Brent shows us how and where to drill for the av cable so that you can run it down through the piano.

*NO MORE WIRE HANGING OVER THE EDGE OF THE PIANO
* WORKS PERFECTLY WITH UNIVERSAL DOCK
*KEEPS IPOD/iPad CHARGED
* ONE VOLUME CONTROL (THIS BOX)
* VERY SIMPLE FOR CUSTOMER. SIMPLY ADJUST PIANO AND VOLUME KNOBS
*PIANO AND AUDIO LIMIT ADJUSTMENT ON BOTTOM OF BOX. THIS KEEPS THE PIANO AND AUDIO FROM PLAYING TOO LOUDLY
Super solid Connections.


CONS:
*White cable (however you can actually paint it using black fabric paint.
*The AV cable that you need costs $50
The av cable disables the video on the ipod and ipad.

SUMMARY
The av composite cable and the composite box eliminate almost every problem you've ever had with the iQ system.

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If you want brackets, go to Home Depot and buy some brackets.
I no longer send the boxes this way. It's simply not necessary. The green double sided sticky tape is amazingly strong. Just wipe off the bottom of the piano before you mount it. Then peel off the protective covering and stick it on! It's that easy. The box will NEVER fall off. So make sure that your mounting it where it will look good, but also be accessible.

This is how you'd use airport with the composite box.

COMPOSITE BOX

 

To iQ Box

All 3 of these connect to av cable

Always to Speaker

Red = Piano Signal
White= Audio Signal
Yellow= used for optional connections and setups but normally used as a fake jack that simply gives you a place to plug in the yellow rca from the av cable.

Usually to speaker. Sometimes used for extra 1/8" stereo input.

Every Composite Box looks like this.

Composite box hooked up to av cable. Also two speakers are connected.

Composite Box was designed to work with this cable. Click on it for more details.

If you plan connecting straight to the piano with an AV Composite Cable, and an ipod/ipad, you'll need a Composite Box with Upper Volume Limit Controls. When an AV cable is plugged into the ipod/ipad, the volume on the device itself it disabled. It then outputs a full-blast signal that needs to be attenuated. The Composite Box with Limiters does just that.It brings down those incoming levels to a reasonable strength.

If you plan on using a docking station that comes with an av cable, then
you'll simply need a composite box with NO volume Limit Controls.
The dock usually comes with a remote, so you can easily turn down the strength of the signal that goes to the balance box.

One other thing. Remember that the video is disabled when a composite cable by itself is used. The video is then
sent down the av cable yellow rca male connector.

COMPOSITE BOX
with Limit Controls

You can still use a Composite Box with a 1/8" stereo to RCA connector.
You get a better connection on the composite box, and this way you still have video and volume control on the ipod/ipad.

PianoDisc Usually Sends this cable with each iQ system. I works well for what I described.

High Quality Monster Cable does the same thing. You can get this at Radio Shack.

ADVANTAGES OF THE AV COMPOSITE CABLE