Niles TS100 - Manual

IR Blocking

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• A l l M i c r o F l a s h e r s c o m e e q u i p p e d w i t h

a 3.5mm mono mini-plug. This provides
you with easy hookup for fast, trouble-free
installations.

• All MicroFlashers have a strip of self-adhesive

tape for quick and secure mounting to any
hard, clean, dry surface.

• All MicroFlashers are supplied with an ample

10 feet of connecting wire.

• The MF1 and MF2 are supplied with an

infrared blocking cover. This is useful if you
have several identical TV’s (or audio/video
components), all using the same remote
control and the same IR commands.

I

NSTALLATION

& O

PERATION

Locate the IR remote sensor window of each

component you want to control. The sensor is
usually located behind its own plastic window
on the front of the component. On some equip-
ment, the sensor may be hidden behind the
plastic bezel covering the front panel displays.
A bright flashlight is helpful for locating sensors
on equipment with very dark plastic bezels.

Make sure the mounting surface is cleaned and
d e g r e a s e d b e f o r e i n s t a l l a t i o n . A t t a c h t h e
MicroFlasher directly over the IR remote sensor
window of the component using its self-adhe-
sive tape. The adhesive is strong enough to hold
the flasher firmly in place yet it removes easily
a n d w i t h o u t r e s i d u e i f n e e d e d . R o u t e t h e
connecting two-conductor wire to the Main
System Unit and plug it into one of the flasher
outputs (Figure 3). Coil any excess wire and tie it
in place.

I

NTRODUCTION

The MF Series of MicroFlashers are miniature

panel-mount IR flashers. They are one of three
elements needed to complete a remote control
extender system:

• IR Main System Unit—Models MSU140,

MSU250, MSU480 and MSU440Z.

• IR Sensors/Keypads—Models WS100, TS100,

MS100, MS200, CS100, MVC100IR and the
IntelliPad

®

.

• IR Flashers—Models MF1, MF1VF, MF2,

MF2VF and the IRB1.

An IR sensor expansion hub, Model IRH610, is
available to provide additional sensor inputs to
your system.

When an IR remote sensor receives a command
from a hand-held remote control, it sends a
corresponding electronic signal through a wire
to the main system unit. Here, the main system
unit cleans and amplifies the electronic signal.
Finally, the main system unit outputs the signal
to the IR flasher which transmits the infrared
command to the audio/video component you
wish to control.

The MF MicroFlasher

®

sends the IR commands

via flashes of infrared light in a precise pinpoint
pattern from its single infrared LED. The output
is extraordinarily accurate throughout a wide
bandwidth. This allows the MF MicroFlashers to
control most makes and models of IR controlled
audio/video components.

• The MF2 and MF2VF provide dual flashers on a

single cable for simplified wiring or easy expan-
sion of a main system units flasher outputs.

• The MF1VF and MF2VF provide visible feed-

back of flasher operation via a red LED in the
flasher housing.

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NSTALLATION

C

ONSIDERATIONS

The MF Series MicroFlashers are typically

mounted to the infrared remote sensor window
of an audio/video component using the attached
self-adhesive tape (Figure 2). The flasher directs
its infrared output towards the sensor, not out
into the room. Route the connecting wires close
to the IR remote sensor window. That way, the
minimum amount of wire will show. If the com-
ponent has a tray or door that opens, you may
have to route the wire from the top or bottom of
the component. Make sure any loose connect-
ing wire is taped securely in place and out of
the way.

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4

5

Infrared

Transparent

Housing

10 feet of

2-conductor

24 gauge

connecting

wire

3.5mm

mono

mini-

plug

Infrared

LED

Self-adhesive tape

MF S

ERIES

P

ARTS

G

UIDE

2

3

FIGURE 2

T

h e MicroFlasher mounts directly over

t h e i n f r a r e d r e m o t e s e n s o r w i n d o w o f y o u r
audio/video component

.

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FIGURE 3

Connecting the MicroFlasher to the

main system unit’s flasher low outputs.

“TECH TIP”

Wire size is expressed by its

AWG (American Wire Gauge)

number. The lower the

number, the larger the

wire, i.e. twelve AWG

is physically larger

than fourteen AWG.

The MF MicroFlashers are compatible with all

Niles infrared extenders systems, IntelliControl

®

and MultiZone receivers and preamplifiers.

F

EATURES

& B

ENEFITS

•

Miniature and discrete, the MF MicroFlashers
mount directly to the IR remote sensor win-
dow of your audio/video component without
disfiguring the appearance of your equipment.

• The MF Series is completely transparent

to IR commands. Although the flashers appear
to block the IR remote sensor window of your
audio/video component, you can still directly
o p e r a t e y o u r e q u i p m e n t u s i n g a r e m o t e
control.

WARNING! MF Series MicroFlashers may be

damaged by excessive flasher level output from
the Main System Unit!

On main system units with selectable flasher

outputs (MSU250, MSU480 and MSU440Z)
make certain the Hi-Low switch is placed in the
“Low” position (See Figure 3).

Increasing the Wire Length

If the connecting wire is too short to reach the

Main System Unit, an additional length of wire
may be spliced in to extend it. Cut the flasher
wire approximately six inches from the plug
end, strip off 1/4”, and connect your additional
wiring between the ends of the original flasher
wire. For distances between 10 and 20 feet
upgrade the original wire to an 18 gauge 2-con-
ductor wire. For distances of up to 200 feet a
16 gauge two-conductor wire should be used.

Over Please

FIGURE 1

BE SURE TO OBSERVE PROPER POLARITY

WHEN EXTENDING THE FLASHER WIRE.

The wire lead marked with a gray stripe
is positive (+); the unmarked lead is negative (-).

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