User manual ROLAND F-1 NET CONTROL

[. . . ] 8 Copying Material from F-1 over Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Quitting F-1 Net Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Main Features Remote Control of the F-1 You can control an F-1 unit installed at a remote location, starting and stopping recording and playback. You use an ordinary Ethernet (LAN) cable to connect the computer and the F-1. [. . . ] This is useful for checking the amount of free space remaining on the hard disk and the remaining battery charge. Note : This display may be slightly delayed from what is displayed on the F-1. Change Remote Unit Button This specifies the number of F-1 units subject to remote control. You can specify up to six units. This sets the port number. Be sure to set the port number so it matches the port number set in your F-1's 700 : Network Setting menu. Minimize Button This minimizes the program to the taskbar in Windows. Remote Control Buttons These are the buttons for remotely controlling the F-1. These control such operations as starting and stopping recording on the connected F-1 units. STATUS Panel This displays the status of the connected F-1. "POWER" lights in blue when the F-1 is powered up. "REC" lights in red when the F-1 is recording. This lets you use the computer to monitor the status of the POWER light (blue) and the REC light (red) located on the top of the F-1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. * 8. 5 Using F-1 Net Control Making the Settings to Match the Connected F-1 First, check the network settings shown on the screen of the F-1. Use the "Network Setting" menu to check the settings for "Check Host Name, " "IP Address, " and "Port Number. " We recommend that you note down these values so that you can make the same settings in the program. fig. f1-unit-setup. eps 1. Enter the host name or IP address for the F-1. Enter the host name or the IP address for the F-1 at the location shown in the figure below. fig. host-name-input. eps 2. Display the port number setting window. Click the button shown below to display the setting window for the port number. fig. port-setup-open. eps 3. Set the port number. At the window shown below, choose the port number. Set the port number that the program uses to match the port number of the F-1. fig. port-setup-screen. eps * * * The port number of the F-1 is set to 50000 by default. If the number on the unit hasn't been changed from this, you can use the same setting unchanged. However, if the port number has been changed because of the requirements of the network, the port number set by this program must be changed to match it. When you're using a connected F-1 in a network environment, such as on a company LAN, an available port number must be assigned. Check with the network administrator to determine what port numbers are available for use. 6 Using F-1 Net Control Controlling a Single Remote F-1 You can use the procedure described below to start and stop recording on the F-1. Decide on the number of units to control remotely. [. . . ] Click the DISPLAY button in each of the panels to make them all display the recording time. Also, make sure that all of the F-1 units are in recording standby. Note : Recording cannot be performed while the settings menu is shown on the display. Close this menu before you start recording. [. . . ]