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1. IDE hard disk compatible FAT32 compatible Powerful remote control and file synchronisation with FTP eee o 13 NOIRS t E 13 Modem dT LE 13 BICOMO PORT aterri eer tacita re aa tu c o Was et rr Pr eee 16 SUGAR aA 16 B ETHERNET PORT AE 17 EJBEECTRICAI SUPPLY ere oe eZ uM LAE ML AL Ee ED e 17 BLAUDIO LINE INPUT LINE IN OPTION cetero A ETVE E EAE E EEEE 17 B AUDIO LINE OUTPUTS LINE OUTI AND LINE OUT2 XLR ORTTON ra 18 B WARNING tec T M ar 19 B ARCHITECTURE DESCRIPTION a 20 B PHYSICAL AND LOGICAL AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTRUTS rr 21 Block diagram from audio sources to audio outputs a onone anan ane ne ea nen oa wanen e nen nanan ane ee senen een en ena ea an eanane 21 Physical udio inputs and OULPULS EM 21 Logical audio inputs and outputs io sanesa eese esee eee ee eee ten inaa ene tons Eee anadene saa ain a nyang anena sangonana enkang nen ane 21 Audio selectors synoptic 4 and 5 eee eee eee senen ndnnnnenea ane atat ripas peau aea 22 General description of the Analog Audio Input LINE IN Synoptic 1 ea 22 PIGY OPS SY NOPUGC 20 QD RC M 26 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d
2. not implemented request for comments lt source gt http lt ip gt lt port gt PLAY lt n gt command returns the current source being played When n is specified it reports to PLAYER 1 Note when the file extension is M3U or PLS the PLAY command acts the same as the PL command B How to get the current position of a file being played This section just apply to files being played POS1 POS indicates the proportion of the file already played in for player 1 POS2 indicates the proportion of the file already played in for player 2 NOTE when no progress in can be evaluated eg SWA1 or LINE IN inputs played is returned B How to stop or pause a PLAY The STOP1 and STOP commands are equivalent and stop the current play operation on PLAYER1 The STOP2 command is the same for PLAYER2 The PAUSE1 and PAUSE commands are equivalent and pause the current play operation on PLAYER1 The PAUSE2 command is the same for PLAYER2 When PAUSE is executed in a playlist timers are continuing and have priority on the PAUSE action then if MAX TIME is defined for a playlist item it s regardless whether on not a PAUSE have been executed when this playlist item was playing The CONT1 and CONT are equivalent and resume a PAUSE for a PLAY or a PLAYLIST operation that has been previously paused on PLAYER1 The CONT2 command is the same for PLAYER2 E Jingle insertion in a playlist with the OVERPLAY and
3. VERSION RECORD Author Object of the modification F D Update 1 6 12 23 30 31 37 45 53 SEPTEMBER FD Update 6 8 11 14 22 23 53 65 2001 34 51 56 59 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com N ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 5 Information to user Note 1 This equipment HITPLAYER has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Note 2 The user of the equipment HITPLAYER L has to be aware that intentional or unintentional changes or modifications not expressly approved by AZTEC RADIOMEDIA could void the user s authority to operate the equipment AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3
4. Displays the fade out start time default value PL FADE SLOPE 0 100 Set the fade out slope default value dB sec 0 Off PL FADE SLOPE Displays the fade out slope default value n playlist number if not specified means playlist 1 for HITPLAYER B n is always 1 default value is in Events related to Playlists L1_END L2_EN Appears each time a playlist ends L1_ITEM_PLA Appears each time there is a new audio source MP2 or MP3 file which is started PL2_ITEM_PLA PL1_ITEM_END Appears each time there is an source MP2 MP3 or IP2COMMAND which ends PL2 ITEM END 3 Commands related to the SoundWan agent SWA1 The command HELP SWA displays the following list HITPLAYER L SOUNDWAN AGENT HELP COMMANDS HELP SWA Display this help SWA Display SWA1 status and configuration SWA ENABLED lt ON gt lt OFF gt Multicast Adar Enable Disable SoundWan Agent SWA ENABLED Display SoundWan Agent current state SWA PORT lt port number gt Defines the port number Must be over 6000 SWA PORT Display the port number SWA LST lt n gt lt ch gt gain Configure the Index lt n gt of the channel list with gain in dB between 30 and 30 SWA LST lt n gt Display the Index lt n gt of the channel list SWA LST Display all channel list SWA CH_CUR Display current decoded channel SWA BUF_SIZE lt value gt Set SoundWan Agent buffer size byte
5. 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 54 3 Playlist Editors KKKKKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK EK KK AKK KK AKK KK KAKAK Winamp player www winamp com PLS and M3U formats Tip When you generate a playlist file m3u with Winamp and if you want WINAMP to specify the EXTINF for each item select in the menu OPTIONS PEFERENCES gt OPTIONS the Read titles on load option KKKKKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KEK KKK KKK KK EK KK AKK KK AKK KK KAKAK Freeamp player www freeamp org PLS KKKKKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KK KKK KKK KEK KKK KEK KKK KEK KK AKK KKK KEK KKK EKKKK KK KK PowerGold editor www powergold com M3U KKKKKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KK KKK KKK KEK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK EK KKK AKK KK KK KK KA KK KK AK ALAKA ALAS KK AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com TEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 55 3 To use the COMO and COM1 ports in NETCOM mode The operation of the comm
6. HELP NETCOM NETCOM help commands HELP NETWORK Network commands help HELP PPP PPP commands help HELP SCHEDULER SCHEDULER rules and commands help HELP SNMP SNMP agent commands help HELP SYSTEM System commands help HELP TIMERS Timers commands help HELP TELNET CLIENT Telnet client commands help HELP UDP UDP client server commands help HELP USERS Login and password table commands help HELP WEB Web server commands help HELP SNTP SNTP commands help The command HELP APPLI displays the following list HITPLAYER L OTHER HELP COMMANDS HELP AUDIO INPUT Display Audio Input help commands HELP AUDIO OUTPUT Display Audio Output help commands HELP AUDIO SELECTOR Display Audio Selector help commands HELP M3U Display M3U directives HELP PLAYER Display PLAYER help commands HELP PLAYLIST Display PLAYLIST help commands HELP SWA Display SoundWan Agent help commands HELP SWS Display SoundWan Server help commands HELP DIG DIG commands help Commands usually used Decoder type IP address configuration IP MASK subnet configuration Gateway s IP address IP address of the router AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Displays the Ethernet MAC address Displays the serial number Edition 01 08 page 44 D
7. The command LINE IN AGC displays the state of this function AGC level setting on the audio input on LINE IN if audio input option installed AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com ega 67200 STRASBOURG 1T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 25 The command LINE_IN L_AGC lt 0dB 6dB gt sets the level that the AGC will have to maintain at the codec inputs The command LINE IN L AGC displays the selected value AGC gate setting on LINE IN if audio input option installed In order to freeze the AGC function during audio blanks an AGC_GATE level can be set When the input level is under the AGC_GATE level it freezes The command LINE_IN AGC_GATE lt 50dB 10dB gt sets this parameter The command LINE IN AGC GATE displays the selected value Description of audio input detection on LINE IN if audio input option installed The HITPLAYER L is able to monitor the audio input level The following events are generated no input signal or input level is extremely low audio input recovered or level is correct again To avoid untimely events the signal has to be low for more than TO DETECT seconds before generating an event and high for more than TO RECOVER seconds before generating an event Low threshold setting on LINE IN for audio detector The command LINE_IN TL_D
8. in the list Default gain offset is 0 in dB Given gain is used when specified when analog output is fed by the SoundWan agent the gain offset is set to the MASTER_OUT1 gain To read the full list SWA1 LST To read element n of the list SWA1 LST lt n gt PRIORITY BETWEEN CHANNELS The first channel defined in the list SWA1 LST 0 has the highest priority The last channel defined in the list SWA1 LST 15 has the lowest priority PRIORITY It s the channel received with the highest priority that is decoded by the SoundWan agent VOLUME Each channel defined in the list has an associated gain offset setting in DB by the following command SWA1 LST lt n gt lt ch gt lt gain gt This gain offset applies only if an analog audio output is used on the HITPLAYER L To reading the gain configured for each SoundWan channel of the list SWA1 LST lt n gt To read the full list settings SWA1 LST STATUS current status of the SoundWan agent is obtained using the following command SWA1 CH_CUR Which gives the current decoded SoundWan channel EVENTS ON INCOMING CHANGE OF STREAMS when the agent detects a new stream to be decoded or not anymore stream to decode then events GIDARIEI Sj YN and SENE sig are generated by the system with in associated parameters the value of the new channel decoded or OFF if not anymore channel to be decoded Caution SWA must be restarted to make effective any
