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Author Topic: How to adjust volume on USL JSD60 from a Christie series 2? Andrew Thomas Master Film Handler Posts: 273 From: Pearland, TX, USA Registered: Jun 2012 posted 02-03-2015 06:32 PM                     Hi guys, I'm wanting to add a cue at the beginning of a playlist that sets the audio processor to say, 5.0 and then at the beginning of the feature to 7.0. How would one go about doing this if using the JSD60 processor with Christie Series 2 projectors with Christie IMBs? Thanks!  |  IP: Logged Harold Hallikainen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 906 From: Denver, CO, USA Registered: Aug 2009 posted 02-03-2015 10:56 PM                        This might help.http://www.uslinc.com/index.php?option=com_maqmahelpdesk&Itemid=129&id_workgroup=1&task=kb_view&id=83 The manual with the automation commands is athttp://ftp.uslinc.com/ftp/Products/JSD-60/Documents/JSD-60%20User%20Manual%20130614.pdf . Note that commands are all lower case. Word wanted to capitalize them. That's fixed in the next manual version. Harold  |  IP: Logged Andrew Thomas Master Film Handler Posts: 273 From: Pearland, TX, USA Registered: Jun 2012 posted 02-04-2015 05:17 PM                     None of my Christie's have USL devices in the "add automation device" listing. Any other advice?  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-04-2015 05:44 PM                     Not familiar with the Christie internal server, but there should be a "raw" device or similar available that you can configure to connect to just about anything. With all Doremi servers you set this up with a name and communication setting, and then you can send it messages. There aren't any USL or Dolby devices available on a Doremi either, when new.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 02-05-2015 07:21 AM                     I bet the Dolby ones start showing up on the "Doremi" servers.  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 02-05-2015 07:51 AM                     Doremi has (had?) premade cueslib files for some Dolby processors and other devices they would send if asked, but the command set these include is usually insufficient. Creating a cueslib file is fairly easy in the server (I prefer to use a text or xml editor) but nowhere near as easy as just copying one into a server... probably most techs or service orgs with a lot of Doremis to look after have their own library of cueslibs. Something for the film-tech warehouse?  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 02-05-2015 04:03 PM                     The Christie IMS has predefined level and format macros for Dolby CP650, 750 and 850. It does allow to send raw commands as well. So follow Christies IMS manual in the 'Manage Automation' section and Harolds link to the JSD60 syntax. The IMS macro editor allows you to choose destination IP-Address and port number. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Andrew Thomas Master Film Handler Posts: 273 From: Pearland, TX, USA Registered: Jun 2012 posted 02-05-2015 04:06 PM                     Carsten, I tried that and couldn't get it to make a change. I'll try some more though. Thanks for the suggestion.  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 02-05-2015 05:19 PM                     Make sure you are logged in as service. It may not allow you to edit at a lower level. You need to be menu>christie IMB>system>automation>devices: 1. Tap Menu>Christie IMB>System. 2. Tap Automation>Devices. 3. Tap Add. 4. Select a device. 5. Tap Accept. 6. Enter a name for the device and then tap Enter. 7. Complete the Name, IP Address, Username, Password, and Serial Command Port fields. 8. Tap Save. And for custom cues this example for 750: If you need to control additional functions and a built-in command is not available, send a command string in a macro. For example, send this command to enable surround boost on the Dolby CP750: cp750.sys.surround_boost 1\0D Check the JSD-60 manual for port # and end of string characters. It can be done I did it on an install several years back.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 02-05-2015 05:43 PM                     Andrew - it is hard to get it working at first. Start with a simple command like 'Mute On' or something similar. Change, test, change, test. Once it works, it is easy to move on. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 02-05-2015 06:30 PM                     Try this string for 7.0 Jsd60.sys.fader\09700\0D or Jsd60.sys.fader\t700\0D Replace the 700 with 500 for 5.0 fader.  |  IP: Logged Andrew Thomas Master Film Handler Posts: 273 From: Pearland, TX, USA Registered: Jun 2012 posted 02-05-2015 08:32 PM                     Thanks for the tips, I'll give it a go later tonight and report back tomorrow with my success (hopefully) or failure (hopefully not ).  |  IP: Logged Harold Hallikainen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 906 From: Denver, CO, USA Registered: Aug 2009 posted 02-05-2015 09:07 PM                        Note that Microsoft Word decided Jsd needed to be capitalized. So, that's the way it is in the current manual. It is fixed in the next one. Commands for the jsd60 are all lower case. So, the command to set the fader to 7.0 is jsd60.sys.fader\09700\0D \09 is the tab character, and \0D is carriage return. Note that the JSD-60 and most USL products accept automation commands on TCP port 10001. Harold  |  IP: Logged Andrew Thomas Master Film Handler Posts: 273 From: Pearland, TX, USA Registered: Jun 2012 posted 02-06-2015 03:42 PM                     quote: Harold Hallikainen \09 is the tab character, and \0D is carriage return. THAT is what I was missing. Thanks guys, works like a charm. Now I can play trailers at a non ear-busting level and the feature at the appropriate level without having to manually change it!  |  IP: Logged Stephan Shelley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 854 From: castro valley, CA, usa Registered: Nov 2014 posted 02-06-2015 10:35 PM                     On Doremi tab \t and carriage return \r  |  IP: Logged

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