Sonifex Flashback 8 User manual

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Flashback 8
HANDBOOK

Flashback 8 Handbook
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Flashback 8
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Revision 1.00, June 2015
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Contents
Contents
License Agreement ii
1. Definitions ii
2. Software License ii
3. Limited Warranty & Remedies ii
4. Warranty Disclaimer iii
5. Object Code iii
6. Limitation of Liability iii
7. Copyright iv
Flashback 8 Introduction 1
General Description 1
System Requirements 1
Installation 2
Important Notes: 2
Operation 3
Overview 3
Copying from the Log 6
Keyboard Operation 6
Skimming (Flashlog 6, 7 and 8 option) 7
Electronic Programme Guide (Flashlog 7 / 8 with DAB+) 7
Registry Settings 9
Troubleshooting 9
Copyright Notices 11
Windows Media Audio 11
MP2 Audio Decoder 11
Reed-Solomon Error Correction 11
aacPlus-v2 Audio Decoder 11
Lame MP3 Audio Decoder 11
Figures
Fig 3-1: Flashback Window Page 3
Fig 3-2: Tooltip Balloon 5
Fig 3-3: DAB EPG Service Page 8

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License Agreement
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Sonifex’s suppliers, to which the Software relates. Hardware is to be used
solely in conjunction with the Software.
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license to use the Software for Licensee’s internal purposes only, on any
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Hardware are limited to ninety (90) days and one (1) year, respectively, or
the shortest period permitted by applicable law, whichever is greater.

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of the Software or Hardware that does not meet Sonifex’s Limited Warranty
and which is returned to Sonifex with a copy of Licensee’s receipt or invoice.
Any replacement Software or Hardware will be warranted for the remainder
of the original warranty period or 30 days, whichever is longer.

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AND ITS SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY OTHER DAMAGES
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ENTIRE LIABILITY UNDER ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE AND
HARDWARE.
7. Copyright
The Software is owned by Sonifex and is protected by United Kingdom
copyright laws, international treaty provisions and all other applicable
national laws.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of England.

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Introduction 1
Flashback 8 Introduction
General Description
Flashback 8 offers the ability to replay audio at a remote workstation
from one or more Flashlog 5, Flashlog 6, Flashlog 7 or Flashlog 8 logging
recorders. Connection to the Flashlog is via an Ethernet network, and the
replayed audio is output through any standard multimedia sound card that
is installed in the workstation PC.
Flashback 8 supports playback of DAB+/DAB recordings on Flashlog 7 and 8,
including the display of broadcast text and images, as well as traditional line
and AM/FM radio capture.
Flashback 8 also allows the user to copy a portion of the log to the
Windows clipboard or to a wave (.wav), Windows Media (.wma) or MP3*
file.
Playback from Flashback 8 is independent of the local playback function
on the logger unit itself, and both may be used simultaneously without
any disruption or interaction. Multiple workstations can also be used
simultaneously subject to Windows file-sharing limitations and the available
bandwidth on the network.
System Requirements
The workstation that is to be used for running Flashback 8 must meet or
exceed the following requirements.
• Processor - Pentium 500MHz or faster
• Memory - 128MB minimum
• Operating System – Windows XP or later
• Multimedia audio card supporting 16 bit 48kHz stereo replay
• Network - Ethernet network adapter and drivers supporting TCP/IP
protocol
*Save-as-MP3 is not available for use in the USA until 2018.

