Niles Audio ZR-4630s manual

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    INST ALLA TION & OPERA TION GUIDE F our -Sour ce, Six-Zone, 3 0W P er Channel AM/FM Receiv er ZR -4630 ZR -4630 MultiZone Recei v er B LENDING T ECHNOLOGY AND A RCHITECTURE ™[...]

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    Congr atula tions! T hank you for purc hasing the Niles ZR-4630 MultiZone Receiver , one of the most flexible and convenient audio components ever offered. T he ZR-4630, like all Niles products, is built to the highest standards of quality and reliability . With proper installation and oper ation, you'll enjo y years of trouble-free use. Niles[...]

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    S OURCE POWER SYNCHRONIZA TION . .......................................................... .28 CHOOSING A SYNCHRONIZA TION METHOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Video Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    OPERA TING A SYSTEM WITH MUL TIPLE ZR-4630’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1 OPERA TION A SYSTEM INTEGRA TED WITH A HOME THEA TER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 2 OPERA TION FROM THE HOME THEA TER ZONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    PROGRAMMING O VERVIEW ................................................................... .51 Installer Programming P anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Programming Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Niles Audio has recognized the need for a simple to use, cost-effectiv e multi-zone system that can provide y ears of listening pleasure to music-lov ers. Our engineering and product development departments have joined forces to produce an inno vati ve multi-zone receiv er that incorporates six separate zones of amplifier po wer , a built-in AM/FM [...]

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    Multi-zone/Multi-sour ce T he ZR-4630 MultiZone Receiver incorpor ates matrix preamplifier technology to pro vide as many as three source components and the built-in tuner to six listening zones simultaneously . F inally , Dad can relax to the sound of his favorite music in the den w hile the kids are listening to their favorite music by the pool. [...]

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    T he R-4 Remote - T he R-4 Remote provides system control via an ergonomic hand-held IR remote control. Zones that have been installed with Niles IR Sensors can take ad vantage of the R-4 Remote, providing system control from anyw here in the room. System-W ide Oper ation T he ZR-4630 MultiZone Receiver incorpor ates system-wide control to activ at[...]

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    9 P ARTS GUIDE (ZR-4630) LED Zone ON/OFF Indicator Zone Label Slots T uner Contr ols DB-9 Comput er Interf ace Sensor for C aptur ing IR C ommands Zone All On/ Page Enab le S witches P rogr amming Contr ols and Indicat or s T uner Display R emov able P rogr amming Cov er Main P ower Switch S ync Inputs K eypad Inputs S y st em Expansion P aging Inp[...]

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    LED Zone ON/OFF Indicators Provides indi vidual ON/OFF indication for each zone. Zone Label Slots Coined slot for placing included zone labels for easy identification. T uner Controls Radio station up/down, r adio station preset, and AM/FM band shift buttons for tuner control. T uner Display Displays the currently selected radio station and recepti[...]

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    Remov able P ow er Cord An IEC remo v able power cord provides for easy handling during installation. Sour ce Buttons A quick tap of an y of these buttons causes the zone to turn on and a sour ce component to be selected. Pressing and holding these buttons for longer than three seconds causes all enabled zones to turn on. Also, all zones are select[...]

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    Master Ke ys A quic k tap of an y of these keys causes the zone to turn on and a source component to be selected. Pressing and holding these keys for longer than three seconds causes all enabled zones to turn on. Also, all zones are selected to the same source-component. Zone OFF Ke y A quick tap of this key turns y our specific zone off. Pressing [...]

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    This is the simplest of the ZR-4630 configurations (see Figure 4). It depicts one Niles ZR-4630 MultiZone Receiver installed to provide sound to six listening zones. Each zone consists of one room with one pair of speakers. One Solo ™ Master Keypad Module is included in each zone for user control. Numeric ™ Accessory Keypad Modules and an IR Se[...]

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    Ke ypads and IR Sensors K eypads and IR sensors enable the user to control the Niles ZR-4630 MultiZone Receiv er and its connected source components. Source component IR commands are progr ammed into the Niles ZR-4630 MultiZone Receiv er . T hese commands are then triggered when the user presses a keypad button or issues a Niles IR command to an IR[...]

