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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS MODEL MRC88 EIGHT ZONE - EIGHT SOURCEAUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEM 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 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 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 of obstructions MRC88Keep perforations on top cover free 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 EXPANDED ZONE RELATED WIRING CONNECTIONSBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED 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 KEYPAD CONNECTIONS AND JUMPER SETTINGS Single Keypad CAT5 ConnectionsMultiple Keypad Connections 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 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 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 BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCDSection 4 Programming The Controller 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 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 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 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 BASIC TRANSFERRING THE PROJECTFigure 32 Configuring Commands for IR IN ZONE ZONE AUDIO INPUT Section 5 Advanced/Expanded ProgrammingCONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMING 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 ?5SS3+ 7PR1+?5SS+ NAME COMMANDSCOMMAND EXAMPLES/COMMENTS QUERY QUERIESNAME RESPONSE VOLUME LEVEL 39 Steps KEYPAD BUTTON ID LEVEL in dB MRC88 SETTINGBASS/TREBLE LEVEL Left Speaker MRC88 SettingBALANCE LEVEL 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 Video SPECIFICATIONSCERTIFICATIONS IR Sensor 2003 Xantech Corporation PageModel MRC88 Page Model MRC882003 Xantech Corporation Page XANTECH CORPORATION12950 Bradley Avenue, Sylmar CA Model MRC88