10. SPECIAL FEATURE OPERATION
LIMITED WARRANTY
Linear LLC warrants this product to be free from defects in material and workmanship for 2 years. The time period
will be measured using the date code labeled on the product. Linear LLC is not responsible for damage to the product
resulting from the buyer’s improper handling, stocking or warehousing of the product. Any implied warranty arising
from the sale of the product including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for purpose are limited.
Linear LLC shall not be responsible for any losses, damages or expenses, whether direct, consequential, or incidental
arising from the use or the inability to use the product. Some states and countries do not allow limitations or how
long an implied warranty lasts or the exclusion or limitation or incidental or consequential damages, so the above
exclusions may not apply. The Linear LLC warranty gives specific legal rights in addition to other rights, which may
exist and vary from state to state and country to country.
The warranty is limited to repair or replacement of products returned, freight prepaid, to Linear LLC, there is NO
PROVISION FOR LABOR COST OR OTHER REIMBURSEMENTS OF ANY KIND.
1. Failures due to product abuse, such as negligence, improper use, and electrical surge including damage from
lightning, water damage or other damage due to natural disasters are not covered by the warranty. The most
common form of product abuse is surge damage caused by lightning.
2. The warranty shall also be voided by any tampering with the date code, labels or other markings on the
product.
3. Products that are damaged in transit to Linear LLC due to improper packaging or by the carrier (shipping
company) will not be covered under the warranty. If the product was damaged or lost by the carrier, it is the
sender’s responsibility to create a claim against the carrier.
4. The user is responsible for all labor costs associated with removing, reinstalling and returning the product to
Linear LLC.
Linear LLC, at its option, will repair or replace the defective product. Replacements will be made from B-Stock, if
an exact replacement is not available, Linear LLC, at its option, will select the nearest equivalent product. The user
is responsible for freight charges to Linear LLC. Linear LLC will return warranted repaired or replacements by UPS
Ground or an equivalent service. A customer may pay the additional costs for second-day or next-day service.
All products returned for warranty service require a Return Product Authorization Number (RPA#). Contact Linear
Technical Services at 1-800-999-5225 for an RPA# and other important details.
6. BUILD AND CONNECT THE CABLE
7. INSTALL THE CONTROLLER INTO A SINGLE-GANG JUNCTION BOX
8. INSTALL THE WALL PLATE
9. BASIC OPERATION
1
2
INSTALL A SINGLE-GANG DECORA™ WALL PLATE
(NOT INCLUDED) TO COVER THE CONTROLLER
SECURE THE
WALL PLATE
WITH TWO SCREWS
USING THE SOURCE BUTTONS
USING THE VOLUME BUTTONS
USING THE MUTE BUTTON
•
Press any source button to turn the MDS-6A power on if it's off
•
Press a source button to select the desired audio source for this controller's
zone (the selected source button lights red)
•
Press VOL-UP to increase the volume for this controller's speaker zone
•
Press VOL-DOWN to decrease the volume for this controller's speaker zone
•
Press MUTE to silence this controller's speaker zone (the MUTE button lights red)
•
Press MUTE again to return this zone's speakers to their previous volume
•
Push MUTE for 5 seconds to turn the MDS-6A power off
CD1
CD2
DM1
DM2
AMFM
TAPE
VOL
VOL
MUTE
USE CAT-5 CABLE AND TWO RJ-45
PLUGS TO BUILD A STRAIGHT
THROUGH DOUBLE-ENDED RJ-45
CABLE
BE SURE TO CONNECT THE SAME PIN
NUMBERS TOGETHER BETWEEN EACH
PLUG: 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 8-8
AS LONG AS BOTH RJ-45 PLUGS ARE
WIRED IN THE SAME WIRING STANDARD
(T568A, T568B OR AS SHOWN IN THE
EXAMPLE) THE CONTROLLER WILL
OPERATE THE MDS-6A
MAXIMUM CABLE LENGTH RECOMMENDED
IS 500 FEET
TO MDS-6A
AMPLIFIER
TO PRIMARY
MCS-1A OR MCS-2A
CONTROLLER
TO SECONDARY
MCS-1A OR MCS-2A
CONTROLLER
NOTE: UP TO TWO MCS-1A OR MCS-2A CONTROLLERS CAN BE CONNECTED IN PARALLEL TO THE SAME
AMPLIFIER ZONE (WIRE ANOTHER CONTROLLER PLUG TO THE SAME CABLE). WHEN ADDING A SECOND
CONTROLLER PER SPEAKER ZONE, FOLLOW THE SAME COLOR CODED CONNECTION FOR THE SECOND
CONTROLLER.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
R
J-
4
5
PL
U
G
CLIP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
R
J-
4
5
PL
U
G
CLIP
BLUE
WHITE/BLUE
ORANGE
WHITE/ORANGE
GREEN
WHITE/GREEN
BROWN
WHITE/BROWN
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
R
J-
4
5
PL
U
G
CLIP
1
3
CONNECT THE KEYPAD
END OF CABLE
SECURE CONTROLLER
TO JUNCTION BOX
WITH THE TWO SCREWS
2
SLIDE THE CONTROLLER
INTO THE JUNCTION BOX
Copyright © 2005 Linear LLC
222109 C
PRINTER’S INSTRUCTIONS:
INSTR,INSTL,MCS-1A - LINEAR P/N: 222109C - INK: BLACK - MATERIAL: 20 LB. MEAD BOND - SIZE: 8.500” X 11.000” - SCALE: 1-1 - SIDE 2 OF 2 (BACK)
USING THE WHOLE-HOUSE-MUSIC FEATURE
USING THE DO-NOT-DISTURB FEATURE
•
Push a source button for 5 seconds to turn whole-house-music on or off
•
The selected whole-house-music source button lights yellow
•
The selected source will play through all system zones
•
Push and hold the VOL-DOWN button, then press the MUTE button to turn the do-not-disturb
feature on or off (the MUTE button lights yellow when on)
•
When do-not-disturb is on, the zone will
not
play whole-house-music or paging tones
CD1
VOL
MUTE
