Planning
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The purpose of planning is to itemize all the equipment, features and functionality of the system. Since the plan
obviously determines the system’s final price, planning is typically conducted in consultation with the builder and
homebuyer. The planning process encompasses the following decisions:
• Confirm all A/V component purchases
including the New Home Entertainment Solution itself, any television required for the
main room and any additional speakers, televisions or A/V source components.
• Itemize the services
for each room, including RF distribution, if necessary.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you are distributing video output from a single, centralized Cable TV, Satellite TV or High Definition TV
set-top box, remote room keypads will be LIMITED to a SINGLE Cable, Satellite or High Definition TV channel selected in
the main room set-top box. If the customer wants independent channel selection in every room, you must distribute the
incoming RF signal to set-top boxes in every room. In this case, the customer can use the remote for each set-top box to
select channels independently and use the television remote control to adjust volume. Sound from a local set-top box in
the remote room will be heard only through the remote room television’s built-in speakers, not the system speakers.
• Determine the need for cable or satellite TV service,
if necessary.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you are distributing video output from a single, centralized Cable TV, Satellite TV or High Definition TV
set-top box, you must program the Multi-Room Distribution Unit for the specific remote control codes of the set-top box
you’re installing. Please refer to Appendix B of this manual for the procedure.
• Determine the owner’s preferences for AM/FM preset stations,
You will later program these into the A/V receiver.
• Locate the System Rack,
which typically goes into a wall cavity in or near the home theater room or in an entertainment cabinet.
• You will need to build a plywood box to support the rack off the floor. Furnish 1/8-inch Teflon furniture glide
material to ease rack installation. See the following chart for plywood box dimensions and support capacity.
• The rack requires a front opening of 19-5/8 inches wide and a minimum depth of 26 to 28 inches. This will allow
6 to 8 inches of clearance in back for ventilation. See the following chart for rack opening height, measured from
the top of the plywood box.
• If you plan to put the rack in a finished soffit, plan to provide a hole of 6 inches minimum diameter at the top-
back or top-side for ventilation and a second hole, 12 inches square in the back for cable access.
System
NHS-2000
NHS-1000
Plywood Box, minimum support capacity
300 pounds
300 pounds
Plywood Box, dimensions
8” H x
19-1/8” W x
20-1/8” D
12” H x
19-1/8” W x
20-1/8” D
Rack Opening, width
19-5/8”
19-5/8”
Rack Opening, minimum height, as
measured from top of plywood box
55-3/4”
47-7/8”
Rack Opening, minimum depth
26”
26”
