Nuvo NV-D460 Installation Manual

Nuvo NV-D460 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 NV-D460/NV-D2120 External Power Amplifiers NV-I8GMS / NV-I8GXS Audio Distribution System Installation Guide...
  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Danger 1. Read all safety and operating instructions before using this Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent product. hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to noise induced hearing 2. All safety and operating instructions should be kept for future loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently reference.
  • Page 5 FRENCH IMPORTANTES INSTRUCTIONS DE SECURITE 1. Lire avec attention toutes les recommandations et précautions d'emploi avant d'utiliser ce produit. Danger 2. Toutes les recommandations et précautions d'emploi doivent être L‘exposition a des niveaux eleves de bruit peut provoquer une perte conservées afin de pouvoir s'y reporter si nécessaire.
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    V. Connecting the EZ Port to the Grand Concerto Amplifier ................Page 12 VI. Attaching Audio Source Equipment .....................Page 12 Setting up the NuVo Sources for use with NuVoNet ................Page 12 VII. Connecting the IR Emitters for Third-Party Source Components ............Page 13 VIII.
  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on the purchase of your NuVo System. The Grand Concerto System represents NuVo’s best. The Grand Concerto's state-of-the-art control and NuVoNet communication with the Grand Concerto Suite of audio components offer the highest value whole-home audio system available.
  • Page 8: Grand Concerto Back Panel

    This input is designed to temporarily mute any audio playing through the system when the doorbell or phone rings. This works in conjunction with the NuVo NV-MI1 mute interface accessory. It also acts as a trigger for whole-house paging through a phone system when set for this function in the Configurator Software.
  • Page 9: Nv-I8Gcp 2.7" Oled Control Pad

    Cover plate: Each Control Pad comes with white, ivory, almond, and black trim plates that attach magnetically to the face of the Control Pad. Additional styles of trim plates are available from NuVo. OLED Display: The organic light emitting diode display is a highly functional eight line display.
  • Page 10: Nv-E6Gcp 1" Oled Control Pad

    NV-E6GCP 1” OLED Control Pad 2 OF 2-Follow th... drift-Edge of Tom 3:48 1:19 Source Indicator: This indicates the current audio source playing in that zone. Source names can be customized in the Configurator Software with a three-character designation. Wall Plate: Each Control Pad comes with white, ivory, almond, and black trim plates that offer a screwless and elegant finished installation.
  • Page 11: Nv-Ctp36 Color Touch Pad

    NV-CTP36 Color Touch Pad Source Display: This displays crucial information about the selected source, such as artist, album, track, title, frequency or station, and metadata for AM/FM and Satellite radio. Album art is also displayed when used with the Music Port source. When in menu mode, the menu control choices are displayed.
  • Page 12: Nv-Wcps Wireless Control Pad

    NV-WCPS Wireless Control Pad 1 of 9 Follow the Day drift Edge of Tomorr 1:28 3:48 MENU ZONE Selected Source: A three character abbreviation of the selected source appears in this portion of the Wireless Control Pad display. OLED Display: The display is multi-line OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode).
  • Page 13: Nv-Grc1 Remote Control

    NV-GRC1 Remote Control Power: Each zone can be turned on and off, or all zones can be turned off with this button. Volume: This serves two functions. In normal MUTE operation mode, it is a volume control, but when you are using the menu features of the Control Pad, HOLD ALL OFF it allows scrolling up and down.
  • Page 14: Cat5 Termination

    “homerun” from each zone to the location of the Grand Concerto amplifier and Audio Source equipment. Complete CAT5 Crimping Instructions The NuVo audio systems require CAT5, unshielded, twisted pair (UTP) for communication between the Control Pads and Top view with the main amplifier unit.
  • Page 15: Terminating Speaker Wire

    II. Terminating the Speaker Wire (Fig. 2) Fig. 2 All the NuVo systems operate across a “homerun” wiring scheme using CAT5 for the zone Control Pad control communication, and a separate run of speaker wire for each zone from the speaker outputs to the zone speakers. We suggest 16 AWG 2 or 4-conductor speaker wires.
  • Page 16: Connecting The Ez Port To The Grand Concerto Amplifier

    SOURCE INPUTS SOURCE LINK SOURCE STATUS Setting up the NuVo Sources for use with NuVoNet A feature of the Grand Concerto System is its ability to Use the arrows to scroll to the appropriate source number. automatically communicate with the T2 Tuners, Music Port When the selection is made, the T2 will go to the same and, and the NuVoDocks for iPod.
  • Page 17: Connecting The Ir Emitters For Third-Party Source Components

