Zon@t MusicManager User Guide - P-LINE
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1. 2275 23G MG 243 JG A3 23 D 0D AJ Select the day within the range of a week for the Mon Tu Wed Thur Fri Sat am current zone Jingle times are in the 24hr clock format and start from PC LIVE 00 00 for the current day zone Lifestyle Wasp Tesco Mobile Ireland PE LIVE Lifestyle Wasp Tesco Mobile Ireland PC LIVE Lifestyle Wasp Tesco Mobile Ireland PC LIVE Confidential Page 17 Zon t MusicManager User Guide J 2 6 Settings This screen contains current system configuration details Home Playlists Scheduler Jingles Updates Contact Logout SE Status i Ok Bar Last access time 19 03 10 13 01 01 Restaurant Currently Playing Zone 3 Lobby Zone 1 UK No 1 s 50s Buddy Holly It Doesn t Ma Empty schedules play Current Hits System D Zone 2 Irish Traditional Stockton s Wing T Block explicit lyrics Shuffle all playlists 7 Location Address S Location Office MusicPlayer Name Demo Player Address Amotech Galway IP Address 86 47 227 27 Proprietor 5 O Callaghan Software Version v2 1 0 Email s ocallaghan almotech com Phone 091 9083322 Zone 3 Current Hits Taken By Trees Sweet C Information Almotech Ltd 2010 Web www almotech com Email support almotech com Status Status of the M usicPlayer Ok all working as expected Warning the M usicPlayer is currently disconnected from the network x Error there is a problem with the M usicPlayer wir Inactiv2. Al IN Moni Vl Tue Wed Thur V FriM Sat Sun PC LIVE June Lifestyle 2008 Wasp Play Times Tesco Mobile Ireland Range Instance PC LIVE June Pi Start 0 00 stop 23 59 f Frequency time s per Hour D cP 45 gt ELE EE 1 A list of jingles that have been uploaded to the server 2 Uploading removing jingles from the server Upload Jingle see 2 5 1 Upload Jingle Delete Jingle see 2 5 2 Delete Jingle 3 View amp Edit a schedule for the currently selected jingle Add Jingle Schedule see 2 5 3 Add Jingle Schedule Edit Jingle Schedule see 2 5 4 Edit Jingle Schedule Delete Jingle Schedule see 2 5 5 Delete Jingle Schedule 4 View Jingle Schedule Times per zone see 2 5 6 View Jingle Schedule Times Confidential Page 13 Zon t MusicManager User Guide 9 2 5 1 Upload Jingle The Jingles list provides a list of jingles currently residing on the server In order to upload a new jingle Choose File No file chose fancel Lk D 3 i X 3 Click on 4 Select the jingle file from your local computer to upload it to the server and click on Des r bumpeedd 5 Click OM Lito upload the jingle to the server This will take a little time depending on the size of the jingle 6 Once the file is fully uploaded to the server it will appear in the list of jingles on the server The list is ordered by the date added so the most recently uploaded jingle will appear firs
3. for messages from the M usicM anager server at regular intervals If the server has data to send the M usicPlayer pulls the data from the server The user can view the data as it is sent to the M usicPlayer within the Update screen The screen is provided for informational purposes no changes can be made to the content provided Confidential Page 19 Zon t MusicManager User Guide Home Playlists Scheduler Jingles Settings Contact Logout i i i i K2 The following updates are waiting to be transferred to your player No further actions are needed The updates will take around 114 minutes to be reflected on your player Get track Jack Johnson Never Know Mar 19 2010 0 Get track Jack Johnson Staple It Together Mar 19 2010 0 Get track Jack Johnson Situations Mar 19 2010 0 Get track Jack Johnson If Could Mar 19 2010 0 Get track Jack Johnson Belle Mar 19 2010 0 Get track Jack Johnson Do You Remember Mar 19 2010 0 Get track Jack Johnson Constellations Mar 19 2010 0 GED Ae page 1 3 Almotech Ltd 2010 Web www almotech com Email support almotech com When all updates have been sent to the M usicPlayer or no changes are pending the following screen will be displayed Home Playlists Scheduler Jingles Settings Contact Logout sy All updates have been sent to your player Almotech Ltd 2010 Web www almotech com Email support almotech com 2 8 Contact If you have any support quer
