Niles ZR-8630AVZR-8630AV - Manuals

Niles Audio Corporation has recognized the need for a simple-to-use, cost-effective multi-zone audio/video system that can provide years of listening and viewing pleasure. Our product-development team has producedan innovative multi-zone receiver that incorporates six separate zones of amplifier pow...

Multi-Zone/Multi-SourceThe ZR-8630A V Audio/Video MultiZone Receiver incorporates matrix preamplifier technology to provide two built-in AM/FM tuners and six audio/video source components to six zones simultaneously. Finally,Dad can relax by watching a DVD in the den while the kids listen to their f...

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LED Zone ON/OFF IndicatorsProvide individual ON/OFF indication for each zone. Zone Label SlotsCoined slot for placing included zone labels for easy identification. T uner Controls Radio station up/down, radio station preset, and tuner selection buttons. T uner Display Displays the most recent tuner ...

Source ButtonsT ap any of these buttons once to turn on the zone and select a source component. Press and hold these but-tons to turn on all enabled zones and select the samesource component in all zones. Zone OFF ButtonT ap this button once to turn OFF your specific zone. Press and hold this button...

12 PARTS GUIDE (I NTELLIPAD ® C I KEYPAD MODULES ) SOLD SEPARATELY Figure 3 * Function Keys Master Keys Zone Off Key Mute Key Zone Volume Key Select ™ Master Keypad Module Transport™ Accessory Keypad Module Num eric ™ Accessory Keypad Module Solo™ Master Keypad Module Master Keys Function Keys Mute ...

13 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS Figure 4 IN F R AR ED SEN S O R K N O CK O U T IN F R AR ED SEN S O R K N O CK O U T ZONE 1 IN F R AR ED SEN S O R K N O CK O U T IN F R AR ED SEN S O R K N O CK O U T ZONE 2 IN F R AR ED SEN S O R K N O CK O U T IN F R AR ED SEN S O R K N O CK O U T ZONE 3 IN F R AR ED SEN ...

In a very lar ge room, you may want to provide a separate IR sensor across the room from a Select ™ IR or Solo ™ IR Master Keypad Module. With a separate IR sensor, a source component's actual IR commands (i.e., provided by the component's original remote control or a learning remote control program...

CONFIGURA TION 2 – ADDING ZONES USING MULTIPLE ZR-8630AV UNITS If the system requires more than six zones, use more than one ZR-8630A V to create a larger multi-zone/multi- source system. You can combine as many as three ZR-8630AV units to provide up to 18 zones. Designate oneZR-8630AV as the Master...

17 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS CONFIGURATION 3 – DISTRIBUTING SOURCE-COMPONENT AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS When sharing sour ce components with three ZR-8630AV units (see Figure 6) or two ZR-8630AV units and a Home Theater system (see Figure 7), each source—whether audio or video—requires a Niles AVDA-3Audio/...

18 CONFIGURA TION 3 – DISTRIBUTING SOURCE-COMPONENT AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS An AVDA-3 can send video to a maximum of three destinations. If you install three ZR-8630AV units with an integrated Home Theater Zone (refer to Figure 8), you may connect the cascade output on each AVDA-3 to thethird ZR-863...

CONFIGURA TION 4 – INTEGRATING AN IR-CONTROLLED HOME THEATER An IR-controlled Home Theater surround-sound receiver can be integrated to share sour ce components in a system with the ZR-8630AV. Distributing Audio and Video Signals Connect the audio and video signals for the shared sour ce components ...

20 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS CONFIGURATION 5 – INTEGRATING A HOME THEATER USING AN INTELLICONTROL ® A Home Theater system controlled by a Niles IntelliControl ® can be integrated to share source components in a system with the ZR-8630AV. Distributing Audio and Video Signals Connect the audio and video s...

22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS CONFIGURATION 7 – MULTIPLE LISTENING AREAS IN A ZONE Y ou can set up a single zone of the ZR-8630AV to contain more than one listening area (i.e., an adjacent liv- ing room and dining room). Choose this configuration when the speakers in the zone need not play at sepa-rate v...

