Ripstation Pro Operating Manual Ripstation A Division of Formats Unlimited, Inc 155 Sherwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735 T: +1 631 249 9393 F: +1 631 249 9273 Authors: Ralph Hill, Patrick McGrath, Robert Warnock support@ripstation.com www.ripstation.
© Copyright 2009 100-5-01-000 Copyright All rights within this document and related software belong to Formats Unlimited. Ripstation is a registered trademark of Formats Unlimited. BY USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. This software (the SOFTWARE) is prepared as a solution to dealers, systems integrators. This SOFTWARE is provided as is and with warranty only as detailed in the applicable License agreement.
Software EULA 100-5-01-000 Software EULA End User Software License Agreement for Ripstation Software NOTICE TO ALL USERS: PLEASE CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") FOR THE LICENSE OF Ripstation ("SOFTWARE") BY MF Digital Ltd. ("MFD"). BY CLICKING THE ACCEPT BUTTON OR INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR A SINGLE ENTITY) CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY AND BECOME A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT.
Software EULA 100-5-01-000 b. Remedies. MFD and its suppliers' entire liability and your exclusive remedy for any breach of the foregoing warranty shall be, at MFD’s option, either (i) return of the purchase price paid for the license, if any, or (ii) replacement of the defective media in which the Software is contained. You must return the defective media to MFD at your expense with a copy of your receipt. This limited warranty is void if the defect has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication.
Overview 100-5-01-000 Overview Ripstation Pro is a suite of software to allow for batch transfer and encoding of CD material to digital music files utilising USB attached CD Drives or MF Digital’s 7600 series robotic autoloaders. The application operates on the Windows XP Platform. The product is designed for use by individuals, system integrators and service providers and offers flexibility, ease of use and high throughput at the core of its operation.
Contents 100-5-01-000 Contents 1.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 8 1.1 PRE-INSTALL CHECKS 1.2 RUNNING THE EXECUTABLE 1.2.1 REGISTRATION 1.2.2 LIMITS ON REGISTRATION 8 8 8 9 2.0 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 2.1 ROBOTIC HARDWARE (MT & PRO SERIES) 2.2 STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE OF ROBOTIC HARDWARE 2.2.1 STEP ONE – REMOVE THE PACKING CONSTRAINTS 2.2.2 STEP TWO – REMOVE THE STABILIZING BRACKET 2.2.3 STEP THREE – PLUG IN THE PERIPHERALS 10 10 10 10 10 3.0 RIPSTATION QUICK START GUIDE 12 4.0 MAIN USER GUIDE 14 4.
Contents 100-5-01-000 4.5.3.1 Operations without Robotic Autoloader 32 4.5.3.2 Operations with Robotic Autoloader (MT & Pro Series) 33 4.5.3.3 Reported errors 33 4.5.4 GETTING COVER ART ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 4.6 ACTIONS FOR COMPLETED BATCH 35 4.6.1 AUDIOBURN BUTTON (BURN DVD BACKUPS) 35 4.6.2 PODLOAD BUTTON (LOAD AN IPOD) 35 4.6.3 LOADING AN EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE 35 4.7 ERROR DETECTION & CORRECTION 36 4.8 OUTPUT REPORTS 36 5.0 INTEGRATION WITH OTHER MF DIGITAL PRODUCTS 37 6.
Software Installation 100-5-01-000 1.0 Software Installation 1.1 Pre-install Checks For Standalone PC Options: • • • • • Windows XP or SP2 Microsoft .NET 2.0, download from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-43624b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en PC platforms as specified in pre-install documentation Always on internet connection Windows Media Player 10 or above.
Software Installation • 100-5-01-000 Next, enter in the company details when presented with the screen as shown in figure 1.1 in order to complete the product registration and software installation. Figure 1.1 – Product Registration Details Screen All details marked as * are required. • Click OK to proceed and the application will connect to our server and verify your code. 1.2.2 Limits on Registration In the case of a seat License, ONE code for activation is provided.