    NuVo T2G Tuner Direct Numeric Access (Fig. 7) into the Grand Concerto EZ Port, set the Source rotary switch The NuVo T2G Tuners have the ability for direct IR access to to the desired source number input. Once set, the Grand numeric station tuning.
  • Page 18: Expanding Grand Concerto To 16 Zones

    IX. Using the Grand Concerto Configurator Software Fig. 9 The following section includes the optional NV-I8DLS IR Learning Station. This is available as a package from NuVo Technologies or any Authorized NuVo Distributor. Configurator Software is a PC program downloaded from the NuVo website Dealer Resource Center.
  • Page 19: Ir Libraries

    Fig. 11 1.1 Open or Create Grand Concerto Configurator File (fig. 10) When you click on this button, the program goes to a Config. File. There you can either open one of the existing configurations or specify the name of a new file. Configurations are saved with a .cfg extension.
  • Page 20 Configurator is “Waiting for IR Communications. ” To record a new code, simply point the component's remote control at the IR receiver on the NuVo IR Learning Station Interface. The first time you enter a code, the Configurator determines if it is a “toggling function, ” which means that the remote sends two commands back-to-back.
  • Page 21 2.3 IR Library Default Key Assignment (Fig. 15) 2.4 IR Library Test (Fig. 16) Once the desired codes are added, assign them to the An important feature of the Grand Concerto Configurator is appropriate key on the Control Pad. Note that by design, the the ability to test each IR code as it is added to the IR Control Pad has only 3 IR programmable function keys and Library.
  • Page 22: Defining Sources

    3.1 Select or Edit Source (Fig. 18) 2.5 Adding a Function Code (Fig. 17) Double-clicking on a blank source will open the “Select If a required IR function is not in the list of those provided in Source” window. This window assigns the appropriate source the library template, it is possible to add a code to the list number input.
  • Page 23: Macros

    Fig. 20 Adding a NuVoNet Source (Fig. 19) NuVoNet sources can be placed in the Configuration with the same procedure as third party IR controllable equipment. The Configurator program contains libraries for each of the NuVoNet components which have the appropriate button functions preassigned.
  • Page 24 Fig. 22 If the component had default keys defined in the IR Library, single IR code macros will be automatically created for each key. Hovering the mouse over each key in the Control Pad picture on the left side of the screen will bring up a tool-tip displaying the name of the macro assigned to that key.
  • Page 25: Zones

    Fig. 24 Re-Ordering Macro Codes After a code is added to a macro, highlighting a code and Ý ß clicking on the or button will reorder the codes. Macros (updated) After editing a macro, the macro list is updated to show the number of IR codes and the display name.
  • Page 26 The range is –78dB to –30dB, with a default at –40dB. to operate the system. In some zones this is necessary when a third-party remote is often used to control a non–NuVo Balance: The level of output to the left and right speakers is System source such as a TV.
  • Page 27: System Settings

    Do-Not-Disturb: This Section is used to lock out system- 5.2 Zones (updated) (Fig. 26) wide commands from a specific zone. No Mute: The Grand Concerto System has a small When the desired properties for each zone are set, click on accessory called the Mi1, Mute Interrupt which is OK.
  • Page 28 Fig. 27 6.3 24 Hour Time Display and Power Off Mode 24 Hour Time Display: By checking the 24 Hour Time Display box the system will automatically go to a 24 hour clock on each of the zone Control Pads. Power Off Mode: The Grand Concerto Configurator allows the option for three power off modes.
  • Page 29: Update System

    Fig. 31 6.5 Security Code (Fig. 30) A feature with the zone setup of the Grand Concerto System is the ability to lock the zone. This can be done as a default that will require a four-digit security code to unlock the zone Control Pad when the zone is turned on, or it can be done as a temporary setting from the Control Pad menu to lock the zone on its current listening choice.
  • Page 30: Control Pad Setup

    Windows Media Player and synced with screen one more time and immediately turn off. the NuVo M3 Server or within an iPod can be added to the When powered on, the addressed Control Pad will Favorites list. Potential members of this list can also include then go to the first established source.
  • Page 31: Sources

    Host for the entire house. This function is defeated in an individual zone by initiating a function on that Sources zone’s Control Pad. NuVo M3 A NuVo M3 B NuVo M3 C Do-Not-Disturb: This sets a temporary source lock on a NV-T2G AM/FM chosen source within that zone.
  • Page 32: Setup

