Stereo Receiver User Manual

Page: 6 Model MRC88
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PROGRAMMING INTERNAL AMPLIFIER COMMANDS................................................................................. 72
ZONE EXPANSION (CONNECTING MULTIPLE MRC88 CONTROLLERS).................................................. 74
PROGRAMMING IN EXPANDED MODE............................................................................................... 75
Enabling EXPANDED Mode................................................................................................................. 75
Programming the System .......................................................................................................................75
PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS IN EXPANDED MODE................................................................................ 75
RS232 CONTROL WHILE IN EXPANDED MODE ..................................................................................... 75
TRANSFERRING A PROJECT TO THE MRC88 ................................................................................................. 77
UPLOADING MRC88 PROJECTS......................................................................................................................... 77
SAVING AND BACKING-UP FILES...................................................................................................................... 78
Automatic Save .....................................................................................................................................78
Save Project As .....................................................................................................................................78
Backing-Up Project Files ....................................................................................................................... 78
Using Backup Files................................................................................................................................78
Backing-Up SmartPad and Palette Files .................................................................................................78
FIRMWARE UPGRADE OPTIONIS...................................................................................................................... 79
DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES FROM THE WEB.............................................................................. 79
WARM FIRMWARE UPGRADE .............................................................................................................. 79
COLD FIRMWARE UPGRADE................................................................................................................ 79
SECTION 7: TWEAKING THE SYSTEM................................................................................ 80
TEACHING A HAND-HELD REMOTE TO OPERATE THE MRC88 SYSTEM................................................. 80
TEACHING A HAND-HELD REMOTE USING AN RC68+ HAND-HELD PROGRAMMER ............................. 80
TEACHING A HAND-HELD REMOTE DIRECTLY FROM DRAGON DROP-IR™.......................................... 80
MAKING FINE ADJUSTMENTS........................................................................................................................... 81
TRIMMING SOURCE AUDIO INPUT LEVELS .......................................................................................... 81
ZONE ADJUSTMENTS........................................................................................................................... 82
KEYPAD ADJUSTMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 82
IR Sensitivity Adjustment...................................................................................................................... 82
LCD Backlight Adjustment.................................................................................................................... 82
SECTION 8: OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................... 83
ZONE CONTROL.................................................................................................................................................... 83
POWERING THE ZONE ON AND OFF..................................................................................................... 83
SOURCE SLECTION AND CONTROL ...................................................................................................... 83
SETTING THE VOLUME........................................................................................................................ 83
MUTING AND UN-MUTING .................................................................................................................. 83
ACCESSING TIER 2 COMMANDS .......................................................................................................... 83
ZONE SETTINGS.................................................................................................................................................... 84
SYSTEM STATUS ................................................................................................................................. 84
AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS......................................................................................................................... 84
DYNAMIC MONITOR LOCKOUT (PARENTAL CONTROL) .......................................................................84
DYNAMIC ZONE LINK ......................................................................................................................... 84
SECTION 9: APPENDIX............................................................................................................ 86
RS232 CONTROL.................................................................................................................................................... 86
TYPES OF COMMANDS .................................................................................................................. 86
INTERFACING TO THE RS232 COMPORT..................................................................................... 86
ASCII STRING ‘INITIATING’ AND ‘TERMINATING’ CHARACTERS ......................................... 86
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................... 94
RS232 AND EXPANSION PIN OUT INFORMATION........................................................................................... 97
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 99
CERTIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................. 99