EM3028B User`s Manual
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1. 1 Repeat continuously on power up Intended Operation Play file 001 on power up if switch 1 is turned on Play file 002 on power up if switch 2 is turned on Play file 008 on power up if switch 8 is turned on If more than one switch is turned on play all corresponding files sequentially Repeat the file s until power is turned off Required Text in MODE TXT RN Notes Adirect short can be used if there is only one sound file If priority is required use DN instead of RN In this case switch 1 has the highest priority switch 2 has the sec ond highest priority and switch 8 has the lowest priority If more than one switch is turned on only the file for the switch of the highest priority will be played 2 Repeat at intervals on power up Intended Operation Same as the example above but play files at intervals Required Text in MODE TXT RS N001 F001 W06000 N002 F002 W06000 N008 F008 W06000 END Notes W06000 is a delay loop of 6000 x 0 1 second 10 minutes so the file s will be played at an interval of 10 minutes one file at a time Application Example Using Normally Closed Switches amp Sensors DM3028B EM3028B EM3028B R SERIAL PWR PORT O T8 T7 T6 T5 T4 T3 T2 T1 RS BY GD VD LINE VOL S1 S2 N C POWER SUPPLY Normally closed switches and sensors are often used in security systems 1 Play when the switch sensor opens with no prioritie2. Allow interruption during playback Intended Operation Press button 1 to play file 001 once Press button 2 to play file 002 once Playing can be interrupted by pressing any other button Required Text in MODE TXT DI Notes When playing pressing the same button again has no effect 3 Play the sound only once even if the button is held down Intended Operation Press button 1 to play file 001 Press button 2 to play file 002 Don t repeat the sound even if the button is held down Required Text in MODE TXT DS N001 F001 J888 N002 F002 J888 H888 J888 END Notes The system will stay in the H888 J888 endless loop for as long as the button is held down 4 Play only when the button is held down Intended Operation Press amp hold button 1 to play file 001 Press amp hold button 2 to play file 002 Required Text in MODE TXT DH Notes Playing stops as soon as the button is released If the same button is pressed again later playing re starts from the beginning of the file instead of where it left off If both buttons are held down button 1 prevails To play both sounds alternately when both buttons are held down use the RH mode 5 Play different sounds each time when the same button is pressed Intended Operation Press button 1 to play file 001 the first time file 002 the second time and etc Button 2 sequences through file 201 202
3. When playing pressing any button has no effect Required Text in MODE TXT SN Notes Up to 99 files can be assigned to each button and file numbers but be consecutive To allow playback interruption use the SI mode To play only when the button is held down use the SH mode In the SH mode the same sound will repeat for as long as the button is held down To advance to the next sound the button must be released first 6 EM3028B R Turn on a different relay for each sound Intended Operation Turn on relay 1 when playing file 001 Turn on relay 2 when playing file 002 Required Text in MODE TXT Only the mode letters are required for example DH 7 EM3028B R Turn on multiple relays for each sound Intended Operation Press button 1 to play file 007 and turn on relays 1 amp 2 Press button 2 to play file 008 and turn on relays 2 amp 3 Required Text in MODE TXT DS N001 XN1 XN2 F007 XFF N002 XN2 XN3 F008 XFF END Notes XFF is used to turn off all relays 8 EM3028B X Control relays during audio playback The relays will be controlled automatically when playing QWA files There is no required text in MODE TXT EM3028B EM3028B R EM3028B X User s Manual Part Two Page 4 of 4 Application Example Automatic Playback on Power up DM3028B EM3028B EM3028B R T8 T7 T6 T5 T4 T3 T2 T1 RS BY GD VD LINE VOL ee A eSeees se Fn 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 S1 S2 N C
4. audio because the Parallel Interface is disabled when the Serial Port is enabled The status byte has T1 as the LSB and T8 as the MSB Note that an input is at logic 1 when connected to 5V or left unconnected and it is at logic 0 when connected to OV the ground This command can be issued at any time Script Command DTE Sends C is the three digit script number System Confirms c is the same script number as above If the script number exists in the configuration file it will be ex ecuted If the script number does not exist the system will simply ignore the command Refer to the Script Playback Mode section for details on how to write the script Relay On EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only DTE Sends XN is the relay number System Confirms xn is the same relay number as above For example XN5 turns on relay 5 To turn on all relays use XNN This command can be issued at any time Relay Off EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only DTE Sends XF is the relay number System Confirms xf is the same relay number as above For example XF8 turns off relay 8 To turn off all relays use XFF This command can be issued at any time Send Binary to Relay EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only DTE Sends Xnnn nnn is a 3 digit number with leading zeros System Confirms xnnn nnn is the same number as above For example X005 turns on relay 1 and 3 and turns of
