Values changed in this pane are updated immediately in the device. You will need to exit the
field to get the device to update.
The values in these boxes determines how long the output will be held in a particular state before
allowing a transition to the opposite state.
For example, if the control signal is "Low" in Logic Mode, or if there is an audio signal
detected, then the player will normally PLAY. If these signals are reversed, the Player will
transition to PAUSE. The DVD or VHS Tape Player mechanism may need some time to react to this request,
before a request back to PLAY could possibly be successful. This is the minimum hold time
for the "Off" state. Another value is provided for the "On" time.
The default for these values is 10, which equates to about .85 seconds of delay. Each
count is about one-tenth of a second, but more accurately, about 8.5 milliseconds. The default
delay of 4 will accommodate most modern DVD players.
If the signal has exceeded the minimum time in a particular state, there will be no
additional delay in transitioning, except for the time it takes to emit the IR Command.
If you are using a VCR Player, you will want to increase these values accordingly to account
for the longer delays inherent in stopping and restarting a video tape.
If you use the general-purpose
Control Out Connector to control some
other device, such as a model train, then, it is important to limit the minimum
hold time, so that the train will get some perceptible speed.
This the minimum time the PAUSE state is required to be valid before a transition to PLAY will
be attempted.
This the minimum time the PLAY state is required to be valid before a transition to PLAY will
be attempted.
This settings determine how the device will respond to control signals.
If selected, the PLAY/PAUSE output will follow the input control signal,
respecting
Transition Delays and
Invert Reward Polarity settings.
Generally speaking, the DVD will PLAY when the Control signal exceeds the Threshold
and will pause when the Control signal is less than the Threshold.
(This is the default operation mode)
If selected, when the Control Signal exceeds the Threshold, operation is
identical to Follow Input Mode.
However, then the Control Signal
drops below the Threshold, the PAUSE command will be emitted and the
player will pause only for the OFF Minimum Hold Time,
and then the PLAY command will be emitted. Therefore, the DVD presentation will pause for
only a short time before proceeding, regardless of the present state of CONTROL.
This setting may be handy for limited-negative reinforcement scenarios, to let the
subject know at the first point the control signal drops below the threshold, but
allowing the DVD to play immediately thereafter.
If you use Edge Run Mode, the Off Minimum Hold Time will determine
the actual pause time. The other Hold time is not used in that scenario.
The IR Settings determines how and what IR Commands will be emitted.
If checked no IR command will be emitted when transitioning to PLAY. The
Control Out Connector
will still operate when this is checked.
If checked no IR command will be emitted when transitioning to PAUSE. The
Control Out Connector
will still operate when this is checked.
Disabling the IR Output is useful when using only the Control Out Connnector or when
using IR Commands that are not PLAY and PAUSE.
This will be either "Factory", which means the factory default IR sequence is used
(Toshiba sequence #003) or "Loaded" which means that sequences have been captured
or loaded from disk. This may not be accurate if Update Status has not been recently clicked.
If your DVD Player does not work with the factory default sequences, it is possible to
teach the device your sequences. Here is how you do this.
- Click Capture Play
- The Audio Detect Indicator
will start blinking once repeatedly (i.e. blink, gap, blink, gap). This means the
FMP device is expecting PLAY to be captured.
Press PLAY on the remote while shining into the
IR In Port in the front panel.
- If successful, the Audio Detect Indicator
will blink three times quickly. If it does not work, two long blinks will be shown.
- If that was successful, click Capture Pause
- The Audio Detect Indicator
will blink twice repeatedly. (i.e. blink-blink, gap, blink-blink, gap). THis means the FMP
device is expecting PAUSE to be captured.
- Press PAUSE on the remote while shining into the IR In Port
on the front panel.
- If successful, Audio Detect Indicator
will blink three times quickly.
If it does not work, two long blinks will be shown.
Once you have recorded PLAY and PAUSE, these sequences are saved in nonvolatile
memory so they will not
be lost if you power-off the device.
This command-capturing capability will work for most
popular modern equipment. Please let us know
if you have any difficulty as we would like to try to be as compatible as possible.
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