Flat Panel Displays
HT Receiver
Satellite Receiver
Media Server
DVD Player
CS12V
RF ZigBee Antenna
HT-MSU
12 V DC
Power Supply
RFG
Flat Panel Display
iC2 Remote
PAR4
12 Volt
RS232
CAT-5 Cable
Flasher
Figure 7.
System Configuration 3
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System Configuration #2 also shows an RS232 controllable lighting system connected to the
HT-MSU RS232 SRC6 port. In this configuration, there are 2 sources (a DVD and a DSS satellite
receiver) being “shared” with the house-wide multizone distributed audio receiver. The HT-MSU
sends IR codes for both of the shared sources out of the Global IR Output port into the multizone’s
IR IN port. The HT-MSU’s 12V Output #1 is connected to the multizone’s HT SYNC port, which
ensures that the “shared” sources are turned On and Off correctly. The multizone “knows” that the
home theater system is On or Off via this 12V connection.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 3
TV ARRAY MODE AND INTEGRATION WITH A RFG
System Configuration #3 (
Figure 7
)
, shows two more system design features of the iC2 System.
The iC2 System has a design feature called TV Array. Here, a Niles PAR4 Simplified IR Router is
used with the HT-MSU to control an array of identical televisions.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO USE THE TV ARRAY FEATURE, ALL OF THE TVS NEED TO BE IDENTICAL OR
RESPOND TO THE SAME IR CODES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TVS MUST HAVE SEPARATE ON AND OFF
POWER COMMANDS AND DIRECT ACCESS INPUT COMMANDS.
A Niles 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable connects the PAR4 to the HT-MSU’s IR TV/7 port. On the Niles
PAR4, Niles MicroFlashers are connected to the numbered outputs 1 through 4. The main TV should
be connected to the PAR4 #1 output. When the end user presses any Master Key from an All Off
situation, the Main TV (PAR4 #1) turns on. Master Key 8 is labeled TV Array. Press the TV Array
Master Key (Master Key 8), then press one of the number keys 1, 2, 3 or 4. This allows the end user
to control that TV in the array of TVs. Two Niles PAR4s can be used for a maximum of 8 TVs in the
TV array.
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