5. the Direct Script mode You can also use RS or BS to enter the Round Robin Script mode or the Binary Script mode When the T1 input is triggered the system start executing trigger NO001 Since this trigger is non interruptible it will always executes to the end Trigger N001 is executed as the following play file 007 wait 3 seconds turn on the Busy output play file 899 turn off the Busy output jump to trigger 168 1168 Trigger 1168 is executed as the following play file 001 wait 60 minutes jump back to itself Since trigger 1168 is interruptible this endless loop can be broken by any future trigger Trigger H033 will never be executed because it is an indirect trig ger in the DS mode yet it is not jumped to by any other trigger Background Music Example The automatic execution feature can be used to play background music while no trigger is being executed For example DS 1000 F 123 JO00 N001 F001 J000 N002 F002 J000 N003 F003 J000 END Here file 123 is looped from power up but can be interrupted by trigger inputs T1 T2 and T3 After interruption it always jumps to trigger 000 so file 123 starts to loop again although from the be ginning instead of where it left off EM3028B EM3028B R EM3028B X User s Manual Part One Page 4 of 4 System Configuration File By default the system works in the following mode Parallel Control Direct Trigger Non Interruptibl
6. 232 port In this case a RS 232 to RS 485 hardware converter is needed to convert the DTE s RS 232 port into a RS 485 port The communication protocol uses software handshake on a per byte basis That is for every byte it receives the system sends an confirmation byte to the DTE The DTE must not send the next byte until it receives the confirmation one exception explained below A communication session always starts with a selection process The DTE should first sends out an ASCII A which as the only exception will not be confirmed by any system on the bus The DTE should then sends a binary coded address byte ranging from 1 to 32 If there is a system with the matching address it will re spond by sending back an ASCII a within 100 ms Otherwise the selection process has failed and should be restarted Once the selection process is finished successfully the DTE can issue one of the serial commands one byte at a time For each byte sent the DTE should expect to receive a proper confirmation within 100 ms If the confirmation is missing or invalid the whole session must be aborted Testing the Serial Port The serial port can be easily tested by using a Windows utility pro gram called HyperTerminal HyperTerminal allows you to send and receive data through the PC s serial port All you need to do is type the letters on the keyboard to send them and watch the screen for received data The first step is to
7. EM3028B EM3028B R EM3028B X User s Manual Part One Page 1 of 4 Available Models EM3028B version 2 3 Audio only no relays EM3028B R version 2 3 Audio relays for simple control EM3028B X version 1 3 Audio relays for complex animation Technical Specifications Operation Mode playback only Sound File Format Windows WAV uncompressed PCM 22 05 or 44 1 KHz sampling rate 16 bit depth monaural Max Number of Sound Files Parallel Direct Mode 8 Parallel Binary Mode 128 Parallel Sequential Mode 511 Parallel Round Robin Mode 8 Parallel Script Mode 511 Serial Control 511 Memory Type CompactFlash card type Max Memory Capacity 2 GB Max Recording Time gt 1 hour Supply Voltage 10 32 VDC Typical Standby Current 150 mA Max Audio Output 40W 8 Ohm load Additional cooling may be required to obtain the maximum output Serial Interface RS 232 RS 485 Parallel Interface 8 inputs CMOS level Physical Dimensions EM3028B 6 0 x 4 8 x 1 7 EM3028B R amp EM3028B X 6 0 x 7 5 x 1 7 Firmware Version 2 3 Manual Parts Part One parallel interface Part Two serial port amp application notes Part Two is available upon request Interface Descriptions Power Input Terminals VD amp GD Use a well regulated DC power supply to obtain the best sound quality Connect the power supply s positive output to terminal VD and the negativ
