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Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m 

 

Page: 67 

 

© 2009 Xantech Corporation 

 
 

NOTE: 

After the project has been transferred to the MRC88m Controller, the Zones will be permanently 

linked unless reprogrammed to be otherwise. All linked zones will have a small ‘L’ in the right side of the 
Volume Bar located in the LCD display on the keypad(s) in those zones. Simultaneously pressing the 
“STATUS” and “CH+” buttons will change the keypad display and indicate linked zones with a ‘highlight’ 
of the linked zone numbers. Zone 1 thru 4 Status will be displayed immediately upon entering Zone Link 
mode. Press the STATUS button again to view Zone Linking to Zones 5 thru 8. The display will ‘time 
out’ and return to the normal screen after 10 seconds of inactivity. 

 

 

Figure 37 – Dynamic Zone Link Programming 

Zones 1,2,3 & 4 programmed for Dynamic Linking 

 

DYNAMIC ZONE LINK MODE 

(Factory default: “DISABLED”) 
This mode allows zone linking ‘on the fly’. There may be times when it may be desirable to link multiple zones 
on a 

temporary

 basis (i.e. Linking the entire downstairs zones during a party.) Authorizing zones for ‘Dynamic 

Zone Linking’ is the same as programming ‘Static Zone Linking’ except once a zone has been authorized to link 
with another zone(s), the actual linking is implemented from Keypad button presses and can be reversed in the 
same way. 

1.  Select the Zone Linking tab in the MRC88m System Window 
2.  Locate a ROW of one of the Zones to allow Dynamic Linking.  
3. Select 

box 

in that row under the column number of the zone to 

link 

to. An 

 will appear in the box 

selected. 

4.  Click on the same box again. A green 

 will appear in the box indicating the Zones are in Dynamic 

Link Mode and may be dynamically linked and unlinked as desired after the project is transferred to the 
MRC88m Controller. 

5.  Repeat for all zones to be programmed for 

Dynamic

 

Linking. 

 

Содержание MRC88M

Страница 1: ...INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS MODEL MRC88m MODEL MRAUDIO8x8m EIGHT ZONE EIGHT SOURCE AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO CONTROLLER AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS...

Страница 2: ...d by the manufacturer 8 Ventilation The appliance should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation For example the appliance should not be situated on...

Страница 3: ...TING THE MRC88M CONTROLLER AMPLIFIER 25 SOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONS 25 Source Component Connections 25 Zone Audio Inputs 26 IR Control Connections 26 Sense Input Connections 26 ZONE RELATED WIRING CONN...

Страница 4: ...ch com 43 Remote Central com Importing CCF Files and Discrete IR Commands 43 ENTERING RS232 COMMANDS CREATING RS232 COMMAND PALETTE FILES 45 ENTERING RS232 COMMAND STRINGS 45 Using the RS232 Palette E...

Страница 5: ...5 ADVANCED EXPANDED PROGRAMMING 62 CONTROLLER OPTIONS PROGRAMMING 62 ZONE AUDIO INPUT 62 IR ROUTING 63 BACK LIGHT CONTROL 63 MODE OF OPERATION 63 Whole House Mode 63 Priority Lockout Mode 63 EXPANDED...

Страница 6: ...ACHING A HAND HELD REMOTE TO OPERATE THE MRC88M SYSTEM 80 TEACHING A HAND HELD REMOTE USING AN RC68 HAND HELD PROGRAMMER 80 TEACHING A HAND HELD REMOTE DIRECTLY FROM DRAGON DROP IR 80 MAKING FINE ADJU...

Страница 7: ...Model MRC88m MRAUDIO8x8m Page 7 2009 Xantech Corporation...

Страница 8: ...serial port on your PC Part No 05913410 One male DB15 to male DB15 cable with null modem for linking two MRC88m Controllers Part No 05913555 CD ROM Disc contains the MRC88m Dragon Drop IR software Par...

Страница 9: ...rogramming by zone etc The Expanded mode allows programming of systems with more than Eight zones using linked MRC88m Controllers Each section of this manual will indicate which sections apply to the...

