FutureSmart MDAD8-6 User manual

INSTALLATION GUIDE
MDAD8-6/HBAD-8
Audio Distribution
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FutureSmart MDAD8-6/HBAD-8 Audio Distribution Installation Guide
Description
The Audio Distribution hub or module distributes a stereo speaker line-level signal to
(up to) eight stereo speaker (8Ω) or sixteen mono speaker (8Ω) locations. The hub or
module is also impedence matching, to provide protection to the receiver that powers
the hub or module. The hub will take up a single slot of a SuperPro, Pro or HotWired
panels. The module will take up 6” of space in a QuickNetwork rough-in can.
Features
• Impedance matching
• 125 watts per
channel
• Up to 8 pairs of
14AWG cable
• Automatic load protection
• Will work with 35 or 75 watt volume controls
• FutureSmart recommends a 100 watt amplifier for best performance
• For use with 8Ωspeakers
Installation
1. Connect the four-conductor speaker cable that is
coming from the stereo receiver to the “Input” port of the
hub or module. The right and left are not important, but
the polarity is critical that it is placed in the correct
positions. Starting from the top +, -, -, +.
2. Connect the four-
conductor speaker cable
coming from the speaker
locations to the outputs.
Keeping the polarity the
same as the input port.
These cables now will hook-up to a volume control or directly to a pair of
speakers.
Stereo line-level
input
8 Stereo line-level
outputs
Input Port
Output Ports
2

FutureSmart MDAD8-6/HBAD-8 Audio Distribution Installation Guide
Installation overview
If volume control is not used the output cable will connect directly to the speakers.
MODULATED IN OUTPUT
AUDIO DISTRIBUTION HUB
CD PLAYER
102.7
Stereo Receiver
TAPE PLAYER
4 conductor speaker cable to input
4 conductor speaker cable from output
2 conductor
speaker cable
2 conductor
speaker cable
Volume control
3