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MEDIACONTROLSERVER2.0

Version2.0 GettingStartedGuide

Thisgettingstartedguidewillhelpyouinstallandconfigurethe

AutonomicControlsMediaControlServerandMirageclient.

MediaControlServer2.0GettingStartedGuide

Page1Copyright2008AutonomicControls,Inc.Allrightsreserved.

Contents

OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................................2Beforeyoubegin...........................................................................................................................................................2SystemHardwareRequirements.................................................................................................................................3SystemSoftwareRequirements..................................................................................................................................4

SYSTEMSETUP...........................................................................................................................................5

MEDIACONTROLSERVERINSTALLATION..............................................................................................5PrerequisitesScreen....................................................................................................................................................5EndUserLicenseAgreement......................................................................................................................................5CustomerRegistration................................................................................................................................................6Activation.....................................................................................................................................................................6Customoptions...........................................................................................................................................................6CompletingInstallation...............................................................................................................................................7

MEDIACONTROLSERVERCONFIGURATION.........................................................................................7Starttheconfigurationapplication.............................................................................................................................7GeneralMCSSettings..................................................................................................................................................7SerialControl...............................................................................................................................................................8MediaSources..............................................................................................................................................................8Configuringplaybackdevices.....................................................................................................................................8Registration..................................................................................................................................................................11Removingyourlicense................................................................................................................................................11

MIRAGEINSTALLATION...........................................................................................................................12Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................12RunningMirageinaWebBrowser...........................................................................................................................12RunningtheMirageClientApplication...................................................................................................................13

CONFIGURINGMIRAGE...........................................................................................................................14SkinSelection.............................................................................................................................................................14HidingtheMousePointer.........................................................................................................................................14DisplayingMirageinFullScreenMode...................................................................................................................14ServerConnection......................................................................................................................................................15Exit...............................................................................................................................................................................16

USINGMIRAGEOPERATION.................................................................................................................16NowPlayingScreen....................................................................................................................................................16QueueScreen..............................................................................................................................................................17BrowsingMusic..........................................................................................................................................................18RecordedTV..............................................................................................................................................................20BrowsingMovies.........................................................................................................................................................21BrowsingVideos.........................................................................................................................................................22BrowsingPictures.......................................................................................................................................................23

TROUBLESHOOTING...............................................................................................................................24



MediaControlServer2.0G E T T I N G S T A R T E D G U I D E

OVERVIEWThisdocumentwillguideyouthroughtheinstallationoftheMediaControlServer(MCS),whichisthehostmediacontrolcomponent,andMirage,aclientapplicationyoucanusetocontrolyourmediaplaybackfromtouchscreensandremotePCs.MCSandMirageofferareadytousesolutionforIPcontrolofmediaplaybackonyourMediaCenterPCs.ThecontrolserviceallowsMiragetointeractivelyaccessiTunes,MediaPlayerorWindowsMediaCenterandwilldisplayfeedbackforthoseactions.

InadditiontousingtheMirageclientapplication,MCSisdesignedforusewithautomationandcontrolsystemssuchasthosemadebyAMX,Crestron,andRTI.AutonomicControlsprovidescontrolmodulesforeachoftheseproducts.ForspecificinformationonhowtosetupMCSforusewiththesesystems,pleaserefertothedocumentationincludedwiththespecificsystemmodule.

MCSresidesonahostserverrunningiTunes,MicrosoftMediaPlayer,orMicrosoftMediaCenter.Thesoftwareislicensedperhostmachine.

Beforeyou begin Findasuitableplacetoputyourserverbeforeyouinstallanysoftware.Thelocationyouchoosemusthaveanavailable,wirednetworkconnectioneithertoyourbroadbandrouterortoaswitchthatisconnectedtoyourbroadbandrouter.

Forthebestexperience,itisrecommendedthatyoupurchasenewhardwarethatyoucandedicatetorunningasamediaserver.WestronglyencourageyoutopurchasefromoneofthemediacenterPCbuildersthatcatertotheCEDIAchannel.



System HardwareRequirementsThefollowingtabledefinestheminimumhardwarerequirementsandtherecommendedhardwareforMediaControlServer.TheminimumhardwarerequirementsdefinetheminimumhardwarespecificationthatyouneedtoinstallMCS.Therecommendedhardwaredescribesthehardwarethatyouneedforabetterexperience.

