Sonance DAB1 - Manual (Page 32)

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DAB1 DISTRIBUTED AUDIO SYSTEM
Setting Up a Zone
The DAB1 gives you a great deal of flexibility in setting each zone’s oper-
ational and audio parameters. Open the D
EVICE menu and select Z ONE
S ETUP . The Z ONE S ETUP screen ( Figure 42) will appear.
NOT E : A n y c h a n ge s m a d e o n t h e Zone Setup s c re e n m u s t b e
t ra n s fe r re d t o t h e DA B 1 v i a t h e U S B c o n n e c t i o n b e fo re t h e y
w i l l t a k e e f fe c t . S e e Transferring System Information to the
DAB1, o n p a ge 2 5 .
ZZoonnee N Naam mee:: You can rename the zone by highlighting the name that
appears in the N AME box and typing a new one.
A A LL LL O O W W PP A A G G II N N G G II N N TT H H II SS ZZ O O N N EE :: Check this box if you want to enable Paging
in the zone.
NOT E : T h e Pa g i n g f u n c t i o n i n t h e G E N E R A L S E T U P s c re e n
m u s t b e e n a b l e d t o a l l o w p a g i n g i n a n y z o n e ( s e e Step 4 o f
Creating a New DAB1 System, o n p a ge 3 0 ) .
A A LL LL O O W W PP A A RR TT Y Y M M O O D D EE II N N TT H H II SS ZZ O O N N EE :: Check this box if you want this zone to
be enabled for Party Mode operation. Party Mode links the S OURCE , M UTE
and ON/OFF functions of enabled zones. For more information about
Party Mode operation, see
Appendix 1: “Party Mode”, on page 54.
• When a source is selected with a P RESS -A ND -H OLD , any zones enabled for
Party Mode will turn ON to their D EFAULT V OLUME settings (see below).
Any zones enabled for Party Mode that are already ON will switch to
the selected source.
• You can use a keypad controller or the remote control to adjust the volume level in a zone that is enabled for Party Mode.
D D ee ff aa uu ll tt V V oo ll uu m m ee :: This slider sets the zone’s turn-on volume. The zone will always turn ON at this volume no matter what
the zone’s volume was set at when it was turned OFF.
M M aa xx ii m m uu m m V V oo ll uu m m ee :: This slider sets the zone’s maximum volume level. By setting this to a level that eliminates distortion
and prevents over-driving the speakers you can avoid damage to speakers and in-wall volume controls.
• During normal use, once a zone has reached its maximum volume, pressing the V
OLUME UP button on a keypad or the
remote control will not increase the zone’s volume level.
PP aa gg ee V V oo ll uu m m ee :: This slider sets the Paging volume in the zone. Set this to a level that allows the paging device to be clearly
heard in the zone without distortion or over-driving the speakers.
NOT E : B e s u re t o c h e c k t h e Pa ge Vo l u m e w i t h t h e a c t u a l p a g i n g d e v i c e a f t e r t h e s y s t e m i s i n s t a l l e d
t o c o r re c t fo r t o o l o w o r t o o h i g h a l e v e l , fe e d b a c k , e t c .
Figure 42:
Z ONE S ETUP Screen