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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 The ID-AL products are the exclusive manufacturing of Waves System. Waves System Impasse de La Ville en Bois 44830 BOUAYE FRANCE Sales and information: +33 (0)2 40 78 22 44 E-mail: info@id-al.com...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 CE Marking The CE marking is found on the nameplate, at the rear side of the device. It certifies the conformance of the device with the low voltage CE Directive, according to the EN 55022 standard, and the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 61000-4-x.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Safety Instructions against Risks Due to Electric Currents The device must be connected to a grounded AC power outlet or a European standard outlet installed as per good professional practices.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Table of Contents 1. Introduction..............................8 2. Features............................... 9 3. My Music Player and My Music Player LE comparison................10 4. Hardware Description..........................11 4.1. My Music Player..........................11 4.2.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 9.2. Web Radio............................33 . Operating the Web Radios......................... 33 . Operating of the Monitoring of the Web Radios.................34 . Settings of the Web Radios....................... 35 9.3.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 A.XII. Size..............................66 A.XIII. Weight............................66 Appendix B. Player Audio Diagram........................ 67 B.I. My Music Player..........................67 B.II. My Music Player LE........................... 67 Appendix C. Front Panel User Interface......................68 C.I.
My Music Player and My Music Player LE allow various possibilities of update processes, connected or disconnected. The My Music Player and the My Music Player LE are dedicated to a wide spectrum of playback usages within public spaces such as retails, malls hotels, waiting rooms, bars, amusement parks, etc.
Flash drive devices: ◦ The My Music Player LE has an external USB host for a usage basic and a cost effective of the content media support, by connecting a USB flash drive to the external USB host receptacle of the player.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 3. My Music Player and My Music Player LE comparison Table 1: Comparison between the My Music Player and the My Music Player LE Function My Music Player LE...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 4. Hardware Description 4.1. My Music Player 1. External USB host receptacle for USB flash drive 2. USB device for an updating straight from a computer 3.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 4.2. My Music Player LE 1. LCD screen 2. Clickable knob for volume control, transport commands and setup menu 3. Infrared sensor Front face 4. Power supply connector of the player 5.
Caution! Before any connection of a device onto a player, it is required to switch it off. 5.1. My Music Player For a precise information of the use of each connection of the My Music Player, please refer to the pertaining chapters, related to the connections: •...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 5.2. My Music Player LE For a precise information of the use of each connection of the My Music Player LE, please refer to the pertaining chapters, related to the connections: •...
6.1. Main Storage Device (Main Media) . Introduction The functioning of the My Music Player and the My Music Player LE requires a referent media storage device called Main Media. The player cannot work without a Main Media. Within the Main Media are stored the music, audio and playlists files that will be played by the player.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Accepted file formats • M3U files. Player behavior • The PLAYLIST folders are dedicated to play one or more audio playlists. The folder content is played in a loop. There are two playback modes for all the playlists of the folder: random and sequential.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 • TM3, INI, TXT and ZIP files. Player behavior • The SYSTEM folder is dedicated to manage the files that are not audio files / playlist files. This folder is used to store a timestamped programming file, a temporary file of an advanced configuration or different log files self-generated by the player.
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The auxiliary input allows to switch to the playback of a local third-party audio device plugged onto the audio input of the My Music Player. If an audio content of the Main Media or an Alternate Media Media is played, the current playback is stopped before the switch to the auxiliary input.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 . MUSIC – Music Folders The music folders are stored into a root folder named MUSIC. The naming of a music folder is composed of the prefix MUS and 3 digits between 001 and 999 and an optional arbitrary name.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 . SPOT – Message and Commercial Folders The spot folders are stored into a root folder named SPOT. The name of a spot folder is composed of the prefix SPT and 3 digits between001 and 999 and an optional arbitrary name.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 7. First Use 7.1. Requirements • A computer based on Microsoft Windows, MAC OS or Linux operating system. • A storage device used as the Main Media.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 The player asks to redefine the Main Media when: • No storage device is plugged to the player • The storage device is not prepared as described into Preparing a Storage Device (page 18).
(Scheduler): please refer to Timestamped Programming with the Scheduler (page 34). • with the use of the RS-232 serial link (My Music Player only): please refer to RS-232 Serial Link Protocol (page 91). 8.1. Playback of the Audio Files, Web radios and Other Audio Sources .
