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2.       Support for Audio Systems (Russound CAM and CAV, NuVo Concerto/Essentia/Simplese, HAI Hi-Fi): 

HAI Home Control now supports communications with Russound CAM and CAV, NuVo Concerto, Essentia, and Simplese, and HAI Hi-Fi Whole Home Audio Distribution Systems.  The status (i.e. power state, current volume, mute status, and selected source) of each named audio zone is displayed along with various controls for the zone and source.  When connected to source equipment that generates metadata (i.e. Song Title, Artist, Genre, Album Name, Channel Number, Channel Name, etc.), the status along with the source metadata is displayed on the Audio Zones Overview page and on the selected Audio Zone page, and the current metadata for each source is displayed on the Audio Source page.

The Audio Zones Overview page displays a list of all named audio zones, along with the power state (On/Off), current volume level (1-100%), mute status, selected audio source, and source metadata (if applicable) for each audio zone.  The Audio Zones Overview page also allows turning All Audio Zones On, turning All Audio Zones Off, Muting All Audio Zones, and Un-Muting All Audio Zones.  Selecting an audio zone from the list will bring up the Audio Zone page for the selected audio zone.

The Audio Zone interface that is displayed will differ depending on the type of audio system that is configured.  The Audio Zone page will display the power state of the zone, current volume (displayed in a percentage and bar graph), mute status, current audio source, and source metadata (if applicable).  Besides any available transport control buttons for the configured audio system, every audio zone will have the following zone control buttons to control the audio zone: Volume Up button, Volume Down button, Mute button, Power button, and Audio Source button.  Selecting the Audio Source button will bring up the Audio Source page.

The Audio Source page displays all of the available audio sources along with the current metadata (if applicable) for each source.  Selecting an audio source from the list will bring up the Audio Zone page with the newly selected audio source in the respective audio zone.

3.       Added Interface Preferences Utility:
 

The Interface Preferences tool can be used to customize what the HAI Home Control interface displays.  Naming within the HAI system limits the user to 15 character names.  Using the interface preferences tool, HAI Home Control can display up to 64 characters.  In addition, the Interface Preferences tool can be used to prevent selected items from being displayed within HAI Home Control.

To change the display of a name by using the Interface Preferences tool, first select the type of name that will be changed.  Along the top of the tool there are 6 options.  The choices are control, security, thermostats, temperature, messages, or buttons.  To change the display name, simply type the new name into the box on the right side of the old name.  Once the new name has been entered, the Interface Preferences tool automatically updates the information in HAI Home Control.

If there are certain named devices that you would like not to be display in Home Control, simply uncheck the check box to the right of that named device and the device’s name will no longer be displayed in HAI Home Control.