Quick Guide to Designing the DP Wiring System
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Quick guide to designing the DP Wiring System Using simple floorplans and a key it is easy to design using the digitalplumbers™ wiring system. A home wired with the digitalplumbers™ wiring system will have: Sky / Freeview in every room Internet access in every room Telephone points in every room Home cinema / surround sound in main living space Multi-room audio where you want it Monitored security and mood lighting if you want Step 1 - Get some rough floorplans... and some coloured stickers... and our Builders Bible DESIGN GUIDE. (or even coloured pens) Digital Plumbers Builders Bible Design Dining Kitchen Key Multi-room audio pr e-wire (in-ceiling) Room Media Utility Socket ’s B edroom Main Media l’s Bed room Bathroom John WCJil Socket Living Room Local A udio Call 0870 3 50 1337 to ac tivate your Stu music s dy ystem Socket Landing ite Rear Speaker En su Socket 13 Amp DSSO Spare Room edroom Master B To be used in conjunction with Digital Plumbers plot licence to create your own key... or as a design guide ONLY Edition 1- Rev 2.0 ....read and familiarize yourself with the DESIGN GUIDE before designing your system. Step 2 - Choose a location for the DP - DISTRIBUTION POINT. In this example we have placed the DP in the utility room. The DP is where the Dining Kitchen incoming services and most cables will run back to. It needs to placed somewhere Utility accessible and at an appropriate height from the floor so and elcetrician or WC Living Room engineer can safely work on it.Remember Study you need the INCOMING SERVICES to run to the DP location (Satellite, TV, FM, phone, internet) ....for installation guidelines for the DP refer to section 1.5 of the DESIGN GUIDE. Step 3 - Choose the MAIN LIVING SPACE. Locate the Rear Speaker sockets The MAIN LIVING SPACE location behind the seating area. will typically be your x 2 Rear Speaker Sockets living room or the main- Dining Kitchen room of your home - this MAIN LIVING SPACE Living Room is will be the location for Utility Locate the Main Media Socket and Room Media Socket next to each other, at the the main audio system WC Living Room and Sky or Freeview box. Study location of your TV and satellite or Here we have chosen the Freeview box. Living Room... x 1 Room Media Sockets x 1 Main Media Sockets ... for installation guidelines about the MAIN LIVING SPACE and locating sockets refer to section 1.9 of the DESIGN GUIDE. Step 4 - Choose the 6 CONNECTED ROOMS. The CONNECTED ROOMS Locate the Room Media are rooms you wish to Socket where a TV / Hi-Fi receive distributed Sky, Jill’s Bedroom may be located. Bathroom Dining Kitchen Freeview, TV, FM, data CONNECTED John’s Bedroom CONNECTED CONNECTED ROOM 4 CONNECTED ROOM 1 ROOM 2 and telecom signals. You ROOM 5 x 6 Room Media Sockets can have up to six En suite Landing Utility CONNECTED ROOMS, and need to locate a MAIN LIVING SPACE WC Master Bedroom Living Room Room Media Socket in Spare Room Study CONNECTED CONNECTED each. ROOM 6 ROOM 3 ... for installation guidelines about the CONNECTED ROOMS and locating sockets refer to section 2.0 of the DESIGN GUIDE. Step 5 - Choose the CONNECTED ROOMS with MULTI-ROOM AUDIO. Up to 6 CONNECTED ROOMS can be wired for Locate a pair of in-ceiling MULTI-ROOM AUDIO. This Jill’s Bedroom Dining Kitchen speakers and a Local Audio Bathroom John’s Bedroom requires the addition of in- CONNECTED CONNECTED CONNECTED CONNECTED ROOM 4 ROOM 2 ROOM 1 Socket in each CONNECTED ceiling speakers and a Local ROOM 5 ROOM you want MULTI- Audio Socket. Music can be En suite Landing Utility listened to from the MAIN ROOM AUDIO in. Locate the Local Audio Socket NEXT to LIVING SPACE or a local MAIN LIVING SPACE WC Master Bedroom Living Room the ROOM MEDIA SOCKET. music source (such as an Spare Room Study CONNECTED CONNECTED ROOM 3 iPod can be listened to ROOM 6 x 6 Local Audio Sockets within the room) x 6 pairs of Speakers ... for installation guidelines about the CONNECTED ROOMS with MULTI-ROOM AUDIO refer to section 2.1 of the DESIGN GUIDE. Thats it - Refer to the DESIGN GUIDE, or the FAQ’s to answer any specific questions you may have such as.... What if I don’t want to install ceiling speakers? Can I have different socket finishes? What if I want to use BOSE speakers? Can I have more than 2 ROOM MEDIA SOCKETS in one CONNECTED ROOM? What if I want music in the bathroom? What if I would like to have 2 MAIN TV locations? What if I want a phone socket by the bed? Can I have on-wall keypads as an add-on option? What if I want a phone socket by the sofa? How do I add security home monitoring? ... the answers to these FAQ’s can be found at www.digitalplumbers.com You may also like to add - Mood lighting and Home Monitoring These options can be added at a later date. We offer a range of retro-fittable lighting dimmers and a wireless home monitoring system - call digitalplumbers™ for more details. ® Create your own design key Using simple floorplans and a key it is easy to design using the digitalplumbers™ wiring system. A home wired with the digitalplumbers™ wiring system will have: Sky / Freeview in every room Internet access in every room Telephone points in every room Home cinema / surround sound in main living space Multi-room audio where you want it Monitored security and mood lighting if you want Get some rough floorplans.... and some coloured stickers... and our Builders Bible DESIGN GUIDE. (or even coloured pens) Digital Plumbers Builders Bible Design Dining Kitchen Key Multi-room audio pre-wire (in-ceiling) Room Media Utility Socket John’s Bedroom Main Media WCJill’s Bedroom Bathroom Socket Living Room Local Audio Call 0870 350 1337 to activate your Study music syst em Socket Landing Rear Speaker En suite Socket 13 Amp DSSO Spare Room Master Bedroom To be used in conjunction with Digital Plumbers plot licence to create you own key... or as a design guide ONLY Edition 1- Rev 2.0 ....read and familiarize yourself with the DESIGN GUIDE before designing your system. Add your own key below to mark up the socket For example.... locations on the floorplan Repesented Repesented Key Key on drawing on drawing Multi-room audio Multi-room audio wiring (in-ceiling) wiring (in-ceiling) Room Media Room Media Socket Socket Main Media Main Media Socket Socket Local Audio L Local Audio Call 0870 350 1337 Call 0870 350 1337 to activate your to activate your music system Socket music system Socket Rear Speaker Rear Speaker Socket Socket Distribution Distribution Panel Panel 13 Amp DSSO 13 Amp DSSO Example floorplan Ground Floor Dining Kitchen Utility WC Living Room Study Example floorplan Top Floor Jill’s Bedroom Bathroom John’s Bedroom En suite Landing Master Bedroom Spare Room.