Requirement Minimum Recommended

CPU 1GHzPentium3(orequivalent)

Pentium4,AMDx64,ornewerprocessor

RAM 1GB 2GB

HardDrives 70GBATA/SATA/SCSI 200GBATA/SATA/SCSI

NetworkInterfaceCard 10MbpsEthernet 100MbpsorFaster

Serialports None OneinternalorUSBaddonRS232portisrequiredifcontrolofaNuVosystemisdesired.

SoundCard StereoDirectSound8compatiblesoundcard.

Oneormore7.1channelDirectSound8compatiblecards.

TABLE1HARDWAREREQUIREMENTS



System Software RequirementsTheoperatingsystemyouchooseforyourserverwilldeterminewhichMediaControlServerfeaturesyoucanuse.

Feature

WindowsXPor

WindowsServer2003

WindowsXPMediaCenterEdition2005

WindowsHomeServer

WindowsVistaHome

WindowsVista

UltimateorHomePremium1

MinimumServicePackrequired SP3 SP3PowerPack1 SP1 SP1

SupportsWindowsMediaPlayerAudioPlaybackincludingDRMprotectedcontent.2

SupportsPolyTunemultiplesourceplayback.3

SupportsinternetstreamingofXMradiostations.4

SupportsiTunesaudioplaybackincludingmusicpurchasedfromtheiTunesStore.5

SupportsControlofMediaCenterExtenders

SupportsVideos

SupportsPictures

SupportsDVDs

SupportsLiveandRecordedTV

TABLE2SOFTWAREREQUIREMENTS

Additionally,youwillneedtoinstalliTunesversion7.0orgreaterifyouplanoniTunesmusicplayback.

1Both32and64bitversionsofthisOSaresupported.2WindowsMediaPlayer11required.3Requiresoneormore5.1or7.1soundcards.4RequiresaseparateXMsubscriptionandconstantinternetconnectivity.5iTunesversion7.xrequired.


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SYSTEMSETUPYoushouldinstallandconfigureyourhardwareaswellasallofyourprerequisitesoftwarebeforeinstallingMediaControlServer.Forinstance,ifyouplanonusingWindowsMediaPlayerforaudioplayback,makesurethatyoucanplaybackthesamplemusicthatcomespreinstalledwithyouroperatingsystem.Likewise,ifyouchoosetouseiTunes,orWindowsMediaCenter,makesurethattheseapplicationslaunch,andareabletoplaybackmediapriortoinstallingMCS.

MEDIACONTROLSERVERINSTALLATIONACONSTANTINTERNETCONNECTIONISREQUIREDWHEN

RUNNINGMCSDURINGTHE14DAYFREETRIAL.

Yourmediaserverwillneedtobeconnectedtotheinternetduringtheinstallationandregistrationprocess.Additionally,aconstantinternetconnectionisrequiredwhenrunningMCSduringthe14dayfreetrial.Onceyouhaveregisteredyourmediaserver,byenteringyourlicensekey,youmayremoveitfromtheinternet.However,youwillprobablywanttoleaveitconnectedtoyournetworksothatyoucancontrolitviaIP.

Nowthatyoureready,downloadandsavetheMediaControlServersetupprogramfromtheAutonomicControlsWebsite.Runthesetupprogramandthewizardwilltakeyouthroughtheinstallationprocess.IfyoureupgradingfromanearlierversionofMCStheinstallationwizardwilltakecareofuninstallingthepreviousversionforyou.

PrerequisitesScreenMediaControlServerrequirestheMicrosoftVisualC++runtimeandMicrosoft.Net2.0.Theinstallationwizardwillinstalltheseforyouifrequired.

Itispossiblethatyourcomputerwillrequirearebootoncetheprerequisitesareinstalled.Ifthatsthecase,restarttheinstallationwizardafteryourcomputerreboots.

EndUser LicenseAgreement Pleasereadandacceptthelicenseagreementterms.

Copyright2008AutonomicControls,Inc.Allrightsreserved.

http://www.autonomic-controls.com/Download.htm


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CustomerRegistration

Enteryourname,companyname,andemailaddress.

ActivationIfyouhavealicensekey,enterithere.

Youmayalsochoosetotakeadvantageofthe14dayfreetrialofMCS.

Custom optionsSelectsupportfortheNuVobridgeonlyifyouplanonconnectingyourcomputertoaNuVoGrandConcertoorEssentiasystem.Youcanalwaysaddthisfeaturelater,ifyouchangeyourmind,byrerunningtheinstallationwizard.



