Xantech MRC88M manual

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    - 1 - QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS MRC88m & XT1 Multi-Room Controller and Tuner Integration DESCRIPTION This document describes how to integrate the XT1 with the MRC88m, usi ng Dragon-Drop software. For this example, we are going to connect the XT1 to the MRC88m as Source Input 1, and are going to use the COM RS232 port of the MRC88m for communicat[...]

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    - 2 - ENABLING THE XT1 DRIVER 1) Open the Project Options dial og box (“File->Project Options”). 2) Select the “Sour ce Components” tab. 3) Select the “XT1” tab. 4) Click the “Enabled” check box to enable XT1-1. (N ote that the MRC88m s upports up to 6 XT1’s, denoted XT1-1 thru XT1-6. For this ex ample we are going to be using [...]

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    - 3 - At this point you have successfully told the M RC88m that an XT1 is connected, and how it is connected.[...]

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    - 4 - CONFIGURING THE MRC88m KE YPAD TO CONTROL THE XT1 The XT1 is controlled by using the new “Metadat a” Internal Commands. These new commands can be used to control the XT1, XIS1 00, the XMusic, and the iPort. S ee Figure 1 at the end of this document that describes how each Metadata in ternal command maps to the XT 1 function. 1) Just above[...]

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    - 5 - 7) In the “Source” box, select “1 ”, since the XT1 we want to control is connected to Source 1. 8) Click the “Accept” Button. You have now successfully programmed the“ Ç PAUSE” button in Zone 1 perform the “Frequency Up” function of the XT 1. Continue programming the rest of the MRC88m keypad buttons to the other desired [...]

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    - 6 - CONFIGURING SOURCE 1 CORRE CTLY FOR THE “AUTO CONFIGURATION” FEATURE OF THE SPLCD WHEN CONNECTED TO A MRC88m 1) On the Virtual Ke ypad, select SRC1. 2) On the right-hand portion of the Dragon window, select t he “Properties” tab near the bottom of the window. 3) Click the “Source Type” field in the “Button” property. This enab[...]

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    - 7 - Figure 1: Below, Mapping the Internal Metadata commands to XT1 functions Figure 2: Below, Mapping the “Tuner” page bu ttons of the SPLCD-MRC-KP to the MRC88m Virtual Keypad buttons SPLCD Button Maps To: MRC88m Keypad Button Preset 1 Pause Tier 2 Preset 2 Fwd Tier 2 Preset 3 Stop Tier 2 Preset 4 Rew Tier 2 Preset - Ch- Preset + Ch+ Tune - [...]