User`s guide

May 15, 2012 • Alcorn McBride TourTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 Page iii
Table of Contents
Welcome! _______________________________________________________________________________ 1
Features ________________________________________________________________________________ 1
Technical Support ________________________________________________________________________ 2
Getting Started ___________________________________________________________________________ 3
In the Box_____________________________________________________________________________ 3
Playing a Test Sound ___________________________________________________________________ 4
Front Panel Controls and Indicators ______________________________________________________ 5
File Access LED ______________________________________________________________________ 5
GPS Status LED ______________________________________________________________________ 6
USB________________________________________________________________________________ 6
LCD and Menu Knob __________________________________________________________________ 7
Rear Panel Controls and Connectors ______________________________________________________ 8
Audio Output Connector________________________________________________________________ 9
Power and Discrete Control Input Connector_______________________________________________ 10
RS-232C Serial Connector _____________________________________________________________ 11
GPS In_____________________________________________________________________________ 11
Microphone Input ____________________________________________________________________ 11
Aux Line Input ______________________________________________________________________ 12
Ethernet RJ-45 ______________________________________________________________________ 12
Configuration DIP Switches ____________________________________________________________ 13
Phantom Power DIP Switch ____________________________________________________________ 14
The Compact Flash Card__________________________________________________________________ 15
Recommended Compact Flash Cards_____________________________________________________ 15
Supported File Formats ________________________________________________________________ 15
File Naming __________________________________________________________________________ 16
Playback_____________________________________________________________________________ 17
Transferring Files via FTP______________________________________________________________ 18
Additional Features ______________________________________________________________________ 19
Microphone Paging____________________________________________________________________ 19
Line Input ___________________________________________________________________________ 19
Spot Logging _________________________________________________________________________ 20
LCD Status Display____________________________________________________________________ 20
Control Methods_________________________________________________________________________ 21
Serial Control ________________________________________________________________________ 21
Ethernet Control ______________________________________________________________________ 21
Discrete Input Control _________________________________________________________________ 22
Input Groups ________________________________________________________________________ 22
TraXX Configuration Software _________________________________________________________ 23
Playlist Control _______________________________________________________________________ 27
Overview___________________________________________________________________________ 27
Special Playlist Commands ____________________________________________________________ 28
Example Playlist _____________________________________________________________________ 29