Ariston GSZ67 manual

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  • Page 1

    GSZ67 12 Channel Eco-System™ Controller-Amplifier Installation Instructions v1.3[...]

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    2 Important Safety Instructions: 1) Read thes e instruc tions. 2) Keep thes e instructi ons. 3) Read a ll warnings. 4) Follow al l instructio ns. 5) Do not use this app aratus near water. 6) Clean onl y with dr y cloth . 7) Do not b lock an y ventilation ope nings. Inst all in acc ordance with th e manuf acturer’s instructions. 8) Do not ins tall[...]

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    3 FCC Warning Note: This equipmen t has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide re asonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates , uses and can radiate radio frequency energ y[...]

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    4 Note: It is very im portant to use a top quality RJ45 8/8 crimper tool. We strongly suggest using a cat 5 / RJ45 electronic tester to verify the wire conductors. Introduction: Thank you f or your pu rchase of a Knol l GSZ 67 12 chan nel controll er ampli fier and congratul ati ons on your choice. The GSZ67 f eatu res six del uxe digi tal volu me [...]

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    5  Indi vidual ba ss, trebl e and bal ance adj ustment. Each chan nel featu res adjustm ents so i nstall ers can pres et the r oom for sp eaker di fferences and listener pr eference s.  External tri gger. The GSZ 67 can turn on and off source c omponen ts wi th its 12vd c trigger output.  All zone control . The MR 164 keypad feat ures al l[...]

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    6 Input connections Connecti ng the GSZ67 to you r sourc e equi pment i s straight forward. Usi ng the hi gh- qualit y RCA audi o intercon nect cabl es, match the outp ut chann el desi gnation s on the rear of you r source equip ment to the in put jacks on th e rear pan el of y our ampl ifier that ha ve the sam e chan nel na me. When ma king conne [...]

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    7 RS232 Connection The RS232 connect ion is us ed to cont rol th e GSZ67 by an external cont roller or computer an d can w ork with our with out keypads. Th e GSZ67 con nects to the RS232 controll er with a 9 -pin db9 connecto r. The p rogrammi ng referen ce foll ows. RS232 Term inal Sett ings To control the ampl ifi er from a PC environment , conn[...]

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    8 Some comm ands a re read or write only – fo r examp le, mute al l is a wri te only command, wherea s versi on i s a read onl y comman d. n = num erical ascii val ue, where n eeded (“al l” comman ds do not requi re) # = second nume rical ascii valu e [] = opti onal comm and, do not in clude square b rackets in actu al comm and Functi on Comm[...]

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    9 Keypad Connection The GSZ67 outpu ts can b e controll ed by the MR164 keypa d and/or an external controll er or comput er (usi ng th e RS232 port), so keypads m ay not b e need ed. More than one or two key pads c an be u sed in a z one and nine ( 9) is t he maximum number of M R164 keyp ads p er GSZ67 allowed. Note: MR16 4 keypad s are n ot desi [...]

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    10 Run CAT5 wire fr om the keyp ad locat ion to th e GSZ67 l ocation fo r each ke ypad or run it from keypad to keypad locati on. Ideal ly home run s are u sed as th ey leave th e install ation m ore “future pro of” and r elia ble. Leave an ext ra 1 m o r 3 feet on each side to mak e it easi er to wo rk on. Add a RJ45 c onn ector of the ri ght [...]

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    11 To acti vate the pagi ng overri de a 5-25 D C vol ts is appli ed and th e override occu rs when the v oltag e is present. The pagi ng occurs about 1 se cond aft er the vol tage i s appli ed and conti nues un til th e voltage i s removed. Cal l our tech nical support fo r further detai l s. Trigger outp ut The mono 3 .5mm c onnector on the r ear [...]

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    12 Each ke ypad mus t be program m ed individuall y and it will sav e the labe l nam es even if the ke y pad is disconnec ted fr om the systems. T he MR164 k e y pad labels can be progr ammed off site if desired. Note: A ll of the MR164 k eypads in this s y st em have to be program m ed with the sam e labels and i n the sam e sourc e order. The sou[...]

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    13 Press the U P or DOW N buttons nex t to the IN PUT butt ons to set the bass l evel. W hen the correc t level is displ ayed pres s the INPUT button t o confirm this c hoice. The LCD d isplay then displa ys TREBLE Press the U P or DOW N buttons nex t to the IN PUT butt ons to set the treb le level. W hen the correct level is displa yed pres s the [...]

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    14 Knoll Systems service information The GSZ67 ampli fier does not contain any user servic eable parts inside . If you suspect a problem that may require servicing, contact us at www.knoll systems.com/contact.html, o r by phone at 800 56 6-5579. It is extremely importa nt that only an authorized service de aler make any repairs. This will ensure pr[...]

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    15 Limited Warranty Knol l Systems, Inc. (“Knoll”) warrants that each GSZ67 and MR164 (“the Product”) sold hereunder wil l conform to and function in accordance wi th the written specifications of Knoll . Said limited warranty shall appl y only to the first perso n or entity that purchases the Product for pe rsonal or business use and not f[...]

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    16 MR164 Source Input Labels As of versi on 1.0 th e source l abel s are: CD, CD 2, FM, AM/ FM, SAT , SAT2, AU X, AUX2, MP3, TV, DVD, DVD 2, PC, D EC, MC-PC , MCEx, Ja zz, Pop, Cou ntry, N ews, Classi c, Hiphop , Rock, Cont emp, Rap , Sports, T alk, Ipod Source 1____ ______ ____ ______ __ Source 2___ ______ ____ ______ __ _ Source 3____ ______ ____[...]