User manual AMX VISUALARCHITECT CONTENT DATABASE EDITOR

[. . . ] Operation/Reference Guide Content Database Editor v 1. 0 Software Document ID: 033-004-2979 Initial Release: 4/28/2006 Software License and Warranty Agreement LICENSE GRANT. AMX grants to Licensee the non-exclusive right to use the AMX Software in the manner described in this License. This license does not grant Licensee the right to create derivative works of the AMX Software. The AMX Software consists of generally available programming and development software, product documentation, sample applications, tools and utilities, and miscellaneous technical information. Please refer to the README. TXT file on the compact disc or download for further information regarding the components of the AMX Software. [. . . ] Each preset corresponds to a radio or television channel. Presets work basically like buttons on the face of a car radio - each one jumps to the channel it represents. Select a Content Database Type and click Next to continue. If you selected Media - CDs and DVDs, the next dialog is the Media Database Properties dialog. If you selected Presets - Channels/Stations, the next dialog is the Preset Database Properties dialog. Content Database Editor 7 Content Database Editor 8 Content Database Editor The Media Library The Media Library Overview The Media Library represents a repository of all CDs and DVDs that have been identified (via CDDB), or manually entered using CDE. The Media Library is the complete collection of CDs and DVDs that have been added to any Media Database (*. MXD) File or to the Media Library itself. The Media Library is displayed in the Media Library Bar (CD and DVD tabs). Once a CD or DVD is in the Media Library, it is available to be added to one or more Media Database file. Media Library Bar The Media Library Bar displays the contents of the Media Library. The Media Library Bar is intended to aid in the creation of Media Database Files: You can drag a CD or DVD title from the Media Library Bar (CD or DVD tabs) directly into your Media Database Content Windows. There are three tabs on the Media Library Bar (FIG. 3 Media Library Bar CD - Displays all CDs that have been added to any Media Database file, or to the Media Library. DVD - Displays all DVDs that have been added to any Media Database file, or to the Media Library. Content Database Editor 9 The Media Library Find - Allows you search for media - enter a search string (the Title, Artist, Track/ Chapter name you want to find) in the Find field and press Enter. Search results are displayed in this tab. You can manipulate the Media Library from the Media Library menu, toolbar, or via the context menu. Media Library Toolbar The Media Library Toolbar provides shortcuts to basic database-oriented functions: toolbar button Command - description Identify CD - Initiates an attempt at identifying the CD in your PC's local CD drive. Find - Opens the Find Media dialog, where you can search for media using several advanced search functions. Add Disc - Opens the Disc Type dialog, where you can specify the type of disc you want to add (CD or DVD). Remove Disc - Removes the selected disc from the Media Library. Disc Properties - Open the Disc Properties dialog, where you can view and edit information for the selected disc. The display of this toolbar can be toggled via options in the View menu. Adding a CD to the Media Library using CDDB CDE uses an online CDDB media database to automatically identify CDs for addition to the Media Library. You must have an active Internet connection to access the CDDB database. To use CDDB to identify a CD and add it to the Media Library: 1. Insert the CD in your PCs drive. Hold down the Shift key to prevent the disc from auto-playing, if necessary. 2. Select Media Library > Identify CD (or click the toolbar button) to initiate the identification of this disc. Once the disc has been positively identified, the Disc Properties dialog is invoked, prepopulated with the CDs information. 10 Content Database Editor The Media Library If you receive the message: "Failed to retrieve CDDB sites!", you may need to configure your CDDB options, via the CDDB Settings dialog. 4. Review the information in this dialog, edit if necessary, and click OK to enter the disc into the Media Library. The disc is added to the Media Library, and is indicated in the Media Library Bar (CD tab). [. . . ] To enter information for this Preset, select Media Preset > Properties (or click the Properties toolbar button) to open the Preset Properties dialog. Enter the properties for this preset and click OK to save your changes and update the Preset Database Contents window to show the information entered. Editing Preset Properties You can edit the properties for any Preset, via options in the Preset Properties dialog. Open a Preset Database Content window (File > Open), and select the Preset that you want to edit. [. . . ]