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Method Process “Quick launch” menu SOURCE: MUSIC → Select a folder (number + folder name). “Advanced” menu USER → SOURCE → SELECT SOURCE MUS/PLS/SPT → MUS → Select a folder number →...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Methods: Method Process “Advanced” menu USER → SOURCE → SELECT SOURCE MUS/PLS/SPT → SPT → Select a folder number → Select a playback mode. Web browser software User page →...
Select one alternative storage device in the following list: USB-INT - USB-EXT or SD-CARD or HDD- INT. For more information about the Alternate Media, please refer to Alternative Storage Devices (Alternate Media) (My Music Player only) (page 18) and Organizing the Files and Folders onto Alternative Storage Devices (Alternate Media)(My Music Player only) (page 21).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 • This command to stops the current playback. • Player behavior: This command stops the current playback of a MUSIC folder, a PLAYLIST folder, a web radio or a Alternate Media.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Method Process Infrared remote control Press the button ( ►► ). Front panel button (My Music Player only) Press the button ( 2 ). Web browser software User page →...
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Methods: Method Process Volume knob Turn to left the knob to decrease the main volume. Turn to right the knob to increase the main volume. Web browser software User page →...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 9. Programming the Player This chapter explains how to configure the player and to program the playback. These procedures can be performed from the several interfaces listed below. For more information about each interface, please refer to the pertaining chapters.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Autoplay mode Description Web Server Setting “Advanced” menu None NONE Does not play at the startup. MUSxxx folder Play a selected music folder (MUSIC). PLSxxx folder Play a selected music folder (PLAYLIST).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Up to 10 web radios can be configured in the settings called “Presets”, numbered from 1 to 10. A web radio preset is composed of a name (an arbitrary name for the web radio preset) and an URL (the MP3 address or M3U address of the web radio stream) Once a web radio is setup, please refer to Playback of a Web Radio (page 26) to play a web radio.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 . Settings of the Web Radios Method Process Web browser software Administrator page → Web Radio: • For web radio monitoring: 1. Without stream, play folder: select a folder number from 001 to 999.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Functioning of the calendar • The dates that do not require any action are left empty and do not refer to any day template. • If several dates require the exact same set of actions, then the calendar refers to the same day template for these dates.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 . List of commands Command Description MUSIC Play a Music folder in random mode. Select a folder number from 1 to 999 (from (Random) the folder MUS001 to MUS999).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 For more information about FTP update, please refer to Management of the Main Storage Device Content (page 38) and FTP Client Page (page 84). . Creating a Scheduler File The Scheduler file is generated by the Scheduler software developed for this purpose.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Method Network Handling Scheduler Deployment Provider Skills Main Media connected to a None Small computer Player as Computer USB Device None Small Embedded FTP Server Local or...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 1. Switch off the player. 2. Remove the Main Media. 3. Plug the Main Media on a computer. 4. Use the file manager to update the content on the Main Media.
◦ Recommended for off-site handling. ◦ Recommended for exclusive content management with a distant provider. ◦ Recommended with the use of a built-in connector for the Main Media (My Music Player only). ◦ Recommended for managing one or more players.
◦ Recommended for a content management directly done by the end user. ◦ Recommended whit the use of a built-in connector for the Main Media (My Music Player only). ◦ Recommended for the management of one or more players on the same local network.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 • The client Samba file management modalities of use can change from an operating system to another, but the settings can be summarized as follows: 1. The player needs to be properly connected and accessible through the network. Please refer to Ethernet Network Connection (page 49) and Ethernet Page of the Web server (Page 81).
◦ Recommended for an exclusive content management with a distant provider. ◦ Recommended for managing one or more players. ◦ Recommended with the use of a built-in connector for the Main Media (My Music Player only). ◦ Easy preparation of the update content.
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◦ Recommended for the management of one or more players. ◦ Recommended with the use of a built-in connector for the Main Media (My Music Player only). ◦ Unscheduled content updates can be operated directly with the front panel user interface menu (on-site handling) or with the web server (remote handling).
