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1. 132 MZP User Manual Appendix G intelix Appendix H Technical Information SPECIFICATIONS Signal to noise Ref 26 dBV 8X8 system Frequency Response 0 3 dB from 10 Hz to 30 kHz Crosstalk Gain Control Range attenuation only Gain Control Resolution Inputs Input Impedance electronically balanced unbalanced Nominal Source Impedance Nominal Input Level Maximum Input Level balanced Outputs Output Impedance electronically balanced unbalanced Nominal Load Impedance Nominal Output Level Maximum Output Level balanced unbalanced POWER REQUIREMENTS 8x8 to 16x16 DIMENSIONS Matrix Standard models 2U chassis SHIPPING WEIGHT Matrix 8 x 8 units more for other models MZP User Manual Appendix H MZP User Manual Appendix H 100dB dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz Better than 80 dB 100 dB 0 4 dB 256 steps 20 kQ 10 KQ 150 Q 4 dBV RMS 26 dBV RMS 440 Q 220 Q 600 Q 4dBV RMS 26 dBV RMS 20 dBV RMS 18 VAC center tapped 3 A 54 VA 18 24 VDC 3 A 19 x 3 5 x 14 48 2 cm x 35 6 cm x 8 9 cm 20 3 Ib 9 20 kg 133 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix H AHI Servicing All repair and other service of Matrix Mixers and Remotes should be provided only by qualified service personnel Contact Intelix for a list of authorized service agents Other attempts at service or repair may void the warranty AH2 Warranty
2. l LNA NSE SSE NSE OE SN w2 Ii Crosspoint parameters LA f Y Yy lt l Current value Output parameters 14 MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview 1 2 ReO Remote Overview Intelix Comet Series Remotes are single gang decora control modules for the Intelix MZP system Typically wall mounted Comet remotes function as convenient user interfaces for paging program source selection and volume control The carefully optimized design allows the Comet remote controls to conveniently interconnect in LAN bus topology Up to 128 remotes can be utilized with one MZP matrix mixer via ReO bus communication Each remote s personality is then easily assigned using the MZP Designer software s stations screen This personality can easily be reassigned as applications change 1 2 1 Comet Remote Descriptions Comet Tail The Comet Tail is a digital remote control device designed for volume control and mute functions Comet 4 The Comet 4 is a four button digital remote control device designed for source selection or page routing functions Comet 0 I O The Comet 0 is a version of the Comet 4 remote control that has no buttons or LEDs This device is used when external contact closures or 5V logic signals are used to trigger a source selection or page routing function There are four 5V output drivers for triggering extern
3. FIERIT xtpuoddy yenurypy 12s dZW xtpuoddy yenurypy JosQ ZWN cri MZP Station creation and assignment Next to each Comet 4 button list the selected input or page zone to be assigned Draw a square around the remotes to be grouped into one station and label the station as program select or page remote label remote label remote label remote label oe ___ O o ____ e O O O e ___ gt a eh a gt _ e e O O O O remote label remote label remote label remote label O S _ b e eo 0 o O remote label remote label remote label remote label 9 _ 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 _ _ 9 9 O X2 xtpuoddy yenurypy 12s dZW intelix MZP User Manual Appendix L Appendix L Remote Sequence Template Sequence Location Recognized Remarks ee ee 2 ee ee 3 ee ee ee i a A ee 5 ee ee ee 5 D ee 7 ee ee s ee ee ee gt ee ee Oe ee Te es R Ce ee R Ce es R Ce ee R Ce es Ce ee ee Ce ee ee ee Ce ee Ss a R a a R s R 144 MZP User Manual Appendix L intelix Sequence 23 24 29 26 2T 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
4. O i Fu dig pr D airaa Lr TEF H ii hi H irt a Tes Saosin Commas Aaa Saee P Pes 1 break z aiim D miia Sd tec Pt Mone If you right click on the name box of any remote whose status is either responding or not re sponding a popup appears showing the bus address and unique ID of that remote 6 11 The End of the Auto Design Wizard You have now reached the end of the auto design wizard Your MZP design is complete You have three choices a Return to the Main Screen returns you to the MZP s main menu screen b Check Sales Report This selection displays the hardware needed to implement your design The report may be printed for ordering or documentation purposes c Hardware Installation This item starts the Hardware Installation Wizard Using this wizard you can load your design into existing MZP hardware TA Intelix HZP End Of Auto Design Wizard test2 mzp You have reached the end of the Intels MZF Auto Design Wizard What do you want to do now Return to Main Screen Check Sales Report Hardware Installation PC Alone 6 12 Recap of Auto Design Wizard You have specified the size and configuration of your design You have specified and programmed ReO remote stations You are ready to order hardware for the design or to load the design into exist ing hardware MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 57 intelix MZP User M
5. RS232 START intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 97 intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 2 Program Routing and Level Control One of MZP s primary functions is routing and level control of audio program material Program material is background music e g CD players tuners tape players etc This application shows how to route program inputs to a particular audio zone and how to set its level in the zone There are five commands needed to accomplish this The drawing below shows how the commands relate to the matrix structure If REO devices such as Comet remotes are present in your system and need to mirror the actions of the RS232 controller you will also need to use the Set Remote Polling and Simulate Remote Single Input commands Control output volumes with messages in sections 5 3 5 5 J A Zx Vol gt Vol Vol S Vol 7 on off jon oftf a Vol Vol on off on off on off on off Ganicol ono wih ee messages Control input volumes N in sections 5 1 5 2 with message in Vol Z on off on off on off on off section 5 6 A Vol 7 11 2 1 Select Program local Source This message selects a program audio source for routing into a room This example routes program source number 1 into room number 2 This message has two parameters
6. The fifth field is a one byte acknowledgment field which is sent by the device which receives the message The value of this field is either RS232_ACK FCh RS232_ BUSY FDh or RS232 ERROR FEh M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 87 intelix M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 10 2 RS 232 Reserved Bytes The following table lists the bytes which have special meaning in the Intelix Matrix Mixer RS 232 protocol Name Value Meaning RS232 ESCAPE FOh used to transmit data values 240 255 reserved F1h F9h reserved for future RS232 needs RS232_START_V3 FA first byte of all messages in version 3 reserved FBh reserved RS232_ACK FCh message received and processed RS232_BUSY FDh message received but not processed RS232_ERROR FE checksum incorrect message ignored unused FF unused value never transmitted 10 21 Communication Recommendation Because the Intelix RS232 is a simplex or half duplex bus protocol there are certain restrictions placed on bus traffic Any message sent from the controller to the matrix that generates a reply other than lt AC KNOWLEDGE gt must not be followed by another message until the reply is complete To be safe insert a delay of 100 milliseconds after any message that generates a reply 88 M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual intelix M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 10 3 Hexadecimal Transmission The Intelix Matrix Mixer must receive all message in hexadecimal number code If messages
7. This example selects program source for routing into zone 2 data fields RS232_START length f class 00h 04h 00h data fields room number 02h Olh la 98 MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 2 2 Deselect Program local Source This message deselects a program source This example routes program source number 1 into room number 2 data fields Ma PoE Sah data fields room number OBh 02h Olh 11 2 3 Goto Zone room Program Volume This message sets the audio level of all program inputs routed to the specified zone This example sets the volume of zone 1 to FFh data fields DA a SAM 00h 04h data fields Zone Rroom number Prog Volume escaped Olh FOh OFh MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 99 intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 2 4 Set Page Program Level This message sets the audio level of a single audio crosspoint The change is only audible when the crosspoint has been select with the Program Select message This example sets the value of crosspoint at 3 5 to FFh the equivalent of 255 or full volume data fields ae 00h 05h data fields checksum program level escaped FOh OFh a RS232_ START 11 2 5 Goto I O Volume This message sets the audio level of an input or output With it you can change the level of a specified i
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9. BAAR lle eb Lele ee PC Alone 44 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 6 1 Station Explanation A station is a logical grouping of Comet remotes Comet 4s and or Comet Tails which control the routing and volume of audio inputs into output zones There can be up to 32 remotes in a single station and up to 128 stations in a single system up to a limit of 128 total remotes in the system There are four types of stations as shown below Paging Station A paging station routes a single paging input fone such as a paging microphone to any of several a ee J e zones The paging station has a button for each Q a zone into which a page need be sent If a zone is oe already receiving a page when selected that zones LED will flash A paging station can optionally contain a Comet Tail to control the level of all outgoing pages Page Volume Station Page Source 1 Bape Source 9 A page volume station controls the volume of all Eee gt z Pages into a single zone Using this type of sta tion different zones can have a page volume POLE AE station to set a level of page volume appropriate to their ambient noise level A program select station routes one of several program sources CDs tuners tapes etc into a single zone The station contains a Comet 4 button for every program source needed by that zone It EEE eee 2 can also contain a Co
10. Room C Right FM tuner 400 YCA Tape plaver 1 lape e Room D plaver 2 Progen Tisiribediem foo E i a0 YEA Sapmi Eariri i 1 z 1 ED el mom D Sod icit la at ey da tea a Control Room a CH FE Ta ne mM VC A RATS ooooo0000 MZP User Manual Appendix J 135 i S eet ee le eer ee een ASAIO SONI nea ZAC AJ 1 Project Definition The application is a small conference facility with four small rooms and one large ballroom and a reception area There are five line level music source 2 stereo CD players a mono FM tuner and 2 mono tape players Each room has its own amplifiers and speakers The users of each room must be able to select from any one of the five music sources In addition each room must be able to select its own microphone mixer as a source The volume of its selected source is controllable from each room Each small room has a four channel microphone mixer which acts as a preamplifier for mics in that room There are XLR microphone jacks at several locations in each room The grand ballroom differs from the small rooms only in that it has 8 mic sources instead of 4 This requires that the ballroom have an 8 channel mixer This room also contains a page volume station This station controls the volume of all pages entering the ballroom including emergency pages 1 e If the page volume is turned down or muted even emergency pages may go unheard The reception station must be capable of
11. TE Aam d sok T al Thi Hen Cone Sede or Rr Aid gii De E Shen Stee U Fem Sodector Do Pram Fia n Aaa 66 MZP User Manual ReO Bus Modes intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 0 MZP Windows Reference This section is organized by menu items For each item on the main MZP menu there is a section detailing the uses of the selections under that item The major items are 1 File 2 Configuration 3 Reports 4 Installation 5 Help MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 67 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 1 The File Menu 9 1 1 The New Item Selecting the New item from the file menu causes a prompt for the path and name of the new file to be created After you have specified a name and path the software starts the auto design process which is a series of screens presented in sequence to guide you through the design process You are informed that auto design is about to begin If you click OK the auto design process begins During auto design the new file is automatically saved after every window in the sequence If you click Cancel you are returned to the MZP main screen 9 1 2 The Open Item Selecting the Open item from the file menu causes the software to prompt you for the path and name of the file you wish to open After you have specified the path and filename the software opens that file showing progress as it does so On a fast machine or a small f
12. intelix DE BIEN WITH INTELLIGENCE MZP Series Paging amp Program System www intelix com intelix MZP User Manual Introduction Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Intelix MZP paging and program routing system This manual covers all aspects of the design use installation and programming of the Intelix MZP system Since the MZP system is a unique combination of hardware and software Intelix strongly advises the installation of an MZP system be undertaken only after the thorough reading of this manual Customer support is available through Intelix if you encounter problems with your MZP system This manual is divided into five sections 1 The Introduction introduces the basic concepts of installing and programming your MZP system 2 The Hardware Installation section takes you from a wired building to a fully installed MZP hardware set tested and ready for programming 3 The Application Creation section explains how to program the hardware using the MZP Designer software to meet the end user s requirements 4 Wiring the Building is for contractors who have not yet prepared the job site to receive Intelix MZP hardware 5 The Appendices provide detailed technical information on a range of subjects and are referenced from the other sections The information below is filled out by the factory Please keep it in a safe place for future reference Model Serial Number Software crosspoin
13. 3 0 Matrix Wiring Details 3 1 Mounting the MZP in the Rack The MZP matrix mixer mounts in a standard width rack The number of rack spaces required de pends on the number of I Os in your particular matrix mixer standard configurations are 2RU Because the MZP generates heat at an industrial level it is important to meet the following ventilat ing requirements 1 Make sure that there is at least 2 inches of free air space on both sides of the matrix mixer The mixer s ventilation slots are on the side of the chassis so a free air column is required to keep proper ventilation to the matrix 2 All matrix mixers larger than 8 outputs are equipped with a front mounted fan The fan must be unobstructed in the front of the matrix so ensure there are no closeable doors on the rack that might seal the fan from a steady supply of fresh air 3 Intelix recommends that you not mount the matrix mixer next to a power amplifier or any other source of significant heat Leave an empty rack space above and below the matrix mixer 3 2 Connect the Power Supply 1 Plug the power DIN connector into the back of the matrix mixer as shown below 2 Plug the power supply into a standard 120 VAC outlet 3 The power LED on the front of the matrix mixer should now be lit There is no power switch on the matrix mixer For information on grounding of the matrix mixer see Appendix C For information on using a DC power supply see Appendix B 3 18 V Powe
14. 41 42 43 44 MZP User Manual Appendix L MZP User Manual Appendix L 145 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix M Appendix M Troubleshooting RS232 Communication Use the following procedures to troubleshoot communication problems between the PC and the MZP matrix mixer Be sure that you have completed the steps below 1 Install the MZP software from the supplied CDROM to your PC 2 Start the MZP software see section 5 0 From the main menu select Communication gt Communication Setup 3 Configure the PC Communication port for details see sec 9 4 2 Communication Icons All MZP screens carry a communication icon in the lower left corner The icon in the lower left corner will indicate the current state of communication There are three communication icons This icon indicates that the PC is not attempting to communicate with an PC Alone MZ matrix mixer In this mode you can create new files and design systems ina for later transfer to an MZP In PC alone mode some functions may be disabled CI OK This icon indicates correct communication between the PC and the MZP ines Me pl You can transfer files monitor the MZP or make live real time changes in this mode CI This icon indicates a communication failure Common causes are incorrect i Mep communication port selected incorrect baud rate or cabling errors DIP Switches The settings of the DIP switches on the rear of the matrix mixer shown below must agr
15. Crestron or custom PC program The RS 232 checksum and escape byte should be turned on in installations where the RS 232 communication may be hindered because of cable length greater than 50 feet or lack of shielding from external electronic noise Note After changing any DIP switches you must resest the matrix by pressing the reset button on the rear panel Changes will not take place unless you reset the ma trix MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details 25 intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 4 0 ReO Bus and Comet remote Wiring Details This section is concerned with the wiring of Comet remote devices including data ReO bus and power to the remotes Data and power should be run with separate cabling to avoid interference Whether the system is being installed into a new building or retrofit into an existing one you must allow for several kinds of wiring a The ReO bus This is the data bus for all remote devices which are serially connected to the Matrix ReO port b Power to the remotes The ReO devices are powered by 9 18V AC or DC 26 MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 4 1 Installation of ReO Bus 4 1 1 Wire Type Category 3 or 5 10 Megabits sec or better Examples are West Penn WP52995 and Belden 1245A 4 pair unshielded solid 24 gauge The ReO bus which interconnects the remote control devices and the Matrix uses a six conducto
16. Note If during the five second reset ramp the Matrix receives an external message from a psycholo gist remote a Comet 4 a Comet Tail or any RS232 controller the external message will override the five second ramp time AC power Audio Outputs Battery Backup eS gt 5 Seco lt 5 Sec MZP User Manual Appendix E 117 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix F Appendix F Comet Remote Devices Intelix Comet Series Remotes are single gang decora control modules for the Intelix MZP system Typically wall mounted Comet remotes function as convenient user interfaces for paging program source selection and volume control The carefully optimized design allows the Comet remote controls to conveniently interconnect in LAN bus topology Up to 128 remotes can be utilized with one MZP matrix mixer via ReO bus communication Each remote s personality is then easily assigned using the MZP setup and control software This personality can easily be reassigned as applications change AF1 Comet Tail The Comet Tail is a digital remote control device designed for volume control and mute func tions The volume function takes advantage of a rotary encoder giving the user a knob as the control device The volume knob is encircled by eight red LEDs to indicate level status The LEDs move in a clockwise direction with the brightest LED indicating the current level position The mute function is controlle
17. The time for a page input to reach full paging volume 4 Page source ramp down The time a page input to return to zero volume after a page As shown below the screen allows entry of values for all four parameters An interactive graph shows the magnitude and relationship among the four parameters The parameters are limited to values between 0 and 30 seconds The Set Duck Amount button allows you to change the amount of ducking for each output from this screen Duck amounts can also be set in the Audio Output screen 9 2 11 1 Changing the paging ramp time parameters 1 Either click and hold down the up down arrows on the spin boxes or make direct text entry into the boxes If you use the arrow method you can watch the graph interactively change to the new values 2 If you wish to alter ducking amounts click the duck amount button and enter the new values in the resulting screen TH Intelix MZF Paging Ramp Times conference center_mzp Program i Source i Epp Set Duck Hel Amount Eisi Print Fage Source Page Begin Page End Program Source Program Source Aam Sanaa 00 500 sec the Jos 000 sec f Page Source Page Source Aam Bae Up 00 01 O sec an j Joo o1 O sec Note All times are 00 000 to 30 000 seconds Ipc Alone 76 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 3 The Reports Menu g5 Heks HF conerece Cone mrp 9
18. button initiates a page into the selected zone s First all program sources currently routed to the selected zones will be reduced in level by the predefined duck amount Second the page station microphone audio is increased to the page level and routed to the appropriate zones The related page indicator LED will light at the station Release of the PTT button or a page length time out 30 seconds in length will return the system to its previous state and release the zone selections from that station 6 7 1 3 Cancel button Pressing a cancel button will cancel any zone selections that have been granted 46 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 7 1 4 Select and Push to Talk operation Select and Push to Talk SPTT buttons combine the functions of a zone select button and a PTT button Each SPTT button is assigned to an output zone One and only one SPTT button can be operated at a time in a station If more than one is pressed only the button pressed first will activate The page is active for the duration of the button press unless a page length time out occurs To provide a visual reference the indicator LED will be steady on when the page request is granted If not granted the LED will blink and the operator must release the button and press it again to repeat the request 6 7 1 5 Emergency Priority This button operates as a SPTT button with priority overri
19. punctuation or special M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual characters A 4Ilh O 4Fh c 63h q 71h B 42h P 50h d 64h r 72h C 43h Q 5lh e 65h s 73h D 44h R 52h f 66h t 74h E 45h S 53h g 67h u 75h F 46h T 54h h 68h v 76h G 47h U 55h 1 69h w 77h H 48h V 56h j 6Ah x 78h I 49h W 57h k 6Bh y 79h J 4Ah X 58h 1 6Ch z 7Ah K 4Bh Y 59h m 6Dh L 4Ch Z 5Ah n 6Eh M 4Dh a 6lh o 6Fh N 4Eh b 62h p 70h 89 intelix M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 10 4 Decimal to Hex conversion table The table below shows the hex equivalent of decimal numbers from 0 255 Starting with Windows 795 the calculator has a hex conversion function 129 81h 130 82h 131 83h 132 84h 133 85h 134 86h 135 87h 136 88h 137 89h 138 8Ah 139 8Bh 140 8Ch 141 8Dh 142 8Eh 143 8Fh 144 90 90 145 91h 146 92h 147 93h 148 94h 149 95h 150 96h 151 97h 152 98h 153 99h 154 9Ah 155 9Bh 156 9Ch 157 9Dh 158 9Eh 159 9Fh 160 AOh 161 Alh 162 A2h 163 A3h 164 A4h 165 A5h 166 A6h 167 A7 168 A8h 169 A9h 170 AAh 171 ABh 172 ACh 173 ADh 174 AFh 175 AFh 176 BOh 177 Blh 178 B2h 179 B3h 180 B4h 181 B5h 182 B6h 183 B7h 184 B8h 185 B9h 186 BAh 187 BBh 188 BCh 189 BDh 190 BEh 191 BFh 192 COh 193 Clh 194 C2h 195 C3h 196 C4h 197 C5h 198 C6h 199 C7h 200 C8h 201 C9h 202 CAh 203 CBh 204 CCh 205 CDh 206 CEh 207 CFh 208 D0h 97 61h 98 62h 99 63h 100 64h 101 65h 102 66h 103 67h 104 68h 105 69h 106 6Ah
20. use an external supply This requires the following steps 1 connect your supply up to 50 VDC to pin 24 of the DB25 connector 2 change the setting of the power supply jumper to the external setting as shown below Note The factory default setting has the jumper in the external position This drawing shows the equivalent circuit of a binary output with the jumpers for selecting internal or Extemal Power Supply external flyback protection The wee jumpers shown are on jumper block P8 see next page Each of the 8 binary outputs has this circuit If the jumper setting uses the internal near saig Jarioa p20 Circuit repeated eight times flybacks the shown external se Va p19 O pins 9 13 and 21 23 flyback is not needed pia G Intemal Jumper setting AB 1 Warning Placing jumpers in both positions will short out and destroy the internal power supply For internal flyback use the jumper should be between pins 17 and 18 on the jumper block For external flybacks the jumper should be between pins 19 and 20 There should be a jumper in one or the other of these positions NEVER BOTH 110 MZP User Manual Appendix B MZP User M 1 Appendix B Intelix ser Manua ppendix The drawing below shows the circuit board with the bottom of the chassis removed exposing the location of the jumpers for internal and external flyback selections For external flybacks place the jumper between pins 19 and 20 of P8 shown For inter
21. will automati cally calculate the matrix mixer size you need to the nearest 8 inputs or outputs The screen will show you in the actual column the size of the physical matrix required for your design Click OK when ready If you make changes that you wish to reverse click the Cancel button Since this is the first screen only Forward is active on this screen Note Stereo audio sources count as two inputs or outputs TA Intelix MZP Audio Matix Size test mzp Audio Inputs Required Actual I Page Input Sources ppp bance Program Input Sources Help Audio Outputs Print Note Stereo counts as two audio inputs or outputs e Oo Eea Forward gt EACK PC Alone Click OK to proceed to the next screen 38 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 3 Audio Input Screen Inputs are defined as audio sources Inputs can be one of two types program material or pages This section describes how to name and define inputs The screen shown below appears Notice that this screen reflects the number of page and program sources as defined on the previous screen Paging and program sources are color coded in red and blue respectively TA Intelix HZF Audio Inputs test mzp Mono stereo LAR stereo Paring Paging Input 1 PAGING Paging Input 2 PAGING Paging Input 3 PAGING Faging Input 4 FAGING Frogram Input 1 PROGRAM