9. 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A 1 TEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 6 Before starting 3 Check that your package is complete e A power cable for the 230V models check that the model corresponds to the country in which you are located USA CA143 e An Ethernet 10BaseT network RJ45 cable e An RS232 ribbon cable one to one to allow the HITPLAYER L to be configured in terminal mode ASCII console as required 3 Following items are not delivered This documentation reference AZT3080 v PDF where v represents the version Available on our web site http www aztec radiomedia com Hard disk Power supply and IDE cables nternal IDE hard disk P2 reference manual for developers r f azt2502 v PDF where v represents the version available on the Web site http www aztec radiomedia com Ip Following items are available as on demand options P2 reference manual Hard disk Power supply and IDE cables XLR outputs for professional usage KUE audio inputs for specific streaming server applications Opto isolated logical inputs board AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 7
10. Description of the equipment 3 The front panel of the HITPLAYER L fig eci3080 vsd Power Status1 Status2 Indicates the operating mode of the OUTPUT1 of HITPLAYER Flashes when a Playlist is active Flashes 2 times when a file is played Lights up when line_out1 outputs line_in or a network audio stream Indicates the operating mode of the OUTPUT2 of HITPLAYER Flashes when a Playlist is active Flashes 2 times when a file is played Lights up when line_out1 outputs line_in or a network audio stream AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 8 3 HITPLAYER L rear panel and connectors e C o 10BaseT como EON e e e e e e eos oO o OUT OUT2 Note XLR are mounted as on demand options Indicates that data is being received on the Ethernet network LEN Indicates that data is being transmitted on the Ethernet network COLLISION Indicates the collision of data on the Ethernet network COMO SUBDS console and application 10BaseT 10BaseT RJ45 twisted pairs Audio Stereo Outputs Cinch RCA outputs LINE OUT1 LINE OUT2 XLR as option Logic TLL Inputs Outputs Available internally for specific usages AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T
11. OVERPAUSE commands Principle A jingle insertion can be inserted at any time during the time a Playlist is running AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 35 The Jingle insertion as it is specified here is not done with mixing and just insert a source called Jingle between an existing play of a source called A This is done using the following command called overplay The syntax of this command is exactly the same as the PLAY command This command is equivalent to the following steps and commands 1 Pauses the current source if it s a file and only if the request comes from OVERPAUSE 2 Perform an equivalent PLAY lt n gt lt jingle source at the nominal value 3 Restart the initial source if paused Note 1 OVERPLAY and OVERPAUSE do not perform a mix between the 2 files being played Ending an OVERPLAY or OVERPAUSE Use OVERSTOP n commands to stop explicitly a file currently overplaying If the STOP command is sent during the time a file is overplayed then the STOP command applies to the overplayed file When an OVERSTOP command is sent then the main file being played comes back Note 1 for remote automation do not use STOP to stop a jingle which is overplayed as you are never sure on which it
12. SWA BUF_SIZE Display SoundWan Agent buffer size AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 49 3 Events related to the SoundWan Agent SWA1 Al WA1_CHANGE Channel detected by the agent has changed Commands related to the SoundWan SERVER SWS The command HELP SWS displays the following list HITPLAYER L SOUNDWAN SERVER HELP COMMANDS HELP SWS Display this help 2SWS Display SoundWan Server Status and configuration SWS lt ON ch gt lt OFF gt Set SoundWan Server on channel lt ch gt SWS Display SounWan Server settings SWS IP ip address gt lt port gt Set destination address of the SoundWan channel SWS IP Display destination address of the SoundWan channel SWS STATUS Display SounWan Server status SWS IP_PRECEDENCE lt 0 7 gt Set Precedence for SWS IP datagram SWS IP_PRECEDENCE Display Precedence for SWS IP datagram SWS IP_DELAY lt 0 1 gt Set Delay for SWS IP datagram SWS IP_DELAY Display Delay for SWS IP datagram SWS IP_THROUGHPUT lt 0 1 gt Set Throughput for SWS IP datagram SWS IP_THROUGHPUT Display Throughput for SWS IP datagram SWS IP_RELIABILITY lt 0 1 gt Set Reliability for SWS IP datagram SWS IP RELIABILITY Display Reliabilit
13. and unclip the platinum 3 4 Then place your hard drive with the bottom side towards you you should see the holes 5 for the screws 5 Power supply connector IDE connector AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 57 Then place the platinum on your hard drive and place the four fixing screws 6 6 Power supply connector IDE connector 6 Clip the platinum and hard drive set in the rack by using the two clips 7 then fix the set by using two screws 8 7 8 IDE connector Power supply connector AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com A 67200 STRASBOURG T4 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com E ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 58 8 7 amp Connecting the IDE cable to the board Then you ll have to connect the IDE cable between the board and the hard disk The pin 1 of the IDE connector J4 is marked with a 1 on the board The pin 1 of the IDE cable is generally at the side coloured red and must be plugged on the pin one of the board connector shh Rae MAMA Abed NL MA D A IRENE T uuu i EEA COUT TT si ea 1s ZAIZU OI mn 4 pin 1 of the
14. commands during the play of a dedicated audio source file url The command given inside the directive is put on a command buffer that is analysed permanently during the play of the dedicated file As soon as the specified is reached when calculation can be performed the associated command is executed A Jingle insertion can be programmed inside the playlist simply by declaring the appropriate OVERPLAY command Setting the minimum duration Type Local between 2 plays of D is expressed in seconds By default there is no minimum interval between 2 plays of an individual file in one dedicated item a playlist Specific title and maximum duration Type Local with the ZEXTINF This directive contains 2 parameters Duration max in seconds and Title directive Duration max Duration to wait before to go to the next item in playlist Title The Title of the current object played by the PLAYER n can be read out using the commands Defines the fadeout time before Type Local the next playlist Important this directive apply only when the hitplayer enables mixing otherwise its item starts default value is set to O V is expressed in seconds and is computed taking the duration specified with 4EXT INE See also Fadeout slope for crossfades Type Local This directive provides the default value for the FADE SLOPE parameter See also AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com Pd 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0
15. default values EXT INF FADE_START FADE_SLOPE AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 37 Three different ways to manage crossfades A Using the three directives below In this case you ll have to modify all the EXTINF values in order to set the different crossfades durations this case is shown on the figure above B Using the directive PL_EXTINF DEC value to substract in seconds gt This directive will substract automatically n seconds to all EXTINF values of the playlist In this case illustrated by the following figure SEADE START PL_EXTINF_DEC EXT_INF FADE_SLOPE Example If you add these three directives at the beginning of your playlist you ll have crossfades at each end of file without changing the EXTINF generated by your playlist editor 4PL FADE START 5 4PL FADE SLOPE 2 PL_EXTINF_DEC 5 C Using the three following IP2 Commands PL FADE START duration before stop in seconds default value is 0 PL FADE SLOPE decreasing slope expressed in dB s positive value default value is 0 no fade PL EXTINF DEC value to substract in seconds default value is 0 EXTINF is not decreased These commands change the default values of the three crossfade parameters Thes
16. inputs common ground selectable internally or externally 4 relays 24V 1A 1T contacts if these relays are used only 4 inputs will be available SUBD15 connector AZTEC RADIOMEDIA Sa Groupe Digigram www aztecradiomediacom AT 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com L AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 64 3 Input stage schematic V1 LOGn 1 GND p GND1 2 16 E V1 3 A V2 15 Mw N LOG n GND R Jumper Function Position Position V Internal power supply 1 2 2 3 V1 Logical input stage power supply V2 External power supply up to 12VDC GND SPX board ground stage supply supply GND1 External Ground signal connected to SUBD15 stage Ground SPX Ground connected B Driving the inputs with relay contacts Place the jumpers J5 and J6 in 1 2 position The logical stage are internally power supplied V1 connected to V and the SPX ground signal GND is connected to a pin of the SUBD15 In this mode you just have to connect the GND1 signal to your common pin relay and the R or T pin to Input n CAUTION in this mode if there s an overvoltage on the SUBD15 pins the SPX board could be damaged amp Driving the inputs with relay contacts or logical signals using the Opto isolated protection Place the jumpers J5 and J6 in 2 3 position The logical stage are now external
17. lt n gt SAVE ON To disable B DIG I O summary The command HELP DIG displays the following list HITPLAYER L DIG HELP DIG Display config and status for all DIG DIGx Display config and status for DIGx DIGx NAME lt str gt Set alias for DIGx DIGx ON OFF Enable Disable DIGx output DIGx Display tested state of DIGx input DIGx STATUS_ON lt str gt Set alias for DIGx On status DIGx STATUS_OFF lt str gt Set alias for DIGx Off status DIGx STATUS Display alias for current tested DIGx status DIGx CHK Display current supervision status DIGx CHK_STATUS Display alias for current supervision status DIGx CHK_TO lt val gt Set the delay time for DIGx supervision 0 9999s DIGx PULSE lt val gt Output a pulse on DIGx 0 60s DIGx SAVE ON OFF Enable Disable non volatile saving of DIGx state DIGx TO lt val gt Set maximum time for DIGx On state 0 60mins INIT DIG Initialize config of all DIG B Events ISS Digital i o turned to ON see Digital i o turned to OFF AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 63 3 To use the Optional Opto isolated GPIO board ref AZT3533 VO 5 8 configuration jumpers SE Ge 8 un amp Technical description 8 TTL logic
