Russound SMS3 manuale d’uso

SMS3 Smar t Media Ser ver INST ALLA TION MANUAL[...]

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER - SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to al[...]

3 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS This manual Copyright ® 2004 Russound. All rights reserved. This product includes some softwar e components that are licensed under the General Public License (GPL). Sour ce code for GPL components is available upon request. This product includes softwar e developed by GlobeCom GCAB AB. Copyright ® 1999 GlobeCom GCAB A[...]

4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Before Y ou Begin .................................................................................................................6 Pr oduct Introduction Description .........................................................................................................................7 Installation Applications .............[...]

5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Backup ........................................................................................................................2 6 Restore .......................................................................................................................2 7 Configure..........................................................[...]

Successful installation and optimal operation of the SMS3 media server is contingent on several requir ements. Installer must have: RJ-45 CA T-5 patch cable for LAN connection - to connect SMS3 media server to home network’ s router Audio CD for test purposes - to verify CD catalog process and audio output Installer should have: Access to compute[...]

7 DESCRIPTION The SMS3 Smart Media Server is an intelligent audio source that plays music stor ed on its hard drive and plays streaming audio fr om the internet. The music is selected and controlled by IR r emote control, thr ough the UNO keypads (RNET system) or networked com- puter . The graphical user interface is viewed on a video display and w[...]

8 MAIN POWER SWITCH - T urns power on and off (toggle up) POWER ON/OFF LED - Indicates power on or off IR RECEIVER - Receives IR signal from SMS3-RC r emote control INTERNAL CD DRIVE - Single CD drive for acquiring files CD OPERA TION LED - Indicates drive is accessing CD OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON - Opens/closes CD drive 1 4 2 3 6 4 2 SMS3 S MART M EDIA S [...]

COMPONENT GUIDE SMS3 REAR P ANEL RNET LINK IN/LINK OUT - Links to other Russound components that are RNET compatible such as the CAV6.6 and CAM6.6 STREAM AUDIO OUTPUTS - Three line level audio signal outputs (RCA Cable) 1394 DA T A TRANSFER PORT - Input/output connection for 1394A standard data transfers such as external hard drives for backups IR [...]

VENTILA TION REQUIREMENTS IMPORT ANT: The SMS3 should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. Do not block vents above or to the sides of the unit, as it r equires ventilation to the sides and above for proper operation. Do not place the SMS3 above a heat-generating compo- nent such as an audio a[...]

11 Notebook Computer LAN WA N DHCP Router with NA T I N O UT LINK A UDIO O UTPUTS 1394 IR I N P OWER +12VDC 6A MAX M OUSE K EYBOARD CRT VGA S-V IDEO C OMPOSITE V IDEO RS232 I NTERFACE USB 2.0/1.1 LAN SMS3 Smart Media Server US C ASSEMBLED IN THE USA NEWMARKET, NH SMS3 Media Server MODEM INST ALLA TION OPTIONS LAN WITH CABLE OR DIAL-UP MODEM This di[...]

In a CAV6.6 system, the SMS3’ s three str eams are configur ed as three sources. Its composite video signal is shared between all thr ee sources by using an RCA cable to loop the video from source out to sour ce in. 1. Connect the three RCA cables fr om the SMS3 three sour ces to the contr oller amplifier source inputs. For RNET -enabled systems,[...]

13 I N O UT LINK A UDIO O UTPUTS 1394 IR I N P OWER +12VDC 6A MAX M OUSE K EYBOARD CRT VGA S-V IDEO C OMPOSITE V IDEO RS232 I NTERFACE USB 2.0/1.1 LAN SMS3 Smart Media Server US C ASSEMBLED IN THE USA NEWMARKET , NH SMS3 Media Ser ver CA V6.6 UNO-S2 keypad RCA Cable Media Server Zone 1 TV RCA Composite Video Cable and Jumpers RCA Composite Video Ca[...]

