AMTC RemoteLink IP Digital Media Player Installation and Operation Guide 5/24/2012 Page 9
player’s memory, the player automatically downloads from our servers
the required files. To conserve memory, the player also deletes any
audio files not required by that day’s playlist. Until your player is
activated, the configuration file contains one playlist containing a single
audio file (the “Welcome. Please activate.” file).
If the only file(s) downloaded is(are) the configuration file and/or
messaging files, downloading will take just a few minutes. If your player
is subscribed to a background music service, a channel playlist is
approximately eight hours. If you select different music channels for the
two output zones, there are two eight-hour playlists. If you select
different music channels for each of the two dayparts in an output zone,
you add an additional eight-hour playlist. If you do this in both output
zones, you have a total of four eight-hour playlists. Downloading occurs
at a rate of 30 minutes for each hour of content. Therefore, an eight-
hour playlist takes four hours to download. However, this occurs only
when you initially select a music channel for a zone and/or daypart, or if
you subsequently change that channel selection. Channel playlists
change by 20% each day. Therefore, the typical daily download time per
channel playlist is approximately 90 minutes.
NOTE: When the player is in download mode, playback of audio is
suspended. So that this does not result in interruption of service during
business hours, the RemoteLink IP may be set to poll only during non-
business hours. This setting is made via the website. When setting this
polling “window”, ensure that you provide a window long enough for the
download to complete, based on the download length guidelines
described in the previous paragraph.
If at any time you desire changes you have made via the website to take
effect immediately (rather than waiting for the next poll), simply
disconnect and then reconnect the player’s power. This causes the
player to reinitialize and then poll our servers immediately.
Using an External Music Source
The RemoteLink IP may be used in conjunction with an external music
source. Used in this mode, the player periodically mutes the external
music source, plays an audio file, and then restores the external music
source to its previous level. The player will repeat this process using all
of the files in its memory, and then return to the beginning of the files and
repeat the process. The duration of the interval between files is set via
the website.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Most businesses must pay music royalties if they
play music over a sound system on their premises. AMTC can provide
