User`s guide

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Ethernet Control.....................................................................17
Hardware and Software Requirements ...................................................................... 17
AMINet Protocol .........................................................................................................17
Control Message Format............................................................................................ 17
Control Message Checksum ......................................................................................18
UDP Message Layer .................................................................................................. 18
Control Message Response .......................................................................................18
Detailed Command Summary...............................................19
Pioneer / AMI Protocol................................................................................................ 19
Addressing Commands .................................................................................19
Version Request............................................................................................ 19
Set IP Address............................................................................................... 19
Get IP Address ..............................................................................................20
Select File...................................................................................................... 20
Play................................................................................................................ 20
Loop Play....................................................................................................... 20
Stop ............................................................................................................... 21
Still................................................................................................................. 21
Pause............................................................................................................. 21
Video Colorspace (non-Pro version only)...................................................... 21
Video Mute ....................................................................................................22
Audio Mute ....................................................................................................22
Sync on Green (non-Pro version only).......................................................... 22
Active Mode Request .................................................................................... 22
Chapter Request ...........................................................................................22
Video PID Set................................................................................................ 22
Audio PID Set................................................................................................ 23
Soft Reboot.................................................................................................... 23
Reset Video Card .......................................................................................... 23
Video Output Format .....................................................................................24
Error Codes ................................................................................................... 24
General Command Summary................................................26
Playlists ..................................................................................28
Extra Commands........................................................................................................28
Example Playlists .......................................................................................................29
Looping a Series of Videos............................................................................29
Playlist Example using ‘AND’ operator.......................................................... 30
Playlist Example using ‘AFTER’ operator...................................................... 31
Scheduler ...............................................................................32
The Basic Idea for Commands................................................................................... 32
File Format / Tutorial ..................................................................................................32
Fields in Detail............................................................................................... 33
Restrictions.................................................................................................... 37
Comments & Whitespace.............................................................................. 37
Order of Operations....................................................................................... 37
Double Occupancy: When Two Events Occupy the Same Slot....................38
Loading New Schedules on the DVMHD ...................................................... 39