MIRAGE
BROADCAST MPEG 2 PLAYER
SOLOIST 2
BROADCAST MPEG 2 PLAYER
ADTEC, INC.
INNOVATIVE BROADCAST AUTOMATION
WWW.ADTECINC.COM
Sales/Customer Service/Technical Support
Adtec, Inc.
408 Russell Street
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 256-6619
Fax: (615) 256-6593
Sales: (615) 256-6619
Technical Support: (615) 256-7753
Production/Engineering/Research & Development
Adtec, Inc
2231 Corporate Square Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32216
WWW.ADTECINC.COM
Table Of Contents
i.
Contact Information
I.
Quick Start-Up Guides
Mirage-Soloist 2 Quick Start-Up Guide
Ethernet Quick Start-Up Guide
II.
Mirage Introduction
III.
Soloist 2 Introduction
IV.
Symphony
Locations
IFP (In Field Programming Guide)
Console
Using Console
Directory
Configuration
Communication
Audio/Video
Transport
Time
Networking
Features
Manufacture
List
Using Lists
DVC Files
Schedule
Using Schedules
Dvc Files
V.
Terminal Mode Command Interface
Mirage-Soloist 2 Commands
Terminal Mode Error Appendix
VI.
Network Troubleshooting
VII.
DDSN Appendix
VIII.
Parallel Port Appendix
Parauto.DVC
IX.
Technical
Soloist 2 / Mirage – Start-up Guide
QUICK START-UP GUIDE
Creating a Symphony-Net Location
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Connect DB-9 or DB-25 adapter to open COM port on PC.
Run telephone cord from adapter to COM IN on back of device.
Open Adtec’s Symphony-Net Software
Choose your device. (Soloist 1, Soloist 2, or Mirage)
Create a location.
•
•
•
•
•
•
Click (+) sign and enter a location name.
Enter phone number if using a modem. Remember to input the modem string into the unit
as well.
Enter port type.
Enter the Unit Names exactly as they are entered into your device.
Factory default unit names are SOLOIST (Soloist 1 and Soloist 2) and MIRAGE
(Mirage)
Enter Baud Rate = 38,400; Data Bits = 8; Stop Bits = 1; and Parity = none
An Asterisk (*) is the wild card name for all units. Only use the (*) when connected to a single
unit, otherwise all units in the communications chain will receive your commands.
6. Save and close Location.
7. Open Console.
8. Open your location from CONNECTIONS drop down menu. (Bottom right corner of main
screen)
9. Click on UNITS drop down list and select your individual unit.
10. Information will appear immediately on the Control Panel and the Directory behind Control
Panel.
11. YOU are CONNECTED.
Soloist 2 / Mirage – Start-up Guide
QUICK START-UP GUIDE
Using Symphony-Net / Console
1. After creating your LOCATION.
2. Open Console Applet.
3. Open your location from CONNECTIONS drop down menu. (Bottom right corner of main
screen)
4. Click on UNITS drop down list and select your individual unit (The same name as in your
LOCATION.
5. Information will appear immediately on the Control Panel and in the Directory behind
Control Panel.
6. YOU are CONNECTED.
** A quick way to check if your connected is to type * _(enter) in the TERMINAL MODE. The
response should be “0” or “OK”.
Directory
The Directory provides a textual inventory of clips residing on the hard drive(s) in the Soloist. The file
Name, Drive, Disk (Partition), Spot number, Length, File size (MB), Data Rate (Mbs), Date encoded, and
Time encoded are provided.
LIST
Creating a Sequential Playback List
Under the List Tab in Console, Drag and Drop SPOT NAMES (MPEG clips) from the directory window
on the left to the List window on the right.
This List is now only on your Desktop PC.
SEND this list to the Soloist.
Press NV- SAVE to save the list to Non-Volatile Memory.
CONFIGURATION
The configuration will play a large role in how the list is executed, be sure that the configuration
variables match the desired functionality for the list.
Recommended Configuration settings for Lists are:
Setting
Repeat
Startup
Option
All
On
Remember to NV-SAVE the new configuration
Soloist 2 / Mirage – Start-up Guide
QUICK START-UP GUIDE
SCHEDULE TAB
Creating a Schedule
Schedule adds the Weekday, Month, Date, Year, Hour, Minute, Second and Frame options to a list.
Make sure the Schedule Running Button is checked prior to sending the schedule or it will not
work.
Under the Schedule Tab in Console, Drag and Drop SPOT NAMES (MPEG clips) from the directory
window on the left to the Schedule window on the right.
Assign Date and Time to each clip.
SEND this schedule to the Soloist.
Press NV- SAVE to save the schedule to Non-Volatile Memory.
The configuration of the unit will play a large role in how the schedule is executed, be sure that the
configuration variables match the desired functionality for the list.
Recommended Configuration settings for schedules are:
Setting
Repeat
Startup
Option
Off
Off
The Schedule Linking Feature
Once the first program in your schedule is assigned a time, single click in its link box to the left, drag
through all additional programs in your schedule. Start times will be automatically assigned. This feature
is particularly useful when a schedule of lists is required on a repeating or day-to-day basis.
Speed Button Descriptions
Speed Button
NV-Erase
NV-Load
NV-Save
Defaults
Configuration Speed Button Table
Function
Clear the Non Volatile (Flash) memory
Load (Get) the Non Volatile (Flash) memory settings and display to desktop
Save (Send) the Non Volatile (Flash) memory settings from the desktop to
Soloist
Set unit configuration to default, must save after default has been selected
Soloist 2 / Mirage – Start-up Guide
QUICK START-UP GUIDE
List & Schedule Speed Button Table
Speed Button
NV-Erase
NV-Load
NV-Save
Clear
Get
Send
Function
Clear the Non Volatile (Flash) memory
Load the Non Volatile (Flash) memory settings into Volatile Memory
Save (Send) the Non Volatile (Flash) memory settings from the desktop to
Soloist
Clear the list or schedule from the Volatile Memory only
Get the list or schedule from the non-volatile memory and display on the
desktop
Send the list or schedule from the desktop to the Soloist volatile (erasable)
memory. The NV-Save must be clicked after the send command is issued.
The sequence is Send then NV-Save to save a list to Non-volatile memory.
Non-Volatile Memory (NV)
The configuration settings allow the user to customize the Soloist to perform exactly as desired. There is
no need to set switches for specific characteristics to be defined. The non-volatile memory is in the form
of a Flash ROM. It can be re-written to an infinite number of times. Once the NV-Save speed button is
selected, the user will be prompted "You are about to save the Configuration in the Soloist to the nonvolatile memory…ARE YOU SURE?" click Yes to proceed or No to cancel. Once yes is clicked, the
Soloist will now react with the configuration characteristic defined and saved in the non-volatile memory.
Soloist 2 / Mirage – Ethernet Setup
QUICK START-UP GUIDE
Check Connection with Unit (s)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Connect DB-9 or DB-25 adapter to open com port on PC.
Run telephone cord from adapter to COM IN on back of device.
Open Adtec’s Symphony-Net Software
Choose your device. (Soloist 2 or Mirage)
Create a location. Open Locations.
•
•
•
•
•
•
Click (+) sign and enter a location name.
Enter phone number if using a modem.
Enter port type.
Enter the Unit Names exactly as they are entered into your device.
Factory default unit names are SOLOIST (Soloist 2) and MIRAGE (Mirage)
Enter Baud Rate = 38,400; Data Bits = 8; Stop Bits = 1; and Parity = none
An Asterisk (*) is the wild card name for all units. Only use the (*) when connected to a single
unit, otherwise all units in the communications chain will receive your commands.
6. Save and close Location.
7. Open Terminal.
8. Open your location from CONNECTIONS drop down menu. (Bottom right corner of main
screen)
9. Type * _(enter). The response should be “0” or “OK”.
10.
YOU are CONNECTED.
Using Symphony-Net / Console
1. After creating your LOCATION.
2. Open Console Applet.
3. Open your location from CONNECTIONS drop down menu. (Bottom right corner of main
screen)
4. Click on UNITS drop down list and select your individual unit (The same name as in your
LOCATION.
5. YOU are CONNECTED.
Soloist 2 / Mirage – Ethernet Setup
QUICK START-UP GUIDE
Upgrade Firmware Through IFP
It may be necessary for you to upgrade to a more recent version of firmware in order to make the Ethernet
Feature work properly.
Open Adtec’s Symphony-Net Software (July Version or Later)
Choose your device. (Soloist 2 or Mirage)
Open IFP Applet.
Select Boot Key Mode* or Non Boot Key Mode
Select Units (Left Window) to upgrade firmware
Browse Hard Drive for S19 File to upload
a. Date will appear under top window. Make sure that it is the appropriate date
code.
7. Click Program Application Button
8. Monitor Progress in right hand window.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
*The boot key (9-pin key with pins 4 and 9 soldered together) must be placed on the unit prior uploading
firmware. The unit must then be reset and the user must verify the alternating video and drive lights on
the front panel. After the unit receives new firmware, the boot key must be removed and the unit must be
reset.
Boot Key
NOTE: If you are using a July Version or later Version of Firmware before upgrading, you do not have
to use the Boot Key. You can connect to the Soloist through the Com Port and upgrade the Firmware.
This is very useful for upgrading your Soloist over a modem. The unit can still play function while the
firmware is being loaded. However, you will have to Reset the unit in order for the new firmware to take
effect.
Soloist 2 / Mirage – Ethernet Setup
QUICK START-UP GUIDE
Install Feature Keys
Feature Keys will enable special feature of the Soloist2. Otherwise the unit may flash the video and drive
lights simultaneously. It is possible to change this setting through Terminal Mode, but it is recommended
to use the Console’s Interface.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Open Adtec’s Symphony-Net Software (July Version or Later)
Choose your device. (Soloist 2 or Mirage)
Open Console Applet.
Connect to unit (s) by selecting the CONNECTION area in the bottom right corner of the
screen.
Select Unit in top left-hand corner. There should already be a location for unit (s) to
program.
Select FEATURES tab. The features of the selected unit should appear along with the
Permanent and Temporary Locks.
Enter the appropriate FEATURE key for each feature to be enabled. Remember to press
<ENTER>. The feature should turn from Disabled (RED) to Enabled (GREEN)
immediately.
Repeat above step for each Feature to enable and repeat process for each unit (s) to be
changed.
Be aware that there is an email form from Adtec that will automate this process. If you have multiple
units and they are daisy-chained together through the RS-232 port, you may consider this option. All
features of the units will be updated automatically. NOTE: This option has a problem with email
received from AOL.
Set HOSTMODE Properties
Adtec refers to the LAN functions of a unit as the HOSTMODE properties of the unit. These properties
give an individual identity to the unit when you access the unit via Ethernet. Each command is further
explained in the Command Interface Manual. The commands may be executed from Soloist Console in
the Symphony software or directly from terminal.
1. Set Hostmode of Unit. The first soloist is usually set as the SERVER and the rest are
Clients.
2. Set the IPAddress of the Unit. This is four-digit decimal form. ###.###.###.###
3. Set the IPMask of the Unit. This is four-digit decimal form. ###.###.###.###
4. Set the GatewayIPAddress of the unit if applicable. This is only used when a gateway is
involved. The soloist can support up to 4 gateway addresses.
5. Set the HostIPAddress of the unit if applicable. This is used when you want the clients to
mirror the server. The soloist can support up to 4 Host addresses.
6. Set the HostTimer of the unit. This is applicable in a mirror setting only. It is the delay
in seconds between the clients querying the server for new information.
7. Set the ServerUserPassword. Default is SOLOIST, NONE. Both must be in CAPS.
8. Set the ClientUserPassword. Default is SOLOIST, NONE. Both must be in CAPS.
Soloist 2 / Mirage – Ethernet Setup
QUICK START-UP GUIDE
Power Off
The Soloist(s) must be powered down in order for the new HOSTMODE properties to take effect. Once
you power up the Soloist(s), the new properties will take effect.
Ping
After power up, you will need to PING the unit(s) to see if they will respond. Ping is a useful command
that will address the unit via its new IPAddress and respond with the time that it took the unit to respond.
The PING command is further explained in the Command Interface Manual.
Rear of Soloist showing the Ethernet Port
NOTE: Your Soloist may be configured differently.
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Mirage Introduction
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Mirage
The Mirage represents years of engineering and market research culminating
into one simple, reliable, economical and powerful video tool. At its core, the
Mirage utilizes a high-speed 32-bit RISC CPU operating under ADTEC’s own
deterministic multitasking operating system. The core CPU is tightly integrated
with MPEG decoding, memory, drive host control and digital to analog circuitry
to provide the highest level of quality and reliability available. The Mirage will
provide years and years of total maintenance free operation without the need or
knowledge of sophisticated computers and operating systems.
Identifier
A
B
C
D
E
Description
Reset switch. Must be held for one second to initiate reset.
Power LED illuminates when AC power is applied to unit.
Video LED illuminates during video playback.
Drive LED illuminates during IDE host controller activity.
Drive bay for primary, IDE
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Mirage Front with included removable IDE hard drive.
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Connector
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Description
Chassis ground.
AC line input, 3-pin computer power plug. Includes 6’ cable. (Auto range 70-240 VAC input)
SOLO210BASET (10 Base T). Expansion port 2.
SOLOBALYC (Balanced audio, Y/C, RGB, YUV) expansion port. Expansion port 1.
Parallel control port.
RS-232 communications port THRU. (Unlimited loop-through capabilities)
RS-232 communications port IN. (Unlimited loop-through capabilities) Units require unique names to
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address individually.
H
I
J
K
L
M
Power cord strain relief connections
10 Base T Ethernet Busy LED.
10 Base T Ethernet Link LED.
10 Base T Ethernet RJ-45 jack.
Ethernet hardware address. (48 bit address set in hardware, IP address selected in firmware configuration)
Balanced RIGHT audio output, 600 Ohm output impedance. (Only included with SOLO2BALYC
option)
N
Balanced LEFT audio output, 600 Ohm output impedance. (Only included with SOLO2BALYC
option)
O
P
Q
R
S
Y/C output. 4 pin din connector. (Only included with SOLO2BALYC option)
Video output number 1, 75 Ohm.
Video output number 2, 75 Ohm.
Unbalanced LEFT audio output, 56K Ohm output impedance.
Unbalanced RIGHT audio output, 56K Ohm output impedance.
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Physical Concerns
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Mirage
Rack Mount Applications:
The Mirage was designed to be rack mounted and requires only one rack unit
(1RU). It does NOT require blank spaces above or below to remain within it’s
designed operating temperatures. The Mirage integrates a built in fan with side
\
Units can be rack mounted with
out fill panels between them.
panel discharge, make sure the side discharge has at least 1” of clear space to
allow for airflow.
Non Rack Mount Applications:
The Mirage can be tabletop or desk mounted as it ships with four rubber feet to
prevent skid or slipping on Formica finishes. In this application, make sure that
no heavy objects (over 25 pounds) are placed on top of the unit as this may
cause damage to the drives.
Power Concerns
Power Supply:
The Mirage ships with a six (6) foot standard SJT power cord with a three (3)
pin US type plug. Optionally, a European 3 PIN cord with plug is available. The
unit incorporates a universal input switch mode power supply. It carries the CE,
UL, CSA and TUV safety certifications. Valid input ranges from 70 to 240 volts
AC (VAC), 50 Hz or 60 Hz and uses between 20 and 65 watts based on the
number and type of hard drives used.
Audio and Video Concerns
Video Connections:
%
connections.
The Mirage can be configured for
Composite and optional YC video
Audio Connections:
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The MIRAGE uses video industry standard BNC connectors for video
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The Mirage ships standard with RCA jack, Unbalanced (Hi impedance -10 dB,
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56 K Ohm) audio connectors for left and right channels. If the SOLOBALYC
option is purchased, removable screw terminal (RST) connectors will be
supplied to facilitate low impedance (+4 dB, 600 Ohm) balanced audio. In
addition, a four (4) pin din connector.
Communications Concerns
Control Connectors:
The MIRAGE incorporates Parallel and Serial RS232 control. The Parallel port
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utilizes a DB9 male connector and the RS232 ports utilize RJ-11 telephone
The Mirage can easily be
controlled via serial or parallel
interfaces.
connectors. For specific information regarding the protocol and pin out, see the
Technical section.
Communications Connections:
The MIRAGE provides multi drop loop-through RS232 to allow a single PC
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communications port or serial controller access to multiple units. Two RJ-11
An unlimited number of units can
be controlled from one (1) RS232
serial port.
connectors make up the In and Through connections. Adapters are provided to
connect the MIRAGE directly to a 9-pin or 25-pin PC communications port.
Hard Drive Concerns
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The Mirage ONLY recognizes drives formatted using FAT 16. The DOS
FDISK utility limits the partition size to 2 Gigabytes; however, the Mirage can
partition and format drives with up to 4 Gigabyte FAT 16 partitions. The Mirage
can see up to 32 partitions per physical drive (128 Gigabytes/Drive). The Mirage
chassis can facilitate one (1) IDE hard drive mounted in 5.25” removable bay.
FAT 16 is the only file system the
Mirage recognizes. The Mirage
partitioned and formatted drives
can be seen in Win 95 and NT.
\
The Mirage ONLY uses IDE hard
drives.
Summary:
The MIRAGE was designed to replace VCR’s and Laser (Video) Disk Players.
It will provide many years of high quality reliable video and audio. Should you
require technical support or supplies contact ADTEC at 615-256-6619 or
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MPEG Encoding Parameters
Item
Spec
Type
Notes
MPEG 1
MPEG 2
GOP
ISO-11172-2
ISO-13818
NA
System
Program
NA
Video
Resolution
NTSC
NA
720-480, 30 fps
352-480, 30 fps
352-240, 30 fps
Video
Resolution
PAL
NA
720-576, 25 fps
352-576, 25 fps
352-288, 25 fps
Video
Resolution
PAL-M
NA
720-480, 30 fps
352-480, 30 fps
352-240, 30 fps
Video
Resolution
PAL-N
NA
720-576, 25 fps
352-576, 25 fps
352-288, 25 fps
Data rates from 0.5 Mbs to 5 Mbs
Data rates from 1 Mbs to 8 Mbs ***
Adjustable from 1 to 15, Full IBP, IP or I only.
GOP markings are preferred.
Full D1
Half D1
SIF
Color Frequency: 3,579,545 Hz
Full D1
Half D1
SIF
Color Frequency: 4,433,618.75 Hz
Full D1
Half D1
SIF
Color Frequency: 3,575,611.49 Hz
Full D1
Half D1
SIF
Color Frequency: 3,582,056.25 Hz
Audio
Sampling
Audio
NA
ISO-11172-3
Mono, Dual Mono,
Stereo or Joint Stereo
Layer 1
Audio
ISO-11172-3
Layer 2
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Sampling rates of 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
Data rates supported for Layer 1 are 32 Kbits/s
to 448 Kbits/s in 32 K steps.
Data rates supported for Layer 2 are 64, 96, 112,
128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384 Kbits/s. Free
formatted or variable audio bit rates are not
compatible.
*** The Mirage is limited to a maximum of 8 Mbs total Program
Stream data rate for MPEG 2. Do not set the video data rate to 8
Mbs as the audio will add to this number and the Mirage will not
register the files!
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The terminal directory command
supports a unified listing that will
show all files with attributes. Type:
<unit name> dir u
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The Mirage will respond with a
complete unified listing of all files.
MPEG files with higher than 8 Mbs
data rates will be displayed and
commented as such.
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Declaration of Conformity
Manufacturers Name: ADTEC, Inc.
Manufacturer Address: 408 Russell Street, Nashville, TN. 37206 USA
Responsible Person: Kevin Ancelin, Vice President Operations
Product Model Number: Mirage
Description of Product: ADTEC’s Mirage MPEG 2 player was designed to
store and decode MPEG1 and MPEG2 video. The device is essentially an
embedded computer containing the following features:
• Real-time 32 bit operating system
• IDE hard drive control
• File system
• Serial inputs and outputs
• ASCI command control support (Terminal Mode)
• Parallel inputs and outputs
• Ethernet
• Embedded Motorola CPU with DRAM
• NTSC and PAL video outputs
• Universal input power supply
• Real Time Clock
Directive Complied: EMC 89/336/EEC
Conforming Standards:
• EN 55022: 1994 Radiant and Conducted Emissions Testing
• EN 50082-1: 1992 Generic Immunity
• IEC 801-2: 1991 Electrostatic Discharge, Immunity Testing
• IEC 801-3: 1984 Radiant Electromagnetic Fields, Immunity Testing
• IEC 801-4: 1988 Electrical Fast Transient/Burst, Immunity Testing
I, the undersigned hereby declare that the Mirage conforms to the above
Directives and Standards.
Manufacturer:
Name
Kevin Ancelin
Date
Title VP Operations
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Soloist 2 Introduction
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SOLOIST 2
The Soloist 2 represents years of engineering and market research culminating
into one simple, reliable, economical and powerful broadcast tool. At its core,
the Soloist 2 utilizes a high-speed 32-bit RISC CPU operating under ADTEC’s
own deterministic multitasking operating system. The core CPU is tightly
integrated with MPEG decoding, memory, drive host control and digital to
analog circuitry to provide the highest level of quality and reliability available.
The Soloist 2 will provide years and years of total maintenance free operation
without the need or knowledge of sophisticated computers and operating
systems.
Identifier
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Description
Reset switch. Must be held for one second to initiate reset.
Power LED, illuminates when AC power is applied to unit.
Video LED, illuminates during video playback.
Drive LED, illuminates during either SCSI or IDE host controller activity.
Link LED, illuminates when the electrical 10 Base T Ethernet connection is made
correctly to a hub or server.
Busy LED illuminates when Ethernet activity occurs.
Drive bay for primary, IDE or SCSI
Drive bay for secondary, IDE or SCSI
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A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
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SOLOIST 2
Description
Chassis ground.
AC line input, 3-pin computer power plug. Includes 6’ cable. (Auto range 70-240 VAC input)
SOLO210BASET (10 Base T) and External SCSI 2 drive expansion port. Expansion port 2.
SOLO2BALYC (Balanced audio, Y/C, RGB, YUV) expansion port. Exp ansion port 1.
RS422A control port.
Parallel control port.
RS-232 communications port THRU. (Unlimited loop-through capabilities)
RS-232 communications port IN. (Unlimited loop-through capabilities) Units require unique names to
address individually.
I
J
K
L
M
N
Product label area.
10 Base T Ethernet Busy LED. (Only used when installed in Soloist 1 to Soloist 2 upgrade)
10 Base T Ethernet Link LED. (Only used when installed in Soloist 1 to Soloist 2 upgrade)
10 Base T Ethernet RJ-45 jack.
Ethernet hardware address. (48 bit address set in hardware, IP address selected in firmware configuration)
Balanced RIGHT audio output, 600 Ohm output impedance. (Only included with SOLO2BALYC
option)
O
Balanced LEFT audio output, 600 Ohm output impedance. (Only included with SOLO2BALYC
option)
P
Q
R
S
T
U
Y/C output. 4 pin din connector. (Only included with SOLO2BALYC option)
Y output of Y/C on BNC connector. (Only included with SOLO2BALYC option)
C output of Y/C on BNC connector. (Only included with SOLO2BALYC option)
Video output number 1, 75 Ohm.
Video output number 2, 75 Ohm.
SYNC input, 75 Ohm, Black Burst or Digital TTL sync. Genlock input (firmware upgrade
required)
V
W
Unbalanced LEFT audio output, 56K Ohm output impedance.
Unbalanced RIGHT audio output, 56K Ohm output impedance.
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Soloist 2 rear panel with optional Balanced Audio and 10 Base T Ethernet options
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Physical Concerns
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SOLOIST 2
Rack Mount Applications:
The Soloist 2 was designed to be rack mounted and requires only one rack unit
(1RU). It does NOT require blank spaces above or below to remain within it’s
designed operating temperatures. The Soloist 2 integrates a built in fan with side
\
Units can be rack mounted with
out fill panels between them.
panel discharge, make sure the side discharge has at least 1” of clear space to
allow for airflow.
Non Rack Mount Applications:
The Soloist 2 can be tabletop or desk mounted as it ships with four rubber feet to
prevent skid or slipping on Formica finishes. In this application, make sure that
no heavy objects (over 25 pounds) are placed on top of the unit as this may
cause damage to the drives.
Power Concerns
Power Supply:
The Soloist 2 ships with a six (6) foot standard SJT power cord with a three (3)
pin US type plug. Optionally, a European 3 PIN cord with plug is available. The
unit incorporates a universal input switch mode power supply. It carries the CE,
UL, CSA and TUV safety certifications. Valid input ranges from 70 to 240 volts
AC (VAC), 50 Hz or 60 Hz and uses between 20 and 65 watts based on the
number and type of hard drives used.
Audio and Video Concerns
Video Connections:
%
SYNC connections.
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The Soloist 2 can be configured for
Composite, YC, Component
(Separate SYNC), and RGB
(SYNC). See Configuration for
more specifics.
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The SOLOIST 2 uses video industry standard BNC connectors for video and
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Audio Connections:
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SOLOIST 2
The Soloist 2 ships standard with RCA jack, Unbalanced (Hi impedance -10 dB,
M
56 K Ohm) audio connectors for left and right channels. If the SOLO2BALYC
Caution: The 4-pin din and two
BNC connectors are the same
electrical YC signal, both CAN
NOT be connected at the same
time!
option is purchased, removable screw terminal (RST) connectors will be
supplied to facilitate low impedance (+4 dB, 600 Ohm) balanced audio. In
addition, a four (4) pin din connector and two BNC connectors are supplied for
Y/C video out.
Communications Concerns
Control Connectors:
The SOLOIST 2 incorporates Parallel, Serial RS232 and Serial RS422A control.
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The Parallel port utilizes a DB9 male connector, the RS422A port utilizes a DB9
The Soloist 2 can easily be
controlled via serial or parallel
interfaces.
female connector, and the RS232 ports utilize RJ-11 telephone connectors. For
specific information regarding the protocol and pin out, see the Technical
section.
Communications Connections:
The SOLOIST 2 provides multi drop loop-through RS232 to allow a single PC
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communications port or serial controller access to multiple units. Two RJ-11
An unlimited number of units can
be controlled from one (1) RS232
serial port.
connectors make up the In and Through connections. Adapters are provided to
connect the SOLOIST 2 directly to a 9-pin or 25-pin PC communications port.
Hard Drive Concerns
Internal Drive(s):
The Soloist 2 ONLY recognizes drives formatted using FAT 16. This limits the
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partition to 2 Gigabytes; however, the Soloist 2 can see up to 8 partitions per
FAT 16 is the only file system the
Soloist 2 recognizes.
IDE or SCSI-2 removable hard drives mounted in 5.25” removable bays. If more
than two (2) physical drives are required, an external storage chassis is required.