22. 120 MZP User Manual Appendix F intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G Appendix G Troubleshooting the MZP System If after following the recommended procedures for the installation and initialization of your MZP system it does not work correctly there are systematic ways to isolate the problem This section contains the information you need to troubleshoot your system It is organized as a series of short flow charts that direct you to procedures that may help fix or define the problem Begin with the following short tree to isolate the nature of the problem AGI1 Starting Tree Follow the procedure Connect PC and install MZP software see sec 8 2 A3 Follow procedure Verify ing Audio section AG20 Does audio pass through the Matrix See A2 Trouble shooting See A4 A6 See Trouble A5 Trouble shooting Yes Follow procedure Have the shooting Remote remotes been recognized AG ReO bus program ming AG 16 5 Does the responding column AG 6 say yes for each remote MZP User Manual Appendix G 121 intelix 122 AG 2 Tree B Troubleshooting Audio Paths Start Bl B2 Are all audio sources preamplifiers amplifi ers and powered speakers turned on Yes Follow the procedure B3 Manually set the Matrix Follow procedure Verifying inputs AG No 3 Are signals present on the inputs Yes Follow procedure B6 Verifying
23. 3 1 Sales Order Item This form generates an order for the hardware based on your design The To field is fixed in the PC registry and can be changed but defaults to the Intelix Order Department The Bill To field is also stored in the registry so that you need only fill it in once but change it if needed Ship To field defaults to the Bill To field data but can be changed on a file basis Part numbers and quantities are filled in by the MZP software automatically based on the design in the current file 9 3 2 The Audio Configuration Item This menu sends selected reports to the printer Pais ES i Mane a All audio parameters item this item will send all audio parameter reports audio matrix size audio inputs audio outputs and audio zones to the local printer b Audio matrix size prints the audio matrix size screen c Audio Inputs prints the audio inputs screen d Audio Outputs prints the audio outputs screen e Audio Zones prints the audio zones screen MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference i intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 3 3 Stations This menu send selected screen reports to the printer Pe E a All audio parameters item this item will send all audio parameter reports audio matrix size audio inputs audio outputs and audio zones to the local printer b Audio matrix size prints the audio matrix size screen c Audio
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26. Appendix J K intelix MZP User Manual Appendix J Crosspoint Level Template Use this page to enter approximate audio levels for each crosspoint The number should be between 0 and 255 0 represents 100 dB attenuation and 255 represents unity gain Input Number WR ULL LI LI LI LI LI Lg 2 E LI I LL LI LL E a LILI LI LJ LI LL LI LI Ld 4 ae ee Ss LILI LI Ld 6 PILI LI LI LI I Od OU LI z LILI LI Ld L 8 PILI LI LI I LI LI LL LI LI o IDI Ld L a QO0QO0QOCOCCOCOOOCE Bo LILI LILI I LI LIL LI LL O LI i LILI LI LI LI LL LI LL O LI L 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 HW 2B B 14 15 16 Output Number MZP User Manual Appendix J 141 cv xtpuoddy yenurypy JosQ ZWN MZP Station creation and assignment Next to each Comet 4 button list the selected input or page zone to be assigned Draw a square around the remotes to be grouped into one station and label the station as program select or page remote label remote label remote label remote label remote label 9 9 9 9 O 9 9 9 9 O remote label remote label 9 9 9 9 remote label 9 9 9 9 O O 9 9 9 9 O remote label remote label remote label 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 remote label 9 9 5 9 O
27. Both steps are accomplished in this screen When you select the ReO Program Stations item initially only the Add Program Station Screen button will be active You will need to add stations modify and program them as required by your system 9 2 8 1 Adding a remote to a program station Click on the Add Comet 4 or Add Comet Tail buttons 9 2 8 2 Deleting a remote from a station Select that remote by clicking on any button of the remote the remote will highlight with a blue box then click the Delete Remote button 9 2 8 3 Deleting a program station Click on the Delete Program Station button the currently displayed station will be deleted after confirmation After you have assembled the remotes required for a station it 1s time to program that station s remotes MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 73 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 2 8 4 Choose the type of program station with the option select button at the top of the screen 1 A program select station selects a single audio source at a time 2 A program mixer station selects multiple audio sources and mixes them according to the crosspoint levels for those sources in the page and program level screen Comet Tails require no programming By assigning a Comet Tail to a station it is completely de fined 9 2 8 5 Assigning an input source to a button Click on the drop list next to the button A list of input program
28. Input 2 45 Ground Input 3 3 mee 6 G d Input 4 4 w nae inputs O a7 Ground G d Input 6 6 aoe Ground Input 7 D Input 8 20 Ground Output 6 Output 1 g Output 7 Output 2 Output 8 Output3 4 i Internal External flyback select Output 4 2 as J 5VDC Output 5 ao AA1 Binary Inputs Up to eight dry contact closure devices e g relays switches open collector devices any 0 5V logic output can be connected to the Matrix via a DB25 receptacle G on the rear of the Matrix Using the Matrix such switches can be read by any device connected to the RS 232 port p This in cludes show control systems lighting controllers audio video editing systems etc To facilitate the wiring of devices to the the DB25 connector Intelix makes a 25 pin conversion cable CPT 3 or CPT 6 which plugs into the DB25 on one end and terminates in 25 numbered bare wires at the other end pin 14 pin 25 900000000000 oooo0oo0oo0o0000000 pin 1 pin 8 pin 13 This drawing shows an example of a binary input A simple switch is wired to an input pin pin2 and ground pin 14 The internal equivalent circuit is shown Up to 8 binary inputs can be connected in this way 108 MZP User Manual Appendix A intelix MZP User Manual Appendix A AA2 Binary Outputs Up to eight logic on off control devices can be connected to the Matrix via a DB25 receptacle on the rear of the Matrix Any device that can send RS 23
29. Paging and Program Levels Paging Ramp Times vv 9 2 1 Audio Matrix Size Item The audio matrix size window allows the designer of an MZP system to define the size of the matrix required for the design Using either the scroll button or direct typing entry set the desired number of Paging Inputs Program Inputs and Audio Outputs The windows keeps track of the total size of the matrix needed to accommodate the specified numbers This size is displayed in the actual column The Help button pops up a help screen for this screen The Print button sends the matrix size report to your printer 9 2 2 Audio Inputs Item The audio inputs screen allows the designer to define all inputs in the system All parameters of the inputs can be set except the number 9 2 2 1 Name Name up to 20 characters is changed either by doubleclicking the name or using arrow keys to select it and pressing Enter Type the new name and click OK or press Enter again 9 2 2 2 Adding a Preamp Click on the gain column to enable the Add Preamp button After a mic line card has been added clicking on a gain column allows the setting of gain and other input parameters 9 2 2 3 Input Type Type must be one of two choices page or program A paging source is a microphone while a pro gram type is a music or other audio source such as a CD player or tuner An input s type is changed by doubleclicking on the type which toggles between the two t
30. Virtual Remote Assignment 5 Fine Tuning of page and program levels 7 1 2 Accessing the Install Wizard 1 For user of the auto designer the button labelled Hardware Installation on the popup at the end of the auto design Wizard will start the Hardware Install Wizard 2 For other users there is a Hardware Installation Wizard item under the Install menu Main gt Install gt Hardware Installation Wizard 7 2 The Hardware Wizard Start screen The first screen of the Hardware Wizard functions as a welcome and data select screen You must know how you will use the Wizard If you are downloading a new mzp file from the auto design sequence you will press the Write data to MZP device button If you are accessing the Wizard from the main menu item Main gt Installation gt Hardware Installa tion Wizard you will click the Open a file for installation button If you will be reading an existing file from a programmed or blank unconfigured MZP you will press the Read data from MZP device into a new file button Intelx MZP Hardware Installation Wizard conference center_mzp The hardware installation wizard will guide you through the steps necessary to complete installation of your MZF system IF you are loading a new or existing mzp file select wite Data to MAP Device write Data to Open a File for MF Device Installation Cancel Forward gt 58 MZP User Manual MZP Hardware Instal
31. a a N 103 leS End Pa enaA AERA Sa 103 11 4 Synchronizing the RS232 controller and Reo remotes nsnnnnsesssssoeerssssssssserrrsssssssses 105 11 4 1 Communication Recommendation ssssoeeessssssssoeeesssssssseeeerssssssseeerrsssssseees 105 ILA 2 Set pinele Remote PONG seei a EEEE 105 11 4 3 Report Remote Sinsle OUD Ut wascvisesesndcdencacvesavsanagncnnsd vi camsanaaneanascertnenasteheeceds 106 11 4 4 Goto Remote Single Output Status ec ccccccccssseeseeceeeeceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeenaas 107 114 5 Goto Remote single Input Status wicca veces seacrdetacrdvaaets ware anata deca dh 108 Appendix At DCC OMtr Ol sesetesscccecsvecsesesastuscuccaweshaccadbeasectvtcsedscusedestestecsaseendenssteseeases 109 Appendix B Using an external power Supply ccccccssssscccccssssssccccccssssscccsseess 111 Appendix C Power Supplies and Grounding s cccccccssssssssccccssssssccccccsessscsees 113 g MZP User Manual Table of Contents intelix MZP User Manual Table of Contents Appendix D Signal to Noise Considerations cccccccccssssssssssssssscscccccccccsscssssess 116 Appendix E MZP Reset Sequence cccccccsssssssssssssssscscsssssssssccccccccsscsscssccsssseees 118 Appendix F Comet Remote Devices scccccccsssssssssscccccccsssssssscccccscsssssssccssees 119 Appendix G Troubleshooting the MZP System cccccccssssssssscscssssssssssssssseees 122 AGIS TE snio Sacto i a a a Shia ae a tar
32. a single audio source and can route it to many zones This type of station is useful under certain circumstances in reducing hardware costs and increasing security A program distribution station is normally installed at the master rack and is not directly accessible to users If a program distribution station sends an audio input to a zone and that input is also included in that zone s definition the ReO remotes in the program distribution station and the program select station in the zone will mirror each other s actions and state If a program distribution station includes a Comet Tail shown the Comet Tail will set the level of the audio input to all zones to which the input is sent Typical Program Distribution Station Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D 56 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 10 1 Program Distribution Screen A program distribution station allows the routing of a single audio source to multiple zones at a time To add a program distribution station to an existing design follow these steps 1 Click the Add Station button 2 From the drop down box at the bottom of the screen shown below select the input to be distributed 3 Clicking on the drop down boxes next to each Comet 4 button select the zone into which that button will route the distributed input Hane HAF ee Piipan O ba i Le ee CH A ahd ha eugene Lee
33. by any other peripheral in your system If you choose an nonexistent or in use port a warning will appear 9 4 2 2 Baud Rate There are two available baud rates 9600 and 19 200 Choose whichever rate best suits your system The rate you choose must be matched by the DIP switches on the back of the MZP Seenext page for DIP switch details 9 4 2 3 Use Escape and Checksum If your controller allows it using escape and checksum can minimize the error rate over your communication link If your controller does not allow the use of escape and checksum uncheck this item 9 4 2 4 Open Port This button activates the communication port you have selected Tobegin communication with the MZP you must open the port If your settings selections have been correct the communication icon in the lower left of the screen will change to OK 1f the MZP does not respond the icon will show the broken link 9 4 2 5 Close Port No settings can be altered while the communication port is open If you need to change any settings to the port you must first close it Click the Close port button make the changes and click Open port Be sure to recheck the communication icon to ensure that communica tion is correctly established 80 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 4 3 Show Details This check item allows you to see the contents of messages passing between the PC and the MZP If the item 1s
34. change in the level of the crosspoint Be sure that your audio source amplifiers and speakers are all powered and working data fields 00h 05h RS232 START data fields checksum current value escaped FOh OFh 15h 94 M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 0 MZP RS232 Quick Guide This guide contains the three most commonly used RS232 applications for the Intelix MZP matrix mixer The three applications General Communication Program Routing and Level Control and Page Routing are described along with a list of the commands needed to implement them 11 01 Communication Recommendation Because the Intelix RS232 is a simplex or half duplex bus protocol there are certain restrictions placed on bus traffic Any message sent from the controller to the matrix that generates a reply other than lt AC KNOWLEDGE gt must not be followed by another message until the reply is complete To be safe insert a delay of 100 milliseconds after any message that generates a reply Designing an External Control System for MZP Intelix MZP matrices have embedded logic to handle zone paging and program distribution on a large scale This logic simplifies the design of external control This document explains the philosophy of external control design for MZP systems The device must first be defined using the MZP designer software There are two critical con
35. fixed at one of three values 9600 19200 or 38400 The Windows MZP software does not support 38400 baud But that speed can be used by AMX Crestron and custom controllers DIP switch 7 allows the RS 232 checksum and escape byte to be toggled on or off These should be turned off in installations which include a permanent RS 232 controller such as AMX Crestron or custom PC program The RS 232 checksum and escape byte should be turned on in installations where the RS 232 communication may be hindered because of cable length greater than 50 feet or lack of shielding from external electronic noise Note After changing any DIP switches you must resest the matrix by pressing the reset button on the rear panel Changes will not take place unless you reset the ma trix 36 MZP User Manual Software Installation intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 0 Auto Design Wizard This section will walk you through the Windows screens needed to produce a new MZP design The Software automatically begins this design sequence when you select New File You should already have designed your system on paper using the templates supplied in Appendix J Conference Center Design Note All examples in this manual use values from the example design in Appendix J Conference Center Design mzp This example program is supplied with the MZP Designer Software 6 1 Starting the Auto Design Wizard Choose an appropriate file name for
36. jumper J2 leave the pins open 1 e do not install a jumper Newer ReO remotes do not have a ground lift jumper AC3 DC power supply If the ReO devices are powered by a DC voltage supply and the DC supply has floating or isolated outputs then the grounding connections to the ReO remotes should be the same as for an AC supply as described above If one side of the DC supply output is grounded the installation of ground lift jumper should be avoided This configuration in the presence of the ground lift jumper can result in ground loops or large common mode voltages between the ground of the supply and that of the data connections Note When using a grounded DC supply the presence of the bridge rectifiers in the remotes will cause there to be a 0 7 V common mode difference between the DC supply ground and the remote ground This difference is negligible compared to the common mode rejection capabilities of the RS485 transceivers 112 MZP User Manual Appendix C intelix MZP User Manual Appendix C AC4 Matrix AC Power Connection The manufacturer supplies an 18 Volt 3 0 Amp center tapped transformer to power the mixer If another AC supply is used instead it should be of equal voltage and have at least a 60 Volt Amp rating The details of the AC Power Jack on the rear panel are as shown in the following figure 18V Center Tapped Transformer Connector Wiring 4 pin DIN Connector viewed from the rear of the Matrix ACS
37. on bus traffic Any message sent from the controller to the matrix that generates a reply other than lt AC KNOWLEDGE gt must not be followed by another message until the reply is complete To be safe insert a delay of 100 milliseconds after any message that generates a reply This is particularly important in the case of synchronizing REO remotes since remote polling tends to generate a large amount of bus traffic Intelix recommends placing a 100 millisecond delay before all Set Remote Polling messages 11 4 2 Set Single Remote Polling This message sets the automatic polling of ReO remote devices by the matrix mixer Itis used to receive updates when remote device s outputs change To reset polling after a reset or power cycle trigger this message Set Remote Polling on receipt of an I Am Here message The MZP matrix mixer will trans mit the I Am Here message as aresponse to any reset or power cycle This command has two param eters ad the address of the ReO remote to be set po polling mode Usually you set this to mode 5 output changes only status change on 3 status change and report input changes 5 status change and report output changes 7 status change and report both input and output changes This example sets ReO remote at address 5 to polling mode 5 data fields RS252 STARTY length class 00h 04h 07h data fields dares 05h O5h 11h 104 MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide
38. recognized and correctly added to the system If multiple remotes are to be added at one time the system should be put in Discovery mode as ex plained below 8 4 Discovery Mode Discovery mode allows the addition of multiple ReO remotes at a time as when a new system is first programmed Each remote so added must be exercised in a known sequence to allow them to be correctly discovered by the MZP matrix Discovery mode is normally used only during initial setup and programming of a system In the discovery process the MZP will be told to discover and report all ReO remote devices con nected to it Remotes are discovered in the order they are exercised a knob turn or button press so it is critical to have an ordered list in which you will exercise them As each remote is discovered it is displayed on the Unassigned Remotes screen They can then be assigned to the stations in your design by clicking and dragging on screen After discovery and assignment are complete you will put the MZP in Run mode to test operation of the system MZP User Manual ReO Bus Modes 63 intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus Modes 8 4 1 Using Discovery Mode To use discovery mode take the following steps 1 In the MZP software open the Unassigned remote screen Installation gt Unassigned ReO Remotes 2 Click on the ReO Mode Discovery button 3 Obtain the ordered remote list from the menu item Reports gt Stations gt Remote Install
39. selection it returns 0 This example shows that a request for paging source 1 into zone 1 failed presumably because the zone was busy data fields DA Mice am 00h 06h Data fields pagine source result OFh MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 101 intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 3 3 Cancel Page If for any reason the process of routing a page needs to be aborted send a cancel message and the associa tions between a paging source and zones will be deleted This example shows the cancellation of all pages associated with page source 1 data fields ee Goh OB Dh 11 3 4 Begin Page This message begins a page from the specified paging input to the zones associated with this page Back ground music is automatically ducked reduced in volume to improve intelligibility of the page This example shows the start of paging using paging source 1 data fields Ss Baia avers Tenet message ID 00h 03h OBh 11 3 5 End Page This message ends an active page from the specified paging input Background music is automatically ducked reduced in colume to improve intelligibility of the page This example shows the ending of the page using paging source 1 data fields ee RS232_START length paging source oon Osh 9n Onn OCh 102 MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide The flow diagram below show
40. the audio inpute in your system 1 Turn on all audio sources 2l In the Audio Inputs screen double click on the gain column 3l In the resulting popup screen ether select the appropriate gain or use Auto Setup 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all audio inputs which use the micline card Oper Audio Cancel lt Back Forward gt Inputs Screen PC Alone MZP User Manual MZP Hardware Installation Wizard 59 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Hardware Installation Wizard 7 5 Audio Path Test screen At this point in the Installation Wizard you can test all audio path wiring From this screen you can open the Live Crosspoint screen By following the instructions on the Wizard screen you can test and verify all audio path wiring Intel MZP Audio Path Test conference center mzp To test audio inputs and outputs follow these steps 1 Turn on all audio sources and outputs 2 Find an intersection crosspoint between an audio source and an audio output to be tested 3 Double click the crosspoint to change its value to 100 Listen for the audio source at the test output 4 Double click the crosspoint and return its value to 0 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for audio sources and outputs to be tested Note Changes made to audio crosspoints are for audio path testing only All audio crosspaints will be returned to their previous Valles Open Live Crosspoints Screen lt Back Forward gt o PC Alone 7 6 Remote Dis
41. the directions on this screen to allow the MZP to correctly discover all the remotes in the system After reading the instructions on this screen click on the Open Unassigned Remotes button Now execute the instructions presented on this screen Discover and name all remotes in your system Now click the Forward button Intelix MZP Re0 Remote Discovery conference center_mzp Discovery Mode i used to locate all remotes in the system Run bode i Used for hardware test and configuration of remotes Tour MAP systen is curently in Discovery mode To discover Rel remotes follow these steps 1 Connect the Rel bus s AT2 plug into the Rel bus connector on the rear panel of the matris 2 Go to the first REO remote on the remote discovery list and press a button When the remote is exercised it will appear in the Unassigned Remotes screen with a time stamp in place of its name 3 Replace the time stamp with a descriptive name Click on the time stamp 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all REO remotes are discovered and tested 5 To test the remote hardware place the MZF system in Aun mode Press the buttons and turn the knobs of the remotes being tested The corresponding LEDs will track the buttons and knobs Note Rel remotes appear on the Unassigned Rel Remotes screen in the order that they are discovered Open Unassigned Forward gt Remotes screen MZP User Manual MZP Hardware In
42. the matrix as a response to the receipt of an Are You There message The matrix sends an I Am Here message whenever it is powered up or reset This fact can be used as a diagnostic tool when troubleshooting communication since the matrix can be relied upon to send the I Am Here message when reset 3 Set Current Value This message sets the attenuation level of an audio crosspoint and demonstrates control over the audio matrix after communication has been established 10 7 1 Are You There Shown below is the contents of the Are You There message The format of the message is explained in section 10 1 The message has no parameters the length is 2 bytes 1 byte for class 1 byte for message ID The checksum 1s the sum of all fields FAh 2h FCh Since FCh is greater than the RS232 ESCAPE value of 240 the checksum is escaped into 2 bytes FOh OCh The escape byte does not effect the length field The escape process is explained in section 10 5 Transmitting this message consists of sending the following string of 7 bytes FAh 00h 02h OOh OOh FOh OCh 00h 02h 00h FOh OCh 10 7 2 I Am Here Shown below is the contents of the I Am Here message This message is also sent by the matrix in response to an Are You There message This message is sent whenever the matrix is powered up or reset The format of the message is explained in section 10 1 The message has no parameters the length is 2 bytes 1 byte for class 1 byte fo
43. zone at emergency priority but does not begin the page The selection is latched on and can only be deselected with a cancel button red 5 Emergency Select and Talk enables pages into a specified zone at emergency priority and begins the page at emergency priority red 6 Cancel deselects all zones currently selected white 7 None the button has no current function grey When you choose any function that requires an associated zone a list of zones as defined in the audio zones screen appears in a list box below the function type Click on the zone to be selected by this button Repeat this process for each button in the paging station 9 2 6 4 To name a remote Click on the name box initially containing Click Here to Name type in the new name and click OK The status indicator above the name will have one of three labels virtual not connected to an MZP matrix all remotes in PC stand alone mode responding connected to an MZP matrix and responding correctly to system messages non responding connected to an MZP matrix but not responding correctly to system messages Ja MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 2 6 5 Adding a Comet Tail adding a Comet Tail to a paging station gives the operator of the paging station control over the volume of all pages originating at that station Warning if a paging station s volume control is set at
