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Aavelin User Manual

Hardware Installation

The Aavelin’s chassis is a 2U rack space enclosure. Ideally, the Aavelin will be

installed in a rack mount case or cabinet in a climate-controlled room.

If a rack mount installation is not available, the Aavelin unit should be placed on

a stable, flat, level surface.

Take care to ensure that the unit is not placed where it may be easily knocked

over, have its cords tripped over, or have liquids spilled into it.

The Aavelin unit warranty does not cover damage caused by accidents or

misuse.

All of the Aavelin’s connections are found on the rear panel, shown below.

Your Aavelin back panel may appear different than the one
pictured above.

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You must unplug the power cord before adding or changing
any connections. Failure to do so may damage your Aavelin
unit.

About Television Standards (NTSC/PAL)

Different parts of the world use different television standards.

The standard used in most of North America is called “NTSC”. The standard

used in many European countries is called “PAL”.

When using Composite or S-Video, the Aavelin can operate in either the NTSC

or PAL modes. The mode is set at the factory based on the country to which the

unit is shipped. If you need to change this setting, contact MagicBox technical

support.

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Page 1: ... e e l l i i n n D D i i g g i i t t a a l l S S i i g g n n a a g g e e a a n n d d V V i i d d e e o o M M e e s s s s a a g g i i n n g g S S y y s s t t e e m m by User Manual v2 90a Copyright 2007 MagicBox Inc All Rights Reserved ...

Page 2: ... 2 Aavelin User Manual ...

Page 3: ... 11 Installation 14 Hardware Software Setup 22 Getting Started and Publishing 36 Creating and Adding Content 49 Scheduling and Other Page Settings 67 Appendix A Infra Red Control 74 Appendix B Weather Station 80 Appendix C TxStream Data Service 85 Appendix D Adtec MPEG Player 88 ...

Page 4: ...dicates a feature or component that is not a part of the standard feature set but is instead available as an optional component to the Aavelin system Professional Feature Text in this style of box indicates a feature that is available only in the Professional edition of Aavelin Composer software Customer Support Should you have any questions about installing or using your MagicBox Aavelin system v...

Page 5: ...rmats for other platforms The fonts may be used by a single user by any software application which supports them These companies are the original copyright holders of the images and fonts included on the Aavelin CD ROM Written permission from the copyright holder is required for uses of images and fonts in media or applications other than those mentioned above Dimension Technologies Inc 100 Sample...

Page 6: ...MagicBox Inc DISCLAIMER The software is licensed and delivered on an as is basis Except for the express warranty set forth below MagicBox Inc makes no other warranties either expressed or implied by statute or otherwise regarding the enclosed computer software product its quality its performance its merchantability or its fitness for any particular purpose The entire risk as to the results and per...

Page 7: ... unlawful void or for any reason unenforceable it shall be deemed severable from and shall in no way affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of the agreement This license agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Oregon Standards and Regulatory Compliance Statements This device has been subjected to laboratory tests by a certified testing facility and has b...

Page 8: ...s well as how to prevent damage to the unit Read these instructions thoroughly before attempting to install your unit 1 Disconnect the device from the main power supply before cleaning Do not use any liquid or aerosol spray cleaners 2 To avoid damage to the device use only accessory parts permitted by the manufacturer 3 The device must be protected against moisture 4 To set up the device it must b...

Page 9: ... B Liquid has entered the device C The device was exposed to moisture D When the device does not operate according to the manual or you do not achieve any improvement with the aid of the manual E The device has been dropped and or the casing is damaged F The device gives off excessive heat or a burning smell G When the device shows obvious signs of a defect 14 For repair only original spare parts ...

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Page 11: ...lay messages in the form of still images video and crawling text Hardware The Aavelin unit is a dedicated player in a rugged rack mount case It features high quality output quiet operation and an easy to use interface with a keypad remote control The back panel has a variety of connections for attaching various monitors and accessories to the unit These connectors are described later in this manua...

Page 12: ...ransfers are slower than Ethernet but very simple to set up Modem Publish to the Aavelin over standard phone lines with the optional modem package Slower than direct serial modem transfers are recommended only if other methods are not available Removable media You can also publish to ZIP disks or USB Flash drives After publishing to the removable media simply remove it from the PC and insert it th...

