Director Model 46 Owners Manual.Pdf

® Four Source, Six Zone Audio Multi-Room System Controller Installer’s Manual Software Version: 2.0x Last edit date: January 8, 1998 © 1995-98 by AudioControl, 22410 70th Ave W, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 The Director Model 46 is a trademark of AudioControl. All Rights reserved. All other marks are trademarks of their respective companies. AudioControl ® ©1998 AudioControl The DIRECTOR Model 46 Table Of Contents Section 1 Introduction System Features . 1-1 Section 2 System Overview Homeowner’s view . 2-1 Installer’s view . 2-2 Section 3 Designing and Planning an Installation Installation Considerations . 3-1 System Configurations . 3-7 Station Networks and Configurations . 3-9 Wiring . 3-13 Selecting Source Units . 3-16 Additional Equipment Requirements Amplifiers . 3-20 Optional sources - Door Bell, Phone, etc. 3-21 Using Two Directors . 3-22 Using the Director Model 46 with Other Home Automation Systems . 3-23 Section 4 System Programming What are Macros? . 4-1 Factory Default configuration? . 4-1 Connecting the Director to a Computer . 4-2 Menu Overview . 4-3 Saving Programming on a Computer . 4-60 Downloading Additional IR Codes . 4-58 Section 5 Troubleshooting Things to Look For . 5-3 Getting Help . 5-13 Section 6 Warranty Section 7 Appendices Appendix A - Specifications . 7-1 Appendix B - Architectural Specifications . 7-2 Appendix C - Connectors and Signal Information . 7-3 Appendix D - Software Revision History . 7-6 Appendix E - Current IR Control Codes Available . 7-7 Appendix F - Available wall station configurations . 7-8 Appendix G - Accessories . 7-9 Appendix H - Blank Programming Worksheets . 7-11 Appendix I - Macro Elements . 7-27 Appendix J - External Control Commands . 7-38 Appendix K - Front panel metalwork drawing . 7-40 Appendix L - Factory default configuration . 7-42 Section 8 Index ©1998 AudioControl AudioControl ® About this Manual This manual describes the AudioControl Director Model 46. The manual is divided into several major sections. Section 1 Introduction Section 2 System Overview Section 3 Designing and Planning an Installation Section 4 System Programming Section 5 Troubleshooting Section 6 Warranty Section 7 Appendices Appendix A - Specifications Appendix B - Architectural Specifications Appendix C - Connectors and Signal Information Appendix D - Software Revision History Appendix E - Current IR Control Codes Available Appendix F - Available wall station configurations Appendix G - Accessories Appendix H - Blank Programming Worksheets Appendix I - External Control Commands Appendix J - Front panel metalwork drawing Appendix K - Factory default configuration Section 8 Index Notational Conventions Within this manual, several different notation conventions are used to indicate various facets of the SA-3055’s features. SMALL CAPS Indicate a marked feature on the unit, like a control or a connector. They are also used within procedures to identify controls and switches by function. Italics Are used for emphasis. Words printed in boldface and boldface convey more emphasis than those printed in italics. Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Some of the text in this manual is set apart by the headings: Note, Caution, or Warning. These terms are used to denote varying degrees of awareness required by the user during installation, operation, or maintenance of the SA-3055. NOTE conveys information that may be helpful to the user. A note is similar to an aside during a conversation. CAUTION indicates a potential danger to the instrument. WARNING indicates a potential hazard to the operator. ©1998 AudioControl The DIRECTOR Model 46 Section 1 • INTRODUCTION Introduction Thank you for your selection of AudioControl’s Director Model 46 as your multi-room audio control system. This unit is the result of many years Tof effort and collaboration between sound contractors like yourself and our engineers. We’ve tried to make it as reliable, versatile and easy to install as possible. We hope that you find it to be so. Powerful The Director Model 46 is the brains between the homeowner and their F Installation Tip: audio system. It allows simple one-button access to their favorite music. If you have installed the The powerful macro programming capabilities of the Director allows you Director Model 46 systems in the past, please to accommodate special customer features with any wall station. check Appendix D - Reconfiguring the Director is also very simple to do when the homeowner Software revision history finds out just how convenient this system is and wants you to come back to and Appendix E - Current expand it. IR control codes available for any new features that may have been added Simple To Operate since your last installa- From the homeowner’s perspective, the Director Model 46 control tion. stations are attractive and provide an intuitive, easy-to-use interface. You will find that the vast majority of your customers will require a minimum of instruction