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INST ALLA TION GUIDE RADIO FREQUENCY GA TEWA Y RFG[...]
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CONGR A TUL A TIO NS ! Tha nk you for pur chasing t he RF G Radio Fr eq uen cy Gat eway f rom Niles . Wit h prop er inst allat ion and op erat ion, you s hould enjoy year s of t rouble -free us e. Niles manu fac ture s the indus tr y’s mos t complete line o f cus tom ins talla tion co mponen ts and acces sor ies for au dio /v ideo sys tems. T o s[...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 1 INTRODUCTIO N The N iles R FG R adio Freque ncy Ga teway is a highly flexible t ool t hat allows s ystem designer s to add a Z igB ee ® r adio tr ansmit t er/recei ver to Niles M ulti Zone pr oduc ts or ex ten d the R adio Freque ncy Recei ver of a Niles H T - MS U H ome Thea ter Ma [...]
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2 QUI CK AN D EA SY SET-UP W ITH WIZ ARD - BASE D NIL ES QUI CKCONFIG TM CONFI GUR A TIO N SOF T W AR E An RFG can b e a dded to a ny network based Nil es M ultiZon e Rec eiv er o r ho me s ystem th eater usi ng the N iles Qui ckConfig Sy stem Configurati on Software. The Quic kConfig‘ soft ware is wiz ard-bas ed an d g uide s the in stalle r/[...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 3 1 ) Pow er L ED - T he blue L ED indic ates t hat the R F G has p ower . This L E D also indi cate s the co nnect ion s tat us to t he Niles Mul tiZ one Re ceiver or H ome The ater Ma in Sys tem Uni t. 2) System Connection - T his RJ - 45 c onnec tion is u sed when t he R FG is c onnec[...]
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4 ZIGBE E TER M INO LOGY T o under st and how t o use the R F G, t he sys tem designer n eeds to un ders ta nd ZigB ee termino logy. MA ST ER BA SE The M as ter Ba se is th e coor dinato r of the R F mes h net wor k. I ts jo b is to rec eive infor matio n from t he Repe ater B ase s and End -P oint s in the sys tem, con solida te that infor matio n[...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 5 ZIGB EE RF N E T WOR K When d esigning an R F net wo rk it is imp or ta nt to k now tha t at lea st one M as ter Ba se and one E nd- Point a re needed . Repea ter bas es are us ed to expan d the cover age area of the R F ne t work . Mult iple hops c an be use d in a RF ne t work d esig[...]
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6 RFG USAG E W IT H N I LE S N ET WOR K - BAS E D M U L TI ZON E R EC E IV E RS The R F G can be u sed wit h Niles N et wor k -b ased M ulti Zone re ceiver s allowing the in st aller to creat e “wireles s keypads . ” T ypica lly , co ntr ol keypads ar e connec ted t o the Mul tiZo ne recei ver via a C AT - 5 cable. I n inst allat ions th at do [...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 7 SYST EM DE SI G N W IR I N G FO R R FG The R F G has t wo R J -4 5 conn ect ions fo r wiring int o the sys tem. T he connec tio n used depends o n the mod e and overall sys tem de sign. A MA ST ER R FG CO NNE CT ED TO A N ILE S NE T WO RK-BA SED M ULTIZON E REC EIV ER : A RFG with dips[...]
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8 A REP E ATER RFG N OT W IRE D TO A MU L T IZON E REC EIV ER A RF G se t for Re peater B as e Mode a nd not co nnect ed to a Mul tiZ one rece iver (s ta nd alone ) must h ave an optio nal power sup ply conne cted . A RFG S ET F OR W IRE LE S S K EY PAD MO DE A RF G se t for W ireles s Keypad mus t have the op tional p ower supply a nd a C AT - 5 c[...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 9 INST ALL A TIO N CONSID ER A TIO NS PL AC EM E NT O F T HE R FG N i l e s r e c o m me n d s p l a c i n g t h e R F G a l o n g a b a s e b o a r d o r i n a n a t t i c . G e n e r a l l y, t h e u n i t s h o u l d b e p l a c e d i n a c o n c e a l e d l o c a t i o n b e c a u s [...]
