DVC DS has been specifically designed to suit the needs of education, whereas other systems are designed for shopping centers, airports, retail etc. Two unique features ensure that DVC DS meets the requirements of education -

1)    The ability to send content/messages to laptops, PC’s and Interactive White Boards, which are the most regularly required, as well as TVs, Plasmas etc. Other systems are only able to broadcast to TVs and Plasmas.

2)    If a message is sent to a TV/Plasma etc and that TV is turned off, DVC will recognise that and turn the TV on, regardless of make or model. This means that you are not locked in to purchasing a particular manufacturer’s screens as you expand the system over the years.

What is DVC Digital Signage used for?

DVC DS is used for a variety of purposes…
Informing staff and students of sport cancellations, requesting a staff member attend the office, Emergency alerts, Break time alerts, Digital PA system, Principal announcements (both audio and video) and much more.
DVC allows you to create dramatic, eye catching content and instantly add content to provide up to date information.

What can the DVC Digital Signage system do?

•    Send any content to any Plasma, TV, PC, Laptop or IWB
•    Send scrolling text messages
•    Turn the plasma or TV on if a message is sent to it
•    Emergency Evacuation – at a click of a single button, DVC will send the applicable emergency evacuation messages to all rooms and buildings
•    Schedule content to be sent at a particular time/date
•    Create Zones or send to individual displays
•    Turn display devices on/off automatically when content is sent (regardless of make or model)
 

What content can DVC send?

•    Digital Video - MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, ASF, ASX, H264, WMV
•    Images - JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP
•    Audio - MP3, WMA, WAV
•    Documents - Word, Power Point, Excel, PDF, HTML, Text
•    Scrolling Text
•    Live signals - Cameras, Free To Air TV, Foxtel, DVD, VCR
 

Emergency Alert

DVC DS enables administrators to send a unique evacuation message/alert to individual displays and areas of the school at the click of a single button. These messages can contain graphics, evacuation diagrams/instructions, video, audio etc.
Digital Bell System
Schools, such as Mona Vale Public School, use DVC as part of their School PA/Bell system. Breaks are announced both on the Smart Boards in the Classrooms and also through their existing analogue PA system. Rather than the original old bell sound, unique digital MP3 files are used to announce each break.
 

Principal Cam

A digital or analogue camera can be housed on the principal’s desk. This allows the principal to instantly send an audio and video announcement without having to leave their office. The audio and video feed will either appear on targeted display devices or on every laptop, PC, TV and Interactive Whiteboard around your school.

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The DVC system really is a complete technology solution rather than simply addressing one requirement or issue. DVC is a digital signage system, but provides so much more with the added technologies.
Due to the inclusion of the control system (CommBox Control), when you send content to a particular display device, the system will know if that display is off and turn it on automatically. Smart CommBox technology is built-in. You are even able to schedule equipment such as lighting, air conditioners, plasmas etc to turn off or on at a certain time.