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USER GUIDE

RMS

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4.5

Summary of Contents for RMS 4.5

Page 2: ...d MAPP Online SIM TruPower and QuickFly are registered trademarks of Meyer Sound Laboratories Inc Reg U S Pat Tm Off All third party trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective tr...

Page 3: ...derstanding the i LON 10 9 Hubs and Switches 9 Network Speci cations 10 Maximum Loudspeaker Nodes 10 Twisted Pair Cable Type 10 Ethernet Cable Type 10 Connector Types 10 Maximum Network length 10 Term...

Page 4: ...PTER 4 Using RMS Software 37 Using the RMS Application 37 The Panel 37 Working with Pages 37 Adding a Page 37 Deleting a Page 38 Renaming a Page 38 Adding and Commissioning a Loudspeaker 38 Understand...

Page 5: ...Input voltage Ampli er temperature and fan speed Polarity USER INTERFACE The RMS application uses different views icons me ters and text to display the data you need about your system depending on you...

Page 6: ...ansition Hardware takes you through the process of installing your hardware cor rectly Chapter 3 Installing Software and Network Adapters explains how to install RMS software components and walks you...

Page 7: ...intensive For example audio signal processing spectrum frequency analyzers large le copying and playing music and video les Avoid operations that are network intensive i e those that heavily use the...

Page 8: ...he network Desktop PCI Network Interface Card If your RMS host computer is a desktop PC you will use an Echelon PCLTA 20 network card The PCLTA 20 card is a high performance LonWorks PCI card for desk...

Page 9: ...ional networking routers switches or hubs although a repeater is required for runs over 1 640 feet A more cost effective solution and a practical solution when a repeater is required for installations...

Page 10: ...gauge and connector requirements discussed in the section Network Speci cations later in this chapter which are important to good performance CAUTION Consider using a repeater in the network if you ar...

Page 11: ...c IP Address Ethernet Cat 5 Patch Cable Loudspeakers 1 50 Loudspeakers 1 50 Twisted Pair Network Cable Figure 1 5 Closed Ethernet based network con guration with multiple iLons Figure 1 4 Simple close...

Page 12: ...etwork be deployed as a closed separate network to reduce network problems from outside network traf c Figure 1 6 Ethernet based network con guration using existing Intranet infrastructure Loudspeaker...

Page 13: ...apable of inspecting the data packets as they are received determining the source and destination device of that packet and forwarding that packet appropriately Switches conserve network bandwidth and...

Page 14: ...Weidmuller 2 conductor locking connector Ethernet 10BASE T type RJ 45 Portable XLR and EN3 Maximum Network length Maximum network length without installation of repeater s Free Topology 20 AWG 18 AWG...

Page 15: ...a twisted pair network is typical Proper planning of the cable runs to each loudspeaker and termination points are important for reducing excess cable in the network and minimizing network latency Yo...

Page 16: ...avoid possible confusion with microphone or line input signal paths RMS work station front of house or a remote location Twisted Pair Network Cable System Drive Line RMS Looping Custom XLR or a custo...

Page 17: ...4 Port Status 1 2 3 4 Activity 10BASE T green link OK yellow Packet Port Status Activity 100BASE TX Network Switch Ethernet Cat 5 Patch Cable Ethernet Cat 5 FTR 120 NETWORK REPEATER Twisted Pair Netwo...

Page 18: ...g VEAM do not exceed the total recommended cable length 1 640 ft or plan on using a repeater to minimize lost data Plan for a single twisted pair run from the PC location and have the breakout panel l...

Page 19: ...rade to RMS To replace an RMS communications module in MP and HP ampli ers you will need the following tools and equipment Standard 2 Phillips screwdriver 3 8 nut driver Fluke 87 multimeter or equival...

Page 20: ...g in to the power supply chassis locate the back right screw hole next to the transformer on the oor of the power supply chassis back right screw hole 7 Verify that the paint around the hole is remove...

Page 21: ...dle modules by their edges 10 Position the RMS communications module within the bottom of the power supply chassis so that the standoffs on the module align with the four screw holes in the bottom of...

Page 22: ...If it measures 47 ohms remove the RMS communications module it is insuf ciently grounded return to step 6 and repeat or contact Meyer Sound Technical Support for assistance TIP Insuf cient grounding c...

Page 23: ...replace modules or install optional components with little more than a screwdriver and a multimeter NOTE If you want to enable muting while replacing the RMS communications module see the section Mut...

Page 24: ...thread the four screws into place then tighten the screws until they are ush and secure NOTE Be very careful to avoid touching any of the components Always handle modules by their edges 5 After insta...

Page 25: ...t to install the two pin header on to the white unlabeled two pin connector on the RMS communications module This connection is for use with the VEAM connector option and using it for any other purpos...

Page 26: ...vertically with the terminal blocks on the right side The FTR 120 unit and associated wiring should be mounted and fastened securely so that no stress is incurred Do not install the FTR 120 in a mann...

Page 27: ...to the terminal block Power B Network 1 4 are the network connections Network 1 is the channel 1 network connection Connect the rst network twisted pair to the terminal block NET1 positions The wirin...

Page 28: ...24 CHAPTER 2...

Page 29: ...idea You should create backups at least once per week to protect yourself in case of hard drive failure Backing Up Your RMS Database and Panel Files Perform the following steps to backup and import yo...

Page 30: ...twork interface RMSNET1 RMSNET2 RMSNETXX i LON 10 network interface NOTE If no network card is present the rst i LON 10 will use RMSNET and the next i LON 10 will use as its default folder RMSNET2 3 C...

Page 31: ...ault network RMSNET accessed with a PCLTA 20 or PCC 10 Interface radio button If you are importing i LON 10 database click the Remote network RMSNET accessed with an i Lon Remote Network Interface rad...

