Dataton PICKUP Production Manual page 28

add imaGeS aS reminderS
You can also assign an image to each Album/Transponder as a reminder of the content.
Choose Artwork and Add the image. The image will be shown in the bottom left corner
of the iTunes window whenever a file belonging to the transponder is selected or played.
An image can be used to illustrate the object related to the transponder, for example, as a
reminder.
Note > The image will be copied to each file assigned to the transponder. Bear in mind
that the image uses part of the available memory on the PICKUP, approximately 10 seconds
play time, per file. If you are low on memory towards the end of a project, simply remove the
images for one or all transponders.
Welcome alBum, Welcome file and proGramminG commandS
Important > In audio guide installations, a dedicated welcome file has to be played when
the PICKUP is disconnected from the charger or computer.
When the PICKUP is disconnected from the charger or computer, it will behave as a digital
audio player by default: when you press the button, the first track in the first album starts
playing. To ensure that the PICKUP acts as an audio guide instead, the first file has to
contain information instructing the unit how to behave.
There are a number of settings available for PICKUP. These are entered in the Comments
field (iTunes file information dialogue). Usually, any information entered in the Comments
field is simply background info for the listener, for example, whether the track was good
or when it was recorded. PICKUP scans the Comments fields of all the sound files and
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