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CompletingInstallationYourmediaserverwillneedtorebootwheninstallationisfinished.Pleaserebootbeforecontinuingtotheconfigurationstep.

MEDIACONTROLSERVERCONFIGURATION

Start theconfigurationapplicationTheMCSconfigurationapplicationislocatedonthestartmenuunderAutonomicControls.

General MCSSettingsThegeneralMCSsettingsarea(outlined)allowsforthefollowingconfiguration:

LogFilesAllowsyoutoenablelogginganduploadlogfilestotheAutonomicControlsSupportTeam.Rememberthatwhilelogging,MCSwillconsumeharddrivespace,andperformslightlyslower.UploadlogfilesonlyatthedirectiveofAutonomicsupport.

NetworkcontrolportDefaultsto5004Youshouldonlyneedtochangethissettingifyouarerunninganotherpieceofsoftwarethatisusingport5004.

SerialControlAllowsyoutoconfigureRS232controlandpassthru.Thisisdetailedbelow.




WebserverportDefaultsto5005similartotheNetworkcontrolportabove,butfortheMCSbuiltinwebserver.

XMRadioRequiresanXMenabledlicenseEnteryourXMuseridandpasswordtoenableXMradiostreamingovertheinternet.

SerialControl EachRS232portonyourcomputermaybeconfiguredseparately.

AnyofthemcanbeconfiguredtocontrolMCSfromaserialenabledcontrolsystem(suchasHAI).

TheadvancedPassthruportsettingallowsyoutobridgeRS232andIPtrafficonyournetwork.

Media SourcesThemediasourcestaboftheMCSconfigurationapplicationallowsyoutoassociatemediatosoundcards.Eachsoundcardonyourcomputerhasitsownsection.TheDefaultsoundcardisalwayslistedfirst.

MediaSourcechoosebetweenWindowsMediaCenter6,7andWindowsMediaPlayer/iTunes8.

SplitintomultiplechannelssetthistotruetoenablePolyTunemultichannelplaybackonthissoundcard.

SourceNameEnterafriendlynameforreferringtothissource.

Configuringplayback devices

6WindowsMediaCenterisonlysupportedundercertainoperatingsystems.RefertoTable1onpage2.7WindowsMediaCenterisdesignedtoconsumeanentiresoundcardformultichannelaudioplaybacksuchasDVDs.

MicrosoftVistaSpeakerSetup

WindowsXPSpeakerSetup

8iTunesversion7.xmustbeinstalledpriortoconfiguration.



Eachsoundcardinyourcomputershouldbeconfiguredforthepropernumberofchannels.

TheConfigurePlaybackDevicesbuttonatthebottomoftheMediaSourcestabwillopenanAudioDevicesPropertieswindow.TheactualappearanceofthiswindowwillvarydependingonthemanufacturerofthePCsoundcardbeingused.

TheAdvancedSpeakerSettingswindowwillletyouestablishthetypeofcardwithinadropdownmenu.Thisisanimportantstep.TheoutputchoiceyoumakeneedstomatchthenumberofsourcesyouintendtosetupforPolyTune.

Forexample,ifyouhavea5.1surroundcardinyourserverPC,butyouintendonusingonlytwoofthethreeavailableoutputs,youshouldselectquadraphonicwithinAdvancedSpeakerSettings.ThiswillestablishtwoindependentstereoaudiostreamsforPolyTune.

Ifyouintendonusingallthreeoftheavailableaudiooutputsonthe5.1surroundcard,select5.1withintheAdvancedSpeakerSettings.

Similarly,a7.1surroundcardwouldrepresentfourstereoaudiostreams.

NotethatmanysurroundaudiocardsrequireanaudiocabletobepluggedintoatleastoneoutputbeforeanyinformationappearsintheMediaSourcestab.ItisrecommendedthatyoupluginyouraudiocablespriortoconfiguringMCS.


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Onceyouhaveselectedtheappropriatenumberofoutputs,returntotheMediaSourcestab.Whenthisiscomplete,twonewcolumnswillappear;Chanandthenumberofchannelsdiscovered.Forexample,ifyouareconfiguringa5.1surroundcard,youwillse(Threefound).Eachchannellistedinthiscolumncanbegivenaspecificname,(i.e.PCMusicAorPCA),tomatchtheappropriateoutput.ThenamesenteredherewillappearasthezonenameswithinZonesmenuinMirage.

nels

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the




RegistrationYoumayenteryourlicensekeyinformationontheregistrationpage.

