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The moment a valid Home Theater Sync signal is present at the ZR-8630AV, the ZR-8630AV unit’s 12V
control output sends a turn-on trigger for a voltage-triggered AC power strip (i.e., Niles AC-3), activating
latching source components.
When the Home Theater is turned OFF, the ZR-8630AV checks itself and any other ZR-8630AV units in
the system to see if any zones are still ON. If all zones are OFF, the 12V control output shuts OFF, turn-
ing OFF the latching source components, and issues power OFF IR commands for turning OFF the IR-
controlled shared source components.
Method 3. Integrated Home Theater without 12V Home Theater Sync and using Niles R-8 Commands
The Home Theater IR Remote (programmed with the Niles R-8 IR commands) sends IR commands to the
ZR-8630AV through the IR Input on the rear panel. This gives control of the shared source components
to users in the Home Theater.
All the actual IR commands for shared source components are programmed into the ZR-8630AV. When
it receives a Niles IR command, the ZR-8630AV sends the corresponding programmed source IR com-
mands to the Flasher Output dedicated to the shared source component that is selected (i.e., Source 3 =
Flasher 3, Source 4 = Flasher 4, etc.). This method operates identical source components individually.
Important Note: Shared source components that are unique in the system may have their actual IR com-
mands programmed into the Home Theater remote and issued for simple IR repeating using this method.
When the Home Theater is turned OFF, the Home Theater Remote sends a Niles OFF command to the
ZR-8630AV.
The ZR-8630AV then checks all zones for all ZR-8630AV units in the system. If all zones
are OFF, the 12V Control Output shuts OFF, turning OFF the latching source components. Also, if the
Source Sync status of the shared source components requires a power OFF IR command, the ZR-
8630AV issues one.
SYSTEM-BUSY INDICATION
The ZR-8630AV has a built-in system-busy indication mode that is displayed on the Master Key LEDs of the
Select
™
and Solo
™
Master Keypad Modules. If the ZR-8630AV receives simultaneous commands from two dif-
ferent users, each located in a separate zone, the Master Key LED for the user who does not get the expected
response will blink quickly RED three times, alerting that user to reissue the command.
Important Note: The system also indicates that it is busy while it executes IR commands and delays in a Master
Key sequence.
SOURCE-IN-USE INDICATION
The ZR-8630AV has a built-in source-in-use indication mode that is displayed on the Master Key LEDs of the
Select
™
IR and Solo
™
IR Master Keypad Modules. When a source being used in one zone is selected by a user
in another zone, the system:
• Will select the source.
•
Will not execute the Master Key Sequence.
• Will alert the second user that the source already is in use. The Master Key LED for that source will blink
quickly YELLOW five times before lighting GREEN.
Any subsequent press will operate the system normally.
Important Note: Select
™
and Solo
™
Master Keypad Modules without IR do not support the source-in-use indi-
cation. If you have
any of these keypads in your system, we recommend that you turn this feature OFF. Master
and Slave ZR-8630AV units in a system all must have the same source-in-use setting. For details, see page 62.
PAGING INDICATION
The ZR-8630AV has a built-in paging-indication mode that is displayed on a Master Key LED of the Select
™
and
Solo
™
Master Keypad Modules. If the ZR-8630AV sends a page to a zone, the Master Key LED in that zone will
blink slowly GREEN. When the page ends, the Master Key LED resumes its last state (ON or OFF).
Important Note: Paging takes priority over all system functions until the page ends.
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