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WinMAX

MAX Server Control Software

  v3.10 or higher

(NEED PHASE II PHOTOS)

Summary of Contents for WINMAX MAX SERVER CONTROL SOFTWARE

Page 1: ...instruction manual WinMAX MAX Server Control Software v3 10 or higher NEED PHASE II PHOTOS...

Page 2: ...ceipt AMX DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH REGARD TO THE AMX SOFTWA...

Page 3: ...s Tab 5 Output Zone Selection 5 Transport Control Bar 5 Play Options Random Repeat 6 Bookmark Movies tab only 6 Remote Movies tab only 6 Status Bar 6 Generating a Print Out of the MAX Music and Movies...

Page 4: ...ies 20 Playback Zone Selection 20 Selecting and Playing Back Movies 20 Searching For Movies 21 Show All Movies option 21 Playing an Entire DVD 21 Playing an Individual Chapter 22 WinMAX Remote 23 DVD...

Page 5: ...e 42 Duplicate entries 44 Specify a Local CD DVD ROM Drive To Use 44 Uploading Music Files From Your PC 45 Parental Control Tab 47 Overview 47 Applying Parental Control To a Ratings Level 49 Applying...

Page 6: ...iv WinMAX MAX Server Control Software Table of Contents...

Page 7: ...it such use Installation and Configuration Supported Operating Systems Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or greater Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1 or greater Downloading the WinMAX Application The W...

Page 8: ...Server has been recognized Determining the IP Address of Your MAX Server In the event that you do not know the IP Address assigned to the target MAX Server you will need to access the MAX Admin Menu...

Page 9: ...of Your PC 1 Go to the Control Panel Network Connections 2 Double click the Network Connection that applies to the network card you are using to connect to the server 3 Double click on Internet Proto...

Page 10: ...t view The Movies tab FIG 19 on page 19 contains controls that provide movie search and play functionality including the ability to manage keywords The Monitor tab FIG 36 on page 35 provides a real ti...

Page 11: ...is selection determines which of the available audio or video outputs will broadcast the media content you select For music playback refer to the Playback Zone Selection section on page 10 for details...

Page 12: ...on currently being played Music and Movies tabs only For Music CD selections it indicates the Artist Name the CD Title that the track is from and the Title of the track that is currently playing For M...

Page 13: ...nder Sort select a sorting option for the printed list By Genre default setting or By Artist 4 Click on Print to send the CD or DVD titles list to your printer Printing a Search Results List 1 Click t...

Page 14: ...ther Printing Options Additional options available via the Print dialog include Preview Click to open the Print Preview dialog Print Click to print immediately no preview Page Setup Click to specify p...

Page 15: ...ns in the Transport Control Bar at the bottom of the dialog to control basic playback functionality Skip to Previous track Skip to Next Track Play Pause and Stop FIG 8 WinMAX Music tab Output Zone sel...

Page 16: ...ermines which of the available audio outputs will broadcast the music you select The number of Zones available to select from depends on the amount of audio outputs that exist in your MAX system Click...

Page 17: ...s library in the Genre Artist window Click on an Artist in this list to view a list of all titles by that artist in the Search Results window Searching For Music Use the Search For field at the top o...

Page 18: ...rn only the first 50 results to minimize demands on the system The Show All Music option FIG 12 allows you to display all of the results of a music search regardless of the number of results Playing a...

Page 19: ...3 Press the Play button from the transport control bar on the bottom of the screen FIG 14 FIG 14 Selecting an individual track for playback Click to play the selected track s 1 2 3 To select an indiv...

Page 20: ...Image button to open the Choose A File dialog FIG 15 CD Details dialog Title Displays the title of the CD Click and type to edit Genre Displays the genre associated with this CD To change genres clic...

Page 21: ...w opens a context menu containing the same options that are in the CD Titles context menu described above with one additional item the Print option which allows you to print the track list for the sel...

Page 22: ...checked Title Track Title Playlist and Genre info may be manually edited using standard text editing procedures click and type 1 Click in the Edit Mode checkbox 2 Move the mouse cursor over any text w...

Page 23: ...fied target directory named after the CD Title and Artist Name The new WAV files will be placed inside this new folder Working With Artists and Genres WinMAX supports Artist and Genre as search criter...

Page 24: ...you can select one or more individual tracks in the Track List window to play only the selection s 1 Click the down arrow in the title bar of the Artist Genre List Window and select Artist Genre or Al...

Page 25: ...an use the buttons in the Transport Control Bar at the bottom of the dialog to control basic playback functionality Skip to Previous chapter Skip to Next chapter Play Pause and Stop FIG 19 WinMAX Movi...

Page 26: ...ailable A V outputs will broadcast the movie you select The number of zones available to select from depends on the amount of A V outputs that exist in your MAX system Click the down arrow next to the...

Page 27: ...ations return only the first 50 results to minimize demands on the system The Show All Movies option see FIG 21 allows you to display all of the results of a Movie search regardless of the number of r...

Page 28: ...cting an entire DVD for playback FIG 23 Selecting an individual chapter for playback 1 Click to play the selected DVD or chapter s 2 To select a DVD for playback click to select a CD title in the Sear...

Page 29: ...e DVD Menu Screen Use the arrow button to navigate through the options that appear in this screen Audio Toggles through the audio options available on the DVD Angle Toggles through any multi angle opt...

Page 30: ...cted DVD Display Toggles the default aspect ratio between 4 x 3 fullscreen and 16 x 9 widescreen Audio Toggles the default audio output between Digital and Analog Start At Toggles the default startup...

