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    INST ALLA TION GUIDE 4 SOURCE, 4 ZONE AUDIO MUL TIZONE RECEIVER KIT WITH AM/FM TUNER Z R - 4 S E R I E S 2 M ul tiZo ne R e c eive r Kit[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 Thank you for purchasing the Niles ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver Kit . With proper installation and operation, you should enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles manufactures the industry’ s most complete line of custom installation components and accessories for audio video systems. T o see [...]

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    Figure 1. Niles ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver Kit 1 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 INTRODUCTION The Niles ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver Kit is a four -source, four-zone distributed audio system. The ZR-4 is packaged as a complete kit and includes a MultiZone Receiver with built-in AM/FM tuner , four weather -resistant keypads, a [...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 2 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS FOUR-SOURCE, FOUR-ZONE MUL TIZONE RECEIVER Any of the ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver’ s four audio sources can be routed to an y of the four zone outputs to provide high-quality entertainment throughout the house BUIL T -IN AM/FM TUNER Provides out-of-the-box radio re[...]

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    Z R - 4 M u l t i Z o n e R e c e i v e r 1 2 3 4 BAND SET Front Panel 1 2 3 MICROFLASHERS® ZONE 1 AUDIO INPUTS KEYPADS 2 4 L R 3 High Output Flasher HT Sync 12 V Trigger RS 232 AM/FM Fix Var IR In Global 1 2 3 4 Expansion 2 3 4 L R Page ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Pre Out 120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 200 Watts Max. 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.)[...]

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    SYSTEM This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. ©Niles Audio Corporation Miami Florida, USA LA02461B CLASS 2 12V T[...]

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    OK OFF VOL VOL LIST SETUP INFO MENU LAST MUTE 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 0 9 4 INPUT ENTER AM/FM SRC 2 SRC 3 AUX T V PG+ REPLA Y RANDOM GROUP LIVE DISC F AV PG – NEXT EXIT GUIDE SRC 4 CH PREV 2 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 4 14 (CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE) 5 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 HAND-HELD LEARNING REMO TE C ONT ROL 1) Source[...]

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    FLASHERS ZONE 1 AUDIO KEYPAD ZONES 2 4 L R 3 HP HT Sync 12 V Trigger RS 232 AM/FM Fix Var IR In Global 1 2 3 4 Expansion 2 3 4 L R Page ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Pre Out 120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 1500 Watts Max. 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs Double Insu[...]

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    Figure 3. Stand-Alone ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver Kit 7 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SOURCE COMPONENTS The ZR -4 M ul tiZ one Re cei ver has RCA audio inputs for connecting three external source components. In addition to the built-in AM/FM tuner , these three source components can be selected to play in any of the four[...]

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    ZONE 5 ZONE 6 ZONE 7 ZONE 8 MICROFLASHERS® ZONE 1 AUDIO INPUTS KEYPADS 2 4 L R 3 High Output Flasher HT Sync 12 V Trigger RS 232 AM/FM Fix Var IR In Global 1 2 3 4 Expansion 2 3 4 L R Page ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Pre Out 120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 200 Watts Max. 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker O[...]

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    9 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 EXP ANSION CONNECTION This RJ-45 port connects the two ZR-4 MultiZone Receivers with CA T -5 cable using the T568A wiring convention. One ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver will be configured to be the Master , the other to be the Slave. SOURCE COMPONENTS The audio output of the source component[...]

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    Figure 5. ZR-4 Integrated with a Home Theater System MICROFLASHERS® ZONE 1 AUDIO INPUTS KEYPADS 2 4 L R 3 High Output Flasher HT Sync 12 V Trigger RS 232 AM/FM Fix Var IR In Global 1 2 3 4 Expansion 2 3 4 L R Page ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Pre Out 120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 200 Watts Max. 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4[...]

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    MICROFLASHERS® ZONE 1 AUDIO INPUTS KEYPADS 2 4 L R 3 High Output Flasher HT Sync 12 V Trigger RS 232 AM/FM Fix Var IR In Global 1 2 3 4 Expansion 2 3 4 L R Page ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Pre Out 120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 200 Watts Max. 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Ou[...]

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    MICROFLASHERS® ZONE 1 AUDIO INPUTS KEYPADS 2 4 L R 3 High Output Flasher HT Sync 12 V Trigger RS 232 AM/FM Fix Var IR In Global 1 2 3 4 Expansion 2 3 4 L R Page ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Pre Out 120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 200 Watts Max. 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Ou[...]

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    MICROFLASHERS® ZONE 1 AUDIO INPUTS KEYPADS 2 4 L R 3 High Output Flasher HT Sync 12 V Trigger RS 232 AM/FM Fix Var IR In Global 1 2 3 4 Expansion 2 3 4 L R Page ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Pre Out 120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 200 Watts Max. 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Sp[...]

