Sonance C4630 SE manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL C4630 SE H OME A UDIO S YSTEM[...]

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3 I M P O R T A N T : R e a d all o f these i n s t r u c t i o n s b e f o r e y o u o p e r a t e y o u r C4630 S E , and s a v e t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r later u s e . 1 1 . . R R e e a a d d I I n n s s t t r r u u c c t t i i o o n n s s — All these safety and operating instructions should be read before you operate the unit. [...]

4 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M T ABLE OF CONTENTS I I m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t S S a a f f e e t t y y I I n n f f o o r r m m a a t t i i o o n n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

5 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Updating the Sonance Control M anager Software and Fir mware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Creating a New C4630 SE System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Renaming C4630 SEs in a System with M ultiple Unit[...]

6 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Sonance C4630 SE Home Audio System. The C4630 SE lets you listen to any of four different audio sources in up to six different rooms (zones) at the same time. When programmed with the included Sonance Control M anager program- ming software and used with available Sonance key[...]

7 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Box Contents Your C4630 SE Home Audio System box should contain the following items: (1) Sonance C4630 SE Home Audio System (6) Removable 4-Wire Speaker Connectors (2) Rack-mount ears (1) USB Connection Cable (1) IEC Power cord (115V version only) (1) Sonance Control M anager software CD-RO M Unpacking Save the shipp[...]

8 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Shelf-Mounting I I m m p p o o r r t t a a n n t t : : N N e e v v e e r r r r e e m m o o v v e e t t h h e e f f e e e e t t w w h h e e n n m m o o u u n n t t i i n n g g t t h h e e u u n n i i t t o o n n a a s s h h e e l l f f . . D D o o i i n n g g s s o o m m a a y y c c a a u u s s e e d d a a m m a a g g[...]

9 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M IR DATA C4630 SE / 120V LOCAL IR JACKS Z O N E 1 Z O N E 2 Z O N E 3 Z O N E 4 Z O N E 5 Z O N E 6 VARIABLE FIXED OUT IN L R L R L R L R L R LINE OUT SPEAKER OUT 8 Ω NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 1 23456 L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ F1AL 12VDC IN OUT PAGE RS-232 12 VDC 1.0 A IN ZONE 4-[...]

10 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M IR DATA C4630 SE / 120V ALL OFF A.C. ON ACTIVE C4630 SE ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE 5 ZONE 6 USB LOCAL IR JACKS Z O N E 1 Z O N E 2 Z O N E 3 Z O N E 4 Z O N E 5 Z O N E 6 VARIABLE FIXED OUT IN L R L R L R L R L R LINE OUT SPEAKER OUT 8 Ω NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 1 23456 L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R[...]

11 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Zone Considerations (continued from pag e 8) What is the performance requirement for each zone? Some zones may only require a keypad controller and speakers. Some may need an additional IR receiver . One may need a more flexible keypad and a high-power amplifier . A master suite may require a multi-channel amplifier[...]

12 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Source Output Connections F F o o r r R R e e c c o o r r d d i i n n g g : : Connect a stereo RCA audio cable from one set of C4630 SE L&R Source Output jacks to the record inputs on the recording device. This allows the source component connected to the corresponding Source Input jacks to be recorded. W W h h [...]

13 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M 6. Press the removable connector into the corresponding zone S PEAKER O UT connector on the controller until it locks into place (see Figure 6 ). • The removable connectors will only fit one way on the controller . Zone Line Output Connections In addition to Speaker Output connectors, each zone on the C4630 SE als[...]

14 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M IR DATA C4630 / 120V LOCAL IR JACKS Z O N E 1 Z O N E 2 Z O N E 3 Z O N E 4 Z O N E 5 Z O N E 6 VARIABLE FIXED OUT IN L R L R L R L R L R LINE OUT SPEAKER OUT 8 Ω NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 1 23456 L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ F1AL 12VDC IN OUT PAGE RS-232 12 VDC 1.0 A IN ZONE 4-6 [...]

15 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M IR Connections (see Figure 9 ) 1 1 . . I I R R L L I I N N K K P P o o r r t t : : 3.5mm mini jack that creates an IR buss for Common IR signals when using multiple C4630 SEs in a system. • When using two C4630 SEs, use a 3.5mm mono mini cable to connect the IR Link jacks on the two units. • When using three or [...]

