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Domino-Pro Product Manual

Domino-Pro Ad/Program Insertion System

Version 4.2

December 15, 2014

Media Control Systems

1050 Pioneer Way, Ste Q

El Cajon, CA 92020

619-599-1050

www.mediacontrolsystems.com

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Index

PART 1

Section 1.0 Product Overview………………………..………..….…..…..….Page 3

Section 2.0 Controls, Indicators, and IO…………………….…............…Page 5

Section 3.0 Setup and Configuration….…………………….…….........….Page 6

Section 4.0 Media Prep, File Transfer, and Operation Modes……..…..Page 10

Section 5.0 Playlist Structure and Scheduling…………………….….…..Page 18

PART 2

Section 6.0 Domino Pro PC Scheduling Software……………………..…...Page 19

Section 7.0 Media Player Control Module………………………………..….Page 24

Section 8.0 Audio Video Switch Module….………………..…………..….…Page 25

Section 9.0 DTMF Cue Tone Decoding Module…………………….…..…..Page 26

Section 10.0 WebRelay Controller Setup…….………………............….…...Page 29

Section 11.0 Webserver Installation and Setup………………………...…….Page 33

Section 12.0 Media Player Playlist Script Guide………………………….......Page 37

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Section 1.0 Product Overview

The Domino-Pro is a television ad or program insertion system. It is a low cost simple to

operate playback system. It was designed for smaller Cable TV and broadcast television

facilities that are looking for a lower cost entry level solution, for inserting commercials or

programing into a satellite retransmitted program network.

The Domino uses solid state USB and SD cards for file transfer and playback. It is better

suited for users that play back hundreds of different ads per week as opposed to thousands.

The internal 16 Gig SD card can hold 4 hours of programs or approximately 500 30-second

standard definition advertisements. Optionally a 32 or 64 Gig SD card can be purchased.

A scheduling application is provided called Domino Pro PC software that makes it easy to

schedule ads by channel, day of week, and time of day. The Domino Pro PC software creates

playlist.txt files that are copied to the Domino Pro insertion system along with the media files.

The PC software give the operator the ability to schedule lists of ads to playback in a run-of-

schedule basis during specified time blocks, or individual ads at specific times per day.

The Domino Pro can be configured to insert ads or programming from DTMF or manual start

commands or by real-time. A dip switch on the removable Media Player Control card changes

the modes of operation from cue start to time start playback.

The Domino Pro has four modes of operation. With Mode-1 the number of ad files played per

cue start is predetermined from 1 to 7 files. Typically 30 second files are played, for example

2 files are played to fill a 1 minute break and 4 files are played to fill a 2 minute break. A

playlist.txt text file is used to determine which files are played and in what sequence. This

mode is good because it doesn’t require a detailed time based schedule. You can just

playback from a long list of ads. With Mode-2A the number of files played depends on the

playlist, for each time block scheduled. This mode is good for channels that have variable

length breaks. With Mode-2B playback begins and ends with the DTMF START and STOP

Tones. Ads are played until the OFF tone or end of a list. Mode-3 inserts ads or programming

strictly based upon the playlist schedule and does not use a DTMF or Manual Cue start.

The Domino-Pro Ad Insertion System consists of a 1RU chassis that contains a DTMF cue

tone decoder module, audio/video switching module, media player control module,

audio/video media player, and a web-relay microcontroller. The media player has an

internal SD memory card for storage of advertisement files. Files are transferred to the SD

card from a USB thumb drive port on the front of the chassis or via webserver connection.

The file transfer process is managed using a menu displayed on the Monitor video output or

from a “command.txt” file on the USB drive. Script files can be created in .txt file format to

cue up certain lists of ads on specific days and times. The Domino Pro PC software is used to

create the playlists. A hand held remote controller is provided to adjust the audio and to

navigate the menu of the media player.

The media player control module monitors and controls the playback of the media player.

Dip switches on the control module select how may files are played with each start command

and how many seconds of delay happen from the reception of the start command and when

the onair switch is made. The control module has a pushbutton for manually starting the ad

insertion.

