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A12 INSTALLATION MANUAL
ELAN Multi-Room System Examples
‘Bussing’ the audio from a Zone Output of an ELAN multi-room controller is an easy way to create a large ‘wide cov-
erage zone’ without using any additional patch cables. The following diagrams show examples of how both stereo
and mono ‘wide coverage zones’ may be congured.
ELAN Multi-Room System w/ Bussed Stereo Wide Coverage Zone
• ELAN Multi-Room Controller Zone Outputs 1-3 to A12 Inputs 1-6
• ELAN Multi-Room Controller Zone Output 4 to A12 BUS INPUTs
Each Zone's Speakers Have Independent Volume Wide Coverage Zone's Speakers Volume Ramps Up
& Down Together
US
C
L
R
1
2
BUS
BUS DIP Switch Settings (CH 7-12)
CH 7, 9, 11
CH 8, 10, 12
Zone 4
Wide Coverage Stereo Zone
ELAN Multi-Room Controller
A12
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
RCA Patch
Cables
ZONE OUTPUTS
L
R
1
2
BUS
BUS DIP Switch Settings (CH 1-6-Factory Default)
CH 1, 3, 5
CH 2, 4, 6
Figure 3-4: ELAN Multi-Room System with Stereo Wide Coverage Zone