User manual audio server module
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1. Connecting keh Playlist Dolby PL pumi Select Genre Ef Page Selecta To select a genre you simply scroll backwards or forwards through the genre index where the index is listed in alpha betical order as shown below b Alternative amp Shuffle ues Books amp Spoken Children s Music Classical Country Data Easy Listening Electronica Dan To do this you can use the V Page A softkeys to scroll to the previous or next page Once you have found the page with the name of the required album on it you can select the corres ponding line with the VSelectA softkeys e g the Rock genre as shown below Shuffle 2 Soundtrack Unclassifiable World K Stereo PININ Now you can select from various replay options Communicate Server REOX Re source Shuffle mode Shuffle J A random replay function is started with the Shuffle softkey In this case all tracks all albums from the selected genre are played in a random order Soundtrack Unclassifiable World Stereo Hmmm 18 Play mode Play dJ If you want to select a specific album from the specified genre just press the Album softkey Now all albums are displayed in alphabetical order and you can select your preferred album with the W Page A und V Select A softkeys GENRE ALBUM gt 1974 Streetlife 1981 Songs In T 1988 The Seven 52nd Street A Classic Case A Jethro tull Coll A Kind Of Magic2. you to jump to a specified track within the album SERVER Play 00 09 Whitney Houston I m Your Baby ea Playlist Cl du Once you have pressed the Track softkey a display opens up where all the tracks from the album are listed bl m Your Baby My Name Is Not All The Man Tha Lover For Life Anymore Miracle Belong To You Who Do You Love We Didn t Know Using the WSelectA softkeys you can choose the desired track and by pressing Start you can play it Track scroll selection EB Track Track J The second page also includes a Play and Pause function SERVER Play 00 20 Repeat On CP Repeat Shuffle Shuffle On Additionally the two Track softkeys enable you to scroll backwards or forwards to the previous and next tracks Communicate Server REVOX Re source Repeat Shuffle EP Repeat Shuffle Press the Repeat softkey if a You can activate the random selected album should be playing order function with the repeated permanently This is Shuffle softkey particularly useful during a party If this function is deactivated or a function where you can OFF you can t play the tracks play music from Playlists for in a random order irrespective example for hours at a stretch of your music choice in terms without any manual inter of Album Genre etc vention SERVER SERVER Play 00 20 Play 00 20 Repeat Repeat On Off Shuffle Shuffle Shuffle Shuffle On Off D
3. the W Select A softkeys Kleine Kerze Le Knockin On Hea Kohuept Komm Du Kleine bLive Now you can select from various replay options which are described in the Replay options section Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Alphabetic selection EE ABC The alphabetic selection option allows you to make a targeted search based on the album s name In this case the first letter of the name from the music server list will be used as the search criterion To start the alphabetic search press the ABC softkey As well as showing the text ALBUM the top line of the display also shows the letter currently being used for the listing ALBUM A gt A Classic Cas 4 Jethro tull Coll A Kind Of Magic A New Flame Across From Mi Affentheater Album 163 Alchemy piac 4 Alchemy Disc 2 The start letter is selected by turning the rotary knob o In the following example the letter B has been selected The communicate module now lists all the stored albums which start with the letter B The first name in the list is shown with the gt In the following example this was the album Bad from Michael Jackson ALBUM B gt Bad Balalaika Russi Bingo s Weihnac Bingo s Weihnac Brave And Crazy Brothers In Arms Bruce Springste Call Me Select the album you want with the WSelect A softkeys in this case Brothers In Arms and press the Play
4. A New Flame Across From Mi The selected album is started with the Play softkey You will find further information about play control in the Playback functions section Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Playlist selection E Playlist The Playlist selection allows you to choose between self created playlists The advantage of a playlist is that you can combine music together to match a particular occasion or to create a particular mood You can then select the one that meets your current requirements A playlist contains tracks or complete albums selected by you the user You can also decide on the order they should be played in unlike other selections which sort the content in alphabetical order These playlists are created either directly at the PC with the XIVA Producer edit program or simply through the music server itself The playlist selection functions are accessed through the Playlist softkey in the main menu SERVER Connecting cap Playlist Dolby PL ui Select playlist E Fage Select Gd After pressing the Playlist softkey all user defined playlists are displayed in alphabetical order e g PLAYLIST gt Blues my favo Bon Jovi my fav Children Party _ Romantic K Stereo lll The above display shows 5 examples of playlists entitled Blues my favourites Bon Jovi my favourites Children Party Romantic If you have created more than 9 playlists y
