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Medialon MAS Pro Dante User Manual

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7.1

Specifications

7.1.1

Rack Mount

WARNING – The unit is intended to be rack mounted as per applicable requirements so no
imbalance likely to occur and adequate clearance is to be provided so ambient temperature does

not exceed the limit. Please see

Mandatory Safety Rules and Precautions

section.

Installation

Note

: You need a #2 Phillips screwdriver for rack mount installation. Complete the following steps

to mount devices in a rack:

•

Remove the rack mount kit from the shipping carton. The kit contains two L-shaped mounting

brackets and four sink-head screws. The rack ears may be attached prior to shipping.

•

Using a Phillips screwdriver, attach the mounting brackets to the sides of the device using four

sink-head screws.

•

Using a Phillips screwdriver, mount the device in the rack using four rack-mounting screws.

7.1.2

MAS Pro Hardware

Hardware Specification

•

Storage

: SSD with 256 GB of storage

System

•

CPU

: Intel® Core i3-7101E processor

•

System Chipset

: Intel C236

•

Memory

: 4 GB DDR3 2666 MHz

•

H/W Status Monitor

: Monitoring temperatures, voltages, and cooling fan status. Auto

throttling control when CPU overheats

Summary of Contents for MAS Pro Dante

Page 1: ...Medialon MAS Pro User Reference Manual ...

Page 2: ... Medialon Ltd and shall not be reproduced or copied without express written authorization from Medialon Ltd The information in this document is subject to change without notice Medialon Ltd assumes no responsibility for errors and or omissions contained in this information Document Revision Date Document edition Software version Revision details Author Editor August 2017 3 1 2 2 1 1 Original manua...

Page 3: ... PRO Startup Configuration 19 3 1 5 Add Audio Files 21 3 1 6 Play Audio Files 22 4 Using the Audio Server 23 4 1 MAS Pro Interface 23 4 1 1 The Main Window 23 4 1 2 Player Details 25 4 1 3 Control Menu 30 4 1 4 Shutdown Reboot 31 4 2 Audio Configuration 31 4 2 1 Configuration Management 31 4 2 2 Players Configuration 33 4 2 3 Outputs Configuration 37 4 2 4 MAS PRO Startup Status 38 4 2 5 Tools 39 ...

Page 4: ...2 1 Method for MAS Pro Client 2 1 6 Server 2 1 5 and greater 56 6 2 2 Method for MAS Pro Client 2 1 5 Server 2 1 4 and earlier versions 57 7 References 58 7 1 Specifications 58 7 1 1 Rack Mount 58 7 1 2 MAS Pro Hardware 58 7 1 3 Audio File Format 61 7 2 Dante 61 7 2 1 Dante Overview 61 7 2 2 Dante Configuration 63 7 3 RS232 Protocol 67 7 3 1 Overview 67 7 3 2 Commands 70 7 3 3 Response Message 81 ...

Page 5: ...Safety license and warranty Medialon MAS Pro Dante User Manual p 5 of 88 M516 2 2020 05 19 7 5 3 Ctrl Volume click 83 7 6 Help 83 7 6 1 About Dialog 83 8 Contact Us 85 ...

Page 6: ... warranty Before installing and using your Medialon MAS Pro Dante please refer to these essential standard Medialon documents M561 End User s License Agreement for Medialon Software and Plug Ins Warranty Terms and Conditions for Medialon Hardware M562 Medialon Safety Instructions for installation use and service ...

Page 7: ...ll files at the same time but a real independent channels server where each file can be started when needed Each of its multiple channels can be synchronized together or by groups Its high quality Dante interface provides state of the art audio quality Using MAS Pro s local interface each channel can be started independently and at any time With Medialon Audio Client Pro software external control ...

Page 8: ...dio appliance Showmaster Go is a compact rugged show controller and audio server in one small lightweight piece of hardware It is built for mobile applications such as theme park ride vehicles parade floats trams and tour busses It includes both the Medialon Manager show control software and the Medialon Audio Server software Dante Configurations The MAS PRO Dante DC models are equipped with dual ...

Page 9: ...software like Audacity MAS Pro DC models support WAV files in 16 or 24 bit format MAS Pro D models support WAV files in 16 bit format only Showmaster Go is considered a D model for purposes of this limitation See more about Audio File Format Important MAS Pro only supports 48 kHz sample rate Audio Players The MAS Pro can be configured for concurrent use of mono stereo and multi track media files M...

