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Operation/Reference Guide MAX by AMX ® MAX Servers HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Last Revised: 9/10/2007.
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Table of Contents i MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multime dia Servers Table of Contents MAX Servers - Overview ..................... ............................................................... 1 Related Docum ents ............. ............
ii MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Mult imedia Servers Table of Contents Additional Infor mation on USB P orts: MMS-04S, -12S, -900 and MAX-HT Serv ers.. ............ 24 Step 5: Connect the Modules To th e MAX Server .............................
Table of Contents iii MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multime dia Servers Online Tech Support ....................................... ..................................................... .......... 41 Cover Art ..................................
iv MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Mult imedia Servers Table of Contents Step 1: Prep are the Slide R ail Assemblies .......................... ................ ............. ................ ..... 6 3 Step 2: Attac h the Inner S erver Rails to the MMS ch assis .
MAX Servers - Overview 1 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MAX Servers - Overview NO TICE : MAX Products are not designed or intended to, and may not be used to, violate an yone’ s copyright or other intellectual property rights.
MAX Servers - Overview 2 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Connect a PS/2 mouse and ke yboard, and a VGA monitor directly to the MAX serv er to access the on-board interface, called the MAX Admin Menu.
MAX HT Servers - Photos and Specificat ions 3 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MAX HT Servers - Photos and Specifications MAX-HT04/HT12 Home Theater Servers FIG.
MAX HT Servers - Photos and Specificat ions 4 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Product Specif ications MAX-HT04/HT12 Specifications Device Models: • MAX-HT04 (FG 2178-14) • MAX-HT12 (FG 2178-15) S torage Capacity: • MAX-HT04: 1.
MAX HT Servers - Photos and Specificat ions 5 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MAX-HT04/HT12 Specifications (Cont.) Operating Environment: • Operating T emperature: 10º to 3.
MAX HT Servers - Photos and Specificat ions 6 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Spec ifications 7 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Specifications MMS-01S Multimedia Server Product Specif ications FIG.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Specifica tions 8 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers MMS-01S (FG 2178-10) Product Specifications (Cont.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Spec ifications 9 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MMS-02S Multimedia Server Product Specif ications FIG.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Specifica tions 10 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers MMS-02S (FG 2178-12) Product Specifications (Cont.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Spec ifications 11 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MMS-02SB Multimedia Server with Backup Product Specif ications FIG.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Specifica tions 12 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers MMS-02SB (FG 2178-11) Product Specifications (Cont.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Spec ifications 13 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MMS-04S Multimedia Server Product Specif ications FIG.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Specifica tions 14 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers MMS-04S (FG 2178-07) Product Specifications (Cont.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Spec ifications 15 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MMS-12S Multimedia Server Product Specif ications FIG.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Specifica tions 16 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers MMS-12S (FG 2178-08) Product Specifications (Cont.
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Spec ifications 17 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MMS-900 Multimedia Server FIG. 9 MMS-900 Multimedia Server D VD/CDRW tra y P ow er LED (green) .
MAX MMS Servers - Photos and Specifica tions 18 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Product Specif ications MMS-900 (FG 2178-06 ) S torage capacity: • Over 7 terabytes of storage.
MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration 19 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration Overview The following sections describe the basic process of se.
MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration 20 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Online Datab ase MAX systems (firmware ve rsion 4.34 or higher) rely on an online media database for disc recognition. The online database provides all media information (s uch as d isc title, track/cha pter information, artist information, etc.
MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration 21 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Connect a PS/2 mouse and ke yboard, and a VGA monitor directly to the MAX serv er to access the on- board interface, called the MAX Admin Menu (FIG. 12).
MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration 22 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Step 3: Access the MAX Admin Menu Once the boot-up process is complete, the MAX Admin Menu (FIG. 12) is displayed: The MAX Admin Menu allows access to various administrativ e functions for the MAX server .
MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration 23 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Note : The server will not allow you to assign a mo dule to an output/zon e that is already in use. Select Output Module Setup > V iew to revie w the current output/zone assignment s.
MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration 24 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Additional Information on USB Ports: MMS-04S, -12S, -900 and MAX-HT S ervers If you are using both U SB.
MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration 25 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Connecting MAX-AOM Modules 1. Connect the MAX-A OM(s) to an audio system (amplif ier , switcher , etc.), using one of two options: a. Use RCA cables for analog stereo output (L and R) b.
MAX Servers - Setup and Configuration 26 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Y ou can also use W inMAX to establish a T elnet connection with the MAX to access the MAX Admin Menu: in the W inMAX System Information tab, click on Server Conf iguration.
MAX Admin Menu 27 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MAX Admin Menu Overview MAX servers utilize a b uilt-in interface called the MAX Admin Menu that allows access to v arious administrativ e functions for the MAX serv er . T o access the MAX Admin Menu, you must establish a telnet session with the server .
