Page 1 Dolby DP600 Program ® Optimizer Manual Issue 7 Part Number 91963...
Page 2 European Headquarters Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Wootton Bassett Wiltshire SN4 8QJ England Telephone 44‐1793‐842100 Fax 44‐1793‐842101 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURED BY DOLBY LABORATORIES IS WARRANTED AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. THERE ARE NO OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD‐PARTY RIGHTS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COPYRIGHT AND PATENT RIGHTS). LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT DOLBY LABORATORIES’ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT, UNDER ANY WARRANTY, IN NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE COST OF REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS OR ACCUSED INFRINGING DEVICES, AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL DOLBY LABORATORIES BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGE TO SOFTWARE OR RECORDED AUDIO OR VISUAL MATERIAL), COST OF DEFENSE, OR LOSS OF USE, REVENUE, OR PROFIT, EVEN IF DOLBY LABORATORIES OR ITS AGENTS HAVE BEEN ADVISED, ORALLY OR IN WRITING, OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. . Dolby, Pro Logic, and the double‐D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Dialogue Intelligence is a trademark of Dolby Laboratories. Part Number 91963 All other trademarks remain the property of their respective owners. Issue 7 © 2010 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. S10/22153/23705 ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 3: Regulatory Notices
Important Safety Instructions 1. CAUTION: Troubleshooting must be performed by a trained technician. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not attempt to service this equipment unless you are qualified to do so. 2. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding‐type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding‐type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 3. This apparatus must be earthed (grounded) by connecting to a correctly wired and earthed power outlet. 4. Ensure that your mains supply is in the correct range for the input power requirement of the unit. 5. In order to reduce the risk of electrical shock, the power cord must be disconnected when the power supply assembly is removed. 6. This equipment is designed to mount in a suitably ventilated 19” rack; ensure that any ventilation slots in the unit are not blocked or covered. 7. CAUTION: This equipment contains a lithium battery. Danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Do not disassemble, crush, puncture, short external contacts, or dispose of in fire or water. Dispose of the used battery in accordance with local law. 8. The mains power disconnect device for this unit is the plug‐in mains cord rather than a power switch. The mains cord must remain readily accessible for disconnecting mains power. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 4 Regulatory Notices 9. To avoid exposure to dangerous voltages and to avoid damage to the unit, do not connect the rear panel Ethernet port to telephone circuits. 10. As the colours of the cores in the mains lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: • The green and yellow core must be connected to the terminal in the plug identified by the letter E, or by the earth symbol , or coloured green, or green and yellow. • The blue core must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter N or coloured black. • The brown core must be connected to the terminal marked with the letter L or coloured red. 11. This apparatus must be earthed. WEEE PRODUCT END‐OF‐LIFE INFORMATION This product was designed and built by Dolby Laboratories to provide many years of service, and is backed by our commitment to provide high‐quality support. When it eventually reaches the end of its serviceable life, it should be disposed of in accordance with local or national legislation. www.dolby.com/environment. For current information, please visit our website at: ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 5 Gebruik alleen zekeringen van de aangegeven typen en waarden. Aansluiting van de unit alleen aan een geaarde wandcontactdoos. De netkabel die met de unit wordt geleverd, moet als volgt worden aangesloten: Fase—Bruin Nul—Blauw Aarde—Groen/Geel ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 7: Table Of Contents
2.2 Starting the System for the First Time ................12 2.2.1 DP600 Home Screen .....................24 2.2.2 Using the System Screen ..................25 2.3 Using the DP600 Remote Client Software................27 2.3.1 Understanding Work Orders ..................27 2.3.2 Running the DP600 Client ..................29 2.3.3 DP600 Client Home Screen...................30 2.4 Creating a Work Order .....................31...
Page 8 A.3.3 Selecting a Bookmark to Specify a Path..............70 A.3.4 Entering a Path for Work Orders with Multiple Files ..........71 A.4 Entering a Destination Path ....................73 Appendix B DP600 Program Optimizer Detailed Profile Descriptions B.1 Understanding DP600 Profiles ..................75 Appendix C System Administrator Functions C.1 Access Levels........................79...
Page 9 Figure 2-26 Status Screen ........................26 Figure 2-27 Volumes Screen ........................26 Figure 2-28 Disks Screen ........................27 Figure 2-29 DP600 Program Optimizer Splash Screen ................29 Figure 2-30 DP600 Client Home Screen ....................30 Figure 2-31 Displaying the Work Orders Screen ..................31 Figure 2-32 Adding a Work Order......................
Page 10 Figure 3-10 Reinstall Front-Panel Drive Cover ..................55 Figure 3-11 DP600 Front-Panel Power Supply Indicator................ 57 Figure 3-12 DP600 Failed Power Supply (Top Unit in Figure)..............57 Figure 3-13 Loosen Thumbscrew on Failed Power Supply ..............58 Figure 3-14 Press on Tab and Pull Handle to Remove Failed Power Supply ........58 Figure 3-15 Remove Failed Power Supply .....................
Page 11 Figure C-24 Loudness Log Export Screen ....................93 Figure C-25 Power Screen ........................94 Figure C-26 Reboot DP600 Confirmation Prompt ................... 94 Figure C-27 OK to Shut Down when This Screen Appears (And the Drive LEDs Are Not Active)..94 ®...
Page 13: Chapter 1 Introduction
1‐1). For audio formats that do not include metadata, the DP600 can automatically set or correct the parameter by referencing a user‐defined target level (see Figure 1‐2). dialnorm Content producers and broadcasters can reduce loudness complaints by using the DP600 to provide viewers with a consistent audio experience across programs, channels, and networks. Expanding upon the unique Dialogue Intelligence ™ technology developed for the Dolby LM100 Broadcast Loudness Meter, the DP600 normalizes the loudness of audio programs while preserving their original dynamic range. The DP600 analyzes the loudness of file‐based audio bitstreams coded in Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby E, and validates and corrects the parameter without the need for decoding dialnorm and reencoding the original audio bitstream. The DP600 also provides intelligent speech‐based loudness normalization for both PCM audio and MPEG‐1 LII audio. The DP600‐C provides faster‐than‐real‐time file‐based encoding, decoding, and conversion between all of Dolby’s audio formats (Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby E), PCM, and MPEG‐1 LII, while preserving the audio metadata. In addition, it offers a unique, high‐quality, single‐step Dolby Digital to Dolby Digital Plus converter that preserves the metadata and minimizes tandem coding losses. This allows the audio from existing media archives to be converted to next‐generation broadcast formats. The DP600 also supports Dolby Pro Logic ® II encoding for two‐channel matrix‐encoded content derived from multichannel source files. In very rare cases involving extreme loudness corrections that require gain, soft limiting will occur only during program peak levels that would exceed clipping after applying this type of loudness correction. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 14: Figure 1-1 Coded Audio With Metadata Analysis And Correction
Customers interested in enhancing two‐channel audio for use in 5.1‐channel applications can purchase an optional DP600 software upgrade that adds an intelligent file‐based upmixing capability. This unique process is based on a newly developed Dolby algorithm that creates a wider, natural‐sounding sweet spot. It also ensures that subsequent downmixing is free from artifacts typically found with other solutions. The upmixing process can be adaptively integrated into the same DP600 work‐flow profiles utilized for file‐based loudness correction, encoding, decoding, conversion, and transcoding. Figure 1‐1 Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Uncorrected File Analyzed and Corrected File Broadcast Media File with Broadcast Media File with Analyze Audio Dolby E, Dolby Digital, or Dolby E, Dolby Digital, or Dolby Digital Plus...