Page 10: ...of 88 M516 2 2020 05 19 Audio Output Mapping From the user standpoint MAS Pro manages a set of logical Players This is done by the following logical track and physical output mapping for each Player Below is a configuration where all of the Players are set to mono ...

Page 11: ...te User Manual p 11 of 88 M516 2 2020 05 19 An audio player track can be mapped to several physical outputs see below a mono Player mapped to 4 outputs Internal mixer and mapping allows sharing the same physical output with several Player tracks ...

Page 12: ...djusted in MAS Pro Player Volume adjusts the audio level of all tracks it is the master audio level Track Level adjusts the audio level of each track independently Output Volume is used to adapt the MAS Pro audio output for the next audio device s input Stereo players have a specific fader to manage the audio balance left and right ...

Page 13: ...system MAS Pro s main purpose is to be controlled from a Medialon Control System through a TCP IP Network See more about Medialon Control System at http www medialon com A remote client software Medialon Audio Client which replicates the local MAS Pro user interface is also provided MAS Pro can also be controlled through a serial connection ...

Page 14: ...MAS Pro Keyboard mouse and monitor are needed for the first start and setup If you plan to control remotely your MAS Pro the keyboard mouse and monitor can be removed after the initial setup MAS Pro Dante DC Dante Primary and or Secondary ports must be connected to the Dante network If a secondary redundant Dante network is used it is typically a separate physical network so the Secondary Dante po...

Page 15: ... monitor output LAN 1 Ethernet connector for Dante mapping on D model this is the default Dante output LAN 2 Ethernet connector for external control or FTP USB 3 4 USB 3 0 ports available for general use or MAS Pro updates USB 5 6 USB 2 ports available for general use or for MAS Pro updates SERIAL serial port used for external control See more about Serial External Control DC model only SYS multi ...

Page 16: ...ager NIC 1 Ethernet connector for Dante mapping NIC 2 Ethernet connector for external control FTP and Show Control USB 1 2 USB 2 0 ports available for general use or MAS Pro updates 00 3 1 3 First Start We recommend you connect Mouse Keyboard and Monitor for the first use of MAS Pro If you plan to control the MAS Pro remotely the Keyboard Mouse and Display are not necessary after the first setup F...

Page 17: ... MAS Pro is powered on to reset MAS Pro Cancel key Hold this key for more than 4 seconds to power off soft power MAS Pro Up arrow Scrolls display up Holding this key for more than 1 second scrolls the display to the home position when the button is released Down arrow Scrolls display down Left arrow Not used Right arrow Not used Startup Procedure Connect the power supply and press and hold the OK ...

Page 18: ...ebooting 3 Vers MAS PRO s current firmware version 4 SerN Serial Number 5 Addr Current IP address 6 Mask Subnet mask 7 Gway IP Gateway address 8 MacA MAC address LED Status Messages Two LEDs give a quick overview of the main status of MAS Pro PWR Power LED this LED lights green when power is present regardless of whether MAS Pro is powered on OS MAS Pro software LED this LED indicates the current ...

Page 19: ...llation has no DHCP server or requires static IP address this address can be modified via the configuration menu See more about Network Settings Definition 3 1 4 MAS PRO Startup Configuration MAS Pro is delivered with a default audio configuration See more about Audio Configuration Players Configuration At first start 32 stereo players are available plus one mono player ...

Page 20: ...n Medialon MAS Pro Dante User Manual p 20 of 88 M516 2 2020 05 19 Output Mapping Player 33 is a mono track player This audio track is mapped to all 32 audio outputs Each pair of stereo players shares their outputs ...

Page 21: ...S Pro FTP parameters FTP address MAS Pro IP address FTP Port 21 Login username medialon Login password medialon As an example here is the procedure to transfer files using a web browser Start your browser Internet Explorer Firefox Chrome etc Type ftp medialon medialon xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx xxx is MAS Pro s IP address in the address bar and press the Enter key ...

Page 22: ...et up at xxx xxx xxx xxx Sounds You can point Windows to this network location using the same credentials username medialon password medialon 3 1 6 Play Audio Files 1 From the main page click on the Media Name area corresponding to the player you want to use 2 The media list opens 3 Select a file and click Load 4 Press Play to start the media 5 Use volume and balance fader to adjust the audio leve...

