Adtec edje 4111 HD, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...er Installation mediaControl Setup Using mediaControl mediaControl Tools TM create move play save purely digital TM Operations Manual edje 4111 HD Digital Media Player Soloist TM 4111 HD Digital Media Server w mediaControl Application R ...

Page 2: ...Intentionally Left Blank ...

Page 3: ...fort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this manual However Adtec Digital makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Adtec Digital shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this manual or the example...

Page 4: ...stallation of mediaControl 14 Navigation Panel 14 Configuration from mediaControl 16 mediaControl Connections 16 Networking 17 Playout 19 Channel 20 Graphic 21 Scaling 22 Command 23 Chapter 4 Using mediaControl Status and Control 24 Play Individual Files 24 List Creation and Playout 25 Schedule Creation and Playout 26 Manage Media Lists and Schedules 27 Chapter 5 mediaControl Tools Terminal 28 Logs...

Page 5: ...3 ...

Page 6: ...te IP Networks Stream content to the edje HD and Soloist HD over IP for point to point or multicast playout Benefits Play AVC H 264 MPEG 2 HD Step up to stunning playback of high definition AVC H 264 and MPEG 2 media with full 5 1 AC 3 audio Automatically Scale SD to HD Play both SD and HD content with the same server or player which automatically sizes video with advanced scalar algorithms to the d...

Page 7: ...l and configuration software for Windows 2000 XP or Macintosh OX X 10 2 or greater Terminal Kit Ethernet cable serial adapter Media cable S Video BNC Composite Video RCA SPDIF Audio Manual System Requirements mediaControl Application mediaControl configuration and control application requires one of the following Windows 2000 or XP or Linux computer Intel or AMD 32 bit processor at 2 GHz 512MB memor...

Page 8: ...g storage traffic Navigational Keys Up Down Left and Right Mode Select Escape Enter Video Off not enabled audio only Green video present Yellow unstable video Red no video present Alarm Off no alarm Red decoder alarm Multicast Off Not receiving multicast channel stream Green Decoding multicast stream Audio Off not enabled Green audio present Yellow unstable audio Red no audio present Display Targe...

Page 9: ...k FireWire IIEE1194 FireWire Reserved for future use Terminal Monitor RS 232 terminal monitor for communicating with the internal host motherboard for diagnostics Use the enclosed Ethernet cable with the RJ 45 to RS 232 adapter for connection to a host computer Default COM settings are 115 200 baud 8 data bits No Parity 1 stop bit and no flow control Ethernet 10 100BaseT Ethernet RJ 45 jack USB USB...

Page 10: ... no power On power Alarm Off no alarm Yellow any soft alarm detected Red any alarm detected Video Off not enabled audio only Green video present Yellow unstable video Red no video present Multicast Off Not receiving multicast channel stream Green Decoding multicast stream Ethernet Off on link detected Green link active ...

Page 11: ... O Parallel port used for input or output control K Kensington Security Slot to be used with a Kensington Slim MicroSaver security cable to prevent unauthorized removal of the server Com1 RS 232 Adtec API control and status terminal port Use the enclosed Ethernet cable with the RJ 45 to RS 232 adapter for connection to a host computer Default COM settings are 38 400 baud 8 data bits No Parity 1 st...

Page 12: ...et via the front panel 1 Setup the IP Address Press the Mode button until the SYSTEM MENU is displayed then press Select Press the Down arrow until the NETWORK MENU is displayed then press Select Press the Down arrow until the Ethernet eth0 IP Address item is shown Enter the IP address of the Soloist using the Select and arrow buttons then press Enter to save Note The Ethernet eth0 IP Address and ...

Page 13: ...tering 0 0 0 0 as the IPA will cause the server to synchronize with its own time 4 Make Cable Connections Unplug the Soloist and make the following cable connections for your setup Video Connect your monitor to either the DVI connector or the composite BNC connector using the 7 pin media port adapter included with the Soloist Audio Connect to either the 1 8 unbalanced analog audio port or the S PD...

Page 14: ...sired resolution and then press Enter to save Note The display target setting is the output resolution and refresh rate used simultaneously on both the DVI and the composite BNC video outputs Therefore to view video on the composite BNC output port select one of the NTSC or PAL display targets All the other resolutions are appropriate for the DVI output 3 Setup NTP Server optional If you will be d...

Page 15: ...13 Chapter 2 Player Server Installation ...

