CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 4: RMS REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM
RMS is a
RMS allows the monitoring of amplifier voltages, limiting activity, power output, temperature, driver status, warning alerts, and other key data for up to 62 loudspeakers without a network repeater. Data is updated two to five times per second.
NOTE: Optional loudspeaker Mute and Solo functions are helpful for acoustic setup or
troubleshooting. A jumper is installed in the RMS communication board inside the M’elodie ampli- fier to enable Mute and/or Solo functionality. To use these features, the software needs to be enabled.
NOTE: The RMS software allows you to disable Mute and Solo functions to eliminate
any chance of an operator error (a muting error, for example). However, these functions can be disabled permanently by removing the jumper in the RMS communication board.
NOTE: RMS does not control AC power.
Loudspeakers are identified on the network by Node Names assigned during a
Figure 4.1. Commissioning a M’elodie loudspeaker using RMS.
Back and forth communication between the RMS software and the M’elodie makes identifying and matching loudspeakers and icons easy. Pressing the “service” button on the M’elodie loudspeaker’s RMS module will help quickly identify the M’elodie in the RMS software window; an icon corresponding to its Node Name will appear on screen. In addi- tion, clicking on the icon’s Wink command will turn on the LED labeled “Wink” on the M’elodie’s RMS module. This way any M’elodie can be easily identified from the RMS software.
Figure 4.2. M’elodie RMS icon
UNDERSTANDING THE RMS MODULE
M’elodie’s user panel contains an RMS communications module, as shown in Figure 4.3.
Network
Service |
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| Wink | Reset |
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Remote Monitor System
Figure 4.3. The RMS communications module
The RMS module has three LEDs and two buttons. Their functions are described on the following page.
NOTE: The LEDs and buttons on RMS communication board shown in Figure 4.3 are used exclusively by RMS, and have no effect on the acoustical and/or electrical activity of the M’elodie loudspeaker itself — unless Mute or Solo is enabled at the board and from the RMS software.
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