Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Knöll digital stereo volume control system. This system is designed to individually control stereo speakers in up to four or six rooms with many advanced features. This product is a member of the proprietary Knoll
Key Features:
1.Transformer-free sound quality. Being
2.Contemporary keypad styling. The VC201 keypads
feature the latest Decora styling with six led power level indicators. Colors are white, almond and ivory and the VC201 can be ordered with internal infrared receivers (VC201i). VC201 keypads are all single gang.
3.Individual room start mute and turn on level
adjustment. Each room can
sound on. The level of each room when the sound comes on can be installer preselected (and changed later if required) from either a quiet position 6 (of 17 total) or a louder position 12.
4.One or two VC201 keypads can be
connected in each room. Ever need volume controls on
both ends of a great room? This feature is available on all Knoll digital volume controls without any extra adaptors.
5.Individual room infrared remote control. Each
room can have its volume raised or lowered, sound muted or unmuted and power on or off with the RB8 remote when a VC201i keypad is installed in that room. The VC201i also passes component remote control signals to the source, such as play, skip, AM/FM, etc.
6.Any or all rooms can be controlled by an external controller instead of a keypad. Using
the VC224 or VC226 infared inputs to each room, a common ground IR based controller can send remote commands.
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IR (Infrared) Outputs: The VC224pm and VC226pm feature infrared outputs from any VC201i keypads. The signal gathered from most remote controls can be routed to back to the source components to control various aspects of those components (play, fast forward, change disk, change tuner channel, etc.). To connect the VC224pm or VC226pm controller IR outputs, simply connect the VC224pm or VC226pm IR connector to an infared connection block's IR receiver input (without needing an IR connection block power supply). Then connect single or dual infrared emitters to the connection block and place the emitters on the stereo components to be controlled at the stereo location.
For controller based IR control of the VC226pm, the IR inputs must be connected to each room RJ45. The IR signal must be common ground and are the learned signals from our RB8 remote control. The RJ45 pin 3 is ground and pin 6 is IR+ (pin counts are from the left).
Operation: The Knöll digital volume control is very easy to use. It has a total of 17 different volume settings. Volume settings affect only the room that they are in.
After the stereo is turned on, you may or may not have sound depending on how the system was set up during installation.
To increase the volume (in this room only), push the rocker button up. Hold the button up continuously and the volume will increase until maximum.
To lower the volume, push the rocker button down. Hold the button down continuously and the volume will decrease until it mutes.
At any time firmly press the center of the switch to mute the volume. To restore the volume press the rocker button up or down.
The RB8 remote control source buttons do not work with the VC224pm and VC226pm as they have no source selection capabilities.
If infrared emitters where installed other (source) remote controls aimed at the VC201i keypads will control the source components.
On VC201 keypads the lower led indicates that power to the system has been switched on. The six side leds show the relative selected volume. When in mute (center of rocker has been pushed) one of the side leds blinks. To restore the volume press the rocker button up or down.
On VC201i keypads the lower center led blinks red when any IR signal is passing through it.
Note: If the stereo is on and the Knöll digital volume controller has lost power, it defaults to position #12.
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