PROGRAMMING THE REMOTE

SETTING UP THE ZONE KEYPADS

2.Select the source to be adjusted. The source will start playing in the zone. The source level adjustment screen for the selected source will be displayed. Adjust the source by touching the + and – buttons. Range is from 0 to 7. The default level is 0.

3.Adjust all the sources so that they have the same apparent volume in the zone.

ZONE TURN-ON VOLUME

By default, each zone will turn on at the last played volume level. Initially, this level is set to 60%. If preferred, each zone can be confi gured to always turn on at the same volume level, regardless of the last played volume.

To set the zone turn-on volume:

1.The most commonly used source should be playing in the zone. Select “Turn On Volume” from the main confi guration menu. The Turn On Volume

confi guration screen will be displayed. The level bar and the +/– buttons will be grayed out.

“Back” returns to the previous menu. “Exit” returns to the Now Playing screen.

2.“Last Volume used is the default mode. To change this to a predetermined level, touch the “Last Volume” button. The preset level bar will appear as functional.

3.Set the preset turn on volume level by touching the + and – buttons until the desired level is set.

4.To restore the last volume used mode, press the “Last Volume” button. The level adjustment bar will become unavailable.

ROOM NAMES

The TS-Pro allows the installer to custom name the zones in the system. For ease of use, the zones are referred to as “Rooms”. As a default, each Room is numbered from 1 through 18. Only the rooms available for a system will appear. That is, with a one chassis sys- tem, only rooms 1 – 6 will appear; with a two chassis system only

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rooms 1 – 12 will appear; and with a three chassis system, all 18 room names will appear.

It is recommended that any unused zones be made blank by naming them with a blank space so that they will not appear on the touch screen menu.

To name the rooms:

1.Select “Room

Names” from the main confi guration menu. The Room Naming confi guration screen will be displayed.

“Back” returns to the previous menu. “Exit” returns to the current device main screen.

2.Select the Room to be named. The alphanumeric screen will be displayed. To edit the room name:

a.Touch the letter buttons on the screen to enter the desired room name.

Touch “?123” to display the numbers, “ABC” to display the capital letters, and abc to display lower case letters. Default returns to the Default room name.

b.Enter the desired preset name (up to 10 characters).

c.Touch “Save” when completed. This will save the custom name in the proper location and return to the Confi guration - Room Names screen.

NOTE: WHEN SAVING ROOM NAMES, THE SYSTEM MUST RESTART TO PROPAGATE THE NAMES TO ANY OTHER TS-PRO TOUCHSCREENS ON THE SYSTEM. THIS PROCESS TAKES APPROXIMATELY FIVE SECONDS. ALL CURRENTLY ACTIVE ZONES WILL TURN OFF.

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Niles Audio ZR-6 manual Programming the Remote, Zone TURN-ON Volume, Room Names, To set the zone turn-on volume

ZR-6 specifications

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