLAC files.
Music directories
Choose the directories where your music is located.
Options
Check for music updates on start up

Check your music for changes on hard drive every time you start the MusicCenter. If
this is turned off the
MusicCenter will only use a cached version and will ignore any changes you have
made, but will speed up the music import of the MusicCenter.
Order albums by artist

Order your albums inside the MusicCenter by the artist instead of the title.
View [year][album] by artist sort

If you have choosen order albums by artist, it is possible to show the sub title as
[year][album] and not just album title.

Order album songs by track number

Order your songs by track number instead of song title.
Replace the artist name with album name if mixed

If you have chosen to order your albums by artist name, and you have some albums
with mixed artists, then this option tells the DigitalCenter to use the album name as
title instead of “Mixed”.
Fade songs
Do you want the DigitalCenter to fade songs in and out?
Show Lyrics
You are able to show lyrics together with music. If the screensaver is running or you
have dual monitors setup, it is possible to have a lyric line, like this.
To use lyrics with the DigitalCenter you have to have a *.lrc file located together with
your *.mp3 file, like this:
Because of You.mp3
Because of You.lrc
Your lrc file has to have the format [TIME]TEXT
[00:15.25]I will not make the same mistakes that you did
[00:22.91]I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
[00:29.29]I will not break the way you did
[00:33.92]You fell so hard
[00:36.31]I learned the hard way, to never let it get that far
…

Allow grouping of contribution date

Makes it possible to group your albums by added date. This is greate if you want to
show all the latest albums added to your DigitalCenter. If this is turned on you will get
a extra grouping icon in your grouping bar.
Artist ignore list

You have the opportunity to make an artist ignore list. This is practice if you have a
lot of artists starting with words you will ignore for example “The Beatles”, you are
able to cut out word “The” and the artist is ordered by “B” instead of “T”. Separate
your ignore words with “;”.

Playlists
Here you are able to create as many playlists as you like. With each playlist you are
able to set up how the playlist should act when the DigitalCenter is running in party
mode.
Playlist details
Name
The name of your playlist
Credit mode
If you have a coin acceptor added to your DigitalCenter it is possible to tell the current
playlist you want to use credit mode. This mean your guests are only able to add new
medias to the playlist if there are credit added to the DigitalCenter. You are able to
simulate this by pressing the right mouse button or press “C” on the keyboard. If you
want to know how to use a coin acceptor with your DigitalCenter, please read the
section “Setting up a coin acceptor”.
Credits
Tell the DigitalCenter how many credits to add when triggered.

Random order
Play songs from the playlist in random order.
Party mode details

This tells how the DigitalCenter how to behave when the playlist is loaded and you are
in party mode.
Max songs
How many songs is it possible to add to this playlist. 0 means infinite.
Show all songs in playlist when loaded

There are two options for how the playlist can be used inside party mode. Either
shows all the added tracks at once, and when new songs are added they will be added
as the last songs in the playlist.
The second option is that the playlist songs are not shown but will add one of the
songs every time the list is empty.
Allow users to add to this playlist

Anonymous users are allowed to add songs to this playlist.
Users has full control

Anonymous users are allowed to have full control like the party user with this playlist.
Always enable pause

The pause button is always allowed in this playlist.

Statistics
Show the statistics of your DigitalCenter over time.

Themes
Themes are a filter for your song collection, for example if you don't want to be able
to select Christmas music in the middle of the summer, you are able to make a new
theme "No Christmas" and setup some rules which makes sure Christmas music is
removed from your collection.
Themes
This is a list of all your themes. Select a theme and you are able to edit the rules.
Theme Details
Set up your rules for the selected theme.
Name
The name of the rule
Rule
Here you set up how the theme should act.
Add as many rules as you like for the theme. A rule is built by a tag to use, a compare
symbol and a title to use.
If you have more than one rule you have to tell the theme if you want to use “And” or
“Or”, this mean if both rules has to be matched to select a song, or just one of rules
has to match.

