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Model MRC88

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you encounter problems, review each of the following items and take corrective action as described. If problems persist, contact Xantech Technical Support.

PROBLEM

PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION

 

 

 

The MRC88, after a successful Transfer from Dragon

a)

Open all palettes that you used for the project.

Drop-IR, will not send out any IR commands.

 

Click Edit Palette, on the first palette. When

A corrupted or incorrectly learned IR code has been

 

Palette Editor opens, retest each IR command to

 

see that they operate the controlled equipment.

transferred to the keypad.

b)

Close the Palette Editor and click Edit Palette on

 

 

the next palette. Repeat this procedure for each

 

 

palette.

 

c)

When you find the defective command "re-teach"

 

 

it again using the Learning IR Commands

 

 

procedure.

 

d)

Before going further, test the relearned command

 

 

to see that it operates the controlled equipment.

 

e)

In the Palette Editor, right click the defective

 

 

command on the right and delete it from the

 

 

associated palette.

 

f)

Place the corrected command in the palette using

 

 

the Add >> function.

 

g)

Close the Palette Editor and open the palette.

 

h)

Click the button on the virtual keypad that has the

 

 

bad command and remove the command with a

 

 

right click.

 

i)

Place the corrected command on the keypad

 

 

button by clicking it on the palette.

 

j)

Redo the Transfer procedure.

 

CAUTION: Always test all commands before

 

transferring to the MRC88!

 

 

I have made hardware connections as shown in Figure

Try the following in the order listed:

13. However, when attempting to learn IR commands,

a)

The default serial port selection (1) in Dragon

the "Waiting for IR from your Remote" display times out

 

Drop may already be in use by another device in

with the "No IR Recorded" dialog box.

 

your computer system (such as a mouse). Refer

Your computer is not recognizing or finding the serial port

 

to SERIAL PORT SELECTION, page 36, and

 

perform the procedure listed there and in the

connection to the MRC88.

 

following section VERIFYING COM PORT

 

 

COMMUNICATION.

 

b)

Check and replace, if necessary, the connecting

 

 

cables and the DB9-to-DB25 adaptor.

 

c)

The serial COM port settings, such as port

 

addressing and IRQ parameters, may not be set

 

correctly in Windows.

 

 

 

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