Xantech mrc88 installation instructions Zone Adjustments, Keypad Adjustments

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Model MRC88

ZONE ADJUSTMENTS

These adjustments allow customized bass, treble, balance and maximum level settings to best compliment the acoustics and preferences for each zone.

1.Go to desired zone.

2.Using an RC68+ select desired INPUT (source).

3.Point the RC68+ at the IR sensor on the MRC88 Keypad (IR sensor enabled) and press the Z-ADJ

button (18). (This activates the Zone Adjustments mode).

NOTE: Z-ADJ mode allows 10 seconds after each button press for the next command to be executed. If 10 seconds is exceeded, simply press Z-ADJ again. To confirm Z-ADJ mode, press the MUTE ON button. If the sound mutes, the MRC88 Controller is NOT in the Z-ADJ mode.

4.While listening to the program material, set BASS (E0, 88, & A8), TREBLE (20, 60, & 08) and BALANCE (C8, 58, D8) as desired. Repeat this procedure as often as necessary to arrive at a pleasing tonal balance for the zone.

5.Adjust VOLUME buttons (F0 & 98) for the maximum volume desired for the zone.

6.Press MAX-V button (78) to save this maximum volume setting (this will become the loudest volume possible in that zone)

7.Set the Volume level to the desired Zone On setting (i.e. the volume setting desired for when a zone is first turned ON – usually a low volume setting)

8.Press the ON-VOL button (E1). This will now be the maximum volume the Zone can be set to on power

on.

NOTE: The MRC88 remembers the last volume setting on a power down and returns to that level when the Zone is powered back up. The ON-VOL feature will ensure that if the volume was turned off at a loud volume setting, when it is turned back on it will always go to the preset level (ON-VOL) setting as a maximum.

9.Press the ADJ-OFF button to drop out of the Z-ADJ mode. (Z-ADJ mode will drop out automatically after 10 seconds).The Z-ADJ settings are now saved, completing the procedure.

10.Repeat steps 1 through 7 for each zone.

KEYPAD ADJUSTMENTS

The sensitivity of the keypads IR Receiver and the LCD backlight adjustment can be made via adjustment screws on the rear of the Keypad.

IR SENSITIVITY ADJUSTMENT

The IR Receiver on the Keypad can be adjusted for sensitivity to avoid possible interference from background light level to prevent false triggering of the IR circuits.

1.In bright light environments, if the keypad LED sometimes flickers red, use the enclosed small blade screwdriver to adjust the sensitivity of the IR sensor adjustment screw [Figure 5-(20)].

2.Slowly turn clockwise to reduce sensitivity until interference no longer affects IR sensor performance.

LCD BACKLIGHT ADJUSTMENT

Adjusts brightness of LCD backlight. This adjustment does not affect the backlight level for the buttons.

To reduce or increase brightness of the LCD on the Keypad, slowly turn the LCD Adjustment screw [Figure 5- (21)] clockwise to reduce or counter-clockwise to increase brightness of the LCD on Keypad to set to desired level.

