Nuvo Music Port NV-MP manual

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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 P ort [...]

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 [...]

4 F igure 1- A udio Connections Making the Connections to the Music P ort 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 labele[...]

5 F igure 2: –M usic P ort Har dw are Connections III. Establishing Music P ort in the I8G and E6G Configurator 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 ea[...]

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[...]

7 F igure 4 – I nst alling t he Media Contr ol Server F igure 5 – R egistering t he Media Con trol Server[...]

8 F igure 6 – Acti v ating 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 [...]

9 F igure 7 – Setup F igure 8 – Compl eting t he Media Con trol Server Inst allation[...]

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[...]

11 F igure 10 – Media Sour ces 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 [...]

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[...]

13 F igure 11 – Con figur e Pla yback De vices F igure 12 – R enamed Sour ces[...]

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[...]

15 F igure 1 3 – NuV o Bridge F igure 14 – R egistra tion[...]

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[...]

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 [...]

18 W eb Server P ort 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 ev[...]

VII. Recommended Music P ort 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 [...]

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”. F [...]

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[...]

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-[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

26 F igure 23– Shar ed 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 P ermissions button. This will bring u[...]

27 F igure 24– F ile Sharing in XP F igure 25– XP F ile Sharing P ermissions[...]

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 [...]

29 F igure 27 – Shar ed Music[...]

30 F igur e 28 - V ist a Sea rch W ind ow 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[...]

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?[...]

32 F igur e 29 - M usic Port Clien t Set up F igur e 30 - M usic Port Clien t in terf ace[...]

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 P ort (Fig. 31) When the Client is installed on a Client PC, the ap[...]

34 F igur e 32 - Man uall y Con nectin g t o t he Mus ic P ort 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 th[...]

35 F igur e 33 - M usic Port Clien t N ow Pl a ying W indo w F igur e 34 - M usic Lib rary N avi ga tion[...]

36 F igur e 35 - M usic Port Clien t A lpha 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 i[...]

37 F igur e 36 - M usic Port Clien t Zon es 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 zo[...]

38 F igur e 37- M usic Port Clien t Sou rce 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 a[...]

39 F igur e 38- Cl ien t Set up Scr een XI. Music P ort Control from the NuV o Control P ad 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 P ad Main Play Mode (Fig. 39) When a music selection is made, the artist, track, and album information appe[...]

40 F igur e 39- N uV o Con trol P ad M ain Pl a 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 P ad (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[...]

41 F igur e 40- N uV o Con trol P ad Q ueue M anagem en t MENU OK Main Menu Edit Queue Clear Queue Queue Mode[...]

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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