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INSTALL ATION INSTRUCT IONS MODEL MRC44 FOUR Z ONE – F OUR SOURCE AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLL ER/AMPLIFIER SYSTEM.
Page : 2 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co rporation SAFET Y INSTRUCT IONS - READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPM ENT CAUTION: T O RE DUCE T HE RISK OF EL E CTRIC S HOCK, DO NOT RE MOVE COVE R (OR BACK) NO U .
Mode l MRC44 Page : 3 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on T ABLE OF CONT ENT S Secti on T i tle Page Gener al I nf ormati on .....................................................................................................................................
Page : 4 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration GENERAL I NFORMAT ION The Xantec h MRC44 Sy stem i s a rev ol uti onar y whole-house audi o/v i deo di str i buti on, audi o am pl i f ic ati on and cont rol system . The M RC44 System c onsists of t he MRC44 Cont rol l er/ Am pli f i er, f our LCD Keypads and f our IR Em i t t ers.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 5 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on SYST EM OVERVIEW The M RC44 is a f our -source f our-z one audi o/v i deo di str i buti on and c ontr ol system . T he Sy stem i s com pr ised of a Contr ol A m p, f our LCD Keypads, and f our 283M I R Em it t ers.
Page : 6 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration CONT ROL LER/AMPLI FIER FEATURES Cent ral Pro cesso r x Four Audi o/V i deo Sourc e Input s x Vi deo sensing (NT SC/ PAL S ync) on each i np.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 7 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on MRC44 CONT ROL LER/AMPLIFIER PA NEL AND FEA T URE DESCRIPT IONS FOUR ZONE - FOUR SOURCE AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER MRC44 12 34 POWER 4 1 2 3 2 Figure 2 – The Mode l MRC 44 C ontrolle r/A mplifie r – Front P anel Fe atur es a nd Funct ions 1.
Page : 8 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration COM PORT IR OUT IR 1 2 3 4 COMMON GND FUSE 6 AMP SLOW BLOW AC 120V 60 HZ 3A 240 WA TTS AUDIO LEFT AUDIO RIGHT 1234 SENSE SENSE SENSE SENSE VIDEO 1.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 9 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on 12. I R Out (1-4) . 3. 5m m Mono M i ni Phone Jac ks. T hese mi ni j ac ks are f or the c onnect i on of I R em i t ter s to cont rol source com ponents. T hese jack s are “steerabl e” with Dr agon Drop-I R f or IR r outi ng and pr i ori t y loc kout .
Page : 10 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration MRC44 KEYPAD FEATURE DESCRIPT IONS POWER CH CH ST ATUS SELECT PLA Y STOP P AUSE FF REW VOL VOL MUTE 24 22 25 26 27 29 30 31 35 32 33 34 28 23 20 21 Figure 4 – The Mode l MRC 44 K ey pad – Fr ont Pa nel Fe ature s and Func tions 20.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 11 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on 26. S ou rce 2 Sel ecto r. S el ect s s ource i nput 2, rev erses s ource i c on on LCD Di splay when source is select ed and sends IR com m ands program m ed to t hi s button ( i f any ) t o the source 2 and c om m on em it t er out puts.
Page : 12 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration 36. Co nt rol l er T ermi nal . RJ45 Jac k. Connect s Keypad to z one keypad i nput on MRC44 Cont rol l er v i a CA T5 cabl e. 37 . Expans ion T erm inal. RJ45 Jack . Al l ows a s ec ond Key pad or ex t ernal I R recei v er f or each zone.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 13 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on I NSTALLA TION MRC44 CONT RO LL ER/ AMPLI FI ER P HYSI CAL LO CATI O N AND MOUNT I NG (BASIC/ADVANCED) W hen you m ount t he MRC44 Cont rol l er, you shoul d pl an i ts l ocat i on caref ul l y. Pay c lose at tent i on to eac h of the f ol l owing f act ors: 1.
Page : 14 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Keypad m ount i ng f or the M RC44 Keypad does not requi re a j unc ti on box . T he MRC44 key pad can be m ount ed on drywall , l ath & pl aster, butt on board or other surf aces cov er i ng a hol low wall .
Mode l MRC44 Page : 15 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on 2. Insta lling the Mount ing Br acket a. Att ach t he ground wir e to t he ground l ug t o t he rear of t he back- bar wit h the pr ov i ded green screw, bef ore begi nni ng t he brac ket i nstal l ati on pr ocess.
Page : 16 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration CONNECT ING T HE MRC44 CO NT RO L LE R/AMPL IF IE R W hen m ak ing c onnect i ons to the M RC44 Contr ol l er be sure the power cor d i s unplugged.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 17 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on NOT E 2: P rogram IR com m ands f ro MRC44 Cont rol l er curr ent sensing as descri bed i n “PROGRAMMING SENSE CODES”. (EXPA NDED) Connect CS M1’s as des cri bed abov e t o the P ri m ar y Cont rol l er.
