The AudioControl Director series amplifiers allow you to group 2 or more zones together so they act as one. This is useful if you have multiple sets of speakers for a single area, and you want them to all share the same input, volume level, and power setting.
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In the Director's web interface, each zone has a drop down menu labeled "GRP" for group.
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Give every zone in a selected group the same group number. For example, If Zones 1 & 2 both power speakers in the same room, you can put them both in Group 1. Click the GRP LOCK button to activate the group controls.
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Now, whenever a command is sent to the amplifier from a control system, the command will affect every zone in the group the same. The zones will always have the same volume level, power status, and input.
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Any zone that is NOT part of a group does not need a group number! Leave un-grouped zones on "GRP" in the drop down menu.
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On the Director D2800 and D4600, a zone can only listen to its direct local input (i.e. Outputs 3-4 only receive audio from Inputs 3-4), or from the BUS A & B inputs. Because of this, you'll want to make sure that the audio source you choose for the group is connected to the BUS inputs.
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If you're bridging outputs and you want to use groups to make the amps act as a stereo pair, you can use the local inputs. Just put one channel into input 1, and the second channel into input 3, and group the zones together!
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On the matrix Director amplifiers, any input can be routed to any output. Zones in a group will always use the same input pair.
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Digital outputs A & B can also be part of groups on the matrix amplifiers, so audio sent from the Director to other amplifiers can still have the same controls!

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Still need help? Our tech support team is available by phone at 425-775-8461, or by email at [email protected]
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