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    Multizone Amplifier MZA-4.7 Instr uction Manual[...]

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    2 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any v entilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near an y heat [...]

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    3 Quic k Install Guide Unpacking Immediately upon receiving your MZA-4.7 inspect the carton for evidence of mishandling during shipment. Then carefully unpack the unit and inspect for damage. Please sav e the shipping carton and all inner packing materials in the ev ent that the MZA-4.7 needs to be shipped for service or mov ed to a new location. S[...]

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    4 Precautions 1. Recording Copyright —Unless it’ s for personal use only , recording copyrighted material is illegal with- out the permission of the copyright holder . 2. A C Fuse CA UTION: FOR CONTINUED PR O TECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE REPLA CE ONL Y WITH SAME TYPE T6.3A 250V FUSE. REFER REPLA CEMENT T O QU ALIFIED SER- VICE PERSONNEL. 3. Car[...]

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    5 Features Thank you f or purchasing an Integra MZA-4.7 Multi-Zone Amplifier . Please read this manual thor oughly befor e making connections and plugging in the unit. Follo wing the instructions in this manual will enable you to obtain optimum perf ormance and listening enjoyment from y our new Multi-Zone Amplifier . Please retain this manual f [...]

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    6 Features —Continued advantageous to ha ve different v olume control but the same source, or the same volume with separate standby control. Zone linking is setup either via the front panel user interface or by the IMC program. 32 Zones There are 32 zones of possible control. On a MZA-4.7 each zone must be different, ho wever in a multiple ampli?[...]

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    7 Pa rt Names and Functions A Front P anel Solid Aluminum front Panel. B Infra-Red Receiver Receiv er for the MZA - 4.7 IR control – Not IR pass through! C LCD display Back lit LCD display for menu guided control and programming. The display is dimmed when all zones are OFF . D Multi Jog The display menus are navigated and selections made using l[...]

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    8 Pa rt Names and Functions —Continued A AC INLET IEC socket. B Speaker T erminals Plug in terminal clamp connectors accept 1.5mm 2 speaker wires. C ZONE PREOUT Audio and composite video outputs. D RS232 Comm P ort The port is used for setup, control or monitoring. The interconnecting cable must be straight: 9 pin ‘D’ connectors. E EXP ANSION[...]

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    9 T ypical System Configuration Gym Lounge Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 4 Study Bedroom & Ensuite TV or screen TV or screen TV or screen Ke ypad A CTIVE SUB T uner To IR2 CD changer DVD Changer To IR1 + IR2 To IR1 SA T receiver DVD Pla yer VCR To IR1 + IR2 Fig 1 Ke ypad AMP[...]

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    10 T ypical System Configuration —Continued Fig 1 depicts a typical configuration, where the MZA-4.7 is providing audio into four listening zones. Each zone consists of a room with a pair of speakers, and a suitable controller . Additionally a zone may require TV’ s or screens. In Fig 1 three such screens are shown in the Lounge, Gym, and Bed[...]

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    11 Contr oller T ermination The recommended wiring and color scheme is shown in Fig 2. Use the Standard 568-B color code for the CA T5E termination to the Controller – see T able 1. Although it is possible to daisy chain controllers we recommend “home runs” of CA T5E cable with a maximum cable length of 200m. Note: Some IR receiv ers hav e an[...]

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    12 Ad v anced IR Contr ol IR routing – discussed in “T ypical System Configuration” on page 9 – is used to address specific centrally located source components. When sev eral same brand and model source components are required in an installation, steps must be taken to isolate the radiated IR from interfering with their discrete operation[...]

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    13 Multiple MZA-4.7 Stac ks In large installations where multiple MZA-4.7’ s are required, the expansion bus may be used to con vey inter -amplifier control, source component Audio, and IR. Fig 4 shows inter -connected amplifiers using an expansion bus lead. The source component audio inputs must be plugged into the first MZA-4.7, where they a[...]

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    14 Zone Linking Zone linking is a useful feature for simplifying control in closely coupled rooms, where the rooms require different volume le vels and On/Off status, yet the same audio source. If for instance the Lounge and Study zones in the “T ypical System Configuration” on page 9 were always used together on the same source, then zone lin[...]

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    15 A utomation Any MZA-4.7 parameter is controllable using the serial RS232 interface. The RS232 protocol is outlined in the follow- ing section, and encompasses both the amplifier and connected keypads. The interface is bidirectional, allowing the amplifier and network to be monitored. The interconnecting cable must be straight: 9 pin ‘D’ co[...]

