AMX DAS-T0808-SIG Bedienungsanleitung

Operation/Reference Guide Distributed Audio Tango Distributed Audio Controllers DAS-T0804-SIG 8-Source, 4-Zone Audio Controller DAS-T0808-SIG 8-Source, 8-Zone Audio Controller Last Revised: 3/09/2012[...]

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS a Tango Series Audio Controllers IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not bloc k any ventilation openings. Install in ac cordance with the manufactu [...]

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Table of Contents i Tango Series Audio Controllers Table of Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................... ............................................. a Tango Series Audio Controllers ............................. ............................................. 1 Overview .............................. ......................... ........[...]

ii Tango Series Audio Controllers Table of Contents Source Control .......................... ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ... 18 Internal Tuner and Audio Se rver .............. ............. ................ ............. ................ .......... 18 CD and DVD ................ ..........[...]

Table of Contents iii Tango Series Audio Controllers Programming Source Equipment ....................... ......................... .................... ........ 28 Learn IR Commands ......... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ......... 29 Setting Gain/Attenuation ...... .................... .[...]

iv Tango Series Audio Controllers Table of Contents AMX Duet Module Interface Specif ications ..................... ........................ ......... 49 Port Mapping ............... ......................... .................... ................... .................... ....... 49 Channels ...................... ......................... ..........[...]

Table of Contents v Tango Series Audio Controllers MGVLr ............... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............ ............ .............. ............ ...... ...... ..... 63 MSBSr,b .......... ............ ............ .............. ............ ............ ............... ............ ........... ......... ... .....[...]

vi Tango Series Audio Controllers Table of Contents SGCIx ............. ........... ............ ............... ............ ........... ............ ............... ............ ........ ... ......... 78 SGCTx .............. ............ ............ ............ .............. ............ ............ ............ ............ ......... .......[...]

Table of Contents vii Tango Series Audio Controllers Source Connec tions .......... ............. ............. ............. ................ ............. ............. ............ 86 No Keypad Activity (At All) ........ .................... ........................ .................... ............. 87 Keypad Lights, No Sound ..... ............[...]

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Tango Series Audio Controllers 1 Tango Series Audio Controllers Tango Series Audio Controllers Overview The T ango Series of Audio Controllers allow centralized control of common audio equipment for up to 4 or 8 independently controlled audio zones per Controller . Each T ango Controller is ca pable of controlling the source via Metreau Ke ypad, RS[...]

Tango Series Audio Controllers 2 Tango Series Audio Controllers Product Specif ications The follo wing table pro vides technica l specif ications for the T ango Audio Controllers. Unless otherwise noted, these specifications apply to both the D AS-T0804-SIG and D AS-T0808-SIG models. Tango Audio Controllers Product Specifications Models Available: [...]

Tango Series Audio Controllers 3 Tango Series Audio Controllers Tango Audio Controllers Prod uct Specifications (Cont.) Included Accessories: • DAS-AMFM AM/FM Tuner Module (FG1 1 10-01) • CC-NIRC NetLinx IR Emitter Ca ble (FG10-000-1 1) Other AMX Equipment: • DAS-KP-LCD-G Flush Mount LCD Keypad (FG1 120-0x) • DAS-KP-LCDS-W Surface Mount LC [...]

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Installation 5 Tango Series Audio Controllers Installation Overview T ango Series Controllers can be inst alled in a number of c onfigurations depending on your audio needs. The capacity of a single unit is 8 independent zones and is typically wired with at least one K eypad or D AS-IRRX- SWT Stealth IR Recei ver located in each zone . In some case[...]

Installation 6 Tango Series Audio Controllers Speaker Wire Technology (SWT) Speaker W ire T echnology (SWT) allows both data and audio si gnals to tra vel o ver the same fo ur conductor wire. This remarkable tech nology remo ves the need for control wire since the control and audio signals are shared on the same wire. The reliabili ty and simplici [...]

Installation 7 Tango Series Audio Controllers Connecting Sources (Audio Inputs/Outputs) Up to eight audio de vices can be conne cted to the T ango Controllers via the Sour ces INPUT and OUTPUT RCA connectors on the rear panel (see FIG. 1 on page 1). Industry standard RCA connectors pro vide line-le vel input and output connections for de vice s suc[...]