PhotoCenter
The PhotoCenter supports BMP, GIF, JPG and PNG files.
Photo directories
Choose the directories where your photos are located.
Camera settings
Use a camera to take snapshots with your DigitalCenter. This is greate if you want to
take photos from inside the DigitalCenter. You can use the snapshot button from the
PhotoCenter or just use the key “T” on your keyboard.
Camera device
If you have one or more cameras connected to your DigitalCenter, setup which
camera to use.
Camera resolution
Tell what resolution you want to use when you take snapshots.
Save as
What location to use for your snapshots.

Show snapshot
When a shapshot is taken you are able to see a preview at the right upper corner
inside the DigitalCenter.
Slideshow settings
Transition effect to use with the photo slideshow.
Slideshow speed
Change how many seconds you want before changing photo inside the slide show.

RadioCenter
Add / delete your own radio stations to the DigitalCenter.
Radio information
Name
The title of the radio station you are adding.
URL
Insert the streaming URL of the radio station.
Icon
What icon to use with your custom radio station.

VideoCenter
The VideoCenter supports AVI, MKV, DIVX and MPG files.
Video directories
Choose the directories where your videos are located.
WeatherCenter
Find the city to use for your forecast.
Write your city and find it in the list below. Double click the city to change the current

city.

DigitalCenter
With ZenPoint DigitalCenter, you can listen to your own music, to online radio, see
your favourite movies or enjoy your Photos in a nice slideshow.
ZenPoint DigitalCenter comes with more than 30.000 different radio stations. ZenPoint
DigitalCenter can be configured to meet all your needs, from a private music centre to
a jukebox or a slideshow of all your images.
DigitalCenter comes with 13 different languages
The home page is a collection of all your plugins and external programs. Select a
plugin to jump directly to the plugin.
From the home page you are able to close your DigitalCenter or change the settings
inside the program, if you are in party mode none of the changes are saved but are
used as long as the DigitalCenter is running.
You are also able to click the status bar below to jump directly to the playing item.

Settings
Inside the settings you are able to change the look and feel of your DigitalCenter.
Skins
choose the skin to use with your DigitalCenter.
Themes
Select / Unselect the theme to use as a filter of your music collection. For example if
you don’t want to be able to select Christmas songs in the middle of the summer, you
are able to make a theme “no Christmas” which disables all Christmas songs from
your collection.
Effects
choose the effect to use with your DigitalCenter.
Playlist
Load or create a new playlist.
Languages
select your language.

Reset music
Reset your music collection and reset all cover arts.
Administration
Disable the DigitalCenter and start the administration. The DigitalCenter will restart
when the administration is closed.
Party mode
set your DigitalCenter into party mode.
Rip CD
Rip your music CD’s. The DigitalCenter is using the Windows media player to rip your
CD’s. Make sure to set your windows media player rip location to a music location
your DigitalCenter is listening to.
Remote Control
If you have turned on Remote Control from the administration, you are able to control
your music center from a smart phone or a tablet. Just click on Remote Control and
write the current remote control address into your web browser on your smart device.

MusicCenter
ZenPoint MusicCenter provides a complete and comprehensive overview of you music.
It's easy to find the music you're in the mood to hear. Create your own playlists with
your favourite music as easy as ABC.
The MusicCenter is also great for parties, with one click, you can set your MusicCenter
into Party mode, and it will act like a Jukebox.
Navigate through albums, artists, songs, genre, years or even free text search.
It has never been easier to navigate to a specific song.

Albums
this page shows your collection by albums. Just select an album and you are
redirected to all the songs of this album.
Navigation
There are many way to navigate through the collection.
1. Use the arrows to navigate backward or forward.

