AMX Distributed Audio Controllers Delta Series manual

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    Operation/Reference Guide Delta Series Distributed Audio Controllers DAS-D(I) 0404 4 Source, 4 Zone Controller DAS-D(I) 0406 4 Source, 6 Zone Controller Last Rev ised: 7/14/2 008 Matrix Distributed Audio[...]

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    AMX Limited Warr anty and Discl aimer All products re turned to AMX req uire a Return Ma te rial Authoriza tion (RMA) numbe r . The RMA number is obtained from the AMX RMA Department. The RMA number must be clearly marked o n the outs ide of each box. Th e RMA is val id for a 30-day pe riod. Aft er the 30- day perio d the RMA wil l be can celled. A[...]

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    IMPORTAN T SAFETY INSTRUCTIO NS a Delta Series Audio C ontrollers IMPORTANT SAFETY INS TRUCTIONS 1. Read in struct ions. 2. Keep thes e inst ructions . 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all ins tructio ns. 5. Do not use this appara tus near w ater . 6. Clean only with dry cloth . 7. Do not block an y ven tilation openin gs. Inst all in accord ance wi[...]

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    IMPORTAN T SAFETY INSTRUCTION S b Delta Series Aud io Controllers[...]

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    Table of Contents i Delta Series Audio Controllers Table of Contents IMPORTA NT SAFE TY INSTR UCTIO NS ....... .... ..... ........ .... ........ .... ........ .... ..... ....... a Delta Series Audio Controllers ... ..... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... 1 Overview ................... ...................[...]

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    ii Delta Series Audio Controllers Table of Contents Source Unit to Con troller Connectio ns ........... ...... ......... ...... ........ ...... ...... ......... ..... ........ 10 AM/FM Tuner Connection s............ ...... ......... ..... ......... ...... ........ ...... ......... ...... ..... ......... .. 11 Standar d 4 Wire Keypad Connecti ons ..[...]

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    Table of Contents iii Delta Series Audio Controllers Check Room Status ............. .............................. .................... .............................. .... 42 Setting S ource Le vels ............................. .................... .................... ........................ 43 Tuner Sub Menu ....... ......... ...... ......... [...]

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    iv Delta Series Audio Controllers Table of Contents Delta Audi o Controller St atus Mess ages .......... .............................. .................... ... 67 Source Comm and Cod es .......................... .................... .............................. ............. 70 Troubles hooting .... ..... ....... ..... ....... ..... ....... ...[...]

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    Delta Series Aud io Controllers 1 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Delta Series Audio Controll ers Overview The Delta Series Audio Controller is an affordable, feature-rich multi-zone audio distribution system that allo ws co ntrol and di strib ut ion of a udio fr om 4 sources and to 4 or 6 zones.  Th e D AS-D0 404 co ntr ols of up 4 sour ces and[...]

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    Delta Series Audio Controllers 2 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Tuner Ant enna Details  Th e T A- MOD tuner automatically becomes source #1 when installed into the Delta Controller  The T A-MOD tuner requir es a 75 Ohm F-T ype connection to receiv e FM stations.  The T A-MOD tuner requir es an AM antenna loop to recei ve AM stations. Delt[...]

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    Delta Installation - Quick Start Steps 3 Delta Series Quick Start Guide Delta Installation - Quick Star t Steps 1. Connect the Source Units to Delta Plug RCA audio cables from each source de vice into the labeled RCA jacks at the back of the Delta Controller . Ensure that right and left are connected correctly . Then connect the IR emitter leads fo[...]

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    Delta Installation - Quick Start Steps 4 Delta Series Q uick Start Guid e 2. Connect the Keypads to Delta Looking at the rear of the ke ypad with the connectors at the bottom, you will see (2) plug type 4 pin receptacles. The connector on the right side terminates the 4 conductor wire from the Delta Controller and the connector on the left side pas[...]

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    Delta Installation - Quick Start Steps 5 Delta Series Quick Start Guide 4. Power Up and Test t he Basic System Operation Make sure the Delta Controller is p lugged into the wall and the power switch on th e back panel is in the ON position. The Delta system should no w be ready for initial testing. T o test the system connections, acti vate one sou[...]

