Ripstation Lite Pro Operating Manual Ripstation A Division of Formats Unlimited, Inc 155 Sherwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735 T: +1 631 249 9393 F: +1 631 249 9273 Authors: Robert Warnock & Patrick McGrath support@ripstation.com www.ripstation.
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Software EULA 100-5-01-000 b. Remedies. FUI and its suppliers' entire liability and your exclusive remedy for any breach of the foregoing warranty shall be, at FUI’s option, either (i) return of the purchase price paid for the license, if any, or (ii) replacement of the defective media in which the Software is contained. You must return the defective media to FUI at your expense with a copy of your receipt. This limited warranty is void if the defect has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplication.
Contents 101-5-01-000 Overview Ripstation Lite Pro is a suite of software to allow for batch transfer and encoding of CD material to digital music files utilising MF Digital’s 7601 series robotic autoloaders. The application operates on the Windows XP Platform. The product is designed for use by individuals, system integrators and service providers and offers flexibility, ease of use and high throughput at the core of its operation.
Software Installation 101-5-01-000 1.0 Software Installation 1.1 Pre-install Checks For Standalone PC Options: • • • • • Windows XP with SP2, Vista or Windows 7 Microsoft .NET 2.0, download from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-43624b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en PC platforms as specified in pre-install documentation Always on internet connection Windows Media Player 11 or above. 1.2 Running the Installer • • • Ensure your target PC is connected to the Internet.
Software Installation 101-5-01-000 Figure 1.1 – Product Registration Details Screen 1.2.2 Limits on Registration You will be provided with ONE code for activation. You may, at any time, uninstall the application and reinstall it on an alternate machine by following the process above. Please note however, only ONE copy of the software will run at any one time and a second installation of the software with the same code will prevent the first installation from being run. 1.
Quick Start Guide 101-5-01-000 2.0 Step-by-step guide of Robotic Hardware - 7601XD 2.1.1 Step One – Remove the Packing Constraints • Carefully remove the autoloader from its carton. • Unlock cover with the key and install the plastic rods. • Place the system on a level workspace free of debris, dust, humidity, excessive heat, and electronic or electromagnetic interference. • Remove protective plastic cover from system and save along with the rest of the packaging. 2.1.
Quick Start Guide 101-5-01-000 Select “include this location in this search” and browse to the XD Drivers folder which is located in the Ripstation Lite Pro program folder. Then click next. On the next window select the first driver which is mfd_md1.inf and click next.
Quick Start Guide 101-5-01-000 Then another window will open that says breadusb.sys cannot be found. Browse to and open the XD Drivers folder in the Ripstation Lite Pro program folder. Select the breadusb.sys file and click OK. Then click OK again.
Quick Start Guide 101-5-01-000 That is the driver installation complete and you can now click finish on the new hardware wizard. 2.1.4 Step Four – Loading Discs • • • Discs for ripping are loaded to the top of the unit and the unit can hold 80 discs at one time. Completed discs are placed in the tray which can be removed from the bottom of the unit. Rejected discs are ejected through the slot in the front of the unit.
Quick Start Guide 101-5-01-000 3.0 Ripstation Lite Pro Quick Start Guide Before using the Ripstation Lite Pro software, please use the following steps as a ‘quick start’ guide to set the initial parameters and perform a CD to MP3 rip. 1. Open the Ripstation Lite Pro software and on the main screen click the Preferences icon. 2. Check the metadata sources you wish to use and key in your supplied username and password then click OK to save and close. 3.
Main User Guide/ Main Screen 101-5-01-000 4.0 Ripstation Lite Pro Main User Guide 4.1 Key Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Batch encoding 7601XD series Robotic and backup USB2.0 drive support Batch setup wizard Multiple CODEC encoding Client Name entry Support for AMG, FreeDB and CD Player.ini data sources Full metadata preview Metadata cover art lookup and embedding Amazon cover art lookup and embedding UID client watermark embedding Switchable Unicode support ID3> 2.4 inc. 1.
Main User Guide/ Main Screen 101-5-01-000 4.3 Ripstation Lite Pro Main Screen The Ripstation Lite Pro main user interface is shown in figure 4.1 below. Operations are carried out using the button controls at the top of the screen and information is displayed throughout the rest of the screen. An additional ‘Open batch folder button’ is located in the bottom right of the screen. Figure 4.1 – Ripstation Lite Pro Main User Interface Section 4.3.1 details the operation of each of the button controls.
