Xantech MRC88M - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – ENABLING THE XMUSIC DRIVER
- Page 5 – CONFIGURING THE MRC88m KEYPAD TO CONTROL THE XMUSIC
- Page 7 – CONFIGURING SOURCE 2
- Page 10 – SPLCD Button
- Page 11 – APPENDIX A: USING THE Imerge S3000 INSTEAD OF THE XANTECH XMUSIC
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MRC88m & XMUSIC
Multi-Room Controller and XMusic Integration
DESCRIPTION
This document describes how to integrate the XMUSIC with the MRC88m, using Dragon-Drop
software.
For this example, we are going to connect the XMUSIC to the MRC88m with Output 1 connected to
Source Input 1, Output 2 connected to Source Input 2, Output 3 connected to Source Input 3, and
Output 4 connected to Source Input 4.
We are going to use the COM RS232 port of the MRC88m for communications with the XMUSIC.
Important Note:
For best results, do not use the XMUSIC IR or RS232 commands in the
Dragon Palette Editor to control the XMUSIC, as was previously required. You should now be
using the internal Metadata commands as described below to control the XMUSIC.
PHYSICAL CONNECTIONS
1) Connect the RED and WHITE analog stereo outputs from Output 1 of the XMUSIC to the
appropriate SOURCE 1 inputs of the MRC88m, the outputs of Output 2 to SOURCE 2, etc.
2) Connect the RS232 port of the XMUSIC to the COM port of the MRC88m.
3) If you are using the original XMUSIC (versus the newer XMUSIC
w+
) you
MUST
use the special
RS232 adaptor cable (Xantech Part
#05913781
) in order to get full 2-way communications.
CREATING A NEW MRC88m PROJECT
1) Start Dragon-Drop.
2) Select the New Project item under the File Menu (“File->New Project”).
3) Open the Audio/Video Distribution project type and select “MRC88m”.
4) Select the “Blank Project” Option, then click “OK”. You should now see the MRC88m basic
keypad.
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Summary
- 2 - ENABLING THE XMUSIC DRIVER 1) Open the Project Options dialog box (“File->Project Options”). 2) Select the “Source Components” tab. 3) Select the “XMusic” tab. 4) Click the “Enable Xantech Music Server” check box. This enables the XMUSIC driver. 5) In the “Port:” field, make sure that “Com ...
- 5 - CONFIGURING THE MRC88m KEYPAD TO CONTROL THE XMUSIC The XMUSIC is controlled by using the new “Metadata” 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. 1) Just a...
- 7 - CONFIGURING SOURCE 2 1) On the Virtual keypad, select SRC2. 2) On the right-hand portion of the 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. 4) In the “Internal Commands” window, select th...
