Disc changer

This section applies to a Sony CX777ES Disc Changer. The benefits of running a disc changer with bidirectional communications (RS-232), such as the Sony CX777ES, is that you can scan your DVDs/CDs stored in the disc changer to identify and index media, and automatically apply cover art and information about the media.

You can configure your system in Composer Pro to scan media on the associated disc changer either automatically or manually when the Auto Scan option is selected in the System Design Properties pane for the disc changer. The default is to scan media manually (Auto Scan: Off). 

When the Auto Scan Enabled option is checked on the Disc Changer Properties page, the Auto Scan feature automatically detects when a disc is added to an empty slot or when a disc is removed. The Navigators are automatically updated with the change. The Auto-scan feature does not detect when a disc is replaced or swapped. 

Note: If a DVD/CD is scanned and the media is not recognized, it is titled 'unknown.' You can edit the information about the DVD/CD, and manually provide this information from either Composer Pro or the Navigators. If this DVD/CD is then moved to a different slot, the system applies this same information.

To auto-scan added media to a disc changer:

  1. Start Composer Pro and connect to a Director.
  1. Click System Design.
  2. In the project tree, select the device, for example, Disc Changer with a serial connection (RS-232) to the controller, for example, the Sony CX 777ES Disc Changer.
  3. In the device's Properties pane, ensure that the Auto Scan Enabled option is checked.
  1. Open the disc changer drive, and add or remove the DVD/CD.
  2. Close the drive to begin the auto-scan. The information for the added DVD/CD is automatically made available on the Navigators. See also “Setting up media stored on a disc changer.”