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    Delta Installation - Quick Start Steps 6 Delta Series Q uick Start Guid e Tone Contr ol The tone control mo de allo ws the user to adjust Bass, Treble, and Balance on a “per zone” basis. T o enter tone control mode, press VOL UP & V OL DO WN buttons simultaneously until LED’ s begin to cycle in a counter-clockwise motion. This will enable[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 7 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Wiring and Connections Pre-Installation Precau tions and Recommendations The Matrix Delta system is extremely flex ible. It can be installed in a number of configurations depend ing on your a udio needs . The ca pacity of a s ingle unit i s 6 in depende nt zone s and is typi cally wired with [...]

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    Wiring and Connections 8 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Cable Type The Delta Controller is cabled using standard 4-conductor speaker cable originating at the Delta control unit passing through the keypad and terminating at the speaker location. Matrix Audio Designs generally recommends u sing a bundled 4 conductor 16 gauge stran ded copper wire in[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 9 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Considerations for Existing Construction For e xisting construction, successful implementation can be achiev ed by using retrofit electrical boxes that do not require stud mounting or metal e lectrical frames which are co mmonly used for telephone and cable installations. These “afterthough[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 10 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Considerations for Outdoor Zones Outdoor listening zone locations present some unique challenges, both for the wiring and for the control ke ypad placeme nt. Outdo or Wirin g Special care should be taken when cables transit outside th e structure. External cabling should run through conduit [...]

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    Wiring and Connections 11 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers The De lta C ontro ller l earns the I R comm and s for po wer on/o f f dur ing th e prog ram ming s etup. Source components are turned on when they are selected on the keypad. The source remains on until it has b een idle in all zones for a duration of 10 minutes, then Delta will automatical[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 12 Delta Series Aud io Controllers When an AM/FM tuner has been installed, input #1 will default to the internal tuner and the RCA input jacks will not be activ e for source #1. If no internal tun er is installed, the source #1 inputs will be active. Either way , Sour ce#1 is activ ated by the top-left b utton on the ke ypads[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 13 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Stan dard 4 Wi re Key pad Conne ction s The standard installation of keypads to the Delta Controller is with 4 wires directly between the Cont rolle r’ s zone o utpu t and t he keypad ’ s input (rig ht sid e conn ecto r of th e keypad ), as s hown in FI G. 7 . If the building w as “pre[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 14 Delta Series Aud io Controllers 2 Wire Keypad Connect ions (Con trol Only ) In some retrofit conf igurations it is not feasible or poss ible to re-route the speaker cable through the ke ypad. In cases such as this, it is possible to run a separate cable pair (CA T - 3 / CA T - 5 / CA T - 6 / T wisted Pair / Other 2 conduct[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 15 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Mult ipl e Key pad s in a Z one Certain situations such as large rooms or rooms with more than one common e ntrance may require more than one ke ypad control to con veniently mana ge the zone. This configuration allo ws for 2 Matrix ke ypads to be placed on the control circuit. Make sure tha[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 16 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Matrix Keypad plus Analog Volume Contr ols In cases of split zones where more than one set of speakers are driven from the same zone output (such as a master bath off of the master bedroom) it is sometimes desirable to place independent volume controls in the split zones while retaining the [...]