4. TUVWXYZ Tracks 155 Total 10 hrs 30 mins Artist Album Track 2010 February Singles BE 2010 February Singles 3 Doors Down Kryptonite 3 Doors Down Here Without You 50 In Da Club A ck N Roll Train A Burke Hallelujah Alicia Keys Fallin Alicia Keys A Woman s Worth 2010 March Singles 2010 March Singles 2010 January Singles Bi 2010 January Singles And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead za The Century Of Self N Sync i Greatest Hits 09 December Singles ti 09 December Singles 09 November Singles Woo November Singles Alicia Keys No One Amy Winehouse Rehab Amy Winehouse Back To Black Anastacia I m Outta Love Anastacia Left Outside Alone 10 000 Maniacs ntv Unplugged 10 000 Maniacs De In My Tribe 10cc we The Very Best Of 10cc 112 fa Room 112 Arcade Fire Intervention Arcade Fire Wake Up gt ba Pre n Pre Neni m Vew VEG VEG View View V Ki 6 gt vs gt gt p CG gt gt gt gt 2 Unlimited HB No Limits Almotech Ltd 2010 Web www almotech com Email support almotech com Confidential Page 6 Zon t MusicManager User Guide The Playlist manager has 4 main sections highlighted in the previous screen capture 1 Playlists A drop down list containing system and user created playlists 2 Tracks A list of tracks within the currently selected playlist 3 Search A user can build their own playlists by searching Almotech s online
5. Zon t MusicManager User Guide Revision v2 2 Date 19 03 2010 d Contents L INEFOGUCTION TTT 4 2 M USICM EE ZE 5 dA E Tu DEE 5 CS ME eu 5 PAG M EE 6 2 3 1 Pea HE VE 7 23 2 Add ele CHE 7 2 3 2 REMOVING Tracks from a Playlist AANER 9 2 3 3 Add Remove Tracks from a System Plavltet AAA 10 2 3 4 PS SES Play USE dE 11 CHE enn IEN 11 2 4 1 e RN KR EE 12 2 4 2 Edit Remove a Scheduled PlayliSt cccccscsscssssscssecssrssssressereseseeesesstscetesssstessrteseeats 12 E SR Le EEN 13 2 5 1 Beil ie Wiele 14 2 5 2 Ne CH Wat e 14 293 EES 15 2 5 4 View Edit Ingle SCH E 16 2 5 5 Delete Jingle Schedule AANEREN 17 2 5 6 View Jingle schedule TIMES ANNER 17 ZS ng re EE 18 CNR ele EE 19 ZO COV Ch tances a E tat bneaiessvnincassbes uvindy toosuerieahun E E 20 Zo LOCO EE 21 Confidential Page 2 Zon t MusicManager User Guide COPYRIGHT Almotech 2010 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Almotech Ltd DISCLAIM ER Almotech makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Almotech reserve the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof witho
6. can be used for promoting your own products or selling air time to other companies Playlist Creator Create your own custom playlists letting you listen to the music that you want when you want it Scheduler Schedule a playlist to become active on a particular day time e g schedule Current Chart Hits to become active in the Bar zone at 9 00pm on a Friday and Saturday evening System playlists A pre created set of playlists from a range of different genres will be available for scheduling Dynamic Playlists Some playlists e g Top 40 Chart Hits will automatically be kept up to date with the latest chart releases The MusicPlayer provides 3 different streams of music to 3 independent zones It combines flexibility and reliability to provide you with the ultimate listening experience It is updated remotely via the M usicM anager web application The MusicPlayer does not require internet connectivity in order to play music just Switch it on and it will play music from the last updated schedule An internet connection is required in order to update changes made via the remote M usicM anager e g playlists and schedules Page 4 Zon t MusicManager User Guide 2 MusicManager 2 1 Login Log into the Zon t MusicM anager via the following link www almotech com bms You are presented with the following screen on Welcome to the 2 Music Manager Sign in to start managing your music Enter Username Enter Pa