18. player is remote manually by individual PLAYn commands or through the Playlist concept initiated by the PLn commands n represent the number of the player 1 or 2 PLAYER1 and PLAYER are feeding analog audio outputs respectively LINE OUT1 and LINE OUT2 3 The PLAY command B PLAY command syntax Players are named PLAYER1 and PLAYER2 When no figure 1 or 2 is given in the command to indicates for which player the command is sent PLAYER is assumed to be the default Generic syntax of the PLAY command is WARNING not implemented request for comments source any valid source such as the one presented below local file name lt source gt lt file path gt local file is stored inside the flash memory ATA file name external hard disk lt source gt ata lt file path gt ATA stands for IDE hard disk extension http file name not implemented request for comments lt source gt http lt ip gt lt port gt lt domain name file path http 123 161 4 56 80 www aztec radiomedia com toto mp3 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com N 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 34 Provide the Domain Name inside when multiple domains are hosted by the http server http Shoutcast stream name
19. this document B M3U Playlist format supported by the HITPLAYER L The M3U format supported by the HITPLAYER is extremely powerful and is specified in the annex of this document NOTE Some examples of playlist are available on our website http www aztec radiomedia com B PLS Playlist format supported by the HITPLAYER L HITPLAYER L supports the regular PLS playlist format AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 42 3 File and playlist synchronization with an FTP server on the Internet The following example will explain practically how to tell the Hitplayer to synchronize itself every night with an FTP server located on your LAN or the Internet and then reload the playlist at 4 58 AM just before 5 This example needs the scheduler functionalities to work Scheduler functions are described in the IP2 reference manual for developers r f azt2502 v PDF where v represents the version available on the Web site http www aztec radiomedia com Step 1 Configure the scheduler by adding the following lines or creating the schedule txt file table below Step 2 Change the time trigger according your own preferences Step 3 Transfer the schedule txt file in the directory of your Hitplayer use an FTP cli
20. 2 system HITPLAYER L can be remote controlled through many ways Telnet FTP FTP synchronisation HTTP etc HITPLAYER L handles a dated events log file for each event you can configure whether or not an Email SNMP trap or HTTP CGI request line has to be generated You can configure HITPLAYER L to synchronize its playlist and music files from an image FTP server placed on the network or even on the Internet E Serial port with PPP HITPLAYER L integrates a PPP client than enables it to connect to the Internet using an external modem amp Modem Access When connected to a standard external modem HITPLAYER L accept incoming calls initiated for example by Hyperterminal and provides a VT100 human interface Security is insured by user password Several users with different management rights can be configured AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 14 3 The HITPLAYER L specifications e Power supply o Rack 100 240 VAC 50Hz 60Hz IEC connector o EEN Board SVDC 800mA 12VDC 100mA e Consumption 25W Max Rack version 6W Max SPX Board e Dimensions Rack 19 1U depth 220mm SPX board 130 x 165 x 30 mm e Weight Rack 2600g without any options SPX board 160g General informatio
21. 3 Audio Line Outputs LINE OUT1 and LINE OUT2 XLR option The audio outputs are symmetrical Symmetrical Audio Outputs Malen connectors Audio Audio This pin should be connected to pin 1 ground for an asymmetrical audio supply Ground of the HITPLAYER L It is recommended to connect the screen of the cable used to this pin when possible AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com Pd 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 19 HITPLAYER L logical architecture Warning Before tackling this section be sure that you have read the IP2 system reference guide This guide outlines the conventions relative to administering the HITPLAYER L IP2 product Do not look in this manual for the way in which the network interface is configured this is explained in detail in the IP2 system reference guide ref AZTEC RADIOMEDIA n 2502 pdf available on AZTEC RADIOMEDIA s Web site www aztec radiomedia com The commands to be addressed to the HITPLAYER L s command interpreter are always in the ASCII format in plaintext and can be entered via the COMO port with serial cable Telnet port 23 TCP connection FTP with the quote site command or HTTP thanks to the overlay technique specified in the IP2 reference guide Thus for example
22. 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 9 3 SPX board inside HITPLAYER L Note the SPX product separately as an OEM product 8 SPX board Jl EI C _ icom1 COMO Ho F F E B J10 A J13 SPX i board G IDE J4 E TTL Inputs Outputs 8 TTL inputs outputs See below for pin out Symmetrical audio out LINE_OUT1 LINE_OUT2 See below for pin out Symmetrical audio in LINE_IN1 RCA outputs OUT1 OUT2 Audio out E Ethernet RJ45 socket 10BaseT RJ45 socket 10BaseT Ethernet connector connector a local console COMO and COM serial ports COMI external modem PPP G Power Power supply socket socket 5 00V EON mandatory 000000000000 eb eee 3 external leds outputs for the back Ethernet TX RX GIL NNNM WE IDE interface connector To plug the HITPLAYER L Hard Disk if required B TTL input outputs connector A EROS GO Pin 14 Donotuse Pin 13 Donotuse Pin12 DIG Pint DIG7 Pin10 Dice _ _ Ping PEZ Ping DIG4 Pine BEZ Pins DIG Pin4 Donotuse AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com gt 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90
23. 56 64 80 96 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 Possible bit rates kbps 112 128 160 192 64 80 96 112 128 144 Not implemented 160 176 192 in this version Possible sample 32 44 1 or 48 kHz 16 22 05 24 Not implemented freqs KHz 32 44 1 or 48 kHz in this version NE Stereo or Mono or Jstereo Stereo or Mono or Dual CAUTION Line out 1 amp 2 have the same sample frequency Hitplayer L can automatically adapts its outputs sample frequency as the two sources have the same sample frequency For example if player1 and player2 play files with the same sample frequency the Hitplayer L will adapts its sample frequency If two sources are active the Hitplayer will set its sample frequency at the value defined by the LINE IN CODER Description of AGC function on the analog audio input LINE IN The HITPLAYER L has an Automatic Gain Control function acting on the audio input levels applied to the audio input LINE IN This function permits to adjust the input gains automatically AGC needs two parameters to work LINE IN L AGC Level wanted at the codec input LINE IN AGC GATE Gate level under which the AGC fixes AGC sets the input gains in order to compensate for the input signal fluctuations AGC will add subtract up to 9 dB to the inputs gain AGC function Activation Deactivation on the audio input on LINE IN if audio input option installed The command LINE IN AGC ON OFF allows to active deactivate AGC
24. 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 3 TWO PLAYERS INSIDE ONE HITPLAYER L WHY rrua 33 THE PLAY COMMAND aa ERE dire nini oH 33 PLAY command EUEN e 33 How to get the current position of a file being pleguen o 34 How tostop OF PAUSE Bd edpouc 34 Jingle insertion in a playlist with the OVERPLAY and OVERPAUSE Goru 34 Mixing crossfades faders PLAYLISTS ara nte aika giar belen Eo Introduction to Playlists inside the HITPLAYER L II mmg UAGA ALA AAE Playlist A EEAO M3U Playlist format supported by the BITARRA o 41 PLS Playlist format supported by the HITPLA YER L eee esee esses eene eene teen tenen otn ene ane oe nenen oen se ena sesso nanane 41 B FILE AND PLAYLIST SYNCHRONIZATION WITH AN FTP SERVER ON THE INTERNET 6600000000 0000000 nee 00 nenen e nenen nane 42 COMMANDS AND EVENTS MEMO ee 43 USEEUL COMMANDS TO START QUICKLY d sascisdesctesavectscapscacssatasducaneedocaeavcavcauaceatese ee Ere A re E eee arata 43 COMMANDS RELATED TO THE AUDIO INPUT LINE IN 44 COMMANDS RELATED TO AUDIO OUTPUTS LINE OUT AND LINE OUT rr 44 EVENTS RELATED TO LINE IN 25 erotic iio aa E E intere deett tete TE rie e EE ab ra E Ga EVENTS
25. AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 1 HITPLAYER L SPX oem board Digital audio networking interfaces MP2 MP3 Edition 01 08 Compatible with firmware package ECI3256 B Language English Reference AZT30803 DOC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA Audionetworking solutions 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa crue Digigram wnarieendonedncom dic AZTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 2 CONTENTS INFORMATION TO USER HEP E 5 BEFORE STAR LL ec sinh in dha den ak 6 B CHECK THAT YOUR PACKAGE IS COMPLETE a 6 B FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NOT DELIVERED a 6 B FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE AS ON DEMAND ORTIONE 000000000000 nenen een en anana nan anane nn ananem nan anana nan anana nan anana wan nenen 6 B THE FRONT PANEL OF THE HITPLA YER L a 7 B HITPLAYER L REAR PANEL AND CONNECTORS a 8 B SPX BOARD INSIDE HITPLAYER L rru SPX barata ke eea TTL input outputs connector A Symmetrical audio connections connector B SPX board dimensions SPECIFICATIONS AND ADVANTAGES Fast installation eese Fast configuration The IP2 simple operating system Simple Playlist management Extended streaming JUNCIIONS mM