Page 23: ...splayed after the system boots up MAS Pro s main window is composed of a Menu bar a Status bar and several Player bars Menu Bar The MAS Pro interface provides 5 main menus Configuration this menu allows you to o create open or save audio configuration files See more about Configuration Files o edit the audio configuration see Edit Configuration Server use this menu to o setup MAS Pro see MAS Pro S...

Page 24: ...ates if the server is online or not LED turns to green or red Address it is the connected MAS Pro s address Port it is the TCP Port used by the MAS Pro to listen for client connections Configuration Synchronization indicates if the audio configuration is synchronized between the server and the client LED turns to green or red Filename masConfig name of the current loaded audio configuration This s...

Page 25: ...ocated at the right of the window Details of all controls are shown in the following paragraphs Click on the index icon to open the Player Details window 4 1 2 Player Details The Player Details window gives access to the same Player controls available in the main window In addition you can also act on each audio track available in the Player The following paragraphs detail the use of the elements ...

Page 26: ...the audio file currently loaded on the Audio Player It is blank if no media is loaded To load media Click on the Media Name text box to open the Media Library This displays a media selector which shows all available audio files Select an audio file and click the OK button or double click on the file name The audio file name appears in the Media Name text box if it is successfully loaded Click on U...

Page 27: ...ove the slider to the leftmost position to mute the Audio Player Hold the CTRL key to move all volume sliders to the same level Balance A Balance slider is available with stereo players With it you can adjust the proportion between the left and right audio track Mono Stereo Multi Players can be Stereo Mono or Multitrack the Mono ST display indicates the type of Player Mono Player with 1 audio trac...

Page 28: ... the Player Different Player Status are Idle no media file has been loaded on this Player since MAS PRO power up Open a media file is loaded on this Player Closed the media file couldn t be loaded Playing the media is playing Paused the media is paused Stopped the media is stopped Not Online the Medialon Audio Server is not online TimeCode Duration TimeCode shows the current position of the media ...

Page 29: ...e output mapping Track Name This is the name of the Audio track You can change this name when you edit the MAS Pro configuration Each Audio track is also identified by a track Index Track Volume The Volume slider sets the volume of the Audio track Move the slider to its rightmost position for full volume Move the slider to the leftmost position to mute the Audio Track Hold the CTRL key to move all...

Page 30: ... 05 19 4 1 3 Control Menu Output Volume The Volume sliders set the volume of the Audio outputs Move the slider to its rightmost position for full volume Move the slider to the leftmost position to mute the Audio Output Hold the CTRL key to move all volume sliders to the same level ...

Page 31: ... the Server Menu These functionalities are available on the Medialon Audio Client when a connection is established with an Audio Server Status Online 4 2 Audio Configuration MAS Pro can be used with different audio configurations 4 2 1 Configuration Management The audio configuration can be edited with the local interface or remotely from a Medialon Audio Client Pro software Configuration Files MA...

Page 32: ...2 2020 05 19 Load Configuration load an existing configuration file Save Configuration save the current configuration Save Configuration as save the current configuration into a new file Configuration Files Location Configuration files are saved in a folder called ConfigFiles ...

Page 33: ... MAS PRO Go to Configuration menu and select Edit Configuration Or use CTRL E on your keyboard to open the Configuration editor Once your audio configuration is completed click on Ok button to validate it Each time you send a configuration MAS PRO is reset and all media are unloaded 4 2 2 Players Configuration A MAS PRO Player is the logical entity where audio files are loaded and played A player ...

Page 34: ...Use the right click menu or CTRL P shortcut 2 You can give a name to the player Medialon Audio Server attributes an automatic player name based on the index in the player list With the right click menu you can also rename the player or delete it Add New Tracks Once a player is created you need to add one or more tracks to play the audio 1 Select a Player 2 Use the right click menu or CTRL T shortc...

Page 35: ...rver attributes an automatic track name based on the index in the player track list With the right click menu you can also rename the track or delete it Output Mapping Once player and tracks are created you need to select the physical audio outputs used to perform the audio file 1 Select a track 2 Use the right click menu or CTRL M shortcut ...

