Xantech 590-00 manual

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     127 Controllers INST ALLA TION INSTRUCTIONS 590-00 PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER FRONT PANEL The front panel of the 590 is made of acrylic plastic. It should be cleaned with a soft cloth as it scratches easily. Behind the panel are five red LEDs and an infrared sensor. RED LEDs ERROR - Lights when an error occurs in the learning process or when tryin[...]

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     128 590-00 SCREW TERMINALS Opto-Isolator Inputs - 16 pairs of positive and negative terminals, isolated from ground. O - Infrared Output - Positive terminal for the IR output signal. G - Ground - Negative terminal for the IR output signal. The " O " and " G " terminals drive IR emitters directly or the IR input of Xantech co[...]

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     129 Controllers 590-00 3. Press and hold down the key for the 590 input into which you wish to store the command. Remember, the " key " may be a contact closure push-button device, such as the Xantech 598 keypad (Fig. 1), or a simple jumper wire, one end connected to the" + " 12VDC terminal and the other end held temporarily[...]

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     130 short tap for its command to be properly executed, then only a short burst of it should be stored in the 590. Step 4 would, therefore, be modified as follows: 4. Press the key on the remote controller that you wish to store. Hold the key for a very short period of time or only as long as you usually press it when controlling the audio/video[...]

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     131 Controllers 590-00 A sequence is completed. You may now test it by pressing the ON/OFF key (bank 1). It should now send the three commands to turn the AM/FM receiver ON, turn the VCR ON and select the VCR Input on the receiver, in that order. USING THE 590 PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLER WITH NON- MOMENTARY INPUTS The Model 590 was designed to be u[...]

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     132 • By plugging the Model 781C-00 power supply into the switched AC outlet on the back of a stereo receiver, a constant 12V DC is applied to the 599. The 599 generates a short pulse (+12V, 100 mSec) at its ON terminal when it first sees +5 to +30V DC at its IN+ and IN– terminals (the stereo receiver is turned on). • Similarly, it will g[...]

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     133 Controllers The circuit below, Fig. 1, shows a simple means of using a door chime or door bell to activate one of the inputs on a Xantech Model 590 Programmable Controller, to initiate a system function or functions. Functions that may be initiated by this system, might include the following: • Switch the AV system source selector to a fr[...]

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