26. C RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com TEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 46 Events related to LINE IN LINE IN O Signal is present on LINE IN LINE IN LOS Silence detected on LINE IN 5 Commands related to the Audio selectors The command HELP AUDIO SELECTOR displays the following list HITPLAYER L HITPLAYER L AUDIO SELECTOR COMMANDS HELP SEL Display audio selector configuration SEL1 SWA Set SoundWan Agent to feed LINE_OUT1 SEL1 PLAYER1 Set Player 1 to feed LINE OUT1 SEL1 LINE_IN Set LINE_IN to feed LINE_OUT1 SEL1 Display the current audio source selected on selector 1 SEL2 PLAYER2 Set Player 2 to feed LINE OUT2 SEL2 LINE IN Set LINE IN to feed LINE OUT2 SEL2 Display the current audio source selected on selector 2 3 Playlist Directives The command HELP M3U displays the following list HITPLAYER L M3U PLAYLIST FILE FORMAT lt directive gt param gt Playlist directive line xIP2 COMMAND IP2 command to be executed lt file mp3 gt MP3 file to be played lt file mp2 gt MP2 file to be played Global playlist directives default value is in ID3_OUT lt 1 0 gt Enable disable MP3 Tag display PL_CONSOLE lt 1 0 gt Enable disable playlist debug messages
27. ETECT lt 50dB 10dB gt OFF sets the low level threshold When set to OFF the line in detection is deactivated The command LINE IN TL DETECT displays the selected value Setting of TO DETECT timeout for LINE IN The command LINE IN TO DETECT 0s 240s sets the time out before generating the BITS T Ker event Typing LINE IN TO DETECT command displays the selected value Setting of TO RECOVER timeout for LINE IN The command LINE IN TO RECOVER 0s 240s sets the delay before generating the Bh Ne event Typing LINE IN TO RECOVER command displays the selected value AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG 1T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 26 3 Players synoptic 2a 2b 2 players are implemented on the HITPLAYER L PLAYER1 and PLAYER2 These players are activated with PLAY1 and or PL1 and PLAY2 and or PL2 commands Players are able to read playlist and music files decode them and generate the appropriate audio sources Refer directly to the corresponding chapter of this manual Gain control of digital players PLAYER1 and PLAYER2 PLAYER_OUT lt n gt lt 110 18 dB adjusts the digital audio level of the player n with a correction gain given in dB Turning OFF the players PLAYER OUT n OFF to turn OFF the digital
28. Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Pin3 VCC 5V Pin2 Donotuse Pini VCC 5V Pint LINEOUT2 Re Pin2 LINE OUT2 R Pins GND_ Pin 7 Pinas LNE NL AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com Edition 01 08 page 10 B Symmetrical audio connections connector B ALTEC 120 02 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 11 SPX board dimensions 142 24 130 18 rra 102 49 e cd 64 90 5 72 5 72 5 35 19 59 17 78 Bm II HEN NN acd 0 155 x811 t EKcio9 dura 120 02 CET Ds USO fico e fe Pz pz be 154 94 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com p ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 12 3 Specifications and advantages E Fast installation The HITPLAYER L is really easy to use The 2 audio outputs are always available in the RCA connector format B Fast configuration communicating equipment that is easy to connect to a network It is designed to be connected to any Ethernet IP 10BaseT network Simply configure its IP address to ac
29. IDE cable B Connecting the IDE cable to the hard disk After that connect the IDE cable to the hard disk tL IURE COLE a ON NIN P AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 59 Connecting the hard disk power supply cable Disconnect the power supply plug of the SPX board Connect the Hitplayer power supply plug with the power supply extension cable Then connect one of the two female plugs into the SPX power supply socket and the other plug into the hard disk power supply connector Close the Rack with its Cover make sure the hard disk jumpers are in master position After the power up the Hitplayer L will automatically recognize the hard disk If the hard disk isn t formatted used the followed command The Hitplayer L is now ready to store all kind of files you want IMPORTANT In order to optimise the processing time it s recommended to store the audio files in several subdirectories If you store too much files in the same directory the Hitplayer will take much more time to find open and play the audio files We recommend up to 500 files folders by directory AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 60 3 To use the logic inputs outputs DIGn of the HITPLAYER L b
30. INF 433 One Chain Santana The Very Best Of OneChain mp3 EXTINF 257 O0ye Como Va Santana The Very Best Of OyeComoVa mp3 EXTINF 273 Samba Pa Ti Santana The Very Best Of SambaPaTi mp3 EXTINF 243 She s Not There Santana The Very Best Of ShesNotThere mp3 EXTINF 298 Smooth Santana Supernatural B M3U extended format for mixing jingles and advanced playlists As you can observe each of file specified in the M3U playlist can or is preceded by a line which starts with the character followed by EXTINF or EXTM3U These kind of lines are called DIRECTIVES in this document HITPLAYERs from Aztec Radiomedia Digigram Group handles a complete set of directives that can follow the sign on a line AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 51 Local and Global directives Type Local DIRECTIVES which concerns only a dedicated item to play These directives must always be placed in lines just BEFORE the file name or url to of the item to be played or the command to be sent to the command interpreter of the Hitplayer Important the first line that follows directives lines is considered to be the file name or url of the item to
31. PL_LOG_FILE lt 1 0 gt Enable disable playlist log messages PL_DURATION_MAX lt 0 65535 gt Max Playlist duration in sec O forever PL_MAX_PLAYS lt 0 65535 gt No of times Playlist executed 0 infinite PL_FADE_START lt 0 20 gt Set fade out start time sec The default value is defined by the PL_FADE_START lt 0 20 gt IP2 command and can be displayed by the PL FADE START command PL FADE SLOPE 0 100 Set fade out slope dB sec 0 Off The default value is defined by the PL FADE SLOPE 0 100 IP2 command and can be displayed by the PL FADE SLOPE command PL_EXTINF_DEC lt 0 255 gt Set the playlist PL_EXTINF_DEC value sec The default value is defined by the PL_EXTINF_DEC lt 0 255 gt IP2 command and can be displayed by the PL EXTINF DEC command Playlist item directives IP2 commands MP2 or MP3 files AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 47 gt must be placed before the playlist item EXTINF lt 0 65535 gt lt title gt Max time to play title text descriptor CMD_AFTER_START lt 0 65535 gt lt cmd gt Execute IP2 command n secs after start INTERVAL_MIN lt 0 65535 gt Min interval sec between plays of item FADE_START lt 0 20 gt Set f
32. RELATED TO LINE IN arar a ERREUR ER YE REN a e oe mae CEPS ER PE Ea COMMANDS RELATED TO THE AUDIO SELEGTOEE sr PLAYLIST DIRECTIVES eene Sas Sask RENE ERIS ER ERR REGENT ERA va dance RECENSETUR ERE A RN RA EVER e EUR EN ERR HA Ed COMMANDS RELATED TO THE PLAYERS rs COMMANDS RELATED TO THE PLAYLIST cccecccssssssessescescsssesececescsssnesecassnssesesecaessssecaesessecnesesaesesseseeseaesesecsenseasanenceaeatens EVENTS RELATED TO ELANLISTZ rru COMMANDS RELATED TO THE SOUNDW AN AGENT SWA1 EVENTS RELATED TO THE SOUNDW AN AGENT SWAT COMMANDS RELATED TO THE SOUNDW AN AGENT SWA1 EVENTS RELATED TO THE SOUNDW AN SERVER SWS rr T HE wg wp uw wg wg IZ wg wg wy wg wg wg mg M3U EXTENDED FORMAT PROPOSED BY AZTEC KEADIOMEDIA rr 50 MSU reg lar Playlist GATO 50 M3U extended format for mixing jingles and advanced plazo 50 B PLAYLIST EDITORS a E E E ERREUR SHEER 54 B TO USE THE COMO AND COMI PORTS IN NETCOM MODER 55 E HITPLAYER L SNMP AUSA 55 B INSTALLING AN IDE HARD DISK INSIDE THE HITPLAYER rr 55 Before connecting the Hard DISK C E Installing the Hard DISK qm Connecting the IDE cable to the board AAE Connecting the IDE cable to the hard disk Connecting the hard disk power supply cable TO USE THE LOGIC INPUTS OUTPUTS DIGN OF THE HITPLAYER L BOARD
33. TEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 21 3 Physical and logical Audio Inputs and Outputs B Block diagram from audio sources to audio outputs 3 Audio sources are listed on the left side of the synoptic audio outputs are listed on the right side B Physical audio inputs and outputs These physical devices correspond to a physical audio connection XLR or RCA Cinch on the Hitplayer L LINE IN LINE OUT1 LINE OUT2 Logical audio inputs and outputs These ogical devices correspond to a source of sound which is not a connector PLAYER1 PLAYER2 SoundWan Agent SW Agent SoundWan Server SW Server AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 22 B Audio selectors synoptic 4 and 5 To route audio from inputs to outputs logical or physical there are 2 selectors SEL1 and SEL2 Selector SEL1 is feeding LINE_OUT1 physical output Selector SEL2 is feeding both with the same content LINE OUT2 physical output and the SoundWan server The following commands enable to remote control the selectors These commands are powerful and can be used using the scheduler or the playlist features of the HITPLAYER L SEL1 returns the current audio source selec
34. ade out start time sec for this item FADE_SLOPE lt 0 100 gt Set fade out slope dB sec for this item RANGE lt YY gt MM lt DD gt WD HH MN SS Scheduling YY Years 00 for 2000 e g 0 8 gt from 2000 to 2008 MM Months 1to 12 e g gt for any month DD Dates 1 to 31 e g 1 4 6 gt day 1 to 4 and 6 WD Weekdays 1 Monday to 7 Sunday HH Hours 0 to 23 MN Minutes 0 to 59 SS Seconds 0 to 59 5 Commands related to the PLAYERS The command HELP PLAYER displays the following list HITPLAYER L PLAYER COMMANDS HELP PLAY n lt file gt Play an audio file MP3 MP2 M3U PLS STOPIn Stop current audio file POS n Display current position of played audio file PAUSE n Pause current audio file CONT n Continue current audio file OVERPLAY n lt file gt Play lt file gt over the current play no mix OVERPAUSE n lt file gt Pause the current play and start lt file gt OVERSTOPIn Stop current overplay audio file INSERTPLAY lt file gt level 100 0 slope_down 1 100 slope_up 1 100 Mix lt file gt with current play only available if MIXER ON file MP2 MP3 file to mixe with current play level Audio level offset dB slope down fade out slope dB sec slope up fade in slope dB sec INSERTSTOP Stop file mixing GET_ID3 lt filename gt Extract and display ID3 Tag n player number if not specified means pla
