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Elan iPod Integration Dock VIA!migo manual

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 1 ¸ Contents Intr oduction ........................................................................................ 3 Features & Specifications ...................................................................... 4 Features ......................................................................[...]

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    2 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Appendix A: F AQ’ s/T r oubleshooting ................................. 34 Appendix B: Auxiliary Input .................................................... 37 Limited W arranty ............................................................. Back Page[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 3 ¸ Intr oduction Congratulations on your purchase of the VIA!migo™ iPod ® Integration Dock with On-Screen Navigation. VIA!® & iPod bring you your favorite tunes no matter where you ar e. The VIA!migo iPod Integration Dock lets you leave your headphones behind. Just sit down, relax and enjoy[...]

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    4 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Featur es & Specifi cations With ELAN’ s powerful combination of products, you can now listen to your music anywhere you want. While VIA!migo lets you play all of your music throughout the house. ELAN’ s full line of VIA! ® dj Digital Music Servers give you one-touch, on-screen access [...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 5 ¸ NOTE: RS-232 provides two way feedback that enables you to view media and iPod information, such as T rack T itles, Artist information, Play Status, etc. on Olé T ouchpads. This requires the use of an ELAN SS1 System Station.[...]

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    6 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ 1 2 4 5 1 VIA!MIGO DOCK 2 ADJUSTMENT SCREW IPOD SUPPORT ST AND 4 5 6 AC POWER ADAPTER RJ45-DB9 CONNECTOR AND CABLE POWER ST A TUS LIGHT 3 3 6 Figure 2: VIA!migo Components[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 7 ¸ Specifi cations Inputs/Outputs Description Left/Right Audio (V ariable or Fixed) Analog audio output Video Composite video output S-Video (simultaneously active) Separated analog video output Power Supply Input 100-240V AC, 47-63 Hz Power Supply 10VDC, 1.5 amps max RS2-232 Serial Input RJ-45 Ja[...]

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    8 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Getting Started Connecting your VIA!migo to your Home Entertainment System is a snap. T o connect the VIA!migo to a Home Entertainment System: 1. Assemble your VIA!migo - Attach the VIA!migo iPod Support Stand and make the proper power , audio and video connections to your Home Entertainment Sys[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 9 ¸ Connections S-VIDEO REMOTE IN VIDEO AUDIO 10V DC DA TE I/O 2 6 7 4 3 5 1 Figure 3: VIA!migo Connections Remote In Right Audio Out S-Video Out 10VDC PWR Jack Composite Video Out *Data I/O Port Left Audio Out * W ar ning: The Data I/O Port is NOT an Ether net connection and may cause damage to the[...]

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    10 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Connecting the VIA!migo to a Home Ster eo or A/V Receiver There ar e several differ ent ways you can connect the VIA!migo to your exist- ing Home Entertainment System: 1. Connect the Left and Right Audio Outputs to a stereo or A/V Receiver . Connect the V ideo Output directly to a TV . 2. Conne[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 11 ¸ Contr ol Connections IR Contr ol The VIA!migo may be controlled by IR or RS-232. IR contr ol is the simplest connection and will provide all contr ol options but WILL NOT provide feed- back when used with Olé T ouchpads. Feedback, in the case of IR controlled applications, occurs on a TV or VI[...]

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    12 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ RS-232 Contr ol RS-232 serial control pr ovides reliable contr ol from VIA! T ouch Panels and Olé T ouchpads. In addition to control capabilities, RS-232 contr ol allows Olé T ouchpads to display feedback (Title, T rack, etc.). An ELAN SS1 System Station is required to display feedback on Ol?[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 13 ¸ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RS-232 Adapter DB-9 Pin 2 = TX Pin 3 = RX Pin 5 = Ground RS-232 Adapter RJ-45 Pin 2 (Blue White) = TX Pin 3 (Orange) = RX Pin 5 (Green) = Gr ound 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WARNING: CONNECT ONL Y PINS 2, 3, AND 5. DO NOT CONNECT OTHER PINS TO THE SS1. CONNECTING TO OTHER PINS WILL RESUL [...]

