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MS9400 HD FrEND User Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction

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Chapter 1: Introduction

The MediaSonic MS9400 HD FrEND is a simple to use, High Definition (HD) Video Player Appliance that
supports numerous video formats and is designed to facilitate deployment of HD Media Networks in a wide
variety of situations.

Main features:

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Support for 1920 x 1080i, 1280 x 720p and 720 x 576/480p as well as other formats

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Remote management with TCP/IP interface

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Simultaneous HD and SD output

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Composite and S-Video outputs

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Compact size for easy installation close to display devices

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Analog and Digital audio

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Linux OS

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Support for ESCAN and iMediate

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IR Hand-Held Remote Control for easy access to the on-screen menu

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Programmable Function buttons on the IR Remote

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Optional GPIO Interface

Summary of Contents for MS9400 HD FrEND

Page 1: ...MS9400 HD FrEND User Guide...

Page 2: ...The information in this documentation is supplied without warranty of any kind either directly or indirectly and is subject to change without prior written notice Electrosonic Media Networks Division...

Page 3: ...ol Chapter 7 Using the GPIO Control Interface Appendix A TCP IP Communications Appendix B An Introduction to MPEG Appendix C Encoding Guidelines Appendix D Specifications Index A full contents list ap...

Page 4: ...Menu Button Functions IR mute 1 43 01 07 05 SS Update Serial Port Event Scheduler 1 44 03 18 05 SS GPIO Features Menu Updates IR Soft Function Keys 1 50 04 08 05 SS Default Gateway Command Protocols...

Page 5: ...ent Test File 14 Hand held IR remote control 15 IR Remote Control Version 1 15 IR Remote Control Version 2 15 IR Remote Control Features 16 The FUNC LAST button 16 Hand Held IR Remote Control Button f...

Page 6: ...a Startup playlist 34 MS9400 in a larger system 34 Chapter 6 Remote Control Protocol 35 Introduction 35 Parameter Types 35 Local Control 36 Network Control 36 CONFIGURATION COMMANDS 37 GetPlayerType...

Page 7: ...l 47 Digital Outputs 47 Digital Inputs 47 Programming the IR Remote Functions 48 Programming the GPIO Functions 49 An Example GPIO Control sequence 49 Appendix A TCP IP Communications 50 An Introducto...

Page 8: ...delines 58 Appendix D Specifications 59 Primary Video Output 59 HD Video Connector 59 Secondary Video Outputs 59 Y C 59 COMPOSITE 59 Digital Video Decoder 60 Flexible Format Converter 60 Video Output...

Page 9: ...de variety of situations Main features Support for 1920 x 1080i 1280 x 720p and 720 x 576 480p as well as other formats Remote management with TCP IP interface Simultaneous HD and SD output Composite...

Page 10: ...case NOTE Prepare the mounting surface to accept 6 32 hardware the mounting brackets are designed for 6 32 hardware 1 Remove two screws A B in illustration from each side of the unit 2 Attach the angl...

Page 11: ...er switch back panel is ON SCREEN MENU CONTROL BUTTONS Press the Right and Enter buttons simultaneously to turn the screen menu On or Off Press a particular button direction of movement is indicated b...

Page 12: ...se ports facilitate data transfer to the MS9400 from portable data storage devices also the user may connect a USB keyboard for accessing player functions ETHERNET Access the LAN for TCP IP control ca...

Page 13: ...integrated systems The following diagram illustrates a generic system utilizing an HD FrEND player Your actual system configuration may be different but will be some variant of that shown The Show Co...

Page 14: ...confirms the correct system hook up Default play mode is Loop Play the file will continue playing repeatedly until the MS9400 receives a Stop command from the remote control To play a different Test...

Page 15: ...initial versions of the MS9400 is shown in the image below NOTE Press the light purple PC button on the remote control before you begin set up This action ensures that the remote is configured for con...

Page 16: ...o output 1 mode to YPrPb FUNC LAST 3 Sets video output 1 resolution to 1920 x 1080i 59 FUNC LAST 4 Sets video output 1 resolution to 1280 x 720p 59 FUNC LAST 5 Sets video output 1 resolution to 720 x...

Page 17: ...UTE MUTE Turn off the Audio output ENTER ENTER Future HOME MOUSE Future Skip to the first Clip in a Playlist VOL VOL Adjust Audio Output levels SELECT SELECT Select an option and or initiate an action...

Page 18: ...Led has stopped flashing the unit is ready for configuration 3 Press the MENU button on the remote control having first pressed the PC button The on screen menu appears The up coming sections give in...

