Niles RVL-6 Installation & Operation Manual page 19

Controlling a Room's Volume
• Press the ROOM SELECT button(s) of the room(s) you wish to control. Its corresponding ROOM LED(s) begins
to blink. This indicates the room(s) has be selected and is ready to be controlled.
• Pressing the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button adjusts all selected rooms.
• If a selected room is off, pressing the VOLUME UP button will first turn the room on to its lowest volume set-
ting and then incrementally raise the volume.
Controlling The RVL-6 Using IR Commands
• The RVL-6 responds to five Niles IR commands: ON/OFF, VOLUME UP, VOLUME DOWN, ALL ON, and
ALL OFF. The optional Niles HC-2 hand-held remote provides those IR commands, but will not learn any
additional commands. It is ideal for rooms where only basic control is desired.
• An IR command received by one of the six IR SENSOR inputs is routed to its corresponding room control
module. The RVL-6 processes the command and takes the appropriate action.
• If the RVL-6 front-panel IR sensor is enabled, the IR command it receives is routed to the Room 1control mod-
ule. The front panel IR sensor is enabled by the DIP switch labeled E on rear panel of the RVL-6 (see page 18).
USING THE RVL-6 MULTI-ROOM CONTROL SYSTEM WITH A NILES INTELLIPAD IR PROGRAMMABLE KEYPAD
IR Commands
• The Intellipad operates as a wall-mount, learning infrared remote control. IR commands for the RVL-6,
the system's AM/FM receiver, integrated amplifier or preamplifier, and source components are taught to
the IntelliPad. The IR commands that control the RVL-6 are ROOM ON/OFF, VOLUME UP, VOLUME
DOWN, ALL ON, and ALL OFF.
IntelliPad Power Status and the RVL-6
• Due to the unique way the RVL-6 is designed to work with the IntelliPad's Power Status feature, the
RVL-6's ROOM ON/OFF command is taught to the IntelliPad's Power key on the System page of mem-
ory. The Status Feedback jumper must be set to the Enable position, and the Speaker Mute Relay jumper
set to the Disable position. In a standard IntelliPad/IR repeater system configuration, the IntelliPad keeps
track of the system's AM/FM receiver, integrated amplifier or preamplifier's Power On/Off status. When
used with the RVL-6, the IntelliPad's status LED displays the individual room's On/Off state for the spe-
cific speaker selection it is controlling. This enables the room to be turned on automatically when any
Source Key on the IntelliPad is pressed. If a room is already on and a Source Key is pressed simply to
change what the user is listening to, the room will not turn off. Pressing the Power button turns the room
on when it's off and the room off when it's on.
System Power Management
• The system's AM/FM receiver, integrated amplifier or preamplifier is turned on and off via the switched
AC outlet of a Niles AC-3, triggered by the RVL-6's control voltage output (12V). The control voltage out
put activates when the first room is turned on, and deactivates thirty seconds after the last room turns
off. This keeps the system power's on/off status "in sync" with the RVL-6 room, thereby maintaining
"one touch operation."
Individual Room Muting
• When using a RVL-6 with an Intellipad, the Speaker Muting Relay on the keypad is not used. Room mut-
ing is accomplished in either of two ways.
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