Main User Guide/ Main Screen 101-5-01-000 4.3.1 Ripstation Lite Pro Button Controls The Ripstation Lite Pro Main button controls are shown in figure 4.2. The operations of the buttons are detailed in the key below. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 4.2 – Ripstation Lite Pro Main Screen Button Controls 1. New Batch / Cancel Batch Opens the New Batch dialog. If a batch is currently running, this button will cancel the batch. 2. Preferences Opens the preferences dialog. 3.
Main User Guide/ Display During Ripping 101-5-01-000 4.4 Ripstation Lite Pro Display During Ripping Figure 4.3 shows the Ripstation Lite Pro main screen view during the ripping process. Figure 4.3 – Main screen view during ripping The following information is displayed when ripping a disc: 4.4.
Main User Guide/ Display During Ripping 101-5-01-000 4.4.3 Batch Status Figure 4.4 – Batch Status Window The batch status window, shown in figure 4.4, is located at the bottom right of the screen and is designed to give an ‘at a glance preview’ of the current job in progress.
Main User Guide/ Preference Settings 101-5-01-000 4.5 Preference Settings Clicking on the preferences button opens the dialog box as shown in figure 4.5. Figure 4.5 – Preferences Dialog Box (Metadata Tab) 4.4.1 Metadata Tab The metadata tab selected in figure 4.5 allows for the following settings to be selected: • Local cdplayer.ini - For metadata retrieval from a local cache, check the 'Local cdplayer.ini' checkbox and key in the full file path to the cdplayer.ini file (e.g. C:\Windows\cdplayer.ini).
Main User Guide/ Preference Settings 101-5-01-000 FreeDB regional mirrors.. at.freedb.org (Vienna, Austria) au.freedb.org (Sydney, Australia) ca.freedb.org (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) es.freedb.org (Madrid, Spain) fi.freedb.org (Tampere, Finland) fr.freedb.org (Courbevoie, France) jp.freedb.org (Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan) jp2.freedb.org (Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan) ru.freedb.org (Saint-Petersburg, Russia) uk.freedb.org (London, UK) uk2.freedb.org (London, UK) us.freedb.org (San Jose, California, USA) Figure 4.
Main User Guide/ Preference Settings o o 101-5-01-000 Or Enter the barcode via scanner or manually and click submit to retrieve metadata Or Click Skip to reject this CD and continue Figure 4.7 – Metadata Manual Entry • Download missing covers from Amazon - This enables a web based lookup for cover art when none has been returned via the normal metadata lookup. Recommended setting is On.
Main User Guide/ Starting a New Batch 101-5-01-000 4.6 Starting a New Batch In the main Ripstation Lite screen, click the ‘New Batch’ button and the dialog box in figure 4.8 appears. Figure 4.8 – Start a New Batch Dialog Box An explanation of the dialog box is given below: • • • • • Date – Automatically generated Number of CDs – Key in the number of CDs in the batch, or 0 to rip indefinitely.
Main User Guide/ Starting a New Batch 101-5-01-000 To determine what com port you are using, open device manager, then expand “Ports”, and look for the USB Serial Port, in the example below we can see it is COM3, so we would select COM3 from the list in Ripstation. • • • • • Source device – Used to select which drive to use. If using the 7601XC you must select the drive that is located in the robotic unit. Output Formats – Displays the CODECs that may be used for ripping.
Main User Guide/ Starting a New Batch 101-5-01-000 4.6.1 CODEC Settings Ripstation Lite Pro ships with a number of standard CODEC options pre-configured. However CODECs may be added or deleted and the settings for the MP3, WMA, AAC and OGG CODECs may be modified. • To add a new codec, click the [Add] button in the Start a New Batch dialog box. The New Output dialog will appear as in figure 4.9. Figure 4.
Main User Guide/ Starting a New Batch 101-5-01-000 Figure 4.10 – CODEC setup screen Paths and filenames default to a set mask, which may be altered by the user.
