Specifications

Crestron Adagio
®
AMS Media System
controls, with the ability to combine a group of rooms easily at the press of the
"Party Mode" button. With additional programming, the AMS can also be configured
with five other room groups (in addition to the Party mode).
The integrated multi-room amplifier delivers 45 watts per channel to each of four
rooms. A fifth stereo room, or up to two mono rooms, can be supported using spare
surround channels if the theater is configured as 6.1, 5.1, or lower.
Without any programming, the AMS can be expanded to support another six rooms
by adding an AAE Audio Expander. With Crestron Adagio Composer software, a
total of three AAEs can be added, supporting up to 24 rooms in all (plus the theater).
2-Channel Steering
For homes that combine their theater with their main living space, some additional
signal routing flexibility is needed. Listening to stereo music through the theater's
main front speakers can have a distracting effect when there's music playing
throughout the house. With 2-channel and multi-channel steering capability, the
AMS lets you listen through the theater's side or rear speakers instead of, or in
addition to, the front speakers for the most cohesive whole-house listening
experience.
Satellite Radio
Up to three dual radio tuner cards can be installed in the AMS to enable
combinations of up to six AM/FM, XM and SIRIUS
®
Satellite Radio tuners, letting
listeners in different rooms enjoy their own choice of music, news, sports and talk.
For satellite and many FM stations, the AMS displays data such as the radio station
name, song and artist, traffic, weather, and phone numbers. The AMS comes with
one tuner card included.
Audio Servers
Plug-and-play compatibility with Crestron's AAS Adagio Audio Server and
CEN-IDOC Interface for Apple iPod
®
delivers instant access to an entire collection
of music from any room in the house with the ability to browse by album, artist, or
song title.
Enhanced Front Panel Control
With its large backlit LCD display, room and preset buttons, four soft buttons, and
dual rotary encoders, the AMS front panel provides a very powerful, yet friendly
user interface for setting up and controlling the theater along with a houseful of
speakers. Custom naming of rooms, groups, and sources is performed on the LCD
display, and also on the custom label strip using Crestron Engraver software. A
selection of pre-made labels is also included.
Versatile Room Controls
A choice of basic 12-button keypads or the advanced APAD Wall Mount LCD
Controller enables versatile control of the AMS in every room. A keypad provides
the essential controls for adjusting volume, selecting sources, and switching tracks
and radio channels. For more elegant control, the APAD extends the many functions
of the AMS front panel to each room, displaying audio source names, radio stations,
CD titles, artists, and tracks, audio settings and many other parameters.
Operations Guide – DOC. 6509B Media System: Adagio AMS • 3