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Command Interface 53 - 99 

  

 

OUTPUT  OUT  OT 

 
Description- 

The mode of the current video output.   

 
Form- 

OUTPUT/OUT/OT [SETTING] 

 
Arguments- 

SETTING 
TEXT 

NUM 

DESCRIPTION 

Composite 

0 

Video picture information for color, brightness, and sync 

Component 

1 

B – Y, R – Y, and Y signals. 

RGB 

2 

Red, Green, and Blue signals. 

 
Errors- 
 

ERROR TEXT 

NUM 

DESCRIPTION 

ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS 

2 

Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid. 

ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED 

 

Feature is locked, key code needed to 
activate 

 
Examples- 
 

Operation

-

 

Display the current OUTPUT setting. 

<NAME> OUTPUT 

OK 
OUTPUT= COMPOSITE 
<Empty Line>

 

 

Operation

-

 

Set the OUTPUT setting to COMPOSITE whenever playing. 

<NAME> OUTPUT COMPOSITE 

OK 
<Empty Line>

 

 
Products Supported-  

Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet 

 

Related Commands- 

BLANK, VIDEO

 

 

 

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Soloist 2

Page 1: ...MIRAGE BROADCAST MPEG 2 PLAYER SOLOIST 2 BROADCAST MPEG 2 PLAYER ADTEC INC INNOVATIVE BROADCAST AUTOMATION WWW ADTECINC COM ...

Page 2: ...tec Inc 408 Russell Street Nashville TN 37206 615 256 6619 Fax 615 256 6593 Sales 615 256 6619 Technical Support 615 256 7753 Production Engineering Research Development Adtec Inc 2231 Corporate Square Blvd Jacksonville FL 32216 WWW ADTECINC COM ...

Page 3: ...ons IFP In Field Programming Guide Console Using Console Directory Configuration Communication Audio Video Transport Time Networking Features Manufacture List Using Lists DVC Files Schedule Using Schedules Dvc Files V Terminal Mode Command Interface Mirage Soloist 2 Commands Terminal Mode Error Appendix VI Network Troubleshooting VII DDSN Appendix VIII Parallel Port Appendix Parauto DVC IX Technic...

Page 4: ...ames exactly as they are entered into your device Factory default unit names are SOLOIST Soloist 1 and Soloist 2 and MIRAGE Mirage Enter Baud Rate 38 400 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 and Parity none An Asterisk is the wild card name for all units Only use the when connected to a single unit otherwise all units in the communications chain will receive your commands 6 Save and close Location 7 Open Conso...

Page 5: ...ual inventory of clips residing on the hard drive s in the Soloist The file Name Drive Disk Partition Spot number Length File size MB Data Rate Mbs Date encoded and Time encoded are provided LIST Creating a Sequential Playback List Under the List Tab in Console Drag and Drop SPOT NAMES MPEG clips from the directory window on the left to the List window on the right This List is now only on your De...

Page 6: ...ion variables match the desired functionality for the list Recommended Configuration settings for schedules are Setting Option Repeat Off Startup Off The Schedule Linking Feature Once the first program in your schedule is assigned a time single click in its link box to the left drag through all additional programs in your schedule Start times will be automatically assigned This feature is particul...

Page 7: ...ave must be clicked after the send command is issued The sequence is Send then NV Save to save a list to Non volatile memory Non Volatile Memory NV The configuration settings allow the user to customize the Soloist to perform exactly as desired There is no need to set switches for specific characteristics to be defined The non volatile memory is in the form of a Flash ROM It can be re written to a...

Page 8: ...AGE Mirage Enter Baud Rate 38 400 Data Bits 8 Stop Bits 1 and Parity none An Asterisk is the wild card name for all units Only use the when connected to a single unit otherwise all units in the communications chain will receive your commands 6 Save and close Location 7 Open Terminal 8 Open your location from CONNECTIONS drop down menu Bottom right corner of main screen 9 Type _ enter The response ...

Page 9: ...tton 8 Monitor Progress in right hand window The boot key 9 pin key with pins 4 and 9 soldered together must be placed on the unit prior uploading firmware The unit must then be reset and the user must verify the alternating video and drive lights on the front panel After the unit receives new firmware the boot key must be removed and the unit must be reset Boot Key NOTE If you are using a July Ve...

Page 10: ...232 port you may consider this option All features of the units will be updated automatically NOTE This option has a problem with email received from AOL Set HOSTMODE Properties Adtec refers to the LAN functions of a unit as the HOSTMODE properties of the unit These properties give an individual identity to the unit when you access the unit via Ethernet Each command is further explained in the Com...

Page 11: ...perties will take effect Ping After power up you will need to PING the unit s to see if they will respond Ping is a useful command that will address the unit via its new IPAddress and respond with the time that it took the unit to respond The PING command is further explained in the Command Interface Manual Rear of Soloist showing the Ethernet Port NOTE Your Soloist may be configured differently ...

Page 12: ...G decoding memory drive host control and digital to analog circuitry to provide the highest level of quality and reliability available The Mirage will provide years and years of total maintenance free operation without the need or knowledge of sophisticated computers and operating systems Identifier Description A Reset switch Must be held for one second to initiate reset B Power LED illuminates wh...

Page 13: ...wer cord strain relief connections I 10 Base T Ethernet Busy LED J 10 Base T Ethernet Link LED K 10 Base T Ethernet RJ 45 jack L Ethernet hardware address 48 bit address set in hardware IP address selected in firmware configuration M Balanced RIGHT audio output 600 Ohm output impedance Only included with SOLO2BALYC option N Balanced LEFT audio output 600 Ohm output impedance Only included with SOL...

Page 14: ...on make sure that no heavy objects over 25 pounds are placed on top of the unit as this may cause damage to the drives Power Concerns Power Supply The Mirage ships with a six 6 foot standard SJT power cord with a three 3 pin US type plug Optionally a European 3 PIN cord with plug is available The unit incorporates a universal input switch mode power supply It carries the CE UL CSA and TUV safety c...

Page 15: ...up the In and Through connections Adapters are provided to connect the MIRAGE directly to a 9 pin or 25 pin PC communications port Hard Drive Concerns The Mirage ONLY recognizes drives formatted using FAT 16 The DOS FDISK utility limits the partition size to 2 Gigabytes however the Mirage can partition and format drives with up to 4 Gigabyte FAT 16 partitions The Mirage can see up to 32 partitions...

Page 16: ...s 352 576 25 fps 352 288 25 fps Full D1 Half D1 SIF Color Frequency 3 582 056 25 Hz Audio Sampling NA Mono Dual Mono Stereo or Joint Stereo Sampling rates of 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Audio ISO 11172 3 Layer 1 Data rates supported for Layer 1 are 32 Kbits s to 448 Kbits s in 32 K steps Audio ISO 11172 3 Layer 2 Data rates supported for Layer 2 are 64 96 112 128 160 192 224 256 320 384 Kbits s Free format...

Page 17: ...rive control File system Serial inputs and outputs ASCI command control support Terminal Mode Parallel inputs and outputs Ethernet Embedded Motorola CPU with DRAM NTSC and PAL video outputs Universal input power supply Real Time Clock Directive Complied EMC 89 336 EEC Conforming Standards EN 55022 1994 Radiant and Conducted Emissions Testing EN 50082 1 1992 Generic Immunity IEC 801 2 1991 Electros...

Page 18: ...of quality and reliability available The Soloist 2 will provide years and years of total maintenance free operation without the need or knowledge of sophisticated computers and operating systems Identifier Description A Reset switch Must be held for one second to initiate reset B Power LED illuminates when AC power is applied to unit C Video LED illuminates during video playback D Drive LED illumi...

Page 19: ...nk LED Only used when installed in Soloist 1 to Soloist 2 upgrade L 10 Base T Ethernet RJ 45 jack M Ethernet hardware address 48 bit address set in hardware IP address selected in firmware configuration N Balanced RIGHT audio output 600 Ohm output impedance Only included with SOLO2BALYC option O Balanced LEFT audio output 600 Ohm output impedance Only included with SOLO2BALYC option P Y C output 4...

Page 20: ...t no heavy objects over 25 pounds are placed on top of the unit as this may cause damage to the drives Power Concerns Power Supply The Soloist 2 ships with a six 6 foot standard SJT power cord with a three 3 pin US type plug Optionally a European 3 PIN cord with plug is available The unit incorporates a universal input switch mode power supply It carries the CE UL CSA and TUV safety certifications...

Page 21: ...nectors make up the In and Through connections Adapters are provided to connect the SOLOIST 2 directly to a 9 pin or 25 pin PC communications port Hard Drive Concerns Internal Drive s The Soloist 2 ONLY recognizes drives formatted using FAT 16 This limits the partition to 2 Gigabytes however the Soloist 2 can see up to 8 partitions per physical drive 16 Gigabytes The Soloist 2 chassis can facilita...

