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Contents
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................................................................................................................................2
Description of the System Omega..................................................................................................................................4
System Omega Standard Keypads & Controls ............................................................................................................5
Using a CR-8P's or CR-8A's Switched AC Outlet .......................................................................................................7
Subwoofer Power Amplifier to Operate with a CR-8A .............................................................................................8
Self-Powered Subwoofer to Operate with a CR-8A ...................................................................................................8
Graphic Equalizer to Operate with a CR-8A ................................................................................................................8
Home Theater System to Operate with a CR-8P .........................................................................................................9
High Power Home Theater to Operate with CR-8P ....................................................................................................9
Home Theater System to Operate with a CR-8P .......................................................................................................10
High Power Amp Package to Operate with a CR-8P ................................................................................................10
System Omega - ALPHA-8R Line Driver ...................................................................................................................12
Description of the System 3000.....................................................................................................................................14
System 3000 Keypads and Controls .............................................................................................................................15
Description of the System 3000 (cont.) ........................................................................................................................16
Description of the System 3000 (cont.) ........................................................................................................................18
Installation of the Omega System Bus & AC Bus .....................................................................................................19
Installation of the System Bus and AC Bus ...............................................................................................................20
System Bus (No ACBS-8) & AC Bus ............................................................................................................................20
System Bus (With ACBS-8) & AC Bus ........................................................................................................................21
Installation of the AC Bus Across Multiple AC Circuits.........................................................................................22
Installation of AC Bus with RPS-1 ...............................................................................................................................23
Wiring Harnesses for a Standard System Omega .....................................................................................................24
Standard System Omega - Zone Bus ...........................................................................................................................26
Keypad Termination to WH-8000 .................................................................................................................................26
System 3000 - Zone Bus ..................................................................................................................................................27
Zone Bus - Intermediate Crimp-On Connectors .......................................................................................................28
ZS-1 Zone Splitters ..........................................................................................................................................................30
ZS-1 Zone Splitters - Direct Connections ...................................................................................................................32
ZS-1 Zone Splitters - System 3000 ................................................................................................................................34
VSU-8 Video-follow-audio Switching Unit ...............................................................................................................35
Installation of the VSU-8 ...............................................................................................................................................38
Installing a VSU-8 In-Line with a WH-8000...............................................................................................................38
Installing a VSU-8 In-Line with a CIC-3000...............................................................................................................39
The WH-3000 and BI-3000 for a System 3000 .............................................................................................................40
MT-3000 Installation in a Standard System Omega .................................................................................................41
PCT-4 Source Controller in a Standard System Omega...........................................................................................44
IR Repeating in a Standard System Omega ...............................................................................................................46
WH-IRX-8 Standard Installation ..................................................................................................................................47
WH-IRX-8 Zone Bus Installation with VSU-8 ...........................................................................................................47
Standard System Omega Composite Wiring Diagram ............................................................................................48
System 3000 Composite Wiring Diagram ...................................................................................................................49
Standard System Omega Home Theaters ...................................................................................................................52
SSD-66 Configuration for a System 3000 ....................................................................................................................60
The SSD-66 Built-In IR Receivers ................................................................................................................................61
Installation of ADA Keypads........................................................................................................................................62
Rack Rail & Hardware and ............................................................................................................................................63
Rack Mounting Source Components. ..........................................................................................................................63
Standard Omega & System 3000 Wiring .....................................................................................................................64
Advanced System 3000 Options ...................................................................................................................................81
Initializing the MC-3000 Controls................................................................................................................................94
Controlling Rooms From an MC-3000 .......................................................................................................................104
Labelling the Sources From an MC-3000 ..................................................................................................................105
Labelling the Rooms From an MC-3000 ....................................................................................................................106
Controlling 2 or More Rooms one MC-3000.............................................................................................................107
Setting the System's Clock from an MC-3000 ..........................................................................................................108