Re:source Multiroom-Module MKII Dominating Entertainment. Revox of Switzerland. Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Contents Multiroom Module Installation Connections Connection plan Multiroom principle Multiroom plan Multiroom golden rules Timer menu Timer programming Room selection Timer selection Select Switching time setting Weekday selection Volume setting Selecting timer source Tuner station selection Test function Activating the timer Special events Sleep function Setting the time Multiroom setup Edit room name Restore standard name Scan function Version control Hotel mode Clear all timers Active additional rooms Technical data Multiroom cabling Guarantee My notes 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10-11 11 12 12-13 14 15 15-16 16 17 17 18 18 19 20 21-23 23 24 24 25 26 26 27 28 28 29 1 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Multiroom Module Revox has been developing and manufacturing Multiroom components for some 20 years now. The concept of centrally located audio equipment that can also be used independently of the additional rooms, has reached its furthest state of development to date, with the Multiroom module MKII. As well as the manual operation of the system, the Timer function is of particular interest. Wake up to the strains of your choice of CD and be tuned automatically to your favourite radio station, to accompany your cereals and fruit juice. The timer is very simple and effective to operate, which ensures that the Timer function is not just "nice to have" but will very soon become an indispensable part of your audio world. Features Using the Multiroom module, you can access the current M51 source from up to 32 additional rooms such as the kitchen, bathroom or family room. These 32 rooms can be zoned together in groups of 8 rooms and each zone can select a joint source, which can then be controlled through a local room amplifier. Furthermore the Multiroom module MKII supports the access to a display to the local room amplifier M219. A further special feature of the Revox Multiroom system that deserves a mention here is the balanced audio cabling. This complex method of signal processing which comes from professional studio technology guarantees a perfect music signal, even over long distances. The M51 also uses this luxury for the internal cabling. 2 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Installation The Multiroom plug-in 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. Slot 5 is reserved for the Multiroom module, the fifth slot from the right viewed from the back of the unit. Loosen the two screws with the TORX screwdriver supplied and remove the slot blanking plate. 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 Multiroom 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. In order to ensure problemfree operation and unit functions, there must be a strong contact between the Multiroom module and the M51 chassis, using the serrated lock washers. All further steps needed to integrate the new module into the M51 will be carried out automatically next time the unit is switched on. Before removing the Multiroom 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. 3 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Connections ZONE There are 4 connections with RJ45 connectors for the four zones, on the rear of the Multiroom module. Depending on the scope of the Multiroom installation, up to 8 Revox Additional room amplifiers can be connected to a zone. Connection is made using an uncrossed, double-screened CAT7 patch cable, with am RJ45 plug. Further information's regarding the cabling of the multiroomsystem can be found on last pages of this manual. IR 1 1 2 2 3 4 IR SEND It is planned to use the IR SEND connection field for future applications and therefore it has no function at the moment. 4 Multiroom-Module MKII Connection plan 1. M219 2. M219 8. M219 M 2 1 9 Roo m-A mplifier M 21 9 Room -A mplifier M 2 1 9 Room -Am plifier IR 1 ... ... Daisy Chain 1 2 5 M 2 1 9 R oom-Am plifier M 21 9 Room -A mplifier 2 3 ... ... 4 Parallel M 2 1 9 Room -Am plifier Re:source Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source The Multiroom principle The basis of the Multiroom principle was the idea of having a central audio system which could be accessed from all other rooms in the house. Since the Multiroom module can handle up to 32 different rooms, it's clear that there isn't room for all 32 amplifiers in the M51. So for this reason, each connected room has its own amplifier with its own speakers attached. You can select from the whole range of Revox speakers to fit your requirements. There are two ways of playing music in another room. The first way is that you control what you want to hear from the room in question. For this, you need either a remote control or a wall-mounted controller. Here, you control the source and volume, you can select the radio program you want or your favourite track. To give you a better overview of the Revox Multiroom system, the next section, Multiroom plan shows how the individual rooms belong to the zones. The following section, Multiroom golden rules tells you more about the way the individual zones and rooms work together. The second option is to use the automatic on/off switching offered by the M51 timer. As soon as you switch an additional room on or it is activated by a timer, the following graphic appears in the M51 display, assuming the M51 is in standby mode at the time. 6 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Multiroom-Plan Zone Room 1.1 Room 1.5 Room 1.2 Room 1.6 M51- Main room Room 1.3 Room 1.7 Room 1.4 Room 1.8 Zone Room 2.1 Room 2.5 Room 2.2 Room 2.6 Room 2.3 Room 2.7 Room 2.4 Room 2.8 Zone Room 3.1 Room 3.5 Room 3.2 Room 3.6 Room 3.3 Room 3.7 Room 3.4 Room 3.8 Zone Room 4.1 Room 4.5 Room 4.2 Room 4.6 Room 4.3 Room 4.7 Room 4.4 Room 4.8 7 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Multiroom golden rules To give you a better idea of what a Multiroom system can offer, here is a list of the 7 golden rules of Multiroom. Different zones can, but don't have to, select different sources Example: While a CD is playing in Zone the radio or perhaps the CD can be heard in Zone . You can only select one joint source per zone Example: In the rooms in Zone you can only hear either the radio or the CD. Zone and the M51 are using the same source Example: At the M51 the radio is set as the source, the same source is defined for the rooms in Zone or viceversa. All rooms within a zone have the same rights when it comes to choosing a source Example: Room 2.2 selects the tuner (as the joint source for Zone ). After that, however, Room 2.4 selects the CD. The CD will now also be played in Room 2.2. Any change within a source has an effect on the whole zone (Without using a Slave-Tuner) Example: Room 2.2 selects radio station A. After that however, Room 2.4 selects radio station B. Station B will now be heard in Room 2 There are no rules as to which rooms have to go in which zone. Each zone however, can have a maximum of 8 rooms. Example of a room assignment: Zone :Rooms 3,4 Zone :Rooms 5,6,7,8 Zone :No rooms assigned Zone :Rooms 13,16 8 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Timer menu All the amplifiers in the additional rooms are switched off if you press and hold the Power button on the M51 for long enough. The whole system can be switched off from any additional room if the amplifier off switch is pressed and held for a while. The Timer is the central controller of the Multiroom system. You can use it to wake you on certain days while on others, you can use it to send you off to dreamland, with its sleep function. The Multiroom menu Timer is activated using the Setup button on the front of the M51. The first time you activate it, the following display appears: As Zone and the M51 are sharing a common audio source, it makes sense to assign rooms near to the main room where the M51 is to . In this way, you can walk from the main room to one of its neighbouring rooms without having to reset the audio source. With the remaining rooms, it is recommended that they are spread evenly over the Zones + + . This gives you the maximum flexibility when making your choice of audio source in the individual rooms. The five large buttons on the front of the M51 are shown as Setup Source Amplifier Power Disc in the following chapters. 9 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Timer programming Room selection As the first step, you select the room that is to be controlled by the four possible timers. You select the required room with the - Room + softkeys. Only those rooms that are actually connected to the M51 are shown. The concept behind timer programming is as follows: Firstly you select the room that should be controlled by the timer. Then you assign the corresponding properties to one of the four possible timers. With the maximum number of 32 additional rooms plus the main room, up to 132 timers are available. The following graphic shows the inner Timer display field with the corresponding assignments. The selectable rooms are shown in an endless loop, as shown below: Room Timer Switching time Weekday Volume Source Main Room Room 1.1 Room 1.2 : : Room 4.7 Room 4.8 10 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Room selection If rooms have been given own names, like in the example the name Dinner, this of course also appears in the Timer selection menu. Timer selection Once you have selected the room, you then assign a timer to the room. To give each additional room a unique and a descriptive name makes the setup and the daily operation of the timers much easier. In the above display, Timer 1 has been selected. You can select the individual timers with the Timer softkey and there are in total, 4 independent timers for each room available. When you reach timer 4, pressing the softkey again brings you back to Timer 1. Timer 1 Timer 2 Timer 3 Timer 4 11 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Select Using the two softkeys Select , you can define the properties of the individual timers. The selection of Switching times, Weekday, Volume and Source is achieved using the two softkeys Select You can move in any direction, moving backwards or forwards as you want. Switching time setting When an Timer is selected, the Select softkeys are used to set the switching times. The first time you press the Select key, the first number pair appears in square brackets. [] Switch on time [Hours] Switch on time [Minutes] Switch off time [Hours] Switch off time [Minutes] Weekday [ ... ] Volume [ ... ] (Tuner station) [ ... ] As soon as the Switch on or Switch off time is changed, the Timer activates itself automatically. This is shown in the display by a change from (Off) to (On). You can use the Select softkeys to change between the various input fields in any direction. This type of selection option appears in the display between two square brackets [...]. The manual highlights this additionally in the individual sections, with the following symbol: [] 12 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Weekday selection First you define the Switch on time and then the Switch off time. As shown below, in each case you enter the hours value followed by the minutes value. Switch-on Switch-off | | Hours Minutes | | | | Once you have defined the on and off times, you get to the next input field, the Weekday when the Timer should be activated by pressing the Select softkey again. [] Using the rotary control knob, you can set to the required weekday. [6]:[30] ­ [7]:[15] Tips ! If you choose a timepoint for the Switch off time which is smaller than the Switch on time, e.g. 20:15 ­ 08:30 the Timer will switch on at 8:15 pm in the evening and off at 8:30 am the following morning. As well as the individual days from Monday to Sunday, there are certain day groups you can choose from. The individual week days are represented by the following letters: M T W T F S S Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 13 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Weekday selection The selection is made from a continuous loop which you can mode through with the rotary control knob. The individual selections which you can make are shown here: This is particularly useful if you want to use the Timer as a wake-up call. The groupings are: SS only Saturday & Sunday MTWTF from Monday to Friday M T W ...