Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product C16 Knoll Systems
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CI6 12 Channel Eco- S ystem™ Controller- Amplifier Installation Instructi ons v3.18.
2 Important Safet y Instructi ons: 1) Read these instr uctions. 2) Keep these instructi ons. 3) Read all warnings. 4) Follow all ins tructions. 5) Do not use this app aratus near water. 6) Clean onl y with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings.
3 FCC Warning Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply w ith the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
4 Introductio n: Thank you for you r purchase o f a Knoll CI6 12 chann el controller ampli fier and congratul ations on your choice. The C I6 features si x deluxe digi tal volume controll ed stereo ampli fiers with indi vidual seven source selection. Thi s is Knoll's fourth gen eration of multi -chan nel, high-qu ality power ampli fiers.
5 CI6 i ncludes a quiet therm ostat controll ed internal fan to in crease its l ong - term power output capability. controll er ports. Each zone or room has its own i nfrared outp ut jack. An all zone jack is al so provided. amplifiers can be conn ected to the se outputs.
6 Speaker connecti ons The CI6 has si x stereo 50 watts p er channel ampl ified outputs. Chan nels 5 and 6 also have li ne level outputs to connect to l arger powered ampl ifiers.
7 RS232 Connecti on The RS232 connecti on is used to cont rol the CI6 by an external controll er or computer and can wo rk wi th our without keypads. Th e C I6 connects to t he RS232 controller with a 9-pi n db9 connector. The prog rammin g reference follows.
8 Function Command Range Read/Write Remarks Version (vr?) none read only Reset (rx) non e w r ite onl y 1 second Channel On (#on) 1- 6 write onl y Channel Off (#of) 1- 6 write only Note 3 Mute (#mu) 1.
9 All Channels Vol up (avlu) “All zones volum e levels increased” All Channels Vol dn (avld) “All zones volum e levels decreased” Channel Vol up (#vlu) “Zone # volum e increased” Channel V.
10 We recommend th e T568A wiri ng method, which i s shown below. The functions of ea ch wire con necti on are also shown. future use brown future use white/brown I nfra red orange ground white/blue +.
11 The procedure to conn ect the two contr oller ampli fiers is: 1. Connect the “Data Out” jack on C I6 #1 to the “Dat a In” jack on C I6 #2 .using the 3.5mm stereo patch cord. 2. Connect all of the up t o seven sources usi ng short as possi ble good qualit y RCA patch cords to CI6 #1 sou rce input s.
12 W ithout pressing any other buttons on the k eypad: 1. Press “MUTE” 2. Press and hold “IN PUT” for 5 seconds. T his ke ypad can now be assigned a zone. “Source 1” will show o n the scr een. 3. Press “OFF” 4. Zone change scr een will sh ow.
13 The LCD displa y then displays: Source 2 Press the UP or DOWN buttons next to the IN PUT buttons ag ain to scroll through the label selections for sourc e 2 on the bottom row of the LCD displa y. When the correct s election is displayed press the I NPUT button to confirm this choice.
14 www.knollsystems.com/contact.html, or by phone at 800 566-5579. It is extremely important that only an authorized service dealer make any repairs. This will ensure prop er service and preserve the protection of your w arranty.
15 MR164 a nd MR166 Source I npu t Label s As of version 1.0 the source label s are: CD, CD2, FM, A M/FM, SAT, SAT2, AUX, AUX2, MP3, TV, DVD, DVD2, PC, D EC, MC-PC , MCEx, Jazz, P op, Country, New s, .
16 Limited Warranty Knoll Systems, Inc. ( “Knoll”) warrants that each CI6 and MR164 (“the Product”) sold hereunder will conform to and fu nction in accordance with the written specifications of Knoll.
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