Sony Bravia SoC

Xibo has partnered with Sony to offer Remote Device Management (RDM) with Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) on selected BRAVIA Professional Displays, the following product lines are supported:

• BZ30L
• BZ35L
• BZ40L
• BZ53L

Provisioning is via a “zero-touch” code displayed during the display’s initial boot and will automatically apply Xibo’s recommended pro settings, install the Xibo application and configure it to start automatically when powered on. This functionality is available on the above product lines for networks running with either a Cloud or Self-hosted CMS.

Configuration

BRAVIA Professional Displays connected via Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) will automatically be enrolled in Remote Device Management (RDM). Product lines not mentioned above may still work with Xibo, see “Models not under remote device management” below.

Register

Log into “My Account” on xibosignage.com and navigate to the Hardware page using the menu on the left hand side.

The second table on this page shows all devices which are connected to RDM.

Press Register and the following form opens:

Enter a friendly name for your device and the ethernet mac address. You can find the ethernet mac address labelled on the back of the screen, or via “Settings → Networking and Internet → Network Status”.

Make sure your screen is connected via ethernet and you supply the ethernet/wired MAC address using - instead of : as the seperator, e.g. 00-00-00-00-00-00.

Save and the form will close. Find your newly registered screen in the table:

Your screen is registered to your Xibo account.

If you haven’t ever turned on the screen, you can install it now, and turn it on. If you’ve already switched the screen on previously, please factory reset it.

To factory reset the screen go to “Settings → System → About → Reset”.

The screen will boot or reboot and show a provisioning code; this will be a 6 digit number.

After rebooting, the screen may show a list of languages to choose from; do not make a selection. Wait for the provisioning code to appear.

Locate your screen in the table and use the row menu to select “One time code”. Enter the code you see and save.

The screen will start provisioning and enter “Pro Mode” once it has completed. Xibo for Android will open automatically so that you can connect to your CMS using the code displayed on screen, or manually entering your CMS credentials.

Refresh the page on xibosignage.com and you will see the screen change to “activated”.

Controlling the TV

Various options for controlling the screen are available from My Account using the row menu on your activated Bravia device.

• Get screen details
• View screen
• Rotate
• Mute
• Screen on/off
• Reboot

Please note: we will be adding more operations shortly.

Unregister

To unregister the screen and remove it from your xibosignage.com account, use the row menu and select “Unregister”.

Models not under remote device management

Sony BRAVIA Professional Displays not compatible with RDM which run Android are still capable of running Xibo in Landscape orientation.

Install

Side load Xibo

Download the latest Xibo for Android player APK from the website downloads section and copy it to the root folder of a USB stick.

Enter Pro Settings Mode and plug in the USB stick.

Navigate to Pro Settings → Install API and select the APK on your USB stick. [Source]

You can open Xibo while in pro settings mode and connect to your CMS using our installation guide. If you miss opening Xibo during the install process, please enable in pro mode first (below) and then start pro mode.

Xibo will appear in “Apps” when in Pro Mode and can be opened from there.

Enable in Pro Mode

Navigate to Pro Settings → Apps select for Xibo to be enabled in Pro mode. [Source].

Power ON/OFF/Restart

Xibo supports Power ON/OFF and Restart via a combination of options you can enable in Pro Settings.

Power control by apps

Navigate to Pro Settings → Developer and turn on “Power state control by apps”. [Source]

Simple IP control

In Pro Settings Mode, navigate to Settings → Network and Internet → Remote device settings → Control remotely → Enable

TV modes

BRAVIA Professional Displays have 3 modes:

• Normal
• Pro
• Pro Settings

We recommend running all signage installations in Pro mode.

All configuration should be done in Pro Settings mode.

Enter Pro Settings mode

Using your remote control, press the following 4 buttons one at a time in sequence:

• i+
• mute
• vol+
• home

Wait a few seconds and your TV will restart into Pro Settings Mode.

Known limitations

There are a number of limitations to consider before choosing to run Xibo with Sony Bravia SoC.

Portrait orientation

Portrait orientation is only available on devices under RDM and must be selected using “My Account”.

The following CMS changes are also required:
You should create a dedicated Display Settings Profile for your Bravia inside the CMS. Several settings should be configured in a particular way when running in Portrait orientation:

• Use a SurfaceView for Video Rendering? = Off
• Orientation: Device Default
• Video Engine: ExoPlayer
• Use Multiple Video Decoders: Off

The Android TV user interface will not be rotated.

Gapless video playback

In order to play one video after another without a black frame between them it is necessary for the device to be able to decode more than one video at the same time. This is not currently possible on Sony Bravia.

Video In

Xibo supports Video In on the Sony Bravia using our core Video In widget. If you are using HDMI make sure you choose the first port.

Remote upgrade

Xibo application upgrades should be done via “My Account”. This functionality will soon be available via the CMS as normal.

Resolution

When using a 4k panel, the user interface elements, images and web content are displayed in 1080p and upscaled to 4k. Video content is run natively in 4k.

Xibo will show the Display resolution as 1920x1080 in the display management page.