Niles Intellicontrol Tabletop Remote Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Niles Manuals
  4. Control Systems
  5. Intellicontrol Tabletop Remote
  6. Manual
Niles Intellicontrol Tabletop Remote Manual

Niles Intellicontrol Tabletop Remote Manual

Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Niles Audio Corporation
IntelliControl Reference Manual
Version 8.1 April 2002

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the Intellicontrol Tabletop Remote and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for Niles Intellicontrol Tabletop Remote

Summary of Contents for Niles Intellicontrol Tabletop Remote

  • Page 1 Niles Audio Corporation IntelliControl Reference Manual Version 8.1 April 2002...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3. Niles OTI-512 Voltage Sensor........................14 4. Niles APC-2 Current Sensing Switcher ......................14 5. Niles IPC-6 Current Sensing AC Power Controller ..................14 Each Sync Connection on the Main System Unit Corresponds to a Particular Master Key on the Tabletop Remote ..................................
  • Page 3 Infrared Compatibility .............................. 16 Testing Components for Automation Conflicts......................17 Testing Components for Sync Method ........................18 Sync Off Delay ..............................18 3A. Pages, Keys, and Sequences..........................22 An Address For Every IR Command........................23 Issue A Sequence From A Function Key........................23 Purpose of the Master Key Pages ..........................
  • Page 4 4A. Using Your Original Remote Controls via an IR Repeater System ............. 37 Integrating a Second Zone............................37 Turning On Common Sources in Multi-Zone Systems.................... 38 Integrating the Niles RVL-6 and MRZ-6 Multi-Room Controllers................. 39 Multiple TV Array In A Media Room........................39 Integrating the Niles IntelliPad™ Into the Home Theater..................39 Integrating a Learning Touchscreen Into An IntelliControl Home Theater............
  • Page 5 The IntelliControl Tabletop Remote......................... 46 The IntelliControl Main System Unit ........................46...

  • Page 6: Intellicontrol Features And Benefits

    Chapter IntelliControl Home Theater Automation ® System 1A. IntelliControl Features and Benefits Introducing the IntelliControl, the world’s first affordable home theater automation system expressly designed to provide true one-touch operation. Unlike universal remote controls, the IntelliControl System senses the actual on/off state of all of your audio/video components.

  • Page 7: One Touch "Intelligent Macros" To Turn The Entire Home Theater On Or Off

    PC Programmable with IntelliFile II An IntelliControl system configuration can be programmed, saved, and edited using the Niles IntelliFile II Programming Software and interface. A PC running Windows 95 or higher is required. Niles does not offer a Mac compatible version at this time.

  • Page 8: Proudly Made In Usa

    The IntelliControl is designed and built in the USA and comes with a limited two year parts and labor warranty. 1B. IntelliControl Parts Guide Figure 1 The IntelliControl Tabletop Remote The Tabletop Remote The Tabletop Remote is a radio frequency (RF) transmitter which communicates with the Main System Unit (MSU) on a RF carrier frequency of 418MHz.

  • Page 9: The Main System Unit (Msu)

    correspond to the functions of that selected source. However, the volume and mute keys are usually programmed to control the preamp only. Figure 2 Main System Unit – Top View Figure 3 Main System Unit – Front View The Main System Unit (MSU) The Main System Unit is the “brain”...
  • Page 10 IR Data Input Connectors (“Home Theater IR” and “Second Zone IR”) – These connections enable IR data to be fed into the MSU from Niles IR sensors, keypads, IR Main System Units, or Multi-room Controllers around the house. IR data received at the “Home Theater IR”...

  • Page 11: Selling The System

    1C. Selling the System Selling Automated Home Theater Systems In the past, selling a home theater system has always involved system design trade-offs. With every profitable upgrade you sell to your customer there is a “hidden” cost to you after the installation, which is your time. Along with selling and installing the system, you must assume the responsibility for training the customer to actually use the new features or enjoy the enhanced performance.
  • Page 12 Power synchronization is not just used when the system is first turned on. It is also used when a new Master Key is selected. The IntelliControl checks to see if anything needs to be turned on or off, and issues the necessary power commands. Figure 4 System Schematic...

