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GROUND CLAMPS ELECTRIC SERVICE ENTRANCE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810-20 GROUNDING CONDUCTORS GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUPING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 P ART H NEC NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD-IN WIRE SAFETY NOTE: Where the MAINS plug or appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device shall remain readily operalbe.[...]

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ENGLISH Danger Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to noise induced hearing loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to suf ficiently intense noise for a sufficient time. The U.S. Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has specifi[...]

FRENCH DURE EN HEURES P AR JOUR 8 6 4 3 2 1 INIVEAU SONORE CONTINU EN dB 90 93 95 97 100 103 Danger L‘exposition a des niveaux eleves de bruit peut provoquer une perte permanente de l’audition, Chaque organisme humain reagit differemment quant a la perte de l’audition, mais quasiment tout le monde subit une diminution de I’acuite auditive l[...]

Renovia Quick Star t Guide 1. T est site with the SA T tool. a. Determine desired location f or Renovia Hub . b . Connect filters to kno wn Renovia enemies. (I.E. surge strips , cell phone char gers etc. Do not plac e filters on the SA T! See page 11) c. T est desir ed Z one locations with SA T . (See pages 10-13) d. Use z ones that test mar ginal [...]

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T able of C onten ts Introduction Page 3 NV-RVM Main Sourc e Hub Front P anel Featur es P age 4 NV-RVM Main Sourc e Hub Back Panel Featur es P age 5 NV-I8GCP Dual Gang C ontrol P ad Featur es P age 6 NV-E6GCP Single Gang Con trol Pad F eatures P age 7 NV-CTP36 Color T ouch P ad Featur es P age 8 NV-W CP W ireless Contr ol Pad Featur es P age 9 1.0.[...]

3 Introduction About Home Plug T echnology The Renovia S ystem brings the best of NuV oNet audio control to the e xisting home market in a drama tic way . At the heart of the Renovia System's operation is HomePlug® 1.0 Plus t echnology . A consortium of large CE Industr y companies known as the H omePlug Alliance cr eated the H omePlug P ow e[...]

PO WE R RE NO VI A Ma in M ai n So urc e Hu b N V-RV M RA DIO DATA SY STEM STANDBY AUDIO STREAM CTL TX CTL RX NuV oNet USB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NV-RVM Main Main Source Hub Front P anel F eatures 1. P ow er Button: This button activa tes the internal circuitry of the Main Main Source Hub . T he NV-RVM is designed to be left in the On position. It will rema[...]

5 NV-RVM Main Source Hub Back Panel F eatures 1. System On: T his mono 3.5 mm voltage output is designed to emit 5 v olts (no -load) when a zone is turned on. 2. IR Outputs: This IR (infrared) section is used to output IR commands sent b y the Hub processor in response to butt on push events on zone C ontrol P ads. The command signals driv e IR emi[...]

6 NV-I8GCP Dual Gang Control Pad F eatures 1. Source Indicator: This indicates the current audio sour ce playing in that z one. Sourc e names can be customized in the C onfigurator Software with a three character designa tion. 2. Cov er Plate: Each Contr ol Pad comes with whit e, ivor y , almond , and black trim plates tha t attach magnetically to [...]

7 M3A 1:19 3:48 2 OF 2-Follow th... drift-Edge of Tom 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NV-E6GCP Single Gang Control Pad F eatures 1. Source Indicator: This indicates the current audio sour ce playing in that z one. Sourc e names can be customized in the C onfigurator Software with a three- character designa tion. 2. Wall Pla te: Each Contr ol Pad comes w[...]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 14 13 NV-C TP36 Color T ouch Pad F eatures 1. Source Display : This full color t ouch pad provides cr ucial information about the selected sour ce, such as artist, album, track, title, fr equenc y or station, and metadata for A M/FM and Satellite radio . Album ar t is also displa yed when used with the MPS4 Music P or [...]

9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 OK MENU ZONE drift M3A 1 of 9 Follow the Day 3:09 PM 3:48 1:28 Edge of Tomorr NV-WCPS Wireless Control P ad F eatures 1. Selec ted Source: A thr ee- character abbrevia tion of the selected source appears in this portion of the W ireless C ontrol P ad display . 2. OLED Display : The display is multi-line OLED ( Organic Ligh[...]

