Niles Audio iC2 manual Source Power Status Connections

SOURCE POWER STATUS CONNECTIONS

To properly automate home theater sources, the HT-MSU needs to “know” when the source is powered On or Off. There are three ways that sources are powered on:

1.Toggle Power: A source via its remote control has one button for turning that source On and Off. When trying to automate such a device, you must provide the HT-MSU the “Power Status” as feedback using the Status connection on the HT-MSU’s top edge (detailed below).

2.Separate On and Off Power: A source via its remote control has one button to turn the source On and a different button to turn the source Off. When trying to automate such an IR device, you should provide the HT-MSU the “Power Status” as feedback so the iC2 System will act faster using the Status connection on the HT-MSU. If a source is to be controlled via RS232 and it has separate On and Off codes, you do not need to provide the HT-MSU feedback.

3.Latching Power: Latching power is an industry term that means the source has no power command/s on its remote control. A latching power source may have a “hard” power button on the front panel. To determine if a source is latching power, push its “hard” power button in, take its power cord and plug it into a live AC power outlet. If it turns on when plugged into the outlet and turns off when unplugged from the outlet, it is a latching power source. Latching power sources do not need a Power Status connection, but you will want to do one of two things:

a.Plug it into the switched outlet of the receiver, or

b. Use a Niles AC-3 Voltage Triggered Power Strip connected to one of the assignable 12V outputs on the HT-MSU. Use the QuickConfig Software to program the assigned 12V output to turn on when that source is selected. (See QuickConfig manual for more details on programming 12V outputs.)

Along the top edge of the HT-MSU are the source-specific status connections labeled SRC1 through SRC6. These RCA jacks are designed to sense either 12 Volts or video so the HT-MSU “knows” when the source is On or Off. You must use these connections if the source you are trying to automate is IR controlled and uses toggle power

(see 1.Toggle Power above).

If the source has a video out jack, connect the video output to the corresponding SRC Status RCA jack on the HT-MSU. If the source has no video output jack, you may use one of the Niles external-sensing devices that provides 12V output (i.e., the CS12V Current Sensor or the LS-1 Light Sensor) connected to the RCA Status jack.

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