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Installing the Elevate 6.6 System in Your Home
I. Prewire
The Elevate 6.6 System uses CAT5 cable for keypad control and either two or four-conductor 16-gauge speaker wire. All the wire is “homerun” from each
zone to the location of the Elevate 6.6 amplifier and Audio Source equipment.
Complete CAT5 Crimping Instructions
The Breatheaudio audio systems require CAT5, unshielded, twisted
pair (UTP), for communication between the keypads/Display Pads and
the main amplifier unit. Each end of the wire is terminated with an
RJ45 connector.
The Elevate 6.6 System can accommodate 2,000 total feet of CAT5
cable. For the most reliable operation, it is best that no single run of
CAT5 exceeds 250 feet.
The correct wiring scheme for the CAT5 cable is standard EIA/TIA
568A or the commercial standard, 568B. Properly terminating the
CAT5 cable is crucial for the operation of the system. It is very
important to use a good quality crimp tool, and test each end to end run
with a CAT5 wire tester to insure that your system operates flawlessly,
fig.1.
1. Strip a 2 to 3 inch portion of the insulation, exposing the 4 twisted
pairs.
2. Untwist the wires and fan them out individually. Arrange the wires
into the correct color scheme as shown in Fig. 1.
3. Flatten the wires in their correct order, and trim them evenly across
the top. Most crimp tools have a wire trimmer built-in. It is best to
trim the wires to about ½” in length.
4. While holding the wires flat between your thumb and forefinger,
insert the wires into the RJ45 connector, so each is in its own slot.
Push the wire into the RJ45, so all 8 conductors touch the end of
the connector. The insulation jacket should extend beyond the
crimp point of the RJ45.
5. Insert the RJ45 into the crimp tool receptacle and squeeze the tool
firmly. Note that a ratchet type tool should tighten down until it no
longer clicks.
6. The RJ45 should be firmly crimped to the CAT5 insulation. It is
necessary that the color scheme be repeated identically on each
end of the wire.
The BA-AWT1 Allport tester is available and sold
separately.
Step-by-Step Crimping Instructions:
Fig. 1: EIA 568A wiring scheme for CAT5 Cable
Pin #
1. Green Stripe
2. Green
3. Orange Stripe
4. Blue
5. Blue Stripe
6. Orange
7. Brown Stripe
8. Brown
Note: Colors listed as “stripe” are a white wire
with a colored stripe.
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Top view with
tab down.
Wires insert from
this end.
Pair 2
Pair 3
Pair 4
Pair 1
IR
TX
Ground Control
Data
Bus-
Control
Data
Bus+
IR
Active
12V
Power
Ground