MZC-66 Hardware Installation Instructions Page 31
FUSE 10 AMP
AC 120V 60HZ
Power
Consumption
830Wa tt s
SpeakerCra ft
®
Riverside, California, USA
SERIAL NUMBER
Model BB1235 12-Channel Amplifier
3-30VAC/DC
TRIGGER
INPUT
12V
CONTROL
OUTPUT
AU DIO
SENSE
3-30V
AC/DC
TRIGGER
INPUT
CONSTA
NT
BU S
INPUT
LEVE L
BUS• AU X•LINE
BRIDG E
OFF ON
BRIDG E
OFF ON
BRIDG E
OFF ON
BRIDG E
OFF ON
BRIDG E
OFF ON
BRIDG E
OFF ON
BRIDGED
R R+L L
LINE
IN
LEVE L
BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE
BUS• AU X•LINE BUS• AU X•LINE
R R+L L
LEVE L
R R+L L
LINE
IN
LEVE L
R R+L L
LINE
IN
R R+L L
LINE
IN
R R+L L
LINE
IN
R R+L L
LINE
IN
R R+L L
LINE
IN
R R+L L
LINE
IN
R R+L L
LINE
IN
R R+L L
LINE
IN
R R+L L
LINE
IN
LL
RR
LL
RR
BU S
OUTPUT
AU X
INPUT
AU X
OUTPUT
++
----
++
----
++
----
++
----
++
----
++
--
--
LINE INPUT S
+ BRIDGED -- + BRIDGED --+ BRIDGED -- + BRIDGED --+ BRIDGED -- + BRIDGED --
SPEAKER OUTPUT S
InstaLLock™ Plugs
CHANNELS 1
-
8 CHANNELS 9
-
12
CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2
CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2
CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4
CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4
CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 6
CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 6
CHANNEL 7 CHANNEL 8
CHANNEL 7 CHANNEL 8
CHANNEL 9 CHANNEL 10
CHANNEL 9 CHANNEL 10
CHANNEL 11 CHANNEL 12
CHANNEL 11
CHANNEL 12
BRIDGED
BRIDGED
BRIDGED
BRIDGED
BRIDGED
84
84
84
84
84
84
LINE
IN
LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL L
EVEL
MZC-66
BB1235
PS-1.0 200mA Power Supply
To Unswitched Outlet
Black Wire (GND)
White Striped
Wire (+12V)
Contact Closure
RCA-RCA
Stereo
Patch Cable
Zone L&R Line-Level
Audio Pre-Out
28-12AWG
Two-Conductor
Stranded Wire
12 Volt
Control Input
12 Channel Amplifier
L&R Line-Level
Audio Bus Input
Sub-Zone
Speakers
SpeakerCraft
AIM8 Four
Sub-Zone
L&R Speaker Level
Output
18-14AWG
Two-Conductor
Speaker Wire
Zone VC/NVC Switch
Sub-Zone
Volume Control
SpeakerCraft
VST60
-
-
SOURCE 1
OUT
IR
LOOP
LRV
LOOP
INPUTS
SOURCE 2
OUT
IR
LOOP
LRV
LOOP INPUTS
SOURCE 3
OUT
IR
LOOP
LRV
LOOP INPUTS
SOURCE 4
OUT
IR
LOOP
LRV
LOOP INPUTS
SOURCE 5
OUT
IR
LOOP
LRV
LOOP
INPUTS
SOURCE 6
OUT
IR
LOOP
LRV
LOOP INPUTS
L
R
PRE-OUT
VC
NVC
IR OUT
IR IN
485B
485A
GND
+12V
EZ-PAD
++
LR
SPEAKERS
ZONE 1
L
R
PRE-OUT
VC
NVC
IR OUT
IR IN
485B
485A
GND
+12V
EZ-PAD
++
LR
SPEAKERS
ZONE 2
L
R
PRE-OUT
VC
NVC
IR OUT
IR IN
485B
485A
GND
+12V
EZ-PAD
++
LR
SPEAKERS
ZONE 3
L
R
PRE-OUT
VC
NVC
IR OUT
IR IN
485B
485A
GND
+12V
EZ-PAD
++
LR
SPEAKERS
ZONE 4
L
R
PRE-OUT
VC
NVC
IR OUT
IR IN
485B
485A
GND
+12V
EZ-PAD
++
LR
SPEAKERS
ZONE 5
L
R
PRE-OUT
VC
NVC
IR OUT
IR IN
485B
485A
GND
+12V
EZ-PAD
++
LR
SPEAKERS
ZONE 6
120V
60Hz
2A
~
FUSE: T5AL 250V
CONTACT CLOSURE
EXPANSION
PORT
LOOP
PHONE
VIDEO
PAGE
IN
SpeakerCraft
MZC-66
DOORBELL/STATUS IN
12
CONTROL
PORT
FIRMWARE
UPGRADE
OFF ON
COMMON
IR OUT
LO
HI
COMMON
STATUS OUT
(0 to +12 V)
VIDEO OUTPUTS
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE 5 ZONE 6
Figure 16
Adding a 12-Channel Amplifi er
HIGH-POWER ALL ZONES
Another option for adding external amplifi cation, is to connect each of the MZC-66 Zone Pre-Outs directly to the individual
line-level inputs on a SpeakerCraft high-power multi-channel amplifi er. This option maintains individual zone control via
Keypads, as in a normal MZC-66 system, but now cranks up the audio power to each zone.
1. Using a quality stereo RCA to RCA cable, connect the Zone L & R Pre-Outs to the appropriate L & R line level inputs
(i.e. Channel pairs 1 and 2, Channel pairs 3 and 4, etc.) on the multi-channel amp.
2. Set the VC/NVC Switches on the MZC-66 Rear Panel to VC (variable) so the zone keypads can be used to adjust
volume.
3. Connect zone speakers to the multi-channel amplifi er Speaker Terminals in the same pairings as the Pre-amp connections.
4. Switch the BUS/AUX/LINE Input Select Switch on the multi-channel amp to LINE for all channels connected to MZC-
66 Pre-outs.
5. Connect a Trigger Input to the multi-channel amp for Power ON/OFF as described in 12V Trigger (System Activity),
previous.