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    CONFIGURA TION 2 – ADDING ZONES USING MUL TIPLE ZR-4630’S More than one ZR-4630 can be used if the system requires more than six zones. A maximum of three ZR-4630’ s, providing up to 1 8 zones, can be combined to create a larger multi-zone/multi-sour ce system. One ZR-4630 is designated as the Master and the others as Slaves (see Installation[...]

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    16 CONFIGURA TION 3 – DISTRIBUTING SOURCE-COMPONENT A UDIO SIGNALS When sharing source components with three ZR-4630’ s (see Figure 6) or two ZR-4630’ s and a Home T heater system (see Figure 7), a Niles A VD A-3 Audio/Video Distribution Amplifier is required for each source. SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS F igure 6 Designated as the Master Designate[...]

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    17 SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS F igure 7 If you are installing three ZR-4630’ s with an integrated Home T heater Zone (refer to Figure 8), the cascade output on each A VD A-3 may be connected to the third ZR-4630. Important Note: An A VD A-3 is required whenev er you are sharing sour ce components with a Home Theater receiv er that shorts its audio in[...]

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    18 CONFIGURA TION 4 – INTEGRA TING AN IR-CONTROLLED HOME THEA TER An IR-controlled Home T heater surround-sound receiv er can be integrated to share sour ce components in a system with the ZR-4630. Distributing Audio Signals A udio signals for the shared sour ce components are connected to both the ZR-4630 and the Home Theater receiv er using RC [...]

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    CONFIGURA TION 5 – INTEGRA TING A HOME THEA TER USING AN INTELLICONTROL A Home Theater system controlled by a Niles IntelliControl can be integr ated to share source components in a system with the ZR-4630. Audio Signals A udio signals for the shared sour ce components are connected to both the ZR-4630 and the Home Theater receiv er using RC A Y [...]

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    20 CONFIGURA TION 6 – MUL TIPLE SOLO ™ MASTER KEYP AD MODULES IN A ZONE T he single zone of a Niles ZR-4630 MultiZone Receiver can be expanded to contain multiple Solo ™ Master K eypad Modules providing control from man y locations within the zone. A Ni les In tell iP ad ® Ci Expander ™ is required to connect multiple keypads in a single z[...]

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    CONFIGURA TION 7 – MUL TIPLE LISTENING AREAS IN A ZONE A single zone of the ZR-4630 can be set up to contain more than one listening area (i.e., an adjacent living room and dining room). T his configuration is c hosen when the speakers in the zone are not required to be played at separ ate volume lev els or to be on/off separately . In F igure 1 [...]

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    22 CONFIGURA TION 8 – EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER IN A ZONE FOR MORE POWER Each zone of the ZR-4630 pro vides RC A preamplifier output connections for the connection of external ampli- fiers. External amplifiers can be used to provide more po wer in a zone. In Figure 12, an external amplifier has been connected to zone 3. Using an amplifier with more than[...]

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    CONFIGURA TION 9 – EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER IN A ZONE FOR MUL TIPLE LISTENING AREAS A zone of the ZR-4630 can be set up to contain more than one listening area by adding an external amplifier (i.e., an adjacent living room and dining room area). T his configuration is chosen w hen the speakers included in the zone are not required to be played at separ[...]

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    24 CONFIGURA TION 1 0 – EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER IN A ZONE FOR MUL TIPLE ROOMS T he preamplifier output connectors on the ZR-4630 for zones 4, 5 and 6 have a fixed/v ariable setting. Using the fixed setting with an external amplifier enables a zone to be divided up into indi vidual rooms using convention- al Niles Impedance Matching V olume Controls. I[...]

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    CONFIGURA TION 11 – SYSTEM P A GING AND EXTERN AL TELEPHONE SYSTEM A P aging Input connection on the rear panel of the ZR-4630 provides a connection for the paging output signal of pop- ular telephone systems for voice paging through the speakers in the listening zones (see Figure 1 5). P aging volume level can be adjusted by the ZR-4630 (see Ins[...]