16 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Control Output, Control Input and Sync Connections (see Figure 11 ) Control Out T erminal One 2-wire screw connector that outputs 12VDC @ 100mA when at least one C4630 SE zone is active. T ur ns OFF (0VDC) when all zones are OFF . Can be used for triggering external devices such as a zone-specific external amplifier[...]

17 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Paging Connections (see Figure 12 ) The C4630 SE’ s P AGING connections allow connection of an audio input from a telephone system, microphone preamp or other device to be distributed to designated Paging zones when triggered by the C ONTROL Input. (Paging must be configured in the Sonance Control M anager.) When [...]

18 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M C4630 SE Keypad Controllers As mentioned previously , the C4630 SE requires one or more keypad controllers in each zone to operate. The C4630 SE M ain and Numeric Keypads (explained below) were designed specifically to be used with the C4630 SE Controller . Additionally , the C4630 SE can also be controlled by the S[...]

19 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M C4630 SE Numeric Keypad (see Figure 14 , on page 18) The C4630 SE Numeric Keypad incorporates ten numeric buttons labeled “0” through “9”, and two buttons labeled “+” and “–”. Like the C4630 SE M ain Keypad, each of these buttons has P RESS , P RESS -A ND -H OLD and D OUBLE -P RESS functions. Unlik[...]

20 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M 3. Connect the IR receiver’ s 3-conductor ribbon cable to the keypad’ s rear- panel IR R ECEIVER C ONNECTION as shown in Figure 16 . The connection features a 3-pin removable connector similar to the ones used for the speaker connectors. Insert the wires into the openings at the rear of the connector and secure [...]

21 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Mounting the C4630 SE Keypads NO TE: Do NOT mount the C4630 SE keypads in the same electrical box with A C house wiring, light switches, or any other high-voltag e de vice or control. The keypads can share g ang boxes with each other , or with other controls such as A/B speaker switches, infr ared r eceiver s and V [...]

22 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Changing the Main Keypad Source Buttons The S OURCE buttons on the C4630 SE M ain Keypad are labeled to indicate the specific sources in use on the system. The keypad comes with the following buttons already installed: T UNER , CD/DVD, S AT , TV/A UX . The keypad also comes with a sheet of replacement S OURCE button[...]

23 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Optional C4630 SE IR Remote Control (see Figure 24 ) NO TE: The C4630 SE does not have a built-in IR receiver . T o use the optional remote control you must f irst connect an IR receiver (available separ ately). See Main Keypad IR R eceiver Holster , on page 1 9. The buttons on the optional C4630 SE IR remote will p[...]

24 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Front Panel Controls and Indicators (see Figures 25 & 26 ) A LL O FF Switch Pressing the front-panel A LL O FF button will turn all zones OFF . If all zones are already OFF , pressing the A LL O FF switch will have no effect. • If the system has multiple C4630 SEs daisy-chained via their S YNC Connections (see[...]

25 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Transferring System Information to the C4630 SE All programming that you perfor m in the Sonance Control M anager must be transferred from your computer to the C4630 SE unit via its front-panel USB connection (see Figure 27 ) . The C4630 SE comes with a USB cable that connects between the USB connector and your comp[...]

26 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Upgrading the C4630 SE F irmware T o check which version of C4630 SE fir mware is loaded on the unit, connect the USB cable between the C4630 SE and your computer and launch the Sonance Control M anager program. Open the C O MM UNICA TIONS menu and select G ET F IR M W ARE V ERSION . The F IR M WA R E V ERSION I NFO[...]

27 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Creating a New C4630 SE System 1. Launch S ONANCE C ONTROL M ANAGER . An empty S ONANCE C ONTROL M ANAGER screen will appear . 2. Open the F ILE menu and select N EW to create a new system. Choose a name for the system and save it. 3. The A DD D EVICE box ( Figure 32 ) will appear . Select C4630 SE. The D EVICE scre[...]

28 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M 6. Open the F ILE menu and select J OB I NFO : • The D EALER tab ( Figure 35 ) allows you to record information about the particular job, including system design notes, firmware upgrades, etc. This information is not transferred to the C4630 SE — it is saved only in the sys- tem program file in your computer . ?[...]

29 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Setting Up a Zone The C4630 SE gives you a great deal of flexibility in setting each zone’ s operational and audio parameters. Open the D EVICE menu and select Z ONE S ETUP . The Z ONE S ETUP screen ( Figure 38 ) will appear . NO TE: Any changes made on the Zone Se tup scr een must be transf er red to the C4630 SE[...]