Page 13: ...or static text Time Domain Another name for page and crawl scheduling Previous versions of the Aavelin software used this term Upstream With regards to video playback an upstream video source is one that feeds into one of the Aavelin s video inputs Downstream With regards to video playback a downstream source is one that the Aavelin s output signal passes through prior to distribution ...

Page 14: ...ad Power Cord BNC to RCA Adapter Plug BNC Video Cable S Video Cable Null Modem Serial Cable Aavelin Composer CD ROM Aavelin Training DVD 1 8 Audio Cable This User Manual Warranty Registration Card Be sure to fill out and send in your registration card as soon as possible We must have your registration card on file to be able to provide support and product updates You may also register by visiting ...

Page 15: ...suse All of the Aavelin s connections are found on the rear panel shown below Your Aavelin back panel may appear different than the one pictured above You must unplug the power cord before adding or changing any connections Failure to do so may damage your Aavelin unit About Television Standards NTSC PAL Different parts of the world use different television standards The standard used in most of N...

Page 16: ...nus are being displayed they are sent to all output connectors However only the selected output connector displays a broadcast quality signal Connect the Control Keypad The Aavelin is controlled by a small keypad Connect this keypad to a USB connector on the front or back of the player Older Aavelin keypads utilized a PS 2 style connector round on the left in the picture above The bottom purple of...

Page 17: ...onent The modem should have its DIP switches set according to the following photo Next connect the phone line from the wall to the modem Use the plug on the outermost edge of the modem Finally connect the included power supply and turn the modem on To ensure proper detection the modem must be powered on before the Aavelin playback system Connect a Direct Serial Cable Optional If you will be publis...

Page 18: ... players 3 Speaker Output Audio output for connection to distribution gear or speakers green colored output jack on AV400 AV400P and some previous Aavelin players Connect the Infra Red Controller Optional The Aavelin s optional Infra Red control module connects to the parallel port on the Aavelin 25 pin magenta colored Refer to Appendix A for further information Connect the Weather Station Optiona...

Page 19: ...ut if you need to turn off the power for example to connect expansion devices or to ship the unit press and hold the power button on the front of the case for 4 6 seconds The unit will shut down and then you may unplug the power cable Turn the unit on by connecting the power and momentarily pressing the power switch on the front of the unit The Aavelin s boot process can take up to 60 seconds Duri...

Page 20: ... Type in the letter of your CD ROM drive such as D or E and SETUP EXE For example if your CD ROM drive is Drive E you would type E SETUP EXE If you do not know the drive letter of your CD ROM you can click on Browse and find the SETUP EXE program using the menus that appear Once you have entered found the setup program click OK and it will be launched Using Setup When the setup program first runs ...

Page 21: ...he first time Aavelin Composer is launched you will be prompted to enter a serial key to unlock the application This 20 digit key is found on the reverse side of the CD case insert on a sticker Enter the key in this field exactly as it appears on the sticker in all caps and with dashes between the sections When entered correctly the application will launch and the main screen will indicate the ver...

Page 22: ...s and change the values of selections The Select and Enter keys choose a highlighted menu item Esc Pressing the ESC key will back up to the previous menu level If you are in a requester that has a Cancel button pressing ESC is the same as hitting Cancel Opt 1 Opt 2 These keys are reserved for future expansion The Setup Menus The setup menus allow you to change some of the settings used by the Aave...

Page 23: ... and press the select key The Aavelin can output its signal on the VGA connector or as Composite Video or S Video VGA When selected only the VGA connector will output a signal the composite and s video connections will be disabled completely Composite S Video When selected either or both of the connectors can be used The VGA connector will display a preview quality image The Aavelin support both N...

Page 24: ...use the left and right arrow buttons to move between fields The format is YEAR MONTH DAY Once you have adjusted the numbers to reflect the current date press Select to move down to the first Time field Use the left and right arrow keys to select which number you wish to modify and use the up and down arrow keys to change the value of that number The format is HOUR MINUTES SECONDS This menu uses 24...

Page 25: ...sis of network related problems but cannot advise on how to configure the Aavelin system for installation on a specific network All network settings are adjusted by selecting the Network Settings menu from the Main Menu screen TCP IP Address Use the left and right arrow keys to select which number you wish to modify and use the up and down arrow keys to change the value of that number When you are...

