AMX MAX-MMS-02SB, MAX-MMS-04S, MAX-MMS-12S, MAX-MMS-400, MAX-MMS-900 Instruction Manual
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Design XPress Professional
version 1.1
instruction manual
User-Interface Guide
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Touch Panel Screens ...............................................................................................1
Introduction........................................................................................................................ 1
Main Page Menu Bar - Scrolling vs. Static............................................................................... 1
Touch Panel User Interface - Logo Page.......................................................................... 2
Touch Panel User Interface - Main Page .......................................................................... 3
Scrolling Lists in the Panel Pages............................................................................................ 3
System Information Page .................................................................................................. 4
Project Information - SETUP (Touch Panel Setup Page) ........................................................ 5
Project Information - TelNet/Terminal Debugging and Diagnostics Page................................ 5
Project Information - Initialize IR .............................................................................................. 6
Clean Page .............................................................................................................................. 6
Picture Page............................................................................................................................. 6
Display Pages ................................................................................................................... 7
Display - Advanced Page ......................................................................................................... 8
Channel Presets Page - Categories and Presets .................................................................... 8
Multiple Device Types .............................................................................................................. 9
Switcher Page (Audio/Video) .......................................................................................... 10
Audio Conferencing Pages.............................................................................................. 10
Audio Conference - Dialing Page ........................................................................................... 10
Audio Conference - Mixer Page ............................................................................................. 11
Audio Conference - Presets Page.......................................................................................... 12
PC/AUX (Computer Control) ........................................................................................... 12
Cable Pages.................................................................................................................... 13
Cable Menu Page .................................................................................................................. 14
Camera Pages ................................................................................................................ 14
CD Player/Changer Pages .............................................................................................. 15
CD List Page .......................................................................................................................... 16
CD Player Advanced Page .................................................................................................... 16
DSS Pages...................................................................................................................... 17
DSS Menu Page .................................................................................................................... 17
DVD Player/Changer Pages............................................................................................ 18
DVD Menu Page .................................................................................................................... 18
DVD Changer Advanced Page .............................................................................................. 19
DVD List Page........................................................................................................................ 19
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G4 Computer Control (G4CC) Page ............................................................................... 20
Weather Page ................................................................................................................. 21
Obtaining a subscription......................................................................................................... 22
Updating weather locations.................................................................................................... 22
Choosing different weather locations ..................................................................................... 23
Choosing a new weather location .......................................................................................... 24
MAX Pages ..................................................................................................................... 24
MAX Audio Page.................................................................................................................... 24
MAX Media Search Page....................................................................................................... 25
MAX Tracklist Page................................................................................................................ 26
MAX Playlist Page.................................................................................................................. 26
MAX Genre Page ................................................................................................................... 27
MAX Recording (CD and DVD) .............................................................................................. 27
MAX Video Page (MAX-MMS only) ....................................................................................... 27
MAX Movie Search Page ....................................................................................................... 29
MP3 Player Pages .......................................................................................................... 29
MP3 Keyboard Page .............................................................................................................. 30
MP3 Player Page ................................................................................................................... 31
PVR Pages...................................................................................................................... 31
PVR Tuner Page .................................................................................................................... 32
PVR Menu Page .................................................................................................................... 32
VCR Pages ..................................................................................................................... 33
VCR Tuner Page.................................................................................................................... 33
VCR Menu Page .................................................................................................................... 34
Video Conferencing Pages ............................................................................................. 34
Video Conference - Main Page .............................................................................................. 34
Video Conference - Camera Control Page ............................................................................ 35
Lights Page ..................................................................................................................... 35
Relays Page.................................................................................................................... 36
Macro Pages ................................................................................................................... 36
RMS Page....................................................................................................................... 37
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Introduction
Design XPress Professional™ (DXP-PRO) is a software package created by AMX to provide
dealers with the ability to quickly install a system that can control many of the common devices
found in today’s business/media environment including: display devices, A/V switchers, DVD and
CD players/changers, personal video recorders, VCRs, lighting, relay controlled devices, and
Ethernet-controlled devices. DXP-PRO v1.1 (or higher) also supports AMX MAX-IMS and
MAX-MMS Ethernet-controlled media servers.
The touch panel pages are created by the DXP-PRO application upon completion of the project file.
