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INST ALLA TION GUIDE HOME THEA TER MAIN SYSTEM UNIT H T - MSU.
Thank you for purchasing the HT -MSU Home Theater Main System Unit 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 installa tion components and accessories for audio/video systems.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the Niles HT -MSU Home Theater Main System Unit. The HT -MSU addresses an essential need of today’ s consumers—the ability to easily control and manage the assortment of entertainment sources found in the home theater environment.
2 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS SIMPLE CONTROL OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS The Niles HT -MSU Home Theater Main System Unit simplifies entertainment by allo wing one-touch control of home theater components.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 3 INTELLIGENT INTEGRA TION WITH MUL TI-ZONE SYSTEMS The HT -MSU inc ludes control ports that allow it to “share” sources with whole-house distributed audio systems.
Figure 1. HT -MSU T op View 10 9 8 7 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 1 2 4 P ARTS GUIDE THE HOME THEA TER MAIN SYSTEM UNIT (HT -MSU) 1 ) IR Outputs - SRC1 – SRC6, TV/7, RCV/8 are eight dedica ted 3.5mm jacks that output IR data specifically for that source 2 ) RS232 Outputs - SRC1 – SRC6, TV/7 and RCV/8 are eight dedicated 3.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 5 6 ) Global IR Output - A 3.5mm jack provides all IR codes tha t the HT -MSU generates and all IR codes that come in through the IR Input connection and can be configured via Niles QuickConfig Software for Normal or High output.
6 IR OUTPUT PORTS IR (Infrared) codes are stored in the HT -MSU during configuration programming. The labels of the IR Outputs identify what source number these ports are designed to operate. SRC1 means source 1. The outputs are labeled SRC1 through SRC6, TV/7 and RCV/8.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 7 connection, but you will want to do one of two things: a. Plug it into the switched outlet of the receiver , or b. Use a Niles AC-3 Voltage T riggered Power Strip connected to one of the assignable 12V outputs on the HT -MSU.
Flat Panel Display HT Receiver Satellite Receiver Media Server DVD Player P ort abl e D oc ki ng Sta ti on CD Di sc Ch an ger CS 12V AC -3 HT -M SU 1 2 V D C Po we r Su ppl y Mo tor ize d Li ft Re mot e WS 11 0 Flasher 12 Volt RS232 2 Conductor Video Synch Figure 2.
BAND SET Z R . 6 Mu l t i Z o n e R e c e i v e r 3 2 1 4 5 6 CD/DVD 0 1 0 : 0 0 Flat Panel Display HT Receiver DVD Player P ort ab le Do cki ng St at io n HT -M SU 12 V DC P ower Su ppl y Mo tor iz e.
Flat Panel Displays HT Receiver Satellite Receiver Media Server DVD Player CS 12V HT -M SU 12 V DC P ower Su ppl y Flat Panel Display P AR4 P ort abl e D ock ing St ati on CD Di sc Cha nge r AC -3 12 Volt RS232 CA T -5 Cable Flasher Video Synch Re mot e WS 110 Figure 4.
Figure 6. Home run the sensor cable from the sensor to the HT -MSU Figure 5. W a ll -m ou nt p la c em en t. Use sheetrock screws Sensors In Rem otel y L oca ted IR Sens or CA T -5 NILES AUDIO CORPORA.
TECH TIP W IRE SIZE IS EXPRESSED BY ITS AWG (A MERICAN W IRE G AUGE ) NUMBER – THE LOWER THE NUMBER , THE LARGER THE WIRE , FOR EXAMPLE , 20 AWG IS PHYSICALLY LARGER THAN 22 AWG. 12 4) Status Wiring: The Niles HT -MSU has status (power synchronization) ports for eight home theater sources.
Figure 7. PC connection for programming HT -MSU CA T -5 CABLE LAPTOP IR-CS USB CABLE NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 13 H T - M S U T R I G G E RI N G R E MO T E C O NT R O L C ON S I D E R A T I O NS Choosing the right IR remote to trigger the HT -MSU is very important.
Figure 8. HT -MSU sensor removable connection plug Figure 9. Flasher connection on HT -MSU 14 INST ALLA TION Before you begin, make sure tha t all of the cables and wires, as well as the po wer supply cable will reach the proposed location of the HT -MSU.
Figure 10. 3.5mm Stereo Plug and DB9 Connectors Ring Tip Sleeve Male F emale NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 15 4) CONNECT ALL RS232 The RS2 32 Out put jac ks u se 3.5mm STE REO pl ug w ith st anda rd TRS (T ip , Rin g and Sle eve ) con figu ra tio n o f T ran sm it, Rec ei ve , a nd Gr oun d.
N O R M A L L Y O P E N C O M M O N N O R M A L L Y C L O S E D Figure 12. Relay removable connection plug Figure 11. RCA Jack Status Connection 16 the TV signal and Status connection to the HT -MSU ( Fig ure 1 1 ).If the source to be “synched” doesn’t have a video output, one of the Niles Synching Accessories can be used instead of video.
1 = GREEN/WHITE 2 = GREEN 3 = ORANGE/WHITE 4 = BLUE 5 = BLUE/WHITE 6 = ORANGE 7 = BROWN/WHITE 8 = BROWN Figure 13. T568A wire termination NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 your fingernail to raise the locking tabs, exposing the holes on the remov able connector .
18 operate properly . The symptoms could include: Power LED flickers or is off , IR/RF T est LED is continuously flickering or on without any Niles RF remote use , intermittent operation or no operation.
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 19 ACCESSORIES FLASHERS MF1 IR MICROFLASHER ® FG01019 1 0 f t . cable w ith a 3 .5mm plug. Includes elas tomer -s t y le block ing cover for cur ved sur face s MF1VF IR MICROFLASHER FG01020 1 0 f t .
20 ST A TUS ACCESSORIES C S1 2V C U RR EN T SE NS IN G 12 V OL T TR IG GE R FG01173 Ac ti vates vol t age con tr olled devices by tur ning on ano ther compone nt .
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 305-238-4373 21 SPECIFICA TIONS HT -MSU P o w e r Re q u ir e m en t s : 12VDC 1.25A Regulated In-line P o wer Supply (Included) U n i t D i m en s i on s : 10.52” x 5.85” x 1.01” (26.72 cm x 14.86 cm x 2.
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