The Soloist 2 can interface with industry standard IDE (EIDE) ATA type hard
drives. It also can interface with SCSI-2 (50-pin narrow) hard drives. ATAPI
IDE CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drives may also be used as a source drive to copy
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The Soloist 2 ONLY supports
SCSI-2 (50-pin narrow) and IDE
hard drives. Wide 68- pin drives
are NOT supported.
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onto a hard drive. The data through put and media used with CD or DVD-ROM
drives are not reliable enough to use for consistent MPEG 2 video playback.
SCSI-2 Drive Expansion:
The SOLO210BASET option includes a knock out for a fifty-pin Centronics
female connector. The cable must be obtained from ADTEC. If the external
SCSI option is required without Ethernet functionality, the rear panel knockout
can only be obtained from ADTEC. ADTEC offers a rack mount chassis that
holds up to eight (8) SCSI-2 devices (SCSI-2 is limited to seven (7)). The
external chassis is ideal for applications where large amounts of video are
required or for RAID applications.
Summary:
The SOLOIST 2 was designed to replace VCR’s and Laser (Video) Disk
Players. It will provide many years of high quality reliable video and audio.
Should you require technical support or supplies contact ADTEC at 615-256-
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6619 or www.adtecinc.com. Thank you again for purchasing the Soloist 2.
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MPEG Encoding Parameters
Item
Spec
Type
Notes
MPEG 1
MPEG 2
GOP
ISO-11172-2
ISO-13818
NA
System
Program
NA
Video
Resolution
NTSC
NA
720-480, 30 fps
352-480, 30 fps
352-240, 30 fps
Video
Resolution
PAL
NA
720-576, 25 fps
352-576, 25 fps
352-288, 25 fps
Video
Resolution
PAL-M
NA
720-480, 30 fps
352-480, 30 fps
352-240, 30 fps
Video
Resolution
PAL-N
NA
720-576, 25 fps
352-576, 25 fps
352-288, 25 fps
Data rates from 0.5 Mbs to 5 Mbs
Data rates from 1 Mbs to 15 Mbs
Adjustable from 1 to 15, Full IBP, IP or I only.
GOP markings are preferred.
Full D1
Half D1
SIF
Color Frequency: 3,579,545 Hz
Full D1
Half D1
SIF
Color Frequency: 4,433,618.75 Hz
Full D1
Half D1
SIF
Color Frequency: 3,575,611.49 Hz
Full D1
Half D1
SIF
Color Frequency: 3,582,056.25 Hz
Audio
Sampling
Audio
NA
ISO-11172-3
Mono, Dual Mono,
Stereo or Joint Stereo
Layer 1
Audio
ISO-11172-3
Layer 2
Sampling rates of 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz.
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Data rates supported for Layer 1 are 32 Kbits/s
to 448 Kbits/s in 32 K steps.
Data rates supported for Layer 2 are 64, 96, 112,
128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320, 384 Kbits/s. Free
formatted or variable audio bit rates are not
compatible.
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Introduction
Locations
Locations
MIRAGE and SOLOIST
Symphony-Net was designed to provide a communications link to ADTEC
manufactured products. A Location is required to make a serial, or dial up
connection. It provides a reference location name, phone number, serial port,
serial parameters, and unit names for the location. To communicate the unit
name of the device must match the name entered in the location manager under
unit names at this location. The unit name is not case sensitive, all valid
alphanumeric characters and spaces are valid. The use of the asterisk (*)
character as a unit name serves as a wild card. The asterisk unit name will
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The asterisk (*) character serves
as the unit name wild card and
will enable connecting with a
single (1) device regardless of unit
name.
connect with a device regardless of the unit name of the device. This is
functional if only one device is connected to the serial or dial up connection. If
multiple devices are on the serial or dial up connection use of the asterisk unit
name in Locations will cause all devices to respond and create corrupted
communications.
Using Locations
Symphony-Net Main Menu
Locations Applet Icon
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Click the applet icon one time to
open the application. Double
clicking any applet icon will open
two incidents of the application.
Click one time to open
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Warning: Clicking yes to create a
new location file will erase any
previously entered Locations.
Click the Locations applet icon one time to open the application. If this is the
first time the application is opened, the prompt below will be displayed.
Click Yes to create the
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Location.TXT file.
Locations
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Locations main menu
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Click the + icon to create a new
Location.
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Locations are saved in a simple text
format. Do not open and edit the
locations with any application other
than Locations.
The Locations main menu is shown above. Click the + icon to create a new
location.
Adding a new location
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The default Location name is
Empty. Type in a name for the
location that is relevant to the
physical location or computer and
communications port used to
communicate with a device.
Locations
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Adding a new location using direct Com port communications.
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A major reason for not connecting
to a device is improper Unit Names
at this Location entered into
Locations. Always use the Asterisk
(*) name as one of your unit names.
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Another major reason for not
connecting to a device is improper
Baud, Data, Stop, and Parity
settings either in the device or
Locations.
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Factory defaults for the Soloist 1 and
Soloist 2 :
Location Name
The Location has a name of Adtec Jax. The location name is completely user
definable and has no relevance to the actual communications. This name is
intended to represent that Com 1 is configured to 38400 and used on a Laptop.
Unit Name: Soloist
Baud: 38400
Data Bits: 8
Stop Bits: 1
Parity: N (None)
Mirage:
No phone number is entered here, as the connection is direct via the Com 1
all factory defaults for the Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage and Ad-Maestro. These
Unit Name: Mirage
Baud: 38400
Data Bits: 8
Stop Bits: 1
Parity: N (None)
settings can easily be modified in both the products and Symphony-Net’s
Ad-Maestro:
communications port. The Baud Rate is set to 38400. The Data Bits, Stop Bits,
and Parity are set to 8, 1, N respectively. The Baud, Data, Stop, and Parity are
Locations application
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Unit Name: AdMaestro
Baud: 38400
Data Bits: 8
Stop Bits: 1
Parity: N (None)
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Phone Number
Phone Number window
Enter the phone number to connect to a Location via dial up. If using a PBX or
phone system-requiring dial out prefix numbers enter them prior to the phone
number. The phone number will only be used if the Serial Port is set to use the
modem. All modem parameters and configurations are set in Windows. Please
refer to the Windows documentation for modem difficulties.
Port Type
Click the pull down option to select from the available Serial ports.
Serial Port pull down (Direct)
Modem Use
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Serial ports 1 through 8 will be
displayed if they physically exist in
the computer. Even though a serial
port is displayed, it may not be
available for use. Serial devices
such as a mouse, camera, and
dockable contact manager typically
use a serial port. Make certain the
chosen serial port is not currently in
use by other devices. Knowledge of
Windows 95/98 or NT and PC
hardware is required to resolve
hardware issues within your PC.
Click the pull down option to select from the available modem(s).
Serial Port pull down (Modem)
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The Serial Port Option offers
modem (dial up) or direct serial
connectivity between a computer
running Symphony-Net and device.
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Unit Name at this Location
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Unit Names at Location window
Location Icons
Open
Save
Close
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Device naming is simple when using the Ad-Maestro, simply edit the name
using the keypad on the front of the Ad-Maestro to modify. The Soloist without
Add
the Duet Insertion Module and Mirage require a terminal connection to name the
device. Symphony-Net provides communications to any number of devices from
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a single serial port as long as all the device names are unique and the baud, data,
parity and stop parameters are identical. See the Control Console or Application
Interface section of this manual for instructions on naming devices.
Scroll Left
Location Icons
Location Icons offer single click control of all editing options. All Icon
Scroll Right
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Modem
Locations
functionality is also available through the Edit pull down menu.
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Locations
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To connect to a Location, click the pull down and select the location name. To
To connect to a location click the
Connection pull down option and
highlight the desired location.
disconnect, click the pull down and select disconnect. If the Location utilizes
dial up, the following Atapi line reply will be displayed during the dial up
process. Two attempts will be made to connect before the process is canceled. If
the Location is a Direct connect, the connection is made immediately.
Once the connection is made, Open the Console Applet and select the Unit to
make the connection. The Unit pull-down is located at the top of the screen in
Console.
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When using dial up as the
connection the session will be
terminated after 3 minutes of
inactivity.
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To connect to a unit click the Unit
pull down option and highlight the
desired unit.
.
Status bar displaying connection information.
the center column and the right column displays the comment.
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The Location is displayed in the bottom left column, the serial parameters are in
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Upload Time and Time Zone Offset option
This option offers the user the ability to transfer the host computers time to the
connected device. The offset option allows the host computers time to be offset
in either a positive or negative time to accommodate products located in separate
time zones.
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Locations
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Caution: When using the Upload
Time option the computers time
clock may not be accurate and can
cause major problems with time
based events. This was intended to
be used with very accurate clocks.
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MIRAGE and SOLOIST 2
IFP Introduction
The Mirage/Soloist 2 were designed using “Flash” memory technology to retain
the BIOS (Basic input/output System) and Application firmware. Flash
technology allows the Mirage/Soloist 2 to be In Field Programmed (IFP). The
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Boot Key is optional on parallel
port prior to Firmware upgrade!
IFP feature was designed to easily facilitate firmware updates without factory
repair or ROM chip replacements. Through the Symphony-Net software the IFP
applet provides a simple intuitive windows based interface for upgrading the
Mirage/Soloist 2 in a matter of minutes.
The Mirage/Soloist 2 flash memory is a non-volatile memory device that
provides the storage for the “Boot”, “Application” and “Configuration” settings.
The Boot area is a slice of memory designed to give the Mirage/Soloist 2 a basic
input/output system. With out a programmed Boot firmware section, the
Mirage/Soloist 2 will be rendered dead. The Application firmware section stores
the code that gives the Mirage/Soloist 2 its functionality. The Configuration
section stores the Mirage/Soloist 2 parameters for many items including unit
Boot: Firmware factory loaded for
BIOS functions.
Application: Firmware factory or
field loaded for functionality.
Configuration: User defined
configuration parameters.
name, IP address, video standard, video output, and many more (see
Configuration section under Console).
Firmware file information
The firmware will be factory released and e-mailed to a client directly from
ADTEC’s engineering facilities. Please e-mail [email protected] for
firmware release requests. All firmware upgrades will be sent in zipped format.
A copy of PKZip or WinZip will be required to extract the S19 record
Date code: MM/DD/YY
File name: *.s19
File size: FFF KB
Time of build: HH: MM AM/PM
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Never attempt to open the
soloist2.s19 file with a text editor,
as this will most certainly corrupt
the file!
FFF: File size unzipped.
Zipped file name: S2MMDDYY.zip
File size: ZZZ KB
Time of build: HH: MM AM/PM
Example: S2102398.zip
All firmware releases will be accompanied with a file called Document.txt,
ZZZ: File size zipped.
which contains the release notes. This can easily be viewed in Notepad or
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Wordpad.
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IFP Applet
IFP: In Field Program applet icon.
Click one time to start application.
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Double clicking on the applet will
launch the application twice.
The Symphony-Net Software includes the IFP application. Select Soloist 2 or
Mirage. All applets are located along the right column of the Symphony-Net
window. Click one time to launch the applet; double clicking will launch the
applet twice.
Locations Applet
As a user of the Soloist 2 or Mirage, the use of Locations is assumed. For more
information, please review the Locations section of this manual.
To connect to a Soloist 2 or Mirage to program the application firmware the
following location parameters must be established. Again, familiarity with
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creating a location is assumed.
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Parameter
Location
Phone Number
Setting
IFP or dial up
optional
Serial Port
Direct to COMx
X= 1, 2, 3, 4 or
modem
Any
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Stop Bits
Parity
Unit Names at
this Location
8
1
None
User defined
Notes
Location name
Optional depending on location of
units.
Communications port connected to
Soloist 2 (s). 1 –4 based on PC or
the modem being used to dial out.
115 K data transfer rate is required
with Boot Key mode, but any rate is
valid on dail-ups.
8 data bits
1 stop bit
No parity
Asterisk (*) is the wildcard unit
name used in Boot Key mode.
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Laptop users: Some older laptops
and desktops do not have the ability
to communicate at 115K data rates.
The IFP can only be done at 115K!
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No boot key? Simply short pins 4 to
As of the July versions of Symphony Software, the user does not have to enter a
specific location for downloading firmware to the Soloist or Mirage. The new
9 on the parallel port.
IFP interface allows the user to use the original location information to upload
new firmware. Therefore, it is now possible to upload firmware via
telephone to remote units, you do NOT need to have a direct connection to
upload firmware. Using the modem option, the unit will still be able to play
video while new firmware is being uploaded to it.
If an Ad-Maestro is connected to the RS422 serial interface, disconnect the 9pin cable prior to connecting to the IFP location.
1.
Install the boot key on the parallel port. (Optional, see above)
2.
Disconnect the RS422 cable if used.
3.
Reset the unit if you are using the Boot Key method. It is NOT necessary to
If you are using a Boot Key, place
key on parallel port then reset
Soloist 2 to program firmware.
reset the unit if you are uploading over the modem.
The Mirage/Soloist 2 should now be ready to receive the firmware. In Boot Key
mode, the Green (Video) and Orange (Drive) LED will alternately flash back
and forth in a “railroad crossing” scheme. This indicated the Soloist 2 has loaded
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No boot key? You may not need
one. The present versions of
Symphony allow the user a variety
of ways to upload firmware.
1.
Connect to the Soloist 2.
2.
Launch the IFP applet.
3.
Browse for the soloist2.s19 file
4.
Check the date code and make sure that it is the proper file.
5.
Program the application.
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the boot firmware only and is ready to receive application firmware.
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Screens
Example locations screen with IFP.
Parameter
Location
Phone Number
Serial Port
Baud Rate
Data Bits
Stop Bits
Parity
Unit Names at this
Location
Setting
IFP
NA
Direct to COM1
115,000
8
1
None
*
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A location must be created to
allow the IFP applet to connect to
the Mirage/Soloist 2. This location
can be the dial-up location or a
direct connect.
Example IFP screen.
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Port: Select the port that is
connected between the
Mirage/Soloist 2 and PC’s
communication port. This can be a
modem or the Communications
port of the PC itself.
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Caution: Some older desktop and
laptop computers can NOT
communicate at 115K.
Click Browse to locate the *.s19 file.
Example IFP screen with *.s19 file located and selected.
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Browse the computer to find the
soloist2.s19 file.
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Check the date code of the *.s19
file in the IFP window. The date
shown in Windows explorer may
not be correct. Once the correct
date code is verified, click
Program Application.
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IFP Program Application in progress screen.
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Start programming the application
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Select the unit(s) to be reprogrammed from the left side of the screen. Monitor
the progress on the right hand side of the screen.
Through the modem connection,
the unit will still be able to play
video while it is receiving its new
firmware. However, it MUST be
reset at the end to function
properly.
IFP Program Application success screen.
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Warning, the Mirage/Soloist 2
MUST BE powered off and back
on after the firmware
programming sequence.
Resetting the unit WILL NOT
work.
The right side of the screen will indicate success and failure of the application
being uploaded to the unit(s). This will be followed by a prompt to reset all
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Troubleshooting table
Error
Video and Drive led do
not flash
No “Railroad” flashing
Unit will not connect
Unit will not program
After a successful
program, another unit
can not be programmed.
Unit will not operate
after being programmed
Unit does not play
video after start up
Remedy
Make sure “boot key” is installed and unit has been reset. If this is
correct, then make sure the “boot key” shorts pins 9 to 4. NOTE: If
you are using the dail-up method to upload Firmware, the “Railroad”
pattern will not show on the unit.
Make sure location is set up for proper baud, data, stop and parity
along with proper communications port. Also make sure the unit name
is “*”. The “*” star or asterisk symbol is the wild card name. It will
allow the Symphony-Net to communicate to a Mirage/Soloist 2
without regard to the unit name.
Make sure the communications port is configured properly, that all
cables are correctly installed and the “boot key” has been installed and
unit was reset after the “boot key” was installed.
Early releases of the IFP applet could only program one unit at a time.
To use this early version with multiple units, you must close the IFP
applet and disconnect. Re-open the IFP applet and re-connect prior to
each programming session. It is strongly recommended to have
ADTEC e-mail the new Symphony-Net software. See note below on
“Boot Code” firmware programming.
Remove the “boot key” and power unit off and back on. Then reconnect with the proper location selected and use Control Console to
control the unit.
Connect to the unit with the Control Console. Erase the list saved in
NV memory. Then issue a play command.
M Warning: Files in a list that no longer reside on a drive will
cause the unit to lock up!
M Warning: Never program the “Boot Code” firmware in the field. Doing so
will render the unit DEAD. It will have to be returned to ADTEC for reprogramming. If using
the old version of Symphony-Net with the IFP module that has the “Boot Programming”
option, please contact ADTEC to receive the new copy.
Old IFP applet screen with “Boot Code” option.
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NOTE: If you have a version of Symphony with this type of
screen, please contact us and upgrade your software.
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Introduction
Console
MIRAGE and SOLOIST
Console is the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Mirage, Soloist 1, and
Soloist 2. Console is a visual representation of the Command Interface. Using
Console will allow access to most of the commands that are explained in the
Command Interface Manual. This document will explain how to access Console
and how to use each of the functions contained within. Console is broken into
four different areas: Directory, Configuration, List, and Schedule. Please refer
to the Command Interface Manual for further information on each of the
commands listed in this document.
Using Console Control Software
Launch Symphony-Net Software and choose your device (Mirage, Soloist 1, or
Soloist 2).
Choose Device
Click the Console Applet Icon
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Click Console Applet
(One Time)
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After launching the Console Applet, the two parts of Console will appear on
your screen. Control Panel is a quick reference for what is going on right now
with the unit. It contains the CD-ROM like commands that you will need to
access the inventory of the unit and/or play a file. Directory will also appear
with Control Panel. The Directory will show the full inventory of the Hard
Drive in the Mirage/Soloist. Before going any further, we need to connect to the
unit and access the information.
Connect to the unit
HINT: Remember to check your baud rate in Locations if you are having
Connecting
1. Use the connection area
(bottom right). Select
Connection. This was
defined in the Locations
area of Symphony.
2. Select Unit (Top Left).
This is the unit that you
wish to talk to. Also
defined in Locations.
3. Watch your information
area and modem lights at
the bottom of the screen.
Connection information
will appear at the right
hand side of the screen.
4. Information should
immediately appear in the
Control Panel as well as
the Directory behind the
Control Panel.
trouble connecting. The factory default of our units is 38400, 8, 1, None. If you
are still having trouble connecting after checking the baud rate, please refer to
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the start-up guide located in the front of the Mirage/Soloist Manual.
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Control Panel
The control panel does not have to remain open to schedule the unit, look at
configurations, or to view the Directory. In fact, it is suggested that you close
the control panel unless you want to play something. The control panel can also
Control Panel Features
(Left to Right, Top to Bottom)
1. Status
2. File Name
3. DDSN
4. Time Played
5. % Played
6. Total Time of File
7. Date Encoded
8. Time Encoded
9. Encode Rate of File
(MBPS)
10. Total File Size (MB)
11. CD-ROM style controls
be dragged to another area of the screen if you need to see more of the directory,
configuration, list, or schedule area.
NOTE: Once the Control Panel is closed, you will need to close Console and
restart the Applet in order to get Control Panel back. Currently, there is not an
icon to reactivate the Control Panel.
Control Panel Features
1.
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When you put the Mirage/Soloist in
slow motion, the audio will be
muted.
Console
Status – Shows what the current file is doing. Playing, Idling,
Stopped, etc…
2. File Name – File name of the current spot. DOS structure (8.3) this is
very important to adhere to.
3. DDSN – Drive, Disc, Spot name/number.
4. Time Played – Time into the current spot.
5. % Played – Percentage played.
6. Total time of File – Total length of the file.
7. Date Encoded – Date encoded
8. Time Encoded – Time encoded
9. Encode Rate – encoded rate of the file. Megabits Per Second (MBPS)
10. Total File Size – Size of the according to the computer. Megabits (MB)
11. CD-ROM controls – Rewind, Stop, Pause, Slow Motion, Play,
Previous, Next, Reverse, Forward.
NOTE: Please refer to the Command Interface Manual for further
descriptions of these commands.
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Directory
Console
MIRAGE and SOLOIST
The Mirage/Soloist directory structure is similar to DOS. It provides a File
Name, Drive-Disk-Spot Number (DDSN), Length, Size (MB), Rate, Date, and
Time encoded. The Mirage/Soloist implement a FAT 16-file system only. Each
physical drive can have up to 8 partitions making the current maximum hard
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The Mirage/Soloist 2 use a FAT
16-file system only.
drive size 32 Gigabytes. The use of Folders (Subdirectories) is OK, however,
when viewing files with the Directory option in console no directory path will
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be displayed. The DDSN is the only reference that displays which physical hard
The largest size one (1) MPEG file
can be is 4 GB
drive and disk (partition) where a file is located.
Control Console Screen
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Click Directory or the Get Button to
refresh the screen.
The Soloist 2/Mirage does not
display file paths, ie. C:\MPEG2\.
Folders or Subdirectories are OK
to use, however, the
Mirage/Soloist 2 does not register
them. All files are seen at the root
level. This provides a simpler and
faster access to files.
Directory Option
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Double-Clicking a file name will
cause the file to play. You may also
choose the file name and then click
the play button at the top of the
screen.
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Directory Table
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Label
Description
Notes
Name
MPEG file ID
DDSN
Drive, Disk, Spot Number
Length
MPEG length
Size
Rate
File size
Encoded stream data rate
Date
Time
Date encoded
Time encoded
Up to eight-character alpha-numeric file
identification. Follows DOS legal 8.3
parameters.
Representation for Physical Drive,
Logical Disk, and Spot Number on the
disk. See the DDSN table for more
specific details.
MPEG length in Hours, Minutes,
Seconds, and Frames.
File size in Mega Bytes (MB)
Data rate at which the file was encoded,
includes audio and video stream rate.
MPEG 1 typically uses System and
MPEG 2 typically uses Program stream.
Date file was encoded.
Time file was encoded.
DDSN can be used to play a
specific spot by either serial or
parallel control. The DDSN
number is always used with the
Active 64-16 or Lite-Ning
automated broadcast controllers.
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ATAPI devices use media formatted
with the ISO-9660 standard.
The Mirage/Soloist 2 can control SCSI-2 (50-pin narrow), IDE (EIDE) hard
drives and ATAPI (IDE) CDROM or DVDROM drives. ATAPI devices use a
completely different file system from hard drives. The ATAPI devices read ISO-
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9660 formatted disks. The Mirage/Soloist reads FAT 16 formatted hard drives.
Drives can be formatted using DOS
6.0 (shelling out of Windows can
cause problems with F-disk and
Format commands) or by using the
Partition/Format commands in the
Mirage/Soloist 2. See the
Command Interface Manual for
further information.
Each hard drive can have up to eight partitions. The process required to format
hard drives includes F-disk and format commands within DOS and the Partition
and Format Commands of the Mirage and Soloist 2. Contact ADTEC for
specific instructions on drive preparation.
The Mirage/Soloist supports up to eight (8) IDE (EIDE) and seven (7) SCSI-2
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drives. The Mirage can only have one (1) IDE hard drive and does not support
The Mirage does not support SCSI
drives
SCSI drives.
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hard drives. Physical concerns limit the Soloist chassis to two (2) physical
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Drive Login Table
Drive Number
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Notes
IDE drive number (Master mode or Cable Select)
IDE drive number (Master mode or Cable Select)
IDE drive number (Master mode or Cable Select)
IDE drive number (Master mode or Cable Select)
IDE drive number (Slave mode or Cable Select)
IDE drive number (Slave mode or Cable Select)
IDE drive number (Slave mode or Cable Select)
IDE drive number (Slave mode or Cable Select)
SCSI-2 drive with SCSI ID set to 0
SCSI-2 drive with SCSI ID set to 1
SCSI-2 drive with SCSI ID set to 2
SCSI-2 drive with SCSI ID set to 3
SCSI-2 drive with SCSI ID set to 4
SCSI-2 drive with SCSI ID set to 5
SCSI-2 drive with SCSI ID set to 6
Host SCSI-2 controller with ID fixed to 7
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Two (2) physical drives will fit into
the Soloist 2 Chassis. One (1)
drive will fit in the Mirage chassis.
ADTEC offers an expansion
chassis for more than Two (2)
physical SCSI drives.
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It is recommended to use SCSI-2
hard drives if more that 2 physical
hard drives are required.
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Drives 0-7 are IDE (EIDE).
(Assumption is an eight (8) Gigabyte SCSI-2 hard drive with four (4) 2
Gigabyte FAT 16 partitions. SCSI ID is set to zero (0))
Drive
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Disk
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Spot Number
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
Notes
Partition one, spot 0
Partition one, spot 1
Partition one, spot 2
Partition two, spot 0
Partition two, spot 1
Partition two, spot 2
Partition three, spot 0
Partition three, spot 1
Partition four, spot 0
Partition four, spot 1
All spots are on the same physical hard drive. In this example the hard drive
number is eight (8). This drive represents a SCSI-2 hard drive with the ID set
to zero (0).
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Drives 8-14 are SCSI-2. SCSI ID 7
is reserved for the Soloist 2 on
board SCSI-2 controller.
Remember that the Mirage will
not accept a SCSI drive.
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Warning: Never set the SCSI ID of
two hard drives to the same
number. Also remember that ID 7
is reserved for the host controller.
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Use the UNITS command from
terminal mode to view the physical
hard drives installed in the
Mirage/ Soloist.
Console
Drive, Disk, Spot Number Table.
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Configuration
The Mirage and Soloist have many user-defined Configuration parameters that
can drastically affect the behavior of the unit. Each of these parameters is easily
modified from the Windows based Control Console or textually via terminal.
Once set, each parameter is automatically changed. If this configuration is
desired, it is recommended to click the NV SAVE (Non Volatile memory save)
Console
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Click NV SAVE to save the
Configuration parameters while in
Console. If this is not done, the
settings will be lost when the unit
loses power!
option to retain the Configuration in console or use the Configuration Save
command in the Terminal mode.
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Warning: You must hit <ENTER>
when selecting new
Configurations.
Control Console Configuration.
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Configuration Tab Option. Click
one time to select.
Symphony-Net Main Menu
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To view the NV Configuration click NV LOAD and the parameters will
automatically be loaded to the Window. Each of the parameters can have a
Click Control Console one time to
open.
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drastic affect on the unit, please exercise caution when setting the Configuration.
BROADCAST MPEG 2 PLAYER
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Control Console Configuration Parameters
Parameter
Setting
Notes
Video
NTSC
PAL
United States video Standard.
Pal-B or German PAL used primarily in
Europe.
PAL used primarily in Brazil.
PAL used primarily in Argentina.
Files will play sequentially from List.
Files will play randomly from List.
