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Elan S1616A Integration Note

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O
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VERVIEW AND
UPPORTED
T
HE FOLLOWING FEATURES ARE SUPPORTED
Traditional Whole-House Audio: The ELAN S1616A is a multizone - multisource audio switcher that can
be controlled by the g! software using its VIA!Net port. The g! Viewer interface can be used to select
sources by zone, and control volume in each zone.
Multiple S1616A units: Up to 16 ELAN S1616A units can be controlled using the VIA!Net port on the g!
controller.
Independent Zone Settings: Volume, Bass, Treble, Loudness EQ, Do Not Disturb (DND) and Whole
House Music (WHM) settings can be selected independently for each zone.
Audio Sense Inputs: HC Series controllers can receive feedback from the audio inputs on the rear of the
S1616A chassis for use with Event Maps.
ELAN S1616A Programming: g! software supports programming ELAN S1616A features from
Configurator.
Note: The S1616A is not configurable using VIA!Tools.
T
HE FOLLOWING FEATURES ARE
Control from HomeBrick/MultiBrick: Control of an S1616A is only available from the HC Series
controller's VIA!Net connection. The S1616A cannot be controlled from legacy HomeBrick/MultiBrick
controllers.
NOTE: Sense inputs are not supported on SC Series Controllers.
Any feature not specifically noted as supported should be assumed to be unsupported.
ELAN Home Systems ● 1690 Corporate Circle ● Petaluma, CA 94954 USA
tech support: 800.622.3526 • main: 760.710.0990 • sales: 877.289.3526 • email: elan@elanhomesystems.com
©2013 ELAN Home Systems. All rights reserved. ELAN and g! are trademarks of ELAN Home Systems. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
ELAN
System S1616A (Multi-Zone Control)
g! version 5.4, requires S1616A Firmware 2.0.2.2
05-25-2017
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  • Page 1 ELAN Home Systems ● 1690 Corporate Circle ● Petaluma, CA 94954 USA tech support: 800.622.3526 • main: 760.710.0990 • sales: 877.289.3526 • email: elan@elanhomesystems.com ©2013 ELAN Home Systems. All rights reserved. ELAN and g! are trademarks of ELAN Home Systems. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Installation

    1. During the rough-in phase, install speaker wire for the speakers and Cat5 cable for keypads, in each zone. 2. Also during the rough-in phase, run a Cat5 wire from the location of the ELAN S1616A to the HCxx controller for VIA!Net communications.
  • Page 3 HECK UPDATE THE IRMWARE IMPORTANT! Verify that the S1616A firmware on all chassis is one of the supported versions listed in the document header above. 1. Connect a USB cable from your PC to the rear USB mini port on the S1616A.
  • Page 4 ONNECTION IAGRAMS INGLE HASSIS 4 of 16...
  • Page 5 Notes Controller ELAN Various (e.g. HC12)6 VIA!Net RJ45 Female Cat5 Cable Installer VIA!Net RJ45 Male x RJ45 Male Use ELAN VIA!Net Color Code Communications Controller ELAN VIA!Net RJ45 Female If used RCA Cable Analog RCA x RCA Speaker Wire Various...
  • Page 6 C ONFIGURATION ETAILS The following table provides settings used in the g! Configurator when connecting to an ELAN S1616A system. Please refer to the g! Configurator Reference Guide for more details. In the table below: “<Select>” Select the appropriate item from the list (or drop-down) in the Configurator.
  • Page 7 Note: This document shows one method for programming, however other options are available. Please refer to the Programming section of the S1616A Installation Manual for detailed programming information. S1616A Settings: To access these settings. Click on the ELAN S1616A under Audio Zone Controllers on the Media Tab of Configurator.
  • Page 8 HASSIS S1616A Single Chassis Mode Source Settings: To access these settings, Select the S1616A node or click on Sources under the ELAN S1616A within Audio Zone Controllers on the Media Tab of Configurator. Any Source can be assigned to any Input (Mono Source) or Input pair (Stereo Source).
  • Page 9 HASSIS S1616A Dual Chassis Mode Source Settings: To access these settings, Select the S1616A node or click on Sources under the ELAN S1616A within Audio Zone Controllers on the Media Tab of Configurator. Sources have dedicated Inputs. Source 1 uses Input 1; Source 2 uses Input 2, etc.
  • Page 10 S1616A Z ONFIGURATION S1616A Zone Settings: To access these settings click on Zones under the ELAN S1616A within Audio Zone Controllers on the Media tab of Configurator. Custom Name for Zone. Select the individual Zone Node in the Zone Name tree to access the Name field.
  • Page 11 HASSIS S1616A Single Chassis Mode Output Settings: To access these settings, Select the S1616A node or click on Outputs under the ELAN S1616A within Audio Zone Controllers on the Media Tab of Configurator. Speaker Enter Custom Name for the Speaker Output. This is for reference only.
  • Page 12 S1616A Dual Chassis Mode Output Settings: To access these settings, Select the S1616A node or click on Outputs under the ELAN S1616A within Audio Zone Controllers on the Media Tab of Configurator. Enter Custom Name for the Speaker Output. This is for Speaker reference only.

  • Page 13: Whole House Mode

    ONFIGURATION HOLE OUSE S1616A C2 WHM Paging Settings: To access these settings click on Zones under the ELAN S1616A within Audio Zone Controllers on the Media Tab of Configurator. Custom Name for Zone. Select the individual Zone Node in the Zone Name tree to access the Name field.

  • Page 14: Group Paging Mode

    ROUP AGING S1616A C2 Group Paging Settings: To access these settings click on Zones under the ELAN S1616A within Audio Zone Controllers on the Media Tab of Configurator. Custom Name for Zone. Select the individual Zone Node in the Zone Name tree to access the Name field.
  • Page 15 S1616A. Note: If Source Audio Inputs are changed from Analog to Optical Digital or the reverse it is required to physically power cycle the S1616A after writing the Configuration for the change to be enabled. 3. Print Configuration: Use this function to create a printout of Source and Zone audio connections to assist in wiring.

  • Page 16: Common Mistakes

    Unit IDs properly. 2. Incompatible Firmware: Confirm the firmware running on the S1616A is the same on all chassis in the system and is one of the compatible versions. See the header of this document for compatible versions.