Page 15: Work-Flow Integration
Work-Flow Flexibility and Ease of Use The Dolby DP600 platform supports several types of applications, including archiving, automated QC, content conversion, and media asset management; it offers considerable potential for integration with third‐party systems through an open application programming interface (API). To meet specific user requirements, you can control the DP600 and its processing engines in three ways: • Manual control: Users can set up and initiate work orders on an individual or batch basis from a simple‐to‐use interface. • Third‐party control via Web services: To enable system integration at any level, the DP600’s processing engines are also available as a set of Web services. This allows manufacturers to integrate these engines directly into their work flow to create a seamless user experience without impacting day‐to‐day operations. • Automatic hot folder ingest process: Users can create hot folders and predefine a work order profile for each one. The profile governs the DP600’s behavior with specific broadcast media types. All media files moved to a hot folder are automatically processed based on the folder’s profile and delivered to a user‐defined folder upon completion. Hot folders are easy to set up and use and can greatly speed integration time within some facilities. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 16: Applications
Automated broadcast media file audio transcoding and conversion • Automated broadcast media file QC and loudness correction IPTV Applications • Automated VOD file analysis andloudness correction • Automated VOD file transcoding and conversion • Automated broadcast media file audio transcoding and conversion • Automated broadcast media file QC and loudness correction Terrestrial Applications (Networks/Affiliates/Independent Stations) • Broadcast media file QC and loudness correction • Broadcast media file (GXF, MXF, others) audio transcoding and conversion Postproduction Applications • Automated loudness analysis, setting and correction of metadata for dialnorm programming destined for broadcast • Automated normalization of content without metadata (to meet your customer’s delivery specifications) • Faster‐than‐real‐time automated transcoding and conversion of broadcast media files ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 17: Supported Media Formats And Audio Types
Supported Media Formats and Audio Types The DP600 supports many media formats and audio types, including media file formats and linear and coded audio types. Media File Formats GXF (SMPTE 360M);MXF operational patterns per SMPTE 390M (OP‐Atom); SMPTE 378M (OP‐1a); SMPTE 391M (OP‐1b with internal essence file formats only); MXF container (essence) support per SMPTE 379M (GC); SMPTE 381M (GC‐MPEG); SMPTE 383M (GC‐DV minus support for audio essence interleaved in DV); SMPTE 382M (GSC‐AESBWF); SMPTE 386M (IMX with D10 Audio); MPEG‐2 program stream; MPEG‐2 single program transport stream; MP4 Linear Audio Types • , , and multichannel . files with or without a Dolby .wav audio metadata . chunk • , including multichannel .aiff • 16‐, 20‐, and 24‐bit PCM (within any of the aforementioned media file formats) Coded Audio Types Dolby Digital (AC‐3), Dolby Digital Plus (E‐AC‐3), Dolby E, MPEG‐1 LII ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 18: Dp600 Front Panel
Touch-Screen User Interface The LCD touch screen provides user controls for the initial configuration; rescheduling, canceling, and pausing work orders and reports; and checking the system status. You simply touch the icon that represents the desired function, and the DP600 responds accordingly. To add and configure work orders and export reports, you need to use the DP600 Client, as described in Section 2.3. For a complete description of all work order functions, see Section 2.3.1. 1.5.2 CD/DVD-ROM Drive The CD/DVD‐ROM drive is located behind the touch‐screen door. With this drive, you can perform DP600 software upgrades. Figure 1‐4 System Reset and Display buttons CD/DVD-ROM drive Figure 1-4 DP600 CD/DVD-ROM Drive (Behind Touch-Screen Door) Note: You cannot play commercial CDs or DVDs in the DP600 CD/DVD‐ROM drive. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 19: System Reset And Display Controls
Power supply failure: This red LED is off during normal operation. It lights or flashes red if either of the redundant power supplies fails. Temperature: This tricolor LED glows green when the temperature of the unit is cool, yellow if the temperature is warm, and red if the temperature is hot. If this LED is yellow or red, the operating environment may be warmer than expected and in need of modification. In such a case, call your Dolby authorized technical representative immediately. 1.5.5 Internal Drive Indicators The DP600 has five physical internal hard drives. Drives 1 and 2 are arranged in a RAID 1 configuration to provide protection for the operating system as well as local storage. The remaining three hard drives are configured as separate drives to provide local storage. This configuration of one RAID pair and three separate drives represents four logical drives. There are four bicolor LEDs on the front panel, labeled , , , and . These LEDs indicate the status of the DP600’s four logical internal hard drives. The drive LEDs function as follows: • Off (nonilluminated): Indicates a functional drive with no current disk access activity • Green: Indicates normal drive activity • Red: Indicates a drive failure LED shows the status of the two‐drive RAID 1 configuration. The operating system is installed on these mirrored drives to prevent a physical drive failure, resulting in an inoperable system. If either of the mirrored drives fails, the other RAID drive enables the system to operate normally until the failed drive is replaced. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 20: Usb 2.0 Port
If you replace both RAID drives, you also need to reinstall the DP600 software. In such a case, follow the instructions for a clean installation in Section 3.3. When you reinstall the software, the system automatically synchronizes the two RAID drives, re‐creating the original mirrored RAID array (manual rebuild not required). For instructions on replacing a drive, see Section 3.1.1. Table 1-1 Local Storage LED Conditions Front-Panel LED Condition Failed Physical Drive Solid red Blinks in red in two‐second intervals Blinks in red in Rebuilding RAID half‐second intervals Solid red Solid red Solid red 1.5.6 USB 2.0 Port The front‐panel USB 2.0 port is provided for license loading from a USB flash drive or to connect the provided USB keyboard. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 21: Dp600 Rear Panel
• Three empty PCI slots (for future use) Figure 1‐5 shows the currently active components on the DP600 rear panel. Figure 1‐5 Fans Red alarm reset button Monitor port Power supplies Ethernet port PS/2 ports USB 2.0 ports Figure 1‐6 Figure 1-5 DP600 Rear Panel Send Us Your Feedback If you have a question or a comment regarding this chapter, send us an email. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 23: Chapter 2 Using The Dp600
Connect DP600 to Network Note: Some early models have two Ethernet ports. The lower Ethernet port is nonfunctional on these units. Connect the provided USB keyboard to the DP600 front‐panel USB port or one of the rear‐panel USB ports. Typically, when initially configuring the system, you use the touch screen, as explained in Section 2.2, but you can also use the keyboard. Figure 2-2 DP600 Program Optimizer DP600 Program Optimizer Connect provided USB keyboard here or in rear panel Figure 2-2 Connect DP600 Keyboard (Front-Panel Connection) ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 24: Starting The System For The First Time
Using the DP600 Starting the System for the First Time Note: Before starting the system, be sure it’s connected to an active network. To download your license and enable the DP600, you also need a PC with Internet access and an available USB port, and the USB device provided with your unit. The DP600 touch screen provides a user‐friendly interface where you perform actions by pressing the respective screen area. The touch screen is calibrated during the manufacturing process. When you start the DP600 for the first time, the DP600 screen appears, which Welcome! provides a checklist of things you need before you can set up the system, as shown in Figure 2‐3. Figure 2-3 Figure 2-3 DP600 Welcome! Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 25: Figure 2-4 Network Information Dialog Box
Network Information Dialog Box Press the button on the right side of the screen. config The dialog box appears, as shown in the example in Figure 2‐5. Network Configuration Before you set up the system, the IP address appears only if you enter a static IP address (DHCP unchecked). If you’re using DHCP, the IP address does not appear until you complete the system setup. Note: In this dialog box, and in all the following DP600 setup screens, you enter information to configure your system. If you press the cancel button at the bottom left corner of any of the following setup screens, the system cancels all of your entries (in all the setup screens, in addition to the currently displayed setup screen). A cancel confirm prompt appears. If you confirm, the unit cancels your entries and automatically reboots, and then the screen reappears. At Welcome! this point, you can reenter your settings. Figure 2-5 Figure 2-5 Network Configuration Dialog Box ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 26: Figure 2-6 Hostname Keypad
