AUDIO & AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS
MODEL MRC88m MODEL MRAUDIO8x8m
EIGHT ZONE – EIGHT SOURCE
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
NO USER-SERVICEABLEPARTS INSIDE
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
Page:
SECTION 2 INSTALLATION & CONNECTIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION & FEATURES
SECTION 3: PRE-PROGRAMMINGTHE MRC88M
SECTION 4: PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER
GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNET
“WHO AM I” BASE UNIT VERSION VERIFICATION
ENTERING TEXT DIRECTLY ONTO THE ICONS
PRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS
PROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT
DEFAULT SETTINGS SET IN BASIC MODE ARE AS FOLLOWS
PROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS AND SEQUENCES
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
SECTION 7: TWEAKING THE SYSTEM
SECTION
APPENDIX
2009 Xantech Corporation
Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m
Page:
Section 1:General Information & Features
GENERAL INFORMATION
IMPORTANT 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 Diagram
CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER FEATURES
KEYPAD FEATURES
1.Front Panel
MRC88M FRONT PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS
System Status Power-UpMode
PROTECT ON OFF
Zone Status Active-OperationalMode
MRC88M REAR PANEL FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS
22.Source Component Input Connections
23.Source Loop-ThruConnections
MRC88m KEYPAD FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS
MRC88M KEYPAD - FRONT FEATURES 1.MRC88m Keypad
dFast Red Blink = IR Sensor INPUT or Keypad OUTPUT
MRC88M KEYPAD - REAR FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS
Section 2:Installation & Connections
INSTALLATION
Keep perforations on top cover free
Upper shelf, component, wall, etc
MRC88
of obstructions
EXPANDED
Figure 7 – MRC88m Keypad mounting template
Note: Do not tighten screws
MRC88M KEYPAD REMOVAL
Audio Connections BASIC/ADVANCED
CONNECTING THE MRC88m CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER
SOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONS
EXPANDED
EXPANDED
CSM1 Threshold Adjustments
ADVANCED
BASIC/ADVANCED
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
ZONE RELATED WIRING CONNECTIONS
EXPANDED
Cat 5 Cable
RJ45 Connector at
Controller/Amplifier
RJ45 Connector at Keypad
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
Control Out BASIC/ADVANCED
EXPANDED
CO1 AND CO2 ZONES 7 & BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
Application
Table 1 – MRC88m Keypad Address Settings
Sensor Enable
Single Keypad CAT5 Connections
In Zone IR
MRC88m Connecting Block located on rear of Keypad
Figure 11 – MRC88m Keypad CAT5 Cable Lengths
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED Composite Video
1.Zones with IR Receiver ONLY
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
Modulated Video
EXPANDED
SETTING-UPTHE MRC88m SYSTEM
BASIC/ADVANCED
Figure 13 –TypicalMRC88m System
Section 3: Pre-Programmingthe MRC88m
ADVANCED MODE
PLANNING THE SYSTEM
BASIC MODE
EXPANDED MODE
STARTING MRC88M DRAGON DROP-IRSOFTWARE
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
INCLUDED HARDWARE & SOFTWARE ITEMS
SERIAL PORT SELECTION
STARTING A PROJECT
BUILT-INIR CODE LIBRARY BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
LEARNING IR COMMANDS Creating Palette Files
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
USING THE PALETTE EDITOR
Figure Built-InMfg’s IR Command Library
LEARNING IR COMMANDS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
Source BRAND selection in Palette Editor
Figure
Figure
Source COMPONENT selection in Palette Editor
CREATING A PALETTE FILE BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
To Rename an Existing Function
To Add a New Function
EDITING BRAND, COMPONENT, AND FUNCTION LISTS
GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNET
Figure 19 Creating a Palette File
Importing CCF Files
Importing Discrete IR Hex Codes
Figure 20: Importing Discrete IR Codes
ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGS
USING THE RS232 PALETTE EDITOR
ADVANCED/EXPANDED
Entering RS232 Command Strings
Using PC TEST
Using MRC88m TEST
Figure
CREATING AN RS232 PALETTE FILE ADVANCED/EXPANDED
Figure 23: Creating an RS232 Palette File
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88m KEYPAD LCD
Section 4:Programming The Controller
DOWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD
CREATING NEW ICONS
SELECTING ICONS FROM THE ICON GENERATOR
SELECTING IR PALETTES BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD
PLACING COMMANDS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD
BASIC
5.Repeat for all buttons / all sources
ADVANCED/EXPANDED
Figure Button Edit Pop-UpMenu
REPEAT COMMANDS
PUSH & HOLD TIERED COMMANDS
EDITING BUTTONS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
EDITING COMMANDS IN THE MACRO COMMAND LIST WINDOW
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
ADVANCED/EXPANDED
Figure 27: Editing Commands
Zone 1 thru
PROGRAMMING POWER MANAGEMENT
BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
ADVANCED/EXPANDED
BASIC
8.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 CONFIGURATION
Default settings set in BASIC Mode are as follows
RC68 CODE GROUP
BASIC
PRE AMP VOLUME ADJUST SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDED
IR LOOP BACK SETTINGS ADVANCED/EXPANDED
ADVANCED/EXPANDED
BASIC
TRANSFERRING THE PROJECT
Figure 32: Configuring Commands for IR IN ZONE
ZONE AUDIO INPUT
Section 5:Advanced/Expanded Programming
CONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMING
MODE OF OPERATION
IR ROUTING
BACK-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 TRANSLATOR
LINK ALL DYNAMIC
CLEAR ALL
PROGRAMMING IR COMMANDS AND SEQUENCES
RC68+ IR CODE TRIGGERED SEQUENCER
Figure 39 – RC68 IR Command Macro Window
PROGRAMMING INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS
Figure 41 – Using Internal Amplifier Commands
Table 2 – Internal Amplifier Commands
PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE
PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODE
ENABLING EXPANDED MODE
RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE
From A/V loopthroughs on Primary Controller
Sources 1 through
Primary MRC88 Controller/Amplifier
Sources 1 through
UPLOADING MRC88m PROJECTS
Section 6:Completing the Programming Process
TRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88m
BASIC/ADVANCED
AUTOMATIC SAVE
SAVING AND BACKING-UPFILES
USING BACKUP FILES
SAVE PROJECT AS
COLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE
FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONS
WARM 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
SETTING THE VOLUME
Section 8:Operating Instructions
POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFF
ACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDS
SYSTEM STATUS BASIC/ADVANCED
ZONE SETTINGS
AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS BASIC/ADVANCED/EXPANDED
EXPANDED
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
TYPES OF COMMANDS
Section 9:Appendix
RS232 CONTROL
Table 2: Rear Com Port Connector Pin Out
?5SS3+
7PR1+
?5SS+
NAME
COMMANDS
COMMAND
EXAMPLES/COMMENTS
QUERY
QUERIES
NAME
RESPONSE
VOLUME LEVEL 39 Steps
KEYPAD BUTTON ID
LEVEL in dB
BASS/TREBLE LEVEL
MRC88m SETTING
MRC88m
BALANCE LEVEL
Setting
Left Speaker
PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION
TROUBLESHOOTING
PROBLEM
a Because of the wide variety of IR coding and
PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION
The following items may have interfered with the
PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION
Problems Controlling the MRC88m via the RS232 port
PROBLEM
PROBABLE CAUSE AND SOLUTION
RS232 AND EXPANSION PIN OUT INFORMATION
Video
SPECIFICATIONS
CERTIFICATIONS
IR Sensor
2009 Xantech Corporation
Page:
Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m
Page:
Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m
2009 Xantech Corporation
Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m
XANTECH CORPORATION
Page:
2009 Xantech Corporation