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EQUINOX INTEGRATION GUIDE 

 

©Vantage Equinox 

NuVo Player 

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III. Links 

User Manual: 

http://www.legrand.us/~/media/Files/NuVo/Catalog/Marketing/Manuals/Player%20Portfolio%20Manual.ashx

 

 

IV. Installation Steps

 

Follow the instructions in the NuVo player manual to setup the NuVo player system before going through the Design Center setup. 
These steps will include installing the NuVo hardware, downloading the NuVo App, configuring the NuVo hardware, and 
recording the IP addresses of each NuVo zone for use in Design Center setup. After all NuVo products have been successfully 
installed, follow the steps below to integrate the NuVo products in Design Center and setup the Equinox products for control 
of the NuVo Players. 

 

V. Design Center Setup 

Note: This document contains two examples of NuVo integration with Equinox products; Example 1: where the NuVo Player acts 
as a source for a Vantage 850D-DA distributed audio system, and Example 2: where the NuVo Player acts as the audio distribution 
product. 

Example 1: NuVo Player with Vantage 850D-DA (Preferred method) 

Follow these instructions to add the NuVo Player/850D-DA to your Design Center project and configure the settings appropriately. 

1.

 

Project Settings 

– Click on 

Settings | Project 
Information| Owner

 (tab). 

Fill out the 

Equinox 

Mobile Passcode:

 

(alpha/numeric) and the 

Equinox Admin PIN:

 

(numeric). 
 

2.

 

Add 850D-DA 

– 

In the 

Object Explorer

select 

Vantage  Objects | 

Audio/Video 

and drag or 

double click  the  850D-
DA to add it to the 
project. 

TIP: 

The 850D-DA is  added to 

the  room  currently 
selected when  double 
clicking. 

 

3.

 

Add NuVo Player 

– 

In the 

Object Explorer

select 

Vantage  Objects | 

Audio/Video 

and drag or 

double click  the 

NuVo 

Player 

to add to  the 

project. 

 

 

 

4.

 

NuVo Player setup – 

If you have more 
than 1 NuVo player 
click the 

Add Player

 

icon to add them. 
Change the model, if 
needed, and change 
the name to match 
the model.

 

 

5.

 

NuVo Source 
Setup 

 

Enter a 

short,  user friendly 
name.

 

 

6.

 

Setup the NuVo zone 
Parameters – 

Enter 

the IP Address for each 
zone (this is found 
using the NuVo Player 
app in 
Settings/General/Abou
t). Check the 

Exclude 

From audio widget

 

checkbox for each 
zone.

 

 

7.

 

Setup 850D-DA 
sources – 

Select the 

NuVo Streaming 
source outputs as 
sources for the 850D-
DA. 
 

Summary of Contents for P3500

Page 1: ...Not Supported Feature EQ40 EQ41 EQ73 EQApp Zone Power Mute Zone power toggles mute state Zone Volume buttons Slider Visibility TransportCommands Play Pause Skip Next Skip Previous Source Selection Swipe to streaming service line in Bluetooth Metadata EQ40 Limited Text EQ41 EQ73 EQApp Full Cover art Music Library iTunes Windows Media NAS EQ40 Cycle Playlists EQ41 EQ73 EQApp Navigate Play Albums Art...

Page 2: ...uct Example 1 NuVo Player with Vantage 850D DA Preferred method Follow these instructions to add the NuVo Player 850D DA to your Design Center project and configure the settings appropriately 1 Project Settings Click on Settings Project Information Owner tab Fill out the Equinox Mobile Passcode alpha numeric and the Equinox Admin PIN numeric 2 Add 850D DA Inthe Object Explorer select Vantage Objec...

Page 3: ... drag or double click the NuVo Player to add to the project 2 NuVo Player setup If you have more than 1 NuVo player click the Add Player icon to add them Change the model if needed and change the name to match the model 3 Name the Sources Enter short friendly names for each source 4 Select Line In devices If using the Line in sources select the device for each used Line in 5 Setup the NuVo zone Pa...

Page 4: ... Equinox 40 Audio Mini Widget for NuVo Player Source indicator one dash per source swipe over any portion of the audio mini widget i e the lower part of the touch screen to the left or right to switch between the NuVo s Streaming Line in and Bluetooth sources Press the name of the current playlist station to cycle to the next playlist station Press the icon of the currently playing service to cycl...

Page 5: ...sible go to the widget s edit view see below to toggle the zone source to make it visible The following screen shots taken from a typical EQ73 device show the basic navigation for full Equinox widgets on the EQ41 EQ73 and Equinox App among the three widget views Dashboard Full Screen and Edit Mode Refer to the Equinox Apps Widget Install document on Vantage s website for more detailed information ...

Page 6: ...nfigure zones sources options Hold and drag up down to change the order Toggle checkmark to show hide items Equinox App Licensing Note Install the Equinox App search for Vantage Equinox on your iOS or Android devices A valid license is needed for each Equinox device connected to a Vantage System Licenses are available via Controller SD cards for up to 5 EQ APP 5 10 EQ APP 10 or unlimited EQ APP X ...

Page 7: ...EQUINOX INTEGRATION GUIDE Vantage Equinox NuVo Player page 7 of 9 IX Connection Diagram Example ...

Page 8: ...must be added from within the NuVo App NuVo Players only update their Library every 24 hours If new music is added a refresh must be done for the new music to immediately appear NuVo Player metadata is not supported on older TPTs such as 650s 700s 1040s etc Only the NuVo MPS4 E and NVT2 tuners are supported on the older TPTs Nuvo Player with Vantage 850D DA The best recommend use of a NuVo Player ...

Page 9: ...yer is re established During that period it will appear that there is no communication with the player Because of this it is recommended that the Infusion controller be reset after a firmware update to the Nuvo player XII Design Center Task Procedure Table The following table shows the most common procedures that are available for programming Design Center tasks for control of the NuVo Player Task...

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