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46. 2 signals and is connected to the RS 232 communication port can control these outputs via the Matrix Such devices include PCs and systems lighting controllers audio video editing systems Examples of binary outputs which can be connected to the Matrix include LEDs lamps relay coils solenoids Fig 14 This drawing shows an example of how to wire the binary outputs to the DB25 connector Up to 8 LEDs could be wired in this way Notes 1 pins 9 13 and 21 23 are internally connected to open collector drivers up to 100 milliamp sink 2 pin 24 can be used to connect an external DC supply 50 V maximum to the internal flyback diodes see using an external supply 3 pin 25 is connected to an internal 5 Volt power supply 500 milliamps 4 resistor values depend upon desired LED intensity typ 470 Q with internal supply MZP User Manual Appendix A 109 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix B Appendix B Using an external power supply For powering external devices through the DB25 connector there are two choices If your devices can be run on 5VDC with a total current draw of 500 mA or less then you can use the internal power supply which is brought out to pin 25 of the DB25 connector If you use the internal supply with an inductive load you must change the jumper setting to the internal setting on P8 as shown below for location of P8 see next page If your devices require a higher voltage or current you can
47. 32 Programming Guide 95 intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 1 General Communication This application explains how to establish and test RS232 communication between an RS232 controller and the MZP matrix mixer You must make the connection between the controller and the MZP with a null modem cable as described in section 2 0 You then send the MZP the Are You There message and listen for the matrix to return a I Am Here message After this sequence is complete you have established correct communication 1 Are You There e TONGE touch Panel Controller Pane 2 Am Here 11 1 1 Are You There This message contains no parameters Send the following seven byte string all bytes must be sent in hexadecimal form The last two bytes FO CO are the escaped checksum data fields 00h 02h FOh 0Ch RS232 START 11 1 2 I Am Here This message contains no parameters The MZP matrix mixer will send this message as a response to the reception of an Are You There message t is also sent by the matrix on any reset or power cycle This makes it useful for triggering start up and power failure command sequences on an external controller You should receive the following 7 byte message 00h 02h FOh ODh The last two bytes FOh DOh are the escaped checksum When this message is received you have correctly verified communication 96 MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide
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49. AG 21 F5 Are buttons programmed correctly See procedure Assigning inputs to buttons sec 6 7 2 1 F6 Are Audio levels set too low See procedure Setting audio levels AG 19 F7 Follow procedure Troubleshooting Audio Paths AG 2 130 MZP User Manual Appendix G intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 19 Setting and checking audio levels If the audio level for the selected program source is set too low it will be inaudible when selected by the remote The Matrix is an attenuation only device so the maximum crosspoint setting is unity gain A quick test is to set the cross point at this maximum value by manually entering the maximum level at the crosspoint under test Follow these steps 1 Go to the Audio Crosspoint Screen Installation gt Live Crosspoints 2 Doubleclick on the crosspoint to be tested 3 Enter 100 if viewing in percent or OdB if viewing in dB 4 Go to the Remote under test and select the source you have just raised to full gain AG20 Verify Audio Section Turn on all audio sources preamplifiers powered speakers and amplifiers Using the Live Crosspoint screen as described in section 9 5 2 turn on crosspoints to test each input to output con nection Listen at the output devices to determine if the matrix is passing audio AG21 Manually Setting Crosspoints Open the Live Crosspoint screen main gt Installation gt Live Crosspoints Select crosspoints that connect your audio
50. As Item 68 Save Item 68 flyback protection 110 Front Panel 17 G Get Remotes button 86 Ground Lift Jumper 17 112 Grounding 112 114 H Help Menu 86 Hex conversion table 90 Hexadecimal Transmission 89 Commercial controllers 89 I I Am Here 93 I Am Here example 93 ID chip unique 132 input types defining 39 Input Wiring Methods recommended 23 Introduction to using the RS232 Commands 93 Isolating bad bus leg 128 L LED blink codes 16 X8 board 123 LED Blink Codes LED 16X8 card 123 live crosspoints 85 M Matrix AC Power Connection 113 Matrix DC Power Connection 113 matrix name 82 Memory Clear 83 Memory Reset 83 memory reset 83 Message Fields 87 Mic Line Card 148 Mounting the MZP 21 MZP software installing 34 MZP Design Example 135 N New Item 68 no legs working 128 null modem 19 24 35 O Open Item 68 output names changing 43 outputs assigning names to 42 150 MZP User Manual Index outputs audio 22 outputs creating 42 P Page Begin 102 Page End 102 Page Volume station 50 page volume station 51 page volume station adding 51 paging and program levels Screen 75 Paging Stations 46 Paging Stations Screen 48 personal computer requirements 24 35 Phoenix connectors 19 physical installation 18 power cycle reset 117 power jack AC 21 power on off switch 17 power supplies 112 power supply connecting 21 power supply external 110 program distribution s
51. Frogram Input 2 FROGRAM Frogram Input 3 PROGRAM 6 3 1 Assign names to inputs All names in this example are from the example Conference Center mzp in Appendix J a Double click on the name you wish to set or arrow to the name and press Enter A text box appears b Type in the name you want to assign to that input c Click OK or press Enter 6 3 2 Define all input types There are two possible input types page and program A program input is any background source e g CD player or FM tuner Page sources are microphones Page sources always have priority over program sources When a page input becomes active it ducks and overrides all program sources The software has already assigned types based on your previous input If it is necessary to redefine the type of an output double click on the inputs type column This will toggle the selection The color of the input will change to reflect the new type Click OK to proceed to the next screen MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 39 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 3 3 Gain control with the mic line card You can optionally add a mic line card to the MZP The mic line card provides eight channels of preamplification and software control over a number of features for hardware details see Appendix N 6 3 3 1 Adding a mic line card To add a mic line card to your system software a Click on the Add Preamp button A mic line card is a
52. Inputs prints the audio inputs screen d Audio Outputs prints the audio outputs screen e Audio Zones prints the audio zones screen 9 3 4 Remote Discovery List This item prints a list of all ReO remotes in the system with column and check boxes for use by the installer to sequentially exercise the remotes during the Discovery process 9 3 5 Print All Reports Item After a confirmation message this item will send all available reports to the local printer This function is useful in documenting a finished installation 78 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 4 The Communication Item Selecting the Communication Item from the Main menu brings up the communication window which has three possible selections MZP to PC PC to MZP show details TA Intelix HZP conference center_mzp File Configuration Report GI Installation Help Upload 7 Download Communication Setup st Show Details 9 4 1 Upload Download The screen below appears allowing reading from the MZP writing to the MZP and communications setup TA Intelix M2P Upload 7 Download conference center mzp Comm Port Settings 9 4 1 1 Read Data From MZP device This item allows the user to load the currently open file with the data from an MZP hooked up to the PC For this option to work the PC must have already established communication with the MZP After communication is established the MZ
53. Intelix products are guaranteed against malfunction due to defects in materials or workmanship for two years If such malfunction occurs during the specified period this product will be repaired or replaced at our option without charge Further a product which has been repaired replaced 1s itself guaranteed for six months This six month guarantee applies even if the warranty repair replacement occurs within less than six months of the end of the original two year warranty period This warranty does not cover 1 malfunction resulting from use of the product other than as speci fied in the user manual 2 malfunction resulting from abuse or misuse of the product 3 exterior chassis appearance or 4 malfunction occurring after repairs have been made by anyone other than Intelix or any of its authorized service representatives 134 MZP User Manual Appendix H intelix MZP User Manual Appendix J Appendix J MZP Design Example and Templates In this section an example of a typical MZP application is presented It will demonstrate the entire process of designing installing and programming the system This is a simple example and does not demonstrate all the capabilities of the MZP system A drawing of the example system is shown below Reception Room A Cf es Co eee eee ee __ _ Pemp 4001 VOX ReObus Outputs MZP Matrix Inputs 05 CE S Room B a R a CD 1 Lett e _ 4001 VEX ight Left CI a2
54. LED DIP switch position Power red LED when lit indicates that the Matrix CPU is powered Status green LED whose function depends upon settings made in software DIP switches up position indicates the on condition down position indicates the off condi tion see section 3 5 1 DC Control DB 25 25 pin female receptacle for contact closure input output driver connections See Appendix A fal RS232 DB 9 9 pin female receptacle through which the Matrix is linked to computer PC and other RS232 devices See section 3 5 ReO Bus 6 wire modular jack receptacle similar to RJ11 or RJ12 through which the Matrix is linked to the ReO remote unit s The communication link 1s synchronous and serial 2 ground wires 2 clock wires 2 data wires The wiring connections to all the remote units are direct pin to pin Any new connection must have the same pin order to be functional See section 12 1 2 Audio Inputs Audio Outputs_ Strips of screw terminal Phoenix type plug receptacles male Each block accommodates four triplet plugs MZP User Manual System Overview 17 intelix MZP User Manual Quick Start 2 0 Quick Start This section will explain two major concepts how to physically install the MZP system and how to program it to create the required application The Hardware Installation section takes you from the installation of the MZP hardware compo nents through an audi
55. LEDs The Comet 0 I O is a control module for the MZP Multi Zone Paging and Program Distribu tion System that is used when external contact closures or 5 V logic signals need to be used to trigger the MZP to react to an external device The carefully optimized design allows the Comet 0 I O to conveniently interconnect with standard Comet devices in LAN bus topology Up to 128 Comet devices can be utilized with one MZP matrix mixer via ReO bus communication Each Comet can be easily assigned to perform its defined functions using the MZP setup software The Comet 0 I O makes the MZP an ideal choice for zone paging and program routing applica tions where external devices such as relays message repeaters emergency systems and other devices are capable of producing contact closures or 5V logic signals MZP User Manual Appendix F Open collector driver locations 5V 10mA LED 1 contact LED 1 contact Square pad ran eee af ebi ort Dto oo eS eon LED 2 contact LED 2 contact Square pad LED 3 contact LED 3 contact Square pad LED 4 contact LED 4 contact Square pad Circuit Board Description The above printed circuit board draw ing shows the necessary contact points for 4 contact closures and their 4 corresponding LED contacts Contact closures The contact closures can be activated by either a SPST switch or a 5V logic low signal A logic signal must be active l
56. Matrix DC Power Connection The mixer can also be connected to a DC power supply via the Phoenix style DC Power Jack on the rear panel The DC supply can be used as 1 the sole power source or 2 an on line backup Note If the DC supply is used as backup it must meet the following voltage requirements a regulated supply e g battery must be 18 volts or less using a voltage of less than 17V will reduce the dynamic range of the mixer when the main supply is off an unregulated supply e g generator must be between 17 and 18 volts Otherwise the mixer will draw from the backup supply even when AC power is supplied The current supplied must not be less than 3 0 A The wire configuration voltage and current require ments are as shown in the right hand figure below Battery A 18V Schematic diagram of DC power supply gt 5SA Rear Panel View 18VCT AC Power DC Power Battery B 18V gt 5A MZP User Manual Appendix C 113 AES a EEE EE ero lS AC 6 Matrix Grounding The chassis for the Matrix provides the main ground for all internal PC boards There is also a wire ground system to each board to ensure ground connection in the event the chassis is disas sembled MATRIX MIXER Typical Audio In Shield RS 232 REAR FRONT ReO 120 VAC Note There is no connection to the building ground via the AC power supply Building ground can be sup
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59. P will transfer all its programming to the PC The data will be stored in whatever file is open when the MZP device to PC command is issued This can be an existing file or a new one as the user wishes A typical use of upload is to modify an existing MZP application The user would transfer the file to the PC make the modification and use Write Data to MZP device described in section 9 4 1 2 to send the new configuration back to the MZP MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 79 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 4 1 2 Write Data to MZP Device This item allows the user to transfer the current file on the PC to the MZP connected to the PC After establishing communication between the PC and the MZP the PC will send the currently open file to the MZP which will store it in its local memory After transfer the MZP can be put in discovery mode and configured to run the new program A typical use of PC to MZP device is to send a new design to the MZP 9 4 2 Communication Settings The communication setup screen can be accessed either from Main gt Communication gt Commu nication Setup or from the Comm Port Settings button on the Upload Download screen There are five main choices TA Intelix HP Communication Settings conferenc Comm Port COM 1 a eset iets Use ESCAPE and Checksum m Device 9 4 2 1 Communication Port The port you choose must be present in your system and unused
60. Program Select Station ICD Player 1 L and A CD Player 2 L and R D Fii Tuner Tape Player 1 Room 4 volume 1 Room 4 select 2 Pp afl Virtual f Room col Add Comet T ail Remove This Station Controls Audio Zone Foam A Add Station Fels Slekar Remote Station Function Program Selector f Program Mixer PStart As Distiler ACD Play CAutoCs E Adobe W Intelis Intelig Eadie 244M This picture shows the Program Station for Room A after the addition of a Comet 4 and the assign ing of sources and names as explained above 54 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 9 2 3 Adding More Program Stations To add program stations 1 Click the Add Program Station button 2 In the Audio Zone drop down box at the upper left select the zone you wish to contain the new station 3 Assign sources to buttons and names to remotes as explained above 4 Add other stations using this method using the Next Program Station and Previous Program Station to navigate among them 6 8 2 4 Deleting Remotes Select a remote by clicking on one of its buttons it highlights with a blue box Click the Remove Remote button MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 55 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 10 Program Distribution Station A program distribution station controls
61. S 9 5 2 1 Changing Crosspoint Values Using the scrollbars on the matrix locate the crosspoint you wish to change double click on the crosspoint A popup allows a new value to be entered Click OK Changing the level of a member of a stereo pair changes both members 9 5 2 2 Views The view of the crosspoints is selectable among percent O 100 dB 100 dB to 0 dB vertical and horizontal bar graphs 9 5 2 3 Routing The Routing view selection allows you create manual routes for a particular source output pair Manual routes can be used to avoid the use of a Comet 4 remote in situations where an audio source will always be active to an output Manual routes are ducked by paging sources To manual route a source to an output take the following steps 1 select Routing view in the Live Crosspoints Screen main gt installation gt Live Crosspoints 2 Double click the cell at the intersection of the source and output you wish to manually route 3 To adjust the level of the manual route a open the Page and Program Levels screen main gt Configuration gt Page and Program Levels b double click on the cell you have manually routed set the level as desired then click OK 9 5 2 4 Maximum Levels The maximum levels allowed at a given input or output are controllable from this screen The view of these parameters can be turned on and off by checking unchecking the Input Volume and Out put Volume boxes Thes
62. S232 Commands introduction to Are You There 93 I Am Here 93 Set Current Value 94 RS232 communication troubleshooting 146 RS232 Message Fields 87 RS232 Message Protocol 87 RS232 Reserved Bytes 88 S screen saver 40 Select and Push to Talk button 47 servicing 134 Set Remote Polling 104 Set Current Value 94 Set Current Value example 94 set duck amount button 76 Set Remote Single Output 106 Show Details 81 Signal to Noise 115 slow and or erratic remote Response 128 start byte 87 station number 48 station program distribution 56 station setup screen 44 stations duplicate 53 system balancing 115 system overview 10 MZP User Manual Index MZP User Manual Index T Technical Information 133 Termination 29 testing a Stub LAN 125 testing Individual remotes 128 transformer 21 Troubleshooting a bad bus leg 128 Troubleshooting Audio Paths 122 Troubleshooting Remote Programming 130 Troubleshooting the MZP System 121 Troubleshooting the ReO Bus 123 U unbalancing the input 22 unique ID 49 51 54 57 Unique ID chip 132 Vy VCA 12 ventilation 19 verifying audio section 121 verifying inputs 123 verifying outputs 123 Verifying the communications processor 125 verifying the communications processor 125 version numbers hardware and software 82 virtual input output VCAs 85 W Warranty 134 Z Zone Select Result 101 zones 43 zones assigning names to 43 zones checking 132 zones creating
63. You can now assign it to its corresponding virtual remote 8 5 2 Retracting a mistaken drag and drop If you accidentally drag and drop a physical remote to a virtual one and realize that you have dropped it on the wrong remote you can undo the error simply by dragging and dropping the remote back to the unassigned remote screen It is now unprogrammed again and ready to be dropped on the correct virtual remote 8 6 Testing remotes with a two person team If there are two people available to test the system it is efficient to do as follows On the PC bring up the station to be tested Paging station or program station screen send the second person to the physical remote and have him press the buttons and turn the knob if any The actions at the physi cal remote will appear on the PC screen verifying that the remote is working correctly 8 7 Remote Blink Codes The LEDs on remotes have 5 main blink codes that assist you with determining the state of a remote these codes appear only on the physical remotes not on the PC screen a All LEDs off either not powered or normal run state if new system check power supply to remote b Single blink powered but no communication ReO data bus problem or not yet exercised If new system there is a problem in the ReO bus to that remote c Double blink powered up and received a message from the Matrix d Triple blink This state means that a message has been lost between the Matrix and the re
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65. a low level pages may go unheard including emergency pages The print button will print a report on the displayed station to the local printer The Help button will display a help file for the Paging Station Screen 9 2 7 The Paging Volume Station Item This screen allows the designer to specify each paging volume station in the system A paging volume station controls the volume of all pages into a zone Each paging volume station consists of a single Comet Tail remote or multiple Comet Tails that are functionally identical Move among the paging program stations by clicking the Next and Previous buttons 9 2 7 1 Programming the Comet Tail Click on the drop down list next to the Comet Tail and select the zone to be associated with the station 9 2 7 2 Adding a Comet Tail Click the Add Comet Tail button 9 2 7 3 Delete a Comet Tail Click on a button of the remote to be deleted it will highlight then click the Delete Remote button 9 9 2 7 4 Changing the name of a remote Click on the name box enter the new name and click OK 9 2 7 5 Deleting a station Use the Next and Previous buttons to select the station then click the Delete station button 9 2 8 ReO Program Stations Item This item allows the designer to define and program the hardware for each program station in the system Defining a program station requires two steps assembling the remotes needed and program ming the remotes
66. ace do not connect the REO bus to the remotes 1 Connect the power connector as shown below then install the remote devices in their wall box panel or other final destination The bottom LED on each remote will blink at about once per 2 seconds indicating that the remote has power and has not received a message from the matrix If the remote does not single blink troubleshoot the power supply with a voltmeter The voltage at the remote should be in the range 9 18 VDC or AC 2 If you have selected discovery mode as a remote recognition scheme or if your remotes are already programmed either by the factory or on your bench plug the ReO bus RJ12 connector into each remote Do not yet connect the ReO bus to the matrix mixer Note Because the remotes contains a full bridge rectifier the power connection can be made with the power plug in either orientation But for ease of troubleshooting we recommend that all plugs be oriented the same way This drawing shows the back of a typical REO remote and indicates how to connect the ReO bus power connector The ReO bus connec tions are shown for reference Fy M Po MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 33 intelix MZP User Manual Software Installation 5 0 Installing and starting the MZP software Regardless of where you obtained your MZP Designer software CDROM the Intelix web site or floppy disks use these instructions to install and start the software 5 1 Insta
67. al devices MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview 15 intelix MZP User Manual System Overview 1 2 2 Station Overview A station is a logical grouping of Comet remotes Comet 4s and or Comet Tails which control the routing and volume of audio inputs into output zones There can be up to 32remotes in a single station and up to 128 stations in a single system up to a limit of 128 total remotes in the system The remotes are described in detail in Appendix F There are four types of stations as shown below Paging Station A paging station routes a single paging input such as a paging microphone to any of several zones It is typically located at a receptionist s or secretary s desk Zones are selected by remote buttons in the paging station If a zone is already receiving a page when selected that zones LED will flash A paging station can optionally con tain a Comet Tail to control the level of all outgoing pages Zone 1 Zone 2 Page S 1 age Source Zone 3 Zone 4 COCO Page Volume Station A page volume station controls the volume of all 1 F pages into a single zone The station is located in the zone whose page volume is to be controlled Using this type of station different zones can a have a page volume station to set a level of page volume appropriate to their ambient noise level A program select station routes multiple program sources CDs tuners tapes etc into a single zo
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69. and virtual VCAs on each input and output giving maximum control flexibility On the following pages appear more detailed drawings of individual crosspoints showing the param eters available for controlling each crosspoint 1 Virtual input VCAs Y a gt s lA A s A Audio Crosspoint VCAs Audio Inputs p shti i i i XY XY Vy Ya Ya Vek Va Ve Ve V XY Audio Outputs 10 MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview 1 1 Matrix Mixer Overview continued This drawing shows how the Audio input a ries matrix is actually wired Each input and output is independent of each crosspoint 1 e a Audio input oe crosspoint affects only a single input output pair Audio input Audio Audio Audio output output output MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview 13 intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview 1 0 System Overview continued This drawing shows the a typical audio signal path input 4 to output 3 and the parameters that control each crosspoint in the matrix mixer s grid of crosspoints Note that each crosspoint has multiple controlling parameters Virtual input VCAs Audio Crosspoint VCAs Input parameters Ma AS SSNS SGN SEEN a A A A A A A M ni