on the operation of the system. Most of them won’t even need an instruction manual. ©1998 AudioControl Section 1-1 AudioControl ® Section 1 • INTRODUCTION Flexible The Director Model 46 is a complete audio multi-zone control system. The Director Model 46 handles the remote control and signal routing of up to four audio sources (such as CD players, tape decks, tuners) and the control of source selection and volume control for six independent stereo music zones. Additionally there is a mono paging audio signal input with separate control input to facilitate whole house paging for use with an electronic doorbell, telephone system or other external audio source. Each of the four sources has it’s own independent control output that is used for infrared mimicking or, if the source unit supports this feature, direct con- nection. Infrared codes for most popular source unit models are preprogrammed into the Director. Additional control codes for equipment not in the internal library can be updated via an external PC using data files supplied by AudioControl. For more details about additional IR codes for the Director Model 46, please contact the AudioControl factory. Stylish The Director Model 46 utilizes attractive, off-the-shelf, LiteTouch system wall stations. This allows you to match the decor of any home and, more importantly, match the look of the lighting control system that is being installed in the home. What? There is no lighting control system? No matter. The LiteTouch control stations are still attractive, available in a wide variety of styles and finishes and will blend in well with the decor in an audio only installation. Smart The Director Model 46 comes from the factory with a default set of system parameters that include preselected sources, station macros and system defaults. While we don’t expect the preprogrammed configuration to meet the needs of every installation, we did want the system to do something out of the box so that you could play with it without having to learn how to program it. This setup gives you an easy starting point for your own programming so you don’t have to begin with a blank canvas. You can modify the factory default program to fit your installation, delete it entirely or, if you decide to, restore the factory defaults. The configuration of all of the Director’s system parameters is programmed using an external PC compatible computer running any standard communications software package that supports either ANSI or VT100 terminal emulation via the serial port on the back of the Director. ©1998 AudioControl Section 1-2 The DIRECTOR Model 46 Section 1 • INTRODUCTION Helpful The Director Model 46 has only two indicator LEDs on the front panel. One of these indicates that the power is on. The other one, labeled status indicates the health of the station network. Every time there is a communi- cation with a station on the network, the status led will wink off and on again. This lets both you and the homeowner know at a glance that the system is functioning. If there is any problem on the station network, such as a stuck station, or a short circuit, the status led will go out. Extensive diagnostic capabilities have been built into the Director Model 46 to allow you to test the various portions of the installation, including the station control network, as well as ‘self test’ the Director in the unlikely event that you think that there may be a failure or problem with the Director itself. Expandable The Director Model 46 handles up to six stereo zones. For larger installations, any of these output zones can be split into two separate mono volume zones. If you have an even larger system requirement, two Direc- tors can be ganged to create a four source by twelve stereo zone system. Additional facilities have been provided in the Director Model 46 to allow for integration with other control systems when the audio system is only one part of a larger, whole house automation system. Check out Section 4 - System Configuration for more information about this. ©1998 AudioControl Section 1-3 AudioControl ® Section 1 • INTRODUCTION ©1998 AudioControl Section 1-4 The DIRECTOR Model 46 Section 2 • SYSTEM OVERVIEW SYSTEM OVERVIEW Homeowner’s View The part of the Director system that the homeowner will see the most is the control stations. On each control station are all of the controls neces- Tsary for complete operation of the audio system, in one convenient loca- tion. Each function key on the control station has a series of actions as- signed to it, automating the process of turning on the system, selecting the source, setting the volume at a listenable level, and handling the control necessary to put that source into it’s music making mode. All the homeowner has do is push that one button. The system does most of the “think- Installation Tip: AF significant part of the ing” for the homeowner, making the audio system easy and intuitive to success of the installation operate.

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