  • Page 13: Problem Two: Selecting Inputs & Modes

    Problem Two: Selecting Inputs & Modes Home theaters need to have the surround receiver’s audio inputs selected, the correct surround-sound mode selected, and the correct TV input selected. Even if there is a separate button for every mode or input, the user must remember which input label is correct for each component and keep track of which remote is which.
  • Page 14 flickering LEDs in plain sight or a cabinet full of components that can only be operated if the doors are open. The IntelliControl Solution: Automation Allows Behind Closed Door Operation Because the IntelliControl automates all of the system’s functions, the user doesn’t need to check the power status or the currently selected input of each component.
  • Page 15 Chapter The IntelliControl’s Main System Unit can be programmed to automate the “Mute” command. Now, when one person presses “Mute”, nobody has to remember anything. The IntelliControl remembers. When anyone touches any key, the preamp will unmute. Problem Six: Infrared Remote Controls Are Line-Of-Sight Only In a conventional system using a “macro”...

  • Page 16: Power Syncronization

    Niles AC-3 to switch the “On” and “Off”. See Figure 9 Figure 6 Using the Niles AC-3 to switch on source components featuring “latching” power via the Audio Control Voltage Output. (The Audio 12V is automatically activated whenever...

  • Page 17: Remember The Exception - Tuners Built Into Receivers And Televisions

    For some components, it may be useful to turn them on and off with a Niles AC-3 triggered by one of the three relay voltages (“Audio”, Video”, or “Assignable”). You could elect to turn on and off a latching power CD player via the Assignable Relay if you specified an AC-3 to power it on and off.

  • Page 18: Video Sync

    1. Use the TV’s “Tuner Output” if available. This will ensure that the Sync is reliable. Specify a Niles APC-2 current sensing device to detect the flow of current to the TV when it is on. Note: This is the only reliable way to sync a Plasma TV (assuming it does not feature separate “On”...

  • Page 19: Niles Ls-1 Light Sensor

    2. Niles LS-1 Light Sensor The Niles LS-1 Light Sensor was designed to detect a change in brightness on a component’s front panel display. When it senses a change in brightness, the LS-1 outputs a constant 12V DC 500mA control voltage. A blocking cover is provided to prevent ambient light from falsely triggering the LS-1.

  • Page 20: Each Sync Connection On The Main System Unit Corresponds To A Particular Master Key On The Tabletop Remote

    Each Sync Connection on the Main System Unit Corresponds to a Particular Master Key on the Tabletop Remote The labels typically represent the sources of a system. Master Keys 1 through 7 feature both “12V” and “Video” sync capabilities, Master Key 8 features only “12V” sync, but Master Keys 9 and 10 have no sync connections at all.

  • Page 21: Conventional Labeling Rule: Video On The Left, Everything Else On The Right

    IR commands on carrier frequencies between 26kHz and 110kHz, as well as 455kHz (i.e. the IntelliControl is compatible with Bang & Olufsen). Niles has compiled an extensive IR Library of over 175 different products from most of the major manufacturers (including many direct access and separate “On/Off” codes). Earlier...

  • Page 22: Testing Components For Automation Conflicts

    Repeat this procedure with a couple of different commands to be sure. Only allow the product to receive every-other command. If you are convinced the product you are using has “A/B” codes, call Niles Technical Support at 1(800) 289-4434 for assistance. Testing Components for Automation Conflicts All components must be tested to ensure that their operation does not conflict with the goal of automating the system.

  • Page 23: Testing Components For Sync Method

    “Switched” AC outlets. However these “switched outlets” do not turn on and off with IR commands. They only switch with the front panel “Power” button. For products with this type of “psuedo-switched” outlet, a Niles LS-1 Light Sensor or the APC-2 Current Sensor must be used to provide reliable sync.
  • Page 24 Testing the Video Output of a Source Make sure that the video signal turns off when the component is turned off with an IR command. Some video components output a video signal even when off. This can be difficult to detect with a television since some televisions generate a blue screen when there is no input (which is why use of the TV’s “Tuner”...
  • Page 25 signal present. However, if you select a video input connected to a device that happens to be “Off” (video games, computers, etc.), the IntelliControl will be fooled into thinking that the television is “Off”, when it is, in fact, “On”. Test to be sure. If the “Video” or “Monitor” output is not reliable, use an APC-2 to current sense and provide 12V sync.
  • Page 26 Connect the dual zone component so that you can listen to music on both zones. Turn on the “Second zone”, and then turn the “Home Theater” zone “On” and “Off”. You may be able to position an LS-1 Light Sensor on the portion of the display that brightens when the Home Theater zone is on.

