Sonifex Flashback 8, Handbook

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9
Operation 3
Registry Settings
On startup, Flashback 8 looks in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\
InnesCorp\Flashback8 and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InnesCorp\
Flashback8 for the following DWORD values. A setting in HKEY_CURRENT_
USER overrides any corresponding setting in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
AllowSave – If this value exists it operates as follows:
0 – save-to-file and save-to clipboard operations are disabled
1 – save-to-file and save-to clipboard are enabled
(default).
LoggerListMode – If this value exists it operates as follows:
0 - logger list is read-only (Add, Delete and Search disabled)
1 - Add and Delete enabled, Search disabled
2 - Add, delete and Search enabled (default).
CurrentLogger – Specifies the ordinal value from the logger list of the
initial logger selected on startup. The value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER is
overwritten if the user selects a different logger from the list.
Timeout – Sets the inactivity timer to a timeout value in minutes. The timer
is reset by any keystrokes or mouse clicks within the Flashback window, and
upon timeout will deselect any selected channel, thus releasing all network
connections to the Flashlog unit. If this value is not specified in either
registry hive, a default of 1440 (one day) applies. Setting the Timeout value
to zero will disable the timeout function. Setting this value to greater than
35,791 (approximately 24.8 days) will also disable the timeout function as
this is the maximum delay supported by the Windows timer.
In addition, sub-keys representing logger names can also be created under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Innescorp\Flashback8 to install loggers
for all users of a Flashback PC. For compatibility with Windows Vista and
later versions, these globally-defined loggers can’t be deleted from the
logger list dialog box as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE is read-only for non-
elevated applications.
Troubleshooting
There are a number of conditions which can cause the Flashback software
to fail and/or report an error message. These conditions are now described.
• Unable to open connection to FLnnnn – there can be several causes for
this, including inability to find the logger on the network, failure of the
Flashlog recorder service on the logger itself, or file sharing not enabled
on the logger. Open Windows Explorer on the workstation and check
whether the logger is visible (its name will be FLnnnn where nnnn is the
logger’s serial number).
Flashlog 5: The C partition on the logger should be visible and when
opened should contain subdirectories called logger1, logger2, logger3
and logger4. If Explorer reports an invalid user name and/or password,
make sure that the Guest account in the logger’s User Manager is
enabled.
Flashlog 6: The folder called Audio should be visible and when opened
should contain subdirectories called logger1, logger2, etc. depending
on how many channels are fitted. Note that the Guest account does not
need to be enabled on Flashlog 6, however File Sharing must be turned
on and Password-protected Sharing must be turned off. The Audio folder
should be shared with read access granted to Everyone.
Flashlog 7: The folder called Audio should be visible and when opened
should contain subdirectories called logger1, logger2, etc. depending on
how many channels are fitted. There should also be a subdirectory called
DAB if it’s fitted with DAB capture, with subdirectories in that for each
ensemble. Note that the Guest account does not need to be enabled
on Flashlog 7, however File Sharing must be turned on and Password-
protected Sharing must be turned off. The Audio folder should be shared
with read access granted to Everyone.
Flashlog 8: The folder called Audio should be visible and when opened
should contain folders called Line, AM and/or FM (depending on
hardware configuration), each of which contains folders called logger1,
logger2, etc. depending on how many channels are fitted. There