Press on the desired keys to enter a host name, then select Be sure to enter a unique name using only alphanumeric characters, hyphens, and periods (for example, dp600‐unit‐1). In the box, press on the field. General Configuration Gateway number pad appears, as shown in Figure 2‐7. Enter Gateway Address Figure 2-7 Figure 2-7 Enter Gateway Address Number Pad Screen Press on the desired numbers to enter an optional gateway address, then select In the box, press the box (if it is unchecked) for dynamic IP Address Use DHCP addressing or uncheck this box (by pressing on it) if you want to enter a static IP address. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 27: Figure 2-8 Network Tools Dialog Box
10. Press to save your network configuration. The dialog box (shown in Figure 2‐4) reappears with your network Network Information settings, except for your unique host name. You need to reboot the system to display the new host name. 11. Press in the screen. Tools Network Information The dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2‐8. In this screen, you can Network Tools enter a remote host and perform ping or trace route operations by pressing the respective button (see Figure 2‐9 and Figure 2‐10). Figure 2-8 Figure 2-8 Network Tools Dialog Box ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 28: Figure 2-9 Network Tools Ping
Using the DP600 Figure 2-9 Figure 2-9 Network Tools Ping Figure 2-10 Figure 2-10 Network Tools Trace Route 12. Press in the dialog box Network Tools ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 29: Figure 2-11 Date And Time Information Screen
Date & Time Information displays the current date and time settings. Figure 2-11 Figure 2-11 Date and Time Information Screen 14. Press in the screen. config Date & Time Information The dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2‐12. In this screen, you Time Configuration can set up an NTP configuration or enter the date and time manually. Figure 2-12 Figure 2-12 Time Configuration ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 30: Figure 2-13 Ntp Settings Fields
Your NTP settings appear in the screen (shown in Date and Time Information Figure 2‐11). 17. After setting up NTP, follow steps 20–22 to enter your time zone. 18. To set the date and time manually, press the field. Date & Time The screen appears, as shown in Figure 2‐14. Set Server Date/Time Figure 2-14 Figure 2-14 Set Server Date/Time Screen 19. Press the up and down arrows above and below each field to set the server date and time, then press ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 31: Figure 2-15 Select Region Screen
Zone The screen appears, as shown in Figure 2‐15. Select Region Figure 2-15 Figure 2-15 Select Region Screen 21. Press on your region, then press the right arrow. The screen appears for your region, as shown in Figure 2‐16. Select City Zone You need to select your closest city to ensure that submitted work orders run at the scheduled time. Figure 2-16 Figure 2-16 Select City or Zone Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 32: Figure 2-17 License Screen
Using the DP600 22. Press on your closest city, then press finish The screen appears. This screen displays the unit’s and user License Serial Number personal identification number ( ). Note these two numbers—you’ll need them to license your unit for operation. Figure 2-17 Figure 2-17 License Screen 23. Locate the USB flash device in the DP600 packing kit, and insert it into a PC with Internet access. 24. Open a Web browser and go to www.dolbysupport.com. 25. If you have previously registered, simply log in. 26. If you are a new user, please take a few moments to register. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 33: Figure 2-18 Select Product Licensing On Dolby Support Home Page
Figure 2-18 Select Product Registration Figure 2-18 Select Product Licensing on Dolby Support Home Page The page appears, as shown in Figure 2‐19. Product Registration Figure 2-19 Select Register a New Product Figure 2-19 Get New License File Page ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 34: Figure 2-20 Registered Products Page
2‐17). Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. 30. Select at the bottom of the page to display the licensing Update download upgrade link 31. Click on the licensing link. download upgrade 32. Download your license file to the USB flash device inserted in your PC. This file is the license for your DP600 system (including any upgrades). 33. Remove the USB flash device from your PC, and insert it into one of the DP600 USB ports. It will take a few seconds for the DP600 to recognize the license. 34. Press the button in the screen. license License A confirmation prompt informs you that the license installed successfully. Note: If the system does not install the license, press the button license again. The system may take a few seconds to recognize the inserted USB flash device containing the license file. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 35: Figure 2-21 License Confirmation Prompt
Starting the System for the First Time Figure 2-21 Figure 2-21 License Confirmation Prompt 35. Press The screen appears. Finished! Figure 2-22 Figure 2-22 Finished! Screen 36. Press finish The DP600 setup is now completed, and the system automatically reboots. During the reboot process, remove any discs in the CD/DVD‐ROM drive, as the system attempts to boot from any inserted disc. If an installation disc is inserted, the system begins a new installation. You can repeat the previous steps for each license you want to download and each upgrade you want to apply to your license. Note: If you are a DP600 system administrator, go to Appendix C for instructions on setting up user IDs and access levels and performing other administrative tasks. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 36: Dp600 Home Screen
2.4. Note the lock icon next to the date and time. When this icon is in the locked position, the system is in view‐only mode. In this mode, you can display some information and check the system status, but cannot operate the system or perform administrative functions. To operate the system, obtain a level ID from your DP600 system administrator. System USER administrators can also perform all level functions. USER To gain access to specific functions, press the lock icon to log in with the appropriate user‐level ID and password. When you log in, the lock icon changes to the unlocked position and your ID appears below the time and date, as shown in Figure 2‐42. After 30 minutes of idle time, the system returns to the locked position, but you should log out by pressing the lock icon and pressing —to lock the system—whenever you’re logout done working in the unlocked mode. Figure 2-23 Lock icon Figure 2-23 DP600 Front-Panel Home Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 37: Using The System Screen
C. The and functions do not require a password. info status Figure 2-24 Figure 2-24 System Screen Press in the screen. info system The screen appears, as shown in Figure 2‐25. This screen displays the current info and the Software Information Licensed Configurations Figure 2-25 Figure 2-25 Info Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 38: Figure 2-26 Status Screen
2‐26. In this screen, you can check the status and status by pressing the respective icons. volumes disks Figure 2-26 Figure 2-26 Status Screen Press in the screen. volumes status The screen appears, as shown in Figure 2‐27, which displays the storage status volumes for each disk volume. When any volume exceeds 90% capacity, the disk happy face on the screen turns to a sad face. In addition to the system’s internal storage, this Home screen displays the status of your work order source and destination external storage. (For more information on source and destination, see page 35 and page 36.) Figure 2-27 Figure 2-27 Volumes Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 39: Using The Dp600 Remote Client Software
Using the DP600 Remote Client Software Press in the screen. disks status The screen appears, which displays the status for each RAID drive, as shown in disks Figure 2‐28. Figure 2-28 Figure 2-28 Disks Screen Using the DP600 Remote Client Software To process audio using the DP600, you need to use the Dolby DP600 Remote Client software (also referred to as “DP600 Client“ or “Client”). With this application, you can define and run an operation we call a work order. The DP600 Client runs on your Microsoft ® Windows ® PC. This application looks similar to the front‐panel touch screen, but provides more user control functions. For example, with the Client, you can: • Add and configure work orders •...
