AUSTRALIAN MONITOR ZONEMIX 4 Zone Mixer 4 Stereo Line Outputs User Guide

AUSTRALIAN MONITOR ZONEMIX 4 Zone Mixer 4 Stereo Line Outputs User Guide

INTRODUCTION

The ZONEMIX accessory ports allow for the connection of wall panels, paging stations and audio input sources. Please follow the guide below to set up your system.

Key:

• ZONEMIX 4

• ZONEMIX 8
  

• Wall Controllers

• Audio Sources

Supports up to 8 controllers per port. (see page 2 for details)

Supports ONE audio input PER accessory port.

Supports up to 8 paging stations per port. (see page 2 for details) Note: Supports one active page at a time.

Example   setup: Lots of controllers, lots of paging stations and ONE audio input.

Please note that accessory port local audio input channels are locked to the corresponding output zone and only one can be used per zone. E.g. Accessory port 1 local input connects to Zone 1. However, multiple wall panels and paging stations can be connected on the same accessory port.

DECIDE PORT WIRING LAYOUT

Use one accessory port per zone. i.e. Port 1 to Zone 1, Port 2 to Zone 2 etc. As audio inputs require their own home run.

Only one audio input can be used per port.
Wall controllers and paging stations can go on any port.

CONFIRM YOU DO NOT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING LIMITS

Maximum cable length per port| Accessories per port| Maximum Accessories in system
---|---|---
130m| 8| 24
150m| 7
170m| 6
200m| 5
250m| 4
350m| 3
500m| 2

The maximum distances quoted in the table are due to DC current limitations.
The paging stations and wall panels can be locally powered to increase the cable length to a maximum of 500m. Please read the following additional document: Advanced accessory port wiring guide

ACCESSORY PORT WIRING

Wire the ZONEMIX and ZMPS paging stations as per the images below.

• Category 5, 5e and 6 cabling supported.
• T-568B wiring recommended. However, T-568A also supported.

ZONEMIX AND ZMPS WIRING

ZONEMIX

ZMPS

ZMPS DAISY CHAIN WIRING

Wire the wall panels as per the images below.

• Category 5, 5e and 6 cabling supported.
• T-568B wiring recommended. However, T-568A also supported.

WP4R, WP10, WPVOL WIRING

Daisy chain wiring

WPBT WIRING

Daisy chain wiring

PORT TERMINATION – DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP

The ZONEMIX uses the RS485 standard to communicate to wall panels and paging stations. RS485 requires that each end of the cable run is terminated to prevent signal corruption due to signal reflections in the cable.
The Accessory Ports are grouped in Pairs. 1+2, 3+4, 5+6, 7+8. You must terminate the ZONEMIX and Accessories based on which ports you use.

1. Terminate the ZONEMIX accessory ports, as per the table, using the PORT TERM switches
   ACCESSORY PORT TERMINAL SWITCH SETTING

   ONE PORT USED| TERM| BOTH PORTS USED| TERM
   Port 1 OR Port 2 used| ON| Port 1 AND Port 2 used| OFF
   Port 3 OR Port 4 used| ON| Port 3 AND Port 4 used| OFF
   Port 5 OR Port 6 used| ON| Port 5 AND Port 6 used| OFF
   Port 7 OR Port 8 used| ON| Port 7 AND Port 8 used| OFF

2. Terminate the LAST RS485 accessory on the port cable run.

Paging station termination

Wall panel termination

Examples:

WP4R, WP10 GPO WIRING (OPTIONAL)

The WP4R and WP10 both have 3 general purpose outputs which can be controlled from the wall panel buttons to trigger external devices such as projectors.

GPO Schematic

Each Output is an open collector transistor.
Maximum Voltage: 48V
Maximum Sink Current: 250mA

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VERSION 2.1 JULY 2022

References

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