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CHAPTER 4
Control Functions
You can use RMS to control Mute, Solo and Wink func-
tions. Mute and Solo are essential to RMS troubleshooting
techniques, while Wink identifies the physical loudspeaker
to the Loudspeaker View in a Panel.
Mute
Simply click the Mute button on any Loudspeaker View to
mute that loudspeaker. The Mute Indicator light is red when
muted and green when not muted. When muting is dis-
abled, the Mute Indicator light will be dimmed (gray). To en-
able or disable muting, select Setting from the Muting menu
bar to launch the Muting Options dialog (Figure 4.11).
Figure 4.11. The Muting Options dialog allows you to enable or disable
muting
The Muting Options dialog gives you the following choices:
■ Allow muting - You can mute an individual loudspeaker
by clicking the Mute button in Icon View or Text View for
that loudspeaker. The green light above the Mute button
turns red when the loudspeaker is muted.
■ Disable muting and unmute all loudspeakers - Dis-
ables muting and unmutes any currently muted loud-
speakers.
■ Show Mode - Disables muting for the duration of your
RMS session and unmutes all currently muted loud-
speakers.
CAUTION: Disabling Mute also disables Solo
(discussed in the next section).
Wink
The Wink function allows you to identify the physical loud-
speaker corresponding to a Loudspeaker View. To wink a
loudspeaker, perform the following steps:
1. Click the Wink button on any view and the green Wink
LED on that loudspeaker’s RMS user panel lights up.
2. Press the Service Pin button on a loudspeaker’s RMS
user panel to perform Wink’s reverse function.
3. “Service Pin” appears in the Service Pin Indicator field
in Text View and a cartoon face appears on each of that
loudspeaker’s views.
Solo
Clicking the Solo button in Icon View, Small Icon View, or
Text View will solo the loudspeaker, muting all other loud-
speakers on the network except for the one you have so-
loed. The Solo Indicator light turns yellow when active and
gray when inactive.
NOTE: You can solo only one loudspeaker
at a time. If you click a loudspeaker’s Solo
button while another loudspeaker is already soloed,
only the new loudspeaker with Solo selected will be
soloed.
Disabling Mute using the Muting Settings dialog also dis-
ables Solo.
Solo/Mute Matrix Controller
The Solo/Mute Matrix helps you manage muting and solo-
ing loudspeakers. With 10 columns and 30 rows, the Solo/
Mute Matrix provides control of up to 300 loudspeakers.
NOTE: Operation of the Matrix is disabled if
muting is not enabled.