Page 26: ...the same way you entered the previous three addresses This value is provided by your network administrator If you are installing the Aavelin unit behind a router the Domain Name Server address must be entered in the Domain setting or the Aavelin may not be able to find other machines on the network When you are finished press the Select key to highlight Set and press the Select key again to save y...

Page 27: ... MagicBox Inc IR Setup Menu Optional The IR Setup Menu is used to configure the Aavelin s optional Infra Red control module Refer to the Infra Red Setup addendum for further information Installation Menu The installation menu provides controls for updating the player unit s software see next section and restoring either of the two preinstalled demonstration projects System Menu The System menu all...

Page 28: ... When the Aavelin has completed its restart press the Menu key to verify that the new version was installed successfully Store the Playback Update CD Rom in a safe location In emergency situations it can also be used as a repair disc Aavelin Composer Setup This section will describe how to launch the Aavelin Composer software and configure the program s settings Launching Aavelin Composer To launc...

Page 29: ... set the default font style size and justification This saves time if you have a favorite font as you won t have to change it every time you create a new page or paragraph The factory setting is Arial 40 and Center You can also specify the exact location of project storage stock images and Import Export files MBT files for example if you are configuring Aavelin Composer to run from a network serve...

Page 30: ... the list of sites under the sites tab will be empty Click on Add to create a site description You will be presented with the window shown to the right Enter a name for the site In the example above Lobby Monitor has been entered Use whatever short word or phrase that best describes your Aavelin unit s location Below the site name you may type in whatever brief comment information you d like such ...

Page 31: ...sh time you will be prompted to insert a removable disk such as a Zip disk older models only or USB drive and the pages for your project will be automatically copied to that disk Direct Serial Connection The serial publish method is for Aavelin units connected directly to your PC via a serial cable Select the COM port that corresponds with the cable connection At publish time Aavelin Composer will...

Page 32: ...e Aavelin unit across the network and send your project s pages TxStream Data Service This tab is used to configure the optional TxStream subscription service for datafeeds For more information view Appendix C TxStream for more information External Devices This tab is used to configure an external Adtec MPEG player so that Aavelin Composer can communicate with it and trigger spots automatically Re...

Page 33: ...ontaining this information If your test is not successful double check all hardware connections and refer to the Troubleshooting section later in this manual Set Date Time Aavelin Composer can also be used to set the date time of your Aavelin system remotely This is useful if your Aavelin is remotely located or in other situations where it may be difficult to access the system menus through the Aa...

Page 34: ...owing any changes To remove password protection from an Aavelin system simply click on the Clear Password button Managing Multiple Users If more than one person will be creating and or editing content for your Aavelin project additional steps will be needed to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible Aavelin Composer will work in a multi machine installation if the following criteria ar...

Page 35: ...the server If they use a file which is on their local hard drive it will not be available when other users attempt to open the project which could cause undesirable results as images disappear from pages Use Common Fonts Windows stores fonts locally on a machine Ensure that all of the fonts on one machine are also installed on all of the other machines Observe copyright and royalty restrictions wh...

Page 36: ... one project for each unit although sometimes the same project will be sent to two or more units From the Main Menu in Aavelin Composer select New Project You will now be given some basic options before you can begin creating pages Project Title Give the project an appropriate name This will be for your reference only Also select the output format for your project Composite S Video Creates your pr...

Page 37: ...ry Select a resolution and click on the Finish button you will now be taken to the empty project editor As you add pages to the project see the chapter titled Creating and Adding Content refer to the Working within a Project section later in this chapter for specific details on manipulating pages and changing your project view settings Opening an Existing Project To make changes to an existing pro...

Page 38: ...ity between both modes is identical only the formatting of the displayed information is different List mode is often faster when working with a larger project as it requires less of the graphics card in your PC and consumes less memory You can switch between the two views at any time by clicking on the View menu and selecting either View List or View Thumbnails Both views display a list of the pag...

Page 39: ...n the Delete Page button Copy Page will create an exact duplicate of the selected page and add it to the project immediately after it This can be useful if you have created one page to be used as a template and wish to make numerous variations of it Re ordering Pages After being sent to the Aavelin system pages will play back in the order they appear in the project view Changing the order of the p...

Page 40: ...upplementary information about your project set the default dwell and define content that displays over the top of all pages such as crawl lines referred to as Overlay Regions General Tab Author Company Notes These fields allow you to indicate who created this project and enter any notes you want to keep These fields are for your reference purposes and will not display on the Aavelin player unit C...

