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QUI CK INST ALL GUI DE HD RADIO ® TUNER MODULE TM - H D /R[...]
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The TM - H D/R is a tune r mod ule t hat s lide s into th e card c age on a In telliContr ol ® I CS M odu lar M ultizo ne Rec eiver. It provid es the f unc tion alit y of a n orma l tun er: se ek th rough s tat ions, ac ces s to 20 fa vorit es an d direct a cc ess t o a sta tion by e nte ring th e channel frequency . In additio n, the TM- HD/ R pr[...]
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Prod uct O ver v iew ------------------------------------------------ 2 Installation --------------------------------------------------------- 5 Operating the T M-HD/ R Module -------------------------- 1 0 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g ------------------------------------------------- 2 4 Specification s --------------------------------------------[...]
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2 PR OD UCT O VER VIEW '. "/5 ". "/5 - 3 $"4$"%&"6%*0 065 5. ) % 3 /JMFT"VEJP$PSQPSBUJPO.JBNJ'MPSJEB64" FM Ant en na Te rm i n al Conn ec ts a 75 ohm FM an ten na AM A nt enna Te rm i n al Conn ec ts t o incl ude d AM loo p a nt enn a. Spring clip Casc ade Au dio[...]
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www . ni le s au di o .c om 3 F EA TURE S AND BE NEF ITS Plug an d Play I nte gra ti on The T M - HD/R module will automatically identif y itself to the Intelli File ® 3 Program ming So f t ware dur ing syst em c onfi g uratio n and ma p all ap pro pria te co ntro l fun ctio ns to al l user in ter fa ce s. Metadata The TM - H D/R modul e out put [...]
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4 FEA TURES AND BE NEF ITS (C ONT’ D) Add to Fa vorit es Allow s user cha nges to fav orites fr om user i nterfaces with LCD displ ays. Direct A cces s T uning Direc t ent r y of st atio n freq uen cy f rom use r inter f ace s with a lpha - numeric keys. Convenien t Thumb S crews Secure module to chassi s card cage without the need for add i- tio[...]
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www . ni le s au di o .c om 5 INST ALL A TION W ARN IN G: A lways t urn p ower O FF to th e Int elli Cont rol IC S Mo d - ula r Mul tiZon e Rec eiver a nd be s ure AC line co rd is disco nne cte d to av oid dam age a nd el ec tric al sh oc k bef ore ma king a ny conn ec - tion s to th e TM - HD/R Mo dul e. CAUTION: The TM- HD/ R Module i s suscepti[...]
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6 INST ALL A TION (C ONT ’D) Conne ct ing an Ant enn a to the TM -H D/ R Mo dul e Card Whe n all mo dul es are in p lac e, and all sy ste m comp on ent s have be en inst alle d, conn ec t A M and FM ante nnas. AM Ant en na 1 . Con nect bar e w ir e e nds on ant enn a to du al s pri ng cli ps on TM- HD/R (p olar it y not c ritical ). 2. Position l[...]
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www . ni le s au di o .c om 7 Figu re 4. Enl arg eme nt – A M and FM ant enn as co nne ctin g to mo dul e car d. 7*%&0 065 $"4$"%&"6%*0 065 $ BTDBEF " VEJP 0 VU 5.)%3 . PEVMF ".- PPQ " OUFOOB '.% JQPMF " OUFOOB '. "/5 ". "/5 - 3 $"4$"%&"6%*[...]
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8 INST ALL A TION (C ONT ’D) Ex pand ing th e System Whe n using mul tipl e chas sis, conn ect t he Le f t and Righ t Casca de Audio O UT of t he TM - H D/R to the Le f t and Righ t Audio I N on th e I M- A U D I O M o d u l e i n t h e s a m e n u m b e r c a r d s l o t o n t h e S l a v e cha ssis. Up t o fou r Sla ve chas sis ma y be use d in[...]