35. audio player n To turn ON again just set a level or use the command below Turning ON the audio outputs PLAYER OUT n ON to turn ON the digital audio player n B Analog Audio Outputs synoptic 6a 6b Gain control of audio outputs LINE OUT1 and LINE OUT2 MASTER OUT n 110 18dB adjusts the audio level of the LINE OUT n with a correction gain given in dB MASTER_OUT lt n gt _PAN lt 110 110dB gt adjusts the balance of the audio output in dB Negative value means LEFT positive values means right Note all these parameters are linked If you touch one the others may change HITPLAYER L takes care of out of range possibilities Turning OFF the audio outputs MASTER OUT n OFF to turn OFF the analog audio output n To turn ON again just set a level or use the command below AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 27 Turning ON the audio outputs MASTER OUT n ON to turn ON the analog audio output Zn Stereo Mono Set ON or OFF the stereo mode of the audio output n Default value is ON Mixing the 2 audio outputs LINE OUT1 and LINE OUT2 The 2 stereo audio outputs can be mixed using the following commands MIXER ON MIXER OFF MIXER to read the state When mixe
36. be played Type Global ZDIRECTIVES which generally concerns the playlist in itself or a default properties for all item properties Important the order in which these global directives are placed is not relevant They can be placed anywhere in the playlist file item A parameters gt item A parameters gt item A parameters gt item A parameters gt url or 1P2COMMAND item B parameters gt item B parameters gt item B parameters gt item B parameters gt eei X bee ea TTA ASIN NTE S Comments inside lines Any character that appears after in a line is considered as a comment and ignored Item to be played in a playlist Any line starting with a character which is not space IP2 command inside a PLAYLIST Playlist loopback and maximum playlists loops Any playlist line beginning with is considered as a command to be addressed to the internal command interpreter of the HITPLAYERs Any command can be sent to the interpreter A command is then considered as an ITEM to play Example with this feature you can specify the HITPLAYER to output the sound applied to its analog input tuner CD live show during a certain time or until a certain time See also Type Global Add the directive where n represents the maximum number of times a playlist must loop and play before it stops By default
37. c radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 66 SUBD15 Pinout oo p ek O1 ce SUBD15 PIN N Logical input n 1 Logical input n 2 Logical input n 3 Logical input n 4 Logical input n 5 Rel5 T Logical input n 6 Rel6 T Logical input n7 Rel7 T Logical input n8 Rel8 T V2 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com EATER AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 67 I O jumper is in I position i I O jumper is in O position a Opto isolated inputs optional board installation First disconnect the power supply cable of the Hitplayer L Open the Hitplayer L Before unplugging the LED cable connectors note in witch order they are connected Remove the Hitplayer L leds cables from the SPX Board D rtr E E Then connect the HE10 34 to the SPX Board connector J13 as shown ena LH 4 P H 3 z E AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com AM 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 68 As J13 i
38. e default values are ignored when the playlist contains the associated directives that specify these three parameters Using these three commands permits to have some crossfades between the playlist items without any modification of the playlist file You can overwise these default value by using in the playlist the directives described above AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 38 Jingle insertion in a playlist a item to play is the file to insert b C relative gain is the gain to apply to the source A from 0 to 100dB fade start slope in dB s from 1 to 100 dB s fade end slope in dB s from 1 to 100 dB s we aS DB C This command asks the HITPLAYER to insert a file during a first one is already playing Automatic assignment of the player number is then performed to play the second file in the same time than the previous one The fade in and fade out slopes concerns only the source A If relative gain is set relative gain rg dB fade start e fade end slope s1 dB s slope s2 dB s E 3 Playlists B Introduction to Playlists inside the HITPLAYER L HITPLAYER L manages playlists following 2 different classical formats PLS format M3U format These 2 formats are really the standard
39. ec radiomedia com Pd 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 15 e HTML ASCII file histo txt and histo html e Audio Files played files can be logged AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 16 To connect the HITPLAYER L All the physical interfaces with the outside world are located on the rear panel of the HITPLAYER L e The 230V power supply socket e The on off button e The COMO communication port RS232 V24 that normally operates in console mode but can also be used for the NETCOM service e The RS232 V24 COM1 communication port for external modem e The RJ45 connector 10BaseT allowing access to the network This access is isolated 3 Com0 port COMO is an RS232 DCE port female it is located on the rear panel of the HITPLAYER L and is for configuration in console mode 9600 N 8 1 The connection to a console or computer is made via the ribbon cable supplied with the equipment There are no control signals on this port and the corresponding lines are connected in a loop as shown in the figure below Configuration console M Internal communication or e
40. efines the MTU value 3 Commands related to the audio input LINE IN The command HELP AUDIO INPUT displays the following list HITPLAYER L HITPLAYER L AUDIO INPUT COMMANDS HELP PLINE IN LINE IN GAIN OFF ON LINE_IN GAIN lt 110 4 18 gt LINE_IN GAIN LINE_IN FADE lt s gt lt g gt LINE_IN CODER lt coder Type gt lt bitrate gt lt stereo mono gt lt sample_freq gt LINE_IN CODER 1 LINE_IN CODER 2 LINE_IN CODER 3 LINE_IN CODER 4 LINE_IN CODER 5 LINE_IN CODER 6 LINE_IN CODER LINE_IN AGC ON OFF LINE_IN AGC LINE_IN L_AGC lt 18 0 gt LINE_IN L_AGC LINE_IN AGC_GATE lt 50 10 gt LINE IN AGC GATE LINE_IN TL_DETECT lt 50 10 gt OFF LINE_IN TL_DETECT LINE_IN TO_DETECT lt 0 240 gt LINE IN TO DETECT LINE IN TO RECOVER 0 240 LINE IN TO RECOVER Commands LINE OUT2 related Display LINE IN configuration and status Turn OFF ON analog audio input Adjust LINE IN audio level dB Display LINE IN audio level dB Fade LINE IN In Out and store final gain S step in dB sec g final gain 110dB 18dB Set MPEG coder configuration LINE IN CODER MP2 192 STEREO 48 LINE_IN CODER MP2 192 MONO 48 LINE_IN CODER MP2 128 STEREO 44 1 UNE IN CODER MP2 128 MONO AA 1 UNE IN CODER MP2 112 MONO 32 LINE_IN CODER MP2 96 MONO 32 Display MPEG coder configuration Enable Disable AGC Display AGC state Set AGC l
41. em the STOP command is applied main play or overplayed item Note 2 During an Overplay if the initial file played was is in PAUSE state then the initial file is put in PLAY mode again automatically Note 3 The right manner to use overplay is to let it ends automatically when the Jingle file ends then the main play restart or appears again B Mixing crossfades faders AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 2 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 36 Turning the Mixer ON OFF This is one of the powerful feature of the HITPLAYER L It is achieved by linking the 2 players output together with the MIXER ON command WARNING When MIXER ON LINE OUT outputs the signals coming from PLAYER1 and PLAYER of the HITPLAYER and LINE OUT 2 is inactive When MIXER ON then 2 two players are joined and no explicit player number must be used in commands HITPLAYER handles automatically for you the assignment of the player numbers searching the first player free for operation Crossfade between items in a PLAYLIST a Directives concerning individual items files in the playlist Defines when to start fade out regarding the starting point of the next playlist item This parameter only apply to one item b Directives concerning all items files in the playlist
42. ent to do that Playlist global parameters SCH_CONSOLE 1 SCH_ENABLED 1 SCH_SCAN_PERIOD 20 SCH_LOG 0 Trig every day at 04 05 AM and ask the server to synchronize with an FTP server on the web TRIG xk xk 4 5 xk FTP SYNCHRONIZE ftp aztec fr anonymous helloGip2 fr ata images mp3 RETRIEVE KEEP Trig every day at 04 58 AM and ask the Hitplayer to reload the playlist TRIG kK xk xk 4 58 kK pl s m3u AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 A TEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 43 El Commands and events memo Useful commands to start quickly More commands and all commands available in the IP2SYSTEM reference manual and the NETCOM reference manual especially for developers The command HELP displays the following list HITPLAYER L HELP COMMANDS HELP APPLI Application specific help commands HELP BASIC BASIC Interpreter commands help HELP DNS DNS client commands help HELP EVENTS Events commands help HELP FILE File system commands help HELP FTP FTP server commands help HELP FTP CLIENT FTP client commands help HELP HTTP CLIENT HTTP client commands help HELP HISTO Log file commands help HELP MAIL E mail client commands help HELP MULTICAST Multicast group commands help