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    Figure 10. Proper connection of audi o input cables Figure 11. Connecting Loudspeakers to ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 14 SYSTEM INST ALLA TION PREP ARA TION Before you begin, make sure the audio cables, speaker cables, CA T -5 wiring, MicroFlasher wires and the power supply cable are of suf?[...]

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    Figure 12. Connecting IR Flashers to ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver Figure 13. T568A wire termination FLASHERS ZONE 1 AUDIO KEYPAD ZONES 2 4 L R 3 HP HT Sync 12 V Trigger RS 232 AM/FM Fix Var IR In Global 1 2 3 4 Expansion 2 3 4 L R Page ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 Pre Out 120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 1500 Watts Max. 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speaker Outputs 8 Ω (4 Ω Min.) Speake[...]

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    Figure 15. 3.5mm Stereo Plug and DB9 Connectors Ring Tip Sleeve Male F emale NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 16 CONNECT THE GLOBAL 1 2V OUT The Global 12V Out triggers an external device whenever a Zone is turned on. A common use would be to turn on a 12V trigger-equipped Niles Systems Integration Amplifier connected [...]

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    (continued on next p age) Figure 16. Keypad Installation 17 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 KEYP AD INST ALLA TION The ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver Kit comes with four weather -resistant, wall-mount Keypads, one for each zone. A zone is an area or room of the house where music is desired, such as a living room, bedroom, kit[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 18 The Niles ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver Kit is simple to configure. Configuration is accomplished using the front panel buttons and LCD display . No computer is necessary . NOTE: THE MASTER UNIT , THE SLA VE UNIT (IF APPLICABLE), ALL SOURCE COMPONENTS, KEYP ADS AND SPEAKERS MUST BE CONNEC[...]

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    19 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 to that input until a signal is no longer detected. The paging input will play in all zones at the preset volume. If there are zones that the end- user does not desire to receive a page, follow these steps. While in the configuration mode (see above). Press the Set Key until [ 1234 P[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 20 DEF AUL T TURN-ON VOLUME The turn-on volume level for the system is adjustable. Since the turn-on volume level will be the same for all zones, we suggest setting a comfortable listening level in the room that will be used most frequently , or in the smallest room. While in the config[...]

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    (continued on next p age) 21 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 Press t he + button to con firm the erase pr ocedure . The display wi ll show [M AST ER DEFAUL T RE STO RED] . MASTER DEFAULT RESTORED Press t he – but ton (at e ither screen) to e xit and mov e to the next step without era sing an y information. T o conti[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 22 THE HAND-HELD REMOTE BASS ADJUSTMENT A source should be playing through the speakers in the zone. T o set the bass adjustment at a zone keypad press and hold the Mute and bottom right Master key simultaneously for three seconds. The bottom right Master key LED will be blinking. Press [...]

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    (continued on next p age) 23 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 T o be certain tha t the remote functions properly , all IR commands for source devices connected to inputs 2, 3, and 4 must be learned from the original device remote. A total of 42 to 75 commands can be stored, depending on the size of the learned commands.[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 24 NOTE: IF A CODE DIGIT IS 0 , THE LED DOES NOT BLINK 5. Con tin ue th rou gh fi ve dig it s b y pre ss ing 2 fo r t he sec on d digit, 3 for the third, 4 for the fourth and finally 5 for the fifth; counting the TV Source Key LED blinks for each digit. 6. T o check for other device code[...]

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    25 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 2. Press 9 7 6 . The Source Key LED blinks twice 3. Press a Source key twice (i.e ., TV . VCR/DVD , CBL/ SA T , etc .) to clear all the learned keys for that device . The Source Key LED blinks twice and the R-6L exits from programming mode . RESTORING ALL KEY FUNCTIONS TO F ACTOR Y SE[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 26 OPERA TING THE ZR-4 MUL TIZONE RECEIVER PLA Y SOURCES 2-4 1. Pressing any of these source keys will turn on the zone and allow you to listen to the source connected to that input at the preset start volume . 2. Additional control over the source’ s functions is available using the R[...]

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    (continued on next p age) 27 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SOLUTION: • Call Niles T ech Support PROBLEM: 6. P oor or no radio reception SOLUTION: • Check the receiver’s back panel to see if the FM dipole and AM loop antennas are connected. It may be necessary to reposition them to optimize reception. PROBLEM: 7[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 28 SPECIFICA TIONS TUNER SECTION FM Tuner Frequency Range: 87.5 – 108 MHz AM Tuner Frequency Range: 530-1710 kHz IF Rejection: >= 40dB Image Rejection: >= 30dB Selectivity: >= 20dB (+/- 20KHz) Usable Sensitivity: <= 63dBu (S/N = 20dB) S/N Ratio: >= 42dB AMPLIFIer SeCTIOn[...]

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    29 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 NOTES[...]

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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 ©2009 Niles Audio Corporation. All rights reserved. Niles, the Niles logos, Solo, Systems Integration Amplifier , MicroFlasher and Blending High Fidelity and Architecture are registered trademarks of Niles Audio Corporation. Al[...]