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The DTMF Decoder monitors the cue tone output of a satellite receiver. When a valid 4 tone

sequence is received, a relay contact closure is made. The microcontroller detects the relay

closer and starts the delay time sequence on the media player control module. The DTMF

decoder and the ad insertion system can be configured to play ads from the “ON” tones only

or utilize both the “ON” and “OFF” cue tone sequences. The default configuration plays from

the “ON” tone sequence and returns to Network after the series of ads are played. The DTMF

tone sequences to be decoded are set using dip switches on the decoder module.

The Domino-Pro Ad Insertion System has two levels of switching. Relays are used to keep the

satellite network on air when power is not applied to the frame. Active solid state switching is

used to switch the output of the media player into the satellite network for the insertion of the

ads. The switching happens in the vertical interval for seamless switching, provided the

media player is sync locked to the satellite source. An optional time base corrector is

required to lock the media player to the satellite network for seamless switching.

The internal web relay microcontroller provides failsafe features to prevent switching if the

Media Player fails to properly play, and returns the Satellite Network, back onair, after failsafe

timer expiration. The web microcontroller also provides web access for player status, manual

start and override, scheduled time start, and playback time and date logging.

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Section 2.0 Controls, Indicators, and I/O

Analog Audio/Video

Switching Module

DTMF Cue Tone

Decoder Module

Media Player Control

Module

USB Port, Media Player

Status and IR receiver

USB Port for file transfer to

internal SD Card

Power LED SD Card Activity LED

Remote Control

IR Detector

Program Video

Source

Program Video Output

Media Player Monitor

Video Output

DTMF In GPI

+Hz +Lz Out In

Program Audio Inputs

Program Audio Output

DTMF Cue Tone Input

High or Low Impedance

GPI Start Input

On Air Output

Ethernet Port for

Web Status

Ethernet Port for

Media Player

Optional IO and

Control Audio and Control IO

Panel

Video IO & Monitor

Panel

USB Drive with

activity LED

Remote Control LAN

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Section 3.0 Setup and Configuration

Connect the satellite receiver video output to the Program Input and the Program Video

Output is connected to the cable modulator. The Domino Pro audio is unbalanced stereo.

Connect the left and right audio from the satellite receiver to the left and right terminal strip

as indicated on the label. Connect the left and right audio output of the Domino Pro to the

modulator audio inputs.

The DTMF cue tone output of the satellite receiver is connected to the Domino Pro DTMF

input. The +Hz connection is for a high impedance audio tone source and the +Lz is for a low

impedance source. The GPI Input is for a contact closure to ground, from a remote cue

source. The GPI Out is for controlling external switching devices such as the NSS-4B.

A picture monitor with composite video input is connected to the Domino Pro Monitor Output.

The monitor video output always shows what is playing on the internal media player.

Pressing the Menu button on the hand held remote control stops the media player and brings

up the media player menu. The monitor output can also be used to lock the satellite source

to the media player with an external TBC.

An Ethernet port is used for web status monitoring, manual control, and logging. It is not

required for the normal operation of the Domino Pro, unless timed cue starting is desired. A

second Ethernet port is use for connecting the Media Player SD card storage to a webserver

folder for media file and playlist synchronizing. (See Webserver setup)

3.1 System Configuration

The Domino Pro is normally setup by the factory before shipping. If so, all you need to do is

to prepare your advertisement files and playlist.txt file and copy the files to the internal SD

card. See the section of the manual for setting up the DTMF cue tone sequences to be

decoded. See the media player controller section for preroll and number of files per cue start.

Receiver Encoder/Modulator Picture

Monitor DTMF

Tones

Program

A/V IN Player

Menu LAN Player to Webserver

WebRelay Status

DTMF

Decoder

A/V

Switch

Playback

Controller

Media

Player

WebRelay,

Status Domino Pro

Program

A/V Out

Domino-Pro System Block Diagram

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3.2 Media Player Settings

Connect the Domino Pro Monitor Output to the

composite video input of a Picture monitor. SDI input

for the SDI Domino Pro version. Using the remote

control, select MENU. Set the time zone and time for

your location. The other settings should be set at the

factory.

Basic TAB

Confirm settings for

NTSC and Composite,

for Analog Units.

