Quick Start Guide
Your Concerto Audio Distribution System is quick and easy to install. This guide outlines the necessary steps for an accu-
rate and successful installation—and years of audio enjoyment for your customers.
Step 1:
Check your package for all of the components. Your box should contain the following items:
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1
NV-I8M six-source, eight-zone amplifier
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6
NV-I8DDSP Display Pad zone controllers, each containing white, ivory,
and
almond inserts
and screwless trim plates.
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1
NV-NC1 10’ network cable
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1
NV-I8EZP EZ Port Multi-port connection hub
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6
NV-VEC IR emitters with feedback LED
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1
Installation manual
Step 2:
Place the Concerto amplifier in its preferred location. The Concerto amplifier is designed to be located in the cen-
tral media area where the home’s audio sources will be housed.
Step 3:
The Concerto amplifier
should be turned on before any other cables are attached to it
. This activates internal pro-
tective circuitry. Once the Concerto amplifier is turned on, it should be left on.
Step 4:
When the amplifier has been placed in its location, the audio sources can be connected using standard stereo RCA
cables (see page 13).
Step 5:
The IR (infrared) emitters should be plugged into the IR outputs and attached to the IR receiver window of the
appropriate source equipment (see page 13).
Step 6:
Each of the Cat-5 cables from the zones should be crimped with an RJ-45 connector using the 568A or 568B net-
work wiring scheme (see page 10 for Cat-5 crimping instructions). Test each Cat-5 connection using a cable tester before
proceeding with the installation. These cables each plug into their own RJ-45 connection jack on the back of the supplied
EZ Port. It is important for future reference to label each Cat-5 cable for its appropriate listening zone. The order in which
they are plugged into the EZ Port is irrelevant to the system’s operation.
Step 7:
Connect the provided pre-terminated Network Cable in the RJ-45 connection jack on the front of the EZ Port and in
the Network Connection on the back of the Concerto amplifier.
Step 8:
It is important for the following steps that you have the Concerto Configurator Software, available with the pur-
chase of the IR Learning Station, installed on your computer. Within the Configurator you will establish the IR libraries
for the sources and specific source functions, name the sources, establish the specific zones, and set the operational prop-
erties for each zone (this is covered in detail in section X: Using the Concerto Configurator Software, page 14).
Step 9:
The Configuration for the system can be done off-site and then loaded into the Concerto using the RS232 interface.
Once loaded, the remainder of the installation can be completed.
Step 10:
When the Display Pads are added to each zone, the system will poll for available zones and allow you to choose the
appropriate zone number for that Display Pad. (See page 22: Factory-new Installation.)
Step 11:
Set the Display Pad for its appropriate zone. Once this is done, you will have complete control of that zone.
Step 12:
Several menu options are available for tailoring the sound in each zone. By going into the keypad setup via the
menu key, you can adjust the treble and bass response, left and right channel balance, gain control, and source grouping.
(See page 22: Using the Display Pad’s MENU Button.)
Step 14:
The fully functioning, programmed Concerto will control source selection and individual source functions. The
Display Pad is capable of displaying customized source names and programmed presets.
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