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OPERATING SYSTEM 

 

The  M-Blaster  Operating  System  comprehends  all  the  commands  and 
functions  that  allow  all  the  operations  described  in  this  manual  to 
happen.  The  Operating  System  is  preloaded  by  ESS  and  automatically 
loaded by the device when switched on. 
Just like in the Computer it is possible to update the M-Blaster Operating 
System to add  new functions and/or to better the  already existing ones. 
The update procedure is very easy. Please refer to the On-Line guide of 
the supplied data transferring software. 
 

PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY 
 

Once  the  transfer  of  the  SysOp  is  over,  please  switch  the  M-blaster  off 
only when the following message appears on display: 

 

 
 
 

     SWITCH POWER OFF THEN ON AGAIN 

 
 
 
 
 

It requests that the M-Blaster is switched off and then on again. 
After  switching  on  the  Operative  System  will  be  installed,  the  version 
number can be verified on the opening screenshot. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for M-Blaster

Page 1: ...ns s r l via Monviso 54 46042 Castel Goffredo MN tel 39 0376 780360 fax 39 0376 778225 www essound com e Mail info essound com E S S Customer Service strada Cipata 25 46100 Loc Frassino Mantova Tel 39 0376 274658 fax 39 0376 373253 e Mail assistenza essound com ...

Page 2: ...VISUALIZATION 11 PLAY STOP CONTINUE 12 PARAM PARAMETERS 13 TRKCHANG TRACK CHANGE 15 PARAMETERS FOR MIDI FILE 15 PARAMETERS FOR MP3 FILES 18 PLAY LIST 19 HOW TO CHOOSE A LIST OF SONGS IN PLAY LIST MODE 21 HOW TO PLAY SONGS IN PLAY LIST 21 LIST Visualize the list of songs in a group 22 TEXT and TRKCHANG 22 MENU INFO 22 SONGS ERASE 23 USB 24 TV SETUP 24 CLEAR ALL DATA 25 OPERATING SYSTEM 26 TECHNICAL...

Page 3: ...s kar format 1 MP3 files VBR CBR successfully tested up to 256 Kbps depending on the encoder M Blaster utilizes as a data storage unit a Compact Flash Card that can be loaded up to 511 songs Included in the packaging are n 1 Off Line Switching Power Supply Adapter n 1 CdRom containing the software E link to transfer manage files and Backup n 1 Operating manual n 1 USB cable n 1 Compact Flash card ...

Page 4: ...er to modify the values of the various parameters and change the displayed page 2 Key to use to go back to the page previously displayed 3 Key to access the global adjustments on the player like global equalization effects adjustment on the inputs Mic1 Mic2 global transposition on MIDI songs ...

Page 5: ...unction keys to select different functions depending on the page displayed on the screen 7 Compact Flash Card housing 8 Play Stop to start or stop the song playback 9 Slider keys to underline the wanted element among those visualized on the screen 10 High brightness backlit display 11 Individual microphones volume fader 12 Global volume fader Back Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Fig 2 1 Stereo mini jac...

Page 6: ...ipment mixer line input or directly to the line inputs of an audio equipment inputs AUX or TAPE of your home Hi Fi or else Note in order not to damage the audio equipment it is strongly recommended that M Blaster is turned on before the amplification set up HOW TO START M Blaster is supplied with a software E link for the Personal Computer that allows the MIDI and MP3 file transfer directly from t...

Page 7: ...tor in the corresponding socket positioned on the back panel and push the ON button The display will light and after a few seconds wait the display will read the following READING PROGRAM Shorty followed by fig 3 For its correct functioning M blaster needs the Data storage unit Compact Flash Card to be inserted in its proper housing fig1 7 Otherwise on the display it will appear the following mess...

Page 8: ... at every click the page will change to a new one containing 6 songs It is also possible to move from a song to another one utilizing the slider keys after the last song the next page will be displayed HOW TO PLAY A SONG It is extremely easy to play a song it is sufficient to select the requested song on the current page through the slider keys fig 1 9 and then push the PLAY button To stop the pla...

Page 9: ...ONAL MODE Before describing the various operational modes it is necessary a preliminary remark on the display and on the slider key The meaning of the words and the symbols visualized on the display varies depending on the chosen mode in SONGS mode name of the songs in PLAYLIST mode name of the groups in MENU INFO mode player managing functions or played song characteristics in PARAM mode MIDI Aud...

Page 10: ...ton is lighted while the PLAY button is off In the last line of the display the following function keys are active TRCK ON TRCK OFF it allows halting the melody track from playing The factory set MIDI channel is 4 however in Param MIDI it is possible to assign the value to other channels as well Once set the parameter will remain active until the equipment is turned off or when the function is dis...

Page 11: ... momentarily off from MIC1 2 TALK mode The effects will automatically reactivate when playing a song When a song is interrupted through the STOP button in the last line of the display the function TRKCHANG is replaced by CONTINUE it is the function which usually is coupled with the functions Play Stop and it is used to restart a song exactly from the point where it had been interrupted by the STOP...

Page 12: ...zed on the display could actually belong to a previous section of the song played shortly before activating the TEXT mode To be visualized on the display the chords and the lyrics have got to be memorized in the MIDI file The readable formats are Tune 1000 files with extension mid in format 1 or 0 Solton files with extension mid in format 1 or 0 Word Box M Live files with extension mid in format 1...

Page 13: ...utton PARAM also during the playback of a song to access the Parameters page where it will be possible to adjust the MIDI and Audio parameters in real time during playback From left the function keys permit the selection of the page relating to 1 MIDI where is possible to find the following regulations MIDI TRANSPOSE to adjust the global transposition of all the MIDI files The value can be varied ...