5. Re source Communicate Module Server Version Dominating Entertainment Revox of Switzerland Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Contents Communicate Module 2 Installation 3 Connection 4 Server cabeling 5 2 Zone music sever 5 6 4 Zone music server 7 8 Zone music server 8 Server menu 9 Server operation 9 Music selection 10 Artist selection 10 Manual selection 11 Alphabetic selection 11 Replay options 13 Album selection 14 Manual selection 14 Alphabetic selection 15 Selection not available 15 Genre selection 17 Select genre 17 Shuffle mode 18 Play mode 18 Playlist selection 19 Select playlist 19 Playback functions 20 Defined track selection 21 Track scroll selection 21 Repeat 22 Shuffle 22 Cue 23 Server basic settings 23 Communicate setup 24 Zone assignment 24 Auto Play Funktion 24 Technical data 25 Guarantee 25 Communicate Server REVOXx 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 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 This Communicate Module enables you to manage you complete CD collection like the professionals in the radio studios In a matter of se
6. SP X Stereo You can use the Repeat softkey You can use the Shuffle to toggle the Repeat function softkey to toggle the random ON and OFF play order function ON and OFF 22 Communicate Server REVOXx Cue E Cue The Cue softkey offers you the chance to move to a particular timepoint within a track When you press Cue the playing time appears in square brackets gt Now using the rotary knob you can select the required timepoint where the playback continues to follow the defined time Once you have found the required position pressing the Cue or Play softkey returns you to normal playback mode and the square brackets disappear SERVER Play 00 20 Repeat On Shuffle Shuffle On X Stereo 23 Server basic settings If you want to operate the Music server in a Multiroom system you must make the correct Server assignment in the Remote menu To do this press the BR8M key on the M51 for approx 2 seconds until the following display appears Ce Amplifier Display CF Multiroom CP Version X Stereo lili l Tue 14 48 Press the Remote softkey to get to the Remote menu Remote button Ee Source Aux1 is selecting Server in slot 2 Source D Disable Pure Analog ee Thu 13 44 Select the setting shown above Aux1 gt Server and confirm your input with the Store softkey You will find further information about the Remote menu in the Chapter Introd
7. Softkey ALBUM B Bad Balalaika Russi Bingo s Weihnac Bingo s Weihnac Select Brave And Crazy gt Brothers In Arms Bruce Springste Select Call Me Please also refer to the Replay options section Communicate Server REVOX Re source Selection not available If you select a letter for your Possible causes for this are search for which no album or artist is stored the following The artist or album was display appears stored with the first name or the last name ARTIST No Entries Found Shuffle The artist or album has an article or no article in the name The automatic CD recognition from the Internet didn t work correctly and the This means that no entries were artist or album was stored found in the Music server which with a default name match the selection criterion Dolby PL pumin In this case you should check the contents of your music server database with the Page and Select softkeys 16 Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Genre selection E Genre As well as storing the CD in the M37 M57 database by the name of the artist and the album it is also stored according to the type of music on the CD the so called music genre Through this genre assignment you now have the option to search according to a particular music type such as Rock or Classical Genre selection is made using the Genre softkey in the main menu SERVER
8. 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 SAMY button on the front of the M51 for about 2 seconds After this select the Source softkey Auto Play 2 Zone Server Zone 12 34 Auto Play On Pure Analog Muimi l amp Fri 10 27 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 Auto Play 2 Zone Server Zone 1 234 Auto Play On Pure Analog piii l 4 Fri 10 26 Communicate Server REVOXx 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 REVOx M37 4 Z
9. 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 Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Connection REVOX O L N R Communicate 1 551 085 01 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 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 for Zone IN 2 for Zone IN 3 for Zone IN 4 for Zone In Multiroom operation all 4 audio inputs have to be connected to the Music server with the M37 4 and or M57 4 zone 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 wi
