AMX Delta Series Considerations for Outdoor Zones, Controller Connections

Wiring and Connections

10 Delta Series Audio Controllers

Considerations for Outdoor Zones

Outdoor listening zone locations present some unique challenges, both for the wiring and for the control

keypad placement.

Special care should be taken when cables transit outside the structure. External cabling should run

through conduit (plastic electrical conduit works well) to protect it from the elements and small animals

that may wish to chew on the cable.You may wish to consider a qualified electrical contractor to install

electrical conduit for external applications. Cable and installation accessories to complete your

installation are not part of the system package but can be obtained at your local electrical supply house,

national home improvement centres, and even at most neighborhood hardware stores. These places may

also have a selection of cable that’s geared just for specific outdoor applications (such as “buried”

speaker cables).

Choosing the location of the keypad control device is perhaps the most important decision. It is not

recommended that keypads be installed in environments subject to extreme temperatures, or moisture.

Typically keypads are installed inside the home and beside the door adjacent to the outside music zone,

but this may not always be possible or practical.

Keypads that must be installed outside are installed at your own risk and should be installed in

weatherproof electrical boxes.

Keypads used outdoors should be safely mounted inside a weatherproof electrical box with a door

covering the keypad and adequate water barrier seals to protect the unit. Once again, the appropriate

weather proof enclosures can be obtained at your local electrical supply house, national home

improvement centres, and even at most neighborhood hardware stores. Be sure to check what is available

and plan your installation before doing the work with an outdoor zone because the materials you have (or

do not) have available could easily influence the choices you make to execute the installation.

Plug RCA audio cables from each source device into the RCA jacks provided on the back of the Delta

Controller. Ensure that right and left are connected correctly. The balance will be backward on that

source and the audio will not image properly if right and left are reversed. Then connect the IR emitter

leads for each audio source into the appropriate connector on the back of the Delta Controller and run the

optical end of the emitter lead to the source device’s IR receiver window.

 Attach the emitter by peeling and sticking the supplied adhesive patch on the emitter.

 Plug in the IR Emitters to the appropriate source number.

 Strip and attach wiring to keypads on the appropriate zone output.

FIG. 5 shows multiple sources connected to Delta including a DVD Player, CD Player, and an iPod

docking station with IR control and RCA outputs.

Keypads installed outside must be inside a weatherproof box with a cover that seals

out moisture. Keypads returned to AMX for repair that are found to be corroded will

not be covered under the AMX Warranty.