Ada MC-5500 & MC-4500 Operating instructions

Brand: Ada

Model: MC-5500 & MC-4500

Category: Alarm clocks

Type: Operating instructions

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PURPOSE:

The MC-5500 / MC-4500 for Suite 8 and Suite 16 systems has the same basic functionality as the MC-

5000 with some additional features, described in this document.

The MC-4500 is a lower cost version of the MC-5500. Currently our MC-5000 and upcoming MC-5500

controls have the ability to select multiple colors for groups of buttons. The MC-4500 will have only three

groups of buttons where the color can be selected; the numeric keys, the transport keys, and the volume/

navigation keys. Each button has a dual color red/green LED behind it. This will allow 3 color choices for

each of the three groups; Red, Green and Yellow. The colors can also be turned off if desired.

The MC-5500 / MC-4500 has a slightly different keypad layout than the MC-5000. The << >> is moved

and replaces the treble up/down button. This groups all the transport controls together on the right side.

The old << >> button now becomes the navigation button for left and right. The bass up/down button

becomes the navigation button for up and down. The EXTRA button is now called the MODE button.

Normally, the navigation buttons are associated with secondary functions for the source selected. If an

IRL these will be up/down left/right. For a tuner the up/down buttons perform the preset up/preset down

function and the left/right buttons generate currently unused codes for future use. For the special CD

(Aquarius), the navigation buttons generate unused codes for future use. No function for LVI-3800 or

when no second function is selected. The mode button chooses alternate functions for the navigation

buttons. The main eight functions are:

1. Tone Controls

2. Tone Presets

3. Alarm Clock

4. Sleep Timer

5. Party

6. Volume Set

7. Room Scan

8. Keypad Lock

Entering any of these modes starts a 10 second timer in the keypad. If a button is not pressed within that

time it will revert to the default second function mode. After the Keypad Lock mode, pressing the MODE

button once again will display EXIT, the same as letting the timer timeout. The MODE button also serves

the same function of pressing and holding to get to the setup code menu entry as the EXTRA button on the

MC-5000.

NOTE: Some of the modes may not show up while pressing the mode button. There is a set up function

for this button that allows the user to eliminate modes. See additional new setup menus. When the

keypad is off only alarm clock, room scan and keypad lock will function. If the CMB-1 clock module is not

connected to the ADA bus or the control never received a clock calibration, the alarm function will never

show on the display even if the mode button was set up to include it.

TONE CONTROL

When in the tone control mode, the left/right navigation button will cycle through the various tone controls

and update the current setting. The up/down navigation will adjust the selected tone control. Bass,

midrange, treble, loudness contour and stereo enhance for the Suite 8, no midrange for the Suite 16.

There is an automatic feature that adds midrange to the selection menu when used with a Suite 8.

ABC

DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS

TUV

WXYZ

ENT

OFF

ADJ

MODE

VOL

SEL

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TONE PRESETS

In tone presets mode, the up/down navigation buttons have no function. The left/right buttons choose and

recall the tone presets 1 through 4. For the Suite 8, also set the tone controls to flat.

ALARM CLOCK

NOTE: the alarm function will not display if the system does not have a CMB-1 clock module or if the

keypad was plugged in after system power-up and a clock calibration was not received.

Under the alarm clock menu there are three sub-menus; alarm 1, alarm 2 and snooze timer. Each alarm

allows the setting of time, days and input/off. The snooze timer is common for both alarms. The time

setting hour format (12/24) is the same as what the keypad is set to for its clock display.

After choosing the alarm clock mode, press the left/right navigation button to display ALARM 1 SET,

ALARM 2 SET, SNOOZE SET. For an alarm setting, press the up/down navigation button. If alarm 1 was

used the display will change to ALARM 1 ON or ALARM 1 OFF, telling you if this alarm is active. The O of

ON or OFF will flash, indicating this is a settable parameter. The navigate up button will turn the alarm on,

navigate down will turn it off. Pressing the left or right navigation button will change to the time/day

display. The hour, minute and days will be displayed. The flashing cursor indicates which parameter may

be changed. Change to a different parameter with the left/right navigation buttons, adjust it with the up/

down buttons. Holding the up/down buttons will continuously scroll through the choices. For the days,

you can choose any single day of the week this alarm will activate, Saturday or Sunday only, Monday

through Friday only, or everyday of the week. After setting the day, pressing the navigate right button will

bring you to the input setting. The input label corresponding to one of the eight sources programmed for

this keypad will be displayed with a flashing arrow next to it. Change to one of the other sources with the

navigate up/down button. You can also choose to perform a ROOM OFF or ALL OFF for the alarm setting.