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    Wiring and Connections 17 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Auxiliary Amplif ier Confi guration (Zone 1) In some cases you may require more power for a giv en zone than the Delta Controller can provide. FIG. 11 shows how to utilize the preamp RCA outputs on the Delta Controller for an external amplifier . This may be useful when outdoor or large room[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 18 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Auxiliary Amplif ier Confi guration (Zones 2-6) In cas es whe re yo u requ ire mo re po wer for a gi ven zone than t he Delt a Contr oller can pr ov ide an d it i s other than in Zone 1, use this diagram. It sho ws use of a Matrix LLC de vice designed to reduce the “speaker le vel” o utp[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 19 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Connecti ng the R S-232 Ser ial Port Delta Audio Controllers provide an RS-232 (DB9) port for receiving RS-232 Controller Commands. Refer to the RS-2 32 Co ntroller Comma nd Me ssages section on page 55 for a compl ete li sting of suppor ted co mmand s.  Connecto r: DB9 Male  Communica[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 20 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Prepar ing the Wire s When working with the SWT connector , only strip away about 1/4” inch (about 6mm) of the insu lation from each wire. Most common electrical problems oc cur when the wire is stripped too long, and the y short out against neighboring wires beh ind the wall.  The comp[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 21 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Insta llatio n in to th e Wa ll C avity 1. After wiring is complete, simply push the wiring back into the wall cavity and m ake sure there is enough room for the Matrix keypad to comfortably f it into the opening. 2. Once the key pad had been set into the wall opening, line up the mounting h[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 22 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Connecting Matrix In -Ceiling Speakers Overvi ew - Speaker Wire Te chnolo gy (SWT) Speaker W ire T ech nology (SWT) allows both data and audio signals to tra vel over the same four condu ctor wi re. Thi s is th e same f our c onducto rs that you w oul d run (or is ru n) in your h ome wir ing[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 23 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Metho d B (Ret rofi t) In the configuration illu strated in FIG. 17 (typical in retrofit applications where wiring is in place), each speaker has a 2 wire feed and a “4 wire bridge” connection must be installed between the two so that the activ e (4 terminal) speaker can receiv e a full [...]

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    Wiring and Connections 24 Delta Series Aud io Controllers FIG. 1 7 Wirin g Matrix Active Speakers - Method B[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 25 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers[...]

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    Wiring and Connections 26 Delta Series Aud io Controllers[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 27 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Programming the Delta System Overview Programming and IR Captur e take place on the front panel of the Delta Controller . Settings such as Bass, T reble, and Balance functions are programmed from within any zone using the key pad. W e suggest you read this section carefully in its enti[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 28 Delta Series Aud io Controllers FIG. 1 8 Programming Wor ksheet[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 29 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Accommo dating M ultiple D evice P rogrammi ng Programming is an interactiv e ex ercise between you, the Delta Controller and the audio source remote control, which may vary from unit to unit. Y ou will learn the techniq ues to best train the Delta Controller through some trial and err[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 30 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Progra m Menu Se lections  Setup is where the user will program Sour ces , access Tu n e r an d Clock information.  Preferences allow user to set up preferences for Backlight and Dis play Options .  About dis pla ys the Ve r s i o n # for the Cont roller firmware. Each of thes[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 31 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Selecting Clock (FIG. 23) will allow the user to set the Cloc k T ime/ Date/D ay for the System. Selecting Exit exits to the Main Menu (FIG. 24). Controller Sub Menu Programm ing Source Components 1. From the Se tup screen, select Controller . T he Contr oller S etup screen will be dis[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 32 Delta Series Aud io Controllers 5. Press Next /Pre v to scroll through the following a v ailable source names and prof iles:  Select Source T ype (default)  Tu n e r  CD  DV D  Satellite  Aud Server  Other  Delphi XM The sample sequence illustrated in FI G. 26 shows ho w assigning a source “[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 33 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Keypad Funct ions By Pr ofile Keypad Functions By Profile Sour ce Type IR Com mand s Lear n... Nav . Butto n Funct ions an d Result Tu n e r Please note that this selection is intended for an external AM/FM tuner . If you have an internal Matrix tuner module, Delta will have already as[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 34 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Keypad Functions By Profile (C ont.) Sour ce Type IR Com mand s Lear n... Nav . Butto n Funct ions an d Result AUDIO SERV ER POWE R ON POWE R OFF PLA Y PA U S E NEXT (kp UP ) PREV (k p DOWN) P AGE - (kp LEF T) P AGE + (kp RIGHT) SELEC T (kp CENTER) UDEF1 (kp CENTER hold) Direct Access:[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 35 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Learning IR Commands After selecting the profile o f the source type, it’ s time to teach the Delta Controller the IR commands from the sou rce component’ s remote control. The Learn IR selectio n is your nex t progra mming choice. Depending on your profile selection, most of the b[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 36 Delta Series Aud io Controllers  Label allows customization of the labels for the IR commands that relate to the ke ypad nav igation buttons: UP/DO WN/LEFT/RIGHT/ CENTER (US ER DEF1) / CENTER HOLD (USER DEF2 ) . Some comman ds can not be relabe led.  Qui t returns user to Select Source for Pr ogr amming screen.[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 37 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers  IR F ULL (All memory for storing IR codes has been used) . Press ing [ OK ] re turn s the user to the same IR com mand to be re-lear ned (FIG. 32).  If a com mand is NO T learn ed, i.e. IR F ULL , IR not ta ught… , I R 0 percent sure , clicking OK will return the user to the s[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 38 Delta Series Aud io Controllers When Label is selected, the f irst letter in the IR command label will begin flashing (FIG. 35):  Nav UP will display the next letter in the alphabet  Nav DO WN will display the previous letter in the alphabet  Nav RIGHT will mo ve to the nex t character in the command label ([...]

