Xantech BXAUDIO4X4 manual

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    INSTALL ATION INSTRUCT IONS MODEL BXA UDIO4X4 FOUR Z ONE – F OUR SOURCE COMPLETE A UDIO CONTROL LER/A MPLIFIER SY ST EM[...]

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    Page : 2 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co rporation SAFET Y INSTRUCT IONS - READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPM ENT CAUTION: T O RE DUCE T HE RISK OF EL E CTRIC S HOCK, DO NOT RE MOVE COVE R (OR BACK) NO U SER -SER V I CEA B LE PA R TS IN SI D E REF ER S E RVICING TO QUAL IF IED S ERVICE P ERS ONNE L The lightni ng f lash wit h arr owhead symbol , w[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 3 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on T ABLE OF CONT ENT S Secti on T i tle Page SA FETY INSTRU CTI ONS - REA D BE FORE OPE RA TING EQU IPME NT ........................................................ 2 TAB L E OF C ONTEN TS ..........................................................................................................[...]

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    Page : 4 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration SECT ION 1.0: GENERAL INFORMATION The Xantec h BXAUDIO 4X4 System , i s a w hole- house audio di str i buti on, am pl i f ic ati on and c ontr ol system with all t he sam e adv anced f eatur es as the M RAUDI O4X4 Audi o Sy stem f eat uri ng Xantec h’s EZPr ogram m i ng™ which m eans no[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 5 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on CONT ROL LE R/AMPL IF I ER F EATURE S Cent ral Pro cesso r • Four Audi o Sourc e Input s • Current sensing (> 20m A- < 10A) f or each i nput f or power m anagem ent of com m on source com ponent s and using t he opti onal CSM 1 Current Sense Modul e • Four source specif i c I R em[...]

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    Page : 6 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration SECT ION 2.0: BXAUDI O4X4 CONT ROL LER/AMPLI FIER FEATURE DESCRIPT IONS Figure 1 – Fr ont Pa nel Figure 2 – The Mode l BXA UD IO4X4 C ontroller /Am plifier – Fr ont Pa nel Fea ture s and Func tions 1. Front P anel C ove r . Snap-i n panel decor ati v e panel t hat cov ers XPS™ P rog[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 7 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on 7. Seq u ence But to n . Pressing t he but ton al l ows a s i ngl e addi t i onal IR Com m and to be learned creati ng a Sequence of Com m ands (al so cal l ed a Macr o). Up to 5 c om m ands m ay be pr ogram m ed in thi s manner m aki ng a m ac ro of up to 6 com m ands in- al l . 8. Del ay Bu[...]

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    Page : 8 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration 17 19 16 21 22 18 20 24 25 28 27 23 26 29 Figure 3 –Mode l BXA UDIO4 X4 Cont rolle r/A mplifier – Re ar Pane l Feat ure s a nd Functions 16 . Powe r ON /OFF Switc h: Powers Unit ON and O F F when plugged i nt o t he proper A C Sourc e. 17 . A C Powe r Input . Standar d IE C 3-Conduct or[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 9 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on 25 . IR Out (Com mon) . 3. 5m m Mono M i ni Phone Jac ks. T he Contr ol Am p has a singl e Com m on IR O utput that can be used to c ontr ol dev ices such as mot ori zed dr apery system s, Pl asma M onti or l i f t s and li ght i ng system s. 26 . Sense Inputs. 3.5m m St ereo M i ni Phone Jac[...]

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    Page : 10 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration SECT ION 3. 0: BXAUDI O 4X4 L C4 KP KEYPAD FEATURE DESCRIPT IONS 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 35 38 39 40 42 43 44 41 42 Figure 4 –Mode l LC4K P Ke ypad – Front Pa nel Fe atur es a nd Functions 30. BXAUDIO 4X4 Keypad . 31. Po w er. T urns t he zone O N and OF F . Can be pr ogram m ed wit h I R[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 11 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on 39. Vo l + . I ncreases zone v ol um e (non- program m abl e). 40. Vo l - . Decreases zone v ol um e (non-progr am m abl e) . 41. Mute. Mutes zone speaker out put. Sends I R com m ands progr am m ed t o thi s butt on (i f any) t o t he select ed source and com m on em i t ter output s. 42. C[...]

