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Xantech mrc88 installation instructions Tweaking the System, Advanced/Expanded

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS MODEL MRC88 EIGHT ZONE - EIGHT SOURCEAUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEM NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDEREFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Page TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION & FEATURESSECTION 2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTIONS SECTION 3 PRE-PROGRAMMINGTHE MRC88 SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER LEARNING IR COMMANDS CREATING PALETTE FILESCONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCD PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD SECTION 5 ADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING SECTION SECTIONSECTION 7 TWEAKING THE SYSTEM 2003 Xantech Corporation Model MRC88Page 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 MRC88 FRONT PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS System Status Power-UpMode1.Front Panel 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 of obstructions MRC88Keep perforations on top cover free EXPANDED Figure 7 - MRC88 Keypad mounting template Note Do not tighten screws MRC88 KEYPAD REMOVAL CONNECTING THE MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONSAudio Connections BASIC/ADVANCED Video Connections BASIC/ADVANCED CSM1 Threshold Adjustments ADVANCEDBASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDED EXPANDED ZONE RELATED WIRING CONNECTIONSBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED RJ45 Connector at Controller/AmplifierCat 5 Cable BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video Control Out BASIC/ADVANCED CO1 AND CO2 ZONES 7 & BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDZONE IR BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED EXPANDED KEYPAD CONNECTIONS AND JUMPER SETTINGS Single Keypad CAT5 ConnectionsMultiple Keypad Connections Table 1 - MRC88 Keypad Address Settings Sensor EnableApplication 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 1.Zones with IR Receiver ONLY BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video Modulated Video SETTING-UPTHE MRC88 SYSTEM Figure 13 -TypicalMRC88 SystemBASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDED Section 3 Pre-Programmingthe MRC88 PLANNING THE SYSTEM BASIC MODEADVANCED MODE EXPANDED MODE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP INCLUDED HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ITEMSSTARTING MRC88 DRAGON DROP-IRSOFTWARE SERIAL PORT SELECTION STARTING A PROJECT BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED LEARNING IR COMMANDS Creating Palette FilesBUILT-INIR CODE LIBRARY BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED USING THE PALETTE EDITOR Figure Built-InMfg’s IR Command LibraryLEARNING IR COMMANDS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Source BRAND selection in Palette Editor Source COMPONENT selection in Palette Editor CREATING A PALETTE FILE BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED To Rename an Existing FunctionTo Add a New Function GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNET Figure 19 Creating a Palette FileEDITING BRAND, COMPONENT, AND FUNCTION LISTS Importing CCF Files Importing Discrete IR Hex Codes ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGS Figure 20 Importing Discrete IR CodesADVANCED/EXPANDED USING THE RS232 PALETTE EDITOR Using PC TEST Using MRC88 TESTRS232 Palette Editor Window Entering RS232 Command Strings CREATING AN RS232 PALETTE FILE ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure 23 Creating an RS232 Palette File BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCDSection 4 Programming The Controller Figure 24 - MRC88 Keypad LCD Icon Generator CREATING NEW ICONSSELECTING ICONS FROM THE ICON GENERATOR DOWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD PLACING COMMANDS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPADSELECTING IR PALETTES BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC 5.Repeat for all buttons / all sources ADVANCED/EXPANDED PUSH & HOLD TIERED COMMANDS Figure Button Edit Pop-UpMenuEDITING BUTTONS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD EDITING COMMANDS IN THE MACRO COMMAND LIST WINDOW BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ADVANCED/EXPANDED Zone 1 thruFigure 27 Editing Commands PROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC8.Repeat for all components necessary PROGRAMMING SENSE TRIGGER CODES ADVANCED/EXPANDED 8.Repeat for all trigger inputs desired ZONE OPTIONS CONFIGURATION Default settings set in BASIC Mode are as followsNAME OF ZONE ADVANCED/EXPANDED RC68 CODE GROUP PRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDED IR LOOP BACK SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBASIC ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC TRANSFERRING THE PROJECTFigure 32 Configuring Commands for IR IN ZONE ZONE AUDIO INPUT Section 5 Advanced/Expanded ProgrammingCONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMING IR ROUTING BACK-LIGHTCONTROLMODE OF OPERATION 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 RS232 INPUT TRANSLATOR LINK ALL DYNAMICLINK ALL STATIC 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 PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODE ENABLING EXPANDED MODEPHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE Figure 42 Expanded Controller Connections Sources 1 throughPrimary MRC88 Controller/Amplifier From A/V loopthroughs on Primary Controller Section 6 Completing the Programming Process TRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88UPLOADING MRC88 PROJECTS BASIC/ADVANCED SAVING AND BACKING-UPFILES USING BACKUP FILESAUTOMATIC SAVE SAVE PROJECT AS FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONIS WARM FIRMWARE UPGRADECOLD 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 POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFF SETTING THE VOLUMEACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDS Section 8 Operating Instructions ZONE SETTINGS AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDSYSTEM STATUS BASIC/ADVANCED 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 TYPES OF COMMANDS Table 2 Rear Com Port Connector Pin OutSection 9 Appendix RS232 CONTROL ?5SS3+ 7PR1+?5SS+ COMMANDS COMMANDNAME EXAMPLES/COMMENTS QUERIES NAMEQUERY RESPONSE VOLUME LEVEL 39 Steps KEYPAD BUTTON ID LEVEL in dB MRC88 SETTINGBASS/TREBLE LEVEL MRC88 Setting BALANCE LEVELLeft Speaker Right Speaker PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION TROUBLESHOOTINGPROBLEM a Because of the wide variety of IR coding and PROBLEMPROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION The following items may have interfered with the PROBLEMPROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION RS232 AND EXPANSION PIN OUT INFORMATIONPROBLEM Model MRC88 SPECIFICATIONS CERTIFICATIONSVideo IR Sensor 2003 Xantech Corporation PageModel MRC88 Page Model MRC882003 Xantech Corporation XANTECH CORPORATION 12950 Bradley Avenue, Sylmar CAPage Model MRC88