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2 Installation
Installation
Please take care to follow each step precisely and in the order shown below.
If an error occurs at any point either correct the cause of the error or seek
assistance before continuing further with the installation.
Important Notes:
Flashback 8 can only be used with Flashlog 5, Flashlog 6, Flashlog 7 and
Flashlog 8. It is not compatible with earlier versions of Flashlog. Flashback
2 should be used with Flashlog 3 and Flashlog 4 models, while Flashback 2
cannot be used with Flashlog 5, 6, 7 or 8.
Flashback 8 may be installed on any number of workstations on your
network. There is no restriction in Flashlog or Flashback. However the
number of workstations that may play back simultaneously is limited
by Windows operating system restrictions or your network bandwidth.
Specifically, if the Flashlog recorder is running a workstation version of
Windows, Windows limits the number of simultaneous connections to ten
(Vista or XP) or twenty (Windows 7 and 8), while for a Windows Server
based recorder, this is determined by the number of CALs purchased from
Microsoft.
On Server editions of Windows, it is necessary to enable “Desktop
Experience” in order to provide the necessary Windows Media DLLs. Open
Server Manager, go to Features, check the Desktop Experience checkbox
and install it. The audio service may also need to be manually activated –
if the loudspeaker symbol in the bottom right hand corner of the screen
has a red cross on it, right-click on it, select Playback Devices, and when
prompted, enable the Windows Audio Service.
Insert the Flashback 8 CD/disc/flashcard into the workstation. Flashback
8 requires that Windows Media Format 11 be installed before installing
Flashback itself.
• On Windows XP, run WMFDist11-WindowsXP-X86-ENU.exe to do this,
rebooting if required. Windows Vista and later systems already have the
required Windows Media version and don’t need to be updated.
• Run Flashback 8.msi to install Flashback itself. Follow the installer
prompts to complete the installation.
When the installation is complete, click on Start - Programs – Flashback 8 to
run the software. Immediately after starting Flashback 8 for the first time,
the Flashlog Selection dialog appears. You can click on the Add button to
enter the local name (typically FL5xxx, FL6xxx, FL7xxx or FL8xxx), the full
DNS name (if across multiple networks or a WAN) or the IP address of your
Flashlog unit or units, or automatically search your network for Flashlog
units by clicking on the Search button. Note that the automatic search can
take a considerable amount of time (possibly tens of minutes or even hours)
depending on the size and topology of your network.
Once the list of Flashlog units has been set up, click on OK. If you only have
one Flashlog unit in the list it will be selected by default. If you have more
than one unit on your network, select the required unit from the list.
The Flashlog Selection dialog can be re-entered at any time (for instance to
select a different Flashlog unit) by clicking on Logger in the menu bar at the
top of the Flashback 8 window. The current selection is preserved and is
automatically restored when Flashback is restarted.
Note: Flashback’s requirement that loggers be named FLxxxx has been
relaxed. For Flashlog 6, 7 and 8 units only (not Flashlog 5), the Flashlog
name can be anything. However names longer than 12 characters may
cause network problems with older operating systems. The full DNS name
of the logger, including all suffixes, must be less than 256 characters.

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Operation 3
Operation
Overview
Fig 3-1: Flashback
Window Page

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3 Operation
The operation of the Flashback software is similar to other audio editing
software products that are available in the marketplace, and is based
around a visual waveform display.
The Flashback window can be made topmost (relative to other non-
topmost windows) by clicking on Window in the menu bar and checking
the Topmost option. This setting is saved in the registry and is restored
whenever Flashback is restarted.
At the top of the window are the channel select buttons. The number of
buttons will depend on the number of channels installed in the logger,
while the names of the channels can be set up using the configuration
dialog box in the Flashlog 5 software or the Sources window on Flashlog
6, 7 and 8. In the case of playback from a Flashlog 7 or Flashlog 8, the
channel buttons are grouped according to source type, specifically Line (or
line subcategories), AM, FM, each of the DAB ensembles being logged, and
Internet. The group is selected from the tabs along the top of the channel
button window.
In the case of a DAB service which has been discontinued but not yet fallen
off the end of the log, the name in the channel button is greyed. When
opened, the date and time will move to the last point at which that service
was present.
Below the channel buttons is the waveform display window, where the
yellow cursor shows the current playback position relative to the audio
waveform. Clicking anywhere within the display will move the cursor to
that position. The waveform can also be moved underneath the cursor
by holding down the left mouse button and dragging the ruler bar at the
bottom of the display.
The span of the waveform display can be set to one minute, ten minutes,
one hour or one day, and the cursor can be moved forward or backward
one span width using the left and right arrow buttons located either side of
the span selection buttons.
The cursor position can also be moved using the up/down buttons on the
time display window. Holding these buttons down will progressively scroll
through the log. The time can also be set from the keyboard by clicking in
the hour, minute or second window and keying in a number. When entering
a time in this manner, the tab key moves the focus from hour to minute
to second, the Enter key applies the new time and the Escape key cancels
the entry. If the Enter key is not pressed within five seconds of the last
keystroke, the editing is cancelled and the time reverts to its previous value.
The playback date is selected from the calendar panel, which only displays
the range of days currently available on the selected channel or service. The
left and right arrow buttons in the calendar panel move back or forward
one month. For reference, the current date is marked with a blue square.
The transport controls (stop and play) are located below and to the left of
the waveform display window. When the time-call button (with its clock-
face icon) is activated, time call announcements are made each minute on
the right channel while the logged audio is played out of the left (mixed to
mono if the original was stereo).
The Move-to-start and Move-to-end buttons, located to the left and right
of the transport buttons, move to the earliest and latest recording times
respectively, or, if a section of audio is marked, the beginning and end of
that section.

