Russound Sphere E Series Installation Manual
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- Page 1 E-Series Installation Manual Multizone Controller Premier products for Russound ACA-E5 Sphere™ Certified Professionals...
- Page 2 Keep product dry. Don’t use the product near water; for If you have any questions, call Russound at 1.800.638.8055 example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry or 603.659.5170. tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool. Also, do not handle the product when your hands are wet or damp.
- Page 3 Lead-In Wire For complete guidelines on antenna grounding procedures, please consult the National Electrical Code, Section 810, ANSI/NFPA No. 70-1984. Grounding Conductors Ground Clamps Electric Service Equipment Power Service Grounding Electrode System Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Source 1 and 2 Standard A/V Source Input ........30 Ethernet Port ....................18 Source 1 and 2 RNET A/V Input ............30 Ethernet Connection ..................19 Remote Source Input Connections ............31 Zone 12VDC Trigger Outputs ..............20 Audio/Video Inputs ..................32 Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... - Page 5 Home Theater Trigger In ................40 Home Control ..................46 100mA Trigger Out ..................40 Technical Specifications ................47 Home Theater Trigger Connection ............41 Warranty and Repair .................. 48 AM4-E5 A-BUS Module Subzones ............42 AM4-E5 Module Connections ..............43 Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual...
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Page 6: Product Overview
OvERvIEW NOTE: The ACA-E5 is part of Russound’s Sphere Certified line of products. CONTROL OPTIONS Activation of the unit requires prior Russound Sphere certification and a Control of the ACA-E5 is handled via the HHR-E5 remote control and unique product key. System programming requires the use of Russound‘s the KLK-E5 Click Wheel Keypad. -
Page 7: Aca-E5 Front Panel
USB Programming Port - USB port for controller programming (requires an A to B USB cable) Page 24 Programming Switch - Switch for selecting front USB port or rear RS232 B serial Page 24 ACA-E5 controller front panel shown with cosmetic cover panel lowered Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 8: Aca-E5 Rear Panel
RNET A/V output to remote output over CAT-5/5e cable Page 38 Speaker Outputs Audio Outputs Connect 4-8 Ohm speakers for Eight line-level audio outputs each of the first six zones (fixed or variable) for each zone Page 26 Page 38 Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... - Page 9 Page A/V Input Latch Out Selects the page audio and Audio and video inputs used during a page Two latching doorbell event (audio uses signal sensing) video input trigger outputs Page 28 Page 28 Page 28 Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual...
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Page 10: Installation Overview
Incorrect wiring is the number one cause for non-warranty product • Choose reliable signal cables/patch cords. damage. • Label all wires with room location at both ends of the wire. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 11: Rack Installation
Align the holes in the rack ears with the holes in the chassis. Insert and tighten the screws. ACA-E5 Controller side view Rack ear Rack ear Rack ear front view side view screw holes EXERCISE ROOM ACA-E5 Controller front view with rack ears installed Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 12: Rnet Link To Additional Controllers
FIRMWARE UPDATE Before performing a firmware update on the ACA-E5, power off the unit, set the switch to Firmware Update. Return the switch to the assigned controller ID number after update is completed. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 13: Rnet Link With Multiple Controllers
RNET LINk ANd CONTROLLER Id CAT-5 patch cable (18 in. max) ACA-E5 controller in multiple controller system setup Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 14: Rnet Link To Rnet Source Equipment
RNET LINK TO RNET SOURCE EQUPIMENT The RNET Link In and Link Out can be used to connect the ACA-E5 to other specified Russound RNET- enabled source equipment. The connection is made using a CAT-5 patch cable from the Link Out of the controller and into the Link In of the RNET-enabled souce. -
Page 15: Rnet Link Source Connection
ASSEMBLED IN THE USA UDIO UTPUTS NEWMARKET, NH RCA composite video cable and jumpers CAT-5 RJ45 CAT-5 cable RCA cables patch cable Required DHCP router with NAT/firewall ACA-E5 controller with SMS3 media server connected through RNET link Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 16: Keypad Ports
KLK-E5 keypad. Connections are made using CAT-5 cable and RJ45 connectors with T568A wiring standard. Cable length from the last keypad in RJ45 the chain back to the controller should be no more than 250 feet. push clip Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 17: Keypad To Controller Connections
