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INSTALLATI ON INS TRUCTIONS MRKP2 Keypad contro ller North A merican Standard 1 Safety Information Read Information — All the safety and operating information should be read before the appliance is operated. Follow Information — All operating and use information should be followed. Retain Information — The safety and operating information sho[...]
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2 Safety Check — Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the unit is in proper operating condition. Lightning Storms — Unplug the controller unit (MX88/MRC88m/MRAUDIO8x8m) during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Attachments and Acce[...]
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4 1. Introduction The Xantech MRKP2 is a full-featured zone cont roller specifically designed for multi-room s ystems based on the MX88 series, MRC88m, or MRAUDIO 8x8m multi-room c ontrollers. It has been designed t o take advantage of all major feat ures and capabilities of t he MX88. The MRKP2 features hard buttons for source s election, volume c[...]
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6 2. System Design Overview/Applications Important N otes A recommended el ectrical back box is always r equired for insta llation of this product (s ee specifications). The MRKP2 is specifically designed t o work with t he MX88 series, MRC88m, and MRAUDIO8x 8m (Firmw are ver. 3.16 at the t ime of writing this manual – always check the Xantech w [...]
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8 Figure 2.1: T568A and T568B W iring Standard Figure 2.2: MX88 – MRKP2 Pin-out diagram for Cat-5 cable (T568B configuration) Wire Color Pin # Signal white/orange 1 485 + orange 2 485 - white/green 3 12V RET blue 4 IR RET white/blue 5 IR green 6 +12V white/brown 7 Attn. 485 brown 8 IR Loop Back Cat 5 Cable RJ45 Connector at Controller/Amplifier R[...]
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10 MRKP2 – REAR CONN ECTORS Figure 2.4: Rear connector board of MRKP2 Keypad Note: The IR Out feature on this keypad comes disab led fr om the factory and if needed, it should be enabled u sing the Xantec h Universal Dragon programming software. EXTER NAL IR SENSOR CONNEC TING BLOCK IN - ZONE IR EMITTER CONNEC TING BLOCK X A N T E C H C O R P . M[...]
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12 3. Connections MRKP2 to MX88 and Expansi on Keypads Each RJ-45 connector under each PREAMP OUT (1 – 8) is cons idered a “Zone port”. This Zone port inter faces with MRKP2 Keypad through CAT-5 cables. These connect ors carry command/ control inform ation between the keypad and the MX88. Connect CAT- 5 cables terminated t o an RJ-45 connect [...]
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14 External I R Receiver Connecti ons Use an external Xantech I R Receiver in c ases where a hand-held r emote needs to be pointed somewhere ot her than at the MRKP2 or in cas es where additional int erference requires the use of a different type of IR rec eiver or IR receiver mounting location. T ypical IR Rec eiver locations are near a TV or othe[...]
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16 Fig. 4.1 Info rmation screen Displays basic infor mation about t he unit. Press and release items on the list to display information about t he unit and it s current settings. N o changes/adjust ments can be made on this s creen. Fig. 4.2 Back light Settings Allow adjustments of Button colors and brightnes s, Screen brightness, and Screen backli[...]
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18 5. Tro ubleshooting Sy mptom Possible Cause Solution MRKP 2 does not pow er up or resets i tsel f randomly 1. RJ-45 pl ug crimped incorrectly ; or wiring pin- out of RJ-45 reversed. 2. Break or int er mittent connection i n CAT-5 between Zon e and “Head- End”. 3. CAT5 cable length exceeds specifi c ation, o r more than o ne keypad is used in[...]
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22 23 Xantech Limited Warranty Xantech LLC (“Xantech”) warrants this product t o be free defect s in materials and workmansh ip for a period of two years from t he date of documented purchase b y the original consumer. Any products returned to Xant ech and found to be defective by Xantec h within the warrant y period will be repaired or replace[...]