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WIRING AT THE CONTROLLER
CAi System keypads are wired with CAT-5 wire. It is inexpen-
sive and color coded for ease of installation. Due to the
qualities of CAT-5 wire, when using it for keypad control
wire with the CAi-Series, it is recommended to use the fol-
lowing color code for maximum performance. NOTE: 250ft
run of wire maximum per keypad is recommended.
CAT-5 Type
Brown/White Ground
Brown IR Signal
Green 12VDC+
Orange/White Source Select
Orange Source Select
Green/White Channel Select
Blue/White Volume
Blue Balance
CLEAN INSTALLATIONS
For clean installations, we recommend using RJ-45 jumpers
to run from the CAi controller to an RJ-45 Wall Plate then
running your keypads from the Wall Plate.
K
EYPAD
C
ONNECTIONS
A
T
C
ONTROLLER
K
EYPAD
P
ORTS
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CAT-5 Cable
RJ-45 using T568A
Wiring Standard
• Each keypad connection on the back panel of the CAi-Series Master
Controller corresponds to the room / zone number chosen for your
speakers. Each zone operates independently, so it is very important to
connect the keypad to the correct zone keypad input.
• On List 4 (opposite) copy down the room name to the zone number
from List 3 on pg 6. NOTE: the keypad and the speakers in each room
must be hooked to the corresponding numbered zone.
List 4 – Room names should be written below.
Zone 1 _________________
Zone 2 _________________
Zone 3 _________________
Zone 4 _________________
Figure 9 – Connections with CAT-5 wire
Figure 10 – Connections with RJ-45 Wall Plate
GREEN
ORANGE
BLUE
ORANGE
BRO
WN
IR
GND +12V
CH SEL
SEL3 SEL1
BAL VOL
K
EYPAD
P
ORTS
1 2 3 4
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