Installation 8 Tango Series Audio Controllers SWT Connec tors SWT cabling follo ws a specific pinout conf iguration that is labelled on the T a ngo Controller , Metreau keypads, and other Matrix de vices, as sho wn in FIG. 5. Connecting SWT Key pads to the Tango Controller Metreau keypads co nnect to the 4-pin connectors labelled Zone 1, 2, 3 etc. [...]

Installation 9 Tango Series Audio Controllers Connecting Paging Inputs/Outputs Paging Inputs are for Phone Systems or Communications Bo x es. If the paging ov erride is used, connect the paging Output connector on the T a ngo Contro ller to th e T ango Zone Expander (FIG. 8): Connecting Tango Zone Expanders T ango Zone Expanders (FIG. 9) are used t[...]

Installation 10 Tango Series Audio Controllers 1. Connect the RJ-11 jack lab elled " Expansion Out " on the T ango Controller to the RJ-11 jack labelled " Expansion Port In " on the rear panel of the Zone Expande r . This connection provides the T ango Controller with th e ability to cont rol the Zone Expander (see FIG. 10). 2. [...]

Installation 11 Tango Series Audio Controllers 7. On the Main Controller , make the necessary NIC Po rt connections for the (optional) Network Interface Card and AM/FM Antennas. 8. Connect the power supply and power up the units. Zone Expander Addressing Use the 7-position Address switch (FIG. 11) on the rear panel of the T ango Zone Expa nders to [...]

Installation 12 Tango Series Audio Controllers On-Board AM/FM Tuner Module T ango Controllers come equipped w ith one DAS-AMFM AM/FM T uner M odule (FG1110-01). Additionally , you can install a second T uner Modul e, as an opti onal accessory . The T uner Modules take up the first (and second if two T uner Modules are installed) source input on the[...]

Installation 13 Tango Series Audio Controllers Connecting a Tango Amplifier T ango Amplifiers provide e xtra output po wer for up to 4 additional speak er pairs driv en from one zone.  The DAS-T AMP4-SIG T ango 4-Channel Amplifier (FG1103-21) is a 4-channel amp that supports an additional 2 speaker pairs per u nit.  The DAS-T AMP8-SIG T[...]

Installation 14 Tango Series Audio Controllers MIO-R1 AUDIO Tango Distributed Audio Remote Control The MIO R-1 A UDIO ( FG147-04 ) remote provides custom control feat ures, contained in an elegant handheld de vice, designed specifically for us e with Matrix Distrib uted Audio Systems using Metreau D AS-MET -6SRC ke ypads. The MIO R-1 A UDIO control[...]

Installation 15 Tango Series Audio Controllers Installing Custom Bu ttons 1. Flip and turn the MIO R-1 A UDIO so that the b uttons are facing a way from you and the de vice is upside down. 2. Holding the de vice in both hands, place your thumbs on the battery door and push up to slide the battery door free. 3. Unscre w the 6 scre w points indicated[...]

Installation 16 Tango Series Audio Controllers Inserting Batterie s into The MIO R-1 AUDIO T o install your 4 AAA batteries into the MIO R-1 A U DIO: 1. Flip and turn the MIO R-1 A UDIO so that the b uttons are facing a way from you and the de vice is upside down. 2. Holding the de vice in both hands, place your thumbs on the battery door and slide[...]

Installation 17 Tango Series Audio Controllers Tone Control & SRS Setting T o access the T one Control and SRS settings, press the T ONE button. This enables the T one Control Mode with B ASS as the first mode select ed. There are 3 T one Control Modes a vailable for adjustment, and 4 SRS options, as follo ws:  B ASS: Increase / Decrease [...]

Installation 18 Tango Series Audio Controllers Source Contro l The source control functionality outli ned belo w represents "suggested" func tions. All source control button s (Up, Down, Left, Right, Center and Center HOLD) can be customized vi a the Controller Menu for all sources except for the Internal T uner , which cannot be customiz[...]

