Player 4.2.32 · release · Manual updated 31 October 2026

The D‑Cine Player manual

Commission the player, prepare content and shows, run scheduled sessions, share a device screen, and keep the installation healthy.

About this edition. Covers the published 4.2.32 release. 4.2.31 has been withdrawn. An uploaded release does not upgrade an installed player; check its version in the header. Hardware and content qualification still apply.

Start with the task

Dark-theme Dashboard with separate system and media disk charts — Office player 4.2.32, captured 31 October 2026. Two distinct filesystems; no upcoming bookings in this example. Click the image to enlarge.

First commissioning

Installation mode, login, licence, trusted time, picture, sound and the first test show.

Daily operator handbook

Ingest, check KDMs, build a show, schedule it and verify observed playback.

Complete interface reference

Every main page and Config group, transport controls, automation, outputs and maintenance.

AirPlay presentations

Enable the receiver on a specific interface/IP, enter Casting, connect and leave cleanly.

Disks and media recovery

Read the two disk charts, check consistency and recover unindexed DCPs, KDMs or SPLs.

Status, audit and performance

Understand timestamps, named SPL/CPL events, schedule evidence and dropped-frame investigations.

Discovery and facility metadata

Public scan endpoints, authenticated APIs, licence serials and screen declarations.

Install and upgrade

Workstation/appliance paths, readable APT cache, signed releases and backups.

IMF compositions

Ingest and play supported unencrypted compositions; understand encryption limits.

EAR‑Tech encrypted media

Mastering, recipient-specific keys, delivery and protected playback.

D‑Cine Display Lock

Display enrollment, HDCP, DDL levels and hardware qualification.

Accounts and security

Role permissions, administrator-only password changes, keys and recovery.

Solve a problem

Checks for ingest, cues, schedule, storage, display, audio and Casting.

What changed recently?

AirPlay Casting: an optional live presentation mode with a saved interface/IPv4 and a fresh connection code. It is disabled by default.
Readable operations: light/dark themes, short-show hover names, chronological Dashboard schedule with minutes until start, and named Status events.
Storage: separate system/media capacity charts and an administrator-run consistency and recovery workflow.
Identity and integration: licence-issued serials, public discovery, actual software components and separate decoder/screen audio declarations.
Maintenance: EDID/active-display diagnostics, clean Shift+Q application close, Contributions and offline notices.

The feature catalogue describes the wider product. The release notes distinguish this footer correction from earlier feature additions.

Written by James Gardiner · Documentation updated 2026-10-31. For more information visit tools.d-cine.net. Check procedures against the installed release and venue policy.