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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones Nuvo NV-MP. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica Nuvo NV-MP o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual Nuvo NV-MP se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales Nuvo NV-MP, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones Nuvo NV-MP debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo Nuvo NV-MP
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo Nuvo NV-MP
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo Nuvo NV-MP
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de Nuvo NV-MP no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de Nuvo NV-MP y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico Nuvo en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de Nuvo NV-MP, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo Nuvo NV-MP, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual Nuvo NV-MP. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    NV-MP Mus ic P ort Ins ta ll ation G uide[...]

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    FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement W arning IC Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Th is eq ui pm en t ha s b ee n t es te d a nd fo un d t o co mp ly wi th th e l im it s f or a C la ss B di gi ta l dev ice , pur suan t to P a rt 15 of the FCC Rule s. These lim its are desi gne d to prov ide reas ona b[...]

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    Introduction The Music P ort is a unique collaboration between NuV o T echnologies and Autonomic Controls. It is a compact package of hardware and software that enables home desktop and laptop PC's to act both as sources and controllers in a NuV o Grand Concerto or Essentia E6G or future NuV oNet capable multi-room audio systems. Music Port co[...]

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    I. Getting Started The Media Control Server (MCS) is designed to run on a computer that is equipped with Windows XP Home Service P ack 2 or Vista Service P ack 1. It should have 1 GB RAM and at least a 1 GHz x86 based processor . It is recommended that you dedicate a computer or server to get the best performance as a NuV oNet audio source. The PC [...]

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    4 Figur e 1- Audio Connections Making the Connections to the Music Port Hardware (Fig. 2) T o install the Music P ort hardware, connect the DB9 serial port output on the host PC (this may require the installation of a serial card in the host) using a standard nine pin serial cable. This connection is made at the side of the Music P ort box labeled [...]

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    5 Figur e 2: –Music Port Har dwar e Connections III. Establishing Music Port in the I8G and E6G Conf igurator Sof tware (Fig. 3) The I8G and E6G Configurator Software is an optional setup tool for establishing sources and zone control of the Grand Concerto and Essentia E6G Audio Distribution Systems. The Source tab within the software allows each[...]

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    6 IV . Installing the Media Control Server on the Host PC Installing the Media Control Server (Fig. 4) T o begin, insert the included CD and make sure you have an Internet connection. The Media Control Server installation wizard will allow you to register and install the Music P ort Configuration tool on the host computer . It will also check for s[...]

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    7 Figur e 4 – Installing t he Media Contr ol Server Figur e 5 – Registering the Media Con trol Server[...]

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    8 Figur e 6 – Activating Media Con trol Server Setup (Fig. 7) The installer wizard will automatically install two applications. The Media Control Server (MCS) provides access to the music library on the PC and manages its audio outputs. The NuV o Bridge is used to make the MCS accessible to the NuV o distributed audio system. The installer has th[...]

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    9 Figur e 7 – Setup Figur e 8 – Completing the Media Con trol Server Inst allation[...]

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    10 V . Conf iguring the Media Control Server on the Host PC Once the Media Control Server (MCS) is installed, it can be accessed by going to Start- >All Programs->Autonomic Controls->Media Control Server->MCS Configuration. Control Server T ab (Fig. 9) The Control Server tab displays the status of the MCS. The Media Control Server statu[...]

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    11 Figur e 10 – Media Sources Media Sources T ab (Fig. 10) Media Sources define the music files available to the user and the configuration of the audio outputs from the host PC. Windows Media Player is the resident music archiving software and is included with XP , Vista, or Window's XP Media Center operating systems. That will appear by de[...]

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    12 Configure Playback Devices (Fig. 11) The Configure Playback Devices button at the bottom of the Media Sources tab will open an Audio Devices Properties window. The actual appearance of this window will vary depending on the manufacturer of the PC sound card being used. The “ Advanced Speaker Settings” window will let you establish the type o[...]

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    13 Figur e 11 – Configure Pla yback Devices Figur e 12 – Renamed Sources[...]

