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SMS3 Smart Media Server

INSTALLATION MANUAL

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Page 1: ...SMS3 Smart Media Server INSTALLATION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...iators heat registers stoves or other appliances including amplifiers that produce heat 10 Power Sources The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance 11 Grounding or Polarization Precaution should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated 12 Power Cord Protection...

Page 3: ...rsonal non com mercial use only You agree that you will access Gracenote Data only by means of the standard end user functions and features of this product You agree not to assign copy transfer or transmit the Embedded Software or any Gracenote Data to any third party YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA THE GRACENOTE DATABASE OR GRACENOTE COMPONENT EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED HEREIN Y...

Page 4: ...S3 LAN Connection Quick Look 10 LAN with Cable or Dial up Modem 11 Video Display 12 CAV6 6 with Distributed Video Signal 12 13 CAS44 with RF Modulated Distributed Video Signal 14 Controlling the SMS3 SMS3 RC Remote Control 15 UNO S2 16 UNO S1 17 UNO TS2 Touchscreen 18 19 SRC2 Remote Control 20 Start Up Test Operations Power Up 21 Start Up 21 LAN Connection 22 Network IP Address 22 Test CD Catalogi...

Page 5: ... Smart Media Server s hard drive should be performed on a regular basis to preserve and protect the files An external hard drive is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for backups FireWire IEEE 1394 strongly recommended or USB 2 0 1 1 interface SMS3 must be 160GB or higher SMS3 250 must be 250GB or higher The external hard drive must be dedicated to the SMS3 as backups reformat the drive The drive should be left w...

Page 6: ...sing of SMS3 on network to allow more than one PC on the network to access the SMS3 Internet connection to allow the SMS3 to retrieve updated artist album track name information from the Gracenote CDDB Music Recognition Service to allow the SMS3 to retrieve album cover art from MUZE Entertainment Information Service to connect to and play internet radio streams on the SMS3 Video display device i e...

Page 7: ...he Russound cover graphics server for album cover art from Muze that is displayed when the album is played When artist album and track name are displayed this information has been retrieved from the Gracenote CDDB music recognition service Once the music files are stored they can be retrieved by artist genre song title etc With its internet connection the SMS3 can also stream internet radio or be ...

Page 8: ...off for 5 minutes This does not power off the SMS3 The SMS3 cannot be plugged into a switched outlet because it can be damaging to the hard drive when the unit immediately loses power Sudden losses of power can cause loss of essential operating data on the hard drive caus ing the hard drive to no longer operate The only proper way to shut down the media server is to toggle the power switch up allo...

Page 9: ...ction for monitor output cannot be used if either S video or composite video output are in use NETWORK CONNECTION RJ 45 port for LAN connection USB PORTS Two USB input output connections for USB 2 0 1 1 master devices use for backup devices only S VIDEO 4 pin S video output connection cannot be used if either VGA or composite video output are in use COMPOSITE VIDEO RCA jack for composite video out...

Page 10: ...me at least 10 minutes has passed Check for proper unit ventilation and remove any dust build up with compressed air If the unit is powered while temper atures are still above threshold the SMS3 will repeat the beep and shut down again SMS3 INSTALLATION QUICK LOOK 1 Connect SMS3 to a controller amplifier RNET controller Source Setup is command type PERIPHERAL 2 Connect SMS3 to LAN 3 Connect SMS3 t...

Page 11: ...gram above shows a typical LAN connection for homes using a Cable or DSL modem to con nect to the Internet The SMS3 connects to the DHCP router with NAT Firewall The diagram above shows a typical LAN connection for homes using a dial up modem to connect to the Internet The SMS3 connects to the DHCP router with NAT Firewall NOTE For security reasons it is REQUIRED that the SMS3 be connected to the ...

Page 12: ... received by the SMS3 the video signal will dis play the stream that was the target of the com mand Note The video display is auto sensing it is looking for a load on the composite or S video connection If the video is connect ed after the SMS3 is powered there will be no signal as the SMS3 default setting is VGA output only Simply reboot the SMS3 after connecting to a TV or video display and the ...

Page 13: ...er Zone 1 TV RCA Composite Video Cable and Jumpers RCA Composite Video Cable Ethernet CAT 5 RJ 45 patch cable Composite Video Cable 1 included 3 included Composite Video Jumper 2 recommended INSTALLATION OPTIONS CAV6 6 WITH DISTRIBUTED VIDEO SIGNAL CAV6 6 With Distributed Video Signal Note CAM6 6 installation is similar to CAV6 6 above but without video support Please refer to Page 14 for employin...

Page 14: ... the RF modulator video input 5 Using coaxial cable RG6 connect the RF modula tor s video output to the RF distribution amplifier modu lator input 6 Using coaxial cable RG6 connect the RF distribu tion amplifier modulator s TV output to the television s cable antenna input Note Some modulators are unable to be sensed by the SMS3 during boot up In the event that you are unable to get video through ...