User defined 20-character alphanumeric name
used for communications. This field is critical
for serial communications in a multi-drop
installation
Composite video.
B – Y, R – Y, and Y Signals. Requires four
cables.
RGB (RGB = SYNC) video. Requires four
cables.
Unit responds when spoken to.
Unit automatically outputs messages based on
status without query commands. Ideal for
debugging or constant status monitoring of unit
via RS232
Unit automatically outputs messages based on
status without query commands. Ideal for
debugging or constant status monitoring of unit
via RS422. Not an option for Mirage.
Play a single file or List, then stop.
Play a single file continuously.
Play all files or list (if loaded) continuously.
Unit will play on power up.
Unit will NOT play on power up.
No video or SYNC is output. This is ideal for
use with the AVS2 or other "NO SYNC"
Video switchers.
Black video is output. This video is timed with
the SYNC input.
Holds last frame of video. This is displayed in
memory and does not require constant drive
reads.
White screen is output
Yellow screen is output
Cyan screen is output
Green screen is output
Magenta screen is output
Red screen is output
Blue screen is output
Unit will output Color Bars
Modem String
Spin -up rate for IDE hard drive. Default=30sec
Line 21 decoding enabled
Line 21 decoding disabled
Date and Time
See Comma nd Interface manual.
Daylight Savings Enabled/Disabled
Shuffle
Name
Output
PALM
PALN
Off
On
SOLOIST
(Default)
MIRAGE
(Default)
Composite
Component
RGB
Talk
Off
COM 1
COM 2
Repeat
Start Up
Blank
Off
One
All
On
Off
No Video
Black
Hold
Modem
Spin up
Closed Caption
Date/Time
Chroma Phase
Daylight Savings
White
Yellow
Cyan
Green
Magenta
Red
Blue
Color Bars
See Modem
0 – 60
ON
OFF
0 – 360 deg.
YES/NO
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Console
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Stop the unit prior to changing
video standards.
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Warning: The Mirage/Soloist 2
will NOT transcode video
standards. All files must be
encoded in their video standard t o
be decoded back, i.e. PAL in PAL,
and NTSC in NTSC
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The Shuffle command only works
in conjunction with a List. If no
List is loaded, the Shuffle
parameter has no effect.
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Use * (Asterisk) name in the
Location to talk to a Mirage/Soloist
with ANY user defined name! See
Locations for more information
Never use the * name when you are
communicating with more than one
unit.
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Warning: Start Up OFF will
prevent the unit from playing on
power up.
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Hold is ideal for applications for
constant loop applications of a
single file with no perceived delay
in repeat timing.
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Each of these commands is
further explained below and in the
Command Interface Manual.
Console
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Communication
Console
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After Settings are modified, click
the Non Volatile (NV) save icon to
save the current screen settings to
the flash memory.
NAME
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The Soloist and Mirage provide a user-defined name of up to 20 characters. The
Use * (Asterisk) name in the
Location to talk to a Mirage/Soloist
with ANY user defined name! See
Locations for more information.
Keep in mind that the * should only
be used when you are talking to
one unit at a time.
default name is SOLOIST. The default for the Mirage is MIRAGE. To change
the name, click and type in the name, then press enter.
Type name in
TALK
Determines whether or not the unit sends messages when not explicitly
addressed. It is mostly used for trouble-shooting. The Soloist has two serial
ports, one RS232 and one RS422. Both can be configured to communicate with
Talk OFF or ON. The Mirage has only the RS-232 serial port.
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Warning: You must hit <ENTER>
when selecting new
Configurations.
Talk pull down.
Click the pull down to select the Talk parameter.
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Com 1 is the RS-232 Port
Com 2 is the RS-422 Port
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MODEM
Displays or changes the current modem initialization string. If the
modem starts with an ‘AT’, then it is used to initialize a modem at
power up or reset.
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Adtec Modem String: ATE0V0&K0S0=1
0 = Zeros
Adtec currently supports Best Data,
C-Net, Hi-Val, and Practical
Peripheral modems for use with our
equipment. We do not guarantee
that all modems will work with
all of our equipment. If you are
having problems getting your
equipment to work with another
modem, please call our technical
support department.
Type in String
Please contact Adtec if you plan to use your own modem. Currently
we support Best Data, C-Net, Hi-Val, and Practical Peripheral.
COM PORTS
This is a read-only field. The Com Port settings must be changed from
Terminal or Locations. After changing the Baud rate in Locations, you
must reconnect to the unit. This will allow the new Baud Rate to take
effect.
NOTE: The Mirage does not have an RS-422 port
DATA
BITS
NUM
7
8
STOP
BITS
NUM
1
2
PARITY
NUM
NONE
ODD
EVEN
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factory default settings.
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BAUD
RATE
NUM
300
1200
2400
4800
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
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Audio/Video
Console
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After Settings are modified, click
the Non Volatile (NV) save icon to
save the current screen settings to
the flash memory.
VIDEO
The Mirage/Soloist provides all of the popular video standards used worldwide.
This includes NTSC, PAL, PALM, and PALN. To set the Video, click the pull
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down and select the Video standard mode.
Video pull down
Click the pull down and select the video
standard.
Description
United States video Standard.
Pal-B or German PAL used primarily in Europe.
PAL used primarily in Brazil.
PAL used primarily in Argentina.
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Setting
NTSC
PAL
PALM
PALN
Warning: The Mirage/Soloist will
NOT transcode video standards.
All files must be encoded in their
native video standard to be
decoded back, i.e. PAL in PAL, and
NTSC in NTSC!
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BLANK
The Mirage/Soloist Blank feature allows the user to define the status of the
video when it stops playing video. See Command Interface Manual for further
description.
Blank pull down
Click the pull down and select the blank mode.
Black
Hold
White
Yellow
Cyan
Green
Magenta
Red
Blue
Color Bars
Description
No video or SYNC is output. This is ideal for use with the
AVS2 or other "NO SYNC"
Video switchers.
Black video is output. This video is timed with the SYNC
input.
Holds last frame of video. This is displayed in memory
and does not require constant drive reads.
White screen is output
Yellow screen is output
Cyan screen is output
Green screen is output
Magenta screen is output
Red screen is output
Blue screen is output
Color Bars
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Setting
No Video
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Audio/Video Continued
OUTPUT
Output refers to the mode of the current video output. The Soloist 2 provides
Composite video with SYNC input standard; the mirage has Composite video
only. If the optional SOLO2BALYC option is purchased (Soloist 2), YC video
Console
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After Settings are modified, click
the Non Volatile (NV) save icon to
save the current screen settings to
the flash memory.
is provided along with balanced audio. The SOLO2BALYC option is hardware.
Once the SOLO2BALYC option is installed, a firmware update is available that
provides Component and RGB. Component or RGB is NOT possible with out
the SOLO2BALYC option. Both Component and RGB require four wires.
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Click the pull down to select the Output mode.
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Warning: You must hit <ENTER>
when selecting new
Configurations.
Console
Output pull down
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Soloist 2 rear panel shown with SOLO2BALYC option.
Console
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YC video and Balanced audio are
available together as an option on
the Soloist 2.
Close up of Soloist 2 rear without SOLO2BALYC option.
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SYNC on green is an option in
either Component or RGB mode.
The BNC connector labeled “
Composite SYNC for RGB Mode”
provides SYNC to the monitor or
projector when SYNC on green is
not installed.
Composite Output mode video connection table without SOLO2BALYC
option.
Connector
Video Out 1
G/Y
Video Out 2
B/Cb (B -y)
SYNC/GEN/Net IN
Output
Composite Video Out
Notes
Must be terminated into 75-Ohms
Composite Video Out
Must be terminated into 75-Ohms
SYNC input
SYNC in (Black burst, Full
Composite Video)
If the SOLO2GENLOCK option is purchased (Firmware upgrade, no hardware
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With the SOLO2BALYC option
installed, the video connections
are made through the 5 BNC and
4- pin mini din connectors on the
rear of the Soloist 2. If the
SOLO2BALYC option is NOT
installed, only 3 BNC connectors
are available for connections.
involved), the SYNC input will provide both color (Genlock) and sync lock. The
Color Phase is software adjustable.
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Composite video is the only Output
available without the
SOLO2BALYC option.
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Composite Output mode selected.
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Close up of Soloist 2 rear with SOLO2BALYC option.
Composite Output mode video connection table with SOLO2BALYC option.
Connector
YC OUT
Output
YC video
Video OUT
(Comp or Y)
Composite
SYNC for RGB
Mode
Chroma OUT
(C)
R/Cr (R-Y)
Video Out 1
G/Y
Video Out 2
B/Cb (B -y)
SYNC/GEN/Net IN
Y Video
Luminance
component of YC
Notes
4 pin mini din, must be terminated
into 75-Ohms
Connect to Y input on monitor or
projector via BNC connector.
Requires 75-Ohm termination.
C Video
Chroma component
of YC
Composite Video Out
Connect to C input on mo nitor or
projector via BNC connector.
Requires 75-Ohm termination.
Must be terminated into 75 Ohms
Composite Video Out
Must be terminated into 75 Ohms
SYNC input
SYNC in (Black burst, Full
Composite Video)
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Caution: The 4-pin din and two
BNC connectors are the same
electrical YC signal, both CAN
NOT be connected at the same
time!
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Composite video is the only Output
available without the
SOLO2BALYC option.
Composite Output mode selected.
If the SOLO2GENLOCK option is purchased (Firmware upgrade, no hardware
involved), the SYNC input will provide both color (Genlock) and sync lock. The
Color Phase is software adjustable.
The Soloist 2 configured with the SOLO2BALYC hardware option provides the
user Composite and YC video outputs. Balanced audio is also provided with the
SOLO2BALYC option. The SOLO2BALYC option is REQUIRED to generate
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The SOLO2BALYC option is
required to generate Component
and RGB video.
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Component or RGB video outputs.
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OUTPUT CONTINUED
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Close up of Soloist 2 rear with SOLO2BALYC option.
Component Output mode video connection table with SOLO2BALYC
option.
Connector
YC OUT
Video OUT
(Comp or Y)
Composite
SYNC for RGB
Mode
Chroma OUT
(C)
R/Cr (R-Y)
Output
Not functional
Composite video
Video Out 1
G/Y
Y Component
NO SYNC
Video Out 2
B/Cb (B-y)
Cb (B-y)
SYNC/GEN/Net IN
SYNC input
Cr (R-y) Component
Notes
NA
Connect to External SYNC input
on monitor or projector via BNC
connector. Requires 75-Ohm
termination.
Component Output mode selected.
Connect to Cr (R-y) input on
monitor or projector via BNC
connector. Requires 75-Ohm
termination.
Connect to Y input on monitor or
projector via BNC connector.
Requires 75-Ohm termination.
Optional SYNC on green will
provide SYNC here.
Connect to Cb (B-y) input on
monitor or projector via BNC
connector. Requires 75-Ohm
termination.
SYNC in (Black burst, Full
Composite Video)
If the SOLO2GENLOCK option is purchased (Firmware upgrade, no hardware
involved), the SYNC input will provide both color (Genlock) and sync lock. The
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Color Phase is software adjustable.
BROADCAST MPEG 2 PLAYER
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Version 3.0
OUTPUT CONTINUED
Console
MIRAGE and SOLOIST
Close up of Soloist 2 rear with SOLO2BALYC option.
RGB Output mode video connection table with SOLO2BALYC option.
Connector
YC OUT
Video OUT
(Comp or Y)
Composite
SYNC for RGB
Mode
Chroma OUT
(C)
R/Cr (R-Y)
Output
Not functional
Composite video
Notes
NA
Connect to External SYNC input
on monitor or projector via BNC
connector. Requires 75-Ohm
termination.
R (Red)
Video Out 1
G/Y
G (Green)
NO SYNC on Green
Video Out 2
B/Cb (B -y)
B (Blue)
SYNC/GEN/Net IN
SYNC input
Connect to R (Red) input on
monitor or projector via BNC
connector. Requires 75-Ohm
termination.
Connect to G (Green) input on
monitor or projector via BNC
connector. Requires 75-Ohm
termination. Optional SYNC on
green will provide SYNC here.
Connect to B (Blue) input on
monitor or projector via BNC
connector. Requires 75-Ohm
termination.
SYNC in (Black burst, Full
Composite Video)
RGB Output mode selected.
If the SOLO2GENLOCK option is purchased (Firmware upgrade, no hardware
involved), the SYNC input will provide both color (Genlock) and sync lock. The
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Color Phase is software adjustable.
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CHROMAPHASE
If Genlock is enabled, this will shift the phase of the regenerated chroma subcarrier from the input signals chroma sub-carrier by the argued degrees. This is
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useful for cable length compensation as well as downstream offset compensation
Warning: You must hit <ENTER>
when selecting new
Configurations.
in broadcast applications. See Command Interface Manual for further
description.
Setting = 0 – 360 degrees
CLOSED CAPTION
Enables/Disables the use of LINE 21 closed captioning. This is useful for
displaying text on the screen while video is playing. Requires encoders that
capture Line 21 during encode. See Command Interface Manual for further
descriptions.
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OFF = DO NOT use Closed Captioning, start Decoding on Line 22
ON = USE Closed Captioning, start Decoding on Line 21
Console
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Transport
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After networking parameters are
modified, click the Non Volatile
(NV) save icon to save the current
screen settings to the flash
memory.
REPEAT
The Mirage/Soloist can be configured for continuous loop or single occurrence
M
playback.
Warning: You must hit <ENTER>
when selecting new
Configurations.
Click the pull down to set the Repeat mode.
ONE
ALL
Description
Will play an entire List to completion or will play a single spot
and then quit.
Plays a single file to Completion.
Will play the entire inventory (shuffle may have an impact on
this command) and then start over or will play the entire list
and start over.
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Setting
OFF
Console
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STARTUP
The Mirage/Soloist can automatically start on power up or power up and then
wait for a control or serial command to play.
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Click the pull down and set the Startup mode.
Caution: If a List is saved and the
files are no longer on the drive, the
Mirage/Soloist will NOT start
playing regardless of Startup mode
SHUFFLE
The Mirage/Soloist provides a random order or “Shuffle” playback sequence
when a List is used. The shuffle setting is NOT relevant unless a List is loaded.
See the List section for more specific details.
Click the pull down and select the Shuffle mode.
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Shuffle is only relevant when a List
is used.
SPINUP
Displays or changes how long the unit will take to initialize a hard disk drive at
power up. This command is relevant only for IDE Hard Drives. An IDE Hard
Drive must have a Spinup of at least 30 seconds for the Mirage/Soloist. This
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command will take place at power-up or reset.
Warning: You must hit <ENTER>
when selecting new
Configurations.
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The default Spinup is 30 sec. This may be lowered if you are using SCSI Hard
Drives.
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Console
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After networking parameters are
modified, click the Non Volatile
(NV) save icon to save the current
screen settings to the flash
memory.
DATE and TIME
Displays or changes the current date and time. Time is military format (24
hour). See Command Interface Manual for further information.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
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Time and Date must be set in the
Mirage/Soloist 2 for the unit to
function properly. Remember to
set this once the unit is out of the
box.
Determines if the unit will respond to daylight savings criteria. This will cause
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time in April and November of each year.
Warning: You must hit <ENTER>
when selecting new
Configurations.
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the Mirage/Soloist to change the time when switch to and from daylight savings
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Networking
Console
MIRAGE and SOLOIST
The Mirage/Soloist 2 is compliant with Transport Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. File transfers are facilitated utilizing File Transfer
Protocol (FTP). ADTEC’s Symphony-Net software provides a utility in file
manager for drag and drop file transfers. FTP software is also readily available
and works across many platforms and operating systems. The choice to use
TCP/IP was based on the fact that it is platform independent, readily available,
and widely accepted and used, especially on the Internet.
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When connected to a
Mirage/Soloist 2 with the network
configuration tab selected, the
current network parameters will
be displayed.
Configuration
The Mirage/Soloist 2 networking feature is a firmware option. All
Mirage/Soloist 2’s are capable and shipped with the 10 base T hardware and
ready to connect to a LAN or WAN network. If your firmware is capable of
networking, there are eight networking specific parameters that must be set prior
to connecting to and using a LAN or WAN network. The use of Locations and
Control Console is assumed. If you are not familiar with either of these applets,
please refer to their section of this manual.
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When you view the network configuration settings in control console, the
settings visible are the current network parameters. To change a parameter,
simply edit it, then press enter.
After networking parameters are
modified, click the Non Volatile
(NV) save icon to save the current
screen settings to the flash
memory.
LAN/WAN and Network responsibility
ADTEC will always provide prompt and courteous support for all network
specific questions relating to the parameters in the Mirage/Soloist 2. However,
we are not networking consultants and as such cannot provide general support
for your LAN/WAN network. We can only address issues that directly pertain
to Mirage/Soloist 2 connections. Our responsibility includes support for
configuring the Mirage/Soloist 2 and implementing network hubs purchased
from ADTEC, we can not design or trouble shoot your network. It is advised
when utilizing the Mirage/Soloist 2 networking function that a trained network
parameters and integrate the Mirage/ Soloist 2 into the network.
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The Soloist 2 has eight user defined Parameters that must be set for networking
to function properly.
Table 1
Parameter
Setting
Notes
(Factory Default)
0.0.0.0
IPMASK
255.255.255.0
GATEIPADDRESS
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
HOSTIPADDRESS
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
HOSTMODE
SRVUSERPASSWORD
Client
Server
MirrorClient
MirrorServer
DuetClient
DuetServer
AdmaestroClient
AdmaestroServer
SOLOIST, NONE
CLTUSERPASSWORD
SOLOIST, NONE
HOSTTIMER
600
IP address for
Mirage/Soloist 2. Example
100.100.100.100. The
Mirage/Soloist cannot be
dynamically allocated an
IP address. It must be set
by the user and unique.
IP sub net mask for LAN
address. The sub net mask
serves as a local network
identifier. All
Mirage/Soloists’ on a
network must have the
same sub net mask.
Gateway IP address’s for
use with LAN or WAN
networks utilizing
Gateways. Up to four
Gateway’s may be entered.
Host IP address for use
with host servers for LAN
or WAN networks utilizing
host servers. Up to four
Hosts’ may be entered.
Host Mode for Soloist 2.
Default host mode is client.
Please refer to the Host
Mode table below for
further descriptions of the
HostModes.
Click NV SAVE to save the
Configuration parameters. If this
is not done, the settings will be lost
when the unit loses power!
FTP Server user name and
user password.
FTP Client user name and
user password
Time in seconds when a
client will contact a host
server to mirror. Only valid
in client modes with host
IP address specified.
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Networking Configuration Screen
M
If Networking tab is grayed out,
then you must go to the Features
tab and input your Networking
Feature Key.
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As described in Table 1, the Mirage/Soloist 2 networking parameters must be
Note theMirage/Soloist 2 applet
tab is selected on the right hand
and Control Console is open. The
connection is Com 2 at 38,400, 8,
1 N and the unit connected is
named Soloist.
set for the unit to function properly in a networked environment. The settings
can be changed through the networking tab in Control Console. Once the
settings have been changed, click the NV SAVE option to save the settings in
non-volatile flash memory. Once the NV SAVE option has been selected, the
Mirage/Soloist 2 MUST BE reset for the networking changes to take place. This
can be done through the front panel reset button, sending a reset command via a
serial link or by unplugging the unit (make certain to plug the unit back in).
Unit IP Settings
The unit IP settings include the IP Address, IP Mask and Host Mode. These
M
Warning: The Mirage/Soloist 2
must be reset when networking
parameters have been changed. Do
not forget to click NV Save prior to
resetting the Soloist.
must be set in order to utilize the basic networking functions. Optionally,
HostIP Address, Passwords, Gateway IPAddress, and Host Timer may be set.
IP Address
The IP address is the unique identifier used by TCP/IP to identify a
address. Dynamic IP addresses are not supported.
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unit. Each Mirage/Soloist 2 on a network must have a unique IP
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IP MASK
The IP mask is the mutual IP locator that designates the address for a
network. Each Soloist 2 in a given LAN should have the same IP mask
for the Mirage/Soloist 2 to function within the network.
HOSTMODE
The host mode determines the functionality of the Mirage/Soloist 2 in a
given networking environment.
Host Mode
Functionality
Client
The Mirage/Soloist takes on the roll as a traditional
networking client.
The Mirage/Soloist takes on the roll as a traditional
networking server. It can service requests from all
clients on the network. File transfers can be made
directly to a server via FTP from any client.
It can make requests to a server for data but cannot
respond to server type requests. If a Host IP Address
is entered and valid, the mirror client will
automatically mirror the host IP address of the server.
No data will be deleted until the storage is full and at
that time the oldest date code files not used in a
schedule or list will be deleted. It is recommended to
maintain the client via file manager for data deletion.
Same as server.
Client for use with Duet insertion modules. Same
functionality as Mirror Client.
Server for use with Duet insertion modules.
Client for use with AdMaestro commercial inserters.
Same functionality as Mirror Client.
Client for use with AdMaestro commercial inserters.
Server
Mirror Client
Mirror Server
Duet Client
Duet Server
AdMaestro Client
AdMaestro Server
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HOST IP ADDRESSES
The Soloist can have up to four Host IP Addresses. Each address
represents the address of a server the Mirage/Soloist 2 will
automatically mirror if the host mode is set to client (Mirror Client,
Mirror (Duet and AdMaestro)
Client modes with out a Host IP
Address will NOT mirror. You
must have at least one Host IP
Address and host mode set to any
type of client to mirror.
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Duet Client., Admaestro Client).
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USER Passwords
The user name and password used for FTP file transfers. These fields
are extremely case sensitive.
Client
M
The client username and password for FTP file transfers.
Client and Server Passwords
MUST be in ALL CAPS.
Server
The server username and password for FTP file transfers.
Factory defaults for User Name and Password
User Name
Password
Entry format
SOLOIST
SOLOIST
NONE
NONE
SOLOIST, NONE
SOLOIST, NONE
Gateway IP Address
The Soloist can have up to four Gateway IP Addresses. Each address
represents the address of a gateway the Mirage/Soloist 2 will use to
connect to a server on a separate network. Gateways are typically used
with WAN networks but are not limited to a WAN.
Host Timer
The host timer must be edited from Terminal mode. The host timer is
the time in seconds a client with a valid Host IP Address will check the
server for new files. When a client first goes on line it will query the
server every 10 seconds regardless of the host timer setting. Once the
client has mirrored the server, it will then query the server at the host
timer interval for new information.
Parameter
Default
Notes
Host Timer
600
Time in seconds a client will delay
before querying a server for data.
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Feature
Displays the state of the advanced features of the unit. These codes are
generated for each individual unit based upon the desires of the customer and
the use of the equipment. NOTE: You will need to obtain the motherboard
serial number of you unit(s) before calling Adtec for new Feature keys.
This serial number can be obtained from Manufacture. Please refer to the
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Warning:
If the unit is flashing both the drive
and video light simultaneously,
then the unit has lost its feature
keys or your temporary key has
expired. Call Adtec Tech Support.
Command Interface Manual for a further description.
Enter Feature Keys:
1. Obtain Feature Key(s)
from Adtec.
2. Select Line that
corresponds to your new
key.
3. Manually input the new
key.
4. <ENTER>
5. Press Set Features
Manually Button
6. The Disabled Current
State should turn to
Enabled immediately.
7. There is no need to reset
the Mirage/Soloist 2.
COMPONENT
RGB
CLOSED
CAPTION
NETWORKING
SCHEDULING
BYPASS
WHITELINE
DESCRIPTION
Enables MPEG Decoding.
Locks Decoded MPEG video signals to color and time
reference.
Beta Cam Component Video [Sync on Y optional]
Analog Red, Green, Blue [Sync on Green optional]
Enables Line 21 decoding
Enables Networking Feature
Time based sequencing of video
Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) data switching
[Duet Only]
Field or Frame based line sensing for 100 IRE white
[Duet Only]
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Feature Keys can be enabled on a Permanent or Temporary basis.
KEY CODE
PERMANENT
TEMPORARY
DESCRIPTION
Key numbers that will permanently
enable/disable the desired feature.
Key numbers that will temporarily
enable/disable the desired feature. This option
has lengths of 3 hours, 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60,
75, and 90 day(s).
All Feature Keys should be entered for one unit before pressing the Set Features
Button. This will ensure that all the features will take the first time.
**NEW**
Set Features From a File
Features can now be emailed to you and then set through upload from a file.
This very useful for multiple units or a great many feature keys needing to be
Procedure:
1. Obtain Key(s) from Adtec
2. Download through email
3. There is a special e-mail that we will send you
4. You will need to save the email as a text file (*.txt)
5. Click Set Features from File
6. Find file using browser
7. Open File
8. Automation will do the rest.
9. Disabled should turn to Enabled immediately
10. Watch your File Log for Errors
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Manufacture
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This area of console displays the manufacturing information of the Duet,
Mirage, or Soloist. Use this information to obtain motherboard type and
motherboard serial number. The motherboard serial number is needed to
obtain the correct Feature Keys (See previous section) for the Duet, Mirage,
and Soloist 2. Note: This information may also be obtained in Terminal
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The List area of Console allows you to build your own PlayList, a sequence of
how clips will play back, from the Inventory of the Mirage/Soloist. Once a Play
command is issued, the spots will play back in the list order. A List is useful if
you have several spots that you wish to play back-to-back and do not care what
time they start or stop. An example of this would be several movie clips that the
user wanted to play back-to-back in order to advertise the videos.
Configuration Parameters
There are three Configuration Parameters that have an impact on a List.
Repeat – Continuous Loop of a List
Setting
OFF
ONE
ALL
Description
Will play an entire List to completion or will play a single spot
and then quit.
Plays a single file to Completion.
Will play the entire inventory (shuffle may have an impact on
this command) and then start over or will play the entire list
and start over.
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Startup - The Mirage/Soloist can automatically start playing a list on
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play.
Caution: If a List is saved and the
files are no longer on the drive, the
Mirage/Soloist will NOT start
playing regardless of Startup mode
Click the pull down and set the Startup mode.
3.
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Shuffle - The Mirage/Soloist provides a random order or “Shuffle”
playback sequence when a List is used. The shuffle setting is NOT
relevant unless a List is loaded. See the List section for more specific
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Shuffle is only relevant when a List
is used.
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Creating a List
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Create A List:
1. Drag the Inventory (Left
Side of screen) that you
want to play into the
PlayList (right side of
screen).
2. To Delete Spots in the
PlayList either right
mouse click or drag the
spot from the Playlist back
to the Inventory.
3. Send the New List to the
Mirage/Soloist by clicking
the “Send” Button. The
Red “List Not Loaded”
will turn to a Green “List
Loaded”.
4. Save the List to nonvolatile memory by
clicking the NV – Save
button.