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When the Play button is clicked, the yellow cursor begins moving across
the waveform display, while a red cursor marks the original starting point.
Clicking the Stop button once will halt playback at its current position,
while clicking Stop a second time will move it back to the starting point. The
starting point is changed whenever the cursor is forcibly moved, either by
clicking within the waveform window, using the up/down controls on the
time display or dragging the ruler bar.
Playback can also be started and stopped by pressing the spacebar on the
keyboard. Each press toggles between Play and Stop.
If the playback starting point is within the most recent minute recorded,
playback is disabled until such time as it will be safe to start playing without
running into the end of the log. The danger zone is shown with a darker
green on the waveform display, and moving into this zone while playing
will cause playback to pause until such time as it’s safe to resume. A similar
mechanism operates at the beginning of the log to prevent playback of
audio that’s about to be overwritten.
The slider control below the transport buttons sets the playback volume.
This affects only the audio level from Flashback and doesn’t interfere with
other applications or change the sound card mixer settings.
When playing from a Flashlog 7 or Flashlog 8 fitted with DAB capture, the
transmitted DLS text information is displayed in the box at the bottom left
of the window, while transmitted images appear in the box at the bottom
right. Where multiple image types are broadcast, the image type can be
selected using the radio buttons below the calendar panel. Both the DLS
text and image display are cleared whenever the playback starting point is
moved, and won’t update until the next complete text frame or image is
played.
For internet streams, the static metadata from the stream’s header is
displayed in the slideshow box, with Title and Artist metadata, if present,
being shown in the DLS box.
Live monitoring of DAB services from Flashback is now supported, but be
aware that this will consume network resources while running. Clicking on
the “Live” button toggles live playback on and off.
When a DAB service is selected, leaving the mouse pointer hovering on that
channel button for more than five seconds will display a tool tip balloon
showing the full service name, service identifier (SId), sub-channel number
(SubChId), audio sampling rate and type of encoding, the stream bit-rate
and the PAD bit-rate.
Fig 3-2: Tooltip Balloon

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When playing from a Flashlog 7 or Flashlog 8 configured for FM RDS
logging, the channel button will display the programme service name that
was broadcast at the time of the recording, while any RadioText will be
displayed in the bottom left panel. The RDS logo is also displayed in the
bottom right panel of the Flashback window.
Copying from the Log
A section of log can be marked for copying to a file or the Windows
clipboard. This is done by moving the cursor to the start position, clicking
the Mark button, then moving to the end position and clicking the Mark
button again. Alternatively, the start and end points can be set by clicking
in the waveform display window while holding down the Shift key on the
keyboard. Furthermore, a section can be marked by holding down the Shift
key and left mouse button while dragging the mouse pointer across the
waveform display window. The marked region, once set, can be adjusted by
clicking or dragging in the waveform display window while holding down
the Shift key. The start or end point closest to the mouse pointer is moved
to the new position.
Double-clicking on a day in the calendar will mark that whole day from
midnight to midnight. This can be useful if archiving days to wma files.
The playback cursor can be moved to the start or end marker by clicking on
the Move-to-start and Move-to-end buttons located to the left and right of
the transport buttons respectively.
If the playback starting point lies within the selected range, playback will
stop at the end of the range and the cursor will return to the starting point.
However, if the starting point is set outside the selected range, playback
will run continuously. In this mode, the highlighting of the selected range is
dulled to grey.
The marked section can be copied to a file or the Windows clipboard
by clicking on the respective buttons located to the right of the Mark/
Unmark buttons. When copying to a file, either wav, MP3*, wma or a
low bit-rate (16kbps) wma format can be selected from the Save as type
dropdown list. Additionally, for DAB services, the selection can be saved
in AVI format which includes a video stream showing the DLS text and
images along with the audio associated with the service. Saving to the
clipboard is limited to a maximum length of ten minutes, while saving to
.wav and .avi files is limited to 200 minutes.
The start and end markers can be cleared by clicking the Unmark button.
*Save-as-MP3 is not available for use in the USA until 2018.
Keyboard Operation
Some of the playback buttons can be activated directly from the
keyboard.
• Function keys F1 to F8 toggle the first eight channel selection buttons,
while holding down the Shift key gives the second block of eight,
holding down the Control key gives the third block of eight, and
holding down the Alt key gives the fourth block of eight.
• The + and – keys move forward and backward by one second
respectively.
• The Right and Left arrow keys move forward and backward by ten
seconds respectively.
• Holding down the Shift key while pressing the Right or Left arrow key
moves in one minute steps.
• Holding down the Control key while pressing the Right or Left arrow
key moves in one hour steps.