2. Use the alpha slider.
3. Use the lightning symbol to the left of the alpha slider to fast index
navigation.
4. Use the half circle above the alpha slider to speed navigate, just slide left or
right.
Grouping
you are able to group your albums by artists, genre or years by clicking the grouping
symbol to the right of the alpha slider
Group by artists
Group by genres
Group by years

Artists
this page shows your collection by artists. Just select an artist and you are redirected
to all the songs of this artist.
Navigation

navigation.
right.

Songs
This page shows your collection by song titles. Just select a song and are able to add
the song to the playlist.
Navigation

navigation.
right.
Sorting
you are able to order the collection by albums, artists, genre or years by clicking the
grouping symbol to the right of the alpha slider
Order by albums
Order by artists
Order by genres
Order by years

Genres
This page shows your collection by genres. Just select a genre and you are redirected
to all the songs of this genre.
Navigation

2. Use the genre slider.
navigation.
right.
Years
This page shows your collection by years and centuries. Just select a year and you are
redirected to all the songs of this year.
Navigation

2. Use the genre slider.
navigation.
right.

Search
Here you are able to search through all your songs, artists or albums. The search uses
auto completion, which means it will search your collection as soon as you begin
typing. The search uses word search which means you don’t have to know a whole
sentence or the whole word, just remember a part of a word in the title, album or
artist. It doesn’t even matter what order you write your words. For example a
sentence like “A girl like me” will be found even if you can’t remember all the words
like “girl me”.
Search type
By default the DigitalCenter search for all albums, titles and artists, but you are able
to choose to search only for one of those by clicking the three dots to the left of
the zoom class.
Only search for albums

Only search for artists
Only search for song
titles
Search for all
Navigation
Use the arrows to navigate backward or forward.

Playlist
The playlist page shows you all the media items in you playlist and shows you when
they are going to play. You are able to delete the whole playlist or shuffle all the
items. If you want to navigate to a specific album from one of the songs, you can
ether click on the song and a add item pops up, now click the cover art to the left and
you are redirected to the album. Another way is just to click on the cover arts to the
left on the playlist page, and an album select pops up and you are able to click the
album you want to jump to.
Navigation
Use the arrows to navigate backward or forward.

Song select / Album select

This page shows a collection of songs from your choice from the previous page for
example an album select, a genre select or a year select.
Navigation

navigation.
right.
Sorting
you are able to order the collection by albums, artists, genre or years by clicking the
grouping symbol to the right of the alpha slider
Order by albums
Order by artists
Order by genres
Order by years
Show as albums
You are able to show the selected collection as album arts instead of songs, just click
the cover art to the left and you are presented with the following popup.
From here just select the album you want to be redirected to.

MovieCenter
Navigate through all your favourite movies with ZenPoint MovieCenter. Organize your
movies into categories like "Family movies", "Action movies", "Music videos", "Fun
movies" and so on. It's easy to use ZenPoint MovieCenter even your kids can control
ZenPoint MovieCenter and have their own category.
With the MovieCenter selected, you can easily go through your movie collection, and
watch your favourite movies.
You can even add your movies to the selected playlist, this is a nice feature when you
are playing music videos or just want your kids to be quiet for the next 10 hours.

Add a description to your movie

You are able to show a description of your movies like the picture below:
You just have to put a XML file next to your movie file and the name has to match the
movie filename, like this:
MeetTheRobinson.avi
MeetTheRobinson.xml
The xml file shall look like this.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<movie>
<title>Meet the Robinson</title>
<description>Lewis is a brilliant….</description>
<year>2000</year>
<genre>action</genre>
</movie>

KaraokeCenter
With ZenPoint KaraokeCenter you are able to navigate or search through your karaoke
collection. Just pick a karaoke song and press play and you are ready to sing along.
You can even put your karaoke songs into the current playlist to make sure the songs
are played in the order they have been added.
ZenPoint KaraokeCenter has dual monitor support, which is great for parties where
some of your guests are able to navigate and select songs while other guests are able
to sing along to the current playing karaoke song.

