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AudioControl M6400/M4800/D4600 

 

 

Control4 Driver User Guide 

 

Janus Technology Ltd

 

 

 

Copyright © 2018                                                                                                               

 

                                                  

 

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You would then set up your connections in C4 something like this: 
 

 

Figure 9: Connections 

 
Control  4  zones  3-6  will  be  unused,  as  the  grouping  means  that  Control  4  zones  1-2  will 
control them. 
 

 

Summary of Contents for AudioControl Director D4600

Page 1: ...Director M4800 M6400 D4600 Control4 Driver User Guide Driver developed by ...

Page 2: ...4 Driver User Guide Janus Technology Ltd Copyright 2018 1 Contents Introduction 2 AudioControl Configuration 2 Driver Installation 3 Driver Configuration 4 D series specifics 7 Zone to Group mapping 8 Driver Commands 14 Driver Variables 15 ...

Page 3: ... installed configured and tested by a suitably qualified engineer according to AudioControl documentation prior to integration with this driver Some additional specific configuration is required to ensure correct operation of the driver The amplifier should ideally be configured with a static IP address in the same range as the Control4 system 1 Enter the IP address of the amp into the web browser...

Page 4: ...ol_ m d xx00 c4i from the zip package to your Control4 driver location by default this is Documents Control4 Drivers Open Composer and choose the Search tab from the Items pane Figure 1 Driver Search The driver can be found under Device Type A V Switch Manufacturer AudioControl Add the driver entitled AudioControl M6400 into your project Figure 2 Driver ...

Page 5: ...ons list and enter the amplifier s IP address Figure 3 Driver Network Connection Next connect up the inputs outputs and room control connections as appropriate Note that for the D series drivers there are multiple sub devices The bus inputs can be found on the Bus A and Bus B sub devices and the local input output and room control connections for each zone on the sub device for that zone Any conne...

Page 6: ...ser Guide Janus Technology Ltd Copyright 2018 5 Now that the connections are established the driver properties should be populated with information from the AudioControl amplifier choose System Design and select the driver Figure 4 Driver Properties ...

Page 7: ...odel The device model being used Port Specify the port number used to communicate with the amplifier default 23 Operational Status Reports the current connection status Control4 Zone X controls AudioControl Y Control 4 zones can be mapped to either AudioControl zones or to AudioControl groups See an explanation below Debug Mode For support use only Debug Subsystems For support use only Debug Level...

Page 8: ...s with separate sub devices two that represent the two shared bus inputs and then one for each zone each with its own individual local input To test the switching for a particular zone double click on the sub device for that zone in Composer and a test switching panel will be shown for that zone Figure 5 D series local zone This also has an implication for grouping If zones 1 3 are in group 1 and ...

Page 9: ... e C4Z1 controls ACZ1 C4Z2 controls ACZ2 etc However it is possible that you have multiple outputs in a single room and therefore would want to group those outputs In this example we will consider the following set up Kitchen One output Lounge Three outputs Gym Three outputs Bedroom One output In this setup we d want the lounge and gym to be grouped with the kitchen and bedroom remaining as separa...

Page 10: ...e d need to do is to set up the M6400 zones using its web interface Figure 6 AudioControl web setup M6400 So in this scenario Zones 1 3 will be the Lounge Zones 4 6 will be the Gym Zone 7 will be the Kitchen Zone 8 will be the Bedroom Note that grouping for digital zones is not officially supported by this driver ...

Page 11: ...option for each zone which is part of a group This is done on the Zone Configuration tab Figure 7 Group locking on web interface PLEASE NOTE If you do not set the Group Lock feature then group volume commands will not work If an C4 zone is set as an AudioControl group in the properties this means that you will not be able to adjust volume for that group ...

Page 12: ...AudioControl M6400 M4800 D4600 Control4 Driver User Guide Janus Technology Ltd Copyright 2018 11 We would then set up the driver zone mapping as follows Figure 8 Group setup in Composer ...

Page 13: ...Driver User Guide Janus Technology Ltd Copyright 2018 12 You would then set up your connections in C4 something like this Figure 9 Connections Control 4 zones 3 6 will be unused as the grouping means that Control 4 zones 1 2 will control them ...

Page 14: ...tching C4 zone 2 will switch AudioControl zones 4 6 Switching C4 zones 3 6 will be non functional as they are part of a group You can ignore any feedback that they give In the above picture C4 output zones 3 4 and 6 appear to be connected to AC input zone 3 and C4 output zone 5 appears to be connected to AC input zone 1 but this is false feedback and should be ignored Switching C4 zone 7 will swit...

Page 15: ...ntains the usual commands found in amplifier drivers including discrete input selection as well as the ability to raise lower and set volume Additionally exposed are some Device Specific Commands these can be seen in the drop down box in Figure 5 Command Description Set Main Power Turns the main power on or off Mute All Zones Mutes or unmutes all zones Signal sense Turns signal sense on or off Rec...

Page 16: ...igure 12 Driver Variables Variable Description AUDIO_OUTPUT_xx_INPUT The current input selected for zone xx OUTPUT_xx_BASS_LEVEL The current bass level for zone xx OUTPUT_xx_TREBLE_LEVEL The current treble level for zone xx OUTPUT_xx_LOUDNESS The current loudness state for zone xx OUTPUT_xx_MUTE The current mute status for zone xx OUTPUT_xx_VOLUME_LEVEL The current level for volume xx Table 2 Driv...

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