(HDMI for SDI units.)

3

Video/Audio TAB

Set DSP Mode to:

“Interactive Mode”

2

Check Firmware Version

DSSImage202001081_192.bin

1

Internal SD Card Storage

Space. 15-Gig Standard

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Set Date and Time

Set Time Zone

4 Time TAB

Set to Repeat Mode.

Not to be confused

with the 4 Operating

Modes

5

Advanced TAB

Enable Logging

6

Additional TAB

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3.3 Web Status Monitoring and Control

The web controller provides a way to view the status of the Domino Pro over an Ethernet

network. After setting up the WebRelay network address you can view the status screen by

entering the IP address in a web browser. (See WebRelay Controller Setup, Section 10.0)

Shows ads are currently being

inserted into the program network.

Shows manual start via the

web interface.

DTMF and Manual Start Logging:

Shows the date and time the media player

has played and switched on air. This is

accessed by the IP address/log.txt

Shows the insertion has been

aborted via the web interface.

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Section 4.0 Media Preparation, File Transfer, and Operational Modes

4.0 Media Preparation

MPEG-4 (H.254) files are recommended for best playback results on the Domino Pro.

MPEG-2 files, such as those ripped from DVDs, can be easily converted using an open source

conversion program called Handbrake. It can be downloaded from https://handbrake.fr/

Recommended Video Parameters

Codec/Profile/Level Resolution Bit Rate Average/Max

MPEG-4 (H.264)

BP@L3 720x480 (i/p) 29/30 720x56p 26 4 - 6 Mbps; Max Bit Rate 25Mbps

[email protected] 1920x1080 (i/p) 30 1280x720p60 8 - 15 Mbps; Max Bit Rate 25Mbps

[email protected]

Containers .mp4, .m2v

Recommended Audio Parameters

AAC-LC Recommended Bit Rate 128 Kbps; Max bit rate =384Kbps

Recommended Sample Rate 48KHz; Max Sample Rate 96KHz

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Set Preset to Normal

Set Quality from 12 to

15. Lower number is

higher quality.

Constant Frame rate

29.97

Handbrake Video

Conversion Settings

Handbrake Audio

Conversion Settings

Stereo AAC (faac) 48K 128K

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4.1 Testing your Files on Domino

It may be wise to test your media files on the Domino before creating a schedule and copying

all the contents to the internal SD card. Media files can be played directly from a USB drive.

Copy some of your video files directly to a USB drive. For testing, all you want on the USB

are your video files with or without a playlist.txt file. Power-up the Domino unit, if already

powered-up observe the player output with a monitor connected to the Monitor Output. If

your file was made correctly you should see it cue up after a minute or so.

The green light on the Media Player Control Card should light up. Pressing the manual start

button should cause the Domino to play your files, dependent upon the preset number to be

played per start. If you unplug the MPC card, the media player should play your files over

and over. Remove the USB drive to resume normal operation from the Internal SD Card.

When the USB drive is removed, or you exit the menu by selecting PLAY, or the power is

cycled on the Domino Pro, the system will read the playlist.txt file from the internal SD card

and cue up to the appropriate ad file or wait until a scheduled cue time. Using a USB drive

with an activity LED lets you know that the files have been transferred. Otherwise you will be

instructed to remove the USB drive on the monitor output of the Domino Pro.

The status LEDs on the front of Domino Pro tells the operator what the inserter is doing. The

green LED on the Media Player Control module shows if the media player is cued up and is

ready to play. The red light shows the media player is playing. No lights indicate the system

is not ready. In Operation Mode-2A & B both LEDS light while playing.

The media player status lights are on the right side of the Domino Pro. The far right green

LED is power. The LED on the left shows the SD memory card activity. This LED flashes

when files are loaded and played. During playback the LED will flash until the playback

buffers are loaded then stop even though the player is still playing.

LEDs on the cue tone decoder flash when tones are read. The A/V switch LEDs indicate

whether program input 1 is routed to the output or the advertisement input 2 is on air.

