of Switzerland of Switzerland Re:source Communicate Module Server Version Dominating Entertainment. Revox of Switzerland. Communicate Server Re:source Contents Communicate Module Installation Connection Server cabeling 2 Zone music sever 4 Zone music server 8 Zone music server Server menu Server operation Music selection Artist selection Manual selection Alphabetic selection Replay options Album selection Manual selection Alphabetic selection Selection not available? Genre selection Select genre Shuffle mode Play mode Playlist selection Select playlist Playback functions Defined track selection Track scroll selection Repeat Shuffle Cue Server basic settings Communicate setup Zone assignment Auto Play-Funktion Technical data Guarantee 2 3 4 5 5-6 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 13 14 14 15 15 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 24 25 25 1 Communicate Server Re:source Communicate Module The Communicate Module is a universal audio interface with a serial communication port, which can serve up to 4 zones independently with music in Multiroom operation. Important for Multiroom The Communicate module with the Server2 software is described in this manual. Using this software, it can support the M37 Music server as a 2 or 4 zone version as well as its predecessor, the M57 as a 4 or 8 zone version. You will need to make a change in the Remote menu if you are using your Music server in Multiroom operation and want to have access to the music database from each Additional room. You will find more information about this on page 23, in the Chapter, Server basic settings. This Communicate Module enables you to manage you complete CD collection like the professionals in the radio studios. In a matter of seconds, you can access any album, any artist, any genre and any of your customised playlists. The Communicate Module delegates your musical wishes to the Music server and keeps you constantly up-to-date both in the Main room and each Additional room in Multiroom operation. 2 Communicate Server Re:source Installation The communicate module plugin card has the most modern technology on it and should be handled with care. Before you start to install the card, the M51 must be switched off and the power plug must be removed from the power socket. Any plug position can be selected for the Server card, with the exception of slot 7, which is reserved for the Decoder card respectively. Loosen the two screws with the TORX screwdriver supplied and remove the slot blanking plate. Before removing the communicate module from its packaging, make sure that you are not charged with any static electricity. This could cause a damaging power discharge when you touch the module. To be on the safe side, you should discharge any static from yourself by touching an earthed metal object such as a radiator. Remove the communicate module from its packaging and insert it into the slot position, using the two tracks within the M51 to guide it into position. The lettering on the card must be at the top. Just before the card is fully inserted, you will feel a certain mechanical resistance as the card meets the M51 contact strip. Push the card fully home by pushing in the area where the 2 screw holes are located and fix it in place with the two screws. All further steps needed to integrate the new module into the M51 will be carried out automatically next time the unit is switched on. 3 Communicate Server Re:source Connection Audio connections The Communicate Module is designed for a 4 zone Multiroom system and has therefore, 4 independent audio inputs, one for each zone. IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 for Zone for Zone for Zone for Zone REVOX L IN 1 R 2 3 In Multiroom operation, all 4 audio inputs have to be connected to the Music server with the M37 4 and/or M57 4zone music servers. With the M37 2-zone version, the first two audio inputs IN 1 and IN 2 have to be connected. You will find information about the corresponding cabling in the next chapter. If, on the other hand, the M51 is operated purely as a hi-fi system, i.e. without Multiroom usage with Additional rooms, it is enough just to connect IN 1 with the M37 Music server. 4 RS 232 Comm. RS232 connection The RS232 communication interface is connected to the Music server with a 9-pin, 1:1, Sub-D cable in all Server configurations. With a fixed installation however, Revox recommends assigning all 4 audio inputs as retrofitting cables can be timeconsuming and expensive. 4 Communicate Server Re:source Cabling & Setup There is different cabling depending on which Music server is connected with the Communicate Module. Important Communication between Music server and Communicate Module only woks properly if the corresponding Music server has been selected in the Communicate Module Setup. M37 2-Zone Music server The 2-Zone M37 Music server has 2 audio outputs, which are connected to the audio inputs 1 and 2 on the Communicate Module. Audio inputs 3 and 4 are not connected and remain unassigned. The internal splitting of the music signal to the corresponding zones is done automatically through a high-quality audio matrix. Zone 1 is connected with the M51 through the source selection. Any source change at the M51 also affects Zone 1 and vice-versa. You should take this into acccount with the zone assignment. 5 Communicate Server Re:source M37 2-Zone Music server The Communicate Module supports two configurations of the 2-zone Music server. 2-Zone Server / Zone 12+34 With the Zone 12+34 configuration, the (Additional room) zones 1 and 2 share audio output 1, while zones 3 and 4 share audio output 2. This means that zones 1+2 hear the same music and so do zones 3+4. Each zone has the same level of authorisation when it comes to selecting music. Select the setting Zone 12+34 as shown below in the Communicate Module Setup. The Setup menu is called by selecting the Server source and then pressing the Setup button on the front of the M51 for about 2 seconds. After this, select the Source softkey. 2-Zone Server / Zone 1+234 With the Zone 1+234 configuration, the (Additional room) zone 1 is assigned exclusively to the audio output 1, while zones 2, 3 and 4 share the audio output 2. No Multiroom operation The setting Zone 1+234 can also be selected if the M51 is used purely as a hi-fi system, without Multiroom operation. In this case, you just connect the audio output 1 with the zone input 1. The other audio connections are not used. Select the setting Zone 1+234 as shown below in the Communicate Module Setup. 