Page 41: ...or crawl regions These crawl lines are used to scroll information from right to left across the top or bottom of the screen and can also be used to display static centered information for a pre determined period of time Further information is available in the Creating and Adding Content chapter under Crawl Lines HTML Preferences The HTML Preferences tab provides controls to adjust and manage the H...

Page 42: ...eb site If you do not know then use html which is the most common Title The title text is what is displayed at the top of the main web page as well as in the window title of the user s web browser Pages Per Row The Pages per row value controls how many thumbnail images of your Aavelin pages are displayed per row in the web browser If you expect that most people that will be browsing your site are ...

Page 43: ... files can be found in C Program Files MagicBox Aavelin Projects Channel33 You may then copy these files to your remote web server using your favorite FTP program or if your web server is located directly on your LAN you can instruct Aavelin Composer to copy all the files automatically every time you save If your web server is on your LAN or if you want to share these files with users who have acc...

Page 44: ...ML Importing and Exporting Aavelin Composer allows you to import and export pages This makes it easy to share pages between different projects PC s or both Exporting Pages When exporting pages the content elements are written to an import export file XXXXXXXX MBT This file contains all information about the exported content text object placement page scheduling as well as custom fonts and images A...

Page 45: ...iles is specified in Composer setup Abort Cancels the export function Importing Pages Once a page or collection of pages has been exported the MBT file can be transported to another system imported into a different project or both Importing a page or pages from one of these MBT files is very simple Open the project you wish to import to and click on the Import button This will open a file requeste...

Page 46: ...tem This is a great way to check page timing layout and view the overlay regions and other project elements Optional Feature Project Preview is an optional software component of the Aavelin system It can be ordered as a stand alone feature part number AVC3 or as a part of the Professional edition of Aavelin Composer part number AVC2 Professional Feature Project Preview is a component of the Profes...

Page 47: ...s during preview even pages tagged as Events Publishing to an Aavelin Unit Now that you have completed the tutorial exercises you can play back the results on the Aavelin unit The process of transferring a project to the Aavelin unit is called Publishing To publish a project file click on the Publish button from the main menu The Publish Wizard will now appear The first step in the Publish Wizard ...

Page 48: ...e list Now click on Finish A file dialog will appear asking you to select a file to publish As a convenience the most recently opened project will already be selected You can also just double click on the file name as a shortcut The software will now start the publishing process A progress window will appear The contents of the progress window will vary depending on the publishing method for your ...

Page 49: ...or bottom of the screen used to display text information Logo a static logo image on the screen Audio background music and page voiceovers Standard Pages Append or insert a page into your project and select Aavelin page as the page type Give the page a description click on the OK button and the new page is shown in the page editor where all design and arrangement takes place Elements added to page...

Page 50: ... the Properties sheet for the selected object and to Delete the object Bring Forward and Send Back provide layering controls In the example below a rectangle is shown in front of a text box obscuring it completely in the first picture Select the rectangle click on the Send Back button and the second picture shows the result To the right of the object selection toolbar are two additional tools a dy...

Page 51: ...video professionals to define what is known as the Safe Text Area Text placed inside this area will show up for sure on any TV that isn t severely out of alignment In Aavelin Composer this area is represented by the thin rectangle Backgrounds A page background is an image or color pattern applied to the entire page area The background is always behind everything else and is not considered an objec...

Page 52: ... The Page Background can also be an image file The Aavelin Composer software includes 100 backgrounds to get you started but you can use backgrounds from just about any source in one of the supported file formats BMP JPG JFIF GIF PCD PCX PNG TNG TIF WMF and WPG Select Image File and the controls in the Image File area such as Browse become enabled Click on the Browse Stock Images or Browse My Imag...

Page 53: ... with the Stretch Shrink to Fit option checking this box will potentially increase or decrease the size of the image as much as possible without distorting the aspect ratio of the original image Click on OK to return to the Page Editor and see your selected background Text Objects Text within Aavelin Composer is handled as an object on a page or potentially a series of objects For each block of te...

Page 54: ...erties Font Feel free to experiment with the text properties including changing the font and color and then click OK or Apply to see how they appear on the page and are affected by the tracker control Aavelin Composer relies on the Windows font list to determine what fonts are available Additional True Type fonts can be installed via the Fonts applet in Control Panel The Background tab of the text...