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    16 RS232 Pr otocol The RS232 serial port provides data acquisition and control of Inte gra networks by a home automation system, or PC. The interconnecting cable must be straight: 9 pin ‘D’ connectors. Baud Rate = 9600, Characters are all ASCII. Command Structure: <command><zone><data>line feed. Integra amplifiers and ke ypad[...]

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    17 RS232 Protocol —Continued Notes: ■ Commands are used as notifications. If an amplifier is switched ON, it will notify the other devices on the control bus by sending the Standby command (01). Any amplifiers with the same zone will take the notification as a command and also switch ON. ■ When a command is sent to an amplifier it will ?[...]

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    18 RS232 Protocol —Continued ■ A Standby ON command implies that the amplifier is not muted, if the amplifier was pre viously OFF , a mute command must follow the Standby command if it is muted. ■ Not all Command and Data commands are cov ered in this document. ■ The expected reply for the “Send all P arameters” command (09) is >14[...]

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    19 RS232 Protocol —Continued Keypad K ey Codes An Integra Ke ypad may be directed to emit its learnt IR commands via RS232 control. This is achiev ed by sending a ‘Cause key press on K eypad’ command “0B” followed by the zone, and the K eypad key code (data). The Ke ypad key code is encoded with IR string repeats. (See table belo w) To te[...]

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    20 Menu Na vigation Front P anel user interface: The MZA-4.7 has a LCD display and multi-jog (Rotary Encoder with Push Select) for menu navigation. The menus are hierarchal providing access and control of all amplifier functions. The user navigates through the menu using left/right multi jog rotations and pushes for selections or escapes. The vert[...]

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    21 Menu Na vigation —Continued •P r eamp V olume: Only displayed if the room is a preamplifier . • Mode: T rack Tw o options track or Independent •T rack Offset: 0 –37 to +25 range of adjustment. • Return Steps back to More function menu. • Return: Steps back to the Primary func- tions menu. ■ System Setup The System Setup menu is [...]

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    22 Pr ogramming Using IMC (Integra Music Center) IMC is an amplifier setup program. Full control and tracking of any MZA-4.7 zone is pro vided. The program runs on PC’ s running W in 2000 - W in XP operating systems, and communicates via either RS232 or USB. When a MZA-4.7 is first attached to a PC running IMC the clock is automatically set to [...]

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    23 Programming Using IMC (Integra Music Center) —Continued ■ Zone Select To select the zone mov e the cursor over the zone tab’ s down arrow and left click. A zone list window appears – make the selection with a left mouse click. Placing the cursor ov er the zone tab’ s room description displays information about the amplifier’ s devic[...]

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    24 Programming Using IMC (Integra Music Center) —Continued •V olume Levels The volume sliders may be changed either by left clicks abo ve or belo w the displayed lev el, or by dragging the lev el down using a left click and hold. Note: If the amplifier is in “T racking” mode then changing one volume changes the other . • Maximum V olume [...]

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    25 Programming Using IMC (Integra Music Center) —Continued The window pro vides the means to control the occasionally used functions like bass, treble, amplifier and preamplifier balance and loudness. These are all adjusted using a left mouse click while abo ve the b utton or slider . Note: The preamplifier and amplifier share the same bass a[...]

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    26 Programming Using IMC (Integra Music Center) —Continued ■ Preset Programming Preset programming effects all zones on the MZA-4.7. There are six momentary preset buttons – Preset 1 - Preset 6. These presets are stored in the MZA-4.7, and may be setup using the IMC setup window . Left mouse click ov er “Set up preset 1” and change any MZ[...]

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    27 Programming Using IMC (Integra Music Center) —Continued ■ Source Contr ol Alarm Clock Pr ogramming If a KEY -5.7 keypad is connected to the MZA-4.7, then source control can also be included in an alarm preset. In IMC’ s main window; file open a KEY -5.7 keypad Windo w . Select the connected Ke ypad’ s zone in “Zone” tab. If the Ke y[...]

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    28 SN 29344365A (C) Copyright 2006 ONKY O CORPORA TION Japan. All rights reser ved. D0612-2 Integra Division of ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION 18 park Way, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458, U.S.A. Tel: 201-785-2600 Fax: 201-785-2650 http://www.integrahometheater.com Integra Division of ONKYO CORPORATION Sales & Product Planning Div.: 2-1, Nisshin-cho, [...]