Niles Audio ZR-4 manual IR Control Input, HT Sync, System Configuration, Source Components, Ht-Msu

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 3

ZR-4 Multizone receiver Integrated With A Home Theater System

The ZR-4 can share source components with a home theater system.

Cable Box

Niles AVDA-3 Distribution Amplifier

Satellite Receiver

CD Player

Niles MF-1

MicroFlashers

ZR-4						H.T. Sync Input
	KEYPADS			MICROFLASHERS®	HT Sync
Expansion	1	2	2	3
						AM/FM
	3	4	4
				High Output	12 V	RS 232	IR In
				Flasher	Trigger		Global

L

R

2

Home Theater Receiver

Plugged into

Switched AC outlet

HT-MSU

Audio Cables

Flasher Output

AUDIO INPUTS		ZONE 1	ZONE 2	ZONE 3	ZONE 4			120 Volts ~ 60Hz. 200 Watts Max.
		8 Ω (4 Ω Min.)	8 Ω (4 Ω Min.)	8 Ω (4 Ω Min.)	8 Ω (4 Ω Min.)	L
		Speaker Outputs	Speaker Outputs	Speaker Outputs	Speaker Outputs
		Page
		L+ L- R- R+	L+ L- R- R+	L+ L- R- R+	L+ L- R- R+
						R
3	4					Pre Out Fix	Var	Double Insulated
								When servicing use only
								identical replacement parts.

Figure 5. ZR-4 Integrated with a Home Theater System

IR Control Input

The ZR-4 accepts IR commands from a home theater system through the global IR Control Input. This activates the virtual “home theater zone.”

HT Sync

This 3.5mm connector lets the ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver know when the home theater receiver is active. The ZR-4 will not go into standby mode or turn off the shared source until all of its zones are off and this voltage is eliminated.

Source Components

The audio output of the source components must be routed to both the ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver and the home theater receiver. This is best accomplished using a Niles AVDA-3 Source Level Stereo Audio/Video Distribution Amplifier (FG00814) for each source. A second but less effective method would be to use RCA Y-adaptors to split the source component outputs in two, one going to the ZR-4 MultiZone Receiver, the other to the home theater receiver.

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