The snooze timer is adjustable from 0 to 15 minutes. The first time you press one of the navigate up/down

buttons to enter the snooze setting mode, the current snooze interval is displayed. Adjust with the navi-

gate up/down buttons. All alarm and snooze timer settings are immediate. Once changed you may

review them by stepping through the setting parameters. Checking the alarm and snooze settings this

way may be done at any time even if you are not making any changes.

When the alarm goes off at the time selected and the alarm is not a room off or all off, any button on the

keypad except off acts as a snooze button. If the snooze time was set to 0 then the alarm will turn off. If

a time interval of 1-15 minutes was set, the keypad will wait this amount of time and activate the alarm

once again. Once the alarm goes off, after one hour time the zone will turn off. This includes snooze timer

operation. If the alarm goes off and no button is pressed, the zone will shut down after 1 hour. If you want

the zone to stay on you must turn the zone off and then back on to cancel the one hour alarm timer. If the

keypad is locked, the snooze function will operate until the alarm mode has been cancelled or times out,

then the keypad will be locked (see keypad lock description). The alarm settings are stored in non-volatile

memory. If there is a power failure, once the system is powered again the alarm time will activate nor-

mally.

SLEEP TIMER

The sleep timer counts down the set time period and turns the zone off. Choose the sleep timer mode by

pressing the navigate up/down buttons. Settable in 5 minute increments up to 60 minutes. Once a setting

is made the timer begins. To cancel the sleep timer, adjust until the display shows SLEEP = OFF.

PARTY

This mode lets you temporarily make all the source buttons be a party button for a particular party group

until the mode menu times out or you exit from it. Though there are currently 4 party modes for Suite 8/16

systems, you may choose up to party 8 for future Suite systems. Use the navigate up/down buttons to

choose 1 of 8 party groups or normal for no party and then select a source to send this party group.

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VOLUME SET

The volume set mode lets you choose what volume the room will turn on with. Pressing the navigate

down button will set the volume to turn on with VOLUME LAST. The zone will turn on each time to the last

used volume. Pressing the navigate up button will store the current volume into volume preset 1 and set

the Suite 8/16 to VOLUME PSET1. With this setting the zone will turn on with the volume setting stored in

volume preset one.

ROOM SCAN

The room scan mode lets you temporarily control another room. There are two room scan modes, AUTO

SCAN and MANUAL SCAN. Pressing the left/right navigation buttons lets you choose auto scan or

manual scan. Auto scan will search for the next active zone, skipping all those that are off. If the system

is off the keypad will display ALL OFF and then AUTO SCAN indicating there are no active zones in the

system. When auto scan is selected, the navigate up/down buttons initiate a scan up starting with the first

zone through the max room (see max room setting). This will be indicated by the display showing SCAN-

NING….. When a room is active, the display will briefly show the name of that room then update to show

what input it is set to. The scanning control now becomes the control for that room, allowing any functions

except those that use the navigation buttons since they are being used for the room scan mode. The up/

down navigation buttons will allow you to auto scan up or down. The initial auto scan is always up,

regardless of the scan direction you choose.

MANUAL SCAN lets your control become the control for another zone whether that zone is on or off.

Enter Manual scan by pressing the up/down navigation buttons. It will always begin with zone 1 and can

be adjusted up to the max room setting. The zone name will be briefly displayed, followed by an update

of its status. You may then control that zone with any keypad function except the navigation buttons since

they are used for the manual scan functions.

KEYPAD LOCK

The keypad lock mode lets you lock any individual keypad or all keypads (MC-5500/MC-4500 keypads

only). When a keypad is locked it still receives feedback from the system to show the current status for

inputs and second source functions but will not allow any buttons to function. The setup menus are still

accessible when a keypad is locked. A user settable 4-digit code is required to access the keypad lock

menu. The default code is 0000. Press the navigate left/right buttons to enter the keypad lock menu. The

display will show CODE?, prompting you to enter your 4-digit code with the number keys followed by the

enter key. If you enter an incorrect code, the display will change back to CODE?, allowing you to try again.