Bank HOME HOME HOME HOME MENU MENU MENU MENU SA-ZX3 CAT-5 cable CAT-5 cable CAT-5 cable XM Radio Menu Channel Category Preset Bank HOME MENU KLK-E5 UNO-TS2 ACA-E5 controller with KLK-E5 keypads and UNO-TS2 touchscreens connected Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 18: Usb Port (Rear)
Router with NAT/Firewall (100 Base-T, 1 Gigabit recommended). The touchscreen connects via CAT-5e to a Power-Over-Ethernet power supply, which is then connected to the router. An active Internet connection on the same subnet is required to support system updates and widgets. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 19: Ethernet Connection
CAT-5 cable Power supply RFR-E5 Cradle Required DHCP router INTERNET with NAT/firewall ACA-E5 controller Cable or DSL Modem ACA-E5 controller with network connection through the Ethernet port (Showing typical connection with TSV-E5 touchscreen and RFR-E5 cradle) Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 20: Zone 12Vdc Trigger Outputs
The trigger can be used to engage any 12VDC trigger device or component such as the Russound R235LS amplifier. The connections for the trigger outputs are made using a two-conductor cable with 1/8” male mini-plug jacks at each end. -
Page 21: 12Vdc Trigger Connections
12vdC TRIGGER OUTpUTS R235LS (two-channel amplifier) Speakers RCA cable Speaker cable 12V trigger cable ACA-E5 controller with external amplifier connected to 12V trigger output Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 22: Routed Ir Outputs
The connection for the IR ALL jack is made using an IR emitter with a 1/8’’ plug. The Russound 845.1 single IR emitter is recommended, or use an IR connecting block such as the Russound 857 which allows multiple units to be controlled through an IR ALL Port. - Page 23 Source 7 IR emitter Source 2 IR emitter Source 3 DVD Changer IR emitter Source 4 CD Changer Source 5 IR emitter Source 6 IR emitter Media Server ACA-E5 controller with seven sources and IR emitters connected Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual...
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Page 24: Rs232 Interface
The ACA-E5 can be programmed through either the rear-panel RS232 B serial port or the front-panel USB port. The programming interface selector switch on the front-panel Programming Center must be set to the port to be used for programming. Programming RS232 B Rear Center Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 25: Rs232 Connections
Front panel programming interface selector switch DB-9 male 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 ACA-E5 controller with DB9 cable connected to RS232 B port for programming Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 26: Speaker Outputs
For audio output to zones 7 and 8, RCA line outs or RNET A/V RJ45 outputs can be used. These are set as fixed or variable output through SCS- E5 software. (See pages 38-39 for connection details) Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 27: Speaker Connections
SpEAkER OUTpUTS 4-conductor speaker cable Speakers Speakers ACA-E5 controller with six 8-ohm speaker pairs connected to speaker outputs Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 28: Paging Audio/Video In/Out
The ACA-E5 has two latching relay contact closure outputs on a removable four pole connector which can be used to trigger two security cameras. These are activated when a doorbell event happens and latch for 3 seconds. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 29: Paging And Doorbell Connections
ANd dOORBELL Two conductor cable 12VDC trigger cable Composite video cable Mono RCA audio cable Security camera (Front door) Doorbell Doorbell (Back door) (Front door) Phone system ACA-E5 controller with doorbell and security camera connections Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 30: Source 1 And 2 Standard A/V Source Input
RNET A/V Encoder to receive audio, video, and RNET data from a remotely located source such as satellite boxes and DVD players. The Russound iBridge Dock and Bay have the RNET A/V Encoder built in and can be directly connected to these inputs. -
Page 31: Remote Source Input Connections
SOURCE INpUT ANd RNET A/v iPod BDG1 iBridge Dock CAT-5 cable (up to 250 feet) Power supply RJ-45 wall plate RJ-45 wall plate ACA-E5 controller with iBridge Dock connected through RNET A/V remote input Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 32: Audio/Video Inputs
The buffered loop-through outputs are used to loop to additional controllers or other AV switching systems such as home theater receiver, or cascade a video signal to source inputs that don’t have a video signal such as CD players. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 33: Audio/Video Source Connections
