Product Introduction - Russound ST2 Installation Manual

INTRODUCTION
DESCRIPTION
Thank you for choosing the Russound ST2 Smart
Tuner. Whether you are adding radio to an exist-
ing system, expanding a CA Series system or
taking advantage of a CAV6.6 or CAM6.6 con-
troller's robust RNET
ST2 Tuner is designed to meet your needs.
The ST2 Tuner gives you two radios in one. The
two AM/FM tuner modules share one set of con-
trols and display on the front of the unit, but
each runs independently. This arrangement
allows two different broadcasts at the same time
in a multi-room audio distribution system.
In addition to the traditional AM/FM broadcast
tuner function, the ST2 Tuner can store up to 72
favorites, or memory presets . These are stored
in groups of six called banks . There are six
banks for each tuner. Each preset and each bank
can be given a custom name of your choice.
The ST2 Tuner can be controlled from the front
panel or by the dedicated ST2-KP tuner keypad.
It can also be controlled by the ST2-RC IR remote
aimed at the tuner's front panel IR receiver. The
ST2-RC IR codes can be learned into any IR
learning remote control for easy system integra-
tion. It can also be controlled by IR signals
received through the IR connections on the rear
panel from IR repeating system commonly used
in distributed audio systems.
If the ST2 Tuner is part of an RNET-enabled sys-
tem such as the CAV6.6-S2 system, the tuner
can be controlled through an UNO-S2 keypad.
The ST2 Tuner also has an RS-232 port to sup-
port fully bi-directional integration into whole-
house control systems such as Crestron
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FEATURES
• Dual AM/FM Tuners
• Compact single rack unit chassis
(Rack mount ears included)
• Six banks of six memory presets each per
tuner for storing AM/FM station settings
(72 total presets)
• Two Favorite presets per tuner with ST2-RC
• Stereo or mono mode
• Local or distant mode
• Dedicated IR remote control
• Individual IR direct inputs for each tuner
• Front panel IR receiver
• Supports optional ST2-KP tuner keypads
• RNET connections send tuner frequency and
control information to UNO keypad display
• RS-232 control and programming. User
settings can be backed up and restored.
INSTALLATION APPLICATIONS
RNET-enabled System
When the ST2 Tuner is used with an RNET-
enabled device such as the CAV6.6 and is con-
nected to it through the Link In or Link Out port,
the tuner will be controlled by the CAV6.6
through the UNO-S2 keypad. Through RNET,
tuner information such as Tuner 1 or 2, station
frequency, preset names and AM/FM band is dis-
played on UNO-S2 keypads. An additional RNET
device can be connected to an existing ST2 by
using the Link Out of the first unit into the Link In
of the second unit.
Before using the ST2 tuner with a Russound
RNET controller, you must assign source
numbers to Tuner 1 and 2 in the ST2 Setup
Menu AND complete the controller's Source
Setup procedure to identify the tuner as a
"Peripheral" command type device.