IST RETRO-M User manual

Installation Instructions
RETRO-M
Retrofit Intercom & Music Distribution System
Thank you for purchasing an Intrasonic Technology product. Our products are built
to provide you with years of high quality sound.
If you need assistance with the installation or operation of this product, please
contact our Customer Service Support team at 1-877-435-0670. You may also
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at www.intrasonictechnolgy.com
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Table of Contents
TOPIC
CoverPage 1
TableofContents 2
SafetyInstructions 3
Do’sandDon’ts 3
Wiring 4
Maximum Number of Stations 4
8OhmSpeakers 4
ToolsNeeded 4
GettingStarted 4
RemovingtheOldMaster 5-6
WiringintheMasterStation 7-9
Installing the Master 9-10
Removing the Old Room and Patio Stations 11
Installing the New Room and Patio Stations 12-14
RemovingtheOldDoorStation 15
Installing the New Door Station 15-16
DoorStationAdapterPlate 16
TroubleShootingGuide 17
2YearLimitedWarranty 18
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Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of electrical shock, the system must be installed by a qualified installer
or dealer.
Please read the instruction manual in it’s entirety before installing.
Please do not attempt to remove or repair your existing system or the Intrasonic
Technology Retro system. Call a qualified installer or dealer.
The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing from liquids. No objects filled
with liquids , such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus.
Before performing any work on the existing system or the Intrasonic Technology Retro
system, make sure the power is turned off.
Do not expose outdoor units like the Patio or Door unit to direct water exposure. Direct
water exposure could cause premature failure and performance issues.
Use only Intrasonic Technology certified replace parts.
NOTE: THE RETRO-M MASTER MUST BE INSTALLED IN AN EXISTING APPROVED
INTERCOM HOUSING OR THE I1000H HOUSING TO MEET LOCAL ELECTRICAL
CODES AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
ATTENTION - POUR RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE, NE PAS RETIRER LE
COUVERCLE (OU L'ARRIÈRE). NON UTILISATEUR À L'INTÉRIEUR. VOIR À UN PERSONNEL
QUALIFIÉ.
CAUTION - TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
Don’ts
Expose any parts of the Intrasonic Technology Retro system to moisture.
Install any room, patio, or door station closer than 10 feet from each other or back to back
on the same wall. This could cause system feedback.
Perform any work on the system without turning the system power off first.
Do’s
Use a qualified installer or dealer.
Use with Intrasonic Technology approved products.
Use a dedicated 110VAC line to the master. Not using a dedicated line could cause
popping, humming or buzzing noises in the system.
Use a dedicated line with its own disconnect device.
Locate away from any heat sources.
Label all wires.
Only one auxiliary input can be installed per system.
Wiring must follow NEC 640 and 725 for audio wiring.
All holes must be filled with wires and any remaining area must be filled and sealed.
Warnings
An apparatus with Class 1 construction shall be connected to a MAINS socket outlet
with a protective earthing connection.
Un appareil avec la construction de la classe 1 sera relié à une sortie de douille de
FORCES à un raccordement
To prevent injury, this apparatus must be securely attached to the floor/wall in
accordance with the installation instructions.
Pour empêcher des dommages, cet appareil doit être solidement fixé au
plancher/au mur selon les instructions
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Wiring
The Intrasonic Technology Retro system is designed to work on the existing wiring. If the existing
wiring contains 3, 4, 6 or more wires, you will need to select 3 of the wires for each room, patio
and door station. Runs need to be 350 feet each or less. If the existing system is still operating, it
is a good idea to test the system and all stations to make sure the existing wires are not
damaged.
Maximum Number of Stations
The system will handle the following number of stations;
11 room stations
2 patio stations (can be used for room stations)
2 door stations
1 auxiliary input unit
8 Ohm Speakers
The Intrasonic Technology Retro system is an 8 ohm based system. External speakers need to
high efficiency speakers. Speakers rated at less than 8 ohms could degrade performance or even
damage the system.
Tools Needed
9Tape measure
9Wire stripper and cutter
9Hammer
9Drill
9Screw drivers
9Tin Snips
9Volt/ohm meter
9Pry bar
Getting Started
First determine the make and model of the system you are replacing. This includes room, patio
and door stations. Also if there are any ceiling speakers, what size they are and if they are 8 ohms
impedance. The Intrasonic Technology Retrofit system requires the use of 8 ohm speakers. This
will allow you to acquire the correct replacement components and adapter plates.
