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Customizing the Nº502 Mark Levinson
Masters and Slaves
ML Net uses a single “Master” device to control specific functions of other
ML Net-capable Mark Levinson products. An ML Net system can only
have one “Master” device; all other devices in the system become
“Slaves”. Slave devices receive and respond to the commands of the
Master device.
An ML Net system can simultaneously support one Master device and up
to 16 Slave devices. In most cases, the Master device is the Nº502 Media
Console. The Nº502 can never be a Slave device.
Note If assigning a 17th Slave device is attempted, the ML Net Setup and ML Net
Status menus indicate that the designated Slave device remains in an
Unassigned state.
The Master device performs the following ML Net functions:
• Status Reporting – status conditions of the assigned Slave devices
can be reported to the Master device; the status includes Temperature,
Session Time, Total On Time, and Fault Reporting.
• Display Intensity – the Display Intensity level of the front panel
display and LEDs on the Master device is replicated on all assigned
Slave devices.
Note The Display Intensity master command does NOT change the brightness
intensity of the amplifier LEDs.
•Standby State – the Standby state of the Master device is replicated
by all Slave devices. When the Master device is put into Standby
mode, all assigned Slave devices go to Standby mode. When the
Master device is taken out of Standby mode, the Slave devices should
also come out of Standby mode.
• Synchronized LEDs – the Standby LEDS of the Master device and
all assigned Slave devices blink in unison.
Connecting the
Devices
The first step is to connect all of the devices together. Ensure that all
components are powered Off or in Standby mode before connecting to the
Ethernet ports.
To set up an ML Net system:
• All devices must be connected to an Auto-Detect capable router using
straight-through Cat. 5 cables.
• Each device must be connected to the same subnet, which must
include a DHCP server. In most cases, this functionality is part of the
router.
• Each device must have a unique IP address (usually assigned via DHCP
server).
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