Russound CasaTunes User manual

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CasaTunes™ Music Server for Russound Quick Start Guide
This quick start assumes the computer will only be used for CasaTunes whole house music distribution. We
recommend that you follow these directions to get the most out of CasaTunes. When done, you will be able to use
the computer to listen to your music throughout the house using the built-in CasaTunes software and your Russound
Controller/Amplifier. You will also be able to “rip” (copy from CDs) music to the storage built in to the computer or
plug an iPod, iPhone or iPod touch into the computer and listen to the music throughout the house. With the
computer set up in this way, you will find that the computer is stable and reliable. With a good Uninterruptible Power
Supply (UPS) you should never need to reboot the computer. If you decide to use the computer for other uses, such
as word processing or financial planning you may compromise the reliability or stability of the system, depending on
the quality of the programs you are running.
Warning: There are high voltages inside the Music Server. If you decide to make any modifications to the Music Server
you should always unplug the AC Power and wait for at least 5-10 seconds for any voltages to bleed off before removing the
cover. See the Computer’s User Guide for more important safety information.
As mentioned in the Computer user manual supplied with the Music Server, changes to the Music Server could cause harmful
RF interference. If changes cause interference to other devices, such as radios or TVs in your home, you should try removing
the modifications that you made and reorienting the computer and cables coming in and out of the computer.
Note: Your Casatunes and Windows license numbers are located on the bottom of the chassis.
Hardware Installation
•Carefully remove the Music Server from its box.
•If you are using the CasaTunes keyboard or other keyboard/mouse, plug them in at this time. Depending on
the type of keyboard and mouse, they can be plugged into the PS2 sockets (green and purple) or USB sockets
in the rear of the computer. (see Fig 1 or 2 for location of connectors).
•Plug four of the included audio cables from the back of the Music Server to the appropriate Russound Source
inputs. The 3.5mm plugs go into the Green, Black, Orange and Gray connectors on the back of the Music
Server (Fig. 1) and the RCA ends into the Russound controller. The green goes to the source input that you
will be using for the first CasaTunes player, Black for 2nd, etc.
•If you wish to have five CasaTunes Player sources, plug the 5th supplied cable into the green speaker jack in
the front of the Music Server and the other end into the appropriate Russound Source input.
Fig. 1, Back connector panel of Music Server
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•Plug a monitor into the VGA, DVI or HDMI connector in the lower left of the back panel.
•Plug the supplied USB to serial connector into the USB port as shown in Fig. 1. This will be your serial port for
configuring and controlling the Nuvo controller
•You can now start your computer by tapping on the power button on the front of the Music Server. (Note: all
audio cables must be plugged into the Music Server’s audio jacks before starting the computer!)
•Once Windows has started, click on the Start button and type in “Device Manager” in the “Search Programs
and files” window just above the Start button. Find the Device Manager at the top of the list and run it.
•In Device Manager, click on “Ports” and find the COM port number used by the USB/serial adapter. Write this
down. In the following example, the COM port number is 5:
•Once the computer starts, go to CasaTunes Setup (on the Windows desktop). You will find that the controller
tab should be pre-setup at our factory to show a Russound CAV6.6. Please change this if you are using a
different Russound controller. Add the serial port number from the previous step.
•At our factory, we have set the CasaTunes software so that the four audio outputs on the back of the Music
Server are assigned to Source Inputs one through four on the Russound and the front Headphone output of
the Music Server is assigned as the fifth source input on the Russound. If you would like to change this, follow
the next step. Otherwise, skip the next step.
•In the Sources tab, set the sources to match the way that you have wired your Russound. Music coming from
the Music Server to the Russound controller are called CasaTunes Players. We have set the first five sources
in CasaTunes Setup to be CasaTunes Players, but you can change them in the following manner: For the first
source that you will be using as a CasaTunes Player, select “CasaTunes Player” as “the type of source”,
“Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)” as “the Audio Device to use” and “Speakers 1&2 (Front
Right/Left)” as the “Speakers to use”. For the 2nd Player source, set it up the same except that the “Speakers
to use” should be “Speakers 3&4 (Rear Surrounds)”. Keep going in this manner for the 3rd and 4th Players,
using Speakers 5&6 and 7&8 respectively. If you are using the front headphones as a 5th CasaTunes Player,
select “CasaTunes Player” for the source associated with the Russound source input you are using, select
“Realtek HD Audio 2nd Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)” as “the Audio Device to use” and select
“Default Speaker Selection” as the “Speakers to use”.
•Now set the non-CasaTunes Player sources to match the devices you have connected to the other source
inputs on the Russound. If we do not show a device to match the sources you are using, pick “unknown”.
•In the Source tab and the Zone tab, you can rename the zones to room names and the sources to names that
make sense to you. For example, you could assign sources to different people in the house and name the
sources to match. Some people pick one source to constantly play all of their PC music randomly and call that
source “All Music”. Once you are done customizing CasaTunes, click on Summary and Finish.
Tips
•Since the audio server built into CasaTunes will not function when the computer is in standby or sleep, we
have also set the computer to not time out and shutdown or go to sleep automatically.
•Automatic updates for Windows 7, Windows Media Player and iTunes have been disabled to prevent
interruption of your music. You should manually check for updates occasionally.
•We have placed a link to LogMeIn.com on your Windows desktop. Their LogMeIn program is excellent for
remotely accessing your server and it is free in its basic, but very complete version.