Страница 10: ...st standard source components via IR and or RS232 commands Two Control Amps can be linked to create systems with up to Sixteen zones POWER CH CH STATUS SELECT PLAY STOP PAUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE POWER...

Страница 11: ...deo applies to MRC88m only Power Management Keeps all components Power States in sync with Zone Power Status All Eight video source inputs have built in NTSC PAL sync sensing Applies to MRC88m Only Al...

Страница 12: ...rogrammable dual functionality tiered push and hold on most buttons Backlit LCD and buttons w rear panel brightness adjustment Variable backlight timeout Bi colored Status LED for power and status Bro...

Страница 13: ...itch Turns AC power On Off to the entire unit 4 Power and Status LED Indicators Eight indicators one for each Zone provide the following status information System Status Power Up Mode a Slow Orange Bl...

Страница 14: ...naltered factory defaults after main power shut down or after any power interruptions 7 IR Learning Eye The IR Eye on the MRC88m Controller front panel allows teaching IR Codes to Dragon Drop IR via t...

Страница 15: ...r modulator Applies to MRC88m only 19 Status Out 8 Provides a control output of 12 VDC that turns on and off with the zone to drive voltage sensing relay modules and AC strips 20 Control Out 8 Mono 3...

Страница 16: ...s ADVANCED only See Section 5 Controller Options Programming 27 IR Emitter Common 3 5mm Mono Mini Phone Jacks Single Common IR Output that can be used to control devices such as Multi Zone Audio Serve...

Страница 17: ...ce components and the MRC88m system A Programmable Learning Remote such as the Xantech URC2 is recommended for integrating the IR commands of the MRC88m and source components into a single controller...

Страница 18: ...pressed Pressing of the Source Button will reverse the source icon on the LCD Display and sends IR commands programmed to the button if any to the corresponding source and common emitter outputs as we...

Страница 19: ...er 20 IR Sensitivity Adjustment Carefully adjust for background light level to prevent false triggering of the IR circuits Slowly turn counter clockwise to reduce sensitivity 21 LCD Backlight Adjustme...

Страница 20: ...nputs 1 Audio Video RCA Harness Capable of Audio Left Right and Video 1 Pair of speakers with Speaker Cable properly terminated into a 4 conductor WECO Plug Will be used to test Speaker outputs 1 TV o...

Страница 21: ...pad is transmitted along the CAT5 cable Incorrect wiring on this cable can destroy the MRC Keypad Please test the cable connections using a proper CAT5 cable tester or using a Multimeter to check Pin...

Страница 22: ...C88m is designed for mounting on flat horizontal surfaces When mounting into a 19 rack use a proper rack shelf or drawer i e Middle Atlantic or equivalent 8 Do not remove chassis feet They are necessa...

Страница 23: ...ine of the template being sure that your cut is on the outline Any cut outside of the outline by more than may not be covered by the MRC88m Keypad 1 2 Figure 8 Installing the MRC88m Keypad mounting br...

Страница 24: ...stallation optional a Position Back Box so inner rectangle is in a horizontal position as shown in Figure 8B b Affix MRCBOX to Wall Stud at desired height with front of box flush with front of stud or...

Страница 25: ...for a typical MRC88m system layout and interconnections SOURCE RELATED CONNECTIONS The following relates to all source related connections to the MRC88m Controller Unit A V In Out IR Control Sense Inp...

Страница 26: ...CONNECTIONS BASIC ADVANCED The sense input connection will typically be used to sense the power state of a source component using the Xantech CSM1 Current Sense Module optional Plug the 3 5mm mini pl...

Страница 27: ...ep 6 Since the connectors are removable you may unplug them for ease of lead assembly 4 As a rule of thumb use 18 gauge speaker wire for speaker runs up to 30 9m 16 gauge up to 70 21m and 14 gauge up...

