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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5-7
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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).

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Volumeadjustment
TheLEDblinksorangewhenadjustingvolumeupand
down.Whenreachingfull volumetheLEDblinksred.
Whenreachingminimumvolume(Mute)theLEDblinks
green.
Soundadjustments
To enterSoundAdjustmentspushandholdSound(4
sec.)toreachthedesiredfunction.TheLEDblinksred
once forBass,twice forTreble,three times forBalance
andfourtimes forFader.Ifstill helditwill returntoBass
andcyclethroughagain.Starttoadjustthedesiredfunc-
tionwithin2sec.orthesystemgoesbacktovolumead-
justment(LEDgreen).
WhenadjustingBass,Treble,Balance andFadertheLED
blinksorange.Theledblinksredwhenreachingthetop
orbottomendandblinksgreenatthemidpoint(noad-
justmenttosound).
Ifnoadjustmentismadethesystemwill automatically
gobacktovolume adjustment(LEDgreen)after2sec.
Operation

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Operation
Standby
Down
IRwindow
Select
Up
StatusLED
Sound

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StandbyShortpushtoturnkeypad/systemon.
Shortpushtoturnkeypadoff.
Longpush(approx.2sec.) toturn
systemoff (ALL OFF)*
DownAdjusts volume,bass andtreble down
Adjustsbalance toleftandfaderto
sub-woofer/amplifier
IRWindowReceives signals fromremote controls
Blinks redtoindicate signalreceived
SelectShortpushtochange source*
Sound Longpush(4sec.)toenterSound
Adjustmentfunctions
UpAdjusts volume,bass andtreble up
Adjustsbalance torightandfaderto
mainspeakers
LED Keypadon:Solidgreen
Keypadoff:Off
Keypadinmute:Blinks green
Adjustingvolumeorsound:Blinks or-
ange
Endpoints onvolumeorsound:Blinks
red
Change source:Blinkstwice foreach
push
Soundadjustmentfunctions:Blinks red
*OnlyinJamoenhanced A-BUS mode.See page7.

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Specifications
Inputimpedance 45kohm
Frequencyresponse 20Hz-20kHz+/-1dB
THD <0.2%@ 1W,20Hz-20kHz
S/N ratio >80dB‘A’weighted
Volumecontrolrange -80dB,32 steps
Bass controlrange +/-16dB,2dBsteps
Treble controlrange +/-16dB,2dBsteps
Balance controlrange +/-40dB,9stepseachway
Fadercontrolrange +/-40dB,9stepseachway
Preamp out Variablelevel, follows volume
setting
IRpass through 34 -40kHzand54 -58kHz
modulationfreq.
Speakerimpedance 4-8ohm
Powerrequirement 24 VDC @ 1Amax

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LimitedWarranty
Thewarrantyperiodwill come intoforceasfromthepurchase
datestated ontheinvoice.Thewarrantywill applyfor2 years.
Incaseofwarrantyinquiries,pleasecontact yourdealer.
Incaseofrequest forserviceunderwarranty,enclosetheorigi-
nalreceipt.
Defects covered bythewarranty:
Exceptforthedefects stated below,thewarrantycoversany
productionandmaterialdefects oftheproduct.
Defects not covered bythewarranty:
·Defects arisingfromaccidents,misuse,normalwearand
tear, mis-maintenance,voltagevariation,strokeoflight-
ning,andotherforcemajorevents.
·Defects arisingfromincorrect installationoroperation.
·Defects arisingfrommodification/repair/attemptofrepair
byanon-authorized servicecenterorperson.
·Defects arisingformtheuseofnon-originalspareparts.
·Defects onproducts withaltered orlackingserialnumber.
·Otherdefects duetoconditionsorcircumstancesbeyond
thesupplier’s control
Transportationcosts forservicingarenotcovered bythewar-
ranty.
Thesupplierisliableonlytotherepair orreplacedefectiveparts
orproducts.Areplacementcannotexceed thevalueofthe
product underwarranty.

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