End-User Control

Once the system is configured, it’s time to put the control in the hands of the end user.

There are two main ways that the end users can interact with the system –

– either through the physical wall-mounted MF-C controller,

or through the MP-Manage app installed on any smartphone.

First let’s look at the MP-MFC wallmount controllers.

These intuitive tactile controllers can be installed in any standard junction box,

and be used to make simple adjustments for gain and source across multiple zones,

as well as loading scenes.

They connect to the MFC port on the back of the MP-M Series mixer—

—and can be daisy chained to allow for up to four controllers on the same port.

This means you can have up to 8 MFC controllers on a single MP-M,

which you’ll see represented down the left side of your screen here on the MFC setup page.

You can access this page either from the Setup Wizard,

or by navigating to the Menu and selecting Controllers.

Begin by naming a controller.

Then you can choose single or multi-zone control and determine which zone or zones it will control.

Since you’ve already assigned the possible Sources for these Zones,

these options will automatically populate as choices in your MFC controller.

Simply press the center select button to see the list of possible sources,

scroll to your choice, and select it.

MFC controllers also have the ability to trigger preloaded scenes.

A scene is a saved configuration of your design, which you can configure in the Menu.

To allow the MFC to load a particular scene,

simply select that scene here from the list of all available scenes.

Any scene with a star icon next to it is recallable on the MFC, while the others are not.

To recall a scene, double-tap the Select button on the controller, and then select the scene.

Now that you’ve defined what the MFC can do, you can pair a physical MFC with the MP-M.

Pairing an MFC controller with the MP Series Mixer couldn’t be simpler.

Just select any available controller and then select the Pair button.

Every connected MFC in the system will display a notice that it is now in pairing mode.

Then simply walk to that controller and press any button.

The physical MFC controller will be paired with its representation in the MP-Install app.

Do that with each of your devices, and that’s it!

And that’s pretty much all there is to the MFCs – they’re simple to setup, and simple to use.

For more advanced end user control,

you may want to setup Smartphone controls for the end users who are using the MP Manage app.

You can access this page either from the Setup Wizard, or by going to Menu > Smartphone.

The major control difference between the wall controller and the smartphone

is the ability to set up different user profiles and assign different privileges to each user type.

You can create eight different users, simply by selecting one and giving it a name.

Then decide which zones that user level should have access to control.

So pick as many as make sense for this user.

You then have a second column of other types of controls

that you can choose to engage or disengage for each user.

You can allow a user to access the Wi-Fi Paging, the Scheduler,

the ability to Recall and Save Scenes, Lock certain Zones, or to control the Mixer or USB Player.

Be sure to press the Save button for this user before you move on to the next one!

And you'll notice that the first user on the list always has Security options available,

but you can elect whether or not other users have access to this.

When your user installs the MP Manage App,

be sure they connect to the same wireless network as your MP-M device,

and they will receive a notification that they have connected, but have not yet been assigned access.

On your manager device, you’ll see a popup that a new device has connected.

You can then access the Password page on that smartphone

and use your Manager access to unlock the new device,

and then select a user profile to link to that particular smartphone,

giving them the appropriate access.

In another video we’ll go through end user functionality of the MP-Manage app

just in case your end users forget how to use it,

but you should definitely spend some time reviewing these controls

with your end user before you complete your commissioning.

Since you’ll already be well versed on the MP Install by this point in the installation,

it should be fairly intuitive to you.

It gives you access to different areas of configuration,

but the interface is in a different configuration that fits a smartphone.

If you’ve been progressing forward with the Setup Wizard, you’re almost all done!

Check your Wall Controllers and Smartphones tasks off the list,

and you now have a fully functional system.

All that’s left is to enter your Job Information and generate a Report.

This will compile all of the system’s settings into a single text file which you can use for reference later.

However, just because you’re done setting up the Wizard doesn’t mean you’ve fully mastered this system.

There are still a few features we haven’t explored on the MP Series,

such as the Mixer, Scenes, GPI Setup, and the USB Player, which we’ll cover in upcoming videos.

Until then, we'll see you next time!