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12.  Power Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or

pinched by items placed upon or against them.  Pay particular attention to cords at plugs, receptacles, and the
point where they exit from the A6600.

13.  Cleaning - The unit should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer.

14.  Non-use Periods - The power cord of the unit should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a 

long period of time.

15.  Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the

enclosure through the openings.

16.  Damage Requiring Service - The A6600 should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:

A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged. 
B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the unit.
C. The unit has been exposed to rain.
D. The unit does not appear to operate normally.
E. The unit has been dropped or the enclosure is damaged.

17.  Servicing - The user should not attempt to service the A6600 beyond that described in the operating instruc-

tions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.

1.  Warranty Card - The serial number appears on the rear panel of this unit near the power cord.  Copy  the serial

number onto your warranty card and mail it back to:  Channel Vision, 234 Fischer Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 
92626.  Be sure to retain a copy and keep it in a safe place.

2.  Power - WARNING!  BEFORE TURNING ON THE POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME, READ THE 

FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY.  All models are designed for use only with the power supply  voltage
of the region where they are sold.  USA and Canadian: AC 120v, 60Hz.

3.  Voltage Label (Rear Panel) - A label located at the rear panel power connection indicates the AC power input

for the unit.  For use in the USA and Canada, the label will read AC 120V, 60 Hz.

4.  Do Not Touch the ARIA A6600 with Wet Hands - Do not handle the ARIA A6600 or power cord when your 

hands are wet or damp.  If water or any other liquid enters the ARIA A6600 cabinet, take the ARIA A6600 to
qualified service personnel for inspection.

5.  Location - Place the ARIA A6600 in a well ventilated location.  Take special care to provide plenty of ventila-

tion on all sides of the ARIA especially when it is placed on an audio rack.  If  ventilation is blocked, the
ARIA may over heat and malfunction. Do not expose the ARIA to direct sunlight or heating units as the ARIA
A6600 internal components temperature may rise and shorten the life of the components.  Avoid damp and
dusty places.

6.  Care - From time to time, you should wipe off the front and side panels and the cabinet with a soft cloth.  Do

not use rough material, thinners, alcohol, or other chemical solvents or cloths since this may damage the finish
or remove the panel lettering. 

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Summary of Contents for Aria A6600

Page 1: ...Channel Vision A6600 Multi Room Home Theater Processor Channel Vision 234 Fisher Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 USA 800 840 0288 714 424 6500 714 424 6510 fax www channelvision com email sales channelvis...

Page 2: ...rview Diagram 13 ARIA Remote 14 Keypads Understanding and Installation 15 Infrared Receivers and Emitters Understanding and Installation 17 Cascading Units Paging 19 Page Connection Diagram 20 Underst...

Page 3: ...n sink laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool 6 Carts and Stands The unit should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer A unit and cart combination sh...

Page 4: ...ail it back to Channel Vision 234 Fischer Avenue Costa Mesa CA 92626 Be sure to retain a copy and keep it in a safe place 2 Power WARNING BEFORE TURNING ON THE POWER FOR THE FIRST TIME READ THE FOLLOW...

Page 5: ...el audio signal through only two front firing speakers but sounds like a six speaker system The A6600 offers the ultimate in multi room home theater performance by including audio loop through on all...

Page 6: ...f audio may be connected more through optional expansion Independent Zone Selection every zone can individually receive or control any source Independent Volume Control every zone has independent volu...

Page 7: ...e length as short as possible to keep signal integrity intact 2 Connect each ZONE AUDIO OUTPUT Left and Right to the appropriate channel or line input connector on the power amplifier Refer to the ins...

Page 8: ...ower Amplifier up to 12 channels A A A A A A B B B B B B C C C C C C Diagram shows cabling used with Aria A Cat 5 Alpha P N 9504C B 16 4 speaker cable Alpha P N 5434 C RCA audio cables PI Manuf P N RC...

Page 9: ...UDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT DVD VCR 1 SAT SOURCE 1 CD PLAYER TUNER FRONT REAR CNTR POWER AMPLIFIER 12 CHANNEL ARIA ROOM 1 L R ROOM 2 L R ROOM 3 L R ROOM 4 L R ROOM 5 L R ROOM 6 L...

Page 10: ...0 2 Select the desired zone 3 Select the desired source 4 Adjust the volume Power On Off Fig 2 1 Press the POWER button on the ARIA The power on indicator should change from RED to GREEN Zone Operatio...

Page 11: ...Red The room is selected The room is on The room is off The room is muted Zone Select buttons activate zone 1 2 3 4 5 6 VOLUME SRS O DOWN UP MUTE O PARTY PROGRAM POWER ZONE SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 VOLUME S...

Page 12: ...le from IR Remote only 1 On the remote press the BASS or MID or TREB UP DOWN buttons as needed until desired affect is achieved TruSurroundTM SRSTM Center or Space Control Available from IR Remote onl...

Page 13: ...hange to solid green indicating that the ARIA has reverted back to System Status display At any time while in Zone status display light blinking the front panel may be used for operation or adjustment...