Page 22: ...external SCSI option is required without Ethernet functionality the rear panel knockout can only be obtained from ADTEC ADTEC offers a rack mount chassis that holds up to eight 8 SCSI 2 devices SCSI 2 is limited to seven 7 The external chassis is ideal for applications where large amounts of video are required or for RAID applications Summary The SOLOIST 2 was designed to replace VCR s and Laser V...

Page 23: ...ps 352 576 25 fps 352 288 25 fps Full D1 Half D1 SIF Color Frequency 4 433 618 75 Hz Video Resolution PAL M NA 720 480 30 fps 352 480 30 fps 352 240 30 fps Full D1 Half D1 SIF Color Frequency 3 575 611 49 Hz Video Resolution PAL N NA 720 576 25 fps 352 576 25 fps 352 288 25 fps Full D1 Half D1 SIF Color Frequency 3 582 056 25 Hz Audio Sampling NA Mono Dual Mono Stereo or Joint Stereo Sampling rate...

Page 24: ...e regardless of the unit name of the device This is functional if only one device is connected to the serial or dial up connection If multiple devices are on the serial or dial up connection use of the asterisk unit name in Locations will cause all devices to respond and create corrupted communications Using Locations Symphony Net Main Menu Locations Applet Icon Click one time to open Click the Lo...

Page 25: ...ve Click the icon to create a new location Adding a new location Click the icon to create a new Location Locations are saved in a simple text format Do not open and edit the locations with any application other than Locations The default Location name is Empty Type in a name for the location that is relevant to the physical location or computer and communications port used to communicate with a de...

Page 26: ...ty are set to 8 1 N respectively The Baud Data Stop and Parity are all factory defaults for the Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Ad Maestro These settings can easily be modified in both the products and Symphony Net s Locations application A major reason for not connecting to a device is improper Unit Names at this Location entered into Locations Always use the Asterisk name as one of your unit name...

Page 27: ... Click the pull down option to select from the available Serial ports Serial Port pull down Direct Modem Use Click the pull down option to select from the available modem s Serial Port pull down Modem Serial ports 1 through 8 will be displayed if they physically exist in the computer Even though a serial port is displayed it may not be available for use Serial devices such as a mouse camera and do...

Page 28: ...rage require a terminal connection to name the device Symphony Net provides communications to any number of devices from a single serial port as long as all the device names are unique and the baud data parity and stop parameters are identical See the Control Console or Application Interface section of this manual for instructions on naming devices Location Icons Location Icons offer single click ...

Page 29: ...Direct connect the connection is made immediately Once the connection is made Open the Console Applet and select the Unit to make the connection The Unit pull down is located at the top of the screen in Console Status bar displaying connection information The Location is displayed in the bottom left column the serial parameters are in the center column and the right column displays the comment To ...

Page 30: ...ransfer the host computers time to the connected device The offset option allows the host computers time to be offset in either a positive or negative time to accommodate products located in separate time zones M Caution When using the Upload Time option the computers time clock may not be accurate and can cause major problems with time based events This was intended to be used with very accurate ...

Page 31: ...nality The Configuration section stores the Mirage Soloist 2 parameters for many items including unit name IP address video standard video output and many more see Configuration section under Console Firmware file information The firmware will be factory released and e mailed to a client directly from ADTEC s engineering facilities Please e mail engineering adtecinc comfor firmware release request...

Page 32: ... clicking will launch the applet twice Locations Applet As a user of the Soloist 2 or Mirage the use of Locations is assumed For more information please review the Locations section of this manual To connect to a Soloist 2 or Mirage to program the application firmware the following location parameters must be established Again familiarity with creating a location is assumed IFP In Field Program ap...

Page 33: ...ay video while new firmware is being uploaded to it If an Ad Maestro is connected to the RS422 serial interface disconnect the 9 pin cable prior to connecting to the IFP location 1 Install the boot key on the parallel port Optional see above 2 Disconnect the RS422 cable if used 3 Reset the unit if you are using the Boot Key method It is NOT necessary to reset the unit if you are uploading over the...

Page 34: ...A location must be created to allow the IFP applet to connect to the Mirage Soloist 2 This location can be the dial up location or a direct connect Port Select the port that is connected between the Mirage Soloist 2 and PC s communication port This can be a modem or the Communications port of the PC itself M Caution Some older desktop and laptop computers can NOT communicate at 115K Browse the com...

Page 35: ...ccess screen The right side of the screen will indicate success and failure of the application being uploaded to the unit s This will be followed by a prompt to reset all units Start programming the application M Through the modem connection the unit will still be able to play video while it is receiving its new firmware However it MUST be reset at the end to function properly M Warning the Mirage...

Page 36: ...he IFP applet could only program one unit at a time To use this early version with multiple units you must close the IFP applet and disconnect Re open the IFP applet and re connect prior to each programming session It is strongly recommended to have ADTEC e mail the new Symphony Net software See note below on Boot Code firmware programming Unit will not operate after being programmed Remove the bo...

Page 37: ... explained in the Command Interface Manual This document will explain how to access Console and how to use each of the functions contained within Console is broken into four different areas Directory Configuration List and Schedule Please refer to the Command Interface Manual for further information on each of the commands listed in this document Using Console Control Software Launch Symphony Net ...

Page 38: ...unit and access the information Connect to the unit HINT Remember to check your baud rate in Locations if you are having trouble connecting The factory default of our units is 38400 8 1 None If you are still having trouble connecting after checking the baud rate please refer to the start up guide located in the front of the Mirage Soloist Manual Connecting 1 Use the connection area bottom right Se...

Page 39: ... current file is doing Playing Idling Stopped etc 2 File Name File name of the current spot DOS structure 8 3 this is very important to adhere to 3 DDSN Drive Disc Spot name number 4 Time Played Time into the current spot 5 Played Percentage played 6 Total time of File Total length of the file 7 Date Encoded Date encoded 8 Time Encoded Time encoded 9 Encode Rate encoded rate of the file Megabits P...

Page 40: ...ole no directory path will be displayed The DDSN is the only reference that displays which physical hard drive and disk partition where a file is located Control Console Screen Click Directory or the Get Button to refresh the screen Directory Option The Mirage Soloist 2 use a FAT 16 file system only M The largest size one 1 MPEG file can be is 4 GB The Soloist 2 Mirage does not display file paths ...

Page 41: ...rent file system from hard drives The ATAPI devices read ISO 9660 formatted disks The Mirage Soloist reads FAT 16 formatted hard drives Each hard drive can have up to eight partitions The process required to format hard drives includes F disk and format commands within DOS and the Partition and Format Commands of the Mirage and Soloist 2 Contact ADTEC for specific instructions on drive preparation...

Page 42: ...ions SCSI ID is set to zero 0 Drive Disk Spot Number Notes 8 0 0 Partition one spot 0 8 0 1 Partition one spot 1 8 0 2 Partition one spot 2 8 1 0 Partition two spot 0 8 1 1 Partition two spot 1 8 1 2 Partition two spot 2 8 2 0 Partition three spot 0 8 2 1 Partition three spot 1 8 3 0 Partition four spot 0 8 3 1 Partition four spot 1 All spots are on the same physical hard drive In this example the...

Page 43: ...latile memory save option to retain the Configuration in console or use the Configuration Save command in the Terminal mode Control Console Configuration To view the NV Configuration click NV LOAD and the parameters will automatically be loaded to the Window Each of the parameters can have a drastic affect on the unit please exercise caution when setting the Configuration Click NV SAVE to save the...

Page 44: ...eal for use with the AVS2 or other NO SYNC Video switchers Black Black video is output This video is timed with the SYNC input Hold Holds last frame of video This is displayed in memory and does not require constant drive reads White White screen is output Yellow Yellow screen is output Cyan Cyan screen is output Green Green screen is output Magenta Magenta screen is output Red Red screen is outpu...

Page 45: ...ting The Soloist has two serial ports one RS232 and one RS422 Both can be configured to communicate with Talk OFF or ON The Mirage has only the RS 232 serial port Talk pull down Click the pull down to select the Talk parameter Com 1 is the RS 232 Port Com 2 is the RS 422 Port After Settings are modified click the Non Volatile NV save icon to save the current screen settings to the flash memory Use...

Page 46: ...eld The Com Port settings must be changed from Terminal or Locations After changing the Baud rate in Locations you must reconnect to the unit This will allow the new Baud Rate to take effect NOTE The Mirage does not have an RS 422 port BAUD RATE DATA BITS STOP BITS PARITY NUM NUM NUM NUM 300 7 1 NONE 1200 8 2 ODD 2400 EVEN 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Adtec currently supports Best Data C Net...

Page 47: ... pull down Click the pull down and select the video standard Setting Description NTSC United States video Standard PAL Pal B or German PAL used primarily in Europe PALM PAL used primarily in Brazil PALN PAL used primarily in Argentina After Settings are modified click the Non Volatile NV save icon to save the current screen settings to the flash memory M Warning The Mirage Soloist will NOT transco...

