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Nuvo Essentia Six-Source, Six-Zone Audio Distribution System NV-E6GMS manual

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    Essen tia ® Six-Sour ce , Six-Zone A udio Distribution S yst em NV-E6GMS , NV-E6G XS Inst alla tion Guide[...]

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    ENGLISH Danger Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to noise induced hearing loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to s ufficiently intense noise for a suf ficient time. The U.S. Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has specif[...]

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    FRENCH DURE EN HEURES P AR JOUR 8 6 4 3 2 1 INIVEAU SONORE CONTINU EN dB 90 93 95 97 100 103 Danger L‘exposition a des niveaux eleves de bruit peut provoquer une perte permanente de l’audition, Chaque organisme humain reagit differemment quant a la perte de l’audition, mais quasiment tout le monde subit une diminution de I’acuite auditive l[...]

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    T able of Contents I n t r o d u c t i o n P a g e 3 B a c k P a n e l F e a t u r e s C o n t r o l P a d F e a t u r e s P a g e 5 R C 1 R e m o t e C o n t r o l P a g e 6 I . P r e w i r e C A T 5 T e r m i n a t i o n P a g e 7 I I . T e r m i n a t i n g t h e S p e a k e r W i r e P a g e 8 I I I . I n s t a l l i n g t h e E s s e n t i a A[...]

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    3 Introduction C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o n t h e p u r c h a s e o f N u V o ’ s n e w E s s e n t i a S y s t e m . E s s e n t i a p r o v i d e s 4 0 s t a r t l i n g l y c l e a r w a t t s o f s o u n d t o u p t o 1 2 l i s t e n i n g z o n e s ( 1 2 z o n e s w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n o f t h e e x p a n d e r ) . N u V o ’ s[...]

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    4 Essentia Back P anel 1 . Source Inputs: T h e E s s e n t i a w i l l a c c e p t u p t o s i x a u d i o s o u r c e s . T h e s e a r e c o n n e c t e d t o E s s e n t i a ’ s m a i n a n d e x p a n d e r a m p l i f i e r s w i t h s t a n d a r d s t e r e o R C A c a b l e s . 2 . Fixed Lineouts: T h e s e p r e a m p l i n e o u t s a [...]

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    5 Essentia Con tr ol P ad 1 . Source Indicator: T h i s i n d i c a t e s t h e c u r r e n t a u d i o s o u r c e p l a y i n g i n t h a t z o n e . S o u r c e n a m e s c a n b e c u s t o m i z e d i n t h e C o n f i g u r a t o r S o f t w a r e w i t h a t h r e e - c h a r a c t e r d e s i g n a t i o n . 2 . W all Plate: E a c h C o n t[...]

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    H O L D A L L OF F NV -GRC1 REMOTE CONTROL F A VORITES V O L U M E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 1 0 1 2 S O U R C E / O K PW R MU TE SLEEP DISP MENU G2 G1 F1 F2 F3 F4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NV-GR C1 Remot e Con trol 6 1. Power: E a c h z o n e c a n b e t u r n e d o n a n d o f f , o r a l l z o n e s c a n b e t u r n e d o f f w i t h t h i s b u[...]

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    Inst alling t he Essentia S yst em in Y our Home I. Prewire The Essentia System uses CAT5 cable for Control Pad control and either two or four-conductor 1 6-gauge speaker wire. All the wire is “homerun” from each zone t o the location of the Essentia amplifier and Audio Sour ce equipment. Complete CA T5 Crimping Instructions The NuVo audio syst[...]

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    - - + + LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT 8 II. T erminating the Speaker Wire (Fig. 2) A l l N u V o S y s t e m s o p e r a t e a c r o s s a  h o m e r u n  w i r i n g s c h e m e u s i n g C A T 5 f o r t h e z o n e ’ s C o n t r o l P a d c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d c o n t r o l , a n d a s e p a r a t e r u n o f s p e a k e r w i r e f o r[...]

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    9 V . Connecting the Allport to the Essentia Amplifier (Fig. 4) O n c e i n s t a l l e d , t h e f r o n t o f t h e A l l p o r t h a s t h r e e  D e v i c e  R J 4 5 j a c k s f o r C A T 5 c o n n e c t i o n s f r o m t h e N u V o N e t S u i t e c o m p o n e n t s , a n d a n R J 4 5 j a c k l a b e l e d  N u V o N e t  w h i [...]

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    10 M3 Audio Server and T2SIR Dual Sirius Ready T uners A t i n i t i a l s t a r t u p , t h e f r o n t p a n e l d i s p l a y w i l l d i s p l a y a p r o m p t s c r e e n Status, all outputs. B e l o w t h i s h e a d e r a r e t h r e e l i n e s o f t e x t r e p r e s e n t i n g e a c h o f t h e t h r e e a u d i o o u t p u t s l a b e [...]