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4.2 Copying Files to Domino Pro Internal SD card

There are two modes used to copy files to the internal SD card in the Domino Pro, from a USB

thumb drive. One mode replaces all the content on the SD card with the content on the USB

drive. The other mode only copies new files and existing files that have been changed. To

replace all the files select “USB Sync” on the player menu or create and place a command.txt

file with the words UPDATECONTENTS, on the USB drive.

To just copy new files and changed files select “USB Copy” on the menu or use the words

COPYCONTENTS in the command.txt file and place on the USB drive. Files can be deleted

from the internal SD card by using the menu selecting “View” and deleting selected files,

“Erase All”, or by using the “updatecontents” command.txt.

The SD Card can be synced to a Webserver Folder via LAN and Internet. See Section 11.0

Copies new and changed files. Replaces all files on the SD Card

USB thumb drive directory using

Windows Explorer; showing ad files,

playlist.txt and command.txt

USB Drive File Directory

Replace all files on SD

with USB files

Copy different files to

SD with USB files

Media Player “Basic” Menu

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4.3 Ad File Playback “as-run” Logging

To turn on the logging mode of the media player, select “Enable” from the media players

“Additional” menu. To copy the logs to the USB thumb drive a “command.txt” script must be

used. The syntax for this is “copylog”. To delete the logs on the SD memory, use “deletelog”.

The media player logs files as they are played. It also logs when the first ad file is cued. So

there are extra entries in the log .txt file that you need to ignore or delete.

Files played directly from the USB drive are not logged.

Enable Logging.

Default setting is “Enable”

Syntax for coping

logs to USB drive.

Indicates cueing to

video file

Shows how many

seconds file was

played

Log.txt file

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4.4 Domino Pro Playback Modes

(DV75MCS5 Firmware version 1.7)

Mode 1, Designated Number of Files: (Normal Default Mode)

In Mode 1, the user sets a fixed number of video files to be played with each cue start command. (1-

7 files) This is selected by setting dip switches 1, 2 &3 ON or OFF, on the MPC-3001A module. (See

Below)

When the Cue Tone Start command is received the Domino Pro plays the preselected number of files.

The Media Player then cues up the next file in the list or waits for a scheduled event. In this mode a

timed start is actually a time to cue up a list. The on-air playback start is triggered by a DTMF or

manual cue command. Note: The Media Player Time Zone must be set to execute a time based

playlist.

In this mode a default list of video files can be used. Default files can be played in a Run-of-Schedule

mode. Only the fixed preset number of files selected will be played upon each start command. This

mode can use the “Play Once” time script or the “Repeat/Loop” method of

time scheduling. (See the Domino PC Software Manual) If a cue tone start command is missed for a

cued time, playback can get out of sync using the “Play Once” script. To catch up the Domino

playlist can be restarted or the lost break can be manually forced. When an expected time cue start

command doesn’t occur, the player marks the ad files for playback in the future. It does not abort

the files not run. Rebooting the system will abort the marked files.

Playback Mode 1

Set Dip switches 1,2,&3 for number

of files to play after each START

Tone. Up to 7 files.

1 ON = 1; 2 ON = 2; 3 ON = 4;

3 & 1 ON = 5; 3 & 2 =6;

1, 2 &3 ON = 7

Playback Mode 2A

Set Dip switch 4 ON. Plays number

of files in a scheduled list after

START Tone.

Playback Mode 3

Set Dip switch 5 ON. Plays files

strictly based on a Playlist by time,

No DTMF Cue START.

Requires system reboot to activate. Playback Mode 2B

Set Dip switch 4 ON. Keeping Start

Line Held ON during the duration of

the break; Ends insertion when

Start Line is released or scheduled

list of files is completed.

V1.7

MPC-3001A Module

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Mode 2A, Play All files in current List

(Note: in mode 2A and 2B the Ready and Playing LEDS both light during playback.)

When Dip Switch 4 is ON, Mode 2 is activated. In Mode 2A the number of files played back is

dependent upon the number of files listed in the playlist schedule. The user does not preselect a

constant fixed number of files to be played. “Play Once” or “Loop” playlist

script is used with this mode. It is recommended that each video file has one frame of black at the

beginning and end of the file for cleaner looking on-air switching.

