6-Source 6-Zone Professional Multi-Room Audio Amplifier SystemAffordable and full of features, this distributed audio system offers six-source inputs and six-zone outputs. Enjoy music distributed throughout your home, and control it with convenient in-wall keypads or wireless remote control.
This true matrix system allows a listener in any zone to select from any of the six connected source devices. Four stereo RCA inputs connect any audio or audio/video device like a radio tuner, CD player, Blu-ray DVD player, or satellite/cable TV receiver. Two stereo 3.5 mm jacks are available to connect a personal audio device or PC. Input six is a shared connection that provides a connection for either a Toslink optical cable or a 3.5 mm stereo audio cable.
Installation is achieved by running speaker wire and a single Cat 5e/6 cable to each zone. Terminate the Cat 5e/6 to the keypad to control that specific zone. Each zone is controlled independently and can support a stereo or mono speaker setup. Terminate each Cat 5e/6 cable into the keypad hub using standard RJ45 connectors. A single RJ45 connector goes from the system to the keypad hub that controls all six keypads and provides a clean look.
The multi-zone controller keypad is designed to be very easy to use. Five backlit buttons access zone power on/off, volume up/down, selection of sources 1-6, zone treble, zone bass, zone unmute and zone standby. The backlit LED display provides visual feedback of levels and source numbers. The multi-zone controller keypad also provides an infrared receiver which allows complete zone control via the included hand held remote control. The multi-zone controller IR system also sends IR commands to the multi-zone controller master controller IR output jacks for remote control of your source components. No programming necessary, just touch the keypad and start playing music instantly!
Generous output power and efficiency are achieved by using Class D amplifier circuitry. This system delivers 25 watts per channel into 8 ohm speakers, 50 watts into 4 ohm speakers, and in bridged mono mode an impressive 100 watts into a single 8 ohm speaker. Since each output is discrete, you can operate some outputs in bridged mono mode and the other outputs in stereo mode simultaneously.
If you're installing this system in a large home or office, you can connect up to two additional systems to the basic system. The additional systems share the six source devices and distribute the audio to a maximum of eighteen zones. Each zone has a stereo pre-amp output for connection of higher-power amplifiers to fill larger spaces.
Specifications: • Output power: 12 x 25 watts RMS @ 8 ohms, 12 x 50 watts RMS @ 4 ohms, 6 x 100 watts RMS @ 8 ohms bridged • Signal to noise ratio: >85 dB "A" weighted • Total harmonic distortion: <0.1% • Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz • Input impedance: >47K ohms • Input sensitivity: 250 mV • Amplifier protection: Overload, short circuit, and thermal • System trigger on control out: 12V • External mute trigger: 12V • Infrared band: 38 kHz • Input connectors: Four stereo RCA, two stereo 3.5 mm, one Toslink, one 3.5 mm PA trigger (2-conductor), and one 3.5 mm mute trigger (2-conductor) • Output connectors: Six stereo RCA, six Phoenix type speaker terminals, six 3.5 mm 12V trigger (2-conductor), seven 3.5 mm IR emitter (2-conductor), one RJ45 (8P8C) jack for keypad hub interface, and one RS-232: bi-directional serial communication • Power: 115 VAC/60 Hz, 230 VAC/50 Hz switchable • Rack mountable • Dimensions: 16.9" W x 3.5" H x 16.4" D • Weight: 24.25 lbs.
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