After connecting to the unit and going to the List section, your
inventory/directory will appear on the left hand side of the screen and a blank
list will appear on the right hand side. If you wish to start a list from scratch,
start dragging the inventory over into the list in the order that you wish to see the
spots play. If the Mirage/Soloist already has a list running, “Get” that List from
the memory of the unit and modify it.
Modify and/or Create the List
To modify and/or create the list, drag the inventory in the left hand column to
the Playlist in the right hand column. If you make a mistake and want to delete
something, you can either right mouse click to delete or drag the spot back into
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After List is modified, click the
Non Volatile (NV) save icon to
save the current List to the flash
memory.
the inventory area. Upload the new List to the unit by clicking the “Send”
button at the top of the page. The Red “List Not Loaded” to the right will turn
to the Green “Lis t Loaded” Message. Your List is now in the Volatile memory
of the Mirage/Soloist. If you wish to save it to the non-Volatile “Flash”
memory, then click the NV – Save button. Always remember that if you want
you must use the NV – Save.
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List DVC files allow the user to create a List and/or a set of Commands in a text
file. This file will be placed in the first partition of a hard drive. When the drive
is placed in a Mirage/Soloist 2 the unit will Load the List and/or Commands
Example of DVC List
when the unit is powered up or reset. The Mirage/Soloist 2 can also have the
List play automatically on power-up or reset.
Text Editor
// - Comments disclaimer
File Manager Icon
To create a List for the Mirage/Soloist 2 a Text Editor must be used like the one
in Symphony’s File Manager. A word processor may also be used to
accomplish this task as well, but ADTEC does suggest using the Text Editor in
Symp hony. After the List is complete, save the file to the first partition on the
hard drive in the Mirage/Soloist 2 using the File Manager in Symphony. The
file MUST follow a specific name configuration. The file name follows the
DOS 8.3 structure. The first three characters must be LST. After the first three
characters you can use either the AUTO, which will cause the file to
File Name: There are two ways to
name your file.
1. LSTAUTO.DVC
2. LST*****.DVC
The file name follows the DOS 8.3
structure.
automatically start playing on power-up or reset, or you can use up to five
characters to name the file something else. Remember, the only way to have the
file automatically start playing is to use the AUTO in the file name. Otherwise
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DVC File Creation:
1. Create your List in a Text
Editor
2. Save the List
3. Transfer the List to the
First Partition of the Hard
Drive on the
Mirage/Soloist2.
4. Reset the unit.
5. The List will execute
when a Play command is
given.
6. To automatically have the
List start playing use the
LSTAUTO.DVC file
name
The File Manager above is the best way to transfer files into the
Mirage/Soloist 2.
Nested Lists
The example above addressed the use of one List and/or Command for the
Mirage/Soloist 2. The Mirage/Soloist 2 is capable of using “Nested Lists”.
Nested Lists are several Lists that a DVC file can execute. These Lists are
usually created one at a time using the List Builder in Console. The Lists are
saved to the First Partition of the Hard Drive in the Mirage/Soloist 2. The DVC
file is then created using the Text Editor. Each separate List is given a RUN
Command in the DVC file. Depending on what the DVC file is named the
List(s) will execute on Play, power-up, or reset. The Mirage/Soloist 2 can only
support up to 8 levels of Nesting. Please contact ADTEC Technical Support for
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There are five Directive Commands that can be added to a List DVC file.
Comments are preceded by a forward slash (/). Comments can be used to define
a DVC. This way the programmer can come back to the file several days or
months later and have an explanation of what the file will do. DEBUG is
preceded by a #. It is a case sensitive command and must be in ALL CAPS.
This command will cause the Mirage/Soloist 2 to give information back in the
Directives:
1. Comments
2. Debug
3. Initialize
4. Finalize
5. Mutiples
terminal mode as the List is being executed. This is useful for troubleshooting.
INITIALIZE is preceded by a #. It is a case sensitive command and must be in
ALL CAPS. This command will cause the Mirage/Soloist 2 to do a Lis t Clear
command prior to loading a new List. If you are using a Nested List you will
want to turn this off for the second List. FINALIZE is preceded by a #. It is a
case sensitive command and must be in ALL CAPS. This command will cause
the Mirage/Soloist 2 to do a Play command after loading a new List. If you are
using a Nested List you will want to turn this off for the first List. MUTIPLES
is preceded by a #. It is a case sensitive command and must be in ALL CAPS.
This command will cause the Mirage/Soloist 2 to accept multiple Lists.
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The Schedule area of Console allows you to build your own PlayList, a
sequence of how clips will play back, from the Inventory of the Mirage/Soloist.
Unlike List, once a Play command is issued, the spots will play back in order of
time and day. A Schedule is useful if you have several lists or a long program
that you wish to play, but you want to start and stop at specific times. An
example of this would be a hospital that wants to schedule Patient Education
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Creating a Schedule
After connecting to the unit and going to the Schedule section, your
inventory/directory will appear on the left hand side of the screen and a blank
Console
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Create A Schedule:
1. Drag the Inventory (Left
Side of screen) that you
want to play into the
PlayList (right side of
screen).
2. To Delete Spots in the
PlayList either right
mouse click or drag the
spot from the Playlist back
to the Inventory.
3. Set your Day and Time for
each event. Nonqualifiers (--) may be used
in place of actual time and
day.
4. Link any related files
together so that you do not
have to give times to
everything.
5. “Send’ Schedule to the
unit.
6. NV - Save
Schedule will appear on the right hand side. If you wish to start a Schedule
from scratch, start dragging the inventory over into the Schedule in the order
%
that you wish to see the spots play. If the Mirage/Soloist already has a Schedule
The biggest difference between the
List and the Schedule is that a
Schedule is Time specific.
running, “Get” that Schedule from the memory of the unit and modify it.
Modify and/or Create the Schedule
To modify and/or create the Schedule, drag the inventory in the left hand
column to the Playlist in the right hand column. If you make a mistake and want
to delete something, you can either right mouse click to delete or drag the spot
back into the inventory area. Select the Time and day that you want your
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After a Schedule is modified, click
the Non Volatile (NV) save icon to
save the current Schedule to the
flash memory.
schedule to run. Non-qualifiers (--) will work if you need a general time to start
the program. Upload the new Schedule to the unit by clicking the “Send” button
at the top of the page. Your Schedule is now in the Volatile memory of the
Mirage/Soloist. If you wish to save it to the non-Volatile “Flash” memory, then
click the NV – Save button. Always remember that if you want to have the
must use the NV – Save.
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Schedule remain in the Mirage/Soloist after the power is turned off then you
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Time and Date
Each spot is scheduled to start at the top of each hour and will run for its allotted
time. Then, the schedule will stop and will not start again until the top of the
next hour. What happens in between the videos depends on the Blank
Command. The Day column is non-qualified (--) so that this will happen every
day. If a day was specified, then that will only take place on that particular day
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Blank Command No Video is ideal
for applications that need to use an
audio/video sync detector to switch
between the Mirage/Soloist and a
CG. Ex: AVS2.
of the week.
Link
The Type Column helps identify
where spots begin and end in a
Scheduled List.
Linking files is an easy way to create several Lists within a schedule. By
clicking on the Link column and dragging thru the files you can link one or
more files together and they will play similar to a List. This example shows two
Lists that will play in a schedule. The first List of four (4) files begins at 8:00am
and the second list of four (4) files begins at 9:00am. Each List will play to
completion and then stop. What happens in between the videos depends on the
Blank Command. Again, the day is non-qualified (--) so that this will happen
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Schedule DVC files allow the user to create a Schedule and/or a set of
Commands in a text file. This file will be placed in the first partition of a hard
drive. When the drive is placed in a Mirage/Soloist 2 the unit will Load the
Example of DVC Schedule
Schedule and/or Commands when the unit is powered up or reset. The
Mirage/Soloist 2 can also have the Schedule play automatically on power-up or
reset.
Text Editor
// - Comments disclaimer
File Manager Icon
To create a Schedule for the Mirage/Soloist 2 a Text Editor must be used like
the one in Symphony’s File Manager. A word processor may also be used to
accomplish this task as well, but ADTEC does suggest using the Text Editor in
Symphony. After the Schedule is complete, save the file to the first partition on
the hard drive in the Mirage/Soloist 2 using the File Manager in Symphony.
The file MUST follow a specific name configuration. The file name follows the
DOS 8.3 structure. The first three characters must be SCH. After the first three
File Name: There are two ways to
name your file.
3. SCHAUTO.DVC
4. SCH*****.DVC
The file name follows the DOS 8.3
structure.
characters you can use either the AUTO, which will cause the file to
automatically start playing on power-up or reset, or you can use up to five
characters to name the file something else. Remember, the only way to have the
file automatically start playing is to use the AUTO in the file name. Otherwise
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File Manager
DVC File Creation:
1. Create your Schedule in a
Text Editor
2. Save the Schedule
3. Transfer the Schedule to
the First Partition of the
Hard Drive on the
Mirage/Soloist2.
4. Reset the unit.
5. The Schedule will execute
when a Play command is
given.
6. To automatically have the
Schedule start playing use
the SCHAUTO.DVC file
name
The File Manager above is the best way to transfer files into the
Mirage/Soloist 2.
Nested Schedules
The example above addressed the use of one Schedule and/or Command for the
Mirage/Soloist 2. The Mirage/Soloist 2 is capable of using “Nested Schedules”.
Nested Schedules are several Schedules that a DVC file can execute. These
Schedules are usually created one at a time using the Schedule Builder in
Console. The Schedules are saved to the First Partition of the Hard Drive in the
Mirage/Soloist 2. The DVC file is then created using the Text Editor. Each
separate Schedule is given a RUN Command in the DVC file. Depending on
what the DVC file is named the Schedule(s) will execute on Play, power-up, or
reset. The Mirage/Soloist 2 can only support up to 8 levels of Nesting. Please
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Directives
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There are four Directive Commands that can be added to a Schedule DVC file.
Comments are preceded by a forward slash (/). Comments can be used to define
a DVC. This way the programmer can come back to the file several days or
months later and have an explanation of what the file will do. DEBUG is
preceded by a #. It is a case sensitive command and must be in ALL CAPS.
Directives:
1. Comments
2. Debug
3. Initialize
4. Finalize
This command will cause the Mirage/Soloist 2 to give information back in the
terminal mode as the Schedule is being executed. This is useful for
troubleshooting. INITIALIZE is preceded by a #. It is a case sensitive
command and must be in ALL CAPS. This command will cause the
Mirage/Soloist 2 to do a Schedule Clear command prior to loading a new
Schedule. If you are using a Nested Schedule you will want to turn this off for
the second Schedule. FINALIZE is preceded by a #. It is a case sensitive
command and must be in ALL CAPS. This command will cause the
Mirage/Soloist 2 to do a Play command after loading a new Schedule. If you are
using a Nested Schedule you will want to turn this off for the first Schedule.
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CONTROL INTERFACE
There are 3 control ports on the Soloist: 1) 4 bit bi-directional parallel control, 2) Full
duplex loop through RS-232 serial control, and 3) Full duplex RS-422 serial control.
Each type will be described below.
4 bit parallel controlAllows for control using simple mechanical switches or relays, TTL level drivers,
or legacy equipment (i.e. Lite-Ning and Active). This interface is not currently
supported for third party development or any new applications. It will not be
discussed any further in this document.
Full Duplex loop through RS-232 serial controlAllows for multiple unit control using a single standard RS-232 serial port at baud
rates from 50 to 115200. Loop through allows for an almost unlimited number of
Soloists to be connected to a single host port. Addressability is a feature of the
command protocol.
Full Duplex RS-422 serial controlAllows for single unit control using a single standard RS-422 serial port at baud
rates from 50 to 115200. Loop through is not supported, so a control relationship
using this port is strictly one to one.
The recommended control port for third party development is the RS-232 serial control
port, since nearly every PC has an RS-232 serial port and loop through control allows an
unlimited number of units to be interfaced to a single control point. If a one to one control
situation in an electrically noisy environment exists, it may be desirable to use the RS422 serial control port. Either way, both ports support identical baud rates and control
protocols.
Command Interface 1 - 99
CONTROL PROTOCOL
All control is achieved using two documented protocols. These protocols are ASCII text
based and are designed to allow for simple interface in a terminal like manner. The first
protocol, herein after to be referred to as “Terminal Protocol”, is recommended in any
direct connection application since it is fast, simple and allows for minimal error
detection and recovery, which is commensurate with most direct connection
environments. In addition, a more robust protocol is available which packetizes each
command line by appending a CRC-16 value and a packetized protocol indicator. This
protocol, herein after to be referred to as “Packeteized Protocol”, is recommended in
any telephony application since it allows for easy error detection and retransmission of
corrupted data, which is commensurate with the noisy nature of telephony. Either
protocol is detected automatically, on a command-by-command basis, and the response is
in kind (i.e. if the command is packetized, the response will also be packetized).
TERMINAL PROTOCOL
Terminal protocol is designed to allow direct connection through a terminal using simple
ASCII text commands. These commands are of the form:
[SEP]NAME<SEP>CMD[<SEP>ARGS…] [SEP]<CR>[LF]
BOLD & <> = Required fields, []= Optional fields
SEP = Separator, any number of SPACE (“ “) characters. These delimit the
fields, and there must be at least one. More are acceptable, but you must limit the
length of the entire command line to 4000 characters or less.
NAME = Name, up to 20 ASCII characters. Any non-white ASCII characters are
valid. The single wildcard “*” is a synonym for any unit, and is useful if you have
only 1 unit in the control chain and do not know it’s name. The broadcast
ame as “*”, except no reply to the command will be
generated. This can be used to issue a command to all units in a chain without
causing a collision of replies from all of the units. An alternative form of the
broadcast wildcard is the product name, which is “SOLOIST2” for the Soloist 2,
“MIRAGE” for the Mirage, and “DUET” for the Duet. Finally, you can also use a
unit’s serial number as an alias for that unit’s name. To retrieve a unit’s serial
number, see the MANUFACTURE command.
CMD = Command, ASCII text in verbose, compact or terse form. Verbose form
is the command in a fully descriptive complete word form- i.e. “PLAY”, “STOP”,
“PLAYSPOT”, etc. Verbose commands receive a verbose reply, which is usually
very descriptive and intelligible to a person. This is useful if you are manually
interfacing to the unit, but not very desirable if programmatic control is being
used. Compact form is the exact same as verbose form, except the command is
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shortened to 3 letters- i.e. “PLY”, “STP”, ‘‘PLS”. This was implemented so that a
user could quickly enter long commands but still maintain verbose descriptive
replies (i.e. “CFG” instead of “CONFIGURATION”). Terse form is the command
in 2 letter abbreviated form- i.e. “PL”, “ST”, “PS”, etc. Terse commands receive a
terse reply, which is SPACE delimited and has fixed field position and length.
This makes terse commands very useful for programmatic machine control (i.e.
computer control). Any third party development effort is encouraged to use terse
commands only. In fact, they are the only commands that you can rely on to
remain consistent from version to version.
(Note: The Compact form will not work in the Soloist 1.)
ARGUMENTS = Argument list, ASCII text describing any arguments to the
command. Arguments are usually descriptive text, but they usually have an
equivalent enumerated numeric representation. These arguments are listed as both
text and number (the enumerated value) in the setting table for each command.
PACKETIZED PROTOCOL
Packetized protocol is designed to allow remote connection through a telephony link
using simple ASCII text commands. These commands are of the form:
[SEP]NAME<SEP>CMD[<SEP>ARGS…]<SEP>CRC16$[SEP]<CR>[LF]
BOLD & <> = Required fields, []= Optional fields
SEP, NAME, & CMD = Same as Terminal Protocol. See above.
$ = Packetized command indicator. This tells the Soloist that the command has a
4 character CRC-16 field attached immediately preceding it and it should be
extracted and used to verify the validity of the command.
This is exactly the same as the terminal protocol, except a SEP and a 5 character CRC-16
field are attached to the end of the command line. The 5 character CRC-16 field is a 4
character 16 bit hexadecimal CRC value, in ASCII text form, followed by a ‘$’
packetized command indicator character. If you wish to generate this field, the following
lookup table and C code snippet should help get you started.
Command Interface 3 - 99
Tsc16 CRC16Table[]
=
{0x0000, 0xC0C1, 0xC181, 0x0140, 0xC301, 0x03C0, 0x0280, 0xC241,
0xC601, 0x06C0, 0x0780, 0xC741, 0x0500, 0xC5C1, 0xC481, 0x0440,
0xCC01, 0x0CC0, 0x0D80, 0xCD41, 0x0F00, 0xCFC1, 0xCE81, 0x0E40,
0x0A00, 0xCAC1, 0xCB81, 0x0B40, 0xC901, 0x09C0, 0x0880, 0xC841,
0xD801, 0x18C0, 0x1980, 0xD941, 0x1B00, 0xDBC1, 0xDA81, 0x1A40,
0x1E00, 0xDEC1, 0xDF81, 0x1F40, 0xDD01, 0x1DC0, 0x1C80, 0xDC41,
0x1400, 0xD4C1, 0xD581, 0x1540, 0xD701, 0x17C0, 0x1680, 0xD641,
0xD201, 0x12C0, 0x1380, 0xD341, 0x1100, 0xD1C1, 0xD081, 0x1040,
0xF001, 0x30C0, 0x3180, 0xF141, 0x3300, 0xF3C1, 0xF281, 0x3240,
0x3600, 0xF6C1, 0xF781, 0x3740, 0xF501, 0x35C0, 0x3480, 0xF441,
0x3C00, 0xFCC1, 0xFD81, 0x3D40, 0xFF01, 0x3FC0, 0x3E80, 0xFE41,
0xFA01, 0x3AC0, 0x3B80, 0xFB41, 0x3900, 0xF9C1, 0xF881, 0x3840,
0x2800, 0xE8C1, 0xE981, 0x2940, 0xEB01, 0x2BC0, 0x2A80, 0xEA41,
0xEE01, 0x2EC0, 0x2F80, 0xEF41, 0x2D00, 0xEDC1, 0xEC81, 0x2C40,
0xE401, 0x24C0, 0x2580, 0xE541, 0x2700, 0xE7C1, 0xE681, 0x2640,
0x2200, 0xE2C1, 0xE381, 0x2340, 0xE101, 0x21C0, 0x2080, 0xE041,
0xA001, 0x60C0, 0x6180, 0xA141, 0x6300, 0xA3C1, 0xA281, 0x6240,
0x6600, 0xA6C1, 0xA781, 0x6740, 0xA501, 0x65C0, 0x6480, 0xA441,
0x6C00, 0xACC1, 0xAD81, 0x6D40, 0xAF01, 0x6FC0, 0x6E80, 0xAE41,
0xAA01, 0x6AC0, 0x6B80, 0xAB41, 0x6900, 0xA9C1, 0xA881, 0x6840,
0x7800, 0xB8C1, 0xB981, 0x7940, 0xBB01, 0x7BC0, 0x7A80, 0xBA41,
0xBE01, 0x7EC0, 0x7F80, 0xBF41, 0x7D00, 0xBDC1, 0xBC81, 0x7C40,
0xB401, 0x74C0, 0x7580, 0xB541, 0x7700, 0xB7C1, 0xB681, 0x7640,
0x7200, 0xB2C1, 0xB381, 0x7340, 0xB101, 0x71C0, 0x7080, 0xB041,
0x5000, 0x90C1, 0x9181, 0x5140, 0x9301, 0x53C0, 0x5280, 0x9241,
0x9601, 0x56C0, 0x5780, 0x9741, 0x5500, 0x95C1, 0x9481, 0x5440,
0x9C01, 0x5CC0, 0x5D80, 0x9D41, 0x5F00, 0x9FC1, 0x9E81, 0x5E40,
0x5A00, 0x9AC1, 0x9B81, 0x5B40, 0x9901, 0x59C0, 0x5880, 0x9841,
0x8801, 0x48C0, 0x4980, 0x8941, 0x4B00, 0x8BC1, 0x8A81, 0x4A40,
0x4E00, 0x8EC1, 0x8F81, 0x4F40, 0x8D01, 0x4DC0, 0x4C80, 0x8C41,
0x4400, 0x84C1, 0x8581, 0x4540, 0x8701, 0x47C0, 0x4680, 0x8641,
0x8201, 0x42C0, 0x4380, 0x8341, 0x4100, 0x81C1, 0x8081, 0x4040};
The table above is an array of 256 constant 16 bit values (Tsc16). The following code
lines are an example of how this table is used to generate the CRC-16 value and convert
it to the SEP field, the 4 character CRC-16, and the $ packetized command indicator.
CRC= WORD_MASK;
for (I = 0; I < strlen(CmdStr); I++)
CRC = (CRC >> 8) ^ CRC16Table[(CRC ^ CmdStr[I]) & 0xFF];
sprintf(CRCStr, " %.4x$\r\n", CRC);
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/* Initialize CRC */
/* For every character in response, */
/* Calculate CRC */
/* SEP & CRC-16 attachment text */
Example of Command Description
NAME NAM* NA
*NOTE: The compact form of the command will not work in the Soloist 1. Please
use Verbose and Terse only.
Description- Displays or changes the name used to address the unit.
Form- NAME/NAM/NA [SETTING]
VERBOSE/COMPACT/TERSE forms of the command
Arguments- Table format, listing all possible combinations.
SETTING
Name
NUM
Alpha-Numeric
DESCRIPTION
The name of the unit can be up to 20 alpha-numeric
characters in length.
Errors- Error are explained in the Error Appendix.
ERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
Examples- Terminal form
Operation- Display the current NAME setting.
<NAME> NAME
OK
NAME= SOLOIST
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the NAME to COMEDY.
<NAME> NAME COMEDY
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
These are the products that this particular command supports.
See Also- Query
Related command or families of commands.
Command Interface 5 - 99
ALTERNATE ALT AL
Description- Jump into an alternate program. An alternate program is a program whose
name is constructed from the user-supplied name with any placeholders (?) replaced with
the corresponding character in the currently running spot. This command will jump into
a similarly encoded spot when executed. The second spot can vary in length, but not in
bit rate or encode type. This command is useful for two spots that have different
language. The user may want one language or the other to play upon issue of the
command. Therefore, when the spot is playing the English version, the ALTERNATE
command is issued and the French version picks up where the other English version left
off.
Form- ALTERNATE/ALT/AL [DDSN]
ArgumentsDDSN
TEXT
File Name
13 1 0
DESCRIPTION
The file name may be used to specify a specific file.
The DDSN Drive, Disc, Spot, Name (DDSN structure) arguments,
with optional '?' placeholders in Name may be used to specify a file.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
1
The drive is empty.
3
There is/are no spots of that discription.
ERROR- BAD
ARGUMENTS
ERROR- EMPTY
ERROR- NO SPOT
ExamplesOperation- ALTERNATE command
<NAME> ALTERNATE 13 1 20
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Mirage
See Also- Index
Command Interface 6 - 99
ATTENUATE ATN AT
Description- Displays or changes the current audio attenuation setting. The Soloist
2 and Mirage do not have incremental increase and decrease values. The audio is
either on or off (See Example below).
Form- ATTENUATE/ATN/AT [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
ATTENUATION LEVEL
NUM
0 – 126 dB
DESCRIPTION
The attenuation level is set in increments
of 2dB up to a maximum of 126dB. Odd
input values are rounded down. (e.g. 3
would be saved as 2).
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current ATTENUATE setting. In the Soloist 2 and
Mirage, the attenuation is either on or off (ATN 0 = Audio on, else Audio is muted).
<NAME> ATTENUATE
OK
ATTENUATE= 0 dB
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the ATTENUATE setting. The Soloist 1 has slight adjustment
features.
<NAME> ATTENUATE 64
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, and Mirage
Command Interface 7 - 99
ATTRIB ATB AB
Description- Display or Modify a file(s) attribute bits. If any options are argued,
attributes are modified. If no options are argued, attributes are displayed. The
DDSN argument may include wildcards.
Form- ATTRIB|ATB|AB <+A -A +R -R +H -H +S -S> [DDSN]
ArgumentsDDSN
TEXT
File Name
13 1 0
DESCRIPTION
The file name may be used to specify a specific file.
The DDSN may be used to specify a file.
OPTIONAL COMMANDS
TEXT
DESCRIPTION
+A/-A
Archive Bit
+R/-R
Read Only bit
+H/-H
Hidden bit
+S/-S
System bit
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- ATTRIB command
<NAME> ATTRIB 13 1 20
OK
13, 1, 20 Foot.MPG A
Operation- ATTRIB command
<NAME> ATTRIB 13 1 0
OK
13, 1, 0 Desktop.INI A
H
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- RENAME and TOUCH
Command Interface 8 - 99
BANNER BAN BA
Description- Displays the message header.
Form- BANNER/BAN/BA
ExamplesOperation- Display BANNER message
<NAME> BANNER
OK
Soloist Professional MPEG Player
Version 7 Revision 5 3-10-97
Adtec Production, Inc © 1997
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display BANNER message
<NAME> BANNER
OK
Soloist 2 Professional MPEG Player
Version 3, 7-07-99
Adtec Production, Inc © 1999
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display BANNER message
<NAME> BANNER
OK
Duet Professional MPEG Ad Inserter
Version 3, 7-06-99
Adtec Production, Inc © 1999
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display BANNER message. The 02 enumeration indicates a Duet.
<NAME> BA
03 00 07 06 99 02
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display BANNER message. The 00 enumeration indicates a Soloist.
<NAME> BA
03 00 07 06 99 00
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- MANUFACTURE
Command Interface 9 - 99
BLANK BLK BL
Description- The state of the video output whenever it is not playing video. Use this to
achieve the desired visual effect between spots. This command has nothing to do with
the Decoder Chip of the Soloist. Therefore, a command may be used to override the
video. For example, if a video is playing and the user wants to issue a colorbars
command, the soloist will display the colorbars until the Black command is issued.
Form- BLANK/BLK/BL [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NOVIDEO
BLACK
HOLD
WHITE
YELLOW
CYAN
GREEN
MAGENTA
RED
BLUE
COLORBARS
SEAMLESS
NUM
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
DESCRIPTION
No video, total absence of video signal and sync
Black video signal
Holds the last frame/field of the encoded file
White video signal
Yellow video signal
Cyan video signal
Green video signal
Magenta video signal
Red video signal
Blue video signal
Color bars generated upon loss of video
Soloist will move from file to file without dropping to
black. NOTE: This violates MPEG standard and may cause
artifacting.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current BLANK setting.
<NAME> BLANK
OK
Blank= NOVIDEO
<Empty Line>
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Operation- Set the BLANK setting to black whenever not playing.
<NAME> BLANK BLACK
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, and Mirage
See Also- VIDEO, OUTPUT
Command Interface 11 - 99
CHROMAPHASE CHP CP
Description- If Genlock is enabled, this will shift the phase of the regenerated chroma
sub-carrier from the input signals chroma sub-carrier by the argued degrees. This is
useful for cable length compensation as well as downstream offset compensation in
broadcast applications.