70. anual MZP Hardware Installation Wizard 7 0 The Hardware Installation Wizard 7 1 Hardware Wizard Introduction The Hardware Wizard is an integral part of the MZP Windows design software There are two main groups of user who may want to use the Hardware Installation Wizard 1 Users who have completed a mzp design file using the auto designer or any other path through the MZP software and wish to load the design into an MZP matrix mixer program and test it This includes contractors programming on the bench or on site These users will be writing a design file to the MZP hardware 2 User who wish to test the integrity of an installed wiring system but are not loading a mzp file This group includes wiring contractors as separate from the system designers These users will be reading a design file from the MZP hardware You should know before you begin the Wizard which of these groups you belong to since the first screen requires that you choose between the two options before proceeding To maneuver through the Wizard use the Next and Previous buttons At any time you can exit the Wizard with the Exit Wizard button If you decide you have made a mistake or forgot an instruction on a previous screen you can move to that screen and back again using next and previous 7 1 1 Wizard Outline The Hardware Wizard will consist of 5 major divisions 1 RS232 Connection 2 Audio Wiring Test 3 Remote Discovery 4
71. are trans mitted in decimal or ASCII codes they will fail to work Hexadecimal is a base 16 number code that uses numerals 0 10 and letters A B C D E F On the next page is a conversion table from decimal numbers to hexadecimal In this document hex numbers are repre sented in the form xxh where xx are the two hex characters 10 3 1 Commercial controllers Most commercial controllers require the use of special codes to represent hex numbers for transmission For example Crestron controllers require the sequence xnn where nn is the hex byte to be sent 10 3 2 ASCII values Because computers deal only with numbers letters must be assigned a numeric code This code is called ASCII When you send commands to the Intelix Matrix Mixer there is one and only one case when you use ASCII codes That case is when you send names Whenever a name field appears in an example in this manual the example is enclosed in quotation marks Any other use of ASCII values will cause the command to fail For example the command Set Matrix Mixer Name uses as an example name field Emmanual Lutheran Church The quotes indicate that this data should be sent as ASCII values To do this use the ASCII table sec 10 3 3 to obtain the hex value for each character and transmit these values Never transmit the quotation marks 10 3 3 ASCII values of the alphabet This is not a complete ASCH table since it does not contain codes for numbers
72. ate the loss in such Systems simply add the losses of the remotes at each distance e g for a system with 11 remotes 8 remotes at 1200 feet 2 at 600 feet and 1 at 1500 feet lt 600 feet sg 600 feet gt lt 300 feet gt 2 Remotes 8 Remotes 1 Remote V ios 1r 0 1 A remote X 11 remotes 6 2 W 1000 ft X 600 ft 0 1 A remote X 9 remotes 6 2 W 1000 ft X 600 ft 0 1 A remote X 1 remote 6 2 W 1000 ft X 300 ft 4 092 3 348 0 186 7 626 V 40 This sum should always be less than 20 V If itis greater than 20 V then the distance between the power supply and the remotes must be reduced or the wire gauge increased Otherwise the voltage experienced by the first remote in the chain will approach the breakdown voltage of the regulator inside the remote 4 2 2 Grounding the ReO Bus Note Whether the power supply to the ReO remotes is AC or DC controlled grounding is impossible if either the data connection LAN ground or any of the power supply wires is shorted to the building or conduit ground Take care to make sure that such shorts do not occur MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 3 intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 4 2 3 AC power supply Usually ReO devices are powered by a 12 VAC transformer The transformer secondary is connected in parallel to all the remotes in the System at pins and 3 of their power connections See sec 4 3 As the ground lift jumpers J1 of the re
73. b Type in the name you want to assign to that output e g Room A c Click OK or press Enter 6 4 2 Set Duck amounts Ducking is the amount by which an audio output is lowered in volume when a page is present To set the duck amount of an output a Double click the duck amount you want to change A text box appears b Type the new duck amount you want c Click OK 6 4 3 View Options You can choose two ways in which to view the duck amounts percent O 100 or dB 100 dB to 0 dB Choose by clicking on the appropriate radio button 6 4 4 Stereo Options See section 6 3 4 Output stereo pairing is identical to input stereo pairing 6 4 4 Recap of Audio Output Screen You have now named ducked and stereo d your audio outputs Click OK to proceed to the next screen 42 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 5 Audio Zones Screen The screen shown below appears A zone is an arbitrary logical grouping of one or more outputs Any output can belong to any zone or multiple zones Zones are the principle way in which audio is routed in the MZP All page and program sources are routed to zones not outputs This screen allows the naming and defining of zones Output names are listed across the top of the grid and zone names are listed down the left Note that output names and zone names can be and often are the same TH Intelix HZP Audio Output ones test2 mzp Au
74. bly an open connection in the wiring for that leg The open will be found between the last working and the first nonworking remote Locate and repair the open 2 Look for short a disconnect all remotes on the bad leg b Disconnect the bad leg from the hub Using an ohm meter a DVOM test each wire of the bad leg against all other wires in the connector and against the conduit in which the bus runs If there is zero resistance on any test locate the short and repair it 3 A bus phase error occurs when a connector is mis wired This is most easily found by care fully examining each connector s wiring by color code to ensure that each connector had connected the bus correctly If any connector is mis wired replace it AG 13 No legs working If no legs work there are three likely problems 1 the wiring from the Matrix to the hub is defec tive 2 the power supply to the remotes is not working or 3 there is a loop in the LAN layout see page 59 for topolgy information 1 Using a known good remote replace the hub with the remote and test for correct opera tion If the remote works properly the wiring from the Matrix to the hub is OK 2 Using a volt meter DVM examine the voltage at the remote s power pins If the value does not fall within the required range of 9 18 V either AC or DC at the furthest remote from the power supply The power supply is at fault 3 If no legs work and the Matrix has been verified OK but removing one
75. brings up a window displaying the status of the board at that location TA Intelix MP Internal Hardware conference center mzp Miel E3 Audio Inputs Audio Outputs Mic Line 9 16 a 1 8 Mic Line 16 No Mic Line 17 24 25 32 33 40 41 49 49 56 57 64 OF Help di Update hb e f 3 00 o1 60 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference g3 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 5 1 6 1 Crosspoint Board status This window appears when the user double clicks on a cell in the internal hardware screen It dis plays information about the crosspoint board at the address selected TA Intelix HP Internal Hardware Details conference center mzp Audio Crosspoint Board Audio Inputs 1 8 Help Ea Audio Outputs 1 8 Hardware Wersiorn NOT RESPONDING Sofware Verson PC Alone The information on the screen includes the addresses covered by the board the hardware and soft ware versions of the board blank if the board is not responding whether or not the board is re sponding and the necessary DIP switch settings for the installation of a board at that address The addressing DIP switches will appear identical on adjacent cells since a single 16 X 8 board covers two sequential addresses Note that this screen appears whether the selected cell actually contains a board or not If you select a cell that has no board it will say Not Responding in red letters shown above If the board
76. cable The connection between the MZP matrix mixer and your control PC is made with a null modem cable with a DB 9 connector on the matrix end as shown below The wiring diagram for a null modem cable is at the bottom of the page The drawing you use will depend on the connector on your PC Most PCs have either a DB 9 or a DB 25 on the serial port The cable wiring for both connectors are shown Note Some devices require that Clear to Send and Ready to send pins 7 and 8 be tied together RS232 DB9 to DB9 connections for a RS 232 DB9 to DB 25 connections null modem cable for a null modem cable Z 2 l 2 Matrix I gt Matrix female TAL Controller 3 7 3 Controller female a a Eo DB9 5 DB 25 The connections of the MZP s DB9 connector for RS 232 communica tion Receive Transmit MZP User Manual Software Installation 35 intelix MZP User Manual Software Installation 5 4 DIP Switches There are eight DIP switches on the rear panel of the Matrix see drawing below For all DIP switches the up position indicates the on condition and the down position the off condition The function of these switches is shown below as WIA S s 2345678 o are L gt unused e t M Use RS 232 checksum and escape byte l 5 pases Y No RS 232 checksum and escape byte Ny 9600 Baud 2 N5 19200 Baud 7 38400 Baud 717 9600 Baud DIP switches 5 and 6 allow the RS 232 baud rate to be
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78. ceptionist s microphone is a page Type Prog Prog Prog Prog Prog Prog Prog Page Prog Prog Prog Prog The outputs in this example consist of a single output for each of the 5 rooms source Input Name 1 CD 1Left CD lleft 2 CD 1 Right CD Iright 3 CD 2 Left CD2left 4 CD 2 Right CD2right 5 FM Tuner 1 Tuner 6 Tape Player 1 Tape 7 Tape Player 2 Tape2 8 Reception mic pagemic 9 RoomA mixer Amix 10 Room B mixer Bmix 11 Room C mixer Cmix 12 Ballroom mixer GBmix AJ 4 Defining Outputs Output Name 1 Room A RoomA 2 Room B RoomB 3 Room C RoomC 4 Room D RoomD 5 Ballroom Ballroom AJ 5 Defining Zones In this simple example there will be only 6 zones Each room will have a zone of its own and there will be an all call zone that encompasses all the rooms It is possible to define any zone needed e g a zone containing only rooms A and D Zone Name 1 RoomA 2 RoomB 3 RoomC 4 RoomD 5 Ballroom 6 All Call Location Room A Room B Room C Room D Ballroom Rooms A D and ballroom MZP User Manual Appendix J 137 ee ES ees AJ 6 Determine a component list To determine all components required by the design you have entered in the MZP design software open the Sales Order item Main gt Reports gt Sales Order The report will show you a list of all components needed by your design This list can be printed AJ7 Programming your system After your system has been entered w
79. checked a window wil appear displaying the messages To remove the window uncheck the menu item All messages displayed in the Show details window are shown as transmitted and received from the point of view of the PC 9 4 3 Communication Icons All screens carry a communication icon in the lower left corner The icon in the lower left corner will indicate the current state of communication There are three communication icons This icon indicates that the PC is not attempting to communicate with an MZP PC Alone matrix mixer In this mode you can create new files and design systems for later transfer to an MZP In PC alone mode some functions may be disabled C This icon indicates correct communication between the PC and the MZP You can OK Mep transfer files monitor the MZP or make live real time changes in this mode m MDT This icon indicates a communication failure Common causes are incorrect commu E ki nication port selected incorrect baud rate or cabling errors 9 4 5 DIP Switch settings The DIP switches must match the baud rate settings in the software see section 9 4 2 2 Q was nee 1234567 8 o te ad L gt unused e 1 Hi Use RS 232 checksum and escape byte l USE No RS 232 checksum and escape byte AAA 9600 Baud 13 19200 Baud A 38400 Baud ZZ 9600 Baud MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference g1 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 5 The Installation Menu i
80. covery Setup screen This screen instructs you to power and check the MZP system in a particular sequence as prepara tion for discovering system remotes When you have finished the instructions click the Remote Discovery List button and print out the resulting remote list This list will help you in exercising the remotes Now click the Next button Intelix MZP Re0 Remote Discovery Setup conference center_mzp Perform these steps before proceeding 1 Make sure that the Rel bus ts disconmected from the matris Remove the AT plug from the Re0 bus connector on the rear panel of the matris 2 Press the Remote Discovery List button to view and print a list of all virtual remotes in your design 3 Appl power to all Rel remotes in the system 4 Confirm that all Rel remotes go to single blink mode 1 2 every remotes LED blinks about once every 2 seconds If not check the power at each remote it should 9 18 volts AC or DL 5 Confirm that all Rel remotes are connected to the Rell bus Le all Rel remotes have ther A172 connector in place Do not connect the ReO bus to the matrix TOU are now ready to discovery the remotes Remote Discovery Cancel Back Forward gt List 60 MZP User Manual MZP Hardware Installation Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Hardware Installation Wizard 7 7 Discover Remotes screen This screen gives directions on how to discover your system s remotes Follow
81. d via a momentary button and corresponding red status LED The mute function is latching as dictated by software and LED on indicates the mute function is active AF2 Comet 4 The Comet 4 is a digital remote control device designed for source selection or page routing functions Each remote has four momentary buttons and four corresponding red status LEDs to indicate when a selection has been activated Using the MZP setup and control software a Comet 4 can be programmed to function as a program selector In this mode each of its four buttons enables users to select one of four audio sources for a given zone Multiple remotes can be used 1f more than 4 sources are required in a program selection station A Comet 4 can also be programmed to function as a paging station In this mode each of the four buttons selects the room or zone to which a page will be routed Multiple remotes can be used if more than four destinations are required LEDs indicate when a page is successful or blink to indicate a zone is already being paged into from another location 118 MZP User Manual Appendix F intelix MZP User Manual Appendix F AF3 Comet 0 1 O Comet 0 Circuit board Component Side rear Input contact closure locations Switch 1 Contacts gt Switch 2 Contacts Switch 3 Contacts Switch 4 Contacts General Description The Comet 0 I O isa version of the Intelix Comet 4 remote control module that has no buttons or
82. dded you will see the first 8 inputs with O dB gain in the Gain column b To remove a mic line card click the Remove Preamp button c To set up a channel double click on the gain column for that channel The screen below appears Select a gain range and a phantom power setting If you click the Auto Setup button the MZP will examine the input and set the optimum range automatically Note that if you are monitoring a signal with this screen s meter you should disable your screen Saver since metering stops when the screen saver kicks in TA Intelix HP Mic Line Pre Amplifier Settings test mzp Audio Input 4 Paging Input 4 OF Hel Phantom Power et C Gn Gain f Line 0 dB gain C Aus 15 dB gain C Mic 60 dB gain C Manual 6 to 60 dB gain Ubon ener mf Post Gain Signal Level less than 19 dB Signal Present W W Signal Clip PC Alone 40 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 3 4 Set input mono stereo pairing This function allows you to link audio inputs together as stereo pairs Any change made to a member of a stereo pair will be automatically mirrored in the other member of the pair When you make an input stereo you will be prompted for more information a double click on the mono stereo box for the input to be changed A dialog box below appears b select mono or stereo at the left of the window I
83. de Pressing this button cancels and replaces all ongoing pages in the selected zone with the audio from the local microphone The page indicator LED on the affected page stations will blink to indicate to other operators that their pages have been overridden One or more of the paging stations may have a button assigned as emergency page Emergency pages are not affected by the 30 second time out they may last as long as required MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 47 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 7 2 ReO Paging Stations Screen The ReO paging station screen appears as shown below The software has already inserted the name of the only paging station Receptionist Mic inserted one Comet 4 and assigned paging buttons to the first two zones as well as the push to talk function p hirm BST Bed Fapa Sie bed ep mip j sit i f a Because this design from Appendix J Conference Center Design has 5 zones to be paged an other Comet 4 is needed in the paging station To add the Comet 4 click the Add Comet 4 button A new and unassigned Comet 4 appears 6p you will assign audio sources to buttons and name the remotes 6 7 2 1 To Assign inputs to buttons 1 in the label box next to the top button of the new remote choose Select 2 In the drop box below select Room C or the zone into which this button will enable pages 3 Repeat for each button needed Unused buttons
84. dio Outputs 2 4 d OF Outnut 1 Dutaut 2 Ontout 4 Ontout 4 F Help Audio ones Deselect Hd E Back Forward gt 6 5 1 Assign names to the zones a Click on a zone name A text box appears b Type in the new zone name c Click OK d note that to accommodate long names columns can be resized by dragging their boundaries After dragging the boundary click on the column 6 5 2 Define the zones Zones are collections of audio outputs Your outputs are listed across the top of the grid The mem bers of a zone are the columns that are checked V in the zone s row Default settings define include a zone for each output to a separate zone and a zone defined as All Call To include or exclude an output from a zone a Click on the cell you wish to change Use the Select and Deselect buttons to toggle the output in and out of the zone Double clicking toggles a single cell b groups of cells can be selected by click and drag then Selected or Deselected 6 5 3 Change output names This window allows you to change output names if you wish You need not alter output names Output name changes here are global and appear on all screens displaying output names To change an output name a Click on the name A text box appears b Type the new output name c Click OK 6 5 4 Recap of zone screen You have now named and defined audio zones the single most important concept in the routing of aud
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86. e HFP m PE Alane 9 5 1 Device Information Screen TA Intelix MZP Device Information conference center_mzp Matis Mixer Main CPL Hardware Version 0 0 Software Version 0 0 0 Model Serial Humber Name Conference Cented Rel Comet Remotes Bus Help Print Internal Hardware Reset MAP Device Ladd Rel Bus Present Rel Bus Yersion 0 0 0 Rell Bus State Aun Application Version 0 0 Description Epc Alone The device information screen Installation gt Device Information shown below presents informa tion general to the MZP system including 9 5 1 1 The name of the matrix The matrix name is a text string of up to 32 characters You can change the name by clicking on the name and entering the new name 9 5 1 2 Device information Displays the model number hardware and software version numbers not alterable by the user 9 5 1 3 ReO Bus status Shows the current status present or absent of the ReO bus and bus state run or discovery and version number If the ReO bus is not present the ReO bus version and ReO bus State fields are grayed out 9 5 1 4 Application Software Any special application software present on the machine will be displayed in the Special Application area 82 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 5 1 5 Memory Reset Pressing the Reset button leads the user to a scree
87. e identi cal functions on duplicated stations MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 53 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 9 2 ReO Program Stations Screen When the Program Stations screen appears it is blank and only the Add Station button 1s active As soon as you press Add Station the drop down list of zones becomes active and selects the first audio zone This means that the first station you add will be associated with zone Room A The example design has 5 audio sources so each program station requires a second Comet 4 Press the Add Comet 4 button and a new Comet 4 appears Now assign audio sources to buttons and name the remotes 6 9 2 1 To assign audio inputs to buttons 1 From the drop down list next to each button choose the audio source you want to assign to that button 2 Repeat for each button requiring assignment 6 9 2 2 Naming Remotes We highly recommend that you add names to remotes follow these steps 1 Click on the remote s name box usually filled by the Click Here to Name label 2 In the resulting text box type the name you want to assign to that remote Click OK 3 Repeat for all remotes If you right click on the name box of any remote whose status is either responding or not re 6 a popup appears showing the bus address and unique ID of that remote TA Intelix HZP ReO Program Select Stations conference center mzp What ls A
88. e matrix mixer for proper ventilation Do not install directly above a power amplifier or other significant heat source If you have unusual grounding requirements see Appendix C Ensure that the ReO bus is not plugged into the matrix mixer 2 1 2 Connect Audio Sources and outputs All audio sources and outputs should be connected to the matrix mixer via the removable Phoenix connectors on the rear panel All inputs are line level Paging microphones must be preamplified to line level Recommended input connection methods are shown in section 3 4 2 1 3 Install remote controls in their assigned locations on the ReO bus The locations for the remotes should be a part of your design documentation Install each remote in its correct position Plug in the power connection verify that the LED single blinks at a rate of about once per two seconds Now plug the REO bus connection the RJ12 plug into each remote The ReO bus should still not be connected to the matrix mixer 2 2 Application Creation This section begins with section 6 0 and will guide you from the end of the physical installation section through a final test and balance of the end user s system 2 2 1 Connect the control PC to the MZP Matrix Mixer Connect a DB 9 cable between your PC serial port and the female DB 9 receptacle on the matrix mixer labelled RS232 The cable should be a null modem configuration For details on this connection see section 3 5 2 2 2 In
89. e of three values 9600 19200 or 38400 The AVM supports 38400 at the embedded level and that speed can be used for Crestron and AMX programming but since Windows does not support that rate the AVM GUI cannot be run at 38400 DIP switch 7 allows the RS 232 checksum and escape byte to be toggled on or off These should be turned offin installations which include a permanent RS 232 controller such as AMX Crestron or custom PC program This greatly simplifies coding and decoding the RS 232 messages The RS 232 checksum and escape byte should be turned on in installations where the RS 232 communication may be hindered because of cable length greater than 50 feet or shielding from external electronic noise 92 M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual intelix M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 10 7 Introduction to using the RS 232 Commands This section introduces three RS 232 commands that are needed to begin programing the AVM The commands are chosen to get you started programming the Intelix matrix Two of the three commands establish communication and the third exerts control over a chosen audio crosspoint After these three commands are usable you should be able to use the rest of this manual to implement your application 1 Are You There This command is sent by the controller to check for the existence of a matrix If the matrix receives this message it replies with an I Am Here message 2 I Am Here This message is sent by
90. e user to define an output as monaural or as a member of a stereo pair The L R and Stereo Pairing columns reflect the assignment of stereo pairs 9 2 3 4 Help button pops up a help screen for this screen 9 2 3 5 View options The values in the output screen can be viewed in two different ways in percent of full scale range 0 to 100 or in decibels range 100 dB to 0 dB Choose your preference by clicking the appropriate option button at the right of the screen 70 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 2 4 ReO Station Quantity Item The ReO station quantity screen allows the designer to input the number of the various types of stations required by the design These types include Paging Stations route a single paging source to multiple zones Program Stations route multiple program sources to a single zone Paging Volume Stations control page volume into a single zone Program Distribution Stations route a single program input to multiple zones Use the up down arrows or direct text entry to change the values You can have any combination of station types as long as the total number of stations in a system is less than 128 A warning will appear if you attempt to exceed the 128 station limit 9 2 5 Audio Output Zone Item This screen allows the designer to specify what outputs are present in each zone A zone is an arbi trary collection of outputs any output ca
91. e values correspond to the virtual input and virtual output VCas as ex plained in section 1 0 page 14 To change these values make them visible by clicking on the appro priate check box the double click on the value to be changed In the resulting popup type the new value and click OK MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference g5 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 5 3 The Unassigned ReO Remotes item This item is used in the installation process for a new system When a new file is downloaded to a matrix as described in section 9 4 1 the actual physical remotes connected to the matrix must be assigned to the virtual station in the file design The matrix will be put in Discovery mode to enable discovery of the physical remotes The remotes must then be exercised to be discovered by the matrix As each remote is discovered by the matrix it will appear on the unassigned remote screen The remotes will appear in the order they are exercised and be displayed in rows left to right top to bottom The picture below shows no unassigned remotes since there is no MZP hardware attached View There are two ways to view the remotes in the Unassigned Remotes Window 1 Full This view shows each remote at a large size and allows the exercise of each button and knob on the remotes It becomes a very large screen when many remotes are present 2 List View by list shrinks the size of each remote to an icon size and puts all the remotes
