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Model MRC88m / MRAUDIO8x8m
© 2009 Xantech Corporation
DB9 Serial Connection ................................................................................................................................37
USB Serial Connection ................................................................................................................................37
S
OFTWARE
I
NSTALLATION
....................................................................................................................... 37
S
TARTING
MRC88
M
D
RAGON
D
ROP
-IR™
S
OFTWARE
........................................................................... 37
S
ERIAL
P
ORT
S
ELECTION
......................................................................................................................... 37
V
ERIFYING
COM
PORT
C
OMMUNICATION
............................................................................................. 38
(“W
HO
A
M
I”
B
ASE
U
NIT
V
ERSION
V
ERIFICATION
)................................................................................ 38
STARTING
A
PROJECT ............................................................................................................................................... 38
LEARNING
IR
COMMANDS
(C
REATING
P
ALETTE
F
ILES
)........................................................................................ 39
B
UILT
-I
N
IR
C
ODE
L
IBRARY
.................................................................................................................... 39
Testing IR Commands in the IR Library......................................................................................................39
L
EARNING
IR
C
OMMANDS
....................................................................................................................... 40
Using the Palette Editor ...............................................................................................................................40
Recording Toggle Command Functions ......................................................................................................41
Editing Function Names in the Palette Editor ..............................................................................................41
T
O
R
ENAME AN
E
XISTING
F
UNCTION
...................................................................................................... 42
Testing IR Commands in the Palette Editor.................................................................................................42
C
REATING A
P
ALETTE
F
ILE
...................................................................................................................... 42
EDITING
B
RAND
,
C
OMPONENT
,
AND
F
UNCTION
L
ISTS
......................................................................... 43
Adding Brands .............................................................................................................................................43
Adding Components and Functions .............................................................................................................43
G
ETTING
S
OURCE
C
OMMANDS
F
ROM
T
HE
I
NTERNET
............................................................................. 43
Xantech.com ................................................................................................................................................43
Remote Central.com (Importing CCF Files and Discrete IR Commands)...................................................43
ENTERING
RS232
COMMANDS
(C
REATING
RS232
C
OMMAND
P
ALETTE
F
ILES
)................................................... 45
E
NTERING
RS232
C
OMMAND
S
TRINGS
.................................................................................................... 45
Using the RS232 Palette Editor....................................................................................................................45
Testing RS232 Command Strings................................................................................................................46
C
REATING AN
RS232
P
ALETTE
F
ILE
........................................................................................................ 47
SECTION 4: PROGRAMMING THE CONTROLLER................................................................. 48
CONFIGURING
SOURCE
ICONS
ON
MRC88
M
KEYPAD
LCD............................................................................. 48
E
NTERING
T
EXT
D
IRECTLY ONTO THE ICONS
.......................................................................................... 49
C
REATING
N
EW
I
CONS
............................................................................................................................. 49
S
ELECTING
ICONS
FROM THE
ICON
G
ENERATOR
.................................................................................. 49
D
OWNLOADING SOURCE ICONS TO THE KEYPAD
..................................................................................... 49
PLACING
COMMANDS
ONTO
THE
VIRTUAL
KEYPAD ..................................................................................... 50
S
ELECTING
IR
P
ALETTES FROM THE
IR
C
ODE
L
IBRARY
.......................................................................... 50
S
ELECTING
IR
P
ALETTES
......................................................................................................................... 50
S
ELECTING
RS232
C
OMMAND
P
ALETTES
................................................................................................ 50
S
ELECTING
I
NTERNAL
A
MPLIFIER
C
OMMANDS
....................................................................................... 50
P
LACING
C
OMMANDS
O
N
T
HE
V
IRTUAL
K
EYPAD
................................................................................... 50
Programming Sequences (Macros) ..............................................................................................................51
Timed Delays ...............................................................................................................................................51
Repeat Commands .......................................................................................................................................52
Push & Hold (Tiered) Commands................................................................................................................52
E
DITING
B
UTTONS
(O
N
T
HE
V
IRTUAL
K
EYPAD
) ..................................................................................... 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