7. digital music database by Artist Title Aloum or Genre 4 Catalog Almotech s digital music catalog displayed alphabetically Tracks can be selected from an album and added to a playlist by clicking on the Add Tracks button 2 3 1 Adda Playlist Click on A Enter the name of the new playlist cp Gm The track list will be empty for newly created playlists Tracks 0 Total O hrs O mins Select tracks from the M usic Catalog in order to add tracks to a playlist 2 3 2 Add Tracks to a Playlist Select tracks from the M usic Catalog to add tracks to a playlist You can browse the online digital music database using the following 3 methods a Search By Artist Album or Track Confidential Page 7 Zon t MusicManager User Guide Select the Search by criteria enter the search text and click on Search b Browse the catalog alphabetically E a J F m A We a D x VK 4 4 i A WW A B C E RS i Ca L kk di K w a r A E J Click on the letter of the Album name you wish to view Selecting all displays all aloums within the catalog starting numerically and then from A Z You can browse within a selected letter using the AA S28 buttons c View albums by Genre Select from the Genre drop down list All albums in the Almotech music catalog matching the genre will get displayed You can browse through the albums for a selected Genre by using the Prev amp Ne
8. e the player is currently offline Last Access Time The time the M usicPlayer last accessed the Almotech server Currently Playing The playlist and track currently playing on each zone on the M usicPlayer Information MusicPlayer Name Name of the MusicPlayer IP Address IP Address of the M usicPlayer Software Version Version of the software running on the M usicPlayer Confidential Page 18 Zon t MusicManager User Guide Settings Zonel 2 3 Empty Schedules Play Block Explicit Lyrics Shuffle All Playlists Location Address The names of the zones in the system The names can be changed within this option This is used to distinguish between different zones in the Scheduler Contains a drop down list of system playlists Any empty schedule timeslots will play the system playist selected here When checked tracks with explicit lyrics will not appear for selection within the music catalog in the Playlist M anager screen This will prevent you from mistakenly adding tracks containing explicit lyrics to scheduled playlists When checked tracks contained in playlists are shuffled before they are played on the M usicPlayer If not selected tracks are played sequentially in playlists Contains details regarding the location of the M usicPlayer 2 7 Updates As playlist and schedule changes are made in the M usicM anager the messages are queued for collection by the on site M usicPlayer The M usicPlayer checks
9. e will appear in the middle column 2 Click ona jingle schedule from the Jingle Schedule list by clicking on the appropriate row ST CC 3 Click on View Edit 4 You can make changes to a scheduled jingle using the same process as described in 2 5 3 Add Jingle Schedule L SN 5 Click on WEEN to save and changes made to the jingle schedule The Zone Summary rightmost column is updated to display the actual times when the jingle will get played on the M usicPlayer see 2 5 6 View Jingle Schedule Times Confidential Page 16 Zon t MusicManager User Guide 9 2 5 5 Delete Jingle Schedule 1 Select the jingle schedule to view from the Jingles list by ticking the checkbox Any schedules for this jingle will appear in the middle column 2 Click ona jingle schedule from the Jingle Schedule list by clicking on the appropriate row Date from Pate to Sat End cs 19 Mar 2010 19 Mar 2011 Gem mam Sin 3 Click on Delete The new schedule appears in the Schedule window for the current jingle The Zone Summary rightmost column will be updated if the jingle was scheduled for the current day week see 2 5 6 View Jingle Schedule Times 2 5 6 View Jingle Schedule Times This column displays the times that jingles will be played for each zone within the range of 1 week starting from the current day 1 Select the zone at the top of the table to view the Bar Restaur Lobb jingle times for the current day