Make sure the power is off to the existing system.
Taking out the existing system can be a messy process. Bring some “drop cloths” to put under the
units to be removed.
Perform a test on the existing system operation to make sure the wiring is complete and
undamaged.
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Removing the Old Master
If the existing system is still operational, run a test by playing the radio and testing the
intercom functions to each room, patio and door station. If one or more of the stations do
not function, this could be a sign that there is faulty wiring.
If one of the stations does not function properly, try swapping the defect station with a
working station. If the defective station works in the new location, and the working station
now does not work in it’s new location, this is a sign that there is trouble with the wiring. If
the defective station does not work in the new location, this probably means the station is
defective.
Make sure the power to the existing system is turned off.
Remove the master unit from it’s housing.
If you encountered wiring issues in the operational test above, this would be a good time
to perform and continuity and short test on the existing wiring.
Check to see if the existing wires are marked. There should be wires for each room, patio
and door station, antenna (both AM & FM) and power. If these are not already marked,
place a tag on each wire show what station it goes to or what it is used for. If you are not
sure of the use, the printed circuit board where the wire is connected is normally marked
with connection details.
Once all the wires are marked, you can disconnect all the wires and remove the master
unit from its housing.
With the master removed, the housing should look something like this with all the wires
disconnected and marked.
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The Intrasonic Technology Retrofit system is designed to work with most existing
housings. To determine if you can use the existing wall housing measure the inside height
and width of the existing housing. If it measures between 14 1/8 inches to 14 3/8 inches
in width and at least 5 ¾ inches high, you should be able to use the existing housing.
If you find that you can not use the existing housing, you will need to remove the old
housing and install an Intrasonic Technology I1000H Rough-In kit.
Some old systems have the power coming in to a box that hangs from the bottom of the
wall housing that contains one or two transformers. The Intrasonic Technology Retrofit
system does not use transformers. You will need to carefully remove these transformers,
bring the Romex up into the housing for connection to the Intrasonic Technology master.
Note: Do not remove the old transformer housing and if there was a cover you will need to
save it. The cover should be replaced once the Romex is wired to the Intrasonic
Technology wires.
If you are using the original housing, you will need to install the Intrasonic Technology
mounting straps. These come with Retrofit RETRO-M master. Be sure to install them with
the flat side facing the chassis. As closely as possible mount them with the mounting screw
hole centered between the top and bottom. If there are holes available you can use them
to screw the mounting straps to the chassis. But be careful not to mount them too far
towards the back. The mounting strap needs to be no more then 1/2” from the front end
of the chassis. If there are no holes, drill holes to mount the mounting strap.
Mounting strap centered
between top and bottom
of housing. Set back from
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The view above shows the existing master housing with the right side strap installed. When
mounting the left side strap, make sure the left and right straps are level. This will insure that the
master is level when installed.
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Wiring in the Master Station
Determine how many room, patio and door stations you will be installing. Remove the
appropriate number of green connectors from the rear of the master printed circuit board
Strip the existing wires ¼ inch for all the stations.
For each station there are connections marked “+15V”, “GND” & “LINK”. Select a wiring
pattern or color code system to use throughout the entire system. In other words, let’s say
you have selected red, black and white wires. Now setup a color code that you wire all red
wires to the +15V, all black wires to the GND and all the white wires to the LINK. The one
important thing to remember the same wire color scheme must be used on the end of the
wires in the master housing and on the other end at the individual room, patio and door
stations.
Leave the station wires with the connectors attached hanging in the master housing, while
you proceed to connect the rest of the wires.
This view shows the removable
connectors on the back of the
master printed circuit board.
This view shows one of the green
connectors attached to the
existing wires.
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Wiring in the Master Station
Prior to starting the wiring, align the plastic adapter frame to the existing rough-in box.
TIP: Hold in place by placing masking tape on the corners.
To wire the power you will need a licensed Electrician. The existing Romex will need to be
wired to the power leads on the Retrofit master, the connections placed in the old power
or transformer box and the cover replaced. DO NOT TURN ON POWER.
Proceed to wire the AM and FM antennas to the rear of the master.
Now you can plug in the removable connectors you wired to the existing wires for the
room, patio and door stations. The receptacles on the master printed circuit board are
marked for “room” “door” and “Patio”. Plug in the existing wires into the appropriate
receptacle.