◦ Recommended for the management of distant location players without an Ethernet connection access. ◦ Recommended with the use of a built-in l connector for the Main Media (My Music Player only). ◦ Easy to install in a restricted network access policies environment.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Scripts (page 86). • Remove the storage device with the use of the eject procedure of the computer operating system. 2. Switch off the player. 3. Insert the storage device on a free storage device connector of the player that is not used by the Main Media.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Setting Description Name Set an arbitrary name for the FTP client preset (e.g. My Company FTP). Host Set the URL (web or IP address) of the FTP server (e.g. ftp.mycompany.com or 192.168.100.10).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 folder, to the Main Media of the player. But the sub folder SPT005 2016 of the folder SPOT and the sub folder MUS001 Classic of the folder MUSIC will be ignored with the FTP synchronization process.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 . Establishing the Wired Connection If your are not familiar with the Ethernet network vocabulary please read the section Ethernet Network Glossary (page 53) that follows this chapter.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 • With the default NetBIOS name of the player: Through the NetBIOS service of the Ethernet network, by default, the player responds to a factory name. The factory name is composed to the characters string mmp- (or MMP-) and the hexadecimal serial number of the player (e.g.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Example: Internet access with point-to-point VPN solution Of course, other setups are possible. Please, contact the network administrator to deploy properly a VPN solution. 2. Use a non-secure network with the NAT/PAT configuration of the local Internet router: For a basic access to the player over Internet without security cares, most Internet routers allow to create a gateway between the local area network and the Internet network.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Note: The player only support IPv4 network, that mean that the modem, the bridge or the router which allows to be connected to the Internet network need to provide a NAT/PAT function. The player web server use the port 80 and the player FTP server use the port 21.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Provider) customer service line to check. If the router isn’t configured to use DHCP then they will also be able to give configuration settings needed in order to get online. If the player is connected to an office LAN (Local Area Network), contact the network administrator.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Important: My Music Player only, if the player is not connected to the Ethernet network, or if the automatic update of the time system thanks to the network (NTP) is not possible while the player is connected to the network, it is necessary to perform the System Clock Calibration (page 93) to obtain the highest level of the clock accuracy.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Region. ◦ The list of world area is as follows: Africa (AFR), America (AME), Antarctica (ANT), Arctic (ARC), Asia (ASI), Atlantic (ATL), Australia (AUS), Europe (EUR), Indian (IND) and Pacific (PAC).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 . Changing the Volumes of the Independent Outputs Principle: • This setting is assigned to modify individually the volume setting of each audio outputs of the player.
ADMINISTRATOR → VOLUMES/GAINS → GAIN OUTPUT → XLR and RCA for the My Music Player, or AMP (amplified) and RCA for the My Music Player LE → Select a gain from 0 to +9. Configuration file (system.ini) Please refer to Settings of the Parameters with “system.ini” File (page 62).
9.9. Audio File Encryption The player can play specific encrypted MP3 files. These encrypted MP3 files are compatible only with ID-AL range of players. In order to prevent their use with other devices than those provided in a given installation.
The grating of a new license is at the discretion of the ID-AL / Waves System company. To obtain a MP3 encryption software with an exclusive license, please contact ID-AL / Waves System company.
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Warning! All the USB flash drive of the market are not compatible with the firmware update process. To avoid this issue with a My Music Player, it is highly recommended to use an SD card instead a USB flash drive, to perform this procedure.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 6. When this updating is completed, the LCD screen displays the same information as the standard startup, with or without Main Media (Please refer to First boot (page 22)). The update of the “Firmware”...
2 x 6 W - 8 Ohms THD 10% ▪ 2 x 12 W - 4 Ohms THD 10% *(HW V1.0 only): the My Music Player sold after the september 2015 do not have anymore SATA connector. A.II. Audio File Formats Supported •...
DHCP and fixed IP (IPv4) possibilities • Embedded NetBIOS identification service A.VIII. Build-in Clock • Timekeeping when the player is not powered: up to 2 months for the My Music Player (Ind C or higher) and the My Music Player LE (Ind F or higher) A.IX.
A.X. Consumption (12 V supplied) • My Music Player without internal SATA host device and with a low power USB flash drive: 350 mA • My Music Player LE without amplifier(1) and with a low power USB flash drive(2): 250 mA...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Appendix B. Player Audio Diagram B.I. My Music Player Audio diagram of the My Music Player B.II. My Music Player LE Audio diagram of the My Music Player LE...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Appendix C. Front Panel User Interface The front panel features an LCD and a clickable knob aimed at viewing the player state, controlling the player, and configuring it. This chapter explains how to use this user interface.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 • counterclockwise to decrease the volume, • clockwise to increase the volume. For more information about the main volume, Please refer to Player Audio Diagram (page 66) and Changing the Main Volume (page 29).
