Guest guest Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 I read that it has a built in clock. When will the firmware upgrade allow us to start shows with it? My one display will be timed on with the street lights but we want it to just burn steady lets say for example when it hits 10pm. Is there any way we can set it up like that?Thanks,Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Zac_Cutt wrote: I read that it has a built in clock. When will the firmware upgrade allow us to start shows with it? My one display will be timed on with the street lights but we want it to just burn steady lets say for example when it hits 10pm. Is there any way we can set it up like that?Thanks,ZacYou answered your own question, sort of. When the firmware upgrade comes out, it will let you schedule shows.When will it be out? We don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Any idea though how to get the show to turn on to steady at for example, 10pm? I know I can make a show that runs for lets say 4 hours, then turns on to steady-on, however the street lights are on a photocell - meaning its never the same - meaning it would switch at different times everyday..Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Wouldn't you just be able to put the MP3 card on a timer? Then it would activate whenever you tell the timer to turn on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 We don't have constant power. We only get power when the street lights are on. Therefore a timer would loose its memory.Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 It seems doable... If you power the MP3 card from the lamp you will be able to schedule two shows, one that starts early (before the light will come on) so it will start immediatly when the lamp starts. The other will be scheduled to start at 10pm until xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 The street lights turn on at different times everyday. How do I tell the controller to all of a sudden switch to for example Show #2 which would just be steady on?Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Zac_Cutt wrote: The street lights turn on at different times everyday. How do I tell the controller to all of a sudden switch to for example Show #2 which would just be steady on?The DC-MP3 has an internal clock that keeps running even when power is off. It knows when it is 10:00PM. You will need to schedule two shows on the DC-MP3... One that runs from 1:00PM to 10:00PM and one that runs from 10:00PM to (whenever)... Because the show is scheduled to start at 1:00PM when the power comes on it will already be past 1:00PM so the show will start....At 10:00PM it will switch over to a new show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 what is the max number of shows that can be loaded onto a standalone director unit. I am wanting to make an automated countdown sign. However I would need to run a different show for every day, at least 30 days. Or at least 30 shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 logan_moore wrote: what is the max number of shows that can be loaded onto a standalone director unit. I am wanting to make an automated countdown sign. However I would need to run a different show for every day, at least 30 days. Or at least 30 shows.This year's version of firmware will only know days of the week. It will not know days of the year. You can only have two shows per day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Oh wow! I thought that it was a future upgrade. This is great.Thanks Dan!Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Where is this feature for the mp3 director? I don't see it.Shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 shawn wrote: Where is this feature for the mp3 director? I don't see it.ShawnShawn, go back and read the thread. It will be available when the firmware upgrade comes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Don wrote: shawn wrote: Where is this feature for the mp3 director? I don't see it.ShawnShawn, go back and read the thread. It will be available when the firmware upgrade comes out.Don is correct.... The current version of the MP3 card does not have scheduling. The next version of firmware will have scheduling. It will allow different times for different days of the week and allow two scheduled shows a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Zac_Cutt wrote: Oh wow! I thought that it was a future upgrade. This is great.Thanks Dan!ZacZac,It is a future upgrade but will be done this year..... Sorry for the confusion. It will be released in time for this years Christmas Displays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Oh reallly! Well... thats good enough for me, as long as its before November, I would be happy.Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Any chance the MP3 director can read from .WAV files. I use .WAV files to do my timing and I'm concerned that if I convert the files to MP3, the timing might not line up.Does anyone else have this concern using MP3s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Any chance the MP3 director can read from .WAV files. I use .WAV files to do my timing and I'm concerned that if I convert the files to MP3, the timing might not line up.Does anyone else have this concern using MP3s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 MichaelC wrote: Any chance the MP3 director can read from .WAV files. I use .WAV files to do my timing and I'm concerned that if I convert the files to MP3, the timing might not line up.Does anyone else have this concern using MP3s?Dan is going to have to correct me, but I think that the Director will play WAV's. From what I've read, it's recommended, but not required. (Dan, please delete my post if I'm wrong to avoid confusion.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Michael I had similar concerns with MP3's but as long as you rip them at 128 kps you will be fine. I have had no problems with five songs doing it this way.Bill Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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