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Contents
M57 Server Module
Installation
Connection
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 setup
Zone assignment
Auto Play function
Technical data
Guarantee
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M57 Server module
In combination with the M57
music server, the M57 Server
module represents a new era in
music reproduction in the home.
With the M57 Server module,
you can handle your complete
CD collection like the radio
station professionals. In just a
matter of seconds, you can
access any album, any artist, any
music genre and any customised
playlist.
You can say goodbye to shelves
full of CDs, the wrong CD being
stored in the wrong cover and the
endless search for one specific
CD amongst your whole
collection.
The M57 Server module
passes your musical requests
on to the M57 and keeps you
permanently informed on their
status. In multiroom operation,
you can even do this from each
additional room, as well as from
the main room.

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Installation
The M57 Server 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 card, with the
exception of Slots 3 and 7,
which are reserved for the DVD
and Decoder cards respectively.
Loosen the two screws with the
TORX screwdriver supplied and
remove the slot blanking plate.
Before removing the M57
Server 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 M57 Server
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
The M57 Server module is
conceived for a 4 zone
multiroom system and therefore
has 4 independent audio inputs,
one input for each zone:
Zones 1 for Zone 
Zones 2 for Zone 
Zones 3 for Zone 
Zones 4 for Zone 
If the M51 is working in
multiroom operation, all 4 audio
inputs must be connected to the
M57 music server with a stereo
cinch cable.
If on the other hand, the M51 is
working stand-alone, without
multiroom application, you only
need to connect Zone 1 with
the M57 music server.
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With a fixed installation,
however, REVOX nevertheless
recommends that you populate
all 4 audio inputs as to do the
work retrospectively can be
expensive and time-consuming.
The RS232 communication
interface is connected to the
M57 music server using a
standard 9-pin sub-D cable.

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Server Menu
The M57 server is accessed
through the Source menu.
Press the Source button on the
M51 and the following menu
field appears. The 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 M57 server
module attempts to set up a
connection to the M57. 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 M57 music server is in
standby mode or is
completely switched off.
⇒Switch the M57 on
2. The RS232 communication
cable from the M57 Server
module to the M57 is
interrupted somewhere.
⇒Check the RS232
connection

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Music selection
The M57 Server module offers
you 4 different search options
when selecting music from the
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 M57 Server module
accesses and plays the CDs
stored in the M57 music server.
It is not designed to be able to
edit, sort or delete CDs from the
M57 database. All these
functions are carried out directly
at the M57 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 M57 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:
➮[ ]
In the following example, the
letter Ghas been selected. The
M57 Server 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 M57 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 M57
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.
➮[ ]
In the following example, the
letter Bhas been selected. The
M57 Server 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.
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 M57 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 M57
database with the Page and
Select softkeys.

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Genre selection
As well as storing the CD in the
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
M57 edit program, through the
Visor remote control in bi-
directional operation or simply
through the M57 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.

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Playback functions
Once you have selected an
album, various playback
functions are available to you,
similar to those with a CD.
When you start playback with
the Start softkey, the following
display appears:
The following information is
shown in the centre of the
display:
Start playback
Playback is started with the
Play softkey.
Pause playback
If you want to pause the replay
for a short time, simple press
the Pause softkey. To cancel
the pause and restart the
playback from the same
position, press the Play softkey.
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Track

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Defined track selection
On the first menu page, you will
find the function Track, as well
as the Play and Pause
functions. This function enables
you to jump to a specified track
within the album.
Once you have pressed the
Track softkey, a display opens
up where all the tracks from the
album are listed.
Using the ▼Select▲softkeys
you can choose the desired
track and by pressing Start you
can play it.
Track scroll selection
The second page also includes
a Play and Pause function.
Additionally, the two Track
softkeys enable you to scroll
backwards or forwards to the
previous and next tracks.

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Repeat
Press the Repeat softkey, if a
selected album should be
repeated permanently. This is
particularly useful during a party
or a function where you can
play music from Playlists, for
example, for hours at a stretch,
without any manual inter-
vention.
You can use the Repeat softkey
to toggle the Repeat function
ON and OFF.
Shuffle
You can activate the random
playing order function with the
Shuffle softkey.
If this function is deactivated
(OFF), you can’t play the tracks
in a random order, irrespective
of your music choice, in terms
of Album, Genre, etc.
You can use the Shuffle
softkey to toggle the random
play order function ON and
OFF.

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Cue
The Cue softkey offers you the
chance to move to a particular
timepoint within a track. When
you press Cue, the playing time
appears in square brackets.
➮[ ]
Now, using the rotary knob, you
can select the required
timepoint, where the playback
continues to follow the defined
time.
Once you have found the
required position, pressing the
Cue or Play softkey returns you
to normal playback mode and
the square brackets disappear.
Server Setup
As well as the daily server
operation, setup offers you the
option to configure the server
module to your individual
requirements.
This setup function is called
from the server menu by
pressing the Setup button on
the front of the M51 for approx.
2 seconds and then selecting
the Source softkey
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