Page 40 Mono-Only Standard This type of work order processes audio in mono on a file‐by‐file basis. Each file represents a single channel of a multichannel program. You specify the path to the source files on your PC or anywhere on the network. You also specify a destination where you want to save the processed file. Hot Folder Work Order With this type of work order, you specify the path to a source folder on your PC or network where the audio files you want to process are located. The DP600 periodically looks for files of a specific type in this folder, which is controlled by the work order profile. The work order profile associated with your hot folder also determines how the DP600 processes the files. In addition, you specify the destination where you want to save the processed files. When the DP600 sees the specified file type in the source directory, it processes those files according to the current profile, and then saves the processed files in the destination folder. Note: You can link only one work order profile with a single hot folder. However, you can create multiple hot folders, each with a different profile. Pinnacle Hot Folder Work Order This type of hot folder is designed specifically for Pinnacle MediaStream server files. Omneon Hot Folder Work Order This type of hot folder is designed specifically for Omneon server files and is incompatible with other formats. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 41: Running The Dp600 Client
Dolby Laboratories ® ® Currently we support Windows XP, using Internet Explorer 6 or later, Firefox 2 or ® later, Opera 9 or later, and Safari 3 or later. Other browsers and operating systems are untested or unsupported. The splash screen appears, as shown in Figure 2‐29. DP600 Program Optimizer Figure 2-29 Download manual Download Java Click launch client Figure 2-29 DP600 Program Optimizer Splash Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 42: Dp600 Client Home Screen
If the current version of Client software is not already installed on the Client PC, the correct version automatically downloads directly from the DP600 (no Internet access required). You can install and run the Client from multiple computers simultaneously. Client updates automatically occur each time the Client runs on a specific PC. For this reason, the Client isnʹt really installed as such. You simply run the application from the DP600, which automatically downloads any necessary files and updates as required. 2.3.3 DP600 Client Home Screen After launching the DP600 Client, as described in Section 2.3.2, the DP600 Client home screen appears on your PC. This screen looks similar to the screen on the front‐panel home touch screen and you can perform many of the same functions using the Client. You can also perform some additional functions. The Client functions are described on the following pages. When a procedure says “click” something, this means that you can perform the respective function only with the Client. If it says “press or click,” this means you can perform the respective function using the touch screen or the Client. However, to access any of their respective locked areas, you must log in separately on the touch screen and the Client. Figure 2-30 Figure 2-30 DP600 Client Home Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 43: Creating A Work Order
Figure 2-31 {Click work orders Figure 2-31 Displaying the Work Orders Screen The screen appears, as shown in Figure 2‐32. In this screen, you can add work orders and configure a work order and perform other related functions. Click at the right side of the screen. work orders Figure 2-32 Click add Figure 2-32 Adding a Work Order ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 44: Figure 2-33 Login Screen
2‐35. In this menu, you can enter information in the displayed fields to configure your work orders. You can also click the icon to enter notes and configure Additional Settings additional settings for hot folders. Figure 2-34 Click here to enter related text or additional settings for hot folders Figure 2-34 Add Workorder Screen (All Work Orders Except Grass Valley Hot Folder) ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 45: Figure 2-35 Add Workorder Screen (Grass Valley Hot Folder)
Pinnacle Hot Folder Omneon Hot Folder, Grass Valley Hot Folder or Mono-only ). Hot Folder Note: and work orders are licensed only for Omneon Standard Omneon Hot Folder Omneon servers and are incompatible with other platforms. Figure 2-36 Figure 2-36 Select a Work Order Type Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 46: Figure 2-37 Selecting A Work Order Profile (Default Profiles Displayed)
2‐37. When you click a profile, a short description of the selected profile appears (for example, . Dolby Digital (.ac3) to Dolby Digital Plus (.ec3) Profiles that perform loudness correction require a standard DP600, while profiles that perform encoding, decoding, transcoding, and conversion require the enhanced DP600‐C. Profiles that perform upmixing, require the DP600 upmixing upgrade. Note: For detailed descriptions of all the DP600 profiles, see Appendix B. In addition, check the DP600 area of for periodic www.dolbysupport.com profile updates. Figure 2-37 Figure 2-37 Selecting a Work Order Profile (Default Profiles Displayed) ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 47: Figure 2-38 Enter Path Screen
FTP or SFTP necessary) enter a , , and (SMB only) in the Username Password Domain Enter User screen. Click the right arrow and enter a path in the Credentials Enter Server screen. Then click to display the screen, click on the Details finish Select File desired file or folder and click . If you want to create a bookmark, click on the desired file or folder in the screen, click , then click . If you click Select File and the field is not blank, the system attempts to browse to the browse entered URL. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 48: Figure 2-39 Additional Settings Screens
Multi-File Standard, Mono-only Standard, Standard, Pinnacle Standard and Omneon Standard work orders and all types of Hot Folder work orders Figure 2-39 Additional Settings Screens 11. Enter the for your work order by typing a numeric value. Priority If you want the system to process a work order first in the queue, enter . For numerous work orders with the same priority, the system sets the queue using the entries, Start At as explained in step 12. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 49: Figure 2-40 Entering The Work Order Start Time
End At If you want to specify a time when the DP600 stops looking for multiple files to process, click the field to display the screen (see Figure 2‐41). End At End At 15. Use the up and down arrows to specify a day, month, year, and time when you want to end the multiple file work order, then click . Click to return to the default reset Indefinitely Figure 2-41 Figure 2-41 Entering the Work Order End Time (For Work Orders with Multiple Files Only) ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 50 screen appears where you can enter a Enter Path directory where the system copies an uncorrected file. This screen is identical to the screen described earlier for the source path. Uncorrected files Enter Path appear as in the status area in work order report and log Quarantine Failed screens. Note: If you enable in the screen (see Figure 2‐34 and Delete Source File Add Workorder Figure 2‐35), the destination options allow you to move Additional Settings (instead of copy) the corrected or uncorrected files to the specified work order directory or the quarantine directory. • Notes Allows you to enter any related text for the corresponding work order. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 51: Figure 2-42 Work Order Running As Displayed In Home Screen
Creating a Work Order 16. If applicable, enter any other for the respective hot folder. Additional Settings After you add a work order, it runs as specified in the menu. When a Add Workorder work order is running, the screen displays the progress, as shown in Figure 2‐42. home Figure 2-42 Figure 2-42 Work Order Running as Displayed in Home Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 52: Figure 2-43 Work Orders Screen Displays Database
Figure 2-43 Work Orders Screen Displays Database When you click the filter criteria icon at the bottom of the screen (shown in work orders Figure 2‐42), the options appear, as shown in Figure 2‐44. Workorder Filter Criteria Figure 2-44 Figure 2-44 Workorder Filter Criteria Screen Note: For the criteria, is for corrected files and Include Status QUARANTINE_FINISHED is for uncorrected files. QUARANTINE_FAILED ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 53: Figure 2-45 Date Created Options
This option specifies that the screen displays only work orders run during a certain info period. When you click in this field, you can select the desired option from the drop‐down menu. The default is , which specifies that all work orders appear. If you select Custom , the appear. When you click in the or All Dates Date Created Values Created Since fields, you can enter an exact after or before date and time using the displayed Created Until controls. The default is , which specifies that all work orders appear. Figure 2‐45 Include All shows all the options. Figure 2-45 Figure 2-45 Date Created Options ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 54: Figure 2-46 Set Priority Values
Include Status When you check or uncheck these boxes, the system filters the status information accordingly. In addition to adding work orders and displaying work order information, the work orders screen displays other icons, which enable you to display more information, as well as pause, edit, cancel, and delete a selected work order. Following is a description of each of these icons: When you select a work order in the database, and then press or click the info icon, profile, schedule, and reports information appears in the screen, as info shown in Figure 2‐47. Figure 2-47 Click to display info shown in Figure 2-48 Figure 2-47 Work Orders Info Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 55: Figure 2-48 Info Reports Screen