Installation 19 Tango Series Audio Controllers Direct Numeric Access Tuners Enter the stat ion identi f ication and press ENTER.  Strings of 3 to 4 numbers are recognized.  If a " • " (dot) is part of the string, then an FM station is assumed, othe rwise an AM station is assumed. Example: 1050 + ENTER= 1050AM, 104 • 5 + EN[...]

Installation 20 Tango Series Audio Controllers Battery Type Pressing button 6 toggles the battery type betw een Normal and Rechar ge. The di splay indicates the selected type. The type of battery in the MIO R-1 A UDI O dictates the battery type y ou need to set. LED Awake Bri ghtness Pressing button 7 toggles the Po wer LED brightness mode fro m LO[...]

System Integration Drawings 21 Tango Series Audio Controllers System Integration Drawings SWT Distributed Audio Systems Using Four Conductor Speaker Wire Using the Audio Zon e Expan der FIG. 15 System Integrat ion Drawing Using Four Conducto r Speaker Wire FIG. 16 System Integrat ion Drawing Using the Audio Zon e Expander IR OUT LINE IN Tango Contr[...]

System Integration Drawings 22 Tango Series Audio Controllers RF Interference Shielded cable is generally not required for audio installations. Although the T ango Controller does generate radio emissions, it uses a digital signaling path during command entry . These emissions hav e been accommodated for in desi gn and conform to RF emission standa[...]

System Integration Drawings 23 Tango Series Audio Controllers Remote Amplifier Configuration In some cases, especially where the distance between the T ango Co ntroller and the zone is unusually long, such as another b uilding on the prope rty i.e. cottage-to-boathou se for e xample, it is sometimes desira ble to hav e a remote amplif ier at the zo[...]

System Integration Drawings 24 Tango Series Audio Controllers Split Zone / Analo g Volume Control (Optio n 1) One Keypad In cases of split zones where more than one set of speakers are dri ven from the same K eypad (such as a Reading nook off of the master bedroom) it is sometimes desirable to place a volume control in the split zone. FIG. 20 shows[...]

Setup and Configuration 25 Tango Series Audio Controllers Setup and Configuration Overview Configuratio n and IR Capture take place o n the front pane l of the T ango Controller . Se tting such as F av orites, Grouping, Bass, and T reble, Balance, SRS, Alarm, and Lockout functions are programmed fro m within any zone using the zones in terface. ( i[...]

Setup and Configuration 26 Tango Series Audio Controllers Programming the Tango Controller The Programming Panel The IR learning programming controls are located on the front of the T ango Controller . FIG. 21 shows the front of the T ango Controller with the navigation array to the left of the readout. The array is used to na vigate through the pr[...]

Setup and Configuration 27 Tango Series Audio Controllers System Setup Mode screen Select Setup from the Main Me nu screen to access the System Setup Mo de screen (FIG. 23): Options on the System Setup Mode screen include:  MRC - Accesses the MRC Setup Mode screen, where you can program sources and adjust the input attenuation & output ga[...]

Setup and Configuration 28 Tango Series Audio Controllers MRC Setup Mode Options scr een Select Setup in the MRC Setup Mode screen (FIG. 24) to access the MRC Setup Mode Options screen (FIG. 25).  Pro gram - Access the Pr ogram Mode screen, where you can select and program an IR Source dev ice.  Gain/Attenuation - Access the Gain and At[...]

Setup and Configuration 29 Tango Series Audio Controllers  [Quit] returns to the pre vious screen.  Click “ Next T ype ” to scroll through the foll owing a v ailable Source T ypes:  Select Source T ype  TUNER (T uner)  CD (CD)  D VD (D VD)  SA T (Satellite)  A UDIO (Audio Server)  OT H E R ([...]

Setup and Configuration 30 Tango Series Audio Controllers Notes:  Select [OK] to proceed to the next IR code to be learned.  Some remotes may only send 1 command, in this case the accuracy of the IR learned will never be better than “50 percent sure”, ho we ver , the IR will work correctly .  Once all IR codes hav e been lear [...]

