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    PR-4Zi 4-Zone, 6-Source Audio/V ideo Preamplifier INSTRUCTION MANUAL PR-4Zi manual 6/18/02 12:58 PM Page 1[...]

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    WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER - SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to a[...]

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    Contents 3 Pr oduct Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 W iring Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Audio/Video Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Connecting Amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . .5-6 Common and Zone T rigger Outputs . . .6 Connecting Video Monitors . . . . . . . . .7 Source Loop Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Cr eating Su[...]

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    4 Pr oduct Overview The PR-4Zi is a four-zone, six-source A/V pr eam- plifier that offers independent control of sour ce, volume, and tone for each zone. In addition to standard pr eamplifier contr ols, the PR-4Zi allows zone settings to be stored and r ecalled. SYS- TEM ON and SYSTEM OFF functions provide sin- gle-button, system-wide on/off contro[...]

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    W iring Instructions 5 CONNECTING AMPLIFIERS Connect the Zone Output of each PR-4Zi zone to one line input of a multichannel amp. Figure 2 shows a connection to the Russound DP A-6.12 T welve Channel Audio Amplifier . (Figur e 2 also shows a trigger connection, discussed on p. 6.) If using multiple two-channel amplifiers, such as the Russound DP A-[...]

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    6 W iring Instructions L INE I NPUT SENSING S PEAKER A O UT 12V TRIG INPUT 12V TRIG OUT 100mA STEREO V IDEO I NPUT SENSING DELAY BRGD * MONO GAIN S PEAKER B O UT LR 1 2 3 4 5 AC 120V 60Hz 2A~ A M PLIFI ED I NPUT SENSING D EF AULT A M PLIFI ED I NPUT AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE – NES PAS OUVRIR. * FOR BRIDGED OPERATION SEE MANUAL L R W ARNING[...]

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    7 W iring Instructions CONNECTING VIDEO MONITORS Each PR-4Zi zone has a composite video output to allow viewing video from any of six A/V sour ces. Connect monitors as shown in Figure 5 using RG6U cable with RCA type connectors. If mor e than two monitors are being used in a zone, a composite video distribution amplifier is r ecommended. The PR- 4Z[...]

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    W iring Instructions FIXED ZONE LINE OUT: CREA TING SUBZONES The PR-4Zi has six buffered, fixed-level audio/video outputs as shown pr eviously in Figure 1 (p. 4). When set to FIXED ZONE LINE OUT (Figure 7), the last four outputs can be used to cr eate subzones of each main zone. A subzone gets the same source selected for the main zone, and ther ef[...]

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    TRIG OUT TRIG +12V DC DB3 DB2 DB1 TRANS POWER DOORBELL INTERF ACE TRANS REAR FRONT 9 W iring Instructions Figure 8 – P aging trigger output and m ute input P AGING TRIGGER OUTPUT The PR-4Zi is equipped with a +12V paging trig- ger output (Figure 8) that switches on during a page. This output can be used to trigger an external amplifier , muting d[...]

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    10 Contr ol Functions POWER – Controls power to entir e system. IR Receiver – Provides IR contr ol for Zone 1. ZONE SELECT – Selects current zone (1-4). ZONE SELECT Indicators – Shows current zone. SYSTEM ON & SYSTEM OFF – T urns all zones on or off. SYSTEM ON can be pre- set to selectively omit zone(s). ON/OFF – On/off control for [...]

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    Contr ol Functions 11 MEMOR Y PROCEDURE MEMORY allows for permanent storage of zone settings. Source, volume level, bass level, tr eble level, loudness, paging volume, and "SYSTEM ON disable" settings can be stored. Once stored, these settings can be accessed by pressing PRESET . To set MEMORY for a single zone: 1. Select a zone using the[...]

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    12 Peripheral Devices D2 D1 GND V+ 4 CONDUCTOR 2 TWISTED PAIR WIRE WITH SHEILD ST IR GND V+ 1 PAIR TWISTED WIRE WITH SHIELD CONNECT SHIELD TO GROUND Figure 11 – IR de vice wir ing PR-4Zi BACK PR-4Zi BACK PCK(IR) KEYP AD Figure 10 – PCK(IR) wiring PCK(IR) KEYP ADS Each of the PR-4Zi’ s zones can be remotely operated by a keypad or IR device. T[...]

