Multizone Controller
ACA-E5
Premier products for Russound
Sphere™ Certified Professionals
E-Series
Installation Manual
Page 1: ...Multizone Controller ACA E5 Premier products for Russound Sphere Certified Professionals E Series Installation Manual...
Page 2: ...wer adapter provided with the product described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product Ground product properly Make sure the product s 12 means of grounding or polarization is not d...
Page 3: ...structions that came with the antenna or contact the antenna manufacturer for proper installation instructions The diagram gives a general depiction of how an outdoor antenna should be grounded For co...
Page 4: ...Ports 16 Keypad to Controller Connections 17 USB Port rear 18 Ethernet Port 18 Ethernet Connection 19 Zone 12VDC Trigger Outputs 20 12VDC Trigger Connections 21 Routed IR Outputs 22 IR All Connection...
Page 5: ...ts 38 Zone Audio Video Output Connections 39 12VDC Trigger In Out 40 Home Theater Trigger In 40 100mA Trigger Out 40 Home Theater Trigger Connection 41 AM4 E5 A BUS Module Subzones 42 AM4 E5 Module Co...
Page 6: ...functions the ACA E5 provides RS232 serial ports for integration with third party control devices as well as a USB port and an Ethernet port for programming system diagnostics and interface devices T...
Page 7: ...hows blue for ON Page 10 Zone Activity LEDs Eight zone status LEDs with name labels show white when active A sheet of zone labels is included Page 16 IR Window Window for IR learning Page 22 USB Progr...
Page 8: ...16 IR Outputs 6 routed 3 common IR output jacks Page 22 Room 12V Triggers 12VDC 100ma ready when corresponding room is active Page 20 A V Remote Input RNET A V input from remote source over CAT 5 5e...
Page 9: ...and Voltage Voltage switch and fuse Page 10 Serial Interface Two RS232 ports for programming and communication Page 24 USB Port Connection for updates and future expansion Page 18 Controller ID Switc...
Page 10: ...er chassis ELECTRICAL POWER The ACA E5 lighted push in power button shows blue for ON The ACA E5 operates at either 100 120V or 220 240V Voltage is selected using the switch on the back panel located...
Page 11: ...side view Rack ear screw holes ACA E5 Controller front view with rack ears installed EXERCISE ROOM RACK MOUNT INSTALLATION To attach the rack ears locate the eight rack mount holes on each side of the...
Page 12: ...emote repeating not codes initiated from the controller s internal IR library CONTROLLER ID SWITCH The Controller ID switch is a rotary switch with seven positions It is used to set the controller ID...
Page 13: ...Russound ACA E5 Installation Manual 13 multi controller rnet link and controller id CAT 5 patch cable 18 in max ACA E5 controller in multiple controller system setup...
Page 14: ...RNET Link In and Link Out jack passes source IR signals To avoid potential cross talk between the source specific IR repeating signal lines the cable should not exceed 18 inches in length These are o...
Page 15: ...AUDIO OUTPUTS 1394 IR IN POWER 12VDC 6A MAX MOUSE KEYBOARD CRT VGA S VIDEO COMPOSITE VIDEO RS232 INTERFACE USB 2 0 1 1 LAN SMS3 Smart Media Server US C ASSEMBLED IN THE USA NEWMARKET NH CAT 5 RJ45 pat...
Page 16: ...s 250 feet between the controller and the keypad More detailed information can be found in the respective KLK E5 and UNO TS2 installation manuals KLK E5 AND UNO TS2 USED IN SAME ZONE If more than one...
Page 17: ...E MENU XM Radio Menu Channel Category Preset Bank VOL VOL HOME MENU XM Radio Menu Channel Category Preset Bank KLK E5 KLK E5 KLK E5 KLK E5 UNO TS2 UNO TS2 UNO TS2 CAT 5 cable CAT 5 cable CAT 5 cable V...
Page 18: ...he controller via an Ethernet connection Typical installations feature a LAN wall port in the room where the RFR E5 will be located with CAT 5 run from the cradle to the LAN connection The RFR E5 requ...
Page 19: ...touchscreen and RFR E5 cradle Required DHCP router with NAT firewall CAT 5 cable CAT 5 cable CAT 5 cable ACA E5 controller RFR E5 Cradle RJ45 wall plates Ethernet connection Cable or DSL Modem INTERN...
Page 20: ...goes to 12 volts 100mA when the corresponding zone is turned on and disengaged when the zone is turned off The trigger can be used to engage any 12VDC trigger device or component such as the Russound...
Page 21: ...d ACA E5 Installation Manual 21 12vdc trigger outputs 12V trigger cable R235LS two channel amplifier Speaker cable Speakers RCA cable ACA E5 controller with external amplifier connected to 12V trigger...
Page 22: ...eypad The connection for the IR ALL jack is made using an IR emitter with a 1 8 plug The Russound 845 1 single IR emitter is recommended or use an IR connecting block such as the Russound 857 which al...
Page 23: ...puts Media Server DVR CD Changer DVD Changer VCR Source 1 IR dual emitter IR emitter IR emitter IR emitter IR emitter IR emitter Source 3 Source 2 Source 4 Source 5 Source 7 Source 6 ACA E5 controller...
Page 24: ...E5 and use a DB 9 cable connection The RS232 A port supports a standard 19 2 kHz baud rate and is used for third party automation functions and co processor and firmware updates The RS232 B port suppo...