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    26 CONFIGURA TION 12 – IR REPEA TING FOR CONTROL OF LOC AL COMPONENTS An IR Repeating System can be integrated into a room connected to the Niles ZR-4630 (see Figure 1 7). T his enables a single IR Sensor (installed in that room) to control local components with a hand-held IR remote control. In Figure 1 7, a Niles IR Sensor is connected to a Nil[...]

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    Infr ared Command Compatibility IR control testing was conducted on man y equipment brands to determine their compatibility with the ZR-4630. T ypical A/V sour ce components (i.e., CD , D VD, DSS, Cable Boxes, etc.) from eac h brand were chosen for the test. All brands listed below passed the test. Important Note: Use this list only as a starting p[...]

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    28 WHA T IS SOURCE-POWER SYNCHRONIZA TION? T he ZR-4630 has been designed to keep track of the ON/OFF condition of the three sour ce components connected to the system. T his enables source components that utilize the same IR command for ON and OFF to be automated. F or this feature to function as designed, you need “sync hronization (sync)” be[...]

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    CHOOSING A SYNCHRONIZA TION METHOD Once you establish that all sour ce components in the system have compatible IR commands, the next step is to choose the appropriate Sync Method for eac h component. T here are two ways to detect w hen a component is ON or OFF: Video or V oltage Sync. Video Sync Video Sync is the easiest and most reliable method o[...]

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    30 V oltage Sync V oltage Sync is also a reliable method of synchronization if c hosen and implemented correctly . T he Sync Inputs can detect the control out voltage from a Niles Signal Sensing product interfaced to the sour ce component. Obtaining V oltage Sync Current Sensing Current Sensing synchronizes a component b y detecting the changes in [...]

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    Light Sensing Using a light sensor (LS-1) to synchronize y our components is usually your last choice, simply because the other choices are more reliable. T he Niles LS-1 Light Sensor can synchronize a component b y sensing changes in light. T he 1 2V output of the LS-1 is then connected to the ZR-4630’ s Sync Input dedicated for that component, [...]

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    32 OPERA TIONAL O VERVIEW MASTER KEYS/SOURCE BUTT ONS T he Master Keys av ailable on the Solo ™ Master K eypad Module and the Source Buttons on the hand-held R-4 Remote (Figure 21) provide “one-touc h activ ation” of the ZR-4630 and source components. T he Master Keys on the Solo ™ Master K eypad Module are equipped with back lighting LEDs [...]

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    Master Ke y/Source Button Ev ents When you press a Master K ey on a Solo ™ Master Keypad Module or a Source Button on the hand held R-4 Remote, as many as four ev ents occur . T he first event is factory programmed and acti v ates the zone whic h you are located. T he second event is facto- ry programmed and selects the proper sour ce input corre[...]

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    MASTER KEY/SOURCE BUTT ON OPERA TION T he Master Key/Sour ce Buttons have three methods for operating the system. Single Zone Oper ation T he first method, a quick tap of a Master K ey/Source Button in a zone (holding the K ey/Button for less than three seconds), causes only that zone to turn ON. T he Master K ey quickly tapped illuminates GREEN af[...]

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    OFF Ke y Events When you press the OFF K ey/Button, as many as two ev ents occur . T he first event is factory programmed and is responsible for turning the zone or all zones OFF every time the OFF K ey/Button is pressed. T he second event is responsible for turning OFF the source components and only occurs if the zone turning OFF was the last zone[...]

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    V OLUME KEYS/V OLUME BUTT ONS T he V olume Keys on the Solo ™ Master K eypad Module and the V olume Buttons on the hand-held R-4 Remote provide control of v olume for individual zones. V olume K e ys/V olume Buttons Oper ation Pressing the V olume + or the V olume - K eys/Buttons raises and lowers the speaker output and the preamplifier output fo[...]

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    MUTE KEY/MUTE BUTT ON T he Mute Key/Button pro vides a method of turning the sound ON/OFF for a brief moment in an individual zone without turning the zone OFF (this also prevents the sour ce component from being turned OFF). Mute Ke y/Mute Button Operation In a zone using the speaker output or the preamplifier output set to v ariable, pressing the[...]

