Recording Cds - Elan VIA! dj 4 Installation Manual

INSTALLATION MANUAL
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Note that there were 4 attempts to contact the VIA!dj at IP Address 192.168.1.105 and at each
attempt the VIA!dj sent back a "Reply". The statistics at the bottom of the screen indicate that
there were 4 "packets" sent, that all 4 were received, and none were lost.
The following is an example of a PING command issued to a VIA!dj that the network could not
detect:
Unsuccessful PING to IP Address 192.168.1.103
Note that there were 4 attempts to contact the VIA!dj at IP Address 192.168.1.103, but 0 packets
were received and 4 packets were lost. Instead of a "reply" you get a "Request timed out": This is
an indication that the either VIA!dj is not wired correctly to the network, or that the VIA!dj's
Ethernet Settings have not been properly configured.
IV.

RECORDING CDs

The VIA!dj allows you to record CDs at four compression rates. As shown in the table below, the
higher quality options use more space in the VIA!dj's hard drive:
SETTING RECORDING
(KILOBYTES QUALITY
PER SECOND)
128Kb/s
192Kb/s (VBR)
320Kb/s Very high
Uncompressed
One of the unique features of the VIA!dj is its 192Kb/s Variable Bit Rate (VBR) recording option.
At this setting, the VIA!dj actually analyzes the content of the music being recorded and adjusts
the sampling rate according to the detail and nuances of particular passages. This gives you a
high-quality recording at 1/6 the hard drive space of an uncompressed CD. This setting is ideal for
whole-house audio distribution systems where the music is primarily being played over in-wall
and/or in-ceiling speakers.
NOTE: When recording a CD, the initial transfer of data is uncompressed. The actual
compression of the data (at whatever Recording Quality option has been selected) takes
place only when the VIA!dj is not playing music. This is important to know as, if you
attempting to record multiple CDs, you may receive a message saying that there is not
enough space on the hard drive to continue recording. If this occurs, you will need to let
the VIA!dj 'stand' for a period of time while it compresses the recorded data and frees up
hard disc space. We suggest that you recommend to your client that, if recording multiple
APPROX. TOTAL
HOURS OF
RECORDING TIME
Good 2,600 hrs.
High 1,750 hrs.
500 hrs.
Best 240 hrs.
(original CD quality)
© ELAN Home Systems 2004 • All rights reserved. 09/04
E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S
APPROX. SIZE
OF A CD FILE AS
COMPARED TO
TO UNCOMPRESSED
1/10
1/6
1/4
—
APPROX. TOTAL
CAPACITY AS
COMPARED TO
TO UNCOMPRESSED
10x
6X
4X
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