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• The Up and Down arrow keys move forward and backward one day
respectively.
• The space bar toggles between Play and Stop.
• The playback time can be entered from the keyboard as described in the
overview.
• Pressing Alt-M sets a marker position (equivalent to clicking the Mark
button).
• Pressing Alt-U unmarks all selections (equivalent to clicking the Unmark
button).
• Pressing Ctrl-S opens the Save As dialog box if a selection has been
marked.
• Pressing Ctrl-C copies the current selection to the Windows clipboard.
Skimming (Flashlog 6, 7 and 8 option)
When skimming is enabled on a line input channel, the times when the
contact closure was activated are listed in the box to the right of the
calendar window. Clicking on any of these will mark that section of audio
in the waveform display window and the playback cursor will move to the
beginning of the section. The list of events is confined to a single calendar
day, and will change when the playback starting point is moved to another
day.
Multiple skimming events, or a range of events, may be selected by holding
the Control or Shift key down respectively while clicking in the list. Each
event is highlighted in the waveform display window, and clicking on Play
will play them through sequentially. The Move-to-start and Move-to-end
buttons step forwards and backwards respectively through the selected
events. When copying multiple events to the clipboard or a file, a half-
second gap is inserted between each event.
Skimming events can be individually deselected by holding down the
Control key while clicking on the event, or they can all be deselected at
once by clicking on the Unmark button.
Example: to copy all the skimming content during the breakfast session to a
file, find the first event in the session and click on it, then scroll down to the
last event and, while holding down the Shift key, click on that. Then click on
the Copy-to-file button, choose a name and file type, and click on Save.
Electronic Programme Guide (Flashlog 7 / 8 with
DAB+)
When a DAB EPG service is selected, click on Play and allow it to run for
a few minutes until the complete programme guide is decoded, at which
point it will be displayed in tree-view form. At the top level is the ensemble
name, then below that the service names and within each service the guide
itself.
When the cursor hovers over a programme entry, an info-tip box appears
displaying any descriptive text associated with that programme.
The tree display will be destroyed and rebuilt whenever an updated EPG
is decoded, so while exploring the guide it may be useful to pause the
playback by clicking on Stop.

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Fig 3-3: DAB EPG Service Page