Page 14: ...ng has been applied Another press of the button turns SRS to the zone off VOLUME SW16 SW17 The volume level of each zone can be adjusted up or down as the listener desires Pressing and holding the UP...

Page 15: ...TUNER SOURCE 1 TruSurround 1 2 3 4 5 6 VOLUME SRS O DOWN UP ZONE ENABLE O PARTY PROGRAM POWER ZONE SELECT SW 8 SW 9 SW 10 SW 11 SW 12 SW 13 SW 14 Figure 1 a Figure 1 b SW 2 SW 3 SW 4 SW 5 SW 6 SW 7 S...

Page 16: ...stage represents the directional properties of a concert or play and causes the listeners to perceive the performance as being live If these properties are weakly reproduced or missing the audio will...

Page 17: ...s it pertains to this specific example Note that the keypad you choose MUST be programmable in order to learn the A6600 codes used for control Basic Keypad Function The basic function of the keypad is...

Page 18: ...rt each wire into the Euro connector and tighten the retaining screw Pin 1 is INPUT Pin 2 is STATUS Pin 3 is GROUND Pin 4 is 12 VDC Once the wires are secure insert the connector into the appropriate...

Page 19: ...sending unit modulated at some frequency to ensure better reception and then transmitted via infra red light over to the receiver The IR receiver detects the code and sends it through the cabling to t...

Page 20: ...connector if the keypad you are using seems to be malfunctioning This will compensate for line variances from method to method One keypad can be combined with one IR sensor within the same room Do not...

Page 21: ...d toward the upper right on the rear of each unit Make sure that switches 5 6 are down Additionally each Slave Unit should have switch 7 moved down also This triggers the chaining action Note that the...

Page 22: ...E LFE INPUT STATUS GND 12V INPUT STATUS GND 12V INPUT STATUS GND 12V INPUT STATUS GND 12V INPUT STATUS GND 12V INPUT STATUS GND 12V 1 2 3 4 5 6 is a PROG Zone Keypad Inputs Page L R 1 2 3 4 5 6 DVD CD...

Page 23: ...sisting of of 8 data bits each 1 stop bit using No parity DTE to DCE cable known as Straight Through and Sub D9 Female cable at the A6600 end The commands must be programmed as a packet before transmi...

Page 24: ...ommand Protocol Definition for calculation method Let Length commandfields PACKETSENDING is byte array SIZE of command fields 2 headers 1 length byte 1cksum Main Let checksumvalue Firstpacketchecksum...

Page 25: ...t 9600 baud no parity eight data bits and one stop bit 9600 8 N 1 Message Definition Each message will consist of a 2 byte header defined as 0x16 0x39 1 byte describing the number of command bytes con...

Page 26: ...This number is the number that goes in the length byte You probably counted using the decimal system but computers only think in a world of ON OFF or what we call 1 s and 0 s To translate your value t...

Page 27: ...46 2e 78 4e 110 6e 142 8e 174 ae 206 ce 238 ee 15 f 47 2f 79 4f 111 6f 143 8f 175 af 207 cf 239 ef 16 10 48 30 80 50 112 70 144 90 176 b0 208 d0 240 f0 17 11 49 31 81 51 113 71 145 91 177 b1 209 d1 24...

Page 28: ...Select Source 4 0x11 Select Source 5 0x21 Select Source 6 0x22 Page Off 0x2E Page On 0x2F SRS TM Mode Toggle 0x07 Surround Mode Off 0x3A Surround Mode On 0x3B All Zones Sound Off 0x00 All Zones Sound...

Page 29: ...amplifiers to implement it Few people were willing to make the investment and even those who did failed to perceive any real advantage The problem was that even though the cinemas had standardized on...

Page 30: ...e bulk of the audio drawing you into the scene There is another set of speakers behind you reproducing both the ambient affects and other spatial information that wrap you into the center of the actio...

Page 31: ...vantage of your equipment Turning off TruSurroundTM and SRSTM processing accom plishes this 7 If the source is in a multi channel format Dolby Digital AC 3 and there are only two speakers available do...

Page 32: ...ect source 4 Power amplifier off Turn on Power amp 5 Source input cable loose faulty Repair or replace 6 Zone output cable loose faulty Repair or replace Distortion 1 Input level too high Adjust volum...

Page 33: ...Program keypad 6 Excessive cable capacitance Attach 82 Ohm resistors to rear of A6600 If still inoperable obtain a shorter run of cable and connect keypad sensor to A6600 If operational consider a hig...

Page 34: ...iscellaneous Line voltage 120 VAC 60 Hz 240 VAC 50 Hz European Version Power consumption 17 Watts Replacement fuses T2A 250V Dimensions 16 5 W x 10 5 D x 3 5 H Weight 7 lbs Warranty 2 year Remote Cont...

Page 35: ...INSTALLER S NOTES 33...

Page 36: ...se abuse or alteration of the equipment This warranty is extended only to the original purchaser and a purchase receipt invoice or other proof of original purchase date will be required before warrant...

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