ELAN HC4/HC8 INSTALLATION MANUAL
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Table of Contents
Preface ............................................................................................... 1
Purpose of this Manual ................................................................................................. 1
Organization ................................................................................................................. 1
Safety Information .................................................................................. 2
Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................ 6
The ELAN Story ...................................................................................... 7
HC4/HC8 Features................................................................................... 8
Applications .......................................................................................... 9
HC4/HC8 Rear Panel Connections .............................................................. 10
Chapter 2: HC4/HC8 System Design and Applications ...................... 11
Introduction ........................................................................................ 11
Pre-Wire ............................................................................................ 11
Applications ........................................................................................ 13
HC4 Controlling a Home Theater ................................................................................ 13
HC8 Controlling Multiple Sub-Systems....................................................................... 15
HC4 as a System Extender .......................................................................................... 16
HC4 Internal Player and IP Video Server ..................................................................... 18
Chapter 3: HC4/HC8 Connections .............................................. 19
RS-232 Connections................................................................................................... 19
RS-485 Connections................................................................................................... 21
VIANet Connection ..................................................................................................... 22
Relay Connections ...................................................................................................... 23
Sense Input Connections ............................................................................................ 24
IR Output Connections ............................................................................................... 25
External IR Input Connection ...................................................................................... 26
Audio Output Connections .......................................................................................... 28
Internal Player Capacity .............................................................................................. 28
Component Video Input / Output Connections ............................................................ 29
Ethernet Connections ................................................................................................. 30
USB Connections ........................................................................................................ 31