Niles Audio HT-MSU manual Hardware Issues, Troubleshooting

your fingernail to raise the locking tabs, exposing the holes on the removable connector. Insert each wire into the appropriate hole on the removable connector plug (Figure 12) and snap the locking tab down. To help you, the connector plug is keyed. Insert the smooth side of the connector plug into the smooth side of the socket.

8) CONNECT EXPANSION CAT-5 CABLE

If connecting the HT-MSU to a Niles network controllable multizone receiver and/or if using a Niles Radio Frequency Gateway instead of attaching the supplied antenna (SEE THE SYSTEM DESIGN CONSIDERATION SECTION, CONFIGURATION #3), use CAT-5 cable terminated with RJ45 connection plugs. The CAT-5 cable must be terminated using the T568A standard wiring (Figure 13).

9)RE-CONNECT POWER TO THE HT-MSU

10)PROGRAM A LEARNING REMOTE

1 = GREEN/WHITE

2 = GREEN

3 = ORANGE/WHITE

4 = BLUE

5 = BLUE/WHITE

6 = ORANGE

7 = BROWN/WHITE

8 = BROWN

Figure 13. T568A wire termination

Program a learning remote with Niles HT-MSU control commands available from the Niles Technical Support Website.

YOU ARE NOW READY TO PROGRAM THE NILES HT-MSU HOME THEATER MAIN SYSTEM UNIT.

TROUBLESHOOTING

The HT-MSU Home Theater Main System Unit is a configurable system (i.e., the product arrives “empty” and must be programmed by the installer). Troubleshooting generally occurs after the HT-MSU is programmed; however, troubleshooting can be divided into two main areas, some of which can occur prior to programming:

1)Hardware Issues

2)Programming (refer to the Niles QuickConfig Configuration Software Manual for more information on programming troubleshooting)

HARDWARE ISSUES

There are two basic issues that can prevent proper operation of the HT-MSU system. These issues are presented in the order of probability and are as follows:

PROBLEM:

1.Bad Connections or Wiring

If the connections or wiring are wrong, loose, shorted or open, the system will not

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