10. communication cable from the Server module to the M57 M37 is interrupted somewhere Check the RS232 connection Communicate Server REVOXx 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 gt Artist gt Album gt Genre gt Playlist 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 Artist selection E Artist 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 SERVER Connecting ka Playlist Dolby PL pui 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 ARTIST gt Midnight Oil Shuffle 4 Mike Oldfield Mozart Wolfgan Original Cast Original Motion Paco De Lucia Patricia Kaas Paul Simon Peter Hofmann K Stereo IMM Communicate Server REVOXx Re sourc
11. conds 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 Important for Multiroom 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 Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Installation The communicate module 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 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
12. e Manual selection E Page Select d 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 Vv Page A 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 V Select A softkeys ARTIST gt Midnight Oil Shuffle 2 Mike Oldfield Mozart Wolfgan Original Cast Original Motion Paco De Lucia Patricia Kaas Paul Sirnon Peter Hofmann Now you can select from various replay options which are described in the Replay options section Alphabetic selection EP ABC 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 ARTIST G gt Gary Moore Shuffle 4 George Michael George Michael Guns N Roses 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 oppos
13. e control SERVER Server Zone 1 4 Auto Play Auto Play On l Thu 13 52 Auto Play Off X Stereo MII Communicate Server REVOx Re source Technical data Audio connections Zone 1 Main room IN 1 Cinch Stereo input Zone 2 IN2 Cinch Stereo input Zone 3 IN3 Cinch Stereo input Zone 4 IN4 Cinch Stereo input Max cable length 10 m Digital data connections RS232 SUB D 9 pin 1 1 cable dependant on cable quality and environment Errors excepted Product subject to modification Description Version 0 72 Guarantee The guarantee period is 24 If he can t give you the help you months from the date of need send the communicate purchase module carriage free and without any accessories to your Your dealer should be your first national Sales Office contact if you need service Please supply a complete description of the problem and a full return postal address Server module Operating instructions Article No 10 30 3055 25
14. ite direction this order is reversed Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Character sequence 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 gt 12 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 gt In the following example this was the singer Gary Moore ARTIST G Shuffle 4 gt Gary Moore George Michael George Michael Guns N Roses Now using the Y Select A 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 ARTIST Gary Moore George Michael gt George Michae Guns N Roses Shuffle 4 Select Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Replay options Random replay Shuffle lt 2 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 fo
15. one REVox o L ZONES R oO 00 CO H 00 OKO 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 Auto Play 4 Zone Server Zone 1 Auto Play On Pure Analog pimini l amp Fri 10 27 The Setup menu is called by selecting the Server source and then pressing the RAMY button on the front of the M51 for about 2 seconds After this select the Source softkey Communicate Server REVOX 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 4 zone 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 REVOXx M57 M51 Nr 2 n REVOX ie 8 Zone ENR Audio Out Audio Out k R E R eon O0 o i gt F 00 00 O ih OO so TR com 1 com2 com A RO a ci ever _ eer server _ _ server Communicate 1 551 085 01 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
16. ou can scroll forwards or backwards with the Vv Page A softkeys Once you have found the page with the name of the required album on it you can select the corresponding line with the VSelectA softkeys e g the Party playlist as shown below Press Play to listen to your playlist PLAYLIST Blues my favour Bon Jovi my fav Children b Party Romantic K Stereo II Communicate Server REVOX Re source Playback functions Once you have selected an Start playback album various playback Play functions are available to you similar to those with a CD Playback is started with the Play softkey ARTIST ALBUM blm Your Baby The Bodyguard Whitney Houston K Stereo IMM When you start playback with the Start softkey the following display appears Pause playback SERVER OB Pause Play 00 09 Whitney If you want to pause the replay Houston for a short time simple press rad the Pause softkey To cancel Sap Plaulist the pause and restart the ae playback from the same position press the Play softkey The following information is shown in the centre of the display Status ____y Play 00 09 Playing time Whit mney Artit gt Houston Track ___ ir Tou aby 20 Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Defined track selection Track amp On the first menu page you will find the function Track as well as the Play and Pause functions This function enables