Страница 28: ...wiring on this cable can destroy the MRC Keypad Be sure to test cable for proper connections before making connections VIDEO CONNECTIONS MRC88M ONLY BASIC ADVANCED EXPANDED Composite Video 1 When runn...

Страница 29: ...cables connect the Preamp Out Left L and Right R connectors Figure 3 25 to the desired external amplifiers Audio Left and Right Input connectors CO1 AND CO2 ZONES 7 8 BASIC ADVANCED EXPANDED Zones 7...

Страница 30: ...e Address jumpers on the rear of the keypad Figure 5 17 according to Table 1 below Keypad Address Setting Application JP1 JP2 First or Single Keypad in Zone Primary Keypad connected directly to MRC88m...

Страница 31: ...ms greater than 8 Zones two MRC88m Controller Amplifiers can be linked together for systems up to 16 Zones Zone expansion is only available in Advanced programming configurations LINKING TWO MRC88M CO...

Страница 32: ...STOP PAUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE POWER CH CH STATUS SELECT PLAY STOP PAUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE D 250 feet max 76 m MRC44 Connecting Block PWR V G S IR RCVR 780 80 CFL DIRECT SUNLIGHT FRIENDLY IR RECEIV...

Страница 33: ...SIC ADVANCED EXPANDED SPEAKER PHASING TO OBTAIN STABLE IMAGING AND FULL BASS RESPONSE IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT STEREO SPEAKERS BE CONNECTED IN PHASE WITH EACH OTHER YOU CAN VERIFY THIS AS FOLLOWS 1 If th...

Страница 34: ...O OUT ZONE 4 AUDIO OUT ZONE 5 AUDIO OUT ZONE 6 A V Source 1 To MRC88 Controller Amplifier IR Out s A V Source 8 To MRC88 Controller Amplifier IR Out s AUDIO OUT ZONE 7 AUDIO OUT ZONE 8 VIDEO OUT ZONE...

Страница 35: ...nications between the keypad and the controller This means the system is programmed as a whole which saves programming time and ease of maintenance Keypads can be interchanged or replaced without any...

Страница 36: ...________ IR File Name _____________ IR Library Palette Zone Audio Source 3 ______________ IR File Name _____________ IR Library Palette Zone Audio Source 7 ______________ IR File Name _____________ IR...

Страница 37: ...as been set for auto run a Xantech Welcome Menu will appear If not access your CD ROM with Windows Explorer and double click the file setup exe 2 On the Welcome menu click NEXT 3 Follow the on screen...

Страница 38: ...er state of the unit 2 There is a communication error between the PC and the MRC88m Controller Amplifier Please verify the DB9 or USB cable is properly connected to the unit and there are no Com Port...

Страница 39: ...ned in palettes please proceed to the section entitled PUTTING CODES TO WORK BUILT IN IR CODE LIBRARY BASIC ADVANCED EXPANDED The DragMRC software has a built in IR Code Library This is basically a la...

Страница 40: ...box labeled IR Library You will need to remember the location of all commands for use in the following section Figure 16 Built In Mfg s IR Command Library LEARNING IR COMMANDS BASIC ADVANCED EXPANDED...

Страница 41: ...n in Palette Editor Figure 18 Source COMPONENT selection in Palette Editor RECORDING TOGGLE COMMAND FUNCTIONS Some IR command formats e g RC5 and RC6 types include a toggle or key release bit in the c...

Страница 42: ...c NOTE Only functions with an asterisk will execute 7 If a component does not respond to a command re learn and re test the IR command until the component responds 8 Repeat steps 1 thru 6 for all comm...

Страница 43: ...ctions required for the new component 5 Press ESC on keyboard to save and exit 6 New Brands Components and Functions can now be selected and programmed in Palette Editor GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM T...

Страница 44: ...he file import to the Brand and bci files in DragMRC 17 At this point or at any later date you can choose additional component types from the CCF file e g DVD etc if listed by using the CCF Importer a...

Страница 45: ...f FUNCTIONS for that type of component will appear as shown in Figure 21 Review the list of Functions on the left hand side and compare to the source remote If your function is not displayed or not na...