screen, the corresponding report reports info information appears for the selected work order, as shown in Figure 2‐48. This screen displays the following information for each work order: • Date • Severity • Description • Name of work order Figure 2-48 Figure 2-48 Info Reports Screen On the right side of the screen, five icons appear. When you click any of these info reports icons, the screen responds accordingly. Following is a description of each of these icons. When you press or click on a work order report to select it, and then press or click this icon, the corresponding detailed report appears in the reports info screen, as shown in the example in Figure 2‐49. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 56: Figure 2-49 Detailed Report Displayed In Reports Info Screen
Using the DP600 Figure 2-49 Figure 2-49 Detailed Report Displayed in Reports Info Screen When you press or click any of the lower four icons, only work order reports associated with that icon appear. When you press or click again on the same icon, this type of report no longer appears. If you click more than one icon, the respective reports appear, corresponding to all the selected icons. Following is a description of each of these icons. Selecting this icon displays any work order reports that contain information, but no warnings or errors. Selecting this icon displays any work order reports that contain warnings. Selecting this icon displays any work order reports that contain errors. When you click on a work order report, and then click this icon (displayed only in the DP600 Client), the system saves a text file of the report to the desired location on your PC. A confirmation dialog box appears where you enter the desired name and path, and then click , as shown in Figure 2‐50. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 57: Figure 2-50 Export Report Confirmation
Figure 2-51 Figure 2-51 Edit Selected Workorder Screen When you click this icon, the screen appears, as shown in Workorder Figure 2‐34. In this menu, you can set up your work orders, as described in Section 2.4. One of these icons is displayed, depending on the state of the selected work order. If the selected work order is running or scheduled, the icon cancel appears and you can press or click this icon to cancel the selected work order. If the selected work order is not scheduled or running, the icon appears, and you delete can delete the work order from the database. In either case, a prompt appears, which asks you to confirm your action (cancel or delete). Select or at the cancel confirmation prompt. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 58: Figure 2-52 Click Reports In Home Screen
Press or click the icon in the screen, as shown in Figure 2‐52. reports home Figure 2-52 Click reports Figure 2-52 Click Reports in Home Screen The home screen appears, as shown in Figure 2‐53. reports Figure 2-53 Click info Figure 2-53 Click Info in Home Reports Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 59: Figure 2-54 Display Report In Home Reports Info Screen
Creating a Work Order Press or click the desired work order report, then click info. The respective work order report appears, as shown in Figure 2‐54. Figure 2-54 Figure 2-54 Display Report in Home Reports Info Screen Send Us Your Feedback If you have a question or a comment regarding this chapter, send us an email. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 61: Chapter 3 System Maintenance
Chapter 3 System Maintenance This chapter explains how to maintain the Dolby ® DP600. The sections that follow show you how to diagnose and repair hard drives and power supplies. Maintaining the DP600 Hard Drives The DP600 has five physical internal hard drives. Drives 1 and 2 are arranged in a RAID 1 configuration to provide protection for the operating system as well as local storage. The remaining three hard drives are configured as separate drives to provide local storage. This configuration of one RAID pair and three separate drives represents four logical drives. There are four bicolor LEDs on the front panel, labeled , , , and . These LEDs indicate the status of the DP600’s four logical internal hard drives. The drive LEDs function as follows: • Off (nonilluminated): Indicates a functional drive with no current disk access activity • Green: Indicates normal drive activity • Red: Indicates a drive failure LED shows the status of the two‐drive RAID 1 configuration. The operating system is installed on these mirrored drives to prevent a physical drive failure, resulting in an inoperable system. If either of the mirrored drives fails, the other RAID drive enables the system to operate normally until the failed drive is replaced. LEDs , , and indicate the status of the other three physical disks. These disks are configured as separate drives and do not have RAID backup capability. If any of these ...
Page 62: Replacing A Drive
Local Storage LED Conditions Front-Panel LED Condition Failed Physical Drive Solid red Blinks in red in two‐second intervals Blinks in red in Rebuilding RAID half‐second intervals Solid red Solid red Solid red 3.1.1 Replacing a Drive To replace a DP600 hard drive: Look at the front‐panel drive LEDs, then refer to Table 3‐1 to determine which drive has failed. Figure 3‐1 Figure 3-1 Red LED Indicates Failed Disk Drive ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 63: Figure 3-2 Swing Out Touch-Screen Panel
Maintaining the DP600 Hard Drives Swing the touch‐screen panel out to the left. Figure 3‐2 Figure 3-2 Swing Out Touch-Screen Panel Locate the small pry areas on the left side of the front‐panel drive cover. Figure 3‐3 Figure 3-3 Locate Pry Areas Behind Drive Cover ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 64: Figure 3-4 Remove The Dp600 Drive Cover
System Maintenance Using your fingers or a cushioned screwdriver, gently pry off the drive cover from its left side (the other side is a slotted lock), and remove it from the unit. Be careful not to drop it, as the panel is deceptively heavy and will come off suddenly once the locking mechanism disengages. Figure 3‐4 Figure 3-4 Remove the DP600 Drive Cover Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the four screws that secure the drive retaining bracket, then slide the screws toward the center of the bracket, and remove the bracket as shown in Figure 3‐5. As viewed left to right, the first two screws move to the right and the second two screws move to the left. Caution: When loosening the screws, be sure not to remove them completely from the bracket. Figure 3‐5 Figure 3-5 Remove the Drive Retaining Bracket ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 65: Figure 3-6 Physical Drive Numbers
Maintaining the DP600 Hard Drives Starting from the left side of the drive cage, the first slot contains physical drive 1 (RAID drive 1). The second slot contains physical drive 2 (RAID drive 2). Starting with the third slot, physical drives 3, 4, and 5 are installed next, in that order. In this example, RAID drive 1 is the failed drive that requires replacement. Figure 3‐6 shows how the drives are numbered from left to right (numbers do not appear on the actual unit). Figure 3‐6 Figure 3-6 Physical Drive Numbers Match the failed drive’s number (determined in step 1) with the corresponding physical drive, then grasp the drive’s finger tab and slide it out of its slot, as shown in the example in Figure 3‐7. Figure 3‐7 Figure 3-7 Remove Failed Drive from DP600 ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 66: Figure 3-8 Insert Replacement Drive In Dp600
System Maintenance Be sure that no work order is running, then grasp the replacement drive’s finger tab, and firmly but gently slide the drive into its slot (see Figure 3‐8) until you feel resistance, which indicates that the drive is seated in its socket. You can replace a drive with a higher capacity unit but not with a lower capacity unit. Figure 3‐8 Figure 3-8 Insert Replacement Drive in DP600 Position the retaining bracket in front of the hard drives, lining it up with the screw holes, slide the screws outward to their original position, then use a Phillips screwdriver to tighten its four screws and secure the drives, as shown in Figure 3‐9. Figure 3‐9 Figure 3-9 Reinstall Retaining Bracket ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 67: Rebuilding Dp600 Drives
Maintaining the DP600 Hard Drives Reinstall the drive cover by positioning it so that the mounting tang on the right side of the RAID bay inserts in the mounting slot on the rear of the drive cover. To do this, hold the drive cover so that there is an approximately 10‐degree angle between the cover and the front of the unit, as shown in Figure 3‐10. Figure 3‐10 Figure 3-10 Reinstall Front-Panel Drive Cover 10. Slide the drive cover over the mounting tang and move it to the left until the mounting stud on the left rear side of the cover engages the hole in the front of the unit. If you replaced one RAID drive and did not shut down the system, the RAID array rebuilds automatically. However, if you are not running multiple work orders, we recommend shutting down the system, rebooting, and manually rebuilding the RAID array, as described in Section 3.1.2. If you replaced a non‐RAID drive, rebooting and manual rebuilding is required, as described in Section 3.1.2. If you replaced both RAID drives (drives 1 and 2), you need to use the DP600 software DVD to reinstall the software, as described in Section 3.3. In such a case, you perform a clean installation and the system automatically synchronizes the two RAID drives, re‐creating the original mirrored RAID array (manual rebuilding not required). 3.1.2 Rebuilding DP600 Drives To manually rebuild DP600 hard drives: Place the DP600 in an idle state by halting all work orders being processed.
