User manual REVOX RESOURCE M51 - MULTIROOM MKII

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 T F S S SS MTWTF MTWTFS MTWTFSS MTWTFS from Monday to Saturday MTWTFSS daily, Monday to Sunday Example: You can use the group MTWTF to wake you on weekdays, but at the weekend, it will leave you to sleep. You can use the day groups SS, MTWTF, MTWTFS and MTWTFSS to set the timer on several days of the week, without having to set it individual each day. 14 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Volume setting Once the weekday has been selected, the next time you carry out Select , you can select the volume to be used. [] Select Timer source Using the Multiroom module timer, you can select one of three sources to be activated, namely Tuner, DVD/CD and [] Aux/Server. Using the rotary control knob, you set the volume level from 1, very low, to 9, very loud, in an endless loop. Please note When you are selecting the source, you must remember that the actual source that will be selected is that which is assigned to the Tuner, DVD/CD and Aux/Server through the Remote menu. If instead of DVD (Fig. ), Aux1 (Fig. ) is assigned to the DVD button, the Timer will switch Aux-1 on. In this way, this function can be used to call-up particular external sources through the Timer function. Volume 1 Volume 2 : : : Volume 8 Volume 9 Volume control can be carried out through the Test function. Please refer to the Chapter: Test function You must ensure that the external source (e.g. AUX1) is also active when the Timer calls it. 15 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Select tuner station If you have selected Tuner as your source, you will now be able to select the station you want if you press Select once more. If on the other hand you have selected DVD/CD or Aux/Server as your source, you will return to the Switching times menu. [ ] 1 2 3 The third option in the Remote menu is the deactivation of a source (Fig. ). In this case, the Timer wouldn't call any source at the requested timepoint, even though a source is defined in the Timer menu. Through this field, you can select which radio station should be broadcast by the timer when activated. In this case, you can choose from a maximum of 50 favourite stations. If a station is selected, which has a number that is actually higher than the current number of stations available, station 1 will automatically be broadcast. Example: 25 tuner stations have been programmed but the number 30 is chosen through the Select menu. Station number 1 will actually be broadcast. You can find further information on this topic in the Introduction chapter in the M51 manual under the heading REMOTE. 16 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Test function The Test function allows you to carry out an effective check of the Timer settings. In particular with room selection and volume, you can check whether the right room is activated and that the right volume level has been set. Once you have entered all the Timer settings, press the Test softkey. Activating the timer As standard, the individual timers are deactivated. Each Timer can be activated or deactivated separately. To activate or deactivate an Timer, select the required timer and then using the On/Off softkey, activate it or deactivate it accordingly. The state of the Timer is shown as below: Immediately, the selected room/additional room is activated. Now you can go to the room in question and check, for example, whether the volume for your morning radio wake-up call is set to an acceptable level. If necessary, you can adjust it and then carry out the test again. Using the Off command on your remote control of the wallmounted controller, you can switch the additional room off again. All additional rooms can also be switched off together by pressing and holding the Power button for a few seconds Additionally, when you leave the activated timer a bell symbol right down in the display of the M51 is shown. This indicates that at least one of the four main room timers is activated. Important Active timers that affect the additional rooms are not displayed with the bell symbol 17 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Special Events Using the Timer programming, you can also generate nested Events. By a nested timer, we mean the situation where two different timer address the same source and the same room at the same time. In our example, Timer 1 and Timer 2 overlap. Since they both address the same source and the same room, Timer 1 defines the Switch on timepoint (first On trigger) while Timer 2 defines the switch off timepoint (first Off trigger). . Sleep function Using the Sleep function, you can set a particular length of time, after which the M51 will automatically switch off. By pressing the Sleep key repeatedly, you can set the required time interval in 15 minute steps. The continuous loop starts with 90 minutes and ends with the switching off of the Sleep function. ON OFF Timer 1 Timer 2 ON OFF 90` 75` 60` 45` 30` 15` OFF s Switched time The currently Sleep time is shown in the bottom line of the display, on the right-hand side. With a nested timer, the timer which starts and respectively ends earlier defines the on and off timepoints. 