  • Page 27: Pages, Keys, And Sequences

    Note: It is not important that you learn how to program the functions described below at this time. Simply concentrate on understanding the general concepts, and explicit programming instructions will be explained step-by-step in the IntelliFile II Reference Manual Version 1.0. Figure 9 The IntelliControl Tabletop Remote...

  • Page 28: An Address For Every Ir Command

    An Address For Every IR Command Every command you want the IntelliControl to issue must be stored to a memory address (including commands that are only issued as steps in a sequence). Every memory address is composed of two parts, the “Key” you are pressing, and the “Page” you are on when that “Key”...

  • Page 29: Purpose Of The Master Key Pages

    “Page” and the “Key”. Note: This is the exact same concept used with the Niles IntelliPad Programmable Keypad, and applies to both manual programming and programming using IntelliFile II for IntelliPad.

  • Page 30: Purpose Of The Library Pages

    look to that memory address location on the “Default” page of memory to see if a “Function Key IR” command (or a “Function Key Sequence”) is stored there. If there is information programmed to that particular address on the “Default” page, the IntelliControl will issue whatever code (or sequence of codes) is stored there.

  • Page 31: Sync Snapshot

    Sync Snapshot As soon as a Master Key (or the “System Off” Key) is pressed, and before any commands are issued, the IntelliControl MSU takes a “Sync Snapshot” of all the sync ports on the MSU. By taking this “Snapshot”, the MSU is essentially taking inventory (roll call!) to determine exactly which components are on and which components are off at the exact moment the Master Key was pressed.

  • Page 32: Event Two - Tv Power

    Event Two - TV Power In “Event Two – TV Power”, the IntelliControl checks the automation programming of this particular Master Key. Should the TV turn “On” when this Master Key is pressed? Should the TV turn “Off” when this Master Key is pressed? Once the IntelliControl has checked it’s instructions, it refers to the “Snapshot”.

  • Page 33: Master Keys: Part 2 - Special Features

    Typically, “Play”, “Digit” commands (used to select the users favorite channel), and occasionally “Stop” commands (for other components in the system) are included in the “Ending Sequence”. 3C. Master Keys: Part 2 - Special Features Automation Bypass for Manually Adjusted Features Additionally, you may choose to utilize the IntelliFile II’s “Automation Bypass”...

  • Page 34: How To Program "Component Power" For Multiple Master Keys Which Share A Common Source

    A typical listening session might go something like this: You press the “CD” Master Key and the system comes to life correctly configured to Stereo Mode. After listening for a while, you decide that one of your processor’s digital sound fields would be very well suited to the CD you are listening to.

  • Page 35: Press And Hold A Master Key

    “Separate on and off” commands, simply program each Master Key as you normally would. The IntelliControl Tabletop Remote features ten Master Keys, which are numbered 1 through 5 in the left column, and 6 through 10 in the right column.

  • Page 36: Custom Programming For Preamp/Receivers With Separate On/Off Commands

    Hold” feature with the IR “power” command for each source. Once again, the “Press and Hold” feature may also be used to initiate a sequence of up to 26 commands (including delays and contact closures/openings) from any of the ten Master Keys. Custom Programming for Preamp/Receivers with Separate On/Off Commands Several manufacturers are currently offering preamps/receivers with cool features like “main”...

  • Page 37: Finding The Secret Back-Door "Anchor" Command

    Finding the Secret Back-Door “Anchor” Command Most manufacturers do not acknowledge the existence of “Anchor” commands. Basically, it is an IR command (or sequence of IR commands) that has some other normal purpose, but the manufacturer has designed the device to go to a specific input (or execute a specific function) when this command is given, regardless of what input the component is currently in.

  • Page 38: Master Keys: Part 4 - Intelligent System Turn Off

    3E. Master Keys: Part 4 – Intelligent System Turn Off When the “System Off” key is pressed, the IntelliControl takes a “Snapshot” to determine which components need to be turned “Off”. The system then issues only the necessary commands to power down the components which were “On” when the “Snapshot was taken.

  • Page 39: The Audio, Video, And Assignable Relays With Control Voltage Output

    Note: The contact closures are rated to a maximum of 30 volts AC or DC with a maximum current of 1 amp. Also Note: Never connect 120V AC to the contact closures. Use a Niles AC-6+ triggered by a 12V DC control voltage for AC Power Switching. The Niles AC-6+ consumes 100mA of current when triggered.