Page 48: ... and select the blank mode Setting Description No Video No video or SYNC is output This is ideal for use with the AVS2 or other NO SYNC Video switchers Black Black video is output This video is timed with the SYNC input Hold Holds last frame of video This is displayed in memory and does not require constant drive reads White White screen is output Yellow Yellow screen is output Cyan Cyan screen is...

Page 49: ... Soloist 2 YC video is provided along with balanced audio The SOLO2BALYC option is hardware Once the SOLO2BALYC option is installed a firmware update is available that provides Component and RGB Component or RGB is NOT possible with out the SOLO2BALYC option Both Component and RGB require four wires Output pull down Click the pull down to select the Output mode After Settings are modified click th...

Page 50: ...is purchased Firmware upgrade no hardware involved the SYNC input will provide both color Genlock and sync lock The Color Phase is software adjustable YC video and Balanced audio are available together as an option on the Soloist 2 SYNC on green is an option in either Component or RGB mode The BNC connector labeled Composite SYNC for RGB Mode provides SYNC to the monitor or projector when SYNC on ...

Page 51: ...be terminated into 75 Ohms Video Out 2 B Cb B y Composite Video Out Must be terminated into 75 Ohms SYNC GEN Net IN SYNC input SYNC in Black burst Full Composite Video If the SOLO2GENLOCK option is purchased Firmware upgrade no hardware involved the SYNC input will provide both color Genlock and sync lock The Color Phase is software adjustable The Soloist 2 configured with the SOLO2BALYC hardware ...

Page 52: ... Y Cr R y Component Connect to Cr R y input on monitor or projector via BNC connector Requires 75 Ohm termination Video Out 1 G Y Y Component NO SYNC Connect to Y input on monitor or projector via BNC connector Requires 75 Ohm termination Optional SYNC on green will provide SYNC here Video Out 2 B Cb B y Cb B y Connect to Cb B y input on monitor or projector via BNC connector Requires 75 Ohm termi...

Page 53: ...R Y R Red Connect to R Red input on monitor or projector via BNC connector Requires 75 Ohm termination Video Out 1 G Y G Green NO SYNC on Green Connect to G Green input on monitor or projector via BNC connector Requires 75 Ohm termination Optional SYNC on green will provide SYNC here Video Out 2 B Cb B y B Blue Connect to B Blue input on monitor or projector via BNC connector Requires 75 Ohm termi...

Page 54: ...s downstream offset compensation in broadcast applications See Command Interface Manual for further description Setting 0 360 degrees CLOSED CAPTION Enables Disables the use of LINE 21 closed captioning This is useful for displaying text on the screen while video is playing Requires encoders that capture Line 21 during encode See Command Interface Manual for further descriptions OFF DO NOT use Clo...

Page 55: ...Description OFF Will play an entire List to completion or will play a single spot and then quit ONE Plays a single file to Completion ALL Will play the entire inventory shuffle may have an impact on this command and then start over or will play the entire list and start over After networking parameters are modified click the Non Volatile NV save icon to save the current screen settings to the flas...

Page 56: ...on for more specific details Click the pull down and select the Shuffle mode SPINUP Displays or changes how long the unit will take to initialize a hard disk drive at power up This command is relevant only for IDE Hard Drives An IDE Hard Drive must have a Spinup of at least 30 seconds for the Mirage Soloist This command will take place at power up or reset The default Spinup is 30 sec This may be ...

Page 57: ...ill respond to daylight savings criteria This will cause the Mirage Soloist to change the time when switch to and from daylight savings time in April and November of each year After networking parameters are modified click the Non Volatile NV save icon to save the current screen settings to the flash memory Time and Date must be set in the Mirage Soloist 2 for the unit to function properly Remembe...

Page 58: ...er of these applets please refer to their section of this manual When you view the network configuration settings in control console the settings visible are the current network parameters To change a parameter simply edit it then press enter LAN WAN and Network responsibility ADTEC will always provide prompt and courteous support for all network specific questions relating to the parameters in th...

Page 59: ...ss s for use with LAN or WAN networks utilizing Gateways Up to four Gateway s may be entered HOSTIPADDRESS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Host IP address for use with host servers for LAN or WAN networks utilizing host servers Up to four Hosts may be entered HOSTMODE Client Server MirrorClient MirrorServer DuetClient DuetServer AdmaestroClient AdmaestroServer Host Mode for Soloist 2 Default host ...

Page 60: ...y unplugging the unit make certain to plug the unit back in Unit IP Settings The unit IP settings include the IP Address IP Mask and Host Mode These must be set in order to utilize the basic networking functions Optionally HostIP Address Passwords Gateway IPAddress and Host Timer may be set IP Address The IP address is the unique identifier used by TCP IP to identify a unit Each Mirage Soloist 2 o...

Page 61: ...ess is entered and valid the mirror client will automatically mirror the host IP address of the server No data will be deleted until the storage is full and at that time the oldest date code files not used in a schedule or list will be deleted It is recommended to maintain the client via file manager for data deletion Mirror Server Same as server Duet Client Client for use with Duet insertion modu...

Page 62: ... address represents the address of a gateway the Mirage Soloist 2 will use to connect to a server on a separate network Gateways are typically used with WAN networks but are not limited to a WAN Host Timer The host timer must be edited from Terminal mode The host timer is the time in seconds a client with a valid Host IP Address will check the server for new files When a client first goes on line ...

Page 63: ...d time reference COMPONENT Beta Cam Component Video Sync on Y optional RGB Analog Red Green Blue Sync on Green optional CLOSED CAPTION Enables Line 21 decoding NETWORKING Enables Networking Feature SCHEDULING Time based sequencing of video BYPASS Vertical Blanking Interval VBI data switching Duet Only WHITELINE Field or Frame based line sensing for 100 IRE white Duet Only M Warning If the unit is ...

Page 64: ... unit before pressing the Set Features Button This will ensure that all the features will take the first time NEW Set Features From a File Features can now be emailed to you and then set through upload from a file This very useful for multiple units or a great many feature keys needing to be added NOTE This function does not work well with AOL Procedure 1 Obtain Key s from Adtec 2 Download through...

Page 65: ...ng information of the Duet Mirage or Soloist Use this information to obtain motherboard type and motherboard serial number The motherboard serial number is needed to obtain the correct Feature Keys See previous section for the Duet Mirage and Soloist 2 Note This information may also be obtained in Terminal mode Refer to the Command Interface Manual for further information ...

Page 66: ...lay back to back and do not care what time they start or stop An example of this would be several movie clips that the user wanted to play back to back in order to advertise the videos Configuration Parameters There are three Configuration Parameters that have an impact on a List 1 Repeat Continuous Loop of a List Setting Description OFF Will play an entire List to completion or will play a single...

Page 67: ... play Click the pull down and set the Startup mode 3 Shuffle The Mirage Soloist provides a random order or Shuffle playback sequence when a List is used The shuffle setting is NOT relevant unless a List is loaded See the List section for more specific details Click the pull down and select the Shuffle mode M Caution If a List is saved and the files are no longer on the drive the Mirage Soloist wil...

Page 68: ...ot back into the inventory area Upload the new List to the unit by clicking the Send button at the top of the page The Red List Not Loaded to the right will turn to the Green List Loaded Message Your List is now in the Volatile memory of the Mirage Soloist If you wish to save it to the non Volatile Flash memory then click the NV Save button Always remember that if you want to have the list remain ...

Page 69: ... well but ADTEC does suggest using the Text Editor in Symphony After the List is complete save the file to the first partition on the hard drive in the Mirage Soloist 2 using the File Manager in Symphony The file MUSTfollow a specific name configuration The file name follows the DOS 8 3 structure The first three characters must be LST After the first three characters you can use either the AUTO wh...

Page 70: ...nsole The Lists are saved to the First Partition of the Hard Drive in the Mirage Soloist 2 The DVC file is then created using the Text Editor Each separate List is given a RUN Command in the DVC file Depending on what the DVC file is named the List s will execute on Play power up or reset The Mirage Soloist 2 can only support up to 8 levels of Nesting Please contact ADTEC Technical Support for fur...

Page 71: ...g executed This is useful for troubleshooting INITIALIZE is preceded by a It is a case sensitive command and must be in ALL CAPS This command will cause the Mirage Soloist 2 to do a Lis t Clear command prior to loading a new List If you are using a Nested List you will want to turn this off for the second List FINALIZE is preceded by a It is a case sensitive command and must be in ALL CAPS This co...

Page 72: ...f how clips will play back from the Inventory of the Mirage Soloist Unlike List once a Play command is issued the spots will play back in order of time and day A Schedule is useful if you have several lists or a long program that you wish to play but you want to start and stop at specific times An example of this would be a hospital that wants to schedule Patient Education over a period of several...

Page 73: ...ule to run Non qualifiers will work if you need a general time to start the program Upload the new Schedule to the unit by clicking the Send button at the top of the page Your Schedule is now in the Volatile memory of the Mirage Soloist If you wish to save it to the non Volatile Flash memory then click the NV Save button Always remember that if you want to have the Schedule remain in the Mirage So...

