Niles Audio ZR-6 manual

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

1 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 Thank you for purchasing the Niles ZR-6 MultiZone Rec eiver . Wi th proper installation and operation, you should enjoy y ears of trouble-free use. Ni les manufactures the industr y’s most complete l ine of custom installation components and acces sories for audio/video systems. T o [...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 2 INTRODU CTIO N Introduction ° F eatures and Benefits 4 System Parts Guide ° ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver 5 ° TS-Pro Color T ouchscreen 9 ° Solo ® -6MD Master Keypad 10 ° Solo ® -6IR Master Keypad 11 ° Numeric ™ -6P Accessory Keypad 12 ° R-8L Learning Remote Control 13 System Wiri[...]

3 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 System Configuration 35 IR Programming 40 System Archiving/Updating 50 System Settings ° AM/FM T uner 51 ° Solo-6IR Keypad 52 ° Solo-6MD Keypad 53 ° TS-Pro Color T ouchscreen 56 Programming the Remote 60 Operating the ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver ° From the Solo-6IR Keypad 63 ° From t[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 4 SIX -SO URCE, SIX - ZONE M UL T IZONE RECEI VE R — The ZR -6 independently distributes up to six audio sources to up to six zones to provide h igh-qualit y enter tainment throughout the home. BUIL T -IN AM /FM TUNER — A dig it al AM / FM tuner with 2 0 preset st ations is built i n[...]

5 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 1) LED ZONE ON/OFF I NDICA TORS — Individually il lum inate when the corresponding zone is active , turn of f when the zone is of f, and pro vide diagnostic information about the zone . 2) M AIN POWER SWITCH — Push-but ton, latching switch turns the m ain power to the ZR- 6 MultiZo[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 6 SY STEM P AR TS GUIDE 7) IR RECEIVER — Receiv es the IR codes fr om hand-held remotes du ring programm ing. 8 ) PROGR AM BUT TON — Enter s and exits ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver IR programm ing and editing mode . 9 ) PRE VIOUS A ND NEX T BUT TONS — S tep for ward and backward through[...]

7 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 17 ) A M/ FM ANTENN A CONNECTIONS — For connecting the suppl ied AM and F M antennas. 18 ) P AGING INPUT — Connects to a compatible tele phone system, intercom system and/or a doorbell (see FIGUR E 1 0 ). 19 ) VID EO SYNC IN PUT S — Determ ines on/off s tat us of connected video [...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 8 27) ZONE FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX 1 2V TRIGGER OUTPUTS — Three 3.5 mm min i-jacks are used to provide a 1 2V DC t rigger to automate the power turn-on and turn- of f of zone-specifi c co nnected devices such as Niles Systems Integration A mplifi er s. 28 ) GLOBAL IR INPU T — A single [...]

9 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 1) ACTI VE ROO M — Indicates whic h room is being controlled b y this touch screen. 2) S TAT U S B A R — Displays status of currently selected device; Play , Pause, Mute and Shuf fl e ind icators appear here when appropriate. 3) VOLUME LEVEL — Visual display of current vol ume l[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 10 1) LCD DISPLA Y — Provides source metadata, zone, and keypa d information. 2) SOF T K E YS — The function of these keys appears in the LCD screen abov e and changes based on the source or menu selected. 3) NILES K EY — Pres s to access the source selection menu. Press-and-hold f[...]

11 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 1) MASTER KE YS — Custom labeled k eys that turn the zone on and play the selected source device. 2) CONTROL KE YS — Incl ude Volum e Up and Volume Down pl us playback functions such as Play , Pause, Previous, and Nex t. 3) OFF KE Y — Press t his key to turn the local zone off. [...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 12 1) FA V K E Y — Allows direct access of preset favorites using the 0-9 keys. 2) REPE A T K E Y — Activates the repeat mode. 3) 0-9 KEYS — Provide direct access to radio stations, channels, and preset favorites. 4) L AST K E Y — Returns to the previous channe l. 5) DISC KE Y ?[...]

