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Xantech MRC88M, MRAUDIO8X8M installation instructions Keypad Features

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Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m

KEYPAD FEATURES

•Flush-mount, snap-in wall unit with universal wall mounting plate. Requires a 4" x 4" hole cutout in wall (use included template).

•Connects to MRC88m Controller/Amplifier via CAT5 cable terminated with RJ45 connectors.

•Configurable LCD panel (via supplied Dragon Drop-IR™ software).

•20 buttons (8 source select, 11 function, 1 power).

•Programmable dual functionality (tiered) “push-and-hold” on most buttons.

•Backlit LCD and buttons w/ rear panel brightness adjustment

•Variable backlight timeout.

•Bi-colored Status LED for power and status.

•Broadband IR receiver (30KHz to 100KHz) w/rear panel sensitivity adjustment.

•Rear Panel IR Input connections for addition of external IR Receivers and/or Keypads

•Rear Panel IR IN Zone Output connections for control of in-room components

•Two RJ45 connectors allow multiple keypads to be daisy-chained (up to 4 keypads per zone)

•Optional New Construction back-box (Xantech Part# MRCBOX) for Keypad mounting.

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Xantech MRC88M, MRAUDIO8X8M installation instructions Keypad Features

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MODEL MRC88m MODEL MRAUDIO8x8m EIGHT ZONE – EIGHT SOURCEAUDIO & AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSNO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNELNOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE Page:TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION & FEATURESSECTION 2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTIONS SECTION 3: PRE-PROGRAMMINGTHE MRC88MGETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNET “WHO AM I” BASE UNIT VERSION VERIFICATIONSECTION 4: PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER ENTERING TEXT DIRECTLY ONTO THE ICONSPROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT DEFAULT SETTINGS SET IN BASIC MODE ARE AS FOLLOWSPRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS PROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS AND SEQUENCESSECTION 7: TWEAKING THE SYSTEM SECTIONOPERATING INSTRUCTIONS APPENDIXModel MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m Page:2009 Xantech Corporation Section 1:General Information & Features GENERAL INFORMATIONIMPORTANT NOTE: A MRC88m 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 MRC88m Controllers SYSTEM OVERVIEW Figure 1 - System Block DiagramCONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER FEATURES KEYPAD FEATURES MRC88M FRONT PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS System Status Power-UpMode1.Front Panel PROTECT ON OFFZone Status Active-OperationalMode MRC88M REAR PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS 22.Source Component Input Connections23.Source Loop-ThruConnections MRC88m KEYPAD FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS MRC88M KEYPAD - FRONT FEATURES 1.MRC88m KeypaddFast Red Blink = IR Sensor INPUT or Keypad OUTPUT MRC88M KEYPAD - REAR FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS Section 2:Installation & Connections INSTALLATIONUpper shelf, component, wall, etc MRC88Keep perforations on top cover free of obstructionsEXPANDED Figure 7 – MRC88m Keypad mounting template Note: Do not tighten screwsMRC88M KEYPAD REMOVAL CONNECTING THE MRC88m CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONSAudio Connections BASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDEDCSM1 Threshold Adjustments ADVANCEDEXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCEDZONE RELATED WIRING CONNECTIONS EXPANDEDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED RJ45 Connector at Controller/AmplifierCat 5 Cable RJ45 Connector at KeypadControl Out BASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDEDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED CO1 AND CO2 ZONES 7 & BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDTable 1 – MRC88m Keypad Address Settings Sensor EnableApplication Single Keypad CAT5 ConnectionsIn Zone IR MRC88m Connecting Block located on rear of Keypad Figure 11 – MRC88m Keypad CAT5 Cable Lengths1.Zones with IR Receiver ONLY BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video Modulated VideoSETTING-UPTHE MRC88m SYSTEM BASIC/ADVANCEDEXPANDED Figure 13 –TypicalMRC88m SystemSection 3: Pre-Programmingthe MRC88m PLANNING THE SYSTEM BASIC MODEADVANCED MODE EXPANDED MODESOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP INCLUDED HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ITEMSSTARTING MRC88M DRAGON DROP-IRSOFTWARE SERIAL PORT SELECTIONSTARTING A PROJECT LEARNING IR COMMANDS Creating Palette Files BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBUILT-INIR