Nuvo NV-D460 - Terminating Speaker Wire; Installing the Grand Concerto Amplifier; Installing the NV-I8 GEZP EZ Port

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II.TerminatingtheSpeakerWire(Fig.2)
AlltheNuVosystemsoperateacrossa “homerun” wiring
schemeusingCAT5forthezoneControlPadcontrol
communication,andaseparaterunofspeakerwireforeach
zonefromthespeakeroutputstothezonespeakers.We
suggest16AWG2or4-conductorspeakerwires.
Thespeakerwireterminationisdoneusingamodular “Euro”
connector.Eachconductorisscreweddowntotheconnector
blockandpluggedintotheappropriatespeakeroutputon
thebackoftheamplifier.TheproperterminationisLeft
channel: and ;Rightchannel: and .– + – +
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III.InstallingtheGrandConcertoAmplifier
Systemsetupworksbestwhentheamplifierisplacedinthe
samelocationastheaudiosourceequipment.Thisis
typicallyinanaudiorack,entertainmentcenter,oracloset
dedicatedtohousingthehomeaudio/videoequipment.
Theamplifiershouldbepluggedinandthepowerbuttonon
thefrontpanelshouldbeengagedbeforeproceedingwith
therestoftheinstallation.Thisactivatestheinternal
protectivecircuitryoftheGrandConcertoSystem.
IV.InstallingtheNV-I8GEZPEZPort(Fig.3)
TheEZPortisamulti-connectionhubdesignedtoacceptall
theCAT5wiresfromthecontrollersinthesystem.The
locationoftheEZPortshouldbedeterminedbythelocation
oftheGrandConcertoamplifier.Itisbesttoplaceinawall
behindtheamplifierthatwouldbeeasilyaccessibleif
necessary.
TheEZPortfitseasilyinmostdual-gangsize,low-voltage
ringwithanopenback.Theseareoftenreferredtoas “mud
rings”.SimplyplugtheterminatedCAT5wiresintoanyof
the20availablejacksonthebackoftheEZPort.Theorderin
whichtheindividualCAT5wiresarepluggedinisnot
important,althoughitisstronglyrecommendedthatyou
labeltheCAT5withtheappropriatezonenumberforfuture
reference.Anaccessory,NV-RM3Uisusefulformounting
theEZPortinarack.
OnceyouhavepluggedtheCAT5wiresintotheEZPort,screw
theEZportintoitsconstructionbracketusingthesupplied
mountingscrews.
Fig.3