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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 should be retained for
future reference.
Heed Warnings — All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions
should be heeded.
Wall Mounting — Mounting of this appliance should be done
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Safety Check — Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the Precautions service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the unit is in proper operating condition. • Always exercise care when operating the MRKP2 Keypad. • Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, Lightning Storms — Unplug the controller unit (MX88/MRC88m/MRAUDIO8x8m) or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. during lightning s
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Definitions 1. Introduction Zone The Xantech MRKP2 is a full-featured zone controller specifically designed for multi-room systems based on the MX88 series, MRC88m, or MRAUDIO8x8m A Zone is defined as an area of the house that has separate source selection multi-room controllers. It has been designed to take advantage of all major capabilities from all other areas of the house. Typically, a zone is comprised of features and capabilities of the MX88. The MRKP2 features hard buttons f
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Pre-Construction 2. System Design Overview/Applications In a pre-construction installation, walls and ceilings are open with no drywall Important Notes installed. This is desirable and allows the installer greater access than in retro- fit applications. Before actually running any wire or cable, take the time to look A recommended electrical back box is always required for installation of this around each room or area of the house and plan your wire paths for maximum product (see speci
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MRKP2 – FRONT PANEL NAVIGATION BUTTONS UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTER/SELECT (center button) POWER ON/OFF INTERNAL IR MAIN SENSOR DISPLAY “X” (SETUP) SCAN scan FWD/RRW volume VOLUME skip UP/DN TRACK SKIP NEXT/PREV MUTE Figure 2.1: T568A and T568B Wiring Standard PLAY RJ45 Connector at PAUSE Wire Color Pin # Signal STOP Controller/Amplifier white/orange 1 485 + orange 2 485 - white/green 3 12V RET blue 4 IR RET white/blue 5 IR green 6 +12V Figure
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Installation The MRKP2 is designed to mount in a standard two gang electrical back-box MRKP2 – REAR CONNECTORS (see Specifications sections for details). Typical mounting height is 56-60 inches (1.53 meters) from the floor to the bottom of the frame. This provides optimum “eye-level” viewing for the largest number of people. XANTECHCORP . Route the CAT-5 cable from the MX88 into the back of the electrical back-box, TERMINATION MRKP2-050710000077 terminate it with an RJ-45
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Note: 3. Connections 1. There are four keypads maximum per zone. Remove termination MRKP2 to MX88 and Expansion Keypads jumper on all keypads except for the last keypad (see location of JP1 Each RJ-45 connector under each PREAMP OUT (1 – 8) is considered a “Zone on Fig 2.4). Each expansion keypad must each have its own unique port”. This Zone port interfaces with MRKP2 Keypad through CAT-5 cables. address. (see Installer Settings menu on Section 4 of this manual). These conne
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External IR Receiver Connections 4. MRKP2 Setup Use an external Xantech IR Receiver in cases where a hand-held remote Initial Power-up needs to be pointed somewhere other than at the MRKP2 or in cases where Whenever the MX88 or the keypad itself is reset, the MRKP2 will take additional interference requires the use of a different type of IR receiver or IR approximately 1 minute to initialize. During most of this period of time, with the receiver mounting location. Typical IR Recei
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Fig. 4.3 Installer Settings Fig. 4.1 Information screen This menu facilitates adjustments that may be necessary during system Displays basic information about the unit. installation, and should be accessed by factory authorized personnel Press and release items on the list to display only. To enter the Installer Settings menu, highlight “Installer Settings” by using the “UP” or “DOWN” navigation buttons (see Fig. 2.3 on page 9), information about the unit and its cur
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5. Troubleshooting 6. Specifications Symptom Possible Cause Solution MRKP2 basic dimensions and cable lengths Verify wiring pin-out and RJ- 45 crimp. Correct by re- 1. RJ-45 plug crimped 4-1/2” (114mm) wide x 4-5/8” (117mm) high x 1/4” crimping RJ-45 to CAT-5 incorrectly; or wiring pin- Front panel dimensions cable. (6mm) deep out of RJ-45 reversed. Check RJ-45 to RJ-45 Wall cutout Depends on electrical back-box used – see below 2. Break or intermittent MRKP2 does not
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Xantech Limited Warranty Xantech LLC (“Xantech”) warrants this product to be free defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of documented purchase by the original consumer. Any products returned to Xantech and found to be defective by Xantech within the warranty period will be repaired or replaced, at Xantech’s option, at no charge. Xantech will not be responsible for the actual cost of the installation or removal of the product, nor for
