Installation guide

Programming AMX Controllers for a Kaleidescape System
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Lighting and shades
In rooms that are primarily for movie watching, for example, the Theater and
Family Room, it is a nice touch to turn down the lights when the movie starts, turn
up the lights during intermission, and turn on the lights as the end credits roll. The
Kaleidescape module provides a set of channels to control lighting.
channel_event[KPLAYER_Theater,1090] //lights movie
{
on:
{
pulse[IR_LIGHTS,5] //instruct the lights to turn off
}
}
//lights intermission
channel_event[KPLAYER_Theater,1091]
channel_event[KPLAYER_Theater,1092] //lights credits
channel_event[KPLAYER_Theater,1093] //lights non-movie
{
on:
{
Pulse[IR_LIGHTS,6] //instruct the lights to turn on
}
}
Enabling volume control from a Kaleidescape controller
Volume control messages (volume up, volume down, and mute) can be triggered
by Kaleidescape controllers, such as the Kaleidescape App for iPad or by IR
commands.
Volume control messages from the Kaleidescape app can be configured to
determine the iPad on the local network that sent the message, which allows the
messages to be dynamically routed. This is useful in installations where an
individual Kaleidescape player can be used in more than one zone simultaneously,
such as in a matrix-switched installation. The Kaleidescape App can also display a
zone’s volume level and mute state.
Configuring an AMX controller for volume control when a player can
only be used in one zone at a time or when messages will be
triggered by IR
If the Kaleidescape player can only be used in one zone at a time or the volume
messages are going to be triggered by an IR remote control then the Kaleidescape
Multiple Panel Include file needs to be configured for “volume by player” and the
Kaleidescape App for iPad does not need to be configured with a controller zone
name.