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    Programming the Delta System 39 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Addi ng Delay to I R Com mands On the Select Source T ype screen, users have th e option to add a “delay” to each IR command learned for the specif ied source ( FIG. 36). A delay is sometimes necessary when the preceding remote c ommand has an extended string or if it takes a small[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 40 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Labeling a Ro om Any room can be named whate ver the user wants (within the character selections) but is limited to 6 characters per zone. T o label a room, select Ro om La be l and which of the rooms y ou want to label. Th e first letter will begin flashing . 1. From the Setup screen,[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 41 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers T o label a room, select “ Room Label ” and which of the rooms you want to label. Since the s creen defaults to “ Exit ”, use th e navigati on butt ons to navigate the room s on th e menu and wh en you want to select one to label, press the center na vigation bu tton. The first[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 42 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Be gin la beling the room us ing t he sam e meth od as t he IR comma nd an d sourc e pro grammi ng from prev ious pages, selecting the center button to mo ve to the ne xt character . If the room has not already been labeled or def ined, RM1-RM6 will be displayed for each zone. Any room[...]

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    Programming the Delta System 43 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers The user can se lect a room by using Nav RIGHT/LEF T and Nav . CENTER to select a room. Selecting a room w ill take the user to the Status Screen for that room. The default is Room 1 . If t here i s no Main ke ypa d or A ux ke ypad, Ke y p a d n o t R e s p . will be displayed instead [...]

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    Programming the Delta System 44 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Tuner Sub Menu From the Setup screen, select T uner (FIG. 42). If there are no tuner modules installed in the Delta Controller , the Tu n e r selection will simply not appear . Y ou can select the band ( AM/FM ) - The AM/FM selectio n works like a toggle.  Select AM and press Nav . [...]

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    Programming the Delta System 45 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Clock Su b Menu From the Setup screen, select Cloc k (FIG . 43).  To s e t Ho ur , Mi nute, & Se cond , press Nav UP/DO WN button to scroll up & down .  To s e t Mon th, Da te & Y ear , p r e s s Na v UP/DOWN b utton to scroll up & do wn.  To s e t Day , press [...]

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    Programming the Delta System 46 Delta Series Aud io Controllers 1. From the Setup screen, select Preferences . Then from the Preferen ces screen, select Backlight . The Backlight screen will default to Exit . 2. In the Backlight menu, there are 2 options, Intensity and Mode . Upon initial setup of preferences, begin by s elect ing Intensity . This [...]

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    Programming the Delta System 47 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers  If Room is selected (this is th e default), the “ M ” will be displayed, along with any zones that are turned ON. It will only sho w activ e zones and, if the zone has been customized with a label, it will display that label. When all zon es are off, it sim ply defaults to the [...]

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    Programming the Delta System 48 Delta Series Aud io Controllers user to the “Main Menu”. When exiting the Main menu, the T uner Info rmation will be displayed once again. If none of the zon es/rooms are ON, then the “M” will be displayed. When a zo ne is turned on to the tuner , the T uner information will be displayed. The Tu ner informa t[...]

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    Using Matri x Keypad s 49 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Using Matrix Keypads Using the Matrix KP-4e Keypad Source Selec tion The Source Selection Ke y is dif ferent than the other function keys. It pro vides control of the Source On/Of f, System On/Off and Play/Pause. When a source bu tton is selected, the follo wing occurs:  The SOURC E is tu[...]