13 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 1) PO WER B UT TON – T urns the selected s ource device on or off. 2) SOU RCE SELECT BU T TON S – T urn t he zone on and pla y the selected source device. 3) TR A NSPORT BUT TONS – Used to sk ip backward, rewind, fast for ward, skip for ward, stop, pause , or play tracks from th[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 14 OVE RVIE W This diagram depicts a single Nil es Z R- 6 MultiZone Receiver i nst alled to provi de sound in six listeni ng zones. Each zone includ es a pai r of loudspeakers (sold separately) and a TS- Pro, Solo - 6I R, or S olo- 6M D Mas ter Keypad ( also sold separa tely). SOU RCE DE[...]

15 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM WIRING DIAGRA MS ST AND -AL ONE ZR - 6 MU L TIZ ONE RECEIVER ST AND -AL ONE ZR - 6 MU L TIZ ONE RECEIVER Figure 3. Stand-Alone ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 16 INCLUDING DI STRIB UTED VIDE O WITH A NILE S V S- 6 HIGH DEFINIT ION CO MPONENT VIDEO SWI TCHER OVE RVIE W A Niles VS- 6 High Defi nition Component Video S witcher (F G01 429) is added to distribute high defi nition video to d isplays in an y of the six zones. CONTROL CONNECTI ON A [...]

17 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM WIRING DIAGRA MS INCLUDING DI STRIB UTED VIDE O WITH A NILE S V S- 6 HIGH DEFINIT ION CO MPONENT VIDEO SWI TCHER Figure 4. Adding a VS-6 for video distribution[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 18 SY STEM WIRING DIAGRA MS OVE RVIE W This diagram demonstrates the expendabil it y of the ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver . T hree ZR- 6 MultiZone Receivers are integrated to cr eate a six -source, eighteen- zone di st ributed audio system. EXP ANS IO N PO R TS CAT -5 cables termin ated with [...]

19 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM WIRING DIAGRA MS (CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE) EXP ANDING T O 1 8 Z ONES WI TH ADDIT IONAL ZR - 6 MUL TIZ ONE RECEIVERS Figures 5a , 5b , 5c[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 20 SY STEM WIRING DIAGRA MS Figure 5b. Expanding to 18 zones. Slave #1 ZR-6 detailed EXP ANDING T O 1 8 Z ONES WI TH ADDIT IONAL ZR - 6 MUL TIZ ONE RECEIVERS Figures 5a , 5b , 5c[...]

21 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM WIRING DIAGRA MS Figure 5c. Expanding to 18 zones. Slave #2 ZR-6 detailed EXP ANDING T O 1 8 Z ONES WI TH ADDIT IONAL ZR - 6 MUL TIZ ONE RECEIVERS Figures 5a , 5b , 5c[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 22 OVE RVIE W The ZR -6 MultiZone Receiver can share source devices with a home theater system. IR CONTR OL INPUT The audio output s of the source devices must be routed to both the ZR -6 MultiZone Receiver and the home theater receiver . This is best accompli shed using Niles A V DA-3 S[...]

23 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 OVE RVIE W The ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver can be integrated with an exte rnal control system that uses RS -232 serial com munication. RS- 232 PORT A 3.5 mm stereo min i-jack is used to provide RS-232 serial co m munication so the ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver can be monitored and controlled b[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 24 OVE RVIE W Any zone of the ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver can be expanded to contain up to three k eypads. This is ideal for large rooms, bedrooms , and outdoor applications. NILES ZR-KE K E YPAD EX P ANDER The optional Niles ZR- K E Keypad Expander ( F G01 49 4) enables the us e of up to t[...]