CONFIGURA TION 8 – EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER IN A ZONE FOR MORE POWER T o provide more power in a zone, use an external amplifier. An RCA preamplifier output connection for each zone of the ZR-8630AV allows you to connect external amplifiers for zones requiring additional power. In Figure 12, an external a...

CONFIGURA TION 10 – EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER IN A ZONE FOR MULTIPLE ROOMS The preamplifier output connectors on the ZR-8630A V for zones 4, 5 and 6 have a fixed/variable setting. Use the fixed setting with an external amplifier to divide a zone into individual rooms using conventional Nilesimpedance-match...

CONFIGURA TION 11 – SYSTEM PAGING AND EXTERNAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM For voice paging through the speakers in the listening zones (see Figure 15), a Paging Input connection on the rear panel of the ZR-8630AV accepts the paging output signal of popular telephone systems. You can adjust the paging volumele...

28 COMPONENT COMPATIBILITY Infrared Command Compatibility T o determine the compatibility of various equipment brands with the ZR-8630AV, Niles engineers conducted IR control tests on typical A/V source components (i.e., CD, DVD, DSS, cable boxes, etc.) from each brand. Allbrands listed below passed...

29 SOURCE POWER SYNCHRONIZATION WHAT IS SOURCE-POWER SYNCHRONIZATION? The ZR-8630A V has been designed to keep track of the ON/OFF condition of the six source components connect- ed to the system. This allows automation of source components that use the same IR command for ON and OFF. For this featu...

30 SOURCE-POWER SYNCHRONIZATION CHOOSING A SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD Once you establish that all sour ce components in the system have compatible IR commands, the next step is to choose the appropriate sync method for each component. There are two ways to detect when a component is ON or OFF: Video or ...

31 V oltage Sync V oltage Sync also is reliable if you choose and implement it correctly. The voltage sync inputs can detect the control out voltage from a Niles signal-sensing product interfaced to the source component. Obtaining Voltage Sync Current Sensing Current Sensing synchronizes a component...

32 SOURCE-POWER SYNCHRONIZATION Light Sensing Using a light sensor (LS-1) to synchronize your components is usually your last choice, simply because the otherchoices are more reliable. The Niles LS-1 Light Sensor can synchronize a component by sensing changes in light.The 12V output of the LS-1 conn...

33 LED Sync Status Sour ce-power sync ensures that a source component always turns ON when users need it on and that all the components turn OFF when users turn the system off. Source Components that Require Power SynchronizationSour ce components that use the same IR command for ON and OFF need to ...

34 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW MASTER KEYS/SOURCE BUTTONS The Master Keys available on the Select ™ and Solo ™ Master Keypad Modules and the Source Buttons on the hand-held R-8 Remote (Figure 21) provide “one-touch activation” of the ZR-8630AV and source components. The Master Keys on the Master Keypad Mod...

35 Event 1 Pressing a Master Key or a Sour ce Button turns a ZONE ON. Pressing and holding a Master Key/Source Button turns allzones on to that source. (The zone must be enabled with aDIP switch. See Installation Settings for more details.) Whena zone is on, the selected Master Key illuminates green...

36 MASTER KEY/SOURCE BUTTON OPERA TION The Master Key/Sour ce Buttons have two methods for operating the system: Single-Zone OperationA single tap of a Master Key/Source Button in a zone turns that zone turns ON, and illuminates its Master Key GREEN. A zone turns ON to its last volume setting, unles...

OFF Key EventsWhenever you press the OFF Key/Button, any zone or zones that are on will turn OFF . In addition, if the zone turning OFF was the last zone ON in the system (including the Home Theater Zonesharing source components), pressing the OFF Key/Button also turns OFF the source components. Thi...

VOLUME KEYS/BUTTONSThe V olume Keys on the Select ™ and Solo ™ Master Keypad Modules and the Volume Buttons on the hand-held R-8 Remote adjusts the volume for individual zones. V olume Keys/Buttons Operation T o raise or lower the speaker output and the preamplifier output for the zone in which you ...

