Xantech 172-77 installation instructions Xtra Link Remote Control Extension System, Connections

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

172-77

XTRA LINK® 2

REMOTE CONTROL EXTENSION SYSTEM

The Xtra Link 2 system provides full remote control operation of a satellite receiver, cable box or VCR from a second room by sharing the coaxial cable connecting your video equipment to this second room’s TV.

The 172-77 Xtra Link consists of the following supplied parts:

IR Receivers

1.An infrared Receiver, Model 291-00. It is placed at the remote room location to receive IR signals from the handheld remote controller.

2.One INJ77 Injector. This unit, located in the Remote Room, injects the remote control signal into the room- to-room coaxial cable (along with the TV signal) and passes it to the CPL77 Coupler in the Main room. It also provides quick connection of the 291-00 IR Re- ceiver and 781C-77 Power Supply cables.

3.One CPL77 Coupler. Located in the Main Room, this Coupler extracts the remote control signal from the coaxial cable and passes it to the emitters that control your source equipment. In addition, the CPL77 con- tains a 2-way RF splitter so that the TV signal can be fed to a local TV.

	291-00 IR Receiver
Front View		Side View
IR RECEIVER
+12 V		EMITTER
ANT INPUT
	TO TV
INJ77 INJECTOR
	SIDE VIEW	LOCAL TV REMOTE TV	SAT/VCR
781C-77		CPL77 COUPLER

Power Supply

SIDE VIEW

284M

Dual Mouse Emitter

172-77 Xtra Link 2 System Parts

4.One Dual IR Emitter, Model 284M. The emitters on this device allow control of two infrared remote controlled audio/video components.

5.A 781C-77 Power supply. This plugs into an unswitched 220-240 VAC outlet to provide power to the 291-00 IR Receiver.

CONNECTIONS

The Xtra Link system uses the coaxial cable that carries the TV RF signal from the source equip- ment in the main room to the remote room, to send the IR control signals back to the source equipment. The coaxial cable may be up to one mile in length.

If you already have a coaxial cable connecting your video equipment with a remote room, your current hookup should be similar to Fig. 1. If it isn't, run a single length of RG59 or preferably RG6 cable from the Main Room to the Remote Room.

NOTE: If RF amplifier(s) are used anywhere in the line of coaxial cable between the CPL77 Coupler and the INJ77 Injector, you must use a Xantech BYPASS77 KIT to route the IR com- mands around the amplifier(s).

		Satellite Dish
REMOTE ROOM		Coaxial Cable
	RF IN	2ND
		TV
	Room-to-Room Coaxial Cable
		SATELLITE RECEIVER
		(Back Panel)	OUT TO TV	RF IN
RF IN
1ST	RF SPLITTER
TV	2-Way	Coaxial Cable
		VCR
		(Back Panel)	OUT TO TV	RF IN

Coaxial Cable

MAIN ROOM

Fig. 1 Basic System Without Xtra Link

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