25 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 OVE RVIE W The ZR -6 MultiZone Receiver is equipped with pream plifi er outputs for zones 4, 5, and 6 to connect exter nal ampl ifi er s. PRE AMPLIFIER OUTPU TS Zones 4, 5, and 6 hav e preamplifi er ou tputs used to connect an ex ternal power amplifi er . If an area is par ticular[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 26 SY STEM WIRING DIAGRA MS OVE RVIE W The ZR -6 MultiZone Receiver’ s paging in put provides an audio connection for voice pa ging and/or doorbell sounds to be pla yed th roug h the system loudspeakers. SY STEM P AGING The paging input senses the audio i nput level . When a signal app[...]

27 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 PREP AR A T ION Before you begin, mak e sure the audio cables, speak er cables, CAT -5 wiring, Ni les MicroFlasher wires and the power supply cable are of suf fi cient length to reach the ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver . Label each cable describi ng where each cable origi nates (rather tha[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 28 CONNECT THE LOUDSPEA K ERS CAU TIO N! AL L SP E AK E R WIR E CO NNEC TI ONS M US T BE MA DE W IT H THE RECEIVER POWER OFF . There are six set s of removable speak er wire termi nals, one for each zone. The termi nals accept speaker wires up to 1 4 AWG in siz e. Each terminal has four [...]

29 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 CONNECT THE KE YP ADS Each keypad controls a specifi c zone (e xcept TS- Pro). The RJ- 4 5 terminated CAT -5 cable that runs to each keypa d is connected to the ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver’ s ke ypad por ts labeled: Zone 1 , Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5 and Zone 6. The zone por t to[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 30 CONNECT THE HT (HOME THE A TER) S YNC IF NEEDED If the Z R- 6 MultiZone Receiver Kit is going to share audio source com ponents wit h a separate home theater system, it is import a nt to use the HT ( home theater) sync. A voltage signal from the home theater receiver al lows the Z R- [...]

31 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 GUIDELIN ES The ZR -6 MultiZone receiver requi res at least one M aster Keypad (Solo - 6IR , S olo- 6M D, or TS-P ro) in each activ e listening zone . Up to th ree Master Keypads can be inst alled i n each zone using the optional ZR-K E Keypad expander (F G01 49 4). The Numeric-6P A c[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 32 SY STEM INST ALL A TI ON INST ALL THE SOLO-6IR MASTER KEYS Solo -6 IR Keypads are shipped with the Master Keys uninstalled. 1 4 Ma ster Keys are included ( seven different labels for the lef t side, sev en dif ferent labels for the right side ). T o install the Ma ster Keys: 1 . Remov[...]

33 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM INST ALL A TI ON KEYP AD INST ALL A TION NUMERIC-6P The Numeric-6P comes in a kit t hat incl udes the keypad i n white. A faceplate is not i ncluded. Incl uded are color change kit s in lig ht almond and bone. The color change kit must be installed prior to installation in the[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 34 SY STEM INST ALL A TI ON TOUCHSCREEN INS T ALL A TION TS-P RO Determine the best mounti ng location for the T S-P ro, taking into account the framing, el ectr ical wiring, fi x tures, and any mechan ical lim it ations present in the stud space. Make sure the area behin d the TS -P ro[...]

35 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM CONFIGU R A TION The Niles ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver is si mple to confi gure using the front panel but tons and LC D display . No computer is necess ar y . NOTE: THE ZR -6, THE SLAVE ZR -6 (IF APPLICABLE ), ALL SOUR CE DE VIC ES , K EY PADS A ND S PE A K ERS M US T BE CON NEC[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 36 SY STEM CONFIGU R A TION The numbers represent the 6 zones of the ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver . A cursor will be bl inking under the num ber“ 1 ” or " Zone 1 ." Press the + but ton and the - but ton to toggle the cursor bet ween the zones. The cursor blinks under the zone n[...]