RadioCenter
With the RadioCenter you can listen to your favourite radio stations. ZenPoint
RadioCenter comes with more than 30.000 difference stations, and if this not enough
you have the opportunity to add your own online radio stations.
If you have the PhotoCenter plugin added to the DigitalCenter, you can make your
DigitalCenter into a photo frame slideshow while you are listening to your favourite
radio stations.

PhotoCenter
Look through all your family photos. Go to a specific photo or see a slideshow while
you're listening to your music or a radio station.
The system makes it possible to see the description of your photo and when the photo
was taken. It's easy to navigate through all your family photos and find the one you
are looking for. You can also choose a specific folder and turn your PhotoCenter into a
slideshow.
Share with facebook

If you have turned on Facebook inside the administration, you are able to share your
photos on your wall by pressing the facebook icon to the right of your photo.
WeatherCenter
The WeatherCenter is used to watch the current weather forecast in a nice and easy
way. You can see the weather forecast right now, and the next 5 days.

Trial version / Limited edition

If you are running the DigitalCenter as a trial version, you are able to run the
DigitalCenter 7 days. In the trial version you will see a watermark “Limited edition” at
the top of your screen.
Limitations
When you are using a trial version, you are able to run all features inside the
DigitalCenter, but your medias will only play 25% of the duration. If you play a radio
station this will only play for 2 minutes.
Purchase
After your seven days of trial you will no longer be able to run the DigitalCenter and
have to buy a valid license to continue to use your DigitalCenter and remove all
limitions.
Buy a valid license from our homepage: http://www.zenpoint.org/Purchase

Setting up a coin acceptor

It is easy to add a coin acceptor or a bill acceptor to your Digital Center.
You can just use the right button of a computer mouse as the coin trigger.
Look at the following diagrams


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FAQ
1. How do I add music to the MusicCenter?

To add music to your MusicCenter you first have to convert your music CD to mp3
files, and place those files in a directory of your choice. Inside the administration /
MusicCenter locate the directory.
Find an image that corresponds to your album and copy the image into the same
directory. To speed up loading time, change your image size to 500x500 pixels. It is
also possible to create embedded cover arts inside your mp3 files.
Next time you run ZenPoint DigitalCenter, the system will find your new album.
2. How do I change the title or album name of my music?

To change the properties of a MP3 file, go into your windows explorer and right click
on the MP3 file and select "properties", select "Details", now you can change all the
property detail of the MP3 file.
To make this easier, we recommend that you download the program Mp3tag which is
free.
http://www.mp3tag.de/en/
3. How do I add descriptions to my photos?

To add a description to your photos, go into your windows explorer and right click on
the photo file and select "properties", select "Details", add a title to the photo and
click apply.

4. How can I streamline the volume of all my music?

It is possible to streamline the volume of all your music, so you avoid some of your
songs being played in a higher volume than others.
To streamline your songs volume level, you must download Mp3Gain. In this program,
select the volume you want for all your music.
http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/download.php
5. What is Party Mode?

ZenPoint DigitalCenter is ideal for parties because it is possible to activate Party Mode.
With Party Mode on, nothing will be saved and you do not have to worry about your
guest’s damages your Playlist or setups.
When Party Mode is set, it will be possible for your guests to add music to the Playlist,
but these will only be saved temporarily, next time you run DigitalCenter, all added
songs will be removed.
In Party mode, you have to use a password to be able to go back to the main menu
you can set up the standard password inside the ZenPoint administration.
There are 2 types of user passwords that can be configured, a "party user" and an
"admin user". When you are logged in as a "party user" you have complete control
over the playlist, but none of the changes you make will be saved. As "admin user"
you have full control over ZenPoint DigitalCenter, and all changes will be
remembered.
If you rent jukeboxes to customers, it is also possible to set the party mode on by
default.