Page 74: ...e several Lists within a schedule By clicking on the Link column and dragging thru the files you can link one or more files together and they will play similar to a List This example shows two Lists that will play in a schedule The first List of four 4 files begins at 8 00am and the second list of four 4 files begins at 9 00am Each List will play to completion and then stop What happens in between...

Page 75: ...ask as well but ADTEC does suggest using the Text Editor in Symphony After the Schedule is complete save the file to the first partition on the hard drive in the Mirage Soloist 2 using the File Manager in Symphony The file MUSTfollow a specific name configuration The file name follows the DOS 8 3 structure The first three characters must be SCH After the first three characters you can use either t...

Page 76: ...ole The Schedules are saved to the First Partition of the Hard Drive in the Mirage Soloist 2 The DVC file is then created using the Text Editor Each separate Schedule is given a RUN Command in the DVC file Depending on what the DVC file is named the Schedule s will execute on Play power up or reset The Mirage Soloist 2 can only support up to 8 levels of Nesting Please contact ADTEC Technical Suppo...

Page 77: ... 2 to give information back in the terminal mode as the Schedule is being executed This is useful for troubleshooting INITIALIZE is preceded by a It is a case sensitive command and must be in ALL CAPS This command will cause the Mirage Soloist 2 to do a Schedule Clear command prior to loading a new Schedule If you are using a Nested Schedule you will want to turn this off for the second Schedule F...

Page 78: ...baud rates from 50 to 115200 Loop through allows for an almost unlimited number of Soloists to be connected to a single host port Addressability is a feature of the command protocol Full Duplex RS 422 serial control Allows for single unit control using a single standard RS 422 serial port at baud rates from 50 to 115200 Loop through is not supported s o a control relationship using this port is st...

Page 79: ...EP CMD SEP ARGS SEP CR LF BOLD Required fields Optional fields SEP Separator any number of SPACE characters These delimit the fields and there must be at least one More are acceptable but you must limit the length of the entire command line to 4000 characters or less NAME Name up to 20 ASCII characters Any non white ASCII characters are valid The single wildcard is a synonym for any unit and is us...

Page 80: ...valent enumerated numeric representation These arguments are listed as both text and number the enumerated value in the setting table for each command PACKETIZED PROTOCOL Packetized protocol is designed to allow remote connection through a telephony link using simple ASCII text commands These commands are of the form SEP NAME SEP CMD SEP ARGS SEP CRC16 SEP CR LF BOLD Required fields Optional field...

Page 81: ...480 0xA441 0x6C00 0xACC1 0xAD81 0x6D40 0xAF01 0x6FC0 0x6E80 0xAE41 0xAA01 0x6AC0 0x6B80 0xAB41 0x6900 0xA9C1 0xA881 0x6840 0x7800 0xB8C1 0xB981 0x7940 0xBB01 0x7BC0 0x7A80 0xBA41 0xBE01 0x7EC0 0x7F80 0xBF41 0x7D00 0xBDC1 0xBC81 0x7C40 0xB401 0x74C0 0x7580 0xB541 0x7700 0xB7C1 0xB681 0x7640 0x7200 0xB2C1 0xB381 0x7340 0xB101 0x71C0 0x7080 0xB041 0x5000 0x90C1 0x9181 0x5140 0x9301 0x53C0 0x5280 0x92...

Page 82: ...ESCRIPTION Name Alpha Numeric The name of the unit can be up to 20 alpha numeric characters in length Errors Error are explained in the Error Appendix ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Terminal form Operation Display the current NAME setting NAME NAME OK NAME SOLOIST Empty Line Operation Set the NAME to COMEDY NAME NAME COMEDY OK Empty L...

Page 83: ... the command Therefore when the spot is playing the English version the ALTERNATE command is issued and the French version picks up where the other English version left off Form ALTERNATE ALT AL DDSN Arguments DDSN TEXT DESCRIPTION File Name The file name may be used to specify a specific file 13 1 0 The DDSN Drive Disc Spot Name DDSN structure arguments with optional placeholders in Name may be u...

Page 84: ... in increments of 2dB up to a maximum of 126dB Odd input values are rounded down e g 3 would be saved as 2 Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current ATTENUATE setting In the Soloist 2 and Mirage the attenuation is either on or off ATN 0 Audio on else Audio is muted NAME ATTENUATE OK ATTENUATE 0 dB Empty Line ...

Page 85: ...ame The file name may be used to specify a specific file 13 1 0 The DDSN may be used to specify a file OPTIONAL COMMANDS TEXT DESCRIPTION A A Archive Bit R R Read Only bit H H Hidden bit S S System bit Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation ATTRIB command NAME ATTRIB 13 1 20 OK 13 1 20 Foot MPG A Operation ATTRIB command NAME...

Page 86: ...2 Professional MPEG Player Version 3 7 07 99 Adtec Production Inc 1999 Empty Line Operation Display BANNER message NAME BANNER OK Duet Professional MPEG Ad Inserter Version 3 7 06 99 Adtec Production Inc 1999 Empty Line Operation Display BANNER message The 02 enumeration indicates a Duet NAME BA 03 00 07 06 99 02 Empty Line Operation Display BANNER message The 00 enumeration indicates a Soloist NA...

Page 87: ...SCRIPTION NOVIDEO 0 No video total absence of video signal and sync BLACK 1 Black video signal HOLD 2 Holds the last frame field of the encoded file WHITE 3 White video signal YELLOW 4 Yellow video signal CYAN 5 Cyan video signal GREEN 6 Green video signal MAGENTA 7 Magenta video signal RED 8 Red video signal BLUE 9 Blue video signal COLORBARS 10 Color bars generated upon loss of video SEAMLESS 11...

Page 88: ...Command Interface 11 99 Operation Set the BLANK setting to black whenever not playing NAME BLANK BLACK OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 and Mirage See Also VIDEO OUTPUT ...

Page 89: ...n broadcast applications Form CHROMAPHASE CHP CP SETTING Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION None 0 360 degrees Degrees of Compensation for the Chroma Phase Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current CHROMAPHASE setting NAME CHROMAPHASE OK CHROMAPHASE 0 degrees Empty Line Operation Set the CHROMAPHASE s...

Page 90: ...ximum of 128 characters Form CLTUSERPASSWORD CPW CW USER1 PASSWORD1 USER2 PASSWORD2 Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION USER N Alpha Numeric The factory default is SOLOIST User ID must be ALL CAPS PASSWORD N Alpha Numeric The factory default is NONE Password must be ALL CAPS Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED 253...

Page 91: ...ish to close all open file streams If you close all files by arguing NIL it will always respond OK Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR BAD STREAM ID 163 Bad I O file streams ERROR NOT OPEN 161 Not Open ERROR NO FILE 150 No File ERROR GENERIC 255 Generic Error Examples Operation CLOSE command NAME CLOSE OK Empty Line Operation CLOSE Com...

Page 92: ...XT NUM DESCRIPTION OFF 0 DO NOT use Close Captioning start Decoding on line 22 ON 1 USE Closed Captioning start Decoding on line 21 Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED 253 The Closed Caption feature of the unit is disabled Examples Operation Display the current CLOSEDCAPTION setting NAME CLOSEDCAPTION OK CLOSEDCAPTIO...

Page 93: ...Arguments BAUD RATE DATA BITS STOP BITS PARITY NUM NUM NUM NUM 300 7 1 NONE 1200 8 2 ODD 2400 EVEN 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Note 38400 8 1 NONE are factory default settings Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current COM1 setting NAME COM1 OK None if change is made from RS 232 Port Baud 38400 Data Bit...

Page 94: ...Interface 17 99 Operation Set the COM1 setting to 19200 Baud 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bits No Parity NAME COM1 19200 8 1 N OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also COM2 and MODEM ...

Page 95: ...Arguments BAUD RATE DATA BITS STOP BITS PARITY NUM NUM NUM NUM 300 7 1 NONE 1200 8 2 ODD 2400 EVEN 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Note 38400 8 1 NONE are factory default settings Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current COM2 setting NAME COM2 OK None if change is made from RS 232 Port Baud 38400 Data Bit...

Page 96: ...Command Interface 19 99 Operation Set the COM2 setting to 19200 Baud 8 Data Bits 1 Stop Bits No Parity NAME COM2 19200 8 1 N OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 and Mirage See Also COM1 ...

Page 97: ...nts SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION CLEAR 0 Clears the configuration to the default conditions ERASE 1 Clears the volatile as well as the non volatile configuration LOAD 2 Copies the configuration from non volatile to volatile memory SAVE 3 Saves the configuration to non volatile memory Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR LOAD FAILED 6 Lo...

Page 98: ... OUTPUT COMPOSITE CHROMAPHASE 0 DEGREES SPINUP 30 SECONDS CLOSEDCAPTION OFF IPADDDRESS 0 0 0 0 IPMASK 255 255 255 0 GATEWAYIPADDRESSES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOSTIPADDRESSES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOSTMODE SERVER HOSTTIMER 600 SECONDS SERVERUSERPASSWORD SOLOIST NONE CLIENTUSERPASSWORD SOLOIST NONE DAYLIGHTSAVINGS OFF Empty Line NOTE Certain features listed here may not display wi...

