NatComm BMS1, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide for BMS1 BMS2 and BMS3 Single Channel Background Music PLayer For Technical Assistance Please Phone 07 5596 5128 ...

Page 2: ...ant Note The Flash Card content storage format for all of the above new BMS Models is different to that of earlier generations and a separate New BMS Control Program MUST be used with the above New Models This User Guide should be used for the following 3 new models Model BMS1 is a Background Music Player only Model BMS2 is a Background Music AND Message Player Model BMS3 is a Background Music AND...

Page 3: ...using Flash cards it is important that you CONDITION each Flash card before loading replacement Music folders onto the card This is necessary to ERASE the file directory of the Flash Card as Windows does not do this and will not over write directory information when it is full You MUST use the Condition BGM SD Card selected from the main menu FLASH CARD PROGRAMMER Your MUSIC FILES and MESSAGE FILE...

Page 4: ...or Encryption Similarly our Encryption devices cannot play standard MP3 files or any file other than those encrypted with our program The same Encryption program is used for ALL of our products ensuring standardisation of processes You can though Play an Encrypted file using our Dealer Control Program see top menu on page 5 The ENCRYPTION process will typically take from 5 15 seconds depending on ...

Page 5: ... OR the last Folder which contains Music Files Once a file has played from the last folder BMS will repeat the above process Randomly selecting an unplayed Music File from the first Folder again so that ALL Music Files in any Folder will be played before a Music File is ever repeated If you use the Music Folder Time Programming facility or the Timed Stop Play Start Play facilites BMS will remember...

Page 6: ... 2 Migrate to the Music Folder to be copied to the SD HC Card 3 Specify the Folder Number that the Music files should be copied to The File Copy progress is displayed as above 4 Repeat the above procedure for all required Music Folders If you need to Transfer Messages please refer to pages 15 16 Page 6 National Communications ...

Page 7: ...ault on power up This Music Folder will then play until a STOP DATE If a STOP DATE is not specified the Music Folder will PLAY indefinitely Note When the START DATE and STOP DATE are in different years you MUST enter the YEAR for each date You cannot select EVERY YEAR From a specific START TIME to a specific STOP TIME Where a START TIME is not specified a Music Folder will PLAY by default on power...

Page 8: ...ic order on the left hand side of the screen In the above screen shot you can see that Folder F001 is set to play at ALL Times on EVERY DAY without a Start or Stop Date Only 5 Folders of Music have been loaded on the SD HC card F001 F002 F004 F006 and F008 Page 8 National Communications ...

Page 9: ...ific time periods leave it set to All c If this Folder is only to play on particular days of the week de select Every Day and then select the required days If the Music Folder should play 7 Days a week leave it set to Every Day In the sample above Music Folder 1 has been set to play a only between 1 Jun 2015 and 1 Aug 2015 b it will only play between 8AM and 12 Noon c it will only play on Monday W...

Page 10: ...sic Folder should play 7 Days a week leave it set to Every Day Step 4 Repeat this same sequence for All Loaded Music Folders Note If any Music Folders are to play at all times and days then you can leave them UNCHANGED as these are the default settings for each Music Folder Step 5 When programming is complete Click on the Save Changes Icon A file containing this complete timetable called Music tbl...

Page 11: ...lders to stop at 5PM Note No Music Folders should be set to Stop earlier than 5PM Note No Music Folders should be set to the Deault All setting as Music Folders left in this Default setting will play at All times ie they never stop playing When setting your Music Folders with Start and Stop Times you can also select which Days of the week that you require them to play This will allow you to have d...

Page 12: ...ck circuits are temperature sensitive The time setting on any unit can be updated at any time by simply inserting a specially programmed SD card See page 13 for further details DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BMS incorporates a Daylight Savings facility which can be enabled where required Note BMS is supplied to you with this option disabled You can ENABLE and DISABLE this option by entering this section When th...

Page 13: ...orrect STEP 2 Insert a BLANK SD or SD HC Flash Card into the Flash Card programmer of your PC STEP 3 Enter the Set Unit Date and Time option of the BMS Control Program STEP 4 The Control Program will then display the Date and Time of your PC adjust the time if your PC time is not correct Press OK to write this time and date to the Flash Card STEP 5 Without Delay insert this Flash Card into the MUS...

