E L A N H O M E S Y S T E M S
INSTALLATION MANUAL
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S86A
Multi-Chassis Connections
It is necessary to purchase and use ELAN’s S12XK Expansion Kit when installing more than one S86A chassis. One
S12XK Kit must be used for each additional chassis. All required cables are included in the S12XK Kit.
Figure 3-51
through
3-55
show all connections necessary when installing multiple S86A chassis. See
Figure 4-3
for required
Unit ID DIP switch settings.
Relevent connections are:
• Audio and Video LOOP OUTPUTS/SOURCE INPUTS
• SOURCE IR EXPANSION PORTS
• ELAN RS-232 PORTS (if controlling the S86A with RS-232)
• C2 Connections (if using a C2 Communications Controller)
Loop Outputs/Source Inputs
Use RCA Audio and Video cables to connect a source to S86A #1. Use additional cables to add additional chas-
sis, as shown in
Figure 3-51
. Route cables from each source’s LOOP OUTPUT of S86A #1 to the corresponding
SOURCE INPUT of S86A #2. Follow this pattern through S86A #4, if applicable.
S86A #1
S86A #2
S86A #4
S86A #3
Figure 3-51: Multi-Chassis Loop Output/Source Input Connections