Page 99: ...255 255 255 0 GATEWAYIPADDRESSES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOSTIPADDRESSES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOSTMODE SERVER HOSTTIMER 600 SECONDS SERVERUSERPASSWORD SOLOIST NONE CLIENTUSERPASSWORD SOLOIST NONE NETWORK NAME CHANNEL CBD NETWORK TNT FREQUENCY 7 3575 MHZ BANDWIDTH WIDE MODE DIGITAL BALENCEDAUDIO NO LEVELCONTROL OFF DAYLIGHTSAVINGS OFF Empty Line NOTE Certain features listed here ...

Page 100: ...te existing files N N is used to overwrite existing files only if newer Both the source and destination DDSN may include wildcards Multiple files may be copied based on wildcard detected File Name The file name may be used to specify a specific file to be copied 13 1 0 The DDSN may be used to specify a file to be copied Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are miss...

Page 101: ...or use wildcards in the file name extension Form CREATE CRE CR DDSN Arguments DDSN TEXT DESCRIPTION File Name The file name may be used to specify a specific file to be copied 0 0 1 The numeric representation of a file name may also be used to specify a file Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation CREATE a file NAME CREATE 13 ...

Page 102: ...ve ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Spot Name DDSN area has invalid function ERROR SPOT DOES NOT EXIST 3 The unit does not have a spot with the name DDSN of the argument ERROR TRANSPORT IN USE NO DRIVE ACCESS 4 The drive is being accessed by another command ERROR PLAYLIST HAS ENTRIES NO CUEING 5 The playlist is active and the unit will cue spots according to the playlist Examples Operation Cues a Spot named ...

Page 103: ... to destroy the file Deletes are nonreversible deletes This means that once a file is deleted IT IS GONE Form DELETE DEL DE DDSN Arguments DDSN TEXT DESCRIPTION File Name The file name may be used to specify a specific file to be copied 13 1 0 The DDSN may be used to specify a file to be copied Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Op...

Page 104: ... Display the entire directory regardless of the files being Mpeg or not NOTE Unless stated in the Setting area of Arguments the only files that are listed will be MPEG files Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is missing and or invalid Examples Operation Display DIRECTORY NAME DIRECTORY OK 0 0 0 NESTLE 11 286 Mbytes 0 00 30 04 3 0 Mbps 10 22 96 4 58 0 0 0 HAINES 11 3...

Page 105: ... as CD ROMs Form ERRORLIMIT ELT EL SETTING Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERRORLIMIT LEVEL 3 1000 Value for changing the errorlimit Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current ERRORLIMIT setting NAME ERRORLIMIT OK ERRORLIMIT 0 Empty Line Operation Set the ERRORLIMIT to 10 NAME ERRORLIMIT 10 OK Empty Lin...

Page 106: ...MPEG video signals to color and time reference COMPONENT 2 Beta Cam Component Video RGB 3 Analog Red Green Blue Sync on Green optional CLOSED CAPTION 4 Enables Line 21 decoding NETWORKING 5 Enables Networking Feature SCHEDULING 6 Time based sequencing of video BYPASS 7 Vertical Blanking Interval VBI data switching Duet Only WHITELINE 8 Field or Frame based line sensing for 100 IRE white Duet Only ...

Page 107: ...248 Incorrect Closed Caption Key ERROR BAD RGB KEY 249 Incorrect RGB Key ERROR BAD COMPONENT KEY 250 Incorrect Component Key ERROR BAD GENLOCK KEY 251 Incorrect Genlock Key ERROR BAD SYSTEM KEY 252 Incorrect System Key Examples Operation Display the current FEATURE setting NAME FEATURE OK System ENABLED Genlock ENABLED Component ENABLED RGB ENABLED ClosedCaption ENABLED Networking ENABLED Scheduli...

Page 108: ...econd stage SETUP takes the command out of the unlocked state extracts the drive and the partition from the arguments and enters the setup state Form FORMAT FMT FT SETUP DRIVE PARTITION Arguments SETUP TEXT DESCRIPTION Drive The numeric representation of the drive Partition The numeric representation of the partition This argument is optional It will narrow the Format to a single partition FORMAT ...

Page 109: ... Examples Operation FORMAT a drive NAME FORMAT UNLOCK OK EMPTY LINE NAME FORMAT SETUP 3 1 OK EMPTY LINE NAME FORMAT COMMIT OK Drive 3 Disc 1 is 2047Mb EMPTY LINE Products Supported Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also PARTITION ...

Page 110: ...he Host Server designated in the HOSTIPADDRESS command STOP Stops the FTP process upon completion of the last file started DIR Gives a DIRectory of the unit GET Transfers a File from target to Host PUT Transfers a File from Host to target DELETE Delete a specified File RENAME Rename a specifed File Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR LAN NOT READY 21 Networking is not ready ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS...

Page 111: ...elete remote_filename FTP ip_address rename remote_filename new_remote_filename Where The remote IP_Address is in decimal format Examples Operation FTP Help NAME FTP ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS Contents See Above Empty Line Operation FTP MIRROR NAME FTP MIRROR OK Empty Line Operation FTP GET NAME FTP GET SPOT MPG OK Empty Line Operation FTP DELETE NAME FTP DELETE SPOT MPG OK Empty Line Products Supported ...

Page 112: ...y Third Gateway 2 Numerical designation of the third Gateway Fourth Gateway 3 Numerical designation of the fourth Gateway SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION None 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gateway Address in decimal form The unit can support up to 4 Gateway address s Default Setting Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED...

Page 113: ... the third Host Fourth Host 3 Numerical designation of the fourth Host SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION None 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Host Address in decimal form The unit can support up to 4 host s at one time Default Setting Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED 253 The Networking feature of the unit is disabled E...

Page 114: ...r a commercial insertion environment DuetServer 05 Server Unit in a commercial insertion mirroring environment AdMaestroClient 06 N A AdMaestroServer 07 N A Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED 253 The Networking feature of the unit is disabled Examples Operation Display the current HOSTMODE setting NAME HOSTMODE OK H...

Page 115: ...efore querying the server 600 is the Default Setting Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED 253 The Networking feature of the unit is disabled Examples Operation Display the current HOSTTIMER setting NAME HOSTTIMER OK HOSTTIMER 120 seconds Empty Line Operation Set the HOSTTIMER setting to 600 seconds NAME HOSTTIMER 600 ...

Page 116: ...bounds of the spot the minimum or maximum value is used respectively Form INDEX IDX IX HR MIN SEC FRAME Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR NO SPOTS 1 The unit is empty and has no spots on the drive ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Jump forward 2 seconds within the spot NAME INDEX 00 00 02 00 OK Empty Line Operation Go to 2 seconds past the beginnin...

Page 117: ... optional REFRESH command can be used to update the inventory in the event of a disc swap or other discrepancies Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is missing and or invalid Examples Operation Display INVENTORY NAME INVENTORY OK D1Chevy 0 00 30 21 D1Chevy2 0 00 30 20 Jeep1 0 00 30 13 Empty Line Operation Display INVENTORY for an individual drive NAME INV 8 0 OK D1Ch...

Page 118: ...assigned and will effectively disable the unit s network capabilities Form IPADDRESS IPA IP SETTING Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION None 0 0 0 0 IP Address for a unit in decimal notation 4 arguments Default Setting Network Disabled Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED 253 The Networking feature of the unit is d...

Page 119: ... Network Class 2 255 255 0 0 Class B Network Class 3 255 255 255 0 Class C Network Most common Subnet Mask Default Setting Class 4 255 255 255 255 Class D Network Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED 253 The Networking feature of the unit is disabled Examples Operation Display the current IPMASK NAME IPMASK OK IPMASK ...

Page 120: ...t to add to list Optionally Drive Number Disc Number Spot Number DDSN CLEAR Clears the list from non volatile memory ERASE Clears the volatile list as well the non volatile memory LOAD Copies a list from non volatile to volatile PTR number Displays or changes the pointer to the current list event in volatile memory SAVE Saves the volatile list to non volatile memory Required Optional Errors ERROR ...

Page 121: ...m s in the list Empty Line Operation LIST ADD Command NAME LIST ADD HEINZ OK NAME LIST OK 1 0 0 0 NESTLE 11 286 Mbytes 0 00 30 04 3 0 Mbps 10 22 96 4 58 2 0 0 1 HAINES 11 319 Mbytes 0 00 30 01 3 0 Mbps 08 08 96 6 23 3 0 0 5 HEINZ 11 345 MBYTES 0 00 30 03 3 0 Mbps 11 10 96 5 22 List pointer is 2 3 program s in the list Empty Line Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See...