Page 14: ...ll Messages allowing them to be individually Time Programmed It will also allow you to set the order in which Messages play as BMS will play them in Numeric Order After the first 3 digits the filename can consist of any other alphanumeric characters The program will not allow 2 filenames with the same first 3 digits to be loaded onto the card You SHOULD transfer Messages to the Flash Card using th...

Page 15: ...sfer Messages to BGM Card 2 Migrate to the Folder where the Messages to be copied to the SD HC Card are located 3 The Program will only display Encrypted MP3 Files Music files located in that folder You can transfer a Single File by clicking on it and then clicking OK You can transfer Multiple Files by holding the Ctrl key and then clicking on each required file one at a time When all required fil...

Page 16: ...on the SAME DAY For example you cannot Start a file at 8PM and program it to stop at 1AM See pages 22 23 for important programming information On specific DAYS OF THE week only Files can be set to play EVERY DAY or only on specified days of the week Once each message up to a maximum of 250 messages has been time programmed according to requirements and the SD card placed into the BMS unit it will ...

Page 17: ...de of the programming screen In the above screen shot you can see that ALL Messages are set to play at ALL Times on EVERY DAY without a Start or Stop Date Only 6 Messages have been loaded on the SD HC card 001xx 002xx 003xx 004xx 005xx 006xx where xx denotes the remainder of the filename National Communications Page 17 ...

Page 18: ...fic time periods leave it set to All c If this Message is only to play on particular days of the week de select Every Day and then select the required days If the Message should play 7 Days a week leave it set to Every Day In the sample above Music Folder 1 has been set to play a only between 1 Jun 2015 and 1 Aug 2015 b it will only play between 8AM and 12 Noon c it will only play on Monday Wednes...

Page 19: ...f the Message should play 7 Days a week leave it set to Every Day Step 4 Repeat this same sequence for All Loaded Messages Note If any Messages are to play at all times and days then you can leave them UNCHANGED as these are the default settings for each Message Step 5 When programming is complete Click on the Save Changes Icon A file containing this complete timetable called Music tbl is now save...

Page 20: ...1 15 This is because Music Folder 001 will stop playing at 1 minute after midnight on 30 11 15 unless a Stop Time has also been entered and Music Folder 002 will not start to play until 1 minute after midnight on 1 12 15 MUSIC FOLDER 001 stop date should be 1 12 15 MUSIC FOLDER 002 start date should be 1 12 15 Similarly if MUSIC FOLDER 001 finishes at 7 59 each day and MUSIC FOLDER 002 starts at 8...

Page 21: ...n setting a STOP DATE that is in a different year to a START DATE always Enter the Start Year and the Stop Year TIP 3 Setting a MUSIC FOLDER where the STOP TIME is on a DIFFERENT DAY to the START TIME To set a MUSIC FOLDER to play from 6PM to 8AM you will need to load the samefileontotheSDcardtwice Youmustalsouseadifferent numberforeach MUSIC FOLDER You cannot set a MUSIC FOLDER to START at 18 00 ...

Page 22: ...15 This is because Message 001 will stop playing at 1 minute after midnight on 30 11 15 unless a Stop Time has also been entered and Message 002 will not start to play until 1 minute after midnight on the 1 12 15 Current Message stop date should be 1 12 15 New Message start date should be 1 12 15 Similarly if Message 001 finishes at 7 59 each day and Message 002 starts at 8 00 each day then there ...

Page 23: ...etting a STOP DATE that is in a different year to a START DATE always Enter the Start Year and the Stop Year TIP 3 Setting a Message where the STOP TIME is on a DIFFERENT DAY to a START TIME To set a MESSAGE to play from 6PM to 8AM you will need to load the same file onto the SD card twice You must also use a different number for each file You cannot set a Message to START PLAY at 18 00 and to STO...

Page 24: ...ect to alteration modification abuse negligence accident external voltage lightning surge or used in any manner contrary to these instructions The user is responsible for freight costs to the repair point Warrantor will be responsible for freighting the replacement unit back to the user This Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which may vary from state to st...