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    14 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Connecting VIA!migo to an ELAN Multi-Room Contr oller Remotely Located Sour ce VIA!migo connects to ELAN’ s Multi-Room Controllers as a Sour ce much like a DVD player , VCR, or cable box. Figure 8 shows the VIA!migo hooked up to an ELAN System12 using Cat-5 to connect an LSWP (Local Source W [...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 15 ¸ Figure 9 shows the VIA!migo connected directly to an ELAN Multi-Room controller using an RSWP (Remote Sour ce W all Plate Kit) to pass Audio, Video and IR between the VIA!migo and a Multi-Room Controller using Cat-5. Note: The RSWP is NOT system-specific and will work with any Multi-Room Contro[...]

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    16 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Multi-Room Contr oller Applications PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND DC RELAY PWR RELAY 1 RELAY 2 RELAY 3 RELAY 4 RELAY 5 RELAY 6 RELAY 7 RELAY 8 HOST RS-232 ELAN RS-232 HOST E[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 17 ¸ L R IR OUT IN S O U R C E VIDEO LSWP Local Source W all Plate VIA!migo Cat-5 Cat-5 Cat-5 RCA A/V Cables 3.5mm IR Cable XM FM 12 3 4 5 6 MONO + - - 1 ZONE 1 LOCAL 2 ZONE LOCAL 3 ZONE LOCAL 4 ZONE 4 LOCAL 5 ZONE LOCAL 6 ZONE 6 LOCAL 8 LOCAL 8 ZONE 7 LOCAL 7 ZONE VIA!POWER 16VDC / 10A 16VDC / 4A V[...]

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    18 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND NC COM NO PWR GND DC RELAY PWR RELAY 1 RELAY 2 RELAY 3 RELAY 4 RELAY 5 RELAY 6 RELAY 7 RELAY 8 HOST RS-232 ELAN RS-232 HOST ELAN COM 1 COM 3 COM 2 COM 4 COM 1 CO[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 19 ¸ L R IR OUT IN S O U R C E VIDEO LSWP Zone 1 VIA!migo Cat-5 Cat-5 RCA A/V Cables 3.5mm IR Cable XM FM 12 3 4 5 6 MONO + - - 1 ZONE 1 LOCAL 2 ZONE LOCAL 3 ZONE LOCAL 4 ZONE 4 LOCAL 5 ZONE LOCAL 6 ZONE 6 LOCAL 8 LOCAL 8 ZONE 7 LOCAL 7 ZONE VIA!POWER 16VDC / 10A 16VDC / 4A VIA!NET TO SENSE INPUTS U[...]

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    20 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Connecting T o Y our A/V System T o connect to your A/V System with or without a VIA! T ouch Panel: 1. Plug the included AC power adapter into the back of the VIA!migo base, and the other end into any available AC power outlet. 2. Plug the A/V Cable into the back of the VIA!migo base. Be sure t[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 21 ¸ Connecting Y our iPod Adjusting VIA!migo to Fit Y our iPod The VIA!migo can fit any dockable iPod. It can even be used with many iPod protective cases left on. The first time you use your iPod, and if you ever use another size iPod, you should adjust the VIA!migo’ s Support Stand to accommoda[...]

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    22 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Figure 14: VIA!migo iPod Support Stand[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 23 ¸ Operation VIA!migo Modes VIA!migo has two distinct modes; Dock Mode (On-Screen Navigation) and iPod Mode. It’ s very important to understand the differ ences between the two. NOTE: T o toggle between iPod Mode and Dock (On-Screen Navigation) Mode, simply issue the Mode IR command to toggle th[...]

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    24 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ On-Scr een Music Navigation Use on-screen navigation by selecting the Dock Mode to contr ol and display your iPod music, including Playlists, Albums, Artists, Songs, etc. Y ou can also choose Screen Savers to customize your VIA!migo. T o navigate thr ough the categories of your music: 1. Select[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 25 ¸ iPod Mode iPod Mode lets you browse and select music, pictur es and video directly from your iPod. Y ou can navigate your iPod menu screens via the arr ow but- tons on a VIA! T ouch Panel or directly on the iPod itself while docked on top of theVIA!migo. Use iPod Mode when: Using the VIA!migo c[...]