Setup and Configuration 31 Tango Series Audio Controllers 3. Select a source (1-8) to be adjusted for input attenuation. This selection in vok es the Set Input Attenuation For Sour ce # screen (FIG. 32): 4. Select Increase and Decrease to adjust the input at tenua tion for the sele cted de vice. 5. Select Exit to adjust the input atte nuation for a[...]

Setup and Configuration 32 Tango Series Audio Controllers Notes:  Increasing Output Gain will ha ve the ef fect of increasing the sound le vel, while decreasing the Output Gain will lower the sound le vel  Output Gain can be adjusted in inc rements of 3dB as follo ws: 0, +3, +6, +9, +12, +15, +18 4. Select “ Exit ” to set Output Gai[...]

Setup and Configuration 33 Tango Series Audio Controllers System Setup - Tuner Setup Mode screen When T uner modules are installed (up to two tuner modu les are av ailable per Contro ller), they are dynamically detected and displayed on the System Setup Mode screen. Select Tu n e r from the System Setup Mode screen (FIG. 23) to access the T uner Se[...]

Setup and Configuration 34 Tango Series Audio Controllers System Setup - Clock Setup Mode screen Select Clock from the System Setup Mode screen (FIG. 23) to access the Clock Se tup Mode screen (FIG. 42): Setting System Time In order for Alarms to work, a System T ime must be set at the Controller . 1. Select Set T ime in the Clock Setup Mode screen[...]

Setup and Configuration 35 Tango Series Audio Controllers 3. If an alarm has been set for any room/zone, the room number , source number and alarm time are displayed (FIG. 45):  “ Next ” will scroll forward through all set Alarms. Backlight Options Select Backlight from the Main Menu screen to access the Ba cklight Options screen (FIG. 46[...]

Setup and Configuration 36 Tango Series Audio Controllers  When you return to the Backlight Intensity options screen, the selected inte nsity setting will appear in brackets.  T o exit the scree n, select Quit . Backlight - Mode Select Mode to ac cess the Backl ight Mo de options screen (FIG. 48): T o change the backlight M ode, select [...]

Setup and Configuration 37 Tango Series Audio Controllers 2. The follo wing screen is displayed (FIG. 51): 3. Select MRC to view the softw are version of the Main Contro ller and keypads. The follo wing screen is displayed (FIG. 52):  Select Quit to return to the About screen, where another unit can be selected.  Select Main Keypads to [...]

Setup and Configuration 38 Tango Series Audio Controllers[...]

Tuner Modules 39 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers Tuner Modules DAS-AMFM Tuner Add AM/FM Radio functionality to your Mi Series or T ango system with the D AS-AMFM AM/FM Tuner Module ( FG1 1 10-01 ). DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Add Sirius satellite radio functionality to your AMX Distrib uted Audio system with the D A S-SIRIUS Satellite Radio T uner Module [...]

Tuner Modules 40 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers  All Mi-Series and T ango Audio Controllers come equipped with a D AS-AMFM AM/FM T uner Module. Since Mi-Series and T ango Audio C ontrollers support 2 T uner Modules in an y combination, the D AS-SIRIUS Module can either be instal led in addition to the D AS-AMFM Module, or the D AS-AMFM M[...]

Tuner Modules 41 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers Setting the Jumpers Mi-Series and T ango Audio Controller s come equipped with one D AS-AMFM T uner Module, installed into Slot 2 (see FIG. 57). Mi-Series and T ango Audio Controllers support 2 T uner Modules in any combination, this document describes inst alling the D AS-AMFM T uner Module into[...]

Tuner Modules 42 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers Audio Controller Jumper s - Dual Tuner Setting If two tuner modules are to be used, the Audio Contro ller jump ers should all be set to ON, as sho wn in FIG. 60: Mov e the TUNER 2 jumpers to the ON position by connecting the top 2 sets of pins (pins 3-2) and lea ving the bottom pins (pin 1) e xpo[...]

Tuner Modules 43 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers Removing the Pre-Installe d DAS-AMFM Tuner Module Mi Series Audio Controllers include one D AS-AMFM T uner Module as a standard accessory . Since each tuner module uses one source input on the audio controller , in some cases it ma y be desirable to remov e the tuner module in order to use that s[...]