Page 36: ... 88 M516 2 2020 05 19 3 Select one or several outputs in the right list 4 Click on the Add Outputs button to route the track to the selected outputs 5 Click on OK to validate the output mapping You can change the output mapping execute step 1 and 2 as described above ...

Page 37: ...e outputs you want to remove 7 Click on the Remove Outputs button to unroute the track Players List From the Players tabs you can expand or collapse the players configuration 4 2 3 Outputs Configuration Physical outputs can renamed the output mapping will be easier to do 1 Select an output 2 Right click to rename it ...

Page 38: ...anges 4 2 4 MAS PRO Startup Status Once the audio configuration of your Medialon Audio Server PRO is completed you can also define a default status for all players This default status will be loaded each time Medialon Audio Server PRO will power on This startup status contains Media file loaded or not in each player Volume and Track level for each Player Transport command Play or Stop Repeat for e...

Page 39: ...ll audio levels 3 Activate the play repeat where it is needed 4 Goto Server menu 5 Select Save Current Audio Server State as Startup State Warning the startup state is deleted each time you send a configuration to the server 4 2 5 Tools The Dante Controller utility can be launched from the Tools menu in order to route the MAS Pro outputs with other external devices ...

Page 40: ... Software Products are compatible with Windows 10 32 bit However they can run on Windows 64 bit platforms Windows 10 64 bit in 32 bit compatibility mode To install Medialon Audio Client Pro software 1 Launch the MedialonAudioClientPro X X X_Setup exe installer 2 Read the Software License Agreement then click I accept 3 Click Next on the Welcome page 4 Select the destination folder location and cli...

Page 41: ...io Client PRO Choose Unblock and click OK 5 1 3 Connection to MAS Pro Start a connection Select Connect in the Server menu item this will open the Server connection dialog box Server Address Enter the IP Address or computer name of the MAS Pro Browse Use this button to start a network scan and detect all MAS Pro audio servers present on the network Network scan is not able to detect MAS24 96 Legac...

Page 42: ... unless this port is already used on the client computer Connect use this button to open the connection MAS PRO Connected When connection is established status bar will indicate if client audio configuration is synchronized with the configuration on the MAS Pro hardware When audio configuration is different between the server and the client the Configuration Synchronization LED turns to red 5 1 4 ...

Page 43: ... Medialon Audio Client software displays a non sync configuration When a player name does not match with the current server configuration player status turns to Not Sync You can also work on the audio configuration offline Configuration Synchronization After any change in the audio configuration the server and the client are desynchronized From this state you can execute a synchronization in one d...

Page 44: ...Pro hardware Configuration Synchronization LED turns to green when Client and Server are in sync Configuration Files The MAS Pro audio configuration can be saved as files In this way you can keep a copy of your different configurations in your Client host PC 5 1 5 Using Medialon Audio Client software At startup Medialon Audio Client software automatically connects to the last specified MAS Pro and...

Page 45: ...ia file is loaded on this Player Closed the media file couldn t be loaded Playing the media is playing Paused the media is paused Stopped the media is stopped Not Online the MAS Pro is not online Not Sync the MAS Pro Audio Configuration is not synchronized Configuration Synchronization LED is also red to indicate this Not Sync status Load media file and volume adjustment can only be done when Medi...

Page 46: ...n is static 24 48 72 96 audio outputs when Medialon Audio Client software is connected to one of these models a Legacy Models configuration is automatically loaded This legacy configuration gives access to 96 stereo players mapped to a pair of outputs It is not possible to retrieve or to transmit another configuration to the MAS legacy version ...

Page 47: ... used as Stereo or Mono channel Click on the Mono Stereo control to switch between mono or stereo mode In stereo mode the Balance slider sets the balance between the physical left and right outputs of the Audio Channel For example the Audio Player with an ID of 3 will route its audio to physical outputs 3 and 4 In Mono mode the Balance slider is not shown and the audio signal is routed to the same...

Page 48: ...can be controlled remotely from Medialon Showmaster hardware or Medialon Manager show control software Medialon Control System software controls audiovisual devices through the use of a software plug in called MxMs The MxM for Medialon Audio Server fully integrates one or more MAS Pro servers in a show installation ...

Page 49: ...the MAS Pro Medialon Control System offers the capability to create group of players to insure the synchronous execution of a command for this group of players Several commands like Play Pause Stop Locate are concerned For more about MxM Medialon Audio Server see the Medialon Control System user manual To discover the power of Medialon Control System visit the Medialon website ...