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Contents AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEM MODEL MRC88 EIGHT ZONE - EIGHT SOURCEINSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURENO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE PageSECTION 2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTIONS TABLE OF CONTENTSSECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION & FEATURES SECTION 3 PRE-PROGRAMMINGTHE MRC88CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCD SECTION 4 PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLERLEARNING IR COMMANDS CREATING PALETTE FILES PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPADSECTION 5 ADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING SECTION 7 TWEAKING THE SYSTEM SECTIONSECTION Page Model MRC882003 Xantech Corporation Section 1 General Information & Features GENERAL INFORMATIONIMPORTANT 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 OVERVIEWCONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER FEATURES KEYPAD FEATURES 1.Front Panel MRC88 FRONT PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONSSystem Status Power-UpMode PROTECT ON OFFZone Status Active-OperationalMode MRC88 REAR PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS 22.Source Component Input Connections23.Source Loop-ThruConnections MRC88 KEYPAD FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS MRC88 KEYPAD - FRONT FEATURES 1.MRC88 KeypaddFast Red Blink = IR Sensor INPUT or Keypad OUTPUT MRC88 KEYPAD - REAR FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS Section 2 Installation & Connections INSTALLATIONKeep perforations on top cover free MRC88of obstructions EXPANDED Figure 7 - MRC88 Keypad mounting template Note Do not tighten screwsMRC88 KEYPAD REMOVAL Audio Connections BASIC/ADVANCED CONNECTING THE MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIERSOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONS Video Connections BASIC/ADVANCEDBASIC/ADVANCED CSM1 Threshold AdjustmentsADVANCED EXPANDEDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED ZONE RELATED WIRING CONNECTIONSEXPANDED Cat 5 Cable RJ45 Connector atController/Amplifier BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite VideoZONE IR BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Control Out BASIC/ADVANCEDCO1 AND CO2 ZONES 7 & BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED EXPANDEDMultiple Keypad Connections Single Keypad CAT5 ConnectionsKEYPAD CONNECTIONS AND JUMPER SETTINGS Application Table 1 - MRC88 Keypad Address SettingsSensor Enable Zone TerminationCONNECTING SOURCE COMPONENTS LINKING TWO MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER UNITSMRC88 Connecting Block located on rear of Keypad Figure 11 - MRC88 Keypad CAT5 Cable LengthsBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video 1.Zones with IR Receiver ONLYBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Modulated VideoBASIC/ADVANCED SETTING-UPTHE MRC88 SYSTEMFigure 13 -TypicalMRC88 System EXPANDEDSection 3 Pre-Programmingthe MRC88 ADVANCED MODE PLANNING THE SYSTEMBASIC MODE EXPANDED MODESTARTING MRC88 DRAGON DROP-IRSOFTWARE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XPINCLUDED HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ITEMS SERIAL PORT SELECTIONSTARTING 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 BRAND selection in Palette Editor Source COMPONENT selection in Palette EditorTo Add a New Function To Rename an Existing FunctionCREATING A PALETTE FILE BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED EDITING BRAND, COMPONENT, AND FUNCTION LISTS GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNETFigure 19 Creating a Palette File Importing CCF FilesImporting Discrete IR Hex Codes ADVANCED/EXPANDED ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGSFigure 20 Importing Discrete IR Codes USING THE RS232 PALETTE EDITORRS232 Palette Editor Window Using PC TESTUsing MRC88 TEST Entering RS232 Command StringsCREATING AN RS232 PALETTE FILE ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure 23 Creating an RS232 Palette FileSection 4 Programming The Controller CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88 KEYPAD LCDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED SELECTING ICONS FROM THE ICON GENERATOR Figure 24 - MRC88 Keypad LCD Icon GeneratorCREATING NEW ICONS DOWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPADSELECTING IR PALETTES BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPADPLACING COMMANDS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD BASIC5.Repeat for all buttons / all sources ADVANCED/EXPANDEDEDITING 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/EXPANDEDFigure 27 Editing Commands Zone 1 thruADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED8.Repeat for all components necessary BASICADVANCED/EXPANDED 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 GROUPBASIC PRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDEDIR LOOP BACK SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDED ADVANCED/EXPANDEDFigure 32 Configuring Commands for IR IN ZONE TRANSFERRING THE PROJECTBASIC CONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMING Section 5 Advanced/Expanded ProgrammingZONE AUDIO INPUT MODE OF OPERATION IR ROUTINGBACK-LIGHTCONTROL EXPANDED OPTIONSRS232 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 LinkingLINK ALL STATIC RS232 INPUT TRANSLATORLINK ALL DYNAMIC CLEAR ALLPROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS AND SEQUENCES Figure 39 - RC68 IR Command Macro Window RC68+ IR CODE TRIGGERED SEQUENCERPROGRAMMING 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 MODEPrimary MRC88 Controller/Amplifier Figure 42 Expanded Controller ConnectionsSources 1 through From A/V loopthroughs on Primary ControllerUPLOADING MRC88 PROJECTS Section 6 Completing the Programming ProcessTRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88 BASIC/ADVANCEDAUTOMATIC SAVE SAVING AND BACKING-UPFILESUSING BACKUP FILES SAVE PROJECT ASCOLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONISWARM FIRMWARE UPGRADE DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES FROM THE WEBSection 7 Tweaking the System ADVANCED/EXPANDEDMAKING FINE ADJUSTMENTS TRIMMING SOURCE AUDIO INPUT LEVELSZONE ADJUSTMENTS KEYPAD ADJUSTMENTSACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDS POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFFSETTING THE VOLUME Section 8 Operating InstructionsSYSTEM STATUS BASIC/ADVANCED ZONE SETTINGSAUDIO ADJUSTMENTS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED DYNAMIC ZONE LINK ADVANCED2.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 EXPANDEDSection 9 Appendix TYPES OF COMMANDSTable 2 Rear Com Port Connector Pin Out RS232 CONTROL?5SS+ 7PR1+?5SS3+ NAME COMMANDSCOMMAND EXAMPLES/COMMENTSQUERY QUERIESNAME RESPONSEVOLUME LEVEL 39 Steps KEYPAD BUTTON ID BASS/TREBLE LEVEL MRC88 SETTINGLEVEL in dB Left Speaker MRC88 SettingBALANCE LEVEL Right SpeakerPROBLEM 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 Video SPECIFICATIONSCERTIFICATIONS IR SensorModel MRC88 Page2003 Xantech Corporation 2003 Xantech Corporation Model MRC88Page Page XANTECH CORPORATION12950 Bradley Avenue, Sylmar CA Model MRC88
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