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Mcefan at 04:59, 9 October 2012

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	==Modifying the Behavior ==		==Modifying the Behavior ==
	Please note that if you choose to 'manually configure EA' from the web admin, you will be responsible for creating all scenarios in that room. The system will no longer create them automatically for any devices added to this EA.		Please note that if you choose to 'manually configure EA' from the web admin, you will be responsible for creating all scenarios in that room. The system will no longer create them automatically for any devices added to this EA.
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Langstonius at 16:04, 8 September 2010

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Langstonius at 16:02, 8 September 2010

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	Please note that if you choose to 'manually configure EA' from the web admin, you will be responsible for creating all scenarios in that room. The system will no longer create them automatically for any devices added to this EA.		Please note that if you choose to 'manually configure EA' from the web admin, you will be responsible for creating all scenarios in that room. The system will no longer create them automatically for any devices added to this EA.
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Langstonius at 16:01, 8 September 2010

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	When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.		When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.

			==Modifying the Behavior ==
			Please note that if you choose to 'manually configure EA' from the web admin, you will be responsible for creating all scenarios in that room. The system will no longer create them automatically for any devices added to this EA.
	[[Category:Admin Website]]		[[Category:Admin Website]]

Chris Caven at 14:45, 19 April 2010

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	[[Image:rooms.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Rooms Page ]]		[[Image:rooms.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Rooms Page ]]

	List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.		List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices, you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.

	If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, tv, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, LinuxMCE will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, LinuxMCE will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.		If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, TV, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, LinuxMCE will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, LinuxMCE will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.

	== Multiple Entertainment Areas in One Room ==		== Multiple Entertainment Areas in One Room ==

	In some situations a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his tv' and 'her tv' in the bedroom, or the 'main tv', 'tv #1', 'tv #2', etc., in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the '~~advanced, devices~~' page for each device and put it one or more entertainment areas.		In some situations, a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his TV' and 'her TV' in the bedroom, or the 'main TV', 'TV #1', 'TV #2', etc in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the 'Advanced/Devices' page for each device and put it into one or more entertainment areas.

	Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' tv. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate ~~VCR's~~, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. ~~And let~~'s say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment ~~area~~, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows LinuxMCE to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, LinuxMCE will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual ~~VCR's~~ separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, LinuxMCE figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's tv so she can watch ~~teh~~ same movie her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.~~</p>~~		Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' TV. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate VCRs, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. Let's say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment areas, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows LinuxMCE to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, LinuxMCE will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual VCRs separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, LinuxMCE figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's TV so that she can watch the same movie that her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.
	~~<p>~~When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.
			When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.

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	[[Image:rooms.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Rooms Page ]]~~<p>~~List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.~~</p>~~		[[Image:rooms.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Rooms Page ]]
	~~<p>~~If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, tv, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, LinuxMCE will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, LinuxMCE will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.~~</p>~~
	~~<p>However~~ in some situations a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his tv' and 'her tv' in the bedroom, or the 'main tv', 'tv #1', 'tv #2', etc., in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the 'advanced, devices' page for each device and put it one or more entertainment areas.~~</p>~~		List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.
	~~<p>~~Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' tv. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate VCR's, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. And let's say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment area, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows LinuxMCE to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, LinuxMCE will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual VCR's separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, LinuxMCE figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's tv so she can watch teh same movie her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.</p>
	<p>When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.~~</p>~~		If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, tv, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, LinuxMCE will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, LinuxMCE will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.

			== Multiple Entertainment Areas in One Room ==

			In some situations a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his tv' and 'her tv' in the bedroom, or the 'main tv', 'tv #1', 'tv #2', etc., in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the 'advanced, devices' page for each device and put it one or more entertainment areas.

			Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' tv. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate VCR's, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. And let's say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment area, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows LinuxMCE to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, LinuxMCE will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual VCR's separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, LinuxMCE figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's tv so she can watch teh same movie her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.</p>
			<p>When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.

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Rwilson131 at 05:07, 15 October 2007

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	<p>List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.</p>		[[Image:rooms.jpg\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Rooms Page ]]<p>List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.</p>
	<p>If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, tv, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, LinuxMCE will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, LinuxMCE will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.</p>		<p>If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, tv, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, LinuxMCE will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, LinuxMCE will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.</p>
	<p>However in some situations a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his tv' and 'her tv' in the bedroom, or the 'main tv', 'tv #1', 'tv #2', etc., in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the 'advanced, devices' page for each device and put it one or more entertainment areas.</p>		<p>However in some situations a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his tv' and 'her tv' in the bedroom, or the 'main tv', 'tv #1', 'tv #2', etc., in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the 'advanced, devices' page for each device and put it one or more entertainment areas.</p>