MUTE KEY/BUTTONThe Mute Key on the Select ™ and Solo ™ Master Keypad Modules and the Mute Button on the hand-held R-8 Remote MUTE or UNMUTE the sound in an individual zone. Mute Key/Button OperationIn a zone using the speaker output or the preamplifier output set to variable, pressing the Mute Key/B...

FUNCTION KEYS/BUTTONSThe Solo ™ Master Keypad Module, the Numeric ™ and Transport ™ Accessory Keypad Modules, and the hand-held R-8 Remote include various function keys for control of the built-in tuners and the connected source compo-nents. Figure 25 illustrates the function keys available for each...

Function Key/Button Operation for the Built-in T uners The commands for operation of the built-in tuners from the function keys/buttons are pre-programmed. Figure 26 depicts the available commands for the tuners, their function key/button location, and a descriptionof how they control the tuners. Wh...

T uner Display When you press the T uner Select button, the green Tuner Window displays the selected tuner and band (FM 1, AM 1, FM 2, or AM 2). After three seconds, the Tuner Window displays the station frequency and band (AM or FM). If the tuner is receiving a stereo signal, the Stereo Indicator a...

IDENTICAL SOURCE COMPONENTSThe ZR-8630A V provides individual control of identical source components (i.e., two DSS receivers of the same brand and model) by routing the individual source component IR commands with which it has been pro-grammed to specific Flasher Outputs. These programmed IR comman...

OPERA TING A SYSTEM INTEGRATED WITH A HOME THEATER Operation from the Stereo Zones Provided by the ZR-8630AV User operation from the zones provided by ZR-8630A V units are not affected when integrating a Home Theater to share source components. (See System Configurations 4 and 5.) Select ™ and Solo ...

The moment a valid Home Theater Sync signal is present at the ZR-8630A V, the ZR-8630AV unit’s 12V control output sends a turn-on trigger for a voltage-triggered AC power strip (i.e., Niles AC-3), activatinglatching source components. When the Home Theater is turned OFF, the ZR-8630AV checks itself ...

PLACEMENTPlace the ZR-8630A V on a flat, level surface such as a table or shelf, with its weight equally distributed on each of its four feet. Placing the weight of the amplifier on the rear or front panel for even an instant will resultin damage to the amplifier's connectors and controls. Like any ...

TERMINA TING FOUR-PAIR TWISTED CABLE The Select ™ and Solo ™ Master Keypad Modules, the Expander, and the ZR-8630AV unit’s system-expansion con- nections require a four-pair twisted cable with a one-to-one wiring configuration. To maintain consistencythroughout all IntelliPad ® Ci installations, we ...

CONNECTING IR SENSORSY ou can connect an IR sensor to a Select ™ , Select ™ IR, Solo ™ , or Solo ™ IR Master Keypad Module in one of two ways: directly with afour-pair twisted cable (see Figures 34 and 35),or with a three-wire to RJ-45 adapter(FG00852) available from Niles for IR sensorsinstalled wi...

49 CONNECTIONS SOURCE-COMPONENT AUDIO/VIDEO SIGNALS ANDVIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION 1. Video Output from Source Components to the ZR-8630AV Connect six external composite video sour ces with male- to-male RCA video cables. This connection enables theZR-8630AV to know a component’s ON/OFF status bythe prese...

51 CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AN IR SENSOR FOR LOCAL SYSTEM CONTROL IR sensors installed in zones for hand-held IR remote control of the ZR-8630A V and its source components also can control local components (i.e., a TV, DSS, DVD, and a surround-sound system located in the master bed-room zone as shown ...

52 CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AN A/B AMPLIFIER SWITCH FOR LOCAL SYSTEM SELECTION Connect a Niles SPK-1 V oltage-Triggered Speaker Level A/B Switcher (FG00240) to both the ZR-8630AV and a local system to provide sound from each system to the same speakers in a single zone. When the local sys-tem is on, i...

53 INST ALLER PROGRAMMING PANEL Use the hidden programming controls on the front panel of the ZR-8630A V to program into its memory the IR commands for control of external source components. (See Figure 40). To program, use the hidden panel’s push buttons and LED prompts, and send IR commands with t...