When the correct code has been entered, the display will show the ROOM LOCK sub-menu. With the

navigate left/right buttons you may also choose the ALL LOCK and CHANGE CODE sub-menus.

To enter ROOM LOCK, press either the up/down navigation buttons. The control will display THIS ROOM,

indicating you may now lock or unlock the control you are using. For room lock, your control will always be

the first choice regardless of its zone number. Pressing the navigate up button will lock the control,

indicated by the display showing LOCKED. The navigate down button will unlock the control, indicated by

UNLOCKED on the display. To choose a different zone to lock use the navigate left/right buttons. Holding

it continuously will scroll through the zones. Each zone name will be displayed as you scroll through

them, limited by the max room value.

When ALL LOCK is selected, use the navigate up/down buttons to lock and unlock all zones in the system

just like room lock.

To CHANGE CODE, press the navigate up/down button. The display will indicate CODE?=, prompting

you to enter a new 4 digit code. The code is not accepted until you press the enter button. When you

press the enter button the display will show CODE?= 0000 * . The * indicates you code change was

accepted. If you make a mistake you can do it again as long as the menu does not time out or you exit

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from it manually. If you forget the code, it can be set to the default 0000 from the setup menu. Press and

hold the MODE button for 5 seconds until CODE _ _ _ _ is displayed. Using the number 0 button, enter

0000. The display will show LOCK = 0000, indicating the code was changed to this default value. If the

keypad was locked when you reset the code, you still have to enter it to get into the keypad lock menu to

unlock the keypad. Changing the code to 0000 from the setup menu does not unlock the keypad. When

a keypad is locked, the lock status is not stored in non-volatile memory. Cycling the Suite 8/16 power

switch will clear a keypad lock.

ADDITIONAL NEW SETUP MENUS

0000 RESET KEYPAD LOCK CODE

see keypad lock description

1114 MODE BUTTON SETUP

The mode button has 8 functions as previously described. You can choose to eliminate any or all of these

functions using this setup menu.

Press and hold the mode button for 5 seconds until the display shows

CODE _ _ _ _. Enter 1114. The display will show MODE BUTTON, then SETUP then TONE CONTRL.

Use the play < > buttons to scroll through the eight choices. Fast forward >> will turn the mode on

indicated by a * on the right of the display. Fast rewind << will turn the mode off indicated by a space on

the right of the display. Changes are immediate. Once the mode button is setup, it may be uploaded to

other MC-5500/MC-4500 keypads from the PROGRAM ALL function.

1867 INSTALLER MODE

Two menus have been added.

ROOM LABEL

Previously for Suite 8/16 systems, room labeling was only local to the control head and was not uploaded.

Now all system room labels are stored in each control and the control head as well. MC-5500/MC-4500 or

Suite control heads with version 1.1 firmware may edit 12 character room labels and upload them to other

controls. Eventually the keypad PC program will have room labeling ability.

Press the forward play > button to enter the room label menu. The display will show SET ROOM 1. You

may choose a different room by using the fast wind << >> buttons. Press the forward play > button again

to display the room label for the selected room. The first character will blink. The pause button scrolls

through the characters forward, the stop button scrolls through them backwards. Holding the button will

continuously scroll through the characters. The fast wind << >> lets you select a different character to

change. Press the play button to set the label into memory, indicted by the display showing LABEL OK.

Press the reverse play < button to get back to the set room menu and choose another room label to

change. Once all labels are set as desired, the PROGRAM ALL function will upload all 99 labels to all

other controls in the system.

MAX ROOM

In the max room menu, the maximum number of rooms in the system is set. This will limit the choices of

valid rooms for the room scan and keypad lock features in the MC-5500/MC-4500. In the Suite control

head this will limit the room choices once it is uploaded using the PROGRAM ALL function.

Press the forward play > button to enter max room setting. The display will show MAX ROOM = ## where

##is the room number. Use the fast wind << >> buttons to change the max room number. Changes are

immediate.

Ada MC-5500 & MC-4500 Operating instructions

Brand: Ada

Model: MC-5500 & MC-4500

Category: Alarm clocks

Type: Operating instructions

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