Страница 46: ...roper communication settings 4 Click on the command string to be tested on the left hand side of the RS232 Palette Editor Note Only commands with the icon will be able to be tested 5 The Device or Com...

Страница 47: ...le of issuing RS232 commands Therefore the procedure of learning and testing these commands and creating the Palette file for an individual source component only needs to be done once This file can no...

Страница 48: ...the sections to follow you will be setting up the Keypads for use in controlling the system This will consist of setting up the Source Icons placing IR or RS232 commands onto the Virtual Keypad and se...

Страница 49: ...icons 7 Select the ZONES tab in the Project Window 8 Right click on the Source button to be labeled 9 From the pop up menu Select LOAD ICON A list of icon bitmaps will appear including new icons 10 S...

Страница 50: ...dow boxes can be moved and sized except the virtual keypads for ease of use If you click on a Palette file in the list and you do not see it on the screen move some of the currently opened windows to...

Страница 51: ...SEQUENCES MACROS All programmable buttons on the MRC88m Keypad can be programmed to send IR sequences of up to 40 commands all buttons except for Volume UP DOWN and STATUS 1 Click the button to be pr...

Страница 52: ...the button is pressed and held for longer than 1 second NOTE Tier 2 commands placed under the POWER button will require the button to be held for 3 Seconds before it will execute the Tier 2 command T...

Страница 53: ...l or opening closing shutters in that zone This type of function would need to be accessible regardless of which source is currently selected in that zone PUNCH ALL SYSTEM LEVEL ADVANCED EXPANDED Sele...

Страница 54: ...itter port on the rear of the Keypad if enabled regardless of which zones keypad issued the command i e if Zone 2 is selected from the pop up menu pressing the associated button on Zone 1 s keypad wil...

Страница 55: ...r surges or other miss happenings The MRC88m Controller features two sensing methods One is Video Sensing Available on MRC88m Only All eight source video inputs are set to detect a video input signal...

Страница 56: ...SENSE SETUP tab in the MRC88m Systems window 2 Select POWER MANAGEMENT in the selection window See Figure 29 3 Select the SOURCE to program be sure to have the components IR Palette open with the pro...

Страница 57: ...er Management NOTE If a Video or Sense Input is being used in Power Management for a particular source it will not be available for Sense Trigger and the corresponding button will be grayed out in the...

Страница 58: ...e switches and relays need to stabilize The factory default of 2 should be tried first For a faster switch try the 1 setting For slower switches change as needed to allow the controller to sense the s...

Страница 59: ...n be given a name i e Living Room Bedroom etc to more easily plan and program the keypads and zones in a MRC88m system 1 To change the name of a zone click the OPTIONS button on the bottom of the Virt...

Страница 60: ...ne to be Variable and follow the Volume setting for the entire Zone track 1 1 with default MRC88m Volume controls on Keypad or RC68 commands via remote or to be a Fixed output level to be controlled o...

Страница 61: ...w be transferred to the MRC88m if it is being set up in the Basic mode For Advanced and Expanded systems continue to next section See page 77 Transferring a Project for instructions NOTE For Advanced...

Страница 62: ...UDIO INPUT Factory Default DISABLED Select ENABLE to utilize the Zone Audio Inputs on the rear of the MRC88m Controller Amplifier Figure 3 24 Use this feature to interface Zone Specific audio componen...

Страница 63: ...will never turn on This is useful in rooms that are always brightly lit 3 Click TIMED and use the Timed Back light Control Pulldown Menu to set backlight duration from 1 10 seconds MODE OF OPERATION F...

Страница 64: ...ing to prevent the MRC88m system from misinterpreting erroneous data NOTE To control the MRC88m System from the RS232 port please see Section 5 RS232 Input Translator and Section 9 Appendix RS232 Cont...

Страница 65: ...Source 1 Select PRIORITY LOCKOUT MODE The Monitor Lockout boxes will be activated 2 Click the ADMINISTRATOR box for any zone that is to have Dynamic Monitor Lockout ability 3 After the project has bee...