10 1.0. Using the NV-RVSA T Site Analysis T ool The Site Analysis T ool is an essential test prior to installing the Renovia System. A ll outlets and the related cir cuits for each zone should be tested . T his will insure that the system will opera te properly and tha t existing wiring will not cause signal loss. Although PL C technology is genera[...]

11 f . Selec t MENU – Increment SITE # , then select YES and press OK . This will start a fresh analysis log for this installation ’ s site analysis t est. 1.2. Maximize the Probability of Success It is a good idea to identify poten tial inter fer ence sources bef ore star ting the test . T his will streamline the process . 1. Before any test ,[...]

12 Fig . 2 S i t e A n a l y si s To o l , ZO N E R E N O V I A M EN U O K S i t e 1 8 : 5 6 P M H u b : E n t e r t a i n m e n t r o o m # 3 Z o n e : O t h e r # 1 P r e s s O K t o T e s t Untested 3. T o per form a t est, mak e sure to c omplete the previous step first , and then simply press the OK button on the Zone T est T ool. Y ou will se[...]

13 4. If a highly desirable outlet tests P oor or Marginal, look again for possible unfilter ed Interference sour ces. They are normally on the same cir cuit, but may be in other rooms . Unplug the suspect device, run the test , and if the test r esult improv es, add an NV-HPNF filter and t est again. T r y turning off interference sour ces identif[...]

14 2.0. Installing the In-wall NV-RVM R enovia Main Source Hub and Audio Sources The Renovia Main Sour ce Hub is the centr al source input for all sources associa ted with the Renovia System. This should be locat ed in an audio closet, rack or en tertainment center , where the system sources can be easily a ttached. Place the Main Source Hub c ompo[...]

15 TM 2.2.2 Adding the NV-SCH1 or other Sirius Connect tuner devices NuV o offers a SIRIUS Satellite Radio receiv er module, NV-SCH1, produced b y a third-party manufac turer for SIRIUS Radio use. T his module comes with a standard 8-pin cable that supplies both the audio and metadata associated with sa tellite radio br oadcast. One module is requi[...]

16 2.2.3 Including the NV-RVIPD NuV oDock Renovia featur es Source 3 and 4 inputs for the Renovia NuV oDock for iP od. This is an easy w ay to inc orporate iP od as a source f or the Renovia System. Plugging the included 9-pin cable into the NuV oDock and into the desired sour ce input 3 or 4, as shown in Fig . 10, is the only setup that is requir [...]

3.0. Installing the NV-RVZA50 Zone Amplifier and the NV-RVZA50PS Po wer Supply The Renovia P ower Supply is to be installed by a certified electrician only. Choosing the Best Location for the NV-RVZA50 Any r oom outlet can be used as a location for the Z one Amplifier and P ow er Supply . For the best performance, only use outlets that ha ve tested[...]

Fig. 15 : EIA 568A wiring scheme f or C A T5 Cable Pin # 1. Green Stripe 2. Green 3. Orange Stripe 4. Blue 5. Blue Stripe 6. Orange 7. Brown Stripe 8. Brown Note: C olors listed as “ stripe” are a white wire with a colored stripe . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T op view with tab down. Wires insert from this end. Pair 2 Pair 3 Pair 4 Pair 1 IR A c tiv e G ro[...]

An inset plug on the P ower Supply will mate with a plug on the Z one Amplifier . Once in place , secure the Z one Amplifier to the Pow er Supply with four screws and install the finished co ver pla te. This is held in place with four magnets and a single set scr ew on the bottom. It can also be painted t o match the w all color . When the Zone amp[...]

20 Line Input The NV -RVFZ A50S has a built-in “Line Input” on the back panel. This is a very useful feature for allo wing the internal 50W z one amplifier to amplify any local sour ce to the attached zone speak ers, as shown in fig . 20. This is a “ smar t” input and will recogniz e a 3.5mm mini ster eo input plug and automatically display[...]