    Lock Zone: This temporarily locks the zone on the Favorites #1-12: Twelve global favorites can be defined current source selection. It requires a four digit security for easy access from within the Main Menu or from the code that must be set in the Settings Tab of the twelve numeric favorites from the Grand Concerto Configurator Software.
  • Page 33 Volume Reset is turned on or off Group: Source Group is a great NuVo feature for large, by pressing the OK button and controls whether the open-floor living spaces. In this menu option, any zone zone turns on at its previous volume level, or to a preset can be set to share source among a group of zones to level, Fig.
  • Page 34: Source Settings

    NuVoNet Source: If you uncheck this selection, that you would choose NuVo Remote Only . If the zone is in an source will not be polled by NuVoNet and will only be IR area that is flooded with sunlight or receives controllable.
  • Page 35: Reset System

    Fig. 49 Date/Time: The Grand Concerto has an internal clock that allows each Control Pad to display the current time. Advanced Within this menu you can easily set Year, Month, Day, Ext. Mute/Page Hour, Minute Serial Delay 24 Hour Time Display: This is a simple on/off.
  • Page 36: Grand Concerto Accessories

    XII. Grand Concerto Accessories The NV-I8DLS IR Learning Station Interface Concerto Learning Station Model NV-I8DLS PASSTHRU READY IR SENSOR TEST ACTIVE POWER 1. PASSTHRU: This LED (light emitting diode) remains lit when the Interface box is actively passing IR information through the system.
  • Page 37 Capturing IR codes using the IR Learning Station Interface The Grand Concerto Configurator Software is designed to store IR codes for audio equipment in an IR Library. When the codes are learned for a given piece of equipment, they are held in the library under that equipment's manufacturer name and model number.
  • Page 38: Nv-Mi1 Mute Interrupt Adaptor

    Grand Concerto System, which causes the system to mute momentarily. This is useful in allowing the telephone or doorbell to be heard when audio is playing in any of the zones. The NuVo NV-MI1 Mute Interface Module is designed to automatically mute any audio playing through the System’s speakers when the telephone or doorbell rings.
  • Page 39: Nv-Lsi24 Local Source Interrupt

    SIX SOURCE EIGHT ZONE AUDIO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM NV-I8X NV-I8EZP1 NV-I8X 120V 60Hz 500W FUSE:T5 A USE NV-SLC1 USE NV-NC1 USE NV-SLC1 NuVo Technologies Cincinnati Ohio USA CABLE CABLE CABLE www.nuvotechnologies.com NV-I8GLSA NuVoNet CONFORMS TO SUM2 EXT. MUTE UL STD.6500 CERTIFIED TO...
  • Page 40: Nv-Lsa40 Local Source Amplifier

    When connected to the Grand Concerto Control Pad, the Grand Concerto speaker output and the LSA40 share a common pair of speakers in a zone. The LSA40’s internal A/B switch allows NuVo audio when the zone Control Pad is turned on and local audio through the LSA40 when the zone Control Pad is turned off.
  • Page 41: Nv-Lsa40Pd Local Source Power Distribution Hub

    Source Amplifiers from one central location. The LSA40PD distributes the power over 16 AWG two conductor speaker wire to each of up to four individual LSA40 amplifiers. Connecting the LSA40 to the NuVo Control Pad and speakers is identical to the individual zone installation diagramed on page 33, Fig.
  • Page 42: Nv-D2120/D460 Auxiliary Amplifiers

    The NuVo stereo digital amplifiers are specifically designed NV-D2120 Amplifier for use with the NuVo Systems' lineouts. They can be used with either the fixed or variable outputs on each of the Grand Concerto amplifier zones. Keep in mind that the D2120 and D460 do not have volume control, so the fixed lineout will require some type of inline volume control.
  • Page 43: Grand Concerto Specifications

    Shipping Weight Pounds 34.0 Serial Port 57,600 Baud Rate Data Bits NuVo reserves the right to change specifications without notice Stop Bits No Parity No Flow Control Grand Concerto Package Contents NV-I8GMS Grand Concerto System NV-I8GXS Grand Concerto Expander System ·...
  • Page 44: Troubleshooting

    RJ45 connected to the system. A damaged MCU must be replaced by NuVo. With the Control Pads plugged in, the One or more improperly wired CAT5 cables. Make sure the amplifier is turned on. Test...
  • Page 45 Troubleshooting Remedy Symptom Probable Cause The IR repeater does not properly control The NuVo IR output is not set at the best Within IR Library tab of the the audio source equipment. carrier frequency. Configurator Software, each library has a “Properties” button. This button has a...
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