Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Music Port NV-MP del fabbricante Nuvo
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”).
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.
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”.
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.
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” .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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In una situazione in cui hai già il Nuvo Music Port NV-MP, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Nuvo Music Port NV-MP.
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