Page 25: ...ial interface Programming Center IR USB RS232 B Rear Front panel programming interface selector switch DB 9 male Gnd RXD TXD 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 Gnd RXD TXD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ACA E5 controller with DB9...
Page 26: ...he ACA E5 using modular snap speaker connectors Each of these color coded connectors is designated for the speaker set of a particular amplified zone To avoid confusion connect one zone speaker set at...
Page 27: ...Russound ACA E5 Installation Manual 27 speaker outputs 4 conductor speaker cable Speakers Speakers ACA E5 controller with six 8 ohm speaker pairs connected to speaker outputs...
Page 28: ...the system should have the page gain set to full When using doorbells alarms and paging the Paging Audio output must be looped to the next controller in a multi unit system and NOT looped to third pa...
Page 29: ...ing and doorbell Two conductor cable Doorbell Front door Doorbell Back door Security camera Front door Composite video cable Mono RCA audio cable Phone system 12VDC trigger cable ACA E5 controller wit...
Page 30: ...uts from each source to the corresponding inputs on the ACA E5 controller The buffered loop through outputs are used to loop to additional controllers or other AV switching systems such as home theate...
Page 31: ...tallation Manual 31 source input and rnet a v RJ 45 wall plate RJ 45 wall plate CAT 5 cable up to 250 feet Power supply BDG1 iBridge Dock iPod ACA E5 controller with iBridge Dock connected through RNE...
Page 32: ...be global sources or a source which is assigned to one or more but not all zones Connect each source output using quality RCA signal cables Connect the Video and the Left and Right Audio outputs from...
Page 33: ...E5 Installation Manual 33 audio video source connections DVD VCR RCA cables RCA cables RCA cables CD Changer DVD Changer DVD DSS DSS ACA E5 controller with six sources connected through RCA audio and...
Page 34: ...Before installing the module turn off the power to the controller and disconnect the power cord from the wall socket To install the module locate the plain metal plate on the back of the ACA E5 locate...
Page 35: ...Russound ACA E5 Installation Manual 35 optional radio module SIRIUS antenna ACA E5 controller with SIM SIRIUS satellite radio module installed and antenna connected...
Page 36: ...ed keypads before activating the product key and controller registration AM ANTENNA Connect the included loop antenna for AM reception to the back panel attaching the GND ground and AM ends to the app...
Page 37: ...Russound ACA E5 Installation Manual 37 source 12 am fm AM loop antenna FM antenna ACA E5 controller with source 12 active as AM and FM radio with antennas connected...
Page 38: ...RJ45 zone outputs This technology allows stereo audio composite video and RNET signals to travel up to 250 feet over a single CAT 5 cable with virtually no signal loss These are used with the optional...
Page 39: ...audio video outputs CAT 5 cable up to 250 ft RCA cable Speakers Video display RCA cable CAT 5 cable Speaker cable RNET A V Decoder RJ45 wall plate RJ45 wall plate Front Back ACA E5 controller with vid...
Page 40: ...m will wait 5 minutes and then activate the power management OFF command to the sources System On at least one zone is on If 12VDC is present but all zones get turned OFF the power management OFF comm...
Page 41: ...r Home theater receiver 12V trigger cable Power cord Power strip 12V trigger cable Loop to other 12VDC triggered device 120VAC outlet Power cords ACT 1 CD Player Tuner DVD ACA E5 controller with home...
Page 42: ...llips head screws holding the plate in place Remove the plate Before installing the AM4 E5 module into the ACA E5 controller a set of dip switches must be set according to which A BUS keypads are used...
Page 43: ...E5 A BUS keypad connections and dip switch settings AM4 E5 shown installed in ACA E5 controller with A BUS keypads connected A K5L back Keypad dip switches CAT 5 cable Keypad 1 OFF for A K5L Keypad 2...
Page 44: ...ortland 0092 Prima 0761 Princeton 0700 Prism 0051 Proscan 1447 0047 1347 1922 Proton 0178 Pulsar 0017 Quasar 0250 0051 Radio Shack 0047 0154 0180 0030 0178 1904 RCA 1447 0047 1047 1347 1917 0679 1247...
Page 45: ...972 HI Q 0047 Hitachi 0000 0042 0041 0089 Howard Computers 1972 Hughes Net Sys 0042 0739 iBUYPOWER 1972 Jensen 0041 JVC 0067 0041 KEC 0037 0278 Kenwood 0067 0041 0038 KLH 0072 Kodak 0035 0037 Lloyd s...
Page 46: ...89 1269 0189 Pioneer 1023 0150 0014 0630 0531 Polk Audio 0189 Proscan 1254 Quasar 0039 RadioShack 1263 RCA 1023 1609 1254 1074 0531 Rio 1383 Sansui 0189 Sharper Image 1263 Sonic Blue 1383 Sony 1058 17...
Page 47: ...45 jack T568A standard Video Connections Source inputs 12 Source loop outputs 12 Paging input Composite video Paging output Composite video RNET A V Connections Input 2 RJ45 jacks T568A standard Outpu...
Page 48: ...und will replace any defective parts and correct any defect in workmanship without charge for either parts or labor For this warranty to apply the unit must be installed and serviced by a Russound Sph...
Page 49: ...Russound ACA E5 Installation Manual 49 Notes...
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Page 52: ...owners Specifications are subject to change without notice Russound is not responsible for typographical errors or omissions A BUS and A BUS Ready are registered trademarks of LeisureTech Electronics...