Main User Guide/ Starting a New Batch %U %V %W %X %Y 0-9 101-5-01-000 FirstReleaseUPC AlbumDiscNumber AlbumDiscCount BatchIndex AlbumDate BatchUserData (0-9) NOTE: Standard text may also be used in the path. In the track example in figure 4.10, the path would thus be: Clientname\artistname\albumtitle\01 – Trackname.mp3 The file extension must be included. • Include Metadata In Output files – If this is checked Ripstation will write out and embed metadata in the file.
Main User Guide/ Starting a New Batch 101-5-01-000 The resulting increase in quality is somewhat subjective; a slower speed, higher quality setting of the quality slider is generally only recommended for challenging and very dynamic audio, with playback on high end audio equipment. For the vast majority of MP3 encoding with playback on low to mid-range audio equipment and portable music players, the default setting (shown above) is recommended. NOTE: Previous settings are saved from the last batch 4.6.
Main User Guide/ Starting a New Batch • • • • 101-5-01-000 Key in the conductor name Add cover art, click box then browse to image Click the OK button to save and continue or Click Skip to reject this CD and continue NOTE: Allowing manual keying in of CD information will slow down the encode process as the drive in question will NOT be used for ripping until the above information is keyed.
Main User Guide/ Actions for Completed Batch 101-5-01-000 4.7 Actions for Completed Batch 4.7.1 Loading an external Hard Drive Clicking the ‘Send to HD’ button (shown right), loads a client folder to a hard drive. The standard Windows explorer dialog appears. Figure 4.19 – Selecting a folder to load to Hard Drive (HD) • Select the Location of the external USB hard drive unit, network hard drive or USB device and click OK.
Integration with other Ripstation Products 101-5-01-000 4.8 Error Detection & Correction Ripstation Lite Pro's error handling consists of: • • • Auto C2 Check by using the error correction available from C2 enabled drives Ripstation Lite Pro modifies the speed of the encode cycle to trap any read errors prior to encoding Burst mode check Jitter check – using a zero threshold limit, Ripstation Lite Pro ensures that audio files are extracted and encoded without errors 4.
Integration with other Ripstation Products 101-5-01-000 5.0 Integration with Other Ripstation Products Audiofile may be added to Ripstation as an additional module to support automatic generation of the client output catalogue in PDF or HTML. Ripstation AudioFile Generates fully customisable and printable HTML album catalogue using cover art and customisable logo and colours Please contact Ripstation for further information, or visit www.ripstation.
Updates 101-5-01-000 6.0 Upgrades Ripstation Lite Pro includes an autoupdate push client. This client will sit in your system tray and poll our servers for the latest updates. When an update is found, it will notify you with a pop up message and allow you to ignore or download the upgrade.
Help and Support 101-5-01-000 7.0 Help and Support Support terms are detailed in client specific contracts, but at minimum shall include 24 hour support via our online helpdesk. In addition we offer an extended warranty package which includes remote access to your site from our headquarters and extended hardware warranty coverage. Support response is guaranteed within 24 hours.
Annex 101-5-01-000 Annex A: Macrovision Flow Down Agreement Macrovision Flow-Down License Terms (Terms of Use) This application incorporates software and technology of Macrovision Corporation (“Macrovision”).
Annex 101-5-01-000 Macrovision may choose to provide in the future and is free to discontinue its online services at any time, without any obligation to you.
Annex 101-5-01-000 Annex B: AMG Purchase Procedure Document Purchasing AMG Look Ups To receive an AMG key to enable AMG metadata in Ripstation you will need to purchase look ups by clicking on the purchase link in preferences or clicking on the following link: http://www.ripstation.com/amgdep/purchase.php Then on the purchase page key in the required details and choose the number of look ups that you require from the drop down box.
Annex 101-5-01-000 Then click on the buy now link and you will be taken to a payment page powered by PayPal to complete the purchase of your look ups. Once you have entered your payment details on the web page click on the “Review Order and Continue” button. Once you have reviewed your payment details click on the “Pay Now” link and your transaction will be processed. Then the following page will be displayed.
Annex 101-5-01-000 You will receive an email confirming your order. You can also at this stage view and print a copy of your receipt which contains your AMG Key. The AMG Key is the Item number. It is displayed as Item#7a109049f8e443c74e9dafcf4940230a4eb544bf then your AMG key will be 7a109049f8e443c74e9dafcf4940230a4eb544bf. Please note that the license keys are pay as you go. You must use all lookups from each key before you enter a new key. Look ups are not carried over between keys.
