ARCHIVED FAQ

When using an Android device as a stand-alone unit, you can load the song list with a micro SD card or USB stick with an adapter if the tablet requires. You can also email or host the file as well. The file must be named “cavsbook.txt” and follow the following format.

FORMAT:

The required format of the song list that can be imported is as follows:
The first field is the index number followed by the pipe \”|\” sign.
The pipe \”|\” sign is inserted by typing Shift-\.
The second field is the title followed by another pipe \”|\” sign.
The third field is the artist name followed by Enter for the next line.
When saving the song list as a text (txt) file, be sure to select UTF-8 as the Encoding format.
There are no lines in between entries.

EXAMPLE:

00001|AIN’T NOBODY’S BUSINESS|HANK WILLIAMS JR.
00002|COUNTRY CLUB|TRAVIS TRITT
00003|DANCY’S DREAM|RESTLESS HEART
00004|DRINKING CHAMPAGNE|GEORGE STRAIT
00005|DUMAS WALKER|KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS, THE
00006|FOURTEEN MINUTES OLD|DOUG STONE
00007|GOOD TIMES|DAN SEALS
00008|HARD ROCK BOTTOM OF YOUR HEART|RANDY TRAVIS

Once the file is ready or has already been copied to the device we need to place it in the correct directory. The standard location is the “Downloads” Folder in the internal storage on the device. Depending on the operating system the location might be different. To determine the correct location if the default does not work, you can check it inside the application. With the app open tap on “Settings” and then “Update List from File”, a message will appear on the screen showing you the correct file path.

Once it has been copied open the CAVSRS app and go to “Settings”>”Update List from File” and it will load the list if it was placed in the correct directory and formatted properly.

There are 4 basic steps to connect the E-Songbook to the karaoke player. These steps apply to all CAVS E-Songbooks and karaoke players.

1. Connect the karaoke player to a wireless router. The connection may be wireless or wired. The router would have a network name, and in this example, we call it CAVS Network.

When connecting the karaoke player to the router using a LAN cable, be sure to connect to a LAN port of the router, instead of WAN port.

2. In the karaoke player, open the CAVS RS II Server program window. You can move your mouse to the bottom of the screen and click on the icon with a green circle. It will open the CAVS RS II Server program window. In the window, note the IP address at the top. This is the IP address assigned by the router to the karaoke player.

3. Start the E-Songbook (or cell phone, tablet, etc.). Go to the Wi-Fi setting to connect the E-Songbook to the same router, CAVS Network.

4. Start the CAVS RS II Client app in the E-Songbook. Click on Setting and select Set Server IP adress. There, put in the IP address of the karaoke player found int Step 2 above. Click on Done or Save and return to the initial page of the CAVS RS II Client app. Wait a few seconds for the song list to transfer from the karaoke player to the E-Songbook.

You will be able to see the progress of the transfer by the color sign with Red indicating the connection is not established, Blue indicating the song list is being transferred, and Green indicating that the song list transfer is complete and the E-Songbook is ready for use.

Press the Song Book to see the song list on the E-Songbook. It is now ready for use.

Tablet setup
1. Turn tablet on and start windows setup, select time zone and PC name, we have been using “CAVS”.
2. Connect to Wi-Fi.
3. Select “Use Express Setting”
4. The next screen will ask you to sign into a Microsoft account, we don’t use that option. At the bottom you can select “Create a new account”. Next it will ask you to create a Microsoft account, do not fill this form out. Instead select “Sign in without a Microsoft Account”. This creates a local account. For this we always set the user name as “E-Songbook” and leave password fields blank.
5. Next the computer will reboot and get critical updates as long as Wi-Fi is connected.
6. While still in control panel go to “Power Options” and select a suitable power plan. Next click “Change Plan Settings”, at this screen select “Never” for “Put the computer to sleep” for both battery and plugged in drop down boxes.
7. Go back and the select “Choose what the power button does” from the left column. Change the setting to “Shut down” for both drop down boxes.
8. Go to the “system and security” section in the control panel menu, and select “windows firewall”, then select “turn windows firewall on or off”, and select both of the circles that say “turn windows firewall off”, then go back to the previous menu and select “turn of notifications about network firewall.
9. Next get the software for Cavs RS II client.
10. Open the DirextX Folder and search for the file called “DXSETUP” and run it, follow the prompts and install.
11. Open the other folder called “windows_csrsii” and run the program called “setup”. Follow the prompts and install.
12. For automatic launch on startup, go to desktop and right click the icon that says “CAVS CSRSII Client” and click “Copy”.
13. Navigate to file explorer at the top click “View” and checkmark the box labeled “Hidden Items”, go to the following destination. Windows (C:)>Program Data>Microsoft>Windows>Start Menu>Programs>Startup once here paste the copy of the icon from the desktop.
14. Now launch the program and go to http://www.cavsusa.com/activation/KJ_deluxe.htm to activate.
15. Once step 14 is completed and you have activated the software open it up (Updates may be available and will automatically prompt you if you are connected to the internet.)
16. Make sure tablet is connected to proper network designated for the songbooks. If you purchased a router from us the router is named “Cavs Network”.
17. To set the IP address go to Computer>Documents>ipconfig and input the IP address for your E-Songbook Server.