MODE 3.1 Installation Instructions
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PROGRAMMING WITH EZ-TOOLS
The EZ-Tools programming instructions provided with the MODE 3.1 are intended to provide direction for adding a MODE
3.1 Keypad, multiple MODE 3.1 Keypads, MODE Base(s) and MODE Adapter(s), to SpeakerCraft MZC Systems. If confi guring
a new system, start with the
Programming With EZ-Tools
section of the
MZC Installation Instructions
for system
confi guration, source setup, power management, etc. Use this manual for confi guration and programming zones using
MODE 3.1 keypads.
NOTE:
If only changing EZ-Pads to MODE 3.1 Keypads, and not adding iPod/MODE Base/MODE Adapter, follow the
directions in
Download EZ-Tools
and proceed to section:
Adding a MODE 3.1 Keypad to an Existing MZC Project
.
With the system installed at the job site or set up for test at the shop, the system is ready for programming. Connect the
“3.5mm Plug Transfer Cable” between the COM port on a PC running EZ-Tools (or the USB port with the USB/Serial Adapter)
and the CONTROL PORT on the MZC. Power up the MZC and proceed as follows:
DOWNLOAD EZ-TOOLS
Before programming with EZ-Tools, always check the SpeakerCraft web site (www.speakercraft.com) to verify that the ver-
sion of EZ-Tools being used is the latest rev.
QUICK START GUIDE FOR SIMPLE MODE 3.1 EZ-TOOLS PROGRAMMING
Follow the instructions in this section if
no source or zone changes
other than replacing an EZ-Pad with a MODE 3.1 are
required.
1.
Open
an existing MZC Project.
2. Under
Project Content/Zone Setup
, left click the zone the MODE is going to be added to.
3. In the
Zone Setup Window
, left click
Name/Sources.
If the
Available Sources
are checked and not going to
change, left click
Apply
. Check or uncheck any boxes to make changes as needed.
4. In the
Zone Setup Window
, left click
Keypad
.
5. Under
Graphic Keypad
, left click to place a check mark in the box next to MODE 3.1. If removing the EZ-Pad left click
the MKP-1x box to uncheck the box and remove the EZ-Pad from the zone. Left click
Apply
.
6. In the Zone Setup Window, left click
Whole House /Mute
.
7. If the
Whole House/Party Mode
and
Mute Key Functionality
settings are not going to change, left click
Apply
,
otherwise make desired changes and then left click Apply. See section:
Whole House/Mute
for additional information.
8. Right click the
MODE icon
in the zone being configured. In the
Zone MODE 3.1 Window
, left click the appropri-
ate
Address Box
to set Keypad address. If there is no more than one keypad per zone, all keypads can have the same
address. If there is more than one keypad in a zone (EZ-Pads and/or MODE keypads) the keypads in that zone must all
have different Addresses. Left click
Apply
. The Address will appear after the MODE icon.
9. Under
Project Content/Zone Setup
, right click the zone icon for the zone being configured. In the pop-up window,
highlight and left click
Place Default A/V Routing Commands
.
10. Left click the
MODE 3.1 icon
for the keypad being configured. The
Virtual MODE 3.1, Button Properties
and
Virtual Button Windows
will appear.
11. Left click the first source in the
Source List
.
12. Left click the
Volume Up Arrow
on the
Virtual Keypad
. Left click the
CMD MZC Cmds Tab
, expand the
Audio
Level Commands Tab
and double left click the
Volume Up Command
for the
Zone
being programmed.