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10 A N T E N N A C O N S I D E R ATI O N S C o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n R F G s i s R F - b a s e d w i t h a f r e q u e n c y o f 2 . 4 G i g a h e r t z . E f f e c t i ve r a n g e o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n i s 7 5 f e e t ( 2 2.8 6 meter s ) i n o p e n a i r. T h e R F a n t e n n a i s i n t e r n a l t o t h e R F G a n d i t[...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 11 INST ALL A TIO N 1) SET T HE R F MODE D IPSW IT CH ES ( Figure 9 ) 2) C ON NECT CA T - 5 CAB L E Con nection t o a MultiZone r e ceiver or a keypad us es CA T-5 cable te rminated with RJ 4 5 connec tion plu gs. The CA T - 5 cable mu st be terminated u sing the T568 A standa rd wir ing[...]
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12 TROUBLESHO OTING T he se t-u p d ip sw it ch es al low t he R F G t o be pr e - co n fig ur ed fo r i t s ro le in th e sys t em R F mo de de si gn. W it h th is in min d, t ro ub les ho o ti ng th e R F G c om es do wn t o t w o m ai n i ss ue s : 1) SET - U P ISSU ES 2) HA RDWAR E ISS UES SET-UP ISSU ES PRO BLE M : 1 . Wr ong S et-u p If the [...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 13 PRO BLE M : 1 . Bad C onn ec tio ns or W irin g If the co nnectio ns or wiring are wrong, loose, shor ted, or op en, the system will not ope rate properl y. T he symptoms co uld incl ude: Power LED flickers or is off, intermittent ope ration or no op eration. SO LU TIO NS : • T est [...]
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14 AC CESSOR IES O F TH E R FG 1 .2 5A 12VDC UNI VE RSA L POW ER SU PPL Y FG 0103 5 Curren t outle t provides 1 2 V DC syn c connec tion via an ac cess or y cable to t he HT-MS U IC2 HO ME THEA TER AUT OMA TIO N AN D CONTR OL SYS TEM FG 01342 Home the ater aut omation and c ontr ol sys tem that includes t able to p remote co ntrol, main sy stem uni[...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 15 SPECIFI CA TIONS Powe r Requ ire men ts : 1 2V D C from ei ther c onnec tion t o Niles Ne t work ba sed Mul tiZ one receiver o r opti onal Niles p ower supply ( FG 01035 ) Uni t Dime nsi ons : 4.6 8 " L x 2. 1 5" W x 1 . 1 5" H 1 1 .89 cm x 5 .46 cm x 2.9 2cm RF S ect i[...]
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16 LIMITE D W ARR ANT Y Niles Audio Corporation (“NILES”) warrant s to the original retail purchaser only that this produ ct will be free o f manufacturing de fects in material an d workmanship for the following periods an d subject to the l imitations and exc lusions set fort h below: Lifetime Warranty All Pas sive Loudspeaker P roducts (those[...]
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NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 17 DET ACH HERE AND RE TURN TO: NIL ES A UDIO COR POR A TION WA RRAN TY R EGIS TRA TI ON D EPT . P .O. B OX 1 6081 8 MI AMI, FLOR ID A 33 116- 0818 W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION CARD Age: Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55 & over Income: Under $24,999 $25,000-$34,999 $35,000-$44,999 $45,000-$59[...]
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Niles Audio Corporation 12331 S.W . 130 Street Miami, Florida 33186 1-305-238-4373 1-800-BUY -HIFI – www.nilesaudio.com ©2008 Niles Audio Corporation. All rights reserved. Niles, the Niles logos and Blending High Fidelity and Architecture are registered trademarks of Niles Audio Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respect[...]