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AUX Input
If you are installing the optional auxiliary input wall plate, you need to plug the wires
from the AUX wall plate into the two (red & white) phono jacks on the back of the
master printed circuit board.
Door Release Connection
If you are connecting to an electronic door release mechanism, connectors CN5 and CN6
provide both “Normally Open” and Normally Closed” contacts for this function. The most
common use is the normally open contacts that would close and allow power from the
bell transformer to activate the release mechanism. Make the appropriate connections at
CN5 for door 1 and CN6 for door 2.
Auxiliary input
j
acks
Connect door 1 to CN5
Connect door 2 to CN6
Installing the Master in the Wall Housing
Before installing the master, check that all wires are connected, there are no wires touching
or close to each other that could cause shorts, there are no strands loose that could cause
shorts and any unused existing wires are safely covered and moved out of the way.
Place the Intrasonic Technology master over the rough-in box and align the two mounting
holes over the holds in the rough-in housing. Insert one of the 2 inch mounting screws
provided and proceed to tighten for 2 to 5 turns. Once started insert the second mounting
screw and proceed to tighten. Tighten both mounting screws firmly but do not over tighten.
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Finish the master assembly by attaching the outer face plate and tightening the 3 screws
on the bottom of the face plate.
Important Note:
On the back of the master, the green station connectors are numbered from 1 to 13. Connectors 1
through 9 are for room stations only. Connectors 10, 11, 12 and 13 can be used for either a room
station or a patio station. But for proper operation when using these 4 ports, you must select
either room or patio on switch SW1-4 located on the back of the main printed circuit board.
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Removing the Old Room and Patio Stations
Because there are numerous old makes and models of existing intercoms, it is impossible
to describe in specific detail the process to remove the old room stations. The steps listed
below are general steps that may or may not apply to the specific make and model you are
replacing.
Remove the room station from the wall.
Disconnect the wires attached to the old room station and set it aside.
Leave any existing room station mounting rings installed. The Intrasonic Technology
Retrofit Room Stations come with an adapter plate that will mount to this existing ring.
Once the old room station has been removed and the wires disconnected, the existing station hole
with the existing mounting ring should look something like the above picture.
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Installing the new Room and Patio Stations
There are 2 adapter plates, one for vertical mounting and one for horizontal mounting with
each room station. Select the appropriate adapter plate and attach it to the existing
mounting ring with screws.
T
he view above shows the vertical adapter plate installed on the mounting ring.
Mount the plastic adapter frame to the metal adapter plate with the screws provided.
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When installing the new Intrasonic Technology Retrofit master station, you selected 3 wire
colors from the existing wires. Please select those same 3 color wires and attach them to the
same terminals (+15V, GND, LINK) on the back of the room station. Remember it is
important to use the same color wire for each of the 3 terminals at both ends of the wire.
If you are attaching the room station to existing ceiling or in-wall speakers, you will need to
attach the wires from these speakers to the connector CN4 on the rear of the room station.
Make sure if there are 2 ceiling or in-wall speakers, that they are wired in parallel.
Many existing systems use 25 ohm and 45 ohm speakers. If the existing speakers are either
25 or 45 ohms, they will need to be changed out for 8 ohm speakers. The Intrasonic
Technology speakers are designed to work with this Retrofit system and provide maximum
performance and volume. Other 8 ohm speakers may be used, but performance may be
affected.
Be sure to move JP1 to correct position when connecting external speakers. Use terminals
1&2 for internal speaker and terminals 2&3 for external speakers
Connect existing
wires, 3 colors, to
CN1
When connecting
external ceiling and
in-wall speakers, you
must move jumper
JP1 to correct
position. Use
terminals 1&2 for
internal speaker and
terminals 2&3 for
external speakers
Connect external
ceiling or in-wall
s
p
eakers to CN4
Now attach the new room station to the adapter plate with the 4 screws provided. Be
careful not to over tighten these screws.
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
T
he last step would be to snap the dress ring on to the room or patio station.
As mentioned earlier, these steps are generic only. There are too many possible variations to be
able to be specific with installation details. Because of this, from time to time there may be
additional cutting, drilling or possible sheetrock work that may be required to install any retrofit
system.
Every effort has been made to make the adapter plates as universal as possible. But if you find
that the provided adapter plate does not have the correct holes for a specific retrofit application,
you can simply drill additional holes in the adapter plate to match the application.
