Sony Bravia SoC

Xibo has partnered with Sony to offer Remote Device Management (RDM) with Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) on selected BRAVIA Professional Display series models, as listed below:

• 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 to start automatically once powered on. This functionality is available on the above supported display series models for networks running with either a Cloud or a 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 the “Models not under Remote Device Management” section below.

Register

• Log into My Account
• From the Hardware page, scroll down to the Remote Management device table, under hardware purchases and click the Register Sony Bravia button to open the following form:

• 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.

• Click Save to close the form.

Your device will be registered to your Xibo account and will be shown in the Remote Management table:

If you haven’t ever turned on the device, you can install it now, and turn it on. If you’ve already switched the device on previously, you will first need to do a factory reset: To factory reset, go to: “Settings >System >About >Reset”.

• The screen will boot/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 device in the table and click View Details.
• Enter the code shown on your device here and click Submit.

The screen will start provisioning and will 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 your My Account and you will see the Status change to “Activated”:

Controlling the TV

Click on View Details to access options to control the TV as well as view device details, current status and renaming options:

Unregister Device

Click Unregister to remove the device from your Xibo account.

NOTE: Clicking Unregister will delete the device details from the Xibo database as well as remove it completely from Sony records.

Models not under Remote Device Management

Sony BRAVIA Professional Displays which run Android but not compatible with RDM, are still capable of running Xibo in a 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 the Android Player Installation guide. If you miss opening Xibo during the install process, please enable in Pro Mode first (as shown 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 as listed in this section.

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:

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

• 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 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.

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.