Page 50: ...em by using serial connection Connect an RS232 cross cable to the SERIAL port on the rear of MAS Pro and use HyperTerminal for external commands RS232 Wiring Diagram PC sub D9 F Pin Pin MAS Pro sub D9 F TxD 2 3 RxD RxD 3 2 TxD GND 5 5 GND Refer to the RS232 Protocol for command details HyperTerminal Medialon Audio Server RS232 serial may require a serial to USB adapter ...

Page 51: ...ent software cannot change the system setup Clicking on the Server Setup menu item displays the Setup dialog box which allows to set up various system parameters of the MAS Pro 6 1 1 LAN 1 It is recommended to plug the LAN 1 on the Audio network Dante in order to use the Dante controller utility MAS Pro is configured to use DHCP to get its IP address If your network installation has no DHCP server...

Page 52: ... changed with caution improper settings may cause a malfunction of the MAS Pro 6 1 2 LAN 2 LAN 2 should be use for remote control It is better to separate the remote control network and the Audio network Dante MAS Pro is configured to use DHCP to get its IP address If your network installation has no DHCP server or requires another IP address open the Setup menu and change the Network settings IP ...

Page 53: ...rk Settings MAS Pro can be controlled remotely by using the Medialon Audio Client software or the mxmMedialonAudioClient Server Listen Port this value doesn t need to be modified unless a special configuration of your network doesn t allow this port The default value is 6543 Serial Port Settings MAS Pro can be controlled through its SERIAL port and a RS232 communication Baud Rate select speed of c...

Page 54: ... you can use 24 bits audio files and configure MAS Pro to 24 bits format 24 bit format is only applicable to MAS Pro DC models Sample Frames defines the size of the audio buffer This parameter is reserved to expert the default value 1024 covers all typical installations Any change in Audio Parameters will reboot the MAS Pro 6 2 Updating Medialon Audio Server This section helps you upgrade the soft...

Page 55: ...S Pro Dante User Manual p 55 of 88 M516 2 2020 05 19 Down Download the Medialon Audio Server Firmware Update Package Unzip MedialonPackage_Sx x x_Cx x x zip file at the root of a USB disk Insert the USB disk into the MAS Pro ...

Page 56: ...r dealer 6 2 1 Method for MAS Pro Client 2 1 6 Server 2 1 5 and greater 1 Select Server Update Medialon Audio Server menu 2 Select Medialon Audio Server firmware masx you want to install this is showing the USB drive 3 Start the update 4 MAS Pro closes its main interface executes the update and then reboots to complete the update ...

Page 57: ... 1 Select Option Update Medialon Audio Server menu 2 Start the update MAS Pro looks for a MedialonAudioServerXXX ZIP file in a folder named Medialon Update at the root of a USB disk 3 MAS Pro closes its main interface executes the update and then reboots to complete the update If any valid update file is not detected a warning message is displayed ...

Page 58: ...to mount devices in a rack Remove the rack mount kit from the shipping carton The kit contains two L shaped mounting brackets and four sink head screws The rack ears may be attached prior to shipping Using a Phillips screwdriver attach the mounting brackets to the sides of the device using four sink head screws Using a Phillips screwdriver mount the device in the rack using four rack mounting scre...

Page 59: ...Type 12 volts DC 7 amps max Operating Temperature 32 F 104 F 0 C 40 C Storage Temperature 4 F 185 F 20 C 85 C Operating Humidity 10 80 RH non condensing Storage Humidity 5 90 RH non condensing Operating Altitude sea level to 2000 meters Power External Power Adapter EDACPOWER ELEC Model EA10523C 120 AC Input 100 240 V AC 1 8 A 50 60 Hz DC Output 12 V DC 7 A Connector DC Jack Approvals FCC 47 CFR Pa...

Page 60: ...rface Connector RJ45 Precision 16 or 24 bit Sample Rate 48 kHz Latency 1 ms 2 ms 5 ms Signal Processing DSP Texas Instruments TMS320C6713 300 MHz Memory 8 MB Audio Formats 16 24 bit signed PCM Software Specification Medialon Audio Server V2 Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC FTP Server FTP address MAS Pro IP address FTP Port 21 Login username medialon Login password medialon Root folder Audio files storag...