Fig . 23 1 2 D 3 4 C 5 B 6 A 7 8 AUDIO STREAM CONTROL ZONE RST PWR Look for the C ontrol LED to flash indicating the set HomePlug Channel. C ycle the P ow er button and Look for the C ontrol LED to flash indicating the set HomePlug Channel. 21 5.1 Final Installed Syst em P er formance Check The easiest w ay to c onfirm that y ou hav e a robust inst[...]

22 6.0. Using the Configura tor Sof twar e 6.1 Main Star tup The Start tab is the beginning point for any configur ation, whether you ar e starting from scratch or r eusing a previously built configura tion. 6.1.1. Open or Create Renovia Configura tor File (as shown in Fig . 24) When you click on this button, the pr ogram goes to a C onfig . File .[...]

23 Fig . 27 + - POWER 12VDC/0.4A CONNECT TO PC CONNECT TO CONCERTO D IR EMITTER IR BLASTER Concerto Learning Station Model NV-I8DLS P ASSTHRU READY IR SENSOR TEST ACTIVE POWER Fig . 26 6.2.3 Using the NV-I8DLS IR L earning Station Inter face (as shown in Fig . 27) T o r ecor d new IR codes, y ou will need the IR Learning Station Interface. This is [...]

24 Fig . 28 When the r emote code is ent ered , the IR Librar y Record window will go from y ellow to gr een and indicate that the capture w as successful , then return to y ellow . Repeat this procedur e three more times until the desired code is added t o the IR Librar y Edit window . Y ou will now see the number of c ode repea ts and the duratio[...]

25 6.2.6 IR Librar y T est (as shown in Fig . 30) An impor tant f eatur e of the Renovia C onfigurator is the ability to test each IR code as it is added to the IR Libr ar y . This insur es that every code will work reliably . When a new code is added , while it is still highlighted , click on the test button, or double- click on the highlight ed c[...]

26 6.3. Sources T ab (as shown in Fig . 32) The “Sources” tab allows you to define the sour ce component attached to each of the six sour ce inputs. All six sources ar e not needed. If none ar e defined in the configura tion, the configura tion will initialize and the Hub firm war e will default to two activated sources , the internal AM/FM/SIR[...]

27 6.3.2 Adding a NuV oNet Source (as shown in Fig. 34) NuV oNet sources can be placed in the C onfiguration with the same procedur e as third par ty IR contr ollable equipment. The Configura tor program c ontains IR libraries for each of the NuV oNet components which hav e the appropria te button functions preassigned . Choosing the correct NuV o [...]

28 Fig . 36 T o cr eate a pr eset macro , double click on the first available preset macro selection. This will open the Edit Macr o Definition window . Once in that window , type a name for the preset in the Display Name window . That will establish the pr eset name as it will appear in the preset menu. N ote that the Display dr op down menu direc[...]

29 6.4.3 Control Macros An additional option within the Macro tab is the ability to establish multiple contr ol macros . T hese macros are int ended for instant access to c ontr ol functions, and are an optional fea ture . If a contr ol macro is cr eated, an additional sour ce menu item is also cr eated, titled “ C ontrol” , preceded b y the th[...]

30 Exclusiv e S ource Control: Checking this box giv es this zone ex clusive “ do not disturb ” control of an y chosen source . Other zones will hav e the ability to listen to tha t source , but they will not have any specific function control . Disable IR: This choice disables IR communication with the Main Source Hub . It is impor tant t o re[...]

31 Fig . 39 Slav e T o: This dr op -down menu is used to assign additional “sla ve” Contr ol Pads to a z one. Up to 20 C ontrol P ads can be used in an installation. An y Contr ol Pads tha t are sla ved must be plugged int o a NuV oNet input on the Main Source Hub . This feature can be used to slav e more than one Z one Amplifier together to op[...]

32 6.6.2 External Mute: P aging T rigger The Renovia S ystem has a built-in solution for whole -house paging , typically through a phone system. The P aging T rigger setting causes the system to mute acr oss all the zones, and in turn, amplifies the page across all z ones. Each Z one Edit utility in the Configura tor Soft w are or the menu a t each[...]

33 6.7. Update S ystem The finished configur ation is now r eady to be downloaded to the Renovia Main Source Hub . C onnect your computer to the USB input on the face of the Main Source Hub and click on the Upda te Renovia button. While downloading , a progress bo x will show the download process . Once complete, the configur ation is permanently s[...]

