Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MT109-100 Altinex
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MULTITASKER™ MANUAL PART NUMBER: 400 - 0095 - 00 5 MT109 - 10 0 8- IN, 1 - OUT STEREO AUDIO SWITCHER CARD USER’S GUIDE.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 1 1 TA BLE OF CONTENTS Page PRECAUTIONS / SAFETY WA RNINGS ............... 2 GENERAL .......................................................... 2 CLEANING ......................................................... 2 FCC NOTICE .
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 2 2 PRECA UTIONS / SA FETY WA RNINGS 1 Please read this manual carefully before using your MT109 - 100 . Keep this manual handy for future reference. These safety instructions are to ensure the long life of your MT109 - 100 and to prevent fire and shock hazard s .
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 3 3 AB OUT YOUR MT109 - 100 2 MT 109 - 100 8-I n 1 -O ut Stereo Audio Switcher Card The MT109 - 100 is a Stereo Audio Switcher Card which allows the connection of 8 stereo audio sources to a single receiving device, such as a cassette recorder, mixer, an d/or amplifier for sound reinforcement.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 4 4 DESCRIPTION OF MT109 - 100 4 TOP RETAINER SCREW 8 AUDIO INPUTS AUDIO OUTPUT BOTTOM RETAINER SCREW.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 5 5 AP PLICA TI ON DIA GRA M 5 DIA GRA M 1 : TYPICA L CONFIGURA TION MT109-100.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 6 6 DIA GRA M 2 : INTERNA L VIEW INPUT 6 INPUT 5 INPUT 4 INPUT 3 INPUT 2 INPUT 1 INPUT 8 INPUT 7 EXP 2 EXP 1 EXP 4 EXP 3 OUT AUDIO + - POWER.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 7 7 DIA GRA M 3 : JUMPER SETTINGS The MT109 - 100 has 8 external i nputs, 1 internal input , and 1 output. The internal inputs come from an Expansion card using a 10 - pin IDC cable connected between P12s of the Expansion and Master cards.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 8 8 DIA GRA M 4 : 15 IN, 1 OUT SWITCHER INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 INPUT 4 INPUT 5 INPUT 6 INPUT 7 INPUT 8 INPUT 9 INPUT 10 INPUT 11 INPUT 12 INPUT 13 INPUT 14 INPUT 15 LOCAL OUTPUT FOR INPUTS 8-15 MAIN OUTPUT INPUTS 1-15 FOR Jumpers are set to Port 8.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 9 9 INSTA L LING YOUR MT109 - 100 6 Step 1 . Determine how the MT109 - 100 is going to be configured. A standard MT109 - 100 is an 8 -In, 1-O ut s witcher , but two MT109 - 100 s (one Master and one Expansion) may be configured as a 15 -In, 1-O ut switcher .
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 10 10 7.2 DESCRIPTION OF COMMA NDS Each command consists of three parts: Function, Card ID, and Unit ID. [ Function , Card ID , Unit ID ] Example: [VERC3U2] VER = Function C3 = Card ID or Group ID U2 = Unit ID (optional for Unit ID 0) For Function, see a detailed explanation under each command description.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 11 11 Command Format: [CnUi S] Cn = card number S = save configuration Example: Save the card's current settings by sending the command [C4S] .
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 12 12 The output volume line shows the current output volume level and the input level line lists the gain settin g for each input, 1 - 8. The maximum input and output values are 32. The mute line shows the output’s status, off or on.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 13 13 INPUT Command Format: [SELmCnUi] m = Input (m # from 0 to 8) Cn = Card Slot Number Ui = Unit ID (i = # from 0 to 9) INCREMENT/DECREMENT Format: [+] / [ -] [+] = Increment level by one [-] = Decrement level by one Example: An MT109 - 100 is in slot 4 .
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 14 14 18. [RUP=] This command ramps the output volume to a user defined level at a rate defined using the [RAMP] command.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 15 15 Example: There is an MT109 - 100 in slot 4. Send the command [RAMP=16C4] to set the ramp ra te to 16 seconds. After this is set, any ramping will o ccur at a rate of 32 steps in 16 seconds, or 0.50 seconds per step.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 16 16 31. […F] – Feedback After processing a command, an OK or ER will be returned as feedback if "F" is included at the end of the command string. 32. […P] – Path This command set s the path for the output, but is not active unti l the switch command, [SW ] , is executed.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 17 17 36. [RSI] This command resets the card IDs in the system. After sending this command, each card ID in the system will match the slot number of the card. If the card is moved to another slot, its ID number will be the new slot number.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 18 18 41. [HELP] This command displays info rmation available for the Multi Tasker interface commands. Command Format: [HELPCnUi] Cn = card ID (n = # from 1 to max slots) Ui = Unit ID (i = # from 0 to 9) Example: Display the RS - 232 commands available for the MT109 - 100 card in slot 4 be sending [HELPC 4] .
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 19 19 Example: Group 5 consists of cards 2, 4 and 6 . Group 2 consists of cards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Delete all the groups by sending t he command [RMG * ]. The system will return the following feedback: G1 - G8:EMPTY 45.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 20 20 Group Commands 42) [WR] Group cards 43) [RMC] Remove member(s) from group 44) [RMG] Delete group 45) [RD] Display group members 7.4 MENU MODE Menu M ode commands allow virtually the same functionality as programming commands.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 21 21 7.4.4 MT109 - 100 MENUS Following are the menus available to the MT109 - 100 . The firs t menu is the Main Menu only. The second listing is an expansion of all the menu items available. The expanded menu contains values in parentheses that indicate the current setting or value of that parameter.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 22 22 4. Set Ramp Time Starting from the M ain M enu , set the ramp time to 10 seconds using the keystrokes below. 2 Select SETUP Menu 3 Select Set Ramp Time 4 Select Ramp Time = 10 seconds ESC Return to SETUP menu ESC Return to the MAIN Menu 5.
MULTITASKER™ 400 - 0095 - 00 5 23 23 Cause 2: The proper card i nput may not be selected. Solution: Select the card input that is used by RS - 232 accessible commands in section 7. If no sound is present, see Cause 3. Cause 3: Cable connections to the destination are incorrect.
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