Page 19: ...erlace 1280 x 720p 50 Progressive 1280 x 720p 59 94 Progressive 1280 x 720p 60 00 Progressive 720 x 480p 59 94 Progressive 720 x 480LB 59 94 Letterbox progressive 720 x 576p 50 Progressive 720 x 576LB...

Page 20: ...ile during playback To mute audio output during playback use the MUTE button on the IR Hand Control Playlist Mode options are Normal Use this setting to allow the HD FrEND to process a Playlist compri...

Page 21: ...ings are necessary for synchronization of the MS9400 to the calendar clock in a central control system such as when using in a network controlled by ESCAN and for running the Event Scheduler Date Set...

Page 22: ...nt remote control access to the MS9400 Control Use this setting when the MS9400 is to be controlled remotely with ESCAN Pass Through Use the Pass Through setting to control another device such as a vi...

Page 23: ...he scroll buttons to adjust the Subnet settings as required Default Gateway Click on the scroll buttons to set the Default Gateway your network administrator can give you the required address Update I...

Page 24: ...her computer with any FTP application Future USB interface on the back panel Connect the MS9400 to another computer or to a portable drive and transfer files to the MS9400 Use the FTP application of y...

Page 25: ...er return This ensures that data is transferred to the MS9400 correctly 6 Type dir in the command line press Enter Return The application will display the MS9400 server file media folder 7 Type put pa...

Page 26: ...be removed from the media folder on the MS9400 To Up Load data with Internet Explorer 1 Open Internet Explorer on the local computer In the Address line as shown above type the IP address for your MS...

Page 27: ...th of the network connection Ensure that the files have completely transferred to the MS9400 before trying to play them Having transferred the program material to the MS9400 you are now ready to play...

Page 28: ...le name is case sensitive and must be entered exactly as shown Events sch The Events sch file must be located in the media folder on the MS9400 and will be processed by the MS9400 as follows 1 On syst...

Page 29: ...e day location for the required event otherwise assign a 0 The Day of Week must be bracketed with the DayofWeek DayofWeek tags Event Time The Event Time uses the following format Hour Minute Second Th...

Page 30: ...1 op ZZ display power ON 0D CommandString Event Event StartDate 07 01 2005 StartDate EndDate 07 31 2005 EndDate DateOfWeek 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 DateOfWeek EventTime 21 00 00 EventTime CommandString outport 1...

Page 31: ...layer Any files that have been transferred to the MS9400 will appear in the Files list If the list of files available is too long to fit in the window a scroll bar will appear to allow access to these...

Page 32: ...tton on the remote the HD FrEND Main Menu appears 2 Select Playlists to view the HD FrEND Playlist Menu Playlist Name Shows all existing Playlists or none if empty New Click to generate a new Playlist...

Page 33: ...selected files will be added to the Playlist and appear in the Playlist Contents window in the order that they are inserted Select any unwanted files in the Playlist and click the Remove button to de...

Page 34: ...set as 0 and 1 respectively if any other settings are required consult Electrosonic As an example using fictional video file names the startup playlist could be written media panorama mpg 0 1 media t...

Page 35: ...tor Many commands require a parameter list a chapter number or frame number for example Parameters are space separated In the case where a parameter contains spaces quotes can be used to bracket the p...

Page 36: ...ill indicate whether a channel list is required The channel list is a comma separated list of channels such as the following 1 2 3 The command will apply to channels 1 2 and 3 A special symbol is also...

Page 37: ...r Type Description MS9300SD Single channel SD FrEND MS9100HD 9100 series based HD players MS9200HD 9200 series based HD players MS9400HD 9400 series based HD players GetChannelCount This command reque...

Page 38: ...r software The control system will not interpret the string but will pass it back to the player when creating playlists The GetMediaTree command essentially performs a left hand depth first traverse o...

Page 39: ...ll the playlists stored in the server The player responds with a list of Playlist commands as follows Playlist string1 Where string1 identifies a playlist The list is terminated with an empty Playlist...

Page 40: ...ond with Fileplaying 1 media clipname mpg or ERROR ListPlaylist string1 Returns a list of the clips contained in the playlist identified by string1 NOTE Existing media file and or playlist names that...

Page 41: ...aying 1 media clipname mpg or ERROR Play Channel list Play the currently loaded playlist after a PAUSE command To play a new file use the LOADCLIP command To play a new playlist use the LOADPLAYLIST c...

Page 42: ...OK or ERROR Setsmoothmode Sets the Player into Smooth transition mode Use this setting to smoothly transition between files in a Playlist comprised of MPEG files having the same PID recommended NOTE T...

