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- Page 1 INSTALLATION GUIDE for Professional Installers v01r01-080505 Control Relay Module (CRM) © 2008 Digital Home Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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Page 2: Important Safety Information
WARNING: It is common practice to acid wash exterior brick or stone walls or to power wash homes with siding or stucco exteriors. Doing this with an exposed audioShare ® device will damage the unit. Resulting damage is not covered under the warranty. Always be sure to remove the unit and protect the Cat 5 wires and the RJ45 connectors before performing these washes. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Power Reset........................22 Diagnostic Software......................22 Tech Support........................22 Warranty – See User Guide Appendix A - CRM Status/ Diagnostic Codes..............23 Status Indicators.........................23 Error Codes........................23 Appendix B - Specifications....................24 Appendix C - Location Worksheet..................25 Contact Information ........................28 audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd... -
Page 4: Introduction
These connections are clearly labeled to distinguish them from the audioShare ® network connections. Power (50 VDC) is supplied on pins 4 and 5 of all RJ45 connectors of the audioShare ® network, except the uplink connector on hub model #ASH01. -
Page 5: Chapter 1 System Planning
(alarm) systems, thermostats, irrigation systems, etc. are located. The only site preparation required is the installation of a Cat 5 cable from the audioShare system, in any configuration of home run and/or daisy chain (see the audioShare ® ®... -
Page 6: Chapter 2 Mechanical Installation
WARNING: It is common practice to acid wash exterior brick or stone walls or to power wash homes with siding or stucco exteriors. Doing this with an audioShare ® CRM exposed to the wash will damage the unit. Resulting damage is not covered under the warranty. -
Page 7: Chapter 3 Wiring Information
For more information regarding retrofit wiring visit our website or contact DHC Tech Support. Pre-Wiring Pre-wiring for a CRM is as simple as running a Cat 5 (or equivalent) from an audioShare ® hub or PIM or PEM in a home run or daisy chain configuration to the location where the CRM will be connected to the devices needing to be controlled. -
Page 8: Termination
Termination End-of-run network terminators balance the load and guarantee data integrity over the entire network. Because of the true networking design of audioShare ® and because of the guaranteed maximum distance specification, terminators must be used at the end (last unit) of any run. -
Page 9: Combination Home-Run And Daisy-Chain With Hub
Network port of audioSh are ® device. Single power s upply Terminator plugs directly into HUB and provides power over CAT 5e or C AT 6 to all au dioShare ® devic es . audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd... -
Page 10: Rj45 Connector Wiring
130 Watts. It also takes into account the amperage rating of the Cat. 5 wire and the maximum length of 500 ft. (150 meters). CRMs use one tenth the power of a wall station, therefore ten CRMs are equivalent to one wall station (one unit). audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd... -
Page 11: Crm Wiring Diagrams
The possibilities are virtually unlimited. CRMs accept either a normally open (N.O.) switch/relay closure or TTL voltage levels as input stimuli. The following diagrams show examples of these types of interfaces. audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd... - Page 12 NOTE: CRMs accept TTL input signals with the following parameters: Low Logic Level = -0.5VDC to +0.7VDC High Logic Level = 1.4VDC to 24VDC audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd...
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Page 13: Chapter 4 Crm Configuration
“No Response” error when trying to access the module from any of the wall stations. In the photo below, the switches are set to 15. The resulting address, then, is 215. audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd... -
Page 14: Status Indicators
PC connected to the system using the configuration software supplied with the CRM (also downloadable from our website). Mode 1 - Momentary 1 - operates when addressed until preset timeout, 3 sec. audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd... -
Page 15: Appendix A - Crm Status/ Diagnostic Codes
3 flashes followed by another pause. This sequence will repeat indefinitely. If you encounter any of these diagnostic codes except for 2-3, contact DHC Tech Support. If you encounter code 2-3, change the address switches on one or more of the CRMs to a different, unused address. -
Page 16: Appendix B - Specifications
1. Operation with non-standard 4, 6 and some 8 conductor wires requires the use of an ASA468 Adapter at each end of the cable. 2. Power for specific devices to be operated by the CRM is supplied by the user and depends on the particular needs of those devices. audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd... -
Page 17: Appendix C - Location Worksheet
Appendix C audioShare Location Worksheet ® Unit Unit Unit Type Hub/PIM Terminated Chime Sw. 4 Address Location (wall, door, etc.) Port # (Y/N) (On/Off) audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd... - Page 18 Notes audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd...
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Page 20: Contact Information
873 S. Orem Blvd., Suite 1 Orem, UT 84058 Phone: 1-888-406-7776 FAX: 1-801-615-7189 Installer Tech Support e-mail: Support@audioshare.net Phone: 1-888-406-7776 FAX: 1-801-615-7189 Sales e-mail: BJarvis@audioshare.net Phone: 1-801-615-7186 Website www.audioshare.net dealers.audioshare.net (authorized dealers and installers only, must have password) audioShare Control Relay Module Installation Guide v00r01-090421.wpd...
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