Niles HT-MSU manual

INST ALLA TION GUIDE HOME THEA TER MAIN SYSTEM UNIT H T - MSU[...]

Thank you for purchasing the HT -MSU Home Theater Main System Unit from Niles. With proper installation and operation, you should enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles manufactures the industry’ s most complete line of custom installa tion components and accessories for audio/video systems. T o see the complete Niles product assortment, visit us[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Niles HT -MSU Home Theater Main System Unit. The HT -MSU addresses an essential need of today’ s consumers—the ability to easily control and manage the assortment of entertainment sources found in the home theater environment. Home theater sy[...]

2 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS SIMPLE CONTROL OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS The Niles HT -MSU Home Theater Main System Unit simplifies entertainment by allo wing one-touch control of home theater components. Ordinary home thea ter system controllers require users to turn on (and off) multiple components, resulting in a confusing situa tion of hunting down the fugi[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 3 INTELLIGENT INTEGRA TION WITH MUL TI-ZONE SYSTEMS The HT -MSU inc ludes control ports that allow it to “share” sources with whole-house distributed audio systems. The power state of these “shared” sources can be completely managed so that sources are always powered-on when they[...]

Figure 1. HT -MSU T op View 10 9 8 7 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 1 2 4 P ARTS GUIDE THE HOME THEA TER MAIN SYSTEM UNIT (HT -MSU) 1 ) IR Outputs - SRC1 – SRC6, TV/7, RCV/8 are eight dedica ted 3.5mm jacks that output IR data specifically for that source 2 ) RS232 Outputs - SRC1 – SRC6, TV/7 and RCV/8 are eight dedicated 3.5mm jacks that output RS232 dat[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 5 6 ) Global IR Output - A 3.5mm jack provides all IR codes tha t the HT -MSU generates and all IR codes that come in through the IR Input connection and can be configured via Niles QuickConfig Software for Normal or High output. Normal output is designed for a Niles MF1 IR MicroFlashe[...]

6 IR OUTPUT PORTS IR (Infrared) codes are stored in the HT -MSU during configuration programming. The labels of the IR Outputs identify what source number these ports are designed to operate. SRC1 means source 1. The outputs are labeled SRC1 through SRC6, TV/7 and RCV/8. If the TV is to be controlled via IR codes, then the IR Output TV/7 port shou[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 7 connection, but you will want to do one of two things: a. Plug it into the switched outlet of the receiver , or b. Use a Niles AC-3 Voltage T riggered Power Strip connected to one of the assignable 12V outputs on the HT -MSU. Use the Quic kConfig PC Configuration Softwar e to program t[...]

Flat Panel Display HT Receiver Satellite Receiver Media Server DVD Player P ort abl e D oc ki ng Sta ti on CD Di sc Ch an ger CS 12V AC -3 HT -M SU 1 2 V D C Po we r Su ppl y Mo tor ize d Li ft Re mot e WS 11 0 Flasher 12 Volt RS232 2 Conductor Video Synch Figure 2. System Configuration 1 SYSTEM CONFIGURA TION 1 SINGLE TV WITH A COMBINA TION OF IR[...]

BAND SET Z R . 6 Mu l t i Z o n e R e c e i v e r 3 2 1 4 5 6 CD/DVD 0 1 0 : 0 0 Flat Panel Display HT Receiver DVD Player P ort ab le Do cki ng St at io n HT -M SU 12 V DC P ower Su ppl y Mo tor iz ed Pr oje ct io n S cre en RS 232 C on tro lla bl e Li ght in g Sys tem Pr oje ct or Mu lti zo ne Re cei ve r wit h I R I nt er fac e Se e Figu re 7 Ti[...]

Flat Panel Displays HT Receiver Satellite Receiver Media Server DVD Player CS 12V HT -M SU 12 V DC P ower Su ppl y Flat Panel Display P AR4 P ort abl e D ock ing St ati on CD Di sc Cha nge r AC -3 12 Volt RS232 CA T -5 Cable Flasher Video Synch Re mot e WS 110 Figure 4. System Configuration 3 10 System Configuration #2 also shows an RS232 control[...]