Page 122: ... Soloist 2 and Duet NOTE This information may be obtained in the Console portion of Symphony Software Form MANUFACTURE MFG MF Examples Operation Display MANUFACTURE information NAME MANUFACTURE OK Product Name Soloist2 Part Name 3321 Date 1999 05 24 Serial Number 0000744700 Empty Line Operation Display MANUFACTURE information NAME MF 0 Soloist2 PC3321 01999 005 024 0000744700 Empty Line Products S...

Page 123: ...MANUFACTURE OK Total Memory 4194304 bytes Application Code Data 120030 bytes Directory Buffer 8000 bytes FAT Buffer 131072 bytes Video Buffer 3899392 bytes RTOS Stack and Data 35776 bytes Empty Line Operation Display MEMORY information NAME ME 0 0004194304 0000120030 0000008000 0000131072 0003899392 0000035776 Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet ...

Page 124: ...D MO SETTING Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION Modem String Alpha Numeric Input the modem string MODEM STRINGS STRING DESCRIPTION ATE0V0 K0S0 1 Adtec modem string Examples Operation Display the current MODEM setting NAME MODEM OK MODEM NONE Empty Line Operation Set the MODEM string Note 0 s are zeros NAME MODEM ATE0V0 K0S0 1 OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet...

Page 125: ...ite existing files N N is used to overwrite existing files only if newer Both the source and destination DDSN may include wildcards Multiple files may be copied based on wildcard detected File Name The file name may be used to specify a specific file to be copied 13 1 0 The DDSN may be used to specify a file to be copied Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are mis...

Page 126: ... name of the unit can be up to 20 alpha numeric characters in length Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current NAME setting NAME NAME OK NAME SOLOIST Empty Line Operation Set the NAME to COMEDY NAME NAME COMEDY OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also QUERY ...

Page 127: ...he Soloist is currently stopped it will remain stopped Likewise it will continue playing if currently playing Form NEXT NXT NE Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR No Spots unit is empty 1 Soloist does not have any spots on the hard drive and or the drive is not connected Examples Operation Go to the next spot in the list or in the inventory NAME NEXT OK Empty Line Operation Go to the next spot...

Page 128: ...y a single file either by name or by spot NOTE Both C and E are relevant only if W option is used otherwise they are ignored Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR NO IO STREAMS 162 No more I O File Streams ERROR UNEMPLIMENTED 254 Unimplemented Command ERROR NO WILDCARDS 173 No Wildcards allowed ERROR NO FILE 150 No File ERROR NO FILENAME...

Page 129: ...Command Interface 52 99 Operation OPEN Command NAME OPEN OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also CLOSE READ WRITE and SEEK ...

Page 130: ... 2 Red Green and Blue signals Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED Feature is locked key code needed to activate Examples Operation Display the current OUTPUT setting NAME OUTPUT OK OUTPUT COMPOSITE Empty Line Operation Set the OUTPUT setting to COMPOSITE whenever playing NAME OUTPUT COMPOSITE OK Empty Line Products Suppo...

Page 131: ...ort Appendix for further information on the parallel port Form PARMAP PMP PM Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR GENERIC 255 Generic Error Examples Operation PARMAP Command NAME PARMAP Empty Line Operation PARMAP Command NAME PARMAP Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 and Mirage See Also PARTEST and PARDUMP ...

Page 132: ...for further information on the parallel port Form PARTEST PET PE Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR GENERIC 255 Generic Error Examples Operation PARTEST Command NAME PARTEST Empty Line Operation PARTEST Command NAME PARTEST Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 and Mirage See Also PARMAP and PARDUMP ...

Page 133: ... PARTITION SETUP 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 to be used to format a drive up to 20 GB in size to the maximum capacity per disc NOTE Once you are past Stage 1 any errors will cause the routine to reset PARTITION Stage 1 Description The first stage UNLOCK takes the command out of the locked state and enters the unlocked state Form PARTITION PAT PT UNLOCK PARTITION Stage 2 Description The second stage S...

Page 134: ...NTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation PARTITION a drive NAME PARTITION UNLOCK OK EMPTY LINE NAME PARTITION SETUP 3 1 OK EMPTY LINE NAME PARTITION COMMIT OK Drive 3 Disc 1 is 2047Mb EMPTY LINE Products Supported Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also FORMAT ...

Page 135: ...PTION ERROR No Spots unit is empty 1 Soloist does not have any spots on the hard drive and or the drive is not connected Examples Operation Pause the current playing spot NAME Pause OK Empty Line Operation Pause the current playing spot NAME Pau OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also SLOW ...

Page 136: ... NUM 1 The number of times to PING a host STOP Stop Pinging useful if long pingtimes or NUM is used Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR LAN NOT READY 21 Networking is not ready ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid NOTE See Help Section below ERROR NOT PINGING 22 The Host will not reply HELP SECTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS PING usage is PING host PING NUM number_of_times host ...

Page 137: ... unit 5 times NAME PING NUM 5 149 149 49 10 OK Host 149 149 49 10 responding with PING time 12 ms Host 149 149 49 10 responding with PING time 12 ms Host 149 149 49 10 responding with PING time 12 ms Host 149 149 49 10 responding with PING time 12 ms Host 149 149 49 10 responding with PING time 12 ms Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 and Duet See Also IPADDRESS and IPMASK ...

Page 138: ...SETTING Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION None 1 Number of consecutive spots to play This has nothing to do with the playlist Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR No Spots unit is empty 1 Soloist does not have any spots on the hard drive and or the drive is not connected Examples Operation Executes the Playlist or plays next spot i...

Page 139: ...ors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR NO SPOTS 1 The unit is empty and has no spots on the drive ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR SPOT DOES NOT EXIST 3 The unit does not have a spot with the name DDSN of the argument Examples Operation Plays a Spot named MPEG NAME PLAYSPOT MPEG OK Empty Line Operation Plays a spot named MPEG that is located at DDSN address 0 drive 0 ...

Page 140: ...d If the Soloist is currently stopped it will remain stopped Likewise it will continue playing if currently playing Form PREVIOUS PRV PR Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR No Spots unit is empty 1 Soloist does not have any spots on the hard drive and or the drive is not connected Examples Operation Go to the previous spot in the list or in the inventory NAME PREVIOUS OK Empty Line Operation G...

Page 141: ...mples Operation QUERY the Soloist NAME QUERY Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Name 194 Serial Number 646398 Empty Line Operation QUER...

Page 142: ...ration QUERY the Soloist NAME QY 194 646300 194 646300 194 646300 194 646300 194 646300 194 646300 194 646300 194 646300 194 646300 194 646300 Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also NAME and MANUFACTURE ...

Page 143: ... FILE_ID SIZE Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION File ID Numeric The FILE_ID is the numeric handle of the file stream returned by the OPEN command Nil You may use NIL for the FILE_ID if you wish to read the first file stream If you wish to read the entire file use a size of NIL which is an alias for the size of the file Size Numeric The SIZE is the number of bytes you wish to read Errors ERROR...

Page 144: ...Command Interface 67 99 Examples Operation READ command NAME Empty Line Operation READ Command NAME OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also SEEK OPEN CLOSE and WRITE ...

Page 145: ... DDSN Numeric Drive Disc and Spot Number 0 0 1 The DDSN argument may include placeholders and wildcards Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR NO FILE 150 No File ERROR READ ERROR 167 Read Error ERROR GENERIC 255 Generic Error Examples Operation REGISTER Command NAME REGISTER 3 0 10 OK Registering 3 0 10 5 MPG OK Registered 1 file s Empty...

Page 146: ...GISTER 3 OK Registering 3 0 0 M2F818 MPG OK Registering 3 0 1 M2F803 MPG OK Registering 3 0 2 M2F804 MPG OK Registering 3 0 3 M2F809 MPG OK Registering 3 0 4 M2F818 MPG OK Registering 3 0 5 M2F602 MPG OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet ...

Page 147: ...e the new name must not clash with any spot in the unit If DD is argued the new name must not clash with any spot within that DD The new name may include placeholders and wildcards and enclosing quotes are optional Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR NO FILE 150 No File ERROR READ ERROR 167 Read Error ERROR WRITE ERROR 168 Write Error ...

Page 148: ...will play to completion ONE 1 Repeat current spot ALL 2 Cycle through the list or the inventory if there is no list Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current REPEAT setting NAME REPEAT OK REPEAT OFF Empty Line Operation Set the REPEAT setting to one NAME REPEAT ONE OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist...

Page 149: ...ESET RES RS Description Reset the Soloist Form RESET RES RS Examples Operation RESET the Soloist NAME RESET OK Empty Line Operation RESET the Soloist NAME RES OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet ...

Page 150: ... there is no playlist go back to the first spot in the inventory Form REWIND REW RW Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR No Spots unit is empty 1 Soloist does not have any spots on the hard drive and or the drive is not connected Examples Operation Rewind the current spot NAME REWIND OK Empty Line Operation Rewind the current spot NAME REW OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mi...

