Installation manual

28 Russound MCA-C5 User and Installation Manual
Rev. 1
SCS-C5 software download
The necessary software (SCS-C5) to program and congure the system is
available via download from the Doc Center at www.russound.com. With your
PC laptop, you can congure the system prior to connecting with the MCA-C5
controller. You can also congure the controller over Ethernet (read from
device/write to device) when the MCA-C5 is connected to the network. The
software has a Source Setup Wizard to aid in the setup and basic conguration
of the sources. Once congured, the system information can be saved to
a le. Reports can also be generated for a hard copy back up of the system
conguration.
Note: A USB driver is included with the SCS-C5 download in the same folder.
Have the "driver.zip" le unzipped and waiting (not installed yet) in a working
directory. When the MCA-C5 is connected to the PC, Windows will prompt the
user for driver information for the MCA-C5. Point the prompt to the working
directory with the USB driver.
Programmable options with SCS-C5 software
Items to be programmed with SCS-C5 software include:
Zone and Source Names - a list of predened names for both are available
and will be visible upon keypads and in reports. Custom naming is also
possible following the character parameters.
Source Exclusion - denes the set of sources available to each zone.
Party Mode Participation - whether the zone can participate in Party
mode.
Zone and Source Linked Groups - Two groups of each type are allowed per
controller. Groups share source selection and party mode participation.
All ON Participation - denes whether or not the zone will respond to the
All ON command.
Page Source - Source 8 can be selected as a page source.
Page Event mode - denes whether a zone will respond to a page event.
Page Volume - sets the volume of a page event in each zone.
SCSC5 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE
Power Management of Sources - enabled / disabled per source. If enabled
the source will turn on when the rst zone is turned on or the home
theater trigger has 12 VDC present. The source will turn o 5 minutes after
the last zone is turned o, or 5 minutes after input is discontinued from
the home theater trigger. This feature uses IR commands and audio signal
sensing to power up sources and initiate audio to conrm source power
states.
Internal AM/FM Tuner on Source 1 - If the tuner is utilized, any input via
the Source 1 input ports on the rear of the unit needs to be disabled.
Sound Controls - Adjust Bass, Treble, Balance, and Loudness initial settings.
Fixed / Variable Line Output - Determines if zone preamp output gain is at
a xed level or controllable with the zone volume adjustment.
IR Keycode Learning - allows IR codes to be learned, saved, and managed.
RS232 COM Port Settings - allows RS232 port to be re-purposed through
SCS-C5 to support other protocols and various baud rates based on the
intended use.