37 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM CONFIGU R A TION Press the + but ton o r - bu tto n to toggl e the cursor bet ween the zones . A “Y ” appears under every zone number . The cur sor under the zone number blinks when a zone is highlighted. Press the Band butt on to toggle the “Y” on or of f in the high [...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 38 ZONE 4 PRE-OUT The ZR -6 MultiZone Receiver is equipped with Zone 4 pre-amp lifi er output s that enable the use of a separate outboard power amplifi er . This must be confi gured on each slave as we ll as the master . While in the confi guration mode ( see above) , press the Set [...]

39 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 T o change these output s to a fi xed volu me lev el, press the Band but ton. The display will show [PRE-OU T 6 FIX ED] . The Zone 6 Output is now set to + 6dB relative to the selected source input le vel. ZONE 6 PREOUT FIXED T o continue to NA MING THE SOURCE DEVICES , press the Set[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 40 IR PR OGR A MMING Press the – but ton to exit and move to the next step wit hout erasing any of the presets. T o continue to the next confi guration step, RES T ORING F A C T ORY DEF AUL TS , press t he Set b ut ton . T o save the set tings and exit confi guration mode, simultaneo[...]

41 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 Page 4 Source 5 Page 5 Source 6 Page 6 Librar y 1 Page 7 Librar y 2 Additional pages are suppli ed for buildi ng IR command sequences: Page 8 T uner Page 9 Source 2 ( iPod ) Page 1 0 Source 3 Page 1 1 Source 4 Page 1 2 Source 5 Page 1 3 Source 6 The command code memory cells appear in[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 42 IR PR OGR A MMING The MD Keypad function / but tons will issue the I R commands learned in the follo wing location : INTERNAL DEVICES Solo-6MD Keypad Buttons Solo-6IR Keypad Buttons ZR-6 IR Command Label HEX Code Radio iPod CD CD 2 CD 3 CD Ch CD Ch 2 CD Ch 3 POWER ON 0x31 OFF OFF POWE[...]

43 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 IR PR OGR A MMING DEVICE CODE BUTTON ON KEYP AD DVD DVD 2 Blu-Ray DVD Ch DVD Ch 2 DVR SA T TV SA T TV 2 SA T TV 3 Cable Cable 2 Cable 3 Video Video 2 TV TV 2 HDTV MP3 Music Music 2 PC Game Sat Radio, Sat Radio 2 X XX XX X X X XX X X XX XX X X X XX X X X X XXX X X X X XXX X X X X XXX X[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 44 The T S- Pro T ouchscreen function / but tons will issue the I R commands learned in the followi ng location: INTERNAL DEVICES TS-Pro Buttons Learns in this ZR-6 IR Command Location HEX Code Radio iPod CD CD 2 CD 3 CD Ch CD Ch 2 CD Ch 3 POWER ON 0x31 OFF POWER OFF OFF STOP PLA Y 0x11 [...]

45 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 P = APPEARS ON PRIMARY SCREEN FOR DEVICE; S = APPEARS ON SECOND ARY SCREEN FOR DEVICE; T = APPEARS ON TERTIAR Y SCREEN FOR DEVICE; H = HARD BUTTON DVD DVD 2 Blu-ray DVD Ch DVD Ch 2 DVR SA T TV SA T TV 2 SA T TV 3 Cable Cable 2 Cable 3 Video Video 2 TV TV 2 HDTV MP3 Music Music 2 PC Ga[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 46 the R-8L Remote will issue the IR commands learned i n the following locations: PR OGR A MMING R- 8L IR CO MM AND CODE MAPPING CHART R-8L Buttons ZR-6 IR Command Label HEX Code Radio iP od All Other Devices POWER ON 0x31 ON OFF POWER OFF OFF STOP OFF PLA Y 0x11 Play PLA Y P AUSE 0x13 [...]

