Opus 300 Installation Guide

6
Planning your system
When installing your Opus multi-room entertainment system, consideration
should be given to detailed advance planning. We strongly suggest you
read this entire manual before commencing any work.
MCU300 A-BUS
®
Master Control Unit
The MCU300 is located alongside source components which means you
have two MCU300 location options:
1. Locate MCU300 and source components in any convenient discreet
location with adequate ventilation within the home (such as an under-
stair cupboard, service room or cabinet), or...
2. If it is desired to use the same sources for the Opus system as are being
used by a conventional stereo or surround sound system it is possible
to route source equipment through the MCU300 for output through
existing hi-fi or home cinema amplifiers whilst also distributing them to
the rest of your home via the Opus system.
Should this be required, your existing audio source equipment
would be first connected to the MCU300 and then routed from the six loop
out sockets on the MCU300 to the amplifier/receiver in your system via
high quality audio interconnect cable terminated at each end by
phono/RCA plugs.
Similarly video source equipment may be connected to the VSU300 and
then routed from the six loop out sockets on the VSU300 to the AV receiver
in a home cinema setup using phono/RCA cables designed for video use.
For this configuration the MCU300 should be located behind your existing
system.
The MCU300 is compact and can be mounted either horizontally, or
vertically, such as on a wall, and is powered by a dedicated power supply
(Opus PSU).
Try to ensure that the MCU300 and it’s source components are powered
from the same set of mains outlets.
It is suggested that you locate keypads:
• 138cm height from the floor finish (to
centre of keypad) or taking into
account light switch locations etc
• 25-35cm away from the outer edge of
any door frame or wall edge
• Away from direct, bright sunlight which
may affect infra-red performance
MCU300 location is
critical. See opposite
for details.
In a bedroom it is suggested that you
locate speakers above or close to bed
location for optimal stereo reproduction.
Locate speakers in all
rooms taking into
account location of
furnishings for optimal
stereo reproduction.

Opus 300 Specifications

General

Brand	Opus
Model	300
Category	Stereo System
Language	English