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Introduction to Lync
Lync provides hi-end sound from professional-grade equipment designed for easy installation and robust
control. Lync allows you to listen to whatever you connect to it in any combination of stereo audio zones
you set up within your home.
With Lync, not only can audio sources be connected at the central location where you install the Lync 6
or Lync 12 controller, but with the addition of source input panels (sold separately), you can also connect
sources throughout your home and make those sources available to the entire system.
All zones can be controlled independently and in customizable groups with our HTD Lync app. With the
app, you can also create custom Presets that execute multiple commands with a single button press.
An individual zone can also be controlled with the installation of a wall-mounted keypad controller called
LyncTouch. In addition to zone control, LyncTouch also provides a convenient connection point for a source
input panel and allows you to take advantage of the full-featured intercom.
Other systems of this caliber can only be purchased through an installer or dealer. HTD is different. Lync is
only sold direct to consumers by us, the manufacturer. Buying direct not only saves you a lot of money, but
it also gives you access to the people most knowledgeable about this system.
This owner’s manual is packed full of detail and worth perusing and diving in where applicable, but many of
our customers get up and running quickly by first understanding how cable should be run and then following
our Quick Setup instructions on the following page.
Overview: Preparing Your Home With Cable
Just how easy is it to prepare your home for a Lync system? From a central location:
1. *Label and run 2-conductor speaker cable to each speaker
2. Label and run Cat 5, Cat 5e, or Cat 6 cable (“Cat cable”) to every location where you want to install a
LyncTouch.
3. From each LyncTouch, optionally run Cat cable to a convenient source input location (near a home
theater receiver, behind a TV, behind a night stand, above a counter, next to a desk, etc.). Source input
devices (models SIP, AIP, DIP, and BIP) are sold separately.
4. Alternate wiring for source inputs: It is possible to connect our active source input panels (models AIP,
DIP, and BIP) directly to the central Lync controller. Although this is usually less convenient than “daisy-
chaining” to a nearby LyncTouch, it is okay to run Cat cable from the central location directly to each
source input location. With the use of Cat Y-adapters (sold separately), it is also possible to connect
both a LyncTouch and one of these source input panels into the same zone at the central location.
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If your home did not divide nicely into 6 or 12 zones, you may want to create areas that we refer to as sub-
zones. Sub-zones are forced to listen to the same audio source as the main zone but require independent
volume control. For those areas, you will want to run the speaker cable first to a location for a rotary or
slide-type volume control and then on to the speakers.