Tuner Modules 44 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers Installing a Second DAS-AMFM Tuner Module The following steps describe installing a second D AS-AMFM tuner module into Slot 1 (in addition to the D AS-AMFM module that comes pre-installed in Slot 2). In these instructions, the second tuner is referred to as “T uner 2”. 1. Remov e the cov e r [...]

Tuner Modules 45 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers 6. Replace the two screws that were remov ed when the T uner Option cover plate was remov e d to secure the faceplat e of the D AS-AMFM to the controller . FIG. 69 provides a vie w of the inside of th e controller , with two tuners installed.  While it is recommended that y ou use the Slot [...]

Tuner Modules 46 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers 8. Use the supplied cable ties to secure the cable loosely as illustrated in FIG. 71: Installing the DAS-SIRIUS Tuner Module The D AS-SIRIUS T uner is typically installed into Slot 1 (see FIG. 57): 1. Remov e the cov er from the Audio Controlle r chassis. 2. Remove the cov er plate (labelled “T[...]

Tuner Modules 47 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers V erify that all of the 20-pin connectors of the T uner Ribbon Cable are secur ely plugged into their r espective boar ds. The Controller should only be po wered back on once all T uners are installed and the cover is replaced on the chassis. Connecting and P ositioning the SI RIUS Antenn a 1. Co[...]

Tuner Modules 48 Tango / Mi-Series Audio Controllers Activating Your SIRIUS Subscription SIRIUS Satellite Radio is a subscrip tion service. In order to use your D AS-SIRIUS module, you will have to activ ate your SIRIUS subscription. 1. Once you hav e installed the D AS-SIRIUS module, you can activ ate your SI RIUS subscription by phone: Call 1.888[...]

AMX Duet Module Interface Specificat ions 49 Mi-Series & Tango Audio Controllers AMX Duet Module Interface Specifications Port Mapping This module uses multiple virtual de vices in order distinguish ev ents for one zone from another or to distinguish one input source from another .  Input Sour ces use ports 1 - 8 .  Rooms/Zones use [...]

AMX Duet Module Interface Specification s 50 Mi-Series & Tango Audio Controllers Tango Controllers - Channels (Cont.) Channel Description 81 PULSE: Back Button 82 PULSE: Forward Button 164 PULSE: Increment Balance 165 PULSE: Decrement Balance 166 PULSE: Increment Bass 167 PULSE: Decrement Bass 168 PULSE: Increment T reble 169 PULSE: Decrement T[...]

AMX Duet Module Interface Specificat ions 51 Mi-Series & Tango Audio Controllers Levels The UI module controls the T ango Controllers via lev e l e vents (NetLinx command SEND_LEVEL) sent to the COMM module.  The le vels supported by the COMM module are listed belo w .  These lev els are associat ed with the virtual device (s) and a[...]

AMX Duet Module Interface Specification s 52 Mi-Series & Tango Audio Controllers Mi-Series & Tango Controllers - Command Control (Cont.) Command Description ?FWVERSION Get the device's fi rmware version. Syntax: ?FWVERSION This query should be issued on port 1. Replies with FWVERSION-<version> Example: ?FWVERSION ?INPUT Get the c[...]

AMX Duet Module Interface Specificat ions 53 Mi-Series & Tango Audio Controllers Mi-Series & Tango Controllers - Command Control (Cont.) Command Description ?PROPERTY Get the value of a property <key>. Syntax: ?PROPERTY-<key> If the value is not initialized, an empty string is returned. This query should be issued on port 1. <[...]

AMX Duet Module Interface Specification s 54 Mi-Series & Tango Audio Controllers Command Feedback The COMM module pro vides feedback to the User Interf ace module for recei ver changes via command even t s . The commands supported are listed below . Feedback is only provided when there is a state change. If no state change resulted from the com[...]

AMX Duet Module Interface Specificat ions 55 Mi-Series & Tango Audio Controllers Mi-Series & Tango Controller s - Command Feedback (Cont.) Command Description PRODUCT_ID Reports the current product ID. Syntax: PRODUCT_ID-<val> This reply is received on port 1 after the module is re-initialized. <val>: string Example: PRODUCT_ID-[...]