43. evel in dB Display the AGC level Set AGC gate in dB Display AGC Gate Set the low level threshold in dB Display the low level threshold Set time out sec before LINE IN LOST event Display time out before LINE_IN_LOST event Set time out sec before LINE IN RECOVER event Display time out before LINE IN RECOVER event to audio outputs LINE OUT1 and The command HELP AUDIO OUTPUT displays the following list HITPLAYER L HITPLAYER L AUDIO OUTPUT COMMANDS HELP Display MASTER OUT configuration and status Turn OFFJON analog audio output n Turn OFFJON stereo mode of audio output n MASTER OUT MASTER OUT n OFF ON MASTER OUT n STEREO OFFJON AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 2 67200 STRASBOURG T4 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 45 MASTER OUT n 110 18 Adjust audio level of LINE OUT n dB MASTER OUT FADE n s g Fade In Out LINE OUT zn s step in dB sec g final gain 110dB 18dB MASTER OUT n PAN Adjust the balance of audio output Negative value means left positive value means right dB PLAYER OUT n OFF ON Turn OFF ON the Player zn PLAYER_OUT lt n gt lt 110 18 gt Adjust MP3 MP2 Player n audio level dB MIXER ON OFF Enable Disable the mixing of 2 audio output AZTE
44. file url etc that is currently being played on player 1 PL2 POS Indicates the audio source file url etc that is currently being played on player 2 PL1 NEXT PL NEXT Indicates the name of the next file to be played on player 1 PL2 NEXT Indicates the name of the next file to be played on player 2 Mixing capabilities and crossfades inside Playlists Mixing capability for Jingle and Crossfade functions are available when MIXER ON When these conditions are met the PLAYERS numbers are not anymore relevant The number attribution is performed automatically by the internal application Then no explicit reference to PLAYER1 or PLAYER2 has to be made using PLAY OVERPLAY and PLAYLIST commands Just avoid to specify the player number inside these commands Jingle Insertion capabilities A Jingle is generally much shorter than a regular song file Then we advice to use the CMD_AFTER START directive inside a linear M3U playlist to perform an OVERPLAY lt n gt command corresponding to the Jingle For more details about the OVERPLAY command see before in the chapters concerning the PLAYERs operation AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A 1 TEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 41 Playlist events All events are described at the end of
45. it is possible to configure the state of the HITPLAYER L s relays This chapter describes the commands and the events likely to drive the HITPLAYER L CAUTION a good understanding of the IP2 system will allow you to make the most of the HITPLAYER L s network functions and in particular its embedded Web server and its ability to send emails etc The on line command HELP APPLI addressed to the HITPLAYER L displays the on line help contained in the product AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 20 Architecture description The following figure represents the logical architecture of the HITPLAYER L Several audio inputs and outputs are linked by an Audio Selector The Audio Selector is driven by the HITPLAYER L application which can be remote controlled by commands or standalone using a playlist Playlists Embedded Audio Automation Application mpeg decoder L2 L3 mpeg encoder mpeg decoder L2 L2 L3 4 4 e Options mentioned in this synoptic o Audio input no audio input by default o XRL connectors Cinch RC by default AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com AU 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 AZ
46. l state of the connected equipment in plaintext and in user language the command DIG n STATUS is provided for this purpose this command is very interesting when it is overlaid in Web pages served by the HITPLAYER B to provide the user with a clear meaning of the state of this DIG I O Example if DIG1 STATUS ON ALARM TEMPERATURE the command DIG1 STATUS returns ALARM TEMPERATURE if the input DIG1 is in the ON state E To monitor the input DIG lt n gt with associated events When monitoring is enabled the following IP2 events can be generated for more details concerning the notion of events associated to IP2 read the corresponding chapter in the IP2 system documentation ref ECI2502 the input has just been enabled To make things clear the value programmed in DIG n STATUS ON is reminded in the descriptor field that accompanies the event in the history file and consequently in the associated emails or SNMP traps the same applies for deactivation with the descriptor DIG lt n gt STATUS_OFF The command DIG n CHK TO time before alarm s gt can be used to determine the time after which the appearance or disappearance of the mains voltage must generate a Beku Me or lie Mel type event The value of the parameter must be from 0 to 9999 seconds The command DIG n CHK STATUS returns ON or OFF according to the current state of the input DIG lt n gt monitoring It should be noted that the value of this variable diffe
47. lay URL s and files projected on the network The scheduler build in the HITPLAYER L is inherited from the IP2 system and brings all flexibility to the generation of Jingles in a process which may not be attached to the regular play list process B Extended streaming functions HITPLAYER L integrates streaming functions that enables you to play audio received from the network as streams served by Shoutcast Icecast simple UDP or Soundwan servers Refer to this manual for more information Equipped with the audio input option HITPLAYER L can be configured to serve streams compatible to Shoutcast simple UDP or SoundWan this features are not currently available and is a part of the functions roadmap of the product AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 13 B IDE hard disk compatible FAT32 compatible HITPLAYER L accepts any kind of IDE hard disk or flashdisk It provides IDE standard connection and a power supply which is dimensioned to supply regular types of hard disks CAUTION IDE hard disk must contain a FAT32 active partition before being installed in the Hitplayer L Power supply and IDE cables are available as on demand options B Powerful remote control and file synchronisation with FTP Thanks to the IP
48. ly power supplied V1 connected to V2 and the SPX ground signal GND is disconnected to the GND1 pin of the SUBD15 In this mode you have to supply the input stages with an external power supply using V2 pin of the SUBD15 connector Therelays contacts should connect the logical inputs with the external ground signal to make active the considerate inputs AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 65 This mode allows to drive the inputs with logical signals which could take these two values 0 Volt or V2 volts In this mode the SPX board is protected against overvoltage Inputs Outputs 5 to 8 Inputs 1 to 4 are always in input mode But l O5 1 06 I O7 and l O8are configurable in input or output Each one is configurable independently To configure these for I O there are four jumpers labelled on the PCB I O 5 I O 6 I O 7 and I O 8 The configuration is described bellow Jumper Function Position Position 0 WO 5 Input Output I O 5 is in WO 5 is in configuration input mode output mode 0 6 Input Output I O 6 is in I O 6 is in er ere er WO 7 Input Output l O 7 is in I O 7 is in err ezz er 0 8 Input Output I O 8 is in I O 8 is in ez ere emen AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www azte
49. n e RCA audio line outputs professional XLR as options on rack version only Operating conditions Humidity 0 95 Temperature 0 45 C Communication ports Ethernet 10BaseT RJ45 COMO Ethernet TCP IP when no PPP client configured COM1 2 V24 RS232 ports COMO console and COM1 PPP client and terminal server 2 stereo outputs without mixing and without crossfades or 1 stereo output with mixing and crossfades DSP Resolution 24 Bits DSP56303 Line level audio Total harmonic distortion 0 0196 outputs LINE OUT1 Dynamic range 105dB Left right channel crosstalk 80dB LINE OUT2 Difference of gain between left and right channel 0 5dB Frequency response 20Hz to 20Khz 0 5dB Output level OdBu Line level audio e OPTION inputs e stereo input LINE IN LINE IN e XRLconnectors for both audio out and stereo input External Hard Disk IDE type not included Audio storage FAT32 igo e Available internally for specific usage Digital TTL don 9 Inputs outputs e BTILi o protected common ground e Opto isolated inputs board available in option m E SNMP Administration MB II Configuration e HTML pages Telnet session or local RS232 port UNIX LINUX compatible File system On board Flash 4 Mb about 1Mb reserved for the application firmware Updating of the HITPLAYER L firmware by FTP On mains fault History files All connections noted AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www azt
50. nd delivered on the audio output 2 is the same as the sound broadcasted on the network by the SoundWan server SWS ON lt ch gt method which turns ON the SoundWan server on the network on channel number ch from 1 to 255 SWS OFF method which turns OFF the SoundWan server SWS returns whether or not the server is ON with the corresponding channel or OFF Defines the destination address of the SoundWan channel it can be an unicast multicast or broadcast address Default value is 0 0 0 0 9000 UDP broadcast on port 9000 SWS IP to read the value MAMI this IP2 event appears when the SoundWan server is turned ON MUERE this IP2 event appears when the SoundWan server is turned OFF Caution SWS must be restarted to make effective any parameter change AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 29 SoundWan Agent SWA logical audio input synoptic 3 The SoundWan tuner listens to the network for any SoundWan audio channel that may be present and is automatically turned if the detected channel matches with the agent configuration The following figure represents a SoundWan agent and a SoundWan server placed on a network The following steps will help you to understand and configure the SoundWan agent 1 INTRO The Sou