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www . ni le s au di o .c om 9 INST ALL A TION (C ONT ’D) Expanded S ystems Diagram Figu re 6. E xp and ed sys tem w ith Ca sc ade A udio c onne ct ions. 7*%&0 065 $"4$"%&"6%*0 065 7*%&0 065 $"4$"%&"6%*0 065 '. "/5 5. ".'. ". "/5 - 3 $"4$"%&&qu[...]
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10 OPE R A TING THE TM - H D/R M O D U L E There a re var ious u ser interfaces that operate wi th the T M - HD /R Mo dul e. The fo llowin g pa ges c ont ain expl ana tions f or co ntro l - ling th e A M and FM radio wit h the D ispla y , iRemo te and Co nta ct user i nterfaces. 0'' 13&7 /&95 70- .65& 70- "[...]
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OPE R A TING THE iREMO TE AND DISPL A Y PLAYING AM/FM-HD R ADI O ® T o list en to a r adio s tat ion, press the HD/ R Master Ke y . (i .e . , )% 3 ) AM/FM NOW PL AYING S CRE EN When selecting stations the tun er will f irst tu ne to a no n - HD station. Af te r a mom ent, the digit al sta tion w ill pl ay , th e “HD” l og o app ea rs and a [...]
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OPERATING TH E iREMOTE AND D ISPL A Y (C ONT ’D) SELECTING AM OR FM T o p lay s tat ions in th e A M ban d, press the [A M] Soft K ey . T o p lay s tat ions in th e FM band, press the [FM] Soft Ke y . CHANGING ST A TIONS T o t une to t he nex t avail abl e sta tion, pre ss t he NEXT Key. Press t he PRE V Key for the previous availa ble stat ion. [...]
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OPERATING TH E IRE MO TE A ND DISPL A Y (C ONT ’D) TUN E TO A STATION USI NG T HE NU MER IC KE YS T o t une to a s tat ion using t he nume ric keys, pre ss t he num eric keys of th e A M or FM sta tion t o b e p l a y e d ( i . e . “ 9 ”, “ 3 ”, “ 1 ”, ” 1 ”) , the n pres s the Ent er &OUFS Key . AD JUSTING V OLUME Press t he [...]
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OPERATING TH E IRE MO TE A ND DISPL A Y (C ONT ’D) SEL ECT A FA VOR ITE STATION T o se le ct a Favo rite s tat ion, press the [Favs] Soft K ey , th e list of p rese t Favorit es ap pe ar . T o go t o th e next p ag e of avai lable favor ites, press the [ Page] or [Page ] Soft Keys . T o cu rsor t hrou gh fa vorit es within a p ag e, press t he Cu[...]
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OPERATING TH E IRE MO TE A ND DISPL A Y (C ONT ’D) ADD A FAV OR ITE S TA TIO N T o ad d a sta tio n to th e Favorit e sta tion lis t, tune t o the st ati on to b e add ed, th en pre ss t he [Favs] Soft K ey . The “ A M/F M - Favori tes ” menu appears. Press t he Cursor Ke y to [a d d f a v o r i t e] in t he me nu. add favorite T o ad d th e [...]
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OPERATING TH E IRE MO TE A ND DISPL A Y (C ONT ’D) DEL ETE/REP LAC E A F AVORITE S TA TI ON T o d ele te a fa vorit e, pres s the [Favs] Soft K ey . The “ AM/FM Favorites ” menu appears. Use the Cursor or Key to s el ect t he f avori te to b e deleted. Press a nd ho ld th e Select Key fo r t wo se co nds. The “R eplace/Delete menu ” appea[...]
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OPE R A TING THE CONT ACT TOU C H S CR EEN PLAYING AM/FM RADI O To u c h t h e Master K ey labeled HD/R and th e radio b egins playing , (i .e . , AM/FM HD/R ) . AM/FM NOW PL AYING S CRE EN 18 XM SIRIUS iPod HD/R Dave Matthews Band Crush WRNA-FM 95.7-1 FM AM FM Favorites 1 2 3 ... AM/FM XM SIRIUS HD/R iPod[...]