Page 31: ...editing Use your PC keyboard to manually edit the detailed information associated with this DVD as desired Note that the UPC Code and MPAA Rating fields are read only The User Rating field is also re...

Page 32: ...ating for a DVD section on page 50 for more details Uploading DVD Cover Art In order for the cover art to be displayed for DVDs in the Movie Details tab of the Edit Movie Description dialog the cover...

Page 33: ...ie For example you might decide to bookmark the beginnings of your two favorite car chase scenes in an action movie This way even if they occur somewhere in the mid point of different chapters of the...

Page 34: ...a bookmark for deletion The program will require you to verify this action before the bookmark is deleted Deleting a DVD From the Server 1 Highlight the DVD to be deleted from the MAX Server select a...

Page 35: ...t you want to include 1 Scroll to the bottom of the Playlist window until you reach the last row indicated by an asterisk in the row heading 2 Type the name for the new Playlist in the blank line at t...

Page 36: ...l in cases where custom playlists have been created with other PCs or control systems on the network Playing a Custom Playlist Select highlight a Playlist and press the Play button in the transport co...

Page 37: ...nsfer operation is indicated in the Transfer Progress dialog FIG 31 When the transfer is complete this dialog will close and the WAV files will reside in the target directory each one named with a num...

Page 38: ...ts dialog FIG 32 3 In the left window select and highlight the items in the order that you want to be occur in the reordered Playlist Note that you must click inside the box to the left of the column...

Page 39: ...lick the left arrow button to remove a selected item from the Reordered Playlist window Click Reset to clear the Reordered Playlist window and start over Click Cancel to close the Re order Playlists d...

Page 40: ...t and create a second bookmark at the desired end point If only one bookmark exists in the movie and you add that bookmark to a playlist the movie will play from the bookmark to the end of the movie I...

Page 41: ...s currently being played on this output Media Details This column displays Chapter or Track info for the selection currently playing on this output Note that this information matches the status inform...

Page 42: ...Monitor Tab 36 WinMAX MAX Server Control Software...

Page 43: ...esired recording method Local CD ROM Server CDROM or Upload Files using the drop down menu at the top right of the dialog FIG 38 Local CD ROM uses the CD or DVD ROM drive in your PC Server CDROM uses...

Page 44: ...ed a DVD disc the DVD Disc Type options are displayed see the Using the DVD Disc Type Options section on page 41 for details FIG 38 Select a recording method Select to use the CD or DVD ROM on your PC...

Page 45: ...s correct Corrections can be made in any field by clicking in the field and typing as desired If the disc cannot be identified use the Multiple Matches dialog to perform a search for an appropriate ma...

Page 46: ...automatically open Remove the CD or DVD and gently push the tray in Legal Notice By pressing the Start Recording button you understand and agree that the Products are not designed or intended to and m...

Page 47: ...tions of the disc which typically relate to each title on the DVD Special Features Use this option if you have loaded a Special Features disc These are often packaged as a second disc with the feature...

Page 48: ...lect which of the features on the disc to play Searching For a CD or DVD by Title or by UPC Code If the CD or DVD cannot be positively identified by the on line database via the Identify Disc command...

Page 49: ...listed FIG 44 Use the scroll buttons to scroll through this list and select the appropriate match for the CD or DVD Click the Details button to view cover art and detailed information about the selec...

Page 50: ...on Settings dialog FIG 47 1 Click the Application Settings button in the System Information tab to open the Application Settings dialog 2 Select config from the Section drop down menu 3 Select DriveNu...

Page 51: ...usic File dialog FIG 49 click to select the file s WAV or MP3 you wish to upload to the MAX Server To select multiple files hold down the Shift or Ctrl key while you click Press Ctrl A to select all o...

Page 52: ...mplete click the Upload button at the top right of the screen The files will be uploaded and categorized according to the information entered The screen may be cleared and this process restarted by cl...

Page 53: ...nd the system prompts you to enter the password If the password provided matches the password for that rating category or any lower rating category then playback will begin The password can be reset v...

Page 54: ...minimal snippets of dialogue may go beyond polite conversation but do not go beyond common everyday expressions PG Parental Guidance Suggested Some material may not be suitable for children This sign...

Page 55: ...dialog FIG 52 4 Enter the Master Password 5 Enter the new password that you want to apply to the selected rating category and click OK to save From now on when Parental Control is enabled the passwor...

Page 56: ...is indicated at the bottom of the Details tab 2 Click on the Change Rating command button to open the Parental Rating Override dialog FIG 53 3 Enter the Master Password 4 Select the new rating categor...

Page 57: ...ated this field will be listed in the User tab of the Edit Movie Description dialog accessible via a double click on any movie title in the Movies tab Then you can use this field to enter your persona...

Page 58: ...he text box at the bottom of this tab in our example My Ratings 2 Click the Add command button to add the new field Note that the new field is added to the list in this tab The new field is also added...

Page 59: ...MAX server s Click Server Configuration Server Storage data Software Firmware version and RAID status information IP Address or URL here Click to start the Click to open the Click Connect to attempt...

Page 60: ...dialog are displayed in the Output Zone drop down menu in the Music and Movies tabs The names that you assign here are saved to the target server so they will appear consistently in the server s syste...

Page 61: ...Date Time Locale This set of options allows you to specify adjust the system s date time and location settings Shell This option opens an MS DOS window for sending specific commands directly to the se...

Page 62: ...onnected to the Internet to use this feature Application Settings Click the Application Settings button to open the Application Settings dialog FIG 59 This dialog is for making various application lev...

Page 63: ...System Information Tab 57 WinMAX MAX Server Control Software...

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