Page 32: ...on disk into your CD ROM drive After a few seconds the Setup dialog appears If the RMS Setup dialog fails to appear perform the follow ing steps 1 From the Windows Task Bar click Start then Run 2 In t...

Page 33: ...in the Control Panel Follow these steps to validate and check your card CAUTION You must click OK or Apply fol lowing these steps to ensure that the applet has successfully communicated with the hardw...

Page 34: ...OK NOTE The Network Interface dialog may take up to one minute to appear 3 The LNS Server dialog appears Click Exit Close All 4 Start RMS Upon re starting RMS will attempt to establish a connection be...

Page 35: ...k Initialization Service dialog TIP The default name for the database is RMSNET a new sub folder to hold all of the database and con guration les will be created in the folder where RMS is installed 3...

Page 36: ...diagrams for how to setup your i LON 10 based network NOTE See the section i LON 10 Ethernet Adapter Security in Appendix B Advanced i LON Con guration for information about i LON 10 security measure...

Page 37: ...need to restart after making the changes in step 3 4 Open your Web browser and enter in the following address to gain access to the i LON 10 http 192 168 1 222 con g 5 You will be prompted for a user...

Page 38: ...Table 2 4 Table 2 4 Example names and IP addresses for three i LON 10s Name IP Address ilon 1 192 168 1 101 ilon 2 192 168 1 102 ilon 3 192 168 1 103 TIP Putting an actual physical label on the i LON...

Page 39: ...faces The LonWorks Interfaces dialog appears 2 Click the Properties button In the Properties dialog enter in the exact hostname as you did in the i LON 10 that you con gured in the last section ilon 1...

Page 40: ...ilon 1 with an IP address of 192 168 1 101 means you would type a 1 4 Click Add Network and initialize the database The RMS Initialization Service warning dialog appears Accepting this warning acknowl...

Page 41: ...hard drive To create a new Panel with one new untitled Page click New from the Panel menu To open a Panel click Open from the Panel menu Only one Panel may be open at a time If you open a PNL le or c...

Page 42: ...age and Loudspeakers Views dialog appears 2 Click Yes to delete the Page CAUTION The loudspeakers on a Page that you delete will not be decommissioned Renaming a Page To rename a Page perform the foll...

Page 43: ...OK The Commission the Loudspeaker on the Network dialog appears 5 In the Device Type drop down box select either RMS3 or Prod6h according to the type of rmware the loud speaker supports Click Commiss...

Page 44: ...ork Understanding Device Credits During the commissioning process a loudspeaker sends a unique Neuron ID which in conjunction with the Device Name you give it uniquely identi es that loudspeaker on th...

Page 45: ...nto the network the host should be the only item listed in the Device Manager 5 Enter a unique Device Name not the Neuron ID into the Device Name eld Click the Add Device button The Loudspeaker Identi...

Page 46: ...r different views Small Icon View Icon View Meter View and Text View These are covered in detail in the section Loudspeaker Views later in this chapter To add a copy of a commissioned loudspeaker alre...

Page 47: ...right clicking any visible view and selecting the view from the Properties menu NOTE See the section Working with Views later in this chapter for more about viewing options CAUTION This chapter uses...

Page 48: ...Title and or Device Name Ampli er Limiting For each channel the percentage of limiting on the loudspeaker s respective ampli er channels Ampli er Temperature Upper and lower heat sink temperature of t...

Page 49: ...ch channel Limit is the percentage of limiting on the loudspeaker s respective ampli er channels Primary Fan Speed Fan speed of the ampli er s primary cooling fan Reserve Fan Status Indicates whether...

Page 50: ...e Close button to close a view CAUTION You cannot keep a loudspeaker loaded on a Panel Page without at least one view present If only one view is visible and you close it you will be prompted to delet...

Page 51: ...Disabling Mute also disables Solo discussed in the next section Wink The Wink function allows you to identify the physical loud speaker corresponding to a Loudspeaker View To wink a loudspeaker perfo...

Page 52: ...ne or more loudspeakers and click Add If you selected one loudspeaker it appears in the selected cell If you chose more than one loudspeaker the loud speakers will appear in contiguous cells down the...

Page 53: ...se the le extension SMC Operations in the Solo Mute Matrix Controller affect selected loudspeakers only with the exception of global operations like Mute All To select loudspeakers Click on a cell to...

Page 54: ...twork Setup from the Menu Bar to open the RMS Network Setup dialog Select LNS or Legacy to identify the network system you are using Title Choose Options Title from the Menu Bar to open the Set Title...

Page 55: ...D Delete Page Ctrl R Rename Page Ctrl M Muting Options Ctrl B Background Ctrl C Network Setup Ctrl T Title F12 Mute All F9 Unmute All F8 Solo Mute Matrix Controller Tab Scrolls through Pages left to r...

Page 56: ...52 APPENDIX A...

Page 57: ...f DNS servers are speci ed both here and by the DHCP server the DNS server speci ed by DHCP will be used CONFIGURING LNS SERVER IP INFORMATION Once your i LON 10 Ethernet Adapter is established as par...

Page 58: ...entication with all communications between it and the LNS Server requiring a 16 byte authentication key See Con guring the i LON 10 Ethernet Adapter to Communicate With An LNS Server for more informat...

Page 59: ...y access reset Performing a security access reset resets the Username and Password to ilon Allow TFTP Access Set this option to allow users to use TFTP to load user Web pages see the i LON 10 Ethernet...

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Page 61: ...RMS CONFIGURATION DATA SHEET Customer Name Venue Date Model Loudspeaker Serial Number Neuron ID Device Name Notes...

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