Ifyouhaveaninstallationkeyfile(.AHIK)fromAutonomicControlsyoumayclicktheopenbuttontoloadthelicensekey.

Alternativelyyoumayenterthe26characterkeyinthespaceprovided.

Dontforgettoclicktheinstallkeybuttontoregisteryourlicensekey.

Removing your licenseAtsometime,youmaywanttomoveyourlicensetoanothercomputer.YoucanusetheRemovelicenselinktouninstallyourlicensekey.


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MIRAGEINSTALLATION

Overview

OncetheMediaControlServerissetupandrunningonyourMediaserver,youcanusetheMirageclientapplicationtocontrolit.

YoucanchoosetorunMirageinawebbrowser,oryoucaninstalltheMirageapplicationlocallyonanymachineyouwishtouseasacontrolpoint.

Tomakethisprocesseasier,theMCSinstallationplacedtwoiconsintheSharedDocumentsfolder(orthePublicfolderonVistamachines)ofthehostPCs.

RunningMiragein aWeb BrowserTheMCSservicecanhostasessionofMiragedirectlyinyourwebbrowser.ToaccessMiragethisway,youcanbrowsetotheSharedDocuments(orPublic)folderofanyofthehostPCswhichyouinstalledtheserveron.Oncethere,inafoldercalledAutonomicControls,youwillfindashortcuttotheMirageWebinterface.Doubleclickingthisiconwillopentheapplicationinyourbrowserwindow.

AnalternatemethodofrunningMirageinabrowseristotypetheaddressdirectlyintoInternetExplorer.

Thesyntaxis:http://servername:5005/Mirage/

ReplacingservernamewiththenameofyourhostMediaCenterPC.Also,theportdesignationof5005assumesthatyoudidnotchangethedefaultwebserverport(seeGeneralMCSSettingsonpage7).Copyright2008AutonomicControls,Inc.Allrightsreserved.


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RunningtheMirageClientApplication YoualsohavetheoptionofinstallingMirageasalocalapplication.ThisisthepreferredmethodforrunningMirageonatouchscreendeviceorUMPCbecausetheinstalledclientapplicationiscapableofrunninginfullscreenmode.

TherearetwowaystoaccesstheMirageinstallationfile.(MirageSetup.exe)

1. UsingyourLAN,youcanbrowsetotheMirageSetupapplicationintheMCSserversSharedDocuments(orPublic)folder.

2. Youcantypethefollowingintoanywebbrowseronthenetwork.http://servername:5005/mirage/mirageSetup.exeAgain,replacingservernamewiththenameofthehostPC.

WhentheMirageclientinstallationiscomplete,ashortcutwillbecreatedonthelocalPCundertheStartMenu,inafoldercalledAutonomicControls/Mirage.



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CONFIGURINGMIRAGEToaccessthesetupscreeninMirage,pressandholdtheblueAutonomicOrbattheupperlefthandsideofthescreen.

Skin SelectionSelectyourfavoriteskinfromtheonesprovided.

HidingtheMousePointerIfyouarerunningMirageonatouchpaneldisplay,youwillgetabetteruserexperiencebyhidingthemousepointer.Checkthisoptionboxtohidethemousepointer.ThissettingwillbesavedbetweenMiragesessionsonthesamecomputer.

DisplayingMiragein FullScreen ModeCheckingthisoptionwillcauseMiragetodisplayinfullscreenmode,withoutatitlebarorframe.ThisisusefulwhenusingMirageonadedicatedtouchpaneldisplayorUMPC.ThissettingwillbesavedbetweenMiragesessionsonthesamecomputer.



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Server ConnectionThissectionallowsyoutochangethesourcethatMirageiscontrolling.

TheSelectbuttonwillappearonlywhenyouarerunningMirageasalocalapplication(notinthebrowser),andwhenyoualreadyhaveaconnectionestablishedwithaMediaControlServer.PressingitwillpresentyouwithalistofMCSsourcesonyourlocalnetworkordomain.

Youcanthenconnectandcontroladifferentsourcesimplybyselectingitsnameonthelist.

TheChangebuttonwillalwaysbeavailable,andcanbeusedtoconnecttoMCSbyIPaddressorname(evenamachinerunningataremotelocation).ClickingthebuttonwillpresentaninputscreenwhichyoucanusetospecifytheIPaddressormachinenameoftheservertowhichyouwouldliketoconnect.



