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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 

 

MX88 

EIGHT ZONE 

– EIGHT SOURCE 

AUDIO & AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Содержание MX88

Страница 1: ...INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS MX88 EIGHT ZONE EIGHT SOURCE AUDIO AUDIO VIDEO CONTROLLER AMPLIFIER...

Страница 2: ...pool etc 6 Carts and Stands The appliance should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops exces...

Страница 3: ...t spilled into the enclosure through openings 18 Damage Requiring Service The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when A The Power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or B...

Страница 4: ...olored DB9 male to female programming cable to connect to the RS232 serial port on your PC Two part no 05913665 DB15 male to DB9 female cables for connecting MX88 rear ports 1 and 2 to RS232 devices O...

Страница 5: ...be set up and customized using Xantech s Universal Dragon Windows software There are two different setup modes in the Universal Dragon The Advanced mode allows customization of system configuration fo...

Страница 6: ...o and video from eight independent Sources to eight separate zones 2 Control the volume mute bass treble and balance for each of the eight zones 3 Control most standard source components via IR and or...

Страница 7: ...ck Skip etc MX88 Controller Amplifier INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS such as Zone Source Select Zone Power VOL VOL etc RS232 Command Strings for controlling sophisticated control systems such as Lighting...

Страница 8: ...ary Built in IR Code Library Contains all Major Brand Component IR commands No need to learn commands Macros can be built using IR audio control RS232 repeat or delay commands and associated with a sp...

Страница 9: ...trol Out RS232 USB programming ports Front Panel Communications port used to program the system using Universal Dragon software RS232 COM PORTs 1 and 2 Rear Allow the MX88 to be controlled by a PC or...

Страница 10: ...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 Pink Blink indicates general initialization is occ...

Страница 11: ...s after main power shut down or after any power interruptions 7 IR Learning Eye The IR Eye on the MX88 Controller front panel allows teaching IR Codes to Dragon Drop IR via the Control Amp when connec...

Страница 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 5mm Mini Phone Jack provides a Control Output that goes high 12 volts when any Zone...

Страница 13: ...l be output the Common emitter port regardless of source selection 28 Zone IR Out 8 3 5mm mono mini phone jacks IR received from a zone will always be passed to the corresponding Zone IR output This c...

Страница 14: ...video prior to programming via QuickConfig or with the Universal Dragon This will ensure that the unit is indeed functioning correctly prior to fixed installation and allow proper troubleshooting proc...

Страница 15: ...the Controller Front Panel are OFF 8 Move the Audio Video Source component to SOURCE 2 Audio Left Right and Video Input terminals Speakers to Speaker Output 2 and the TV Video Monitor to Video Out 2 9...

Страница 16: ...ponding source AUDIO LEFT and AUDIO RIGHT INPUT jacks on the Secondary Controller Figure 3 item 22 Video Connections MX88vi Only 8 zone system Using good quality RCA type video patch cables connect th...

Страница 17: ...used BI DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PORTS RS232 Ports 1 and 2 These DB15 ports when used with the included DB15 to DB9 adaptor cables can be used for controlling and receiving status information metadata fro...

Страница 18: ...required Most manufacturers identify the positive terminal with a red binding post a sign or a red dot b If you are unsure of the markings you can verify that your speakers are in phase but not the ab...

Страница 19: ...n a zone is turned ON Connect one end of the 3 5mm Mono Mini jack to the appropriate zone Status connector on the rear of the MX88 Controller Amplifier and the other end to the device to control Tip C...

Страница 20: ...Figure 3 item 28 Affix the emitter side to the desired zone related component you wish to control If more than one device needs to be controlled use a mono mini to stripped ends wire p n 6015900 wire...

Страница 21: ...ctly to the units to be powered The STATUS line is an output and is active High 12VDC when the MX88 Keypad is powered on and is Low 0VDC when the Keypad is off Use this to provide Bank Tracking LED on...

Страница 22: ...ses can be up to 125 feet from the keypad depending upon type and gauge of wire used MRC88KP and MRC88DJKP keypads are older legacy products that will work with the MX88 but cannot be mixed with MRKP1...

Страница 23: ...nding post a sign or a red dot 2 If you are unsure of the markings you can verify that the two speakers are connected in phase Using a mono sound source such as AM radio alternately reverse the leads...

Страница 24: ...SYSTEM 8 zone system To better demonstrate the ease and versatility of programming the MX88 Figure 6 will be used to illustrate setup for a typical application Expanded 16 zone system For setup of an...

Страница 25: ...Model MX88 Page 25 2010 Xantech LLC Figure 7 Typical 16 Zone Expanded MX88 System...

Страница 26: ...tribution AVDistribution MX88 Universal Dragon Programming Guide programming directions for MX88 are same as MRC88 Universal Dragon MX88 Programming Instructions for MRKP2 MRKP2E MRKP1 Programming wit...

Страница 27: ...8 Use of Zone Audio Inputs 9 RC68 IR Macro Generator 10 Configurable LCD backlight time out settings for MRC88KP and MRC88DJKP only All of the IR Codes Palettes or IR Command Groups and RS232 command...

Страница 28: ...ource 2 ______________ IR File Name _____________ IR Library Palette Zone Audio Source 6 ______________ IR File Name _____________ IR Library Palette Zone Audio Source 3 ______________ IR File Name __...

Страница 29: ...the Transmit and Receive line have already been interchanged for direct communication with a PC What this means is when connecting to a standard PC s Com Port no Null Modem cable is necessary The pin...

Страница 30: ...del MX88 2011 Xantech Corporation Example 2 Query Request To see what Source is currently selected in Zone 5 Send ASCII string 5SS MX88 Controller Reply 5SS3 indicating Source 3 is currently selected...

Страница 31: ...s 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 Mute Toggle z...

Страница 32: ...ne 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 Zone Nu...

Страница 33: ...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 14 35 00 13...

Страница 34: ...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 3 26 Ti...

Страница 35: ...Model MX88 Page 35 2010 Xantech LLC BASS TREBLE LEVEL MX88 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 36: ...11 Xantech Corporation BALANCE LEVEL 63 steps MX88 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 34 2 5...

Страница 37: ...e 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 the bad comma...

Страница 38: ...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 the...

Страница 39: ...the MX88 connect to the PC After transferring commands to the MX88 it works fine except at certain times the MX88 refuses to output any commands at all IR noise may be on the IR bus line coming from...

Страница 40: ...olling an External Device via the MX88 rear Com Port 1 Check the cabling between the controlling unit and the MX88 2 Verify RS232 Port settings are set properly for both devices i e Baud Rate Data Bit...

Страница 41: ...PANSION PORT PIN FUNCTION PIN FUNCTION 1 NC 1 IR 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...

Страница 42: ...ps Treble Control Range 10kHz 14dB in 2 dB steps Video MX88vi only Input Output Impedance 75 Ohms Video Insertion Loss 0 dB 50 Hz to 6 MHz IR Sensor IR Modulation Frequency Bandwidth 30 Hz to 100 kHz...

Страница 43: ...Model MX88 Page 43 2010 Xantech LLC...

Страница 44: ...mark of International Business Machines Corporation All other trademarks are the properties of their registered owners Xantech LLC 1969 Kellogg Ave Carlsbad CA 92008 USA Xantech com Installation Instr...

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