3 UNIT MODE AND ZONE LABELS ( CHOOSE ONLY ONE : A, B OR C) 1 6 2 3 4 5 ❏ (A) MASTER 7 12 8 9 10 11 ❏ (B) SLAVE 1 13 18 14 15 16 17 ❏ (C) SLAVE 2 ZR-8630A V Programming Worksheet Each ZR-8630A V requires a Tuner and Zone Label Programming Worksheet. Figure 41 shows the programming information that yo...

ZR-8630A V Source-Component Programming Worksheet Fill out a separate Sour ce-Component Programming Worksheet for each of the six source components in the system, providing the programming information detailed in Figures 42, 43, and 44. 55 PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW 1 JOB TITLE 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER 3 CHOOSE ...

Function Keys/Buttons ProgrammingFigure 43 depicts the section of the Programming W orksheet that corresponds to the source-component function key/button programming. For each programmed source component, fill out a worksheet that states what IR com-mands you will program and assign to each function...

PROGRAMMING A LEARNING REMOTE FOR ZONE OPERATION Y ou can teach the IR commands of the Niles R-8 Remote to learning remote controls to operate an individual zone. These IR commands operate the ZR-8630AV and its associated source components from any zoneequipped with a Select ™ or Solo ™ Master Keypa...

Method # 1– Controlling Shared Source Components with IR Repeating and 12V Home Theater Status IR Repeating allows you to program the sour ce com- ponents by programming the actual IR commandsfrom a source component’s included remote controlinto the Home Theater learning remote control.Connect an IR...

Method #3 – Controlling Shared Source Components with Niles R-8 Commands and without 12V HomeTheater Status A third method of programming is available in situations where the Home Theater does not provide a 12V DCstatus signal. With this method, you must teach some ofthe Niles R-8 Remote Control IR ...

PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER 3 UNIT MODE AND ZONE LABELS ( CHOOSE ONLY ONE : A, B OR C) 1 6 2 3 4 5 6 TUNER 1 SEQUENCE STEP TUNER COMMAND STEP TUNER COMMAND 1 2 3 4 5 ❏ (A) MASTER 6 7 8 9 10 7 12 8 9 10 11 ❏ (B) SLA VE 1 13 18 14 15 16 17 ❏ (C) SLA VE 2 8 ALL ON /PAGE ZONE ALL...

SOURCE COMPONENT PROGRAMMING WORKSHEET 1 JOB TITLE 3 CHOOSE MASTER KEY MASTER KEY NUMBER ( 3-8): ___________ 2 SYSTEM DESIGNER MASTER KEY LABEL: ____________________ 4 PROGRAM SOURCE COMPONENT POWER BRAND: __________________________________ MODEL: _______________________________ ___ COMPONENT COMPON...

ALL ON/P AGE DIP SWITCH SETTINGS The numbers of the six ALL ON/PAGE switches on the hid- den programming panel of the ZR-8630AV correspond tothe unit’s zone numbers. (See Figure 46.) The switches enable (Up) or disable (Down) the individualzone to respond to ALL ON commands and incoming audiopages. ...

INSTALLATION SETTINGS VOLUME SETTINGS The ZR-8630A V has three useful volume features with customizable settings: Maximum T urn ON and Source Change Volume Level Maximum T urn ON and Source Change Volume prevents a zone from playing too loudly when it turns on or if its selected source changes. When...

63 TUNER 1 2 SOURCE 3 4 SOURCE POWER OR DISCRETE "ON" DISCRETE "OFF" SOURCE 5 7 6 8 IR COMMANDS POWER PROGRAM ENTER IR SEQUENCE NEXT RED LED GREEN LED The PROGRAM LED lights RED. SYSTEM PROGRAMMING STEPS PROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS The SEQUENCELED lights RED. The TUNER 1/2 LED lights RED...

64 PROGRAM ENTER IR NEXT Step 4 - If the component connected as Sour ce 3 has IR commands for turning on and off, skip to Step 5. If the component connected as Sour ce 3 turns on with a switched outlet or remains on continually, press the NEXT button twice and skip to Step 7. SYSTEM PROGRAMMING STEP...

