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    Operation/Reference Guide Matrix Distributed Audio DAS-SIRIUS SIRIUS © Tuner Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers Initial Release:7/21/2008[...]

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    AMX Limited Warranty and Disclaimer All products returned to AMX requ ire a Return Mate rial Authorization (RMA) number . The RMA number is obtained from the AMX RMA Department. The RMA number must be clear ly marked on the outside of each box. The RMA is valid for a 30-day period. After the 30-day period the RMA will be cance lled. Any shipments r[...]

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    Table of Contents i DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers Table of Contents DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module ........ .......................................................... ................ 1 Overview .............................. ......................... ........................ .............................. ..... 1 Instal[...]

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    ii DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controller s Table of Contents SIRIUS – Tactile Keypad .......... ........................................................... ............... 21 SIRIUS Source Control ................. ......................... ........................ ........................... 21 SIRIUS Messages ... ......[...]

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    DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module 1 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module Overview Add Sirius satellite radio functionality to your AMX Distrib uted Audio system with the D AS-SIRIUS Satellite Radio T uner Module ( FG1110-02 ).  The D AS-SIRIUS T uner Module can be used with both Mi-Series and T ango Audio[...]

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    DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module 2 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers FIG. 2 provides orientation for the various internal co mponents that must be accessed to install the T uner Module and set the Jumpers. Setting the Jumpers While Mi-Series and T ango Audio Controllers support 2 Tuner Modules in an y combination, this documen[...]

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    DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module 3 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers Audio Controller Jumpers - Location Examine the configuration of the jumpers on the left-side Rear -Board Pin Bus, as seen when viewing the rear board from the front of the Controller ( FIG. 3). Audio Controller Jumpers - ON /OFF Settings  ON position = pin[...]

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    DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module 4 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers Audio Controller Jumper s - Dual Tuner Setting W ith the DAS-AMFM T uner Module installed in position 1, and the D A S-SIRIUS T uner Module installed in position 2, the Audio Controller jumpers should all be set to ON, as sho wn in FIG. 5: Move the TUNER 2 ju[...]

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    DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module 5 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers Tuner 1 Jumper Setti ngs The T uner Module installed in position 1 must be set to T uner 1, as shown in FIG. 7: Tuner 2 Jumper Setti ngs The T uner Module installed in position 2 must be set to T uner 2, as shown in FIG. 8: Installing the DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Modu[...]

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    DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module 6 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers  The Rear P anel connector at the end of the T uner Ribbon Cable is connected to the Controller’ s rear board pin-bus (see FIG. 2).  K e ep the T uner Ribbon Cable oriented so that the red stripe is always on top, as indicated in FIG. 10: 4. Connect t[...]

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    DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module 7 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers 4. T o remove TUNER 1, place the TUNER 1 Audio Controller jumpers in the OFF position (FIG. 12). 5. T o remove TUNER 2, place the TUNER 2 Audio Controller jumpers in the OFF position (FIG. 13). 6. T o remove both T uner Modules, set all Audio Controller jumper[...]

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    DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module 8 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers Connecting and Positioning the SIRIUS Antenna 1. Connect the provided SIRIUS Antenna to the D AS-SIRIUS (see FIG. 1). 2. V erify the Signal strength a. A ccess the programming menus via the front of the Controller . b. Select SetupSIRIUS. c. Se lect "St[...]

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    Mi Series – SIRIUS Setup screen 9 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers Mi Series – SIRIUS Setup screen Accessing the SIRIUS Setup Screen 1. T o access the SIRIUS menus on the Controller, press the SELECT b utton on the front of the Controller . The follo wing screen will be displayed (FIG. 14): 2. Select Setup to disp[...]

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    Mi Series – SIRIUS Setup screen 10 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers SIRIUS Setup 1. When SIRIUS is selected, the SIRIUS Setup screen is displayed (FIG. 17): The options on this page are described in the following sub-sections: SIRIUS Setup - CAT Selecting CA T ( Cate gory ) displays the following screen (FIG. 18), [...]

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    Mi Series – SIRIUS Setup screen 11 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers Presets can be set via this screen if the insta ller chooses. There are 10 av ailable preset positions. Presets can also be set at the ke ypad. SIRIUS Setup - ID Selecting ID displays the SIRIUS ID (FIG. 20). SIRIUS Setup - Statu s Selecting ST A TU[...]

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    Mi Series – SIRIUS Setup screen 12 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers[...]

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    Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad 13 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad Overview The LCD ke ypad is a full touch screen keypad with two tactile b uttons that are used for V olume UP/DO WN. There are 3 LCD screens for the SIRIUS Source (FIG. 22): • HOME screen User can select a[...]

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    Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad 14 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers Selecting SIRIUS as the Audio Source On the Home screen, SIRIUS will appear in the top le ft touch field and is considered to be Source 1 (FIG. 23).  T o turn ON the SIRIUS source, touch the text “SIRIUS”. The screen will change to the S[...]

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    Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad 15 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers Display Line #1 Cha nnel # & Channel Name Channel # + Channel Name will be disp layed up to a max. of 14 characters.  This display line scrolls once and stops.  T ouch the line of text to update the te xt and scroll the info once. Disp[...]

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    Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad 16 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers SIRIUS NUMERIC screen T ouching NUM ERIC on the SIRIUS SA T Main screen (FIG. 2 4 on page 14) displays the standard Numeric screen where th e user can directly key in the Channel of their choice (FIG. 26). Press the numeric buttons to specify a[...]

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    Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad 17 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers SIRIUS MORE>> screen T ouch MOR E on the SIRIUS SA T Main scre en (FIG. 24 on page 14) to display the SIRI US MORE screen (FIG. 27). The options on this screen allow the user to perform the following:  List Channels  List Cate gories[...]

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    Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad 18 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers T o scroll through the channels, touch “SCROLL +” or “SCR OLL –”. When scrolling, up to 3 channels will be displayed T ouch any channel to select it. When the Channel is selected:  The SIRIUS MAIN screen is displayed & the Chan[...]

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    Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad 19 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers SIRIUS - Presets Users can set up to 10 presets per source. 1. From the SIRIUS Mor e screen (FIG. 27 on page 17), touch PRESET , to access the Numeric screen (FIG. 30). 2. Use the numeric buttons to ke y in the Channel. 3. T ouch EN TER . 4. A P[...]

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    Controlling SIRIUS via the LCD Keypad 20 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers SIRIUS - Favorites Fa vorites is a standard functionality of the Matr ix Controller and is av ailable for all sources. One minute after an “ ALL OFF” has been performe d, or 10 Minutes after e very zone/room has been turned of f, the contro[...]

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    SIRIUS – Tactile Keypad 21 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers SIRIUS – Tactile Keypad FIG. 32 shows the na vigation button layout for T actile Ke ypads. SIRIUS Source Control When the Source type = SIRIUS , the navig a tion b utton s perform the follo wing functions: FIG. 32 Tactile Keypad NA V UP NEXT Channel/S tat[...]

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    SIRIUS – Tactile Keypad 22 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers[...]

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    SIRIUS Messages 23 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers SIRIUS Messages Overview Messages specific to the D AS-SIRIUS tuner modu le that can be displayed on the Controller or LCD Ke ypad includ e:  When first po wering ON the Controller, and the user sele cts the SIRIUS source, the Initializing SIRIUS message is displa[...]

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    SIRIUS Messages 24 DAS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Contr ollers[...]

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    SIRIUS Messages 25 D AS-SIRIUS Sirius Tuning Module for Mi-Series Audio Controllers[...]

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