Page 16: ...pears on the Desktop double click on the icon and then on the mediaControl Installer icon The wizard will take you through the installation process After installation the launch icon for the application can be found on the dock and in the Applications Adtec bin folder Navigation Panel Once mediaControl has been installed on your desktop you will be able to configure your settings and connect to you...

Page 17: ...15 Chapter3 mediaControl Setup Figure 3 1 ...

Page 18: ...sword for your media server Click Save and the settings are automatically saved To open that connection you can double click on the connection name in the navigation panel click on the connect button from the Connections Configure Panel Once mediaControl is running your connection status will show in the Connetion Status section of the mediaControl Application window When connected you can disconne...

Page 19: ...r on the Adtec API FTP and Telnet ports The factory default is the word none File Transfer FTP Command Port The command port number used by the FTP server on the media server The factory default is 21 FTP Data Port The data port s used by the FTP server to respond to the FTP client The data port can be one value or a range in the format 1025 65535 Host The host settings are used to configure how th...

Page 20: ...nge from 12 to 0 to 12 Multicast Multicast Timeout The time in milliseconds for return to normal video playback after video multicast packets are no longer detected The default timeout value is 1000 milliseconds If the timeout value is set too low the multicast receive may timeout during normal reception if the packet transmission is bursty ...

Page 21: ...or is in transition Settings NOVIDEO Total absence of video signal and sync BLACK Holds a black video signal HOLD Holds the last frame field of the encoded file Start Up Determins whether or not your decoder begins decoding when it is booted up or not Settings On Start decoding on boot Off Stay idle on boot Audio SPDIF The SPDIF mode changes the format of the SPDIF digital audio Settings OFF No SPDI...

Page 22: ...xample 2000 Ethernet Port The physical connection used to receive the multicast stream The following options are available when configuring channels New To add a new channel enter the desired Channel Name the multicast IP Address and Stream Port and click Save Save To make changes to a channel select it from the list make the changes and click Save Delete Clicking delete will delete the currently s...

Page 23: ...ay Transparency Select the transparency level of the graphic where 100 is solid and 0 is transparent or enter your own value Width Select the width to scale the graphic or enter your own value FIXED ASPECT will retail the aspect ratio of the width against the height value Height Select the height to scale the graphic or enter your own value FIXED ASPECT will retail the aspect ratio of the height a...

Page 24: ...th Select the width to scale the video or enter your own value FIXED ASPECT will retail the aspect ratio of the width against the height value Height Select the height to scale the video or enter your own value FIXED ASPECT will retail the aspect ratio of the height against the width value The following options are available when configuring video scaling New To add a new graphic action click new a...

Page 25: ...tec API compatible command to execute Note that in the schedule the optional Value field will be added to the action command The following options are available when configuring command actions New To add a new command action click new and enter the desired parameters and click Save Save To make changes to a command action select it from the list make the changes and click Save Delete To delete a co...

Page 26: ... files or create lists or schedules To play a single file find the file within the inventory section of Control List or Control Schedule pages There are three ways to play the file 1 Double click on the file in inventory 2 Right click on the file and select Play 3 Highlight the file in the inventory list and click on the play button at the top of the application Click on Stop at any time to stop playout F...

Page 27: ...selecting the desired action NOTE Once you have modified the list click Save to save the list to the media server Create a New List Enter a list name and click New in the list area Add content to the list with a drag drop from the media server inventory optionally right click on the item and select Add to List Remove or re order content in a list by right clicking in the list area and selecting the...

Page 28: ...ent should run Enter to run any time as a wild card HH MM SS The Hour Minute Seconds the event should run Enter to run any time as a wild card CMD The Command group which categorizes commands into one of the following areas TRANSPORT basic Play Stop Play List VIDEO_SCALING defined in Configure Scaling GRAPHIC_OVERLAY defined in Configure Graphic AND USER_DEFINED defined in Configure Command Action The c...

Page 29: ...rrow to go up a folder If you want to keep a specific folder location click on Set As Default which will store that path Note that locations on the media server are as follows Media media hd0 media Lists media hd0 list Schedules media hd0 dvc Manage Media Copy media to the media server Select the desired media from the PC and click the right arrow to transfer it to the media server Copy media from ...

Page 30: ...es You can save the results of the Terminal for further use with the Right Click menu in the Terminal Window The options include Select All All the text in the terminal window is selected Copy Copy selected text to your clipboard for use in other programs Save As Save the Terminal results to a text file Logs You can view the logs stored on the media server from the Tools page Figure 5 2 View Log Cl...