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    Page : 12 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration 50. Sen so r Enab l e. Jum per . E nabl es IR sens or on Key pad. Rem ov e w hen using an ex t ernal I R rec ei v er. 51 . IR S ens itivit y A djustme nt. Caref ul l y adj ust f or back ground l i ght l ev el t o prev ent f al se tr igger i ng of t he IR c ir cui t s. Sl owly tur n count e[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 13 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on SEC T ION 4.0: I NST ALLA T ION OPER ATION – OU T -OF-THE-BOX Th e Co nt ro ller/ Amp lifier O ut-o f-th e- Box fea tur e w ill v er if y th at a ll so ur ce s and zone com ponents are worki ng properl y to sel ect and dist ri bute audi o pr i or t o XPS™ I R progr am m i ng. XPS™ Pr o[...]

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    Page : 14 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration LC4KP KEYPAD INSTALLAT ION I NST RUCT I ONS 1. Instal l standar d Dual -G ang J-B ox or si m i l ar i nt o wall . No te: W hen i nstal l i ng Key pad nex t to ex isti ng J - Box i n wall , LCKP J -Box m ust be m ount ed 3/8” hi gher t han any adj acent box . 2. Af f i x LCKP Mount i ng b[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 15 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on com ponent and att ach t he em i t t er t o the sensor w i ndow aft er r em ov i ng t he prot ect i v e paper cov er on the f l at side of the em i t t er head. A com m on IR j ac k i s also prov i ded f or connec ti on t o other aux iliary de v ice s. Se nse Input Conne ctions The sense inp[...]

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    Page : 16 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration Wire Color Signal white/orange Tx+ orange Tx- white/green 12V RET blue IR RET white/blue IR green +12V white/brown Rx+ brown Rx- Cat 5 Cable RJ45 Connector at Controller/Amplifier RJ45 Connector at Keypad Wire Color Signal white/orange Rx+ orange Rx- white/green 12V RET blue IR RET white/b[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 17 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on Pri m ar y Key pad Secondar y Key pad Appl i cat i on Seconda ry Ke ypa d Zo ne T ermina tion Se ns o r Ena ble Seconda ry Ke ypa d Zo ne T ermina tion Se ns o r Ena ble One k eypad i n Zone wi th I R Sensor enabl ed OFF ON ON Two Keypads in Z one wit h IR Sensors enabled OFF OFF ON ON ON ON[...]

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    Page : 18 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration Ex tende d Runs a nd Sec ondary Key pad In Zone FOUR ZONE - FOUR SOURCE AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER MRC44 12 34 POWER POWER CH CH STATUS SELECT PLAY STOP PAUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE POWER CH CH STATUS SELECT PLAY STOP PAUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE 600 feet max (183 m) IR Receiver PWR VGS IR[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 19 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on Speaker C onnections SPEAKER PHASING: TO O BTAIN STABLE IM AG ING AND FULL BASS RESPONSE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ST EREO SP EAKERS BE CONNE CTE D "IN PHASE " W ITH EACH O T HER. Y OU CAN V ERIFY THIS AS FOLLOWS : 1. I f t he "+ " (posit i v e) and " –" (negat i[...]

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    Page : 20 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration TV POWER CH CH STATUS SELECT PLAY STOP PAUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE POWER CH CH STATUS SELECT PLAY STOP PAUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE ZONE 2 Primary Keypad Optional Secondary Keypad TV ZONE 1 Primary Keypad TV POWER CH CH STATUS SELECT PLAY STOP PAUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE POWER CH CH STATUS SELECT[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 21 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on SECT ION 5.0: PROGRA MMI NG USING XPS™ Point and Sho ot IR Learning W hen progr am m i ng t he BXAUDIO 4X4 System , t he BXAUDIO 4X4 Control l er and a singl e LC4KP keypad plugged i nt o t he Zone 1 K eypad port are r equi red as well as t he Manuf ac tur es rem otes f or each of the S ou[...]

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    Page : 22 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 35 38 39 40 42 43 44 41 42 Pr ogra mm ing Button Lay out PROGRA MMI NG KEYPA D BUT T ONS (SINGL E COMMA NDS) Note: W hen l earni ng I R com m ands int o the B XAUDIO 4X4 Control l er, m ake sure t he IR Learni ng eye i s f ree f rom IR i nt erf erence t hat m ight resu[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 23 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on PROG RAMMING T IME D DEL AYS Ti m ed del ay s can be plac ed i n-bet ween comm ands in a sequence i n 1 Second i nt erv al s f or up to a t ot al of 7 Seconds. Af t er a succ ess f ul I R Com m and has been l earned; 1. Make su re the PRO GRAM KEYPAD LED i s GREEN and the ST ATUS LED i s OFF[...]

