A1. The following table is a good summary of these information.

	Internet Storage (Available for Users)	microSD Card (max.)	USB Drive (max.)
NovoDS Mini	8GB (4.8GB)	32GB	FAT32 / NTFS / EXFAT
NovoDS	8GB (4.8GB)	32GB	FAT32 / NTFS / EXFAT
NovoDS4k	32GB (26.2GB)	32GB	FAT32 / NTFS / EXFAT
NC-X700	16GB (10.7GB)	32GB	FAT32 / NTFS
NC-X900	16GB (10.7GB)	32GB	FAT32 / NTFS
NovoDisplay	16GB (11.1GB)	32GB	FAT32 / NTFS
NovoTouch EK	16GB (9.7GB)	N/A	FAT32 / NTFS
NovoTouch LK	16GB (9.3GB)	32GB	FAT32

A2.

1. No limit on how many Twitter widgets are used in one page.
2. “Instagram” widgets in any given playlist must share the same Instagram account.
3. “Facebook” widgets in any given playlist must share the same Facebook account.
4. Only one of “USB Camera”, “HDMI IN widgets can exist in any given page
5. "Video Decoding" is the max amount of video widgets that can exist in one page. (Video widgets include “YouTube”, “IP Streaming”, “Social Media (play video)” and “Media” (with video clips).
Note: No more than one YouTube widget can exist in one page.
6. The following table is a good summary of other information.

	Media (Media Formats)	Media (Max File Size)	Video Decoding	Web Page (Max File Size for Offline Content)	Text – Local Text (Max Length)	HDMI-In
NovoDS Mini	Pictures: png, jpg, jpeg, bmp Video: mp4, wmv, 3gp, avi, mov Audio: mp3 Others: pdf, ppt, pptx	2GB	Single 1080@30fps	1GB	512	N/A
NovoDS		2GB	Single 4K@30fps	1GB	512	N/A
NovoDS4k		4GB	Single 4K@30fps	4GB	512	1
NC-X700		4GB	Single 4K@60fps Dual 4K@30fps	2GB	512	N/A
NC-X900		4GB	Single 4K@60fps Dual 4K@30fps Quad 1080p@30fps	2GB	512	1
NovoDisplay		4GB	Single 4K@60fps Dual 1080@30fps	2GB	512	N/A
NovoTouch EK		4GB	Single 4K@60fps	2GB	512	N/A
NovoTouch LK		4GB	Single 4K@60fps Dual 4K@30fps Quad 720p@30fps	2GB	512	N/A

A3. The following table is a good summary of these information.

	Playlist name	Playlist folder name	Device name	Schedule name	Announcement name	Media library folder name	Description
NovoDS Mini	32	32	20	32	32	32	255
NovoDS	32	32	20	32	32	32	255
NovoDS4k	32	32	20	32	32	32	255
NC-X700	32	32	20	32	32	32	255
NC-X900	32	32	20	32	32	32	255
NovoDisplay	32	32	20	32	32	32	255
NovoTouch EK	32	32	20	32	32	32	255
NovoTouch LK	32	32	20	32	32	32	255
Notes	Only alphanumeric are allowed

A4. The following table is a good summary of these information.

	Screen Orientaion Landscape	Screen Orientaion Portrait	LayoutGrid	LayoutFlexible
NovoDS Mini	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
NovoDS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NovoDS4k	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NC-X700	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NC-X900	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
NovoDisplay	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
NovoTouch EK	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
NovoTouch LK	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Google Docs are becoming more and more popular due to its Office-like editing features, online collaborative capability, and ease of sharing and publication. NovoDS fully supports Google Docs with its Webpage widget.

