Pioneer DataMan2 1.04, Software Manual

Page 1: ...ersion 1 04 A Serial Communication Tool for the Pioneer Industrial DVD Video Player DVD V7400 Microsoft Windows Compatible May 26 2002 Document Version 1 0 Pioneer Electronics USA Inc Business Solutions Division ...

Page 2: ...to have current registrations are shown with an initial capital Many if not all hardware and or software products referenced in this manual are identified by their trade names Most if not all of these designations are claimed a legally protected trademarks by the companies that make the product It is not Pioneer s intent to use any of these names generically and cautions the reader to investigate ...

Page 3: ... 2 Weekly Timer Data Upload 8 3 1 2 1 Display Edit Upload 9 3 1 2 2 Upload Save As 10 3 1 3 Create New Data 10 3 2 Command Stack Blackboard Data Transmissions 11 3 2 1 Barcode Command Stack Blackboard Download 12 3 2 2 Barcode Command Stack Blackboard Upload 17 3 2 3 Create New Command Stack Data 21 3 3 Memory Data Management 26 3 3 1 Memory Data Download 27 3 3 2 Memory Data Upload 28 4 0 CLOCK A...

Page 4: ...er and a Pioneer DVD player Serial commands include the following functions Operation Commands Command Stacks Barcode Support Video Blackboard Operations Upload Files Download Files Clock Timer Settings Memory Data Upload Display The software program requires the following hardware Microsoft Windows Operating System of Windows98 or later Computer with a standard RS 232 serial port available Serial...

Page 5: ...command files The program requires approximately 1 5 MBs for initial installation 2 1 Program Installation After downloading the program to your PC follow the directions below to install the application 1 Access the drive with Microsoft Windows Explorer 2 Double click on the DataMan2 74 exe file to launch DataMan2 3 Review the End User License Agreement that appears on screen 4 Click on Agree if y...

Page 6: ... Port Select Com 1 Com 2 Other Rate Select 4800 9600 Auto Connect Disconnect DataMan2 Main Menu 2 2 Communication Settings The communication settings must be established before working with functions and sending commands using DataMan2 There are three connection methods Auto Connect manual connection and Disconnect 2 2 1 Auto Connect Option To automatically set the communications click on the Auto...

Page 7: ...gnal rate of 4800 bps as the detected communication settings 2 2 2 Manual Connect Option Follow the instructions below to manually set the communication connections 1 Launch the DataMan2 program Click on Accept for the End User License Agreement to continue 2 Click on a port option 3 Click on a rate option 4 Click on the Auto Connect button to initiate the communication settings 2 2 3 Disconnect O...

Page 8: ...y 3 1 Weekly Timer Transmissions The Weekly Timer button on the main menu provides a series of commands involving data loading The data transmissions are as follows Weekly Timer Data Download computer PC sends data to the DVD player Weekly Timer Data Upload DVD player sends data to the PC Create New Data add timer information and or settings to the system Open Folder opens last file folder accesse...

Page 9: ...sends a settings file from the PC to the player Exit closes the pop up menu The menu options Display Edit Save As and Download into DVD PLAYER are detailed in the following sections 3 1 1 1 Display Edit Download The Display Edit option on the pop up menu allows any field on the Weekly Timer Data property sheet to be viewed altered The following fields are available for edits Day day of the week or...

Page 10: ...mer is based on a 24 hour clock 3 1 1 2 Download Save As To copy an edited file to the PC after creating the property sheet and pressing the Apply button click on the Save As button from the pop up menu Follow the directions below to save the changed property sheet to the PC 1 Create a new or edit an existing property sheet 2 Click on the Apply button at the bottom of the property sheet You are au...

Page 11: ...gain or to other DVD players in the future Follow the directions below to download a weekly timer data file to the DVD player 1 Click on the Weekly Timer Data Download button from the Weekly Timer Data menu 2 Click on the Download into DVD PLAYER button from the pop up menu 3 Select the weekly timer data wtd file from the appropriate directory 4 Click on Open to select the highlighted file and dow...

