Vantage Controls Axium 450 Series Instruction Manual - Quick Install Guide
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Quick Install Guide
Unpacking
Immediately upon receiving your 450 series amplifi er inspect the carton for evidence of mishandling during shipment.
Then carefully unpack the unit and inspect for damage.
Please save the shipping carton and all inner packing materials in the event that the 450 series amplifi er needs to be
shipped for service or moved to a new location.
Should you discover that the 450 series amplifi er has been damaged during shipping please contact your dealer
immediately.
1. Check website for latest fi rmware, and upload if not current.
2. If adding an amplifi er to an exiting stack or combining amplifi ers all fi rmware must be the same on all amplifi ers
3. Zone setting. The units all ship with zones 1,2,3,4 already setup.
To add additional amplifi ers to a stack the zones must be changed on the additional amplifi ers. If there are zone
duplications in a stack of amplifi ers the zones with the same number will exactly mirror each other’s operation.
To change an amplifi er zone follow the following steps.
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Do not connect the expansion bus cable.
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From the front facia rotate the Knob to select the appropriate amplifi er – turn it on, and then select the ‘More’
menu (right arrow). Scroll through the menu and select ‘Set Zone’ and change to the required assignment
pushing the Knob to set.
4. Wire the keypads to the rear of the amplifi er.
5. To setup the keypad follow the Controllers instruction manual, Briefl y:
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with a zone, press the SET key (behind the cover plate) followed by the S2 key
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Turn the required amplifi er zone ON and OFF twice. The Keypad beeps signalling it has been successfully
zoned. The Keypad now controls that zone.
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Learn codes into the Keypad by fi rst selecting the source button ie S3. Press the SET key followed by the S1
key to enter keypad IR learning mode.
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Press the button you want to learn an IR code into.
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Align the remote with the front lower window and press the button on the remote to donate the IR code to
that button. Continue learning codes for that source.
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Press the SET key to exit learn mode.
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Select the next source, ie S2. Then press SET followed by S1 and repeat the learning process.
6. To prevent a user from changing the 450 series amplifi er’s critical installation settings, ‘Setup Lockout’ can be
selected in the Setup Menu. To enter the setup menu press and hold the Encoder knob for > 10second, scroll
through to ‘Setup Lockout’ enter and select ‘Yes’. The ‘More’ menus on the amplifi er are no longer accessible to
the user.
7. To unlock the 450 series amplifi er, return to the setup menu as above. And enter the password: 1396