ID-AL EventPlayer mkII EP220 User Manual page 13

ID-AL - EventPlayer mkII - Audio and DMX player - User manual
Special case: Folder 000 is the folder which will be played by default when powering on. When powering
on, presence of this folder is checked ; if it is present, the player plays files of this folder.
If this folder is missing, the player turns in to stop mode.
Note: The folder which is read by default when powering on can be modified in the configuration menu.
(see chapter 5)
Additional Parameters - Optional Tags:
To modify the conduct of the player, you can add optional parameters within the folder name. These
parameters are boxed with the symbols «[« «]». You can add several parameters within the folder name.
[Jxxx] - Jump to another folder after reading the current folder or play in loop
[RET] - Returns to the previous folder after reading the current folder
[RND] ou [SEQ] - Specifies random or sequential playback mode for the current folder
[V+xx] ou [V-xx] - Controls the volume level of the folder
[NT] – Define interruption modes
[RSxxx] – Sending of RS232 codes
[WHL] - Play the folder during all the time that the corresponding inputs is activated
[NXTxxx] - Play a defined number of audio files from the folder
[AUX] - Select the auxiliary input after reading the current folder
EP230 only:
[Rxxx] - Active or deactive the outputs contacts when play folder
Note: If no optional parameter has been indicated, the player reads randomly the folder in full and then
stops. The folder can be intterupted
[Jxxx]
- Jump to the Folder xxx at the End of the Playback of the Folder
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This tag defines the behavior at the end of the playback of the folder. It indicates the 3-digit number (xxx
from 000 to 999) of the next folder to play, which can also be the number of the folder itself in order to play
it in a loop. By default, if this tag is missing, the playback stops at the end of the folder.
Example :
001 [J002] Jump to folder 002 after playing folder 001.
003 [J003] Jump to folder 003 after playing folder 003 -> create a loop of the 003 folder.
008 [J023] Jump to folder 023 after playing folder 008.
458 [J999] Jump to folder 999 after playing folder 458.
To play in a loop some audio files on startup, the folder 000 must be used and tagged with [J000]
[RET]
- Return to the Previous Folder at the End of the Playback of the Folder
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During the playback of a folder, if an event or a tag instructs to play another folder tagged with [RET], then
the player jumps to the new folder. At the end of the playback of this new folder, the player jumps back to
the initial folder.
This function can be used to resume the playback of a folder interrupted by the playback of a message
triggered by an event.
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