51. ndWan server generates an audio channel on the network The channel number is specified on the server side If it s a HITPLAYER L that is generating the SoundWan stream then refer to the previous chapter Audio In AUDIO P A EQUIPMENTS AYNLONLSVYANI NVM NYI Audio Out 2 UDP PORT SETTING Soundwan uses UDP broadcast streaming so like the Soundwan Server the UDP Port of the agent must be set To set the UDP port SWA1 PORT lt port gt To get the current setting SWA1 PORT 3 STARTING THE AGENT The SoundWan agent is configured to listen to a certain number of channels HITPLAYER L SoundWan agent listens up to 16 SoundWan channels To turn ON the SoundWan agent SWA1 ENABLED ON multicast ip adress Multicast address must be specified only if the Soundwan server uses a Multicast adress To turn OFF the SoundWan agent SWA1 ENABLED OFF AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 30 To get the current state SWA1 ENABLED Following events are generated when the SoundWan agent is turned ON and OFF and SWA1 OFF LIST OF ACCEPTABLE CHANNELS A list of channels to be monitored by the Agent is defined using the SWA1 LST lt n gt lt ch gt lt gain gt command where n represent the rank of the channel 1 to 255
52. oard 8 logical TTL inputs outputs are reachable on the HITPLAYER L mother board The DIG1 to DIG8 are both inputs and outputs TTL Very important ON state is performed when the inputs presents 0 volts measured between the input and the ground When an input is tight to ground it gets the ON state OFF state is performed when a the inputs are left open and b set to OFF The equivalent circuit of the 8 inputs DIG1 to DIG8 is given below Vec 100R 0 BiZV5505V e GND B To view all the info related to the digital input output The command DIG n displays the list of parameters and states related to the digitals I O B To define a name to the digital input output DIG lt n gt The command DiG lt n gt NAME lt name gt attributes a name to the digital I O DIG in plaintext This allows this DIG to be labelled so that it can be remotely identified without any doubt Reread with DIG lt n gt NAME B To nominate the ON and OFF state of the logic I O DIG lt n gt in plaintext It is possible to attribute a name for each state of the DIG I O text descriptor in 16 characters max AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG 1T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 61 By attributing a name to each state of DIG1 it is possible to display the actua
53. on the market and handle by many many softwares and sharewares that are managing playlists and audio automation on PC s These formats are fully ASCII and playlists can be created using a simple text editor like notepad Juste type pls playlist or m3u playist on a search engine like www altavista com and you will find many software that will help you to create playlist For advanced automation needs AZTEC RADIOMEDIA has designed an extended set of instructions to be used inside the M3U format that will enable your HITPLAYER L to become a real standalone radio and sound automation system AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 2 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 39 This extended set of M3U instructions enables you to insert jingles mixed to the current program make crossfades between 2 files make conditional plays of audio sources files audio input url etc according the date time day it is make conditional plays of audio sources files audio input url etc according the number of plays that already occurred make conditional plays of audio sources files audio input url etc according the number of plays per hour day week lunch a new playlist execute any command or command file before and after the audio s
54. ource is played not implemented request for comments The next paragraphs will lead you to understand the M3U regular playlist format the extended M3U playlist format supported by the HITPLAYER L and B the PLS regular playlist format When played with the PLAYLIST command a playlist starts immediately B Playlist commands The following commands has to be used for playlist operation PL1 lt playlist file name PL lt playlist file name gt activates playing a sound file according to a playlist for player 1 PL1 PL indicates which playlist is active for player 1 PL2 lt playlist file name gt activates playing a sound file according to a playlist for player 2 PL2 indicates which playlist is active for player 2 PL_STOP1 PL STOP stops playing a sound file or a playlist for player 1 PL STOP2 stops playing a sound file or a playlist for player 2 PL PAUSE PL PAUSE pause of the play of a playlist Item for player 1 PL STOP2 same for player 2 PL1 SKIP PL SKIP moves on to the next file source in the playlist for player 1 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 40 PL2 SKIP moves on to the next file source in the playlist for player 1 PL1 POS PL POS Indicates the audio source
55. parameter change B HTTP file reader request for comments not implemented yet Possible implementation in future versions This function is implicitely built in the PLAY commands Then the logical audio input associated to this function can be considered as a file AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com j d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com ATETZ AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 31 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 32 Streaming audio client request for comments Possible implementation in future versions This function is implicitly built in the PLAY commands Then the logical audio input associated to this function can be considered as a file AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com N 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 33 The PLAYER application inside the HITPLAYER L 3 Two Players inside one HITPLAYER L why The HITPLAYER L handles 2 simultaneous and independent players PLAYER1 and PLAYER2 Each
56. provides the default value for the FADE SLOPE parameter See also Conditional plays upon current time Type Local date This playlist directive indicates range s in the corresponding playlist item is authorized for play Space is considered as the separator between items Do not place any space between and the beginning of the condition string Example Playlist item authorized in year 2000 and 2001 any month in the year only from days 1 to 8 and 20 to 31 of each month from Monday to Wednesday between 8 AM and 1PM only 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com A ALTE AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 53 Setting the maximum numbers Type Local of plays for each The number of PLAYS counter of each individual items eg music files in a playlist is individual items reset to 0 each time the playlist is started Once it reaches the value given in the files in the the MAX PLAYS directive the corresponding item in the PLAYLIST will be ignored when the PLAYLIST playlist is processed Example hello mp3 The item hello mp3 will be played only one time even when the playlist loops on itself command insertion during a Type Local play especially for This very powerful directive enable to stack regular HITPLAYER L interpreter commands jingles IP2
57. quipment to be manager to the remote controlled HITPLAYER L Note the ground gnd of this communication port is electrically connected to the earth pin on the mains connector 3 Com1 port The COM 1 port is an RS232 DTE port male and is there to be connected to an external modem for remote control and remote loading AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com A 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 17 lt _ Internal PPP client of the b HITPLAYER L terminal server 3 Ethernet port Isolated RJ45 connector for Ethernet 10BaseT network Twisted pairs Electrical supply IEC connector 100 240V 50hz Audio Line input LINE IN option The audio input option is stereo and symmetrical Symmetrical Audio Input LINE_IN Audio Audio This pin should be connected to pin 1 ground for an asymmetrical audio supply Ground of the HITPLAYER L It is recommended to connect the screen of the cable used to this pin when possible AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 18
58. r is turned ON the audio output LINE OUT1 supplies the mixed signal The LINE OUT2 is disable and Soundwan Server is disabled Fade in out on each audio output Use the MASTER OUT FADE n s gt lt g gt where a nis the output concerned b s is the absolute slope in dB s up to 125dB s c g the final gain value in dB valid gains are those specified with the MASTER OUT n command Note We advice the use of the fader command inside batch CMD files For the system to take in account the duration of the action of the fader use the IP2system WAIT lt time gt time is explain in steps of 50ms command after the FADE command Crossfade between audio outputs LINE OUT1 and LINE OUT2 This function are directly integrated in the PLAYERs command sets Refer to the appropriate chapter SoundWan server logical audio output synoptic 6 The SoundWan server is used mainly to feed one or several SoundWan audio tuners on the network SoundWan is the protocol to be used for Intercom systems The following properties events and methods defines the SoundWan server behaviour AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 28 The SoundWan server is attached logically to PLAYER 2 of the HITPLAYER L then implicitely the sou
