Page 2 - Important Safeguards
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOTREMOVE COVER. NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, wit...
Page 3 - Contents
Contents 3 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Wiring Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Audio/Video Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Connecting Amplifiers . . . . . . . . . . .5-6Common and Zone Trigger Outputs . . .6Connecting Video Monitors . . . . . . . . .7Source Loop Outp...
Page 4 - Product Overview; IN; Figure 1 – A/V source connections; Wiring Instructions
4 Product Overview The PR-4Zi is a four-zone, six-source A/V pream-plifier that offers independent control of source,volume, and tone for each zone. In addition tostandard preamplifier controls, the PR-4Zi allowszone settings to be stored and recalled. SYS-TEM ON and SYSTEM OFF functions provide sin...
Page 5 - CONNECTING AMPLIFIERS
Wiring Instructions 5 CONNECTING AMPLIFIERS Connect the Zone Output of each PR-4Zi zone toone line input of a multichannel amp. Figure 2shows a connection to the Russound DPA-6.12Twelve Channel Audio Amplifier. (Figure 2 alsoshows a trigger connection, discussed on p. 6.) If using multiple two-chann...
Page 6 - Figure 3 – Two-channel amplifier connections; COMMON AND ZONE TRIGGER OUTPUTS
6 Wiring Instructions L INE I NPUT SENSING S PEAKER A O UT 12V TRIG INPUT 12V TRIG OUT 100mA STEREO V IDEO I NPUT SENSING DELAY BRGD * MONO GAIN S PEAKER B O UT L R 1 2 3 4 5 AC 120V 60Hz 2A~ A MPLIFIED I NPUT SENSING D EFAULT A MPLIFIED I NPUT AVIS : RISQUE DE CHOCELECTRIQUE – NES PAS OUVRIR. * FOR...
Page 7 - CONNECTING VIDEO MONITORS; Figure 5 – Video Output connections; SOURCE LOOP OUTPUTS
7 Wiring Instructions CONNECTING VIDEO MONITORS Each PR-4Zi zone has a composite video output to allow viewing video from any of six A/V sources.Connect monitors as shown in Figure 5 using RG6U cable with RCA type connectors. If more than twomonitors are being used in a zone, a composite video distr...
Page 8 - FIXED ZONE LINE OUT: CREATING SUBZONES; Figure 7 – Creating subzones
Wiring Instructions FIXED ZONE LINE OUT: CREATING SUBZONES The PR-4Zi has six buffered, fixed-level audio/video outputs as shown previously in Figure 1 (p. 4).When set to FIXED ZONE LINE OUT (Figure 7), the last four outputs can be used to create subzonesof each main zone. A subzone gets the same so...
Page 9 - PAGING TRIGGER OUTPUT
TRIG OUT TRIG +12V DC DB3 DB2 DB1 TRANS POWER DOORBELL INTERFACE TRANS REAR FRONT 9 Wiring Instructions Figure 8 – Paging trigger outputand mute input PAGING TRIGGER OUTPUT The PR-4Zi is equipped with a +12V paging trig-ger output (Figure 8) that switches on during apage. This output can be used to ...
Page 10 - Control Functions; Figure 9 – PR-4Zi control functions
10 Control Functions POWER – Controls power to entire system. IR Receiver – Provides IR control for Zone 1. ZONE SELECT – Selects current zone (1-4). ZONE SELECT Indicators – Shows current zone. SYSTEM ON & SYSTEM OFF – Turns all zones on or off. SYSTEM ON can be pre-set to selectively omit zone...
Page 11 - MEMORY PROCEDURE
Control Functions 11 MEMORY PROCEDURE MEMORY allows for permanent storage of zonesettings. Source, volume level, bass level, treblelevel, loudness, paging volume, and "SYSTEMON disable" settings can be stored. Oncestored, these settings can be accessed bypressing PRESET. To set MEMORY for a ...
Page 12 - Peripheral Devices; PAIR TWISTED WIRE; Figure 11 – IR device wiring; IR DEVICES; RECEIVER
12 Peripheral Devices D2D1 GND V+ 4 CONDUCTOR 2 TWISTED PAIR WIRE WITH SHEILD ST IR GND V+ 1 PAIR TWISTED WIRE WITH SHIELD CONNECT SHIELD TO GROUND Figure 11 – IR device wiring PR-4Zi BACK PR-4Zi BACK PCK(IR) KEYPAD Figure 10 – PCK(IR) wiring PCK(IR) KEYPADS Each of the PR-4Zi’s zones can be remotel...