8. L is the three digit file number System Confirms l is the same file number as above If the file exists it will be played repeatedly If the file does not exist the system will simply ignore the command If the system is playing paused when the L letter is received it will return the error code e instead of I lower case L At this point the command should be aborted You should use the Stop Play back command to stop the currrent playback first before starting a new one Stop Playback DTE Sends S System Confirms s If the system is not playing paused it will simply ignore the com mand Otherwise it will terminate the current playback Pause Playback DTE Sends P System Confirms p If the system is not playing it will simply ignore the command When the system is being paused its Busy output terminal BY is still active Resume Playback DTE Sends R System Confirms r If the system is not paused it will simply ignore the command Busy DTE Sends B System Confirms b if playing paused or s otherwise Query Parallel Input Status DTE Sends Q System Confirms one status byte read from the parallel input This command is usually used when the parallel inputs are con nected to switches sensors and or other similar devices and you want to know the on off status of these devices Note that although the status of these devices can be read they cannot be used to trigger the
9. a script of commands for each trigger Note that the Busy output will not turn on off automatically in the Script mode It must be manu ally turned on off using the BN BF commands Written in the configuration file using plain ASCII text the script consists of multiple lines each containing the commands for a par ticular trigger in the following format nnn Command1 Commandz Here nnn is the trigger number and is one of the following N Non interruptible Execution of this trigger is not interruptible l Interruptible Execution of this trigger can be interrupted by any trigger including itself H Holdable Execution of this trigger continues for as long as the trigger is present repeating itself if necessary The execution stops immedi ately when the trigger is no longer present In the DS and RS modes there are 8 direct triggers 001 008 corresponding to T1 T8 In the BS mode there are 128 direct triggers 001 128 corresponding to the binary code on T1 T7 In addition to the direct triggers there are also indirect triggers An indirect trigger can be activated only by jumping from another trig ger using the Jump command In the DS and RS modes there are 991 indirect triggers 009 999 In the BS mode there are 871 indirect triggers 129 999 These are the script commands Fnnn play File nnn Example F168 plays file 168 Wnnnnn wait nnnnn units of 0 1 second Maximum valu
10. ault serial mode is RS 232 To select RS 485 move the internal jumper J2 to the 485 setting Note that the Serial Port is disabled by default Relay Output Terminals EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only Three terminals are provided for each relay NC Normally Closed NO Normally Open and Common the center terminal The contact is rated at 12A 120VAC or 10A 24VDC Typical wiring diagram for push button applications DO H H HO H HDD HDOH GH HD GH OHG OQO O NC 8 NO NC 7 NO NC6 NO NC 5 NO NC 4 NO NC 3 NO NC 2 NO_ NC 1 NO RELAY OUTPUT SECTION NOT AVAILABLE ON EM3028B TYPICAL WIRING DIAGRAM DRAWING NOT TO SCALE PWR O T8 T7 T6 T5 T4 T3 T2 T1 RS BY GD VD LINE VOL S1 S2 N C UNBALANCED LINE OUT TO EXTERNAL POWER AMP 10 30V DC POWER SUPPLY RESET BUTTON EM3028B EM3028B R EM3028B X User s Manual Part One Page 2 of 4 Parallel Trigger Modes The Trigger Mode defines how the playback is to be triggered via the Parallel Interface which has 8 inputs labeled T1 through T8 All inputs are internally connected to 5V through 10K resistors If left unconnected an input is at 5V logic 1 These Trigger Modes do not apply when the system is controlled via the Serial Port Direct Trigger default In this mode each input directly triggers a corresponding file T1 File 001 T2 File 002 18 File 008 A trigger is valid when the input is shorted t
11. create a text file called MODE TXT on the flash card Put only two letters in the file 01 This will put the player into the Serial mode of operation with a device ID 1 You may use Windows Notepad or Wordpad to do it just be sure to save the file as text only and Windows will add TXT automatically In addition to the MODE TXT file you also need to put a test sound file on the flash card For testing purpose this sound file should be called 001 WAV The next step is to connect the player to the PC using a straight through serial cable not a null modem one A straight through cable has pin 2 connected to pin 2 pin 3 connected to pin 3 and pin 5 connected to pin 5 Those are the only three pins we use Other pins whether connected or not do not matter Power up the player and run HyperTerminal on the PC This pro gram is usually found under Start gt Programs gt Accessories gt Communications gt HyperTerminal Make a new connection on the COM port to which the player is connected with the following parameters Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow control None Now we are ready to send the following commands to the player We Type Player Responds A 2 ALT 01 a see notes below F f 0 0 0 0 1 1 At this point the player should start playing the test sound file and the test is considered successful Note that in order to type the device ID in the b
