Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PAR4 Niles Audio
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B LENDING H IGH F IDELITY AND A RCHITECTURE ® INST ALLA TION & OPERA TION GUIDE P AR4 SIMPLIFIED INFRARED ROUTER P AR4 DS00429ACN_PAR4.qxp 3/30/05 3:06 PM Page 12.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Features and Benefits 2 P AR4 Parts Guide 4 Installation Considerations 5 Operation 7 Specifications 9 S IMP LIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER P AR4 Simplified Infrared Router Introduction An infrared router enables you to control identical audio/video components independently of each other .
S IMPLIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER 2 Features and Benefits The P AR4 offers a number of improvements over other IR routers: • Universal system – compatible with virtually all brands of A/V equipment an.
S IMPLIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER 3 Figur e 1 Diagram of P AR4 connecting t o the flasher output of a MSU250 with flasher outputs controlling de vices. Niles IR Flasher MSU250 1 2VDC power supply (supplied) plugged into an uns witched A C outlet po w ers the sy stem Niles IR Flasher P AR4 DS00429ACN_PAR4.
4 S IMPLIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER P AR4 Parts Guide 1. 12V DC Jack – Provides 12 volt DC power to P AR4 via a regulated power supply 2 . IR Route (Flasher) Outputs – 3.5mm jacks provide output for single low-level flashers 3 . Cascade Output – 3.5mm jack provides for connection of second P AR4 4.
Installation Considerations Placement of the P AR4 Place the P AR4 conveniently close to the main system unit it will connect to. Generally , the P AR4 is placed in a concealed location because its indicator lights are only used during instal- lation.
6 S IMPLIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER Installation Considerations (continued) Before you begin, make sure that the flasher cables and the 12VDC power supply cable will all reach the proposed location of the P AR4. Mark the cables with labels describing where the cable originates (i.
7 S IMPLIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER BE SURE TO OBSERVE PROPER POLARITY WHEN EXTENDING THE FLASHER WIRE. The wire lead marked with a gray stripe is positive ( + ) ; the unmarked lead is negative (-) .
8 S IMPLIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER CODE FLASHER 1 FLASHER 2 FLASHER 3 FLASHER 4 01 ON ON ON ON 02 OFF OFF OFF OFF 03 ON OFF OFF OFF 04 OFF ON OFF OFF 05 OFF OFF ON OFF 06 OFF OFF OFF ON 07 ON ON OFF OFF .
9 S IMPLIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER Using T wo P AR4 Routers Y ou may daisy chain two P AR4 IR routers together to provide routing for up to eight identical devices. This is accomplished by connecting two P AR4 routers together using a mono 3.5mm cable (not supplied).
10 S IMPLIFIED I NFRARED R OUTER Figur e 6 IR Input IR Cascade Out MSU250 P AR4 (B) P AR4 (A) Flasher Output DS00429ACN_PAR4.qxp 3/30/05 3:06 PM Page 10.
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