59. rs from DIG lt n gt since it includes the notion of duration The value DIG n CHK STATUS changes on the appearance of the associated event whilst the value DIG lt n gt changes as soon as the corresponding input DIG lt n gt changes state B To activate deactivate and read the state of DIG lt n gt The commands DIG lt n gt ON and DIG lt n gt OFF respectively activate and deactivate the output DIG lt n gt You can reread the binary state of the DIG n with the command DiG lt n gt CAUTION To use DIGn as an INPUT you should set it to OFF using the command DIG lt n gt OFF B To send a pulse on DIG lt n gt The command DIG lt n gt _PULSE lt pulse duration d can be used to toggle the state inversely of the DIGn I O for a time d expressed in seconds 0 lt d lt 60 Caution the command DIG1_PULSE inverts the state of the I O DIG1 for d seconds which signifies that the state of DIG1 must be positively known or defined beforehand AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 62 B To save the state of the DIG lt n gt output If you want the state of the digital I O DIG lt n gt to be saved and recovered when the HITPLAYER L is turned back on you must enable the save mode for this I O by entering the command DIG
60. s a single row connector the HE10 34 is double Row connector so just connect pin 1 or 2 of the HE10 34 connector to the pin 1 of J13 connector AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 69 Then remove the pre cut cover for the SUBD15 at the rear of the rack by cutting the clamps 1 as shown 1 MAC Tse Ham Fix from the outside of the Rack the SUBD15 with two screws AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 70 Reconnect the two LEDS cable connectors to J1 connector Status 2 LED 3 connector a AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com
61. sr 60 To view all the info related to the digital input output eere e e en 60 To define a name to the digital input output DG o 60 To nominate the ON and OFF state of the logic I O DIGKN gt in plaintext en 60 To monitor the input DIG lt n gt with associated events To activate deactivate and read the state of DIG lt n gt To send a pulse on DIG lt n gt sassssssn To save the state of the DIG lt n gt output T shoes ZALLA AKA mE E DUI M TO USE THE OPTIONAL OPTO ISOLATED GPIO BOARD REF AZT3533 rr 63 VI Td TE In HIDE NG eaaa 63 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 4 INPUT STAGE SCHEMNATIG itte tet eiit er e ar reir ir E ea Cac ever Ce Pei irr D itu ta rer eti dearen 64 Driving the inputs with relay contacts en 64 Driving the inputs with relay contacts or logical signals using the Opto isolated protection 64 Inputs DITIONES 65 NI IE aaa aa Ete 66 Opto isolated inputs optional board installation a 67
62. ted on selector 1 SEL2 returns the current audio source selected on selector 2 B General description of the Analog Audio Input LINE IN synoptic 1 One stereo input is available as an option in the HITPLAYER L This stereo input is directly attached to a MPEG coder Gain control of digital players PLAYER1 and PLAYER2 adjust the audio level of the AUDIO IN with a correction gain given in dB Fade in out on each audio output gt Sis the absolute slope in dB s up to 125dB s gt g the final gain value in dB valid gains are those specified with the LINE IN GAIN command Note We advice the use of the fader command inside batch CMD files For the system to take in account the duration of the action of the fader use the IP2system WAIT lt ctimes time is explain in steps of 50ms command after the FADE command AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com 4 ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 23 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com n 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 24 Configuration of the audio input is made as followed Codec Type caution Decoder only 32 48
63. this value is set to infinite n 0 AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com j 2 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 52 Setting the maximum duration Type Global of a playlist D is expressed in seconds By default there is no time limitation to a playlist Debugging the PLAYLIST process Type Global n 1 console enabled n 0 console disabled Numerous information come out from the console port COMO for debug You can use also the command to perform this action manually Get a log of files and events that Type Global occurred during the V 1 enabled V 0 disabled play of a playlist No events written in the log file if this directive does not appear somewhere in the playlist Log files histo txt or its html image histo html Outputs ID3 tag information on a Type Global console port COMO v 1 enabled v 0 disabled Defines the fadeout time before Type Global the next playlist Important this directive apply only when the hitplayer enables mixing otherwise its item starts default value is set to O V is expressed in seconds and is computed taking the duration specified with EXT_INF local parameter If no EXT_INF value is defined no fadeout can be performed See also Fadeout slope for crossfades Type Global This directive
64. tivate its visibility on the IP network Once connected to the network you play with the HITPLAYER L using simple network tools your Internet browser IE or Netscape and any FTP as Windows Explorer B The IP2 simple operating system The HITPLAYER L operates on an operating system developed by AZTEC RADIOMEDIA called IP2 With IP2 you handle your HITPLAYER L providing line commands through Telnet Html pages FTP etc You do not need the IP2 user manual to handle HITPLAYER L basics everything is contained in this manual However if you wan to personalise your product with dedicated web pages SNMP management emails notification logfile reporting you may need the IP2 reference manual available on the web site of AZTEC RADIOMEDIA B Simple Playlist management HITPLAYER L uses the M3U format to manage your program This format is ASCII Enhanced commands using the M3U format enables you to change in real time the levels and provide crossfades and jingles insertions Have a look on the extended M3U format proposed by Aztec Radiomedia where many conditional play features can be added to a playlist very easily in addition of a fully configurable scheduler Two independent playlists can be played on each of the HITPLAYER L audio outputs further in this document we speak about PLAYER1 and PLAYER2 HITPLAYER L is able to handle playlist containing files local audio sources and for the future firmware versions the ability to p
65. unication ports in NETCOM mode is described in the NETCOM IP2 functionalities manual ref ECI25032 PDF This manual is available in PDF format on AZTEC RADIOMEDIA s Web site The commands COMO and COM1 display the configuration of the HITPLAYER s communication ports and inevitably the configuration of the NETCOM service that may be assigned to these ports 3 HITPLAYER L SNMP MIB Under development 3 Installing an IDE Hard Disk inside the HITPLAYER B Before connecting the Hard Disk Disconnect the power supply cable of the Hitplayer L before opening it Before installing the hard disk be sure it contains a FAT32 active partition If not create a new FAT32 partition by using your computer s operating system utility fdisk B Installing the Hard Disk There are two models of hard disk support The first model was a clip system as show in section A The second model is a screwed platinum system as shown in section B SECTION A To install the hard disk insert it between the two clips 1 using a screwdriver 2 for example AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com A 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A ALTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 56 SECTION B To install the hard disk remove the platinum 3 from the Rack For this you have to remove the two screws 4
66. y for SWS IP datagram Events related to the SoundWan Server SWS SWS ON SWS server is turned ON WS OFF SWS server is turned OFF AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com d 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com A LTEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 50 amp ANNEXES a M3U extended format proposed by Aztec Radiomedia This extended format is proposed by Digigram Aztec Radiomedia for any remark mailto support aztec radiomedia com B M3U regular playlist format The basic M3U format always begins with a first line that indicates the format of the Playlist then the remaining part of the Playlist indicates which files must be played Two lines are used for each file The first one always begins with EXTINF followed by the maximum duration of the file or item in seconds and then a full stop followed by the comment associated to this text The next line indicates the name of the audio source file url etc to be played When no duration is specified implicit duration the item plays until its natural end occurs EXTM3U EXTINF 347 Love of my life Santana Supernatural Love of my life mp3 EXTINF 157 Let The Children Play Santana The Very Best Of LetTheChildren mp3 EXTINF 332 No One To Depend On Santana The Very Best Of NoOneToDependOn mp3 EXT
67. yer 1 for HITPLAYER B n is always 1 3 Commands related to the PLAYLIST The command HELP PLAYLIST displays the following list HITPLAYER L PLAYLIST COMMANDS HELP PPLAYLIST Display Playlist configuration and status PLn lt file gt Load and start a playlist PLn_CONT Continue playlist PLn_CUR Display current item playing PLn_DISP Displays all active playlist content PLn_INFOS Displays all active playlist parameters AZTEC RADIOMEDIA sa Groupe Digigram www aztec radiomedia com 67200 STRASBOURG T 33 0 3 88 30 90 90 Fax 33 0 3 88 30 90 99 e mail info aztec radiomedia com TEC AZTEC RADIOMEDIA HITPLAYER L doc ref AZT30803 doc Edition 01 08 page 48 PLn ITEMS Displays all items of the active playlist PLn NEXT Information about the next item to play PLn PAUSE Pause playlist PLn POS Current position inside the playlist PLn SKIP Skip the playlist to next item PLn STOP Stop playlist PLn STATUS Display playlist file PLn NEXT ALBUM Displays next ID3 album PLn NEXT ARTIST Displays next ID3 artist PLn NEXT COMMENT Displays next IDO comment PLn NEXT SONG Displays next ID3 song PLn NEXT YEAR Displays next ID3 year PL EXTINF DEC 0 255 Set the PL_EXTINF_DEC default value PL_EXTINF_DEC Displays the PL_EXTINF_DEC default value PL FADE START 2 0 20 Set the fade out start time default value sec PL FADE START

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