Page 13 - Figure 12 – PCK(IR) zone control functions; SYSTEM ON – Turns all zones on.
Peripheral Devices 13 Figure 12 – PCK(IR) zone control functions PCK(IR) KEYPAD CONTROL FUNCTIONS Infrared Receiver – Receives IR commandsfrom Russound PRC-1 remote or a sourcecomponent’s remote. (PCK IR only) SYSTEM ON – Turns all zones on. NOTE: The system on button will also flash to confirm IR r...
Page 14 - OPERATING THE DSC/DAN KEYPADS; DSC; Figure 13 – DSC and DAN docking
14 DSC/DAN KEYPADS Once the PCK(IR) keypads have been wired, con-nect the DSC keypad’s 16-pin header to the 16-pin receptacle on the side of the main keypad(see Figure 1a and 1b). Be sure to keep the cor-rect pin alignment. If you are using a DAN key-pad with the system, connect it to the inputrecep...
Page 15 - IKP-1 INFRARED KEYPAD PROGRAMMER; Figure 14 – Multiple Progamming with IKP-1
15 IKP-1 INFRARED KEYPAD PROGRAMMER The IKP-1 is a programmer used to simplify andspeed up the IR programming for the DAN andDSC IR learning keypads. Learning keypads thatcan be used with the programmer have a pluglocated at the front left. Refer to IKP-1Instruction Manual for complete instructions....
Page 16 - PAGING; Figure 15 – SPG wiring instructions; SPG PAGING KEYPAD; TGR T; Figure 16 – PTM-1 wiring configuration
16 Peripheral Devices PAGING The PR-4Zi has five paging inputs. The fourZone-Specific PAGE INPUTS allow for paging toall zones except the zone where the page origi-nates. The PAGE ALL input will allow paging toall zones. A page turns on all zones to theirrespective preset paging volume (see MemoryPr...
Page 17 - IR EMITTERS; Figure 18 – Common infrared output; IR RECEIVER WINDOW; Figure 17 – Source-specific infrared outputs
Peripheral Devices 17 IR EMITTERS The PR-4Zi has seven IR outputs:Source 1–6 and Common. Source1–6 outputs are source-specific andprovide IR signals only to theselected source; the Common out-put provides IR signals to allsources. Source-specific IR outputs (Figure17) are useful when a system hastwo...
Page 18 - PRC -1 REMOTE CONTROL; The PRC-1 controls only the local zone you are in.
18 Peripheral Devices PRC -1 REMOTE CONTROL The Russound PRC-1 remote control is prepro-grammed to operate more than 1,000 audio andvideo components, including the PR-4Zi. Set it up bysimply punching in a three-digit code that matchesyour equipment. The PRC-1 also has the ability tolearn new functio...
Page 19 - Multiple Controllers; Figure 20 – Interface cable connections for multiple PR-4Zi’s; INSTALLING MULTIPLE PR-4Zi CONTROLLERS
Multiple Controllers 19 DB-25 MALE / MALE CONNECTOR Figure 20 – Interface cable connections for multiple PR-4Zi’s INSTALLING MULTIPLE PR-4Zi CONTROLLERS As many as four PR-4Zis can be cascaded viaDB-25 connectors. Cascading links multizonefunctions such as SYSTEM ON, SYSTEM OFF,PAGING, and PARTY mod...
Page 20 - Using the RS-232 Communications Port; CONTROLLER ADDRESS SWITCH SETTINGS; Figure 21 –_Controller Address Switch
20 Using the RS-232 Communications Port CONTROLLER ADDRESS SWITCH SETTINGS Up to 16 zones can be controlled from a single RS-232port by setting the Controller Address Switch located leftof the DB-9 connector (Figure 21). Controller #1 (Zones 1-4) Controller #2 (Zones 5-8) Controller #3 (Zones 9-12) ...
Page 22 - Technical Specifications
22 Technical Specifications Frequency Response: 20 - 20kHz + 0.1 dB max. Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.06% max. Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 95 dB min, "A" weighted Maximum input voltage: 4.6 VRMS, 6 Volts peak Maximum output voltage: 8.5 VRMS, 12 Volts peak Volume Control: 0 dB to -80 dB (40 steps...
