Xantech MRC88M Stereo System User Manual


 
Page: 6 Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m
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PROGRAMMING INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS.....................................................................................71
ZONE EXPANSION (CONNECTING MULTIPLE MRC88M CONTROLLERS).................................................73
PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODE................................................................................................... 74
Enabling EXPANDED Mode ......................................................................................................................74
Programming the System.............................................................................................................................74
PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE ...................................................................................74
RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE ........................................................................................75
TRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88M ...................................................................................................77
UPLOADING MRC88M 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 OPTIONS.............................................................................................................................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 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 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...............................................................................................98
SPECIFICATIONS .........................................................................................................................................................99
CERTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................................99