User ManualTable of ContentsAbout The MC-121Product Registration1Installation Considerations1Remote Control Battery Installation1About The MC-121Highlights1Product Registration1Installation Considerations1Remote Control Battery Installation1Menu Item Selection2Command Bank Activation2Command Matrix2About the Zones2Two-line Status2Status Menus2Status Menu Descriptions2Status Menu Parameter Descriptions2Status Menu Level Meters2Front-Panel Overview2Rear-Panel Overview2Remote Control Overview2Front-Panel Overview2Rear-Panel Overview2Remote Control Overview2Operation Considerations2Main Menu2Menu Navigation2Menu Item Selection2Command Bank Activation2Command Matrix2About the Zones2Two-line Status2Status Menus2Status Menu Descriptions2Status Menu Parameter Descriptions2Status Menu Level Meters2Setup3Input Setup3Changing Input Names3Assigning Audio & Video Input Connectors3Selecting Preferred Listening Modes3Configuring Advanced Input Settings3INPUT SELECT Parameter Settings3ZONE2 & RECORD IN Parameter Settings3Speaker Setup3Setting Crossover Points3Calibrating Speaker Distances & Output Levels3Speaker Calibration Parameters3Automatic Calibration3Manual Calibration3Rear-Panel Configuration3Display Setup3On-Screen Display3Front-Panel Display3Volume-Control Setup3Trigger Setup3Lock Options3LIVE! Calibration3Setup3Input Setup3Changing Input Names3Assigning Audio & Video Input Connectors3Selecting Preferred Listening Modes3Configuring Advanced Input Settings3INPUT SELECT Parameter Settings3ZONE2 & RECORD IN Parameter Settings3Speaker Setup3Setting Crossover Points3Calibrating Speaker Distances & Output Levels3Speaker Calibration Parameters3Automatic Calibration3Manual Calibration3Rear-Panel Configuration3Display Setup3On-Screen Display3Front-Panel Display3Volume-Control Setup3Trigger Setup3Lock Options3LIVE! Calibration3Audio Controls4Audio Controls4Mode Adjust5Listening Mode Activation5Preferred Listening Mode Selection Parameters5Mode Buttons5Mode Family Selection Buttons5Listening Mode Descriptions5Listening Mode Menu Option & Parameter Descriptions5Mode – Parameter Relationships5Mode Adjust5Listening Mode Activation5Preferred Listening Mode Selection Parameters5Mode Buttons5Mode Family Selection Buttons5Listening Mode Descriptions5Listening Mode Menu Option & Parameter Descriptions5Mode – Parameter Relationships5Routine Maintenance6Restoring Factory-default Settings6Troubleshooting6Routine Maintenance6Restoring Factory-default Settings6Size: 3.35 MBPages: 208Language: EnglishOpen manual
User GuideTable of Contents1 Documents71.1 Change List72 Definitions72.1 Protocol Version Cross-reference83 Abbreviations84 General Description85 Physical Layer10DB-9 RS232 Connector105.2 Serial Port Driver105.3 Errors10MC-12 Receive Buffer10MC-12 Hardware Verification (V1.10, Not Supported in MC-12 V1.00, V1.01)106 Data Link Layer116.1 Errors117 Application Layer12MC-12 Asynchronous Notification Packets127.1.1 Wakeup Notification (MC-12, MC-1)127.1.1.1 Notification Packet Description127.1.1.2 Host Response127.1.2 Sleep Notification (MC-12, MC-1)127.1.2.1 Notification Packet Description127.1.3 Front Panel Display (MC-12, MC-1)127.1.3.1 Notification Packet Description137.1.3.2 Data Description137.1.3.3 HOST Response137.1.4 MC-1 Parameter Change (MC-12, MC-1)137.1.4.1 Notification Packet Description147.1.4.2 Data Description147.1.4.3 HOST Response147.1.4.4 Supported System Parameters147.1.5 MC-12 Parameter Notification by Id (MC-12)157.1.5.1 Command Packet Description157.1.5.2 Data Description157.1.5.3 HOST Response157.1.5.4 Defaults157.2 Acknowledgment Packets167.2.1 Acknowledge (MC-12, MC-1)167.2.1.1 Packet Description167.2.1.2 Data Description167.2.2 No Acknowledge (MC-12, MC-1)177.2.2.1 Packet Description177.2.2.2 Data Description177.3 Host Initiated Command Packets177.3.1 Reset Unit (MC-12, MC-1)177.3.1.1 Command Packet Description177.3.1.2 MC-12 Response177.3.2 