
C-Bus
®
Product Overview
ulti-Room Audio
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System Overview
The C-Bus
®
Multi-Room Audio System allows users to listen to
and control audio sources from convenient locations around the
home. The system is both simple to install and easy to use.
The system has been designed utilising new digital audio
distribution technology (developed by Clipsal), in conjunction
with Clipsal C-Bus
®
core technology for system communication
and integration.
Clipsal’s digital audio distribution technology allows for noise
and interference free audio reproduction, whilst the C-Bus
®
technology allows the audio products to be seamlessly integrated
and used with all existing C-Bus
®
products. For example, volume
can be controlled from the same C-Bus
®
switch or touch screen
controlling lighting.
In addition, the system allows any input audio source to be made
available in any audio zone. Changes to the input audio source
can easily be made by the user from a local C-Bus
®
device at
any time, regardless of where the audio source equipment (e.g.,
CD Player) is physically located. It is compatible with most audio
sources and it accommodates standard stereo line level analogue
inputs as well as digital audio TOS link inputs.
Infrared signals from hand held remote controls can be routed
through the system by connecting IR targets and emitters. IR
commands can also be stored by the system and activated by
programmed C-Bus
®
commands.
The C-Bus
®
Multi-Room Audio System allows a number of
different system layout options. This fl exibility allows for a
wide range of customer needs and installation requirements.
Two example schematics are shown opposite.
Option A
This basic option allows a single audio source to be
available to a number of C-Bus
®
Audio Amplifi ers and to
be controlled from convenient locations around the home
(via any combination of C-Bus
®
input devices). This option
requires one Cat-5 cable for the audio distribution. This cable
is cascaded between each Audio Amplifi er.
Option B
This option allows more fl exibility. Multiple audio sources are
made available to all audio zones, with all the audio sources
selectable on a zone-by-zone basis via C-Bus
®
Input Devices.
This option requires a separate (star wired) Cat-5 audio cable
to each Audio Amplifi er in a zone.
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