34 7.0. Control P ad S etup 7.1 F actor y New Installa tion The installed C ontrol P ads, NV-E6GCP , NV -I8GCP , NV-CTP36 are designed to automa tically recogniz e the number address, 1- 8 fr om the rotary switch setting on the Renovia Zone Amplifier when they are plugged in the z one NuV oNet RJ45 connec tion. When first plugged in, the current fi[...]

35 POWER SETUP Fig . 45 Fig . 46 MENU ZONE Zone Button Enabled Disabled Fig . 47 MENU MENU ZONE ZONE Searching for Coordinator... Press SETUP Button on Coordinator Then Press OK MENU ZONE Kids Room 2 WCP 1 WCP 2 Zone Address Master Bath Entertainment Room Kids Room 1 Fig . 48 7.3 Installing the NV-WCPS Wir eless Control Pad A per fect option for th[...]

36 7.4 Renovia T uner Control Contr ol of Renovia’ s internal tuners (sour ces 1 and 2) default to the buttons of the C ontr ol P ads, unless those sour ces are ov erridden in the Configura tor software. These functions are consist ent with the NV - E6GCP , NV-I8GCP , and NV- WCP C ontrol P ads. The NV -C TP36 C olor T ouch P ad has a specialized[...]

37 8.0. Using the Contr ol Pad' s MENU Button Menu gives acc ess to specific music selection and contr ol for each source , as well as zone and system setting capability . The menu functions defined by NuV oNet change with the selec ted sour ce. The selections and control ar e consistent with all the C ontrol P ad choices for Renovia. This sec[...]

38 My Presets 1 Edit Presets My Presets 1 My Presets 2 My Presets 3 My Presets 4 My Presets 5 My Presets 1 1: AM 530 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: Assign Preset Assign to Current Chan Tuner Options Edit Presets Tuning Mode Parental Lock Skipped Channels Tuner Settings Fig . 57 Fig . 58 Fig . 59 Parental Lock Set Security Code Locked Channels 8.3 T uner Options: T[...]

39 Fig . 61 Fig . 60 AM Threshold Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Enabled Bands AM Tuners A and B FM Tuner A and B SIRIUS Tuner A SIRIUS Tuner B Antenna Power Automatic Forced On Forced Off Seek Thresholds AM Threshold FM Threshold Fig . 62 Skipped Channels: Undesired SIRIUS channels can be selected from this list of channels and r emoved from tuning . T o[...]

40 Diagnostics Version Signal Strength Audio Test AM/FM Strenght RSSI: 60dBuV SNR: 31 dB SIRIUS Strength SAT: Strong TERR: None Combined: Strong Are You Sure? No Yes Fig . 63 Fig . 64 Fig . 65 Fig . 66 Diagnostics: Signal strength for AM, FM and SIRIUS reception and the curr ent firmware v ersion number are provided in the Diagnostics menu, as sho [...]

41 8.4 Advanced Zone C ontrol: Adv anced Z one Contr ol is designed for user access t o temporary zone settings. Each of the z one parameters set in adv anced zone con trol automatically r eset when an All Off command is issued from a C ontrol P ad, as shown in Fig . 67. Lock Zone & Off Adv. Zone Control Party Mode Do-Not-Disturb Lock Zone Slee[...]

42 8.5 Zone Settings: This selection contains several z one specific contr ols, as shown in F ig. 72. Note tha t Advanced is gra yed out and is preceded b y an asterisk. T o access these menu items , hold the OK button for six seconds . Zone Settings Balance Bass Treble Loudness Comp. Volume Settings Display Settings *Advanced Fig . 72 Setup: The S[...]

43 Initial Volume Set (current volume) Reset (-60 dB) Fig . 73 8.6 Advanced Zone Settings: T hese are paramet ers for each zone . They can be easily established in the Configura tor Soft war e or here , at each of the z one Contr ol Pads , Fig 74. The only w ay to get into this menu is to hold the C ontrol P ad’ s OK button f or six seconds. Adv.[...]