AUdIO/vIdEO SOURCE CONNECTIONS RCA cables DVD-VCR DVD Changer CD Changer RCA cables RCA cables ACA-E5 controller with six sources connected through RCA audio and video inputs Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 34: Optional Radio Module
There will be resistance when the module’s pins meet the controller’s connectors. Carefully push the module into the connector until contact is made. Tighten the thumbscrews to hold the module in place. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 35: Optional Radio Module Connection
OpTIONAL RAdIO mOdULE SIRIUS antenna ACA-E5 controller with SIM SIRIUS satellite radio module installed and antenna connected Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 36: Source 12 Radio Module
FM connection. It is recommended to use an external outdoor or attic-mounted long wire antenna for best performance for FM reception. Attach the desired length of 75-ohm coax cable directly to the FM connection on the controller. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 37: Am/Fm Antenna Connection
SOURCE 12 Am/Fm antenna AM loop antenna ACA-E5 controller with source 12 active as AM and FM radio, with antennas connected Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 38: Zone Audio Outputs
For audio, the RNET A/V can be used to remotely locate an amplifier. The output can be set as fixed or variable output in SCS-E5 software. For video, it can be used to send composite video out to a zone. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 39: Zone Audio/Video Output Connections
Speakers Video display RCA cable Speaker cable Front Back CAT-5 cable CAT-5 cable (up to 250 ft.) RNET A/V Decoder RJ45 wall plate RJ45 wall plate ACA-E5 controller with video display connected through RNET A/V output Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 40: 12Vdc Trigger In/Out
100mA TRIGGER OUT The 12VDC 100mA trigger out can be used to engage any 12VDC trigger device or component such as the Russound ACT-1 triggered outlet. The connections for the trigger out are made using a two-conductor cable with 1/8” male mini-plug jacks at each end. The tip is positive (+) and the sleeve is negative (-). -
Page 41: Home Theater Trigger Connection
12V trigger cable 12V trigger cable Power strip Power cord Power cords ACT-1 CD Player Tuner 120VAC outlet Loop to other 12VDC triggered device ACA-E5 controller with home theather receiver connected to home theater trigger ports Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 42: Am4-E5 A-Bus Module Subzones
Each module requires an A-PS4 power supply, powered ONLY after all connections are made. Dip switches (shown in Off position) NOTE: Any installed AM4-E5 must be powered by an A-PS4 power supply, even if no keypads are connected to it. Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 43: Am4-E5 Module Connections
A-K3 keypad A-K5L keypad A-K5L keypad Speaker cable Speaker cable Room speakers Room speakers A-K5L (back) A-K3 (back) AM4-E5 A-BUS keypad connections AM4-E5 shown installed in ACA-E5 controller and dip switch settings with A-BUS keypads connected Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 44: Ir Device Codes
1272, 1324, 1364 0180 Fujitsu 0853, 0809, 0683 Pace 0237, 1877 0156, 0178, 0866 Systemax 1272 Starlite 0180 Funai 0180, 0171, 1904 Panasonic 0000, 0107 0030 Tagar Systems 1272 Studio Experience 0843 Futuretech 0180 Paragon 0000 Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 45: Satellite/Dss
0855, 1392 Fisher 0047, 0104 Olympus 0035 Teknika 0035, 0037, 0000 Samsung 1276, 1109, 1108 Fuji 0035, 0033 Optimus 1062, 0162, 0037, Thomas 0000 Sony 0639, 1639, 1640 Funai 0000 0048, 0104, 0432 Star Choice 0869 Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 46: Dvd
0032, 0305, 0179, Linn 0189 Pioneer 0525, 0571 0053, 0420 Realistic 0395 Magnavox 1189, 1269, 0189, Polaroid 1086, 1061 0531 Russound 1302 Realistic 0420, 0179 Polk Audio 0539 Rotel 0157, 0420 Marantz 1189, 1269, 0039, Sony 0159 Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 47: Technical Specifications
Paging output: Composite video Sensitivity @ 30 dB S/N: 6dB max 12 dBu Image rejection: 80 dB RNET A/v Connections S/N ratio: 60 dB Input: 2 RJ45 jacks, T568A standard Output: 8 RJ45 jacks, T568A standard Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual... -
Page 48: Warranty And Repair
Russound E-Series products to consumers. The sale to consumers Russound Sphere Certified Integrator Instructions: of any Russound E-Series product on the Internet or by telephone or mail Prior to returning a unit for repair, contact Russound at (866) 604.5245 to order shall void the Russound E-Series warranty on the applicable product;... - Page 49 NOTES Russound ACA-E5 Installation Manual...
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- Page 52 All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 5 Forbes Road, Newmarket, NH 03857 Specifications are subject to change without notice. Russound is not tel 866.604.5245 • fax 603.292.8352 responsible for typographical errors or omissions. A-BUS and A-BUS Ready www.russoundsphere.com...