47 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 TO LE ARN SOURCE DEVICE COMMA NDS 1 . T o enter the IR programming mode , all zones shoul d be of f. Press-and-hold the Program but ton on the installer confi guration panel for two seconds. LEARN SOURCE 3 POWER ON 2. T he display wi ll show [PROGR AMMING MODE ] and t hen change to [[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 48 The procedure for storing IR command codes in VS- 6/ L ibrar y 2 is the same as storing IR command codes in the source device memory pages, with one dif ference: the command codes for Power On and Power Of f are elim inated. The fi r st command code to be learned will be Pla y . LEAR[...]

49 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 3. Press the Next but ton to proceed to t he next command code. Follow steps 1 and 2 above for each com mand code that is to be edited or erased. 4. Press the Program but t on to advance to the next source device to be edited. ERASING INDIVIDUAL DEVICE SEQUENCES 1 . W hile i n program[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 50 From time to ti me, new fi rmware revisions m ay be made av ailable to add features or u pdate operation. A lso, confi guration data s tored in the ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver can be sav ed to the computer . T his data can then be used to restore all the dat a in a ZR- 6 in case of a l[...]

51 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 The built -in tuner can store up to t wenty preset s in any combi nation of AM or FM stations. In Master/Slav e confi gurations, each tuner could store different preset s providin g a system total of 6 0. However , each ke ypad can only operate the tuner in the ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiv[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 52 THE SOLO-6IR K E YP AD RADIO CD iPod DVD SAT VIDEO MUTE OFF VOL VOL R ADIO i P od C D DV D S AT V IDEO Loud ness IR Senso r Sour ce Le ve l Tu r n - O n V o l u m e Tr e b l e Bass SOURCE DEVICE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Of ten, s ource devices wil l have different volume output levels. The So[...]

53 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 TREBLE ADJUSTMENT A source device should be pla ying in the zone. T o set the T reble Adj ustment: 1 . Simultaneously press-and-hold the Mute key and the Master key 3 ( middle l ef t) for fi ve seconds. The Master key 3 LED will star t blinking. 2. Press the Vo l + key to increase th[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 54 SY STEM SET TINGS Press the Play /Pause/Select key to se lect the highlighted menu op tion. 3. Press the Exit sof t key to return to the previous mode. AUDIO SETTINGS A source device should be pla ying in the zone. T o adj ust t he Aud io Se t ti ngs : 1. S e l e c t “ Audio Setting[...]

55 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM SET TINGS 2. Press the Vo l + and Vo l – keys to scroll through and high light one of the three functions: IR Sensor On /O f f, Source Level, or T urn On Vol ume. 3. Press the Play /Pause/Select ke y to select the highlighted opt ion. IR SENSOR ON/OFF The keypad’ s built-i[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 56 SY STEM SET TINGS THE TS-PRO TOUCHSCREEN KE YP AD SETUP T o enter the touchscreen setup mode: 1 . Press-and-hold the Niles Key for three seconds. 2. S elect Audio Se tt ings , Display Set tings , or Radio Preset Names , and then fol low the i nstructio ns i n the following section of [...]

57 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 SY STEM SET TINGS SETTING UP THE Z ONE KEYP ADS CUSTOM IMAGE DISPLA Y The idle tim e (the length of time after t he last key press) before the custom image is shown can be ad justed in Custom Image Display . 1 . A djust the Custom Image Display with t he + key and the – key (5-6 0 s[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 58 SY STEM SET TINGS SCREEN CALIBR A TION The touchscreen display shou ld be calibrated after inst allation, and whenever it does not respond well to key presses. 1. S e l e c t Calibration in the Confi gurat ion Menu . 2. Pres s the fi rst Ta r g e t display ed. A st ylus wit h minimu[...]

59 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 PR OGR A MMING THE REMOT E SETTING UP THE Z ONE KEYP ADS 2. S elect the source to be adjusted. The source will star t playi ng in the zone. The source lev el adjustment sc reen for the selected source will be di splayed. Adj ust the s ource by touchin g the + and – but tons. Range i[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 60 PR OGR A MMING THE REMOT E BA T TERY REQUIREMENTS, USE, AND SAFE T Y • Requires two “ A A ” bat teries (included) • Use only fresh bat teries • Do not mix old and new batteries, dif ferent t ypes of bat teries (standard, alkaline , or rechargeable ) or rechargeable bat ter i[...]

