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Xantech mrc88 installation instructions System Overview, System Block Diagram

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AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEM MODEL MRC88 EIGHT ZONE - EIGHT SOURCEINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURENO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE Page SECTION 2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTIONS TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION & FEATURES SECTION 3 PRE-PROGRAMMINGTHE MRC88 CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCD SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLERLEARNING IR COMMANDS CREATING PALETTE FILES PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD SECTION 5 ADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING SECTION 7 TWEAKING THE SYSTEM SECTIONSECTION Page Model MRC882003 Xantech Corporation Section 1 General Information & Features GENERAL INFORMATION IMPORTANT NOTE A MRC88 System can be a single controller with keypads for up to Eight zones or two connected controllers and keypads for up to Sixteen zones. There are three different setup modes in the Dragon Drop-IRSoftware. The Basic mode allows quick setup and programming for an Eight zone system. It assumes all zones will use factory defaults and will behave exactly the same. The Advanced mode allows customization of system configuration for functions such as zone link, monitor lockout, unique IR programming by zone, etc. The Expanded mode allows programming of systems with more than Eight zones using linked MRC88 Controllers Figure 1 - System Block Diagram SYSTEM OVERVIEW CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER FEATURES KEYPAD FEATURES 1.Front Panel MRC88 FRONT PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONSSystem Status Power-UpMode PROTECT ON OFF Zone Status Active-OperationalMode MRC88 REAR PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS 22.Source Component Input Connections 23.Source Loop-ThruConnections MRC88 KEYPAD FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS MRC88 KEYPAD - FRONT FEATURES 1.MRC88 Keypad dFast Red Blink = IR Sensor INPUT or Keypad OUTPUT MRC88 KEYPAD - REAR FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS Section 2 Installation & Connections INSTALLATION Keep perforations on top cover free MRC88of obstructions EXPANDED Figure 7 - MRC88 Keypad mounting template Note Do not tighten screws MRC88 KEYPAD REMOVAL Audio Connections BASIC/ADVANCED CONNECTING THE MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIERSOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONS Video Connections BASIC/ADVANCED BASIC/ADVANCED CSM1 Threshold AdjustmentsADVANCED EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ZONE RELATED WIRING CONNECTIONSEXPANDED Cat 5 Cable RJ45 Connector atController/Amplifier BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video ZONE IR BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Control Out BASIC/ADVANCEDCO1 AND CO2 ZONES 7 & BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED EXPANDED Multiple Keypad Connections Single Keypad CAT5 ConnectionsKEYPAD CONNECTIONS AND JUMPER SETTINGS Application Table 1 - MRC88 Keypad Address SettingsSensor Enable Zone Termination CONNECTING SOURCE COMPONENTS LINKING TWO MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER UNITS MRC88 Connecting Block located on rear of Keypad Figure 11 - MRC88 Keypad CAT5 Cable Lengths BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video 1.Zones with IR Receiver ONLYBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Modulated Video BASIC/ADVANCED SETTING-UPTHE MRC88 SYSTEMFigure 13 -TypicalMRC88 System EXPANDED Section 3 Pre-Programmingthe MRC88 ADVANCED MODE PLANNING THE SYSTEMBASIC MODE EXPANDED MODE STARTING MRC88 DRAGON DROP-IRSOFTWARE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XPINCLUDED HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ITEMS SERIAL PORT SELECTION STARTING A PROJECT BUILT-INIR CODE LIBRARY BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED LEARNING IR COMMANDS Creating Palette FilesBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED LEARNING IR COMMANDS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure Built-InMfg’s IR Command LibraryUSING THE PALETTE EDITOR Source BRAND selection in Palette Editor Source COMPONENT selection in Palette Editor To Add a New Function To Rename an Existing FunctionCREATING A PALETTE FILE BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED EDITING BRAND, COMPONENT, AND FUNCTION LISTS GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNETFigure 19 Creating a Palette File Importing CCF Files Importing Discrete IR Hex Codes ADVANCED/EXPANDED ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGSFigure 20 Importing Discrete IR Codes USING THE RS232 PALETTE EDITOR RS232 Palette Editor Window Using PC TESTUsing MRC88 TEST Entering RS232 Command Strings CREATING AN RS232 PALETTE FILE ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure 23 Creating an RS232 Palette File Section 4 Programming The Controller CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED SELECTING ICONS FROM THE ICON GENERATOR Figure 24 - MRC88 Keypad LCD Icon GeneratorCREATING NEW ICONS DOWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD SELECTING IR PALETTES BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPADPLACING COMMANDS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD BASIC 5.Repeat for all buttons / all sources ADVANCED/EXPANDED EDITING BUTTONS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD Figure Button Edit Pop-UpMenuPUSH & HOLD TIERED COMMANDS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED EDITING COMMANDS IN THE MACRO COMMAND LIST WINDOWBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure 27 Editing Commands Zone 1 thruADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED 8.Repeat for all components necessary BASICADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING SENSE TRIGGER CODES ADVANCED/EXPANDED 8.Repeat for all trigger inputs desired NAME OF ZONE ADVANCED/EXPANDED ZONE OPTIONS CONFIGURATIONDefault settings set in BASIC Mode are as follows RC68 CODE GROUP BASIC PRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDEDIR LOOP BACK SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDED ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure 32 Configuring Commands for IR IN ZONE TRANSFERRING THE PROJECTBASIC CONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMING Section 5 Advanced/Expanded ProgrammingZONE AUDIO INPUT MODE OF OPERATION IR ROUTINGBACK-LIGHTCONTROL EXPANDED OPTIONS RS232 SETTINGS MONITOR LOCKOUT MODE Factory default “DISABLED” Factory default “DISABLED” ZONE LINKING PROGRAMMING Figure 37 - Dynamic Zone Link Programming Zones 1,2,3 & 4 programmed for Dynamic Linking LINK ALL STATIC RS232 INPUT TRANSLATORLINK ALL DYNAMIC CLEAR ALL PROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS AND SEQUENCES Figure 39 - RC68 IR Command Macro Window RC68+ IR CODE TRIGGERED SEQUENCER PROGRAMMING INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS Figure 41 - Using Internal Amplifier Commands Table 2 - Internal Amplifier Commands PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODEENABLING EXPANDED MODE RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE Primary MRC88 Controller/Amplifier Figure 42 Expanded Controller ConnectionsSources 1 through From A/V loopthroughs on Primary Controller UPLOADING MRC88 PROJECTS Section 6 Completing the Programming ProcessTRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88 BASIC/ADVANCED AUTOMATIC SAVE SAVING AND BACKING-UPFILESUSING BACKUP FILES SAVE PROJECT AS COLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONISWARM FIRMWARE UPGRADE DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES FROM THE WEB Section 7 Tweaking the System ADVANCED/EXPANDED MAKING FINE ADJUSTMENTS TRIMMING SOURCE AUDIO INPUT LEVELS ZONE ADJUSTMENTS KEYPAD ADJUSTMENTS ACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDS POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFFSETTING THE VOLUME Section 8 Operating Instructions SYSTEM STATUS BASIC/ADVANCED ZONE SETTINGSAUDIO ADJUSTMENTS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED DYNAMIC ZONE LINK ADVANCED 2.Press the button for the zone to be unlinked. Z1, Z2, etc The keypad status LED’s will show ‘busy’ rapid amber flash for 10 seconds after the last button press, then ‘time out’ and return to normal use mode LED /green, LCD/normal display. The small ‘L’ will no longer appear. The zones will resume independent control EXPANDED Section 9 Appendix TYPES OF COMMANDSTable 2 Rear Com Port Connector Pin Out RS232 CONTROL ?5SS+ 7PR1+?5SS3+ NAME COMMANDSCOMMAND EXAMPLES/COMMENTS QUERY QUERIESNAME RESPONSE VOLUME LEVEL 39 Steps KEYPAD BUTTON ID BASS/TREBLE LEVEL MRC88 SETTINGLEVEL in dB Left Speaker MRC88 SettingBALANCE LEVEL Right Speaker PROBLEM TROUBLESHOOTINGPROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION PROBLEMa Because of the wide variety of IR coding and PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION PROBLEMThe following items may have interfered with the PROBLEM RS232 AND EXPANSION PIN OUT INFORMATIONPROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION Model MRC88 Video SPECIFICATIONSCERTIFICATIONS IR Sensor Model MRC88 Page2003 Xantech Corporation 2003 Xantech Corporation Model MRC88Page Page XANTECH CORPORATION12950 Bradley Avenue, Sylmar CA Model MRC88