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    FUNCTION KEYS/BUTT ONS T he Solo ™ Master Keypad Module, the Numeric ™ Accessory K eypad Module, and the hand-held R-4 Remote include v arious function keys for control of the built-in tuner and the connected source components. F igure 26 illustrates the av ailable function keys for all of the control devices. Function Ke y/Button Operation for[...]

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    Function Ke y/Button Operation for the Built-in T uner T he commands for operation of the built-in tuner from the function keys/Buttons are pre-programmed. F igure 27 depicts the av ailable commands for the tuner , their function key/button location, and a description of their action on the tuner . After the T uner Master K ey/Sour ce button has be[...]

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    Band-Shift Button T he Band Shift Button toggles the selected tuning band between AM and FM. Station Scan Buttons A quick tap of the Station Scan Buttons increments the tuner one frequenc y step. Pressing and holding the Station Scan Buttons searc hes the currently selected band for the next tunable station ( + searc hes upward in fre- quenc y , ?[...]

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    Important Note: Oper ation of an identical sour ce component is not possible using its actual IR commands in a zone installed with an IR Sensor . (i.e., using the source component’ s original remote control or a learning remote control programmed with these IR commands). Identical sour ce components can be operated from a zone with an IR Sensor u[...]

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    OPERA TING A SYSTEM INTEGRA TED WITH A HOME THEA TER Oper ation from the Ster eo Zones Pro vided by the ZR-4630 User operation from the zones pro vided by ZR-4630’ s, are not affected when integrating a Home T heater to share source components (see System Configur ations 4 & 5). Solo ™ Master K eypad Modules in each zone independently opera[...]

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    When the Home T heater turns ON, it provides a 1 2V Status signal that is connected to the Home T heater Sync Input on the rear panel of the ZR-4630. T his 1 2V Status signal provides the ON/OFF status of the Home T heater to the ZR-4630. T he moment a valid Home T heater Sync signal is present at the ZR-4630, the ZR-4630’ s 1 2V Control Output s[...]

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    Speaker Wire Connections C AUTION! All speaker wire connections must be made with the amplifier OFF . PLA CEMENT Place the ZR-4630 on a flat, level surface suc h as a table or shelf, with its weight equally distributed on each of i t s f o u r f e e t . Placing the weight of the amplifier on the rear or front panel for even an instant will result i[...]

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    TERMINA TING FOUR-P AIR TWISTED CABLE T he Solo ™ Master Keypad Modules, the Expander , and the ZR-4630’ s System Expansion connections require a four -pair twisted cable with a one-to-one wiring configuration. T o maintain consistenc y throughout all Intellipad Ci installations, we recommend the color -coding pattern described in Figure 31. Ho[...]

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    CONNECTING IR SENSORS An IR sensor can be connected to a Solo ™ Master K eypad Module with a C A T 5 cable. See Figure 34 for wiring instructions employing T568A arc hitecture. 46 CONNECTIONS C onnecting IR Receivers F igure 34 T568A 1 = Blue/White - 12V 2 = Green - D ATA 3 = Orange/White - GROUND 4 = Green/White - EMPTY 5 = Blue/White - ST A TUS[...]

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    47 CONNECTIONS SOURCE-COMPONENT PO WER AND HOME THEA TER SYNCHRONIZA TION SIGNALS 1. Video Synchronization fr om a Source Component to a ZR-4630 Sync Input An RC A Y -adapter is used to split the video output of a source component for connection to one of the three Sour ce Sync Inputs of the ZR-4630 (2, 3, or 4). One side of the RC A Y -adapter con[...]

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    48 CONNECTIONS SYSTEM EXP ANSION 5. System Expansion Input to System Expansion Output F our -pair twisted cable, terminated with male RJ-45 plugs, connects multiple ZR-4630's using the System Expansion Input and Output terminals. Connections are made from the Input of one of the ZR-4630's to the Output of another , and so on (for more inf[...]