PROGRAM ENTER IR NEXT TUNER 1 2 SOURCE 3 4 SOURCE POWER OR DISCRETE "ON" DISCRETE "OFF" SOURCE 5 7 6 8 IR COMMANDS POWER PROGRAM ENTER IR NEXT RED LED GREEN LED Press the NEXT button. PROGRAM ENTER IR NEXT SEQUENCE TEST IR ERASE 65 SYSTEM PROGRAMMING STEPS PROGRAM ENTER IR The ENTER ...

PROGRAM ENTER IR NEXT 66 SYSTEM PROGRAMMING STEPS Step 6 - Press the NEXT button. If the source component does not respond correctly to the IR command, press again the same Function Button on the NilesR-8 Remote. The ENTER IR LED lights RED. Reteach the command and test again. If the sour ce compone...

67 SYSTEM PROGRAMMING STEPS TUNER 1 2 SOURCE 3 4 SOURCE POWER OR DISCRETE "ON" DISCRETE "OFF" SOURCE 5 7 6 8 IR COMMANDS POWER PROGRAM ENTER IR NEXT RED LED GREEN LED Step 11 - T o program a sequence for Source 3, press the keys on the Niles R-8 Remote that cor-respond to the command...

AL TERNATE IR LEARNING MODE The ZR-8630A V has two IR learning modes: 1. Learn IR is the factory default IR learning mode, which should work for most remote controls.2. LearnAlt. is an alternate IR learning mode configured specifically to interpret IR commands from remotes with unusual operating cha...

SOURCE-POWER EDITINGT o edit the power commands for the source compo- nents: Step 1 - Press and hold the PROGRAM button. The PROGRAM LED lights, the TUNER 1/2 LED lights, the SEQUENCE LED blinks, and the ENTER IR LED is on. Edit Power for Source 3: T ap the NEXT button twice. The SOURCE 3/4 LED is R...

Edit IR Commands for Source 6: T ap the NEXT but - ton until the SOURCE 5/6 LED is GREEN, and the IR COMMANDS LED blinks. Skip to Step 2. Edit IR Commands for Source 7: T ap the NEXT but - ton until the SOURCE 7/8 LED is RED, and the IR COMMANDS LED blinks. Skip to Step 2. Edit IR Commands for Sourc...

STORING TUNER PRESETS Step 1 - W ith the BAND SHIFT Button, select the desired tuner (Tuner 1 or Tuner 2) and band (AM orFM). The cycle is FM 1, AM 1, FM 2, AM 2. Step 2 - Locate the desired station for preset using theST ATION SCAN Buttons. Step 3 - Press and hold the PRESET Button where you wish t...

Select ™ IR Eight Master Keys STOCK # FG00935 Provides advanced system control, including sys - tem activation, source selection and control, andvolume adjustment. Includes interference-resistantnarrow-band integrated IR sensor. 72 Solo ™ Four Master Keys STOCK # FG00807 Provides system activation, ...

AC-3 Voltage-Triggered AC Power Strip APC-2 Current-Sensing Outlet Switcher STOCK # FG00242 STOCK # FG00254 AC power strip with two voltage-triggered AC outlets and one unswitched AC outlet. Current-sensing outlet. Provides 12V DC sync connection via an accessory cable to the ZR-8630AV. 12V DC/200mA...

74 Problem The receiver has no lights on. Inspect the AC power cord. Be sure it is inserted firmly into the power-cordsocket of the receiver. Check the AC power outlet. If possible, plug the ZR-8630AV into anunswitched AC outlet. If the unit is pl ugged into a switched AC outlet, verify that the out...

FMFrequency Range: 87.5-108MHz IHF Sensitivity: ≤ 20dBu (19kHz LPF ON THD = 3%) IF Rejection: ≥ 60dB Image Rejection: ≥ 30dB Carrier Leak: ≥ 50dB Selectivity: ≥ 60dB (+/- 400kHz) Usable Sensitivity: ≤ 25dBu (S/N = 50dB) S/N Ratio: ≥ 60dB Separation: ≥ 25dB AM Rejection: ≥ 40dB AM (USA/CANADA)Frequen...

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