12. e Playback Active Low To operate the system in other modes you need to create a plain text file called MODE TXT with a line of three letters First Letter Trigger Mode D Direct B Binary S Sequential R Round Robin Second Letter Playback Mode N Non interruptible Interruptible H Holdable S Script Third Letter Signal Polarity no letter Active Low Active High F Falling Edge R Rising Edge For serial control RS 232 RS 485 instead of the three letters put a two digit address ranging from 01 to 32 For Script modes enter the script starting from the second line Be sure to add the word END at the end of the Script After editing the configuration file be sure to save it as a plain text file ASCII text file or simply text file The system may not work if the configuration file is not created properly File Number Assignment Sound files on the flash card must be assigned a unique file num ber for identification purpose The file number must be a three digit number within the following range For Direct Trigger 001 008 For Binary Trigger 001 128 For Sequential Trigger and Serial Control 001 999 but limited to 512 files max Simply add the file number to the beginning of the original filename e g 001tiger wav Note that if you want to store the maximum number of files 512 on a single flash card you should keep the filenam
13. e for nnnnn is 65535 6553 5 seconds Example W00020 waits 2 seconds Jnnn jump to trigger nnn Example J007 jumps to trigger 007 BF turn off the Busy output Use this command to turn the Busy output off BN turn on the Busy output Use this command to turn the Busy output on XNn turn on relay n EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only Example XN8 turns on relay 8 XNN turn on all relays EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only Example XNN turns on all relays XFn turn off relay n EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only Example XF6 turns off relay 6 XFF turn off all relays EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only Example XFF turns off all relays Xnnn send binary to relay EM3028B R amp EM3028B X only Example X63 turns on relay 1 6 because 63 binary 00111111 END Always add the word END at the end of the entire script You may add any comments for your own reference after END Important Notes All command letters must be in upper case Script lines must be separated by carriage returns the Enter key A script line is limited to 128 characters excluding and If more space is needed use the Jump command Automatic Execution of Script 000 Upon powerup or reset the system will automatically executes script 000 once if it exists Script Examples DS N001 F007 W00030 BN F899 BF J168 1168 F001 W36000 J168 H033 F273 END DS is not really a script command but it tells the system to enter
14. e output to terminal GD Speaker Output Terminals S1 amp S2 The speaker output is bridged balanced Depending on the ambient temperature addi tional cooling may be required to obtain maximum output If not used the built in power amplifier can be disabled by moving the on board jumper J3 to the OFF position Busy Output Terminal BY This output is manually controlled when the system runs in the Script mode In all other modes this signal is automatically turned on during the playback of any file The output is open collector and internally pulled up to 5V through a 10K resistor R13 It drops to about 0 2V when activated sinking current up to 100 mA When controlling an external relay with this signal be sure to remove resistor R13 and add a protection diode as shown in the diagram below System Reset Terminal RS Short terminal RS to the ground to reset the board Minimum reset duration is 100 ms Parallel Input Terminals T1 T8 These inputs are internally pulled up to 5V through 10K resistors and protected with 1K in line resistors The Parallel Input is enabled by default Power Light PWR The power light is turned on when power is applied Volume Pot VOL Turn the knob clockwise to increase the output volume It affects only the speaker output not the line output Line Output LINE 1 8 Mono Phone Jack This jack provides single ended line output for external amplification Serial Port DB9 Female The def
15. es including the file number within 8 characters Any filename longer than 8 characters will reduce the number of files you can store on the flash card Trouble Shooting Guide 1 Plays no sound at all a File numbers are not assigned properly b The system is in the wrong mode due to missing or incorrect configuration file c If the flash card is inserted when the power is on the system may not work To fix this problem turn the power off for a few seconds to reset the system Some CF cards especially if they have been used in digital cameras need to be reformatted with the FAT16 file system The output volume may have been set too low Try turning it up jon Plays a wrong File File numbers are not assigned properly The system is in the wrong mode due to missing or incorrect configuration file OM MH OO 3 Plays trashy sounds It s probably due to unsupported file formats such as 8 bit resolu tion or ADPCM coding Re digitize or convert the file into a sup ported format 4 Playback speed is too slow fast Unsupported sampling rates may result in wrong playback speed Re digitize or convert the file into a supported sampling rate 5 Plays a popping bursting noise once in a while The speed of the flash card is too slow Use a faster flash card or convert the file to a lower sampling rate EM3028B EM3028B R EM3028B X User s Manual Part Two Page 1 of 4 Serial Interface When the seria
