JAMO KP4.6 Operation manual

KP4.6
Installation&UserGuide

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CongratulationsonyournewJamoKP4.6keypad.
Themanydifferentoptionsandfeaturesofyour
newkeypadwillbeasourceofpleasureforyoufor
manyyearstocome.
TheKP4.6can beusedwithanyA-BUS*equipment
ortheJamo AVD4.6system whichisadistributed,
multi-room home entertainmentsystem capableof
deliveringhighqualityaudioandvideo** tomulti-
pleroomsandlocationsinyourhome.
Afterit isinstalled, youhaveaccesstoall yourcen-
trallylocatedaudioandvideoequipmentthrough
stylishwall-mountedcontrolpanelsorremotecon-
trolsfromeachlocationwithacontrolpanelin-
stalled. Soundisdeliveredtoin-wall orceiling
speakers(orconventionalspeakersifpreferred)
andvideoisdeliveredtotelevisionsormonitors.
*A-BUSis aregistered trademarkofLeisureTechPtyLtdAustra-
lia.
**VideodistributionrequirestheoptionalVM4.6modulein-
stalled.
Congratulations

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Content
Important
Pre-installation
Installation
Operation
Specifications
Limitedwarranty
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WheninstallingtheKP4.6inaJboxall knockouts must bere-
moved toprovide ventilation.
Donot install theKP4.6inadoublegangboxthatalsohaselec-
tricalinstallationinit.Ifinstalled nexttoelectricalinstallation
eitherabarrier-boxortwosinglegangboxes must beused.
Donotinstall theKP4.6whereitcanbeexposed todirectsun
lightorstrongfluorescenttubesasbothcaninterferewithIR
remotecontrols.
Donotinstall theKP4.6closetoaplasmaTVasthey canalso
interferewithIRremotecontrols.Adistanceof15 feetissafe
withmost plasmaTV’s.
Donotinstall theKP4.6closetodimmerswitchesasthey gener-
atenoise.
Donot install theKP4.6 inareaswithhighhumidityoroutdoors.
Donotinstall theKP4.6withinlineofsighttoanotherKP4.6.
Thiscouldmakeitdifficulttocontroleachzoneseparatelywith
aremotecontrol.
Donotinstall theKP4.6withinlineofsight tothesourceequip-
ment.Thiscouldinterferewiththeoperationofthesource
equipmentifreceivingIRcommandsdirectlyandthroughthe
KP4.6.
TheKP4.6operateson24VDCsupplied throughtheCAT5e
cableandcanthereforeoftenbeinstalled inlocationsonlyper-
mitted forExtraLowVoltage(ELV)equipment.Ifindoubt,check
thewiringregulationforyourapplicationinyourarea.
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Pre-installation
TheKP4.6connectstoanA-BUSoutputwithaCat5eca-
ble.Standard speakerwires connectstheKP4.6toapair
ofspeakers.Speakersfrom4to8ohmwithasensitivity
ofmin.88dBshouldbeused.All Jamospeakersmatch
these specifications.
Cat5e Speaker
wires
Sourceequipment
JamoAM4.6 orother
equipment with
A-Bus ready socket
KP4.6
Tospeaker
locations
Fig.1

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Fig.2
TheCat5eshouldbeterminatedintheRJ45 plugasper
T-568Astandard.Fig.2.
PinColorCode
1 white/green
2 green
3 white/orange
4 blue
5 white/blue
6 orange
7 white/brown
8 brown
Pre-installation

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Pre-installation
IMPORTANT
Fig.3
TheKP4.6canbeswitchedbetweennormalA-BUSor
enhancedJamoA-BUSmode.TheA-BUSpositionisfor
use withotherA-BUSequipment.TheJamopositionis
foruse withJamoAM4.6andgives extrafunctions.The
switchMUSTbesetinthecorrectposition,ortheKP4.6
will notwork.

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Installation
Screened
audiocable
KP4.6
Fig.4
Subwoofer
TheKP4.6hasapreamp outputforexternalequipment
(poweredsubwooferoramplifier). Useascreenedaudio
cable forconnection.

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Installation
Fig.5
Cat5e
Speakers
ConnecttheCat5ecabletothescrew terminalswitha
phillips screwdriver.
Fig.4.
Nextconnectthespeakerwires tothescrew terminals
withaphillips screwdriver.Fig.4.
MakesuretofollowthecolorcodingforbothCat5eca-
ble andspeakerwires

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Installation
Fig.6
Screwlocations
InstalltheKP4.6inasingle-gang2” ordeeperJboxorin
aPringwiththe 2suppliedscrews.
Fig.5.
Install anydecorastylefaceplateontothe KP4.6module
(notincluded).