6 Audio Authority Model 117BK User Manual
Tracking Mode
To obtain up to six channels of analog or digital audio that track Cat 5 zone audio/video outputs, place a Model 1172BK in
the AVAtrix equipment stack immediately beneath the related Cat 5 output row. The diagram on the facing page shows a
basic system (for six zones), but an expanded system (for 18 zones) would be configured as shown in the table below.
Model AVM-56
(Address A)
Model 117BK
Address A
Model 1176BK
Address B
Model 117BK
Address B
Model 1176BK
Address C
Model 117BK
Address C
1. Set the 1172BK rotary address switches to match the corresponding matrix outputs (AVM-562 or Model 1176BK).
2. Connect the #1 Cat 5 output of the AVAtrix to the Cat 5 receiver of the room you want to serve.
3. Connect the #1 output of the Model 1172BK to either the analog or digital audio inputs of an audio receiver used as
the music source for that room.
4. Plug a stick-on infrared emitter into the #1 IR Output port of the Model 1172BK and place the emitter on the IR window
of the audio amplifier or receiver. See the Tracking Mode Hookup Diagram.
Models 9878 and 9879 Cat 5 receivers or Model 9880 receivers may be used in any combination. An IR receiver plugged
into the Cat 5 receiver permits infrared commands to be sent to the 1176BK for A/V source selection, to the AVAtrix A/V
sources for source control, or to the room audio receiver for audio source selection, volume control, radio tuning, etc. The
IR receiver can be wall or ceiling mounted as best suits the job requirements. The AVAtrix takes care of routing the IR
signals generated in each room to where they must go.