Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS
-
READ
BEFORE
OPERATING
EQUIPMENT .............................................................2
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................................................3
SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION & FEATURES............................................................. 8
GENERAL
INFORMATION ...........................................................................................................................................8
SYSTEM
OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................................10
CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER
FEATURES .................................................................................................................11
KEYPAD
FEATURES.....................................................................................................................................................12
MRC88
M
CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER
PANEL
AND
FEATURE
DESCRIPTIONS ............................................13
MRC88
M
F
RONT
P
ANEL
F
EATURES AND
C
ONNECTIONS
:........................................................................13
MRC88
M
R
EAR
P
ANEL
F
EATURES AND
C
ONNECTIONS
:..........................................................................15
MRC88
M
KEYPAD
FEATURE
DESCRIPTIONS .......................................................................................................17
MRC88
M
K
EYPAD
-
F
RONT
F
EATURES
:...................................................................................................17
MRC88
M
K
EYPAD
-
R
EAR
F
EATURES AND
C
ONNECTIONS
:.....................................................................19
SECTION 2: INSTALLATION & CONNECTIONS ...................................................................... 20
INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................................................................20
OPERATION:
O
UT
-O
F
-T
HE
-B
OX
PRE
TEST .........................................................................................20
MRC88
M
CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER
PHYSICAL
LOCATION
AND
MOUNTING........................21
MRC88
M
KEYPAD
PHYSICAL
LOCATION
AND
MOUNTING ........................................................22
MRC88
M
KEYPAD
REMOVAL.............................................................................................................24
CONNECTING
THE
MRC88
M
CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER.................................................................................25
S
OURCE
R
ELATED
C
ONNECTIONS
............................................................................................................25
Source Component Connections ................................................................................................................. 25
Zone Audio Inputs....................................................................................................................................... 26
IR Control Connections............................................................................................................................... 26
Sense Input Connections ............................................................................................................................. 26
Z
ONE
R
ELATED
W
IRING
C
ONNECTIONS
...................................................................................................27
Speaker Connections ................................................................................................................................... 27
MRC88m Keypad CAT5 Cable Connections at the MRC88m Controller/Amplifier................................. 28
Video Connections (MRC88m Only).......................................................................................................... 28
Status Connections and Common Control Out............................................................................................ 28
Preamp Out.................................................................................................................................................. 29
CO1 and CO2 (Zones 7 & 8)....................................................................................................................... 29
Zone IR........................................................................................................................................................ 29
AC Power Connections ............................................................................................................................... 29
C
ONNECTIONS AT THE
Z
ONE
L
OCATION
..................................................................................................30
Keypad Connections and Jumper Settings .................................................................................................. 30
Z
ONE
E
XPANSION
(C
ONNECTING
T
WO
MRC88
M
C
ONTROLLERS
) ..........................................................31
Linking Two MRC88m Controller/Amplifier Units ................................................................................... 31
Connecting Source Components ................................................................................................................. 31
Speaker Connections ................................................................................................................................... 33
Video connections ....................................................................................................................................... 33
SETTING-UP
THE
MRC88
M
SYSTEM........................................................................................................................34
SECTION 3: PRE-PROGRAMMING THE MRC88M................................................................... 35
PLANNING
THE
SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................36
INSTALLING
AND
CONFIGURING
THE
D
RAG
MRC
SOFTWARE ......................................................................36
C
OMPUTER
R
EQUIREMENTS
(
MINIMUM
) ..................................................................................................36
I
NCLUDED
H
ARDWARE
&
S
OFTWARE
I
TEMS
...........................................................................................37
C
ONNECTING
T
HE
MRC88
M
C
ONTROLLER
/A
MPLIFIER TO
T
HE
PC ........................................................37
