Knoll Q450 User Manual

Knoll Q450 User Manual

High current amplifier 4 zone x 50 watts rms

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Q450
Music for your whole home
v1.12
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  • Page 1 Q450 Music for your whole home v1.12...
  • Page 2: Safety And Fcc Warning

    Note: Where the mains plug or an appliance cover is used as the Knoll Systems disconnect devise, the disconnect device shall remain readily operable.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Test speaker wire for shorts and correct cable. This may cause problems with the operation of impedance with ohm meter. Q450. If possible do not locate a keypad next to a light  Connect speakers. Note which zone is for switch for the same reason.
  • Page 4: What Is It And Who Is It For

    The balanced inputs eXtenders (BIB and BIX) have a feature we are very proud of and we hope you will too. These plates allow the Q450 to have an input from a room or space far away from the Q450 without any drop in signal quality and best of all without any added unwanted hum and noise.
  • Page 5: Getting To Know The Q450

    BIB modules and on the Q450 infrared emitter connector. Note: It is perfectly acceptable to have more than one pair of speakers per zone. Make sure the series or parallel impedance is between 4-16 ohms (NEVER less than 4 ohms).
  • Page 6: Q450 Basic Layout

    This configuration shows a MR44 keypad plugged into zone 1. This keypad controls the input source routed to the zone 1 speaker outputs AND the controlled stereo output 1. Each zone amp output and controlled line level output are controlled by a single keypad and cannot be separated.
  • Page 7: Mr44 Keypad

    MR44 A MR44 keypad controls each zone in the Q450. Its functions are relatively straight forward: Select Sources Volume Selected 1 to 4 Indicator - volume control with visual volume indication - source selection - bass and treble controls - infrared control and pass-through...
  • Page 8: Bluetooth Installation And Pairing

    Follow the directions in “Bluetooth Pairing” to a single home run cat5e or cat 6 wire up to 1000’ (300m). connect to a different device. BIB/BIX power is provided by the Q450. See page 11. Out of Range or Lost Signal BIB Bluetooth Pairing If the source music device is out of range (beyond 20-30’)
  • Page 9: Speaker Wire Terminations

    WARNING: NEVER CONNECT SPEAKERS OR PAIRS OF  SPEAKERS WITH THE IMPEDANCE LESS THAN 4 OHMS AS Make sure the Q450 is powered on and the right STRANGE THINGS MAY HAPPEN SUCH AS OTHER CHANNEL source is selected. CROSSTALK, PUMPING SOUNDS , NO SOUNDS, SMELL OF ...
  • Page 10: Q450 Expanding Capabilities

    Zone 4 is also connected to seven pairs of speakers. One An external amplifier or amplifiers can be used to extend a pair is being driven directly from the Q450 and the other 6 zone’s size. pairs by the upper KES600. The zone 4 total output power is 650 watts.
  • Page 11: Installation Procedure

    1m (3’) on both ends. Multi-meter or Impedance Meter Terminate all Cat5 wires with RJ45 connectors. This is required to avoid damage to Q450 and the speakers and will save much time and frustration should a speaker Part Three – Installation or Trim Out wire be damaged during installation.
  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    Knoll technical help. electrical stress, unauthorized modifications, tampering, alterations, or service other than by Knoll or its authorized agents, causes other than from Keypad lights up but no sound: ordinary use or failure to properly use the Product in the application for which said Product is intended.

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