ATON AH66T installation manual Multi-Source/Multi-Zone Controller, Connect Speakers

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Multi-Source/Multi-Zone Controller

Determine the best location for the AH66T and all audio source equipment (CD player, satellite, iPod, etc.) Run a Cat-5 wire from each room (Zone) touchpad location to the AH66T

Run speaker wiring (16 gauge is recommended) from each speaker location back to the AH66T

Be sure to label all wires for easy identification

Turn off power to the AH66T (Disconnect from power source)

1 Connect Audio Sources To AH66T – Options

4 Connect OLED2 Touchpads

A – Built-in Tuner Setup

B – Sources 1 thru 6 Setup

AH66T

FM Antenna

AM Antenna

	Audio Source	For audio sources with
	Analog Output
		an analog audio output,
		connect the analog
		output to the AH66T
		RCA Input with a stereo
Stereo RCA		RCA cable.
Patch Cable

A – Connect RJ-45 Plugs On Both Ends

B – Terminate RJ-45 Plugs On Both Ends

1	2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 1/2"
Green/White	1/2"
	Green Orange/White Blue Blue/White Orange Brown/White Brown

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

C – iPod Dock (for MetaData) Setup

Using a Cat-5	Untwist the twist-	Press all wires
cable stripper,	ed pair wires and	flat between your
remove about	arrange them in	thumb and index
1 - 1/2" of the	the order shown	fingers and cut
jacket as shown	above.	the wires so they
above.		are 1/2" long as
		shown above.

Insert the ar-	Finally, crimp the
ranged wires into	connector using
the RJ-45 plug	a standard RJ-45
as shown above.	crimping tool.
The locking tab
is facing down in
this view.

568A or 568B	RS-232 Control Cable	To L/R Audio	To IR Emitter
	(Included with FS-22)
(End to end)		Inputs	Output
DB9M - RJ-45 Adapter	Mono 3.5 mm Cable
	(Not included)
(Included with AH66T)

Audio Cable

(Included with FS-22)

+12VDC

Power Supply

IPort Dock FS-22

D – RadioRA®2 Setup

568A or 568B	RS-232 Control Cable
(End to end)
	DB9M - RJ-45 Adapter
	(Included with AH66T)

Maximum 50 ft (15 m)

TOTAL wire run.

RadioRA® 2 Main Repeater

The AH66T is preprogrammed with the following scenes and point to the Lutron Radio RA® 2 phantom buttons as shown. Dealer must program the Lutron system scenes to match this scenario before proper operation is achieved.

OLED	Phantom RA2	OLED	Phantom RA2
Button	Button	Button	Button
ALL ON	1	ALL OFF	2
DAY	3	NIGHT	4
PARTY	5	AWAY	6

2	Connect & Mount IR Emitters		Connect the 3.5mm plug of each IR
AH66T
		Satellite	emitter into the designated port of the
			AH66T. The six IR ports labeled 1-6 are
	AIE2
	Talk-Back		source specific. For example, IR port "1"
	Emitter
		DVD	must be mounted to the audio source
			connected to "source input 1". The "ALL
		A/V Receiver	IR OUT" port is constantly active, and
			passes ALL IR 1-6 information, regard-
			less of the source selected.
	3.5mm Jack

3 Connect Speakers

					Strip approximately 1/4" of insulation from
					both ends of all speaker wiring.
+					Twist the exposed end of the wire to ensure no
			–
					loose strands remain.
				+
		1/4"			Connect the positive speaker wire to the
				–
	16AWG				positive input of the speaker and negative
	Speaker Wire				speaker wire to each negative input of
+ – – +
To Speakers					each speaker.

5	Plug in the AH66T to Power Up
6	Turn On Power to All Connected Sources
7	Assign Keypads to Their Appropriate Zone.

A – Assign Zone Number

Once the OLED2's are connected and powered up, you must assign the keypads to their appropriate zone.

Follow the instructions on the OLED2 screen and assign the zone number to which the keypad is physically connected

1. Press UP or DOWN to find the Zone number to which the keypad is connected.

2. Press Enter and then press Enter again.

3. The Zone number should appear on the upper left corner.

B – Repeat for Zones 2 thru 6

C – Customization

The AH66T is preconfigured with the following parameters and does not require PC programming to operate. If customization is desired, visit www.atonhome.com to download SystemWorx, the configuration software.

Audio Source 1: iPort® Dock

Audio Source 2: IR Source

Audio Source 3: IR Source

Audio Source 4: IR Source

Audio Source 5: IR Source

Audio Source 6: IR Source

Audio Source 7: Built-In AM/FM Tuner

Lights Page: Lutron RadioRA®2

If stacking chassis for a 12 zone configuration, please reference the full installation manual for connections and considerations.

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