AMX Duet Module Interface Specification s 56 Mi-Series & Tango Audio Controllers Input Source Types Source Commands Refer enced by Source Type Other External T uner CD Player DVD Player Satellite Receiver Audio Server Delphi XM Internal T uner 225,226 45,46,47,48 45,46, 47,48 45,46,47,48 4 5,46,47,48 225,2 26 301 40 1,3 21,49 21,49 1,3 40 303 4[...]

IR Commands By Source Type 57 Tango Series Audio Controllers IR Commands By Source Type Overview The follo wing table lists all av ailable Source T ypes and the IR to be learned for each: Learn IR by Source Type Source Type Lear n IR commands Nav . Button Functions & R esult Select Source T ype N/ A N/A TUNER (T uner) POWER ON POWER OFF SEEK + [...]

IR Commands By Source Type 58 Tango Series Audio Controllers Learn IR by Source Type (Cont.) Source Type Lear n IR commands Nav . Button Functions & R esult DVD (DVD) POWER ON POWER OFF PLA Y PA U S E UP (kp UP) DOWN (kp DOWN) LEFT (kp LEFT) RIGHT (kp RIGHT) SELECT (kp CENTRE) MENU (kp CEN hold) Direct Access : DISC END DISC TRACK END TRACK 0-9[...]

IR Commands By Source Type 59 Tango Series Audio Controllers Learn IR by Source Type (Cont.) Source Type Lear n IR commands Nav . Button Functions & R esult AUDIO (Audio Server) POWER ON POWER OFF PLA Y PA U S E NEXT (kp UP) PREV (kp DOWN) P AGE – (kp LEFT) P AGE + (kp RIGHT) SELECT (kp CENTRE) UDEF1 (kp CEN hold) Direct Acce ss: PA G E END P[...]

IR Commands By Source Type 60 Tango Series Audio Controllers Learn IR by Source Type (Cont.) Source Type Lear n IR commands Nav . Button Functions & R esult XM (Custom XM) POWER ON POWER OFF UP (kp UP) DOWN (kp DOWN) LEFT (kp LEFT) RIGHT (kp RIGHT) SELECT (kp CENTRE) HOLD C (kp CEN hold) Direct Access : 0-9 Nav . UP Nav . DOWN Nav LEFT Nav . RI[...]

Serial Control Strings 61 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Serial Control Strings General Information Serial Port Communication Communication Se ttings: 9600 Baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, No parity Network Communication Communication Se ttings: The def ault operation of the netw ork ca rd is DHCP mode. This means that the Network Card will a[...]

Serial Control Strings 62 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages Command Messages MVER Get Firmware V ersion Firmware V ersio n S tatus: "MVERMxxx" where: 'xxxx' denotes the current firmware ver sion. - or - ERR MGCF Get Configuration Configuration S tatus: "MCFrr ,s,zz,c" where: 1) 'rr' is th[...]

Serial Control Strings 63 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Command Messages (Cont.) AMX AMX Beacon Poll ( Note: v7 or higher only ) AMX Beacon Response: AMXB <-UUID=v> <-SDKClass=w> <-Make=x><-Model=y> <-Revision=z> where: 1) ’v' = 'MA TRIX-CTRL' 2) 'w' is 'DCTR L' 3) 'x&[...]

Serial Control Strings 64 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages (Cont.) MSBSr ,b Set Bass, where: 1) 'r' is the desired room, (1-64) 2) 'b' is the desired bass level, (0-20): 0: level 1..10: -10..-1 dB 1 1..20: 1..10 dB Bass S tatus: "MBSr ,b" where: 1) 'rr' denotes the room, valid values: 1-[...]

Serial Control Strings 65 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Command Messages (Cont.) MSAOs Source All Off Command, where: 's' is the desired source (0-8) Use ’0’ for system all off. (Note: v7.02 or higher only) Source All Off Occurred: "MASOFFs,b8,b7,b6,b5,b4,b3,b2,b1" where: 1)'s' denotes the source 2) Bitmas[...]

