3.0. Installing the NV-RVZA50 Zone Amplifier and
the NV-RVZA50PS Power Supply
The Renovia Power Supply is to be installed by a certified
electrician only.
Choosing the Best Location for the NV-RVZA50
Any room outlet can be used as a location for the Zone Amplifier and
Power Supply. For the best performance, only use outlets that have
tested with the SAT Site Analysis Tool as Good or Marginal.
3.1 Properly Installing the Renovia Power Supply (Certified
Electrician only)
When you have decided on the outlet in the zone, cut the power to
that circuit and cut a hole for a standard dual gang-mounting box.
This needs to be a combination high voltage/low voltage box. NuVo
recommends the Arlington Industries LDVR2 box shown in Fig. 12, or
the Carlon BH234R box paired with the Carlon SCDIV divider (note
that per building code, there must be a divider between the low
voltage and high voltage components). These are both “old work”
boxes designed for drywall.
Remove the outlet from its electrical box. Terminate a length of
three conductor electrical wire into the outlet. Keep in mind that the
outlet location does not have to physically be in the zone that the
NV-RVZA50 is serving, and that more than one NV-RVZA50 can
operate on a single outlet.
Thread the length of electrical wire through the hole for the NV-
RVZA50 and into the high voltage side of the mounting box to be
installed. Install the mounting box in the wall. Use wire nuts to
connect the black (hot), white (neutral) and ground wire leads from
the Renovia Power Supply to the corresponding leads from the
electrical wire, as shown in Fig. 12. Install the Power Supply into the
high voltage side of the mounting box, as shown in Fig 13.
Although the use of an outlet is the suggested location,
others are possible. You can use a light switch as the source
of power if the electric service is run to the switch and then
to the light fixture or anywhere there is the presence of the
hot and neutral for communication and the ground for
proper operation of the Renovia Power Supply.
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
Model NV-RVZA50PS
RENOVIA Zone Power Supply 50 Watt
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3.2 Properly Installing the NV-RVZA50 In-wall Zone Amplifier
Connect the NV-RVM’s AC power cord at its chosen location, and
power it up. This will assist with installation of the Zone Amplifiers.
Before you install the Zone Amplifier, terminate the audio wire to
the zone speakers into the modular “Euro” connector. The proper
termination is Left -, Left +, Right -, Right +, as shown in Fig. 14.
The speakers are now ready to plug into the Zone Amplifier. There
are three choices for a wired in-wall Control Pad for zone control.
These are the single and dual gang OLED display Control Pads and
the Color Touch Pad. You will need a length of CAT5 wire from the
Zone Amplifier location to the Control Pad location with an RJ45
termination on each end. The necessary termination is the EIA/TIA
standard network 568A or 568B wiring, as shown in Fig. 15. Either
wiring will work as long as both ends of the CAT5 termination are
consistent.
Hot Ground Neutral