Form- CHROMAPHASE/CHP/CP [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
None
0 – 360
degrees
DESCRIPTION
Degrees of Compensation for the Chroma Phase.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
ExamplesOperation- Display the current CHROMAPHASE setting.
<NAME> CHROMAPHASE
OK
CHROMAPHASE= 0 degrees
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the CHROMAPHASE setting to 30 degrees.
<NAME> CHROMAPHASE 30
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Mirage
Command Interface 12 - 99
CLTUSERPASSWORD CPW CW
Description- When the Soloist is configured as a Server (HOSTMODE =
Server/MirrorServer/DuetServer/AdmaestroServer) and a client tries to connect via
FTP, the user name and password supplied by the Client is compared to the client
user password. If there is a user and password match, the FTP connection is
allowed and subsequent FTP operations can be performed. No client user password
list allows any FTP user name and password. The FTP client user/password list for
the unit is a maximum of 128 characters.
Form- CLTUSERPASSWORD/CPW/CW [USER1, PASSWORD1][; USER2,
PASSWORD2]...]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
USER[N]
NUM
Alpha -Numeric
PASSWORD[N]
Alpha -Numeric
DESCRIPTION
The factory default is SOLOIST. User ID must be
ALL CAPS
The factory default is NONE. Password must be ALL
CAPS.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Networking feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current CLIENTUSERPASSWORD.
<NAME> CLTUSERPASSWORD
OK
CLIENTUSERPASSWORD= SOLOIST, NONE
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the CLIENTUSERPASSWORD.
<NAME> CLTUSERPASSWORD SOLOIST, NONE
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Duet
See Also- SVRUSERPASSWORD and FTP
Command Interface 13 - 99
CLOSE CLO CL
Description- Close a file and its stream. There are no options.
Form- CLOSE/CLO/CL [FILE_ID]
ArgumentsFILE_ID
TEXT
NUM
File ID Numeric #
NIL
None
DESCRIPTION
The FILE_ID is the numeric handle of the file stream
returned by the OPEN command.
You may use NIL for the FILE_ID if you wish to close all
open file streams. If you close all files by arguing NIL, it
will always respond OK.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- BAD STREAM ID
ERROR- NOT OPEN
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
2
163
161
150
255
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
Bad I/O file streams.
Not Open.
No File
Generic Error
ExamplesOperation- CLOSE command
<NAME> CLOSE
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- CLOSE Command
<NAME> CLOSE NIL
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- OPEN, READ, WRITE, and SEEK
Command Interface 14 - 99
CLOSEDCAPTION CLC CC
Description- Enables the use of Line 21 closed captioning. This is useful for
displaying text on the screen while video is playing. Requires Encoders that capture
Line 21 during encode. This is not compatible with MPEG user or data closed
systems.
Form- CLOSEDCAPTION/CLC/CC [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT NUM
OFF
0
ON
1
DESCRIPTION
DO NOT use Close Captioning, start Decoding on line 22
USE Closed Captioning start Decoding on line 21
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Closed Caption feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current CLOSEDCAPTION setting.
<NAME> CLOSEDCAPTION
OK
CLOSEDCAPTION= OFF
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the CLOSEDCAPTION setting to on.
<NAME> CLOSEDCAPTION ON
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 15 - 99
COM1 CM1 C1
Description- Displays or changes the configuration for the RS-232 port. NOTE: If
this parameter is changed from the RS-232 port, you will obviously have to
change the setting in your controller or terminal program to match afterwards.
Form- COM1/CM1/C1 [BAUDRATE DATABIT STOPBIT PARITY]
ArgumentsBAUD RATE
NUM
300
1200
2400
4800
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
DATA BITS
NUM
7
8
STOP BITS
NUM
1
2
PARITY
NUM
NONE
ODD
EVEN
Note: 38400 8 1 NONE are factory default settings.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current COM1 setting.
<NAME> COM1
OK <None if change is made from RS-232 Port>
Baud- 38400, Data Bits- 8, Stop Bits- 1, Parity- None
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display the current COM1 setting.
<NAME> C1
OK
038400 8 1 N
<Empty Line>
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Operation- Set the COM1 setting to 19200 Baud, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bits, No Parity.
<NAME> COM1 19200 8 1 N
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- COM2 and MODEM
Command Interface 17 - 99
COM2 CM2 C2
Description- Displays or changes the configuration for the RS-422 port. NOTE: If this
parameter is changed from the RS-422 port, you will obviously have to change the
setting in your controller or terminal program to match afterwards.
Form- COM2/CM2/C2 [BAUDRATE DATABIT STOPBIT PARITY]
ArgumentsBAUD RATE
NUM
300
1200
2400
4800
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
DATA BITS
NUM
7
8
STOP BITS
NUM
1
2
PARITY
NUM
NONE
ODD
EVEN
Note: 38400 8 1 NONE are factory default settings.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current COM2 setting.
<NAME> COM2
OK <None if change is made from RS-232 Port>
Baud- 38400, Data Bits- 8, Stop Bits- 1, Parity- None
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display the current COM2 setting.
<NAME> C2
OK
038400 8 1 N
<Empty Line>
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Operation- Set the COM2 setting to 19200 Baud, 8 Data Bits, 1 Stop Bits, No Parity.
<NAME> COM2 19200 8 1 N
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, and Mirage
See Also- COM1
Command Interface 19 - 99
CONFIGURATION CFG CF
Description- Displays the current configuration for the Soloist. The configuration for
the Soloist is loaded from non-volatile memory to volatile memory at power up or
reset.
NOTE: You can also use the Symphony Console interface to perform this
command.
Form- CONFIGUATION/CFG/CF [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
CLEAR
ERASE
LOAD
NUM
0
1
2
SAVE
3
DESCRIPTION
Clears the configuration to the default conditions.
Clears the volatile as well as the non-volatile configuration.
Copies the configuration from non-volatile to volatile
memory.
Saves the configuration to non-volatile memory.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- LOAD FAILED
ERROR- SAVE FAILED
ERROR- ERASE FAILED
NUM
2
6
7
8
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
Load Failed – File missing or bad.
Save Failed – File missing or bad.
Erase Failed – File missing or bad.
Command Interface 20 - 99
ExamplesOperation- Display the current CONFIGURATION of a Soloist.
<NAME> CONFIGURATION
OK
NAME= SOLOIST
VIDEO= NTSC
TALK= OFF
STARTUP= ON
SHUFFLE= OFF
REPEAT= ALL
BLANK= BLACK
ERRORLIMIT= 3
ATTENUATION= 0
COM1= BAUD- 38400, DATA BITS- 8, STOP BITS- 1, PARITY- NONE
COM2= BAUD- 38400, DATA BITS- 8, STOP BITS- 1, PARITY- NONE
OUTPUT= COMPOSITE*
CHROMAPHASE= 0 DEGREES*
SPINUP= 30 SECONDS*
CLOSEDCAPTION= OFF*
IPADDDRESS= 0.0.0.0*
IPMASK= 255.255.255.0*
GATEWAYIPADDRESSES= 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0*
HOSTIPADDRESSES= 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0*
HOSTMODE= SERVER*
HOSTTIMER= 600 SECONDS*
SERVERUSERPASSWORD= SOLOIST, NONE*
CLIENTUSERPASSWORD= SOLOIST, NONE*
DAYLIGHTSAVINGS= OFF*
<Empty Line>
*NOTE: Certain features listed here may not display with your unit. According to
what features you have enabled, the display may change. This is a full listing of
what is possible.
Command Interface 21 - 99
Operation- Display the current CONFIGURATION of a Duet.
<NAME> CONFIGURATION
OK
NAME= DUET
VIDEO= NTSC
TALK= OFF
STARTUP= ON
SHUFFLE= OFF
REPEAT= ALL
BLANK= BLACK
ERRORLIMIT= 3
ATTENUATION= 0
COM1= BAUD- 38400, DATA BITS- 8, STOP BITS- 1, PARITY- NONE
COM2= BAUD- 38400, DATA BITS- 8, STOP BITS- 1, PARITY- NONE
OUTPUT= COMPOSITE
CHROMAPHASE= 0 DEGREES
SPINUP= 30 SECONDS
CLOSEDCAPTION= OFF
IPADDDRESS= 0.0.0.0
IPMASK= 255.255.255.0
GATEWAYIPADDRESSES= 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0
HOSTIPADDRESSES= 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0
HOSTMODE= SERVER
HOSTTIMER= 600 SECONDS
SERVERUSERPASSWORD= SOLOIST, NONE
CLIENTUSERPASSWORD= SOLOIST, NONE
NETWORK= NAMECHANNEL-*
CBD= NETWORK- TNT FREQUENCY- 7.3575 MHZ BANDWIDTH- WIDE*
MODE- DIGITAL*
BALENCEDAUDIO= NO*
LEVELCONTROL= OFF*
DAYLIGHTSAVINGS= OFF
<Empty Line>
*NOTE: Certain features listed here may not display with your unit. According to
what features you have enabled, the display may change. This is a full listing of
what is possible.
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- LIST
Command Interface 22 - 99
COPY CPY CY
Description- Copy a file(s). The destination Drive, Disc, and Spot Name/Number
(DDSN) must not specify a spot. Both source and destination drive/disc specifications
will be used to limit the scope of any searches for files and creation of files. The DDSN
arguments must be separated with a "TO" argument, which also helps to indicate the
direction.
.
Form- COPY|CPY|CY [SOURCE_DDSN] TO [DESTINATION_DDSN]
ArgumentsOPTIONAL COMMANDS
TEXT
DESCRIPTION
O
An “O” is used to overwrite existing files
N
‘N’ is used to overwrite existing files only if newer.
*
Both the source and destination DDSN may include wildcards.
Multiple files may be copied, based on wildcard detected. (*.*)
File Name
The file name may be used to specify a specific file to be copied.
13 1 0
The DDSN may be used to specify a file to be copied.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- COPY a file
<NAME> COPY 13 1 2 to 13 0 *.*
OK
Copying 13 1 2 FOOT.MPG to 13 0 1 FOOT.MPG
OK
Copied 1 File(s)
<Empty Line>
Operation- Copy file with wildcard.
<NAME> COPY 13 1 *.MPG to 13 2 *.*
OK
Copying 13 1
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- MOVE
Command Interface 23 - 99
CREATE CRE CR
Description- Create a file. The DDSN argument may not include a specified spot or have
wildcards in the name. If the drive and disc are argued, only those volumes that match the
specification will be used in the attempt to create the file. You may not specify a spot
number or use wildcards in the file name/extension.
Form- CREATE/CRE/CR [DDSN]
ArgumentsDDSN
TEXT
File Name
001
DESCRIPTION
The file name may be used to specify a specific file to be copied.
The numeric representation of a file name may also be used to
specify a file.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- CREATE a file
<NAME> CREATE 13 2 Foot.mpg
OK
Created 13 2 1 Foot.mpg
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- DELETE
Command Interface 24 - 99
CUESPOT CST CS
Description- Cue up a spot and get it ready to play. You must specify the spot
name, or you may optionally specify the full drive, disc, and spot name or number
(DDSN).
Form- CUESPOT/CST/CS [SPOT NAME (DDSN)]
ArgumentsSPOT NAME/DDSN
TEXT
NUM
Spot Name
Alpha-Numeric
DDSN
Numeric
DESCRIPTION
Name of the spot in the inventory of the drive
Drive, Disc, and Spot Number (0 0 1)
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- NO SPOTS
NUM
1
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
2
ERROR- SPOT DOES NOT
EXIST
ERROR- TRANSPORT IN
USE, NO DRIVE ACCESS
ERROR- PLAYLIST HAS
ENTRIES, NO CUEING
3
4
5
DESCRIPTION
The unit is empty and has no spots on the
drive
Spot Name/DDSN area has invalid
function
The unit does not have a spot with the
name/DDSN of the argument
The drive is being accessed by another
command
The playlist is active and the unit will cue
spots according to the playlist
ExamplesOperation- Cues a Spot named MPEG.
<NAME> CUESPOT MPEG
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Cues a spot named MPEG that is located at DDSN address 0(drive)
0(partition) 1(spot number). The spot number may be substituted with the spot
name.
<NAME> CUESPOT 0 0 1
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- PLAYSPOT
Command Interface 25 - 99
DELETE DEL DE
Description- Delete a file. The DDSN argument may not include wildcards for the
spot or in the name. The SN portion of the DDSN must be specific and unique,
since only one file may be erased at a time (for safety sake). If the drive and disc are
argued, only those volumes that match the specification will be used in the attempt
to destroy the file. Deletes are nonreversible deletes. This means that once a file is
deleted, IT IS GONE!
Form- DELETE/DEL/DE [DDSN]
ArgumentsDDSN
TEXT
File Name
13 1 0
DESCRIPTION
The file name may be used to specify a specific file to be copied.
The DDSN may be used to specify a file to be copied.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- DELETE a file
<NAME> DELETE 13 2 1
OK
Deleting 13 1 2 FOOT.MPG
OK
Deleted 1 File(s)
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- CREATE
Command Interface 26 - 99
DIRECTORY DIR DI
Description- Displays the current directory listing in the unit.
NOTE: You can also use the Symphony Console interface to perform this
command.
Form- DIRECTORY/DIR/DI [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
Drive Number,
Disc Number
Refresh
NUM
# of Drive
and/or # of Disc
R or Refresh
Universal
U
DESCRIPTION
Optionally, a single drive and/or single disc
inventory can be displayed.
The optional REFRESH command can be used to
update the inventory in the event of a disc swap
or other discrepancies.
Display the entire directory regardless of the files
being Mpeg or not.
NOTE: Unless stated in the Setting area of Arguments, the only files that are listed
will be MPEG files.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is missing and/or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display DIRECTORY.
<NAME> DIRECTORY
OK
0, 0, 0 NESTLE 11.286 Mbytes 0:00:30.04 3.0 Mbps 10/22/96 4.58
0, 0, 0 HAINES 11.319 Mbytes 0:00:30.01 3.0 Mbps 8/05/96 6.23
2 spot(s) on 1 disc(s) using 22 MB
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display DIRECTORY.
<NAME> DI
0
00 00 000 NESTLE 0011286 00 00 30 04 030 10 22 96 04 58
00 00 001 HAINES 0011319 00 00 30 01 030 08 05 96 06 23
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- INVENTORY
Command Interface 27 - 99
ERRORLIMIT ELT EL
Description- Displays or changes the number of allowable read errors from the disk
before the playing spot is terminated. This command is largely irrelevant for Hard
Drives. It was implemented for optical media such as CD-ROMs.
Form- ERRORLIMIT/ELT/EL [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
ERRORLIMIT LEVEL
NUM
3 - 1000
DESCRIPTION
Value for changing the errorlimit.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
ExamplesOperation- Display the current ERRORLIMIT setting.
<NAME> ERRORLIMIT
OK
ERRORLIMIT= 0
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the ERRORLIMIT to 10.
<NAME> ERRORLIMIT 10
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 28 - 99
FEATURE FEA FE
Description- Displays the state of the advanced features of the unit. These codes are
generated for each individual unit based upon the desires of the customer and the use
of the equipment. NOTE: This command can also be executed from the Console
portion of Symphony Software.
Form- FEATURE|FEA|FE [FIELD] [KEY] [[NEXTFIELD] [NEXTKEY] ... ]
ArgumentsFIELD
TEXT
SYSTEM
GENLOCK
NUM
0
1
COMPONENT
RGB
CLOSED
CAPTION
NETWORKING
SCHEDULING
BYPASS
2
3
4
WHITELINE
8
KEY
KEY CODE
PERMANENT
TEMPORARY
5
6
7
DESCRIPTION
Enables Mpeg Decoding.
Locks Decoded MPEG video signals to color and time
reference.
Beta Cam Component Video
Analog Red, Green, Blue [Sync on Green optional]
Enables Line 21 decoding
Enables Networking Feature
Time based sequencing of video
Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) data switching
[Duet Only]
Field or Frame based line sensing for 100 IRE white
[Duet Only]
DESCRIPTION
Key numbers that will permanently enable/disable the desired
feature.
Key numbers that will temporarily enable/disable the desired feature.
This option has lengths of 3 hours, 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, and
90 day(s).
Command Interface 29 - 99
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- BAD WHITE LINE
KEY
ERROR- BAD BYPASS KEY
ERROR- BAD SCHEDULING
KEY
ERROR- BAD
NETWORKING KEY
ERROR- BAD CLOSED
CAPTION KEY
ERROR- BAD RGB KEY
ERROR- BAD COMPONENT
KEY
ERROR- BAD GENLOCK
KEY
ERROR- BAD SYSTEM KEY
NUM
2
244
245
246
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
The feature key is either invalid or entered
incorrectly.
Incorrect Bypass Key
Incorrect Scheduling Key
247
Incorrect Networking Key
248
Incorrect Closed Caption Key
249
250
Incorrect RGB Key
Incorrect Component Key
251
Incorrect Genlock Key
252
Incorrect System Key
ExamplesOperation- Display the current FEATURE setting.
<NAME> FEATURE
OK
System= ENABLED
Genlock= ENABLED
Component= ENABLED
RGB= ENABLED
ClosedCaption= ENABLED
Networking= ENABLED
Scheduling= ENABLED
Bypass= DISABLED
Whiteline= DISABLED
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the FEATURE setting for System.
<NAME> FEATURE SYSTEM 123456
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 30 - 99
FORMAT FMT FT
Description- Formats a drive partition. Since this is such a potentially destructive
command, it is broken up into 3 stages: UNLOCK, SETUP, & COMMIT.
NOTE: Once you are past Stage 1, any errors will cause the routine to reset.
FORMAT Stage 1
Description- The first stage, UNLOCK, takes the command out of the locked state and
enters the unlocked state.
Form- FORMAT|FMT|FT UNLOCK
FORMAT Stage 2
Description- The second stage, SETUP, takes the command out of the unlocked state,
extracts the drive and the partition from the arguments, and enters the setup state.
Form- FORMAT|FMT|FT SETUP [DRIVE] [PARTITION]
ArgumentsSETUP
TEXT
Drive
Partition
DESCRIPTION
The numeric representation of the drive
The numeric representation of the partition. This argument is
optional. It will narrow the Format to a single partition.
FORMAT Stage 3
Description- The third stage, COMMIT, actually executes the format command at the
drive and reports the result.
Form- FORMAT|FMT|FT COMMIT
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
Command Interface 31 - 99
ExamplesOperation- FORMAT a drive.
<NAME> FORMAT UNLOCK
OK
<EMPTY LINE>
<NAME> FORMAT SETUP 3 1
OK
<EMPTY LINE>
<NAME> FORMAT COMMIT
OK
Drive 3, Disc 1 is 2047Mb
<EMPTY LINE>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- PARTITION
Command Interface 32 - 99
FTP FTP FT
Description- File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This routine displays opening message,
parses arguments, initializes the network, reads user commands and executes, and
cleans up.
Form- FTP/FTP/FT [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
STATUS
HISTORY
MIRROR
STOP
DIR
GET
PUT
DELETE
RENAME
DESCRIPTION
Displays the current state of the FTP.
Displays the files transferred to the unit via FTP.
Executes a transfer process that will duplicate the inventory of the Host
(Server) designated in the HOSTIPADDRESS command.
Stops the F TP process upon completion of the last file started
Gives a DIRectory of the unit.
Transfers a File from target to Host.
Transfers a File from Host to target.
Delete a specified File.
Rename a specifed File.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR – LAN NOT READY
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
21
2
ERROR- ALREADY FTPING
25
ERROR- NO HOST IP
26
ERROR- NOT FTPING
24
DESCRIPTION
Networking is not ready.
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
NOTE: See Help Section below.
Unit selected is already in the process of
FTP.
The HOSTIPADDRESS is missing or
invalid.
Unit is not FTPing.
Command Interface 33 - 99
HELP SECTION
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
FTP usage is:
FTP Status
FTP History
FTP Mirror
FTP Stop
FTP ip_address dir[ectory] [remote_dir_name]
FTP ip_address get remote_filename [local file]
FTP ip_address put local_file [remote file]
FTP ip_address delete remote_filename
FTP ip_address rename remote_filename new_remote_filename
Where:
The remote IP_Address is in decimal format ###.###.###.###
ExamplesOperation- FTP Help.
<NAME> FTP
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
{Contents See Above}
<Empty Line>
Operation- FTP MIRROR.
<NAME> FTP MIRROR
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- FTP GET
<NAME> FTP ###.###.###.### GET SPOT.MPG
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- FTP DELETE
<NAME> FTP ###.###.###.### DELETE SPOT.MPG
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Duet
See Also- All Network Commands and Settings
Command Interface 34 - 99
GATEIPADDRESS GIP GI
Description- The Gateway IP Address of the unit designates a pathway between two
networks. This is used when a bridge is needed from one network to another. The
Gateway is usually a host or router (hub) that connects the two networks in a central
location. GATEIPADDRESS(s) adhere to standards. See IPADDRESS.
Form- GATEIPADDRESS/GIP/GI [ADDRESS NUM][SETTING]
ArgumentsAddress number
First Gateway
Second Gateway
Third Gateway
Fourth Gateway
NUM
0
1
2
3
DESCRIPTION
Numerical designation of the first Gateway.
Numerical designation of the second Gateway.
Numerical designation of the third Gateway.
Numerical designation of the fourth Gateway.
SETTING
TEXT
NUM
None
0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0
DESCRIPTION
Gateway Address in decimal form.
The unit can support up to 4 Gateway
address(s). Default Setting.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Networking feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current GATEIPADDRESS.
<NAME> GATEIPADDRESS
OK
GATEIPADDRESS= 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the first GATEIPADDRESS.
<NAME> GATEIPADDRESS 0 149.149.49.194
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Duet
See Also- IPADDRESS, IPMASK, and HOSTIPADDRESS
Command Interface 35 - 99
HOSTIPADDRESS HIP HI
Description- The Host IP Address of the unit designates the server of the group.
When the unit is set to mirror, this address tells the unit where to look for new files.
HOSTIPADDRESS(s) adhere to standards. See IPADDRESS command.
Form- HOSTIPADDRESS/HIP/HI [ADDRESS NUM][SETTING]
ArgumentsADDRESS NUMBER
First Host
Second Host
Third Host
Fourth Host
NUM
0
1
2
3
DESCRIPTION
Numerical designation of the first Host.
Numerical designation of the second Host.
Numerical designation of the third Host.
Numerical designation of the fourth Host.
SETTING
TEXT
NUM
None
0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0
DESCRIPTION
Host Address in decimal form. The
unit can support up to 4 host(s) at one
time. Default Setting.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Networking feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current HOSTIPADDRESS.
<NAME> HOSTIPADDRESS
OK
HOSTIPADDRESSES= 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0, 0.0.0.0
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the first HOSTIPADDRESS.
<NAME> HOSTIPADDRESS 0 149.149.49.194
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Duet
See Also- IPADDRESS, IPMASK, and GATEIPADDRESS
Command Interface 36 - 99
HOSTMODE HOM HM
Description- Displays or changes the networking characteristics of the unit.
Form- HOSTMODE/HOM/HM [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
Client
Server
MirrorClient
MirrorServer
DuetClient
NUM
00
01
02
03
04
DuetServer
05
AdMaestroClient
AdMaestroServer
06
07
DESCRIPTION
Traditional Network Client Default Setting.
Traditional Network Server
Replicates Server Drive
Server Unit in mirroring environment.
Replicates Server Drive for a commercial insertion
environment.
Server Unit in a commercial insertion mirroring
environment.
N/A
N/A
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Networking feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current HOSTMODE setting.
<NAME> HOSTMODE
OK
HOSTMODE= Client
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the HOSTMODE to Server.
<NAME> HOSTMODE SERVER
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Duet
See also- FTP, CLTUSERPASSWORD, SVRUSERPASSWORD, HOSTTIMER,
and HOSTIPADDRESS
Command Interface 37 - 99
HOSTTIMER HOT HT
Description- Displays or changes how long the unit will wait before querying the
server for new files.
Form- HOSTTIMER/HOT/HT [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
None
10 – 50,000
DESCRIPTION
Number of seconds for the unit to delay before querying the
server. 600 is the Default Setting.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Networking feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current HOSTTIMER setting.
<NAME> HOSTTIMER
OK
HOSTTIMER= 120 seconds
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the HOSTTIMER setting to 600 seconds.
<NAME> HOSTTIMER 600
OK
<Empty Line>
Supported Products- Soloist 2 and Duet
See Also- HOSTMODE
Command Interface 38 - 99
INDEX IDX IX
Description- Jump forward or backward from the current position of a spot by an
absolute or relative amount. Plus (+) and Minus (-) signs indicate a relative offset
from the current point, while unsigned values specify an absolute position with the
spot. If a value is entered that is outside the bounds of the spot, the minimum or
maximum value is used, respectively.
Form- INDEX/IDX/IX [(+/-) HR:MIN:SEC.FRAME]
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- NO SPOTS
NUM
1
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
2
DESCRIPTION
The unit is empty and has no spots on the
drive.
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Jump forward 2 seconds within the spot.
<NAME> INDEX + 00:00:02.00
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Go to 2 seconds past the beginning of the spot.
<NAME> INDEX 00:00:02.00
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- ALTERNATE
Command Interface 39 - 99
INVENTORY INV IN
Description- Displays a condensed listing of all spots on the drives in the unit.
Form- INVENTORY/INV/IN [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
Drive Number,
Disc Number
Refresh
NUM
# of Drive
and/or # of Disc
R or Refresh
DESCRIPTION
Optionally, a single drive and/or single disc
inventory can be displayed.
The optional REFRESH command can be used to
update the inventory in the event of a disc swap
or other discrepancies.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is missing and/or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display INVENTORY.
<NAME> INVENTORY
OK
D1Chevy
0:00:30.21
D1Chevy2
0:00:30.20
Jeep1
0:00:30.13
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display INVENTORY for an individual drive.
<NAME> INV 8 (0)
OK
D1Chevy
0:00:30.21
D1Chevy2
0:00:30.20
Jeep1
0:00:30.13
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- DIRECTORY
Command Interface 40 - 99
IPADDRESS IPA IP
Description- The Internet (IP) Address of the unit. The units IP address must
adhere to certain standards and not conflict with another unit’s IP address. IP
address(s) with 0 or 255 in them are invalid. Please consult your organization’s
Network Administrator before assigning an IP address to unit (s). Once an IP
address is set and saved, the unit must be reset for the new IP address to take effect.
An IP address of 0.0.0.0 can be assigned and will effectively disable the unit’s
network capabilities.
Form- IPADDRESS/IPA/IP [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
None
0.0.0.0
DESCRIPTION
IP Address for a unit in decimal notation, 4 arguments.