Page 15: ...REVIOUS SONG One tap starts song over second tap returns to the previous song in the theme MENU DOWN Navigates down within a menu INFO Advances to the More Details screen under What s Playing OK Selects highlighted item on page MENU LEFT Navigates to left within a menu HELP Advances to the main Help page MENU UP Navigates up within a menu GENRE Advances to the Genre list when selecting music THEME...

Page 16: ...me up down in room NEXT SONG Advances to the next song in the theme PREVIOUS SONG One press restarts the current song Two press es returns to the previous song in the theme STOP Exits any menu SEARCH THEMES Scrolls through list of themes PAUSE Pauses unpauses audio of active stream DISPLAY Shows name of song theme stream etc 4 3 4 5 7 5 7 6 8 9 2 6 8 9 1 ...

Page 17: ...NEXT SONG Advances to the next song in the theme press NEXT THEME Advances to the next theme in the Themes list press and hold PREVIOUS SONG Returns to the previous song in the theme press PREVIOUS THEME Advances to the previous theme in the Themes list press and hold DISPLAY Shows name of song theme stream etc 3 4 5 4 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 18: ...e without leaving the main screen Media Server Main Screen Example of SMS3 Media Server Main screen B B King Example of SMS3 Media Server More Detail What s Playing screen The More Detail screen for the media server shows expanded information for the current song artist album song and genre The hard button secondary functions let you scroll through Themes or select another song within the current ...

Page 19: ...ion screen shows the first four or five items in the list selected To drill down the item you want use the enter text field to enter the name desired The hard button secondary functions let you scroll through the alphabet to spell the name using letter to choose the letter and cursor to move to the next character As letters are entered the list displays the results Additional results can be viewed...

Page 20: ...entry field PLAY Shows Now Playing on UNO keypad FORWARD Skips to next song in current theme INPUT Direct Directly selects streams by source number PAUSE Pauses unpauses stream of media server GUIDE Accesses page appropriate Help files OK Selects highlighted option LEFT BACK Navigates to the left or back MENU Returns to home page UP Navigates up a list CHANNEL UP DOWN Scrolls through Themes list I...

Page 21: ...the hard drive causing the hard drive to no longer operate To power the SMS3 toggle the front panel power switch up the red power LED will light up The only proper way to shut down the media server is to toggle the power switch up allowing the unit to per form a graceful shutdown in four seconds When used with the CAV6 6 or CAM6 6 controller the SMS3 will be power managed by default to dis connect...

Page 22: ...ddress identifies the SMS3 s location on the network The user needs the SMS3 s IP address to move music and image files from a PC on the network to the media server Note If the Network page is not visible from the PC interface disable any active pop up blockers IP Address 10 0 1 XXX To use the Media Server on a PC browse to http 10 0 1 XXX http 10 0 1 STREAM X where X 1 2 or3 To view Diagnostics o...

Page 23: ...nks while the CD is cataloged It takes about 12 minutes to cata log a CD When the cataloging process is finished the amber LED will go dark the CD will stop spin ning and the drawer will open START UP TEST OPERATIONS MAIN POWER SWITCH Turns power on and off toggle up POWER ON OFF LED Indicates power on or off IR RECEIVER Receives IR signal from SMS3 RC remote control INTERNAL CD DRIVE Single CD dr...

Page 24: ...irst music loaded onto an empty SMS3 will start playing on all three streams All Songs theme plays To view song information use the video display to view the What s Playing page for one of the three streams START UP TEST OPERATIONS Song Information What s Playing screen ...

Page 25: ...software application is preloaded on the SMS3 hard drive and must be installed onto the client s networked PC START UP INTERNET RADIO HANDLER To access the media server hard drive from a PC first determine the media server s IP address by viewing the Network page under Options Status In the Internet Explorer address window enter IP address of media server Example 192 186 0 52 You will see a series...

Page 26: ...handler application is loaded Make sure the SMS3 is powered on and connected to the LAN Browse to an internet radio stream e g www shoutcast com and click on a stream The Internet Radio Handler will ask if the stream is to be played locally or forwarded to the media server After choosing Forward to Media Server a naming dialog box appears Enter a name for the stream and click OK Start up screen fo...

Page 27: ... Media Forwarding Agent for the first time with SP2 will result in a Windows Security Alert window asking if you want Windows Firewall to keep blocking this program Select Unblock to add the program to the firewall Exception list This allows the Forwarding Agent to communicate with the SMS3 A restart of the computer may be needed for these changes to take effect START UP INTERNET RADIO HANDLER If ...

Page 28: ...dia server s system time is correct Selecting Internet Radio station Theme The Media Forwarding Agent can be added to the Exceptions list manually Go to the computer s Control Panel and select Windows Firewall In the Windows Firewall menu select the Exceptions tab If MediaFwdAgent is not in the list select Add Program and add the program When the program is added manually it will show up as SMS3 I...

