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MRC x40 Installation and Usage Guide

Date:

Monday, 8 February 2021

Authors:

Richard Mullins

Summary of Contents for MRC 40 Series

Page 1: ...MRC x40 Installation and Usage Guide Date Monday 8 February 2021 Authors Richard Mullins...

Page 2: ...olumeDBUP digital 9 VolumeDBDown digital 9 MuteON digital 10 MuteOFF digital 10 MuteToggle digital 10 DolbyCentreSpreadON digital 10 DolbyCentreSpreadOFF digital 10 BassUp digital 10 BassDown digital...

Page 3: ...urce analog 13 Z2Volume analog 13 SpeakerProfile analog 14 ListeningMode analog 14 DolbyRange analog 14 IRCommand analog 14 Z2IRCommand analog 16 String Inputs 16 Rx 255 string 16 CustomMessage 3 stri...

Page 4: ...AudioInSample analog 20 AudioInBitDepth analog 20 HorizResolution analog 20 VertResolution analog 20 String Outputs 20 Tx string 20 VolumeDB string 20 Z2VolumeDB string 21 Firmware string 21 Model str...

Page 5: ...InputName 30 string 22 Page 5...

Page 6: ...e and zone 2 with feedback for all main functions Anthem s award winning Third Generation MRX Series of high end multi channel A V receivers are known the world over for their excellent sound quality...

Page 7: ...were built and tested on a Crestron 3 series processor but have been compiled with 4 series support The zip file also contains a SIMPL project and a VT Pro touchscreen design that you can use for tes...

Page 8: ...ill need to include a TCP Client The default port is 14999 RS232 Connection For RS 232 communication you will need to configure the serial settings for a baud rate of 19200 with 8 data bits 1 stop bit...

Page 9: ...want to perform a press and hold you will need to run this signal through an oscillator OSC This command affects the volume percentage so you will want to configure the amplifier to display percentage...

Page 10: ...ON digital The Dolby Centre Spread ON join is used to activate the Dolby centre spread function The command gets sent on the rising edge of this join the trailing edge has no effect The current state...

Page 11: ...trailing edge This should be connected to a stepper or toggle in your project Trigger1 digital The Trigger1 signal is used to turn on the Anthem 12V trigger port 1 The Trigger will be activated on th...

Page 12: ...Command is used to raise the volume of zone 2 The command is a single shot so if you want to perform a press and hold you will need to run this signal through an oscillator OSC This command affects th...

Page 13: ...output signal Analog Inputs Source analog The Source input is used to set the source for the main zone The number supplied matches the input programmed into the Anthem The name of the source is avail...

Page 14: ...X 6 All Channel Stereo 7 Mono 8 All Channel Mono NOTE If you select a listening mode that is not supported there will be no change in mode and the feedback will remain on the currently selected mode...

Page 15: ...1 2 Key 2 3 Key 3 4 Key 4 5 Key 5 6 Key 6 7 Key 7 8 Key 8 9 Key 9 10 Power On 11 Power Off 12 Setup 13 Input 14 Mode 15 Dim 16 Level 17 Info 18 Up 19 Down 20 Left 21 Right 22 Select 23 Page Up 24 Page...

Page 16: ...Inputs Rx 255 string The Rx join is used to connect to the TCP IP client or the RS 232 connection in your project Please refer to the section labeled Module Configuration for details on how to configu...

Page 17: ...ia the DolbyCentreSpreadON and DolbyCentreSpreadOFF commands DolbyCentreSpread_OFF_FB digital The DolbyCentreSpread_OFF_FB will go high when the Dolby Centre Spread function is deactivated and go be l...

Page 18: ...current volume on startup and when the main zone volume changes either from the module or directly on the receiver Z2Source_FB analog The Zone2 Source FB join will contain the source number for the z...

Page 19: ...mode and the feedback will remain on the currently selected mode DolbyNormalizationDB analog The Dolby Normalisation FB join contains the amount of normalisation in dB AudioInChannels analog The Audio...

Page 20: ...ely if the bit depth isn t recognised it will return 0 HorizResolution analog The Horizontal Resolution join will return the horizontal resolution in pixels for the current input VertResolution analog...

Page 21: ...Date string The Firmware join contains the current device build date Hardware string The Firmware join contains the current hardware version NetSoftware string The Firmware join contains the current n...

Page 22: ...bit depth combined eg 48 16 SpeakerProfileName 4 string The Speaker Profile names contain the names configured in the Anthem for the 4 speaker profiles The profiles can be used with a list smart obje...

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