Meyer Sound RMS 4.5, User Manual

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flash continuously. When continuously lit, the Service LED
indicates that the loudspeaker has a local RMS hardware
failure. In this case, the RMS communications module
may be damaged and you should contact Meyer Sound
Technical Support.
Wink LED
When the Wink LED is lit, it indicates that an identifying
signal has been sent from the host computer to the
loudspeaker. This is achieved using the service pin on the
loudspeaker and the RMS application.
NOTE: See Chapter 4 for more details on the
Wink function.
Activity LED
When the loudspeaker has been installed, the Activity
LED will flash continuously indicating that data is being
transmitted to the host computer. If not lit, the loudspeaker
has not yet been installed on the network.
Service Button
Pressing the service button will both commission and
identify a loudspeaker on the network. When pressed,
a happy face is displayed over the corresponding
loudspeaker’s icon in the RMS application.
NOTE:
Chapter 4, “Using RMS Software”
covers the commissioning process in detail.
Reset Button
Pressing this button will reset the communications module
and reset the module’s control functions (e.g., causing
a muted loudspeaker to unmute or decommissioning a
loudspeaker from the 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
desktop computers. Make sure that your computer can
accommodate a full-size, standard PCI card.
Laptop PCMCIA Network Interface Card
If you need the flexibility of a laptop for touring or portable
applications, you will need a PCC-10 network card. Make
sure that your laptop has a Type II PC card (formerly
PCMCIA) slot. This card supports the LonWorks®
interface and comes with an adapter cable to patch into
the network with a Weidmuller male connector.
i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter I/O
The i.LON 10 Ethernet Adapter converts a twisted-pair
network to an Ethernet 10BaseT connection. This allows
you to connect your RMS network(s) to an RMS Host
computer via a standard Ethernet network. Multiple i.LON
10 Ethernet Adapters can be connected to a single RMS
Host to make up a larger RMS network with sub-networks
– highly useful for operating over long distances with a
large number of nodes.
The i.LON 10 uses standard 10BaseT cabling and an RJ-
45 connector.
FTR-120 Network Repeater
The FTR-120 network repeater allows you to increase
the geographical coverage of your network. A network
repeater should be used in situations when an Ethernet-
based network is impractical – for example, when touring
with RMS and a simple twisted-pair network.