10. ential Page 11 Zon t MusicManager User Guide Each weekday has a seperate column from left to right The timeslots within each day run from the top of the column down starting from 00 00 to 23 59 2 4 1 Schedule a Playlist Click on MAE to schedule a playlist Start Time 00 00 Stop Time 00 00 Playlist 00s Classic Hits System Recurrence 1S Cancel Al Men Tue Wed bur En Sat Sun You need to enter the following schedule details o Start Time time playlist is due to start in 30 minute slots o Stop Time time playlist is due to stop in 30 minute slots o Playlist playlist to play during the schedule period o Recurrence The day s of the week the playlist should become active on click on All to select all days o Click on OK in order to activate the schedule The playlist will appear in the Schedule for the current zone A brief summary of the schedule appears with the playlist e g The following schedule tells us the following Easy Listening System l Tracks 226 Playlist Name Easy Listening System ee Tacs 226 contained in playlist RE Gieres Playlist 14hrs 32mins duration of playlist Schedule Ahrs Omins duration of schedule Playlist doesn t repeat the schedule is less than the duration of the playlist so it will not repeat within the schedule The size of the playlist is in proportion to the duration of the schedule playlist e g if the playlist was scheduled
11. for 4 hours it would cover a 4 hour time slot within the schedule window regardless of the actual duration of the playlist If the duration of the playlist is less than the schedule period the playlist will repeat within the schedule e g a 2 hour playlist scheduled for 4 hours will get played twice Playlists are shuffled on the M usicPlayer before each full track listing is played 2 4 2 Edit Remove a Scheduled Playlist Click on the schedule you want to edit within the Schedule window The Add Edit Schedule is displayed once again Confidential Page 12 Zon t MusicManager User Guide You can change any of the previous schedule settings within this screen Start Time Playlist Stop Time Recurrence Click on OK to save changes and Cancel to exit In order to remove the currently selected schedule click on Remove 2 5 Jingles This section provides a portal for uploading and scheduling audio marketing messages jingles for inclusion in the daily play schedule Home Playlists Scheduler Jingles Settings Updates Contact Logout sl Jingles Lifestyle 2008 Wasp File TTT ee PC LIVE June Mar 10 2010 EI 10 Mar 2010 10 Mar 2011 00 00 om 3 hr Lifestyle 2008 Wasp Mar 10 2010 gt v ie Tesco Mobile Irelanc Mar 10 2010 J 7 Si PC LIV o Zones 1 2 3 CSS 4 Se Date Range Tesco Me eland E ES PC LIVE June x 02 De J Prr ES From 10 03 2010 bid To 10 03 2011 Lifestyle 2008 Wasp Days Tesco Mobile Ireland
12. ies on the M usicM anager you can contact us using the details provided Confidential Page 20 Zon t MusicManager User Guide Home Playlists Scheduler Jingles Settings Updates ot Logout SE Contact Us Customer Support Location Email support almotech com Almotech Ltd Callsave 1850 555 777 Unit 43 N17 Business Park Phone 353 93 60872 Tuam Fax 353 93 52916 Co Galway Ireland Almotech Ltd 2010 Web www almotech com Email supportealmotech com 2 9 Logout Clicking on logout will return the user to the login screen Confidential Page 21 Zon t MusicManager User Guide
13. ks from a System Playlist 2 3 2 Removing Tracks from a Playlist Select the playlist to remove tracks from Confidential Page 9 Zon t MusicManager User Guide ae a 2 Jack Johnson Banana Pancakes Hi v Jack Johnson Good People O Jack Johnson No Other Way Cl Jack Johnson Sitting Waiting Wishing KI Select the tracks you wish to remove from the Tracks list You can remove all tracks from a the current playlist section by selecting the checkbox at the top of the Tracks list Track Jack Johnson Good Peape CN i Ei Jack Johnson Mudfootball Live i gt v 2 3 3 Add Remove Tracks from a System Playlist You cannot add or remove tracks from a system playlist You can however make a copy of the system playlist and change the copy by adding removing tracks as follows Playlists Modern Rock System Is CHLELE Ae ERD Gor Playlist pP Cafe Modern Rock Select the system playlist from the Playlists drop down list Click on Copy Playlist Enter the name of the new playlist Cafe Modern Rock in the example above and click on Create Confidential Page 10 Zon t MusicManager User Guide Now you have a personal copy of the system playlist to add and remove tracks from 2 3 4 Delete Playlist Select the playlist to delete and click on Note You cannot delete a System Playlist If you try the following message will get displayed You can