Страница 66: ...d zones POWER and SOURCE SLECTION buttons to control the zones from any linked keypad There are two forms of Linking STATIC linking and DYNAMIC linking Figure 36 MRC88m System Window Zone Linking Tab...

Страница 67: ...inking DYNAMIC ZONE LINK MODE Factory default DISABLED This mode allows zone linking on the fly There may be times when it may be desirable to link multiple zones on a temporary basis i e Linking the...

Страница 68: ...of IR controlled devices This can give the ability for a central PC or other RS232 device to control not only the MRC88m system itself but also any IR controlled device connected to any of the MRC88m...

Страница 69: ...ar in the Command List 4 Repeat for all commands to be associated to this Command String A maximum of 40 Commands may be placed under each string 5 Repeat steps 1 thru 4 for all desired ASCII Strings...

Страница 70: ...opriate emitter output AND THE zone Emitter Outputs if desired as well as the common IR output for control of other devices and systems Any Internal Amplifier Commands placed in the Macro will be proc...

Страница 71: ...As noted earlier each command can be edited and directed to a specific Zone or Source emitter output port By right clicking on the desired command the command may be directed to a specific emitter out...

Страница 72: ...ypad it is necessary to use these special internal amplifier commands Figure 41 Using Internal Amplifier Commands 1 In the MRC88m System Window Menu click on Palette and select MRC Amplifier Command G...

Страница 73: ...16 TrebLevel 14dB 14dB Zone Treble Step Up Command Increase Treble Setting Zone 1 8 9 16 N A Zone Treble Step Down Command Decrease Treble Setting Zone 1 8 9 16 N A Zone Bass Level Command Set Bass to...

Страница 74: ...these buttons to program the Zones Virtual Keypad PROGRAMMING THE SYSTEM Refer to Section 4 and follow all instructions for EXPANDED mode 1 Place commands from Palettes under any button on the virtual...

Страница 75: ...32 ports are active as system control inputs 2 Any RS232 Commands placed on any keypad will be executed out of the PRIMARY Controllers rear RS232 Connector ONLY regardless of which zone is issuing the...

Страница 76: ...ntroller Amplifier Sources 1 through 8 From Source Component 1 From Source Component 8 From A V loopthroughs on Primary Controller Sources 1 through 8 To IR Emitters at A V Equipment Expansion Cable f...

Страница 77: ...and set the PROTECT switch to the ON position 8 MRC88m System should now be fully functional EXPANDED 1 Connect PC to the COM port or USB port on the PRIMARY MRC88m Controller 2 Set the PROTECT switc...

Страница 78: ...on the main hard drive and drop them into the Projects folder in the backup directory To COPY the files to a floppy disk right click on the selected files and choose 3 5 Floppy Drive letter under the...

Страница 79: ...UPGRADE WARM firmware upgrades can be conducted without having to re transfer your project to the controller It is a way of keeping your unit up to date to take advantage of new features 1 Start Drago...

Страница 80: ...e On g Optional Commands can be EQ Treble and Bass commands and Balance adjustment commands TEACHING A HAND HELD REMOTE DIRECTLY FROM DRAGON DROP IR ADVANCED EXPANDED If an RC68 is not easily accessib...

Страница 81: ...at the IR sensor on the MRC88m Keypad IR sensor enabled and press the TRIM button button F8 This activates the TRIM mode NOTE Trim mode allows 10 seconds after each button press for the next command t...

Страница 82: ...o on power on NOTE The MRC88m remembers the last volume setting on a power down and returns to that level when the Zone is powered back up The ON VOL feature will ensure that if the volume was turned...

Страница 83: ...OFF and Power Management is enabled all of the Source Components will also be powered OFF SOURCE SLECTION AND CONTROL To select Sources via the Keypad press the corresponding source button located abo...

Страница 84: ...audio video output of a source from being viewed in any of the other zones DYNAMIC MONITOR LOCKOUT should be engaged from the Zone that WILL be accessing the source This is ideal to prevent a source c...