Page 12: ... field on the Weekly Timer Data property sheet to be viewed altered The following fields are available for edits Day day of the week or a series of days On activation time based on a 24 hour clock Off deactivation time based on a 24 hour clock Mode required action or activity such as a Chapter Search TitleChapter Group named recorded location on the disc Note The pages refer to events The system s...

Page 13: ...k on the Save As button on the pop up menu 4 Create a weekly timer data wtd file name Other file extensions are BCD for command stack blackboard data and MMD for Memory Data These extensions are explained later in this manual 5 Open the appropriate directory 6 Click on Save to copy the Weekly Timer Data file to the PC Note The asterisk in the title bar indicates that the file has been modified or ...

Page 14: ...lick on the Save As button from the pop up menu 5 Add the wtd file to the appropriate directory 3 2 Command Stack Blackboard Data Transmissions The Barcode Command Stack Blackboard feature supports downloading and uploading data between the PC and the DVD player Unlike the Weekly Timer function the Barcode Command Stack CS and the Blackboard BB have multiple submenus to activate a range of setting...

Page 15: ...ons are as follows CS BB Data Download computer PC sends data to the DVD player CS BB Data Upload DVD player sends data to the PC Create New CommandStack Data add a new Barcode Command Stack to the system Open Folder opens last file folder accessed Exit close the program 3 2 1 Barcode Command Stack Blackboard Download Select the file for download before continuing ...

Page 16: ...ent the number remains as 1 Num of data the number of commands in that stack group Pressing the Command stack s Display data button column on left causes the CS data details window to open This dialog box is discussed later in this chapter Other information pertaining to the Command Stack includes the size of the selected data Data size This monitoring field assists the user to not exceed the avai...

Page 17: ...ds as well as a stack closing command Period of group It is unnecessary to add this command at the end of your command stack unless you wish to add a second stack group Eliminating a Period of group command causes two separate groups to merge in to a single stack group Click on a command from the list on the left then choose an action to apply to that command Once the group is altered in any way t...

Page 18: ...w the graphic and or text Group No the group number associated with the current display Unit No provides a quantity for the number of units out of the total units The buttons to the right of this field allow scrolling through the available units with Draw showing the current unit Data No shows the number of the data out of the total quantity of data The buttons to the right of this field allow scr...

Page 19: ...e appropriate Data Edit button To add text data to the blackboard follow the directions below 1 Type in the text on the line of your choosing 1 through 10 available 2 Click on the Test display button The canvas area changes to reveal the added text on the blackboard display Press the Clear button erases the text just added 3 Select the Add this text data button A pop up menu appears with location ...

Page 20: ...phical objects is not possible 3 2 2 Barcode Command Stack Blackboard Upload To upload data to the PC from the DVD player press the CS BB Data Upload button to begin the process From the Data Upload progress box click on OK to accept the uploaded data After the data is recalled from the DVD player the following pop up window appears with the current values Note The asterisk in the title bar indica...

Page 21: ... command A list of actions available for a command is as follows Copy move a copy of the command over to the edit portion of the window Replace replace the original command with the edited version Insert move the command in another location in the command stack Delete remove the command from the stack Save As store a copy of the stack on the PC including blackboard items CSV File Conv create a fil...

Page 22: ...ber of Blackboard displays If no data is present the number remains as 1 Num of unit the total number of graphic pages in the group Num of data the total number of blackboard objects in the group Example of blackboard data Num of group 001 first blackboard group Num of unit 002 2 pages of blackboard items Num of data 005 3 objects on one page and 2 objects on a second page Pressing the Blackboard ...

Page 23: ...al quantity of data The buttons to the right of this field allow scrolling through the available data objects with Draw showing the current data object To work with existing blackboard data follow the directions below 1 Select the group number 2 Click on Draw to reveal the first unit or object 3 Click on Refresh Canvas to clear the drawing 4 Select Previous Unit or Next Unit to move through the bl...

Page 24: ...the OK button on the Add submenu Add Prev submenu displayed above to eliminate the data from the canvas Eliminated data flickers 7 Click on Save As from the Command Stack Blackboard pop up menu to add the file to the PC 8 Create a name for your file with the bcd extension and save to the PC The file is now available for later downloads 3 2 3 Create New Command Stack Data To build a new Command sta...