Default Setting. (Network Disabled)
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Networking feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current IPADDRESS.
<NAME> IPADDRESS
OK
IPADDRESS= 149.149.49.194
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the IPADDRESS.
<NAME> IPADDRESS 149.149.149.149
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Duet
See Also- All networking commands and settings
Command Interface 41 - 99
IPMASK IPM IM
Description- The SubNet Mask of the unit. This address sets the network subnet
mask assigned to the unit. Consult your organization’s Network Administrator for
the IP Subnet mask for your unit(s).
Form- IPMASK/IPM/IM [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
Class 1
255.0.0.0
Class 2
Class 3
255.255.0.0
255.255.255.0
Class 4
255.255.255.255
DESCRIPTION
Subnet Mask for a unit in decimal notation, 4
arguments. Class A Network.
Class B Network.
Class C Network. Most common Subnet Mask
Default Setting
Class D Network.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Networking feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current IPMASK.
<NAME> IPMASK
OK
IPMASK= 255.255.255.0
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the IPMASK.
<NAME> IPMASK 255.255.255.0
OK
<Empty Line>
Supported Products- Soloist 2 and Duet
See Also- IPADDRESS, HOSTIPADDRESS, and GATEIPADDRESS
Command Interface 42 - 99
LIST LST LS
Description- Displays or changes the current playlist in the Soloist. Volatile lists are
stored in the Soloists DRAM memory and are lost at power down. Non-volatile lists
are stored in the Soloists permanent memory area and are retained at power down.
NOTE: It is recommended that you use the Symphony interface with its drag
and drop features for this procedure
Form- LIST/LST/LS [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
ADD <spot name>
ADDM
CLEAR
ERASE
LOAD
PTR [number]
DESCRIPTION
Name of spot to add to list. Optionally Drive Number, Disc
Number, Spot Number (DDSN).
Clears the list from non-volatile memory.
Clears the volatile list as well the non-volatile memory.
Copies a list from non-volatile to volatile
Displays or changes the pointer to the current list event in
volatile memory.
SAVE
Saves the volatile list to non-volatile memory.
<> - Required [] - Optional
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- LOAD FAILED
ERROR- SAVE FAILED
ERROR- ERASE FAILED
ERROR- LIST NOT ADDED
NUM
2
6
7
8
11
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
Load Failed – EPROM missing or bad.
Save Failed – EPROM missing or bad.
Erase Failed – EPROM missing or bad.
List event not added.
Command Interface 43 - 99
ExamplesOperation- LIST Command
<NAME> LIST
OK
10, 0, 0 NESTLE 11.286 Mbytes 0:00:30.04 3.0 Mbps 10/22/96 4.58
20, 0, 1 HAINES 11.319 Mbytes 0:00:30.01 3.0 Mbps 08/08/96 6.23
List pointer is 2, 2 program(s) in the list
<Empty Line>
Operation- LIST ADD Command
<NAME> LIST ADD “HEINZ”
OK
<NAME> LIST
OK
10, 0, 0 NESTLE 11.286 Mbytes 0:00:30.04 3.0 Mbps 10/22/96 4.58
20, 0, 1 HAINES 11.319 Mbytes 0:00:30.01 3.0 Mbps 08/08/96 6.23
30, 0, 5 HEINZ 11.345 MBYTES 0:00:30.03 3.0 Mbps 11/10/96 5.22
List pointer is 2, 3 program(s) in the list
<Empty Line>
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- SCHEDULE and RUN
Command Interface 44 - 99
MANUFACTURE MFG MF
Description- Displays the manufacturing information. Use this function to obtain the
motherboard type and the motherboard serial number. The motherboard serial number
is needed to obtain the correct feature keys for the Soloist 2 and Duet.
NOTE: This information may be obtained in the Console portion of Symphony Software.
Form- MANUFACTURE/MFG/MF
ExamplesOperation- Display MANUFACTURE information
<NAME> MANUFACTURE
OK
Product Name= Soloist2
Part Name= 3321
Date= 1999-05-24
Serial Number= 0000744700
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display MANUFACTURE information
<NAME> MF
0
Soloist2
PC3321
<Empty Line>
01999 005 024 0000744700
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- BANNER
Command Interface 45 - 99
MEMORY MEM ME
Description- Displays the current memory allocation for the Soloist.
Form- MEMORY/MEM/ME
ExamplesOperation- Display MEMORY information
<NAME> MANUFACTURE
OK
Total Memory= 4194304 bytes
Application Code & Data= 120030 bytes
Directory Buffer= 8000 bytes
FAT Buffer= 131072 bytes
Video Buffer= 3899392 bytes
RTOS Stack and Data= 35776 bytes
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display MEMORY information
<NAME> ME
0
0004194304 0000120030 0000008000 0000131072 0003899392 0000035776
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 46 - 99
MODEM MOD MO
Description- Displays or changes the current modem initialization string. If the
modem starts with an ‘AT’, then it is used to initialize a modem at power up or
reset.
Form- MODEM/MOD/MO [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
Modem String
NUM
Alpha-Numeric
DESCRIPTION
Input the modem string.
MODEM STRINGS
STRING
DESCRIPTION
ATE0V0&K0S0=1 Adtec modem string
ExamplesOperation- Display the current MODEM setting.
<NAME> MODEM
OK
MODEM= NONE
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the MODEM string. Note: 0’s are zeros.
<NAME> MODEM ATE0V0&K0S0=1
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- COM1
Command Interface 47 - 99
MOVE MOV MV
Description- Move a file(s). The destination Drive, Disc, and Spot Name/Number
(DDSN) must not specify a spot. Both source and destination drive/disc
specifications will be used to limit the scope of any searches for files and creation of
files. The DDSN arguments must be separated with a "TO" argument, which also
helps to indicate the direction.
.
Form- MOVE|MOV|MV [SOURCE_DDSN] TO [DESTINATION_DDSN]
ArgumentsOPTIONAL COMMANDS
TEXT
DESCRIPTION
O
An “O” is used to overwrite existing files
N
‘N’ is used to overwrite existing files only if newer.
*
Both the source and destination DDSN may include wildcards.
Multiple files may be copied, based on wildcard detected. (*.*)
File Name
The file name may be used to specify a specific file to be copied.
13 1 0
The DDSN may be used to specify a file to be copied.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- MOVE a file
<NAME> MOVE 13 1 2 to 13 0
OK
MOVING 13 1 2 FOOT.MPG to 13 0 1 FOOT.MPG
OK
Moved 1 File(s)
<Empty Line>
Operation- MOVE file with wildcard.
<NAME> MOVE 13 1 *.MPG to 13 2
OK
Moving 13 1
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- COPY
Command Interface 48 - 99
NAME NAM NA
Description- Displays or changes the name used to address the unit.
Form- NAME/NAM/NA [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
Name
NUM
Alpha-Numeric
DESCRIPTION
The name of the unit can be up to 20 alpha-numeric
characters in length.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
ExamplesOperation- Display the current NAME setting.
<NAME> NAME
OK
NAME= SOLOIST
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the NAME to COMEDY.
<NAME> NAME COMEDY
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- QUERY
Command Interface 49 - 99
NEXT NXT NE
Description- Go to the next spot, rolling over if at the end of the list. If the playlist
has any entries, the next spot will be from the list. If the playlist is empty, all
available inventory will be treated as the playlist. If there is any inventory in the
Soloist, a next spot is guaranteed. If the Soloist is currently stopped, it will remain
stopped. Likewise, it will continue playing if currently playing.
Form- NEXT/NXT/NE
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- No Spots, unit is
empty
NUM
1
DESCRIPTION
Soloist does not have any spots on the hard
drive and/or the drive is not connected
ExamplesOperation- Go to the next spot in the list or in the inventory.
<NAME> NEXT
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Go to the next spot in the list or in the inventory.
<NAME> NXT
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- PREVIOUS
Command Interface 50 - 99
OPEN OPN OP
Description- Opens a file and its stream. If the file is opened OK, a numeric ID is
returned to be used as the file stream ID (FILE_ID) for the READ, WRITE and CLOSE
commands.
Form- OPEN/OPN/OP <W T C E> [DDSN]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
DESCRIPTION
W
Writing to the file. (Default is reading)
T
Text Mode. (Default is Binary)
C
Create a file if it does not exist. (Default is existing only)
E
Erase a file when open. (Default is Append.)
DDSN
The DDSN may not include placeholders or wildcards. It must explicitly
specify a single file, either by name or by spot.
NOTE: Both ‘C’ and ‘E’ are relevant only if ‘W’ option is used, otherwise
they are ignored.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NO IO STREAMS
ERROR- UNEMPLIMENTED
ERROR- NO WILDCARDS
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- NO FILENAME
ERROR- CREATE FAILED
ERROR- RESIZE FAILED
ERROR- READ ONLY
ERROR- WRITE LOCKED
ERROR- READ LOCKED
ERROR- ALREADY OPEN
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
2
162
254
173
150
151
156
156
157
158
159
160
255
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
No more I/O File Streams.
Unimplemented Command
No Wildcards (*?) allowed.
No File
No Filename
Create Failed
Resize Failed
Read only File
File Write Locked
File Read Locked
Already Open
Generic Error
ExamplesOperation- OPEN command
<NAME> OPEN
<Empty Line>
Command Interface 51 - 99
Operation- OPEN Command
<NAME> OPEN
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- CLOSE, READ, WRITE, and SEEK
Command Interface 52 - 99
OUTPUT OUT OT
Description- The mode of the current video output.
Form- OUTPUT/OUT/OT [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
Composite
Component
RGB
NUM
0
1
2
DESCRIPTION
Video picture information for color, brightness, and sync
B – Y, R – Y, and Y signals.
Red, Green, and Blue signals.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
Feature is locked, key code needed to
activate
ExamplesOperation- Display the current OUTPUT setting.
<NAME> OUTPUT
OK
OUTPUT= COMPOSITE
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the OUTPUT setting to COMPOSITE whenever playing.
<NAME> OUTPUT COMPOSITE
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Related Commands- BLANK, VIDEO
Command Interface 53 - 99
PARMAP PMP PM
Description- Map in a new command string for the parallel port. See Parallel Port
Appendix for further information on the parallel port.
Form- PARMAP/PMP/PM
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
255
DESCRIPTION
Generic Error
ExamplesOperation- PARMAP Command
<NAME> PARMAP
<Empty Line>
Operation- PARMAP Command
<NAME> PARMAP
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Mirage
See Also- PARTEST and PARDUMP
Command Interface 54 - 99
PARTEST PET PE
Description- Simulate a parallel command. See Parallel Port Appendix for further
information on the parallel port.
Form- PARTEST/PET/PE
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
255
DESCRIPTION
Generic Error.
ExamplesOperation- PARTEST Command
<NAME> PARTEST
<Empty Line>
Operation- PARTEST Command
<NAME> PARTEST
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Mirage
See Also- PARMAP and PARDUMP
Command Interface 55 - 99
PARTITION PAT PT
Description- Partitions a drive into separate discs. Since this is such a potentially
destructive command, it is broken up into 3 stages: UNLOCK, SETUP, & COMMIT. If
the partitioning is successful, each volume will be automatically formatted to a FAT-16
volume. This is done to reduce a step in the process and since any partitioned drive must
have all of its discs formatted to be of any use. The limits to partitioning are 32 discs per
drive and 4 GBs per disc, for a total maximum capacity of 128 Gigs. Disc sizes are
specified in MB capacity (1024 = 1 GB, 2048 = 2 GB, 128 = 128 MB, etc.) and if you
argue a size greater than is physically possible, the drive will still be partitioned up to its
maximum capacity. This allows the command "PARTITION SETUP 4096 4096 4096
4096 4096" to be used to format a drive up to 20 GB in size to the maximum capacity per
disc. NOTE: Once you are past Stage 1, any errors will cause the routine to reset.
PARTITION Stage 1
Description- The first stage, UNLOCK, takes the command out of the locked state and
enters the unlocked state.
Form- PARTITION/PAT/PT UNLOCK
PARTITION Stage 2
Description- The second stage, SETUP, takes the command out of the unlocked state,
extracts the drive and the volume size(s) from the arguments, and enters the setup state.
Form- PARTITION/PAT/PT SETUP [DEFAULT [DRIVE] [PARTITION]]
ArgumentsSETUP
TEXT
Drive
Partition
DESCRIPTION
The numeric representation of the drive
The numeric representation of the partition. This argument is
optional. It will narrow the Partition to a single partition.
PARTITION Stage 3
Description- The third stage, COMMIT, actually executes the partition command at the
drive and reports the result.
Form- PARTITION/PAT/PT COMMIT
Command Interface 56 - 99
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- PARTITION a drive.
<NAME> PARTITION UNLOCK
OK
<EMPTY LINE>
<NAME> PARTITION SETUP 3 1
OK
<EMPTY LINE>
<NAME> PARTITION COMMIT
OK
Drive 3, Disc 1 is 2047Mb
<EMPTY LINE>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- FORMAT
Command Interface 57 - 99
PAUSE PAU PA
Description- Pause the current playing spot.
Form- PAUSE/PAU/PA
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- No Spots, unit is
empty
NUM
1
DESCRIPTION
Soloist does not have any spots on the hard
drive and/or the drive is not connected
ExamplesOperation- Pause the current playing spot.
<NAME> Pause
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Pause the current playing spot.
<NAME> Pau
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- SLOW
Command Interface 58 - 99
PING PNG PG
Description- PING is a useful command that will query a unit based on its IP Address
and report response times. PING helps to determine network related problems. See
Network Trouble Shooting.
Form- PING/PNG/PG [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
HOST
###.###.###.###
NUM
1-~
STOP
DESCRIPTION
Host IP Address in decimal IP form.
The number of times to PING a host
Stop Pinging, useful if long pingtimes or NUM is used.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR – LAN NOT READY
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
21
2
ERROR- NOT PINGING
22
DESCRIPTION
Networking is not ready.
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
NOTE: See Help Section below.
The Host will not reply.
HELP SECTION
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
PING usage is:
PING host
PING NUM number_of_times host
PING STOP
Where:
The host IP_Address is in decimal format ###.###.###.###
ExamplesOperation- PING Help
<NAME> PING
OK
{Contents See Above}
<Empty Line>
Command Interface 59 - 99
Operation- PING a unit.
<NAME> PING 149.149.49.10
OK
Pinging host = 149.149.49.10
Host 149.149.49.10 responding with PING time 12 ms
<Empty Line>
Operation- PING a unit 5 times
<NAME> PING NUM 5 149.149.49.10
OK
Host 149.149.49.10 responding with PING time 12 ms
Host 149.149.49.10 responding with PING time 12 ms
Host 149.149.49.10 responding with PING time 12 ms
Host 149.149.49.10 responding with PING time 12 ms
Host 149.149.49.10 responding with PING time 12 ms
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Duet
See Also- IPADDRESS and IPMASK
Command Interface 60 - 99
PLAY PLY PL
Description- Plays the current spot. If the playlist has any entries, the current spot
will be from the list. If the playlist is empty, all available inventories will be treated
as the playlist. If there is any inventory in the Soloist, a spot is guaranteed to play.
You may optionally argue how many consecutive spots you would like to play.
Form- PLAY/PLY/PL [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
None
1 - ???
DESCRIPTION
Number of consecutive spots to play. This has nothing to do with
the playlist.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- No Spots, unit is
empty
NUM
2
1
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
Soloist does not have any spots on the hard
drive and/or the drive is not connected
ExamplesOperation- Executes the Playlist or plays next spot in inventory.
<NAME> PLAY
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Plays the second spot on the hard drive.
<NAME> PLAY 2
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, Duet
See Also- PLAYSPOT and STOP
Command Interface 61 - 99
PLAYSPOT PST PS
Description- Play a specified spot. You must specify the spot name, or you may
optionally specify the full drive, disc, and spot name or spot number (DDSN).
Form- PLAYSPOT/PST/PS [SPOT NAME (DDSN)]
ArgumentsSPOT NAME/DDSN
TEXT
NUM
Spot Name
Alpha-Numeric
DDSN
Numeric
DESCRIPTION
Name of the spot in the inventory of the drive
Drive, Disc, and Spot Number (0 0 1)
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- NO SPOTS
NUM
1
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- SPOT DOES NOT
EXIST
2
3
DESCRIPTION
The unit is empty and has no spots on the
drive
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
The unit does not have a spot with the
name/DDSN of the argument
ExamplesOperation- Plays a Spot named MPEG.
<NAME> PLAYSPOT MPEG
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Plays a spot named MPEG that is located at DDSN address 0(drive)
0(partition) 1(spot number). The spot number may be substituted with the spot
name.
<NAME> PLAYSPOT 0 0 1
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- PLAY and CUESPOT
Command Interface 62 - 99
PREVIOUS PRV PR
Description- Go to the previous spot, rolling under if at the beginning of the list. If
the playlist has any entries, the previous spot will be from the list. If the playlist is
empty, all available inventory will be treated as the playlist. If there is any
inventory in the Soloist, a previous spot is guaranteed. If the Soloist is currently
stopped, it will remain stopped. Likewise, it will continue playing if currently
playing.
Form- PREVIOUS/PRV/PR
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- No Spots, unit is
empty
NUM
1
DESCRIPTION
Soloist does not have any spots on the hard
drive and/or the drive is not connected
ExamplesOperation- Go to the previous spot in the list or in the inventory.
<NAME> PREVIOUS
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Go to the previous spot in the list or in the inventory.
<NAME> PRV
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- NEXT
Command Interface 63 - 99
QUERY QRY QY
Description- In a multi-user network environment, this command will search for
units and the units will respond with their name and motherboard serial number.
Each unit will respond a total of ten times unless an argued value is presented.
Form- QUERY/QRY/QY [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
None
10 - ???
DESCRIPTION
Number of times to QUERY a unit. The unit will keep
responding until it hears its name echoed back or until the argued
value is reached.
ExamplesOperation- QUERY the Soloist.
<NAME> QUERY
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
<Empty Line>
Operation- QUERY the Soloist 100 times
<NAME> QUERY 100
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
Name= 194, Serial Number= 646398
{unit will keep responding until it hears its name or until the argued value is reached}
<Empty Line>
Command Interface 64 - 99
Operation- QUERY the Soloist.
<NAME> QY
194 646300
194 646300
194 646300
194 646300
194 646300
194 646300
194 646300
194 646300
194 646300
194 646300
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- NAME and MANUFACTURE
Command Interface 65 - 99
READ RED RD
Description- Read data in from a file's stream. There are no options. The stream will be
returned as binary bytes that are encoded as an ASCII text string. The encoding will be
similar to the Kermit protocol- all control characters are converted to nanograms by
xoring the character with 0x40 and preceding it with a # character (# becomes ##). All
characters above 0x80 are left as is, though they may not be printable on some systems.
READ and WRITE commands both utilize an 8-bit interface.
Form- READ/RED/RD [FILE_ID] [SIZE]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
File ID
Numeric #
Nil
Size
Numeric #
DESCRIPTION
The FILE_ID is the numeric handle of the file stream
returned by the OPEN command.
You may use NIL for the FILE_ID if you wish to read the
first file stream. If you wish to read the entire file, use a
size of NIL, which is an alias for the size of the file.
The SIZE is the number of bytes you wish to read.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- BAD STREAM ID
ERROR- NOT OPEN
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- NOT READ
STREAM
ERROR- BUFFER
OVERFLOW
ERROR- READ ERROR
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
2
163
161
150
169
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
Bad I/O File stream ID
Not Open
No File
Not Read Stream
164
Buffer Overflow
167
255
Read Error
Generic Error
Command Interface 66 - 99
ExamplesOperation- READ command
<NAME>
<Empty Line>
Operation- READ Command
<NAME>
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- SEEK, OPEN, CLOSE, and WRITE
Command Interface 67 - 99
REGISTER REG RG
Description- Registers a file(s). Registration will determine if the file is MPEG 1, MPEG
2, DVC, or unknown.
Form- REGISTER/REG/RG [DDSN]
ArgumentsDDSN
TEXT
DDSN
NUM
Numeric
DESCRIPTION
Drive, Disc, and Spot Number (0 0 1). The
DDSN argument may include placeholders and
wildcards.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- READ ERROR
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
2
150
167
255
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
No File
Read Error
Generic Error
ExamplesOperation- REGISTER Command.
<NAME> REGISTER 3 0 10
OK
Registering 3, 0, 10
5.MPG
OK
Registered 1 file(s)
<Empty Line>
Command Interface 68 - 99
Operation- REGISTER Command.
<NAME> REGISTER 3
OK
Registering 3, 0, 0
M2F818.MPG
OK
Registering 3, 0, 1
M2F803.MPG
OK
Registering 3, 0, 2
M2F804.MPG
OK
Registering 3, 0, 3
M2F809.MPG
OK
Registering 3, 0, 4
M2F818.MPG
OK
Registering 3, 0, 5
M2F602.MPG
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 69 - 99
RENAME REN RN
Description- Renames a file(s).
Form- RENAME|REN|RN [DDSN] [NEW_NAME]
ArgumentsSPOT NAME/DDSN
TEXT
NUM
New Name
Alpha-Numeric
DDSN
Numeric
DESCRIPTION
New name of the spot.
Drive, Disc, and Spot Number (0 0 1). The
DDSN argument may include placeholders and
wildcards. Additionally, the scope for name clash
resolution is determined by DD in the
DDSN argument. If no DD or DD is don't care,
the new name must not clash with any spot in the
unit. If DD is argued, the new name must not
clash with any spot within that DD. The new
name may include placeholders and wildcards,
and enclosing quotes are optional.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- READ ERROR
ERROR- WRITE ERROR
ERROR- READ ONLY
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
2
150
167
168
157
255
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
No File
Read Error.
Write Error.
Read Only File.
Generic Error
ExamplesOperation- RENAME a spot.
<NAME> RENAME 12 0 1 spot.mpg
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- ATTRIB and TOUCH
Command Interface 70 - 99
REPEAT RPT RP
Description- Determines how the next spot is located when the current spot finishes
playing.
Form- REPEAT/RPT/RP [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT NUM
OFF
0
ONE
1
ALL
2
DESCRIPTION
Inventory – current spot only. List will play to completion.
Repeat current spot.
Cycle through the list, or the inventory if there is no list.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
ExamplesOperation- Display the current REPEAT setting.
<NAME> REPEAT
OK
REPEAT= OFF
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the REPEAT setting to one.
<NAME> REPEAT ONE
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage
See Also- SHUFFLE
Command Interface 71 - 99
RESET RES RS
Description- Reset the Soloist.
Form- RESET/RES/RS
ExamplesOperation- RESET the Soloist.
<NAME> RESET
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- RESET the Soloist.
<NAME> RES
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 72 - 99
REWIND REW RW
Description- Rewind the current spot. If a spot is playing, go back to the beginning
of the spot and play it again. If no spot is playing, go back to the beginning of the
list. If there is no playlist, go back to the first spot in the inventory.
Form- REWIND/REW/RW
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- No Spots, unit is
empty
NUM
1
DESCRIPTION
Soloist does not have any spots on the hard
drive and/or the drive is not connected
ExamplesOperation- Rewind the current spot.
<NAME> REWIND
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Rewind the current spot.
<NAME> REW
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 73 - 99
RUN RUN RU
Description- Run a file(s). This will run the file(s), which must be *.DVC files. Since the
files must be *.DVC type, any extension argued in the name must be DVC, or you must
not argue an extension. If you argue a spot number instead of a name, it must still be a
*.DVC file.
Form- RUN|RUN|RU [DDSN]
ArgumentsSPOT NAME/DDSN
TEXT
NUM
DDSN
Numeric
*. DVC
TEXT
* . DVC
NUM
Alpha - numeric
DESCRIPTION
Drive, Disc, and Spot Number (0 0 1) The DDSN
argument may include placeholders and
wildcards.
DESCRIPTION
DVC files are subclassed by the first 3 letters of
the filename. The next 5 letters are for user use,
with the exception of "AUTO", which is used to
signify autoexecuting files at power up or reset.
The currently supported subclasses are: "ROM"
(Flash ROM code files), "APP" (Application code
files), "CMD" (Command files), "LST" (List
files), "SCH" (Schedule files), "PAR" (Parallel
command map files), and "KEY" (Feature key
files).
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
2
150
255
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
No File
Generic Error
Command Interface 74 - 99
ExamplesOperation- RUN Command
<NAME> RUN
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- RUN Command
<NAME> RUN
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- LIST and SCHEDULE
Command Interface 75 - 99
SCANDISC SCD SD
Non-Functioning 8/13/99
DescriptionForm- SCANDISC/SCD/SD
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NO DRIVE DISC
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- SCANDISC Command.
<NAME>
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- SCANDISC Command.
<NAME>
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 76 - 99
SCHEDULE SCH SC
Description- Displays or changes the current schedule in the Soloist. Volatile schedules
are stored in the Soloists DRAM memory and are lost at power down. Non-volatile
schedules are stored in the Soloist permanent memory area and are retained at power
down. Multiple commands can be entered as a single schedule event by using the PIPE
(|) character to connect them. (Example: TH 01/12/97 --12 00 LI CLEAR|LI ADD
“NESTLE”|PL) Wildcard fields are entered as dashes (--). (In the example, the event will
be executed at 12 minutes after the hour every hour on Thursday, Jan 12, 1997).
NOTE: Only multiple commands can be entered with the PIPE character, multiple
schedules can NOT be added on a single line with the PIPE character.
NOTE: It is recommended that you use the Symphony Console interface with its
drag and drop features and advanced commands for this procedure.
Form- SCHEDULE/SCH/SC [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
ADD <event>
CLEAR
DEBUG [OFF(0),
COM1(1),
COM2(2),
COMBOTH(3)]
ERASE
LOAD
RUN [OFF (0),
ON(1)]
SAVE
DESCRIPTION
Add Event. Weekday MO DATE YEAR HR MIN SEC
<CMD>[SEP][ARG]|<CMD>[SEP][ARG]. For example see
description above.
Clears the schedule from non-volatile memory.
Sends status out when events are executed.
Clears the volatile schedule as well the non-volatile memory.
Copies a schedule from non-volatile to volatile
Changes the schedule from inactive to active or vice-versa
Saves the volatile schedule to non-volatile memory.
<> - Required [] - Optional
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- LOAD FAILED
ERROR- SAVE FAILED
ERROR- ERASE FAILED
ERROR- SCHEDULE NOT
ADDED
NUM
2
6
7
8
10
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
Load Failed – EPROM missing or bad.
Save Failed – EPROM missing or bad.
Erase Failed – EPROM missing or bad.
Schedule event not added.