Page 29: ...uch as internet stream imports are governed by this setting If the current time shown in the System Time window is incorrect the time can be corrected from the Schedules page Select System Time and select the appropriate Internet Time zone from the pull down list The time can also be manually adjusted by selecting None for the Internet Time zone and entering the desired Date and Time in the approp...

Page 30: ... a m when the external hard drive is connected to the SMS3 This option is either enabled or disabled The first time a complete backup is performed on the media server it may take a few hours or a few days depending on how many files are loaded into the media server s hard drive and how much the media server is being used during the backup Once the initial backup is performed subsequent backups sho...

Page 31: ...reWire strongly recommended or USB port on the back of the SMS3 Select Restore The media server will display Backup Restore in progress on the screen Once the Restore procedure is complete the SMS3 will restart CONFIGURE There are several installer only settings that should be reviewed during SMS3 installation These settings are accessed through the password abc protected Configure selection under...

Page 32: ...s as important as playback quality OGG short for OGG Vorbis Audio files in OGG format are compressed and may lose some information to make them smaller Typically OGG removes only those parts that won t be noticed by the human ear Use OGG when small file size and hard drive space conservation is more important than original quality playback START UP OPTIONS STATUS CONFIGURATION ENCODING FORMAT The ...

Page 33: ... compression and information loss MP3 192 Kbps OGG 121 Kbps Economy More compression less information retained MP3 92 Kbps OGG 87 Kbps CHANGING THE ENCODING QUALITY From the Options Status page choose Configure Enter the password abc to reach the Encoding Format page Under Format select WAV FLAC OGG or MP3 If OGG or MP3 is selected proceed to Quality Select High Normal or Economy Note The Encoding...

Page 34: ...eam names RNET SOURCES When the SMS3 is used in an RNET enabled system the three streams are associated with source numbers within the RNET system The SMS3 s streams are pre configured Stream 1 Source 3 Stream 2 Source 4 Stream 3 Source 5 These can be reassigned from this screen if necessary however command type PERIPHERAL must be set for selected source numbers in the RNET system For a non RNET s...

Page 35: ...n playback and does not change the saved file s compression setting REMOTE CONTROL On the SMS3 RC remote control the Favorite buttons can be assigned to specific themes The F1 F2 and F3 buttons are pre assigned with three of the media server s default themes To assign a new theme to a favorite button select the field next to the button name to bring up a list of themes then select one of the theme...

Page 36: ... media server will lock out user functions during this time When the update is complete the page will display an Update Complete message and the media server will be restarted OUTPUT LEVELS The Output Levels can be adjusted to reduce volume on a per stream basis if users are experiencing hot outputs or static bleed through to amplifiers Many multizone controllers and receivers have different input...

Page 37: ...IP address is desired enter the IP address in the window next to Static IP and select Apply IP The new IP address will show at the top of the window Note A DHCP server with NAT firewall is still required for the SMS3 even if a static IP address is to be used Note Do not enter a Static IP address that matches its dynamic IP address or that falls within the DHCP server s address allocation pool Refe...

Page 38: ...uring the import process If interrupted the importation does not pick up where it left off but must be manually restarted from the beginning IMPORT HDD The Import HDD page provides an interface to allow importation of music files specifically from an external hard drive that has been loaded by a music encoding service ReadyToPlay A music encod ing service takes a collection of music CDs and loads ...

Page 39: ...nd ejected 5 Cataloged CDs can be heard through the audio system 6 Encoding format is selected if other than MP3 7 Streams are named 8 Streams are associated with RNET source numbers on RNET system 9 Internet Radio Handler has been downloaded and installed on customer s networked PC 10 Static SMS3 IP address is set and bookmarked in web browser of customer s networked PC 11 Internet streams can be...

Page 40: ...tput Formats Composite S Video VGA Communication Ports RNET link IR receiver front panel IR jack rear panel Ethernet LAN RS 232 control Hard Drive Internal EIDE 160GB SMS3 Internal EIDE 250GB SMS3 250 CD Drive Full size CDROM Music File Formats MP3 CBR VBR WAV OGG Vorbis Image File Formats JPEG GIF PNG TIFF System Requirements for Internet Radio Handler Windows 2000 and Windows XP Web Browser Requ...

Page 41: ...uthorized Dealers and Distributors to ensure that customers obtain proper support and service Any Russound product purchased from an unauthorized dealer or other source including retailers mail order sellers and online sellers will not be honored or serviced under existing Russound warranty policy Any sale of products by an unauthorized source or other manner not authorized by Russound shall void ...

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Page 44: ...e mail tech russound com www russound com Copyright 2006 Russound All rights reserved All trademarks are property of their respective owners Russound is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions Specifications subject to change without notice 28 0113 Rev 4 04 21 06 ...

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