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    NuV o Bridge T ab (Fig. 13) The sources defined in the previous “Media Sources ” tab are now selectable with the NuV o Bridge. At the top of the tab is a “Serial Connection” drop-down that defaults to “ Automatic”. This drop-down is used to select which of the PC's COM ports is to be used for communication with the Music P ort Hard[...]

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    15 Figur e 13 – NuV o Bridge Figur e 14 – Registration[...]

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    16 NuV oNet Communication (Fig. 15) When NuV oNet communication has been established, the NuV o Control P ads will display the menu search capability. Scrolling through the music menu is done with the up and down arrows. The OK button selects the highlighted choice. All of the artist, album and genre information is supplied by NuV oNet and is autom[...]

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    17 VI. Advanced Server Configuration The MCS Configuration utility allows you to adjust advanced settings associated with the control protocol and the host PC. Y ou should only make changes to these settings if you are familiar with all the concepts in the section, or you have been instructed by Autonomic Controls support. Making incorrect changes [...]

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    18 W eb Server Port This setting should only be changed if absolutely necessary. The installation utility will open the default port (5005) on the Windows Firewall during installation. If you change this setting, you must manually re-configure the Windows Firewall to allow communication on this port. Remember , the Windows Firewall is effective eve[...]

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    VII. Recommended Music Port Host PC Settings Properly configuring the Host PC will greatly enhance the user ’ s experience with the Music P ort. This section outlines the best recommended settings. Making the following settings on the Host PC will require a connected monitor , keyboard and mouse. Microsof t Windows AutoPlay Settings The Host PC c[...]

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    20 XP Operating System (Fig. 17) Within XP , double click on the My Computer icon on the desktop. Right Click on the CD drive and select Properties . Within the Properties window, select the “ AutoPlay” and select Music CD from the drop-down menu. Choose “rip music from CD using Windows Media Player”, or “Import Songs using iT unes”. Fi[...]

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    Customizing Windows Medial Player and iT unes Within Media Player and iT unes, there are several file format and compression choices. Media Player ’ s default format is WMA (Windows Media Audio) and iT unes uses AAC (Advance Audio Coding). The problem with these formats is that neither will play in both software applications. This makes freely sh[...]

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    22 iT unes (Fig. 19) With iT unes open, select the “Edit” tab, then click on Preferences. In the new window that appears, select the “ Advanced” tab and from that screen, the “Importing” tab (note that iT unes uses the term “Import” where Windows Media Player refers to this function as “Rip”). Within the “On CD Insert” drop-[...]

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    23 VIII. T ransferring Files from Another Computer to the Host PC. The previous sections dealt with ripping audio CD content directly to the Host PC’ s hard drive. Music can also be shared with the Host PC from other computer ’ s across the home’ s network. W e refer to these as Client PCs. Find the Host PC’ s Name (Fig. 20) If you are usin[...]

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    24 Set the Host PC for Automatic Login (Fig. 21) Click on the “Start” button and select Run. This will bring up a small window with a text box. T ype “control userpasswords2” in the text box and click “OK”. Highlight the user name and deselect “Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer”. Once the password requir[...]

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    25 Setup the Music Folder for File Sharing in Vista (Fig. 22) Click on the Start button of the Host PC and right click on Music. Select Share. In the drop-down menu, select Everyone and then select Add. Under “P ermissions Level” there is another drop-down menu. Select “Contributor” . If your file sharing is password protected, click the te[...]

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    26 Figur e 23– Shared Link Setup the Music Folder for File Sharing in XP (Fig. 24) Click on the Start Button of the Host PC and right click on My Music. Select Sharing and Security. The “My Music Properties” window will appear . Within that, switch the selection to “Share this folder” . Click on the Permissions button. This will bring up [...]

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    27 Figur e 24– File Sharing in XP Figur e 25– XP File Sharing P ermissions[...]