Command Interface 77 - 99
ExamplesOperation- SCHEDULE Command
<NAME> SCHEDULE
OK
Run= OFF
Debug= OFF
1WE 01/12/97 12:00:00 STOP
2WE 01/12/97 12:00:00 LIST ADD “HEINZ”
3WE 01/12/97 12:00:01 PLAY
3 event (s) in the schedule
<Empty Line>
Operation- SCHEDULE ADD Command
<NAME> SCHEDULE ADD WE -- -- -- 13 00 00 STOP
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- LIST, RUN, and TIME
Command Interface 78 - 99
SEEK SEK SK
Description- Seeks to an indexed position in an open file stream.
Form- SEEK|SEK|SK [FILE_ID] [<+/->INDEX]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
File_ID
NUM
Alpha-Numeric
Index
Numeric
DESCRIPTION
The FILE_ID is the numeric handle of the file
stream returned by the OPEN command.
The index argued may use either absolute or
relative offsets. If no sign is in the argument, the
index is considered absolute. If the argument has
a sign, either + or -, then it is considered relative
with the index added or subtracted from the
current index.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NOT OPEN
ERROR- BAD STREAM ID
NUM
2
161
163
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
Not Open
Bad I/O File Stream ID
ExamplesOperation- SEEK an indexed position.
<NAME> SEEK
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- SEEK an indexed position.
<NAME> SEK
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- OPEN, CLOSE, READ, and WRITE
Command Interface 79 - 99
SVRUSERPASSWORD SPW SW
Description- When the Soloist is configured as a Client (HOSTMODE =
Client/MirrorClient/DuetClient/AdmaestroClient), and it tries to connect to a server
(or host) via FTP, the user name and password the client supplies is the
SVRUSERPASSWORD. If a connection cannot be established with the first set,
the second (third, fourth, etc.) is used. For Client FTP operations, a
SVRUSERPASSWORD must be set. The FTP Server User/Password list for this
unit is a maximum of 128 characters.
Form- SVRUSERPASSWORD/SPW/SW [USER1, PASSWORD1][; USER2,
PASSWORD2]...]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
USER[N]
NUM
Alpha -Numeric
PASSWORD[N]
Alpha -Numeric
DESCRIPTION
The factory default is SOLOIST. User ID must be
ALL CAPS
The factory default is NONE. Password must be ALL
CAPS.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
NUM
2
253
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
The Networking feature of the unit is
disabled.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current SERVERUSERPASSWORD.
<NAME> SRVUSERPASSWORD
OK
SRVUSERPASSWORD= SOLOIST, NONE
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the SERVERUSERPASSWORD.
<NAME> SRVUSERPASSWORD SOLOIST, NONE
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2 and Duet
See Also- CLTUSERPASSWORD and FTP
Command Interface 80 - 99
SHUFFLE SHF SH
Description- Displays or changes whether or not spots are to be shuffled in the
current playlist.
Form- SHUFFLE/SHF/SH [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT NUM
OFF
0
ON
1
DESCRIPTION
If shuffle is OFF, the Soloist will play in the order of the playlist or
inventory.
If shuffle is ON, any rollover, under roll or additions to the list will
cause a re-shuffle to occur. Any adjacencies created by shuffling the
list will be resolved by a post-processor, which works to maximize
the variation in a shuffled list.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
ExamplesOperation- Display the current SHUFFLE setting.
<NAME> SHUFFLE
OK
SHUFFLE= OFF
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the SHUFFLE setting to on.
<NAME> SHUFFLE ON
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, and Mirage
See Also- REPEAT
Command Interface 81 - 99
SLOW SLW SL
Description- Slows the current spot by the value of the argument. Audio will be
muted when performing this command.
Form- SLOW/SLW/SL [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NUM
None
1 - 16
DESCRIPTION
SLOW SETTING 1 (1/1 speed) to 16 (1/16 speed).
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- SLOW the current playing spot.
<NAME> SLOW 5
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, Duet
See Also- PAUSE
Command Interface 82 - 99
SPINUP SPU UP
Description- Displays or changes how long the unit will take to initialize a hard
disk drive at power up. This command is relevant only for IDE Hard Drives.
Form- SPINUP/SPU/UP [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
Spin up Rate
NUM
0 - 60
DESCRIPTION
Number of seconds for the unit to delay
while initializing the drive
NOTE: The default SPINUP for SCSI drives is 8 sec. The default
SPINUP for IDE drives is 30 sec.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
The argument(s) is/are missing or invalid
ExamplesOperation- Display the current SPINUP setting.
<NAME> SPINUP
OK
SPINUP= 30 seconds
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the SPINUP setting to 10 seconds.
<NAME> SPINUP 10
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 83 - 99
STARTUP STU SU
Description- Determines whether or not the Soloist starts playing immediately after
power-up or reset with no intervention.
Form- STARTUP/STU/SU [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT NUM
OFF
0
ON
1
DESCRIPTION
Turns startup to off. The soloist will not start playing video until a
play command is issued.
Turns startup to on. The soloist will start playing video immediately
on power-up.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current STARTUP setting.
<NAME> STARTUP
OK
STARTUP= OFF
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the STARTUP setting to on.
<NAME> STARTUP ON
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 84 - 99
STOP STP ST
Description- Stops the current playing Spot and cues up the next spot.
Form- STOP/STP/ST
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- No Spots, unit is
empty
NUM
1
DESCRIPTION
Soloist does not have any spots on the hard
drive and/or the drive is not connected
ExamplesOperation- Stops the current playing spot
<NAME> STOP
OK
<Empty Line>
Operation- Stops the current playing spot
<NAME> STP
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- PLAY
Command Interface 85 - 99
TALK TLK TA
Description- Determines whether or not the Soloist sends messages when not
explicitly addressed. This command is a carry-over from the Soloist 1. It is used
mostly for troubleshooting of a unit.
Form- TALK/TLK/TA [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT NUM
OFF
0
COM1 1
COM2
2
BOTH
3
DESCRIPTION
Unit is silent in terminal mode except when being addressed.
Unit sends update messages to COM1 via terminal mode when
transport conditions change and also when addressed.
Unit sends update messages to COM2 via terminal mode when
transport conditions change and also when addressed.
Unit sends update messages to BOTH COM1 and COM2 via
terminal mode when transport conditions change and also when
addressed.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current TALK setting.
<NAME> TALK
OK
TALK= OFF
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the TALK setting to COM1.
<NAME> TALK COM1
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, and Mirage
Command Interface 86 - 99
TIME TIM TI
Description- Displays or changes the current time. NOTE: Soloist 1 must be
equipped with an add-in real time clock module.
Form- TIME/TIM/TI [WW MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT NUM
WW
SU, MO, TU, WE, TH, FR, SA
MM
01 - 12
DD
01 – 31
YY
00 - 99
HH
00 – 23
MM
00 – 60
SS
00 - 60
DESCRIPTION
Weekday
Month
Day
Year NOTE: Y2K Compliant
Hour NOTE: 24 Hour format (Military)
Minute
Second
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- Clock failed- RTC
missing or bad
NUM
2
9
DESCRIPTION
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
The clock in the unit is bad or the unit is a
Soloist 1 without a clock.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current TIME setting.
<NAME> TIME
OK
MO 01/01/99 02:02:32
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the TIME.
<NAME> TIME TH 02/09/99 10:05:00
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- SCHEDULE
Command Interface 87 - 99
TIMECODE TCD TC
Description- Displays the timecode position of the current spot.
Form- TIMECODE/TCD/TC
ExamplesOperation- Display the current TIMECODE.
<NAME> TIMECODE
OK
0:00:00.0
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display the current TIMECODE.
<NAME> TC
0
00 00 00 00
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- TRANSPORT
Command Interface 88 - 99
TOUCH TCH TH
Description- Touch a file(s). This will set the file(s) time and date to the current
time and date.
Form- TOUCH|TCH|TH [DDSN]
ArgumentsDDSN
TEXT
DDSN
NUM
Numeric
DESCRIPTION
Drive, Disc, and Spot Number (0 0 1). The
DDSN argument may include placeholders and
wildcards.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- READ ERROR
ERROR- WRITE ERROR
ERROR- READ ONLY
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
2
150
167
168
157
255
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
No File
Read Error
Write Error
Read Only File
Generic Error
ExamplesOperation- TOUCH Command.
<NAME> TOUCH 12 0 1
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- ATTRIB and RENAME
Command Interface 89 - 99
TRANSPORT TRA TR
Description- Displays the current transport status.
NOTE: This information given by this command is the same information given in
the Control Console of Symphony Software .
Form- <NAME> TRANSPORT/TRA/TR
STATUS CODES
TEXT
Unit Not Ready
NUM
0
Idling
1
Idle Cueing
2
Idle Next
3
Stopping
Playing
Buffered
4
5
6
Warning
7
Fatal
Next
Previous
Paused
Pause Cueing
8
9
10
11
12
Pause next
13
Rewinding
14
DESCRIPTION
No disc(s) are present; there are no spots
available.
Unit is not currently playing and the video buffer
is full.
Unit is not currently playing and is currently
cueing the next spot.
Unit is not playing, has completely buffered the
next spot, and is cueing up the following spot.
Unit is stopping.
Unit is playing.
Present playing spot is completely loaded into the
video buffer.
Read error occurred and Errorlimit threshold is
checked.
Errorlimit has been exceeded; play is abandoned.
Next spot is currently being called.
Previous spot is currently being called.
Unit is paused.
Unit is paused and is currently cueing the next
spot.
Unit is paused, has completely buffered the next
spot, and is cueing up the following spot.
Unit is rewinding.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- NO SPOTS
NUM
1
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- SPOT DOES NOT
EXIST
2
3
DESCRIPTION
The unit is empty and has no spots on the
drive
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
The unit does not have a spot with the
name/DDSN of the argument
Command Interface 90 - 99
ExamplesOperation- Display the current TRANSPORT state. The response format is: Status,
DriveNumber, DiscNumber, SpotNumber, SpotName, Size, Length (Hr:Min:Sec.Frame),
BitRate, Date, TimeStamp (Hr:Min), TimeCode (Hr:Min:Sec.Frame),
PercentageCompleted.
<NAME> TRANSPORT
OK
IDLING 12, 0, 0 NESTLE 11.286 Mbytes 0:00:30.01 3.0 Mbps 8/08/96 6:20 0:00:00.0 0.00%
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display the current TRANSPORT state. The response format is: Status,
DriveNumber, DiscNumber, SpotNumber, SpotName, Size, Length (Hr:Min:Sec.Frame),
BitRate, Date, TimeStamp (Hr:Min), TimeCode (Hr:Min:Sec.Frame),
PercentageCompleted.
<NAME> TR
0
01 12 00 000 NESTLE 0011286 00 00 30 01 030 08 08 96 06 20 00 00 00 00 00 00
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- TIMECODE
Command Interface 91 - 99
UNITS UNT UN
Description- Display the units with the specified DD filter.
Form- UNITS/UNT/UN [DD]
ArgumentsDDSN
NUM
Drive
number
DESCRIPTION
Setting allows the user to look at a single drive in the unit.
The DD option may include wildcards, and it is used as a
mask for the display.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
NUM
DESCRIPTION
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
2
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
NOTE: The units will report all of the drive and disc parameters, including: Drive,
Disc, Unit Type, Media Type, Partitions, Discs, Size Capacity, Size Used, Size Available,
File Capacity, Files Used, Files Available, and Description. For every drive and disc that
matches the arguments, a listing will be generated. If the disc is wildcarded, then for
every drive found a listing would be made for each disc and the total for all discs on the
drive. If both the drive and disc are wildcarded, then for every drive found a listing will
be made for each disc and the total for all discs on the drive, and a total for all drives. If
the listing is for a specific drive disc (both drive and disc valid), then the Description is
the volume label. If the listing is for all discs on a drive (drive valid and disc is 255 if
terse), then all size and file fields are the total of all discs on the drive and the description
is MODEL_NAME/FIRMWARE REVISION/SERIAL_NUMBER] if ATAPI/ATA, or
[VENDOR_ID/ PRODUCT_ID/ROM_REVISION] if SCSI. If the listing is for all drives
and discs (both drive and disc are 255 if terse), then unit type holds the total number of
drives, media type holds the number of different media types, all size and file fields are
the total of all drives and discs, and description is the Soloist Name.
Command Interface 92 - 99
ExamplesOperation- Display UNITS.
<NAME> UNITS
OK
Drive/Disc
8 0
Size: Capacity- 2047 MB, Used- 2042 MB, Available- 4 MB
File: Capacity500,
Used- 139,
Available- 361
Drive/Disc
8 1
Size: Capacity- 2047 MB, Used- 815 MB, Available- 1232 MB
File: Capacity500,
Used- 48,
Available- 452
Drive/Disc
8 2
Size: Capacity- 2047 MB, Used- 806 MB, Available- 1240 MB
File: Capacity500,
Used- 44,
Available- 456
Drive/Disc
8 3
Size: Capacity- 31 MB, Used- 0 MB, Available- 31 MB
File: Capacity500,
Used- 0,
Available- 500
Drive 8 is a SCSI fixed hard drive with 4 partition(s) and 4 disc(s)
Quantum/Fireball ST6.4S/0F0C
Size: Capacity- 6172 MB, Used- 3663 MB, Available- 2507 MB
File: Capacity2000,
Used- 231,
Available- 1769
Drive/Disc
12 0
Size: Capacity- 1020 MB, Used- 950 MB, Available- 70 MB
File: Capacity500,
Used- 44,
Available- 456
Drive/Disc
12 1
Size: Capacity- 1020 MB, Used- 950 MB, Available- 70 MB
File: Capacity0,
Used- 0,
Available- 0
Drive 12 is a SCSI removable hard drive with 1 partition(s) and 2 disc(s)
Iomega/Jaz 2GB/E.17
Size: Capacity- 2040 MB, Used- 1900 MB, Available- 140MB
File: Capacity500,
Used- 44,
Available- 456
Unit 14 has 2 Drive(s), 2 Media(s), 5 Partition(s), and 6 Disc(s)
Size: Capacity- 8212 MB, Used- 5563 MB, Available- 2647 MB
File: Capacity2500,
Us ed- 275,
Available- 2555
<Empty Line>
Command Interface 93 - 99
Operation- Display UNITS for an individual drive.
<NAME> UNT 12
OK
Drive/Disc
12 0
Size: Capacity- 1020 MB, Used- 950 MB, Available- 70 MB
File: Capacity500,
Used- 44,
Available- 456
Drive/Disc
12 1
Size: Capacity- 1020 MB, Used- 950 MB, Available- 70 MB
File: Capacity0,
Used- 0,
Available- 0
Drive 12 is a SCSI removable hard drive with 1 partit ion(s) and 2 disc(s)
Iomega/Jaz 2GB/E.17
Size: Capacity- 2040 MB, Used- 1900 MB, Available- 140MB
File: Capacity500,
Used- 44,
Available- 456
<Empty Line>
Operation- Display UNITS.
<NAME> UN
0
008 000 003 001 004 004 002047 002042 000004 000500 000139 000361
008 001 003 001 004 004 002047 000815 001232 000500 000048 000452
008 002 003 001 004 004 002047 000806 001240 000500 000044 000456
008 003 003 001 004 004 000031 000000 000031 000500 000000 000500
008 255 003 001 004 004 006172 003663 002507 002000 000231 001769
Quantum/Fireball ST6.4S/0F0C
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
Command Interface 94 - 99
VIDEO VID VI
Description- The state of the current video output format.
Form- VIDEO/VID/VI [SETTING]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
NTSC
PAL
PALM
NUM
0
1
2
PALN
3
DESCRIPTION
National Television Standard
Phase Alternating Line
PAL (emulates some characteristics of NTSC). Primarily
Brazil
PAL (emulates some characteristics of PALB and NTSC).
Primarily Argentina.
CHARACTERISTICS OF NTSC AND PAL
M (NTSC and PAL-M)
Num of lines per frame
525
Num of fields per second 60 (59.94)
Line Frequency
15,750
Blanking Level (IRE)
0
Peak-white level (IRE)
100
Sync-pulse level (IRE)
-40
Picture-black level (IRE) 7.5
Colorburst Freq. (Hz)
3579545 (ntsc) 3575611.49 (palm)
N (PAL-N)
625
50
15,625
0
100
-40
7.5
3582056.25
B,G (PAL)
625
50
15,625
0
100
-43
0
4433618.75
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
NUM
2
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
ExamplesOperation- Display the current VIDEO setting.
<NAME> VIDEO
OK
VIDEO= NTSC
<Empty Line>
Operation- Set the VIDEO setting to NTSC
<NAME> VIDEO NTSC
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 1, Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- BLANK and OUTPUT
Command Interface 95 - 99
WRITE WRT WR
Description- Write data out to a file's stream. There are no options. The encoding will be
similar to the Kermit protocol- all control characters are converted to nanograms by
xoring the character with 0x40 and preceding it with a # character (# becomes ##). All
characters above 0x80 are left as is, though they may not be printable on some systems.
READ and WRITE commands both utilize an 8-bit interface.
Form- WRITE/WRT/WR [FILE_ID] [ASCII]
ArgumentsSETTING
TEXT
File ID
NUM
Alpha-Numeric
NIL
None
ASCII
@#$%^&
DESCRIPTION
The FILE_ID is the numeric handle of the file
stream returned by the OPEN command.
You may use NIL for the FILE_ID if you wish to
write to the first file stream.
The ASCII string is the remainder of the
command line and it MUST start at the character
immediately following the space after the
FILE_ID argument. The ASCII string will be
encoded ASCII text that represents the binary
data.
ErrorsERROR TEXT
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- NOT OPEN
ERROR- NOT WRITE
STREAM
ERROR- BUFFER
OVERFLOW
ERROR- WRITE ERROR
ERROR- DISC FULL
ERROR- BAD STREAM ID
NUM
2
150
161
170
DESCRIPTION
Argument (s) is/are missing or invalid.
No File
Not Open
Not write stream
164
Buffer overflow
168
166
163
Write Error
Disc Full
Bad I/O File Stream ID.
ExamplesOperation- WRITE Command.
<NAME> WRITE
OK
<Empty Line>
Command Interface 96 - 99
Operation- WRITE Command
<NAME> WRITE
OK
<Empty Line>
Products Supported- Soloist 2, Mirage, and Duet
See Also- OPEN, CLOSE, READ, and SEEK
Command Interface 97 - 99
Error Appendix
NOTE: This is not a complete list of Error codes for the Soloist. This list will be
changing on an as needed basis. Therefore, it is important to check these codes
frequently.
ERROR TABLE
ERROR- EMPTY
ERROR- BAD ARGUMENTS
ERROR- NO SPOT
ERROR- TRANSPORTATION
ERROR- PLAYLIST
ERROR- LOAD FAILED
ERROR- SAVE FAILED
ERROR- ERASE FAILED
ERROR- CLOCK FAILED
ERROR- SCHEDULE NOT
ADDED
ERROR- LIST NOT ADDED
ERROR- BAD S RECORD
ERROR- PROGRAM FAILED
ERROR- UNKNOWN FILE
SYSTEM
ERROR- NO SYSTEM FILE
ERROR- SYSTEM FILE IS
TOO BIG
ERROR- DISC READ FAIL
ERROR- DISC WRITE FAIL
ERROR- LAN NOT READY
ERROR- NOT PINGING
ERROR- ALREADY
PINGING
ERROR- NOT FTPING
ERROR- ALREA DY FTPING
ERROR- NO HOST IP
ERROR- NO FILE
ERROR- NO FILENAME
ERROR- FILE EXISTS
ERROR- NO DRIVE DISC
ERROR- NO DRIVE
ERROR- NO DISC
ERROR- CREATE FAILED
ERROR- RESIZE FAILED
ERROR- READ ONLY
ERROR- WRITE LOCKED
ERROR- READ LOCKED
ERROR- ALREADY OPEN
NUM
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
DESCRIPTION
No spots, unit is empty
Argument(s) is/are missing or invalid.
Spot does not exist.
Transport in use, no drive access allowed.
Playlist has entries, no cueing allowed.
Load Failed – Flash ROM failure.
Save Failed – Flash ROM failure.
Erase Failed – Flash ROM failure.
Clock Failed
Schedule event not added.
11
12
13
16
List event not added.
Bad S Record.
Programming failed – Flash ROM failure.
System file type is unknown.
17
18
System file type is unknown.
System file is too big.
19
20
21
22
23
Disc read fail.
Disc write fail.
Lan task not ready.
Not Pinging.
Already Pinging.
24
25
26
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
156
157
158
159
160
Not FTPing.
Already FTPing.
No host IP address.
No file.
No Filename.
File already exists.
No drive/disc.
No drive.
No disc.
Create failed.
Resize failed.
Read only file.
File write locked.
File read locked.
Already open.
Command Interface 98 - 99
Error Appendix
ERROR TABLE
ERROR- NOT OPEN
ERROR- NO IO STREAMS
ERROR- BAD STREAM ID
ERROR- BUFFER
OVERFLOW
ERROR- EOF
ERROR- DISC FULL
ERROR- READ ERROR
ERROR- WRITE ERROR
ERROR- NOT READ
STREAM
ERROR- NOT WRITE
STREAM
ERROR- NOT MPEG FILE
ERROR- MPEG TOO HIGH
ERROR- NO WILDCARDS
ERROR- NO TO
SEPARATOR
ERROR- PARTITION
FAILED
ERROR- FORMAT FAILED
ERROR- NO SOURCE FILE
ERROR- NO DESTINATION
FILE
ERROR- NO COPY MOVE
STREAMS
ERROR- BAD WHITE LINE
KEY
ERROR- BAD BYPASS KEY
ERROR- BAD SCHEDULING
KEY
ERROR- BAD
NETWORKING KEY
ERROR- BAD CLOSED
CAPTION KEY
ERROR- BAD RGB KEY
ERROR- BAD COMPONENT
KEY
ERROR- BAD GENLOCK
KEY
ERROR- BAD SYSTEM KEY
ERROR- FEATURE LOCKED
ERROR- UNIMPLEMENTED
ERROR- GENERIC
NUM
161
162
163
164
DESCRIPTION
Not open.
No more I/O file streams.
Bad I/O file stream ID.
Buffer overflow.
165
166
167
168
169
End of file.
Disc full.
Read error.
Write error.
Not read stream.
170
Not write stream.
171
172
173
174
File not MPEG (or hidden).
MPEG bit rate too high.
No wildcards (*?) allowed.
No “TO” separator found.
175
Partitioning failed.
176
177
178
Formatting failed.
No source file.
No destination file.
179
No more copy/move file streams.
244
Incorrect Whiteline key.
245
246
Incorrect Bypass key.
Incorrect Scheduling key.
247
Incorrect Networking key.
248
Incorrect Closed Caption key.
249
250
Incorrect RGB key.
Incorrect Component key.
251
Incorrect Genlock key.
252
253
254
255
Incorrect System key.
Command is feature locked.
Unimplemented command.
Generic.
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DDSN
MIRAGE and SOLOIST 2
ADVANCED PROTOCOL ITEMS
The Soloist series of products can support up to 8 IDE drives and 7 SCSI
devices, each containing up to 32 logical partitions. Exactly which drive, disc
(or partition), and spot/name you wish to reference is specified by a DDSN
argument. This differs from Windows and DOS, which use a drive letter
followed by a path, or UNIX, which use a pathname. The DDSN argument
represents Drive, Disc, and Spot/Name. The first 8 drives are numbered 0
through 7 and represent the IDE drives, with 0 through 3 for the master drives
(there are 4 internal IDE ports) and 4 through 7 for the slave drives. The last 7
drives are numbered 8 through 14 and represent the SCSI drive IDs 0 through 6
respectively (SCSI ID 7 is the internal controller). Each partition on a hard
drive, or slot in a CD or DVD disc drive, is numbered sequentially from 0 up to
a maximum of 31 (this may increase or decrease in future versions). Finally,
each DD (Drive-Disc) may hold up to 500 files in a flat structure (this may
increase or decrease in future versions) numbered 0 through 499. Each file has
an 8.3 DOS style name and extension (path names are removed) and is assigned
a unique spot number, which may be useful to resolve name clashes which result
from pathname removal. Finally, the units may hold a maximum of 64 logical
volumes, the DD for Drive-Disc, and 32,000 files, the SN for Spot-Names (this
may increase or decrease in future versions).
Why is this arcane information so important? The reason being that many of
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the commands require a Drive-Disc-Spot/Name, or DDSN, argument.
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The DDSN argument has two forms- space delimited and colon delimited.
Each will now be explained in turn.
DDSN
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Space Delimited FormatDDSN is the Drive, Disc, Spot or Name[Extension] argued as up to 3 separate
arguments which are SPACE delimited. These may be argued in any of the
following formats:
"D",
the numeric Drive. Disc & Spot will be wildcarded
and Name and Extension will be empty strings.
"D D",
the numeric Drive and Disc. Spot will be wildcarded
and Name and Extension will be empty strings.
"D D S",
the numeric Drive, Disc, and Spot. Name and
Extension will be empty strings.
"D D Name[.Ext]"
the numeric Drive and Disc with a Filename &
optional Extension. Spot will be wildcarded. Note
that if the filename can be converted to a legal spot
number (the strings "0" thru "499"), then it will need
to be forced to a filename by adding a quote ‘”’ at the
front of the filename, or enclosing the filename in
quotes, as was required in the Soloist 1.
"Name[.Ext]"
the NameExtension. Drive, Disc, and Spot will be
wildcarded. Note that if the filename can be
converted to a legal drive number (the strings "0"
thru "15"), then it will need to be forced to a filename
by adding a quote ‘”’ at the front of the filename, or
enclosing the filename in quotes, as was required in
the Soloist 1.
Colon Delimited FormatDDSN is the Drive, Disc, Spot or Name[Extension] argued as a single argument
using colon seperators. These may be argued in any of the following formats:
"D:D:Name[.Ext]"
optional
"D:D:S:[Name[.Ext]]",
the numeric Drive and Disc. Spot will be wildcarded
and Name and Extension will be empty strings.
the numeric Drive and Disc with a Filename &
Extension. Spot will be wildcarded. Note that this
detects the fact that the third argument is a name as
opposed to a spot number by the absence of a trailing
':'.
the numeric Drive, Disc, Spot, and optional Filename
and Extension. If no Name[.Ext], Name and
Extension will be empty strings. You usually will not
use the Name or Extension if Spot is specified, but it
may be used as an optional qualifier.
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"D:D",
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command line by using a pipe separator (‘|’) between each of the commands.
This can be continued with multiple commands to a maximum of 4000
characters. Whitespace on either side of the pipe is optional and may be any
number of characters. The NAME field of the command line is only specified
for the first command on the line. For every separate command on the line, a
separate reply will be generated. All commands will be executed sequentially or
until the parser encounters an error in a command, in which case all additional
commands are discarded without execution. An example of multiple commands
on a single command line would be:
<NAME> LIST CLEAR|LIST ADD “NESTLE”|PLAY
This command would clear out the list, then add the spot named “NESTLE” to
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Parallel Port Appendix
Manage incoming Parallel Port data. The parallel port (RS-422 Port) is a DB9 Male
Parallel Port
MIRAGE and SOLOIST 2
connector with 4 input bits, 2 output bits, and optional +5 VDC.