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    49 CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AN IR SENSOR FOR LOC AL SYSTEM CONTROL IR Sensors installed in zones for hand-held IR remote control of the ZR-4630 and its source components can also be used to control local components (i.e., a TV , DSS, D VD , and a surround-sound system located in the master bedroom zone as shown in figure 38). T he IR Sensor connects [...]

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    50 CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AN A/B AMPLIFIER SWITCH FOR LOC AL SYSTEM SELECTION A Niles SPK-1 V oltage Activ ated Speaker Level A/B Switcher connects to both the ZR-4630 and a local system to provide sound from eac h system to the same speakers located in a single zone. T he local system only con- nects to the speakers when the local system is turned[...]

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    51 INST ALLER PROGRAMMING P ANEL IR commands needed for control of connected external source-components are progr ammed into the ZR-4630’ s program memory using the hidden progr amming controls on the front panel (see figure 42). Progr amming is accomplished using the hidden panels push buttons and LED prompts along with sending IR commands with [...]

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    ZR-4630 Progr amming W orksheet A completed T uner and Zone Label Programming W orksheet is required for each ZR-4630 installed in a system. T he programming information that should be included is detailed in figure 43. 52 PROGRAMMING O VERVIEW Document the customer’ s name. Document the sy stem designer’s name . Document the Master , Slav e 1,[...]

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    ZR-4630 Sour ce-Component Progr amming W orksheet A completed source-component Progr amming Worksheet is required for eac h source-component included in the system. T he programming information that should be included is detailed in figures 44, 45, and 46. 53 PROGRAMMING O VERVIEW 5 P ROGRAM F UNCTION K E Y I R C OMMANDS FUNCTI ON K EY/BUTTON SOURC[...]

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    Function Ke ys/Buttons Progr amming Figure 45 depicts the section of the Progr amming Worksheet that corresponds to the sour ce-component function key/button programming. Eac h programmed sour ce component has one worksheet filled out specifying w hat par- ticular IR commands have been progr ammed and to whic h function key/button they have been as[...]

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    PROGRAMMING A LEARNING REMO TE FOR ZONE OPERA TION Learning remote controls can be taught the IR commands of the Niles R-4 Remote to provide indi vidual zone operation. T hese IR commands operate the ZR-4630 and its associated source components from an y zone equipped with an IR Sensor . Important Note: IR Sensors cannot operate a zone when used al[...]

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    Method #1 – Controlling Shar ed Sour ce Components with IR Repeating and 12V Home T heater Status When using IR Repeating, IR programming for the source components can be accomplished b y pro- gramming the actual IR commands from the sour ce component’ s included remote control into the Home Theater learning remote control. An IR output of the [...]

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    Method #3 – Controlling Shar ed Sour ce Components with Niles R-4 Commands and without 1 2V Home T heater Status A third method of programming is av ailable in situations where a 12V DC status signal is not av ailable from the Home Theater . With this method, y ou must teach some of the Niles R-4 Remote Control IR commands to the Home Theater lea[...]

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    PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER 3 UNIT MODE AND ZONE LABELS ( CHOOSE ONL Y ONE : A, B OR C) 1 6 2 3 4 5 4 TUNER PRESETS AM 1 _______________ 2 _______________ 3 _______________ 4 _______________ 5 _______________ 6 _______________ 7 _______________ 8 _______________ 9 _______________ 10 _______________ FM 1 _______________ 2 ___[...]

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    PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER 3 UNIT MODE AND ZONE LABELS ( CHOOSE ONL Y ONE : A, B OR C) 1 6 2 3 4 5 4 TUNER PRESETS AM 1 _______________ 2 _______________ 3 _______________ 4 _______________ 5 _______________ 6 _______________ 7 _______________ 8 _______________ 9 _______________ 10 _______________ FM 1 _______________ 2 ___[...]

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    PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER 3 UNIT MODE AND ZONE LABELS ( CHOOSE ONL Y ONE : A, B OR C) 1 6 2 3 4 5 4 TUNER PRESETS AM 1 _______________ 2 _______________ 3 _______________ 4 _______________ 5 _______________ 6 _______________ 7 _______________ 8 _______________ 9 _______________ 10 _______________ FM 1 _______________ 2 ___[...]