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 LCD Screen Function USER menu for commands and settings of the user USER ▼ access. Select a specific playback source. ► SOURCE ▼ (Source Name) Select a MUSIC, a PLAYLIST or a SPOT folder from ►...
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Adjust the volume gain from 0 to +9 of the audio ► GAIN OUTPUT ▲ outputs: XLR and RCA for the My Music Player, AMP XLR:(±xx)▪RCA:(±xx) ▼...
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 (ON/OFF) ▼ Select a primary DNS address (IPv4) from ► PRIMARY DNS ▲ 000.000.000.000 to 255.255.255.255. (xxx):(xxx):(xxx):(xxx) ▼ Select an alternative DNS address (IPv4) from ►...
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 FTP:(xx)▪SURE?:(YES/NO) Message displayed by the LCD during an FTP ► FTP UPDATING update. PLEASE WAIT... My Music Player only: select the USB device mode. ► USB DEVICE MODE ▲...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Appendix D. Web server The web server is assigned to control the status of the player and to obtain an information about the player, to select an audio source with the advanced options, to perform special commands and also to configure the player.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 About page view About Contact US Address ID-AL company postal address Website ID-AL company website address E-mail ID-AL company E-mail address Phone ID-AL company phone number ID-AL company fax number D.III.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 User page view User Player State Playback status (Playing or Stopped) of the player. Source Source used by the player. • My Music Player: Internal USB, External USB, SD card, Internal HDD, Web radio, Aux input.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Remaining time Remaining time of the audio file played from the Main Media or an Alternate Media. Elapsed time Elapsed time since the web radio connection.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Time zone Current time zone. NTP Synchronization Enable or disable the NTP synchronization service (On / Off). NTP server 1 Set the URL of the first NTP server used with the NTP synchronization service (default 0.pool.ntp.org).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 outputs (default 0). (My Music Player LE only) Protection Zip script file password Set a protection password for the update of content with the script procedure using the zip compressed files (default –...
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 For more information about the Date/Time, please refer to Setting the Clock of the Player (page 54). D.VII. Ethernet Page The Ethernet page allows to set several parameters pertaining to the Ethernet network configuration, the FTP server access and the samba server access.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Alternative address when the DNS auto option is disabled (DNS auto column). FTP Server Acess Username Set the username for the access of the FTP server (default ftp).
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Web Radio page view Web Radio Web Radio General Parameters Without stream, play folder Set the number of the music folder to by played when the web radio stream is cut, from the folder 001 to 999 (default 001).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 For more information about the web radio, please refer to Web Radio (page 32). D.IX. FTP Client Page The FTP Client page allows to configure the parameters pertaining to the FTP clients update, to the connection settings, to the naming, to the server locations, to the access accounts, to the modes used and more.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 server prior to the abortion of the FTP update, from 0 to 99 attempts (default Passive mode Enable or disable the passive mode in order to determine the setting up of the FTP connection port (default disable / active mode).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Appendix E. Content Updates with the Use of Scripts E.I. Introduction The Script function is used for the content management from: • A third-party storage device, see Using a Removable Device Storage with a Script (page 46).
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 • The empty parameters are ignored or the default values are used. • Only one command by line is accepted. E.II. [HEADER] Section The [HEADER] section provides to the player some data like the date, the name and the version of the update.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 the folder MUS001 of the MUSIC folder of the Main Media of the player. • COPYALL Description: Copy the entire contents from the update content to the Main Media. If a file already exist on the Main Media, it is replaced.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Rename the file Song.mp3 to Track.mp3, into the folder MUS001 of the folder MUSIC of the Main Media of the player. REN "\SPOT\SPT067" "SPT067 – Welcome Message"...
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 3. The folder New Soul from the source is copied as the folder MUS045 New Soul in the folder MUSIC of the Main Media. 4. The file Magic Song.mp3 in the folder path \MUSIC\MUS002 Rock\80s of the Main Media is deleted.
ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Appendix H. System Clock Calibration H.I. Introduction The accuracy of the clock system of the player is a sine qua non requirement for the respect of a timetable.
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ID-AL - My Music Player and My Music Player LE - User Guide V1.0 Method Process “Advanced” menu ADMINISTRATOR → DATE/TIME → NTP MODE → set the NTP to ON. Web browser software Administrator page → set the NTP synchronization → to ON →...
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