Serial Control Strings 66 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages (Cont.) MGSRr Get SRS, where: ‘r ’ is the desired room, (1- 64) SRS S tatus: "MSRr ,s" where: 1) 'r' denotes the room:1-64 2) 's' denotes the SRS state, values are : 0: Off 1: Bass Boost 2: SRS 3D 3: Focus 4: WOW 5: SRS not Available -[...]

Serial Control Strings 67 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Command Messages (Cont.) MSPGr ,s Set Paging, where: 1) ‘r ’ is the desired room, (1-64) 2) ‘s’ is the Paging state, valid values are: 0: Off 1: On ( Note: v7 or higher only ) Paging S tatus: "MPGr ,s" where: 1) 'r' denotes the room1-64 2) 's' den[...]

Serial Control Strings 68 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages (Cont.) MGST r Get General St atus, where: ‘r ’ is the desired room, (1- 64) General Room S tatus: "MGST r ,v ,b,t,s,r,z,l,p" where: 1) 'r' denotes the room 1-64 2) 'v' denotes the volume setting, values ar e: 101: Mute 100..0: -100..0[...]

Serial Control Strings 69 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Command Messages (Cont.) MSST s,x Set Source State, where: 1)'s' is the desired source, (1-8 ) 2) 'x' is the desired state, (0-2) 2: Pause 1: On 0: Off This command does not support internal Sir- ius Tuner (1-2). Source S tate S tatus: "MSST s,p[variable]"[...]

Serial Control Strings 70 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages (Cont.) MSBLr ,x Set Room Balance, where: 1) 'r' is the desired room, (1-64) 2) 'x' is the balance value, (0-20): 0: balanced evenly 1..10: Full Left..10% Left 1 1..20: 10% Right .. Full Right Room Balance S tatus: "MBALr ,x" where: 1) &ap[...]

Serial Control Strings 71 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Command Messages (Cont.) MSRGs,b8,b7, b6,b5,b4,b3, b2,b1 Create Room Grouping, where: 1) 's' is the source which to associate th e rooms, (1-8) 2) 'b8'... 'b1' is a bi nary room selection bit- map where all rooms to be grouped have a binary 1 in the room [...]

Serial Control Strings 72 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages (Cont.) MRRGr Remove Room from Group, where: ‘r ’ is the room to remove, (1-64) Note: The Room Grouping will be removed if less than 2 rooms are associated with the given source. Room Grouping S tatus: "MRGSz,s,b8,b7,b6,b5,b4,b3,b2,b1" where: 1) 'z&a[...]

Serial Control Strings 73 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Command Messages (Cont.) MDGV r ,i Decrement the V olume fo r a Room Group- ing, where: 1) ‘r ’ is any room in the grouping 2) ‘i’ is the decrement value or 0 for system default Vo l u m e St a t u s : "MVLr ,v" where: 1) 'r' denotes the room in the group, [...]

Serial Control Strings 74 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages (Cont.) MGFV r ,s Get the favorite, where: 1) ‘r ’ is the desired room, (1-64) 2) ‘s’ is the desired source, valid values ar e 1-8 Favorite S tatus: "MF A Vr ,s,f" where: 1) 'r' is the room, values from [1..64] 2) 's' is the source[...]

Serial Control Strings 75 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Command Messages (Cont.) MGPSs,n Get the preset, where: 1) ‘s’ is the desired source, (1-8) 2) ‘n’ is the desired preset, (1-10) Preset S tatus: "MPRSs,n,p" where: 1) 's' is the source, valid values are 1-8 2) 'n' is the preset, valid values are 1[...]

Serial Control Strings 76 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages (Cont.) MSSDs,d Send Source Direct Data, where: 1) ‘s’ is the desired source, valid values ar e 1-8 2) ‘d’ is the direct tuning string, the meaning of the data depends on the source type: Note: The source type can be determined using MSTP command. 0: undefined [...]

