M&S Systems MC602 User Manual

M&S SYSTEMS

Model MC602

Master Unit

Owner's Guide

This booklet contains the information you need to get the most from your musical
intercom system. It also tells you what to do if your system develops operating
problems, and contains applicable statements of warranty. Keep this booklet for
future reference.

CONTENTS

MC602 FEATURES

MC602 Features ..................................................... 1

MC602 Master Unit Operation .......................................... 2

Setting Time................................................. 4

Seek/Scan .................................................. 6

Memory Operation ............................................ 7

Intercom .................................................... 9

Intercom Selector Switches .................................... 10

MC602 Room Speaker Operation ...................................... 12

MC602 Remote Scan Speaker Operation ................................ 14

MC602 Hand Held RF Remote Control .................................. 15

MC602 Advanced Features ........................................... 18

MC602 Troubleshooting Tips .......................................... 19

Statements of Warranty .............................................. 20

Congratulations! Your new Model MC602 is a state of the art Music Center that
provides Hands Free Room to Room communication throughout your house as well
as furnishing AM, FM, or auxiliary source audio. An optional door chime can be
integrated into the system to provide door communication with automatic music
muting. The MC602 contains a Digital Clock with a back-up power supply that never
needs replacing. It maintains the correct time and presets for up to 2 hours during a
power outage.

The Hands Free communications allows every station in the house to initiate a call
and then to listen for the response. The call initiator does have to press TALK and
LISTEN but the person responding does not need to press any buttons. The door is
even easier to answer with Automatic Hands Free communications from any station.
The system automatically listens to the door after you talk to it.

The state of the art transreflective LCD display and power conserving backlight can
be read in any lighting condition from direct sunlight to complete darkness. The unit
provides excellent fidelity for up to 15 rooms with plenty of power. The MC602 has a
Digital Phase Lock Loop Tuner with 8 AM and 8 FM Station Presets. The MC602 also
has two external source inputs (AUX IN and TAPE IN) and one line output (TAPE
OUT) that can be used with M&S's built-in Cassette Tape and/or CD player as well as
your TV or other music sources.

The MC602 has the ability to turn itself ON and OFF at preset times (like an alarm
clock or for security--to play music in the house while you are gone). The MC602 was
designed to be as user friendly as possible. It also indicates when and how the
intercom function is being used. The MC602 has an optional Door Release which can
be used to open a door or gate from the Master or any room with remote scan
speakers. The MC602 provides a Security interface which allows any remote scan
speaker to be used as a panic alarm for the security system or the MC602 can
provide a Home Automation interface which allows any remote scan speaker to
control a group of lights and/or appliances. These same remote scan speakers allow
memory or station tuning, changing sources, music ON/OFF control and system wide
music volume control. Up to four optional hand-held remote controls can be used to
control the MC602 from any room inside and even outside your house.

The MC602 allows you to monitor any room (including the Master) to let you know
when a baby is crying or when an elderly person needs help. The MC602 can be set
up so that this 'monitored room' does or does not hear other communication in the
house. There is also an intercom only position, a music with intercom override
position, and an off position for each room.

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In addition, your new musical intercom also features:

information is explained under the function with which it is associated.

*Smart Chime which will not interfere with Door Communications
*Lightning, static, and surge protection
*Improved reliability and serviceability

Your MC602 is designed to make your home more functional and enjoyable. Prepare
yourself for a more satisfying home living experience.

MC602 MASTER UNIT OPERATION

3. POWER button - This button is used to turn the MC602 ON and OFF. When
the unit is turned on, one of the four source indicators (AM, FM, AUX, or TAPE) on the
right side of the display will be SHOWN. When the unit is off, all four of these
annunciators will be off. The MC602 must be turned on to operate the radio, or to
listen to other music through the unit. Setting the times and auto * functions as well
as all intercom functions will work with the power ON or OFF.

Display

4. AUTO **** button - This button is used to turn the Automatic Music (AUTO *)
function ON and OFF. Pressing the AUTO * button momentarily, turns the function
ON and pressing it again turns it OFF. The AUTO * function is ON when the AUTO
indicator is displayed on the top of the display. When the AUTO * function is turned
on, the MC602 will turn itself ON Automatically when the current time reaches the
Automatic ON TIME and then turn itself OFF when the current time reaches the
Automatic OFF TIME. When the MC602 automatically turns itself ON it will always
turn on at the same volume level. This "AUTO ON VOLUME LEVEL" has a default
of 6 (See Sections 10 & 11) but it can be changed following these simple steps:

A. Turn the MC602 ON.
B. Momentarily press the VOLUME UP and AUTO * buttons at the

same time. Release both buttons.

