Scheduled Operation; Introduction To Timed Operation; The Palimpsest File - Palin.txt - inout RePlay 01 User Manual

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Scheduled operation

5.1 Introduction to timed operation

When the Compact Flash is inserted, Replay will analyse its contents and – depending on
the files which are present – will automatically set the following kinds of operation:
1. FILE PALIN.TXT: daily/24h reproduction schedule. Replay reproduces according to a
schedule a series of spots, known as PALIMPSEST. This reproduction sequence
(palin.txt) is a text file containing on each line the hour (hour/minute) and the list of
MP3 audio files to be reproduced.
2. FILE 1.pal, 2.pal. 3.pal, 4.pal, 5.pal 6.pal, 7.pal: daily schedule reproduction with weekly
programming (1.pal=Monday, 2.pal=Tuesday, 3.pal=Wednesday, 4.pal=Thursday,
5.pal=Friday, 6.pal=Saturday, 7.pal=Sunday) Programming allows for no more than 7
palimpsest files, one for each day of the week. The structure is the same as that of the
palimpsest file (palin.txt) described before.
5.2 The palimpsest file – palin.txt
With Replay one can draw up a sequence or list of spots to be reproduced according to a
pre-set schedule. This list is a simple text file (palin.txt) which contains the hour
(hour/minutes) and the name of the MP3 files to be reproduced, in the chosen sequence.
There are a few simple rules on how to set the palimpsest; first of all, you must set the time.
Es: 09:00
N.B. It is very important to start a new line of text with this, and to separate the hours from the
minutes using the character (:)
On the same line, you must then introduce the names of the MP3 spot audio files (max. 8
characters). You can choose among various kinds of introduction:
1. separating character [Tab] between one spot and the next:
E.g.: 09:00
2. comma (,) between one spot and the next:
E.g.: 09:00,spot01,spot02,spot03
3. semicolon (;) between one spot and the next:
E.g.: 09:00;spot01;spot02;spot03
Once the insertion has been completed, the file will appear as in the following example:
08:40 spot09
08:50 spot11
09:00 Spot01
09:15 Spot12
09:30 Spot16
09:45 Spot09
10:00 Spot05
10:07 Spot02
10:15 Spot04
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spot17
spot02
Spot08 Spot03
Spot03
Spot17
Spot10
Spot11 Spot12
Spot11
Spot07
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spot03
Spot06 Spot05
Spot13 Spot14