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

June 13, 2024
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AUSTRALIAN MONITOR ZONEMIX 4 Zone Mixer 4 Stereo Line Outputs User Guide
AUSTRALIAN MONITOR ZONEMIX 4 Zone Mixer 4 Stereo Line
Outputs

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
    Accessory Ports

  • Wall Controllers

  • Audio Sources

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

Supports ONE audio input PER accessory port.
Controllers per port

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

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

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

Decide port 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

Pin Colour Signal
1 Orange/White Paging Audio +
2 Orange Paging Audio –
3 Green/White RS485 B
4 Blue +24V DC
5 Blue/White GND
6 Green RS485 A
7 Brown/White Remote Input +
8 Brown Remote Input –

ZONEMIX
Accessory port wiring

ZMPS
Accessory port wiring

ZMPS DAISY CHAIN WIRING
Accessory port 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
Accessory port wiring

Daisy chain wiring
Daisy chain wiring

WPBT WIRING
Accessory port wiring

Daisy chain 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

PORT TERMINATION

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

Paging station termination
Paging station termination

Wall panel termination
Wall panel termination

Examples:
Wall panel termination

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.
Wall panel termination

GPO Schematic

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

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