JoeCo BLACKBOX RECORDER Manuel utilisateur
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BLACKBOX PLAYER
User Manual
V 3.1 rev 2
Date: June 2014
Congratulations on your purchase of the JoeCo BlackBox Player. This
document will lead you through the basics of how to set up and use the
product. The BlackBox Player has been designed to be as simple as possible
to set up and operate but there are some relatively detailed concepts that
have to be understood to enable you to have a successful event. You will
find that this user manual is not a long document and can be read from
cover to cover in a short while. However, we strongly recommend that you
do read it just in case there are some aspects of the product that are not
immediately obvious.
This manual covers all variants of the BlackBox Player: BBP1U; BBP1B;
BBP1D; BBP1A; BBP64MADI and BBP64Dante.
Also remember that the BlackBox Player functionality can be temporarily
turned off leaving you with a fully functional BlackBox Recorder.
© JoeCo Limited 2009 - 2014. E&OE. All rights reserved. All trademarks and names are
recognised as the property of their respective owners
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Contents
BLACKBOX PLAYER ....................................................................................................... 1
Important Safety Information .................................................................................. 3
Copyright Warning ................................................................................................... 4
Opening the Box....................................................................................................... 5
Box Contents........................................................................................................ 5
Controls and Interfaces ............................................................................................ 6
Front Panel .......................................................................................................... 6
Rear Panel of 24 channel BlackBox ..................................................................... 7
Normal Operation .................................................................................................... 8
The Audio Files..................................................................................................... 8
File and Folder Names ......................................................................................... 9
The Playlist File .................................................................................................. 12
Control Methods................................................................................................ 16
Installation.............................................................................................................. 19
Enabling the BlackBox Player Software .................................................................. 22
BlackBox Player - In Use ......................................................................................... 23
Default Playlist................................................................................................... 23
Preloading Songs ............................................................................................... 24
Headphone Monitoring ..................................................................................... 26
Summary of Combined Front Panel Controls .................................................... 27
Using the Menu...................................................................................................... 27
Menu Structure and Operation ......................................................................... 28
Setting up Adjustable Parameters ..................................................................... 28
Playback Manage............................................................................................... 34
Software Updates .............................................................................................. 38
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................... 40
Summary Of Alert Messages.............................................................................. 41
JoeCo Conditions of Use......................................................................................... 43
Software Licence Agreement ................................................................................. 45
Warranty Information ............................................................................................ 48
Product Returns ..................................................................................................... 50
Product and End User Registration ........................................................................ 52
Customer Support .................................................................................................. 52
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Important Safety Information
WARNING - Read the following before proceeding :
Read instructions: Retain these safety and operating instructions for future
reference. Adhere to all warnings printed here and on the equipment. Follow the
operating instructions printed in this User Guide.
Do not remove covers: Operate the equipment with its covers correctly fitted.
Refer any service work on the equipment to competent authorised technical
personnel only.
Power sources: Connect the equipment using the mains power adapter supplied.
Power cord routing: Route power cords so that they are not likely to be walked on,
stretched or pinched by items placed upon or against them.
Grounding: Do not defeat the grounding and polarisation means of the power cord
adapter or plug. Do not remove or tamper with any ground connection in the power
cord.
Water and moisture: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose the
equipment to rain or moisture or use it in damp or wet conditions. Do not place
containers of liquid on it which might spill into any openings.
Ventilation: Do not obstruct any ventilation. If the equipment is to be operated in a
flight-case, ensure that it is constructed to allow adequate ventilation.
Heat and vibration: Do not locate the equipment in a place subject to excessive
heat or direct sunlight as this could be a fire hazard. Locate the equipment away from
any devices which produce heat or cause excessive vibration.
Servicing: Unplug the power immediately if the unit is exposed to moisture, spilled
liquid, the power adapter becomes damaged, during lightening storms, or if smoke,
odour or noise is noticed. Refer servicing to qualified technical personnel only.
Installation: Install the equipment in accordance with the instructions printed in
this User Guide. Use the equipment connections for their intended purpose only.
Precautions
Environment: Protect from excessive dirt, dust, heat and vibration both when
operating and storing. Avoid drinks spillage, tobacco ash, smoke, and exposure to
rain and moisture. If the equipment becomes wet, remove power immediately. Allow
to dry out thoroughly before using again.