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    VII. Expanding Essentia to 12 Zones (Fig. 8) S i x a d d i t i o n a l l i s t e n i n g z o n e s c a n b e a d d e d t o t h e E s s e n t i a S y s t e m u s i n g t h e E s s e n t i a E x p a n d e r S y s t e m , N V - E 6 G X S . T h e e x p a n d e r r e q u i r e s t h e u s e o f t h e L i n k R J 4 5 c o n n e c t i o n o n t h e m a i n[...]

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    IX. Using the Essentia Configurator Sof tware T h e f o l l o w i n g s e c t i o n i n c l u d e s t h e o p t i o n a l N V - I 8 D L S I R L e a r n i n g S t a t i o n . T h i s i s a v a i l a b l e a s a p a c k a g e f r o m N u V o T e c h n o l o g i e s o r a n y A u t h o r i z e d N u V o D i s t r i b u t o r . T h e C o n f i g u r a [...]

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    13 F ig. 12 F ig. 11 2.1 Adding a New Component to the IR Library (Fig. 12) N e w c o m p o n e n t I R f i l e s a r e e a s i l y a d d e d b y c l i c k i n g o n t h e A d d N e w b u t t o n . T h i s b r i n g s u p a n e w w i n d o w t i t l e d A d d N e w C o m p o n e n t . I n t h i s w i n d o w y o u m u s t f i r s t e n t e r t h e [...]

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    14 F ig. 13 + - POWER 12VDC/0.4A CONNECT TO PC CONNECT TO CONCERTO D IR EMITTER IR BLASTER Concerto Learning Station Model NV-I8DLS P ASSTHRU READY IR SENSOR TEST ACTIVE POWER W h e n t h e r e m o t e c o d e i s e n t e r e d , t h e I R L i b r a r y R e c o r d w i n d o w w i l l g o f r o m y e l l o w t o g r e e n a n d i n d i c a t e t h [...]

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    15 2.4 IR Library T est (Fig. 16) A n i m p o r t a n t f e a t u r e o f t h e E s s e n t i a C o n f i g u r a t o r i s t h e a b i l i t y t o t e s t e a c h I R c o d e a s i t i s a d d e d t o t h e I R L i b r a r y . T h i s i n s u r e s t h a t e v e r y c o d e w i l l w o r k r e l i a b l y . W h e n a n e w c o d e i s a d d e d , [...]

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    16 3.1 Select or Edit Source (Fig. 18) D o u b l e - c l i c k i n g o n a b l a n k s o u r c e w i l l o p e n t h e  S e l e c t S o u r c e  w i n d o w . T h i s w i n d o w a s s i g n s t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s o u r c e n u m b e r i n p u t . T h e  D i s p l a y N a m e  i s t h e t e x t t h a t w i l l b e r e a d o n t[...]

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    17 F ig. 20 4.1 Edit Macro Definition (Fig. 21) T h e M a c r o t a b h a s a S o u r c e p u l l d o w n m e n u t h a t d i s p l a y s t h e s i x s o u r c e s d e f i n e d i n t h e i r o r d e r 1 - 6 . W h e n a n o n - N u V o N e t s o u r c e i s h i g h l i g h t e d a n d s e l e c t e d , t h r e e s e p a r a t e d e f i n i t i o n [...]

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    18 F ig. 22 F ig. 23 4.2 Editing Codes in a Macro (Fig. 23) W h e n i n t h e E d i t M a c r o D e f i n i t i o n w i n d o w , d o u b l e - c l i c k i n g o n a m a c r o s t e p o n t h e r i g h t s i d e w i l l o p e n a n  E d i t M a c r o C o d e S e t t i n g s  w i n d o w . T h i s a l l o w s y o u t o c h a n g e t h e d e l [...]

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    19 F ig. 24 5.1 Edit Zone Properties (Fig. 25) D o u b l e - c l i c k i n g o n a z o n e n u m b e r o p e n s t h e  E d i t Z o n e P r o p e r t i e s  w i n d o w . S p e c i f i c p r o p e r t i e s d e f i n i n g t h a t z o n e a r e s e t h e r e . Max V olume: T h i s a l l o w s t h e v o l u m e i n a z o n e t o b e l i m i t [...]