Page 31: ... and restart automatically Deleting Firmware Select the desired firmware version you want to delete and click Delete At the Delete Warning page click Yes to delete for firmware from your server NOTE You cannot delete firmware that is currently active current selection on the media server First you must change to another firmware revision and then select the non active firmware to be deleted Changing Fi...

Page 32: ...pendix 30 Appendix A Contacting Customer Support B Technical Reference Soloist 4111 HD C Technical Reference edje 4111 HD D Media Encoding Parameters E Connector Specifications F Soloist 4111HD Media Cable ...

Page 33: ...d Training 25 10 None Repair Service Guaranty 1 Day Turnaround 3 Day Turnaround None One month free service extension will be awarded if Adtec fails to meet its service guarantee A Contacting Customer Support Technical Support and Customer Service includes troubleshooting product system functional operations concerning Adtec equipment embedded systems and single device issues Service Order generat...

Page 34: ...ng Standard Priority customers also receive a 3 day turnaround time guaranty on warranty and non warranty repairs on Adtec manufactured equipment excluding Studio Encoders Priority 24 Support Plan 24 Hour In addition to our Standard Support plan after hours weekend and holiday support is available with the Priority 24 support plan This plan is a subscription only service available for service inqu...

Page 35: ...oint stereo and stereo modes AAC LC MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 Bit rates up to 384kbps Sample rates of 7 35 8 11 025 12 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 and 48KHz WMA9 L3 2 0 bit rates up to 192Kpbs CBR or up to 360Kpbs VBR WMA9 Pro M2 5 1 bit rates up to 768Kpbs CBR and VBR Sample rates of 44 1 48 and 96KHz Soloist Media Server Storage 300GB internal provides up to 40 hours at 10Mbps Embedded Linux real time operating...

Page 36: ...LC MPEG 2 and MPEG 4 Bit rates up to 384kbps Sample rates of 7 35 8 11 025 12 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 and 48KHz WMA9 L3 2 0 bit rates up to 192Kpbs CBR or up to 360Kpbs VBR WMA9 Pro M2 5 1 bit rates up to 768Kpbs CBR and VBR Sample rates of 44 1 48 and 96KHz Edje Media Player Storage 80GB internal provides up to 10 hours at 10Mbps Embedded Linux real time operating system Power 70 240 VAC 50 60Hz or 1...

Page 37: ...nsitions between clips MPEG 4 10 AVC H 264 Encoding H 264 MPEG 4 Part 10 or AVC for Advanced Video Coding is a digital video codec standard which is noted for achieving very high data compression The ITU T H 264 standard and the ISO IEC MPEG 4 Part 10 standard formally ISO IEC 14496 10 are technically identical Creating AVC files it is recommended to use the following parameters Multiplex Type MPEG...

Page 38: ...inal Ready DTR 4 Ground GND 5 Receive Data RXD 6 Transmit Data TXD 7 Clear to Send CTS 8 Request to Send RTS Soloist 4111HD RS 232 Port The Soloist 4111HD RS 232 Port is an industry standard RS 232 DTE device on DB9 without hardware flow control The default port settings are 38 400 baud 8 data 1 stop and no parity The pinout is Pin Use 1 Not Connected NC 2 Receive Data RXD 3 Transmit Data TXD 4 Not...

Page 39: ...ter included with the edje4111 HD only supports RS 232 The pinout of COM1 and COM2 is Pin Use 1 RS232 Receive Data RS232_RXD 2 Ground GND 3 RS232 Transmit Data RS232_TXD 4 Ground GND 5 RS422 or RS485 Receive Data Positive RS422_RXD or RS485_RXD 6 RS422 Transmit Data Negative RS422_TX 7 RS422 or RS485 Receive Data Negative RS422_ RXD or RS485_RXD 8 RS422 Transmit Data Positive RS422_TX DVI I Connec...

Page 40: ... C Chroma Return S Video Output The media cable S Video Output has a 4 pin female mini DIN connector with the following pinout F Soloist 4111HD Media Cable Pin Use 1 S Video Y RETURN 2 S Video C Chroma RETURN 3 S Video Y Luma 4 S Video C Chroma Composite Video Output The media cable composite video output is a female RCA connector with the following pinout Pin Use SIGNAL Composite Video GROUND Com...

Page 41: ...Intentionally Left Blank ...

Page 42: ......