Page 151: ... may include placeholders and wildcards DVC TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION DVC Alpha numeric DVC files are subclassed by the first 3 letters of the filename The next 5 letters are for user use with the exception of AUTO which is used to signify autoexecuting files at power up or reset The currently supported subclasses are ROM Flash ROM code files APP Application code files CMD Command files LST List files ...

Page 152: ...ommand Interface 75 99 Examples Operation RUN Command NAME RUN OK Empty Line Operation RUN Command NAME RUN OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also LIST and SCHEDULE ...

Page 153: ...NDISC SCD SD Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR NO DRIVE DISC ERROR GENERIC Examples Operation SCANDISC Command NAME OK Empty Line Operation SCANDISC Command NAME OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet ...

Page 154: ...e Symphony Console interface with its drag and drop features and advanced commands for this procedure Form SCHEDULE SCH SC SETTING Arguments SETTING TEXT DESCRIPTION ADD event Add Event Weekday MO DATE YEAR HR MIN SEC CMD SEP ARG CMD SEP ARG For example see description above CLEAR Clears the schedule from non volatile memory DEBUG OFF 0 COM1 1 COM2 2 COMBOTH 3 Sends status out when events are exec...

Page 155: ...F 1 WE 01 12 97 12 00 00 STOP 2 WE 01 12 97 12 00 00 LIST ADD HEINZ 3 WE 01 12 97 12 00 01 PLAY 3 event s in the schedule Empty Line Operation SCHEDULE ADD Command NAME SCHEDULE ADD WE 13 00 00 STOP OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also LIST RUN and TIME ...

Page 156: ...sign is in the argument the index is considered absolute If the argument has a sign either or then it is considered relative with the index added or subtracted from the current index Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR NOT OPEN 161 Not Open ERROR BAD STREAM ID 163 Bad I O File Stream ID Examples Operation SEEK an indexed position NAME ...

Page 157: ...ers Form SVRUSERPASSWORD SPW SW USER1 PASSWORD1 USER2 PASSWORD2 Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION USER N Alpha Numeric The factory default is SOLOIST User ID must be ALL CAPS PASSWORD N Alpha Numeric The factory default is NONE Password must be ALL CAPS Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR FEATURE LOCKED 253 The Networking feat...

Page 158: ...r roll or additions to the list will cause a re shuffle to occur Any adjacencies created by shuffling the list will be resolved by a post processor which works to maximize the variation in a shuffled list Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current SHUFFLE setting NAME SHUFFLE OK SHUFFLE OFF Empty Line Oper...

Page 159: ... Form SLOW SLW SL SETTING Arguments SETTING TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION None 1 16 SLOW SETTING 1 1 1 speed to 16 1 16 speed Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation SLOW the current playing spot NAME SLOW 5 OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage Duet See Also PAUSE ...

Page 160: ...Number of seconds for the unit to delay while initializing the drive NOTE The default SPINUP for SCSI drives is 8 sec The default SPINUP for IDE drives is 30 sec Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 The argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current SPINUP setting NAME SPINUP OK SPINUP 30 seconds Empty Line Operation Set the SPINUP setting to 10 seco...

Page 161: ...loist will not start playing video until a play command is issued ON 1 Turns startup to on The soloist will start playing video immediately on power up Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Examples Operation Display the current STARTUP setting NAME STARTUP OK STARTUP OFF Empty Line Operation Set the STARTUP setting to on NAME STARTUP ON OK Em...

Page 162: ...T NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR No Spots unit is empty 1 Soloist does not have any spots on the hard drive and or the drive is not connected Examples Operation Stops the current playing spot NAME STOP OK Empty Line Operation Stops the current playing spot NAME STP OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also PLAY ...

Page 163: ...nal mode when transport conditions change and also when addressed COM2 2 Unit sends update messages to COM2 via terminal mode when transport conditions change and also when addressed BOTH 3 Unit sends update messages to BOTH COM1 and COM2 via terminal mode when transport conditions change and also when addressed Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or i...

Page 164: ...iant HH 00 23 Hour NOTE 24 Hour format Military MM 00 60 Minute SS 00 60 Second Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR Clock failed RTC missing or bad 9 The clock in the unit is bad or the unit is a Soloist 1 without a clock Examples Operation Display the current TIME setting NAME TIME OK MO 01 01 99 02 02 32 Empty Line Operation Set the ...

Page 165: ...ition of the current spot Form TIMECODE TCD TC Examples Operation Display the current TIMECODE NAME TIMECODE OK 0 00 00 0 Empty Line Operation Display the current TIMECODE NAME TC 0 00 00 00 00 Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 1 Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also TRANSPORT ...

Page 166: ... DDSN argument may include placeholders and wildcards Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid ERROR NO FILE 150 No File ERROR READ ERROR 167 Read Error ERROR WRITE ERROR 168 Write Error ERROR READ ONLY 157 Read Only File ERROR GENERIC 255 Generic Error Examples Operation TOUCH Command NAME TOUCH 12 0 1 OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 ...

Page 167: ...t is stopping Playing 5 Unit is playing Buffered 6 Present playing spot is completely loaded into the video buffer Warning 7 Read error occurred and Errorlimit threshold is checked Fatal 8 Errorlimit has been exceeded play is abandoned Next 9 Next spot is currently being called Previous 10 Previous spot is currently being called Paused 11 Unit is paused Pause Cueing 12 Unit is paused and is curren...

Page 168: ... 12 0 0 NESTLE 11 286 Mbytes 0 00 30 01 3 0 Mbps 8 08 96 6 20 0 00 00 0 0 00 Empty Line Operation Display the current TRANSPORT state The response format is Status DriveNumber DiscNumber SpotNumber SpotName Size Length Hr Min Sec Frame BitRate Date TimeStamp Hr Min TimeCode Hr Min Sec Frame PercentageCompleted NAME TR 0 01 12 00 000 NESTLE 0011286 00 00 30 01 030 08 08 96 06 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 E...

Page 169: ...ry drive found a listing would be made for each disc and the total for all discs on the drive If both the drive and disc are wildcarded then for every drive found a listing will be made for each disc and the total for all discs on the drive and a total for all drives If the listing is for a specific drive disc both drive and disc valid then the Description is the volume label If the listing is for...

Page 170: ...d drive with 4 partition s and 4 disc s Quantum Fireball ST6 4S 0F0C Size Capacity 6172 MB Used 3663 MB Available 2507 MB File Capacity 2000 Used 231 Available 1769 Drive Disc 12 0 Size Capacity 1020 MB Used 950 MB Available 70 MB File Capacity 500 Used 44 Available 456 Drive Disc 12 1 Size Capacity 1020 MB Used 950 MB Available 70 MB File Capacity 0 Used 0 Available 0 Drive 12 is a SCSI removable...

Page 171: ... Jaz 2GB E 17 Size Capacity 2040 MB Used 1900 MB Available 140MB File Capacity 500 Used 44 Available 456 Empty Line Operation Display UNITS NAME UN 0 008 000 003 001 004 004 002047 002042 000004 000500 000139 000361 008 001 003 001 004 004 002047 000815 001232 000500 000048 000452 008 002 003 001 004 004 002047 000806 001240 000500 000044 000456 008 003 003 001 004 004 000031 000000 000031 000500 ...

Page 172: ...Num of lines per frame 525 625 625 Num of fields per second 60 59 94 50 50 Line Frequency 15 750 15 625 15 625 Blanking Level IRE 0 0 0 Peak white level IRE 100 100 100 Sync pulse level IRE 40 40 43 Picture black level IRE 7 5 7 5 0 Colorburst Freq Hz 3579545 ntsc 3575611 49 palm 3582056 25 4433618 75 Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR BAD ARGUMENTS 2 Argument s is are missing or invalid Exam...

Page 173: ...e file stream returned by the OPEN command NIL None You may use NIL for the FILE_ID if you wish to write to the first file stream ASCII The ASCII string is the remainder of the command line and it MUST start at the character immediately following the space after the FILE_ID argument The ASCII string will be encoded ASCII text that represents the binary data Errors ERROR TEXT NUM DESCRIPTION ERROR ...

Page 174: ...Command Interface 97 99 Operation WRITE Command NAME WRITE OK Empty Line Products Supported Soloist 2 Mirage and Duet See Also OPEN CLOSE READ and SEEK ...

Page 175: ... BAD S RECORD 12 Bad S Record ERROR PROGRAM FAILED 13 Programming failed Flash ROM failure ERROR UNKNOWN FILE SYSTEM 16 System file type is unknown ERROR NO SYSTEM FILE 17 System file type is unknown ERROR SYSTEM FILE IS TOO BIG 18 System file is too big ERROR DISC READ FAIL 19 Disc read fail ERROR DISC WRITE FAIL 20 Disc write fail ERROR LAN NOT READY 21 Lan task not ready ERROR NOT PINGING 22 No...

Page 176: ...found ERROR PARTITION FAILED 175 Partitioning failed ERROR FORMAT FAILED 176 Formatting failed ERROR NO SOURCE FILE 177 No source file ERROR NO DESTINATION FILE 178 No destination file ERROR NO COPY MOVE STREAMS 179 No more copy move file streams ERROR BAD WHITE LINE KEY 244 Incorrect Whiteline key ERROR BAD BYPASS KEY 245 Incorrect Bypass key ERROR BAD SCHEDULING KEY 246 Incorrect Scheduling key ...