17. r the artist selected the selection is made from all albums ARTIST Gary Moore Shuffle Guns N Roses Album replay Album d 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 A softkeys The following example shows three albums from Whitney Houston Select the album you want with the Y Select A softkeys and press the Play Softkey ARTIST ALBUM blm Your Baby The Bodyguard Whitney Houston X Stereo HIM Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Album selection Album The Album selection enables you to search for a specific album within the music server database Here there are various options to find the album you are looking for To go to these options press the Album softkey from the following menu SERVER Connecting ah Playlist Dolby PL flit 14 Manual selection E Page Selecta The manual selection option allows you to search for a specific album by simply scrolling through the contents of the database In this case the albums are shown in alphabetic order To do this you can use the V Page A softkeys to scroll to the previous or next page Each page indicates the start of a new letter block of album names Once you have found the page with the name of the required album on it you can select the corresponding line with
18. source and then pressing the RAM button on the front of the M51 for about 2 seconds After this select the Source softkey M51 No 1 M51 No 2 Auto Play Auto Play 4 Zone Server 4 Zone Server Zone 1 Zone 5 8 Auto Play Auto Play On On Pure Analog III l amp Fri 10 27 Pure Analog III l amp Fri 10 27 Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Server Menu ES Server 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 SOURCE FM Tuner Listening Server Tvivideo Recording DVD CD Stereo Ill The Music server is activated by pressing the Server softkey The five large buttons on the front of the M51 are shown as in the following chapters Server Operation The first time you use the server function the following display appears briefly after activating the Server from the SOURCE menu SERVER Connecting ab Playlist Dolby PL pui 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 1 The music server is in standby mode or is completely switched off Switch the server on 2 The RS232
19. thout Multiroom usage with Additional rooms it is enough just to connect IN 1 with the M37 Music server With a fixed installation however Revox recommends assigning all 4 audio inputs as retrofitting cables can be time consuming and expensive Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Cabling amp Setup Important There is different cabling Communication between Music depending on which Music server and Communicate Module server is connected with the only woks properly if the corres Communicate Module ponding 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 REVox M37 2 Zone REVox Audio Out L ZONES R L R O ORO O00000 a f __ m eLo 8 6 nn Communicate 1 661 086 00 E 0 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 Communicate Server REVOX Re source M37 2 Zone Music server The Communicate Module supports two configurations of the 2 zone Music server 2 Zone Server
20. uction in your M51 Operating instructions Communicate Server REVOXx Re source Communicate Setup Setup offers you the option to configure the Communicate Module individually The Setup function is called by selecting the Server source and then pressing the Seay button on the front of the M51 for about 2 seconds After this select the Source softkey SERVER Server Zone 1 4 Auto Play Auto Play On Dolby PL l Zone assignment EP Zone The audio outputs of the Additional room zones are assigned through the Zone assignment In Multiroom operation this assignment defines whether a zone has its own access to the Music server or whether several zones have joint access You assign which zones the Communicate Module should serve with the Zone softkey You will find an exact description of the cabling and the Setup settings on pages 4 8 24 Auto Play function Auto Play Through the Auto Play function you can select whether the Server should start playing immediately if it is selected from the source menu Autoplay On or only once there has been an explicit start command Autoplay off You make your selection through the Auto Play softkey By repeated pressing of the key you can toggle between On and Off Activating the Auto Play function in Multiroom operation is particularly advantageous as you can start the server playing with a single key press on a wall mounted remot
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