Niles Audio DMS4 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
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INTEGRATING THE DMS4 DIGITAL MUSIC
SERVER INTO AN INTELLICONTROL
®
ICS
SYSTEM
A single IntelliControl
®
ICS DMS4 Digital Music Server is
capable of playing different music in multiple rooms, or zones,
simultaneously. This section explains how the DMS4 Digital
Music Server can be integrated into a multi-room environment
and how users in different rooms can access music from the
Audio Library.
The below example integrates the DMS4 Digital Music
Server with a GXR2 Modular MultiZone Receiver, with four
IntelliControl
®
ICS IM-SERVER Cards, and a number of different
control solutions. The following connections are made:
Stereo RCA audio cables are connected between the
DMS4 Digital Music Server’s analog outputs and the
analog inputs of the IM-SERVER cards in the GXR2
A CAT-5 network cable is connected between the DMS4
Digital Music Server’s Ethernet socket and the Router.
Similar connections are made between the four IM-SERVER
cards in the GXR2 and the Router. The Router is connected
to the Internet
CAT-5 network cables are also used to connect between
the GXR2’s Communication and Control Switch and the
zone controllers
16/4 speaker wire is connected from zone speaker
outputs on the GXR2 to stereo speakers in the four zones.
Control Solutions
In the below example, four different control solutions are
integrated with the DMS4 Digital Music Server.
Zone 1 is connected to the IntelliControl
®
Single wall-
mounted keypad
Zone 2 is connected to the IntelliControl
®
DISPLAY wall-
mounted keypad with 2” LCD display
Zone 3 is connected to the IntelliControl
®
CONTACT wall-
mounted keypad with 3.5” color touch screen display
Zone 4 is connected to the IntelliControl
®
iREMOTE
®
; a
2-way handheld wireless remote control
For information about the above, or any other control solutions
available from Niles, please contact your dealer or installer or
visit www.nilesaudio.com .
Fig. 2-2 Example connection of a DMS4 in a multi-room audio system