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    20 Source Grouping: T h i s a l l o w s f o r o n e z o n e t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y l i s t e n t o t h e s a m e s o u r c e a s a l l o t h e r z o n e s i n t h e g r o u p . T h i s i s a v e r y u s e f u l f e a t u r e f o r a l a r g e o p e n a r e a w h e r e i t i s n o t p r a c t i c a l f o r m o r e t h a n o n e s o u r c e t [...]

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    21 F ig. 26 6. System Settings T h i s t a b i s u s e d t o d e f i n e t h e w a y i n w h i c h t h e E x t e r n a l M u t e i n p u t f u n c t i o n s , f o r s e t t i n g t h e z o n e l o c k o u t s e c u r i t y c o d e , t o s e t t h e c l o c k f o r 2 4 h o u r d i s p l a y a n d i f n e c e s s a r y t o s e t a s e r i a l c o m m[...]

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    22 F ig. 29 6.3 24 Hour Time Display and Power Of f Mode 24 Hour Time Display: T i m e d i s p l a y i s n o t f u n c t i o n a l o n t h e E s s e n t i a m o d e l . T h i s w i l l a p p e a r g r a y e d o u t w h e n t h e C o n f i g u r a t o r s o f t w a r e i s i n  N V - E 6 G M o d e  Power Of f Mode: T h e E s s e n t i a C o n [...]

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    F ig. 31 F ig. 31a 23 Firmware Upgrade.. Please Wait Please note that if multiple Control Pads are plugged in during the update process they will update themselves one at a time in succession beginning with zone one. W ait for the entire process to complete until the last zone turns of f . DO NOT unplug the Control P ads or cycle power during this [...]

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    24 X. Control Pad Setup Factory-new Installation T h e s y s t e m s h o u l d b e p r o g r a m m e d w i t h t h e C o n f i g u r a t o r p r i o r t o s e t t i n g u p t h e C o n t r o l P a d s f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e . T h e E s s e n t i a a m p l i f i e r s h o u l d b e p l a c e d i n i t s p e r m a n e n t l o c a t i o n , p l[...]

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    Options Shuffle Repeat Juke Box Mode Edit Favorites Sources Rock Dinner Party --Add to Favorit Satellite NuVo M3 A NuVo M3 B F ig. 34 F ig. 36 F ig. 35 F ig. 37 F ig. 38 Sources: T h i s o f f e r s q u i c k a c c e s s t o t h e s i x s o u r c e s d e f i n e d i n t h e s y s t e m . T h i r d - p a r t y s o u r c e s c a n b e d e f i n e d w[...]

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    26 Lock Zone: T h i s t e m p o r a r i l y l o c k s t h e z o n e o n t h e c u r r e n t s o u r c e s e l e c t i o n . I t r e q u i r e s a f o u r d i g i t s e c u r i t y c o d e t h a t m u s t b e s e t i n t h e S e t t i n g s T a b o f t h e C o n f i g u r a t o r S o f t w a r e . T h e s e c u r i t y c o d e i s e n t e r e d o n [...]

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    27 Balance: T h i s c o n t r o l s t h e l e v e l o f a u d i o g o i n g t o t h e l e f t a n d r i g h t s p e a k e r s . I n s o m e c a s e s , w h e n t h e l i s t e n i n g a r e a i s n o t a b s o l u t e l y c e n t e r e d b e t w e e n t h e s p e a k e r s , i t i s u s e f u l t o a d j u s t t h e c e n t e r l i s t e n i n g p [...]

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    Remote Controls: T h e s e s e t t i n g s a f f e c t t h e w a y t h e C o n t r o l P a d r e c e i v e s c o m m a n d s f r o m a h a n d h e l d w i r e l e s s r e m o t e . T h e N V - G R C 1 i s t h e s y s t e m r e m o t e t h a t c o m e s w i t h t h e E s s e n t i a . I t a l l o w s t h e s a m e l e v e l o f c o n t r o l a s t h[...]

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    29 F ig. 49 Power Of f Mode: T h i s r e f e r s t o t h r e e c h o i c e s f o r t h e w a y i n w h i c h e a c h z o n e t u r n s o n a n d o f f . T h e y i n v o l v e a s i n g l e t a p o f t h e p o w e r b u t t o n a n d a h o l d f u n c t i o n , F i g . 4 9 . Mute/Of f/ w/ Menu i s t h e f i r s t c h o i c e . T h i s s e l e c t i [...]

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    30 XII. Essentia Accessories The NV-I8DLS IR Learning Station Interface Concerto Learning Station Model NV -I8DLS P ASSTHRU READY IR SENSOR TEST ACTIVE POWER 1 2 3 4 5 1. P ASSTHRU: T h i s L E D ( l i g h t e m i t t i n g d i o d e ) r e m a i n s l i t w h e n t h e I n t e r f a c e b o x i s a c t i v e l y p a s s i n g I R i n f o r m a t i [...]