Page 25: ...ber remains as 1 Num of data the number of commands in that stack group Pressing the Command stack s Display data button column on left causes the CS data details window to open This dialog box is discussed later in this chapter Other information pertaining to the Command Stack includes the size of the selected data Data size This monitoring field assists the user to not exceed the available space...

Page 26: ... as well as a stack closing command Period of group It is unnecessary to add this command at the end of your command stack unless you wish to add a second stack group Eliminating a Period of group command causes two separate groups to merge in to a single stack group Click on a command from the list on the left then choose an action to apply to that command Once the group is altered in any way the...

Page 27: ...e draw the graphic and or text Group No the group number associated with the current display Unit No provides a quantity for the number of units out of the total units The buttons to the right of this field allow scrolling through the available units with Draw showing the current unit Data No shows the number of the data out of the total quantity of data The buttons to the right of this field allo...

Page 28: ...ppropriate Data Edit button To add text data to the blackboard follow the directions below 1 Type in the text on the line of your choosing 1 through 10 available 2 Click on the Test display button The canvas area changes to reveal the added text on the blackboard display Press the Clear button erases the text just added 3 Select the Add this text data button A pop up menu appears with location opt...

Page 29: ...r your file with the bcd extension and save to the PC The file is now available for later downloads 3 3 Memory Data Management Similar to the previous two functions the Memory feature supports downloading and uploading data between the PC and the DVD player The Memory feature has multiple submenus to activate a range of settings Refer to the following sections for details The Memory Data function ...

Page 30: ...y weekly timer data stored in a Memory file on the PC Shows advanced setup data residing in a Memory file on the PC Provides a list of Audio Language Video and general data from a Memory file on the PC Button to begin download to the player Exit from the menu This window reveals the data stored in a Memory file before downloading to the player To adjust a setting refer to the appropriate program m...

Page 31: ...he file has been modified or uploaded You must save the file to retain the data Select a file name that reflects enough information about the contents for easy identification later Some suggestions include using a T for title followed by the title number a Chps for a series of chapters followed by the chapter numbers separated by a dash etc To copy the Memory data to the PC click on the Save As bu...

Page 32: ...update fields Send updated clock data to the player Computer clock data settings Synchronize the player clock to the PC Exit without changing the existing clock data For best performance and clarity synchronize the PC and the DVD player Press the Send PC Clock Data button to match the player s clock to the PC Note The Edited Clock Data remains unchanged These fields are available for manual adjust...

Page 33: ...mmand stacks Clicking on the Command Send Monitor button causes the following window to appear The number list on the far left of the window marks a possible line item for a command There is a maximum of 19 items in a single command The number list corresponds to an action and the return status for a line item Once a line item action tests successfully a capital R appears on the same line in the R...

Page 34: ...d List calls a dialog box to assist with available commands and the codes associated with the commands Note Please review RS 232 code data in the DVD player s Command Protocol Manual available from the Service and Support Business Products area of the Pioneer website www pioneerelectronics com To create a command follow the instructions below 1 Click on the Command List button to open the dialog b...

Page 35: ...ite under the Service Support tab Business Products Support The lower button under Command List Exit closes the monitor screen without storing unsaved data DataMan2 offers six additional line items for a player command To review these items elements click on the drop down menu under Command List Type The Command List Type field provides the following options Player Command List default standard ac...

Page 36: ...r to directly in front of the selected line item and click on Set Caret playback will begin from that line Pause halt playback of the list but remain at the current line item Step advance to the next line item on the list Stop halt playback and return to the starting point on line item 1 or at the caret point In additional to the buttons described above a radio selector provides looping playback w...

Page 37: ...ctories may be launched from this window Pioneer recommends that you launch the program to view the samples or work with the commands 6 2 Help List The Help List folder contains the following files Applist txt descriptions of DataMan2 commands Cmdlist txt descriptions of player commands Spllist txt descriptions of command examples Right clicking on a title or a box in DataMan2 opens a pop up windo...

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