Adtec digital Soloist-HD Pro (version 02.07.09) Manual - Manual (Page 63)

Troubleshooting:
1. Spaces are not permitted in DVC media file names without delimiters. Please use “quotes” around
media file names that contain spaces. Spaces are generally not recommended in file names, but
can be used.
2. Some text editors will automatically add a .TXT extension to a newly created file. Make certain that
this does not happen.
3. Two forward slashes ‘//’ or a single pound sign ‘#’ can be used as comments in DVC files. Be
careful not to place comments at the beginning of PAR files.
SHD Files - A Shadow file is a text file stored on an Adtec unit’s storage medium that contains a list of
System Time Clicks (tics) followed by a command. The commands will execute at the specific time (tics)
within the playing of a specific media file. Form- <MEDIA
FILE NAME>.SHD
MVL Files – An MVL file is a Mirror List file (MLF) that contains a list of files to be mirrored from an ftp
server. MLF is brought over from our legacy products, but the file itself is now recommended to use an
MVL extension instead of MLF or TXT.
SMIL Files – smil is a newer format for creating playlist files for Adtec players that are based upon the
smil XML standard. The smil format can be very powerful, but at this time the players utilize them in a
basic way. SMIL Files are required for LIST LOAD operations. They will allow smoother starts compared to
LST.DVC files because LST.DVC files will run immediately when called regardless of what the player is
doing. If a smil file is loaded, the first spot of the list is played when the currently playing file is finished.
List loads can end up
looking smoother to the end user (depending upon use) due to the noninterruptive behavior.
CMDxxxx.DVC Files
Command DVC files are text files that contain a series of commands which execute sequentially as if typed
at the command prompt manually. These types of files are commonly used for easy configuration of
multiple units or to change configurations on the fly.
An example CMDAUTO.DVC file that runs on bootup may look like the following:
This file will change the repeat setting, configure the video output to 720P60 and configures the startup
option.