In this mode the user will be primarily scheduling the cueing of lists of files by time. Playback stops

after the last file in a list. After the playback stops, the player cues up to a short default list or waits

for the next scheduled cue time. Default file lists must be no longer than the insertion break,

because the system will play and air all of the listed files in an event.

In this mode a timed start is actually the time to cue up a list. The on-air playback start is triggered

by a DTMF or manual cue command. Breaks of various lengths can be completely filled using this

mode. Also files of different lengths can be scheduled more easily. When using the “Play Once”

scheduling, if a cue start command is missed for a cued time, playback can get out of sync. To catch

up the Domino playlist can be restarted or the lost break can be manually forced.

Mode 2B, Play files as long as Start Line is held low. (Satellite Priority)

Mode 2B is activated when the Start Input is held low for more than 5 seconds and dip switch 4 is

ON. This mode is used for Satellite Priority insertion. The beginning and end of the insertion is

controlled by the DTMF cue start and end. The number of the files scheduled in each break can

exceed the length of the advertisement avail length. As soon as the OFF DTMF tone is received the

break ends and a switch back to network occurs. The system will continue to play files until the OFF

Tone is received.

This mode uses the “Repeat/Loop” time script only. If a cue command is missed for a

cued time, the player will cue up to the next scheduled spots when the cue time arrives. The

schedule does not get out of sync if cue commands are missed in this mode.

The Web relay controller’s, Relay 1 Option, must be set to “set relay equal to input 1”, in order to

operate in Mode 2 B. The DTMF Cue Tone Decoder must be set to ” Latching”.

Mode 3, Playback and Switching is managed by playlist schedule only

Mode 3 is activated when dip switch 5 is ON and power is turned OFF and ON. A DTMF or Manual

Start command is not used in this mode.

In this mode on-air playback starts by time and not from a cue command. Playback is completely

controlled by the playlist and media player functions.

A/V switching may be delayed a second or two at the beginning and ending of scheduled

programming. To prevent cutting off the beginning of the first file, a second or so of black should be

added to the first file in a playback list or start your list with a station ID. There may be at least one

or two seconds of black at the end of playback before switching back to network programming.

Default video file playback will be pre-empted by time scheduled events.

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Occasional longer programming can be played using this mode. This is more easily done by placing

the longer programming on a USB with a playlist schedule. When the USB is inserted into the

Domino Pro, the playlist and programming on the USB pre-empts the internal playlist and files.

When using the USB in this manner, no Command Text file should be used, to copy the contents to

the internal SD card. When playing long form programs, the 3 minute Fail Safe Timer Script in the

WebRelay Controller must be disabled. (See WebRelay section of the manual)

The Domino Pro must be rebooted (Power OFF and ON) to enter Mode 3. So power the unit OFF,

plug in the USB, turn the power ON. The Domino Pro has built in Bypass Switching, so when power

is turned OFF the network programming stays on air.

When playing back from a USB, logs are not posted to the log file. You must copy the programming

and play from the internal SD card to log your files as they are played.

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Section 5.0 Playlist Structure and Scheduling

A simple playlist.txt schedule file is shown below. The playlist.txt file must be spelled exactly

“playlist” it can’t be named anything else such as playlist01.txt. WordPad is recommended

for creating and editing the text file. The playlist can be created manually or by the Domino

PC software. Section 12.0 defines the playlist script syntax. Section 6.0 shows how the

Domino PC software is installed and used. Playlists created by the Domino PC software can

be modified manually, if a different start time is desired, from the default 30 minute blocks.

means any day of the week.

means any time of the day.

The file names are listed including the file

extension .mpg.

The system will cue up to the first file and

play four files for each cue command, if

the player controller is set for 4 files. The

system will continue through the list and

start over from the beginning.

means any day of the week.

means any time of the day.

If there are no day and times current on a

playlist the default files will be played.

Leave off the and script

if you don’t want default files.

Files following this syntax will cue on

Monday between 10AM and 11AM. The

list can be repeated until 11:00.

Files listed after this syntax will cue on

Tuesday 12:00PM. The files listed will

play only once. The list must be played

before another list can be cued.

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