Nuvo NV-E6DXS - Manuals

Quick Start Guide Your Essentia Audio Distribution System is quick and easy to install. This guide outlines the necessary steps foran accurate and successful installation, and years of audio enjoyment. Step 1: Check your package for all of the components. Your box should contain the following items:...

Essentia Amplifier Front Panel 1. POWER Button: The amplifier is designed to be turned on and remain on. The power buttonsupplies power to the system. Each zone can then be turned on or offindependently. The amplifier should be turned on before any external connec-tions are made. This activates inte...

9 Essentia Amplifier Back Panel 1. Audio Source Inputs: The Essentia amplifier accepts up to six audio sources. A source consists of anyaudio component capable of supplying a line level signal. 2 Source Link: This multi-pin connection is used to transfer the audio information from theEssentia main a...

Essentia Keypad 1. Volume Indicator: These LED’s (light emitting diodes) indicate the zones volume level. The litLED travels to the right as the volume level is increased and to the left as it isdecreased. 2. Volume Buttons: These buttons control the zone’s volume level up and down. They also servea...

11 Essentia RC2 Remote Control 1. IR Emitter: Use the RC2 remote’s IR emitter to directly control the Essentia System or toteach the system control functions to any learning remote control. 2. Device Selectors: This allows you to easily switch between the NuVo Essentia System and anyof the NuVo Tune...

12 Installing Essentia in Your Home I. Complete Crimping Instructions for Cat-5 (Fig. 1) The NuVo audio systems require Cat-5, unshielded,twisted pair (UTP), for communication between thekeypads and the main amplifier unit. Each end of thewire is terminated with an RJ45 connector. The correct wiring...

14 IV. Connecting the EZ Port to the Essentia amplifier (Fig. 3) When the EZ Port is installed in the wall the only partvisible should be the faceplate and a single RJ-45 jack.The supplied pre-terminated network cable can then beplugged into the jack on the EZ Port and into the net-work connection o...

16 VIII. Installing the Essentia keypads (Fig. 7) You are now ready to install the keypads and completethe Essentia installation. This is easily done using aseries of DIP switches on the back of the keypad. Achart on the back of the keypad shows each switch’sfunction, and the setting options. See pa...

IX. Setting the Zone Address DIP Switches (Fig. 8) The first four switches on the keypads are designed tocreate a specific binary address identifying each zoneto the amplifier. Setting each zone address is easy, butit is important to note that each keypad must have itsown unique setting. Each switch...

18 X. Setting the Preset Zone Equalization (Fig. 10) Switches 5,6, and 7 are used to set equalizations foreach zone. These can be used to accommodate foracoustical variations in each room. The switch settingsallow two levels of bass boost, two levels of trebleboost, or if necessary, bass or treble c...

19 XII. Volume Reset (Fig. 12) Switch 9 controls the volume level when the zone isturned on. When it is in the down position, the zonewill turn on at its previous volume level. When it is inthe up position, the zone will turn on at a preset lowvolume level. XIII. Parental Lock A unique feature of th...

20 XIII. The NV-RC2 IR Remote Control (Fig. 13) The Essentia System comes with the RC2 remote con-trol. This remote allows wireless control of all of thekeypad functions, as well as the functions of the NuVoT3 Tuner. The four-backlit buttons at the top of theremote allow you to choose which device t...

21 Essentia Accessories NV-MI1 Mute Interface Adapter (Fig. 15) The Mute Interface is used in conjunction with System Mute input in the back of the Essentia amplifier. It actsas a relay for a voltage from up to two phone lines and two doorbell transformers. When a voltage is presented tothe MI1 it t...

22 Accessories—continued NV-LSI12 Local Source Interrupt (Fig. 16) The Local Source Interrupt enables an amplified local audio source to override the Essentia System and playthrough the local zone in-wall speakers. The most common scenario for this is a TV that would benefit fromhigher quality speak...

23 Accessories—continued NV-P2100 200 Watt Auxiliary Amplifier (Fig. 17) The P2100 is specifically designed for use with the NuVoSystems’ lineouts. It can be used with either the fixed orvariable lineouts on the Essentia either a 1/8" to 1/8" stereopatch cable or a 1/8" stereo to RCA pat...

24 Troubleshooting Symptom When the keypad is plugged inthere is a loud pop through thespeakers and the keypad doesnot work. My keypad is lit, but nothingh a p p e n s w h e n I p r e s s a b u t -ton. The amplifier is plugged in andturned on, but the STAND BYLED is not lit and none of thesystem fun...

25 Essentia Specifications Warranty NUVO Technologies warrants this product to be free ofdefects in workmanship or material for a period ofthree (3) years from the original date of purchase. Thiswarranty applies to the original purchaser only and isnot transferable. This warranty is subject to the f...