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Model MRC88
© 2003 Xantech Corporation
DB9 Serial Connection .......................................................................................................................... 38
USB Serial Connection .......................................................................................................................... 38
S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
.................................................................................................................. 38
S
TARTING
MRC88
D
RAGON
D
ROP
-IR™
S
OFTWARE
........................................................................... 38
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
S
ELECTION
.................................................................................................................... 38
V
ERIFYING
COM
PORT
C
OMMUNICATION
......................................................................................... 39
(“W
HO
A
M
I”
B
ASE
U
NIT
V
ERSION
V
ERIFICATION
) ............................................................................ 39
STARTING
A
PROJECT......................................................................................................................................... 39
LEARNING
IR
COMMANDS
(C
REATING
P
ALETTE
F
ILES
).................................................................................... 40
B
UILT
-I
N
IR
C
ODE
L
IBRARY
............................................................................................................... 40
Testing IR Commands in the IR Library................................................................................................. 40
L
EARNING
IR
C
OMMANDS
.................................................................................................................. 41
Using the Palette Editor ......................................................................................................................... 41
Recording Toggle Command Functions ................................................................................................. 42
Editing Function Names in the Palette Editor ......................................................................................... 42
T
O
R
ENAME AN
E
XISTING
F
UNCTION
.................................................................................................. 43
Testing IR Commands in the Palette Editor ............................................................................................ 43
C
REATING A
P
ALETTE
F
ILE
................................................................................................................. 43
EDITING
B
RAND
,
C
OMPONENT
,
AND
F
UNCTION
L
ISTS
...................................................................... 44
Adding Brands....................................................................................................................................... 44
Adding Components and Functions........................................................................................................ 44
G
ETTING
S
OURCE
C
OMMANDS
F
ROM
T
HE
I
NTERNET
.......................................................................... 44
Xantech.com ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Remote Central.com (Importing CCF Files and Discrete IR Commands) ................................................ 44
ENTERING
RS232
COMMANDS
(C
REATING
RS232
C
OMMAND
P
ALETTE
F
ILES
) ................................................ 46
E
NTERING
RS232
C
OMMAND
S
TRINGS
............................................................................................... 46
Using the RS232 Palette Editor .............................................................................................................. 46
Testing RS232 Command Strings........................................................................................................... 47
C
REATING AN
RS232
P
ALETTE
F
ILE
.................................................................................................... 48
SECTION 4: PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER .............................................................. 49
CONFIGURING
SOURCE
ICONS
ON
MRC88
KEYPAD
LCD............................................................................ 49
E
NTERING
T
EXT
D
IRECTLY ONTO THE ICONS
...................................................................................... 50
C
REATING
N
EW
I
CONS
........................................................................................................................ 50
S
ELECTING
ICONS
FROM THE
ICON
G
ENERATOR
.............................................................................. 50
D
OWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD
.................................................................................. 50
PLACING
COMMANDS
ONTO
THE
VIRTUAL
KEYPAD ................................................................................. 51
S
ELECTING
IR
P
ALETTES FROM THE
IR
C
ODE
L
IBRARY
....................................................................... 51
S
ELECTING
IR
P
ALETTES
.................................................................................................................... 51
S
ELECTING
RS232
C
OMMAND
P
ALETTES
............................................................................................ 51
S
ELECTING
I
NTERNAL
A
MPLIFIER
C
OMMANDS
................................................................................... 51
P
LACING
C
OMMANDS
O
N
T
HE
V
IRTUAL
K
EYPAD
............................................................................... 51
Programming Sequences (Macros)......................................................................................................... 52
Timed Delays ........................................................................................................................................ 52
Repeat Commands................................................................................................................................. 52
Push & Hold (Tiered) Commands .......................................................................................................... 53
E
DITING
B
UTTONS
(O
N
T
HE
V
IRTUAL
K
EYPAD
) ................................................................................. 53
Delete Key ............................................................................................................................................ 54
Delete Bank (Zone Level)...................................................................................................................... 54
Delete All (System Level)...................................................................................................................... 54
Punch (Zone Level) ............................................................................................................................... 54
Punch All (System Level) ...................................................................................................................... 54
Copy ..................................................................................................................................................... 54