Страница 85: ...d status LED s will show busy rapid amber flash for 10 seconds after the last button press then time out and return to normal use mode LED green LCD normal display The small L will no longer appear Th...

Страница 86: ...Primary units RS232 port TYPES OF COMMANDS There are two types of information that can be sent to the MRC88m Controller COMMANDS and QUERIES COMMANDS are ASCII strings used to set a specific parameter...

Страница 87: ...begin with an and for data queries the string must begin with a All strings must end with a This way it can determine the beginning and end of the string for processing When a proper command is sent a...

Страница 88: ...PT All Zones Off AO Input Source Select z SS s To set Zone 1 to Source Input 5 1SS5 Volume z VO v Volume Increment z VI Volume Decrement z VD Mute z MU 0 1 To mute Zone 3 3MU1 To unmute Zone 4 4MU0 Mu...

Страница 89: ...1TR7 Zone 1 currently has a treble value of 7 flat Bass z BS z BS bt 1BS7 Zone 1 currently has a bass value of 7 flat Balance z BA z BA t 2BA31 Zone 2 currently has a balance value of 31 even Where z...

Страница 90: ...37 1 25 36 2 50 35 3 75 34 5 00 33 6 25 32 7 50 31 8 75 30 10 00 29 11 25 28 12 50 27 13 75 26 15 00 25 16 25 24 17 50 23 18 75 22 20 00 21 21 25 20 22 50 19 23 75 18 25 00 17 27 50 16 30 00 15 32 50...

Страница 91: ...11 CH 12 CH 13 POWER 14 NOT AVAILABLE 15 MUTE 16 PAUSE 17 STOP 18 FF 19 REW 20 SELECT PLAY 21 NOT AVAILABLE 22 NOT AVAILABLE 23 Tier 2 Source Select 1 24 Tier 2 Source Select 2 25 Tier 2 Source Select...

Страница 92: ...Page 92 Model MRC88m MRAUDIO8x8m 2009 Xantech Corporation BASS TREBLE LEVEL MRC88m SETTING LEVEL in dB 14 14 13 12 12 10 11 8 10 6 9 4 8 2 7 0 6 2 5 4 4 6 3 8 2 10 1 12 0 14...

Страница 93: ...93 2009 Xantech Corporation BALANCE LEVEL 63 steps MRC88m Setting Left Speaker Attenuation in dB Right Speaker Attenuation in dB 0 0 Mute 1 0 37 5 2 0 36 25 29 0 2 5 30 0 1 25 31 0 0 32 0 0 33 1 25 0...

Страница 94: ...it from the associated palette f Place the corrected command in the palette using the Add function g Close the Palette Editor and open the palette h Click the button on the virtual keypad that has th...

Страница 95: ...are learnable however when down converted by Xantech products such as the 291P PMS12 291 455 MS455 etc Refer to the Xantech Product Catalog and contact Technical Support for details Be sure you have...

Страница 96: ...dows with the MRC88m connect to the PC After transferring commands to the MRC88m it works fine except at certain times the MRC88m refuses to output any commands at all IR noise may be on the IR bus li...

Страница 97: ...s controlling an External Device via the MRC88m rear Com Port 1 Check the cabling between the controlling unit and the MRC88m 2 Verify RS232 Port settings are set properly for both devices i e Baud Ra...

Страница 98: ...R Source 1 2 Tx 2 IR Source 2 3 Rx 3 IR Source 3 4 DSR 4 IR Source 4 5 GND 5 IR Source 5 6 DTR 6 IR Source 6 7 NC 7 IR Source 7 8 NC 8 IR Source 8 9 NC 9 NC 10 IR Common 11 Tx Out 12 Common 13 Rx In 1...

Страница 99: ...Sensor IR Modulation Frequency Bandwidth 30 Hz to 100 kHz Nominal Reception Range 30 feet Nominal Reception Angle 40 degrees off axis General RC68 Code Group Number A8 Control Output 12 V 50 mA Status...

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