When the MC602 is first connected to 120V house power the unit will set itself to
12:00 AM and the time will flash. The flashing display indicates that power has been
applied to the unit for the first time or that there has been an extended power outage
and the unit has lost its memory. The unit will operate properly and keep time from
this initial 12:00 AM setting, but it should have its memory restored by performing
sections 4, 5 and 9 in the following instructions:

1. MASTER SPEAKER/MICROPHONE High-Fidelity Speaker. This also is the
microphone for communications from the master unit.

2. DISPLAY Easy to read and understand Liquid Crystal Display with
backlight. The display normally functions as a clock or frequency readout for AM and
FM, but the display can also show additional important information. This other

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C. The display will show the letter "A" for AUTO ON VOLUME followed

by a number. This number is the volume of the music currently
playing and this will be the volume of the MC602 when it
automatically turns ON.

D. This AUTO ON VOLUME can be changed by using the VOLUME

UP & DOWN buttons.

E. When you have the volume at the level that you want the MC602 to

automatically turn on to, do not press any buttons for 9 seconds.
The display will go back to normal and the new AUTO ON VOLUME
will be
saved.

Display

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5. TIME SET button - This button is used to access the time setting mode.
When the TIME SET button is pressed momentarily, the display will indicate "SET
TIME" and the current time will be displayed with the hours flashing. The UP and
DOWN buttons (either TUNING UP and DOWN or VOLUME UP and DOWN) can then
be used to increment or decrement the current time hours. Pressing the UP button (or
DOWN button) momentarily will increment (or decrement) the hours by one each time
the key is pressed. Holding the UP button (or DOWN button) depressed will rapidly
increment (or decrement) the hours until the button is released. The time display also
includes the AM or PM indicator which is changed by scrolling the hours past 12:00.

Note: The MC602 remains in the set mode for 25 seconds with no activity (no buttons
being pressed) after which the unit automatically returns to the normal mode of
operation. The TIME SET button must be pressed again to return to the set mode.

Once the current hours have been set correctly, momentarily press the TIME SET
button again. The display will indicate "SET TIME" and the current time will be shown
with the minutes flashing. The UP and DOWN buttons can be used as described
previously to increment or decrement the current time minutes.

Once the current minutes have been set correctly, momentarily press the TIME SET
button again to return to the normal mode or let the MC602 automatically return to the
normal mode if no buttons are pressed for 25 seconds.

To set the AUTO * ON and OFF times, the TIME SET button must be momentarily
pressed three times without changing the current time. After pressing the TIME SET
button for the third time, the display will indicate "SET AUTO ON TIME" and the auto
on time will be displayed with the hours flashing. The UP and DOWN buttons can be
used as previously described to increment or decrement the auto on time hours.

minutes.

6. SOURCE button - active only when the MC602 is ON. This button is used
to select the audio source (FM A, FM B, AM A, AM B, AUX input, or TAPE input)
which the MC602 will output to the speakers. The A and B following FM and AM
indicate the preset memory bank selection. The A bank indicates the first four preset
memories A1, A2, A3, and A4, while the B bank indicates the second four preset
memories B1, B2, B3, and B4. The use of the memory banks is explained in
paragraph 10. Each time the SOURCE button is momentarily pressed the audio
source changes. The active source is displayed on the right side of the display (the
memory bank indicator is on the right side of the display after MEM).

Display

7. TUNING DOWN button - active only when the MC602 is ON and the FM or
AM source is selected. This button is used to scan down through the FM or AM radio
stations. The radio stations can be scanned down in two ways using this button:

1. To scan down until the next strong station is found (Automatic
Search), the TUNING DOWN button is simply pressed momentarily. The
audio will be muted and the display will show the radio station frequency
decreasing until a strong station is found. Once the MC602 locks onto a
strong station, it will stop scanning. This station's frequency will be shown on
the display, and the audio will again be heard through the speakers.

Once the AUTO ON TIME hours have been set correctly, momentarily press the TIME
SET button again. The display will indicate "SET AUTO ON TIME" and the AUTO ON
TIME will be displayed with the minutes flashing. The UP and DOWN buttons can be
used as previously described to increment or decrement the AUTO ON TIME minutes.

Once the AUTO ON TIME minutes have been set correctly, momentarily press the
TIME SET button again. The display will indicate "SET AUTO OFF TIME" and the
AUTO OFF TIME will be displayed with the hours flashing. The UP and DOWN
buttons can be used as previously described to increment or decrement the AUTO
OFF TIME hours.

Once the AUTO OFF TIME hours have been set correctly, momentarily press the
TIME SET again. The display will indicate "SET AUTO OFF TIME" and the AUTO
OFF TIME will be displayed with the minutes flashing. The UP and DOWN buttons
can be used as described previously to increment or decrement the AUTO OFF TIME

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2. To scan down to a specific frequency and/or hear the stations as
they are scanned (Manual Scan), the TUNING DOWN button is held in. After
about 1 second the MC602 will go into Manual Scan Down mode and the
display will decrement in frequency while the audio at this frequency will be
heard. The unit will continue to decrement and play each frequency until the
TUNING DOWN button is released. The Manual scan can be used to select
a station that is not strong enough to be picked up by the Automatic Search,
to scan through many frequencies without stopping on each strong station, or
to quickly hear a sample of each station as it is scanned.

NOTE: To decrement the frequency down just once, the TUNING
DOWN button should be held in until the frequency changes--then
immediately released.

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