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    Using M atrix K eypads 50 Delta Series Aud io Controllers All Zones ON or OFF T o turn ALL zones ON to the same source, p ress and hold the source b utton for 4 seconds. T o turn that sourc e back OFF in all zon es, repe at th e proces s by pr essing and hol ding the a ctiv e source b utto n fo r 4 seconds (FIG. 52). T o turn ALL zo nes OFF an d sh[...]

  • Page 59

    Using Matri x Keypad s 51 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Volume Contro l Control of the system v olume is very intuiti v e because of discrete buttons for the V olume UP and V olu me DOWN comman d (FIG. 5 4). When increasing or decreasing volume, the progression is in 3dB steps when the v olume is half (of maximu m) or belo w . Abo ve the h alfwa [...]

  • Page 60

    Using M atrix K eypads 52 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Bass (and Balance) Ad justment Bass and Balance Adjustment Mode is the f irst action taken during the setup sequence. The source indicator lights will rotate in a counter -clockwise direction indicating Bass Adjust Mode. Click th e nav igation button in the up direction to increase the Bass [...]

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    Using Matri x Keypad s 53 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Using the Matrix KP-NUM Keyp ad There are several “adv anced ” functions that are associated with the KP-NUM keypad (FIG. 56). These functions use the “0 through 9” plus the “Star” or “Dot” and “Enter” buttons. This numeric keypad allo ws for the use or programming of pre[...]

  • Page 62

    Using M atrix K eypads 54 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Direct Numeri c Access - CD Player or Changer When selecting direct numeric access for a single disc CD player , the format is ONL Y to choose the track (since there is only a single disc from which to choose). When selecting just a track the Delta Controller will recognize a selection of up[...]

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    Using Matri x Keypad s 55 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Setting Individual Source Co mponent Presets The numbers on the numeric keypad (1-0) can be used to store presets for each source. Each source has 10 possible presets. The presets are source specific and NO T room specific. Any source that utilizes Direct Access can hav e presets programmed:[...]

  • Page 64

    Using M atrix K eypads 56 Delta Series Aud io Controllers In the examples sho wn in FIG. 61, the source is f ir st selected, then the channel, station, or track number is ent ered fo r bring up the prese t you woul d like to save. Once the selection is playing, press the “ dot/pr eset ” bu tton and the numbered position you want and Delta store[...]

  • Page 65

    Using Matri x Keypad s 57 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Using the Matrix Touch Panel Key pad The Ma trix to uch pa nel k ey pads (FI G. 62) ha v e a uni que, to uch sensi ti v e LCD p anel th at has 12 indiv idual “grids” (also called “touch f ields”) that become different command buttons depending on what source and prev ious command was[...]

  • Page 66

    Using M atrix K eypads 58 Delta Series Aud io Controllers The above cus tomized field labels are stored on the Delta Co ntroller so that it can be shared with other LCD ke ypads, the Network Interface application, or anyone using RS-232 commands to control the Delta Controller . Customizing LCD Keypad Labels Cust omiza tio n of labe ls d ispl ayed [...]

  • Page 67

    Using Matri x Keypad s 59 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers  T o delete a letter , use the << BA CK b utton.  Press the CENTER b utton to sa ve the label. Customizing SOURCE COMMAND Labels 1. Enter the Setup menu from the front of the Matrix Controller , by pressing the SELECT butto n. 2. From t he me nu dis playe d, se lec t SETUP / MRC [...]

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    Using M atrix K eypads 60 Delta Series Aud io Controllers[...]

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    Using the Matrix D- RC Remote 61 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Using the Matrix D-RC Remote Overview The IR remote controls that are supplied by the manufacturer o f each audio source component are used for programming the Delta Controlle r . Each keypad has an inte grated IR receive r to detect and process IR commands from the Matrix Remote as i[...]

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    Using the Matrix D-RC Remote 62 Delta Series Aud io Controllers[...]

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    RS-232 Control Commands / Messages 63 Delta Series Aud io Controllers RS-232 Cont rol Comm ands / Me ssages Delta Audio Controllers provide an RS-232 (DB9) port for receiving RS-232 Controller Commands. Refer to the RS-2 32 Co ntroller Comma nd Me ssages section on page 55 for a compl ete li sting of suppor ted co mmand s.  Connecto r: DB9 Male [...]

