Sonifex Net-Log, User Handbook Manual

Page 1: ...Sonifex Net Log User Handbook...

Page 2: ...for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electron...

Page 3: ...Connections 12 RS232 Serial Ports 12 Alarm Outputs And Remote Inputs 12 3 Net Log Set up Installation 13 Adjusting Record Input Levels 13 Network Topology 13 Maximum Network Connections 13 Connecting...

Page 4: ...s 31 Record 31 Archive 32 Record Remotes 33 Clock Source 33 Control 34 Information 34 Saving and Loading Options 34 11 The Administrator 35 Licences 35 Accounts Editor 35 Function Access View 35 Funct...

Page 5: ...en 16 Figure 6 3 Play File Screen 17 Figure 7 1 Archive Options Screen 19 Figure 7 2 Archive Screen 20 Figure 8 1 The Status Screen 21 Figure 8 2 The Net Log List 21 Figure 8 3 The Settings Screen 22...

Page 6: ...Contents Sonifex Net Log User Handbook...

Page 7: ...lly in accordance with the accompanying Product Manual s for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of delivery and b any Sonifex supplied Hardware accompanying the Software will be free from defect...

Page 8: ...r is longer b TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW SONIFEX AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS...

Page 9: ...e 2 5 Your Name and Address Agent or Distributor purchased from At least one of the following Telephone inc country code Fax number inc country code Email address Please send this form to Net Log Lice...

Page 10: ...License Form Sonifex Net Log User Handbook 4...

Page 11: ...rse of their employment or its agents in the course of the agency ii for any breach by the Company of any statutory undertaking as to title quiet possession and freedom from encumbrance d Subject to c...

Page 12: ...tail as possible What you think the problem was caused by The more information you include the easier it is to find the bug and cure it so please add as much information as you can Unpacking the Net L...

Page 13: ...used singularly Figure 1 2 or if more record channels are required multiple Net Logs can easily be configured to operate on the same Network Figure 1 3 Net Log Control Software Net Log works in conju...

Page 14: ...pair cabled networks For maximum network performance the Net Logs and client PCs should be linked via a network Switch This will cater for the Net Logs 10Mb connection whilst allowing the client PCs...

Page 15: ...by any standard Windows audio card capable of playing wav files Likewise recordings made using G 729A are converted to the same Windows supported format by a software codec embedded in the Net Log Wi...

Page 16: ...1 Introduction Sonifex Net Log User Handbook 10...

Page 17: ...positioned on the front panel indicating input levels for each individual channel Led State Meaning Off Input level 18dBu Yellow 18dBu Input level 0dBu Green 0dBu Input level 12dBu Red Input level 12d...

Page 18: ...ators which are all labelled independently Rx Receiving data Tx Transmitting data Link A network link has been established Col Network collision Network Connections There are two network connectors on...

Page 19: ...interface cards in the PC s It is under these conditions that the test results have been achieved in Figure 3 2 Maximum Network Connections The maximum number of people that can connect to the Net Log...

Page 20: ...tion 1 hour and the archive process has time to catch up when there is no or little play streaming Connecting Net Log To Your Network Before connecting the Net Log you first need to give it an IP Addr...

Page 21: ...e Net Log Serial Utility the software must initially be installed on a PC with a free serial port 1 Insert the Sonifex Software Installation CD into your CD ROM drive 2 The installation process should...

Page 22: ...way Note This utility can also be used to download firmware upgrades directly to the Net Log via the serial port instead of using the Net Log Win software across the network To do this click on the Fi...

Page 23: ...twork interface on Net Log The second is used to display record cut information The last button is a Reset all button This will return the connected Net Log to its factory defaults Please note use of...

Page 24: ...3 Net Log Set up Installation Sonifex Net Log User Handbook 18...

Page 25: ...attached to that network The first Net Log connected will need to have a valid license and then all further Net Logs should be set as slave units and will validate their license from this master This...

Page 26: ...e first time no Net Logs are available in the Device List and a message box appears stating this You will be taken automatically to the Device List editor where you can add your Net Log into the list...

Page 27: ...that the password is case sensitive and you must re enter the password to confirm it is correct There is a special case available to demonstrate just the screen layout and use of the Net Log Win soft...

Page 28: ...neral information is displayed here 7 Screen Selection Buttons These are used to switch between the different screens that are used to control the Net Log 8 Mentor Status Indicator Status of the Mento...

Page 29: ...for details The Net Log facilitates three modes of recording Manual recording Button presses control recordings on each logger channel Program recording Record control occurs automatically by definin...

Page 30: ...ional options are available to assist with setting up the record programs These options are accessed by pressing the right mouse button whilst the cursor is positioned over the record program screen A...

Page 31: ...g for each channel can also be started remotely using the 15 Pin D Type socket found on the rear of the unit There are currently four record input pins that can be assigned as momentary or latched in...

Page 32: ...5 Recording Sonifex Net Log User Handbook 26...

Page 33: ...when entering the play screen or when selecting a different channel In addition both lists will be updated if a new recording is initiated on Net Log This auto refresh feature can be disabled by sele...

Page 34: ...ult directory selected Press the Default directory button to choose the directory where the file will be placed For tracks recorded using the MPEG format the file is created with either a wav or mp2 s...

Page 35: ...for altering the playback speed of the file This is situated alongside the volume control The volume control is equivalent to the Wave Output volume control on the Windows Mixer usually situated in th...