92. ee with the baud rate setting in software Main gt Communication gt Settings gt Baud Rate O Bg A Reset E 9 0 T ms d i uw Fb S02 chock and repe bt Hi AS I32 ibia did fee a bree A F in Axed Se hoped hin fied Se hal 146 MZP User Manual Appendix M intelix MZP User Manual Appendix M Testing Communication in the MZP To test communication in an MZP in unknown condition take the following steps 1 Start MZP software 2 From the opening screen select New File and give a file name at the prompt click Save 3 Click Cancel for auto design wizard query 4 Open the communication menu main gt Communication Click on the Show Details Item 5 Go back to the communication menu main gt Communication Click on the Communication Setup button 6 Verify that the baud rate selected matches the baud rate selected by the DIP switches on the rear panel of the MZP chassis see drawing below 7 Verify that the Escape byte and checksum item selected matches thechoice selected by the DIP switches on the rear panel of the MZP chassis see drawing below 8 Verify that the selected port number is correct 9 Click Open Comm port button If communication is correctly established messages will start to receive messages RX If communication fails there will be transmit messages only with no acknowlege In this case click the Close comm port button change the comm port
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94. er s List gt Print 4 Using the list go to each physical remote and take these steps a Verify that the remote s LED is in double blink mode see Blink Code list in section 8 7 b Locate the remote on your ordered list of remotes The list should contain a virtual remote with a name that corresponds to the physical remote s location Mark this remote 1n the visitation order column so that you can determine the order you exercised the remotes c Exercise the remote press a button or turn a knob d Verify that the remote s LED goes to steady off indicating that the remote has been recognized 4 Repeat steps 4a 4d for all remotes After all remotes have been exercised and have appeared as responding on the Unassigned remotes screen 5 Return to the PC You should now name each remote on the unassigned remote screen with an indicator of its physical location e g west side of Room A The process of programming the physical remotes consists of dragging the image of the physical remote from the Unassigned remote screen and dropping it on the corresponding 8 g remote in the station screen If the names of the physical and virtual remotes are a good match i e are easy to match with one another this process can go very quickly If the names do not correspond well you may need to do some searching to determine which ones correspond The Intelix software provides a number of diagnostic tools to simplify this pr
95. et properly using the live crosspoints screen Installation gt Live Crosspoints and inputs are present on the Matrix input connectors and there is no audio level signal present on the output of the Matrix there may be a problem with the Matrix hardware Remove the connector by pulling straight out and examine the exposed pins on the output of the Matrix to ensure that no pins are bent or shorted S SS Ground Minus Plus AG 5 Have the remotes been recognized To determine if the Matrix has recognized the remotes in your system perform the following steps 1 In the MZP software go to the unassigned remotes screen Installation gt Unassigned ReO Remotes 2 Look at the status label for each remote they should read Responding this means that communication has been established and maintained with that remote Any Not responding in this screen means that the corresponding remote is not communicating with the Matrix AG 5 5 LED Blink Codes The 16X8 audio matrix card contains a green diagnostic LED This LED is only visible with the cover of the matrix removed The green LED blink codes repeat over a second period The mini mum on and off times are 1 second The codes are as follows on with double off blink OK IPB messages received on with triple off blink OK crosspoints changing off with double on blink battery failed MZP User Manual Appendix G 123 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 6 T
96. exists and is operating properly the window will say Responding in green letters TA Intelix HP Internal Hardware Details conference center_mzp MicLine Pre amp Board OK Audio Inputs 1 8 Doo ALANI Help Hardware Version 0 Responding Software Version 0 0 0 PC Alone 9 5 1 6 2 Mic line status This screen appears as a response to doubleclicking on the mic line column of the internal hardware screen It shows input range hardware and software versions blank if board is not responding whether or not the board is responding and the necessary DIP switch settings for the installation of a mic line board at that address 84 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 5 2 The Live Crosspoints Item This item bring up a screen showing the grid of all existing matrix crosspoints with their current levels displayed For testing and diagnostic purposes the levels in the live crosspoint screen can be altered Changes in this screen take effect immediately TIA Intelix MZP Live Audio Crosspoints conference center mzp Audio Outputs 1 2 Audio Inputs Room A Room B EET 7 1 Receptionist Wi 100 I Percent e JCO Flayeri L 100 rn 3 CO Player R 100 i A CD Player L 100 ta Ea 6 CO Player R 100 C Horizontal Bars b FR Tuner 100 4 t Routing e T ape Player 100 a Tape Player 100 f opat oume OOO CPEE TEEF A F Output Volume PC Alone A
97. f you select stereo the selection item for left right and partner become active If you change a stereo source to mono the left right and partner information is erased from the screen c select a partner for the stereo output The drop down list will shown contain only un paired mono outputs c select left right for a stereo channel The selection you make will be reflected in the choice for the partner d click OK when finished Your changes will be reflected on the Audio Inputs Screen TA Intelix HP Audio Input Stereo Pairing test mzp C Mono Sudio Input 5 Program Input 1 G Left Stereo Right Cancel Audio Input 6 Program Input 2 id ef Audio Input 7 A Input 4 Audio Input 8 Program Input 4 6 3 5 Recap of Audio Input screen You have now named typed stereo d and gained your audio inputs Click OK to proceed to the next screen MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 4 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 4 Audio Output Screen Outputs are defined as physical connections on the matrix which will provide mixed audio signals to amplifiers or other output devices They will later be grouped into zones The screen shown below appears TZA Intelix HP Audio Outputs test mzp Duck Amount Mono Stereo LAR Stereo Pairing 6 4 1 Assign names to outputs a Double click on the name you wish to set or arrow to the name and press Enter A text box appears
98. figuration topics which must be understood zones and input types 1 Zones Groups of audio outputs In MZP routing and volume control is all done to zones not outputs Typically a system has a zone per output and then special zones for special groups of outputs e g an all call zone would include all outputs 2 Input Types There are three input types in MZP paging pre announce and program Paging sources have priority over program sources For example when a pager is routed to a zone any program source will automatically ramp down to a pre defined duck level and ramp back to its previous level when the page is ended The external controller will handle three main functions program routing volume control and paging Program Routing Program sources are turned on and off using the select program local source and deselect program local source messages These messages perform the same functions as a Comet 4 remote control Volume Control Output volume control is zone based and uses the goto zone volume message Input volume is achieved with the goto I O volume message Paging The MZP system has two paging priorities normal and emergency A normal page will duck and ramp program sources down and back around a page An emergency page overrides all program routes and normal pages immediately to full mute To initiate an RS232 page three commands are used select zone begin page and end page MZP Quick Reference RS2
99. gured and their operations programmed using supplied MZP Designer setup and control software In the programming mode you enter the desired number of audio sources destinations paging stations and program selector locations Exact functional descriptions are added to the system using drop down lists and by typing descriptive names Paging levels routing remote control personalities duck level during page and any other parameters of the system are defined in this way Once the design phase is complete you download the design to the system hardware and begins to run normally Changing system functions and altering the existing system is possible at any time including while the system is in use using the software 10 MZP User Manual System Overview 1 1 Matrix Mixer Overview At the heart of the MZP Matrix Mixer is the application CPU which routes data and contains the software that runs the device The application CPU also contains several device level pieces of information and is responsible for RS 232 communication As shown in the drawing below the application CPU off loads many real time tasks to other CPUs These multiple CPUs are tightly coupled to provide real time processing and fast response time The audio crosspoint CPUs routes and mixes the audio signals from audio inputs and outputs Be cause these functions are distributed among several processors it is possible to perform complex tasks such as independent cr
100. he current level setting 0 100 6 8 1 Duplicate stations Any activity at one station for a zone will be reflected at all other duplicate station for that zone For example adjusting the audio level at a station on one side of a room will have the identical effect on the duplicated Comet Tail across the room The buttons LEDs and volume controls have identical functions on duplicated stations 50 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 8 2 Paging Volume Station Screen The page volume station contains only Comet Tail s Its purpose is to provide control over the volume of pages entering a particular zone This can be useful in a system that has different levels of ambient noise For example pages into an office area zone might be set at a fairly low volume while the same pages into a punch press zone might need to be much louder imisi BLP HoU Pag cde iskor Sect mrp Wia hA Pape Vine ior Thi Siar Cridi e ora creg ia Ad Piir Dadane Graan Gre Aor 6 8 2 1 Adding a Page Volume Station 2 Click the Add Program Station button The screen above appears 2 From the drop down list of audio zones at the bottom of the screen select the zone to which you wish to add the page volume station The page volume station is now added to the selected zone If you right click on the name box of any remote whose status is either responding or not re
101. hooting advanced 125 Byte Escape Sequence 91 C checksum field 87 Comet Remote Devices 118 Comet 0 119 Commercial controllers 89 Communication Icons 146 communication item Settings item Baud Rate 80 Close Port 80 Communication Port 80 MZP User Manual Index MZP User Manual Index Escape and Checksum 80 Open Port 80 Communication Recommendation 88 Configuration Menu Audio Inputs Item 69 Audio Matrix Size Item 69 Audio Output Zone Item 71 Audio Outputs Item 70 ReO Paging Stations Item 72 ReO Program Stations Item 73 ReO Station Quantity Item 71 configuration Menu 69 configure the PC Communication port 146 Contact closures 119 conversion table decimal to hexadecimal 90 CPU application 11 CPU Communication 11 creating Outputs 42 crosspoint board status 84 D DC Control 17 108 DC power supply 17 112 Decimal to Hex conversion 90 Decimal to Hex conversion table 90 defining Inputs 137 defining Outputs 137 defining Zones 137 design example MZP 135 design process 136 design templates 135 device information screen 82 DIP Switches 17 25 36 92 Discovery Process 63 Duck amounts setting 42 76 Duck time program source 76 Duplicate stations 53 E Emergency Priority 47 Emergency Priority button 47 Escape Sequence 91 exercising the remotes 65 F fan MZP 21 File Menu 68 Communication Item 79 Settings 80 Upload From Matrix 79 Exit Item 68 New Item 68 Open Item 68 149 intelix Save
102. ile this progress indicator may be barely visible 9 1 3 The Save Item Choosing the Save item from the File menu causes the software to save the currently open file to disk All changes since the last save are updated Note that during auto design triggered by the New item the file being created is automatically saved after every screen This is only true during auto design 9 1 4 The Save As Item Selecting Save as from the File menu allows the user to create new file based on existing ones If a new program requires only a single change to an existing file open that file with the Open item make the change and select the Save As Item You will be prompted for a path and filename The new file will then be saved under the new name and the original file unchanged under the old filename 9 1 5 The Exit Item Selecting the Exit item from the file menu closes the MZP software and returns you to the desktop If you have made changes to a file the program will ask you if you wish to save the changes 68 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 2 The Configuration Menu TA Intelix HP conference center mzp File BGG Reports Communication Installation Help Audio Matris Size Audio Inputs Audio Outputs Audio Output ones ReQ Station Quantity Re Paging Stations Re Page Volume Stations Rel Program Select Stations ReQ Program Distribution Stations
103. independently paging into each of the 5 rooms It must also be able to page all rooms simultaneously overriding whatever source is selected by the room s users The control room contains a program distribution station for the distribution of audio source CD 1 to zone Room A Room B Room C and Room D This station is not user accessible but is set by the manager CD1 1 is routed to each zone whose button is pressed Since CD 1 is also available in each zone as a user choice the program distribution station source can be overridden by the users in the zone When they press their button for CD 2 CD 1 goes off in that zone AJ 2 The Design Process The process of designing an MZP system from a spec such as this example can be broken down as follows 1 Use the design templates in sections AJ12 to list inputs outputs and zone names 2 Use the station creation template in this appendix to design the stations needed 3 Run the MZP Windows based design software and enter the information from the tem plates 4 Run the Hardware Installation wizard to install test and adjust your system 136 MZP User Manual Appendix J intelix AJ 3 Defining Inputs MZP User Manual Appendix J Remembering that the MZP Matrix is a line level device only list name and type all Matrix inputs Typing means distinguishing between program and paging types In this example the microphone inputs in the rooms are treated as program sources but the re
104. ing the Blink Codes To use the blink codes systematically use the following flow chart El Put the MZP software in Run mode 8 2 Disconnect the remote both power and data cables All LEDs should be dark E2 The remote is not gettito Connect the remote s power correct power or the cable Does the remote s LED go remote is defective to single blink mode E5 F4 The remote has been initial Connect the ReO bus Wait one ized correctly ReO bus is minute Does the LED go out working OK See section AND the remote s responding Troubleshooting Remote column on the REO screen Programming AG 16 Main gt ReO go to yes E7 Be sure that software is 1 run mode Remote may b defective Contact Intelix service department Does the remote s LED go to double blink mode E9 Does the remote s LED go to triple blink mode Bus is probably noisy or terminated incorrectly See sec 4 1 5 MZP User Manual Appendix G 129 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 16 Tree F Troubleshooting Remote Programming By the time you get to this point you should have verified that audio paths AG 2 and ReO bus AG 6 are working correctly F3 Does exercising the remote have any audible effect at all F4 Is the remote assigned to a station See procedure assigning a remote to a station AG 22 Yes F2 Does the remote control the wrong areas See procedure Checking zones
105. intelix M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 10 0 RS 232 Message Protocol 10 1 RS232 Message Fields All RS232 messages whether they are transmitted to or from the Matrix Mixer use the same message format Each RS232 message contains five fields All values are transmitted in hexadecimal format e g OAh For an explanation of transmitting in hexadecimal please refer to section 10 3 RS232_START length 2 bytes MSB first data 1 n by RS 232 Message Fields The first field of a message is always the RS232_ START byte FAh The second field is a 2 byte length transmitted most significant byte first The value of the length field is the number of bytes in the third field the data field e g 00h 07h The third field the data field holds the parameters of the message e g 02h 03h 02h O5h F2h 13h 88h The fourth field is a one byte checksum The value of the checksum is the additive sum of the bytes in the first three fields modulo 256 the least significant byte For example if the data portion 3rd field of a message is 2 3 2 5 239 19 136 the length field is O 7 The additive sum of the first three fields is 250 0 7 24 34 24 5 4239 4 19 136 663 297h The checksum is 663 modulo 256 151 97h The checksum feature can be turned off when necessary by setting DIP switch 7 to the down position This is recommended to simplify programming when using Crestron or AMX controllers See section 3 1
106. intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 4 3 Report Remote Single Output This message reports the value of a single remote s output When you have set automatic polling to mode 5 6 or 7 this message will be received for any change of output in the remotes being polled It reports the values of indicator LEDs and Comet Tail bar graphs This message will send you three parameters ad the address of the ReO remote reporting out the output being reported val the state of buttons LEDs and bar graphs data fields an Oe Fah 00h 05h Jata fields addres vale Osh oth The flow diagram below shows a simple example of synchronizing an RS232 controller with a ReO remote device The example assumes that you have already set Remote Polling to mode 4 on the Comet Tail Step 4 below uses the message Remote Single Output Report More complex applications may require the messages on the next page also 1 Knob turn 5 Change touch gt 2 Audio changes panel Touch ae raph an Panel oe soucn Bar nila Controller Pane changed 3 Change bar graph MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 105 intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 4 4 Goto Remote Single Output Status This message sets the value of a single ReO remote output If automatic polling for the remote is on a Remote Single Output Report message will be generated from this output cha
107. into list form This option eases the problem of many remotes on a small screen You click and drag the remote s icon to the virtual remotes in the station screens TA Intelix MZP Unassigned Re0 Remotes c Miel E3 Number of Unassigned Remotes 0 ra Print Get Remotes Eemaore Eemate Rel Mode Run ET Discover view 7 C Full i List When first brought up the unassigned remotes screen will be blank Click on the Go to Discovery mode button Using your remotes list visit each remote in turn and exercise it by pressing a button or turning a knob Each remote will appear on the unassigned remotes screen as it is exercised A name should be assigned to each remote as it appears The name should indicate the remote s physi cal location e g Room A west side The Get Remotes button forces the MZP to update the PC in case any remotes were undiscovered After all remotes have been recognized open the paging station screen Configuration gt ReO paging stations and the program station screen Configuration gt ReO program stations Drag and drop remotes from the unassigned remotes screen to virtual stations on the other two screen to assign them to their appropriate stations 9 6 The Help Menu The help menu offers a Table of Contents an index and a Find function that function according to Windows standard practice 86 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference
108. io in the MZP Click OK to proceed to the next screen MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 43 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 6 The ReO Station Setup Screen The screen shown below appears Here you give the program more information about your design you tell it how many of several different stations types your design needs A station is a control or group of controls that affect the audio in a zone A full discussion of stations and their types will be found in sections 6 6 1 6 10 In addition on every station screen including this one is a button leading to an explanation of each kind of station Use the up down arrows or direct text entry to select the correct number of paging program program distribution and page volume stations needed in your design If you delete an existing station a warning box will appear asking for confirmation this message can be disabled by the user Whenever you make a change on this screen the cancel button becomes active use it if you wish to undo your changes A change to this screen will not take effect until you click the apply button Clicking this button saves your changes to the active file When ready click OK to proceed to the next screen what ls Station OF ame Paging Stations Page Volume Stations tiple Program Select Stations Help We Program Distribution Stations Print Total 128 masimu 4 4 lt Back Forward gt
109. ith the MZP Windows auto designer you will be prompted to enter the Hardware Installatiom Wizard In the wizard you will be guided through a series of steps that program your physical system with the program as defined in your design file After installation you need only do final adjustments to be complete 138 MZP User Manual Appendix J intelix MZP User Manual Appendix J AJ 12 MZP Design Templates The following five pages contain templates to be used in customer application designs they are used with the design process explained beginning in section 6 0 List all inputs to the Matrix down the left and all outputs from the Matrix down the right Note The Matrix is an attenuation only device and expects to see line level inputs greater than 0 dBV If you have inputs such as microphones or aux level sources e g CD or VCR you will need to use micro phone preamps before the Matrix inputs to raise your inputs to line level optional mic preamps road Line Level Input Names Output Names Matrix Size by r L _ eet p J a N aN Se WS oX N A Uo N 2 e e e e VV VV VA VA VY VY h J Ss PO PS E e g Intelix models 4001 VC X or 8001 VC X equipped with Intelix 25EXT and CPHNX 8 MZP User Manual Appendix J 1 o gt O a SV ON erie E Zone Names Names of Output s in Zone 140 MZP User Manual
110. l an unexpected part of the building it is possible that a preprogrammed remote was installed in the incorrect location The best way to check this is to examine the label on the remote placed there by the factory programmer or presumably by the programming contractor at the time it was programmed AG 22 ID chip Each ReO remote device Comet4 and Comet Tail contains a unique ID chip This socketed 3 pin chip contains the remote s ID number which identifies the remote to the matrix If this chip is miss ing or loose it can cause unusual behavior by the remote If the remote goes correctly into single blink mode on power up see page 22 for blink codes but then goes to no blink mode and does not appear on the PC setup screen as recognized the remote s ID chip may be missing Refer to the drawing below for the location of the unique ID chip check the remote in question to make sure that the ID chip is present and well seated in its socket then repower the remote and test for correct installation The Comet 4 circuit board The arrow points to U2 the Unique ID chip The Comet Tail circuit board The arrow points to U2 the Unique ID chip INTELIX Cm Cc L os Lf
111. l need to look at each station and make the modifications your design requires and program each station Move through the list of paging stations by clicking the Next Paging Station and Previous Paging Station buttons The title of each paging input will appear in the text box at the top of the screen as its station is displayed 9 2 6 1 To add a remote to a paging station Click on the Add Comet 4 or Add Comet Tail buttons 9 2 6 2 To delete a remote from a station Select that remote by clicking on any button of the remote the remote will highlight then click the Delete Remote button After you have assembled the remotes required for a station it is time to program that station s remotes 9 2 6 3 To assign a function to a button Click on the drop list next to the button A list of possible functions drops down Select the function you wish the button to have Note that each function changes the color of the button for easy refer ence The button functions are described below 1 Select and Talk enables pages into a specific zone and begins the page at normal page priority blue 2 Select the button will enable pages into a specific zone but does not begin the page The selection is latched on and can only be deselected with a cancel button yellow 3 Talk enables the station s microphone into the zones that have been selected green 4 Emergency Select enables pages into a specified
112. lation Wizard El pc Alone intelix MZP User Manual MZP Hardware Installation Wizard 7 3 Audio Wiring Test screen In this screen you can check to make sure that you have correctly defined all audio inputs and out puts By clicking on the View I O button you can look at the inputs and outputs by name in two columns Verify that you have wired the audio equipment as defined on the screen When finished click the Next button Intelix MZP Audio Wiring Test conference center_mzp Use the View Inputs and Outputs button to confirm that the programmed audio Inputs and outputs match the physical wiring View Inputs Cancel Back Forward gt Outputs PC Alone 7 4 Mic Line screen If a mic line card is detected in your system this screen appears If no mic line card is detected the screen 1s skipped The screen allows you to open the Audio Inputs window where you can set the gain levels of inputs Set the gain ranges by doubleclicking on the gain column for an input In the resulting popup either select a gain range manually or click Auto setup to have the MZP set up the optimum gain range Repeat for each input If you accidently close the Audio Inputs screen click the Open Audio Input screen button Click Next button when ready Intelix MZP Mic Line Gain Settings conference center mzp A Micfline card has been detected in your system You must set the proper gain for