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Operation 3
Registry Settings
On startup, Flashback 8 looks in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\
InnesCorp\Flashback8 and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InnesCorp\
Flashback8 for the following DWORD values. A setting in HKEY_CURRENT_
USER overrides any corresponding setting in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
AllowSave – If this value exists it operates as follows:
0 – save-to-file and save-to clipboard operations are disabled
1 – save-to-file and save-to clipboard are enabled
(default).
LoggerListMode – If this value exists it operates as follows:
0 - logger list is read-only (Add, Delete and Search disabled)
1 - Add and Delete enabled, Search disabled
2 - Add, delete and Search enabled (default).
CurrentLogger – Specifies the ordinal value from the logger list of the
initial logger selected on startup. The value in HKEY_CURRENT_USER is
overwritten if the user selects a different logger from the list.
Timeout – Sets the inactivity timer to a timeout value in minutes. The timer
is reset by any keystrokes or mouse clicks within the Flashback window, and
upon timeout will deselect any selected channel, thus releasing all network
connections to the Flashlog unit. If this value is not specified in either
registry hive, a default of 1440 (one day) applies. Setting the Timeout value
to zero will disable the timeout function. Setting this value to greater than
35,791 (approximately 24.8 days) will also disable the timeout function as
this is the maximum delay supported by the Windows timer.
In addition, sub-keys representing logger names can also be created under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Innescorp\Flashback8 to install loggers
for all users of a Flashback PC. For compatibility with Windows Vista and
later versions, these globally-defined loggers can’t be deleted from the
logger list dialog box as HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE is read-only for non-
elevated applications.
Troubleshooting
There are a number of conditions which can cause the Flashback software
to fail and/or report an error message. These conditions are now described.
• Unable to open connection to FLnnnn – there can be several causes for
this, including inability to find the logger on the network, failure of the
Flashlog recorder service on the logger itself, or file sharing not enabled
on the logger. Open Windows Explorer on the workstation and check
whether the logger is visible (its name will be FLnnnn where nnnn is the
logger’s serial number).
Flashlog 5: The C partition on the logger should be visible and when
opened should contain subdirectories called logger1, logger2, logger3
and logger4. If Explorer reports an invalid user name and/or password,
make sure that the Guest account in the logger’s User Manager is
enabled.
Flashlog 6: The folder called Audio should be visible and when opened
should contain subdirectories called logger1, logger2, etc. depending
on how many channels are fitted. Note that the Guest account does not
need to be enabled on Flashlog 6, however File Sharing must be turned
on and Password-protected Sharing must be turned off. The Audio folder
should be shared with read access granted to Everyone.
Flashlog 7: The folder called Audio should be visible and when opened
should contain subdirectories called logger1, logger2, etc. depending on
how many channels are fitted. There should also be a subdirectory called
DAB if it’s fitted with DAB capture, with subdirectories in that for each
ensemble. Note that the Guest account does not need to be enabled
on Flashlog 7, however File Sharing must be turned on and Password-
protected Sharing must be turned off. The Audio folder should be shared
with read access granted to Everyone.
Flashlog 8: The folder called Audio should be visible and when opened
should contain folders called Line, AM and/or FM (depending on
hardware configuration), each of which contains folders called logger1,
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should also be a folder called DAB if it’s fitted with DAB capture, with
subdirectories in that for each ensemble. Note that the Guest account
does not need to be enabled on Flashlog 8, however File Sharing must be
turned on and Password-protected Sharing must be turned off. The Audio
folder should be shared with read access granted to Everyone.
If the logger is not visible on the network check that the TCP/IP protocol
is installed on the workstation and that the network cables are correctly
connected on both the workstation and the logger.
• Lost connection to Flashlog – check that the network cable has not
become disconnected from either the workstation or the Flashlog
itself. Another possible cause of this message is reboot or failure of the
Flashlog.
• Unable to open audio output device - this may be caused by the
sound card not being installed correctly in the workstation or another
application may be accessing it. Note that the sound card must support
48kHz sampling rate. Make sure that the correct default playback device
is selected in the Windows Control Panel if there are multiple devices
available.
• No more connections can be made to this remote computer at this
time because there are already as many connections as the computer
can accept – Windows XP and Windows Vista both limit the number of
concurrent network connections to ten, while on Windows 7 and 8 the
limit is twenty. Flashback maintains a connection to the logger whenever
a channel is selected. If simultaneous playback on more workstations is
necessary, it will be necessary to upgrade the Flashlog operating system
to the equivalent server version and purchase the required number of
CALs.
• No sound when playing back - check that the speakers or headphones
are correctly connected and that the volume setting on the PC is set
correctly. Try running other applications that generate sounds to see if
the problem affects them as well. Check that the correct playback device
is selected in the Windows Control Panel.
• There are occasional gaps in the replayed audio - this may be caused
by other applications running on the workstation that are consuming
excessive processor time or you may have insufficient available network
bandwidth. Audio files are stored on Flashlog 5 as either 64 kilobits per
second (standard 13kHz bandwidth) or 128 kilobits per second (optional
18kHz bandwidth). Flashlog 6 uses 128kbps as standard. On Flashlog
7 and 8, the compression rate for line channels is configured from the
Flashlog Sources window, while AM capture channels use 32kbps, FM
capture channels use 64kbps and DAB+ / DAB capture channels are
stored at their broadcast rate.
• Note that Flashback 8 will not work on Windows 2000, as the current
Windows Media codecs are not supported on that platform.

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Copyright Notices 4
Copyright Notices
Flashlog 8 and Flashback 8 are Copyright © 2013 Innes Corporation. Some
elements of this software are attributable to other individuals or companies
as follows:
Windows Media Audio
Portions of this software utilize Microsoft Windows Media Technologies.
Copyright © 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
MP2 Audio Decoder
kjmp2 MP2 Decoder Copyright © 2006 Martin J. Fiedler, used with
permission.
Reed-Solomon Error Correction
Reed-Solomon decoder Copyright © 2004 Phil Karn, KA9Q, used under the
terms of the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2.1, February
1999. The library source code and licence text is included on the Flashback
8 distribution CD or ZIP file.
aacPlus-v2 Audio Decoder
FAAD2 aacPlus-v2 Decoder Copyright © 2003-2005 M. Bakker, Nero AG
used under commercial licence.
Lame MP3 Audio Decoder
Originally developed by Mike Cheng (www.uq.net.au/~zzmcheng) and was
later developed by Mark Taylor (www.mp3dev.org). Currently maintained
by The LAME Project. This code is distributed under the GNU LIBRARY
GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (LGPL, see www.gnu.org), version 2.
™ Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows
Server are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

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