Restore (MC-12, MC-1)177.3.2.1 Command Packet Description177.3.2.2 MC-12 Response187.3.3 MC-1 Send IR Command (MC-12, MC-1)187.3.3.1 Command Packet Description187.3.3.2 Data Description18MC-12 Response187.3.3.4 Data Validation187.3.4 Get Unit Configuration (MC-12, MC-1)187.3.4.1 Command Packet Description18MC-12 Unit Configuration Response Packet197.3.4.3 Data Description197.3.5 Get System Status (MC-12, MC-1)217.3.5.1 Command Packet Description217.3.5.2 System Status Response Packet217.3.5.3 Data Description217.3.6 Get Zone 2 Status (MC-12, MC-1)237.3.6.1 Command Packet Description237.3.6.2 Zone2 Status Response Packet237.3.6.3 Data Description237.3.7 Get System Parameter Definition (MC-1)247.3.8 Get System Parameter Values (MC-1)247.3.9 Get Effect Definition by Id (MC-1)247.3.10 Get Effect Parameter Definition (MC-1)247.3.11 Get Effect Parameter Values (MC-1)247.3.12 Get Custom Name (MC-12, MC-1)247.3.12.1 Command Packet Description247.3.12.2 Data Description247.3.12.3 Custom Name Response Packet247.3.12.4 Data Description247.3.13 Get Input Name by Id (MC-12, MC-1)257.3.13.1 Command Packet Description257.3.13.2 Data Description257.3.13.3 Data Validation:257.3.13.4 Input Name Response Packet257.3.13.5 Data Description257.3.14 Get FPD Control Registers (MC-1)257.3.15 Set System Parameter Values (MC-1)267.3.16 Set Effect Parameter Values (MC-1)267.3.17 Set Effect Name by Effect Id (MC-1)267.3.18 Set System Volume (MC-12, MC-1)267.3.18.1 Command Packet Description267.3.18.2 Data Description267.3.18.3 MC-12 Response267.3.18.4 Data Validation267.3.19 Set Main Balance (MC-12, MC-1)267.3.19.1 Command Packet Description277.3.19.2 Data Description277.3.19.3 MC-12 Response277.3.19.4 Data Validation277.3.20 Set Front/Back Balance (MC-12, MC-1)277.3.20.1 Packet Description277.3.20.2 Data Description277.3.20.3 MC-12 Response277.3.20.4 Data Validation287.3.21 Set Active Effect by Id (MC-12, MC-1)287.3.21.1 Command Packet Description287.3.21.2 Data Description287.3.21.3 MC-12 Response287.3.21.4 Data Validation287.3.22 Set Record Input (MC-12, MC-1)287.3.22.1 Command Packet Description287.3.22.2 Data Description297.3.22.3 MC-12 Response:297.3.22.4 Data Validation:297.3.23 Clear Record Input (MC-12, MC-1)297.3.23.1 Packet Description297.3.23.2 Data Description297.3.23.3 MC-12 Response297.3.23.4 Data Validation297.3.24 Set Zone2 Volume (MC-12, MC-1)297.3.24.1 Command Packet Description307.3.24.2 Data Description307.3.24.3 MC-12 Response307.3.24.4 Data Validation307.3.25 Set Zone2 Left/Right Balance (MC-12, MC-1)307.3.25.1 Packet Description307.3.25.2 Data Description307.3.25.3 MC-12 Response307.3.25.4 Data Validation317.3.26 Set Custom Name (MC-12, MC-1)317.3.26.1 Packet Description317.3.26.2 Data Description317.3.26.3 MC-12 Response317.3.26.4 Data Validation:317.3.27 Set Input Name by Id (MC-12, MC-1)317.3.27.1 Command Packet Description327.3.27.2 Data Description327.3.27.3 MC-12 Response327.3.27.4 Data Validation:327.3.28 Set FPD Control Registers (MC-1)327.3.29 Host Wakeup (MC-12, MC-1)327.3.29.1 Command Packet Description327.3.29.2 Data Description327.3.29.3 MC-12 Response327.3.30 Host Sleep (MC-12, MC-1)337.3.30.1 Packet Description337.3.30.2 Data Description337.3.31 Get Communication Configuration (MC-12, MC-1)337.3.31.1 Command Packet Description337.3.31.2 Communication Configuration Response Packet337.3.31.3 Data Description337.3.32 Set Communication Configuration (MC-12, MC-1)347.3.32.1 Command Packet Description347.3.32.2 Data Description347.3.32.3 MC-12 Response347.3.33 Set Mute (MC-12, MC-1)347.3.33.1 Command Packet Description347.3.33.2 Data Description347.3.33.3 MC-12 Response357.3.33.4 Data Validation357.3.34 Set Output Level Adjustments (MC-1)357.3.35 Send Display String Command (MC-12, MC-1)357.3.35.1 Packet Description357.3.35.2 Data Description357.3.35.3 MC-12 Response367.3.35.4 Data Validation:367.3.36 MC-12 Get Parameter Definition by