Video Transcript
End-User Control
5m 25s
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Once the system is configured, it’s time to put the control in the hands of the end user.
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There are two main ways that the end users can interact with the system –
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– either through the physical wall-mounted MF-C controller,
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or through the MP-Manage app installed on any smartphone.
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First let’s look at the MP-MFC wallmount controllers.
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These intuitive tactile controllers can be installed in any standard junction box,
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and be used to make simple adjustments for gain and source across multiple zones,
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as well as loading scenes.
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They connect to the MFC port on the back of the MP-M Series mixer—
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—and can be daisy chained to allow for up to four controllers on the same port.
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This means you can have up to 8 MFC controllers on a single MP-M,
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which you’ll see represented down the left side of your screen here on the MFC setup page.
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You can access this page either from the Setup Wizard,
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or by navigating to the Menu and selecting Controllers.
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Begin by naming a controller.
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Then you can choose single or multi-zone control and determine which zone or zones it will control.
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Since you’ve already assigned the possible Sources for these Zones,
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these options will automatically populate as choices in your MFC controller.
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Simply press the center select button to see the list of possible sources,
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scroll to your choice, and select it.
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MFC controllers also have the ability to trigger preloaded scenes.
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A scene is a saved configuration of your design, which you can configure in the Menu.
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To allow the MFC to load a particular scene,
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simply select that scene here from the list of all available scenes.
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Any scene with a star icon next to it is recallable on the MFC, while the others are not.
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To recall a scene, double-tap the Select button on the controller, and then select the scene.
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Now that you’ve defined what the MFC can do, you can pair a physical MFC with the MP-M.
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Pairing an MFC controller with the MP Series Mixer couldn’t be simpler.
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Just select any available controller and then select the Pair button.
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Every connected MFC in the system will display a notice that it is now in pairing mode.
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Then simply walk to that controller and press any button.
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The physical MFC controller will be paired with its representation in the MP-Install app.
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Do that with each of your devices, and that’s it!
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And that’s pretty much all there is to the MFCs – they’re simple to setup, and simple to use.
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For more advanced end user control,
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you may want to setup Smartphone controls for the end users who are using the MP Manage app.
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You can access this page either from the Setup Wizard, or by going to Menu > Smartphone.
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The major control difference between the wall controller and the smartphone
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is the ability to set up different user profiles and assign different privileges to each user type.
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You can create eight different users, simply by selecting one and giving it a name.
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Then decide which zones that user level should have access to control.
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So pick as many as make sense for this user.
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You then have a second column of other types of controls
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that you can choose to engage or disengage for each user.
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You can allow a user to access the Wi-Fi Paging, the Scheduler,
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the ability to Recall and Save Scenes, Lock certain Zones, or to control the Mixer or USB Player.
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Be sure to press the Save button for this user before you move on to the next one!
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And you'll notice that the first user on the list always has Security options available,
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but you can elect whether or not other users have access to this.
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When your user installs the MP Manage App,
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be sure they connect to the same wireless network as your MP-M device,
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and they will receive a notification that they have connected, but have not yet been assigned access.
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On your manager device, you’ll see a popup that a new device has connected.
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You can then access the Password page on that smartphone
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and use your Manager access to unlock the new device,
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and then select a user profile to link to that particular smartphone,
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giving them the appropriate access.
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In another video we’ll go through end user functionality of the MP-Manage app
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just in case your end users forget how to use it,
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but you should definitely spend some time reviewing these controls
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with your end user before you complete your commissioning.
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Since you’ll already be well versed on the MP Install by this point in the installation,
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it should be fairly intuitive to you.
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It gives you access to different areas of configuration,
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but the interface is in a different configuration that fits a smartphone.
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If you’ve been progressing forward with the Setup Wizard, you’re almost all done!
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Check your Wall Controllers and Smartphones tasks off the list,
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and you now have a fully functional system.
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All that’s left is to enter your Job Information and generate a Report.
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This will compile all of the system’s settings into a single text file which you can use for reference later.
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However, just because you’re done setting up the Wizard doesn’t mean you’ve fully mastered this system.
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There are still a few features we haven’t explored on the MP Series,
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such as the Mixer, Scenes, GPI Setup, and the USB Player, which we’ll cover in upcoming videos.
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Until then, we'll see you next time!
Lesson Description
End-User Control
5m 25s
Setup and configuration of MP-MFC wall controllers and MP Manage app for smartphones to control the MP-M Mixer.