Serial Control Strings 77 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Command Messages (Cont.) MGSSs Get Source S tatus, where: ‘s’ is the desired source, (1-8) Source S tatus: "MSST s,p[variable]" where: 1) 's' is the source, valid values are 1-8 2) 'p' is the source state, valid values are: 0: Off 1: On 2: Paused 3) [[...]

Serial Control Strings 78 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Command Messages (Cont.) CGALr Get the Clock Alarm, where ‘r ’ is the desired room (1-6 4) Alarm S tatus: "CALMr ,s,v ,h,m" See "CSALr ,s,v ,h,m" (page 77) - or - ERR MV++r Increment V olume, where: ‘r ’ is the desired room, (1- 64) V olume St atus: "MV[...]

Serial Control Strings 79 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Status Codes for SIRIUS Tu ner MCMD - Command Codes The following table pro vides Sour ce Command Codes Referenced by S ource T ype and Command Index: Command Messages (Cont.) SGCTx Get Sirius Category Information, where 1) 'x' = Sirius number (1-2) (Note: v7 or higher only)[...]

Serial Control Strings 80 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Status Messages Status Messages ERR Error ACK Acknowledge S tatus PON Power On S tatus Note: Not used POFF Power Off S tatus Note: Not used MVERx Firmware V ersion St atus, where ‘x’ is t he current firmware version (4 digits) MCFr ,s,z,c Configuration St atus, where: 1) 'r&ap[...]

Serial Control Strings 81 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Status Messages (Cont.) MSCr ,s Source St atus, where: 1) ‘r ’ denotes the room, (1-64) 2) ‘s’ denotes the source, valid values are: 0: no source selected 1-8: for sources 1 to 8 selected MSAONs Source All On Occurred, where: 's' denotes the source (1-8) (Note: v7.02[...]

Serial Control Strings 82 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Status Messages (Cont.) MBALr ,x Balance St atus, where: 1) 'r' denotes the room, (1-64) 2) 'x' denotes the balance, (0-20) 0: balanced evenly 1..10: 100% ... 10% Left 1 1..20: 10% .. 100% Right MPRV r ,x Privacy St atus, where: 1) 'r' denotes the room, (1[...]

Serial Control Strings 83 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controller s Status Messages (Cont.) MF A V r ,s,f Favorite St atus, where: 1) ‘r ’ is the room, (1-64) 2) ‘s’ is the source, valid values are 1- 8 3) ‘f’ is the direct tuning string; it can be from 0 to 7 characters long and is translated as specified in the ‘Se nd Source Direct Dat[...]

Serial Control Strings 84 Mi Series and Tango Audio Controllers Status Messages (Cont.) CSTv ,h,m,s Clock S tatus, where: 1) ‘v’ is the clock version 2) ‘h’ is the hour , valid values are from 0-23 3) ‘m’ is the minute, valid values are from 0-59 4) ‘s’ is the second, va lid values are from 0-59 CALMr ,s,v ,h,m Alar m S tatus, where[...]

Troubleshooting 85 Tango Series Audio Controllers Troubleshooting Overview Power Connections T racking do wn problems that are power related are some what easy because the unit either powers up or it doesn’t. If it does not, there ar e sev eral things to check. 1. Check to make sure you are attached to a functioning live electr ical circuit. If t[...]

Troubleshooting 86 Tango Series Audio Controllers 3. Check to see that the IR emitter lead is securely fastened to the IR receiv er on the source component and that you hav e the lead plugged into the appropriate IR output jack. These can sometimes be mismatched. When a ke ypad command is rece iv ed and communicated to the source de vice, there is [...]

Troubleshooting 87 Tango Series Audio Controllers When a k eypad co mmand is recei ved a nd communicated to the source de vice , there is a LED that lights on the front of the T ango Controller indicating the processi ng of the command. If the LED does not light with a key pad press, then it is possible that the device ha s not been programmed. If [...]

Troubleshooting 88 Tango Series Audio Controllers Programming Programming is an exercise uniq ue to almost ev ery inst allation and the most dif ficult to troubleshoot. Most common problems occur while teaching the T ango Controll er to recognize and recr eate the Infrared signals that controls the Audio Source De vice. T echnique and the flexibili[...]

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