Revox Re:source Communicate Module User manual

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Re:source
Communicate
Module
Server Version

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Contents
Communicate Module
Installation
Connection
Server cabeling
2 Zone music sever
4 Zone music server
8 Zone music server
Server menu
Server operation
Music selection
Artist selection
Manual selection
Alphabetic selection
Replay options
Album selection
Manual selection
Alphabetic selection
Selection not available?
Genre selection
Select genre
Shuffle mode
Play mode
Playlist selection
Select playlist
Playback functions
Defined track selection
Track scroll selection
Repeat
Shuffle
Cue
Server basic settings
Communicate setup
Zone assignment
Auto Play-Funktion
Technical data
Guarantee
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Communicate
Module
The Communicate Module is a
universal audio interface with a
serial communication port, which
can serve up to 4 zones
independently with music in
Multiroom operation.
The Communicate module with
the Server2 software is described
in this manual.
Using this software, it can
support the M37 Music server as
a 2 or 4 zone version as well as
its predecessor, the M57 as a 4
or 8 zone version.
This Communicate Module
enables you to manage you
complete CD collection like the
professionals in the radio studios.
In a matter of seconds, you can
access any album, any artist, any
genre and any of your
customised playlists.
The Communicate Module
delegates your musical wishes
to the Music server and keeps
you constantly up-to-date both
in the Main room and each
Additional room in Multiroom
operation.
Important for Multiroom
You will need to make a change
in the Remote menu if you are
using your Music server in
Multiroom operation and want to
have access to the music
database from each Additional
room.
You will find more information
about this on page 23, in the
Chapter, Server basic settings.

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Installation
The communicate module plug-
in card has the most modern
technology on it and should be
handled with care.
Before you start to install the
card, the M51 must be switched
off and the power plug must be
removed from the power socket.
Any plug position can be
selected for the Server card,
with the exception of slot 7,
which is reserved for the
Decoder card respectively.
Loosen the two screws with the
TORX screwdriver supplied and
remove the slot blanking plate.
Before removing the
communicate module from its
packaging, make sure that you
are not charged with any static
electricity. This could cause a
damaging power discharge
when you touch the module.
To be on the safe side, you
should discharge any static
from yourself by touching an
earthed metal object such as a
radiator.
Remove the communicate
module from its packaging and
insert it into the slot position,
using the two tracks within the
M51 to guide it into position.
The lettering on the card must
be at the top. Just before the
card is fully inserted, you will
feel a certain mechanical
resistance as the card meets
the M51 contact strip. Push the
card fully home by pushing in
the area where the 2 screw
holes are located and fix it in
place with the two screws.
All further steps needed to
integrate the new module into
the M51 will be carried out
automatically next time the unit
is switched on.

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Connection
RS232 connection
The RS232 communication
interface is connected to the
Music server with a 9-pin, 1:1,
Sub-D cable in all Server
configurations.
Audio connections
The Communicate Module is
designed for a 4 zone Multiroom
system and has therefore, 4
independent audio inputs, one for
each zone.
IN 1 for Zone 
IN 2 for Zone 
IN 3 for Zone 
IN 4 for Zone 
In Multiroom operation, all 4
audio inputs have to be
connected to the Music server
with the M37 4 and/or M57 4-
zone music servers.
With the M37 2-zone version,
the first two audio inputs IN 1
and IN 2 have to be connected.
You will find information about
the corresponding cabling in the
next chapter.
If, on the other hand, the M51 is
operated purely as a hi-fi
system, i.e. without Multiroom
usage with Additional rooms, it
is enough just to connect IN 1
with the M37 Music server.
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With a fixed installation
however, Revox recommends
assigning all 4 audio inputs as
retrofitting cables can be time-
consuming and expensive.
L IN R
Comm.
RE V
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1
2
3
4
RS 232

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Cabling & Setup
There is different cabling
depending on which Music
server is connected with the
Communicate Module.
Important
Communication between Music
server and Communicate Module
only woks properly if the corres-
ponding Music server has been
selected in the Communicate
Module Setup.
M37 2-Zone Music server
The 2-Zone M37 Music server has 2 audio outputs, which are
connected to the audio inputs 1and 2on the Communicate Module.
Audio inputs 3 and 4 are not connected and remain unassigned.
The internal splitting of the music signal to the corresponding zones is
done automatically through a high-quality audio matrix.
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Zone 1 is connected with the M51 through the source selection. Any
source change at the M51 also affects Zone 1 and vice-versa. You
should take this into acccount with the zone assignment.