14 MOD INPUT TV OUTPUT CA T V INPUT 1 R L 2 1 R L 2 34 CA6.4i NEWMARKET , NH U.S.A. ~110VA C ~220-240VA C ~50-60Hz 400W VOLTAGE 110V 220-240V FUSE F4A F2A K EYPAD P OR TS Z ONE P REAMP O UTPUTS 123456 O UTPUT T O 8 O HM S PEAKER 123456 ~110VA C ~220-240VA C IR EMITTERS WARNING : SHOCK HAZARD – DO NOT OPEN AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE – NES [...]

15 A-BUS Installation with RF Modulator 1. Using the three RCA cables, connect the SMS3 three sour ce outputs to the A-BUS hub’ s source inputs. 2. Using an IR link cable (P/N 09-0508), connect the A-BUS hub’ s common IR por t to the SMS3 IR In port. 3. Using a straight-through Ethernet RJ-45 CA T -5 patch cable, connect from the SMS3 LAN port [...]

16 CONTROLLING THE SMS3 SMS3 REMOTE CONTROL Search Theme Genre Ar t is t 19 1 2 18 3 4 17 15 14 13 16 7 5 6 12 11 10 9 8 EXIT - Backs out of current menu (same as left arrow) MENU RIGHT - Navigates to the right within a menu MENU HOME - Returns to the home page (What’ s Playing) NEXT SONG - Advances to the next song in the theme PLA Y - Selects a[...]

17 Media Server 1 2 3 CONTROLLING THE SMS3 UNO-S2 SOURCE SELECT - Select stream to contr ol PLA Y - Displays info for What’ s Playing VOLUME - Adjust volume up/down in room NEXT SONG - Advances to the next song in the theme PREVIOUS SONG - One press r estar ts the current song. T wo press- es returns to the pr evious song in the theme STOP - Exit[...]

18 CONTROLLING THE SMS3 UNO-S1 MSvr3 1 2 3 SOURCE SELECT - Select stream to contr ol VOLUME - Adjust volume up/down in room NEXT SONG - Advances to the next song in the theme (press) NEXT THEME - Advances to the next theme in the Themes list (press and hold) PREVIOUS SONG - Returns to the previous song in the theme (pr ess) PREVIOUS THEME - Advance[...]

19 UNO SOURCE BUTTON - Selects UNO keypad for con- trol by UNO-LRC1 LAST - Returns to last theme played on the current stream CHANNEL UP/DOWN - Scrolls thr ough Themes list EXIT - Returns to home page, exits out of any name entry field RIGHT/FORWARD - Navigate to the right or forward DOWN - Navigate down a list MENU - Returns to home page FORWARD -[...]

20 ST ART UP TEST OPERA TIONS SMS3 Media Server “Home” Page After all audio connections are made, a connection to the LAN is established and a video display is connected to show the media server interface, the SMS3 should be powered up and tested. POWER UP Attach the external power supply connector to the SMS3’ s power jack. Plug the power su[...]

LAN CONNECTION T o check the SMS3 LAN connection using the video display , choose Options & Status from the home page, and select Network from the list of options. This brings up the Network page. ST ART UP TEST OPERA TIONS NETWORK IP ADDRESS The Network page provides the SMS3’ s IP (Internet Protocol) addr ess as assigned by the router . The[...]

22 TEST SMS3 CD CA T ALOGING FUNCTION T o test the SMS3’ s CD cataloging function, load a music CD into the CD drive and close the drawer . The amber LED on the front panel blinks while the CD is cataloged. Make sure the CD is clean and fr ee of scratches. Dir ty or damaged CDs can cause system lockups, which requir e a reboot of the media server[...]

23 INTERNET RADIO HANDLER The SMS3 uses an Internet Radio Handler application to add Internet streams to the SMS3 har d drive via a Windows-based PC inter face. For Macintosh computers, a file-sharing pr ocedure is used. Refer to the SMS3 User Manual for more information. This application activates when the user selects an Internet radio station wh[...]