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    28 Creating a Music Link on a Remote Computer Once the Host PC is setup, creating a desktop link on the desktop of any client computer is an easy process. On the client computer , right click on any part of the desktop where there is not a shortcut. Choose New and select Shortcut. T ype the shared link noted from the previous section into the text [...]

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    29 Figur e 27 – Shared Music[...]

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    30 F igure 28 - V ista Sea rch W indow IX. An important feature of the Music P ort is a computer application called the Music P ort Client. This opens a control interface on any computer on the home 's wired or wireless LAN. From the Client, the user has full browsing access to the host PC music library, as well as zone and source selection ca[...]

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    31 If your PC is running XP , click on the start button and select Run. This will open a new window with a text box. T ype and the Host PC name from the initial Host setup, (Fig. 29). A new window will appear with the shared folders on the Host PC. Select the “Public” folder , and within that, select “Documents” and then select “NuV o?[...]

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    32 F igure 29 - M usic Port Clien t Setup F igure 30 - M usic Port Clien t inter fac e[...]

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    33 X. Using the Music Port Client Interface Access to the Music P ort music library is available through the Music P ort Client. Once installed on the Client PC, this beautiful interface makes the music on the Host PC available through the home’ s network. Connecting to the Music Port (Fig. 31) When the Client is installed on a Client PC, the app[...]

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    34 F igure 32 - M anu ally Connectin g to the Music Port Navigating the Music Library When the Client is opened, it will default to the “Now Playing” window, Fig. 33. This window features the album art (if availalbe) for the selected album along with the artist, album and track information. Clicking on the album art will open a list of the indi[...]

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    35 F igure 33 - M usic Port Clien t Now Pl aying Wind ow F igure 34 - M usic Lib rary N avi gation[...]

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    36 F igure 35 - M usic Port Clien t Alpha bet Sear ch Managing the Queue The Music P ort Client is based on a music queue system. When a listening choice is made it is automatically placed in a temporary playlist. Y ou can view the current list by clicking on the Queue button to the left of the Client interface. If you want a selection to begin imm[...]

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    37 F igure 36 - M usic Port Clien t Zones T ab Sources (Fig. 37) The same RS232 connection used for Zones communication also applies to the NuV o System’ s configured sources. The “Sources” tab will contain a list of the sources in the order in which they are configured for the system. Clicking on the source name will change the selected zone[...]

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    38 F igure 37- M usic Port Clien t Source s T ab The Client Setup Screen (Fig. 38) If you click and hold the NuV o logo in the upper left-hand corner of the Client, a setup screen will appear . The Host PC name should appear next to “Server”. The Select button allows you to choose any of the configured Music P ort sources. The Change button all[...]

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    39 F igure 38- Clien t Setup Scr een XI. Music Port Control from the NuV o Control Pad The Music P ort is fully controllable from either the Essentia E6G or Grand Concerto Control P ads, or from the new Wireless Control P ad. The Control Pad Main Play Mode (Fig. 39) When a music selection is made, the artist, track, and album information appear on [...]

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    40 F igure 39- N uV o Contr ol Pad Main Pla y Mod e MENU OK drift PCA 1 of 9 Follow the Day 3:09 PM 3:48 1:28 Edge of Tomorr Manage Queue from the NuV o Control Pad (Fig. 40) One of the Menu choices on the Control P ad for the Music P ort is Manage Queue. When that is selected, three sub choices appear . “Edit Queue” allows you to open the curr[...]

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    41 F igure 40- N uV o Contr ol Pad Queue Managemen t MENU OK Main Menu Edit Queue Clear Queue Queue Mode[...]

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    42 NuV o Music Port Specif ications Communications NuV oNet RS-485 Connection RJ45 Jack Protocol Proprietary NuV o Serial Control RS-232 Connection Male DB-9 Protocol 57,600 Baud 8 Data Bits No parity 1 Stop Bit Serial Controller RS-232 Connection Female DB-9 Protocol 57,600 Baud 8 Data Bits No parity 1 Stop Bit Host PC Requirements Windows Vista, [...]

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