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Ifyouhavechangedtheserverscontrolport(seeGeneralMCSSettingsonpage7),youcanspecifytheportbytypingtheserverIPaddressornameandthentheport,separatedbyasinglespace.i.e.LivingRoom50010or192.168.1.155010.

Exit IfyouarerunningMirageasalocalclient(notinawebbrowser),theExitbuttonwillbeavailable,andyoucanuseittoclosetheMirageapplication.

USINGMIRAGEOPERATION

Now Playing Screen ThenowplayingscreenmaybeaccessedbypressingthePlayingbuttonalongthetopofthescreen,orbytouchingtheNowPlayingarticononthelowerleftofmostofMiragesotherscreens.TheNowPlayingscreenwillalsoopenafterafewminutesofinactivity.

WhenintheNowPlayingscreen,acontrolstripwithtransportcontrolswillopenonthebottomofthescreen.IfamusicalbumormovieisplayingontheNowPlayingscreen,touchingthecoverartwillopenthatitemsdetailpage.



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QueueScreenTouchingorclickingontheQueuebuttonwillopentheQueueScreen.Thisbuttonisonlyavailablewhenplayingbackmusic.Itwillopenalistofmusicwhichisqueuedupbythesource.

Touchinganyoftheitemsinthequeuewillcauseplaybacktoimmediatelyjumptothatitem.

Touchingthedeletebutton willcausetheselecteditemtoberemovedfromthemediaqueue.Itdoesnotdeletethemediafromyourcomputer.

ClearQueueThisbuttonwillcleartheentiremediaqueue.



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Browsing MusicPressingtheMusicbuttonontheleftsideofMiragewillletyoubrowseandqueueupmusiconyourMediaserver.

YoucanbrowseyourmusiccollectionbyAlbums,Artists,Genres,orPlaylists.Touchinganyoftheseitemswillopenanotherscreenarrangedaccordingtoyourselection.

TouchinganyofthealbumgroupsorcoverswillcauseMiragetodrilldownintoyourselectionuntilyouarriveatanalbumpage.



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Youcanusethealphastripatthetopofthepagetoquicklyjumparoundyourmedialibrary.

Pressingtheaddkey atanylevelwillcausetheentireartist,album,genre,orplaylisttobeaddedtothecurrentqueue.

TIP:Ifyouwanttoplaytheitemimmediately,pressandholdthisbuttonMiragewilladdtheitemtothequeueandbeginplaybackrightaway.



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RecordedTV9MirageallowsyoutobrowsethetelevisionprogramsthatarerecordedandsavedonyourMediaCenterPC.

Youcanbrowsetelevisionprogramsbytitle,genre,ratings,daterecorded,andstations.

Oncethetelevisionprogramthumbnailsaredisplayed,youcaneitherpressthevideothumbnailtobeginplayback.

9RequiresWindowsMediaCenterCopyright2008AutonomicControls,Inc.Allrightsreserved.


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Browsing MoviesMirageallowsyoutobrowseDVDslocatedonafirewireDVDChanger,(suchastheSonyVGPXL1BortheNiveusIceVault)attachedtoyourMediaCenterPC.ItwillalsodisplaymoviesstoredusingthepopularMyMovies2.0MediaCenterAddIn.IfyouveconfiguredMediaCentertomanageDVDsonyourharddrive,Miragewillallowyoutobrowsethesefilesaswell(formoreinformation,seeDVDsinMediaCenter)

YoucanbrowsemoviesbyTitle,Genre,Rating,YearofProduction,andPeople.

Clickingonamoviecoverwillopenthemoviedetailspagewithalistingofthemovieschapters.TouchingtheselistitemswillcauseMediaCentertoimmediatelyjumptothatchapter.

Note:ChaptersarenotsupportedbyMyMovies2.0

PressingtheSynopsisbuttonwillopenthemoviessynopsisinformationshowinginformationliketheactors,director,andadescriptionofthemovie.

YoucangobacktothechapterslistbypressingtheChaptersbutton.


http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=VGPXL1B2&Dept=computers&CategoryName=cpu_DigitalLivingSystemhttp://www.niveusmedia.com/products/icevault.htmhttp://www.niveusmedia.com/products/icevault.htm


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Browsing VideosYoucanuseMiragetobrowseandplaybackthevideosonyourMediaCenterPC.

MiragewillshowfoldersandvideosthatarelocatedinthedirectoriesyouhaveinstructedMediaCentertosearchfortheseitems.Clickingonafolderwillopenthatfolderanddisplayitscontents.