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    26 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Basic On-Scr een Display Navigation Figure 8 shows the on-scr een button layout features of a VIA! T ouch Panel with a VIA!migo program downloaded to the touch panel. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 11 12 Figure 15: On-Screen Display Navigation Page Layout[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 27 ¸ On-Scr een Display Navigation Page Layout Item # Description Displays the “Now Playing” information of the current track, along with play status. Returns to the first page in the navigation tree (Home Page). Used to browse up and down thr ough the current menu list. Selects the highlighted [...]

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    28 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Item # Description Controls the volume up or down for the curr ent zone. Mute the audio in the specific zone. Allows you to select the next or previous media track Indicates the highlighted menu item on the screen. . 10 11 12 13[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 29 ¸ For basic On-Screen Display Navigation, perform the steps shown in Figure 16 . Figure 16: On-Screen Display Navigation 1. Select Music from the Home Menu Screen. 2. Select the listing of music you would like to view: Playlist, Artist, Albums, Songs, Genres, Composers, or Audiobooks. 3. Scroll U[...]

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    30 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ On-Scr een Navigation Tips & T ricks Shuffl e Functions There ar e two ways to use Shuffle with your VIA!migo in On-Scr een Navigation Music Mode: 1. T o immediately begin shuffling your entir e Music Library , select Shuffle Songs fr om the VIA!migo Home Menu. 2. Shuffle your music in any[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 31 ¸ Scr een Savers A Screen Saver will automatically come on after a period of user inactivity . Music will continue to play . Select from the following: Status Bar - displays the current song information and play status. VIA!migo Logo - bounces the VIA!migo logo around the scr een. Black - display[...]

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    32 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Playing & Contr olling Music The VIA!migo lets you enjoy your iPod music through your home ster eo, A/V receiver , ELAN Multi-Room System, powered speakers and/or television. Y ou can either select your music directly from your iPod (iPod Mode) or you can view , navigate and select music us[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 33 ¸ How to Switch Between NTSC and P AL Switching between between NTSC and P AL can be accomplished using the template in VIA!TOOLS software (see VIA!TOOLS “Help” file) or by issuing the following commands: 1. Undock the iPod from the dock 2. Issue the “ Home ” IR Command or navigate to the[...]

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    34 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Appendix A:F AQs/T roubleshooting F AQs F AQ Answer Does the VIA!migo charge battery in my iPod? Y es. The VIA!migo fully charges and powers your iPod whenever your iPod is connected. Do I have to use a TV with the VIA!migo? No. The VIA!migo is a music-based, remote controlled home docking syst[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 35 ¸ F AQ Answer Where ar e my Podcasts when I’m using on- screen navigation? The VIA!migo categorizes your Podcasts under Genres. Just select Genr es from the Music Menu and find the Podcast you’d like to hear . If you want, you can organize your Podcasts into a Playlist in iT unes and then acc[...]

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    36 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ My VIA!migo isn’ t working... Possible Solution IR not working. 1. Ensure that the DB-9 to RJ-45 Adaptor used is the one that came with the VIA!migo. Disconnect the adaptor and resend IR command. 2. If the Dock is near IR interference (Plasma TV , LCD TV , sunlight, etc.) the IR Receiver Wind[...]

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    ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved 37 ¸ Appendix B: Auxiliary Input The VIA!migo has an available Auxiliary Input on the side of the docking station. This stereo 3.5 mm mini jack allows input fr om an outside source to pass through the Left/Right audio outputs of the docking station. When this Auxiliary Input is used, it bypasses the[...]

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    38 ©2007 ELAN Home Systems • All Rights Reserved ¸ Notes:[...]

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    Limited W arranty ELAN HOME SYSTEMS L.L.C. (“ELAN”) warrants the VIA!migo™ iPod ® Integration Dock to be free fr om defects in materials and workmanship for the period of one year (1 year) from date of purchase. If within the applicable warranty period above pur chaser discovers that such item was not as warranted above and promptly notifies[...]