Hardware Installation 100-5-01-000 2.0 Hardware Installation This section details a set of instructions for correct assembly of the robotic hardware. It begins by listing the items contained within the packaging. . 2.1 Robotic Hardware (7600 Series) The autoloader box should contain: 1. 2. 3. 4. The 7600 series robotic hardware system Power cable These Quick Set-up Instructions Warranty & support documents 2.2 Step-by-step guide of Robotic hardware 2.2.
Hardware Installation 100-5-01-000 The assembly is now complete. A small number of test CDs may be placed into input hopper one (the right-most bin with three ‘spikes’). All successfully ripped discs will be dropped off onto the accept spindle or appropriate hopper until the system has completed the quantity of discs requested, or runs out of media. Should any discs fail to be ripped due to a blemish or otherwise; they will be placed in the reject pile, in front of the drive stack.
Ripstation Pro Quick Start Guide 100-5-01-000 3.0 Ripstation Quick Start Guide Before using the Ripstation software, please use the following steps as a ‘quick start’ guide to set the initial parameters and perform a simple MP3 batch rip. 1. Open the Ripstation software and on the main screen click the Preferences icon. The dialog box shown in figure 3.0 opens. 2. Select the ordering of lookups as AMG First and the multiple FreeDB options Second then Click OK.
Ripstation Pro Quick Start Guide 100-5-01-000 Figure 3.1 – MFD2/4 Properties Dialog You then select which drives are left of the robotic arm, and which are right of it. You can also enable shake mode1 5. If using a legacy MT2/4 device, select it from the dropdown box, then click edit. You have the option to choose the COM port that the robotic autoloader is connected to, and to use shake mode1. Figure 3.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.0 Main User Guide 4.1 Key Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Batch encoding Batch reporting on successful & failed CDs Live batch process logging window Metadata lookup logging & reporting MFD series robotic autoloader and USB2.0 drive support Batch setup wizard Simultaneous multiple codec encoding Client detail entry SQL connectivity Support for AMG, FreeDB and CD Player.
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Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.3 Ripstation Pro Main Screen The Ripstation main user interface is shown in figure 4.1 below. Operations are carried out using the button controls at the top of the screen and information is displayed throughout the rest of the screen. Figure 4.1 shows the interface split into groups from 1-7. Section 4.3.1 of the manual details each of these groups in turn. Figure 4.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.3.1 Button and Screen Operations 4.3.1.1 Group 1: Button Controls Figure 4.2 below shows a closer version of the button controls in the main user interface. They are labelled 1 –11 and are explained below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Figure 4.2 – Ripstation Button Controls Button 1: New Batch / Cancel Batch Opens the New Batch dialog. If a batch is currently running, this button will change to the Cancel Batch button as shown in figure 4.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 The CD-Rom drive display bar shows the status of each CD-Rom device in the system.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.3.1.5 Group 5: Batch Status Window The batch status window as shown in figure 4.4 is designed to give a dynamic preview of the current batch job. Figure 4.4 – Batch Status Box The window provides the following information: • • • • • • • Client name - as entered into the New Batch dialog Discs ripped - displayed in the form N/NN where N is the total ripped to date and NN is the total size of the batch.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 Connectivity tested and no response received Internet connectivity is tested every 12 seconds. Metadata provider connectivity is tested when each database lookup request is sent to the provider. Metadata connectivity indicators remain amber until a lookup request is sent, a successful response from the provider will turn the indicator green while no response from the provider will turn the indicator red. 4.3.1.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.4 Preference Settings Clicking on the preferences button opens the dialog box as shown in figure 4.6. Figure 4.6 – Preferences Dialog Box (Metadata Tab) 4.4.1 Metadata Tab The metadata tab selected in figure 4.6 allows for the following settings to be selected: • Local cdplayer.ini - For metadata retrieval from a local cache, check the 'Local cdplayer.ini' checkbox and key in the full file path to the cdplayer.ini file (e.g. C:\Windows\cdplayer.ini).