Page 177: ...ves are numbered 8 through 14 and represent the SCSI drive IDs 0 through 6 respectively SCSI ID 7 is the internal controller Each partition on a hard drive or slot in a CD or DVD disc drive is numbered sequentially from 0 up to a maximum of 31 this may increase or decrease in future versions Finally each DD Drive Disc may hold up to 500 files in a flat structure this may increase or decrease in fu...

Page 178: ... filename or enclosing the filename in quotes as was required in the Soloist 1 Name Ext the NameExtension Drive Disc and Spot will be wildcarded Note that if the filename can be converted to a legal drive number the strings 0 thru 15 then it will need to be forced to a filename by adding a quote at the front of the filename or enclosing the filename in quotes as was required in the Soloist 1 Colon...

Page 179: ...number of characters The NAME field of the command line is only specified for the first command on the line For every separate command on the line a separate reply will be generated All commands will be executed sequentially or until the parser encounters an error in a command in which case all additional commands are discarded without execution An example of multiple commands on a single command ...

Page 180: ... can be used by any other task to poke in a string which contains the characters 0 9 and A F This sequence emulates parallel input and the last character is left asserted If this string is left empty the default state then input is derived directly from the parallel port Whenever it is non empty then it will be used and the parallel port input will be ignored 2 A user defined command map overlay T...

Page 181: ...MODE COMMANDS EXTENDED COMMANDS EXTENDED ARGUMENTS NUM Description NUM Description NUM Description 1 Play 0 List Clear A Wildcard 2 Stop 1 List Add B Unused 3 Next 2 Cue spot C Transition 4 Previous 3 Play Spot D Field Seperator 5 Pause 4 Shuffle 6 Slow 5 Repeat 7 UNUSED 6 Blank 8 Rewind 7 Error Limit 9 UNUSED 8 Video A UNUSED 9 Attenuate B UNUSED A Talk C UNUSED B Slow D UNUSED C UNUSED E UNUSED ...

Page 182: ...air and 4 Conductor Min Cat 3 cables We use Straight cables for PC Hub and Soloist Hub connection The Swapped crossover cables are used for Hub Hub PC PC and Soloist Soloist connection NOTE Some Hubs have a Crossover switch which will allow the use of either a straight through or swapped cable CABLING GUIDELINES Ethernet Standard 10Base5 10Base2 10BaseT Cable Type RG 11 RG 58 U UTP CAT 3 4 or 5 Ma...

Page 183: ...on the front of the unit may also give a false sense of security It does not take much of a connection to get a link light therefore it is necessary to use a Ping Command see Command Interface Manual for more information to confirm a good Network Connection A Ping Command can be issued through Terminal DOS on a PC or from a Soloist in Symphony s Terminal Mode Identifier Description A Reset switch ...

Page 184: ... 1 IDE Hard Drive and the Soloist will support 2 SCSI or IDE Hard Drives At this moment Adtec will only support Quantum and IBM Hard Drives If your Soloist will not see the Hard Drive or not play video contact our Technical Support Department Hard Drive related problems will affect the ability of files to be transferred into or out of the Soloist If you cannot connect to the Mirage Soloist after c...

Page 185: ...er 1999 or later the IP and Hostmode settings are dynamic you do not have to reset the unit You will notice that the LanTask will reset itself If you are using earlier versions of the firmware do not forget to reset the Mirage Soloist 2 Check the SubNet Mask Make sure every unit has the same SubNet Mask 3 Check the Gateway IP WAN only 4 Check the Hostmode This will differ with the version of firmw...

Page 186: ...for Network To configure Symphony for your Network you will need to be in Locations Create and name a new Location Choose Network as your Port and List Unit Names by their IP Addresses Save the Location and connect as usual The modem lights at the bottom are not active when you are in Network mode Check your TCP IP settings in windows Make sure that each of the settings below is accurate Same Subn...

Page 187: ...n Check the FTP status No Host IP Enter an IP Address Gate IP Address or Host Mode Messsage from FTP utility Pay attention to error messages at the bottom of the screen when Symphony is FTPing Read Lock Write Lock File is being read File is being written to Not Mirroring EMTing Check on screen error messages Unit s EMT level may not be set Ping Errors 1 Bad IP Address 2 Bad Subnet Mask 3 Host Time...

Page 188: ...ts own network or internetwork Address Resolution The process of relating a logical address like an IP address to a physical address like the MAC address of a network interface Anonymous FTP An instance of the File Transfer Protocol FTP application that permits individuals who do not have explicit authorization to perform file transfers with a host anonymously by using a generic user ID to log in ...

Page 189: ...rked hosts between programs running on the networked hosts and between programs running on the same host between entities at different network layers CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check a technique used to calculate the contents of a network transmission unit add the resulting value to the unit and allow the receiving system to verify that the contents of the network transmission have arrived uncorrupted ...

Page 190: ...e of Electrical and Electronics Engineers a professional standards body IEEE 802 Standards A body of specifications pertaining to Ethernet networks based on work begun in February 1980 IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol a routing protocol Multicast uses this protocol IP Internet Protocol the dominant network layer protocol used with the TCP IP protocol suite IP Address Internet Protocol Addre...

Page 191: ... of numbers Network Interface The hardware device through which a computer or networked device is connected to the network Network Layer The layer in the OSI or TCP IP network conceptual model at which data is transferred between hosts across networks also referred to as the Internet Layer Network Traffic Data transmitted on a communications medium for the purpose of sending information from one n...

Page 192: ...n organizational internetwork Server A system that receives requests for a network service from a system running a client program the system may be dedicated only to providing a network service or services the program running on a system that offers a network service Socket The combination of port and IP address that uniquely defines the destination of network traffic being sent to the transport l...

Page 193: ...tworked systems to act as a transmitter of signals onto the network medium and to receive incoming signals usually refers to an Ethernet device Transport Layer The layer at which network traffic is passed between an application on one host an application on another host TTL Time to Live a counter field used in IP diagrams to indicate the length of time generally represented by how many different r...

Page 194: ... ADTEC s Active64 16 Telecaster 4A and Lite Ning controllers It may also be used a GPI and tally interface to facilitate simple playback and status functions Parallel Port Pin Out Pin Number Designation Description 1 NC No connect 2 D3 Data bit 3 3 D2 Data bit 2 4 D1 Data bit 1 5 D0 Data bit 0 6 VS Video Present Tally Valid equals TTL High 5VDC 7 5vdc Positive 5 volts DC 8 GND Ground 9 CA Command ...

Page 195: ...8 1 N COMM IN and COMM THRU RJ 11 Function Notes 1 NC No Connect 2 TRX Transmit 3 GND Ground 4 GND Ground 5 RCV Receive 6 NC No Connect Video and Audio Outputs The SOLOBALYC option provides balanced audio and super VHS Y C outputs The Y C output is provided by a industry standard four 4 pin din Pin Number Designation Description 1 Y GND Luminance ground 2 C GND Chromanance ground 3 Y SNL Luminance...

Page 196: ...ct 6 DSR NC NC No Connect 7 GND 3 GND Ground 8 DCD NC No Connect Short to 4 inside 25 pin housing 9 19 NC NC No Connect 20 DTR NC No Connect 21 NC NC No Connect 22 RI NC No Connect 23 25 NC NC No Connect Computer connector DB9F to RJ 11 DB9 Female DB25 Function RJ 11 RJ 11 Function Notes 1 DCD NC NC Short to 7 inside 9 pin housing 2 TRX 2 TRX Transmit 3 RCV 5 RCV Receive 4 DTR NC NC No Connect 5 G...

Page 197: ...t on disk 4 0100 PREVIOUS Auto decrement and start playing next spot on disk Communications Port The SOLOIST and Mirage support RS232 communications IN and THRU The IN is provided to make a direct connection to a PC communications port The THRU is provided to communicate with additional devices there is no limitation to the number of devices that can be connected to a single PC Communications port...

Page 198: ... GND 3 GND Ground 6 DSR NC NC No Connect 7 RTS NC NC Short to 1 inside 9 pin housing 8 CTS NC NC No Connect Modem Adapter Modem connector DB25M to RJ 11 DB25 Male DB25 Function RJ 11 RJ 11 Function Notes 1 GND 4 GND Ground 2 TRX 5 TRX Transmit 3 RCV 2 RCV Receive 4 RTS NC NC Short 4 to 5 and 20 inside 25 pin housing 5 CTS NC NC Short to 4 and 5 inside 25 pin housing 6 DSR NC NC No Connect 7 GND 3 ...

Page 199: ...MIRAGE and SOLOIST 2 Technical BROADCAST MPEG 2 PLAYER Version 3 0 Technical Page 6 of 6 ADTEC Inc USA Technical Technical ...

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