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MRC88

MRAUDIO8X8

EIGHT ZONE – EIGHT SOURCE

AUDIO & VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS

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Page 1: ...QUICK START GUIDE MRC88 MRAUDIO8X8 EIGHT ZONE EIGHT SOURCE AUDIO VIDEO CONTROLLER AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS Get other manuals https www bkmanuals com...

Page 2: ...X SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY 17 SYSTEM DEFAULT SETTINGS 18 ZONE AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS MRC88 Keypad User Settings 19 AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS Z Adjust Installer Settings 19 Trim 19 Zone Audio Adjustments 20 RESTORE SYS...

Page 3: ...S2321X8 adding local sources ZAKIT ZATRAN ZA8REC sub zone expansion and integration of high power and multi channel amplifiers PA435X PA635X PA1235X PA4100X can all be implemented in a MRC88 System bu...

Page 4: ...MRC88 MRAUDIO8X8 QUICK START GUIDE 08905142A 4 Figure 1 Typical MRC88 System Get other manuals https www bkmanuals com...

Page 5: ...components are also being used 5 Both MRC88 and MRAUDIO8X8 have built in fans that will automatically turn on at a manufacturer specified temperature Use of external fans quiet boxer type is recommend...

Page 6: ...light or bright artificial light Bright light sources can interfere with the IR Sensor on the Keypad preventing use of remote controls Cumulative light noise can interfere with system and source contr...

Page 7: ...hooting CAT5 cable must be properly terminated with RJ45 connectors for MRC88 Keypad connections See Sections Preparation Page 10 and Zone Connections Keypads Page 14 in this Guide for additional info...

Page 8: ...wire with the Zone Number and Room Name to assure proper connection and assist in troubleshooting MRC88 Speaker Terminals are 4 Ohm safe Be sure the combined impedance presented to the speaker termin...

Page 9: ...om the zone video display locations to the MRC88 Coax must be properly terminated with a shielded male RCA video plug on the MRC88 end and as appropriate for connection to the video display Shielded m...

Page 10: ...ip away approximately inch of the cable jacket DO NOT STRIP THE INDIVIDUAL WIRES Strip only enough of the jacket to make connections None of the individual wires should be hanging out the end of the R...

Page 11: ...d ground Whole house system components turning on off at various times head end common sources that may time out or local zone sources and amplifiers turning on off lighting systems and other househol...

Page 12: ...the L R line level audio outputs of a source component to the appropriate L R line level source audio inputs on the MRAUDIO8X8 rear panel 2 Repeat for all sources Figure 8 Audio Source Connections MRC...

Page 13: ...that device 2 Remove the adhesive protective cover on the flat side of the emitter and attach the emitter over the IR sensor on the front panel of the source to be controlled via IR 3 Carefully pull t...

Page 14: ...nections 1 Connect the zone CAT5 keypad cable to the appropriate Zone Keypad Terminal on the MRC88 rear panel Be sure the RJ45 connector clicks into place 2 Repeat for all zones Zone Connections 1 Con...

Page 15: ...onnector into the appropriate Zone Speaker Terminal 5 Repeat for all zones Zone Connections Prior to connecting speakers be sure ceiling wall openings have been properly prepared and that any required...

Page 16: ...m the input to be used for the zone video feed and appropriately terminate the video cable Shielded male RCA video plug typical 1 Connect the zone video cable to the appropriate composite video input...

Page 17: ...the keypad for the associated zone is connected at the MRC88 and at the keypad If the keypad is connected test the CAT5 cable to confirm proper pin out and termination See Section Preparation Wiring...

Page 18: ...d upon the source characteristics individual zone environment and user preference Some of these adjustments Treble Bass Balance can be made from the keypads and can be considered user adjustable setti...

Page 19: ...affect system or zone performance whenever the system is turned on even after a power outage until the settings are changed using the following procedure Trim This procedure adjusts the MRC88 Source I...

Page 20: ...68X select desired Input source 3 Point the RC68X at the IR sensor on the MRC88 Keypad IR sensor enabled and press the Z ADJ Button 18 This activates the Zone Adjustments mode NOTE Z ADJ mode allows 1...

Page 21: ...ls press the recessed Reset Button behind the MRC88 Front Panel Access Door twice within 1 second System and Zone settings will be reset to the settings shown in Table 3 PROGRAMMING UNIVERSAL DRAGON N...