16. f all others because the binary code for 005 is 00000101 Serial Command Error Code The system will confirm with an e if an invalid command is re ceived or if a valid command is received at the wrong time At this point the command should be aborted Trouble Shooting Guide 1 The DTE device receives strange characters Make sure the DTE device s serial port setting is 9600 baud 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit 2 RS 232 does not support multiple unit addressing Does the DTE device still need to send the address byte after sending the initial letter A Yes It is because the protocol is designed to be uniform for both RS 232 and RS 485 EM3028B EM3028B R EM3028B X User s Manual Part Two Page 3 of 4 Application Examples Using Normally Open Push Buttons DM3028B EM3028B EM3028B R PWR O T8 T7 T6 T5 T4 T3 T2 T1 RS BY GD VD LINE VOL S1 S2 N C G OCOOOOOO BUTTON POWER 1 SUPPLY 1 Play without interruption Intended Operation Press button 1 to play file 001 once Press button 2 to play file 002 once When playing pressing any button has no effect Required Text in MODE TXT None this is the default mode DN Notes The button can be released or held down when playing Ifthe button is held down at the end of the sound the sound will be played again If both buttons are pressed or held down at the same time button 1 prevails 2
17. inary format on the PC s keyboard you must hold down the ALT key while entering the numbers on the numerical keypad make sure the NUM light is on In this test for example we need to type device ID 01 so you must hold the ALT key down press 0 1 on the numeric keypad 0 first then 1 then release the ALK key If you made a mistake and typed a wrong letter during the test the player will either respond with a letter e for error or not respond at all depending on the situation In this case you need to re type the command from the very beginning EM3028B EM3028B R EM3028B X User s Manual Part Two Page 2 of 4 Serial Commands The communication protocol uses software handshake on a per byte basis That is for every byte it receives the system sends an confirmation byte to the DTE The DTE must not send the next byte until it receives the confirmation byte Play File DTE Sends F is the three digit file number System Confirms f is the same file number as above If the file exists it will be played once If the file does not exist the system will simply ignore the command If the system is playing paused when the F letter is received it will return the error code e instead of f At this point the command should be aborted You should use the Stop Playback command to stop the currrent playback first before starting a new one Loop File DTE Sends
18. l interface is enabled all parallel inputs T1 T8 are disabled and all Parallel Modes are no longer applicable But there is a serial mode command to read the parallel inputs The serial interface consists of a female DB9 serial port supporting both RS 232 default setting and RS 485 To support RS 485 you must move the internal jumper J2 to the 485 setting On the DB9 connector three pins are used for RS 232 pin 2 for RX pin 3 for TX pin 5 for ground Two pins on the same connector are used for RS 485 pin 1 for negative pin 9 for positive The hardware protocol is fixed at 9600 baud eight data bits no parity and one stop bit 9600 8N1 Other protocols may be sup ported by special request For RS 232 applications the system a DCE device is connected to a DTE device such as a PC with a regular serial cable not a null modem cable For RS 485 applications up to 32 systems each assigned with a unique address can be daisy chained on the same bus with a 2 wire cable To enable the Serial Mode on the system the configuration file must contain a two digit address ranging from 01 to 32 This address assignment seems unnecessary for RS 232 applications because RS 232 is a one to one interface But it is necessary for us because we want to provide a uniform protocol for both RS 232 and RS 485 The benefit of a uniform protocol is that it allows us to control mul tiple systems from a DTE which has only a RS