DB9 Male Pin 1 => NC
DB9 Male Pin 2 => D3
DB9 Male Pin 3 => D2
DB9 Male Pin 4 => D1
DB9 Male Pin 5 => D0
DB9 Male Pin 6 => Video LED Output (RTS2, follows LED state)
DB9 Male Pin 7 => +5 VDC (Jumpered internally) or NC
DB9 Male Pin 8 => GND
DB9 Male Pin 9 => Reserved Output for future use (RTs1)
This task only manages the 4 input bits. The 2 output bits are driven by system
functions in the DUART module and are called by other tasks directly. Under normal
operations, the 4-bit input mimics the original Soloist 1 control port. However, in
addition to this basic functionality, two new extended features have been added:
1) A test mode for simulating parallel Input
The test mode uses a string which can be used by any other task to poke in a string
which contains the characters '0'-'9' and 'A'-'F'. This sequence emulates parallel input and
the last character is left asserted. If this string is left empty (the default state), then input
is derived directly from the parallel port. Whenever it is non-empty, then it will be used
and the parallel port input will be ignored.
2)
A user-defined command map overlay
The user defined command map is also a string, which can be used by any other task
to poke in a string of custom commands. Initially, it is set up to the string contained in the
PARAUTO.DVC file, if it is present. This can be mapped for both bit and multiplexed
mode by setting the first character of the string to B or M, respectively. Bit operation
allows for both level and edge sensitive triggers, whereas multiplexed operation allows
for edge sensitive triggers only. The string may contain all 16 possible input
combinations (0x0-0xF), each of which is contained sequentially in square brackets ([]).
empty (the default state), then the classic Soloist 1 command operation is implemented.
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All other text in the string is unused and can be considered comments. If this string is left
Parallel Port
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16 possible Commands – Bit Mode Format
Parallel Port
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B
D0D1D2D3-
{LO, _/ Edge,
[]
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[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
HI, \_ Edge}
[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
[]
48 possible Commands – Multiplexed Format
NOTE: It is very
important to create
this file in NOTEPAD
and not in
WORDPAD. This file
must be ASCII text
(MS-DOS) file ONLY.
M
0123456789ABCDEF-
{LO, _/ Edge,
[]
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HI, \_ Edge}
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Command Tables
EXTENDED COMMANDS
NUM Description
0
List Clear
1
List Add
2
Cue spot
3
Play Spot
4
Shuffle
5
Repeat
6
Blank
7
Error Limit
8
Video
9
Attenuate
A
Talk
B
Slow
C
UNUSED
D
Reset
EXTENDED ARGUMENTS
NUM Description
A
Wildcard (*)
B
Unused
C
Transition
D
Field Seperator
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DEFAULT MODE COMMANDS
NUM Description
1
Play
2
Stop
3
Next
4
Previous
5
Pause
6
Slow
7
UNUSED
8
Rewind
9
UNUSED
A
UNUSED
B
UNUSED
C
UNUSED
D
UNUSED
E
UNUSED
F
Extended
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Introduction
This document is meant to help you understand some of the problems that may
arise with the implementation of our equipment. We will do our best to help
you resolve problems related to our equipment, but please understand that Adtec
is not in the business of supporting your network. It is advisable to consult your
Network Administrator before installing any Network related products.
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The First Question to ask yourself when faced with a Network problem: Is my
Problem a Hardware or Configuration Problem?
Sources of Hardware Related Problems
Cables are the most common Hardware Problem encountered. We recommend
that you use 10BaseT (unshielded, twisted pair, and 4 Conductor Min (Cat 3))
cables. We use Straight cables for PC – Hub and Soloist – Hub connection. The
Swapped (crossover) cables are used for Hub – Hub, PC – PC, and Soloist -
allow the use of either a straight through or swapped cable.
CABLING GUIDELINES
Ethernet Standard
Cable Type
Max. Segment Length
Max. Number of Nodes
per Segment
Connector
Network Topology
10Base5
RG-11
500M (1640ft)
100
10Base2
RG-58/U
185M (600ft)
30
10BaseT
UTP CAT 3, 4, or 5
100M (328ft)
1024
15-pin D-sub
Linear Bus
BNC
Linear Bus
RJ-45
Star
“STRAIGHT THRU” CABLE
WIRING
Pin Number
Pin Number
1 (TRX +)
1 (TRX +)
2 (TRX -)
2 (TRX -)
3 (RCV +)
3 (RCV +)
6 (RCV -)
6 (RCV -)
4, 5, 7, 8
Not Used
“CROSSOVER” CABLE
WIRING
Pin Number
Pin Number
1 (TRX +)
3 (RCV +)
2 (TRX -)
6 (RCV -)
3 (RCV +)
1 (TRX +)
6 (RCV -)
2 (TRX -)
4, 5, 7, 8
Not Used
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Caution: Another problem related
to Cabling is the Connectors. The
RJ-45 Connectors required for
CAT-3 or CAT-5 cables need to be
tightly crimped. It is suggested that
only premade cable be used. Any
gaps in the crimp will cause
connection problems.
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Internal Problems
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Several areas inside the Mirage/Soloist can give problems as well. The
Mirage/Soloist Network Interface card may have problems if the cables
connecting it to the motherboard are reversed or the cable connecting it to the
front display is reversed. Also, check your connection with the cable and the
Network Connection Panel. The link and activity lights located on the back of
the unit do not function. The Link light on the front of the unit may also give a
false sense of security. It does not take much of a connection to get a link light;
therefore, it is necessary to use a Ping Command (see Command Interface
Manual for more information) to confirm a good Network Connection. A Ping
Command can be issued through Terminal, DOS on a PC or from a Soloist in
Identifier
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Description
Reset switch. Must be held for one second to initiate reset.
Power LED, illuminates when AC power is applied to unit.
Video LED, illuminates during video playback.
Drive LED, illuminates during either SCSI or IDE host controller
activity.
Link LED, illuminates when the electrical 10 Base T Ethernet
connection is made correctly to a hub or server.
Busy LED illuminates when Ethernet activity occurs.
Drive bay for primary, IDE or SCSI
Drive bay for secondary, IDE or SCSI
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Symphony’s Terminal Mode.
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The Mirage/Soloist has a CS-8900 on-board Ethernet chip. If this chip is bad,
the unit will display a “LANTASK not ready” ERROR in the Terminal mode of
Symphony Software. Another source of a “LANTASK not ready” ERROR is
having an IP Address of 0.0.0.0.
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The Mirage will support 1 IDE Hard Drive and the Soloist will support 2 SCSI
or IDE Hard Drives. At this moment Adtec will only support Quantum and
IBM Hard Drives. If your Soloist will not see the Hard Drive or not play video,
contact our Technical Support Department. Hard Drive related problems will
affect the ability of files to be transferred into or out of the Soloist.
If you cannot connect to the Mirage/Soloist after checking all the above, the
problem may be with your Network Interface Card (NIC) in the PC. Check your
connection to your PC and make sure that your link light is on for the NIC.
After checking the link light, try Pinging the Mirage/Soloist from DOS. Please
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see the Configuration Problems area below also.
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Sources of Configuration Related Problems
The best way to check for most Configuration Problems in the Mirage/Soloist is
through Terminal in Symphony Software. For more information of the
Commands in Terminal please refer to the Command Interface portion of this
manual.
1)
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Check your IP Addresses. Make sure there are not 2 Mirage/Soloists
with the same IP Address. If you are using firmware dated October
1999 or later, the IP and Hostmode settings are dynamic (you do not
have to reset the unit). You will notice that the LanTask will reset
itself. If you are using earlier versions of the firmware, do not forget to
reset the Mirage/Soloist.
2)
Check the SubNet Mask. Make sure every unit has the same SubNet
3)
Check the Gateway IP (WAN only).
4)
Check the Hostmode. This will differ with the version of firmware you
are using. See the Command Interface portion of this manual for more
explanation.
5)
Check to see that your Feature Keys are Enabled.
6)
Ping the other units to see if they respond.
7)
If you receive any Error messages refer to the error message appendix
at the end of the Command Interface portion of this manual.
8)
Do not Forget to Save the Configuration if you made any changes.
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Configuring Symphony for Network
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To configure Symphony for your Network, you will need to be in Locations.
Create and name a new Location, Choose Network as your Port, and List Unit
Names by their IP Addresses. Save the Location and connect as usual. The
modem lights at the bottom are not active when you are in Network mode.
Check your TCP/IP settings in windows. Make sure that each of the settings
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Same Subnet Mask
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Installed and working properly
-
Link light on PC
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Error
No Link Light
No Host IP
Messsage from FTP
utility
Read/Lock
Remedy
Confirm that the cabling is correct. If your cabling is
correct check the configuration
Lantask is not ready. Check your Feature Keys.
Unit is already in the middle of an FTP function. Check
the FTP status.
Enter an IP Address, Gate IP Address, or Host Mode
Pay attention to error messages at the bottom of the
screen when Symphony is FTPing
File is being read
Write/Lock
File is being written to
Not
Mirroring/EMTing
Check on screen error messages. Unit(s) EMT level may
not be set.
Error LANTASK
FTPing
Ping Errors
1)
2)
3)
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Bad IP Address
Bad Subnet Mask
Host Timed Out
1. Confirm that you have a good Connection (cable,
etc…).
2. Confirm that your hardware is setup correctly
3. Confirm your Configuration Parameters
4. Reset the unit
5. Ping the unit
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Glossary of Network Terms
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10Base2. One Part of the IEEE 802 specification using coaxial cable
also called thin wire Ethernet. The 10 indicates 10 Mbps transmission,
base indicates that it is a baseband medium, and the 2 indicates that the
segment(s) can be (almost) 200 meters in length.
10Base5. One Part of the IEEE 802 specification using thicker coaxial
cable also called thick wire Ethernet. The 10 indicates 10 Mbps
transmission, base indicates that it is a baseband medium, and the 5
indicates that the segment(s) can be up to 500 meters in length.
10BaseT. One Part of the IEEE 802 specification using twisted pair
wires also called twisted pair Ethernet. The 10 indicates 10 Mbps
transmission, base indicates that it is a baseband medium, and the T
indicates twisted pair wiring. Segments can be up to 100 meters in
length.
ACK. The name given to network traffic that acts as an
acknowledgment, or the field in a network transmission unit that
indicates it as an acknowledgment.
Acknowledgment. A response from a host indicating that a previous
transmission has been received.
Address. A number or group of numbers that uniquely identifies a
network node within its own network (or internetwork).
Address Resolution. The process of relating a logical address (like an
IP address) to a physical address (like the MAC address of a network
interface).
Anonymous FTP. An instance of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
application that permits individuals who do not have explicit
authorization to perform file transfers with a host anonymously by
using a generic user ID to log in and (usually) their e-mail address as a
password.
Application. A program that provides functionality to end users or
systems.
Architecture. The structure of a system, a description of which can be
used to re-create the system; for example, the way the TCP/IP protocols
interact can be considered an interwork architecture; a physical
network’s architecture is defined by the systems components that make
it up (routers, servers, cabling, and attached hosts).
ARP. Address Resolution Protocol; the protocol used in TCP/IP
networks to relate IP addresses with physical network addresses of
network interfaces.
ASCII. American Standard Code for Information Interchange;
generally refers to standard seven-bit text with a limited number of
nontext characters.
Asynchronous. A method of transmitting data that does not require
synchronization between hosts; instead, data must be “framed” with
extra bits to identify the beginning and end of each byte sent.
Bandwidth. The volume of data a communications link is capable of
carrying, usually measured in bits; typical telephone link provide up to
28.8 Kbps, typical Ethernet links provide up to 10 Mbps; see Latency.
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Baseband. A method of transmitting data on a network that uses the
entire network for any individual transmission; Ethernet is a baseband
standard, with only one transmission possible at any instant.
Bridge. A device that connects two networks, using the same protocol
(e.g., two Ethernet networks), receiving network transmissions on one
network processing them, and re-creating the transmission on the other
network.
Broadband. A method of transmitting data on a network that
subdivides the available bandwidth and allows multiple simultaneous
transmissions between different hosts.
Broadcast. The sending of a single message intended for all connected
nodes o n a network, addressed to a special address intended for such
transmissions.
Cache. An area of computer memory allocated as a temporary storage
space for incoming data.
Client. A system computer that requests network services from some
other system or computer (called a server) or host.
Collision. The result when two systems on a baseband network
attempt to use the network medium at the same time.
Connection. The link between two entities; connections can occur
between two networked hosts, between programs running on the
networked hosts, and between programs running on the same host
(between entities at different network layers).
CRC. Cyclic Redundancy Check; a technique used to calculate the
contents of a network transmission unit, add the resulting value to the
unit, and allow the receiving system to verify that the contents of the
network transmission have arrived uncorrupted.
Default Gateway. A router to which a network node is configured to
send TCP/IP traffic to when it doesn’t know where else to send it.
Destination. In a network, the host or system for which network traffic
is finally intended by the originating system.
DNS. Domain Name System; a distributed database system that allows
TCP/IP applications to resolve a host name into a correct IP address.
Domain. An organizational unit with administrative responsibility for
naming networks or hosts.
Domain Name. A name assigned to a Domain.
Dotted Decimal Notation. A means of representing IP addresses using
decimal numbers (instead of binary or hexadecimal), with periods (.)
separating each eight-bit portion of the address.
Ethernet. A baseband network medium.
Ethernet Hardware Address. A unique six-byte (48-bit) address
assigned and hard-coded into each Ethernet network interface card.
File Server. Usually a computer attached to a network with the sole
purpose of providing network access to shared files.
Forwarding. The process of accepting network traffic on behalf of
some network entity and retransmitting it as an intermediate step in the
delivery of the traffic.
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Fragmentation. The process of breaking network transmission units
into smaller units for more efficient transmission by another protocol.
Frame. A network transmission unit at the data link layer, usually
refers to the unit sent out onto a physical network.
FTP. File Transfer Protocol; defined in the TCP/IP suite for
transferring files from one host to another.
Gateway. A multihomed host used to route network traffic from
network to another; also used to pass network traffic from one protocol
to another (see also Router).
Gigabit. 1billion bits.
Gigabyte. 1 billion bytes.
Handshake. The process of negotiating a connection between two
hosts, particularly used with TCP.
Host.
Host Name Resolution. The process of determining a network address
when presented with a network host name and domain name, usually
by consulting the Domain Name System.
Hub. See Repeater.
ICMP. Internet Control Message Protocol; used to exchange routing
and reachability information between hosts and routers on the same
local network.
IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; a professional
standards body.
IEEE 802 Standards . A body of specifications pertaining to Ethernet
networks, based on work begun in February 1980.
IGMP. Internet Group Management Protocol; a routing protocol.
Multicast uses this protocol
IP. Internet Protocol; the dominant network layer protocol used with
the TCP/IP protocol suite.
IP Address. Internet Protocol Address; a 32-bit network address that
uniquely locates a host or network within its internetwork.
IP Datagram. Internet Protocol Datagram; the network transmission
unit used by IP.
ISDN. Integrated Services Digital Network; a type of telephone
service that offers high-speed digital service for any digital device
connected to the telecommunications network.
LAN. Local Area Network; usually refers to a network connecting
users in relatively close physical proximity (e.g., the same floor of a
building) to a single physical network.
Latency. The delay between the time that data is sent from its origin
and received at its destination; latency and bandwidth determine the
limitations on a network connection: the bandwidth determines how
much data can be transmitted in a period of time, and the latency
determines how responsive the link will be; see also Bandwidth.
Link. A connection between two network entities.
LLC. Logical Link Control; part of the protocol defined by the IEEE
802 standards governing data exchange between two network nodes.
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Mail Exchanger. A system that acts as a gateway for Internet
electronic mail addressed to a local network or internetwork.
MTU. Maximum Transmission Unit; the largest size network
transmission unit possible between a source and a destination, depends
on the network media used by both hosts as well as the topology and
architecture of the intervening internetworks and devices.
Multicast. A transmission of network traffic intended for multiple
hosts, but not all connected hosts, within a network or internetwork.
Multihomed Host. A host with network interfaces on more than one
network; such a host will have an IP address for each network interface.
Multiplex. To transmit more than one signal over the same circuit.
Multiplexing can also be applied to layered data, that is, to indicate data
that is encapsulated within other types of network layer protocols.
Name Resolution. See Host Name Resolution.
Network. A system of interconnected systems; the system defined by
interconnection to the same medium of two or more computers, which
enables the connected computers to communicate with each other.
Network Address. A unique identifier of an entity on a network,
usually represented as a number or series of numbers.
Network Interface. The hardware device through which a computer
or networked device is connected to the network.
Network Layer. The layer in the OSI or TCP/IP network conceptual
model at which data is transferred between hosts across networks; also
referred to as the Internet Layer.
Network Traffic. Data transmitted on a communications medium for
the purpose of sending information from one networked system to
another.
NIC. Network Information Center; the sum of the resources, usually
aggregated into a single area that is allocated by an organization for the
purpose of providing network information to users and others with a
need for it; also, Network Interface Card, a board used to connect a
computer to a network.
Node. A system or device connected to a network.
Packet. A unit of network transmission; more properly, the unit of
data transmitted across a packet switched network.
Ping. Packet Internet groper; a network application that uses ICMP
requests to verify reachability of another host on the internetwork.
Port. A convention used by network applications to direct responses to
network requests to multiple destinations on the same computer; ports
are specified as destinations for network transmissions at the transport
layer; some applications use “well-known ports” to listen to the
network for requests, other connections may use “ephemeral ports” that
are assigned by each individual host to be used for the duration of the
exchange and then discarded.
Protocol. A set of rules that specify the behavior of interacting
systems, particularly as characterized by the rules used to exchange
information.
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Rlogin. Remote Login; a remote utility used to do remote terminal
sessions.
Rshell. Remote Shell; a remote utility that represents the user with a
shell session on the remote host.
Repeater. A network hardware device that connects two segments of a
physical network and extends the size of the resulting network
segment; repeaters simply repeat on one connected segment the signals
they receive on the other side (they do not process the signals). See
also Hub.
Resource. Any device, accessory, or process that can be used in
support of network functions.
Router. A multihomed host that forwards network traffic from one
connected network to another; See also Gateway.
Routing Table. A list maintained by hosts and routers connected to an
internetwork that includes the most recent information on proper routes
for different destinations.
RTT. Roundtrip Time; a variable computed during TCP sessions that
indicates the total time required to send a TCP segment to the remote
host and receive a reply to that segment.
Segment. The network transmission unit is used by TCP; also may
refer to a single LAN that connects to an organizational internetwork.
Server. A system that receives requests for a network service from a
system running a client program; the system may be dedicated only to
providing a network service or services; the program running on a
system that offers a network service.
Socket. The combination of port and IP address that uniquely defines
the destination of network traffic being sent to the transport layer.
Source. A network device that generates or initiates network traffic.
Subnet. A physical or logical subdivision of a TCP/IP network;
usually a separate physical segment that uses a subdivision of the site’s
IP network address to route traffic within the organizational
internetwork.
Subnet Mask. A method of transmitting data across a connection
controlled by a timer, requiring that each participant be synchronized;
beginning and end points of transmitted data are indicated by elapsed
time rather than by the use of special headers and trailers.
TCP. Transmission Control Protocol; a transport layer protocol that
offers connection-oriented, reliable stream service between two hosts;
the primary transport protocol used by TCP/IP application.
TCP/IP. Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol; the name
usually given to the collection of network protocols used by the Internet
protocol suite from the two primary network protocols of the Internet
protocol suite.
Telnet. Remote Terminal Protocol; the application protocol that
defines remote network connections between any client and any server
across an internetwork.
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Throughput. The amount of information (usually measured in bits per
second) that a communication medium delivers in a given time; with
latency, it determines the level of performance of a network medium.
Topology. The architecture of a network; the way a network links
networked nodes, usually described in terms of its shape.
Traffic. Signals transmitted by a networked system that carry encoded
information for other hosts, requests for information from other hosts,
or responses to requests fro m other hosts (including error messages and
other control information).
Transceiver. A device used by networked systems to act as a
transmitter of signals onto the network medium and to receive
incoming signals; usually refers to an Ethernet device.
Transport Layer. The layer at which network traffic is passed
between an application on one host an application on another host.
TTL. Time to Live; a counter field used in IP diagrams to indicate the
length of time (generally, represented by how many different routers
have handled it) that the datagram can continue to be forwarded to
other routers before it will be discarded because it has expired.
UDP. User Datagram Protocol; a connectionless, unreliable transport
network layer network protocol for the exchange of requests and replies
between the networked hosts.
WAN. Wide Area Network; generally refers to a network that
connects users and systems across large distances and usually employs
telephone or other long-range communications medium.
Well-known Port. A port number assigned for the use by a specific
network application for connections made with UDP or TCP.
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interface is Data Communications Equipment (DCE). The default baud, data,
parity and stop parameters are 38,400,
8, 1, N.
RS422A DCE Pin Out
Pin Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Designation
GND
TRXRCV+
GND
NC
GND
TRX+
RCVGND
Description
Ground
Transmit negative
Receive positive
Ground
No Connect
Ground
Transmit positive
Receive negative
Ground
The Parallel control interface utilizes a male DB9 connector. It was incorporated
to allow a direct interface with ADTEC’s Active64-16, Telecaster 4A and LiteNing controllers. It may also be used a GPI and tally interface to facilitate
simple playback and status functions.
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Parallel Port Pin Out
Pin-7 can be used as a +5 VDC
output. This requires opening the
SOLOIST 2 and making sure the
jumper is installed on J19.
Pin Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Designation
NC
D3
D2
D1
D0
VS
5vdc
GND
CA
Description
No connect
Data bit 3
Data bit 2
Data bit 1
Data bit 0
Video Present Tally, Valid equals
TTL High (+5VDC)
Positive 5 volts DC
Ground
Command Accepted.
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Pin-6 will generate a interrupt to
the Lite-Ning controller as INT 2. It
can also be used to drive a LED, or
external circuitry to provide a
Valid Video or “ON Air” tally.
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Pin-9 will generate a interrupt to
the Lite-Ning controller as INT1
and it will also generate a interrupt
to the Active 64-16. It can be
utilized the same as above.
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The Mirage/SOLOIST has a communications IN and THRU. The IN is provided
to make a direct connection to a PC communications port. The THRU is
provided to communicate with additional SOLOIST, there is no limitation to the
number of Mirage/SOLOIST that can be connected to a single PC
Communications port. The default baud, data, parity and stop parameters are
38,400, 8, 1, N.
COMM IN and COMM THRU
RJ-11
1
2
3
4
5
6
Function
NC
TRX
GND
GND
RCV
NC
Notes
No Connect
Transmit
Ground
Ground
Receive
No Connect
Video and Audio Outputs
The SOLOBALYC option provides balanced audio and super VHS (Y/C)
outputs. The Y/C output is provided by a industry standard four (4) pin din.
Pin Number
1
2
3
4
Designation
Y GND
C GND
Y SNL
C SNL
Description
Luminance ground
Chromanance ground
Luminance ground
Chromanance ground
The SOLOBALYC option provides balanced audio and super VHS (Y/C)
outputs. The Balanced audio output is provided by a three (3) pin removable
screw terminal (RST) connector.
Designation
POS
GND
NEG
Description
Positive audio signal
Ground (Reference)
Negative audio signal
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1
2
3
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Computer connector DB25F to RJ-11
DB25
Female
1
2
3
4
DB25
Function
GND
TRX
RCV
RTS
RJ-11
4
2
5
NC
RJ-11
Function
GND
TRX
RCV
No Connect
NC
NC
GND
No Connect
5
6
7
8
CTS
DSR
GND
DCD
NC
NC
3
NC
9-19
20
21
22
23-25
NC
DTR
NC
RI
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
Notes
Ground
Transmit
Receive
Short to 8
inside 25 pin
housing
No Connect
No Connect
Ground
Short to 4
inside 25 pin
housing
No Connect
No Connect
No Connect
No Connect
No Connect
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The adapters provide connection
from 9-pin and 25-pin serial ports.
Computer connector DB9F to RJ-11
DB25
Function
DCD
RJ-11
NC
RJ-11
Function
NC
2
3
4
5
6
7
TRX
RCV
DTR
GND
DSR
RTS
2
5
NC
3
NC
NC
TRX
RCV
NC
GND
NC
NC
8
CTS
NC
NC
Notes
Short to 7
inside 9 pin
housing
Transmit
Receive
No Connect
Ground
No Connect
Short to 1
inside 9 pin
housing
No Connect
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Female
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Decimal
Binary
Function
Description
Sends no command to the
control port
Sends a Play command to
the control port.
Sends a Stop command to
the control port.
Auto increment and start
playing next spot on disk.
Auto decrement and start
playing next spot on disk.
0
0000
NULL
1
0001
PLAY
2
0010
STOP
3
0011
NEXT
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0100
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Communications Port
The SOLOIST and Mirage support RS232 communications IN and THRU. The
IN is provided to make a direct connection to a PC communications port. The
THRU is provided to communicate with additional devices, there is no
limitation to the number of devices that can be connected to a single PC
Communications port. The default baud, data, parity and stop parameters are
38,400, 8, 1, N.
COMM IN and COMM THRU
Function
NC
TRX
GND
GND
RCV
NC
Notes
No Connect
Transmit
Ground
Ground
Receive
No Connect
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Computer connector DB9F to RJ-11
DB9
DB25
RJ-11
RJ-11
Female
Function
Function
1
DCD
NC
NC
2
3
4
5
6
7
TRX
RCV
DTR
GND
DSR
RTS
2
5
NC
3
NC
NC
TRX
RCV
NC
GND
NC
NC
8
CTS
NC
NC
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Notes
Short to 7
inside 9 pin
housing
Transmit
Receive
No Connect
Ground
No Connect
Short to 1
inside 9 pin
housing
No Connect
Modem Adapter
Modem connector DB25M to RJ -11
DB25 Function
GND
TRX
RCV
RTS
RJ-11
4
5
2
NC
RJ-11 Function
GND
TRX
RCV
NC
5
CTS
NC
NC
6
7
8
9-19
20
DSR
GND
DCD
NC
DTR
NC
3
NC
NC
NC
NC
GND
NC
21
22
23-25
NC
RI
NC
NC
NC
NC
No Connect
Short to 4 and 20
inside 25 pin housing
No Connect
No Connect
No Connect
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Notes
Ground
Transmit
Receive
Short 4 to 5 and 20
inside 25 pin housing
Short to 4 and 5 inside
25 pin housing
No Connect
Ground
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