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide • 100-5-01-000 FreeDB – This is the web's main free metadata database. You can key in the web address of freedb.freedb.org or one of the local regional mirrors (shown in figure 4.7). FreeDB does not provide cover art. FreeDB regional mirrors.. at.freedb.org (Vienna, Austria) au.freedb.org (Sydney, Australia) ca.freedb.org (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) es.freedb.org (Madrid, Spain) fi.freedb.org (Tampere, Finland) fr.freedb.org (Courbevoie, France) jp.freedb.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide o o o o o o o 100-5-01-000 Key in the year of release Key in the artist name Key in the album name Click on each track to rename it Click the OK button to save and continue Or Enter the barcode via scanner or manually and click submit to retrieve metadata Or Click Skip to reject this CD and continue Figure 4.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 Figure 4.9 – Preferences Dialog Box – Data Tab The company URL may be keyed in here such that it becomes embedded in the ‘encoded by’ field in the ID3 tag. Alternatively the box may be left blank. 4.4.3 SQL Tab In the preferences dialog box, select the SQL tab as shown in figure 4.10. Figure 4.10 – Preferences Dialog Box – SQL Tab SQL enabled allows Ripstation Pro to write ALL information from metadata and client detail to a local SQL server.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.4.4 Grooming Tab In the preferences dialog box, select the Grooming tab as shown in figure 4.11. Figure 4.11 – Preferences Dialog Box – Grooming Tab • Map output genres to - Using the drop down box, select the manufacturer to groom for and the genres will be mapped to the target list. These are supplied as standard with Ripstation v4.2 and are updated by MF Digital on a regular basis.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 • Delete all after – This function removes all words after specific keywords in the track title e.g. “Under Pressure Feat. David Bowie” would become “Under Pressure”. Click edit to add to the list of keywords to perform this function on. • Remove Non-ASCII Characters - Non ASCII characters will be replaced with the closest ASCII character equivalent. For example, “(Götterdämmerung) Funeral March” will become “(Gotterdammerung) Funeral March”.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 • Log genre in folder.dat – this will place a folder.dat file in the album folder which contains the genre of the disc. As an example the contents of the file would look like “genre=latin”. • View provider log - Click this to display a running total of metadata lookups broken down by month and by provider.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.5 Starting a New Batch 4.5.1 Batch Setup In the main Ripstation screen, click the ‘New Batch’ button and the Batch Properties dialog box shown in figure 4.14 appears. Figure 4.14– Batch Properties Dialog Box • • Source Device – select the model of robotic device you are using, or IDE/USB Drives to use internal or external CD/DVD Rom drives with no robotics.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide • • • • • • • • • • • • 100-5-01-000 Client Name - Key in the client name (required) and a folder will be created of the same name inside the default output path folder where all encoded audio files will be placed. Output Formats – Displays the CODECs to be used for ripping. To enable a CODEC to be used, highlight (by the blue bar) the CODEC in the display and check the ‘Use’ tick box on the left. [ADD] Click Add to add an output codec to the output list.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 Figure 4.16– New Output Dialog %A %B %C %D %E %F %G %H %I %J %K %M %N %P %S %T %U %V %W • Choose the CODEC you wish to add to the display from the drop down box at the top and press OK. • In the same way, if you would like to delete a CODEC from the display, select the CODEC to be removed (highlighted by the blue bar) and press [Delete]. • To modify a CODEC’s settings, select the codec you wish to modify and click the [Edit] button.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide %X %Y 0-9 100-5-01-000 BatchIndex AlbumDate BatchUserData (0-9) Figure 4.17- MP3 CODEC Settings • Include Metadata In Output files – If this is checked Ripstation will write out and embed metadata in the file. If this is unchecked no metadata will be written into the output. • Path - This represents the path the codec's output will use as a root folder. This may be overridden however in the batch properties screen (figure 4.