Niles MRC-6430 User Manual
Multi Room Controller
INSTAllATIoN GuIde
MRC
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English
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you for trusting Niles to be the foundation of your home audio
entertainment experience. The MRC-6430 has been designed to provide
years of enjoyment and trouble free use. To protect your equipment from power
surges and momentary power interruptions we strongly suggest you utilize a
battery-backup power supply (UPS) with this equipment. Niles recommends
Panamax UPS and power conditioning products for use with your MRC-6430.
The MRC-6430 is a modern music distribution and control system that provides
your customer with a wide variety of operation options including; wall mounted,
hand held, popular phone, and tablet interfaces. The MRC-6430 is simple
and convenient to connect and program. Please follow the steps in this guide
carefully to ensure top performance for your customer.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 2 - 3
Overview MRC-6430 4 - 5
What’s included – How to begin 6 - 7
1. Mount in cabinet or rack 7
2. Connect to network 8 - 9
3. Connect audio sources 9
4. Connect doorbell interface 9
5. Connect and mount IR emitters 10
6. Connect speakers 11
7. Zone pre-amp outputs 11 - 12
8. USB connection 12
9. Power up the MRC-6430 13
10. Programming 13
11. Specifications 14
12. Project Documentation (extra sheet)
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ImpORTANT SAFETy INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instru ctions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near wate r.
6. Clean o nly with a d ry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in
accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
8. Do not install near any he at sources such as
radiato rs, heat regis ters, stoves or other appa ratus
(including ampliers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the sa fety pu rpose of the polarized
or groun ding-t ype plug. A polarized pl ug has two
blades with one wider than the other. A groundingtype pl ug has two blades and a third grounding
prong. T he wide blade or the third prong is provided
for your safety. If the provided plug does not t into
your outl et, consult an electrician fo r replacement of
the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked on
or pinch ed, par ticularly at plugs, c onvenie nce
receptacles and the po int where they exit from the
apparatus.
11. O nly use a ttachments/acces sories spec ied by
the manufacturer.
12. Use only with the car t, stand,
tripod, bracket or table specied
by the manu facturer or sold with
the appa ratus. When a cart is
used, use caution when moving
the cart/apparatus combination to
avoid inju ry fro m tip-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or
when unu sed for long per iods of time.
14. Refer all se rvicing to qualied service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus ha s been
damaged in any way, such a s power supply cord or
plug is da maged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have falle n into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
15. Do not expose this apparatu s to dripp ing or
splashing and e nsure that no objects lled with
liquids, such as vases, a re placed on the apparatus.
16. To completely disconnect this apparatus from
the AC Mains, disconnect the power supply cord
plug fro m the AC receptacle.
17. The power supply cord (sometimes referred
to as the “Mains Plug”) is use d as the disconnect
device and shall r emain accessible an d operable at
all times.
18. Do not expose batteries to excessive heat such
as sunshine, re o r the like.
19. Open ame sources, such as lighte d candl es,
should N OT be placed on the apparatus.
WARNIN G: To redu ce th e risk o f fire or elec tric
shock, do no t expose thi s apparat us to rain or
moisture.
The lightning ash with arrowhead
symbol, w ithin an e quilateral triangle, is
intende d to aler t the user to the
presence of uninsulated “dangerous
voltage” within th e product’s enclosure
that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to p erso ns.
The exclamation p oint within an
equilateral tr iangle is intended to ale rt
the user to the pres ence of impor tant
operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature accompanying the
product.
FCC Required Text:
NOTE: This equipment has b een tes ted and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, p ursuant to par t 15 of the FCC Rul es.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection aga inst harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate, radio frequency e nergy
and, if not installed and u sed in ac corda nce with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communication s. However, there is no
guarantee that interferenc e will not o ccur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does ca use
harmful inter ference to radi o or television re ception,
which ca n be determined by turning the equipment
off and o n, the user is encouraged to try to c orrect
the inter fere nce by one o r more of th e following
measures:
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
— Increa se the se paration between the e quipment
and receiver.
— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit diffe rent from that to which the re ceiver
is connected.
— Consul t the dealer or an ex perienced
radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modications not expressly approved
by the par ty responsible for compliance could void
the user’s authority to ope rate the e quipment.
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OVERVIEw mRC–6430
CHASSIS CONNECTIONS
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SOURCE 1-6
Analog source inputs
with loop outputs
IR OUT 1-6
Assignable IR outputs
SERVICE
PORT
For factory
service only
USB
Connect
only Niles
approved
devices
ETHERNET
10/100
LAN
connection
Page
Door bell or
page input
with loop output
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AMPLIFIED OUTPUT ZONES 1- 4
Quick connect / disconnect speaker
terminal for zones 1-4
MAC ID
for chassis
programming
NILES AUDIO – 1-800-BUY-HIFI – 1-707-778-5733
PREAMP OUTPUT ZONE 1-6
Analog stereo Preamp level
outputs for each zone
AC Power
Connection
Main Power
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wHAT’S INCLUdEd:
a. MRC-6430
b. 1ea US Power Cord
c. 1ea EU Power Cord
d. 4ea Removable Speaker Connectors
e. Quick Install Guide (this document)
f. 2ea Rack Mount Ears
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