Meyer Sound M'elodie, Operating Instructions Manual

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CHAPTER 4

Service LED (Red) 

The Service LED blinks every two seconds to indicate that 
the network hardware is operational, but the loudspeaker is 
not installed (commissioned) on the network. 

NOTE: 

The Service LED indicates that the 

loudspeaker is not commissioned on the 

network and has no effect on the acoustical and/or 
electrical activity of the M’elodie loudspeaker itself. 
The loudspeaker must be commissioned on a net-
work using the RMS software for the service LED to 
stop blinking.

When a loudspeaker has been installed on the network, 
the Service LED will be unlit and the Activity LED will flash 
continuously.

NOTE: 

When continuously lit, the Service 

LED indicates that the loudspeaker has had 

a local RMS hardware failure. In this case, the RMS 
communication board may be damaged and 
you should contact Meyer Sound Technical 
support.

Service Button 

Pressing the Service Button will display an icon 
on the corresponding loudspeaker display on 
the RMS screen. When used in combination 
with the Reset Button, the card will be decom-
missioned from the network and the red Service 
LED will blink. 

Wink LED (green) 

When lit, the Wink LED indicates that an ID 
signal has been sent from the host station com-
puter to the loudspeaker. This is accomplished 
using the Wink button on the loudspeaker Icon, 
Meter or Text views in the RMS monitoring 
program.

Reset Button

Pressing the Reset Button will cause the firmware code 
within the RMS card to reboot. However, the commission-
ing state of the card will not change (this is stored in flash 
memory). When used in combination with the Service But-
ton, the card will be decommissioned from the network and 
the red Service LED will blink. 

Activity LED (Green) 

When the loudspeaker has been commissioned the Activity 
LED will flash continuously. When the Activity LED is unlit 
the loudspeaker has not been installed on the network. 

USER INTERFACE

The RMS software features an intuitive, graphical Windows 
user interface. As mentioned earlier, each loudspeaker ap-
pears on the computer’s color monitor as a View in the form 
of a status icon, bar graph meter, or text meter (numerical 
values), depending on your preferences.

Each View contains loudspeaker identification information 
and data from the amplifier, controller, drivers and power 
supply of that particular unit. System status conditions 
cause changes in icon and bar graph indicators, alerting 
the operator to faults or excessive levels. The views are 
moveable and are typically arranged on the screen to reflect 
the physical layout of the loudspeakers. You can design a 
screen “panel” of icons or meters, as shown in Figure 4.4, 
and save it on the computer’s hard drive, with the panel 
conveniently named for a unique arrangement or performer.

If the loudspeaker installation pattern changes completely, 
a new screen panel can be built. If a different subset of  
installed loudspeakers will be used for a subsequent show, 
only selected loudspeakers need to appear on the monitor-
ing screen for that performance.

NOTE: 

For more information on RMS, please 

refer to the RMS User Guide included with 

the software, or visit www.meyersound.com. 

Figure 4.4. The RMS user interface