Page : 18 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Wire Color Signal white/orange Tx+ orange Tx- white/green 12V RET blue IR RET white/blue IR green +12V white/brown Rx+ brown Rx- Cat 5 Cable RJ45.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 19 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on (EXPA NDED) W hen at least one zone on ei ther the P RIM ARY or SECO NDARY cont rol l er i s tur ned ON, t he Contr ol Out on th e P RIM AR Y Co ntr olle r is Hig h ( +12 v olt s ). Th e C on tro l Out o n t he SEC OND AR Y C on trolle r w ill be inac ti v e.
Page : 20 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Ex tende d Runs a nd Sec ondary Key pad In Zone FOUR ZONE - FOUR SOURCE AUDIO/VIDEO CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER MRC44 12 34 POWER POWER CH CH STATUS SEL.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 21 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on Speaker C onnections (BA SIC/ADVA NCED/EXPA NDED) SPEAKER PHASING: TO O BTAIN STABLE IM AG ING AND FULL BASS RESPONSE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ST EREO SP EAKERS BE CONNE CTE D "IN PHASE " W ITH EACH O T HER.
Page : 22 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration AUDIO LEFT AUDIO RIGHT 1234 SENSE SENSE SENSE SENSE VIDEO 12 34 VIDEO STA TUS K E Y P A D VIDEO STA TUS K E Y P A D VIDEO STA TUS K E Y P A D VID.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 23 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on PLANNING T HE SYST EM Bef or e att em pt i ng any pr ogram m ing, pl an t he system conf igur ati on f i rst. Thi s should i ncl ude t he f oll owing: 1. Determ i ne the br and and ty pe of al l source com ponents to be used.
Page : 24 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Sta rting MR C4 4 D ragon D rop-IR ™ Double- cl i ck the DRA GO NMRC44 short cut on your deskt op or: 1. From ST ART m enu, choose Program s. 2. Sel ect Xantech/ DRAG 450MRC f rom t he l i st and cl i ck on the DRAG 450MRC I con.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 25 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on IR #2" . A t t hi s point , press the same but ton on t he t eachi ng rem ote a second ti m e. W hen " I R #2" i s lear ned, t wo asteri sks (**) w i l l appear nex t t o t he com m and on t he l i st.
Page : 26 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Fi gu re 16 – So u rce FUNCT I ON sel ecti on i n P alet te Ed i to r Other Editing Funct ions x Help . G i v es basic hel p i nf orm at i on f or the P al ett e Edi t or. x Clo se . Cl oses t he Pal et te E di tor when you hav e f i ni shed edit i ng.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 27 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on Fi gu re 17 – DRAG450MRC Basi c System Wi ndow (ADVA NCE D) W i th Dr agon open, f rom “FI LE” select “NE W PRO JE CT” and gi v e the pr oj ect a nam e. Hit “E NTE R” on t he keyboard or cli ck “SAVE”.
Page : 28 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Configur ing Sourc e Ic ons on MR C44 Key pad LC D (BA SIC/ADVA NCED/EXPA NDED) Pr ogra mm ing Source Icons Fi gu re 18 – MRC44 Keyp ad LCD I c.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 29 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on Cr eating N ew Icons 1. Cli c k on t he “I CON E DIT O R” t ab i n the M RC44 System W i ndow. The ‘I con Edi t or’ window wil l appear. 2. Clic k “N EW ”. Th is w ill c lea r th e s cr een.
Page : 30 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Ed it in g S equ en ces 1. The Com m and Li st can be edi t ed by draggi ng and dr opping any com m and on the l i st t o any posi ti on on t he li st. Lef t c l ic k and drag t he com m and t o be m ov ed.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 31 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on 16. Cl i ck OK f or addi ti on t o Br and Li st (i f show n) and O K f or addi t i on (or m erge) t o a .bc i f i l e. Thi s com pl et es the f i l e i m port t o t he Brand and . bci f i l es in DRAG MRC44.
Page : 32 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration PROG RAMMING T HE MRC44 CO NT RO L LE R/AMPL IF IE R Figure 19 - M RC 44 Syst em Window S ens e Input Tab A utomat ic Sourc e Power Manage ment (.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 33 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on PROGR AM MING POW ER M AN AGEM EN T A ND SE NSE TRIGGER C ODES (BA SIC) In t he Basi c m ode Vi deo and Cur rent Sensing c an onl y be used f or power m anagem ent of com m on source com ponent s.
Page : 34 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Pola rity of Sens e Input TI P: + 12VDC RING : I nput (+ 12VDC) SLEVE: G round W hen using a dr y cont act cl osure t o act i v ate a Cur rent Sense Input Tr i gger, the switc h should be bet ween TIP and RING .
Mode l MRC44 Page : 35 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on Prior ity Loc kout M ode (Factory d ef ault: “DISABLED”) Thi s m ode is the opposi te of “W hol e House”.