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Removing the Old Door Station
Remove the screws holding the old door station
Carefully pull out the old door station
Disconnect the wires from the old door station and set it aside
Leave the existing door station mounting box installed
Installing the New Door Station
When installing the new Intrasonic Technology Retrofit master station, you selected 3 wire
colors from the existing wires. Please select those same 3 colors and attached them to the
same terminals (+15V, GND, LINK) on the back of the door station. Remember it is
important to use the same color wire for each of the 3 terminals on both ends of the wire.
Now attached the door station to the existing mounting box using the screws provided.
As mentioned earlier, these steps are generic only. There are too many possible variations to be able to be
specific with installation details. Because of this, from time to time there may be additional cutting, drilling
or possible sheetrock work that may be required to install any retrofit system.
Every effort has been made to make the adapter plates as universal as possible. But if you find that the
provided adapter plate does not have the correct holes for a specific retrofit application, you can simply drill
additional holes in the adapter plate to match the application.
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When replacing larger door stations such as a Nutone door station, it will be necessary to
use an adapter plate. The Intrasonic Technology part number for this plate is RETRO-
DAP.
Simply screw the adapter plate to the existing door station mounting box, attach the
wires as previously described and mount the Intrasonic Technology door station to the
adapter plate with the screws provided.
Door adapter plate P/N RETRO-DAP
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Problem or Question
Trouble Shooting Guide
Solution
Check that radio volume in the master settings is turned up
Check that the master is not set to audio off
Can not hear music at the room
stations
Can not hear room intercom Check that intercom volume in the master settings is turned up
Check system wiring
What happens if the power
g
oes off? Like most electronic devices, when the power is lost the equipment will not
operate. The Intrasonic Technology Retro System has a battery backup that
should keep the owner selected settings during most power outages
Where is the battery backup and
how do I replace it? The battery backup is located behind the front panel on the master station.
Simply loosen the screws holding the front panel and remove the front
panel. In the upper right corner there is a square cover with a singlr screw.
Remove the screw and remove the battery behind it. Watch the battery
polarity and put the new battery in using the same direction as the old
battery. The replacement battery number is CR2032. After installing the
new battery replace the square cover plate and screw holding the plate.
Then replace the master face plate and tighten the three screws on the
bottom of the master face plate.
I can not hear my music source
plugged into the aux wall plate If a music source is plugged into the master docking station, then the
system will automatically select that source to be distributed. If you want to
distribute the Aux wall plate source, make sure there is no music source
plugged into the master docking station.
Various operation issues To trouble shoot the system when you are having various issues, remove
the master from the wall. Unplug all the room, patio and door stations from
the main printed circuit board on the rear of the master. Check that the
master is functioning properly. Then one at a time plug in each room, patio
and door station, checking after each one is plugged in for the issue. If
there is either bad wiring or a defective station, the issue will appear when
the defective station (or station with bad wiring) is plugged back in.
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Intrasonic Technology 2 Year Limited Warranty
Intrasonic Technology warrants its products to be free of manufacturing defects for two years from the
date of closing or actual installation. This warranty only applies to products purchased from authorized
dealers and distributors. If proof of installation cannot be supplied, the manufacturing date code may be
substituted. This warranty extends to the original user or subsequent owner of the product during the
warranty term. Intrasonic Technology will replace or repair the product at its option at no charge with a
rebuilt or new product. All products with manufacturing defects must be returned to Intrasonic Technology.
If an Intrasonic Technology product is determined to have a defect, please call our toll free number (877-
435-0670) before any attempt to dismantle or repair the product. Any attempt to dismantle or repair the
product will void the warranty.
An RMA (Return Material Authorization) will be required prior to returning a product to Intrasonic
Technology. To obtain and RMA number, call our toll free number (877-435-0670) and speak with a
customer service representative. All products returned without an RMA number will be refused.
The limited warranty is in lieu of any other warranty, expressed or implied and any other obligations or
liability on the sellers part. The limited warranty does not cover service calls, damage caused by improper
installation, acts of God, or violation of building or electrical codes.
Intrasonic Technology will not be liable for consequential, incidental or other damage arising in connection
with use or inability to use this product. In no event shall Intrasonic Technology’s liability hereunder exceed
the cost of the product covered hereby. No person is authorized to assume for Intrasonic Technology or
obligate Intrasonic Technology for any other liability in connection with the sale of this product. Some
states do not allow exclusion or limitation of consequential, incidental damage, so the above limitation or
exclusion may not apply. This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other
rights, which mat vary from state to state.
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