Installation Overview - Russound XZone4 Installation Manual

Important Considerations
1. Disconnect the power cord before making any wiring connections to the
XZone4.
2. Verify that all connections and polarity are correct.
3. Keep all power cords away from all signal cables to prevent humming
caused by induced noise.
4. Label wires appropriately, on both ends of the wire run.
5. Avoid running speaker wires or signal cables close to house electrical
wiring for any distance. If you have to run them parallel, make sure to space
the wires at least two feet from the AC line. If you need to cross an AC line it
should be at a 90° angle.
Step 2. Connect the speaker wires for each zone, being careful to match the
wiring polarity (positive to positive, negative to negative)
a. Strip back 1/8" of the insulation on the speaker wire and twist the end of
each wire to tighten the bundle of copper strands on each wire.
b. Place the stripped end of the wire into the appropriate terminal and
collapse the latch. Check to make sure there are no strands of copper
showing and check the security of the wire in the connector. Between each
terminal, take caution to not let the wire fray or touch another connection.
Each terminal accepts up to 14 AWG wire.
c. Connect the other end of the wire to each speaker. Be careful to maintain
polarity.
d. Re-connect the detachable speaker terminal.
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Make sure to label each speaker wire with the zone name that it is connected
to. This will allow easier system maintenance in the future.
Attach the speaker terminal to the appropriate output on the XZone4. Each
of the four zones can be custom-named so that it doesn't matter which of the
four connections you are using for any particular zone.
Step 3. Connect an Ethernet cable from an open network port on the home
network to the Ethernet port on the rear of the XZone4.
Step 4. Connect the power cord to the rear of the XZone4 and then plug the
other end into an electrical outlet.
Step 5. Depress the power button on the front of the XZone4 to power on the
unit.
The XZone4 will take 1-2 minutes to fully power up. The amber LED on the
front panel will illuminate during the power-up process. When the green LED
on the front panel is illuminated, you are ready to proceed.
Step 6. Unlock the XZone4 – Using a smartphone, tablet, or laptop, navigate
to the XZone4 Web Config main page by typing in one of the following:
a. XZone4 IP address – Enter the IP address of the XZone4 into the
web browser on your phone, tablet, or PC connected to the same
network as the XZone4. Example: if the IP address is 192.168.0.105, type
http://192.168.0.105 into the web browser. Note: If you don't know the IP
address, you can use a network scanning app such as FING (free for iOS and
Android) to discover the IP address of the XZone4. The device name you
will be searching for in the Fing device list is "XZone4-XXXX" where XXXX
are the last four digits of the MAC ID of the XZone4.
b. XZone4 Hostname – Enter the hostname of the XZone4 into the web
browser on your phone, tablet, or PC connected to the same network as
the XZone4. For your convenience, the hostname is printed on a label
on the bottom of the XZone4. The hostname is formatted as XZone4-
Speaker wires
XXXX where XXXX is the last four digits of the XZone4's MAC ID. Example:
if the hostname is XZONE4-1234, type http://XZONE4-1234 into the web
browser.
XZone4 Installation Manual

INSTALLATION OVERVIEW

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