Clickingonthevideothumbnailwillcausethevideotobeginplayback.



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Browsing PicturesYoucanuseMiragetobrowsethephotosonyourMediaCenterPCandtobeginpictureslideshowsonyourmaindisplay.

MiragewillshowfoldersandpicturesthatarelocatedinthedirectoriesyouhaveinstructedMediaCentertosearchfortheseitems.Clickingonafolderwillopenthatfolderanddisplayitscontents.

Pressingtheplaybuttonatanylevelwillbeginaslideshowonyourmaindisplayofallthepicturesinthefolder(includingsubfolders,ifMediaCenterisconfiguredaccordingly).




TROUBLESHOOTING

Cannotestablisha connectionwiththeMedia Control Server.

CheckServerStatusinconfigurationapplication(step1).Stopandrestartserverifnecessary.RefertoAutonomicControlsiftheserverwillnotreportRunningoriftheproblempersistsafterreboot.

CheckLicensingStatusruleoutexpireddemo.Validatefulltimeconnectiontotheinternetifrunningindemomode.

CheckFirewallstatus.DetermineifthePChasthirdpartyfirewallsoftwaresuchasNortonAntivirus.Mayneedtomanuallymakeportexceptionsinthosecases.

InsureControlServerPortmatchesPortsettinginTCP/IPconnectionontheprocessor. ValidateconnectiononlocalhostandremotenetworkPCusingtelnettoruleoutnetworking

problem.PingtheCrestronProcessorfromthehosttoinsureconnectivitybetweenthem. InsureIPTableisproperlypopulatedontheCrestron.

NoAlbum Artisdisplayed.

ChecktheArtServerparameterintheAutonomicControlsMCSsymbolinSIMPL.MakesuretheparameterisintheformatIPADDRESS:PORTwheretheIPaddressmatchesthehostcomputerandtheportmatchestheWebServerportsettingintheMCSconfigurationapplication.

CheckFirewallstatusintheMCSconfigurationapplication.DetermineifthePChasthirdpartyfirewallsoftwaresuchasNortonAntivirus.Ifso,youmayneedtomanuallymakeportexceptionsinthosecases.

EstablishabaselinewiththeSampleVTProefile.ValidatethattheanaloganddynamicartjoinshavenotchangedonthethumbnailobjectsontheVTPropages.

Isolatetheproblembytypinghttp://[host_name]:5005/getartintoabrowserwindow.(ReplacehostnamewiththeservershostnameorIPaddress).Ifalbumartforthecurrentlyplayingmediaisdisplayedinthebrowser,usetheCrestrondebuggertodeterminewhatURLtheMCENowPlayingArt$signalisusing.

http://%5Bhost_name%5D:5005/getart



Someoftheremotecontrol buttonsdonot function.YoumayberunningaCrestronXPanelprojectorMirageontheMediaPC.

CertainonewaycommandsontheMCScontrols(orhome)page,aswellasvolumeandmutefeedbackrequirethatWindowsMediaCenter(WMC)isthefocusedwindow.SinceWMCwillnothavefocuswhileyouareoperatingtheXPanelprojectorMirageonthesamePC,thosecommandswillnotworkinthisconfiguration.Mostmediabrowsingcommandswillworkfineinthisconfigurationhoweverandsoitisacceptabletotestthisway.

Inactualpractice,MCSclientapplicationsareintendedtobeoperatedfromremotedeviceswhileWMCisrunningfullscreen.Thesecommandswillworkproperlywhenoperatingtheinterfacefromaremotedevice.

OVERVIEWBefore you beginSystem Hardware RequirementsSystem Software Requirements

SYSTEM SETUPMEDIA CONTROL SERVER INSTALLATIONPre-requisites ScreenEnd User License AgreementCustomer RegistrationActivationCustom optionsCompleting Installation

MEDIA CONTROL SERVER CONFIGURATIONStart the configuration applicationGeneral MCS SettingsSerial ControlMedia SourcesConfiguring playback devicesRegistrationRemoving your license

MIRAGE INSTALLATIONOverviewRunning Mirage in a Web BrowserRunning the Mirage Client Application

CONFIGURING MIRAGEHiding the Mouse PointerExitNow Playing ScreenQueue ScreenBrowsing MusicRecorded TVBrowsing MoviesBrowsing VideosBrowsing Pictures

TROUBLESHOOTING Cannot establish a connection with the Media Control Server.No Album Art is displayed.Some of the remote control buttons do not function.