19. lly restarts when either the end of the sequence is reached or there is a break in the sequence For example if there are only three files on the flash card 001 002 and 004 the system will only sequence from 001 to 002 File 004 will never be played because File 003 is missing The Sequential Trigger is prioritized from T1 the highest to T8 the lowest However it does not mean a higher priority input can interrupt a lower one It only means that if multiple triggers are applied at the same time the highest priority wins Round Robin Trigger This mode is very similar to the Direct Trigger mode except that the inputs are not prioritized So if multiple inputs are tied to ground then their files will be played one after another instead of just the highest priority one Round Robin mode can only be used in con junction with Non interruptible Playback and Script Playback Parallel Playback Modes Non interruptible Playback default The file is played once per trigger The playback is not interruptible except by the system reset Looping is possible by applying a con stant trigger on the input Interruptible Playback The file is played once per trigger if not interrupted Any input in cluding itself can interrupt the playback later Looping is possible by applying a constant trigger on the input Holdable Playback The file is played for as long as the input is triggered looping if necessary It is not interruptible except b
20. o the ground for at least 50 ms The Direct Trigger is prioritized from T1 the highest to T8 the lowest However it does not mean a higher priority input can interrupt a lower one It only means that if multiple triggers are applied at the same time the highest priority wins Binary Trigger Use the Binary Trigger to trigger up to 128 different files ranging from 001 to 128 The Binary Trigger is often preferred when the system is controlled by an external controller because it requires less I O ports in most cases To trigger a particular file the first step is to signal the file number on T1 LSB T7 MSB The signal must be in the binary format with 5V being logic 1 and OV the ground being logic O For example to signal File 007 binary code 0000111 T1 T3 should be at 5V and T4 T7 should be at OV Note that as a special case the binary code for File 128 is 0000000 The second and the last step is to short T8 to the ground for at least 50 ms while maintaining the signal on T1 T7 Afterwards signals on T1 T7 don t matter any more Sequential Trigger Use the Sequential Trigger to sequentially trigger up to 99 different files per input as defined below However the total number of files cannot exceed 512 T1 triggers File 001 099 T2 triggers File 201 299 T8 triggers File 801 899 Each trigger on the same input activates the next file in the se quence The sequence automatica
21. s Intended Operation Play file 001 when sensor 1 opens Play file 002 when sensor 2 opens Repeat the sound for as long as the sensor is open lf multiple sensors are open at the same time play all corresponding files sequentially Required Text in MODE TXT RN Notes Unused inputs must be connected to the ground as shown in the wiring diagram 2 Play when the switch sensor opens with priorities Intended Operation Same as the example above but if multiple sensors are open at the same time the sensor of the highest priority prevails Required Text in MODE TXT DN Notes The sensor connected to T1 has the highest priority and the sensor connected to T8 has the lowest priority 3 Play when the switch sensor opens but don t repeat Intended Operation Play file 001 when sensor 1 opens Play file 002 when sensor 2 opens Do not repeat the sound Required Text in MODE TXT DS N001 F001 J999 N002 F002 J999 H999 J999 END Notes The system will stay in the H999 J999 endless loop for as long as the sensor is open The system will not respond to other sensors until this one is closed
22. y the system reset Script Playback Please see the Script Playback Mode section for descriptions Parallel Trigger Polarity Active Low The input is constantly triggered when it s at OV ground Active High The input is constantly triggered when it s at 5V open Falling Edge The input is triggered once when it s connected to the ground Rising Edge The input is triggered once when it s disconnected from the ground Relay Control EM3028B R EM3028B X only The relays are controlled differently in different modes QWA mode EM3028B X only Relays are controlled in sync with audio playback By using the Windows based QWAplay program cue data are embedded into WAV files to generate QWA files EM3028B X automatically enters the QWA mode when playing QWA files Serial Interface mode Relays are controlled by serial commands Please see the Serial Commands section for descriptions All script modes DS BS and RS Relays are controlled by script commands Please see the Script Playback Mode section for descriptions All other modes A relay will turn on when the corresponding file is being played Relay 1 corresponds to file 001 relay 2 corresponds to file 002 and so on For example relay 8 will be turned on when file 008 is being played EM3028B EM3028B R EM3028B X User s Manual Part One Page 3 of 4 Script Playback Mode Instead of playing just a single file Script Playback mode executes
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