Re:source Communication Module SAT Version Dominating Entertainment. Revox of Switzerland. E2.
Communication SAT Re:source Please note: Software update! Unlike the software for the Standard communication module, the SAT control software is premium-priced and therefore copy protected. Under no circumstances should you load any other software than the SAT version when carrying out an update. If a different software is loaded, the SAT software is then blocked and has to be reloaded at the Revox Head Office in Villingen, Germany.
Communication SAT Re:source Communicate Module Installation Connection panel 3 4 5 Cabling & Setup 6 Analogue inputs IN1 – IN3 Cabling Setup: Edit Name Setup: Level 6 6 7-9 10 11 11 12 13 13-14 14 SAT Input Cabling Setup: TV Lock Setup: Default Setup: Configuring the digital input Setup: Aux-1, Aux-2, Aux-3 General operation SAT menu Changing channel List selection 15 15 16 16 Multiroom operation Configuration Display menu Changing channel Display channel list 17 17 17 18 18 Technical data Guara
Communication SAT Re:source Communicate Module The Communicate module is a universal audio interface with a serial communication port. If the Topfield receiver is integrated into the Revox world through the Communicate module, the receiver basic functions can be carried out at the M51 and from every Additional room. Additionally, the corresponding displays show the names of the TV and radio channels as well as an overview list. The Communicate module with the SAT software is described in this manual.
Communication SAT Re:source Installation Before removing the Communication module from its packaging, you should make sure that you do not have any static electricity. This could cause a damaging discharge of voltage when you touch the module. You should get rid of any static charge by touching an earthed metal object like a radiator, for example. The Communication plug-in card is equipped with the latest in electronics and should be handled with care.
Communication SAT Re:source Audio connections Connection panel The Communicate module has 4 independent audio inputs: L IN R IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 IN 4 1 for Aux-1 for Aux-2 for Aux-3 for SAT Devices such as external tuners, CD players, MiniDisc players or cassette decks (Play) can be connected to the analogue line inputs IN1 to IN3. 2 3 4 A special feature of these three inputs is that they can each have different level settings and name assignment. RS 232 Comm.
Communication SAT Re:source Cabling & Setup Analogue inputs IN1 IN2 IN3 Connect the three analogue inputs IN1 – IN3 using a cinch stereo cable with your external device. The inputs are shown in the M51 display as Aux-1 – Aux-3. CD REVOX L IN 12:05 NEXTTRACK R 1 TUNER 2 102.05 Mhz WDR3 3 Mini-DISC 4 Track 2 RS 232 Comm. L The Communicate module inputs are not suitable for connecting a record deck. In this case, you should use the I/O module, which supports both MM and MC sound systems.
Communication SAT Re:source Setup IN1 IN2 IN3 Edit source name Edit function The display names of the three inputs IN1 – IN3 can be freely defined. You no longer have to remember which external device is connected to which input. You can simply give each input a name that makes the assignment obvious. By selecting the Edit Name softkey, you get to the menu shown below. Select the input from the SOURCE menu whose name you want to edit.
Communication SAT Re:source Note Whenever you can make a setting with the rotary knob in the following chapters, the input range appears in the display in two square brackets […]. At the same time, the small red Jog lamp on the right next to the rotary knob on the M51 lights up. Changing the source name Aux-1 to another name: The following symbol additionally draws your attention to it in the manual: Ö[ ] Example: In the example shown below, the input Aux-1 is given the name MP3-ext.
Communication SAT Re:source Restore standard name This takes you back to the Setup Menu. If you want to restore a modified source name to the standard factory setting name, select these Aux source from the SOURCE menu. The standard name is now restored as shown in our example with Aux-1. This is possible with: Aux-1, Aux-2, Aux-3 Select the Edit Name function in the Setup menu. The standard name can be restored by deleting the modified name completely using the Delete key as shown in the display below.
Communication SAT Re:source Level adjustment The Communicate module offers the option from the professional studio world of being able to adjust the individual inputs in relation to each other. In this way, for example, a quieter CD player can be set to a higher level so that there is no need to adjust volume levels when you switch between sources. If you want to raise or lower the level of this source, press the softkeys –Level or Level+ respectively. In this way, the level can be changed by ± 10 dB.
Communication SAT Re:source SAT input IN 4 + RS232 Two connections have to be made between the Topfield receiver and the Communicate module. 1.) Audio connection input IN 4 (Communicate module) with the audio output L-R (Receiver) using a stereo cinch cable. 2.) RS232 control connection with a serial 1:1 cable (plug – socket). Cabling has to be done as shown in the diagram below. Depending on the receiver type, the connections can be in different positions on the back of the device.
Communication SAT Re:source SAT Setup TV channel lock The basic settings for the Communicate module are made in Setup. There is the locking function TV Lock for use in Multiroom operation. With this function, you can secure a TV program that is running in the Main room against being changed from one of the Additional rooms. If TV Lock is activated, i.e. On, the TV channel can only changed from the Main room. People in the Additional room can only select the source, not change it.
Communication SAT Re:source Default reproduction Configuring the digital input With the Topfield receiver, you can receive radio programs as well as TV programs. Using the Default function, you can now choose between 3 options as to which (SAT) source – TV or radio – will be taken to start with, when you choose SAT from the Source menu. When installing the SAT module in an M51, you have the option to use the digital audio signal from the Topfield receiver in the main room.
Communication SAT Re:source Configuring the digital input Suppressing analogue inputs You can now select whether and which of the 5.1 decoder digital inputs should receive the digital signal, using the Dig. Input function. The Communicate module offers you the option of suppressing the analogue sources Aux-1, Aux-2 and Aux-3 as required. The suppressed source(s) no longer appear in the M51 Source menu and are no longer available on the remote control.
Communication SAT Re:source General operation SAT menu The Communicate module’s inputs Aux-1, Aux-2 and Aux-3 are automatically displayed with the installed SAT software. After you have selected the SAT source, the TV or Radio menu appears. The individual inputs are called through the Source menu. Press the Source button on the M51 when it is switched on. The following menu field appears: The corresponding analogue source is selected by pressing the Aux-1, Aux-2 or Aux-3 softkeys.
Communication SAT Re:source Changing channel List selection Using the two softkeys and you can select the previous or next radio or TV channel, respectively. Using the softkeys you can select the previous or next channel in the new list display. Using the two softkeys you can call the channels pageby-page. Display channel list Using the softkey, the Communicate module gives you the option to display all channels in a list. The channels are displayed in the order they were programmed in.
Communication SAT Re:source Multiroom operation Display menu The Revox Multiroom system offers you the unusual comfort of being able to operate the SAT receiver from each Additional room. If the M217/4217 wallmounted display is installed, even the TV and radio channel names are displayed. When the SAT menu has been selected, either the TV or Radio menu appears. Multiroom Configuration The wall-mounted display shown below is showing the SAT menu.
Communication SAT Re:source Changing channel Selecting a channel from the list Using the two softkeys on the wall panel, you can select the previous or next radio or TV channel, respectively. Using the two softkeys , you can select the radio or TV channel from the list and confirm it with the Select softkey. Your selection appears immediately in the Main menu.
Communication SAT Re:source Technical data Audio connections: IN1 Cinch Stereo Input IN2 Cinch Stereo Input IN3 Cinch Stereo Input IN4 Cinch Stereo Input Max. cable length 10 m * Digitale data connections: RS 232 SUB D 9-pin 1:1 Cabling *Dependant on cable environment and quality Products subjet to change without notice. Description: Version 2.00 Guarantee Please supply a complete description of the fault together with your address. The guarantee period is 24 months.