CODE LIBRARY BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure Built-InMfg’s IR Command Library LEARNING IR COMMANDS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDUSING THE PALETTE EDITOR Figure FigureSource BRAND selection in Palette Editor Source COMPONENT selection in Palette EditorTo Rename an Existing Function To Add a New FunctionCREATING A PALETTE FILE BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNET Figure 19 Creating a Palette FileEDITING BRAND, COMPONENT, AND FUNCTION LISTS Importing CCF FilesImporting Discrete IR Hex Codes ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGS USING THE RS232 PALETTE EDITORFigure 20: Importing Discrete IR Codes ADVANCED/EXPANDEDUsing PC TEST Using MRC88m TESTEntering RS232 Command Strings FigureCREATING AN RS232 PALETTE FILE ADVANCED/EXPANDED Figure 23: Creating an RS232 Palette FileCONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88m KEYPAD LCD Section 4:Programming The ControllerBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED CREATING NEW ICONS SELECTING ICONS FROM THE ICON GENERATORDOWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD PLACING COMMANDS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPADSELECTING IR PALETTES BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC5.Repeat for all buttons / all sources ADVANCED/EXPANDEDREPEAT COMMANDS PUSH & HOLD TIERED COMMANDSFigure Button Edit Pop-UpMenu EDITING BUTTONS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPADEDITING COMMANDS IN THE MACRO COMMAND LIST WINDOW BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDFigure 27: Editing Commands Zone 1 thruADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBASIC 8.Repeat for all components necessaryADVANCED/EXPANDED PROGRAMMING SENSE TRIGGER CODES ADVANCED/EXPANDED 8.Repeat for all trigger inputs desired ZONE OPTIONS CONFIGURATION Default settings set in BASIC Mode are as followsNAME OF ZONE ADVANCED/EXPANDED RC68 CODE GROUPPRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDED IR LOOP BACK SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDEDBASIC ADVANCED/EXPANDEDTRANSFERRING THE PROJECT Figure 32: Configuring Commands for IR IN ZONEBASIC Section 5:Advanced/Expanded Programming CONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMINGZONE AUDIO INPUT IR ROUTING BACK-LIGHTCONTROLMODE OF OPERATION 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 LinkingRS232 INPUT TRANSLATOR LINK ALL DYNAMICLINK ALL STATIC CLEAR ALLPROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS AND SEQUENCES RC68+ IR CODE TRIGGERED SEQUENCER Figure 39 – RC68 IR Command Macro WindowPROGRAMMING INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS Figure 41 – Using Internal Amplifier Commands Table 2 – Internal Amplifier Commands PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODE ENABLING EXPANDED MODEPHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE Sources 1 through Primary MRC88 Controller/AmplifierFrom A/V loopthroughs on Primary Controller Sources 1 throughSection 6:Completing the Programming Process TRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88mUPLOADING MRC88m PROJECTS BASIC/ADVANCEDSAVING AND BACKING-UPFILES USING BACKUP FILESAUTOMATIC SAVE SAVE PROJECT ASFIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONS WARM FIRMWARE UPGRADECOLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES FROM THE WEBSection 7:Tweaking the System ADVANCED/EXPANDEDMAKING FINE ADJUSTMENTS TRIMMING SOURCE AUDIO INPUT LEVELSZONE ADJUSTMENTS KEYPAD ADJUSTMENTSSection 8:Operating Instructions POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFFSETTING THE VOLUME ACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDSZONE SETTINGS AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDEDSYSTEM STATUS BASIC/ADVANCED EXPANDED2.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 RS232 CONTROLTYPES OF COMMANDS Table 2: Rear Com Port Connector Pin Out7PR1+ ?5SS+?5SS3+ COMMANDS COMMANDNAME EXAMPLES/COMMENTSQUERIES NAMEQUERY RESPONSEVOLUME LEVEL 39 Steps KEYPAD BUTTON ID BASS/TREBLE LEVEL MRC88m SETTINGLEVEL in dB BALANCE LEVEL SettingMRC88m Left SpeakerTROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEMPROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTIONa Because of the wide variety of IR coding and PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTIONThe following items may have interfered with the PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTIONProblems Controlling the MRC88m via the RS232 port RS232 AND EXPANSION PIN OUT INFORMATION SPECIFICATIONS CERTIFICATIONSVideo IR SensorPage: Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m2009 Xantech Corporation Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m 2009 Xantech CorporationPage: XANTECH CORPORATION Page:Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m 2009 Xantech Corporation