MAX Admin Menu 28 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers 3. Click the Server Conf iguration button to open the MAX Server Conf iguration window and establish a telnet session with the server . 4. Y ou will be prompted to enter a login ID and (Master) passwor d .
MAX Admin Menu 29 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs System Information The System Information page displays the following system hardware and status information (read- only): • Authenticate HDD: The options on this page allo w you to add, remove and view hard disc drives (HDDs) in the MAX server .
MAX Admin Menu 30 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Click OK to return to the MAX Admin Menu. IP Settings These options allow you to vie w an d configure the IP settings of the serv er for compatibility with your network.
MAX Admin Menu 31 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Preparing the MAX Server for Receiving Periodic Updates The IP Settings (Gate way and Primary DNS) in the W inMAX Serv er Configuration screen must be set correctly . T o prepare your server for automatic updates: 1.
MAX Admin Menu 32 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Adding New Modules to the System 1. Select Add , then select the type of module ( MAX - AO M or MAX - AV M ) you are adding (FIG. 19). 2. Click OK to proceed. Next you must enter an Output Number for the ne w module (FIG .
MAX Admin Menu 33 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Viewing all Module s in the System Select Vi e w in the Output Module Setup page (FIG. 18) to open a read-only list of a ll modules currently detected by the serv er to be installed in the system (FIG.
MAX Admin Menu 34 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers RAID 5 CLI This set of options rebuilds the serv er’ s RAID array . This option is only for use by AMX T echnical Support. FIG. 23 MAX Admin Menu - RAID 5 Status If the RAID array is rebuilt, all content on the server will be lost and the unit be rendered ino perable.
MAX Admin Menu 35 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Log Management MAX Servers ha ve the ability to log v arious intern al activities, primarily fo r troubleshooting purposes. The options on this page allow you to view and delete log files, and control the logging le v el for the server .
MAX Admin Menu 36 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Deleting Log Files Select Delete Log Files from the Log Management menu. The system will prompt you to v erify this action before the files are erased. Date, Time Locale This set of options allows you to specify/adjust the system’ s date, time and location settings (FIG.
MAX Admin Menu 37 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Setting System Date and Time When you select Date, Time, Locale from the MAX Admin Menu, a wiza rd is in voked which steps you through the process of setting the date and time for the system: 1.
MAX Admin Menu 38 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers 5. Click OK to proceed to the Set New T ime screen (FIG. 30), where you can set the system time (in HH:MM:SS format).
MAX Admin Menu 39 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Authenticate HDD The set of options on this page allow you to add, remov e and view hard disc driv es (HDDs) in the MAX server (FIG. 33). The options in the Authenticate HDD menu include: Add : Select to authenticate a new HDD, as described in the previous section.
MAX Admin Menu 40 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Viewing All HDDs In the MAX Serv er Select Vi e w from the Authenticate HDD menu to view all the serial numbers and keys for HDDs in the system (FIG. 35). Note that this list only indicate s HDDs that hav e been successfully authenticated.
MAX Admin Menu 41 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Parental Control This page allows you to enable parental control functionality .
MAX Admin Menu 42 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Cover Art This option retriev es updated cov er art for discs in the MAX server’ s media library . Change Region The region code setting for the MAX Server’ s inte rnal D VD-R OM driv e must match the region code of the D VD(s) you are attempting to load.
MAX Admin Menu 43 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs code setting (keeping in mind that it can only be changed a maximum of fiv e times). Also, insure that the last region code setting made matches the region in which the MAX will be installed.
MAX Admin Menu 44 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Manually Updating the Fi rmware Select Update from the Update F irmwar e page (FIG. 40) to manually check for firmw are updates for the server . If an update is d etected, it is automatically downloaded and installed.
DVD Region Code Settings 45 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs DVD Region Code Settings Overview All D VD players and most D VD disc s are labeled for operation within a specific geographical region in the world. This is kno w as a Region Code .
DVD Region Code Settings 46 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Default Region Code Setting By default, the MAX Server’ s D VD-R OM drives are set to read D VDs with Region 1 encoding (for U.
DVD Region Code Settings 47 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs The number of resets still av ailable is indicated at the top of the Change Region page (see FIG.
DVD Region Code Settings 48 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers.
MAX Servers DVD Drives - Supporte d Formats 49 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MAX Servers DVD Drives - Supported Formats DVD Drives - Compatible Formats The follo wing tables.
MAX Servers DVD Drives - Supported Format s 50 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers MDL Series - DVD Drives The following table indicates the compatibilities of the D VD Driv es in .
