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