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Russound VM1 Installation Manual
Rev. 1
No Hot Swap for VMR1
DO NOT UNPLUG VMR1 RECEIVERS WHILE VM1 AND TV ARE POWERED ON: The
power for the VMR1 receiver’s grounds through the television it is connected
to. The television’s video input can be damaged if the VMR1 receiver’s are “Hot
Swapped. “ Please insure that the television and the VM1 are powered o
before the VMR1 is connected or disconnected.
Troubleshooting Guide
PROBLEM CAUSE ACTION
Loss of picture / VM1 is
clicking
Bad power supply or wrong power supply is being used Check to insure that the A-PS power supply (24 volts) is connected. Test power
supply for 24 volts
Red (Pr) and Blue (Pb) colors
are reversed
RJ 45 connector is wired to T568B standard Rewire the RJ45 connector to the T568A standard
No picture Video Sync (Y) is carried on the Brown White / Brown Pair Check the Brown White / Brown Pair on the CAT-5 , Punch Down, and RJ45 connec-
tor
Red (Pr) is missing from the
picture
Red (Pr) is carried on the Orange White / Orange Pair Check the Orange White / Orange Pair on the CAT-5 , Punch Down, and RJ45 con-
nector
Blue (Pb) is missing from the
picture
Blue (Pb) is carried on the Green White/green Pair Check the Green White / Green Pair on the CAT-5 , Punch Down, and RJ45 connec-
tor
VMR1 receiver’s power
indicator is not lit
Power is carried on the Blue White/ Blue Pair Check the Blue White / Blue Pair on the CAT-5 , Punch Down, and RJ45 connector
Russound keypads are not
controlling the VM1
RNET communication is carried on the Blue Pair on the
RNET link.
Check the Blue White/ Blue Pair on the RNET cable and RJ45 connectors
No control of VM1 on Zones
7 & 8 / Keypads in zone 7 &
8 operate Zones 1& 2
Controller ID (on CAV/CAA/CAM) is set incorrectly Set controller ID on the controller to reflect controller 1, 2 , 3, etc.
Video sync issues for CAT-5e
runs less than 50 feet
VMR1 Receiver may require re-calibration Temporarily extend CAT-5e cable by 50 feet to see if problem is resolved. Try swap-
ping with a working VMR1 from another zone. Call Russound Dealer Support.
Color or picture stability
issues
DC voltage may be present on the video output signal of
the source, common on some cable/satellite boxes.
Use a DC blocker such as Audio Authority's Model 1183 Active Video DC Blocker.
For All VM1-4UC and VM1-8UC Users
Sources 1 and 4 and 5 and 8 are factory defaulted for composite video. To use
component or S-Video inputs, the internal switches must be changed. Please
refer to page 7 for this procedure.
For New VM1 Set-Up
A new VM1 outputs Source 1 video to all zones. When testing, turning the
system Party Mode on can help troubleshoot "no video" issues.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
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