Page 68 If you replaced a single non‐RAID drive (physical drives 3, 4, or 5): • Use the arrow keys to highlight the new drive that appears in the Available Drives area, then press the space bar to select it. • Press the <Tab> key to move to the menu buttons at the bottom of the screen, then use the arrow keys to select the button, and press <Enter>. Create Unit The available unit should now appear in the Create a disk array from these drives box. • Use the arrow keys to select the button, then press <Enter>. • Type to enable the write cache on the new drive. The 3ware BIOS Manager main screen reappears. • Press <F8> to exit, then type to accept your entries and reboot the unit. When you replace a single drive, no rebuild time is required. The new drive appears immediately. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 69: Replacing A Dp600 Power Supply
3‐11) and a warning alarm sounds. The Dolby catalog number for each of your DP600’s power supplies is identified by a label affixed to the right side of each unit. Figure 3‐11 Failed power supply red LED Figure 3-11 DP600 Front-Panel Power Supply Indicator To replace a DP600 power supply: Identify the failed unit in the rear panel by its nonilluminated LED, as shown in the example in Figure 3‐12. Figure 3‐12 Figure 3-12 DP600 Failed Power Supply (Top Unit in Figure) ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 70: Figure 3-13 Loosen Thumbscrew On Failed Power Supply
This equipment must be earthed/grounded. 3.0–1.25A 50/60Hz Figure 3-13 Loosen Thumbscrew on Failed Power Supply Press the failed power supply’s tab to the left while grasping its handle and pulling the unit out of its slot (see Figure 3‐14 and Figure 3‐15). Figure 3‐14 Figure 3-14 Press on Tab and Pull Handle to Remove Failed Power Supply ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 71: Figure 3-15 Remove Failed Power Supply
Replacing a DP600 Power Supply Figure 3‐15 Figure 3-15 Remove Failed Power Supply Position the replacement unit squarely within its slot and push it along the guiding surface until it snaps into place, as shown in Figure 3‐16. Figure 3‐16 Figure 3-16 Install New Power Supply ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 72: Upgrading/Installing The Dp600 Software
System Maintenance Tighten the thumbscrew by turning it clockwise, and reconnect power, as shown in Figure 3‐17. The replacement unit LED turns green and the front‐panel red LED turns off, verifying that the new unit is functioning correctly. Figure 3‐17 Tighten thumbscrew and reconnect power Figure 3-17 New Power Supply Installed and AC Cable Reconnected Upgrading/Installing the DP600 Software The DP600 packing kit includes a DP600 Installation Software DVD. With this disc, you can perform a clean installation or an upgrade of the DP600 software (if required). A clean installation restores the DP600 to the factory settings, deleting all your network settings, custom profiles, work orders and reports, bookmarks, and user login information. An upgrade retains all your files and settings. To perform an upgrade or a clean installation of the DP600 software: Be sure the provided keyboard is connected to one of the unit’s USB ports. Insert the DP600 Installation Software DVD in the CD/DVD drive, and reboot the system. A message says that the software is already installed and displays the currently installed version and the version on the DVD. It prompts you to either type to ...
Page 73: Upgrading Licenses
Press the next target until it changes to a cross. Continue this procedure for the additional targets. When the calibration is complete, if you performed an upgrade, simply page through the setup screens to display the DP600 screen. If you performed a Home clean installation, the DP600 Welcome! screen appears, providing a checklist of things you need before you can configure the system, as shown in Figure 2‐3. For clean installations, you must follow the instructions in Section 2.2 to configure the system. Upgrading Licenses If you have an ID and you need to upgrade your system for encoding, decoding, ADMIN transcoding and conversion or upmixing, see Upgrading Your License on page 87. Rebooting and Shutting Down If you have an ID and you need to reboot or shut down the system, see Rebooting ADMIN and Shutting Down the System on page 94. Send Us Your Feedback If you have a question or a comment regarding this chapter, send us an email. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 75: Appendix A Setting Up A Shared Folder And Entering A Path
13. Click the button. 14. Select the tab at the top of the window. Security 15. Click the button. 16. Be sure the is the local computer. Location 17. Enter in the text field. dp600 18. Click the button to verify that the account exists on your system. Check Names 19. Click the button. 20. Be sure permissions for the added user is set to Full Control 21. Click the button. The share should now be set up correctly. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 76: Entering A Path
Note: Supported file system protocols include FTP, SAMBA/CIFS, and SFTP. Entering a Source Path To enter a source path: Select > > home work orders The screen appears. Add Workorder In this example we’ll select a as the , as shown in Figure A‐1. Hot Folder Type Figure A‐1 Click Source field Figure A-1 Add Workorder Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 77: Entering A Url To Specify A Path
Entering a URL to Specify a Path To enter a URL: In the screen, type the desired URL in the field. If required, you can Enter Path enter a , , and , in the corresponding fields, as Username Password Domain (SMB only) shown in Figure A‐3. Note: Supported file system protocols include FTP, SAMBA/CIFS, and SFTP. Figure A‐3 Figure A-3 Type URL in Enter Path Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 78: Figure A-4 Url Entered In Add Workorder Screen
Click here to delete source file after work order is processed Click here to overwrite destination file Click here for Additional Settings described in Chapter 2 Figure A-4 URL Entered in Add Workorder Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 79: Browsing To A Location To Specify A Path
Click Browse in the Enter Path Screen The screen appears, as shown in Figure A‐6. Select Protocol Figure A‐6 Figure A-6 Select Protocol Screen Select either or , then click the right arrow at the Windows Share/SMB FTP or SFTP bottom of the screen. The screen appears, as shown in the example in Figure A‐7 (for Enter User Credentials a Windows Share/SMB path). ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 80: Figure A-7 Enter User Credentials Screen
(for a Windows Share/SMB path), then click finish. Figure A‐8 E Figure A-8 Enter Server Details Screen The screen appears, as shown in the example in Figure A‐9 (for a Windows Select File Share/SMB path). In this screen, you can select the file or folder you want to specify as the path to your source files. You can also bookmark a path by clicking a , remove an existing bookmark dd bookmark by clicking , move up one level in the file hierarchy by clicking remove bookmark , refresh the displayed path by clicking , and connect to another server directory refresh by clicking server connect ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 81: Figure A-9 Select File Screen