6. How to make a jukebox with ZenPoint MusicCenter?

If you want to make your own jukebox, then ZenPoint MusicCenter is the right choice.
Go into ZenPoint administration. Select your language, default skin, effect and volume
for your jukebox.
- Setup your party mode / admin user password

- If your jukebox runs on a touchscreen, turn on touchscreen.
- Turn on "Start in party mode".
- Turn off "Show administration in setup".
- Turn on "Hide party mode from setup"
- Change your default "party mode" password
- Setup external programs for the party mode user and the admin user.
- Inside the plugins turn off all the plugins except the MusicCenter.
Close down the administration and go into DigitalCenter / MusicCenter login as admin
user, and fill up your playlists. When the jukebox is in party mode, it is only the admin
user who can add and save to the playlists.
If you want a shutdown button inside your jukebox menu, then make an external
program for the "shutdown.exe" program.
That’s it, congratulations with your new jukebox.
7. How to create a playlist?

It is easy to create Playlist in your MusicCenter this can either be done by going into
settings / setup if you're not in party mode.
1. Choose "Add" to add a new playlist.

2. The second way is to add through ZenPoint administration, you can also choose
how the playlist is used in party mode.

8. How do I add pictures and titles to my movies?

Create a picture with the same file name as your movie, and place it in the same
directory.
Like this:
c:\movies\Cartoons\shrek.avi
c:\movies\Cartoons\shrek.jpg
To write a title for the movie, go into your windows explorer and right click on the
picture just added and select "properties", select "Details", add a title of the movie
and click apply.
9. The MusicCenter plays the song but where is the sound?

If you are using an older version of Microsoft Media Player, you may experience that
there is no sound through your speakers when the music plays.
Download the latest version of Microsoft Media Player.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/resultsForCategory.aspx?categoryid=4&displ
aylang=en
10. The MovieCenter doesn't play any movies

If you are using an older version of Microsoft Media Player, you may experience that
the MovieCenter will not play any of your movies.
Download the latest version of Microsoft Media Player.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/resultsForCategory.aspx?categoryid=4&displ
aylang=en
11. How to minimize the DigitalCenter?

ZenPoint DigitalCenter has some hotkeys for minimizing the windows
F12 = Switch from and to full screen

Shift F12 = minimize window
Ctrl F12 = Fixed size scale window
F5 = Switch stretch screen.
12. How to sort albums by artist?

Go into the administration, under general and check the option "Order albums by
artist"
13. How to sort albums songs by tracks?

Go into the administration, under general and check the option "Order album songs by
track number"

14. How to create my own skin?

Inside the directory where you installed ZenPoint DigitalCenter there is a "Themes"
directory with all your installed skins, make a copy of the skin directory you want to
build from. Inside the directory there is a "theme.xaml", this is where all the
colours/logo/positions is set up. There is also a directory named "Images" with all the
images used inside the program.
15. How to remove the ZenPoint logo?

Inside the directory where you installed ZenPoint DigitalCenter there is a "Themes"
directory with all your installed skins, jump into the skin where you want to remove
the logo. Open the Theme.xaml, and change the line:
<visibility x:key="LogoVisible">Visible</visibility>
To
<visibility x:key="LogoVisible">Hidden</visibility>
16. How can I jump to the album of a search result

In the search result, choose a song which contains the album you want, in the add
playlist dialog box press the cover art, and you are redirected directly to this album.

Releases
Release 5.0
Camera support. Take photos. (shortcut T)
Share photos on Facebook
Quick menu. Jump between plugins in party mode.
Attractive mode. If playlist empty play a song each X minutes.
Allow to change plugin names
Karaoke zip file support
Save playlist for an hour if system crash.
Scrolling title in screensaver
Custom cover art for RadioCenter
Setup screensaver timer
Release 4.5
Coin Acceptor support
Order songs or albums by recently Added dates
Support multi word search on the Remote control
Disable system keys
Enable media keys in party mode
Release 4.4
KaraokeCenter: support of individual cover arts. Name: [karaoke name].jpg
WeatherCenter: Changed WeatherCenter data provider
Release 4.3
Optional show of [Year][Album] when artists order sort
Optional select of EVR (Enhanced Video Renderer) in MovieCenter
improvements for the remote control
Allow streaming of your music to your mobile device
Scrolling artist name in the screensaver when the name is too long.