61 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 PR OGR A MMING THE REMOT E CHECKING THE CODES If the R-8 L remote was set up using the procedure from “ Searching For Y our Code , ” it may become necessar y to fi nd out which fi ve- digit code is operating the de vice. For example , to fi nd ou t which fi ve-digit code is as[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 62 PR OGR A MMING THE REMOT E ER ASING A SINGLE LEA RNED BUT TON A but ton can return to it s origin al programmi ng for a selected device. A button can als o be taught a new function using the “Programming A Learned Key” procedu re in the prior section. Please note that if more than[...]

63 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 FR OM T HE SOLO- 6IR KEYP AD OPER A TING A LISTENING ZONE 1 . Pres s a Master key to turn on the selected source in the zone. The selected Master key will illuminat e. 2. The source will star t playi ng in the zone at either the last- play ed volum e leve l, or the confi gured preset[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 64 OPER A TING T HE ZR - 6 MUL TIZ ONE RECEIVER MISCELL A NEOU S 1 . During a page, the active Master key wi ll bl ink fast if the zone is enabled to receiv e a page. 2. Should the ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiv er experience a fault (ov erheating, speake r shor t, etc.), al l Source keys wil l [...]

65 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 (CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE) OPER A TING T HE ZR - 6 MUL TIZ ONE RECEIVER OPER A TING A LISTENING ZONE The keypad backli ght will turn off af ter the elapsed time sel ected in the Solo - 6MD con fi guration menu. The keys are alwa ys active, ev en if the backlight is off. Pressing any k[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 66 OPER A TING T HE ZR - 6 MUL TIZ ONE RECEIVER 2. Press the Vol + , Vol - , < , and > keys to scrol l through and high light the connected source devices. 3. Press the Play /Pause/Select k ey to select the high lighted option. The selected source device will beg in playi ng in the[...]

67 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 OPER A TING T HE ZR - 6 MUL TIZ ONE RECEIVER iPod FUNCTIONS 1 . W hen the iPod is ac tive in the zone, the “ iPod- Now Playing ” screen is display ed. The currently playi ng song, ar tist , and album i nformation will also be displayed. • When selected, the iPod begins pla ying [...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 68 OTHER SOURCE FUNCTIONS 1 . W hen a source is playin g in the zone, the appropriate “Now Playi ng” screen wi ll be displayed. 2. Pressing any of the function keys on the So lo - 6 M D keyp ad w ill issue the I R command programmed for the respective key . 3. If the se lecte d sourc[...]

69 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 OPER A TING THE ZR-6 MUL TIZONE RECEIVER FROM THE TS-PRO TOUCHSCREEN OPERA TING A LISTENING ZONE: • When the Zone and display are off, or a custom image is display ed, pressing the Niles Key will star t playin g the last selected source at the con fi gured turn-on volum e • T ouc[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 70 The R-8 L Remote Control will operate any zone of the system b y commu nicating to the ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver through the IR Sensor located in each keypad . The keypad to which the R-8L is commu nicating determ ines the zone bein g controlled. For examp le, if the R-8L is t ransmit t[...]

71 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 PROBLEM: 1 . Fr ont panel DI SP LA Y blinks: THERM AL WARNING. If the Z R- 6 MultiZone Receiver has an in appropriate speaker impedance loa d or inadequate v entilation, the system wil l continue to work, but with a warning that a fault needs to be corrected. O ther fault indicators i[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 72 PROBLEM: 6. Poor 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 necessar y to reposition them to opti miz e reception. PROBLEM: 7 . Keypad does not fu ncti on. SOLUTION: • Make sure that the C[...]

