Installation Manual / Warranty Information
Custom Hub
ABX-88
hubs
88 hub
modules
speakers
Multi-Source Hub
To complete your Forté A-BUS installation, also refer to the manual of the
room units either the volume control module or the A-BUS/
direct
speaker.
ABR-43 IR Learning Remote Keypad
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Please see individual manual for
additional instructions
AB-45 Volume Control Module
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Please see insdividual manual for
additional instructions
System Design
The ABX-88 Multi-Source Hub is compatible with any A-BUS room unit,
either an IR Volume Control Module or A-BUS/
direct
speaker. It is possible
to mix Multi-Source Hubs with single source Hubs.
There are many reasons you may want to do this, the most common reason
is because in an open plan house you may have interconnecting areas
which are acoustically the same (family rooms, dining rooms and kitchens).
So if you change the source in one area the other rooms can track the same
source. Another example is bedrooms with ensuites. In the master bedroom,
the full-function Volume Control Module would normally be used; however,
in the bathroom a less featured Volume Control Module may be all that is
needed. The Multi-Source Hub has a second output port (the second bank
requires a separate power supply) in each zone to cater for this requirement.
If additional areas are required within the zone the second output port may
be connected to a separate 4-Room Hub to expand that zone.
A-BUS Remote
Source Equipment
ABX-88
APS-40
ABD-C6
Dining Room (Listening to CD)
IR Remote
ABO-45
Operation
The ABX-88 Multi-Source Hub is controlled by A-BUS infrared (IR)
commands. When the Hub receives a command for any one of the four
inputs in any zone, the Hub will switch on. This will be indicated by the green
status indicator. The 12 volt trigger will also activate. If source components
are activated by a power strip switched by the trigger, they will also activate.
Each zone with a Volume Control Module must have a keypad that includes
buttons with A-BUS functions (inputs 1-4 or input Up/Down, Room Mute
and System Mute commands). Alternatively, any Volume Control Module
containing an IR receiver may be used in conjunction with an A-BUS remote
that has these IR commands built-in. Volume Control Modules without Room
On/Mute switches will activate when any Zone is turned on. Other modules
with individual ON/MUTE capability require either an ON command or a
volume Up/Down command to activate the module. These units will reset
to a low volume level the next time the system is turned on. The A-BUS
MUTE command will only mute the room unit. To mute the whole system, the
SYSTEM MUTE command must be used.
Hub
Inputs
Outputs
Size (WHD)
Specifications
ABX-88
Audio
Control
Power
Audio
Control
A-BUS
Trigger
Infrared
Four-Source, Multi-Zone Hub
4 x Stereo
(RCA
Sockets)
1 Vrms
Adjustable
(-6dB)
ABX Control (RJ-45 Socket)
2 x 2.5 mm DC S
V Centre (Banks A and B)
4 x Stereo (RCA Sockets) 1 Vrms
ABX Control (RJ-45 Socket)
2 x 4 Zones (RJ-45) (Bank A and B)
12 VDC 100 mA (3.5 mm Socket)
4 x Routed, 1 x Common (3.5 mm
Sockets)
241mm (9-1/2” ) x 106mm (4-1/8”) x
38mm (1-1/2”)
Power Supply
Inputs
Outputs
Size (WHD)
APS-40
Power
Power
Power Supply
(1 Req. for each bank, 1 Supplied)
120~240 VAC 50/60Hz 96w
24 VDC 4A (2.5mm DC plug)
70 mm (2.8”) x 151.5 mm (6”) x 36.4 mm (1.4”)
Remote
ABR-43
Learning Remote Keypad with Cradle
Colour
White
Battery
2 x 3v DL2032
Size (WHD)
Cradle
73.8 x 117.8 x 10mm
Remote 49.8 x 99.9 x 7.8mm
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