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Introduction 

Built around a digital network hub, the MC2000 is a whole-house distributed audio 
communications system complete with multi-source music, door chimes, intercom, 
paging, and monitoring. 
The illustration below shows you the layout of your new MC2000 room station. 

 

Figure 1 - Room Station Layout 

Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. If you lose the manual, you can 
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System Description and Features 

The MC2000 System includes: 

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A digital hub installed in an environmentally protected closet or utility area. 

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Up to ten room stations installed in rooms throughout the house. 

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Up to two door stations for the front and rear doors. 

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Two tuners for AM/FM radio listening. 

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An optional digital media manager for playing MP3 files. 

Although networked together, each room station is independent of every other one 
in the house. You can play your favorite oldies albums in one room while the kids 

Volume Controls

Microphone 

Control Buttons 

Display Menu

Summary of Contents for MC2000

Page 1: ...2861 Congressman Lane Dallas Texas 75220 800 877 6631 www mssystems com MC2000 Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...y M S Systems MC2000 and the M S Digital Networks logo are registered trademarks of M S Systems RealOne Player is a registered trademark of RealNetworks Inc Windows is a registered trademark of Micros...

Page 3: ...oomstation 11 Room Features 12 Door Stations 14 Setting up a Password 16 Establishing a Password 16 Removing or Changing a Password 18 Establish Intercom Settings 19 Using the MC2000 21 Main Menu 23 M...

Page 4: ...2861 Congressman Lane Dallas Texas 75220 800 877 6631 www mssystems com Page ii Info Menu 34 Troubleshooting 36 Warranty 37 Definitions 39 Index 40 Figure Index 41...

Page 5: ...m the M S Systems web site www mssystems com You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader www adobe com to view the file System Description and Features The MC2000 System includes A digital hub installed in an...

Page 6: ...h someone at the front door or talk to someone in another room The paging feature lets you make announcements for example Dinner is ready Everyone wash hands and come to the table You can even monitor...

Page 7: ...stations contain any user serviceable parts REFER ALL SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user t...

Page 8: ...com Page 6 Unplug the MC2000 from the wall outlet prior to cleaning Use only a damp cloth to clean the hub cabinet room stations and speakers Do not wipe the LCD with a damp cloth use only a soft clo...

Page 9: ...u with single button access to several key features Each of these features will be described later in this document Figure 2 Greeting Menu The Setup Menu shown in Figure 5 allows you to configure the...

Page 10: ...an Lane Dallas Texas 75220 800 877 6631 www mssystems com Page 8 1 Press the More button shown in Figure 3 Figure 3 Main Menu 2 Press the Setup button shown in Figure 4 Figure 4 More Screen Setup Butt...

Page 11: ...w the steps shown below 1 Press the Set Time button shown in Figure 5 Figure 6 Set Time Menu 2 The Set Time menu shown in Figure 6 displays the current system time To change the time use the up and do...

Page 12: ...ange the date 1 Press the Set Date button shown in Figure 5 Figure 7 Set Date Menu 2 The Set Date menu shown in Figure 7 displays the current system date To change the date use the select arrows to ch...

Page 13: ...n Figure 8 to select the character to change and the up and down arrows to change the letters or numbers in the room name The up and down arrows cycle through upper case letters then lower case letter...

Page 14: ...n your MC2000 System include Receive Page Receive Intercom Receive Monitor Send Page Send Intercom Send Monitor Receive Doorbell Wake Control Sleep Control Mode Control Music Control Presets Control T...

Page 15: ...s com Page 13 To select one of these room station configurations press the button shown in Figure 2 each button press will toggle between the pre configured room settings After 30 seconds of inactivit...

Page 16: ...tation follow the steps shown below Use the same method shown below to establish the defaults for each of the two door stations To get to the Door Station Menu select Door Station on the Setup Menu sh...

Page 17: ...acoustic echoes decay exponentially with time The settings below allow the echo canceller in the room stations to perform better with a known decay rate for a particular room Setting Name Actual Valu...

Page 18: ...it in a safe place Establishing a Password Establishing a password is a two step process 1 To get to the Password menu Press the Main Menu button on the greeting screen shown in Figure 2 2 Press the...

Page 19: ...for safekeeping If you forget the password number you will not be able to make changes to the setup menu for example changing the time and will have to contact M S Systems technical support team at 1...

Page 20: ...d to have the current password to complete this step 1 Press Setup from the Main Menu shown in Figure 3 You will be prompted to enter the password as shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Enter Password Screen...