14. not delete a system playlist You cannot delete a playlist that is currently active within a schedule If you try the following message will get displayed Cannot delete playlist while it is scheduled Please remove lt Playlist gt from your schedule first 2 4 Scheduler This screen lets you schedule the music that you want to listen to when you want to listen to it Once the playlist content has been decided upon you can schedule a playlist to become active on a particular day time using the Scheduler S E Home Playlists Sche Jingles Settings Updates Contact Logout sl Monday Tuesday Wedr2 Restaurant i Saturday Sunday Classic Rock System Classic Rock System Classic Ro cen CC RO R System Classic Rock System Classic Rock System Classic Rock System Tracks 210 Tracks 210 Track Tracks 21 Tracks 21 Tracks 210 Tracks 210 Ploylist 15 hrs 1 mins foylist 15 hrs 1 mins Ploylist 15 hrs 1 mins foylist 15 hrs 1 mins Ploylist 15 hrs 1 mins Playlist 15 hrs 1 mins list rs 1 mins Schedule 23 hrs 59 mins Schedule 23 hrs 59 mins Schedule 23 hrs 59 mins Schedule 23 hrs 59 mins Schedule 23 hrs 59 mins Schedule 23 hrs 59 mins Ploylist repeats 1 time Almotech Ltd 2010 Web www almotech com Email support almotech com 1 Select the zone to view can support 1 3 zones 3 in above example 2 See 2 4 1 Schedule a Playlist 3 A graphical representation of scheduled playlists within the current week Confid
15. ssword Forgot your Almotech username or password Please contact Almotech support at Phone 1850 555 777 support almotech com Almotech Ltd 2010 Web www almotech com Email support almotech com Enter your username amp password to continue If you are having any problems with the username password contact support using the details provided 2 2 Home Upon entry of a valid username amp password you will be logged into the M usicM anager and the following screen Is displayed Confidential Page 5 Zon t MusicManager User Guide Playlists Scheduler Jingles Settings Updates Contact Logout SE fi t Welcome to the MusicManager What would you like to manage A a Playlists Scheduler Almotech Ltd 2010 Web www almotech com Email support almotech com The screen contains two icons representing the main features within the M usicM anager o Playlists a shortcut to the playlist manager screen o Scheduler a shortcut to the zone music scheduler screen 2 3 Playlists The Playlist M anager screen puts you in control of the type of music you want to play You have the option of using pre created system playlists or creating your own custom playlists using Almotech s extensive online digital music database Home Scheduler Jingles Settings Updates Contact Logout SH Playlists 00s Classic Hits System Ka Search by Artist D Genres All Genres DH AlLABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS
16. t in the list File or Demo Jingle Mar 19 2010 Cll PC LIVE June Mar 10 2010 Cl Lifestyle 2008 Wasp Mar 10 2010 Ki E Tesco Mobile Irelanc Mar 10 2010 Cll Note Jingles files need to be in M P3 format with a mp3 file extension 2 5 2 Delete Jingle In order to delete a jingle from the server 1 Select the jingle to delete from the Jingles list by ticking the checkbox Any schedules for the current jingle will appear in the Jingle Schedules list in the centre of the screen r 2 Clickon to delete the currently selected jingle and any schedules associated with the jingle from the server The Jingle will be removed from the Jingles list and any associated schedules will be removed from the M usicPlayer Confidential Page 14 Zon t MusicManager User Guide 2 5 3 Add Jingle Schedule In order to schedule a jingle 1 Select the jingle to work with from the Jingles list 7 by ticking the checkbox Any schedules for this jingle will appear in the middle column 2 Clickon E to add a new jingle schedule 3 The following Add Edit Jingle Schedule screen appears Zones 1 wi 2 M 3 wl Date Range o From 19 03 2010 Es To 19 03 201 1 E BEEN EEN AU 4 Mon Tuel wedi Thur M FrildiSetZ Sunld Play Times I Range Instance Start 0 ool 4 Select the Zones that the jingle is valid for 5 Select the Date range that the Jingle is valid for From To Click the calendar bu
