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    www.atonhome.com DH46X 4 SOURCE/6 ZONE DIGIT AL A UDIO EXP ANSION R OUTER[...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 1 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Safety Information RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN! W ARNING CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE[...]

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    2 ©2008 • All rights reserved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Damage Requiring Service— These appliances should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: • A power supply connection or a plug has been damaged or • If liquid has been spilled into the appliance or objects ha ve fallen int o the appliance or • [...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 3 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Contents Safety Information ...................................................................... 1 1 . Introduction .............................................................................. 4 Features .....................................................[...]

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    4 ©2008 • All rights reserved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router 1 . Introduction Modern Convenience The DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion R outer , when used with the DH44 Digital Audio R outer , pro vides the ability to list en to 4 different audio sour ces in up to 28 separat e areas of the home for t otal fl[...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 5 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Features 4 Source, 6 Zone Expansion for DH44 Digital Audio Router Combine Up to 4 DH46X Chassis for T otal of Up to 28 Zones Stand-Alone 4 Source 6 Zone Capability Expandable to 24 Zones End-to-End Digital Architecture For Cryst al Clear Sound with No Signal Lo[...]

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    6 ©2008 • All rights reserved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Defi ning T erms Zone A Zone is defi ned as an area of the house that has separate source selection capabilities fr om all other areas of the house. T ypically , a zone is comprised of a single room, but it is possible for a zone to spread acr oss multiple roo[...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 7 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Rear P anel The Rear Panel of the DH44 has connections f or Pow er , Source Loop Inputs (fr om DH44), Source Loop Outputs (to additional DH46X chassis), Zone Outputs, IR Outputs, A uxiliar y Power , USB and Expansion capabilities as well as Zone Pairing and Uni[...]

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    8 ©2008 • All rights reserved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router 2. System Design Ov erview/Applications Planning Before installing the DH46X, it is essential t o hav e a detailed and accurate system design. The fi rst step to a good design is t o map the system. It is advisable t o mark up a copy of the house fl oor plan w[...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 9 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Pre-Construction In a pre-construction installation, walls and ceilings are open with no drywall installed. This is desirable and allows the installer great er access than in retro-fi t applications. Before actually running an y wire or cable, take the time to[...]

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    10 ©2008 • All rights reserved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Local Sources to T ouch Pads Local sources are only a vailable within the area that the y are installed. They will not be a vail- able to other areas of the house as the y are not distributed by the DH44/DH46X. Run lengths of Cat-5 from an y local (in-room) sou[...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 11 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Stand-Alone (No DH4 4) 4 Source, 6 Zone System Figure 2-6 shows a stand-alone system with f our sources and six zones with the addition of Lo- cal Sources in two of the zones. Each zone can ha ve one local source. The system is com prised of a DH46X , DHTP1 Am[...]

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    12 ©2008 • All rights reser ved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Expanded Standalone (No DH44) 4 Source, 6-24 Zone System Figure 2-7 shows a stand-alone system with f our sources and twenty f our zones with the addi- tion of Local Sources in eight of the zones. Each zone can ha ve one local sour ce. The system is comprised [...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 13 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router 3. Connections The DH46X is par t of an integrat ed system that requires the use of other components. Depend- ing on the system design, these components ma y include: DH44 Main Digital Audio Router w/Integrated Source Inputs DHTP1 Amplifi ed T ouch Pads - at [...]

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    14 ©2008 • All rights reserved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router EXP ANSION IN Connect the Cat-5 Patch Cable included with the DH46X from the DH44’s EXP ANSION OUT por t to the DH46X’s EXP ANSION IN por t as shown. Complet e connections for expanded systems are described in the section entitled Multi-Chassis Connections [...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 15 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Cat-5 Cat-5 Cat-5 Cat-5 DHTP1 Rear DHTP1 Rear DHTP1 Rear DHTP1 Rear DH46X DHTP1 Rear DHTP1 Rear Cat-5 Figure 3-4: ZONE OUT Connections DHTP1 Speaker Connections The DH46X sends a digital audio signal to connect ed DHTP1 T ouch Pads where it is amplifi ed and [...]

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    16 ©2008 • All rights reserved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router L+ L- R+ R- AUX Po wer Connector Speaker Connector T o Speakers DHTP1 Rear ¼ " 16AWG Speaker Wire SPEAKERS PWR IN + - Figure 3-5: Speaker Connections Auxiliary Power Connector (AUX PO WER OUT) For wire runs o ver 1 50’, it is recommended to run an addit[...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 1 7 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router USB Port (USB IN) The USB IN por t is designed to allo w upgrades to the DH46X’s fi rm ware. AC P ower Connector Connect the supplied cord fr om the A C Pow er Connector int o a properly gr ounded electrical outlet. System Expansion The DH46X is capable of[...]

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    18 ©2008 • All rights reser ved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router DHSIP F ront Audio Source Digital Optical Output Digital Optical Cable DIGIT AL OPTICAL Figure 3-8: Local Source to DHSIP Connections - Digital Optical NOTE: Multi-channel digital audio formats (5.1, 7 .1 etc.) are not supported by the DHSIP , DH44, or DH46X. [...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 19 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router DHTP1 Rear DH S IP Side View Cat-5 L+ L- R+ R- SPEAKERS PWR IN + - Figure 3-10: DHSIP to DHTP1 Connections IR OUT Connect a standard IR Emitt er (A TON AIE2 , f or example) from the IR OUT port on the front of the DHSIP to the IR receiver on the fr ont of the [...]

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    20 ©2008 • All rights reserved. DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router IR IN DHSIP F ront 3.5mm Mono Interconnect Cable Audio Source IR Input Figure 3-12: IR OUT to Audio Source 3.5mm Interconnect Cable[...]

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    © 2008 • All rights reserved. 21 DH46X 4 Source, 6 Zone Digital Audio Expansion Router Adding Zones to a DH44 Digital Audio Router A basic DH44 system can contain a maximum of f our sources and f our zones. By adding DH46X Digital Audio R outers, the syst em can contain a maximum of twenty-eight zones. Each DH46X expands the syst em by up t o si[...]