Id (MC-12)367.3.36.1 Command Packet Description367.3.36.2 Data Description367.3.36.3 Data Validation:367.3.36.4 Parameter Definition Response Packet377.3.36.5 Data Description377.3.37 MC-12 Set Parameter Value by Id (MC-12)387.3.37.1 Command Packet Description387.3.37.2 Data Description397.3.37.3 Data Validation:397.3.38 MC-12 Set Parameter Value by Id, No Run (MC-12)407.3.38.1 Command Packet Description407.3.38.2 Data Description407.3.39 MC-12 Get Unit Configuration (MC-12)40Command Packet Description407.3.39.2 MC-12 Unit Configuration Response Packet417.3.39.3 Data Description417.3.40 MC-12 Send IR Command (MC-12)43Command Packet Description437.3.40.2 Data Description437.3.40.3 MC-12 Response437.3.40.4 Data Validation437.3.41 MC-12 Get Parameter Value by Id (MC-12)437.3.41.1 Command Packet Description437.3.41.2 Data Description437.3.41.3 Data Validation447.3.41.4 MC-12 Value String Response Packet447.3.41.5 Data Description447.3.42 MC-12 Set Parameter Notification by Id (MC-12)447.3.42.1 Command Packet Description447.3.42.2 Data Description447.3.42.3 Data Validation447.3.42.4 MC-12 Response457.3.43 MC-12 Parameter Get Value String by Id (MC-12)457.3.43.1 Command Packet Description457.3.43.2 Data Description457.3.43.3 Data Validation457.3.43.4 MC-12 Value String Response Packet457.3.43.5 Data Description457.3.44 MC-12 Clear All Parameter Notifications (MC-12)467.3.44.1 Command Packet Description467.3.45 MC-12 Get System Status (MC-12)467.3.45.1 Command Packet Description467.3.45.2 System Status Response Packet467.3.45.3 Data Description467.3.46 MC-12 Get Record Status (MC-12)487.3.46.1 Command Packet Description487.3.46.2 Zone2 Status Response Packet487.3.46.3 Data Description487.3.47 MC-12 Set System Volume (MC-12)497.3.47.1 Command Packet Description497.3.47.2 Data Description497.3.47.3 MC-12 Response497.3.47.4 Data Validation497.3.48 MC-12 Set Main Balance (MC-12)497.3.48.1 Command Packet Description497.3.48.2 Data Description507.3.48.3 MC-12 Response507.3.48.4 Data Validation507.3.49 MC-12 Set Front/Back Balance (MC-12)507.3.49.1 Packet Description507.3.49.2 Data Description507.3.49.3 MC-12 Response507.3.49.4 Data Validation507.3.50 MC-12 Set Active Effect by Id (MC-12)507.3.50.1 Command Packet Description517.3.50.2 Data Description517.3.50.3 MC-12 Response517.3.50.4 Data Validation517.3.51 MC-12 Set Record Input (MC-12)517.3.51.1 Command Packet Description517.3.51.2 Data Description517.3.51.3 MC-12 Response:517.3.51.4 Data Validation:517.3.52 MC-12 Set Zone2 Volume (MC-12)527.3.52.1 Command Packet Description527.3.52.2 Data Description527.3.52.3 MC-12 Response527.3.52.4 Data Validation527.3.53 MC-12 Set Zone2 Left/Right Balance (MC-12)527.3.53.1 Packet Description527.3.53.2 Data Description527.3.53.3 MC-12 Response527.3.53.4 Data Validation527.3.54 MC-12 Get Input Name by Id (MC-12)537.3.54.1 Command Packet Description537.3.54.2 Data Description537.3.54.3 Data Validation:537.3.54.4 Input Name Response Packet537.3.54.5 Data Description537.3.55 MC-12 Set Input Name by Id (MC-12)547.3.55.1 Command Packet Description547.3.55.2 Data Description547.3.55.3 MC-12 Response547.3.55.4 Data Validation:54Appendix A Command Codes55Appendix B Error Codes57Appendix C DC-2, MC-1 IR-Codes58Appendix D MC-12 IR Codes59Main59Zone-259Record59Shift59Appendix E MC-1 Input Id’s60Appendix F MC-12 Input Ids60Appendix G Protocol Constants61Appendix H MC-12 to MC-1 Effect Map62Appendix I MC-1 to MC-12 Effect ID Map63Appendix J MC-12 Mode Ids64Application Notes and Examples651.1 Box initializations:65MC-12:651.1.2 HOST:651.2 Getting System Wide Status and Setup:651.1 Downloading the System Setup to the MC-1651.4 Simple System Control & System Status:651.1651.5 Examples:671.5.1 MC-12 Get Unit Configuration671.5.2 Send MC-1 IR Command Example681.5.3 Send MC-12 IR Command Example691.6 MC12 V5.00 Parameter ID List69Size: 1.33 MBPages: 106Language: EnglishOpen manual