113. leg cause the rest to work then the leg removed has a short See troubleshooting bad bus leg AG 12 AG 14 Slow and or erratic remote response If a remote or group of remotes has a slow response time 1 e a noticeable lag between button presses and response there are two likely causes a noise or reflections on the bus or b a programming problem To narrow down this problem test the remote hardware as explained below If the response improves there is a problem with the bus noise or reflections see sec 4 1 5 MZP User Manual Appendix G 127 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 14 5 Testing Individual remotes Testing each remote s hardware can be done with built in MZP functions You create a hardware test station then add the remote under test to that station You can now see the results of button presses and knob turns both at the remote and at the PC screen For a one person crew follow the procedures below 1 On the PC open the station containing the remote to be tested 2 Open the Unassigned Remoted screen Installation gt Unassigned remotes 3 Drag the remote to be tested to the Unassigned Remotes screen and drop it there 4 Using the mouse double click a solitary LED and watch the response of the LEDs on the physical remote If the response of the remote improves markedly there is a problem with the bus noise or reflections See sec 4 1 5 Troubleshooting individual remotes Blink Codes There is a built i
114. lick OK 3 Repeat for all crosspoints desired 9 2 10 2 Setting Default Values To set all crosspoints to the full on setting 100 or 0 dB click the Default Values button After a confirmation all crosspoints will be set to 100 9 2 10 3 Viewing Crosspoints You can view crosspoint settings in percent dB vertical bars or horizontal bars Select the desired view by selecting an option button in the view at the right edge of the screen MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 75 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 2 11 Paging Ramp Times Screen After the system is assembled the remotes are programmed and page and program levels set there are two items left to adjust before testing duck amounts and ramp times MZP implements auto ducking meaning that pages into a zone automatically duck reduce the volume of program mate rial so that the page can be more clearly heard This section explains how to set the parameters associated with ducking duck amount how much the program material is reduced during a page ramp up and ramp down times the rates at which the program material is ducked and page ramp times There are four parameters associated with ramp times 1 Program source duck time The amount of time the program material ramps down when a page becomes active 2 Program source return time The time the program material takes to return to its prepage level after a page 3 Page source ramp up
115. lling the MZP software 1 Run the file mzp exe 2 From the main screen click on MZP designer then click on Install MZP Designer Software 5 2 Running the MZP software Open the MZP software from the Program files option in the Windows Start menu Intelix MZP The following screen appears TA Intelix HZP Welcome Read data from New File MF Device Exit You must now select an appropriate data source Your choices are 1 Existing file you will be presented with a standard windows file selection screen from which you will choose any existing mzp file that exists on the PC 2 New file this selection will create a new mzp file and launch the auto design wizard see section 8 3 MZP this choice connects you directly to the MZP matrix connected to your PC The communications link must already be established see Appendix M After you make your selection you will be returned to the main menu of the MZP software 34 MZP User Manual Software Installation intelix MZP User Manual Software Installation 5 3 Connecting the Control PC to the MZP Before you can program your Matrix Mixer you need to have a personal computer desktop or laptop capable of running the MZP program Your computer must meet these requirements V PC computer Pentium 133 MHz 32 M byte RAM or better with a CD ROM drive Windows 95 V Serial port connected to RS232 connector on Matrix Mixer y a null modem
116. met Tail to control program Program Source 2 gt volume in the zone Program Select Station eS There are two types of program select stations a selector and a mixer The selector selects just one program source at a time A mixer on the other hand mixes together all program sources that are selected i e each button latches on its program source until that button is pressed again Program Source 3 _ Program Source 4 A program Distribution station routes a single program input to many output zones It is typically mounted in the control room with the MZP and not accessible to the users This type of station can zme3 Save hardware cost reduce complexity and increase neg Security in certain designs The MZP automatically keeps the multiple controls on that input in sync so that the LEDs on a Comet 4 and the bar graph of a Comet Tail always reflect the same information Program Distribution Station Zone 1 Zone 2 Program Source 1 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 45 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 7 Paging Stations 6 7 1 Paging Station Explanation The paging station allows the user to page one or more zones within the system Physically the paging station consists of Comet 4 remotes and an input audio source e g microphone Optionally the paging station can include a Comet Tail
117. mote This indicates a ReO bus problem Check for noise or reflection conditions on the bus see Appendix K e Steady on custom programmed state unknown meaning Remember that for correct operation of the system you must go to Run mode after all modifications are complete MZP User Manual ReO Bus Modes 65 intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus Modes 8 8 A drag and drop example This page shows the three screens open in preparation for drag and drop during the discov ery process The unassigned remote screen at top Also pictured are the cursor as seen during the drag and drop process when you are be tween windows TZA Intelix HZP Unassigned Re0 Remotes c Miel E3 Number of Unassigned Remotes 0 Help Print Get Remotes Bemare Bemate To program the physical remotes with the properties of the virtual remotes click on a physical remote from the unassigned remote screen and drag it over the corresponding virtual remote in the paging or program station screen and when the cursor removes the red slash drop it The physical remote is now programmed with the characteristics you speci fied for the virtual remote Rel Mode f Pon E Discovey Repeat this process for every remote in the system 8 UN Eriha HIF HeD Fe ia e Oona Ce g Pals tetra Fr Pinger Sapir Slagle cone Cee mrp Wa Ue Peeps Seb S beder Z misie WF HoU Peg toker D Plaga o X Sa
118. mote to a location that is known to work will isolate a remote hardware problem from a bus problem Some of these symptoms also appear when a bus has excessive noise present The solution for all these problems is to terminate the bus as explained in section 4 1 6 4 1 7 4 1 6 Termination Termination is a technique for correcting the impendance of a ReO bus to eliminate problems arising from bus reflections and noise problems Terminating the bus is accomplished by adding resistors at the ends of the bus legs thus reducing the total impedance of the bus to a level that eliminates reflection The value of termination resistors depends on the topology of the system In general you 4 must lower the overall impedance of the bus to 50 Q This is done as shown below 4 1 7 Calculate the value of the terminating resistors Tiss Number of legs in the system Legs are defined as the number of home runs plus any sub legs over 500 feet emotes Total number of remotes in system X the resistor value to be added to each leg to lower the system impedance to 50 Q The equation below yields X Examples appear below legs XQ 02 004545 N Optional Terminating Resistors 48 KQ remotes After you have found the value for X add a resis tor of that value across the clock lines and data lines at the remote at the end of every leg Because the system impedance must stay above 50 Q the resistor you select should be the next
119. motes are not present the ground return for the data signals is provided by pins and 6 of the RJ11 12 connector see page 57 In the absence of the ground lift jumper the remotes electronics are grounded to the Matrix via the data connection ground This is connected to neither the building nor conduit grounds 4 2 4 DC power supply If the ReO devices are powered by a DC voltage supply and the DC supply has floating or isolated outputs then the grounding connections to the ReO remotes should be the same as for an AC supply as described above If one side of the DC supply output is grounded the installation of ground lift jumper should be avoided This configuration in the presence of the ground lift jumper can result in ground loops or large common mode voltages between the ground of the supply and that of the data connections Note When using a grounded DC supply the presence of the bridge rectifiers in the remotes will cause there to be a 0 7 V common mode difference between the DC supply ground and the remote ground This difference is negligible compared to the common mode rejection capabilities of the RS485 transceivers 32 MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 4 3 Installing ReO bus devices Each ReO remote device required by your installation should be installed in its final location When doing the initial installation 1 e before remote recognition takes pl
120. mp to raise signal levels rather than a pre Matrix amplifier or the Matrix itself diminishes this high level of performance The Intelix VC series mixers can be used as eight channel in line preamps boosting input signals of less than 4dB to the optimum levels for the Matrix AD1 System Balancing To take full advantage of the Matrix s high signal to noise performance take the following steps Drive the Matrix inputs with a signal of 4dBm to 26dBm Set all Matrix VCAs at 225 linear scale or 132 log scale This is 12dB of attenuation and allows for a signal level increase of 12dB and a decrease of S8dB Adjust the post Matrix system 1 e power amplifiers to produce the desired listening levels in the room or zone with this nominal setting of the Matrix MZP User Manual Appendix D 115 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix D Fig 12 The drawing below shows the signal to noise performance when the user attenuates a 4dB signal by 50 dB through the Matrix This scenario commonly occurs when the user sets the matrix attenuation controls at the nominal mid point in an effort to have maximum adjustment range However since the control is attenuation only the nominal midpoint is actually 50dB of attenuation This setting results in the relatively poor signal to noise ratio seen here Audio Matrix Amplifj Source Mixer 4 a eon 40 dB g enp Curve A SN 40 dB 0 dB A bp 20 dB a a oe aes 50 dB Noi
121. n allowing the erasing of the matrix s memory or resetting the MZP device For details see section 7 2 6 hii barska HFF Csere Hairdo Caha a e Reset Maik Mier and Char Hati Mamor nee Hairi His Cancel Do Nothin C2 Pt Aine 9 5 1 5 1 Reset Matrix Mixer This option acts as if you have pressed the rset button on the rear of the matrix Of course communi cation must be working to use this option 9 5 1 5 2 Reset Matrix Mixer and Clear Matrix Memory This button performs the hardware reset as in sec 9 5 1 5 1 it also completely clears the matrix memory This option should be a last resort since all aspects of your program data names etc will be lost 9 5 1 5 3 Cancel Do Nothing This selection takes no action Using it is exactly as if you had never come to this screen 9 9 5 1 6 Internal Hardware Item The hardware configuration button shows the user what audio crosspoint boards and mic line cards are present in the system Each cell represents an 8 X 8 crosspoint card This picture shows the matrix for the Appendix J Conference Center Design program It shows that there is one 16 X 8 boards installed at inputs 1 16 and outputs 1 8 Neither board has a mic line board installed and the crosspoint boards are not responding Non responding boards are shown in red while re sponding board are shown in green The window is scrollable to show all areas of the potential 128 X 128 matrix Doubleclicking on any cell
122. n be included in multiple zones The screen shows a grid of outputs across the top and zones down the left side If the intersection of a row zone and column output is checked that output is a member of that zone 9 2 5 1 To toggle a single cell Double click on the cell This toggles the output into and out of the zone You can also select the cell by single clicking on it then use the Select and Deselect buttons 9 2 5 2 To change a range of cells Click and drag to select the group of cells they highlight Now click on Select Deselect 9 2 5 3 To change zone names Click on the name the row highlights Click the Zone Name button type the new name and click OK 9 2 5 4 To change output names Click on the name the column highlights Click the Output Name button type the new name and click OK Note that you can drag the column boundaries to accommodate long names MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 71 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 2 6 ReO Paging Stations Item This item allows the designer to define the hardware and its programming for each paging station in the system Fully defining a station consists of two steps assembling the remotes needed and pro gramming the remotes Both steps are accomplished in this screen For each paging source defined in your file from the audio inputs screen the software will create a paging station automatically You wil
123. n diagnostic tool for troubleshooting remotes the remote LED blink codes The blink codes are different blink patterns that signify the internal state of the remote They are No Blink A remote that has no LEDs lit is in one of three states a the remote does not have power applied to it b the remote s unique ID chip is loose or missing AG 22 c the remote is powered up initialized by the Matrix and is operating normally Single Blink A remote showing a single blink at a frequency of about per two seconds has been powered up but has not received a message from the Matrix Double Blink Double blink indicates that the remote has been powered up and received a message from the Matrix though the remote may not have sucessfully transmitted If the remote stays in double blink mode the software may have been left in Discovery mode or there may be bus problems including reflec tions or a bad bus transceiver Triple Blink Triple blinking means that the remote has been acknowledged by the Matrix but failed to receive the message to go to run mode all LEDs off This condition is extremely rare Check for noise or reflections on the bus All other codes Since the remotes can be programmed for LED blink rates any blinking codes other than the ones above have been deliberately programmed by the last person to program the Matrix 128 MZP User Manual Appendix G intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 15 Tree E Us
124. n the Matrix 1 3 2 Matrix Rear Panel OO WOW o o IOR Inputs OO O joo afoocoocoodc oh V oooo Resetes 12345678 LOooooooooooo9g o0o000 18VCT DC Power a AC Power ri S 0 EE B GG a fe Ground Lift Jumper Access Access to ground lift jumper which connects the chassis to electronic ground 18 VCT 4 pin DIN receptacle for connection to an AC supply Power status is indicated by the red LED on the front panel This is the only means of powering down the matrix DC power receptacle for connection to a DC supply 18 VDC or batteries Reset button Restarts Matrix microprocessors does not reset program information
125. nal flybacks place the jumper between pins 17 and 18 on P8 Never place Jumpers in both positions Caution component U13 may be HOT View of HZP chassis with bottom remorej i iM DE PE E pn ee Internal U15 pom pumper PISI mt BETETE F WEF circuit boa WT baham of chassis rerne L g tral 5 Warning Placing jumpers in both positions will short out and destroy the internal power supply For internal flyback use the jumper should be between pins 17 and 18 on the jumper block For external flybacks the jumper should be between pins 19 and 20 There should be a jumper in one or the other of these positions NEVER BOTH PB Pr t De O35 MZP User Manual Appendix B 111 Appendix C Power Supplies and Grounding AC1 AC power supply Usually ReO devices are powered by a 12 VAC transformer The transformer secondary is connected in parallel to all the remotes in the System at pins and 3 of their power connections See page 57 As the ground lift jumpers J1 of the remotes are not present the ground return for the data signals is provided by pins 1 and 6 of the RJ11 12 connector please see sec 4 1 2 In the absence of the ground lift jumper the remotes electronics are grounded to the Matrix via the data connection ground This is connected to neither the building nor conduit grounds AC2 Ground Lift Jumper ReO remotes previously used a ground lift jumper if your remotes have a ground lift
126. nd corner of the screen and verify that the communication proces sor is present and running The screen also shows software version and indicates Run or Discovery mode If the screen does not indicate that the processor is present and running then press the reset button on the back of the Matrix When you depress the reset button the green LED will light and go off again when you release the button While the button is depressed the screen will report no matrix for RS232 status Now recheck the Device Information screen If the processor is still not running call the Intelix Service Department AG 9 Testing a Stub LAN In this test you will replace the system ReO bus LAN with a short section of bus and a single known good remote By testing this stub LAN you will determine whether the Matrix is correctly communicating with the ReO bus output Follow these steps referring to the drawing at the bottom of this page 1 Disconnect the building ReO bus by removing the RJ12 connector from the ReO bus port on the back of the Matrix 2 Make a short 2 3 feet cable with an RJ12 connector on each end 3 Make a short 2 3 power cable with a ReO power connector on one end and a connector appropriate to your 9 18 V power supply on the other 4 Put the MZP software in Run mode see sec 8 2 Go to the ReO screen Main gt ReO 5 Connect the power connector to a known good remote Verify that the remote s LED single blinks at a ra
127. ne The station is located in the zone and contains a Comet 4 button for every program sources needed by that zone It can also contain a Comet Tail to control program volume in the zone Program Select Station Program Source 1 Program Source 2 _ gt zoe There are two types of program select station a selector and a mixer The selector selects just one program source at a time A mixer on the other hand mixes together all program sources that are selected i e each button latches on its program source until that button is pressed again Program Distribution Station A program Distribution station routes a single program input to many output zones It is typically mounted in the control room with the MZP and not accessible to the users This type of station can save hardware cost complexity and increase security in certain designs The MZP automatically keeps the multiple controls on that input in sync so that the LEDs on a Comet 4 and the bar graph of a Comet Tail always reflect the same information Program Source 3 Program Source 4 gt Zone 1 Zone 2 Program Source 1 Zone 3 Zone 4 OO 16 MZP User Manual System Overview intelix MZP User Manual System Overview 1 3 Matrix Mixer Panels 1 3 1 Matrix Front Panel There is one red LED on the front panel This LED when lit indicates that there is power to the matrix There is no power on off switch o
128. nge The remote is defined by the address parameter and its output by the outputparameter This message has four parameters Address the address of the remote being set output which output to be set For the Comet Tail 1 bar graph 2 LED For the Comet 4 1 top LED 4 bottom LED value byte of output value specifier value 2 byte 2 of output value specifier Value fields for Comet Tail Value Output first byte 0 255 bar graph value second byte reserved h a SOMES If an LED is not blinking the value Value Meaning 1 field is either zero steady off or first byte 0 off 1 on one steady on The second byte is ignored To blink the LED set its initial state in value 1 and its blink value in value 2 The blink period is encoded as 50 milliseconds times the value of the second byte of the value field The least significant bit is the initial state of the LED 0 off 1 on second byte range 0 127 LED blink period Oxxxxxxx 50 milliseconds This example shows setting an output on a remote at address 5 If that remote is a Comet 4 the top LED would be turned on If that remote were a Comet Tail the bar graph would be set to value 1 data fields Data fields Checksum address output value a ue Olh oh OS5h 106 MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 4 5 Goto Remote Single Input Status This message
129. nnector type to remote 3 pin Phoenix connector phase tolerant Data Connection Topology T connections daisy chain and star acceptable nS Sei tite raat Daisy chain connection T connection Tend Star connection Recommended data wire Recommended power wire Category 3 e g Belden 1245A or West Penn 2 conductor stranded 18 AWG WP52995 Max powerwire length 18 AWG Belden 8461 West Penn 224 Maximum data wire length 12000 feet 4000 m Number of 12VDC 18VDC Supplied Accessories Remotes supply voltage supply voltage 2 6 32 mounting screws 1 4000 ft 12000 ft 1 female 3 pin IDC power connector 1220 m 3660m Dimensions A 1200 ft 3600 ft Decora Outline 366m 1098 m i PCB Outline 8 600 ft 1800 ft A J 183 m 549 m i 16 300 ft 900 ft 91 m 275 m 32 150 ft 450 ft ereEeE 46 m 137m ale Ene He ne SQKasrtss OG GAL IS 64 75 ft 225 It pe eee Toes ie 23 m 68 m z 128 33 ft 112 ft Q E 10m 34m EE p S ty Data communication K RS485 ReO bus 1 300 N J 0 130 33 020mm 8 3 302 mm Data connector 1 725 130 6 pin RJ12 modular jack connector 43 815mm 33 033 mm
130. nput to all zones Because of potential undesireable interactions with ReO remotes this command should not be used to set zone output levels use Set Zone Room Program Volume instead This command has three parameters This example sets output i o flag 0 number 3 1 0 number 3 to 255 current value FF escaped as FOh OFh data fields data fields checksum i o flag 00h o3h FOh OFh 100 MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 3 Page Routing A fundamental function of the MZP matrix mixer is the routing of pages Page sources can be microphones message repeaters or other audio source Pages are routed based on zones Routing a page requires selecting the zones into which the page will be routed beginning the page and ending the page The follow ing six commands are used 11 3 1 Select Paging Zone room This message associates a zone with a specified paging source It also sets the priority of the page This message must be called once for each zone required for the page It has three parameters This example selects zone 1 with paging source priority is normal data fields ee 00h 05h Jata Feld Olh Olh 11 3 2 Report Zone Room Selection This message is a response to a Zone Select message Examine the 9th byte of the message if the zone was selected correctly it returns 1 if the zone was unavailable for
131. number click the Open comm port button and recheck communication Once proper communication is initiated the communication icon in the lower left corner of each window will show OK Cabling Information The MZP should be connected to the control PC with a null modem cable Wiring diagrams are shown below RS232 DB9 to DB9 connections for a RS 232 DB9 to DB 25 connections null modem cable for a null modem cable 2 2 2 Matrix Matrix 3 __ 3 Controller 3 ey 3 Controller female female DBO 5 5 DBO a sh hH DB 25 The connections of the MZP s DB9 connector for RS 232 communica tion Receive Transmit Ground MZP User Manual Appendix M 147 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix N Appendix N The Mic Line Card The mic line card is a hardware option for the Intelix matrix mixer product line It provides an 8 channel preamplifier with software controllable characteristics Among these characteristics are 1 Four gain ranges a line range no amplification b aux range 20 dB amplification c mic range 60 db amplification d manual range screwdriver adjustment Odb 60db 2 Phantom power available on a per channel basis 15V 3 Signal present and signal peak LEDs on a per channel basis 4 Each channel has a signal sensor which is capable of sensing 20 to 24 dB This sensor is readable in software The mic line card has auto sensing capabilities This means that when pu
132. o open the Page and Program Level screen where you can optimize the audio crosspoint values for your design When you have completed the adjustment of crosspoints click the Open Paging Ramp Times button Adjust the four paging ramp times parameters as needed by your design Intelix MZP Audio Fine Tuning conference center_mzp Tour final task ts to optimize levels and ramp times 1 Adjust the crasspoints in the Page and Program Levels creen as desired 2 Adjust the four parameters on the Paging Ramp Times screen Open Page and Upen Paging Program Levels Ramp Times Cancel lt Back Finish Screen Screen 62 MZP User Manual MZP Hardware Installation Wizard intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus Modes 8 0 ReO Bus Modes 8 1 Bus Modes There are two modes in which the MZP system can operate Run mode and Discovery mode 8 2 Changing bus modes To change between Run and Discovery modes open the Unassigned Remotes screen Main gt Installation gt Unassigned Remotes Click either the ReO Run button or the ReO Discovery button 8 3 Run Mode Run mode allows the system to function normally 1 e it polls each remote in the system on a round robin basis and processes the remote commands This is the mode in which the system must be left after programming Run mode also allows system alteration to a limited degree If a single remote control 1s added to the system while it is in Run mode that remote will be