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    31 Capturing IR codes using the IR Learning Station Interface T h e E s s e n t i a C o n f i g u r a t o r S o f t w a r e i s d e s i g n e d t o s t o r e I R c o d e s f o r a u d i o e q u i p m e n t i n a n I R L i b r a r y . W h e n t h e c o d e s a r e l e a r n e d f o r a g i v e n p i e c e o f e q u i p m e n t , t h e y a r e h e l [...]

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    MUTE INTERFACE ADAPTER NV-MI1 CONNECT TO MUTE INPUT A B A B DOORBELL 1 DOORBELL 2 Connect to T elephone RJ11 Line 1: Pins 3,4 Line 2: Pins 2,5 Model NV-MI1 Mute Interface Module T h e N u V o N V - M I 1 M u t e I n t e r f a c e M o d u l e i s d e s i g n e d t o a u t o m a t i c a l l y m u t e a n y a u d i o p l a y i n g t h r o u g h t h e [...]

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    Essentia Contro l Pad LOCAL SOURCE SWITCH NV-LSI24 CONNECT TO AMPLIFIER RLY+ RLY - L- L+ R- R+ T o A m pl i f i er T o Keypad T o S pe akers L- L+ R- R+ Model NV-LSI24 Mute Interface Module T h e c o n n e c t i o n f r o m t h e L S I 2 4 i s m a d e t h r o u g h t h e A c c e s s o r y R J 4 5 p o r t o n t h e b a c k o f t h e C o n t r o l P [...]

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    INPUT POWER A t w o c o n d u c t o r w i r e i s u s e d a s a v o l t a g e t r i g g e r f r o m t h e L S A 4 0 t h e N u V o z o n e C o n t r o l P a d . W h e n t h e z o n e i s t u r n e d o n t h i s a l l o w s t o N u V o s y s t e m a u d i o t o p a s s t o t h e z o n e s p e a k e r s . W h e n t h e z o n e i s t u r n e d o f f t [...]

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    35 + + - - L L L L R R R R + + + + - - - - MODEL:NV-LSA40 LOCAL SOURCE AMPLIFIER 2 8V D C T O KE Y P A D 1 .5 A T O A MP LI FI E R T O S PEA K E R WIRE STRIP 5/16” (8MM) Designed In USA Made In China NuVo Technologies LLC Cincinnati, Ohio USA www.nuvotechnologies.com + + - - L L L L R R R R + + + + - - - - MODEL:NV-LSA40 LOCAL SOURCE AMPLIFIER 2 [...]

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    R L SENSITIVITY OdBV = 1.0RMS -12 +6 0 LEFT +6 -12 RIGHT 0 AUDIO INPUT 2 INPUT OUTPUT CONTROL VOLT AGE TRIGGER 3-30 VOLTS AC OR DC ON/OFF SWITCH AUDIO AC/DC POWER MODE CONTROL 5 6 FIX ED VAR ZON E 1 ZON E 2 NV-P2100 Ampli fier Essentia Amplifier 36 NV-P2100 200-W att Auxiliary Amplifier (Fig. 55) T h e P 2 1 0 0 i s s p e c i f i c a l l y d e s i [...]

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    37 N V - E 6 G M S E s s e n t i a S y s t e m • N V - E 6 G M E s s e n t i a G M a i n A m p • 6 N V - E 6 G C P - D C D e c o r a s t y l e * C o n t r o l P a d s w i t h w h i t e , i v o r y , a l m o n d a n d b l a c k s c r e w l e s s t r i m p l a t e s • 1 N V - G R C 1 R e m o t e C o n t r o l • 6 N V - V E C v i s i b l e I R[...]

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    38 T roubleshooting Symptom Probable Cause Remedy O n e o f t h e z o n e C o n t r o l P a d d i s p l a y s a  N u V o N e t N o t D e t e c t e d  m e s s a g e . Z o n e C A T 5 i s p l u g g e d i n t o t h e A c c e s s o r y j a c k o n t h e b a c k o f t h e C o n t r o l P a d i n s t e a d o f t h e N u V o N e t j a c k . I m p r [...]

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    T roubleshooting T h e I R r e p e a t e r d o e s n o t p r o p e r l y c o n t r o l t h e a u d i o s o u r c e e q u i p m e n t . T h e N u V o I R o u t p u t i s n o t s e t a t t h e b e s t c a r r i e r f r e q u e n c y . W i t h i n I R L i b r a r y t a b o f t h e C o n f i g u r a t o r S o f t w a r e , e a c h l i b r a r y h a s a[...]

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