V. Connecting the Allport to the Essentia Amplifier (Fig. 4)
Once installed, the front of the Allport has three “Device” RJ45 jacks for CAT5 connections from the NuVoNet Suite components, and an RJ45 jack labeled “NuVoNet” which must be connected to the “NuVoNet” input on the back of the Essentia amplifier. This is necessary for Control Pad communication, regardless the use of the NuVoNet Suite components. Once connected, the Control Pads are ready to communicate with the System. The Essentia System is shipped with a
The speaker connection is made with the
VI. Attaching Audio Source Equipment (Fig. 5)
Each piece of audio equipment is connected to the Essentia amplifier with standard stereo RCA cables. Attach an RCA cable to the corresponding audio output on the source equipment and to the desired source input on the back of the Essentia amplifier. The numbered input for each source is important in the configuration of the system. This will be covered in detail in the Essentia Configurator portion of this manual.
Using the Fixed and Variable Lineouts
The Zone 1 and 2 outputs have 3.5mm stereo
Each output has an attached voltage trigger output that allows the attached amplifier to be triggered from a voltage presented when the zone Control Pad is turned on. The voltage trigger is removed when the zone is truned off.
Setting up NuVo Sources for use with NuVoNet
A feature of the Essentia System is its ability to automatically communicate with the T2G family of tuners, the M3 Audio Server, and the Wired and Wireless NuVoDocks for iPod. The communication happens through the Allport connection hub across a communication protocol called NuVoNet. Although software programming is not necessary for this function, configuring the installation through the Configurator Software prior to installation has distinct advantages, see X. Essentia Configurator Software.
When the T2G tuners or M3 Server are plugged in for the first time, they will display a prompt to select a source input number for the Essentia. For NuVoNet to communicate properly, you should have already connected the NuVoNet components to one of the three “Peripheral Device” inputs on the face of the Allport.
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T2G AM/FM and XM Tuners
Each of the T2G Tuner components houses two individual AM/FM or Satellite receivers, which have their own display on the front panel. Once the T2G is plugged in and the NuVoNet CAT5 is connected to the Allport, the initial display, OPERATING MODE will appear for each tuner. Below this, the
choices are STAND ALONE, SOURCE 6, SOURCE 5, SOURCE 4,
SOURCE 3, SOURCE 2, and SOURCE 1. Stand Alone is automatically highlighted at initial startup. Selecting the appropriate Essentia source input is accomplished by turning the Select knob for each tuner
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