Rwilson131 at 04:08, 15 October 2007

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	<p>Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' tv. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate VCR's, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. And let's say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment area, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows LinuxMCE to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, LinuxMCE will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual VCR's separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, LinuxMCE figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's tv so she can watch teh same movie her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.</p>		<p>Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' tv. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate VCR's, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. And let's say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment area, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows LinuxMCE to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, LinuxMCE will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual VCR's separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, LinuxMCE figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's tv so she can watch teh same movie her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.</p>
	<p>When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.</p>		<p>When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.</p>
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Jerry finn at 15:39, 16 March 2007

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	<table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table><p>List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.</p>		<p>List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.</p>
	<p>If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, tv, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, ~~Pluto~~ will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, ~~Pluto~~ will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.</p>		<p>If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, tv, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, LinuxMCE will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, LinuxMCE will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.</p>
	<p>However in some situations a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his tv' and 'her tv' in the bedroom, or the 'main tv', 'tv #1', 'tv #2', etc., in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the 'advanced, devices' page for each device and put it one or more entertainment areas.</p>		<p>However in some situations a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his tv' and 'her tv' in the bedroom, or the 'main tv', 'tv #1', 'tv #2', etc., in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the 'advanced, devices' page for each device and put it one or more entertainment areas.</p>
	<p>Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' tv. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate VCR's, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. And let's say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment area, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows ~~Pluto~~ to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, ~~Pluto~~ will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual VCR's separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, ~~Pluto~~ figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's tv so she can watch teh same movie her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.</p>		<p>Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' tv. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate VCR's, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. And let's say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment area, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows LinuxMCE to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, LinuxMCE will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual VCR's separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, LinuxMCE figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's tv so she can watch teh same movie her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.</p>
	<p>When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.</p>		<p>When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.</p>

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<table width="100%"> <tr><td bgcolor="#FFCFCF">This page was written by Pluto and imported with their permission when LinuxMCE branched off in February, 2007. In general any information should apply to LinuxMCE. However, this page should be edited to reflect changes to LinuxMCE and remove old references to Pluto.</td></tr> </table>List all the rooms in your house here. A room does not have to be a physical room, but is really more of a general area. Whenever you add devices you will pick the "room" they are in. So you can add rooms for the garage, a back porch, maybe the pool area, or some part of the yard if those areas will have devices.
If a room has any type of media device, such as a media director, tv, stereo, or audio player, the room is considered to be an entertainment area. To make everything easier for the user, when you start one media in the room, Pluto will automatically stop any other media that is playing. For example, if you start watching a video in your VCR and then insert a DVD into your media director, Pluto will automatically stop the VCR since this is almost always the desired behavior and saves you one extra step. It also means you only have to press one "OFF" button and any media you were playing shuts off.
However in some situations a user may want multiple media sources in the same room. For example, in the master bedroom perhaps there is a 'his' and 'hers' TV, and each wants to watch something different. Or, in the main theater there may be 1 big, primary screen, and several smaller screens. In these situations you will need to check the 'Manually Configure' box to setup multiple entertainment areas in the same room. You will add an entertainment area for each unique media stream you will want, such as the 'his tv' and 'her tv' in the bedroom, or the 'main tv', 'tv #1', 'tv #2', etc., in the theater example. Try to logically group your devices into the entertainment areas. If you are configuring the entertainment areas manually, you will need to go to the 'advanced, devices' page for each device and put it one or more entertainment areas.
Take the example with a master bedroom that has a 'his' and 'hers' tv. You will check the 'Manually Configure' box for the Master Bedroom, and then create 2 entertainment areas in that room: 'his' and 'hers'. His TV will go in the 'his' entertainment area, and her TV will go in the 'hers'. There are 2 separate VCR's, one for each tv. So each VCR will also go in the respective entertainment area. And let's say there is a common DVD player that both devices share. Perhaps you use a Y splitter or maybe the DVD player has multple outputs. There will be just 1 DVD player device, but it will be in both the 'his' and 'hers' entertainment area, as specified on the 'Advanced/Devices' page. This allows Pluto to handle all the media logically and intuitively and makes the user experience much simpler. If the husband is watching a videotape on his TV and then hits the button on his remote to watch a DVD, Pluto will know to stop his VCR without touching the wife's. The husband and wife control their individual VCR's separately. If the wife then touches the 'watch a DVD' button, Pluto figures out that both the husband and wife share the same DVD player, and will automatically setup the wife's tv so she can watch teh same movie her husband is already watching, and both will control the DVD player.
When a room has multiple entertainment areas, then when you choose "Rooms" on the orbiter, you will see those entertainment areas. In the case of the master bedroom "his" and "hers" example, touching "Rooms" would include a "Master Bedroom - his" and "Master Bedroom - hers". All scenarios except media are arranged by room. So whether you choose "Master Bedroom - his" or "Master Bedroom - hers", you will still have the same lighting, climate, security and phone options. However, the orbiter will control only the "his" or "hers" entertainment area.