SYSTEM WIRING DIAGRAMS

ADDING ADDITIONAL KEYPADS TO A ZONE

OVERVIEW

Any zone of the ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver can be expanded to contain up to three keypads. This is ideal for large rooms, bedrooms, and outdoor applications.

NILES ZR-KE KEYPAD EXPANDER

The optional Niles ZR-KE Keypad Expander (FG01494) enables the use of up to three keypads per zone. An RJ-45 terminated CAT-5 cable from a ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver keypad port is connected to the input of the ZR-KE. The three keypads are then connected to the outputs of the ZR-KE using CAT-5 cable. One ZR-KE can be used for each zone, including any Slave zones when multiple ZR-6 MultiZone Receivers are used to expand the number of system zones.

KEYPAD POWER VALUE (KPV)

When a large number of keypads are used in a system, additional power may be required to power the keypads. An optional power supply (Niles 12VDC Universal Wall Adaptor FG01035) connects to the ZR-KE to supply this additional power, if necessary. To determine if the keypads require additional power, calculate the keypad power value (KPV) by adding the point values of all keypads connected to each chassis.

A single ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver Chassis will supply power up to a total KPV of 30 points. Exceeding this KPV will compromise operation of the MultiZone Receiver and/or keypads.

CALCULATION TABLE

ZR-6

FOR KPV

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solo-6IR

1 point

POWERS UP TO

NUMERIC-6P

1 point

A TOTAL KPV OF

Solo-6MD

3 points

30 POINTS**

TS-Pro

5 points

 

 

 

 

**Keypads connected to a ZR-KE keypad expander utilizing

an external power supply are not included in the KPV calculation.

Figure 8. ZR-6 MultiZone Receiver with 3 keypads in zone

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Niles Audio ZR-6 manual Adding Additional Keypads to a Zone, Niles ZR-KE Keypad Expander, Keypad Power Value KPV

ZR-6 specifications

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