Page 22: ...d to confirm the firmware version of the MRC88 This will serve two purposes One it will confirm the connection between the PC and the MRC88 that will be required for all programming and two it will as...

Page 23: ...t not functioning properly that calls for a Cold Upgrade A controller with more recent firmware that is functioning properly should get a Warm Upgrade Figure 16 www xantech com Firmware Updates Page D...

Page 24: ...age of new features Figure 17 Warm Upgrade 1 Start Universal Dragon connect a programming cable to the front of the MRC88 and open a MRC88 Project 2 In the Base Unit Menu select Upgrade then MRC88 the...

Page 25: ...he firmware file that was just downloaded in Section Downloading Firmware Files From the Web Step 6 above to begin the update process 4 Follow the instructions in the pop up for completing the procedu...

Page 26: ...19 New Project Window 1 In the File Menu select New Project The New Project Window will appear 2 Under Project Type click the next to Audio Video Distribution 3 Select MRC88 or MRAUDIO8X8 if appropri...

Page 27: ...CD DVD SAT etc in the MRC Icon Text Window Click OK The Icon will appear on the virtual keypad LCD 3 Repeat for all Icons sources PROGRAMMING SOURCE IR COMMANDS IR Commands can be easily and quickly...

Page 28: ...ay any time CD is selected The command will appear in the Command List Macro Window 7 With the CD Source Button still highlighted click the Play Button Again click the play command in the IR Library t...

Page 29: ...88 Front Panel Zone 1 LED and Zone 1 Keypad should turn ON 3 Click the CD Button The Keypad should switch to Source 1 CD If a play command was added to the source select macro the device should play 4...

Page 30: ...all zones saving valuable programming time Figure 23 Punch System 1 With Zone 1 the programmed zone selected in the MRC88 Window right click any button 2 Select Punch System A Punch System Level Caut...

Page 31: ...ol Bar click the Transfer Project Icon 2 The Transfer Data Window will appear When transfer is complete the message Transfer Succeeded will display in the window Click OK 3 The MRC88 will update itsel...

Page 32: ...ar when saving new work on a previously saved project 3 The default Folder for Universal Dragon Projects is C Program Files Xantech Universal Dragon vX X Projects Navigate to this location if the Proj...

Page 33: ...nges for the new client PROJECT RECOVERY 1 In the File Menu select Base Unit Project Recovery MRC88 2 Universal Dragon will extract the project from the MRC88 3 If the message Error recovering project...

Page 34: ...s Eight indicators one for each Zone provide the following status information System Status Power Up Mode a Slow Orange Blink indicates general initialization is occurring b Fast Green Blink indicates...

Page 35: ...oftware via the Control Amp when connected to a PC s com port 8 RS232 Com Port DB9 Connector Used to program the MRC88 Controller from a PC using Universal Dragon Software and for Firmware Upgrades 9...

Page 36: ...Control Output that goes high 12 volts when any Zone is first turned ON and goes low 0 volts when the last Zone is turned OFF Tip VDC Shield GND 21 Remote Amp Control Out CO1 CO2 Stereo 3 5mm Mini Ph...

Page 37: ...IR Output that can be used to control devices such as Multi Zone Audio Server motorized drapery systems TV lifts and lighting systems or any other IR controlled component IR Received from any Zones K...

Page 38: ...refore only control the source components 4 Status Indicator LED Will indicate zone system status and will flash as IR is received at the IR Sensor These indicators one for each Keypad provide the fol...

Page 39: ...e volume level non programmable 9 Vol Decreases zone volume and moves the Volume Bar on the LCD Display to indicate volume level non programmable 10 Mute Mutes zone speaker output Sends IR commands pr...

Page 40: ...ad in the daisy chain configuration 19 Sensor Enable Jumper Enables IR sensor on Keypad Remove when using an external IR receiver 20 IR Sensitivity Adjustment Carefully adjust for background light lev...

Page 41: ...ge 100Hz 14dB in 2 dB steps Treble Control Range 10 kHz 14dB in 2 dB steps Video Input Output Impedance 75 Ohms Video Insertion Loss 0 dB 50 Hz to 6 MHz IR Sensor IR Modulation Frequency Bandwidth 30...

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Page 43: ...NOTES Get other manuals https www bkmanuals com...

Page 44: ...ntech Corporation Document 08905142A This document is copyright protected No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any form without prior written consent from Xantech Corporation Xantech...

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