  • Page 72

    RS-232 Control Commands / Me ssages 64 Delta Series Aud io Controllers RS-232 Contro ller Comma nd Messages (Cont.) MSBSr, b Set Bass, where: •‘ r ’ is the des ired room, (1-64) •‘ b ’ is the desired ba ss level, valid values are: 0: level 1....10: -10....-1 dB 1 1....20: 1....10 dB Bass S tatus - or - ERR MGBSr Get Bass, where: ‘ r ?[...]

  • Page 73

    RS-232 Control Commands / Messages 65 Delta Series Aud io Controllers RS-232 Contro ller Comma nd Messages (Cont.) MSGLs,i,o Set Gain Level, where: • ‘s’ is the desired source • ‘i’ is the desired i nput gain, valid values are: 0: 0 dB 1: -3 dB 2: -6 dB 3: -9 dB 4: -12 dB •‘ o ’ is the desired ou tput gain, valid values are: 0: 0 [...]

  • Page 74

    RS-232 Control Commands / Me ssages 66 Delta Series Aud io Controllers RS-232 Contro ller Comma nd Messages (Cont.) MGPSs,n Get the preset, where: •‘ s ’ is the desired source, (1-8) •‘ n ’ is the desired pr eset, (1-10) Preset S tatus - or - ERR MSTPs Get the source type, where: ‘ s ’ is the desired source, valid values are 1-8 Sou[...]

  • Page 75

    RS-232 Control Commands / Messages 67 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Delta Audio Control l er Status Messages Controller Status Messages ERR Error ACK Acknowledge S tatus MVERx Firmwa re V ersion S tatus, where ‘x’ is the current firmware version (4 digit s) MCFr ,s,z Configuration S tatus, where: •‘ r ’ is the number of rooms connected,[...]

  • Page 76

    RS-232 Control Commands / Me ssages 68 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Controller Status Messages (Cont.) MGL s,i,o Gain Status, where: • ‘s’ denotes the s ource • ‘i’ denotes the input gain, valid values are: 0: 0 dB 1: -3 dB 2: -6 dB 3: -9 dB 4: -12 dB • ‘o’ denotes the output gain, valid values ar e: 0: 0 dB 1: +3 dB 2: +6 dB 3[...]

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    RS-232 Control Commands / Messages 69 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Controller Status Messages (Cont.) MPRSs,n,p Preset S tatus, where: •‘ s ’ is the source, valid values are 1-8 •‘ n ’ is the preset, valid values are 1-10 •‘ p ’ is the direct tuning string; it can be fr om 0 to 7 characters long and is translated as specified i[...]

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    RS-232 Control Commands / Me ssages 70 Delta Series Aud io Controllers Source Command Codes Source Command Codes referen ced by Source T ype and Command Index: Source Command Codes Source T ype 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Internal Tuner S eek Do wn Seek U p S t op Seek Seek/Tune T oggle (onl y fo r M i-Ser ies) Band Mono /S tereo T oggle Prev Pres et Next Pres[...]

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    Troubl esh ootin g 71 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Troubleshooting Overview If you are reading this section, it’ s likely that something has gone wrong. Y ou hav e installed the Delta system and tried to program b ut something just d oesn’t seem to be w orking right, or it’ s not working at all. T ry working yo ur way through this troubles[...]

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    Troubleshooting 72 Delta Series Aud io Controllers the LED does not light with a k eypad press, th en it is possible that the de vice has not been programmed. If the LED does light, there may be a problem with the IR emitter lead. When testing IR problems, it is helpful to carry a blinking emitter or a test emitter to ensure that the commands are b[...]

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    Troubl esh ootin g 73 Delta Series Audio C ontrollers Troubleshooting Quick Reference Troubleshooting Quick Reference Sympt om Po ssib le Caus es R ef er to Se ction Everything is dead, nothing works No power to Delta Controller Power All keypads are dead Cabling between Delta Controller an d key- pads is incorrect Keypad Cabling No lights on the k[...]

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    Troubleshooting 74 Delta Series Aud io Controllers[...]

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