18 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Setting the time The time must be set accurately for the Timer function to work correctly. This is set through the Setup menu. Press the Setup button on the front of the M51 for approx. 2 seconds, until the following display appears: The current time and weekday are shown on the bottom line of the display, on the right-hand side. Then press the Clock softkey to get to the SET CLOCK menu, as shown on the next page. Here, using the - Hour +, - Minutes + and - Day + softkeys, you can set the time and the current weekday. Using the Softkey Seconds you can reset second counter to :00. Through the 12h/24H softkey, the Multiroom module also offers you the choice between the 24 hour or 12 hour clock format. European 00:00-12:59 h 13:00-23:59 h English 00a00-11a59 h 12p00-11p59 h a = AM (morning) p = PM (afternoon) If you want to leave the Clock menu, simply press either the Setup, Source or Amplifier button on the M51. 19 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Multiroom setup The Multiroom setup offers you a wealth of information about the available and/or active additional rooms, for example, the software version of the multiroom products that are connected. In addition, you can assign names to the additional rooms, which make the system even simpler to use. The Multiroom function is called through the Setup menu, by pressing and holding the Setup button for a couple of seconds, the following display appears: Select zone Using the two softkeys and , you can select the zone that contains the room(s) you want to modify or check. You can scroll forwards through zones 1-4 with and backwards with . Select room Using the two softkeys and you can choose the room where you want to make the modification. Using , you can move down the list and with , you can move up the list. Press the Multiroom softkey to call the Multiroom menu and the following display appears: 20 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Edit room name The Multiroom module MKII allows you to give freely definable names to the additional rooms. You no longer have to remember which room number the kitchen has, for example. You can give it a corresponding name. Using the softkeys Zone and Select, select the room whose name is to be edited. The softkey Edit Name then brings you to the edit function, which is described in the next chapter. Edit function When you press the softkey Edit Name, you will move to the following menu: The following functions are available to you for editing room names: The softkey Cursor moves the [ ]-cursor to the left. The softkey Cursor moves the [ ]-cursor to the right The softkey Delete deletes a single character at the position where the [ ]-cursor is currently located. The softkey Insert, inserts a character to the left of the [ ]cursor. The softkey Store, saves the currently displays name and takes you back to the Tuner menu. The softkey Cancel takes you back to the Source main menu without saving any changes made. 21 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Editing through a PC If the M51 is connected to a PC through one of the M series interfaces ( M200, M202 etc.) , name editing can also be done simply and quickly through the PC. Edit characters [] Please note In the following chapters, whenever a setting can be made using the rotary knob, the range to be modified is shown in the display in two square brackets [...]. At the same time, the small red Jog light, to the right of the M51 rotary knob, lights up. The following symbol in the manual draws your attention to this feature [] The actual editing and modification of the individual characters (letters and numbers) is done using the rotary knob. By turning the knob you scroll through first the alphabet in upper case, then in lower case followed finally by the numeric digits from 0 to 9. You can scroll backwards as well as forwards. Character sequence: ... _ A B ... ... X Y Z ... ... a b c ... ... x y z ... ... 0 1 2 ... ... 9 - . ... 22 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Restore standard name Once you have entered the required characters to make up the desired name, you can store your input with the softkey Store. If you want to break off the action, press the softkey Cancel. If you want to return the name of an additional room to its factory setting, select the room in question with the softkeys Zone and Select. Now press the softkey Edit Name, to get to the editing menu. The standard name is restored, by deleting the name entered manually using the softkey Delete, as shown below: Example In the following example, the name Room 26 was replaced with Dinner. When you now press the softkey Store, the factory setting is restored. In our example, this would be Room 26. 