133. o test of the completed hardware installation It assumes that the job site has been completely and correctly wired The Application Creation section shows you how to use the installed MZP hardware and Designer software to program and test your customer s application It assumes that your customer s applica tion has been designed and documented This manual provides a set of application design templates in Appendix J Conference Center Design The figure below shows the basic components and interconnections of an MZP system Shown is a mixture of Intelix supplied and contractor supplied components Intelix supplies the MZP matrix mixer the Comet remotes PC software and optionally the ReO bus power supply and microphone preamps Contractor must supply microphones program sources external amplifiers speakers and PC needed for setup only 18 MZP User Manual Quick Start intelix MZP User Manual Quick Start 2 1 Hardware Installation The physical installation section will guide you from the point at which you begin installation of the matrix mixer and ReO remote controls through an audio test of the installed system It is assumed that the job site 1s wired at this point 1 e all wiring for audio and the REO bus is complete If the building is not wired see the section 4 0 You will follow these steps 2 1 1 Mount and power the MZP Matrix Mixer in the rack There should be at least 1 2 of free air space at the sides of th
134. ocess 8 4 2 Why Naming and Discovery Sequence are Critical Remotes are discovered by the MZP in the order that they are exercised When remotes are first discovered by an MZP matrix the remotes are undifferentiated that is the matrix cannot tell the difference between one Comet 4 and another In order for the installer to assign physical remotes to correct virtual remotes in the design program on the PC there must be a way to differentiate the remotes As you visit rooms and stations the remotes you exercise are recognized and appear on the PC screen in the order visited They will appear in the Unassigned Remotes window in order of discov ery left to right and top to bottom When you return to the PC to assign virtual remotes to the newly recognized physical remotes you must be able to distinguish among the remotes on the screen There are two things you should do to make this process simple First carry the Remote Installer s list generated from Reports gt Stations gt List gt Print Every time you exercise a remote mark on the list its physical location and its sequence number that is for the first remote visited mark it as sequence 1 and an appropriate name e g west side of Ballroom The second thing to do is to make sure that you have given good descriptive names to both the 64 MZP User Manual ReO Bus Modes intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus Modes physical remote like west side of ballroom abo
135. osspoint ramping slewing and implementing nonlinear response curves These tasks are used by the application CPU to implement higher level functions such as show control multi zone paging and room combining The ReO devices are the user I O interfaces The ReO bus has its own CPU the Communication CPU which constantly polls the remotes on the bus and reports to the application CPU The remote devices are logically grouped together into stations to provide flexible coordinated control locations for paging audio source selection and volume control The Matrix Mixer contains a 25 pin connection capable of carrying 8 binary inputs and 8 binary outputs This I O is generic so that the Matrix Mixer can interact with custom panels or other pieces of equipment MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview 11 intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Mixer Overview 1 1 Matrix Mixer Overview continued Audio Matrix The audio matrix is the heart of the MZP used to route and mixes audio signals from multiple sources to multiple destinations The audio matrix is designed so that audio inputs can be indepen dently mixed to all outputs simultaneously Each row of the matrix represents an individual audio input and each column of the matrix represents an individual audio output As shown in the sketch of an 8 X 8 Matrix below there is voltage controlled attenuator VCA at every crosspoint
136. ource to Balanced Input method 1 For an unbalanced source device the drawing below shows the best wiring method Because of the design of the Intelix mixer this wiring provides a slight 6 dB boost and moderate noise and ground loop rejection Unbalanced Source Unbalanced Source to Balanced Input method 2 For an unbalanced source device the drawing below shows an alternative wiring method Because the grounding of the minus input is not to the mixer ground this method does not provide the 6 dB boost Ground current and noise rejection is good Unbalanced Source MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details 23 intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details 3 5 Connecting the Control PC to the MZP Before you can program your Matrix Mixer you need to have a personal computer desktop or laptop capable of running the MZP program Your computer must meet these requirements V PC computer Pentium 133MHz and 32M RAM or better with a CD ROM drive Windows 95 V Serial port connected to RS232 connector on Matrix Mixer y a null modem cable The connection between the MZP matrix mixer and your control PC is made with a null modem cable with a DB 9 connector on the matrix end as shown below The wiring diagram for a null modem cable is at the bottom of the page The drawing you use will depend on the connector on your PC Most PCs have either a DB 9 or a DB 25 on the serial port The cable
137. outputs AG 4 Are signals present on the out puts Yes There is a defect in the audio wiring the amplifiers or the MZP User Manual Appendix G B5 Wiring between source and input is defective B7 See procedure LED blink codes AG5 5 Contact Intelix service department speakers between the Matrix and the speakers MZP User Manual Appendix G intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 3 Verifying Inputs Using a volt meter set for AC or an oscilloscope examine the and input pins of each input Phoenix connector used on the Matrix see illustration below Inputs are on the left side of the Matrix as viewed from the back If the audio source is reaching the Matrix you should see an AC level between 775 V and 2V If there is no audio level signal present on the inputs of the Matrix there 1s a problem with the wiring between the audio source and the Matrix input Any mic level inputs must be preamped to line level since the Matrix is a line level device only S gt Ground Minus Plus AG 4 Verifying Outputs Using a volt meter set for AC or an oscilloscope examine the and input pins of each output Phoenix connector used on the Matrix see illustration below Outputs are on the right side of the Matrix as viewed from the back If the audio source is passing through the Matrix you should see an AC level between 5 V and 1V If you have verified that crosspoints are s
138. ow 0 Volts activates the contact whereas 5 Volts is used for an inactive status A typical logic connection to switch input 1 is shown in the above drawing Output drivers The 4 output driver contacts can be connected to any 5 VDC devices operated with a current sink capacity of 10 mA or less The outputs are controlled by the system software which typically turns an LED on when its switch contacts are active These signals can be used for external indicators LEDs or lamps In standard software the outputs track the state of their respective contacts that is if switch 1 contacts are active the LED 1 output will be high 119 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix F ata connection topology Engineering Device Description Phase critical parallel wiring twisted pair data and The Comet0 I O is a wall mountable programmable digital clock remote control devices with unique ID capable of communi cating status information via RS485 communications from the Intelix MZP Matrix Mixer The Comet0 I O is supplied with the same four hole face plate as all Intelix Comet remotes ReO Bus Wiring To more Remotes Technical Specifications ome a View has tab side down Power requirements Note _ Crimp the brown conductor in the 9 18 Volts AC or DC One power RJ12 but cut it off after crimping su pply required per 12 remotes This will provide a more reliable Current draw 100 mA cs RY Phoenix connection Power co
139. plied through the chassis or shield connections or through the ground pins on the DC power connector AC 6 1 ReO Power and Grounding ml 12V O11 12V O 2 ground Q 2 ground Oy 3 12V O 3 12V This drawing shows the relative positions within the Comet Tail and the Comet 4 of the three pins of the ReO power connections Pin 2 is always grounded Pins 1 and 3 are powered 12 V AC or DC 114 MZP User Manual Appendix C intelix MZP User Manual Appendix D Appendix D Signal to Noise Considerations The MZP Matrix is an attenuation only device 1 e it cannot amplify signals passing through it When all the level controls are fully on there is unity gain and when fully off there is attenuation of 100dB To obtain optimum audio performance of the Matrix provide it with input signals of 4dB or greater Depending on whether the input is balanced or unbalanced the maximum input level should be no more than approximately 25dB To maximize the signal to noise ratio and to take full advantage of the performance of the Matrix it is important to balance the system levels with most of the gain occurring before the signal enters the Matrix rather than in the power amplifier afterwards The Matrix has an absolute noise floor of approximately 80 dB Proper level balancing using the signal source capability of 26 dB can result in signal to noise ratios of more than 100 dB Using the power a
140. ply to the remotes is OK The problem must be in the bus wiring past the hub Follow procedure isolating bad bus leg AG 11 D1 Disconnect all bus legs from the hub Recon nect the legs one at a time Do any legs work D3 Follow procedure D4 POLOW Broce Gur mG troubleshooting bad bus legs working AG leg AG 12 Do all 13 Do all remotes een ee ore work Follow Procedure Testing individual remotes AG 14 5 F T Star connection 126 MZP User Manual Appendix G intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 11 Isolating bad bus leg When you reach this procedure you should already have established that some legs even one of your system work but that not all of them do Take the following steps to isolate the bad leg of your bus system 1 Connect only the leg that works 2 One at a time plug in additional bus legs until the system fails The leg that causes the failure is the leg with the wiring problem AG 12 Troubleshooting a bad bus leg There are four major causes of a failure in a bus leg There may be an open in the bus a short a wiring error in a cable a phase error or for systems with more than 3000 feet of bus wire there may be reflection and termination problems Note By far the most common cause of bus leg fail ures is wiring errors in faulty crimps in connecting the RJ12 connectors to bus wires 1 Does the bus leg work part way down the leg then stop working If so there is proba
141. program s currently selected During setup a PC sets the maximum level of a program source to each zone and the relative levels between different matrix outputs within a grid based zone system The matrix mixer operates as a 0 to 100 percent of maximum controller To illustrate current level an LED bargraph always shows the current level setting O 100 Volume controls are disabled while a page is occurring in a zone 32 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 9 1 4 Mute button This function turns off the program source in a zone The mute button has no effect on the volume of incoming pages The button located under the program volume control is a latching function mute push button It lowers the audio to zero level for the zone and disables the volume control Program routing selections for the zone are not affected by muting The LED associated with the mute button will be lit while the mute button is active When the button is pressed again to unmute the zone program material will return at the same volume as when it was muted and the LED will go out 6 9 1 5 Duplicate stations Any activity at one station for a zone will be reflected at all other duplicate stations for that zone For example adjusting the audio level at a station on one side of a room will have the identical effect on the duplicated Comet Tail across the room The buttons LEDs and volume controls hav
142. r Supply Flat side AC Powers down Intelix supplies an 18 Volt 3 0 Amp center tapped transformer to power the mixer Large matrix mixers may require a larger power supply If another AC supply is used instead it should be of equal voltage and have at least a 60 Volt Amp rating The details of the AC Power Jack on the rear panel are as shown in the following figure 4 pin DIN Connector viewed from the rear of the Matrix Center No connect O O AC AC MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details 21 intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details 3 3 Connecting Audio Inputs and Outputs 3 3 1 Audio Inputs Any line level audio input can be routed and mixed using the MZP The inputs are connected to the Matrix via removable screw terminal Phoenix type plug receptacles The audio input to the Matrix can be either electronically balanced impedance of 20 KQ or you can unbalance it to 10 KO The correct way to unbalance the input is to float it 1 e leave the unused pin open as shown below For other methods of wiring Inputs see sec 3 4 Fig 9 These drawings show how balanced and unbalanced inputs should be connected to the Matrix audio inputs Matrix Input Connector Matrix Input Connector 3 3 2 Audio Outputs Audio output devices are connected to the Matrix via removable screw terminal Phoenix type plug receptacles The audio output from the Matrix is elect
143. r wire terminated in an RJ12 modular connector The bus contains two twisted pairs clock and data plus one ground 4 1 2 Connections Cables are terminated at the matrix end by an RJ12 modular plug and at the remote end by a Phoe nix type plug The ReO bus is a parallel bus 1 e all pins of a particular number are wired together as shown below This is a common cause of ReO bus error Make sure that each cable is wired correctly on both ends Note that twisted pairs should be placed on pins 2 and 3 data 4 and 5 clock The actual color code used 1s arbitrary ReO Bus Wiring 47 GND Brown white CLK Green X CLK Green white iie To more Remotes XC DATA Blue white RJ12 connector to matrix View has tab side down Note Crimp the brown conductor in the RJ12 but cut it off after crimping This will provide a more reliable crimp AY oD LY ON TY Op O O VU X X YO GZ 6 Y T H MR MUU ble Uy Yj f Phoenix connection to remote The Phoenix connector allow the daisy chaining of REO bus remotes as shown at the right Multiple wires inserted in one remote connection should be sol dered together Wire can be released by pressing the From Previous Remot orange button for the con nection Daisy Chaining Remotes MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 27 intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 4 1 3 ReO Bus Topology The topology of the ReO b
144. r message ID The checksum is the sum of all fields FAh 2h 1h FDh The checksum will be escaped when transmitted by the matrix Receiving this message consists of recognizing the following string of 6 bytes FAh 00h 02h OOh O1h FOh ODh data fields To n eo a M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual Pa RS232 START intelix M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 10 7 3 Set Current Value The Set Current Value message allows direct control over the attenuation at a single crosspoint Set Current Value cannot be used to set audio levels of a crosspoint that has been defined as part of an A V group for grouped audio use the class 12 Route Video message To use this message as a control test select a crosspoint to be set and encode it in the input output pair The example below sets the current value of the crosspoint at input 2 and output 5 The value to which the current value is set is encoded in the current value parameter This value can be any value from 0 full off to 255 full on The example below sets the crosspoint to 255 Since 255 is hex FF the value is escaped into two bytes FOh OFh Sending this message consists of transmitting the following ten bytes FAh 0Oh 05h 02h ODh 02h 05h FOh OFh and 15h When this message is properly received by the matrix the current value will be immediately affected since this command bypasses ramp time and slew rate You should immediately hear the
145. remote shown to control the volume of pages originat ing in that station A typical use of a paging station is press select buttons to select target zones press the talk button make the page it is heard only in the zones selected release the talk button Typical Paging Station Page Volume Z 5 eo Office x Furn TALK Applian Sales CANCEL e es e me Microphone You will route pages using the following four button types l Zone select push on zone select buttons 2 Push to Talk PTT press to page selected zones resets selected zones on release 3 Cancel button cancels zone selections 4 Select and Push to Talk selects predefined zones and activates page in a single button press 5 Emergency Priority emergency page to all zones overrides all others 6 7 1 1 Zone select Selects zones for paging An operator selects one or more zones by pressing one or more zone select buttons When a zone select button is pressed the LED indicator associated with that button will light if zone is available for paging Access is granted on a first come basis among equal priority requests If a zone is busy the associated LED will blink to show that access is denied Upon denial by the system the operator must press the button again to repeat the request A ten second zone select time out is implemented 6 7 1 2 Push to Talk PTT Pressing the push to talk PTT
146. ronically balanced impedance of 440 Q but it can be unbalanced impedance of 220 Q by the user The correct way to unbalance the output is to tie the negative leg to ground as shown below The Matrix is designed to give a 6 dB boost which compensates for the signal level loss due to unbalancing to a signal unbalanced in this way Therefore this method of unbalancing is preferable to floating one side of the pair of leads to unbalance it Fig 10 Matrix output connections for balanced and unbalanced output devices Matrix Output Matrix Output Connector Connector 22 MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details 3 4 Recommended Input Wiring Methods These are the best ways to connect sources to your Intelix mixer The mixer input is always bal anced From the drawings below choose the wiring method for your input device either balanced or unbalanced Balanced Source to Balanced Input normal Shown below is the normal wiring method for a balanced source device It has 6 dB gain and excellent ground current and noise rejection Gnd Z A Balanced Source Balanced Source to Balanced Input method 2 If the method above does not work in your application use the wiring shown below This method can solve certain ground loop problems It has 6 dB gain and good noise and ground loop rejection Gnd Balanced Source Unbalanced S
147. roubleshooting the ReO Bus This section explains how to find and solve problems with the ReO bus LAN after an MZP system problem has been traced to the bus by following the flow chart AG 1 There are two flow charts in this section If no remotes are responding go to Basic Bus Troubleshooting below If some but not all remotes are responding go to Advanced Bus Troubleshooting AG 10 AG 7 Tree C Basic Bus Troubleshooting This flowchart is used when no remotes on the ReO bus are responding when the remote recognition process is followed Start Cl C3 If after pressing the reset Follow procedure button on the back of verify Communication the Matrix the proces C2 processor AG 8 Is sor is still not present processor present and and polling Call the polling Intelix service depart ment C5 Follow procedure No Call the Intelix testing stub LAN AG 9 Does Matrix pass test service department The problem is in the ReO bus wiring Go to Ad vanced Bus Troubleshoot ing AG 10 124 MZP User Manual Appendix G intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 8 Verifying the Communications Processor The MZP contains a dedicated processor to handle communication with the REO bus If the REO bus is not working properly there may be a problem with the communication processor Check it as follows 1 Go to the Device Information screen Installation gt Device Information 2 Look at the lower left ha
148. s It is highly recommended that you assign descriptive names to your remotes at the design stage Try to name them in such a way that their intended location is clear e g West side of Ballroom and not selector 1 This will dramatically reduce the time needed to program the hardware during the Discovery process To name a remote locate the name field located below the remote s status label The name field defaults to Click Here to Name Click on the field type the remote s new name and click OK repeat for each remote MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 49 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 8 Page Volume station Each zone can have a paging volume control This control will vary all paging volumes and not program volume into that zone including emergency pages Typical Page Volume Station Oo Volume 6 Comet Tail remote control units adjust the level of the incoming page to each zone Any or all zones in the system can have a page volume station During setup PC software defines the maximum level of the page source to each zone In grid based zone systems the ratios between the different matrix outputs within the zone are maintained The volume control is always enabled even when a page is not occurring within a zone This means that if the volume control is turned all the down no page can be heard including emergency pages An associated LED bargraph always shows t
149. s a successful page 1 e the Zone Select result is 1 The panel indication of this condition is up to the designer 2 Zone Select 1 Button Press 6 Audio Changes 5 Page Begin Touch Panel Controller 7 P 8 Audio returns to normal age End 4 panel shows page OK 3 Zone select result OK The flow diagram below shows an unsuccessful page 1 e the Zone Select result is 0 The panel indication of this condition is up to the designer 2 Zone Select 1 Button Press Touch Panel Controller 5 No audio change 4 panel indicates busy 3 Zone select result busy MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 103 intelix MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 11 4 Synchronizing the RS232 controller and Reo remotes When there are ReO remotes in a program distribution system controlled by an RS232 controller syn chronization of the controller and the remotes becomes an issue The controller needs to be able to read and alter the output states of the remotes This is accomplished with four commands Set Single Remote Polling Report Remote Single Output Simulate Remote Single Input and Set Remote Single Output The first two messages are ReO to controller commands while the second two messages are controller to ReO commands 11 4 1 Communication Recommendation Because the Intelix RS232 is a simplex or half duplex bus protocol there are certain restrictions placed
150. sary by putting DIP switch 7 in the down position This is recommended when using Crestron or AMX controllers since it simplifies program ming See section 10 6 In the following example the data field of a message is 2 3 3 6 255 The byte 255 must be escaped into the RS232_ ESCAPE byte 240 followed by the difference between 255 and RS232_ ESCAPE 255 240 15 OFh The bytes actually transmitted are Start byte Length Class ID Input Output Target Value checksum FAh 00h 05h 02h 03h 03h O6h FOh FOh OCh Since the second byte of an escape sequence must fall within the range 0 through 15 inclusive any second byte outside of that range indicates that a transmission error has occurred and the message should be acknowledged by the receiver with RS232_ ERROR and ignored M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 91 intelix M series RS 232 Programmer s Manual 10 6 DIP Switches There are eight DIP switches on the rear panel of the Matrix see drawing below For all DIP switches the up position indicates the on condition and the down position the off condition The function of these switches is shown below O es WIM SS oe ee tf o L gt unused l 7 Use RS 232 checksum and escape byte unused Y No RS 232 checksum and escape byte 7 MOs07 Nero rTDymM AA 9600 Baud 2 N5 19200 Baud 7 38400 Baud 77 9600 Baud DIP switches 5 and 6 allow the RS 232 baud rate to be fixed at on
151. se Curye 90dB o Fig 13 This drawing shows the result of correctly following the system balancing procedure de tailed above The input signal is in the range of 4dB to 26 dB With the Matrix attenuation con trols set to 12dB the input signal is attenuated to 8dB The resulting signal to noise ratio is 1m proved to more than 80dB Audio Matrix Source Mixer Amplifier 40 dB Signal Curve wi SN 80 dB 2008 it a S y Dan a E E 20 dB 4 50 dB fl Noise Curve 90dB 116 MZP User Manual Appendix D intelix MZP User Manual Appendix E Appendix E MZP Reset Sequence Reset Sequence This section describes the power cycle reset of all Intelix Matrix products including the M series the MZP and the Psychologist products This cycle is the same whether the reset comes as a result of a power failure or a reset button press 1 Power goes down reset button is pressed or a software reset command is received 2 Within a half second the Matrix stops passing audio 3 If power has failed the Matrix memory is switched to battery backup preserving the current settings 4 Power returns to normal levels 5 The Matrix begins to restore the current settings of crosspoints across a five second ramp up 6 After the five second ramp time all crosspoints have been restored to their pre reset levels At no time will audio levels rise above the level just before the power failure
152. simulates a ReO remote input It is exactly as if that input has been stimulated in the real world a button press or knob turn This message should be used to synchronize the action of a Comet 4 device To synchronize a Comet Tail see Set Remote Single Output below If the remote s output is changed by this action the a report will be generated if automatic polling is turned on This command has three parameters ad the address of the ReO remote to be set in input number to be stimulated see page 129 for details val new value for remote s input data fields D aa ene 00h 05h data fields ee put ie eeu SL Olh The flow chart below show the sequence of events when using touch panel up down buttons to control a volume bar graph This sequence will keep the Comet Tail bar graph and the touch panel bar graph syn chronized 2 Set Zone Program Multiplier 3 Audio Changes 1 Button Press 5 Change bar graph 4 Set Remote Single Output Controller 6 Bar Graph Changed 7 Change Touch panel bar graph MZP Quick Reference RS232 Programming Guide 107 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix A Appendix A DC Control All DC control is performed through the DB25 connector on the rear panel This connector contains 8 input pins 8 output pins 7 ground pins and one 5 VDC pin and an external power supply pin The pinout is shown below Input 1 os ET Ground
