
T e m p e r a t u r e G u i d e l i n e s
T
he
M
R
-
R
ack contains a substantial
amount o
f
compute
r
ized and
elect
r
onic ci
r
cuit
r
y that can be
susceptible to damage when exposed
to ext
r
eme tempe
r
atu
r
e changes.
W
hen the
M
R
-
R
ack is b
r
ought inside
a
f
te
r
sitting in a cold climate
(
i.e.,
the back seat o
f
you
r
ca
r
)
,
condensation builds up on the
inte
r
nal ci
r
cuit
r
y in much the same
way a pai
r
o
f
glasses
f
ogs up when
you come inside on a cold day.
I
f
the
unit is powe
r
ed up as this
condensation occu
r
s, components
can sho
r
t out o
r
be damaged.
Excessively high tempe
r
atu
r
es also
pose a th
r
eat to the unit, st
r
essing
both the inte
r
nal ci
r
cuits as well as
the case.
W
ith this in mind, it is
highly advisable to
f
ollow these
p
r
ecautions when sto
r
ing, mounting
and setting up you
r
M
R
-
R
ack
:
•
A
void leaving the
M
R
-
R
ack in
tempe
r
atu
r
es o
f
less than 50
deg
r
ees Fah
r
enheit o
r
mo
r
e than
100 deg
r
ees Fah
r
enheit.
•
W
hen b
r
inging the
M
R
-
R
ack
indoo
r
s a
f
te
r
t
r
avel, allow the
unit at least 20 minutes to
r
each
r
oom tempe
r
atu
r
e be
f
o
r
e
powe
r
ing up.
I
n the case o
f
excessive outdoo
r
tempe
r
atu
r
es
(
below 50 deg
r
ees Fah
r
enheit o
r
above 100 deg
r
ees Fah
r
enheit
)
,
allow an hou
r
o
r
mo
r
e be
f
o
r
e
powe
r
up.
•
A
void leaving the
M
R
-
R
ack
inside a vehicle exposed to di
r
ect
sunlight.
C l e a n U p a n d M a i n t e n a n c e
Clean the exte
r
io
r
o
f
you
r
M
R
-
R
ack
with a so
f
t, lint-
f
r
ee, d
r
y
(
o
r
slightly
damp
)
cloth.
Y
ou can use a slightly
dampened cloth
(
with a mild neut
r
al
dete
r
gent
)
to
r
emove stubbo
r
n di
r
t,
but make su
r
e that the
M
R
-
R
ack is
tho
r
oughly d
r
y be
f
o
r
e tu
r
ning on
the powe
r
. Neve
r
use alcohol,
benzene, volatile cleane
r
s, solvents,
ab
r
asives, polish o
r
r
ubbing
compounds.
R a c k M o u n t I n s t r u c t i o n s
T
he
M
R
-
R
ack can be
r
ack mounted
in a standa
r
d 19
”
audio
r
ack
:
•
T
he
M
R
-
R
ack occupies one
standa
r
d
r
ack space
(
1 3/4
”)
.
W
e
r
ecommend the use o
f
nylon
washe
r
s when
r
ack mounting
any unit.
T
his will p
r
otect the
f
aceplate
f
r
om any damage.
•
I
f
you
’
r
e using only two sc
r
ews
to mount you
r
unit into a
r
ack
space
(
we don
’
t
r
ecommend this
)
,
we suggest that you suppo
r
t the
bottom o
f
the unit.
•
Y
ou may want to install the
M
R
-
R
ack into a
r
ack using quick-
r
elease sc
r
ews. Quick
r
elease
sc
r
ews don
’
t
r
equi
r
e a
sc
r
ewd
r
ive
r
, so it
’
s easy to move
things in and out o
f
a
r
ack. Fou
r
posts a
r
e sc
r
ewed into the
r
ack
holes, the unit goes ove
r
the
posts, and then knu
r
led nuts a
r
e
sc
r
ewed on by hand.