Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MRC88M Xantech
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- 1 - QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS MRC88m & XMUSIC Multi-Room Controller and XMusic Integration DESCRIPTION This document describes how to integrate t he XMUSIC with the MRC 88m, using Dragon-Drop software.
- 2 - ENABLING THE XMUSIC DRIVER 1) Open the Project Options dial og box (“File->Project Options”). 2) Select the “Sour ce Components” tab. 3) Select the “XMusic” tab. 4) Click the “Enable Xantech Music Server” c heck box. This enables the XMUSIC driver.
- 3 - TELLING THE MRC88m WHICH SOURCE INPU TS ARE CONNECTED TO THE XMUSIC 1) In the “Output 1” region, click the check box next to the “Connect to S ource Input” text. 2) Make sure that “Source 1” is selected in the drop-down box. Th is let’s the MRC88m know that Source 1 in the system is the XMUSIC Output 1.
- 4 - 10) Click “OK” at the bottom of the dial og box to close the “Options” dialog. At this point you have successfully told the MRC 88m that an X MUSIC is connected, and how it is connected.
- 5 - CONFIGURING THE MRC88m KEYP AD TO CONTROL THE XMUSIC The XMUSIC is controlled by using the new “M etadata” Internal Commands. These new commands can be used to control the XIS100, the XMUSIC, and the iPort. Figure 1 at the end of this shows how each Metadata internal command functions.
- 6 - 7) In the “Source” box, select “1”, since the XMUSIC output that 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 to perform the “Up Arrow” function of the XMUSIC .
- 7 - CONFIGURING SOURCE 2 1) On the Virtual keypad, select SRC2. 2) On the right-hand portion of th e Dragon window, make sure that the “Internal Commands” tab near the bottom of the window is selected. 3) On the Virtual Keypad, select the CH+” button.
- 8 - 6) In the “Source” box, select “2”, since the XMUSIC output that we want to control is connected to Source 2. 7) Click the “Accept” Button.
- 9 - CONFIGURING THE SOURCES CORRECTLY FOR THE “AUTO CONFIGURATION” FEATURE OF THE SPLCD WHEN CONN ECTED TO THE MRC88m 1) On the Virtual Keypad, select SRC1. 2) On the right-hand portion of the Dragon window, select t he “Properties” tab near the bottom of the window.
- 10 - Figure 1: Below, Mapping the Internal Metadata commands to XMUSIC functions XMUSIC Function Metadata Internal Command Comments Up Arrow Metadata Up Down Arrow Metadata Down Left Arrow Metadata .
- 11 - APPENDIX A: USING THE Imerge S3000 INSTEAD OF THE XANTECH XMUSIC The Imerge S3000 can be used instead of the Xantech XM USIC. All of the previous information is valid for the S3000. However, the S3000 uses slightly different RS232 communications settings that the XMUSIC.
- 12 - Xantech Corporation 13100 Telfair Avenue Sylmar, CA 91342 Instr, Quick Start, MRC88m & XMUSIC Srvr © 2009 Xantech Corporation, Document #0890522 1A This document is copyright protected. No part of this manual ma y be copied or reproduced in any form without prior writt en cons ent from Xantech Corporation.
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