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 • Metadata – If log all metadata is selected this will be the pathway for the location of the xml file which is written out for this option. The user has the ability to customise the xml file path and name. • Data Files – If this is selected any compatible data files will be written out to this location. • Max Length – This gives the user the ability to create clips of the tracks. The duration of the track is written into this box as seconds.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 Figure 4.18 – Batch Complete Dialog When Ripstation can find no more discs to load, the user is now presented with 3 options: • Cancel the batch (No more discs to rip) This will end the batch after any discs still being ripped have finished ripping. All drives will now be closed. • Try again (There are still discs to rip) This will instruct the bot to retry the last attempted spindle. The bot will not retry a spindle which has been used as an output spindle.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 Figure 4.19b – Error While Rejecting Dialog Box Figure 4.18a displays the error while accepting dialog box which occurs when the robotic autoloader experiences a problem while trying to collect a CD from the input spindle. • When this occurs either click ‘yes’ to allow the autoloader to retry the collection or click ‘no’ and remove the CD from the stack. Figure 4.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.6 Actions for Completed Batch 4.6.1 Audioburn button (burn DVD backups) Refer to the AudioBurn Manual for a detailed usage guide. 4.6.2 Podload button (load an iPod) When you click the Podload button it opens iTunes and adds the rip files to the library. Then the user can add the music files to the iPod using the iTunes interface. 4.6.3 Loading an external Hard Drive Clicking the ‘Send to HD’ button (shown right) loads a client folder to a hard drive.
Ripstation Pro Main User Guide 100-5-01-000 4.7 Error detection & correction Ripstation’s error handling consists of: • • • Auto C2 Check Burst mode check Jitter check 4.8 Output Reports In addition to the live logging window, Ripstation generates a key report automatically at the end of a batch as follows: A flat text file detailing the following, saved into the client folder. (Clientname_log).
Integration with Other MF Digital Products 100-5-01-000 5.0 Integration with Other Ripstation Products Currently, Audiofile and Audioloader may be added to Ripstation as additional modules to support automatic generation of the client output catalogue in PDF or HTML. Ripstation AudioFile Generates fully customisable and printable HTML album catalogue using cover art and customisable logo and colours. Ripstation AudioLoader AudioLoader enables integrated loading of all XiVA based media servers.
Help and Support 100-5-01-000 6.0 Help and Support Support terms are detailed in client specific contracts, but at minimum shall include 24 hour support via our online helpdesk. In addition we offer an extended warranty package which includes remote access to your site from our headquarters and extended hardware warranty coverage. Support response is guaranteed within 24 hours.
Help and Support 100-5-01-000 Annex A: Macrovision Flow Down Agreement Macrovision Flow-Down License Terms (Terms of Use) This application incorporates software and technology of Macrovision Corporation (“Macrovision”).
Help and Support 100-5-01-000 rights therein, including the right to register the copyright in such work(s) as part of the AMG Database. THE MACROVISION SERVICES AND COMPONENTS THEREOF ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS.” MACROVISION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE ACCURACY OF THE MACROVISION SERVICES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
Help and Support 100-5-01-000 Annex B: AMG Purchase Procedure Document Purchasing AMG Look Ups To receive an AMG key to enable AMG metadata in Ripstation you will need to purchase look ups by clicking on the purchase link in preferences or clicking on the following link: http://www.ripstation.com/amgdep/purchase.php Then on the purchase page key in the required details and choose the number of look ups that you require from the drop down box.
Help and Support 100-5-01-000 Once you have entered your payment details on the web page click on the “Review Order and Continue” button. Once you have reviewed your payment details click on the “Pay Now” link and your transaction will be processed. Then the following page will be displayed. You will receive an email confirming your order. You can also at this stage view and print a copy of your receipt which contains your AMG Key.
Help and Support 100-5-01-000 The AMG Key is the Item number. It is displayed as Item#7a109049f8e443c74e9dafcf4940230a4eb544bf then your AMG key will be 7a109049f8e443c74e9dafcf4940230a4eb544bf. Please note that the license keys are pay as you go. You must use all lookups from each key before you enter a new key. Look ups are not carried over between keys.
