MatrixAudioDesigns
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SourceComponents
Upto4stereoaudiosourcecomponentsmaybeconnectedtothe
MRC-8e/8.4e.Devicessuppliedbymostmanufacturerswillworkwiththissystem,and
industrystandardRCAconnectorsattherearof the
unitprovideline-levelinputandoutputconnectionsfordevicessuchasTuner,CD,Tape,DSS,
MP3playersetc.
Eachsourcecomponentisselectedbasedonkeypadentrykey,which
correspondstooneof the4audiodevices(labelled asinput1,input2,input3,input4).For
maximumbenefit,eachof theseaudiosources
shouldbecapableof beingcontrolledviainfraredremote.TheMRC-
8e/8.4eiscapableof learninginfraredcommandsfromtheaudio
componentsremotecontrol,allowingyoutoassigncommandssuchaspause,play,shuffle,
changetracksorstationstokeysonanyof the8
remotekeypadsoradditionallyvia anoptionalhandheldinfrared
remotecontrol.
Pleasenote:Justasa radioisincapableof playingtwodifferent
stationsatthesametime,if multiplezonesarelisteningtothesame
source,theywillbelisteningtothesamemusic.Youmaywishto
considermultiplecomponentsof thesametype(suchasthetuner)if
differentzoneswishtolistentodifferentradiostationsatthesametime.
InfraredEmitters
InadditiontotheRCAlineinput/
outputconnectionsforeachof the
audiodevices,therearealso
connectionsforinfraredemitters
(notsupplied)whichcompletesthe
controlcircuitbetweentheMRC-8e
/8.4eandtheindividualaudio
devicesattachedtothesystem.
Anycommandsreceivedfromtheremotekeypadsareprocessedand
sentdownthiscontrolleadtotheaudiodevice.CommonlyavailableIRemitterleadsare
unobtrusive,andattachtotheaudiodevicesremote
controlsensorwithdoublesidedtape,andconnecttotheMRC-8e/8.4e
byinfrared3.5mmmonooutputjackslocatedatthebackof theunit.
