RE: xplRioNet : trouble pre-setting volume

["UKHA" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Tony,

On 10/08/2004 at 13:02 Tony Tofts wrote:


>I think there are several issues here.
>
>Firstly volume level/mute should only work with either lineout (when
>lineout=y) or built-in amp (when lineout=n). There's no control of
lineout
>with lineout=n and no control of amp with lineout=y. At least there
>shouldn't be as control is mutually exclusive.

Actually, it's useful if you have some units that use line out and some
that don't
but you're just about to say ...

>I think that rather than being a global option lineout should probably
be
>changed to a unit specific option?

.. so, yes, I agree, each unit should be configurable as to it's
lineout=y/n state

>
>So, to maintain compatibility, lineout="y" in xplrionet.xml
would mean
>always use lineout, whereas lineout=n would mean use built-in amp
control
>unless a new config item per rio called lineout=y?

Yes, that should work, although I'd really like the mute to work
regardless, simply because
I don't have my amps xpl'd up :D

[from your other message]

> Do you think this would solve the issues?

>>Of course the problem with the default volume setting being ignored
from an
>>xpl message needs to be sorted too

Actually, if the initial config were to work I think perhaps you shouldn;t
touch the other code, since what if the output of the rio is far too high
from an amp? at least you can turn it down... and mute would continue to
work...

I'm torn between what's right, and what provides the best functionality


I've just spotted another issue, the rios aren't updating the track
info..(artist, album, track - counter is as per my previous message)

HTH

Andy