153. size higher than the theoretical value These resistors are most easily added at the terminal block where each remote 1s connected to the bus shown at right MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 29 intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring Example 1 Your system has a total length of 4000 feet of ReO bus wire arranged in a star configuration with three home runs There are four remotes on each run The number of bus legs is three and the total number of remotes is 12 This bus falls in the range that may require termination Using these values in the equation of section 4 1 7 results in a resistor value of 197 Q Select the next highest standard value 200 Q Install the terminating resistors at the remotes marked by an X Remotes Example 2 Remotes Remotes 7000 1000 Matrix 1000 rR Example 2 Your system has a total length of 9000 feet of ReO bus wire arranged in a daisy chain There are twelve total remotes The number of bus legs is three and the total number of remotes is 12 This 4 must be terminated Using the equation of section 4 1 7 results in a resistor value of 415 Q Example 1 Remotes Select the next highest standard value 417 Q Install the terminating resistors at the remote marked with an X 4 2 Power Connections to the ReO Bus The ReO devices are not powered by the Matrix They must be powered externally This power must be 9 to 18 V either AC or DC It sho
154. sources appears Click on the de sired source Repeat for each button in the station Move among the system s program stations by clicking on the Next Program Station and Previous Program Station buttons 9 2 8 6 Naming a remote Click on the name box initially containing Click Here to Name type in the new name and click OK The status indicator above the name will have one of three labels virtual not connected to an MZP matrix all remotes in PC stand alone mode responding connected to an MZP matrix and responding correctly to system messages non responding connected to an MZP matrix but not responding correctly to system messages 9 2 8 7 Changing the zone associated with a station Use the previous and next button to display the station you wish to reassign Then from the drop down list of zones at the top of the screen select the new zone name 9 2 9 The Program Distribution Stations Item This screen allows the designer to specify the hardware and programming for each program distribu tion station in the system A program distribution station allows the routing of a single audio input to multiple zones 9 2 9 1 Adding A Comet Tail Click the Add Comet 4 button 9 2 9 2 Adding a Comet Tail Click on the Add Comet Tail button 9 2 9 3 Removing a Remote Highlight a remote by clicking on any of its buttons It highlights becomes surrounded by a blue box click the Delete Remote but
155. sources with your audio outputs Doubleclick the crosspoint it will toggle between full on and full off A check mark in the crosspoint indicates that it is full on The audio source should now be heard at the selected output AG 22 Assigning a remote to a station Do button presses cause the remote s LED to light and go out If so then the remote is in hardware test mode and has not been assigned to its station Take the following steps 1 Open the Unassigned Remotes screen main gt Installation gt Unassigned Remotes press the physical remote s button and see if the virtual remote in the Unassigned Remotes screen re sponds 2 Open the station to which the remote should belong this should be part of your system design Now drag the unassigned remote and drop it on top of the virtual remote to which it should be assigned This procedure 1s demonstrated in sec 8 8 MZP User Manual Appendix G 131 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 21 Checking Zones If a remote seems to work well but controls the wrong area in the building it is likely that a zone is defined incorrectly To check the definition of a zone go to the zone screen Main gt audio zones This screen shows the definition of each zone listed down the left of the screen as a collection of outputs listed across the top of the screen Check these definitions against your design documents If all definitions seem to be correct but the remote continues to contro
156. sponding a popup appears showing the bus address and unique ID of that remote MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 51 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 9 Program Stations 6 9 1 Program station explanation Program select and control stations are used to select among the various program sources available to the zone and to control the program volume in a zone These stations are normally located in the zones they control Typical Program Station O Volume A program station can have two types of select operation They are 1 Program Select 2 Program Mixer 6 9 1 1 Program Select Pressing a button on this type of station will cause the program source selected to be routed to the zone for that station In addition the associated indicator LED on the station will light to indicate the action while the previously selected program will be canceled and its LED is turned off One of N selectors allow only one program to be routed to the zone at any time 6 9 1 2 Program Mixer More than one program can be routed to the zone The buttons on this type of station operate as push on and push off latching function selectors The LEDs associated with selected programs light to indicate that they have been selected Programs selected are mixed into the zone s at rela tive levels set by the PC 6 9 1 3 Program volume control This optional volume control will alter the volume of the
157. stall and start MZP Designer software on the controller PC See section 5 0 for program installation For connection details see section 3 5 2 2 3 Define the System Use MZP Designer software to define audio inputs outputs zones and ReO remote stations For details see section 6 0 2 2 4 Connect the ReO bus to the MZP Matrix Mixer For the first time connect the ReO bus to the matrix mixer by connecting the RJ12 connector on the ReO bus into the RJ12 connector on the back of the matrix mixer as shown in the drawing in section 2 MZP User Manual Quick Start 19 intelix MZP User Manual Quick Start 2 2 5 Perform remote recognition Since your remotes have already been programmed either at the factory on the bench you may now put the matrix in Run mode and begin testing the system If you are using Discovery Mode for remote recognition go to section 8 4 2 2 6 Define and program the remotes The programming of the remotes is done through the MZP software and is guided by the definition of remote functions in your design See the section Defining Controls 2 2 7 Test and adjust the system To perform a system test you will need to have connected and turned on all audio sources Also the MZP matrix mixer must be in Run mode see section 8 3 Testing is be done by exercising each remote and listening to verify correct operation 20 MZP User Manual Quick Start intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details
158. stallation Wizard 61 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Hardware Installation Wizard 7 8 Remote Assignment screen On this screen you will learn to assign physical remotes to the virtual remotes in your design file First read the instructions on this screen Then open the Unassigned Remotes screen by clicking the Open Unassigned Remotes button Open the stations you wish to program first by clicking the appropriate Open station screen After finishing each station type open the next station type until all remotes are programmed Dragging and dropping the physical remote onto the virtual re mote programs the remote completely Intelix MZP Rel Remote Assignment conference center_mzp To Assign ReO Remote Definitions Open Unassigned Remotes screen 1 Drag and drop a physical remote from the Unassigned Remotes screen on to the appropriate virtual remote 2 After the physical remote i assigned to a virtual remote you should test the remote s functionality by pressing a button either on the screen or on the physical hardware Open Paging The button press will be reflected on the screen and on Stations screen the physical hardware 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all remotes in all stations Upen Page Volume Stations screen Open Program Select Stations screen Open Program Cancel lt Back Forward Distribution Stations CIEeer PC Alone 7 9 Fine Tuning screen This screen allows you t
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160. t in auto mode the card examines the specified input and sets its input range to the optimum settings for that input and notifies the user of the new settings Software provides a signal meter for each of the 8 channels Audio Input 4 CO 2 left L OF Hel Phantom Power ae C Dn fe iff Gain f Line 0 dB gain Aus 15 dB gain Auto Sep di C Mic 60 dB gain Manual 6 to 60 dB gain Post Gain Signal Level less than 19 dB Signal Present W W Signal Clip Jc Alone This screen shot shows the MZP control software for the mic line card Note the selectable range phantom power auto setup selection signal level meter and signal present and clip LEDs 148 MZP User Manual Appendix N intelix Index A AC power supply 112 Acknowledgment field 87 adding Program Stations 55 application creation 18 Are You There 93 Are You There example 93 ASCII values 89 ASCII values of capital characters 89 assigning audio inputs to buttons 48 54 assigning names to remotes 49 audio input screen 39 audio inputs 22 audio levels setting 131 audio matrix 11 12 audio matrix size window 38 audio output screen 42 audio outputs 22 audio zones screen 43 auto ducking 76 B baud rate 25 36 92 binary inputs 108 binary outputs 109 Blink codes Crosspoint board 123 Blink codes remote 65 blink codes using 128 130 building wiring 26 bus address 49 51 54 57 Bus Troubles
161. tation 56 program mixer station 52 program select station 52 program stations 52 program stations screen 54 program volume control 52 Push to Talk button 46 R ramp down time page source 76 ramp times 76 ramp up time page source 76 ramp up time program source 76 reflections 29 reflections in REO bus 29 relays 119 Remote Power Connections 32 remote power connections 112 remote recognition 20 remote sequence template 144 Remote simulate single input 107 Remote Single Output Report 104 105 Remotes set polling 104 remotes troubleshooting individual 128 removing Incorrect Remotes 10 ReO power supply DC 32 ReO bus 17 26 ReO bus connections 27 ReO bus devices installing 33 ReO Bus grounding 31 ReO Bus Installation 27 ReO Bus length of wire 29 ReO bus line loss calculation 31 MZP User Manual Index intelix ReO bus power 33 ReO Bus power connection 30 REO bus remotes daisy chaining 27 ReO bus termination 29 ReO Bus Topology 28 ReO Power and Grounding 114 ReO power supply AC 32 ReO Station Setup Screen 44 ReO wire type 27 Reports Menu Audio Configuration Item 77 Print All Reports Item 78 reports menu 77 Reserved Bytes 88 reset memory 83 Reset Sequence 117 return time program source 76 ring topology 28 Routing 85 Routing explained 85 RS 232 Command introduction 93 RS 232 Message Protocol 87 RS 232 Reserved Bytes 88 RS232 11 17 109 RS232 baud rate 25 36 92 RS232 Commands introduction 93 R
162. tboard ROM Application ROM Communications ROM CDROM diskette mtelix 2222 Pleasant View Road Middleton WI 53562 608 831 0880 fax 608 831 1833 e mail intelix intelix com Revision J 0303 2 MZP User Manual Introduction intelix MZP User Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents NTIER OG GC BOI seisoin a E E 2 TAO Sy Stet OV CIVIC Wena heel ea see tore RD heen anak hone uyea ieee eared le 10 LUM E MIke r OY CVC Wronin i E A 11 eZ RORE ON CLV CVV tec tates horse tunag S ceatcnen Puna le eese ea 15 12 Comet REMOte DeSCriPllONS ta acossevist het aduteeiis aaa eopieeisl hee aaearres eae eteis 15 he 22 SUAOI OV CL VC W ae teeta react esd ca aan wane eee eee ean S tance 16 EMaANN nEaN Eese A 17 ES Mav Front Pane besre E E 17 Lo Mai Rear Eine leien ni sateiesiniadann comsanei aber macsucereaancen 17 ZO OWCE STATE aooe e E E 18 ZA HardWare Instalati OH seinkan E ousnmatenseadsatandedoseesuads 19 2 1 1 Mount and power the MZP Matrix Mixer in the rack 0 0 ceeccceeeeeeeeeeeees 19 2 1 2 Connect Audio Sources and outputs ssessseoeeeesssssseeeerrsssssssseererssssssseeeressssss 19 2 1 3 Install remote controls in their assigned locations on the ReO bus 19 22 APPhication CLCAION sera a E TAa 19 2 2 1 Connect the control PC to the MZP Matrix Mixer ccccccecccccssseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 19 2 2 2 Install and start MZP Designer software on the controller PC eee 19 22a Denne
163. te of about once every two seconds 6 Connect the data cable the RJ12 cable from the remote to the Matrix ReO bus input Wait one minute 7 Watch the ReO screen and verify that the remote appears 8 Go to the unassigned remote screen Installation gt Unassigned ReO Remotes Verify that when you press the buttons orturn the knob on the remote the actions are reflected on the screen At this point you have verified that the Matrix is operating correctly since the Matrix and the remote are communicating in both directions Note If any part of this procedure fails change remotes and try the test again Disconnect building ReO bus 2 3 foot ReO cable MZP User Manual Appendix 6 90 emote 125 intelix MZP User Manual Appendix G AG 10 Tree D Advanced Bus Troubleshooting Once you are certain that the problem is in the LAN you need to know certain things about the system You will need to be able to disconnect each leg of the bus from the Matrix individually If you have used the recommended star topology shown at bottom of this page this will be relatively easy at the main hub you can disconnect each leg without disturbing the other legs If you used another topology you will need to be able to selectively disconnect individual sections of the bus In any case you will need a voltmeter that can measure both voltage and resistance D2 If any leg works then the wiring to the hub is OK and the power sup
164. the Syse erra a a aa 19 2 2 4 Connect the ReO bus to the MZP Matrix Mixer seessssseeeesssssssserrsssssssseseresssss 19 22 Per orm remote TECOCMIION sieci a 20 2 2 6 Define and program the remotes ensssssssoeeeesssssssseerrssssssseeerressssssseerresssssseee 20 22 t VESU AMC adjust ihe Syste areir a 20 S30 Matix Wirm Detalls eccessu aea aa aaeeea aaa 21 Sal Mounting tie WIZ Pm the RACK eer a a urate 21 Dao CONNEC NCP OW Ei SUDD E rrera sas dlanle see ice gi namtnond padaainan dere E 21 5 5 Connecting Audio Inputs and Outputs sasen E S 22 FLAGO a a a 22 Ando OGPU sarera A veto tes teoa ryt emeeeaasiaaee 22 3 4 Recommended Input Wiring Methods ssessseoeenessssssseeeerssssssssceresssssssssceerssssssseceeessssss 23 5 5 Connecting the ContronPC tote MZP neennneni n a S 24 IOL DIRS a E E e a T T 29 4 0 ReO Bus and Comet remote Wiring Details ccccccsssssssssssccccccccccccsssssees 26 Al Installation OL ReO BUS eosa ued pasia euler decd tanetind 27 AL WARY IYD a a sae kauieeteonruiaaason 27 FEZ Connec Hon oseane a e E E E naebaeue eee ocuereer 21 A ReO Bus FOPOlO i Veenen T E 29 4 14 Length of ReO Bus Connectons ccs Scsieesscectemntestendtandeaniees sve emai teaeuses 30 Ad RC TIE CHONG sosrensenenise ra ll Maltubis us iiuetauiht cuts cbt Mi eeatiubeir diam auils 30 LO Termina 8 0 10 eeweei ee err tee eee mr tre ne oe E E ee eee eer 30 4 1 7 Calculate the value of the terminating resistors ccccc
165. ton 9 2 9 4 Moving Among Stations Maneuver among the stations using the Next Station and Previous Station buttons 9 2 9 5 Adding and Deleting Stations Click on the Add Station or Delete Station buttons 9 2 9 6 Audio Source The text box at the top of the screen displays the Audio Source distributed by this station 74 MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 2 10 Paging and Program Levels Screen TA Intelix MZP Paging Levels conference center_mzp Audio Outputs E 3 4 F T Audio Inputs Room A Room B Room Room O Ballroo 1 Receptionist wli ee el Percent z C dB 4 Vertical Bars 5 oe ee i Horizontal Bars E JF Tuner r Tene Poyo M E EE Setback Anat Tope Piove EE E E E EE moe g Room A mb 10 Room B mix 11 Room mix 12 Room OU mix 13 Ballroom 14 Program Input 1 f a ae a 15 Program Input 1 E a es 16 Program Input 1 f a ae Epe Alone E gt This screen allows you to set the volume of all crosspoints in the audio matrix The crosspoints are represented as a grid of inputs listed down the left and outputs listed across the top Changing a crosspoint alters the volume of that input to the specified output only 9 2 10 1 Changing a crosspoint level 1 Double click on the crosspoint you wish to alter A text box appears 2 Type the value you want C
166. uld be distributed by stranded wire 18 gauge or heavier The Intelix connector is designed for 18 gauge wire so if a smaller gauge is used other connectors will be needed A single Comet device draws 100 mA A single supply can service more than one remote but some systems may require multiple supplies The voltage at any ReO bus device must not fall below 9 volts Multiple supplies can easily be connected using the Intelix three conductor receptacle Rear View of the Comet 4 and Comet Tail devices showing Power Connection Both AC and DC can be connected to pins and 3 Either pin may be designated as plus as the remotes all have full wave bridge rectifiers However for consistency and easier troubleshooting all remotes should be wired in the same way The location of the power supplies with respect to the remotes determines the amount of line loss in the power connections Note If the remotes are located nearer to each other than to the main rack the line loss can be reduced by locating the power supply closer to the remotes and not in the main rack To calculate line loss apply the formula on the next page 30 MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 4 2 1 Calculating Line Loss in ReO bus Power Supply Power Supply Voltage Vigoss 9 to 18 V Example In most systems the remotes will be located at various distances from each other and from the main rack To estim
167. us connections can take many forms to accommodate almost any applica tion Among the most commonly used forms are T connections daisy chains and stars Each of these connection types are shown below Note Because of its advantages in troubleshooting and maintenance Intelix strongly recommends using the star topology whenever possible Comet Remote Data Connection wie Matrix Junction T connection chain connection There is only one forbidden topology the ring This is because the ring topology contains redundant paths among remotes Redundant paths can cause data collision and communication failures An illegal ring topology is shown below 28 MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring intelix MZP User Manual ReO Bus and Comet Wiring 4 1 4 Length of ReO Bus Connections The maximum length of total ReO bus possible is 12 000 feet With a bus length over 3000 feet reflections become an issue and it may become necessary to terminate the bus at several points by adding termination resistors as explained below For bus lengths over 6000 you must terminate the bus 4 1 5 Reflections Reflections are returning signals bouncing back from an impedance mismatch on the ReO bus and causing phase cancellation Reflection typically manifests itself as intermittent transmission failures in remotes in the middle of long runs of bus Often the remotes before and after the problem remote will work cor rectly Moving the problem re
168. ve and to the virtual remotes in the design pro gram on the PC Ideally the virtual names should be the same as the physical ones Names of virtual remotes can be changed at any time right up to Discovery Spend some time now to ensure that you have descriptive useful names for all remotes 8 5 Non Responding Remotes If any remotes in the Unassigned Remotes window have a status indicator reading Not responding they have lost communication since you exercised them and should be repaired before proceeding There are two main causes for the problem power and ReO bus Pull and replug the power plug The remote s LED should go to single blink then double blink This indicates that communication has been restored If the remote still does not respond there is a problem in the ReO bus either an intermittent problem in the ReO connector at that remote or noise and reflections on the bus 8 5 1 Searching for a lost remote If you have a physical remote in the unassigned remotes screen that you cannot match with a virtual remote on the PC screen double click on an LED of the mystery remote in the unassigned remote screen This will cause that LED to blink at about 5 Hz both on the PC screen and on the remote in the real world Now leave the PC and search for a remote with its LED blinking at that rate When you find it note its location return to the PC and rename it in the Unassigned remote screen with a name that makes its location obvious
169. will retain their none label E bck l Wh la 2 Paging Sa BLP Hel Fagna Steere Hri ee Hili dj E i f This picture shows the Paging Station screen after the addition of a Comet 4 and assignment of inputs to buttons and names to remotes Note that the station number appears in the upper left hand corner in this case number 1 The station number will be used in the future for configuring new features 48 MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 7 2 2 To Assign names to the remotes 1 Click on the Name button usually filled by the Virtual Remote N label 2 Type the remote s name in the text box and click OK 3 Repeat for each remote 6 7 2 3 Adding and Deleting Remotes To add a remote to a paging station click either the Add Comet 4 or Add Comet Tail button The new remote will appear in the station screen ready to be configured as explained above section 6 7 2 1 To delete a remote from a paging station select the remote by single clicking on any button the remote will highlight with a blue box around it Now click the Remove Remote button The remote is removed from your design If you right click on the name box of any remote whose status is either responding or not re sponding a popup appears showing the bus address and unique ID of that remote 6 7 2 4 Naming the remote
170. wiring for both connectors are shown Note Some devices require that Clear to Send and Ready to send pins 7 and 8 be tied together RS232 DB9 to DB9 connections for a RS 232 DB9 to DB 25 connections null modem cable for a null modem cable 2 2 2 Matrix T Matrix female 3 o 3 Controller 3 3 Controller 5 5 female oe DB9 DB9 DB9 5 I DB 25 The connections of the MZP s DB9 connector for RS 232 communica tion Receive Transmit Ground 24 MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details intelix MZP User Manual Matrix Wiring Details 3 5 1 DIP Switches There are eight DIP switches on the rear panel of the Matrix see drawing below For all DIP switches the up position indicates the on condition and the down position the off condition The function of these switches is shown below gs WIG S s 2345678 o are L gt unused e t A Use RS 232 checksum and escape byte l UUEL Y No RS 232 checksum and escape byte N 9600 Baud 2 N5 19200 Baud 77 38400 Baud 717 9600 Baud DIP switches 5 and 6 allow the RS 232 baud rate to be fixed at one of three values 9600 19200 or 38400 The Windows MZP software does not support 38400 baud But that speed can be used by AMX Crestron and custom controllers DIP switch 7 allows the RS 232 checksum and escape byte to be toggled on or off These should be turned off in installations which include a permanent RS 232 controller such as AMX
171. yout project and click OK You will be guided through a series of screens a Define the Audio Matrix Size b Define Audio Inputs c Define Audio Outputs d Define Audio Zones e Setup ReO Stations f Define ReO Paging Stations g Define ReO Program Stations h Define Paging Volume Stations 6 1 1 Navigating in the Auto Design Wizard If you have made an error or wish to change some part of the design while using the auto design Wizard you can move forward and backward in the Wizard sequence using the Forward and Back buttons on each Wizard screen Changes can then be made as desired MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 37 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Auto Design Wizard 6 2 Define the Audio Matrix Size The Audio Matrix Size screen requires the entry of page and program input quantities and output quantities Use the up down arrows or direct text entry on the text boxes to enter the number of audio paging and program inputs your design requires The software treats page and program sources differently so it s important to set input types early on in the design process Page sources are treated as priority over program sources in other words a page will always automatically duck any program source routed to a zone In this first screen we determine what size matrix mixer we need by typing the number and type of inputs and outputs The actual number of inputs and outputs shown on the right
172. ypes MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 69 intelix MZP User Manual MZP Windows Reference 9 2 2 4 Stereo Pairing Stereo pairing allows the user to define an input as monaural or as a member of a stereo pair To change the mono stereo setting of an input click on the cell to be changed The resulting popup presents a choice of stereo or mono as shown below TA Intelix MZF Audio Input Stereo Pairing conference center_mzp udio Input 7 Tape Player 1 E Left i Bight bono C Stereo Audio Input 6 Fe Tuner ight If you select stereo then the boxes for selecting a stereo partner and let right choices become active When you click OK the changes will be reflected in the mono stereo L R and stereo pairing col umns 9 2 3 Audio Outputs Item The outputs item allows the designer to configure the system s audio outputs All parameters of the outputs can be altered except the number 9 2 3 1 Name To change the name of an output either double click the name enter the new name and click OK or use the arrow keys to reach the name you want press Enter type the new name and press Enter again 9 2 3 2 Duck Amount Duck amount is the amount by which an output is ducked lowered when a page into that zone becomes active To change the value double click or arrow to the desired cell press Enter type the new value and press Enter 9 2 3 3 Mono Stereo Doubleclicking on this column allows th

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