Greek language added (Thanks to Jannis from greece)
Release 4.2
Enlarged the movie desciption
EVR Presenter in the moviecenter
Better performance on multi monitors
Collect movie information and cover from IMDB
Faster movie navigation on external movies
Choose movie types for internal player
Release 4.1
CD ripper
IPad, IPhone and IPod touch remote control support
Order albums by artists is now ordered by "Artist / Year / Album Title"
Replace the splash screen with your own image
M4a file support
Release 4.0
Add songs in the same order as listed.
Possibility to play licensed wma files
Possibility to change slideshow speed.
Possibility to create a ignore list for artists like "The Beatles" ignore "The".
Use the tag "Album Artist" if Various Artists.
Added Sort by artists
Replace the artist name to album name if mixed
Order album songs by track number
Order albums by artistKaraokeCenter (cdg files)
WeatherCenter
Release 3.9
Speedbar for better navigation on big collections
Positionsbar for better navigation on big collections

Better random sorting of playlists
Grouping albums by genre, artist, years
Sort songs by title, artist, track, genre or year
Supporting flac and ogg file types
Search filter by artist, album or title
Better support of dual monitors when the desktop is extended.
Possibility to stop music from playing when playlist is empty
Keep playing movie when leaving moviecenter
Possibility to mix songs, movie, karaoke and radio in the playlists
Cover select box
Release 3.8
Possibility to start a specific plugin when the DigitalCenter is started.
Possibility to make own themes.
Possibility to start a plugin through parameters like (digitalcenter.exe /musiccenter)
Possibility to add descriptions to your movies through the comment meta tag or a XML
file
Possibility to click on the status bar to jump to the playing plugin.
Possibility to turn off splashscreen and copyright line.
Possibility to use external movie players with your DigitalCenter “for example VLC”.
Possibility to have the slideshow run as screensaver.
Possiblity to change screensaver background
Manual updated
Release 3.7
Remote Control support
Delete radio history
Disable automatic text formatting
New skins added

Release 3.6
Disable navigation effects
Create your own NoCover art. Located inside Themes.
Screensaver feature
Splash screen feature
Release 3.5
Better Multi monitor display for RadioCenter and MusicCenter.
Touch Control, navigate with finger sliding instead of the arrows.
Play and volume control added to MovieCenter and PhotoCenter
Thanks to Henning from Norway for the Norwegian translation
Thanks to Petra from Sweden for the Swedish translation
MP3 mutated vowel support.
Release 3.4
Show percent when importing music
Choose quality of your images from the administration
Dutch language added. Thanks to Fred from the Netherlands.
Improvements of the administration account.
Possible to replace the windows shell with the DigitalCenter.
Add your own icons to your external programs instead of the shell icon.
The missing manual is added
Turn song fading off

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Touchscreen (hide mouse)

Start in party mode (password protected)

Close DigitalCenter on ESC

Show administration in setup

Play intro music on start

Hide ‘party mode’ from setup

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Use hotkey (ctrl+a) for administration

Show ‘exit’ in start menu

Show splash screen

Stop playing when playlist is empty

Allow media keys in party mode

Disable system keys

Party mode security

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Allow ZenPoint to upload your amazing moments using the

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Enhanced Video Renderer

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Check for music updates on start up

Order albums by artist

View [year][album] by artist sort

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Order album songs by track number

Replace the artist name with album name if mixed

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Allow grouping of contribution date

Artist ignore list

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Party mode details

Show all songs in playlist when loaded

Allow users to add to this playlist

Users has full control

Always enable pause

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