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    PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER 3 UNIT MODE AND ZONE LABELS ( CHOOSE ONL Y ONE : A, B OR C) 1 6 2 3 4 5 4 TUNER PRESETS AM 1 _______________ 2 _______________ 3 _______________ 4 _______________ 5 _______________ 6 _______________ 7 _______________ 8 _______________ 9 _______________ 1 0 _______________ FM 1 _______________ 2 __[...]

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    SOURCE COMPONENT PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 3 CHOOSE MASTER KEY MA STER KEY NUMBER (2, 3, 4): _____ ____ __ 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER MA STER KEY LABEL: ____________________ 4 PROGRAM SOURCE COMPONENT POWER BRAND: __________________________________ MODEL: __________________________ __ COMPONENT COMPONENT S YNC o Yes o No If Y es, S YNC TYPE: o Video[...]

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    SOURCE COMPONENT PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 3 CHOOSE MASTER KEY MA STER KEY NUMBER (2, 3, 4): _____ ____ __ 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER MA STER KEY LABEL: ____________________ 4 PROGRAM SOURCE COMPONENT POWER BRAND: __________________________________ MODEL: ___________________________ COMPONENT COMPONENT S YNC o Yes o No If Y es, S YNC TYPE: o Video o[...]

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    SOURCE COMPONENT PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 3 CHOOSE MASTER KEY MA STER KEY NUMBER (2, 3, 4): _____ ____ __ 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER MA STER KEY LABEL: ____________________ 4 PROGRAM SOURCE COMPONENT POWER BRAND: __________________________________ MODEL: ___________________________ COMPONENT COMPONENT S YNC o Yes o No If Y es, S YNC TYPE: o Video o[...]

  • Page 65

    SOURCE COMPONENT PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 3 CHOOSE MASTER KEY MA STER KEY NUMBER (2, 3, 4): _____ ____ __ 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER MA STER KEY LABEL: ____________________ 4 PROGRAM SOURCE COMPONENT POWER BRAND: __________________________________ MODEL: __________________________ COMPONENT COMPONENT S YNC o Yes o No If Y es, S YNC TYPE: o Video o [...]

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    ALL ON/P A GE DIP SWITCH SETTINGS T here are six All ON/P A GE switches located on the hidden programming panel of the ZR-4630. Eac h of the ZR-4630's zones has a corresponding numbered switc h (see Figure 40). T he switches enable (Up) or disable (Do wn) the individual zones from responding to ALL ON commands and incom- ing audio pages. Note:[...]

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    59 INST ALLA TION SETTINGS PROGRAMMING ZONE LINKING T he ZR-4630 has a feature called Zone Linking. Zone Linking allows the Installer to permanently link sever al Zones/Rooms into one group. T o Link together a group of Zones/Rooms, follow the steps below: 1. Press and Hold the PROGRAM button for two seconds. T he Enter IR LED lights RED , the Prog[...]

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    60 INST ALLA TION SETTINGS V OLUME SETTINGS T he ZR-4630 has three useful volume features with customizable settings. T he following is a list of the three volume features along with their default v alues and a description of their purpose. Maximum T urn ON and Source Change V olume Lev el Maximum T urn ON and Source Change V olume prevents a zone [...]

  • Page 69

    61 Step 1 - Press and hold the PROGRAM button for two seconds. T hree LEDs illuminate: ENTER IR , PROGRAM, and SOURCE 2 . T he POWER OR DISCRETE “ON” LED blinks. Step 2 - If Source T wo is turned ON/OFF with IR commands, go directly to Step 3. If Sour ce T wo is not turned ON/OFF via IR Commands, press the NEXT button twice and move ahead to St[...]

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    62 Step 4 - Y ou can test the IR command by pressing the TEST IR button. T he source will operate if the command has been taught correctly . If it does not, reteach the IR command until the source oper ates. R epositioning the remote control while reteac hing can help to capture the command accurately . Pressing the TEST IR button issues the last I[...]