Figure 6. Home run the sensor cable from the sensor to the HT -MSU Figure 5. W a ll -m ou nt p la c em en t. Use sheetrock screws Sensors In Rem otel y L oca ted IR Sens or CA T -5 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 11 INST ALLA TION CONSIDERA TIONS PLACEMENT OF THE HT -MSU Niles recommends placing the HT -MSU convenientl[...]

TECH TIP W IRE SIZE IS EXPRESSED BY ITS AWG (A MERICAN W IRE G AUGE ) NUMBER – THE LOWER THE NUMBER , THE LARGER THE WIRE , FOR EXAMPLE , 20 AWG IS PHYSICALLY LARGER THAN 22 AWG. 12 4) Status Wiring: The Niles HT -MSU has status (power synchronization) ports for eight home theater sources. The status connections for sources 1 through 6 (labeled S[...]

Figure 7. PC connection for programming HT -MSU CA T -5 CABLE LAPTOP IR-CS USB CABLE NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 13 H T - M S U T R I G G E RI N G R E MO T E C O NT R O L C ON S I D E R A T I O NS Choosing the right IR remote to trigger the HT -MSU is very important. The HT -MSU is a component in the Niles IC2 Home[...]

Figure 8. HT -MSU sensor removable connection plug Figure 9. Flasher connection on HT -MSU 14 INST ALLA TION Before you begin, make sure tha t all of the cables and wires, as well as the po wer supply cable will reach the proposed location of the HT -MSU. Mark the cables with labels tha t describe where the cable originates (rather than which termi[...]

Figure 10. 3.5mm Stereo Plug and DB9 Connectors Ring Tip Sleeve Male F emale NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 15 4) CONNECT ALL RS232 The RS2 32 Out put jac ks u se 3.5mm STE REO pl ug w ith st anda rd TRS (T ip , Rin g and Sle eve ) con figu ra tio n o f T ran sm it, Rec ei ve , a nd Gr oun d. This ma y r equi re t he [...]

N O R M A L L Y O P E N C O M M O N N O R M A L L Y C L O S E D Figure 12. Relay removable connection plug Figure 11. RCA Jack Status Connection 16 the TV signal and Status connection to the HT -MSU ( Fig ure 1 1 ).If the source to be “synched” doesn’t have a video output, one of the Niles Synching Accessories can be used instead of video. Mo[...]

1 = GREEN/WHITE 2 = GREEN 3 = ORANGE/WHITE 4 = BLUE 5 = BLUE/WHITE 6 = ORANGE 7 = BROWN/WHITE 8 = BROWN Figure 13. T568A wire termination NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 your fingernail to raise the locking tabs, exposing the holes on the remov able connector . Insert each wire into the appropriate hole on the remo vab[...]

18 operate properly . The symptoms could include: Power LED flickers or is off , IR/RF T est LED is continuously flickering or on without any Niles RF remote use , intermittent operation or no operation. SOLUTIONS: • T est your po wer supply connections • T est your Flasher connections • T est your Sensor connection • T est your cable for s[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 19 ACCESSORIES FLASHERS MF1 IR MICROFLASHER ® FG01019 1 0 f t . cable w ith a 3 .5mm plug. Includes elas tomer -s t y le block ing cover for cur ved sur face s MF1VF IR MICROFLASHER FG01020 1 0 f t . cable w ith a 3 .5mm plug with visu al feedback L ED IR B1 H IG H- OU TP UT I R FL A SH[...]

20 ST A TUS ACCESSORIES C S1 2V C U RR EN T SE NS IN G 12 V OL T TR IG GE R FG01173 Ac ti vates vol t age con tr olled devices by tur ning on ano ther compone nt . Cur rent-sensing makes it co mpatible wi th any 1 1 0 V elect ric al device LS-1 LIGHT SENSOR FG00728 Senses t he brigh tne ss o f a component ’s fron t-panel display and outp ut s a 1[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 21 SPECIFICA TIONS HT -MSU P o w e r Re q u ir e m en t s : 12VDC 1.25A Regulated In-line P o wer Supply (Included) U n i t D i m en s i on s : 10.52” x 5.85” x 1.01” (26.72 cm x 14.86 cm x 2.57 cm) W i r i ng R eq u i re m e nt s : RG59 CL Antenna Cable (included), CA T -5 cable, [...]

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