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OPERATING TH E CONT ACT T OUCH SCREE N (C ONT ’D) SELECTING AM OR FM T o p lay s tat ions in th e A M ban d, touch the AM Soft K ey . T o p lay s tat ions in th e FM band, touch the FM Soft K ey . CHANGING ST A TIONS press the NEXT ke y , for the n ext a vailab le st atio n. Press t he PRE V Key for the p revious a vailabl e sta tion. www . ni le[...]
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OPERATING TH E CONT ACT T OUCH SCREE N (C ONT ’D) AD JUSTING V OLUME Press t he VO L– 70- Key to lower vo lume. Pre ss th e VOL + 70- Key to rais e volu me. TUN E TO A STATION USI NG T HE NU MER IC KE YS T o t une to a s tat ion using t he nume ric keys, to uch t he 1 2 3 ... Soft K ey . Se lec t your s tat ion by to uchin g the n umer [...]
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OPERATING TH E CONT ACT T OUCH SCREE N (C ONT ’D) SEL ECT A FA VOR ITE STATION T o se le ct a Favo rite s tat ion, touch the Favorites Soft K ey , the list of p rese t Favorit es ap pe ars. T o go t o th e next p ag e of avai lable Fav orites , touch the Page or Page Soft K ey s . Se lec t a de sired st atio n (i.e. , Th e B ea t 103 . 5 ). 3. FM[...]
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OPERATING TH E CONT ACT T OUCH SCREE N (C ONT ’D) ADD A FAV OR ITE S TA TIO N T o ad d a sta tio n to th e Favorit e sta tion lis t, tune t o the st ati on to b e add ed, th en pre ss t he Favorites Soft K ey . The “ AM/FM Favorites men u” appears. T o ad d th e stat ion t o your Favori te list, tou ch t he [A d d t o Favor ite s] Soft K ey .[...]
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OPERATING TH E CONT ACT T OUCH SCREE N (C ONT ’D) DEL ETE/REP LAC E A F AVORITE S TA TI ON T o de le te a Favo rite st ati on, press the Favorites Soft K ey . The “Favorites Menu ” appe ars. T ou ch an d hol d the Fa vorit e sta tion t o be d ele te d fo r t wo seconds. 4. AM 6 10 The “R eplace/Delete Menu” appears. To u c h t h e [D el e[...]
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24 TROUBLE SHOO TING PROBLEM SOLUTION CON TRO L Remote/ Keypad does not control TM- HD/R a) C on fi rm TM - H D/R is prop erl y insta lle d in the c ard sl ot in IntelliC ontrol ICS Modular MultiZone Receiv er card cage . b) C heck Module connec tion to header in card cage . SIGNAL STRENGTH /RECE PTION Weak or no sig nal a) Ch ec k A M and FM ant [...]
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www . ni le s au di o .c om 25 SP EC IFIC A TIONS Fre q ue nc y R an ge : A M 530 - 1 71 0 k Hz, FM 8 7 .5 - 1 08. 1 M Hz AM Sect ion Antenna Impedance: 1 K- ohm A M A nte nna In put Sensitivity @ S /N: 2 5dBUV@S/ N 30DB 5 5dB AM THD: .5% @ -50dBm FM S ec t io n Antenna Impedance: 7 5 - ohm F M Antenna Input Sensitivity @ S /N: 15 d B U V @ S / N 3[...]
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www . ni le s au di o .c om 27 LIMITED W ARR ANT Y Niles Au dio Cor pora tion (“N ILES”) warrant s this Int elliCo ntrol I CS produ ct to t he orig inal purch aser t o be fr ee of ma nufa ctu ring de fec ts in ma ter ial and wo rkma nship fo r a peri od of t wo yea rs from d ate o f purch ase. This Warr ant y is subject to the followi ng additi[...]
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