17. tton liad to see a calendar view for date selection 6 Select the days that the jingle should be played on Mon Sun 7 There are two methods by which a jingle can be scheduled Instance Play the jingle at a particular time e g play a this store will be closing in 10 minutes message at 5 50pm to tell customers that the store will be closing soon Range Play the jingle a number of times within a time range e g play a marketing advert 6 times an hour Instance Schedule In order to play a jingle at a particular time D Select Instance Select the start time Confidential Page 15 Zon t MusicManager User Guide Range Schedule In order to play the jingle over a time range Select Range Select the Start amp Stop time Select the Frequency that the jingle should play within the time range A jingle can be set to play amount of times per hour within the time range or amount of times within the time range Note A maximum of 20 jingles can be scheduled per hour Fa 4 8 Click on EEI to save the schedule the new jingle schedule The new schedule appears in the Schedule window for the current jingle The Zone Summary rightmost column is updated to display the actual times when the jingle will get played on the M usicPlayer see 2 5 6 View Jingle Schedule Times 2 5 4 View Edit Jingle Schedule 1 Select the jingle schedule to view from the Jingles list 7 by ticking the checkbox Any schedules for this jingl
18. ut the obligation of Almotech to notify any person of any such revision Revision History Comments Draft 1 0 11 08 2009 Initial draft release 19 03 2010 Document Conventions ESS a M usicM anager Web based application allowing the user full control over the music and content of the M usicPlayer at their premises v2 update M usicPlayer A multi zone music player located in the user s premises capable of playing music and content to 1 3 independent zones Confidential Page 3 Zon t MusicManager User Guide 1 Introduction The Zon t Background M usic System from Almotech provides the user with complete control over the music and content provided in their premises via a simple web interface It provides the following features Confidential Log into the M usicM anager web application using a secure username and password from anywhere in the world Online Music Library Customise your music collection with instant access to Almotech s online digital music database You can select the album artist or song required by browsing by genre or searching by keyword A Jingles facility provides a portal for customers who want to upload audio marketing messages for inclusion in their daily play schedule A user can select a message jingle select the frequency at which it is played and the dates and times when the clip will become active This is a powerful tool providing a fully customizable in store radio system which
19. xt buttons You can view the tracks within an album by clicking on the arrow icon at the beginning of each row i e Once selected the icon will change to a and all tracks within the album will be viewable Album a In Between Dreams H Y Jack Johnson E Al Tracks gt Better Together E D Never Know E D Banana Pancakes CT Good People E No Other Way CT sitting Waiting Wishing E Staple It Together CT gt situations gt Crying Shame CT mt Coud E E P Breakdown SE E D Do You Remember e mi Confidential Page 8 Zon t MusicManager User Guide In order to add individual tracks click on the checkbox beside the tracks name Artist Album Jack Johnson b 2 In Between Dreams F Al Tracks 4 gt Better Together E Never Know F Banana Pancakes E Good People E No Other Way Jr St Waiting Wishing E Kistane It Together E situations F Crying Shame CT if Coud E Breakdown Se Vip povounnenbe In order to add all tracks on an album click on the All Tracks checkbox beside the tracks name Im Artist Album Jack Johnson a In Between Dreams gt Once you have selected the relevant tracks click on Adc playlist Note You cannot add or remove tracks from a system playlist In order to make changes to a system playlist see 2 3 3 Add Remove Trac
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