24 Double-click on the icon to install the program onto the PC, and follow the steps for installation. Once installed, the program will automatically launch on startup of the PC. ST ART UP INTERNET RADIO HANDLER INTERNET RADIO TEST T o test the installation and operation of the Internet Radio handler , use the networked PC on which the handler appl[...]

25 ST ART UP OPTIONS & ST A TUS CONFIGURA TION OPTIONS & ST A TUS SELECTIONS The menu selections listed under Options & Status allow access to configurable functions. Some of these are gear ed toward the user , some are available only to the installer . SETUP SCHEDULES Schedules are used to automatically select Themes to play at specifi[...]

ST ART UP OPTIONS & ST A TUS CONFIGURA TION REVIEW MUSIC If the media server detects errors in artist name or song titles during the cataloging pr ocess, the errors can be r eviewed and corrected in Review Music. More information on Review Music is found in the SMS3 User Manual . BACKUP Backups of the media server’ s hard drive should be perf[...]

27 ST ART UP OPTIONS & ST A TUS CONFIGURA TION RESTORE The Restore function r estores a media server’ s database and configurations using a previously recor ded backup from that hard drive. Restor e is used only in case of a hardware failur e. After selecting Backup/Restore, make sur e the external hard drive is connected to the USB or FireWi[...]

28 The format choices available are WA V , OGG and MP3 (default setting). Each encoding format is unique and has its advantages depending on your prefer ences. WAV Audio files in WAV format ar e uncompressed and r etain all information when encoded. Use WAV when audio playback quality is valued over preserving har d drive space on the media server [...]

ST ART UP OPTIONS & ST A TUS CONFIGURA TION MP3 Audio files in MP3 format are compr essed, and may lose some information to make it easier to com- press. As with OGG, the information lost with MP3 is typically not discernable to the average listener . Use MP3 when smaller files are desir ed (if the audio files may be moved to a por table MP3 pl[...]

30 INST ALLER OPTIONS STREAM NAMES The SMS3’ s three str eams are pr e-named Stream 1, Stream 2 and Str eam 3. These names can be edited from this page. Select the window next to the str eam name # and enter the new name using the name entry field. Note: If used with an RNET -enabled system, changes to the SMS3 stream names appear within the grap[...]

31 ONLINE UPDA TE NOTE: As a precaution, it is highly r ecommended that you complete a backup of the database before performing online updates! The update process is designed to pr eserve the database, but data should be protected with a backup to be safe. The SMS3 firmware can be updated via an online pr ocess from the Online Update page. During t[...]

32 NETWORK SETTINGS The Network Settings page allows a Static IP address to be enter ed for the SMS3. Using a static IP address makes it easier to bookmark the SMS3 for easy access fr om a computer’s br owser . The cur- rent IP addr ess of the SMS3 is shown at the top of the window. If a static IP address is desir ed, enter the IP address in the [...]

33 BEFORE YOU GO FINAL CHECKLIST FINAL CHECKLIST Here ar e a few things to check before you leave the SMS3 and the installation site. 1. SMS3 has IP address on LAN 2. SMS3 graphical interface appears on video display 3. CDs can be loaded, cataloged and ejected 4. Cataloged CDs can be heard thr ough the audio system 5. Encoding format is selected (i[...]

34 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS SMS3 Smart Media Ser ver Dimensions: 17"W x 12.9"D x 1.75"H (43 x 32.8 x 4.4 cm) Weight: 12 lbs. (5.4 kg) Power Requirements: External power supply , 100-240 VAC, 50-60Hz +12VDC 6A output, 72W max Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20kHz +/- 0.5dB THD+N: < 0.05% Signal to Noise Ratio: > 80dB Audio Source Ou[...]

35 WARRANTY The Russound SMS3 is fully guaranteed against all defects in materials and workmanship for one (1) year from the date of pur chase. During this period, Russound will r eplace any defective par ts and cor- rect any defect in workmanship without char ge for either parts or labor . For this warranty to apply , the unit must be installed an[...]

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