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Cleaning: Avoid the use of chemicals, abrasives or solvents. The equipment is best
cleaned with a dry lint-free cloth. Do not remove the cover to clean the unit.
Damage: To prevent damage to the equipment cosmetics, avoid placing heavy
objects on the unit, scratching the surface with sharp objects, or subjecting the unit
to rough handling and vibration.
Transporting: The equipment should be transported in the original packing or
purpose built flight case to protect it from damage during transit.
Cables: Plan the location of the equipment so that the connecting cables are not
fully extended. Full extension of the cables can stress the equipment and cables and
may result in undesired performance. Ensure that all cables are located such that
they cannot be stood on or tripped over.
Copyright Warning
JoeCo BlackBox Player products are designed to enable you to reproduce
material to which you own the copyright, or material which the copyright
owner has granted you permission to reproduce.
It is illegal to record, reproduce, distribute, sell, hire, lend, perform or
broadcast all or part of a work (written or musical composition, broadcast,
performance or similar) whose copyright is held by a third party without
permission of that third party.
Do not use this Product for purposes that could infringe a copyright held by a
third party. JoeCo and its authorised distributors and resellers assume no
responsibility whatsoever with regard to any infringements of third-party
copyrights arising through your use of this Product.
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Opening the Box
Box Contents
Inside the box you will find the following:
BlackBox Player
Power Supply
User Manual
Quick Start Guide
The BlackBox Player has been designed specifically for Live applications and
will not necessarily be appropriate for use in other situations.
It will typically be used to replay from an external USB2 drive multi-channel
audio material that has been created or edited using a DAW. In this way it
allows all replayed material to be properly mixed in with Live sound during a
performance, or when used in a multi-speaker system setup.
A number of specific features have been added to make it suitable and safe
in a Live environment including quick changes to the order of playback, set
list changes, failover switching, etc.
Applications will include:
Backing track replay for live solo artists
Support material replay for live bands
Multi-channel replay in theatres, museums, theme parks, galleries,
cruise ships, conference centres, etc.
Multiple surround sound delivery
Synchronous multi-channel audio replay to video or for broadcast
applications using timecode
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Controls and Interfaces
Front Panel
The front panel of the BlackBox Player contains the user controls for the
unit. The buttons are all touch sensitive which prevents them wearing out
through constant use –just place the flat of your finger on the button to
operate.
The left hand side of the unit contains the metering section. On 24 channel
systems, each channel or Track has 3 rows of metering LEDs located above
the Track Present LEDs. The meters are positioned above a two colour LED
that indicates, when green, whether the particular track for the song being
replayed (or preloaded and ready to replay) contains audio for playback. (In
the BlackBox Recorder application this LED turns Red to indicate record
ready.) on 64 channel systems, there are 64 two colour LEDs which indicate
the same information alongside the two vertical meters which indicate the
levels on the PFL bus. There are also indicators for Disk activity and Playback
Lockout (which is only relevant to the BlackBox Recorder application).
To the right of the JoeCo logo is the control wheel which has a number of
functions explained later.
Then we have the main Transport controls [PLAY, STOP, RECORD] with the
four other control buttons above [L-R: BACK, MARK, LOOP, MENU].
Finally, at the right hand side of the front panel is the colour LCD display.
Metering Area
Transport
Controls
Control buttons
Display
Data
Wheel
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Rear Panel of 24 channel BlackBox
The rear panel will look slightly different depending on which style of audio
interface you have on your BlackBox Player. The areas indicated in the
diagram below are explained in more detail later in this manual.
The lower 3 D-type connectors are the main Unbalanced Analogue i/o
connectors on the BBP1U, BBP1A and BBP1D. The cable looms conform to
the TASCAM standard for analogue i/o.
On the BBP1B with Balanced i/o, these lower 3 D-type connectors are the
balanced inputs and the upper row are the balanced outputs. The BBP1B
does not have the loop through inserts, as the output cables can be plugged
into any external effects required before returning to the console.
On the BBP1A (Lightpipe i/o) version, the upper option area contains the
Lightpipe i/o connections and the lower row of D-types are unbalanced
analogue i/o.
