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CHAPTER 4
An optional communication module can be installed in the
700-HP’s amplifier to make use of Meyer Sound’s RMS
remote monitoring system. RMS is a real-time networked
monitoring system that connects Meyer Sound self-pow-
ered loudspeakers with a Windows-based PC at the sound
mix position or other desired location. Optional RMS
software delivers extensive status and system performance
data directly to you from every installed loudspeaker.
RMS allows you to monitor amplifier voltages, limiting
activity, power output, temperature, fan and driver status,
warning alerts, and other key data for up to 62 loudspeak-
ers without a network repeater; data is updated two to five
times per second.
NOTE:
Optional Loudspeaker Mute and
Solo functions, helpful for acoustic setup or
troubleshooting, are also available. A jumper must
be installed in the RMS communication module in
order to enable Mute and/or Solo functionality; the
software also needs to be enabled for these func-
tions.
If your 700-HP is shipped fitted with an RMS communica-
tion module, Loudspeaker Mute and Solo functions are
disabled by default. Once enabled, the jumper(s) can still
be removed to eliminate any chance of an operator error (a
muting error, for example) during a performance, and both
functions can be controlled by software commands in any
case. Also note that RMS does not control loudspeaker
volume or AC power.
Loudspeakers are identified on the network by Node Names
assigned during a one-time “commission” (Figure 4.1) into
the RMS database that resides on your computer (as a part
of the software).
Figure 4.1.
Commissioning a loudspeaker using RMS
This information is permanently retained on each RMS
communication module and in the computer RMS database
unless you modify it. Speaker View labels can be modified
at any time, allowing you to customize how you view the
data. In addition, any 700-HP can be physically identified
from RMS software by activating the Wink function – a Wink
LED will turn on the RMS communication board that cor-
responds to its Node Name.
A 700-HP is identified using the RMS software by activat-
ing the “service” function; an icon will show up on the RMS
screen corresponding to its Node Name (Figure 4.2). This
makes verifying Speaker View titles and speaker field labels
easy, using the Wink or Service Button commands.
Figure 4.2.
RMS loudspeaker icons
UNDERSTANDING THE RMS COMMUNICATION
MODULE’S USER PANEL
The RMS communication module's user panel, shown in
Figure 4.3, has three LEDs and two buttons. The following
sections describe their functions.
Figure 4.3. The RMS user panel
Service LED (Red)
When blinking once every two seconds, the Service LED
indicates that the network hardware is operational, but the
loudspeaker is not installed (commissioned) on the network.
When a loudspeaker has been installed on the network,
the Service LED will be unlit and the Activity LED will flash
continuously.
NOTE:
When continuously lit, the Service
LED indicates that the loudspeaker has had
a local RMS hardware failure. In this case, the RMS
communication module may be damaged and you
should contact Meyer Sound Technical support.
CHAPTER 4: RMS REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM (OPTIONAL)
