MRC88 / MRAUDIO8X8 QUICK START GUIDE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
READ THIS FIRST!!!..........................................................................................................................................................3
SYSTEM PLANNING .........................................................................................................................................................5
CONTROLLER LOCATION...........................................................................................................................................5
MOUNTING THE KEYPAD............................................................................................................................................6
Keypad Location......................................................................................................................................................6
KEYPAD CABLE LENGTH ...........................................................................................................................................7
SPEAKER WIRE LENGTH............................................................................................................................................8
VIDEO MONITOR CABLE LENGTH (MRC88)..............................................................................................................9
PREPARATION – WIRING ..............................................................................................................................................10
TERMINATING THE CAT5 CABLES ..........................................................................................................................10
AC POWER..................................................................................................................................................................11
GROUNING SCREW ...................................................................................................................................................11
SOURCE CONNECTIONS ...............................................................................................................................................12
MRAUDIO8X8 (Audio Only) .......................................................................................................................................12
MRC88 (Audio/Video).................................................................................................................................................12
IR EMITTERS...............................................................................................................................................................13
CONNECTIONS ...............................................................................................................................................................14
KEYPADS ....................................................................................................................................................................14
Head End Connections..........................................................................................................................................14
Zone Connections..................................................................................................................................................14
SPEAKERS..................................................................................................................................................................15
Head End Connections..........................................................................................................................................15
Zone Connections..................................................................................................................................................15
VIDEO DISPLAY (MRC88) ..........................................................................................................................................16
Head End Connections..........................................................................................................................................16
Zone Connections..................................................................................................................................................16
SYSTEM INITIALIZATION ...............................................................................................................................................17
OUT-OF-BOX SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY.................................................................................................................17
SYSTEM DEFAULT SETTINGS..................................................................................................................................18
ZONE AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS (MRC88 Keypad – User Settings) ..........................................................................19
AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS (Z-Adjust – Installer Settings)...........................................................................................19
Trim .........................................................................................................................................................................19
Zone Audio Adjustments ......................................................................................................................................20
RESTORE SYSTEM DEFAULT SETTINGS................................................................................................................21
PROGRAMMING – UNIVERSAL DRAGON....................................................................................................................21
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION......................................................................................................................................21
WHO AM I ....................................................................................................................................................................22
FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONS..............................................................................................................................23
Downloading Firmware Files From The Web ......................................................................................................23
WARM FIRMWARE UPGRADE ..................................................................................................................................24
COLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE....................................................................................................................................25
STARTING A NEW MRC88 PROJECT.......................................................................................................................26
CONFIGURING THE SOURCE ICONS ..................................................................................................................27
PROGRAMMING SOURCE IR COMMANDS .........................................................................................................27
TEST IR COMMANDS.............................................................................................................................................29
PUNCH SYSTEM (Copy IR Programming to all Zones)......................................................................................30
TRANSFER THE PROJECT ...................................................................................................................................31
SAVING THE PROJECT.........................................................................................................................................32
SAVE PROJECT AS ...............................................................................................................................................33
ADVANCED PROGRAMMING....................................................................................................................................33
APPENDIX........................................................................................................................................................................34
MRC88 CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER PANEL FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS................................................................34
MRC88 KEYPAD FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS ...........................................................................................................38
SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................................................41