23 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Scan function This function carries out a query of all the rooms in a zone, which recognises how many rooms are actually connected. If an additional room has logged on and is therefore physically available, this is shown by a star *. Version control Version control gives the installer the option of querying the software state of the individual Multiroom components. This can be an M219 Additional room amplifier as well as an M217 wall display. This function is primarily designed for use during the installation and checking of additional rooms. It is not a function that is generally needed in day-to-day operation. You can carry out this function, for example, after new components have been installed or if you need to check on settings after the initial installation. It can take a few seconds after you activate the Scan function, before the information is displayed. Both the Version control and the Scan functions give the installer reliable information about the scope and the status of the installed additional rooms. You will find more detailed information on the topic of Version control in the M51 Operating manual in the chapter Introduction/Software version. 24 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Hotel mode The Hotel mode allows you to customise the additional room switch-off function. If the M51 is installed in a hotel or a public building, it is usually not desired that someone listening in an additional room can switch the complete system off. Hotel mode offers you the option of limiting the switch off function to the additional room and its zone. If the Hotel mode is activated, switching off the complete system is no longer possible. The Hotel mode has no effect on the off switch on the M51 itself. As before, the complete system can be switched off by pressing the switch for a longer time. Function review: The Off key in the additional room triggers the following functions: Short press Switch off additional room 2-second press Switch off the corresponding zone 5-second press Switch off complete system The function is called through the Setup / Multiroom menu. By pressing the Menu softkey, you get to the second page, where if you press the Menu softkey, the following display appears: Repeated pressing of the Hotel Mode softkey toggles the function on and off. 25 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Clear all timers Using the Clear Timer function, you can delete all timers at the same time and return them to their factory settings. This is particularly useful after competing installation, if the different timers have been setup for test purposes. The function is called through the Option menu in the Multiroom- Setup. Press and hold the Clear Timer softkey for about 5 seconds until you return to the Multiroom menu. Now, all the maximum 132 timers have been cleared and returned to their factory settings. Active rooms The Multiroom module offers you the option of showing all active rooms in the display. This gives you a quick overview of which rooms are in which zone. This setting is particularly helpful during installation. But also on a regular basis, it is often useful to have a quick overview of the setup. This function is called through the Multiroom menu, by pressing the Softkey Menu. If several additional rooms are active, these are shown in the display with their corresponding zone. The four columns represent the four zones. In the above example, the following rooms are active: Zone : Room 4 Zone : Room 1 + 2 + 5 Zone : no active rooms Zone : Room 1 + 4 26 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Technical data Connection: Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Main Room RJ45 screened RJ45 screened RJ45 screened RJ45 screened 1 Volt at 50 0.01 % (-6db under Digital 0) (-6db under Digital 0) Audio level: Balanced Harmonic distortion: RJ45 plug pin assignments: Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Pin 8 RX Signal TX Signal Audio Out L + Audio Out R + Audio Out R Audio Out L Earth Earth MR 8 1 Max. cable length to additional room amplifiers: 100 m Cable type Revox-Multiroom cable or CAT-7 / 100 ISO/ IEC 11801 cable Number of Timer Number of Zones Number of rooms per Zone Max. number of additional rooms Errors excepted Product subject to modification Description: Version 0.90 Max. 132 4 8 32 27 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source Multiroom cabling Multiroom cabling uses a CAT 7 cable, in accordance with the international network standard EIA/TIA-568-B. This EIA/TIA-568-B standard provides for the following assignment: Clamp Colour code MR-signal 1 wh/or RX 2 or TX 3 wh/gn L+ 4 bl R+ 5 wh/bl R6 gn L7 wh/bn GND 8 bn MR GND The CAT 7 cable is characterised by 4 twisted pairs, where each pair has its own screening. There is a complete screening around all four pairs. Guarantee The guarantee period is 24 months from the date of purchase. Your dealer should be your first contact if you need service. If he can't give you the help you need, send your Multiroom module prepaid and without any accessories to your national Sales Office. Please supply a complete description of the problem and a full return postal address. MR-Module MKII Operating instructions / Part no.: 10.30.3037 28 Multiroom-Module MKII Re:source My notes 29