Model MRC88
Page: 3
© 2003 Xantech Corporation
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
CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER
PANEL
AND
FEATURE
DESCRIPTIONS .............................................13
MRC88
F
RONT
P
ANEL
F
EATURES AND
C
ONNECTIONS
:....................................................................... 13
MRC88
R
EAR
P
ANEL
F
EATURES AND
C
ONNECTIONS
:......................................................................... 15
MRC88
KEYPAD
FEATURE
DESCRIPTIONS .....................................................................................................17
MRC88
K
EYPAD
-
F
RONT
F
EATURES
:................................................................................................. 17
MRC88
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
CONTROLLER/AMPLIFIER
PHYSICAL
LOCATION
AND
MOUNTING......................... 21
MRC88
KEYPAD
PHYSICAL
LOCATION
AND
MOUNTING........................................................ 22
MRC88
KEYPAD
REMOVAL .......................................................................................................... 24
CONNECTING
THE
MRC88
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
MRC88 Keypad CAT5 Cable Connections at the MRC88 Controller/Amplifier ......................................28
Video Connections.................................................................................................................................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
.............................................................................................. 29
Keypad Connections and Jumper Settings...............................................................................................30
Z
ONE
E
XPANSION
(C
ONNECTING
T
WO
MRC88
C
ONTROLLERS
).......................................................... 31
Linking Two MRC88 Controller/Amplifier Units ...................................................................................32
Connecting Source Components.............................................................................................................32
Speaker Connections..............................................................................................................................34
Video connections..................................................................................................................................34
SETTING-UP
THE
MRC88
SYSTEM.....................................................................................................................35
SECTION 3: PRE-PROGRAMMING THE MRC88.................................................................... 36
PLANNING
THE
SYSTEM .....................................................................................................................................37
INSTALLING
AND
CONFIGURING
THE
D
RAG
MRC
SOFTWARE...................................................................37
C
OMPUTER
R
EQUIREMENTS
(
MINIMUM
) ............................................................................................. 37
I
NCLUDED
H
ARDWARE
&
S
OFTWARE
I
TEMS
....................................................................................... 38
C
ONNECTING
T
HE
MRC88
C
ONTROLLER
/A
MPLIFIER TO
T
HE
PC........................................................ 38