Planning The System, Basic Mode, Advanced Mode | Xantech mrc88

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Xantech mrc88 Planning The System, Basic Mode, Advanced Mode, Expanded Mode, Computer Requirements Minimum

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AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEM MODEL MRC88 EIGHT ZONE - EIGHT SOURCEINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS NO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTUREREFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Page SECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION & FEATURES TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTIONS SECTION 3 PRE-PROGRAMMINGTHE MRC88 LEARNING IR COMMANDS CREATING PALETTE FILES SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLERCONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCD PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD SECTION 5 ADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING SECTION 7 TWEAKING THE SYSTEM SECTIONSECTION Page Model MRC882003 Xantech Corporation GENERAL INFORMATION Section 1 General Information & Features 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 SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1 - System Block Diagram CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER FEATURES KEYPAD FEATURES System Status Power-UpMode MRC88 FRONT PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS1.Front Panel PROTECT ON OFF Zone Status Active-OperationalMode 22.Source Component Input Connections MRC88 REAR PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS 23.Source Loop-ThruConnections MRC88 KEYPAD - FRONT FEATURES 1.MRC88 Keypad MRC88 KEYPAD FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS dFast Red Blink = IR Sensor INPUT or Keypad OUTPUT MRC88 KEYPAD - REAR FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS INSTALLATION Section 2 Installation & Connections Keep perforations on top cover free MRC88of obstructions EXPANDED Note Do not tighten screws Figure 7 - MRC88 Keypad mounting template MRC88 KEYPAD REMOVAL SOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONS CONNECTING THE MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIERAudio Connections BASIC/ADVANCED Video Connections BASIC/ADVANCED ADVANCED CSM1 Threshold AdjustmentsBASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ZONE RELATED WIRING CONNECTIONSEXPANDED Controller/Amplifier RJ45 Connector atCat 5 Cable BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video CO1 AND CO2 ZONES 7 & BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Control Out BASIC/ADVANCEDZONE IR BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED EXPANDED Multiple Keypad Connections Single Keypad CAT5 ConnectionsKEYPAD CONNECTIONS AND JUMPER SETTINGS Sensor Enable Table 1 - MRC88 Keypad Address SettingsApplication Zone Termination LINKING TWO MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER UNITS CONNECTING SOURCE COMPONENTS Figure 11 - MRC88 Keypad CAT5 Cable Lengths MRC88 Connecting Block located on rear of Keypad BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED 1.Zones with IR Receiver ONLYBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video Modulated Video Figure 13 -TypicalMRC88 System SETTING-UPTHE MRC88 SYSTEMBASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDED Section 3 Pre-Programmingthe MRC88 BASIC MODE PLANNING THE SYSTEMADVANCED MODE EXPANDED MODE INCLUDED HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ITEMS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XPSTARTING MRC88 DRAGON DROP-IRSOFTWARE 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 COMPONENT selection in Palette Editor Source BRAND selection in Palette Editor To Add a New Function To Rename an Existing FunctionCREATING A PALETTE FILE BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure 19 Creating a Palette File GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNETEDITING BRAND, COMPONENT, AND FUNCTION LISTS Importing CCF Files Importing Discrete IR Hex Codes Figure 20 Importing Discrete IR Codes ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGSADVANCED/EXPANDED USING THE RS232 PALETTE EDITOR Using MRC88 TEST Using PC TESTRS232 Palette Editor Window Entering RS232 Command Strings Figure 23 Creating an RS232 Palette File CREATING AN RS232 PALETTE FILE ADVANCED/EXPANDED Section 4 Programming The Controller CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED CREATING NEW ICONS Figure 24 - MRC88 Keypad LCD Icon GeneratorSELECTING ICONS FROM THE ICON GENERATOR DOWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD PLACING COMMANDS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPADSELECTING IR PALETTES BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC ADVANCED/EXPANDED 5.Repeat for all buttons / all sources 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 BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT 8.Repeat for all components necessary BASICADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING SENSE TRIGGER CODES ADVANCED/EXPANDED 8.Repeat for all trigger inputs desired Default settings set in BASIC Mode are as follows ZONE OPTIONS CONFIGURATIONNAME OF ZONE ADVANCED/EXPANDED RC68 CODE GROUP IR LOOP BACK SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDED PRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBASIC ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure 32 Configuring Commands for IR IN ZONE TRANSFERRING THE PROJECTBASIC CONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMING Section 5 Advanced/Expanded ProgrammingZONE AUDIO INPUT BACK-LIGHTCONTROL IR ROUTINGMODE OF OPERATION EXPANDED OPTIONS MONITOR LOCKOUT MODE Factory default “DISABLED” RS232 SETTINGS Factory default “DISABLED” ZONE LINKING PROGRAMMING Zones 1,2,3 & 4 programmed for Dynamic Linking Figure 37 - Dynamic Zone Link Programming LINK ALL DYNAMIC RS232 INPUT TRANSLATORLINK ALL STATIC CLEAR ALL PROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS AND SEQUENCES RC68+ IR CODE TRIGGERED SEQUENCER Figure 39 - RC68 IR Command Macro Window PROGRAMMING INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS Figure 41 - Using Internal Amplifier Commands Table 2 - Internal Amplifier Commands ENABLING EXPANDED MODE PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODEPHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE Sources 1 through Figure 42 Expanded Controller ConnectionsPrimary MRC88 Controller/Amplifier From A/V loopthroughs on Primary Controller TRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88 Section 6 Completing the Programming ProcessUPLOADING MRC88 PROJECTS BASIC/ADVANCED USING BACKUP FILES SAVING AND BACKING-UPFILESAUTOMATIC SAVE SAVE PROJECT AS WARM FIRMWARE UPGRADE FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONISCOLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES FROM THE WEB ADVANCED/EXPANDED Section 7 Tweaking the System TRIMMING SOURCE AUDIO INPUT LEVELS MAKING FINE ADJUSTMENTS KEYPAD ADJUSTMENTS ZONE ADJUSTMENTS SETTING THE VOLUME POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFFACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDS Section 8 Operating Instructions AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ZONE SETTINGSSYSTEM STATUS BASIC/ADVANCED DYNAMIC ZONE LINK ADVANCED EXPANDED 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 Table 2 Rear Com Port Connector Pin Out TYPES OF COMMANDSSection 9 Appendix RS232 CONTROL ?5SS+ 7PR1+?5SS3+ COMMAND COMMANDSNAME EXAMPLES/COMMENTS NAME QUERIESQUERY RESPONSE VOLUME LEVEL 39 Steps KEYPAD BUTTON ID BASS/TREBLE LEVEL MRC88 SETTINGLEVEL in dB BALANCE LEVEL MRC88 SettingLeft Speaker 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 CERTIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONSVideo IR Sensor Model MRC88 Page2003 Xantech Corporation 2003 Xantech Corporation Model MRC88Page 12950 Bradley Avenue, Sylmar CA XANTECH CORPORATIONPage Model MRC88