73 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 TROUBLESH O OTIN G LCD Panel Message Correction AMP N OT HI Z Internal Amplifier Error; Reboot System EEPROM F AUL T Internal Processor E rror; Reboot S ystem MUL TIPLE MASTERS More than One C hassis Designated as Mas ter MUL TIPLE SLAVES M ore than One Chas sis with the Same Slave Na[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 74 SPECIF ICA TIONS TUNE R SECTIO N FM TUNER Frequ ency Range: 87.5 – 108 MHz AM TUN ER Frequ ency Range: 530-1710 kHz IF Rejection: ≥ 40dB Image Rejection: ≥ 30dB Selecti vity: ≥ 20dB (+/- 20kHz) Usable Sensitivit y: ≤ 63dBu (S/N = 20dB) S/N Ratio: ≥ 42dB AM PLIF IER SECTION[...]

75 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 RS- 23 2 CONTR O L PR OT OCOLS CONTROL COMM AN D STRI NGS The ZR- 6 MultiZone Receiver support s full two-way RS - 232 control commu nications. This greatly expands pote ntial appli cations, allowing com plete integration with third-part y cont rol systems. HARD W ARE CONF IGUR A TION[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 76 [c o m # ] number of the desired c ommand (see table of command codes) [c r] is a ca rriage re turn EXAMPLE : Command: zsc ,3,01 [ cr ] (selects t he tuner in zone 3) ZR-6 Respo nse: rzsc ,3, 01 , OK[ cr ] (tuner selected in zone 3) rzsc, identifies a response to a zone specific comma[...]

77 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 RS- 23 2 CONTR O L PR OT OCOLS ZR-6 Respo nse: r [type ] ,[ com #] ,FAI L,[ fcode ] [ cr ] r indi cates a ZR- 6 command response [t ype ] identifies the response type znc = zone com mand znt = zone transpor t command src = source command sr t = source transpor t command spc = special [...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 78 RS- 23 2 CONTR O L PR OT OCOLS CODE S FOR Z R -6 SPECIFIC C OMM ANDS T uner Select 01 Source 2 Select 02 (h) Source 3 Select 03 (h) Source 4 Select 04 (h) Source 5 Select 05 (h) Source 6 Select 06 (h) V olume up 12 V olume down 13 Mute 11 OFF 10(h) Power 49 # 1 33 # 2 34 # 3 35 # 4 36[...]

79 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 APP ENDIX A: SOUR CE DEVICE SCREEN LIBRAR Y The S olo- 6 MD displays the following screens whenever the corr esponding sour ce device is selected. DEVICE NAME: CABLE, CABLE 2, CABLE 3 DEVICE NAME: NO SOURCE CONNECTED (N/A) DEVICE NAME: BLU-RA Y DEVICE NAME: CD, CD 2, CD 3[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 80 DEVICE NAME: DIGIT AL MUSIC SERVER (DMS), DMS 2, DMS 3, DMS 4 DEVICE NAME: DVD, DVD 2 DEVICE NAME: CD CHANGER, CD CHANGER 2, CD CHANGER 3 DEVICE NAME: DVD CHANGER, DVD CHANGER 2[...]

81 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 APP ENDIX A: SOUR CE DEVICE SCREEN LIBRAR Y DEVICE NAME: PC DEVICE NAME: SA TELLITE RADIO, SA TELLITE RADIO 2 DEVICE NAME: SA TELLITE TV , SA TELLITE TV 2, SA TELLITE TV 3 DEVICE NAME: TV , TV 2 DEVICE NAME: MP3 PLA YER[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 82 APP ENDIX A: SOUR CE DEVICE SCREEN LIBRAR Y DEVICE NAME: DIGIT AL VIDEO RECORDER DEVICE NAME: GAME DEVICE NAME: HDTV DEVICE NAME: VIDEO, VIDEO 2 DEVICE NAME: MUSIC, MUSIC 2[...]

