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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS MODEL MRC88 EIGHT ZONE - EIGHT SOURCEAUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEM Page NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURENO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL SECTION 3 PRE-PROGRAMMINGTHE MRC88 TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION & FEATURES SECTION 2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTIONS PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLERLEARNING IR COMMANDS CREATING PALETTE FILES CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCD SECTION 5 ADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING SECTION SECTIONSECTION 7 TWEAKING THE SYSTEM 2003 Xantech Corporation Model MRC88Page 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 PROTECT ON OFF MRC88 FRONT PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONSSystem Status Power-UpMode 1.Front Panel 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 of obstructions MRC88Keep perforations on top cover free EXPANDED Note Do not tighten screws Figure 7 - MRC88 Keypad mounting template MRC88 KEYPAD REMOVAL Video Connections BASIC/ADVANCED CONNECTING THE MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIERSOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONS Audio Connections BASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDED CSM1 Threshold AdjustmentsADVANCED BASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDED ZONE RELATED WIRING CONNECTIONSBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video RJ45 Connector atController/Amplifier Cat 5 Cable EXPANDED Control Out BASIC/ADVANCEDCO1 AND CO2 ZONES 7 & BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ZONE IR BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED KEYPAD CONNECTIONS AND JUMPER SETTINGS Single Keypad CAT5 ConnectionsMultiple Keypad Connections Zone Termination Table 1 - MRC88 Keypad Address SettingsSensor Enable Application LINKING TWO MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER UNITS CONNECTING SOURCE COMPONENTS Figure 11 - MRC88 Keypad CAT5 Cable Lengths MRC88 Connecting Block located on rear of Keypad Modulated Video 1.Zones with IR Receiver ONLYBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video EXPANDED SETTING-UPTHE MRC88 SYSTEMFigure 13 -TypicalMRC88 System BASIC/ADVANCED Section 3 Pre-Programmingthe MRC88 EXPANDED MODE PLANNING THE SYSTEMBASIC MODE ADVANCED MODE SERIAL PORT SELECTION SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XPINCLUDED HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ITEMS STARTING MRC88 DRAGON DROP-IRSOFTWARE 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 COMPONENT selection in Palette Editor Source BRAND selection in Palette Editor CREATING A PALETTE FILE BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED To Rename an Existing FunctionTo Add a New Function Importing CCF Files GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNETFigure 19 Creating a Palette File EDITING BRAND, COMPONENT, AND FUNCTION LISTS Importing Discrete IR Hex Codes USING THE RS232 PALETTE EDITOR ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGSFigure 20 Importing Discrete IR Codes ADVANCED/EXPANDED Entering RS232 Command Strings Using PC TESTUsing MRC88 TEST RS232 Palette Editor Window Figure 23 Creating an RS232 Palette File CREATING AN RS232 PALETTE FILE ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCDSection 4 Programming The Controller DOWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD Figure 24 - MRC88 Keypad LCD Icon GeneratorCREATING NEW ICONS SELECTING ICONS FROM THE ICON GENERATOR BASIC PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPADPLACING COMMANDS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD SELECTING IR PALETTES BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ADVANCED/EXPANDED 5.Repeat for all buttons / all sources PUSH & HOLD TIERED COMMANDS Figure Button Edit Pop-UpMenuEDITING BUTTONS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED EDITING COMMANDS IN THE MACRO COMMAND LIST WINDOWBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ADVANCED/EXPANDED Zone 1 thruFigure 27 Editing Commands BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC8.Repeat for all components necessary PROGRAMMING SENSE TRIGGER CODES ADVANCED/EXPANDED 8.Repeat for all trigger inputs desired RC68 CODE GROUP ZONE OPTIONS CONFIGURATIONDefault settings set in BASIC Mode are as follows NAME OF ZONE ADVANCED/EXPANDED ADVANCED/EXPANDED PRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDEDIR LOOP BACK SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC BASIC TRANSFERRING THE PROJECTFigure 32 Configuring Commands for IR IN ZONE ZONE AUDIO INPUT Section 5 Advanced/Expanded ProgrammingCONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMING EXPANDED OPTIONS IR ROUTINGBACK-LIGHTCONTROL MODE OF OPERATION 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 CLEAR ALL RS232 INPUT TRANSLATORLINK ALL DYNAMIC LINK ALL STATIC 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 RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODEENABLING EXPANDED MODE PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE From A/V loopthroughs on Primary Controller Figure 42 Expanded Controller ConnectionsSources 1 through Primary MRC88 Controller/Amplifier BASIC/ADVANCED Section 6 Completing the Programming ProcessTRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88 UPLOADING MRC88 PROJECTS SAVE PROJECT AS SAVING AND BACKING-UPFILESUSING BACKUP FILES AUTOMATIC SAVE DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES FROM THE WEB FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONISWARM FIRMWARE UPGRADE COLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE ADVANCED/EXPANDED Section 7 Tweaking the System TRIMMING SOURCE AUDIO INPUT LEVELS MAKING FINE ADJUSTMENTS KEYPAD ADJUSTMENTS ZONE ADJUSTMENTS Section 8 Operating Instructions POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFFSETTING THE VOLUME ACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDS DYNAMIC ZONE LINK ADVANCED ZONE SETTINGSAUDIO ADJUSTMENTS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED SYSTEM STATUS BASIC/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 RS232 CONTROL TYPES OF COMMANDSTable 2 Rear Com Port Connector Pin Out Section 9 Appendix ?5SS3+ 7PR1+?5SS+ EXAMPLES/COMMENTS COMMANDSCOMMAND NAME RESPONSE QUERIESNAME QUERY VOLUME LEVEL 39 Steps KEYPAD BUTTON ID LEVEL in dB MRC88 SETTINGBASS/TREBLE LEVEL Right Speaker MRC88 SettingBALANCE LEVEL Left 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 IR Sensor SPECIFICATIONSCERTIFICATIONS Video 2003 Xantech Corporation PageModel MRC88 Page Model MRC882003 Xantech Corporation Model MRC88 XANTECH CORPORATION12950 Bradley Avenue, Sylmar CA Page