Xantech MRC88M Stereo System User Manual


 
Page: 4 Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m
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DB9 Serial Connection ................................................................................................................................37
USB Serial Connection................................................................................................................................37
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION....................................................................................................................... 37
STARTING MRC88M DRAGON DROP-IR™ SOFTWARE........................................................................... 37
SERIAL PORT SELECTION......................................................................................................................... 37
VERIFYING COM PORT COMMUNICATION............................................................................................. 38
(“WHO AM I” BASE UNIT VERSION VERIFICATION)................................................................................ 38
STARTING A PROJECT ...............................................................................................................................................38
LEARNING IR COMMANDS (CREATING PALETTE FILES)........................................................................................39
BUILT-IN IR CODE LIBRARY....................................................................................................................39
Testing IR Commands in the IR Library......................................................................................................39
LEARNING IR COMMANDS....................................................................................................................... 40
Using the Palette Editor ...............................................................................................................................40
Recording Toggle Command Functions ......................................................................................................41
Editing Function Names in the Palette Editor..............................................................................................41
TO RENAME AN EXISTING FUNCTION ......................................................................................................42
Testing IR Commands in the Palette Editor.................................................................................................42
CREATING A PALETTE FILE......................................................................................................................42
EDITING BRAND, COMPONENT, AND FUNCTION LISTS ......................................................................... 43
Adding Brands.............................................................................................................................................43
Adding Components and Functions.............................................................................................................43
GETTING SOURCE COMMANDS FROM THE INTERNET .............................................................................43
Xantech.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 Editor....................................................................................................................45
Testing RS232 Command Strings................................................................................................................46
CREATING AN RS232 PALETTE FILE........................................................................................................ 47
SECTION 4: PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER................................................................. 48
CONFIGURING SOURCE ICONS ON MRC88M KEYPAD LCD.............................................................................48
ENTERING TEXT DIRECTLY ONTO THE ICONS..........................................................................................49
CREATING NEW ICONS.............................................................................................................................49
SELECTING ICONS FROM THE ICON GENERATOR.................................................................................. 49
DOWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD .....................................................................................49
PLACING COMMANDS ONTO THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD .....................................................................................50
SELECTING IR PALETTES FROM THE IR CODE LIBRARY.......................................................................... 50
SELECTING IR PALETTES .........................................................................................................................50
SELECTING RS232 COMMAND PALETTES................................................................................................ 50
SELECTING INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS.......................................................................................50
PLACING COMMANDS ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD................................................................................... 50
Programming Sequences (Macros) ..............................................................................................................51
Timed Delays...............................................................................................................................................51
Repeat Commands .......................................................................................................................................52
Push & Hold (Tiered) Commands................................................................................................................52
EDITING BUTTONS (ON THE VIRTUAL KEYPAD)..................................................................................... 52
Delete Key ...................................................................................................................................................53
Delete Bank (Zone Level)............................................................................................................................53
Delete All (System Level)............................................................................................................................53
Punch (Zone Level)......................................................................................................................................53
Punch All (System Level)............................................................................................................................53
Copy.............................................................................................................................................................53