On the BBP1D (AES/EBU i/o) version, the upper row of D-type connectors
provide digital i/o (normally configured to the Yamaha standard pin out) and
the lower row of D-types are unbalanced analogue i/o.
The rest of the rear panel is fairly self-explanatory, we hope, and is explained
in greater detail later in this manual. There are more technical details on the
JoeCo website (www.joeco.co.uk) should you require them. Please use the
Log In button and register your interest to download more information.
i/o options
Loop through insert points
Unbalanced Analogue i/o
Clocks
Disk
Keyboard
Headphones
Sync and
Control
Power
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Normal Operation
The most important information needed to use your BlackBox Player can be
broken down into a few key points: the individual audio files; the playlist file;
the control mechanism you want to use and how you want to wire it into the
rest of your system. There are other settings that may be necessary to
change, but fundamentally these points will get you most of the way to
being able to use the system.
The Audio Files
The BlackBox Player uses standard mono Broadcast WAV files (sometimes
called BWAV files). Most digital audio workstations (DAWs) can create these
files simply and efficiently and there is not enough space in this manual to
outline the operation of every workstation. Alternatively, these files can be
created using the BlackBox Recorder itself. Once the files have been created
and copied onto a suitable disk you should not have to revise them again.
Decisions to be made before you create your audio files:
What sample rate?
All files must be at the same sample rate:-
44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88.2kHz or 96kHz
What resolution?
24bit or 16bit
How many songs?
There is no practical limit apart from the size of
your disk. A folder can only contain a maximum
of 999 songs (though in practice you’d never
want to get close to that number as the machine
could become very slow).
How many tracks?
Each player can play up to either 24, or 64 tracks
(depending on the hardware version), but
multiple players can be used together to
accommodate larger track counts
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Which tracks have to
come out of which
outputs?
If there are multiple songs in the playlist you’ll
want to make sure that the bass guitar always
appears on the same console channel in each
song. Similarly, you’d want a “click track”to
always appear on the same channel of the
console so that it can be sent to the drummer’s
fold back mix. The same issue will affect
permanent installations when feeding surround
to multiple speaker systems.
How many playlists / set
lists?
These files are tiny but it’s wise to know before
you start whether you’ll need hundreds of
different playlists.
Once you’ve decided on the above criteria, you can start to create the
playback files you will require.
File and Folder Names
As a bare minimum, the BlackBox Player requires its audio files to be named
as follows:
nnn-tt.wav
Where nnn is the song number (between 001 and 999) and tt is the track
number (between 01 and 24). The “-“ (dash) and “.wav” extension are also
required and must not be omitted.
These parts of the file name are mandatory.
The Song Number tells the BlackBox Player which collection of files need to
be loaded up and replayed together to form the song. The Track Number
determines the output through which each file will be played.
The track number is not shown in the BBP’s user interface screen. It is vital
for these parts of the file name to be correctly filled in or the tracks will not
play back.
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There is no obligation to use consecutive numbers if you do not need a full
24/64 tracks of playback.
However, you will want to adopt a consistent scheme for track names
especially as you will not want a kick drum in one song becoming violins in
the next song. Nor would you want surround speaker left becoming the sub-
woofer on the next song.
Optional Song and Track names
To avoid mixing up file names when you create the files in your DAW, you
may find it useful to give each file a name that is easier for you to remember.
For example
001-02.Herringbone Waltz-Kick.wav
is easier to recognise as being the Kick drum track for the song called
Herringbone Waltz than merely
001-02.wav
To accommodate this it is possible to insert human readable names to the
mandatory part of the file name in this way.
nnn-tt.Song Name-Track Name.wav
where “Song Name” is the name of the song and “Track Name” is the name
of each track within that song. The separator “-“ (dash) between the song
name and track name is mandatory and you cannot use a dash anywhere
else in the song or track name.
001-01.Herringbone Waltz-Bass.wav
001-02.Herringbone Waltz-Kick.wav
001-03.Herringbone Waltz-Snare.wav
001-04.Herringbone Waltz-HiHat.wav
...
001-23.Herringbone Waltz-Daf stringsL.wav
001-24.Herringbone Waltz-Daf stringsR.wav
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