Component Guide; Sms3 Handling And Power Considerations - Russound SMS3 INSTALL Installation Manual

COMPONENT GUIDE

SMS3 HANDLING AND POWER
SMS3 Care and Handling
The SMS3 Smart Media Server is a very sophisti-
cated electronic component. Accordingly, care
should be taken not to drop, shake or bump the
unit, especially when in use.
Hardware
The unit contains a full-size 160GB hard drive
(250GB for the SMS3-250), a powerful compact
processor, an Ethernet LAN connection, and con-
nections for a keyboard and mouse. It supports
an external hard drive (FireWire IEEE 1394,
strongly recommended, or USB 2.0/1.1) for
database backups. The SMS3 will reformat the
external hard drive on the first backup, so a dedi-
cated backup hard drive is recommended.
Software
For its operating system, the SMS3 Smart Media
Server uses embedded Linux. When controlled by
a networked computer, the SMS3 is compatible
with Internet Explorer 6 and Mozilla Firefox web
browsers.
Power
The SMS3 Media Server is not designed to be
shut on and off after each use. It should remain
powered all the time.
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Sample configuration of SMS3 connection to APC Smart-UPS Power Supply
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When used with the CAV6.6 or CAM6.6 con-
troller, the SMS3 will be power managed by
default to disconnect all three streams after all
zones have been off for 5 minutes. This does not
power off the SMS3.
The SMS3 cannot be plugged into a switched
outlet because it can be damaging to the hard
drive when the unit immediately loses power.
Sudden losses of power can cause loss of
essential operating data on the hard drive, caus-
ing the hard drive to no longer operate.
The only proper way to shut down the media
server is to toggle the power switch up, allowing
the unit to perform a graceful shutdown.
SMS3 Software Version 02.05.08 and higher
supports automatic shutdowns when used with
the APC Smart-UPS brand uninterruptible power
supplies. No configuration is necessary. Simply
connect the SMS3 to the APC Smart-UPS with a
USB cable. In the event of a power outage, the
UPS will continue to power the SMS3 until its bat-
tery life reaches a low level. At that point the
UPS will issue a command to the SMS3 via the
USB cable to initiate a graceful shutdown.
CAV6.6
RCA Composite
CAT-5 CAT-5
Video Cable and
RJ-45 cable RJ-45 cable
Jumpers
LAN
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USB 2.0/1.1
ASSEMBLED IN THE USA
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SMS3 Media Server
USB cable
APC Smart-UPS
Power Supply