Configure the player using system.ini — My Music Player and My Music Player LE

In addition to configuration through the front-panel user interface or the web server, the player can be configured using a configuration file. This allows a content update method to configure the player when neither physical access nor access to its web server is available. It also allows a large number of devices to be configured using a USB flash drive and a copy script.

Principle

During startup, the player applies the instructions in the system.ini configuration file previously copied to the SYSTEM folder on the Main Media, then deletes the file.

The configuration file is an unformatted plain-text file named system.ini. It can be created using a basic text editor such as Windows Notepad. Save it using ANSI encoding. Only the 7-bit ASCII character set is permitted, and special characters outside the list below are excluded. Some characters prohibited by Microsoft conventions for file and folder names are also excluded.

Characters permitted in the configuration file

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ! # $ % & ' ( ) + , - . ; = @ [ ] ^ _ ` { } ~ (Space)

A configuration file contains seven types of sections:

1. [multimedia]: general player settings.
2. [system]: player system settings.
3. [audio]: audio settings.
4. [ftp]: FTP client settings.
5. [network]: network settings.
6. [webradio]: web radio settings.
7. [webserver]: player web server settings.

Each section starts with its name between [ ] on a separate line, followed by one or more parameter lines. Only one parameter is accepted per line. Each parameter line contains the parameter name, followed by = and its value. Empty lines are ignored.

Parameters included in the configuration file overwrite the corresponding internal player settings. Other internal settings are not affected.

Example configuration file structure

[section name]
first parameter name=value assigned to the parameter
second parameter name=value assigned to the parameter
etc.

Note: To restore the player’s factory settings, perform a firmware update with settings reset

Configuration parameters

[multimedia] section

[system] section

[audio] section

[ftp] section

In parameter names, x is the FTP client number from 1 to 10.

[network] section

[webradio] section

In parameter names, x is the web radio number from 1 to 10.

[webserver] section

Example configuration file

[multimedia]
StartupPlaybackSource=SCHEDULER
WRadioFailureFolderID=45

[audio]
PlayerVolume=-10
WebradioVolume=0
FadeIn=2
FadeOut=2

[ftp]
FTP1Name=My Server
FTP1Host=ftp.server.access.com
FTP1Port=21
FTP1User=PlayerAccess
FTP1Pass=PWD123
FTP1Folder=Group1/
FTP1Mode=Sync
FTP1SyncInclude=
FTP1SyncExclude=

[webradio]
WRadio1Name=Rock Radio
WRadio1Ip=http://my.webradio.com/rock-stream.mp3
WRadio2Name=Soul Radio
WRadio2Ip=http://other.webradio.eu/live/soul-stream.mp3

[webserver]
AdminPass=AdminAccess
AdminName=123456
UserName=ClientAccess
UserPass=AbCdEf

In this example:

1. Startup playback follows the Scheduler programming: [multimedia], StartupPlaybackSource=SCHEDULER.
2. The MUS045 music folder is played when the web radio stream is lost: [multimedia], WRadioFailureFolderID=45.
3. Audio files are played with a volume attenuation of -10, while web radios are played without attenuation: [audio], PlayerVolume=-10 and WebradioVolume=0.
4. Fade-in and fade-out between playback sources each last 2 seconds: [audio], FadeIn=2 and FadeOut=2.
5. FTP client 1 is configured in [ftp]:
   • Name: My Server — FTP1Name=My Server.
   • Server address: ftp.server.access.com — FTP1Host=ftp.server.access.com.
   • Connection port: 21 — FTP1Port=21.
   • Username: PlayerAccess — FTP1User=PlayerAccess.
   • Password: PWD123 — FTP1Pass=PWD123.
   • Server path: Group1/ — FTP1Folder=Group1/.
   • Content update mode: FTP synchronization — FTP1Mode=Sync.
   • Included paths: empty — FTP1SyncInclude=.
   • Excluded paths: empty — FTP1SyncExclude=.
6. Web radios 1 and 2 are configured in [webradio]:
   • Web radio 1 name: Rock Radio — WRadio1Name=Rock Radio.
   • Web radio 1 stream address: http://my.webradio.com/rock-stream.mp3 — WRadio1Ip=http://my.webradio.com/rock-stream.mp3.
   • Web radio 2 name: Soul Radio — WRadio2Name=Soul Radio.
   • Web radio 2 stream address: http://other.webradio.eu/live/soul-stream.mp3 — WRadio2Ip=http://other.webradio.eu/live/soul-stream.mp3.
7. Player web server access is configured in [webserver]:
   • Administrator password: AdminAccess — AdminPass=AdminAccess.
   • Administrator username: 123456 — AdminName=123456.
   • User username: ClientAccess — UserName=ClientAccess.
   • User password: AbCdEf — UserPass=AbCdEf.