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    Page : 24 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 35 38 39 40 42 43 44 41 42 Pr ogra mm ing Button Lay out PROG RAMMING SO URCE P OWER M ANA GE MENT W ith t he ab ility to tur n t he s ys tem ON and O F F f rom m ore than one l oc ati on, the BX AUDI O4X4 Control l er needs to know w hen t he di f f erent sources are [...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 25 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on 9. Press the proper S OURCE BUT TO N [35, 36, 37, o r 38] on t he LC4KP K eypad f or the P ower Managem ent codes to be pr ogram m ed. No te: the ZONE LED ’s 1 t hr u 4 no w w ill rep res e nt S O URCES 1 thr u 4. a. T he ST AT US LED [ 14] w ill tur n GR EEN . 10. Aim the M anuf ac tur es[...]

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    Page : 26 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration 4. Press the ZO NE ( Keypad S ource) butt on t o be Li nked wit h . a. The Z ONE (Key pad Sourc e) but ton w ill flas h O RA NGE and GRE EN. 5. T o Li nk t o addi ti onal Z ones, press the rest of the Z O NE (K eypad Sour ce) but t ons corresponding t o t he Zones to be l i nked t o. 6. T [...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 27 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on SECT ION 6. 0: EXPANDING T HE SYST EM (Co mbi ning 2 BXAUDIO Cont rol le rs) The B XAUDIO 4X4 System can be ex panded to up t o ei ght- zones by l i nki ng t wo Control l ers toget her wit h the inc l uded Ex pansi on ‘Nul l -Modem ’ Cable ( Xantech PN#05913560) . Ex pans ion Proc edure [...]

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    Page : 28 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration Serial DB9 Male to Male Null Modem Cable I R 16VDC INPUT VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R 12 3 456 OUTPUTS AV61 AUDIO VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AMPLIFIER ® 16VDC INPUT VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R VIDEO AUDIO L R V[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 29 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on 30 31 32 33 34 36 37 35 38 39 40 42 43 44 41 42 Pr ogra mm ing Button Lay out Con fi gu ri ng th e ‘ Sl ave’ Un i t ( Zones Five th rough Eight): 1. Enabl e PRO GRA M M ODE ( Mak e sure an LCKP4 Key pad i s plugged i nt o the Z one 1 Keypad por t and the Key pad i s ON). 2. Press t he PR[...]

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    Page : 30 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration a. W hen the "P ROG RAMMING KEYPAD" LED turns RED, rel ease the "PRO GRAMMI NG KEYPAD" bu tton. 9. Powe r up the SLAVE un it . a. The SA LV E un it w ill go t hough t he norm al power up sequence. b. W hen t he Sl av e power up sequence ends the M aster Z one LEDs w i l[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 31 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on SECT ION 8.0: OPERAT ING I NST RUCT IONS W i t h all system com ponent s connected and t he BXAUDI O4X4 Contr ol l er and Key pads program m ed, T he system i s ready f or use. 5 23 1 4 9 10 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 1 5 23 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 LC4KP Keyp ad But to n L ayo ut MRCREM Remote Bu tt on Lay [...]

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    Page : 32 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration NOT E: I t i s al so poss i bl e t o do al l of t he abov e using t he i ncl uded M RCREM Z one Com pani on rem ote t hat is i ncl uded wit h the system . Pa rty Mode: To Li nk 2 or m ore Z ones toget her si m pl y: 1. Make sure t he BXAUDIO Sy stem i s in RUN M ode Butt on i n t he down p[...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 33 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on SECT ION 9. 0: SPECIFICAT IONS A udio (ea c hannel ) Gain (@ m a x VC) :............................................................................................................. ..................... Input O v er l oad: ....................................................................[...]

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    Page : 34 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration SEC T ION 10.0: WA RRAN T Y Xantech warrants i ts product s to be f ree of def ects i n mat erials or wo rkmanship. This warranty ext ends f or one year from the da te o f purchase by the consumer. Any product s returned freight prepaid t o Xantech and f ound to be def ect ive by Xant ech [...]

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    Mode l BXAUDI O4X4 Page : 35 © 2005 Xantech Corporati on NO T ES:[...]

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    Page : 36 Mode l BXAUDIO4X4 © 2005 X an tech Co r poration XANTE CH CORP ORAT I ON 13100 T el fai r Avenue, Syl mar CA 91342 phone 818.362.0353 • fax 818. 362.9506 www.xa ntech.c om Part No. 08901665 Rev .A 05- 25-2005[...]