Xantech MRC88 Stereo Amplifier User Manual


 
Page: 6 Model MRC88
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PROGRAMMING INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS................................................................................. 72
ZONE EXPANSION (CONNECTING MULTIPLE MRC88 CONTROLLERS).................................................. 74
PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODE...............................................................................................75
Enabling EXPANDED Mode.................................................................................................................75
Programming the System.......................................................................................................................75
PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE................................................................................75
RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE.....................................................................................75
TRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88 ................................................................................................. 77
UPLOADING MRC88 PROJECTS......................................................................................................................... 77
SAVING AND BACKING-UP FILES...................................................................................................................... 78
Automatic Save.....................................................................................................................................78
Save Project As .....................................................................................................................................78
Backing-Up Project Files.......................................................................................................................78
Using Backup Files................................................................................................................................78
Backing-Up SmartPad and Palette Files .................................................................................................78
FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONIS...................................................................................................................... 79
DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES FROM THE WEB..............................................................................79
WARM FIRMWARE UPGRADE..............................................................................................................79
COLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE................................................................................................................79
SECTION 7: TWEAKING THE SYSTEM................................................................................ 80
TEACHING A HAND-HELD REMOTE TO OPERATE THE MRC88 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 ADJUSTMENTS........................................................................................................................... 81
TRIMMING SOURCE AUDIO INPUT LEVELS ..........................................................................................81
ZONE ADJUSTMENTS...........................................................................................................................82
KEYPAD ADJUSTMENTS......................................................................................................................82
IR Sensitivity Adjustment......................................................................................................................82
LCD Backlight Adjustment....................................................................................................................82
SECTION 8: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS.......................................................................... 83
ZONE CONTROL.................................................................................................................................................... 83
POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFF.....................................................................................................83
SOURCE SLECTION AND CONTROL ......................................................................................................83
SETTING THE VOLUME........................................................................................................................83
MUTING AND UN-MUTING..................................................................................................................83
ACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDS ..........................................................................................................83
ZONE SETTINGS.................................................................................................................................................... 84
SYSTEM STATUS.................................................................................................................................84
AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS.........................................................................................................................84
DYNAMIC MONITOR LOCKOUT (PARENTAL CONTROL) .......................................................................84
DYNAMIC ZONE LINK .........................................................................................................................84
SECTION 9: APPENDIX............................................................................................................ 86
RS232 CONTROL.................................................................................................................................................... 86
TYPES OF COMMANDS..................................................................................................................86
INTERFACING TO THE RS232 COMPORT.....................................................................................86
ASCII STRING ‘INITIATING’ AND ‘TERMINATING’ CHARACTERS.........................................86
TROUBLESHOOTING........................................................................................................................................... 94
RS232 AND EXPANSION PIN OUT INFORMATION........................................................................................... 97
SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................................. 99
CERTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 99