44 Fig . 76 Slaved To Zone None Kitchen Dining Room Master Bedroom Master Bath Guest Room Nursery Zone Number: Each zone must be assigned a number or specific zone addr ess. This is done by scr olling to the desired zone and selecting it. All used z one addresses will be gra yed out. If y ou hav e defined zones in the C onfigurator Software, the ac[...]

45 System Settings Date/Time 24 Hour Time Display Power-Off Mode Fig . 78 *Advanced Advanced: W ithin the System settings menu ar e advanced functions intended for installers. The item is pr eceded by an asterisk and gray ed out which requires that the OK button is held f or six seconds befor e the advanced functions are acc essible, as shown in Fi[...]

46 External Mute/P age: The EXT . MUTE input on the back panel of Renovia has a dual function. In normal mode, it is designed for the Mute Int er face , NV-MI1 (see Section 9.2 NV-MI1 Mute Interrupt Adaptor ). It can also be configur ed for use with a paging phone system to enable whole-house paging. This requir es a phone system that provides an a[...]

47 9.0. Renovia Accessories 9.1 The NV -I8DLS IR Learning Station Interface Concerto Learning Station Model NV -I8DLS P ASSTHRU READY IR SENSOR TEST ACTIVE POWER 1 2 3 4 5 1. P ASSTHRU: This LED (light emitting diode) r emains lit when the Inter face bo x is actively passing IR information thr ough the system. 2. READY : When you are inputting IR c[...]

48 Capturing IR codes using the IR Learning Station Interface (as shown in Fig. 81) The Renovia C onfigurator Software is designed to st ore IR codes for audio equipment in an IR Library . When the codes ar e learned for a given piece of equipment, they ar e held in the librar y under that equipment's manufacturer name and model number . Once [...]

49 MUTE INTERFACE ADAPTER NV-MI1 CONNECT TO MUTE INPUT A B A B DOORBELL 1 DOORBELL 2 Connect to T elephone RJ-11 Line 1: Pins 3,4 Line 2: Pins 2,5 Model NV-MI1 Mute Interface Module The NuV o NV -MI1 Mute Interface Module is designed to automa tically mute any audio playing through the S ystem’ s speakers when the telephone or doorbell rings. The[...]

50 H OL D A LL O FF NV -GRC1 REMOTE CONTROL F A VORITES V OL U M E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 1 0 1 2 S OU RC E /O K PW R MUTE SLEEP DISP MENU G2 G1 F1 F2 F3 F4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 9.3 NV-GRC1 Remote Control 1. P ow er: Each zone can be turned on and off , or all zones can be turned off with this button. 2. V olume: This serves two functions. I[...]

51 Renovia Specifications Renovia Zone NV -RVZA50PS Po wer Supply Pow er Requirements Pow er Input 95-130V AC 60Hz Pow er Consumption Maximum 85V A (85W ) Pow er Consumption Average* 22.5V A (15W ) Pow er Consumption No Signal* 12V A (6W ) Pow er Supply O utput 25VDC at 1.4A cont ., 2.6A peak Efficiency 84% *With no C ontrolPad device connected . A[...]

52 Renovia NV-RVZA50 In-wall Z one Amplifier Local Source Audio Input / Line Output RJ45 Digital to Line In/Out Accessory NuVoNet Local NuV oNet Control P ad RJ45 Speaker Output Stereo Plug with scr ew terminals Impedance 4 to 8 ohm Amplifier Output Pow er Out (1% THD into 8 ohms) 2 x 25 W Frequency Response (20 - 20kHz) +/-3dB Regulatory Approvals[...]

53 T roubleshooting Symptom Probable C ause Remedy One of the zone C ontr ol P ads displays a “NuV oNet Not Detected” message. Zone CA T5 is plugged into the Acc essor y jack on the back of the Contr ol Pad instead of the NuV oNet jack. Improperly wired CA T5 Cable. Check the CA T5 connection at the back of the Contr ol Pad . Plug the Control P[...]

54 T roubleshooting The IR r epeater does not pr operly control the audio source equipmen t. The NuV o IR output is not set at the best carrier frequency . W ithin IR Library tab of the Configurator Soft w are , each library has a “Properties” button. This button has a dr op down menu that lets y ou select different carrier frequencies fr om 30[...]

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