6 Communicate Server Re:source 4-zone Music server - M37-4 or M57-4 1. Connect the 4 audio cables 1:1 between the Music server and the Communicate Module. 2. Select the setting Zone 1..4 as shown below in the Communicate Module Setup. Each of the 4 zones can access the Music server independently of each other. The Setup menu is called by selecting the Server source and then pressing the Setup button on the front of the M51 for about 2 seconds. After this, select the Source softkey. 7 Communicate Server Re:source 8-zone Music server M57-8 With bigger installations, the Revox Multiroom System can be equipped with an 8-zone M57 Music server. This 8-zone server combines two 4zone servers in one device and can operate two M51s at the same time, independently of each other. 1. Each of the M51s is equipped with a Communicate Module. The first M51 is connected to the audio outputs 1-4 and COM1; the second M51 with audio outputs 5-8 and COM2. M51 Nr. 1 REVOX L IN 1 M57 8 Zone M51 Nr. 2 REVOX L IN 1 R R 1 5 2 2 6 2 3 3 7 3 4 RS 232 4 8 4 RS 232 COM 1 RS 232 Comm. COM 2 RS 232 Comm. SERVER SERVER 2. Select the setting Zone 1..4 for M51 No. 1 and setting Zone 5..8 for the M51 No. 2 in the Communicate Module Setup. The Setup menu is called by selecting the Server source and then pressing the Setup button on the front of the M51 for about 2 seconds. After this, select the Source softkey. M51 No. 1 M51 No. 2 8 Communicate Server Re:source Server Menu Server is automatically displayed as the Communicate Module source with the installed Server2 software. The server is called through the Source menu. Press the Source button on the M51 for this. The following menu field appears: Server Operation The first time you use the server function, the following display appears briefly after activating the Server from the SOURCE menu: The Music server is activated by pressing the Server softkey. At this time, the communicate module attempts to set up a connection to the M57/ M37. This is shown through the text: Connecting... in the middle of the display. If the text does not appear after a few seconds, there can be a number of reasons: The five large buttons on the front of the M51 are shown as Setup Source Amplifier Power Disc in the following chapters. 1. The music server is in standby mode or is completely switched off. Switch the server on 2. The RS232 communication cable from the Server module to the M57/ M37 is interrupted somewhere. Check the RS232 connection 9 Communicate Server Re:source Music selection The communicate module offers you 4 different search options when selecting music from the M37/ M57 music server database. These options are: Artist Album Genre Playlist Artist selection Using the Artist menu option, you can search through the database for specific artists by name. This includes all the names of singers, bands, orchestras, ensembles, etc. Select the artist softkey from the following main menu display. To avoid any confusion and to help you better understand the operation of this module, it should be stated at this stage that the communicate module accesses and plays the CDs stored in the music server. It is not designed to be able to edit, sort or delete CDs from the M37/ M57 database. All these functions are carried out directly at the music server. The display will now show the name of the last selection that was made. With the following example, it was Midnight Oil as shown by the small arrow head (). 10 Communicate Server Re:source Manual selection With the manual selection, you can scroll through the contents to find the artist you are looking for. To do this, you can use the Page softkeys to scroll to the previous or next page. Each page indicates the start of a new letter block of artist names. Once you have found the page with the name of the required artist on it, you can select the corresponding line with the Select softkeys. Alphabetic selection The alphabetic selection option allows you to make a targeted search, based on the artist's name. In this case, the first letter of the name will be used from the music server list, irrespective of whether that is the first name or the last name. To start the alphabetic search, press the ABC... Softkey. As well as showing the text ARTIST, the top line of the display also shows the letter currently being used for the listing. Now you can select from various replay options, which are described in the Replay options section. The start letter is selected by turning the rotary knob. Firstly you scroll through the alphabet and then the numbers 0 ­ 9. By turning the knob in the opposite direction, this order is reversed. 11 Communicate Server Re:source Character sequence: In the following example, the letter G has been selected. The communicate module now lists all the stored artists names, which start with the letter G. The first name in the list is shown with the (). In the following example, this was the singer Gary Moore. ... A B C ... ... X Y Z ... ... 0 1 2 ... ... 7 8 9 ... Please note Whenever you can change a setting using the rotary control knob in the next sections, the area to be modified appears in the display between two square brackets [...]. At the same time, the small red light next to the knob on the M51 lights up. The manual highlights this additionally in the individual sections, with the following symbol: [] Now, using the Select softkeys, you select the desired artist and then decide whether to opt for a random replay with the Shuffle softkey or whether to select a specific album. Please refer to the Replay options section. 12 Communicate Server Re:source Replay options Random replay A random replay function is started with the Shuffle softkey. In this case, all tracks from the album are played in a random order. If more than one album is stored for the artist selected, the selection is made from all albums. Album replay The Album softkey shows the albums that are assigned to the selected artist. If there is more than one album available, you can select the corresponding album using the Select softkeys. The following example shows three albums from Whitney Houston. Select the album you want with the Select softkeys and press the Play Softkey. 13 Communicate Server Re:source Album selection The Album selection enables you to search for a specific album within the music server database. H ...