MusiCall installation manual Safety instructions All safety instructions, warnings and operating instructions must be read first. All warnings on the equipment must be heeded. The operating instructions must be followed. Keep the operating instructions for future reference. The equipment may never be used in the immediate vicinity of water; make sure that water and damp cannot get into the equipment.
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MusiCall Installation manual Introduction MusiCall central matrix The Musicall paging system is an audio distribution system, capable of distributing multiple sources into 8 or up to 16 independent zones. Using the control units (MRC) or the internal webpage, each zone can remotely select it’s own audio source and volume setting.
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MusiCall Installation manual Matrix connections Audio inputs The Matrix allows to connect several audio inputs like CD players, MP3 players, computers or satellite receivers. Zone control To control the different audio zones wall controllers can be connected to the matrix. Using these controllers each zone can select an audio source and set it’s desired volume.
MusiCall Installation manual Connecting the system Connecting audio sources Several standard line level RCA audio sources can be connected to the Musicall Matrix. The Musical matrix handles both mono and stereo sources. Connecting a stereo source to a mono output will result in a summed mono signal. Differences between independent audio sources can be adjusted within the configuration.
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MusiCall Installation manual Connecting Wallunits Connect the Wallunits to the matrix using a two wire cable. The two wires supply both power and data. Commonly unshielded cable can be used. When installed in a high distorted area shielded cable is recommended. The wallunits are connected to the green connectors on the back of the matrix.
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MusiCall Installation manual Connecting remote inputs Telephone The Audio/Pots connection allows to connect a Pots line to call paging to selected zones. The Pots input automatically answers calls and starts paging to the selected zones. On call drop the zones return to their previous state. Connect A and B from the Pots line to the Audio/Pots connection Roomcombining Remote connections 1, 2 and 3 are assigned to the roomcombining groups 1, 2 and...
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MusiCall Installation manual Frequently asked questions • After connecting the Wallunit the text ‘Musicall Please wait…’, and after some time ‘No data from host…’ appears? Check the voltage on the wallunits connector with the wallunit connected. In a normal situation this should be approximately 24Vdc. On a very long cable length this could be slightly lower because of the voltage drop over the cable.
MusiCall installation manual Configuring the system This part of the manual explaines how to configure the matrices. Normally these settings are made once and adjusted when needed. A backup for all settings can be made. If needed a system restore can be done to factory default or previous saved settings.
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MusiCall installation manual General The general tab sets the general matrix settings. First is to select the preferred language. One of four languages can be selected: Dutch English German French Use the computer mouse to select the preferred language. The matrix will reload the configuration page into the selected language.
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MusiCall installation manual Inputs The name of each input can be changed as desired using 12 characters maximum. The prefered name will be visible on the wallunit and within the user webpages. Click on the textbox of the input and type the preferred name. Each auxiliary input can be selected mono or stereo.
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MusiCall installation manual Outputs / zones Each zone can be assigned it’s independent name with a maximum of 12 characters. The names are visible both on the wallunit and web interface. Select the textbox to change the output name. Each output can be selected mono or stereo. The checkbox ‘ST’...
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MusiCall installation manual The default values for each output can be independently set. Volume, EQ and balance. These values will be set during after a power cycle. Balance is only available for stereo selected zones. The EQ settings have a range of + and - 12dB.
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MusiCall installation manual Sourcelist For each output a list of user selectable audio sources can be made. Each output uses it’s own list. Select an output to adjust the sourcelist Select the desired inputs to move and click on the move button to add them to the sourcelist.
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MusiCall installation manual Paging The matrix has twenty different paging groups where different zones can be added. Adding zones to a Group is done by selecting zone’s checkbox. Factory default all groups 1…16 are equal to the zones 1…16. All paging groups can be set using the configuration page.
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MusiCall installation manual Configuring consoles The paging console default texts can be changed. Select the drop down box to view different fields. Select the text field to change the default text. Paging while muted Paging can be active during a system mute.
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MusiCall installation manual Logic I/O Using the logic I/O connection paging can be externally activated or paging can be signalled. Both the inputs and outputs can be selected between groups 1…8 or 9…16. Remote inputs Telephone The Audio/Pots connection allows to connect a Pots line to call paging to selected zones.
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MusiCall installation manual Room combining The combi tab allows to set the roomcombining options. Here eight combinations made, each with it’s master. Select combination, members and select the master room. User access Through the Access tab user management is controlled. By default no users are defined.
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MusiCall installation manual Tuners FM The MAX8.8D and MAX8.16D are equipped with 50 user presets shared through out all four tuners. Within the ‘Radio stations’ tab these presets can set. The FM stations list shows all available presets. maximum of 50 presets is available.
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MusiCall installation manual Tuners DAB The MAX8.8D and MAX8.16D are equipped with user presets. These user presets are shared on all four tuners. Adding or editing the presets is done within the ‘Radio stations’ tab. On the right side all available stations are set to the list.
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MusiCall installation manual Tuner WEB The Web tuner enables the matrix to receive and play online audio streams. The ‘Name’ field shows the current stream name with a maximum of 12 characters. Within the ‘URL’ field the source of the stream can be added or changed.
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MusiCall installation manual Network settings By default the MAX Matrix is set to DHCP*. In a regular DHCP network that supports DNS** the MAX Matrix can be reached through: Webserver user interface: http://musicall/ Webserver configuration interface: http://musicall/config.html Where needed, the DHCP client can be deactivated and a static address can be entered.