Phonic SMARTMAN 708A, User Manual

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5 SMARTMAN 708A
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SCENE SETTING
Click “SAVE” to save your current settings to the
connected commuter as a “scene” and click “LOAD” to
import saved scenes from connected computer. Once the
Smartman is off, the current scene will be saved on the
Smartman locally.
Also found within this menu is an “INIT.” or “initialize”
button. This allows you to reset the Smartman back to the
factory default settings.
iPAD CONNECTION
Through the free Smartman iPad app, your iPad will
become a wireless control surface for your Smartman
audio system. When using Wi-Fi, ensure to switch the
rear-panel switch to Wi-Fi. Then do the following to
establish a connection:
1. Go into your iPad’s Settings menu and enable Wi-Fi.
2. Select the SMARTMAN as your Wi-Fi source.
3. Enter the SMARTMAN software.
4. Within the SMARTMAN software’s SETTINGS menu,
click “CONNECT” to connect the app to the Smartman.
5. Underneath the “CONNECT” button, users also have
the option of changing the Smartman’s SSID. If this is
done, the new SSID needs to be selected within the
iPad’s Wi-Fi settings.
RS-485 CONNECTION
The Smartman offers direct control through Windows
control software via a typical Ethernet cable. The actual
control protocol is RS-485.
To use the Windows control software, the Smartman
system’s interface selection should be set to “RS-485”
instead of “Wi-Fi”.
1. Connect the Smartman with your Windows PC via the
included RS-485 adapter with a commercial Ethernet
cable and mini USB-to-standard USB cable. Ensure
that the Smartman and your PC are turned on and
ready to go.
2. Depending on your version of Windows, the device
manager may not automatically install the correct
drivers for your adapter. If this occurs, you need to:
a) Go into your Device Manager. Here you will find 2
unidentified devices: “Dual RS232-HS” and “USB
Serial Port”.
b) Right click one of these and select “Update Driver”.
c) When prompted, indicate you want Windows to
search for the driver automatically. Windows will
identify the appropriate driver online and install it
for you.
d) This needs to be done with both unidentified
devices.
3. Open the Smartman Windows Control Software.
4. The control software will detect and automatically
connect with the Smartman.