Page : 36 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration ohm resi stor. ) T he Low output should nor m al l y be used. T he Medi um Sett i ng i s cl ose to the Hi gh P ower Mode em i tt er out on a 791-44 A m pl i f ied Connec ti ng B l ock ( 120ohm resi stor.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 37 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on li nked zone num bers. (i .e. The di splay i n Zone 1 would show: “LINK SESSIO N” Z2). The di splay w ill ‘ time out’ and r etur n to t he norm al screen af t er 10 seconds.
Page : 38 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration 10. A f t er t he f i r m ware transf er i s com pl eted, selec t t he Base u ni t m enu it em and t hen selec t Who am I? It should now display the c orrec t t hree- di gi t f i rm ware v ersion t hat you j ust l oaded i nt o the M RC44 uni t.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 39 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on 4. From the I nt ernal Am pl i f i er Com m and W i ndow Selec t “ ZO NE T OGGLE POW ER C OMMAND ” and set t o the appr opri ate z one num ber. T hat c om m and wil l appear i n t he Com m and Li st.
Page : 40 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration 1. In t he MRC44 Sy stem W i ndow Menu, c l i ck on P al ett e, and select “M RC44 Am pl i f i er Com m and G enerat or” (F6). 2. From the M RC44 System W i ndow, select the Z one t o be program m ed.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 41 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on T RA NSFERRING A PROJEC T T O T HE MRC4 4 (BASIC/ADVANCED) W hen al l progr am m i ng of the v i rt ual key pad has been com pl eted and al l I R com m ands tested, t o conf i rm operat ion, t he proj ect can be t ransf er red t o the M RC44.
Page : 42 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration Backin g- Up P roj ect F i les It i s always w i se to bac kup al l proj ec t f i l es to another hard dri v e, f l oppy di sc or other storage m edia. I t i s recom m ended that each pr oj ect be sav ed t o a f l oppy di sc and kept wit h each c l i ent' s job f il es.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 43 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on 5. Sel ect another i nput t hat sounds l ouder. 6. Adj ust VO LUME but t ons again unt i l the appar ent l oudness is the sam e as step 1. 7. Repeat t hi s procedure f or each r em ai ni ng i nput. 8.
Page : 44 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration OPERATING INSTRUCT IONS W i t h all system com ponent s connected and t he MRC44 Cont rol l er and Keypads program m ed, T he system i s ready f or use. Zone C ontrol (BA SIC/ADVA NCED/EXPA NDED) 1.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 45 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on Dy namic Zone Link (ADVA NCE D) To t em porar i l y t i e m ul t i pl e zones toget her f rom a zone wit h Dynam ic Zone Li nk enabl ed: 1. Si m ul t aneously press “STA TUS and the “ CH+” butt on.
Page : 46 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration ZONE EXPANSION USI NG MULT IPLE MRC44 CONT RO LL ERS Two MRC44 Contr ol l ers can be used to ex pand t he num ber of zones in a M RC44 system to ei ght . W hen doi ng so there are addi t i onal Xantech c om ponents that w ill h a v e to be added t o t he system .
Mode l MRC44 Page : 47 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on COM PORT IR OUT IR 1 2 3 4 COMMON GND FUSE 6 AMP SLOW BLOW AC 120V 60 HZ 3A 240 WATTS COM PORT IR OUT IR 1234 C O M M O N GND FUSE 6 AMP SLOW BLOW A.
Page : 48 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration T ROUBLESHOOT ING If you encount er pr obl em s, rev i ew each of t he f ol l owing i t em s and tak e corr ect i v e act i on as des cri bed. I f probl em s persist, cont act Xantech T echni c al Support .
Mode l MRC44 Page : 49 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on PROBLEM PROBA BLE CAU SE A ND SOLUTI ON I hav e m ade har dware connect i ons as show n i n Figure 13 . Howev er , when att em pt i ng to l ear n IR c om m ands, the " W ai t i ng f or I R f rom y our Rem ot e" di spl ay t i m es out with t he "No I R Recor ded" di al og box .
Page : 50 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration PROBLEM PROBA BLE CAU SE A ND SOLUTI ON Un it w ill no t lea rn IR co m m ands f rom cert ai n brands and m odel s of rem ot es.
Mode l MRC44 Page : 51 © 2002 Xantech Corporati on PROBLEM PROBA BLE CAU SE A ND SOLUTI ON W hen T ransf err i ng the pr oj ect to a M RC44, t he tr ansf er stops w i t h a "T ransf er abort ed-Recei v er St opped Responding" or a "Com m unicat i ons Error---" m ess age.
Page : 52 Mode l MRC44 © 2002 X an tech Co r poration SPECIFICA T IONS A udio (ea c hannel ) Ga in (@ ma x VC): ............................................................................................................. ..................... Input O v erload: .
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