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    63 S tep 7 - Press the N EXT b utton once. T wo LEDs illuminate: PROGRAM and SOURCE 2 . T he IR COMMANDS LED blinks. Step 8 - Issue a Niles Function Key/Button IR command that will correspond to a Source IR command into the IR Sensor Window . T wo LEDs are illuminated: PROGRAM and SOURCE 2 . T he IR COMMANDS LED blinks. T he ENTER IR LED illuminate[...]

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    64 Step 11 - Press each Function K ey/Button that corresponds to each step o f the Sequence you wish to program for Sour ce T wo in the same order they will occur . Note: T o insert delays, use the V olume – or + buttons. (V ol – = .5 sec., V ol + = 1 sec.) Sequences can have up to 64 steps (commands and/or delays). T he ENTER IR LED blinks onc[...]

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    65 SYSTEM PROGRAMMING STEPS S tep 13 - Repeat S teps 2-11 t o complete t he IR programming for Source T hree. T hree LEDs illuminate: ENTER IR , PROGRAM, and SOURCE 3 . T he POWER OR DISCRETE “ON” LED blinks. Step 15 - Repeat Steps 2-11 to complete the IR programming for Source F our . T hree LEDs illuminate: ENTER IR , PROGRAM, and SOURCE 4 . [...]

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    66 SYSTEM PROGRAMMING STEPS T hree LEDs illuminate: ENTER IR , PROGRAM, and TUNER. T he SEQUENCE LED blinks. S tep 16 - Press the N EXT b utton once. All LEDs illuminate and then they all turn off. (Some sour ce lights may remain on if a sour ce component or the Home T heater are on after exiting the programming mode). Step 18 - Press the PROGRAM b[...]

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    67 SOURCE-POWER EDITING T hese are the steps for editing the power ON/OFF commands for the source components. Step 1. Press and Hold the Program button. T he Program LED lights RED , the Source 2 LED lights RED , P ower/On LED Blinks RED , and the Enter IR lights RED . Edit P ow er for Sour ce 2: Continue editing from Step 2. Edit P ow er for Sour [...]

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    PROGRAM EDITING STEPS 68 SEQUENCE EDITING T hese are the steps for programming the Sequences for control of the source components. Step 1. Press and Hold the PROGRAM button. T he Program LED lights RED , the Source 2 LED lights RED , the P ower/On LED Blinks RED , and the Enter IR lights RED . Edit a Sequence for Sour ce 2: T ap the NEXT button unt[...]

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    69 Er asing All Progr amming Step 1. Press and Hold the PROGRAM button. T he Program LED lights RED , the Source 2 LED lights RED , the P ower/On LED Blinks RED , and the Enter IR lights RED . Step 2. Press and hold the PROGRAM, the NEXT, and the ERASE buttons until the Program, P ower/ON, the IR Commands, and the Sequence LEDs are all blinking. St[...]

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    70 AC-3 V oltage-T riggered AC Power Strip APC-2 Current-Sensing Outlet Switcher STOCK # FG00242 STOCK # FG00254 AC po wer strip with two v oltage-triggered A C outlets and one unswitched AC Outlet. Current-sensing outlet. Provides 1 2V DC sync connection via an accessory cable to the ZR-4630. 12V DC/200mA Wall Adapter STOCK # FG00665 Provides a 1 [...]

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    71 Pr oblem The receiv er has no lights on. Inspect the AC po wer cor d. Be sur e it is inser ted f ir mly into the po wer -cord sock et of the receiver . Check the A C power outlet. V erify that the outlet is pro viding pow er (i.e., a s witched A C outlet). Ensure that the ZR-4630 is al ways plugged int o an uns witched AC outlet . If you've[...]

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    SPECIFIC A TIONS ZR-4630 MultiZone Receiv er AMPLIFIER SECTION Continuous A verage P ower Output (FTC) All Channels: 30W per channel min. RMS at 8 ohms, an y two channels dri ven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than .08% THD . 37W per channel min. RMS at 4 ohms, an y two channels dri ven from 20 Hz to 20 kHz with no more than .8% THD . F requency[...]

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