Technical Support Documents:
We prepared the following Technical Documents to help current Pristine customers get the most out of their investment. Some of the documents deal with maintenance routines, while others expand on features that many customers have successfully used to improve the operation of their radio station.
These documents are not intended to supersede Pristine product manuals or technical support provided by Pristine. As a former distributor of Pristine Systems products, PM-Systems is providing these documents as additional information.
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Pristine RapidFire:
- RapidFire Installation/Setup for Windows 98 (PDF)
This document outlines the installation and setup procedures for RapidFire for Windows 98 users (3/2/02) - Weekly Pristine RapidFire Maintenance Procedure
Step by step checklist for weekly maintenance on the Playback (On-Air), Production, and Scheduling Computers in a Pristine RapidFire System. (Updated 9/21/99) - Upgrading from Pristine MMCS to RapidFire
A checklist to help plan your upgrade from Pristine MMCS to Pristine RapidFire, our graphical hard disk music studio system. (11/12/97) - Pristine RapidFire Autobreak Codes and Playlist Markers
Guidelines on how to setup and use RapidFire’s Autobreak Codes and Playlist Markers to schedule complex programming formats. (11/30/97) - Pristine RapidFire Control of Multiple Satellite Networks (PDF)
Block diagram showing the audio and remote control paths suggested for installing multiple satellite network receivers to be controlled by Pristine RapidFire using a Broadcast Tools 6×1 Audio Switcher/Router and Henry Engineering Logiconverter.
Click this document for connections to the Henry Engineering Logiconverter. (6/2/00) - Special Instructions for Using TimeWarp with Pristine RapidFire
Special traffic and recording instructions for using Pristine TimeWarp with RapidFire. (9/20/00) - Daylight Savings Time Option Settings for Pristine RapidFire
Procedure to make annual changes to the RapidFire Daylight Savings Time Option settings.
Pristine MMCS:
- Weekly Pristine MMCS Maintenance Procedure
Step by step checklist for weekly maintenance on the Playback (On-Air), Production, and Scheduling Computers in a Pristine MMCS System. (Updated 9/21/99) - Auto Breaks and -GO Commands in Pristine MMCS
Helpful instructions on how to setup Auto Breaks for control in the background of important funtions like resetting your system to the top of the how, or turning your transmitter on and off. (11/12/97) - Time Announce in Pristine MMCS
Learn how to schedule automatic time announcements in Pristine MMCS, customized to fit your station’s programming format. (11/9/97) - Filler Files in Pristine MMCS
Prevent dead air and other problems when audio files are accidentally missing on the Playback Computer by using Filler Files in Pristine MMCS. (11/9/97) - Liner Formats in Pristine MMCS
Instructions on how to setup Liner Formats for a satellite network format in Pristine MMCS. (11/10/97) - Adding Late Spots To Pristine MMCS Play List
Help in adding late arriving commercials to your Pristine MMCS Play List. (11/10/97) - Fade Codes In Pristine MMCS
Descriptions and examples of Pristine MMCS’ powerful fade codes which control audio overlapping and segues. (11/13/97) - Pristine MMCS Drop Box (PDF)
Instructions on how to setup and operate the Pristine MMCS Drop Box. (Original 10/24/95, Updated 5/2/01)
Pristine Music Plus
- Scheduling Return Liners in Pristine Music Plus
Schedule Return Liners at the end of spotsets in the playlist, rather than using satellite music network relay closure. Allows for more flexibility. (10/23/98) - Scheduling Voicetracks in Pristine Music Plus
Setup music programs with voicetracks for production before broadcast and a great “live” on air sound. (11/12/97) - Break Sequence Number Chart (PDF)
Handy large print chart of the Pristine Music Plus Break Sequence Numbers. (11/3/99) - Hard Disk Music Input Sheet (Excel spreadsheet) (PDF)
Music Plus data entry form for inputting new music information in Microsoft Excel format. (2/24/00) - Suggested Music and/or Break Format Identifications (PDF)
168 suggested Music Plus music and/or break format identifications in a grid. (4/25/00)
General:
- Convert .WAV Files to Pristine .SPC Files
Instructions for the installation and operation of the Pristine Audio File Conversion Utility Program. (6/23/01) - Getting Started Recording Music in Pristine Audio Commander (PDF)
Instructions on how to begin recording your music library into Pristine Audio Commander for playback on RapidFire. (3/5/01) - Operating the Pristine Auto Recorder (PDF)
Instructions on how to use the Pristine Auto-Recorder to record your music library. (3/5/01) - Procedure To Manage Pristine Hard Disk Audio Files with MS-DOS Shell
Instructions on how to delete or move hard disk audio and other files on your computer system using the MS-DOS Shell utility program. (11/9/97) - Questions To Ask Before Buying A Computer
An interesting article written by Thomas at Innovative Quality Software, “The SAW People”, featuring eleven questions to ask before purchasing a computer for your radio station. (11/10/97) - Layout Design and Connections to Antex SX-35/36 Audio Boards
Board layout and connection specifications for the Antex SX-35 and 36 MPEG dual device audio boards. (11/10/97); pdf version of this document - Install Additional IDE Hard Drives To An Existing Computer System
Guideline for adding additional IDE hard drives to an existing Pristine RapidFire or MMCS computer. This procedure should only be done by an experienced computer technician, not a beginner or novice. (Updated 08/18/00) - Add/Delete Items To Pristine Control Panel Menu
Easily add, delete, or change items on the Pristine Control Panel Menu System. (11/20/97) - Create Search Program To Locate Hard Disk Audio Files
Instructions on how to write a batch file program that will search for a specific .SPC hard disk audio file and show on which hard drive partition it is located. Works on both the local computer and network drives. (12/6/97) - Zip and Unzip SPC Audio Files to Floppy Disks
Instructions and routines to setup a system to Zip and Unzip Pristine SPC audio files to floppy disks on your Production Computer. A great way to archive and/or exchange files between stations using the same audio cards. (6/5/99) - T568 Wiring Diagram for 10Base-T and 100Base-T Networks (IEEE 802.3)
Wiring diagram and instructions for installing T568B and T568A connections on 10Base-T and 100Base-T (IEEE 802.3) computer networks. (7/20/99) - Server Setup for MS-DOS Version of LANtastic 8.0
Use this procedure to define the Server Parameters in Artisoft LANtastic 8.0 for MS-DOS when used on Pristine RapidFire On-Air Servers, Production Computers, or MMCS On-Air Computers. Skill Level Required: Advanced (10/24/00) - Antex File Converter v3.04 Instructions (PDF)
Instructions on how to use the Antex File Converter v3.04 to convert .wav files to either MPEG Layer 2 or Dolby-AC2 format for use with Pristine RapidFire. (12/14/01)