1) On the Google Docs – Obtain the “published” web link of the “Google Docs” document

a. Open the “Google Docs” document you want to show on NovoDS



b. Click on menu “File → Publish to the web” and a dialog will prompt you for options to publish this document.



c. Choose option “Link” and then click on button “Publish”.



d. Copy the web link (URL) for later use in NovoDS Studio or NovoDS Cloud





2) On the NovoDS Studio (or NovoDS Cloud) – Apply the web link to a Webpage widget

a. Create a new playlist



b. Create a Webpage widget



c. Paste the web link (URL) you have from Step (1.d) to this Webpage widget



d. Save your playlist and this is all you need to do.

1) Convert PowerPoint documents to MP4 or WMV video clips. This can be done via “Save as” menu item in PowerPoint software. The biggest benefit is that, the animation effects in your original PowerPoint documents will be preserved completely. The downside is that it may take a few minutes to complete the conversion.

2) Convert PowerPoint documents to JPEG images. This can be done via “Save as” menu item in PowerPoint software. This can be done in a few seconds (fast). The biggest drawback is, the animation effects in your original PowerPoint documents disappear.

3) Upload PowerPoint documents to Google Docs and then publish it as a web link. Here are the steps to do so

a. Start a new presentation at Google Docs
b. Click on menu “File → Open” and then choose “Upload”.
c. When prompted for the upload, select the PowerPoint document you want to publish
d. Then, follow the steps described in Q5 and you will be able to watch the PowerPoint document on NovoDS in a couple minutes.

FTP

The following info are necessary for accessing FTP folder.
• Port number (default value is 21)
• Path (including IP address and folder path)
• Username and password





Samba

The following info are necessary for accessing Samba folder.
• Path (including IP address and folder path)
• Username and password





Dropbox

By Account
Step 1. Log into your Dropbox and copy the name of the folder for NovoDS display (e.g. “SharedContent”)



Step 2. Enter the Dropbox folder name (e.g. “SharedContent”) and your username.



Step 3. Once a NovoDS device starts playing your playlist, you will be prompted to log into your Dropbox account. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete this process



By Public Link
Step 1. Log into your Dropbox. Right click on the folder for NovoDS display (e.g. “SharedContent”) and select “Share with Dropbox”. The public link is copied to your Clipboard.



Step 2. In NovoDS Studio, select “Public Link” and paste the public link to the input field. Once a NovoDS device starts the playback, no log-in is required at the device.





OneDrive

Step 1. Log into your OneDrive and copy the name of the folder for NovoDS display (e.g. “SharedContent”)



Step 2. Enter the OneDrive folder name (e.g. “SharedContent”) and your username.



Step 3. Once a NovoDS device starts playing your playlist, you will be prompted to log into your OneDrive account. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete this process.





Google Drive

By Account
Step 1. Log into your Google Drive and copy the name of the folder for NovoDS display (e.g. “SharedContent”)



Step 2. Enter the Google Drive folder name (e.g. “SharedContent”) and your username.



Step 3. Once a NovoDS device starts playing your playlist, you will be prompted to log into your Google Drive account. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete this process.



By Public Link
Step 1. Log into your Google Drive. Right click on the folder for NovoDS display (e.g. “SharedContent”) and select “Get shareable link”. The public link is copied to your Clipboard.


Step 2. In NovoDS Studio, select “Public Link” and paste the public link to the input field. Once a NovoDS device starts the playback, no log-in is required at the device.

A9. All NovoDS devices support HTML5 through widget “Webpage”, which not only can be used to display webpages on the Internet, but also enables users to develop interactive signage applications (e.g. kiosks). The following table summarizes the performance of all NovoDS models. You may use it as a guide to choose the right model for your applications

Model	Scores by HTML5test.com	Chromium Engine
NovoDS Mini	354	Version 30
NovoDS	499	Version 53
NovoDS4k	499	Version 53
NC-X700	516	Version 79
NC-X900	516	Version 79
NovoDisplay	513	Version 79
NovoTouch EK1	505	Version 61
NovoTouch LK1	505	Version 61
NovoTouch EK2	502	Version 58
NovoTouch LK2	505	Version 61