The screen appears with the bookmark’s file/folder name and URL Add Bookmark displayed. Enter a unique name for your bookmark in the field, as shown in the example in Name Figure A‐10, then click Your bookmark appears in the pane at the left side of the screen, Bookmarks Select File It also appears in the drop‐down menu (in the Choose a bookmark Select Source Path screen), where you can select it to specify a path, as shown in Figure A‐10. Figure A‐10 Figure A-10 Add Bookmark Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 82: Selecting A Bookmark To Specify A Path
Select File Choose drop‐down menu. a bookmark Select the desired bookmark in the drop‐down menu to specify a path, then click , as shown in Figure A‐11. Figure A‐11 Figure A-11 Selecting a Bookmark The selected bookmark’s path appears in the field in the screen, Source Add Workorder as shown in the example in Figure A‐12. Figure A‐12 Figure A-12 Bookmark Entered in Source Field ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 83: Entering A Path For Work Orders With Multiple Files
Figure A-13 Enter Path Screen for Multi-File Standard Work Order Entering a Path for a Mono-Only Standard Work Order This type of work order processes audio in mono on a file‐by‐file basis. Each file represents a single channel of a multichannel program. Enter the path to the source directory in the field, click in the field for each file in your work order, click , and then Files browse select each file from that directory. You cannot select files from more than one directory. You also need to select the channel configuration, and specify a channel for every file in each program. Figure A‐14 Figure A-14 Enter Path Screen for Mono-Only Standard Work Order ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 84: Figure A-15 Enter Path Screen For Mono-Only Hot Folder Work Order
Figure A-15 Enter Path Screen for Mono-Only Hot Folder Work Order The system groups the required number of files together for processing, based on a file pattern with a common base name and syntax. The field in the screen Basename Enter Path is not a data‐entry field, but is displayed only to show how the system associates the required files. The fields following are data‐entry fields where you set up the Basename syntax pattern for all the files with a common base name. The system can then process the files with the same syntax pattern and the same base name for the specified channel configuration. Be sure you store only the required number of files in the hot folder that use the same base name. If not, the system may output a multichannel program using the wrong files. Figure A‐16 shows the data‐entry fields, and Figure A‐17 shows an File Pattern example configuration. Figure A‐16 Figure A-16 Simple Configuration File Pattern Data-Entry Fields ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 85: Entering A Destination Path
Figure A-17 Simple Configuration File Pattern Example For information on the Mono‐Only hot folder option, contact your authorized Advanced Dolby technical representative. Entering a Destination Path To enter a destination path: Click the field in the screen. Destination Add Workorder The screen appears. This screen is identical to the screen shown Enter Path Enter Path in Figure A‐2. Use any of the methods described for entering a source path to enter the destination path, then click (see Section A.3). Send Us Your Feedback If you have a question or a comment regarding this appendix, send us an email. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 87: Appendix B Dp600 Program Optimizer Detailed Profile Descriptions
or .wav .aiff files that do represent a complete audio program. For any DP600 profiles that expect a PCM source file, the Dolby metadata .wav ® chunk is optional. In cases where the metadata chunk is not present, the DP600 processes utilize a default set of metadata parameters, except where noted in the profile descriptions provided on the following pages in this appendix. For this reason, the Dolby metadata chunk is required to obtain full control over any or all Dolby metadata parameters (on a file‐by‐file basis). All decoder‐related profiles that output PCM files default to 16‐bit sample depths .wav (unless noted otherwise), except for Dolby E decoding, which defaults to 24‐bit sample depths. Unless otherwise noted, many files processed by the DP600 (that is, the output files) contain the text string , which is appended to the input file name. For -corrected example, a source file name such as results in a processed file named DP600_test.mpg in your destination directory. DP600_test-corrected.mpg The Dolby metadata chunk specification is available upon request. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 88 DP600 Program Optimizer Detailed Profile Descriptions Profiles that are capable of processing source files into multiple output files (for example, a 5.1+2–channel Dolby E decode) name each program as follows: Program 1: source_filename-sequence[1]-program[1]-corrected.wav Program 2: source_filename-sequence[1]-program[2]-corrected.wav Note: suffix appears if a loudness correction step was performed. -corrected All profiles referencing MPEG‐2 transport streams assume that only a single program is present. For files larger than 4 GB, the DP600 supports only the European Broadcasting .wav Union (EBU) RF64 BWF‐compatible multichannel file format. (An RF64 format file may also be termed as a Multichannel Broadcast WAV Format, or MBWF, file). All 20‐bit Dolby E data must be formatted per SMPTE 337M and wrapped in a 24‐bit file container before transferring it to the DP600 for processing (this excludes any .wav Dolby E data contained within an MPEG transport stream, MPEG program stream, or GXF file). 10. All 16‐bit Dolby E data must be formatted per SMPTE 337M and wrapped in a 16‐bit file container before transferring it to the DP600 for processing (this excludes any .wav Dolby E data contained within an MPEG transport stream, MPEG program stream, or GXF file). Note: 16‐bit Dolby E data is supported only when used with specific profiles. For more information, see the profile descriptions in Table B‐1. Note: The file format does not support audio data (file) lengths greater than ...
Page 89 Understanding DP600 Profiles Table B-1 DP600 Default Profiles (continued) DP600 Profile Description MONO‐WAV_MONO‐WA 8 × mono PCM ( ) loudness correction (–24 LKFS) as 5.1+2, output 8 × mono PCM .wav V‐1 .wav MONO‐WAV_MONO‐WA 8 × mono PCM ( ) loudness correction (–24 LKFS) as 5.1+2, output as interleaved 5.1 .wav V‐2 and stereo PCM ( .wav MONO‐WAV_MONO‐WA 6 × mono PCM ( ) loudness correction (–24 LKFS) as 5.1, output as interleaved 5.1 PCM .wav V‐3 .wav MONO‐WAV_WAV‐E‐1 8 × mono PCM ( ) loudness correction (–24 LKFS), encode to 5.1+2 Dolby E @ 29.97 fps .wav .wav337M MONO‐WAV_WAV‐E‐2 8 × mono PCM ( ) loudness correction (–24 LKFS), encode to 2+2+2+2 Dolby E @ 29.97 .wav fps (...
Page 90 DP600 Program Optimizer Detailed Profile Descriptions Table B-1 DP600 Default Profiles (continued) DP600 Profile Description WAV/E_STITCH_AC3‐2 Dolby E (16‐bit ) frame align, stitch to Dolby Digital ( .wav337M .ac3 WAV/E_WAV‐1 Dolby E ( ) loudness correction (–24 LKFS) to PCM ( .wav337M .wav WAV/E_WAV‐2 Dolby E ( ) loudness correction (–24 LKFS) to PCM ( .wav337M .wav WAV/E_WAV/AC3‐1 Dolby E ( ) to Dolby Digital ( ), 16‐bit output .wav337M .wav337M WAV/E_WAV/AC3‐2 Dolby E ( ) to Dolby Digital ( ), 24‐bit output .wav337M...
