General Information

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Model MRC44

The Xantech MRC44 System is a revolutionary whole-house audio/video distribution, audio amplification and control system.

The MRC44 System consists of the MRC44 Controller/Amplifier, four LCD Keypads and four IR Emitters. When combined with almost any four IR controlled audio/video source components (CD, DVD, VCR, Satellite, etc.), using the MRC44 System is as easy as pushing a button. The features of the MRC44 are:

The MRC44 system includes the following components:

ξ One MRC44 Controller/Amplifier(Part No. MRC44CTL) ξ Four MRC44 Keypads(Part No. MRC44KPW)

ξ Four IR Emitters (Part Number 283M)

ξ One DB9 programming cable to connect to the RS232 serial port on your PC (Part No. 05913410)

ξ One male DB9 to male DB9 cable with null modem for linking two MRC44 Controllers (Part No. 05913560) ξ CD-ROM Disc contains the MRC44 Dragon Drop-IR software (Part No. 03900745-01)

ξ MRC44 System Installation Instructions (Part No. 08901160) ξ Four speaker connector plugs

ξ 12 Keypad jumpers

ξ MRC44 Keypad Installation Kit which includes four sets of installation brackets (Part No. 03079545-01), an installation template (Part No. 09590255), a Keypad removal tool (Part No. 03025280) and the Keypad Installation Instructions (Part No. 08901175)

ξ Caution card

Optional Accessories:

ξ Secondary Keypads - see page 18 White: Part No. MRC44KPW Black: Part No. MRC44KPB Almond: Part No. MRC44KPA Ivory: Part No. MRC44KPI

ξ External IR Receivers

480-00 Dinky Link™ Series IR Receivers

480-80 CFL Friendly Dinky Link™ Series IR Receivers 490-00 Micro Link™ Series IR Receivers

780 Series J-Box IR Receivers

291 Series Hidden Link™ IR Receivers

ξ MRC44 Connecting Block (Part No. MRCCB1) – see page 19 ξ CSM1 Current Sensing Module

ξ URC2P or URC2B

IMPORTANT NOTE: A MRC44 System can be a single controller with keypads for up to four zones or two connected controllers and keypads for up to eight zones. There are three different setup modes in the Dragon Drop-IR Software. The Basic mode allows quick setup and programming for a four 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 four zones using linked MRC44 Controllers.

Each section of this manual will indicate which sections apply to the three programming modes and setups. A section with: BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED would apply to all system configurations. A section with: ADVANCED/EXPANDED would only apply to systems requiring advanced programming or that have more than four zones, etc.

In the Expanded mode, the controller for zones 1-4 will be referred to as the PRIMARY CONTROLLER. The controller for zones 5-8 will be referred to as the SECONDARY CONTROLLER.