30 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Setting Up Sources The S OURCE S ETUP screen allows you to set up the four source inputs. 1. Open the D EVICE menu and select S OURCE S ETUP . The S OURCE S ETUP screen ( Figure 39 ) will appear . 2. Use the drop-down box to identify the particular type of component connected to that set of source connections. If th[...]

31 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Programming C4630 SE Keypad M acros All commands executed by the C4630 SE M ain and Numeric Keypads must be programmed into the the buttons as macros. Even the M ain Keypad functions that operate “out-of-the-box” (see page 23 and Note 4 , below) are actually macros that have been factor y-programmed into the but[...]

32 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M 4) The C4630 SE is factor y-programmed for the following C4630 SE M ain Keypad functions: • • P P R R E E S S S S a a n n y y S S O O U U R R C C E E B B u u t t t t o o n n : : T urns the local zone ON with that source. • • P P R R E E S S S S - - A A N N D D - - H H O O L L D D a a n n y y S S O O U U R R [...]

33 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M The Macro Editor Screen ( Figure 43 ) M M a a c c r r o o W W i i n n d d o o w w : : Displays each step of the macro programmed into the selected button. Each line shows one action of the macro sequentially , with the first action at the top. If a button has not been programmed the M ACRO W INDOW for that button wi[...]

34 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M NO TE: If the desired remote is not in the libr ar y, tr y using a similar product remote fr om that manufactur er . If that doesn’t work, see Adding IR Codes to the User IR Librar y with the OptiLinQ ® IR Learner , on page 36. 5. Select the device. Its commands will appear in the small IR C O MM AND W INDOW on t[...]

35 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M For example, in a system with duplicate CD changers connected to the C4630 SE’ s S OURCE 3 and S OURCE 4 inputs, connect the IR emitter for the S OURCE 3 CD player to P ROGRA MM ED IR O UTPUT #3 and the IR emitter for the S OURCE 4 CD player to P ROGRA MM ED IR O UTPUT #4. M ake sure that all of the IR macro comma[...]

36 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Editing IR Commands in the User IR Library The commands in the U SER IR librar y will almost always work without editing. However , to get some commands to work you may need to rename a particular function or change its IR carrier frequency , the number of times it is repeated or its sustain characteristic. Y ou can[...]

37 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M • The remote will automatically be added to the U SER . C M L librar y . 4. Use the A DD F UNCTIONS drop-down box (see Figure 50 ) to add the names of the new remote functions you’re going to capture. Select the function names in the drop-down box and click the A DD button to add them to the remote. • If you?[...]

38 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M 11. The function at the top of the IR Librar y’ s new Function List will automatically be selected. If you want to learn a different function you can use the mouse to select it. 12. Press and hold the button on the remote control that matches the function selected in Step 11 The IR Learner’ s S IGNAL LED will fl[...]

39 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Z Z o o n n e e : : Assigns the C4630 SE Internal Command to a particular zone. Y ou can assign commands to any zone being controlled by a par ticular C4630 SE, or to all zones. V V a a l l u u e e : : Assigns an action to the Internal Command. V alues var y depending on which Function is selected. Once you have con[...]

40 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M RS -232 Command (Outbound Serial Control) The C4630 SE can issue macros containing outbound serial control strings to a device in the system via its RS-232 connector (see Figure 13 , on page 17). T o create an RS-232 macro command set the following parameters and then drag the icon into the M acro Window (see Figure[...]

41 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Y ou can edit an RS-232 command after it has been dragged into the M acro Window by double-clicking or right-clicking the command string. The Edit RS-232 Command window will open. This allows changes to be made to the individual RS-232 commands without having to delete them and replace them with new commands. Figure[...]

42 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M After setting the number of repeats, drag the Repeat Steps icon into the M acro Window . Then drag the command to be repeated into the bracket connected to the Repeat command (see Figure 62 , on page 41). T oggle IR Code The T oggle IR Code command (see Figure 63 ) causes a button to alternate between two dif ferent[...]

43 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M C4630 SE Inbound Serial Commands Each C4630 SE inbound serial command begins with a colon character (:), followed by a single letter that indicates the desired command, then one or more parameters, and ends with a carriage return (<cr>). C C o o m m m m a a n n d d S S y y n n t t a a x x P P a a r r a a m m e[...]