Page 91: Appendix C System Administrator Functions
USER ADMIN Changing the Default Access Level on page 83. C.1.1 Admin Level The level is intended only for system administrators. With this level of access, a ADMIN system administrator can perform all DP600 functions. C.1.2 User Level The level is intended for DP600 operators. Users can view information and system USER status, and set up work orders and generate reports, but cannot cancel or edit work orders or use the , , , and functions. config upgrade maintenance power C.1.3 Viewer Level At the level, a user can view information and system status, but cannot operate the VIEWER system. This is the default level of access and does not require a password. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 92: Setting Up An Admin Level Password
To set up your ID: ADMIN Press or click the lock icon at the upper right side of the screen (next to the time home and date), as shown in Figure C‐1. Figure C‐1 Press or click lock icon to display login user screen Figure C-1 Press or Click the Lock Icon to Display the Login Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 93: Figure C-2 Login User Screen
The lock icon changes to the unlocked position . This indicates that the system is now accessible at the level. You also see your ID displayed below the time and ADMIN date. After ten minutes of idle time, the system returns to the locked position, but you should press to lock the system whenever you’re done working in the unlocked logout mode. Press or click system , below the lock icon. The screen appears, as shown in Figure C‐3. system Figure C‐3 Press or click config Figure C-3 Press or Click Config in System Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 94: Figure C-4 Press Or Click Users In Config Screen
) screen appears, as shown in Figure C‐5. users Figure C‐5 Press or click + to add Figure C-5 Press or Click + in Add and Remove Users Screen Press or click to add a new level ID and password. ADMIN The screen appears, as shown in Figure C‐6. Enter New User ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 95: Adding Users
ADMIN USER Role Deleting IDs and Passwords To delete a ID or ID, select the desired ID in the screen, then press or USER ADMIN users click remove ( Changing the Default Access Level To change the default access level to a or access level (or to change any Viewer USER ADMIN other default access level), select the desired ID in the screen, then press or click USER users . default ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 96: Reconfiguring The System
screen. system system Figure C‐7 Figure C-7 System Screen Press to display the screen. config config The , , and settings are accessible only from the network date & time touchscreen touch‐screen interface. The setting is accessible from either the touch‐screen users interface or the DP600 Client. Figure C‐8 Figure C-8 Config Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 97: Figure C-9 Date & Time Reboot Screen
settings, if required. date & time Press in the screen. date & time config A prompt appears, informing you that the system needs to reboot and return to the commissioning application (similar to the prompt in Figure C‐9). Press to return to the commissioning application, then page through the screens until you display the settings. date & time This screen is similar to the screen in Figure 2‐12. date & time Change the date and time settings, then page through the screens and press the finish button. The system automatically reboots with your new settings. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 98: Figure C-10 Calibrate Button
Figure C‐10 Figure C-10 Calibrate Button Press the button. calibrate The calibration setup appears with a small target at one corner of the screen, as shown in Figure C‐11. To calibrate the touch screen, proceed as follows within approximately thirty seconds from the time it appears. If you do not proceed within this time period, the calibration screen disappears. • Press the first target for a couple of seconds until it changes to a cross. • Press the next target until it changes to a cross. • Continue the above procedure for the additional targets. When the calibration is complete, the button reappears, and you can now calibrate move on to any other screen, as required. Figure C‐11 Press target Figure C-11 Calibration Setup Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 99: Figure C-12 Upgrade Screen
The screen appears, as shown in Figure C‐12. Currently, you can upgrade only upgrade your license from this screen, but not the DP600 software. Figure C‐12 Figure C-12 Upgrade Screen Press the button in the screen. license upgrade The screen appears, as shown in Figure C‐13. This screen looks similar License Upgrade to the screen in Figure 2‐17 that you used to install your original license. You License follow the same procedure (beginning on page 20) to upgrade your license. Figure C‐13 Figure C-13 License Upgrade Screen ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 100: Figure C-14 Maintenance Screen
screen, shown earlier in Figure 2‐44. In this case, you Filter Workorder Criteria specify which report files to archive, based on your archiving criteria. In addition, this screen provides the following options: • functions in the same way as entering a path for work order files, Archive location described earlier on page 35 (and in greater detail in Section A.2 and Section A.3). In this case, you specify the path where you want to archive your report files. • allows you to archive by work order or report type. Group Results By • allows you to archive your reports in a file. Zip Archive .zip • allows you to delete the reports after archiving. Delete After • allows you to archive only loudness reports. Loudness Only ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 101: Figure C-15 Report Archive Criteria Screen
screen. delete maintenance The screen appears, as shown in Figure C‐16. This screen Workorder Deletion Criteria functions in the same way as the screen, shown in Figure 2‐44. Workorder Filter Criteria In this case, you specify which work order files to delete, based on your deletion criteria. Figure C‐16 Figure C-16 Workorder Deletion Criteria Screen Note: For the criteria, is for corrected files and Include Status QUARANTINE_FINISHED is for uncorrected files. QUARANTINE_FAILED ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 102: Figure C-17 Automation Screen
, Location Workorder Name Contains Profile Date Created Priority Include Status Group , compresses archived report files , , and Results By Zip Archive ( Delete After Loudness Only Note: For the criteria, is for corrected files and Include Status QUARANTINE_FINISHED is for uncorrected files. QUARANTINE_FAILED ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 103: Figure C-18 Enter New Automation Criteria Screen
Reconfiguring the System Figure C‐18 Figure C-18 Enter New Automation Criteria Screen Enter the desired automation criteria, then click Your specified automation jobs appear in the window, as shown in the automation example in Figure C‐19. Figure C‐19 Figure C-19 Automation Screen After Setting Up Criteria ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 104: Figure C-20 Logs Screen (Success)
screen for the selected automation • edit Update Automation Criteria job. In this screen you can edit the respective job’s automation criteria, as shown in the examples in Figure C‐22. : Deletes the selected automation job. • delete Figure C‐20 Figure C-20 Logs Screen (Success) Figure C‐21 Figure C-21 Logs Screen (Failure) Figure C‐22 Figure C-22 Update Automation Criteria Screens ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 105: Figure C-23 Select System Log Output Directory Screen
Figure C-23 Select System Log Output Directory Screen Archiving Loudness Logs To archive loudness logs, press or click in the screen. loudness log maintenance The screen appears, as shown in Figure C‐24. In this screen, select an Loudness Log Export export location using the same procedure that is described for entering a path for work order files on page 35 (and described in greater detail in Section A.2 and Section A.3). In this case, you specify a directory where you want to save the DP600 loudness logs (in addition to entering the export criteria). Figure C‐24 Figure C-24 Loudness Log Export Screen The loudness log export function allows you to export loudness correction and work order status information for the specified time period. Each export provides a log file for each day in that time period. Optionally, you can delete the logs after exporting. ® Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 106: Figure C-25 Power Screen
Figure C‐25 Figure C-25 Power Screen To reboot or shut down the system, press or click or , respectively reboot shutdown A confirmation prompt asks if you’re sure you want to reboot (or shut down) the DP600, as shown in the example in Figure C‐26 for a reboot. Figure C‐26 Figure C-26 Reboot DP600 Confirmation Prompt Press or click at the prompt to reboot (or shut down) the system. If pressing or clicking the button does not work, you can press reboot <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete> on the provided keyboard. When you shut down, the screen appears, as shown in Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer Figure C‐27. When you see this screen (and the drive LEDs are not blinking), disconnect the power cables to shut down completely. Figure C‐27 ...
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................9 reconfiguring ............85 filter criteria ...............41 default access level formats changing ............... 83 media file ..............5 deleting ids and passwords ........83 front panel deleting work order reports, manually....88 components ............6 DHCP ................. 14 gateway address............14 display control button ..........7 general configuration ..........13 Grass Valley hot folder described ...............29 selecting..............33 Dolby ® DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 108 – mono‐only standard work order replacing ............. 57 described .............. 28 LEDs ................7 selecting..............33 power supply indicator multi‐file standard work order front panel...............6 described ............28 profile descriptions selecting..............33 details ..............75 netmask..............14 program ingest ............3 PS/2 port ...............9 quality control .............3 rear panel components ............9 Dolby ® DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 109 ........28 user level access selecting .............33 defined............32 profile ..............3 logging in ............. 32 described ............29 setting up.............. 83 selecting .............39 video‐on‐demand ............3 reports ............42 – viewer level reports, automatically archiving ....90 defined..............79 retry count ............38 Dolby ® DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...
Page 110 Index retry delay ............38 scan interval............38 source............35 stable period ............38 standard described............. 28 selecting ............33 start at ..............36 type................ 33 work‐flow integration.............. 3 Dolby ® DP600 Program Optimizer Manual...

Dolby Laboratories DP600 Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Using the DP600

Chapter 3 System Maintenance

Appendix A Setting up a Shared Folder and Entering a Path

Appendix B DP600 Program Optimizer Detailed Profile Descriptions

Appendix C System Administrator Functions

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