Page 61: ...d when compared to analog audio Dante also provides specific advantages over first generation audio over Ethernet technologies such as CobraNet and EtherSound Technological advancements include the ability to pass through network routers native gigabit support higher channel count lower latency and automatic configuration 7 2 1 Dante Overview Dante Terminology Transmit Tx channel A transmit channe...

Page 62: ...evice to one or more receiving devices There are two types of flow unicast and multicast Unicast routing creates flows to a single receiving device a unicast flow typically assigns space for 4 channels of audio Unicast flows are setup when a receiver subscribes to an available audio channel and are automatically removed when the receiver unsubscribes from all channels in that flow Multicast routin...

Page 63: ...eiving as unicast the receiver will switch over to receiving audio from the multicast flow and the unicast flow will be removed 7 2 2 Dante Configuration MAS Pro is made with 1 Dante Port or Device Its Dante configuration is done by using Dante Controller utility which can be downloaded from Audinate website This utility is also installed on MAS Pro and it can be opened from the Tools menu Dante C...

Page 64: ...and clock settings o Viewing detailed network information o Access the device web page to upgrade firmware and license information where supported o Identify a device for example by flashing LEDs where supported Audio Routing When Dante Controller is started it always displays the Routing Tab within the Network View In this view the network is shown in the form of a grid Devices with Tx channels a...

Page 65: ...oughout the network One Dante device will be elected as the PTP Master Clock for the network all other Dante devices act as a PTP Slave Clocks to the elected master clock Although many Dante devices may be capable of becoming PTP Master Clock only one device will win the election Devices with clock inputs e g word clock or AES3 will be preferred in the election process A gigabit connected device i...

Page 66: ... the receiver Each receiver has an Rx latency setting This setting defines the latency between the timestamps on the incoming audio samples and when those samples are played out The typical default latency for a Dante device is 1ms This is sufficient for a very large network consisting of a Gigabit network core with up to 10 hops between edge switches and 100 Mb links to Dante devices Smaller Giga...

Page 67: ...rview The MAS Pro ASCII control protocol is a client server protocol Requests are always initiated by the client and the server must reply to the client requests There s no concept of event messages which would be sent by the server without a request The underlying transport protocol is ASCII over a serial link RS232 although the protocol itself is independent of the physical transport protocol ...

Page 68: ...ot case sensitive that is OpenMedia is the same as OPENMedia Space characters SPACE or TAB are allowed between verb and left brackets between parameters and separators brackets and comma Example OPENMEDIA 2 testmedia wav n However reply messages returned from the server are guaranteed not to contain any spaces between verb left brackets parameters and right brackets A message can be made of one or...

Page 69: ...he command is correctly formatted Example Send a play command to Player 2 Client sends PLAY 2 The server replies PLAY 2 When MAS Pro receives a get information message the server sends back the requested information preceded by the same verb as the request message Example In order to get the status of Player 4 Client sends GETSTATUS 4 Server replies GETSTATUS 4 3 00 05 23 45 Error management If th...

Page 70: ...or a group of Players several commands like Play Pause Stop support multiple Players Example PLAY 1 4 9 10 can be used to start playing Players 1 4 9 and 10 in sync 7 3 2 Commands Command shortcuts are shown within brackets Transport PLAY Send a Play to the specified Player s Client sends Field Value Command PLAY PL PlayerIndex 1 to N Server replies with the same message Example PLAY 2 This comman...

Page 71: ...nc STOP Send a Stop to the specified Player s Client sends Field Value Command STOP ST PlayerIndex 1 to N Server replies with the same message Example STOP 2 This command also supports multiple Players using the following syntax STOP Example STOP 1 4 9 10 can be used to stop Players 1 4 9 and 10 in sync LOCATE Locate the specified Player to the specified position Client sends Field Value Command L...

Page 72: ...ition OPENMEDIA Open and load a media on the specified Player Client sends Field Value Command OPENMEDIA OP PlayerIndex 1 to N MediaName Media Name Server replies with the same message Example OPENMEDIA 4 testfile wav If successful this command increments the Player s OpenFileCounter See GETSTATUS command CLOSEMEDIA Close the currently loaded media on the specified Player Client sends Field Value ...