Page 21: ...y produces the same Microphone Volume and Acoustic Delay menu seen in the Door Station option This allows you to set the volume control and microphone sensitivity for the intercom 1 To adjust the inte...

Page 22: ...rform better with a known decay rate for a particular room Setting Name Actual Value Usage None 0 dB ms For acoustically live room good echo sound reflections Slight 19 dB ms For acoustically live roo...

Page 23: ...ion displays the current music source FM AM Radio Station pressing this button will allow you to scroll through and select preset radio stations configured for this room DM pressing this button takes...

Page 24: ...adjust the custom settings to meet your needs for example receive pages and monitor the room but deactivate the intercom The room system control toggles between Room Music Off and All Music Off Room...

Page 25: ...fo Used in diagnosing problems with the system Page Broadcast a message to another room station or to all room stations Intercom Establish an intercom conversation with a person in another room Monito...

Page 26: ...wall jack installed near the room station To play music from for example a portable CD player plug it into the wall jack When you press the Local button you can listen to music playing on the connecte...

Page 27: ...talled by your dealer when the MC2000 system was installed 1 Select the frequency AM or FM from the music menu show in Figure 21 The room station display shows see Figure 22 the stations programmed in...

Page 28: ...n or to modify an existing preset station Each time you press this button it will advance one preset location 2 Select the preset location and tune in the radio station you would like to save using se...

Page 29: ...nput line run from the room station to a jack installed in the room Listen to a Local Device 1 Attach the device to the jack 2 Select Main Menu on the room station and then select the Music Menu 3 Sel...

Page 30: ...are stations currently tuned to on the MC2000 s two tuners Figure 25 Remote Menu NOTE The device must be playing music for you to pick up the audio stream The MC2000 cannot control the remote device...

Page 31: ...ancels all the changes and they will not be saved on the system Enabled Disabled A toggle activating or deactivating the current event If the room station displays Enabled the wake even is scheduled I...

Page 32: ...the right starts the last Sleep audio source and initializes the timer at five minutes the default time Figure 27 Sleep Menu 1 Use the buttons to select the media FM or AM radio stations to select a...

Page 33: ...the Greeting Menu see Figure 19 and begin talking To send a page to individual or a combination of rooms follow the steps below 1 Press Main Menu on the Greeting Menu shown in Figure 19 2 Press Page o...

Page 34: ...wn in Figure 19 2 Select Intercom from the Main Menu shown in Figure 20 3 To initiate an intercom call select the room you want to speak with To select a room just press the button next to the room na...

Page 35: ...the Greeting Menu shown in Figure 19 2 Select Monitor from the Main Menu shown in Figure 20 3 To monitor a room select the room you wish to monitor To select a room just press the button next to the r...

Page 36: ...to speak with the party at the door select Cancel as shown in Figure 31 After 30 seconds of inactivity the room station returns to the Greeting Menu shown in Figure 19 Info Menu The information menu p...

Page 37: ...MC2000 system please contact our technical support team at the number shown in Figure 33 Figure 33 M S Technical Support Information Used by your dealer to obtain troubleshooting and repair informatio...

Page 38: ...ective Action The room station indicates on the menu that it is music but no music can be heard over the speakers 1 Verify that the volume is set properly 2 If using a remote or local device make sure...

Page 39: ...MS WITHOUT A RAN NUMBER WILL BE REFUSED This limited warranty is in lieu of any other warranties express or implied including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpos...

Page 40: ...800 877 6631 www mssystems com Page 38 this warranty covers the AirVac Gold power units for 10 years instead of 2 The M S Systems 10 Year Warranty applies ONLY to the AirVac Gold power units and to no...

Page 41: ...umber IP Address Internet Protocol A unique number consisting of 4 parts separated by dots Every machine on the Internet has a unique IP number LAN Local Area Network A computer network limited to the...

Page 42: ...31 Sleep 30 Wake 29 Monitor Menu 33 Monitoring 33 Music Menu 24 Page Menu 31 Paging 31 Password 16 Radio stations Setting 25 Settings 26 Remote devices 27 Repairs 5 Safety Instructions 5 Servicing 5...

Page 43: ...Password Screen 16 Figure 14 Enter Password Screen 17 Figure 15 Confirm Password Screen 17 Figure 16 Enter Password Screen 18 Figure 17 Change or Disable Password Screen 18 Figure 18 Intercom Settings...

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