Media Scenes

Use the Media Scenes screen to create media scenes for the entire house. Media scenes are used to control source routing and on/off behavior for various media zones in the home.

NOTES:

  • Tap the play button to recall the media scene in real time.
  • Media scenes are added to the Whole House room.

To view the Media Scenes screen, select Create Scenes > Configure Media Scenes on the Setup screen or  Configure Media Scenes on the setup menu.

Create a Media Scene

NOTE: When a scene is created, the current media state is saved as the scene setting and will be recalled by the scene. To adjust the levels, tap the wrench button next to the media scene name.

To create a media scene:

  1. In the List of Rooms menu, select a room and then select  Add Scene.

  2. Enter a descriptive name for the media scene select OK.

Configure a Media Scene

To configure a media scene:

  1. In the List of Scenes menu, select a scene and then select  Configure Scene. The scene configuration screen opens.

  2. Configure the media scene:

    1. In the Source list, select a media source.

      • To turn rooms off, select Off.

      • To select a streaming service profile and preset, select the name of an audio streaming service and then select a profile and preset.

        • Profile: Select a profile from the list. To select the profile that is currently playing or was last played, select Current Profile. The profile is displayed under the name of the streaming service.
        • Preset: Select a preset from the list. To select the preset that is currently playing or was last played, select Currently Playing. The preset is displayed under the name of the streaming service.

    2. In the Rooms list, select rooms for the source to play in. The selected rooms will turn on and play the selected source. If the Off source is selected, the room will turn off. When multiple sources are selected from the Source list, a filled check box indicates that the room is selected by a different source.

      NOTE: The Rooms list displays rooms that are media zones.

    3. For audio-only sources, select a Create Groups... option:

      1. Selected: The audio source starts as a group and plays in all rooms. Content controls (play, pause, etc) will affect all rooms. If the source is changed in any room, the source is changed for all rooms.

      2. Deselected: The source is played individually in each room. Content controls (play, pause, etc) will affect all rooms. If the source in a room is changed, the source change only affects that room.

  3. Select Save.

The media scene can be configured so that it is available in different rooms around the house. When the scene is displayed in a different room, it can be recalled by a user interface device that is located in the selected room(s).

To display media scenes in other rooms:

  1. In the List of Scenes menu, select a scene and then select  Show Scene.

  2. In the Show Scene In dialog box, select rooms to show the scene.

  3. Select Save.

Delete a Media Scene

To delete a media scene:

  1. In the List of Rooms menu, select a room and then select a scene.
  2. Select  Delete and then OK to confirm.

To return to the previous screen, tap  Back.