83 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 APP ENDIX A: SOUR CE DEVICE SCREEN LIBRAR Y DEVICE NAME: CABLE 3 DEVICE NAME: BLU-RA Y DEVICE NAME: CABLE, CABLE 2 DEVICE NAME: CD, CD 2, CD 3, The T S- P RO displays the following screens whenever the corres ponding source device is s elected.[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 84 APP ENDIX A: SOUR CE DEVICE SCREEN LIBRAR Y DEVICE NAME: DMS, DMS 2, DMS 3, DMS 4 (DIGIT AL MUSIC SERVER) DEVICE NAME: CD CH, CD CH 2 DEVICE NAME: CD CH 3 DEVICE NAME: DVD, DVD 2[...]

85 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 DEVICE NAME: PC DEVICE NAME: DVD CHANGER DEVICE NAME: DVD CHANGER 2 DEVICE NAME: SA T RADIO, SA T RADIO 2 APP ENDIX A: SOUR CE DEVICE SCREEN LIBRAR Y[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 86 DEVICE NAME: VIDEO, VIDEO 2 DEVICE NAME: TV , TV 2 DEVICE NAME: MP3 DEVICE NAME: DVR APP ENDIX A: SOUR CE DEVICE SCREEN LIBRAR Y[...]

87 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 DEVICE NAME: MUSIC, MUSIC 2 DEVICE NAME: GAME DEVICE NAME: HDTV DEVICE NAME: SA T TV APP ENDIX A: SOUR CE DEVICE SCREEN LIBRAR Y[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 88 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR SEQUENCE - R ADIO J o b N a m e : _______________ S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Step # Source Function Niles Remote Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Step # Source Function Nile[...]

89 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR SEQUENCE - SOUR CE 2 J o b N a m e : _______________ S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Step # Source Function Niles Remote Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Step # Source Function N[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 90 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS J o b N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function Play Play Pause Pause Stop Stop Forward Forward Rewind Rewind Previous Previous Next Next Cursor Up Cursor Up Curs[...]

91 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR SEQUENCE - SOUR CE 3 J o b N a m e : _______________ S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Step # Source Function Niles Remote Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Step # Source Function N[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 92 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS J o b N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ ST ORED IR COMMANDS - SOUR CE 3 Niles Remote Button Source Function Play Play Pause Pause Stop Stop Forward Forward Rewind Rewind Previous Previous Ne[...]

93 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR SEQUENCE - SOUR CE 4 J o b N a m e : _______________ S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Step # Source Function Niles Remote Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Step # Source Function N[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 94 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR COMMANDS - SOUR CE 4 J o b N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function Play Play Pause Pause Stop Stop Forward Forward Rewind Rewind Previous Previous Ne[...]

95 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR SEQUENCE - SOUR CE 5 J o b N a m e : _______________ S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Step # Source Function Niles Remote Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Step # Source Function N[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 96 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR COMMANDS - SOUR CE 5 J o b N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function Play Play Pause Pause Stop Stop Forward Forward Rewind Rewind Previous Previous Ne[...]

97 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR SEQUENCE - SOUR CE 6 J o b N a m e : _______________ S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Step # Source Function Niles Remote Button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Step # Source Function N[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 98 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR COMMANDS - SOUR CE 6 J o b N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function Play Play Pause Pause Stop Stop Forward Forward Rewind Rewind Previous Previous Ne[...]

99 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS J o b N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ ST ORED IR COMMANDS - LIBRAR Y 1 Niles Remote Button Source Function Play Pause Stop Forward Rewind Previous Next Cursor Up Cursor Down Cursor Left Cu[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 100 IR PR OGR A MMING WORKSHEETS ST ORED IR COMMANDS - LIBRAR Y 2 /V S- 6 J o b N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function S o u r c e N a m e : _______________ Niles Remote Button Source Function Play Pause Stop Forward Rewind Skip Forward Skip Reverse Enter Volume Up[...]

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

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