Page 36: ...6 Playing Downloading Sonifex Net Log Win User Handbook 18...

Page 37: ...llowing settings should be configured Alarm Enabled This option allows you to disable the archive warnings and alarms It is primarily for users who don t wish to use Archiving and therefore don t want...

Page 38: ...d Stop Enabled When this box is ticked all available audio is archived each time a recording is ended Once you are happy with the settings press the Update button and they will be written to the Net L...

Page 39: ...to a Net Log unit an available stream licence is required to perform the archiving process Using Net Log Win it is suggested that a user such as User20 is defined as having Archive Control and Record...

Page 40: ...n sending of Status Reports Suggest setting this between 6 and 24 hours o E mail Status Report option to send not send Status Reports o E mail Error Report option to send not send Error Reports o E ma...

Page 41: ...d stop the archive process on each of the designated Net Log units See Figure 8 5 Archive LED states Flashing Yellow Archive Pending Steady Yellow Archive Active Flashing Red Archive Warn Steady Red A...

Page 42: ...as Connection Error some are not such as User Unavailable Possible Errors o Invalid Username username is not recognised by Net Log unit Check Options o Invalid Password password is not recognised by...

Page 43: ...unit of Televic s Digital Conference and Interpretation System This interface provides automatic record start when the Conference Systems microphones are activated The recording is then stopped when t...

Page 44: ...the CE2500 before it will execute any further commands This is to ensure that if any of the microphones are currently activated and have been previously associated with a record channel recording is...

Page 45: ...6 bit CRC r is the end of transmit character 0x0D President microphone activation P0001Mr John Smith05A4 r is the start of transmit character 0x25 P indicates command type 0001 indicates the microphon...

Page 46: ...on Net Log for the AMX Crestron interface are as follows Serial port COM2 Baud rate 19200 Data bits 8 Stop bits 1 Parity none Flow control none The Net Log recognises 5 serial commands issued by the...

Page 47: ...no alarm 1 alarm activated 3 unavailable Time Command Command TIME ch n r Reply TIME ch t1 t2 n r where TIME command and reply identifier ch channel 1 3 for stereo or 1 2 3 4 for mono n r new line 0x0...

Page 48: ...9 Serial Control Interface Sonifex Net Log Win User Handbook 30...

Page 49: ...x Ltd Mode In Manual mode recording is started and stopped via the Record Start button in the record screen In Program mode recording is automatically started and stopped according to the program for...

Page 50: ...io The bigger the partition the more space is available allowing for longer recordings If an Audio Input is set to Mono Dual each mono channel will share equally the space allocated for that input The...

Page 51: ...nel will be recording Latching Connecting the specific pin to ground for half a second will cause the Net Log to start recording on that channel Doing this again will cause it to stop recording For in...

Page 52: ...the Network Settings menu in the administrator menu or by using the Net Log Win serial utility whereby the settings are downloaded to the Net Log via the serial port The MAC Address is also stored in...

Page 53: ...nd configuring the settings of the Net Log user1 to user25 Up to 25 users can be defined in the software Each user can be given different access rights for each function these are described in more de...

Page 54: ...lation so that the whole cut is accessible If the RTC has drifted then the start time of any new cuts will not be a true reflection of the actual time the recording was started If the start time for a...

Page 55: ...ice editor before you can attempt to log onto the Net Log Updating Firmware From time to time updates will be made available to keep the Net Log running smoothly and reliably To update the firmware co...

Page 56: ...11 The Administrator Sonifex Net Log Win User Handbook 38...

Page 57: ...ay screen cut list Deleting Cuts This menu option does exactly what it says When you select this option a sub menu appears showing all the channels that you are able to delete cuts from Note that you...

Page 58: ...d channel Archive Active Data is currently being archived from the specified channel Archive Warn Loss of data is about to occur on the specified channel Archive Alarm Loss of data is has occurred on...

Page 59: ...re set potentiometers Network RJ45 10BaseT and BNC 10Base2 10Mbps Ethernet Network Status LED s Rx Tx link and collision RS232 2 9 way D type plug Alarm Outputs and Remote Inputs 15 way D type plug Po...

Page 60: ...utputs Remote Inputs 15 Pin D Type Plug Pin No Signal Direction Description 1 Relay Common O Alarm Output Relay Common 2 Relay N C O Alarm Output Relay N C to Pin 1 activates for both Archive and Hard...

Page 61: ...Data Positive 4 N C No Connection 5 N C No Connection 6 Rx I Receive Data Negative 7 N C No Connection 8 N C No Connection Network Connector BNC Socket Pin No Signal Direction Description 1 Rx I Recei...

Page 62: ...13 Technical Specification Sonifex Net Log Win User Handbook 44...

Page 63: ...a name into an IP Address G 729A High compression record format primarily designed for speech Gain The degree of amplification or attenuation applied to a signal Gateway A router that links one networ...

Page 64: ...14 Glossary Sonifex Net Log Win User Handbook 46...

Page 65: ...Net Log 19 G 729A 23 Login user name password 20 Main screen alarm indicators 21 disconnect log off button 21 Mentor status 22 Net Log selector 21 network activity indicators 21 status display 22 time...

Page 66: ...re 16 updating network settings 15 Service names options See Options Software installing 15 licenses 13 47 Software bugs reporting 6 Starting Net Log Win 19 Time Date See Onboard Clock Tools audio hea...