Page 73: ...specified Player Client sends Field Value Command SETBALANCE BA PlayerIndex 1 to N Balance Balance in hundredth of dB Positive values for right channel negative values for left channel Server replies with the same message Example SETBALANCE 4 1000 SETLOOP Sets the number of times the current media should be looped on the specified Player Client sends Field Value Command SETLOOP LP PlayerIndex 1 to...

Page 74: ... gain in hundredth of dB from 0dB to 100dB FadeTime fade time either timecode or millisecond format FadeCurve 1 to 3 selects from fade curves 1 Standard Logarithmic Audio Curve 2 Crossfade Curve 3 Linear Curve Server replies with the same message Example FADE 4 1000 3000 1 SETMONO Set the Mono Stereo configuration of the specified Player Client sends Field Value Command SETMONO MO PlayerIndex 1 to...

Page 75: ...ommand GETSTATUS GS PlayerIndex 1 to N Server replies with the same message Field Value Command GETSTATUS GS PlayerIndex 1 to N Status Status of the Player as an integer 0 Idle 1 Open 2 Close 3 Playing 4 Paused 5 Stopped 8 Locating 9 NotOnline Position Position in timecode hundredth of seconds format Example Client sends GETSTATUS 4 Server replies GETSTATUS 4 3 00 05 23 45 ...

Page 76: ...ntly loaded media empty if no media Position Position in timecode hundredth of seconds format Duration Duration of the currently loaded media in timecode hundredth of seconds format Volume Level attenuation in hundredth of dB from 0dB to 100dB Balance Current balance OpenFileCounter Open File counter The value is incremented each time a new file is opened on the specified Player PlayCount Count of...

Page 77: ...th of seconds format Example Client sends GETPOSITION 4 Server replies GETPOSITION 4 00 05 23 45 GETDURATION Get the duration of the current media for the specified Player Client sends Field Value Command GETDURATION DU PlayerIndex 1 to N Server replies with the same message Field Value Command GETDURATION DU PlayerIndex 1 to N Duration Duration of current media in timecode hundredth of seconds fo...

Page 78: ...V PlayerIndex 1 to N Volume Level attenuation in hundredth of dB from 0dB to 100dB Example Client sends GETVOLUME 4 Server replies GETVOLUME 4 1000 GETBALANCE Get the current balance of the specified Player Client sends Field Value Command GETBALANCE GB PlayerIndex 1 to N Server replies with the same message Field Value Command GETBALANCE GB PlayerIndex 1 to N Balance Balance in hundredth of dB Po...

Page 79: ...lies with the same message Field Value Command GETCURRENTMEDIA GM PlayerIndex 1 to N MediaName Name of the currently loaded media empty if no media Example Client sends GETCURRENTMEDIA 4 Server replies GETCURRENTMEDIA 4 testfile wav GETMEDIADIRECTORY Get the media directory of the whole audio server Client sends Field Value Command GETMEDIADIRECTORY GD Server replies with the same message Field Va...

Page 80: ... replies with the same message Field Value Command GETFILELIST LI FileList File list with filenames separated by CR LF pairs 0x13 0x0D Example Client sends GETFILELIST Server replies GETFILELIST testfile wav r nring wav r nhello wav The following characters are not allowed in the filenames comma right bracket left bracket GETVERSION Get the version of MAS Pro software and the version of the ASCII ...

Page 81: ...the command verb is not recognized Invalid Channel the specified channel index is incorrect Parameter Count the count of parameters of the command is incorrect File Not Found the specified media name was not found in the media directory Invalid Time the time parameter of the command is invalid Channel Status The status field of the reply message to the GetStatus command can have one of the followi...

Page 82: ...d an existing configuration file Save Configuration Ctrl S Save the current configuration to disk Edit Configuration Ctrl E Edit the current configuration 7 4 3 Server menu Item Shortcut Action Connect Ctrl Alt K Launch Medialon Audio Server Browser Disconnect Shift Ctrl K Close current Medialon Audio Server connection Retrieve Configuration from Audio Server Ctrl R Retrieve the configuration from...

Page 83: ...or the selected Track 7 5 Action on click 7 5 1 Player Index click Opens the Player details window 7 5 2 Player Media Name click Opens the Media Library window 7 5 3 Ctrl Volume click Set all volume sliders to the same level In the main window it concerns all Players volumes All tracks levels change in a Player Detail All output volumes are set in Output Control window 7 6 Help 7 6 1 About Dialog ...

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