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M37 2-Zone Music server
The Communicate Module supports two configurations of the 2-zone
Music server.
2-Zone Server / Zone 12+34
With the Zone 12+34 configuration, the (Additional room) zones 1 and 2
share audio output 1, while zones 3 and 4 share audio output 2. This
means that zones 1+2 hear the same music and so do zones 3+4. Each
zone has the same level of authorisation when it comes to selecting
music.
Select the setting Zone 12+34 as shown below in the Communicate
Module Setup. The Setup menu is called by selecting the Server
source and then pressing the Setup button on the front of the M51 for
about 2 seconds. After this, select the Source softkey.
2-Zone Server / Zone 1+234
With the Zone 1+234 configuration, the (Additional room) zone 1 is
assigned exclusively to the audio output 1, while zones 2, 3 and 4
share the audio output 2.
No Multiroom operation
The setting Zone 1+234 can also be selected if the M51 is used
purely as a hi-fi system, without Multiroom operation. In this case, you
j
ust connect the audio output 1with the zone input 1. The other audio
connections are not used.
Select the setting Zone 1+234 as shown below in the Communicate
Module Setup.

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4-zone Music server - M37-4 or M57-4
1. Connect the 4 audio cables 1:1 between the Music server and the
Communicate Module.
2. Select the setting Zone 1..4 as shown below in the Communicate
Module Setup. Each of the 4 zones can access the Music server
independently of each other.
The Setup menu is called by selecting the Server source and then
pressing the Setup button on the front of the M51 for about 2
seconds. After this, select the Source softkey.

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8-zone Music server M57-8
With bigger installations, the Revox Multiroom System can be equipped
with an 8-zone M57 Music server. This 8-zone server combines two 4-
zone servers in one device and can operate two M51s at the same
time, independently of each other.
1. Each of the M51s is equipped with a Communicate Module.
The first M51 is connected to the audio outputs 1-4 and COM1;
the second M51 with audio outputs 5-8 and COM2.
2. Select the setting Zone 1..4 for M51 No. 1 and setting Zone 5..8 for
the M51 No. 2 in the Communicate Module Setup.
The Setup menu is called by selecting the Server source and then
pressing the Setup button on the front of the M51 for about 2
seconds. After this, select the Source softkey.
M51 No. 1 M51 No. 2
M51 Nr. 2
L IN R
Comm.
RE V
OX
1
2
3
4
RS 232
M51 Nr. 1
L IN R
Comm.
RE V
OX
1
2
3
4
RS 232
SERVERSERVER
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COM 2COM 1
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RS 232RS 232
M57
8 Zone

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Server Menu
Server is automatically displayed
as the Communicate Module
source with the installed Server2
software.
The server is called through the
Source menu. Press the Source
button on the M51 for this. The
following menu field appears:
The Music server is activated by
pressing the Server softkey.
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The five large buttons on the
front of the M51 are shown as
Setup Source Amplifier
Power Disc
in the following chapters.
Server Operation
The first time you use the server
function, the following display
appears briefly after activating
the Server from the SOURCE
menu:
At this time, the communicate
module attempts to set up a
connection to the M57/ M37.
This is shown through the text:
Connecting...
in the middle of the display.
If the text does not appear after
a few seconds, there can be a
number of reasons:
1. The music server is in
standby mode or is
completely switched off.
⇒Switch the server on
2. The RS232 communication
cable from the Server
module to the M57/ M37 is
interrupted somewhere.
⇒Check the RS232
connection

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Music selection
The communicate module offers
you 4 different search options
when selecting music from the
M37/ M57 music server
database. These options are:
 Artist
 Album
 Genre
 Playlist
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To avoid any confusion and to
help you better understand the
operation of this module, it
should be stated at this stage
that the communicate module
accesses and plays the CDs
stored in the music server.
It is not designed to be able to
edit, sort or delete CDs from the
M37/ M57 database. All these
functions are carried out directly
at the music server.
Artist selection
Using the Artist menu option,
you can search through the
database for specific artists by
name. This includes all the
names of singers, bands,
orchestras, ensembles, etc.
Select the artist softkey from
the following main menu
display.
The display will now show the
name of the last selection that
was made. With the following
example, it was Midnight Oil as
shown by the small arrow head
(►).

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Manual selection
With the manual selection, you
can scroll through the contents
to find the artist you are looking
for.
To do this, you can use the
▼Page ▲softkeys to scroll to
the previous or next page. Each
page indicates the start of a
new letter block of artist names.
Once you have found the page
with the name of the required
artist on it, you can select the
corresponding line with the
▼Select▲softkeys.
Now you can select from
various replay options, which
are described in the Replay
options section.
Alphabetic selection
The alphabetic selection option
allows you to make a targeted
search, based on the artist’s
name. In this case, the first
letter of the name will be used
from the music server list,
irrespective of whether that is
the first name or the last name.
To start the alphabetic search,
press the ABC... Softkey.
As well as showing the text
ARTIST, the top line of the
display also shows the letter
currently being used for the
listing.
The start letter is selected by
turning the rotary knob. Firstly
you scroll through the alphabet
and then the numbers 0 – 9. By
turning the knob in the opposite
direction, this order is reversed.

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Character sequence:
Please note
Whenever you can change a
setting using the rotary control
knob in the next sections, the
area to be modified appears in
the display between two square
brackets [...].
At the same time, the small red
light next to the knob on the
M51 lights up.
The manual highlights this
additionally in the individual
sections, with the following
symbol:
½[ ]
In the following example, the
letter Ghas been selected. The
communicate module now lists
all the stored artists names,
which start with the letter G.
The first name in the list is
shown with the (►).
In the following example, this
was the singer Gary Moore.
Now, using the ▼Select▲
softkeys, you select the desired
artist and then decide whether
to opt for a random replay with
the Shuffle softkey or whether
to select a specific album.
Please refer to the Replay
options section.
... A B C ...
... X Y Z ...
... 0 1 2 ...
... 7 8 9 ...