The DXP-PRO panel pages can be divided into two main areas: the Menu Bar and the Main
Display. While there may be some minor differences in the layouts of these pages, depending on the
type of panel being used, they all contain these two areas (FIG. 1).
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Menu Bar
Main Display
FIG. 1 Design XPress - Professional touch panel layout
Main Page Menu Bar - Scrolling vs. Static
There are two different styles available for the Menu Bar: Scrolling and Static (FIG. 2). The menu
style is specified in the DXP-PRO Wizard (Touch Panel Interface dialog). The Scrolling menu style
allows you to scroll through all available device/source selections using the arrow buttons found at
either end of the Menu Bar. The Static menu style includes a Sources button in the Menu Bar that
takes you to a page where all available sources are displayed. When using the Static Menu, the
scroll arrow buttons are omitted.
When using either menu type, once a selection is made, the relevant page is displayed within the
Main Display area. Both an image and text description of the selected device/source are shown
within the area on the right side of the Main Menu.
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There is no major functional difference between the two main menu types. This choice is made
available simply to accommodate user preferences.
Scroll (left/right) buttons - scroll to select from all available sources.
Scrolling menu
Static menu
Sources button - opens the Sources Page,
where you can select from all
available sources.
FIG. 2 Main Page Scrolling and Static Menu Styles
The pages represented in this document use the Scrolling menu style.
Touch Panel User Interface - Logo Page
After the DXP-PRO touch panel file is loaded to a panel which then reboots; the first page
displayed is the Logo page (FIG. 3). It allows access to the Main page where users can select and
control their configured equipment. The default graphic (animated on G4 panels) can be replaced
with a logo that better represents the installation location. The Logo page is a great place to send the
panel when not in use, to showcase a graphic, logo, or animation of the conference room it controls.
You can also access the Logo page by pressing the Logo Page button from the About splash page.
New to this version is the addition of Startup/Shutdown macros that can be configured to execute a
series of actions associated with startup and shutdown procedures.
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FIG. 3 Logo page (showing both the Startup and Shutdown macros)
If after pressing the Logo page the panel does not display the DXP panel pages, refer
to the report file. Make sure the panel Device Number matches the value assigned to
the target panel within the project (this value is reflected within the Device Addressing
section of the Report file).
Touch Panel User Interface - Main Page
To access the Main page, touch anywhere on the LCD screen (during the display of the Logo page).
The Main page (FIG. 2) allows access to all of the available device and utility pages in the system.
This page consists of the Menu Bar (either Scrolling or Static), and the Main Display (as described
in the previous section).
Scrolling Lists in the Panel Pages
Several of the DXP-PRO panel pages include lists from where you can make selections (for
example, if there are more than 10 inputs in the system, pressing the arrow buttons scrolls through
the list of available inputs).
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System Information Page
Press the About menu bar button to display the Splash page (FIG. 4).
FIG. 4 Splash page
From the above Splash page, press the Project Information button to access the System
Information page (FIG. 5).
FIG. 5 System Information page
The information on this page is gathered by the GUI and built into the panel file. There are four
command buttons located along the bottom of this screen:
Setup: Opens the Touch Panel Setup page (FIG. 6).
Sleep: Immediately puts the touch panel into sleep mode. Pressing the screen again
returns the panel to an active state.
Debug: Opens the TelNet/Terminal Debugging & Diagnostics page (FIG. 7), which is
designed to be used in conjunction with AMX Tech Support for diagnostics and
troubleshooting purposes.
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Init. IR: Sends initialization commands to the Master for infrared (IR) controlled devices
in the system. To return to the previous page, press the arrow located in the upper-right
corner of this page.
Project Information - SETUP (Touch Panel Setup Page)
The touch panel Setup page (FIG. 6) is accessed via the Setup button on the System Information
page. This page allows the dealer to modify various touch panel configuration items including
Display Timeout (for Sleep mode), Page Flip settings, Date & Time settings, Brightness, and Beep
length. Refer to the Firmware Pages section of the panel’s instruction manual (depending on the
type of touch panel being used) for details. These manuals are available to view or download from
the www.amx.com website (Dealers > Tech Center > Tech Docs > Instruction Manuals).