Replacing HDDs in MAX S ervers 51 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Replacing HDDs in MAX Servers Overview MAX MMS and HT servers support hot-swappable h a rd disk driv es (HDDs), accessible behind the remov able faceplate, on the front panel.
Replacing HDDs in MAX Servers 52 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Don’t for get to include the port numb er . 3. Press Enter to open the Disk Management Utility - Home Page (FIG. 44). 4. Click on the Configure tab at the to p of the screen to access the Co nfigur e page (FIG.
Replacing HDDs in MAX S ervers 53 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs 5. Note the Por t N u mb e r of the Degraded dri ve, and determine which physical dri ve needs to be replaced in the server: For MMS servers, refer to the charts in FIG.
Replacing HDDs in MAX Servers 54 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Also note that the LED on the de graded drive should blink to indicate that it needs to be replaced. Once you hav e determined whic h driv e needs to be replaced, yo u can proceed to physically removing the bad driv e, and installing the replacement dri ve.
Replacing HDDs in MAX S ervers 55 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs 5. Check the box next to the failed drive that you are removing, and click the Remove Drive b utton at the bottom of the screen. 6. Check the box again and click the Add Drive b utton at the bottom of the page.
Replacing HDDs in MAX Servers 56 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Replacing HDDs in HT Servers The AMX line of MAX HT servers support hot-sw appa ble 400GB h ard disk driv es (HDDs), accessible behind the faceplate on the front panel (FIG.
Replacing HDDs in MAX S ervers 57 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Step 1: Identify th e Drive That N eeds To Be Replace d T o identify the drive that needs to be replaced, access the MAX Admin Menu, via T elnet: 1.
Replacing HDDs in MAX Servers 58 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers 3. Install and secure the replacement driv e into the driv e tray . 4. Slide the replacement driv e/tray assembly fully into the slot, and push the hinged latch back into its locked position.
Replacing HDDs in MAX S ervers 59 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs MAX Admin Menu Use the other options in the Authenticate HDD menu (accessible via the Admin Menu on the MMS), to manage all HDDs in the server , as sho wn in FIG.
Replacing HDDs in MAX Servers 60 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers.
Rack Moun ting MAX Servers 61 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Rack Mounting MAX Servers CAUTION: Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to help ensure your own personal safety and to help protect your system and working en vironment from potential damage.
Rack Mounting MAX Servers 62 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Rack Mounting MMS-01S/ 02S/02SB/04S/12S Servers MMS-01S, -02S, -02SB, -04S and -12S servers come with a Rack-Mounting Kit, which includes the hardware required to mount the servers in a standard 19-inch (48-cm) rack.
Rack Moun ting MAX Servers 63 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Step 1: Prepare the Sli de Rail Assemblies The two Outer Slide Rails, and two Inner Serv er Rails come assembled in the rack rail hardware kit. Y ou must separate these pieces before beginning.
Rack Mounting MAX Servers 64 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Step 4: Install the Outer Rail/Ex tension Racket A ssemblies In the Rack Once both of the Outer Rail/Bracket assembles (fro m the previous step) are prepared, they can be installed into the rack cabinet.
Rack Moun ting MAX Servers 65 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Rack Mounting HT and MMS-900 Servers Each MAX-HT server comes with a Rack -Mounting Kit. Each Rack-Mounting Kit supports one se rver and includes all hardware required to mount HT servers i n a standard 19-inch (48-cm) equipment rack.
Rack Mounting MAX Servers 66 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Before you begin, disassemble the Slide Rail Assemblies: the Stationary , Intermediate and Cha ssis sections must be separated before they can be attached to the server and rack.
Rack Moun ting MAX Servers 67 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs Step 2: Slide I ntermediate Sectio ns Into the Sta tionary Sections 1. Slide the Intermediate Section into the Stationary Section, from the rear end of the Stationary Section, as shown in FIG.
Rack Mounting MAX Servers 68 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers Step 3: Attach the Ex tension Brackets W ith the Intermediate and Stationary Sections together , you can now attach the Extension Brackets.
Rack Moun ting MAX Servers 69 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs 2. Attach an Adapter Bar to the rear of each of the two Rack-Rail assemblies (FIG. 62). Once the Adapter Bars have been attached to the front and rear of both Rack-Rail as semb lies, the Rack-Rails are ready to use.
Rack Mounting MAX Servers 70 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers FIG. 64 shows the Adapter Bars properly mounted to the Rack-Rail assemblies and vertical mounting rails in the equi.
Rack Moun ting MAX Servers 71 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Serve rs 4. Carefully slide the server into the rack until the Locking Release T abs on the Chassis Sections (in the equipment rack) engage the Intermediate Se ction Rails, securing the server in place.
Rack Mounting MAX Servers 72 MAX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Servers.
Rack Mounting MAX Servers 73 M AX Servers: HT Home Theater and MMS Multimedia Server s.
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