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    Peripheral Devices 13 Figure 12 – PCK(IR) z one control functions PCK(IR) KEYP AD CONTROL FUNCTIONS Infrared Receiver – Receives IR commands from Russound PRC-1 r emote or a sour ce component’ s remote. (PCK IR only) SYSTEM ON – T urns all zones on. NOTE: The system on button will also flash to confirm IR reception. SYSTEM OFF – T urns al[...]

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    14 DSC/DAN KEYP ADS Once the PCK(IR) keypads have been wired, con- nect the DSC keypad’ s 16-pin header to the 16- pin receptacle on the side of the main keypad (see Figure 1a and 1b). Be sur e to keep the cor- r ect pin alignment. If you ar e using a DAN key- pad with the system, connect it to the input r eceptacle on the side of the DSC keypad.[...]

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    15 IKP-1 INFRARED KEYP AD PROGRAMMER The IKP-1 is a programmer used to simplify and speed up the IR programming for the DAN and DSC IR learning keypads. Learning keypads that can be used with the programmer have a plug located at the front left. Refer to IKP-1 Instruction Manual for complete instructions. Figure 14 – Multiple Progamming with IKP-[...]

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    16 Peripheral Devices P AGING The PR-4Zi has five paging inputs. The four Zone-Specific P AGE INPUTS allow for paging to all zones except the zone where the page origi- nates. The P AGE ALL input will allow paging to all zones. A page turns on all zones to their r espective pr eset paging volume (see Memory Procedur e, p. 11). All devices trigger e[...]

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    Peripheral Devices 17 IR EMITTERS The PR-4Zi has seven IR outputs: Source 1–6 and Common. Sour ce 1–6 outputs are sour ce-specific and provide IR signals only to the selected source; the Common out- put provides IR signals to all sources. Source-specific IR outputs (Figur e 17) are useful when a system has two or more of the same model source c[...]

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    18 Peripheral Devices PRC -1 REMOTE CONTROL The Russound PRC-1 remote contr ol is pr epro- grammed to operate more than 1,000 audio and video components, including the PR-4Zi. Set it up by simply punching in a three-digit code that matches your equipment. The PRC-1 also has the ability to learn new functions, allowing you to customize it and update[...]

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    Multiple Contr ollers 19 DB-25 MALE / MALE CONNECTOR Figure 20 – Interf ace cable connections f or m ultiple PR-4Zi’ s INST ALLING MUL TIPLE PR-4Zi CONTROLLERS As many as four PR-4Zis can be cascaded via DB-25 connectors. Cascading links multizone functions such as SYSTEM ON, SYSTEM OFF , P AGING, and P ARTY mode so that these func- tions can b[...]

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    20 Using the RS-232 Communications Por t CONTROLLER ADDRESS SWITCH SETTINGS Up to 16 zones can be controlled fr om a single RS-232 port by setting the Controller Addr ess Switch located left of the DB-9 connector (Figure 21). Controller #1 (Zones 1-4) Controller #2 (Zones 5-8) Controller #3 (Zones 9-12) Controller #4 (Zones 13-16) RS-232 COMMAND PR[...]

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    21 RS-232 Commands & Update V alues UPDA TE VALUES 0 thru 40 update volume position 40 (min) <-> 0 (min) 41 source 1 selected 42 source 2 selected 43 source 3 selected 44 source 4 selected 45 source 5 selected 46 source 6 selected 50 thru 62 update treble position 0 (min) <-> 12 (max) 70 thru 82 update bass position 0 (min) <->[...]

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    22 T echnical Specifications Frequency Response: 20 - 20kHz + 0.1 dB max. T otal Harmonic Distor tion: 0.06% max. Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 95 dB min, "A" weighted Maximum input voltage: 4.6 VRMS, 6 V olts peak Maximum output voltage: 8.5 VRMS, 12 V olts peak V olume Control: 0 dB to -80 dB (40 steps) Bass and T reble Contr ols: +/- 12 dB (1[...]

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    23 W arranty & Repair The Russound PR-4Zi is fully guaranteed against all defects in materials and workmanship for two (2) years from the date of pur chase. During this peri- od, Russound will replace any defective parts and corr ect any defect in workmanship without char ge for either par ts or labor . For this warranty to apply , the unit mus[...]

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    Russound 5 Forbes Road, Newmarket, NH 03857 tel 603.659.5170 • fax 603.659.5388 e-mail: tech@russound.com www .russound.com fax-on-demand: 603.659.5590 28-0105 PR-4Zi manual 6/18/02 12:58 PM Page 24[...]