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Firefly SC and MZ
Media Players
Version 3.2
User Manual
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Trademarks The Focus Enhancements, Visual Circuits, and Firefly logos are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries. All other products, services or company names mentioned herein are claimed as trademarks and trade names by their respective companies. © Focus Enhancements (formerly Visual Circuits), 1999-2004. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be copied by any means without the prior consent of Visual Circuits. Focus Enhancements 5155 East River Ro
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Firefly Safety Requirements IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: The following safety instructions apply to the Visual Circuits Firefly: 1. Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on the product or included in this manual. Opening or removing covers and/or components may expose you to dangerous high voltage points or other risks. Qualified personnel should perform all servicing. 2. The maximum ambient temperature for the Firefly is 114 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius).
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POWER AND GROUND REQUIREMENTS: Determine that the cumulative power requirements of the Firefly plus other equipment in the rack do not overload the supply circuits and/or wiring. CAUTION If using a power strip or similar supply, make sure the power requirements of the chassis, plus the cumulative power draw of any other equipment in the rack, do not overload the supply circuit. WARNING For safe operation, this equipment must be properly grounded. The chassis should be reliably earth ground
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User Manual Regulatory Documentation CAUTION There is danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced. A lithium battery on the product provides backup power for the device’s timekeeping capability. The battery has an estimated life expectancy of ten years. When the battery starts to weaken, the date and time may become incorrect. If the battery fails, the unit must be sent back to Visual Circuits for battery replacement. WARNING An improperly grounded power supply can result in
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Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation. WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Industry Canada This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil
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Class A Warning (EN55024, EN55022) In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. WARNING Failure to provide adequate surge protection may cause damage to the Firefly. Visual Circuits does not warranty damage caused by electrical surges to the system. Surge protection should be provided when connecting any peripheral device and power to the system. v
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CONTENTS ™ Welcome to Firefly SC and MZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quick Start Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Before You Start, You Will Need. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Installation Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Install the Firefly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Configure for Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Reviewing, Previewing and Deleting Firefly Media . . . . . . . . . . 31 Reviewing Media and Storage Usage on the Firefly . . . . . 31 Previewing Videos and Graphic Overlays on the Firefly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Deleting Media from the Firefly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Using the Playlist Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Creating a New Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents USB Devices Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 USB Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Multicast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Advanced Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Diagnostic Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 DTDs (Document Type Definition). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Log Default Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Maximum Log File Sizes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Uploading Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 External Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 C
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Contents Insufficient Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Forgot Name, Password, IP...???. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Preventing Cabling and Connection Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 ™ Firefly Multi-Zone (MZ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Installing the MZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Video Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WELCOME TO ™ FIREFLY SC AND MZ ™ ™ Thank you for purchasing the Firefly SC or the Firefly MZ . The Firefly SC and MZ are the media players developed specifically for A/V professionals; combining the ease and familiarity, flexibility and control of a disk-based, MPEG-2 decoder. These players provide for playlist creation, time/date scheduling, graphic overlay capability, remote content updating, network compatibility and a web-based “control and monitor” interface. In addition, the Fire
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™ Welcome to Firefly SC and MZ Documentation Conventions The Firefly SC and MZ are single-channel devices that share many features and capabilities. Because of these similarities, this manual, in general, does not differentiate between these two players and simply calls them either the Firefly or the player. Thus, unless specifically identified as belong to a particular player, the information in this manual applies to both. Information specific only to the MZ is found in the section, Fire
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QUICK START PLUG AND PLAY The Firefly is a single-channel output device that is simple to con- figure and can reside on a network or stand alone. LAN Content Server Firefly Players Display Devices Before You Start, You Will Need Have the following items ready before installing the Firefly MZ Media Player. • BNC Video cables • IP and FTP Information IP Addressing Mode (Static or DHCP) IP Address Hostname FTP Proxy IP Address and Port FTP Username and Password 3
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Quick Start Plug and Play Installation Sequence 1. Install Firefly on network. a. Connect your video and audio cables to the back of the Firefly. b. Connect the video and audio cables from the Firefly to the inputs on the monitor and audio component. c. Connect the power cable to the back of the Firefly and plug it in to your power source. d. At start up, the Firefly runs through a a short series of self- diagnostics before beginning automated playback. The Firefly comes loaded with sample vi
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Quick Start Plug and Play Install the Firefly 10/100 Serial DVI-I USB Network Power 12 VDC Component Pb Pr Y 1 2 3 4 5 6 - - - + + + Composite S-Video Unbalanced Digital Y C (Left Right) S / PDIF 1. Attach the video cables to the Firefly. ❏ For Composite monitors: Connect a BNC-ended composite cable (not included) to the composite connector on the back of the Firefly. ❏ For S-Video monitors: Connect a BNC-ended Y s-video cable (not included) to the correspond
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Quick Start Plug and Play 2. Attach the audio cables to the Firefly. ❏ For an unbalanced audio connection use audio cables with stranded wire ends and connect to terminal 1 (Left +), terminal 4 (Right +), and terminals 2 and 4 (designated grounds). ❏ If unbalanced audio cable lengths exceed 10 meters, use an Audio Line Amp/Balancer such as the Radio Design Labs, Stick On. ❏ For a S/PDIF digital audio, use a stranded audio cables and connect to terminal 5 Digital Audio (+) and terminal 6 (-
