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ZEN GUIDE v4
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A direct line-level connection can be made to In-Car Entertainment systems using the
optional link cable. This automatically disables the internal microphone so ensuring
that music alone activates the light show – to the exclusion of all external sounds.
The attenuator is still effective when a direct connection is used.
Expanding the number of zones
Multiple ZENs can be linked together to act like one single controller with extra
zones. All that is required is to run a wire from the ‘O’ terminal of one ZEN to the ‘I'
terminal of the next. The first controller is the only one that should have a remote
display plugged in. Additional controllers take their commands across the expansion
link. This is also true of the line-in audio input (if used) – only the first device in the
chain needs to be wired to an audio source.
Each additional controller requires its own connection to the 12VDC supply.
Editing expansion zones
In normal operating mode linked controllers all respond to the same program and
speed changes. However in order to edit the
home colours and options in zones
belonging to expansion controllers it is necessary to step from
controller to controller while in
Program Editing
mode.
To step from the ZEN at the start of the chain to the next
controller up press and hold the zone select up button
When the shift has been made, the first zone of the
expansion controller selected will blink identifying the new
range of zones that can be edited. At this point the button
can be released. Likewise, shifting back down can be
accomplished by keeping the down arrow button pressed instead.
Press the
Exit
button to leave Extended editing mode at any time.
The following diagram illustrates how control is passed from controller to controller
using the method described above:
Audio
Enter
Program
Editing
mode by
pressing and
holding
program
number
button
ZEN#1
Step up and
down within
‘edit zones’
E1 to E4 with:
p
Hold down
to shift to next
controller up
ZEN#2
Step up and
down within
‘edit zones’
E1 to E4 with:
p
Hold down
to shift to next
controller down
Hold down
to shift to next
controller up
ZEN
#
Step up and
down between
‘edit zones
E1 toE4 with:
’
p
Hold down
to shift to next
controller down