
INTRODUCTION
Thank you
for
purchasing the Russound V-PS-2 power supply. It's designed
to
provide crisp, audio-quality power
for
up
to
two
Russound V-KP-1
amplified touchpads with Al
exa
Built-
in™.
Note: All wiring connections
must
be made with the system powered
off
and
the
V-PS-2 power cord
disco
n
nected
from
th
e electrical mains (unplugged from
the
wall outlet).
Installation of the power supply may be done locally in
the
same room as a V-KP-1
or
may be run
to
a central wiring
location using CL-2 rated cable from the room where
the
V-KP-1 is installed. The V-PS-2 can be p
ut
on a
shelf
and is
also wall-mountable
if
desired.
Replacing
An
Existing Audio
System
The majority
of
existing installed audio systems utilize a
"home
run"
of
speaker w
ir
es
from some central location
to
a volume
control or keypad in each
of
the rooms
of
the home. If
your
system uses this
type
of
"home run" wiring, you can use the
exis
ti
ng
wiring
to
car
ry the power from
the
V-
PS
-2 Power
Supply
to
the V-KP-1 , making installation
quick
and easy.
The V-PS-2 includes important
safety
features such as over-
current
over-temperature and
short-c
ircuit protection and can
even indicate trouble in an existing wiring configuration which
is especially critical when utilizing existing wiring in a home
to
ensure a
pro
p
er
electrical
co
nnection.
Examples
of
common
wiring configurations in
existing installations.
The following diagrams show
(A)
a common wiring scheme
for
a keypad based audio system
that
uses Cat5 wiring from a
central location
to
each room and then speaker wire
from
the
keypad
to
the room's speakers and
(B)
a standard "homerun"
wiring system
that
uses speaker wire from the central location
to
each room's
vo
lume control and then additional speaker
wire from the volume
co
ntrol
to
the room's speakers. Both
of
these wiring
co
nfigurations can be re-utilized with the V-PS-2
when powering
yo
ur V-KP
-1
touchpads.
A-BUS (A)
Old
Old
Volume Control
(BJ
[I
New
New
=
1612
or
Similar Speaker Wire
-
CATS
Cable
=
1612
or
Similar Speaker Wire