Niles Audio ZR-4630s manual Programming Overview

Method #1– Controlling Shared Source Components with IR Repeating and 12V Home Theater Status When using IR Repeating, IR programming for the source components can be accomplished by pro- gramming the actual IR commands from the source component’s included remote control into the Home Theater learning remote control. An IR output of the IR repeating or control system for the Home Theater is connected to the IR Input of the Master ZR-4630. All the IR commands sent from the Home Theater are then passed through to all IR Flashers connected to the ZR- 4630 for control of source components.

Important Note: If you have source components that require an IR command to be turned on and they are not provided with a separate ON and a separate OFF IR command from their included remote controls, or if you have two or more shared source components that are an identical brand and model, refer to Method #2.

All the IR command programming of the Home Theater learning remote control is done in the standard way using the actual remote controls for the shared source components, with one exception. The OFF IR command for the shared source components is not taught to the learning remote operating the home theater. Only the ON IR commands are taught for the shared source com- ponents turned ON and OFF via IR commands.The OFF IR commands for the shared source components are programmed into the ZR-4630, which is responsible for turning these components OFF when all ZR-4630 zones and the home theater are OFF.

Method #1 requires a 12V DC system status signal provided from the Home Theater system to the Home Theater Sync Input of the Master ZR-4630. This allows the ZR-4630 to “know” whether the Home Theater is actually ON or OFF and provide the source compo- nents’ OFF commands at the appropriate time.

The IR programming for the actual Home Theater receiver/processor is not affected when sharing source components using this method and is done in con- junction with programming described.

Method #2 – Controlling Shared Source Components with Niles R-4 Commands and 12V HomeTheater Status A second method of programming a Home Theater remote control is available when the shared source components are identical and/or they have a single power ON/OFF IR command. With this method, you

teach the Niles R-4 Remote Control IR commands to the Home Theater learning remote, rather than the IR commands from the remote controls included with the shared source components.

You teach the Home Theater learning remote control the R-4 IR commands issued from Source Buttons 2, 3, 4, and all other commands (excluding Tuner, Volume +, Volume –, Mute, and OFF). Sending a Niles Source Button IR command from the Home Theater tells the ZR-4630 receiver the Home Theater is turning on and which source it is selecting. Synchronized source components corresponding to the source button pressed are then turned ON, if not already ON. Finally, the ZR-4630 issues the sequence that is pro- grammed for that source component.

After the Master ZR-4630 receives a Source Button IR command and it knows which source is selected, it will then issue the programmed IR commands for that source component when function-key IR commands are received from the Home Theater.

Identical shared source components are operated individually using this method via the IR routing fea- ture of the ZR-4630 (refer to Identical Source Components in the Operational Overview Section).

Method #2 requires a 12V DC system status signal provided from the Home Theater system to the Home Theater Sync Input of the Master ZR-4630. This allows the ZR-4630 to “know” whether the home theater is actually ON or OFF and provide the source compo- nents’ OFF commands at the appropriate time.

The IR programming for the actual Home Theater receiver/processor is not affected when sharing source components with this method and is done in conjunc- tion with the programming described.

Important Note: There is no need to teach the Niles OFF command to the Home Theater learning remote control when using Method #2. As in Method #1, when the Home Theater turns off, the 12V signal is removed from the ZR-4630 Receiver and it now “knows” that the Home Theater turned off. It will then check if there are any other zones on the ZR-4630 active before it turns off the shared source components.