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DAB1 DISTRIBUTED AUDIO SYSTEM
Appendix 2: Programming EXTRA C
OMMAND Volume Control Macros
In most installations (where a keypad controls a single zone), it is not necessary to program DAB1 EXTRA COMMAND volume
control macros — you would simply use the keypad’s own volume control macro to control the zone. However, in an instal-
lation where a single K2 keypad is being used to control more than one zone, the DAB1’s E
XTRA COMMANDS must be used.
As mentioned on page 50, programming DAB1 E
XTRA COMMAND macros is identical to programming other DAB1 macros.
However, to allow the K2 keypad’s volume control buttons to work as expected (that is, to continually change the volume
while being held-down), the V
OLUME
UP and VOLUME DOWN macros must be built as described below.
1. Open the Sonance Control Manager, select a DAB1 unit and select EXTRA COMMANDS (see
Figure 72
, on page 50).
2. Change the the first Extra Commands
(C
OMMAND ID 001) Macro’s name from
UNTITLED to ZONE 1 VOLUME UP.
3. Click on the macro. The M
ACRO EDITOR
window will open (see
Figure 84
).
4. In the C
OMMAND TYPE drop-down box, select
R
EPEAT STEPS. Make sure that REPEAT COMMANDS
UNTIL BUTTON IS RELEASED is selected, and drag
the macro icon into the E
DIT window.
5. Create a new macro by selecting the follow-
ing M
ACRO FUNCTION parameters in their
respective drop-down boxes:
C
OMMAND TYPE =
II
NN TT EE RR NN AA LL
CC
OOMM MM AA NN DD
FUNCTION
=
VV
OOLL UU MM EE
UUPP
U
NIT =
11
Z
ONE =
ZZ
OONN EE
11
V
ALUE =
SS
TTEEPP
UU
PP
6. Drag the macro icon into the EDIT window,
inside of the R
EPEAT STEPS bracket (see
Figure 84
). Click OK.
7. Repeat Steps 2 – 6, using the second Extra
Commands (C
OMMAND ID002) macro for
Z
ONE 1 VOLUME DOWN. (Change the VALUE in
Step 5 to S
TEP DOWN.)
8. Repeat Steps 2 – 7 for each zone you want
the K2 keypad to control.
Program the K2’s volume control buttons to trigger
these E
XTRA COMMAND macros (see page 51).
Step 5. Set These
Macro Function
Parameters
Step 6. Drag Icon
into R
EPEAT
Bracket
Step 4:
• Select R
EPEAT
S
TEPS
Command
• Select R
EPEAT
C
OMMANDS
U
NTIL
B
UTTON
I
S
R
ELEASED
• Drag Icon into
E
DIT
Window
Figure 84: Programming EXTRA COMMAND Volume Control Macros