Page 55: ... background file the Stock images path is defined under Aavelin Composer setup My Images will open whatever folder you last accessed an image from Click on an image once to select it and a preview of it will appear below Confirm your selection by clicking on the Open button Auto Stretch Checking this box will enlarge the image so that it occupies the entire screen Controls are also provided to adj...

Page 56: ...eyboard or mouse input is strongly discouraged You can insert up to 2 Flash objects onto a single page In some cases you may have pages with multiple Flash items that contain audio use the Mute this Flash object s audio control on this tab to selectively mute an individual Flash object during playback The volume for any Flash objects that are not muted can be controlled from the Audio tab of Page ...

Page 57: ...ect behaves similar to a text or graphic object If the Flash object becomes deselected you can re select it using the object toolbar located at the top of the Aavelin Composer window Highlight an object from here and it will be automatically selected in the page editor allowing you to quickly resize or move the object Due to the interactive capabilities of Flash in general clicking on a Flash obje...

Page 58: ... text to be displayed Professional Feature Credit Roll is a component of the Professional edition of Aavelin Composer part number AVC2 From the page editor click on the Credit Roll button The credit roll object will be added on to the page and the properties dialog for it will be displayed automatically A text file must be selected before the OK button is enabled Clicking on the Cancel button will...

Page 59: ...range data in the TXT file for display in an aligned table format use a fixed width monospace font such as Courier or Lucida Console Instead of using the tab stops to align data cells use multiple spaces instead and make the data align with the monospace font Video Frames Live or pre recorded video can be passed through the Aavelin and shown full screen see the next section of this chapter or in a...

Page 60: ...ptional Feature Video pass thru is available only with the AV200 AV400 and AV400P models If you will be triggering a device to play back through this window refer to the Infra Red Control or Adtec MPEG appendix Video Pages Video sources can be passed through the Aavelin full screen as well and be displayed with other elements such as a overlay regions and logo graphics fully integrated Optional Fe...

Page 61: ...o the appropriate appendix for Intra Red control or Adtec MPEG playback You may wish to adjust audio settings as well if the video passing through has an accompanying audio track See the section on Audio later in this chapter Overlay Regions The Aavelin system has the capability to display continuous messages that are superimposed over all or most pages in a project These are referred to as Overla...

Page 62: ...ls the top regions T1 and T2 will be moved down from the top edge of the display The value effects both T1 and T2 Bottom This value determines the number of pixels the bottom regions B1 and B2 will be moved up from the bottom edge of the display The value effects both B1 and B2 Enabling and Defining a Region Using the pull down menu select a region and click on the Enabled checkbox This turns on t...

Page 63: ...s Adding Region Content Enabling a region and defining its appearance is the first step The second and final step is creating the text and variables to display in that region In this example our region has 2 items it will display the date and time and then a message that simply says Thanks for watching These two items will repeat in a simple loop Adding more content items will simply create a larg...

Page 64: ...splay Text Type in the desired text message This message can be as long or short as desired Text can be copied from another program word processor etc and pasted into this field as well System Variable Display one of the pre defined system variables Available options are as follows Date Time 12 or 24 hour Date Time with Seconds 12 or 24 hours This option is not available if mode is set to crawling...

Page 65: ...o select your logo image Location This is the starting on screen location for the logo image Placement can be fine tuned using the Horizontal and Vertical Offset values Horizontal Vertical Offset Allows for more precise placement of a logo image Horizontal offset will move the image up by the specified number of pixels and Vertical offset will move the image to the right by the specified number On...

Page 66: ... devices that are plugged into the Line 1 and Line 2 input jacks on the back of the Aavelin Music Bed This fader controls the volume level of the device plugged into the Music Bed or MIC input jack on the back of the Aavelin This is the default audio source for new pages making it ideal for connecting a device that provides background music CD player radio etc Flash Adjust the volume of Macromedia...

Page 67: ...h a Video Overlay tab General The General tab allows you to name the page and see some statistics about that page Description This is a short description of the contents of your page This description shows up in the Project Editor next to the page number This description is for your own reference only Video overlay pages that trigger Adtec MPEG clips will display the clip name in place of the desc...