Page 14: ...g it up through the MID parameter This means that intervening exclusively on the MID F parameter no tonal variation will be heard The intervention frequencies start from 110hz identified as low frequencies up to 1800hz identified as high frequencies or high pitched and cover the range of frequencies not modifiable by the HIGH or LOW regulations A practical example to understand the regulation of t...

Page 15: ...ent depending on the type of file played MIDI or audio MP3 NOTE As the effect generator reverberation and chorus is common between the MIDI playback and the MIC1 2 it is possible that the reverberation and or chorus characteristics can modify depending on the type of messages coming from the MIDI file in playback PARAMETERS FOR MIDI FILES To be able to adjust the volume the effects the transpositi...

Page 16: ...riations done through the function TRKCHANG do not modify in any way the parameters memorized into a song To understand the way in which TRKCHANG works on a song it is possible to imagine a chart paired to the song in which all the variations on the default song values done by the user are memorized values For instance let s imagine a song with the volume on the MIDI channel n 2 recorded with the ...

Page 17: ...he following parameters VOL Volume TRN Transpose PRG Program change BNK Bank select REV Reverberation CHR Chorus PAN Panpot TEMPO metronomic time It is very important to understand what changers depending on the position of the slider key using it in the lower part it is possible to select the parameter on which to work being able at the same time to globally modify it in all the MIDI channels usi...

Page 18: ... hear only the channel on which the slider key is positioned in that moment NOTE 1 The MUTE values set for the various channels are saved through SAVE on the Compact Flash in a chart paired to the song The saving is not done for the SOLO values that have been modified 2 Differently to other parameters that act in a additive way summing to the preset parameters memorized in every song the parameter...

Page 19: ... playback without altering its key pitch The values allowed are 3 NOTE The parameters PITCH and TIME STRETCH are functions that can be very useful particularly PITCH However is better to remember that the sonic quality will be altered and that the more the original key is modified the more the sonic signal quality will decrease PLAY LIST The PLAY LIST is what M Blaster uses to organize the files i...

Page 20: ...e display the following function keys are active LOOP NOLOOP to decide whether after one song from the group is finished the next one should automatically start LOOP or viceversa if the song that are part of the group should be played individually NOLOOP LIST to visualize the list of songs that are part of the group and to choose from which one to start among them TEXT similar to the SONGS mode Wh...

Page 21: ...s regulation is done through the function key LOOP NOLOOP The actual value of the regulation is visible on the lower left part of the display Pushing the proper function key it is possible to go from LOOP to NOLOOP and viceversa NOTE The switchover between the two modes LOOP NOLOOP can be activated also during the group of songs PLAY Pushing the PLAY button the first song from the group will start...

Page 22: ...ers will follow automatically until the last one of the group To go back one page just push the EXIT button TEXT and TRKCHANG In PLAY LIST mode the behaviour of the functions TEXT and TRKCHANG is similar to the one previously described for the SONGS function If during the playback in LOOP one of the functions TEXT or TRKCHANG is active at the end of each song all the data about the following one w...

Page 23: ...ion installed on the device Eprom Version of resident software Songs The number of songs in the Compact Flash The activated function keys are INTRO ON OFF allow the user to activate deactivate the short musical intros at the unit startup SELECT allows to access one of the functions previously described the selected one Once visualized the MENU page to access one of the functions previously describ...

Page 24: ...sible to cancel a further song or push the button EXIT to return to the MENU page USB This is the page to visualize for a right connection to the PC If you modify the content of the Compact Flash the INDEX is automatically created when you exit from the USB page TV SETUP In this section it is possible to adjust the functions related to the device connected through the video connector positioned on...

Page 25: ...in the MIDI file on the connected TV screen BACKGROUND COLOR it allows the adjustment of the background color in the chords lyrics page if present in the MIDI file CURSOR COLOR it allow the adjustment of the underlined color VIDEO CAMERA IN if the optional Video camera is connected this parameter will allow the background visualization of the sent signal CLEAR ALL DATA CLEAR ALL DATA This function...

Page 26: ...em to add new functions and or to better the already existing ones The update procedure is very easy Please refer to the On Line guide of the supplied data transferring software PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY Once the transfer of the SysOp is over please switch the M blaster off only when the following message appears on display SWITCH POWER OFF THEN ON AGAIN It requests that the M Blaster is switched off ...

Page 27: ... 6 3mmTSR n 1 Stereo output n 2 pin RCA L R n 1 Video connector OUT Pin RCA cinch n 1 Video connector IN Pin RCA n 1 USB Port n 1 Earphones output mini jack 3 5mm TSR n 1 MIDI OUT port din 5p standard BACKLIT GRAPHIC DISPLAY 192 x 64 dot size 0 4x0 4 mm dot pitch 0 45x0 45 mm DIMENSIONS 250 x 170 x 60 mm WEIGHT M Blaster 0 5 Kg Power supply adapter Cable 0 45 Kg ...

Page 28: ...RMAT THE CARD ON YOUR PC WITH FILE SYSTEM FAT IN SLOW MODE PLEASE PAY ATTENTION NOT EVERY COMPACT FLASH ARE COMPATIBLE WITH M BLASTER IF M BLASTER STOPS WITH THE MESSAGE INIT COMPACT FLASH DURING INITIALISING OF THE CARD PLEASE SWITCH OFF M BLASTER AND TURN ON IT AGAIN PUSHING SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BUTTONS PARAM AND RIGHT POINTER BY THIS PROCEDURE THE INITIALIZING OF THE SONGS IS STOPPED AND YOU CAN ...

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