RCA RCA-HT2 manual

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    REMO TE CONTR OL ANYWHERE! ® KIT RC A - H T2 INST ALLA TION GUIDE[...]

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    II CONGRA TULA TIONS! Thank you for choosing the RCA-HT2 Remote Control Anywhere! Kit 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 installation components and accessories for audio/video systems. T o see the complete Niles product as[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 1 INTROdUCTION The Niles RCA-HT2 Remote Control Anywhere! Kit enables you to operate your remote controlled audio/video equipment from virtually any location. Now you can place your audio/video (A/V) components out of sight (behind cabinet doors, in the rear of a room, or in a differen[...]

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    2 FEA TURES ANd BENEFITS – REMOTE CONTROL ANYWHERE! KIT COMPLETE SYSTEM Everything needed to assemble a complete IR extender system is included in one box: ONE INFRAREd MICROSENSOR ® ?[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 3 FEA TURES ANd BENEFITS – IR MICROSENSOR ® HIGH-FIdELITY WIdEBANd dESIGN Ensures compatibility with virtually any brand of equipment, even those using faster , more difficult to reproduce IR codes P A TENT PENdING UNIVERSAL NOISE SUPPRESION dESIGN [...]

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    4 FEA TURES ANd BENEFITS – MAIN SYSTEM UNIT UNIVERSAL SYSTEM Compatible with virtually all brands of audio/video equipment and remote controls VERSA TILE CONNECTIONS  ® with removable screwless connector plus four IR flashers via ?[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 5 FEA TURES ANd BENEFITS – MICROFLASHER ® MINIA TURE ANd dISCRETE ?[...]

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    6 INST ALLA TION CONSIdERA TIONS        ?[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 7 Figure 1 Connection Hub Placement INST ALLA TION TOOLS REQUIREd • Pencil • Standard screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Wire strippers • Drill (and assorted bits) GETTING ST ARTEd While the Remote Control Anywhere! Kit is compatible with most brands of audio/video componen[...]

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    8 INST ALLA TION STEP 1 – PLACING THE CONNECTION HUB  Never place the connection hub closer than 1?[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 9 Figure 3: Removable Connector Plug Figure 4: Wiring Legend INST ALLA TION ( continued) STEP 2 – CONNECTING THE MICROSENSOR CABLE TO THE CONNECTION HUB  ?[...]

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    10 INST ALLA TION ( continued) STEP 3 – MICROFLASHER ANd 12VdC IN-LINE POWER SUPPL Y CONNECTION [...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 11 INST ALLA TION ( continued) STEP 4 – MOUNTING A MICROFLASHER TO A/V COMPONENTS  [...]

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    12 INST ALLA TION ( continued) STEP 5 – MOUNTING THE CONNECTION HUB  [...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 13 Figure: 9A & B A: Wall mounting B: If you desire to shelf mount the connection hub, stick the included adhesive backed feet on the bottom of the unit and place it on the shelf Figure 9B: T able-top placement Affix the enclosed self-adhesive ?[...]

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    14 INST ALLA TION ( continued) STEP 7 – RUNNING THE MICROSENSOR CABLE   ( Figure [...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 15 INST ALLA TION ( continued) STEP 8 – MS220 MOUNTING LOCA TION  anywhere. Convenient mounting locations for the ?[...]

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    16 INST ALLA TION ( continued) OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ST A TUS FEEdBACK W ALL AdAPTER  ?[...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 17 INST ALLA TION ( continued) AddITIONAL MICROSENSORS     ?[...]

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    18 INST ALLA TION ( continued) SAFETY FIRST! Wear gloves, safety goggles and head protection when drilling. Avoid nails, they ruin bits and they     [...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 19 INST ALLA TION ( continued) PULLING THE CABLE Whenever you run the cable farther than 4-1/2 feet from a hole in a stud or joist (open attic space, going up walls, etc.), fasten the cable to the joists or studs using cable clamps or appropriately sized cable staples. The cable should[...]

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    20 INST ALLA TION ( continued)  [...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 21 INST ALLA TION ( continued) Sometimes, an under -the-carpet run is possible. As a last resort, heating and air conditioning vents can be used as cable raceways for plenum rated cable (check your local building codes, some municipalities require a conduit). When you are dealing with [...]

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    22 SPECIFICA TIONS MSU250 IR System Compatible with virtually all brands of remotes using carrier frequencies between  Wiring Requirements Individual home-runs of    Unit Dimensions [...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 23 NOTES[...]

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    24 LIMITEd W ARRANTY   [...]

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    NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 25 Detach here and return to: Niles Audio Corporation Warranty Registration Dept. P .O. Box 160818 Miami, Florida 33116-0818 W ARRANTY REGISTRA TION CARd  ?[...]

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    B lending H igH F idelity A n d A rcHitecture ® Niles Audio Corporation 12331 S.W . 130 Street Miami, Florida 33186 1-800-BUY - HIFI – www .nilesaudio.com ©2009 Niles Audio Corporation. All rights reserved. Niles, the Niles logos, MicroSensor , MicroFlasher , Remote Control Anywhere! and Blending High Fidelity and Architecture are registered tr[...]