Page 68: ...tent Display Settings The Display Settings tab contains settings for the transition effect that is used to bring the page on screen and the speed of that transition From here you can also disable regions crawl lines for the particular page Transitions As each new page is displayed by the player it can appear to wipe onto the screen using several different methods The Transition Type pull down menu...

Page 69: ...If it is the page is allowed to play If not Composer continues searching for a valid entry If all entries are invalid the page is skipped Aavelin Composer Standard allows for 3 entries while Professional supports an unlimited number Disable Page Check this box to disable the page completely All other options will be greyed out when this is checked Key The top right corner of the page shows the col...

Page 70: ...to find the appropriate month and then click once on the desired date to select it For this example October 9 2003 has been selected as the beginning date for this page Click anywhere off of the date select control and you will see the effect these changes have made The selected start date is shown and the Expiration Date is set to Never Expires Click on the line again to highlight it and click on...

Page 71: ...llows you to change it Click once on the desired range to highlight it then click on the Dwell Time field to bring up the dwell time selector When first created a page will be set to Use Project Default discussed in the Project Properties section Uncheck that and then modify the dwell time as desired Regular Scheduling Examples Here are some examples of regular scheduling along with a description ...

Page 72: ...ge will play for 9 seconds at midnight on April 18 2006 To make the page play more than once select Repeat and more options will become available In this example the page will play between 6am and 6pm on weekdays between 4 18 and 4 21 2006 It will be on screen for 9 seconds every hour on the hour between those times The interval at which the page repeats can be changed by clicking on the text that...

Page 73: ...3 Adtec MPEG Player The Aavelin can also issue commands to Adtec MPEG players allowing for the incorporation of encoded MPEG content into a project Refer to the Aavelin RT Video Pass Through section for further information ...

Page 74: ...o the Aavelin system It is available with either 2 4 or 7 infra red emitters to control that number of playback devices part numbers AVVTR 2 AVVTR 4 and AVVTR 7 Contents Aavelin Infra Red VTR DVD Switchbox Parallel Male Male Extension Cable for device interconnection 2 Sided Adhesive Tape Installing and Configuring Begin by powering off the Aavelin player unit and removing the power cable Attach t...

Page 75: ...model will be hooked up using a downstream connection meaning that the audio and video outputs from the Aavelin will be fed to an input on the player and be passed through at all times being interrupted only when the player begins playing a tape or DVD Using a downstream connection the Aavelin s overlay regions and logo cannot be shown over the video source Standalone DVD players cannot be used wi...

Page 76: ...configure 1 Select the Port The port is defined by the output Infra Red emitter that is affixed to the face of the VTR DVD unit Use the Right arrow to move to the Command Set panel 2 Select the Command Set for your VTR DVD unit The list is organized by Manufacturer There are dozens of types of VTR DVD code sets We have included categories for most VTR code sets Locate the VTR DVD that most closely...

Page 77: ...ue with the three steps setting up each emitter and VTR DVD with the corresponding code set When the Set button is selected the Port and Command Set selections are saved to the Aavelin unit s internal Hard Drive This completes the hardware setup and configuration Programming and scheduling playback is done in your project managed by the Aavelin Composer software Programming Infra Red Commands In y...

Page 78: ... VTR Control Play Emitter 1 On Page End VTR Control Stop Emitter 1 On Page End VTR Control Rewind Emitter 1 A PLAY command is issued on emitter port 1 This command is set to Pre Roll 5 seconds before the page is shown on the playback system Below is a typical DVD event sequence Pre Roll 5 Sec VTR Control Play Emitter 1 On Page End VTR Control Stop Emitter 1 First the Play command is issued on emit...

Page 79: ...e played back Whatever the duration of the video that will be played back it needs to be inserted into the Dwell Time column on the Scheduling tab of page properties Scheduling Most Infra Red controlled content will likely be scheduled to play at a specific time rather than as part of the normal playback loop Refer to the chapter titled Scheduling and Other Page Settings for specifics on event sch...

Page 80: ...s to a communications port on the Aavelin allowing weather data to be displayed within a project This section provides a quick reference of the steps needed to properly install the Aavelin Weather System For complete documentation of the Weather Station s features refer to the manual enclosed in the Ultimeter box Included in the Aavelin Weather Station Ultimeter 800 Basic or Ultimeter 2100 Deluxe ...

