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INST ALLA TION GUIDE DOORBELL INTERFACE DBI - 2.
CONGRA TULA TIONS! Thank you for choosing the DBI-2 Doorbell Interface from Niles. With proper installation and operation, you should enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles manufactures the industry’ s most complete line of custom installation components and accessories for audio/video systems.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 2 F ea tures and Benefits 3 Parts Guide 4 Operation Over view 5 Product Overview 6 Installation Consider.
2 INTRODUCTION The DBI-2 Doorbell Interface provides pleasant doorbell chimes throughout a home installed with a Niles MultiZone or other compatible music system.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 3 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS Provides doorbell chimes to Niles MultiZone and similar control systems • Fourselectableprepr.
4 P ARTS GUIDE The DBI-2 package includes the following parts: • One(1)DBI-2DoorbellInterface • One(1)SetofRubberFeet • One(1)Universal VoltagePowerSupply • One(1)InstallationGuide After unpacking and before installation, the installer should carefully inspect the contents.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 5 OPERA TION OvERvIEw • TheDBI-2isoperatedbythedoorbellswitchesandautoma tionsystemsthatconnecttothe contact closure or voltage trigger inputs.
6 PRODUCT OvERvIEw 1 ) Screw Holes for Mounting (screws not included) 2 ) DC Power Jack and red LED Power Indicator 3 ) 12VDC150mA Voltage T riggerOutputwhenChimeisActivated.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 7 Figure 1 PRODUCT OvERvIEw (Continued ) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15.
8 INST ALLA TION CONSIDERA TIONS • Includedmountingwingsandrubberfeetprovideforeithertabletoporscrewdown mounting (see Figure 1 on page 7). • TheincludedUL-listed, universalvoltagepowersupplyprovidespowertotheDBI-2 (see Figure 2 onpage10).
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 9 INST ALLA TION MOUNTING ThE DBI-2 Once you have decided on the location for the DBI-2 (generally near the loca tion of the Niles MultiZoneControlSystem), makesurethatthe12VDCpowerada pterandallcablesare disconnected before mounting.
10 Figure 2 L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ L+ L- R- R+ INPUT 2 OR iPod CASCADE OUT P AGE OUTPUT T e.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 11 Figure 3 Existing T ransformer Existing Doorbell Button Existing Chime DBI-2 3-30V T rigger DBI-2 wIRING LEGEND Single Conductor.
12 INST ALLA TION SETTINGS Contact Closure T riggers - Contact closure trigger inputs provide for two independent chime trig- gers. Buttons for these triggers may be standard (no light) or lighted. When triggered, the selectable trigger tone, assigned delay and chime are executed.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 Setting the T one/Delay - Four DIP switches provide a selectable trigger tone and various delays between when a chime is triggered and when the chime is actually generated.
Chime Selection - T wo banks of DIP s witches (Chime Selection 1 and Chime Selection 2) provide in- dependent selection of all the available chimes. The lo west number DIP switch takes priority if more than one switch is selected. The table belo w identifies the selectable chime for each DIP switch.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-305-238-4373 SPECIFICA TIONS Audio Chime: 100Hz~3kHz, +/-3dB AudioPass Through: 20Hz~20kHz, +/-0.
16 LIMITED w ARRANTy Niles Audio Corporation (“NILES”) warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this product will be fr ee of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for the f.
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Niles Audio Corporation 12331 S.W . 130 Street Miami, Florida 33186 1-305-238-4373 1-800-BUY -HIFI – www .nilesaudio.com ©2010 Niles Audio Corporation. All rights reserved. Niles, the Niles logos, Blending High Fidelity and Architecture, and IntelliControl are registered trademarks of Niles Audio Corporation.
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