44 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Inbound Serial Control of C4630 SEs in Multi-Unit Systems In systems with multiple C4630 SE units, serial commands in the above format will only control the C4630 SE unit to which the serial control device is directly connected. However , all of the serial commands in the above table can also be used to control any [...]

45 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M S IMULATE B UTTON P RESS Serial Commands The S I M ULA TE B UTTON P RESS serial command :P (see table on page 43) can be used to allow a serial control device to trigger the macro that is programmed into any keypad button in any C4630 SE zone. The command format is : : P P z z x x y y y y y y < < c c r r > [...]

46 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Using the C4630 SE with Sonance Navigator ® K2 and K1 Programmable Keypads The C4630 SE is also compatible with Sonance Navigator K1 and K2 keypads. These programmable keypads provide additional capability for zones that require more sophisticated control than the C4630 SE M ain and Numeric keypads offer . NO TE: F[...]

47 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Using C4630 SE Internal Macros with K1/K2 Programmable Keypads Unlike the C4630 SE M ain and Numeric Keypads, the K1 and K2 keypads can store and execute their own macros in addition to triggering macros stored in the C4630 SE. Since the C4630 SE will only output one set of IR commands at a time, you must use time d[...]

48 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Triggering C4630 SE E XTRA C OMMAND Macros From the K1 and K2 The K1 and K2 triggers for the C4630 SE E XTRA C O MM AND macros are included in the SonanceIRLibrar y_2006 file, which can be downloaded from the Sonance website (www .sonance.com). Once you’re at the website select the E LECTRONICS categor y . From th[...]

49 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Getting System Configuration Information The Sonance Control M anager can generate a System Configuration Report containing all of the system information and all of the programming information for each device in the system. This report can be a great help when confirming that a system has been properly programmed be[...]

50 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Finding RS-232 Commands in Macros As stated on page 42, the C4630 SE is capable of serial operation in one direction only , either inbound OR outbound. Placing a single RS-232 command in one macro will automatically configure the C4630 SE for outbound serial operation — the unit will not respond to inbound command[...]

51 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Specifications: Audio Performance Output Power: 30 W atts R M S/ch x 12 @ 8 ohms Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20 kHz ±3dB T otal Har monic Distortion: 0.05% (1kHz); 0.1% (20Hz –20kHz) Signal-to-Noise Ratio: -95dB Source Input Sensitivity: 200mV Source Input Impedance: 30k ohms Source Input V oltage (max): 2.0V AC[...]

52 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M TROUBLESHOOTING KEYP ADS Problem Solution Keypad does not backlight a) M ake sure backlight jumper is in place. b) M ake sure 14-pin ribbon connector is properly connected between M ain and Numeric Keypad (see page 21). Keypad backlight is too bright Confir m proper Keypad Backlight Jumper position (see page 20). IR[...]

53 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M AUDIO (continued) Problem Solution No audio in zone a) Are speakers connected? b) Is zone ON? c) Is zone volume turned up? d) Check zone’ s M AXI M U M V OLU M E /D EF AULT V OLU M E settings in Sonance Control M anager software. No Paging signal in zones. a) Be sure device’ s 12V Page trigger input is connected[...]

54 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M INFRARED CONTROL Problem Solution IR commands are not being routed a) IR emitters must be plugged into P ROGRA MM ED IR jacks (see page 15). to specific source components b) IR commands must be programmed in M acro Editor to output from a specific P ROGRA MM ED IR port (see page 34). Default Por t output follows Sou[...]

55 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M SERIAL CONTROL Problem Solution No RS-232 communication with an a) Is the external device ON? external device b) Is the external device connected with the proper RS-232 cable? Check the configuration of the external device’ s RS-232 port. The C4630 SE’ s RS-232 pin configuration is: P P i i n n 2 2 = = R R e e c[...]

56 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M T echnical Assistance and Ser vice I I f f y y o o u u h h a a v v e e a a n n y y q q u u e e s s t t i i o o n n s s a a b b o o u u t t t t h h e e o o p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n o o r r i i n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n o o f f t t h h i i s s p p r r o o d d u u c c t t , , p p l l e e a a s [...]

57 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M Limited W arranty Coverage (U.S.A. Only) Sonance warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this Sonance product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years, provided the product was purchased from a Sonance Authorized Dealer . Defective products must be shipped, to[...]

58 C4630 SE HO M E AUDIO SYSTE M System Notes:[...]

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