Page 43: ...tate of the four 4 GPIO Inputs The Player will respond with inputstate 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or where ON OFF Getoutput Verify the state of the four 4 GPIO Outputs The Player will respond with outputstate 1...

Page 44: ...uld you wish to make your own cables the MS9400 s control pin outs are given below Serial Port Pinout PIN1 n c PIN2 Receive Data PIN3 Transmit Data PIN4 n c PIN5 Ground PIN6 n c PIN7 n c PIN8 n c PIN9...

Page 45: ...igned to macro files mac which can be programmed to issue any command supported by the MS9400 control protocol Four Digital outputs each with a corresponding status LED each driving low current change...

Page 46: ...ough the internal 560ohm resistor is limited between 5 20mA This method is preferred where installation takes place in noisy environments or where the switch contacts wiring is run over a long distanc...

Page 47: ...er of Digital outputs Change over relays available on the MS9400 is currently four 4 but the protocol allows for future expansion SET OUTPUT The output command will set the state of one of more of the...

Page 48: ...LAST 3 runs F3 mac wait 00 00 00 00 setoutputresolution 1 1920 1080 i 29 FUNC LAST 4 runs F4 mac wait 00 00 00 00 setoutputresolution 1 1280 720 p 59 FUNC LAST 5 runs F5 mac wait 00 00 00 00 setoutpu...

Page 49: ...igh to Low Use a text editor such as Notepad to write the control sequence Save the text file macro in the mac format Transfer the file s to the MS9400 by means of ftp The new command sequence will ru...

Page 50: ...s transmitted as a whole No way to guarantee receipt of data Maximum data transfer speeds of around 115 Kbps Ethernet Designed to connect many devices called a network on a single port Messages transm...

Page 51: ...r decimal numbers each in the range 0 to 255 separated by dots such as 198 123 34 240 This is called dotted decimal notation Network and Host Identifiers An IP Address is divided into two parts The ne...

Page 52: ...ton and from the menu choose Run 2 In the Run dialog box type in the following ping xxx xxx xxx xxx t Where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the IP Address of the MS9400 that you wish to test 3 A DOS Window will th...

Page 53: ...er or the device is sending data Check the data cabling power and setup of the affected device Reply from 208 132 180 48 Destination host unreachable indicates that you are trying to ping an address w...

Page 54: ...amount of data that is used to represent the video stream This is called Compression Compression falls into two basic types Loss less and Lossy As the name implies loss less compression is able to re...

Page 55: ...tions describe the different frame types that may be found in an MPEG stream I frames These are frames that contain a complete Image I frames act as the random access points into the video stream P Fr...

Page 56: ...the PTSs in the PES packets It is important to understand that the PES times are features of Multiplexing audio and video into single streams They are not included in elementary streams Playback of e...

Page 57: ...covery from bit errors in the stream The transport stream can contain any number of different audio and video stream pairs Transport streams were designed for the Television broadcast industry where e...

Page 58: ...most popular resolutions supported are 1920 x 1080 x 59 94 interlace and 1280 x 720 x 59 94 progressive Recommended Video PID numbers are 17 33 49 Audio PID numbers are video PID 3 Try to ensure that...

Page 59: ...rPb mode as specified by EIA770 HD Video Connector 15 pin miniature D type socket Pin Number Name Pin Number Name 1 Red Pr 9 No Connect 2 Green Y 10 Sync Ground 3 Blue Pb 11 No Connect 4 No Connect 12...

Page 60: ...ted Better than ATSC quality using data rates up to 35Mbps 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 720 x 480 16 9 4 3 Aspect Ratio support Flexible Format Converter High quality up down converter of source video to se...

Page 61: ...udio Bit Rate 384Kbps SPDIF Output via RCA phono connector Digital Audio IEC 61937 SPDIF Audio Output Level 1V p p Audio Output Impedance 600 ohms Network RJ45 Ethernet 10 100Base T auto sensing Physi...

Page 62: ...ts 45 Input Circuit Wiring 45 Digital Outputs Relay Changeover contacts 46 E ESCAN 9 21 34 36 Event Scheduler 28 Event Script 28 Event Script Format 28 Event Script Format Command String 29 Day of Wee...

Page 63: ...ID Search 20 playing Media Files Startup playlist 34 Playing Media Files 31 Menu during playback 32 Playlists 32 Rename playlist 33 Test File 31 Playlist Mode 20 Product Serial No 21 PTS 56 Q Quick St...

Page 64: ...MS9400 HD FrEND User Guide Index 64 Rev 1 54 IP Address 23 Subnet 23 V Video Format 9 Video Output Resoltion 19 W Wall Mounting 10...

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