FIG. 6 Touch Panel Setup page
Project Information - TelNet/Terminal Debugging and Diagnostics Page
The TelNet/Terminal Debugging & Diagnostics page (FIG. 7) is accessed via the Debug button on
the System Information page. This page is only intended for use by the dealer in conjunction with
AMX Technical Support and only for troubleshooting purposes. To return to the previous page,
press the arrow located in the upper-right corner of this page.
FIG. 7 TelNet/Terminal Debugging & Diagnostics page
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Project Information - Initialize IR
Sends initialization commands to the Master for infrared (IR) controlled devices in the system
(FIG. 8). To return to the previous page, press the on-screen OK button and then press the arrow
located in the upper-right corner of this page.
FIG. 8 System Information page (showing a complete initialization of IR devices)
Clean Page
To access the Clean page (FIG. 9), press the About menu bar button to display the Splash page
(FIG. 4) and then press the Clean Screen button. The Clean page is displayed for one minute,
allowing you to clean the touch panel screen without activating any buttons or having to take the
panel offline.
FIG. 9 Clean page
Picture Page
Pressing the PictureFrame button will page flip you to a full screen that displays the image being
displayed by the PictureFrame application. The PictureFrame application is serving-up a series of
images from the PC to the touch panels configured to run PictureFrame during the panel inactivity.
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Display Pages
These Display pages provide control of the system’s display devices (including the Display page,
Display - Input Select page, and Display - Advanced page). When you press the Display menu bar
button, the Display page is shown with the option to select the specific Display Device (FIG. 10).
FIG. 10 Display page
If the display device is a Plasma/TV, this page contains buttons that control the display power,
volume, aspect, tuner capabilities, and menu commands. Pressing the Input Select button opens the
Display Inputs page (FIG. 11) which allows you to select a video input and control power.
FIG. 11 Display Inputs page
Additionally, there are buttons that provide page flips to the Display - Advanced and Channel
Presets pages.
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Display - Advanced Page
The Display - Advanced page (FIG. 12), is accessed by pressing the Advanced button on the
Display page. This page contains buttons that control the video input and PIP functions of the
display device. Also included are display power, volume, and page flip buttons to both the Channel
Presets and Display pages.
FIG. 12 Display Advanced page (sample)
Pressing the Display button returns you to the previously active display page.
Channel Presets Page - Categories and Presets
The Channel Presets page (FIG. 13) is accessed by pressing the Presets button on the Display page
(FIG. 10). If Channel Preset Categories were chosen in the wizard, the Select a channel preset
category popup (FIG. 14) gives you the option to refine your search for a channel preset by
category and allows you to choose a preset category for display on the Channel Preset page.
FIG. 13 Channel Presets page
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FIG. 14 Channel Preset Categories Page (showing the selection process)
Multiple Device Types
If there are multiple instances of the same device type in the system (i.e. VCR1, VCR2...) the Select
dialog (FIG. 15) appears when the device type is selected, prompting you to choose which instance
to control. The panel then loads the device control page for the selected device.
Select dialog
FIG. 15 Select dialog
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Switcher Page (Audio/Video)
The Switcher page is where the system's A/V Switchers are controlled.
Press the Switcher menu bar button to open the Switcher page (FIG. 16). This page contains
buttons for both selecting and connecting the inputs and outputs. You can also connect either Audio
only or Video only (break-away switching). If multiple switchers are used in the system, the inputs
and outputs for both switchers are displayed on the Switcher page. When using multiple switchers,
once an input is selected only the valid outputs are dynamically displayed. This is done to prevent a
user from attempting to switch sources to destinations that are unroutable to one another. The
Switcher page also displays text on each output button indicating the currently connected source.
FIG. 16 Switcher page
Audio Conferencing Pages
These pages vary based on which supported conference device is selected within the DXP-PRO
wizard. These pages were created in this manner to match (as closely as possible) the functionality
of the selected device. The main pages used for Audio Conferencing are described below.
Audio Conference - Dialing Page
If the Audio Conference device was configured in the DXP-PRO wizard to include dialing
capabilities, the Audio Conference Dialing page (FIG. 17) can be accessed by pressing the Audio
Conf menu bar button. This page contains the buttons necessary to dial numbers, redial, connect or
disconnect a call, etc.
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