Summary of Contents for Dana Innovations iPort IW-20
- Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Instruction Manual IW-20 IW-21 IW-22...
- Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Introduction The iPort ® is an in-wall digital media system that allows an iPod ® or iPhone ™ to become part of a whole-home or local audio/video system. Before installing and using the iPort please read and follow all of the instructions in this guide carefully.
- Page 3 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IW-21 System Box Contents: (1) iPort in-wall docking system (faceplate and utility box) (1) Audio wall plate (1) Unbalanced video wall plate and cable (1) Regulated power supply (1) Installation cut-out template (1) Instruction manual IW-22 System Capabilities: •...
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Page 4: Required Tools
• Sheet rock saw (if retrofitting into an existing wall) Selecting an Installation Location The iPort IW-20, IW-21, and IW-22 are designed for use in normal interior environments. When selecting an installation location for the iPort, please consider the following: •... - Page 5 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. Select the desired default control mode (General or Extended). See Figure 1 . Note: This switch only sets the control mode the iPod first enters whenever it is docked in the iPort. The iPod can be commanded into either control mode at any time by the RS-232 controller.
- Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wiring Cat5/RJ-45 Cables Figure 3: Cat5/RJ-45 Cable Wiring All Cat5/RJ-45 cables used in iPort IW installations must be wired according to the T568A (“Straight-Through”) Standard with cables wired identically at both ends. To prepare Cat5/RJ-45 cables for iPort installations: 1.
- Page 7 Figure 4 . The wall plate can be located up to 30 feet from the iPort. • Find a location for the wall plate that is near both a source of AC power and the local-zone audio system. Figure 4: iPort IW-20 System Connections 5/RJ-45 C ABLE —...
- Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IMPORTANT: Do not install the iPort wall plate in the same elec- Figure 5: Attaching the Utility Box to a Wall trical box as AC house wiring, a light switch, or any other high- voltage device or control.
- Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com iPort IW-21 Connections and Installation See Figure 7 1. Before making connections, run a length of Cat5 cable through the wall from the iPort location to the audio wall plate location, and run a standard male-to-male RCA cable through the wall from the iPort location to the unbalanced video wall plate location, as shown in Figure 7 .
- Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. Plug the audio Cat5 cable into the A connection on the iPort and the RJ45 connector on the rear of the audio wall UDIO plate, as shown in Figure 7 , page 9. 4.
- Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com iPort IW-22: Installing the Balanced Audio and RS-232 Circuit Cards The iPort IW-22 is shipped from the factory with the appropriate balanced audio and RS-232 control circuit cards included in the box, but THEY ARE NOT INSTALLED IN THE IPORT’S BACKPLANE PCB . For these functions to work, you must install these cards into the iPort’s backplane circuit board BEFORE installing the iPort into a wall.
- Page 12 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Installing the RS-232 Circuit Card 1. Locate the RS-232 PCB connector on the iPort backplane circuit board (see Figure 9a ). The backplane circuit board is red, and it is located at the rear of the iPort chassis utility box. Figure 9: Installing the RS-232 Circuit Card RS-232 Insert RS-232...
- Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Figure 10: iPort IW-22 System Connections 5/RJ-45 C ABLE — UP TO FEET NOT INCLUDED NBALANCED RCA C IDEO ABLE ABLE INCLUDED UP TO FEET NOT INCLUDED 1 – 2 3 – 4 5 –...
- Page 14 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 5. Before mounting the balanced audio wall plate into its electrical Figure 11: Wall Plate box be sure the IR/RS-232 control switch is in the RS-232 position IR/RS-232 Control Switch (see Figure 11 ). IMPORTANT: The switch must be in the RS-232 Audio/IR Wallplate position, even if the system will only be using IR control .
- Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 12. Insert the iPort utility box into the opening in the wall. • First insert the top edge into the opening, then rotate the bottom edge into the opening. Note: The Roto-Lock system can accommodate a maximum wall material thickness of 1 ”.
- Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Controlling the iPod in an iPort System IW-20 Systems • The iPod/iPhone can be controlled from its own front panel. IW-21 Systems • The iPod/iPhone can be controlled from its own front panel •...
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Page 17: Specifications
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com • When the RS-232 control mode is active, if the iPod is placed in the dock while in the Play mode, it will automatically enter the Pause mode. The installer or programmer may wish to set the RS-232 control system to automatically send a Play command to return the iPod to the last playing song when it is inserted in the dock. -
Page 18: Limited One (1) Year Warranty
If your state does not allow disclaimer of implied warranties, the duration of such implied warranties is limited to the period of iPort’s express warranty. ______________________________________________________________________________ Your Product Model and Description: iPort IW-20, IW-21, IW-22 Warranty Period for this Product: One (1) year from the date on the original sales receipt, invoice or other satisfactory proof of purchase. - Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Notes: i Po r t I W- 2 0 / I W- 2 1 / I W- 2 2 I n s t r u c t i o n M a nu a l...
- Page 20 | 888 . 45 . iPort | www.iportmusic.com ©2009 Dana Innovations. All rights reserved. iPort and Roto-Lock are registered trademarks of Dana Innovations. iPod and iPhone are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Due to continuous product improvement, all specifications are subject to change without notice.
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