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Option 2 - The Home Theater is Independent sharing only music sources
An alternate home theater configuration for a home theater system would permit splitting the
three Genesis source components to both the Genesis and the home theater preamplifier.
Thus, one of the three central music sources could be playing in the home theater while one
of the other two central music sources is playing throughout the house. This setup is perfect
when working with ADA's SSD-66 (5.1) Dolby AC-3 Preamplifier, permitting you to setup a two
zone system. This setup will also be ideal when working with an A/V Receiver type of home
theater system.
Benefits of Home Theater Option 2
1
The home theater can listen to one central music source while the house listens to
another, in effect creating a two-zone system.
2
The Genesis System's six rooms can be used for six rooms (areas) not including the
home theater room.
Installation Notes
In this type of home theater system, the three central sources are shared by both the Genesis
System and the home theater system. If your home theater preamp/receiver has most of its
inputs utilized for local video sources, you may wish to share only one or two of the music
sources (some A/V receivers will already have a built-in radio tuner).
Apart from "Y" splitting the shared music sources, the only system configuration consider-
ation that needs to be addressed is the music source's AC switching. Since the Genesis
incorporates independent source switching in its most basic setup, this source switching will
need to be bypassed somewhat, permitting the home theater system to also engage the
sources whenever it is turned on.
To accomplish this, ADA recommends using the ACC-3 Dual Low Voltage Triggered Switched
AC Outlet. This device can accept one of two low voltage signals (3-24V AC or DC) and
engage its two switched AC outlets. Thus, when the ACC-3 receives a low voltage signal
triggered by the Genesis, the ACC-3 will turn on. When the ACC-3 receives a low voltage
signal from the home theater preamplifier (SSD-66 (5.1) as shown), its switched AC outlets
will also turn on, thereby engaging the sources. Since the Genesis is capable of providing a
single IR command for each of the three music sources when they are first selected, sources
with "timer play" functions should have their timer-play switch set to the "off" position. Thus,
even though all three sources will turn on at the same time when either the Genesis or the
home theater system are turned on, the sources will not engage into play unless they are
specifically selected from the Genesis. The user in the home theater room would need to
engage the source by directly pressing the "play" button on the source or via its IR remote
control (assuming that the sources are open to the home theater room or that an independent
IR repeater system has been setup in the home theater).
Since the Genesis does not have a low voltage output like the SSD-66 (5.1), you will need to
plug a low voltage transformer into the Genesis's "Main" Switched AC Outlet. This outlet