Page 81: ...d near a power outlet Once attached to the wall with the mounting bracket plug in the AC power adapter Connecting to the Ultimeter Connect the Junction Box and Ultimeter using the cable provided This cable uses a connector that is slightly wider than the connectors used for the weather sensors and will only plug in to 1 port on the Junction Box Attach the other end to the port on the underside of ...

Page 82: ...ll will be completely unobstructed Connecting to the Aavelin Weather Data is delivered to the Aavelin using the included Aavelin Data Logger Cable Connect one end of the cable to the port on the side of the Ultimeter and plug the other end into the port labeled COM2 on the back of the Aavelin Once the connection is made press and hold the following keys together for 3 seconds The display should bl...

Page 83: ... checking the Enabled box Now select the Overlay Content tab Select the enabled region from the drop down box at the top and click on the Add button Select System Variable and the list of available weather fields can be viewed Weather All Displays the current temp with Hi Low Wind Speed Direction high wind speed humidity heat index and barometric pressure deluxe weather station only Barometric Pre...

Page 84: ...pressure reading be programmed into the Ultimeter see above High Temperature Displays the high temperature value for the day High Wind Speed Displays the high wind speed reading for the day Humidity Weather Deluxe only Displays the current humidity reading Low Temperature Displays the low temperature reading for the day Monthly Rain Fall Displays the cumulative rain fall for the current month Wind...

Page 85: ... Aavelin system part number AVTX1 Access to the TxStream server is controlled by MagicBox and unauthorized access will be blocked TxStream requires that the Aavelin has a network connection that can communicate with the TxStream Data Server at MagicBox View the Network Settings section earlier in this document for details Weather TxStream 1 5 TxStream allows you to define 5 different geographical ...

Page 86: ...Vicinity This field lists the actual cities towns for which the weather data is valid Find your city by browsing through the Vicinity list Not all cities may be listed if yours is not select the closest available city NOAA Weather Zone Filter This field is a product of the selections made earlier and cannot be modified This is displayed for informational purposes only NOAA U S Vicinity Code This s...

Page 87: ...xt label that will be displayed at the beginning of the forecast Fallback Message This is the text string that will be displayed if no forecast data is available This can happen if updated satellite data has not been received by the TxStream Data Server or if service has been denied invalid activation code etc Once a TxStream item has been completely defined you can choose to display it in an Over...

Page 88: ...with the Adtec player Connect the DB 9 end of the cable to a serial port on your PC and the RJ 11 end to the RS232 In port on the back of the Adtec player Once the serial cable is connected press the Reset button on the front of the Adtec player Without resetting the player the serial connection will not work The reset process should take approximately 20 30 seconds With the serial cable in place ...

Page 89: ...fter pressing Enter IP Address ipa xxx xxx xxx xxx Subnet Mask ipm xxx xxx xxx xxx Gateway gip 0 xxx xxx xxx xxx Note Multiple gateway addresses are allowed In the example above the primary gateway is set To set additional gateway addresses change the 0 to 1 3 4 total address allowed Additional commands can be issued while connected to change various settings of the player Some of the more common ...

Page 90: ... timing and accuracy Recommended On xcp on Saving Changes When finished the following command commits the changes to memory cfg save Aavelin Composer Setup Once the Adtec player has been configured it needs to be added as a device within Aavelin Composer similar to how the Aavelin system itself is added as a site Click on Setup and select the External Devices tab Click on Add select Adtec MPEG Pla...

Page 91: ... the Video Overlay tab of page properties select the Adtec device created earlier in the Device field and click on the Browse button to select a clip After a clip has been selected the dwell time for the page will be automatically adjusted to match the length of the clip Finally select the Video Input that the Adtec player is plugged into on the back of the Aavelin Windowed MPEG Playback See the V...

Page 92: ...d the Aavelin This port is used by Aavelin Composer as well as the Aavelin E Blast application What image types are supported by the Aavelin Aavelin Composer will recognize images with the following extensions JPG JFIF PCD PCX PNG TGA TIF WMF WPG BMP JP2 and GIF Currently only static GIF images non animated are supported Can I preview my project in Composer before publishing it Aavelin Composer ve...

Page 93: ...dropped network packets frequently caused by very brief network outages These message can also occur if a network is at peak capacity during high traffic hours Contact your network administrator to see if network conditions can be improved Can a project currently on the Aavelin be retrieved for editing Content can only be sent to the Aavelin not retrieved from it For this reason MagicBox highly re...

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