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Replay options
Random replay
A random replay function is
started with the Shuffle softkey.
In this case, all tracks from the
album are played in a random
order.
If more than one album is
stored for the artist selected, the
selection is made from all
albums.
Album replay
The Album softkey shows the
albums that are assigned to the
selected artist. If there is more
than one album available, you
can select the corresponding
album using the ▼Select▲
softkeys.
The following example shows
three albums from Whitney
Houston. Select the album you
want with the ▼Select▲
softkeys and press the Play
Softkey.

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Album selection
The Album selection enables
you to search for a specific
album within the music server
database.
Here there are various options
to find the album you are
looking for.
To go to these options, press
the Album softkey from the
following menu.
Manual selection
The manual selection option
allows you to search for a
specific album by simply
scrolling through the contents of
the database. In this case, the
albums are shown in alphabetic
order.
To do this, you can use the
▼Page ▲softkeys to scroll to
the previous or next page. Each
page indicates the start of a
new letter block of album
names. Once you have found
the page with the name of the
required album on it, you can
select the corresponding line
with the ▼Select▲softkeys.
Now you can select from
various replay options, which
are described in the Replay
options section.

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Alphabetic selection
The alphabetic selection option
allows you to make a targeted
search, based on the album’s
name. In this case, the first
letter of the name from the
music server list will be used as
the search criterion.
To start the alphabetic search,
press the ABC... softkey.
As well as showing the text
ALBUM, the top line of the
display also shows the letter
currently being used for the
listing.
The start letter is selected by
turning the rotary knob.
½[ ]
In the following example, the
letter Bhas been selected. The
communicate module now lists
all the stored albums, which
start with the letter B. The first
name in the list is shown with
the (►).
In the following example, this
was the album Bad from
Michael Jackson.
Select the album you want with
the ▼Select▲softkeys (in this
case Brothers In Arms and
press the Play Softkey.
Please also refer to the Replay
options section.

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Selection not available?
If you select a letter for your
search for which no album or
artist is stored, the following
display appears:
This means that no entries were
found in the Music server which
match the selection criterion.
Possible causes for this are:
 The artist or album was
stored with the first name or
the last name.
 The artist or album has an
article or no article in the
name.
 The automatic CD
recognition from the Internet
didn’t work correctly and the
artist or album was stored
with a default name.
In this case, you should check
the contents of your music
server database with the Page
and Select softkeys.
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Genre selection
As well as storing the CD in the
M37/ M57 database by the
name of the artist and the
album, it is also stored
according to the type of music
on the CD, the so called music
genre.
Through this genre assignment,
you now have the option to
search according to a particular
music type, such as Rock or
Classical...
Genre selection is made using
the Genre softkey in the main
menu.
Select Genre
To select a genre, you simply
scroll backwards or forwards
through the genre index, where
the index is listed in alpha-
betical order as shown below:
To do this, you can use the
▼Page ▲softkeys to scroll to
the previous or next page. Once
you have found the page with
the name of the required album
on it, you can select the corres-
ponding line with the
▼Select▲softkeys, e.g. the
Rock genre as shown below:
Now you can select from
various replay options.

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Shuffle mode
A random replay function is
started with the Shuffle softkey.
In this case, all tracks all
albums from the selected genre
are played in a random order.
Play mode
If you want to select a specific
album from the specified genre,
just press the Album softkey.
Now, all albums are displayed
in alphabetical order and you
can select your preferred album
with the ▼Page ▲und
▼Select▲softkeys.
The selected album is started
with the Play softkey.
You will find further information
about play control, in the
Playback functions section.

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Playlist selection
The Playlist selection allows
you to choose between self-
created playlists. The
advantage of a playlist is that
you can combine music
together to match a particular
occasion or to create a
particular mood. You can then
select the one that meets your
current requirements.
A playlist contains tracks or
complete albums selected by
you, the user. You can also
decide on the order they should
be played in unlike other
selections, which sort the
content in alphabetical order.
These playlists are created
either directly at the PC with the
XIVA Producer edit program or
simply through the music server
itself.
The playlist selection functions
are accessed through the
Playlist softkey in the main
menu.
Select playlist
After pressing the Playlist
softkey, all user-defined
playlists are displayed in
alphabetical order, e.g.:
The above display shows 5
examples of playlists, entitled:
Blues my favourites, Bon Jovi
my favourites, Children, Party,
Romantic
If you have created more than 9
playlists, you can scroll
forwards or backwards with the
▼Page ▲softkeys.
Once you have found the page
with the name of the required
album on it, you can select the
corresponding line with the
▼Select▲softkeys, e.g. the
Party playlist as shown below:
Press Play to listen to your
playlist.