RE: Re: Radio sources and Russound kit?

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Seriously - it's ultra fab! One of the best bits of HA in the house
and gets very good WAF :)

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> kw1816
> Sent: 03 October 2006 12:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Radio sources and Russound kit?
>
> 'Have you tried xAP Switchboard -'
>
> Well thanks a lot Paul :-0   Something else gets added to my list of
> projects :-)
>
> Kevin W.
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@...> wrote:
> >
> > OK - I have some of that already... especially the caller ID bit
-
> excellent!  Have you tried xAP Switchboard - it does this really
> well. I have all these announcements through the paging zone of my
> Kustom amp, so the CAV won't give me much more functionality there
> but much better control of zones will be really welcome :)
> >
> > I currently use an IR injector circuit I built with the Kustom
> amp - allows HomeVision to control the Kustom amp using IR -
> Russounds RS232 will be much more reliable though and allow status
> feedback which I can't currently get.
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of
> > > kw1816
> > > Sent: 02 October 2006 15:04
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Radio sources and Russound kit?
> > >
> > > Pretty sure there's a 30 day trial version available. The
old
> > > version I used to use doesn't seem to like ML/MLS 3 :-(
> > > Once we get the extension build finished I plan to spend
some
> time
> > > fully integrating the CAV - got lot's of ideas .....
> > >
> > > Comfort alarm sounds - CAV switches Zone 1 on at set colume
and
> > > plays a dog barking, then switches on all zones to announce
that
> the
> > > police have been called etc. while flashing all the house
lights
> and
> > > sounding a siren
> > >
> > > The wife fancies a 'welcome home' message when the front
door is
> > > opened, I have a feeling that will last all of a week :-)
> > >
> > > CallerID announce - looks phone number up in address book
and
> > > announce callers name in zones 1 & 2.
> > >
> > > Kevin W.
> > >
> > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@>
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Thanks Kevin,
> > > >
> > > > When I get the kit (hopefully this week :) ) I'll try
to get on
> > > the HomeSeer Russound plugin beta and see if that's a viable
> > > alternative.
> > > >
> > > > Do you know if Cinemar has a trial ver of the plugin -
or is
> the
> > > old one still available?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > >
> > > > Paul.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> On
> > > Behalf Of
> > > > > kw1816
> > > > > Sent: 02 October 2006 10:29
> > > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Radio sources and Russound
kit?
> > > > >
> > > > > Any text you like - IIRC The plugin has choice of
messaging
> > > commands
> > > > >
> > > > > Messages to individual (or all) keypads.
> > > > > Messages to keypads with a specified source
selected.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm using the latter, for radio station HS fires a
message
> to all
> > > > > keypads with 'Source 2' selected and for
Track/Artist
> > > MLmediacentre
> > > > > plugin fires a source message to all keypads with
source 1
> > > selected,
> > > > > updated on track change. I also use the plugin to
control
> > > > > the 'Source' key from the keypad - instead of
cycling through
> > > all 6
> > > > > I have it just looping through the (at present) 3
sources.
> Each
> > > push
> > > > > also fires a brief message displaying source name
> > > (Radio,Music,TV)
> > > > > and then the source info (e.g. Radio station
name).
> > > > >
> > > > > I also played with sending Caller ID info to the
keypads but
> then
> > > > > upgraded both HS and ML and haven't had the time
to get it
> > > working
> > > > > again !
> > > > >
> > > > > Not using the Russound Power tools software,
thought about
> it -
> > > then
> > > > > saw the price tag :-0
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > Kevin W.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale"
<groups@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks Kevin!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I wasn't sure how the station name got poked
into the CAV -
> > > that
> > > > > answers it. Did the ML Russound plugin work with
respect to
> > > > > a 'custom' text string - is it this that the
station name
> goes
> > > into?
> > > > > What if you wanted to display other data on the
keypad
> screen -
> > > > > could you do this and then at some interval,
revert back to
> the
> > > > > station name? I guess you hold the station name in
a HS
> virtual
> > > > > device and keep passing it back to the CAV as and
when????
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Paul.
> > > > > >
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