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KEYPAD 

 

SOLOIST-2S

 

VERSION 1.0 

      MPEG 2 PLAYBACK SYSTEM 

4/18/01 

V1.0-5 

ADTEC, Inc. 

 

USA 

 

MENU FUNCTIONS 

 

MAIN MENU 

The main menu

 

is a non-editable display. It displays the Date and Time. During playback the 

Spot ID along with the network and a spot running time code with percentage complete will 

be displayed. 

 
 

Main Menu Messages 

 

Message 

Description 

xxxxxxxx PreRoll 

xxxxxxxxx Pre Rolling  (x represents Spot ID)  

xxxxxxxx ON yyyy 
 
hh:mm:ss.ff  pp%  

xxxxxxxx ON yyyy  (x represents Spot ID and y represents the Network 
Name). Displayed on the top row during playback. 
Spot running time code in hours, minutes, second and frames and 
percentage of playback completed. Displayed on the bottom row 
during playback.  

 

Main Menu KEY Functions 

 

Key 

Display 

UP 

Increases LCD brightness 

DOWN 

Decreases LCD brightness 

Hold 

SELECT

 and 

UP

 

 

Firmware version and Date Code 

RIGHT 

  

Reserved 

Left 

 

Reserved 

Hold 

RIGHT, ESCAPE 

and

 MODE 

keys 

simultaneously to reset the unit. 

(Pressing the reset button on the front panel also 
resets the Soloist 2) 

This key function provides a soft reset of the Soloist 2 and 
SOLOIST-2S.  

!!!!!!!!!!!! RESET SEQUENCE !!!!!!!!!

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Summary of Contents for Soloist 2S

Page 1: ...rce for live events ADTEC is pleased to offer the SOLOIST 2S to the video professional and is confident that it will provide years of maintenance free broadcast quality MPEG 2 playback SOLOIST 2S Front View A B C D E F G H Identifier Description A Recessed 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 dur...

Page 2: ...G 2 Playback System Schematic KEY PAD The SOLOIST 2S provides for simple intuitive configuration and status through the front panel Key Pad and LCD display A PC running ADTEC s Symphony Pro in Windows NT4 0 or 2000 is required for detailed configuration and scheduling SOLOIST 2S KEY PAD and LCD ...

Page 3: ... TO USE THE KEYPAD 1 Press the MODE key to scroll through the menus 2 Press the LEFT or RIGHT arrow key to display the different sections of the currently displayed menu 3 Press the UP or DOWN arrow key to display the setting options of the currently displayed section 4 If you want to change a currently selected menu A Press the SELECT key to activate the editing mode this will display a flashing ...

Page 4: ...umber Audio Current audio setting for Network Insert level set in Conductor 16 through 14 dB in 2 dB increments Source Test utility for Video Audio Multiplexer for Network Network NET Soloist SOL Auxiliary AUX Off Air OFF Date mm dd yyyy Weekday hh mm ss Daylight Savings DS in field is on and a blank field equals NO DS Network Name Four Digit Alphanumeric Network ID Host Mode Ethernet host mode IP...

Page 5: ...x ON yyyy x represents Spot ID and y represents the Network Name Displayed on the top row during playback Spot running time code in hours minutes second and frames and percentage of playback completed Displayed on the bottom row during playback Main Menu KEY Functions Key Display UP Increases LCD brightness DOWN Decreases LCD brightness Hold SELECT and UP Firmware version and Date Code RIGHT Reser...

Page 6: ...provides a balanced input during power on for the receiver The internal gain circuit provides a multiplier of 2 This limits the maximum input voltage to 1 V peak to peak In the event of a power loss to the SOLOIST 2S the active 6 dB termination is disabled and the receiver will see the 600 Ohm load on the modulator This eliminates the possibility of dual termination B The use of a 600 Ohm resistor...

Page 7: ...ime protocol NTP servers For more information refer to the networking section of the API manual SERIAL PORT The SOLOIST 2S has one serial port setting that must be properly configured in order to communicate with a communications port or modem If a modem is used press the up key to edit the modem initialization string The PC personal computer serial port communicates with a computer or modem and i...

Page 8: ...st have identical PC SERIAL PORT settings When communicating with SOLOIST 2S s use of 38 400 8 1 N is recommended MODEM Presets The SOLOIST 2S has several modems that we recommend for use These modems have their initialization strings pre loaded If you are using any of the modems listed below select the model modem from the list The initialization string will be automatically set and sent to the m...

Page 9: ...haracters by pressing Select and the up or down key then us the right or left key to move to the next field Press enter once the characters are entered Note If multiple SOLOIST 2S s are daisy chained together they must all have i dentical Serial Port settings Only one SOLOIST 2S in the chain preferably the one connected to the modem should have a modem initialization string NEVER ENTER THE MODEM I...

Page 10: ...etc The field is automatically right justified for three digit channel numbers HOST MODE The SOLOIST 2S integrates industry standard 10 Base Ethernet utilizing the TCP IP protocol The HOST MODE defines whether the SOLOIST 2S will function as a server or client in the networked environment Typically all SOLOIST 2S s are configured as Server s since ADTEC s Server Host Mode can also be a client The ...

Page 11: ...baseT network If your ADTEC equipment is connected to the rest of your LAN or a WAN it is highly recommended that a router bridge be used to either block all broadcast or EMT transmissions only EMT uses a proprietary packet type of ADEC hex Please see your network administrator for more details on how to set up a router bridge In the absence of a router bridge the amount of bandwidth used by EMT c...

Page 12: ...SI ID Dup Drive Table SCSI ID Duplicate Drive Number SCSI ID Duplicate Drive Number 0 8 4 12 1 9 5 13 2 10 6 14 3 11 7 SCSI Host ID number reserved IDE ID Dup Drive Table ID Duplicate Drive Number Duplicate Drive Number 3 3 All IDE CD or DVD Rom drives are placed on the IDE Bus number 3 ...

Page 13: ...nternally by the SOLOIST 2S motherboard Warning DO NOT CONNECT G RS 232 communications port THRU Unlimited loop through capabilities H RS 232 communications port IN Unlimited loop through capabilities I Product label area J 10 Base T Ethernet RJ 45 jack K IP address 192 168 10 48 Factory Default L Video output number 1 75 Ohm Relay bypass on this output only connect this to the Modulator M Video o...

Page 14: ...ng insert H On Air Open collector circuit Ground during insert I Auxiliary GPI Contact Closure input Connect the ground to input C Use this in a Latching mode to take the Auxiliary source to air J Network audio in If monaural audio is used make certain the input connections match the output IE If the left side is used for in use the left side for out Non terminating input Connect an external resis...

Page 15: ...onnected to a single PC Communications port The default baud data parity and stop parameters are 38 400 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 PC Communications Port Interface Adapter 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 T...

Page 16: ... 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 GND Ground 8 DCD NC NC 9 19 NC NC No Connect 20 DTR NC Short to 4 and 20 inside 25 pin housing 21 NC NC No Connect 22 RI NC No Connect 23 25 NC NC No Connect Communications Cable ...

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