  • Page 40: Utilities

    See page 13 of the IntelliFile II Reference manual for more information. 3G. Utilities ID Code The IntelliControl Tabletop Remote features four DIP switches located behind the batteries inside the battery compartment. Select the “Utilities” Tab in the IntelliFile II software and make sure that the Unit ID on the Tabletop Remote matches the Unit ID configuration in the software.

  • Page 41: Dual Tv

    Surround Mode Select” commands as well as all Function Key commands taught to the Default page come out of the TV, Preamp, Master Key 9, and Master Key 10 flasher ports only. 5. Any data received at the MSU’s “Home Theater IR” or “Second Zone IR” inputs will not be routed.

  • Page 42: Using Your Original Remote Controls Via An Ir Repeater System

    If the components are not in the direct line of sight of the user, the original component remote controls will be inconvenient to operate. The IntelliControl MSU has a “Home Theater IR” input connector, to enable the connection of a Niles IR Sensor for manual IR control.

  • Page 43: Turning On Common Sources In Multi-Zone Systems

    Home Theater System. Those sources with latching power may be left “On” all the time, or plugged into a Niles AC-6+ (or any other Niles iPower product). The AC-6+ features two diode-isolated 12V trigger inputs, can be fed by the IntelliControl’s “Audio 12V” control voltage output, and a 12V control voltage created by the whole-house music system.

  • Page 44: Integrating The Niles Rvl-6 And Mrz-6 Multi-Room Controllers

    The IntelliPad must be taught special Niles IntelliControl IR codes (which function the same as rhe RF automation codes the IntelliControl Tabletop Remote sends). The special IntelliControl IR codes can be found in the IntelliFile II’s IR Library under “Niles” codes. Integrating a Learning Touchscreen Into An IntelliControl Home Theater A learning IR remote or touchscreen may operate an IntelliControl Automated Home Theater System.

  • Page 45: Teach The Rf/Ir Conversion Codes For The Master Keys, Function Keys, And System Off Key

    Learning IR touchscreens issue IR codes, therefore a Niles IR sensor must be connected to the IntelliControl’s “Home Theater IR” input. Teach the RF/IR Conversion Codes for the Master Keys, Function Keys, and System Off Key Note: Every RF command sent by the IntelliControl identifies the last Master Key pressed by the end user.

  • Page 46: Step-By-Step Installation Of A New System

    Chapter Installing the IntelliControl Home Theater ® Automation System. Step-by-Step Installation of a New System 1. Connect, Power Up, and Test The Home Theater Make sure that all components work with their factory supplied IR remotes and that all planned input/output connections are correct. It is suggested that you replace the batteries if any remote shows reduced range or intermittent operation.

  • Page 47: Testing And Troubleshooting Rf Transmission And Reception

    hand. If you wish to change an installed label, use a knife to gently pry the label protector off the key. e. To operate multiple IntelliControls within one house, you must change the “Unit ID” setting. The Tabletop Remote transmits a “Unit ID” with each RF command. There are 16 possible “Unit ID”...

  • Page 48: Connect Flashers And Sync Cables

    Note: If you are experiencing RF interference (or no RF operation at all), remove the antenna and place the tabletop remote 1/2” away from the antenna socket. If the Green LED now lights when the “Channel Up” key is pressed (while a Master Key is selected), the RF circuitry is working, but the antenna is picking up excessive interference.

  • Page 49: Flasher Level Check

    Figure 12 Labeling Cables 7. Flasher Level Check Your flasher levels should be tested and adjusted using an Niles IR Sensor connected to the IntelliControl’s “Home Theater IR” port before programming begins. Note: Test each flasher and its level one at a time, with all other flashers unplugged.

  • Page 50: The Ir/Rf Test Led

    The IR/RF Test LED The RF test LED may be plugged into an IR flasher output to determine if the jack (or the flasher driver circuitry) is working properly. The Test LED should light red when commands are issued from the remote and output via that port. The Test LED may also be plugged into the jack on the bottom lip of the Tabletop Remote to determine if the tactile buttons are making contact.

  • Page 51: Specifications

    ©2002 Niles Audio Corporation. All rights reserved. Because Niles continuously strives to improve its products, Niles reserves the right to change product specifications without notice. Niles and the Niles logo are registered trademarks of Niles Audio Corporation. Blending High Fidelity and Architecture,...

This manual is also suitable for:

Intellicontrol

Table of Contents