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Lencore MPI-6 User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL MPI-6...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS & PRECAUTIONS page 1 INTRODUCTION - ABOUT MPI-6 page 2 basic information on MPI-6 page 3 section 1 Operation page 4 inputs and outputs page 5 LEDs and switches page 6 operation page 7...
  • Page 3 important safety instructions Follow all instructions. Do not use this equipment near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
  • Page 4 The MPI-6 is Lencore’s music and page interface to be used for n.FORM and iNET systems. The MPI-6 includes an analog phone line input as well as six audio inputs for music or additional paging sources such as microphones. The MPI-6 also incorporates relays to be used to trigger RAMP messages, strobes, or other external devices.

  • Page 5: Basic Information On Mpi-6

    BASIC INFORMATION Components • Power LED. • Status LED. • Input level LEDs for music and paging (RCA inputs only – not phone). • Neuron status LEDs. • Relays status LEDs. • Analog phone input. • Built-in output relays. • Page on/off switch (pushbutton) for one audio input (single blue RCA).

  • Page 6: Inputs And Outputs

    SECTION 1 1.1 | inputs and outputs inputs • Power input. • POTS line input (RJ11). • Ground 2-pos terminal block (screw terminals). • iLON input 2-pos terminal block (screw connectors). • 6 audio inputs (RCA connectors): Audio 1 (stereo) Audio 2 (stereo) Audio 3 (stereo) Audio 4 (stereo)

  • Page 7: Leds And Switches

    1.2| LEDs and switches LEDs Power – solid when board is powered Status – blinks every 8 seconds and solid when paging. Solid when an IR remote button is pressed. Relays status – solid when relay is closed. Audio input level – six sets of three LEDs for audio input level detection. Yellow = low or no input.

  • Page 8: Operation

    1.3 | operation figure 1- overall MPI-6 Plug the power adapter into the MPI. The Power LED will be on and solid while the Status LED will blink for approximately 10 seconds. When the Status LED stays off, the MPI is ready to use.

  • Page 9: Phone Paging

    1.4| phone paging figure 2 Plug the analog phone line (RJ11) into the MPI Phone input. Dial the extension of the phone line. The Status LED will turn on. Wait for a tone from the MPI then press 00# for an all-call page or the zone number followed by the “#”. Pressing the “*”...

  • Page 10: Mic/Ramp Paging

    Input 5 = zone 254 • Input 6 = zone 255 Press the MIC key and make the page. Note: The zones must be configured with Lencore’s Sound Manager or Reports software (iNET only). For iNET, use audio input 6 for MIC paging.
  • Page 11 “NO” to the RAMP “START” message number required to play. Connect the “NO” of relay “9” to the RAMP “10-STOP” terminal. The RAMP Play relay output must be connected to one of the page inputs. Note: The zones must be configured with Lencore’s Sound Manager or Reports software. For iNET, use audio input 6 for RAMP paging.

  • Page 12: Relay Outputs

    1.6 | relay outputs Paging Priorities: MIC all-call over phone. MIC all-call over MIC zone. Phone all-call over MIC zone. Last MIC zone triggered over any playing MIC zone. Phone zone over MIC zone. All paging will duck music. Audio inputs (figure 5) – The MPI includes 6 audio inputs – 5 stereo and one mono. Connect a line-level audio source to any of the audio inputs using an RCA cable.

  • Page 13: Audio Inputs

    LED is on. Reduce the level if the red LED is on. Note: The music zones must be configured with Lencore’s Sound Manager or Reports software (iNET only). For iNET, use audio input 5 for Music.

  • Page 14: Audio Input Adjustments

    1.8 | audio input adjustment figure 6 - audio input adjustment Other: Service button (figure 2)- Pressing the Service button plays a short audio clip over the audio source 6 lines. After pressing the Service button, the Status LED will flash indicating that the audio clip is playing. Pressing the Service button again, will stop the audio clip from playing and the Status LED will stop flashing and turn off.
  • Page 15 1.8 | audio input adjustment Internal speaker source select (figure 1)- The rotary selector switch can select the audio source to play over the internal speaker. The selector switch has seven positions. The first (fully CCW) position is the off state. The other six positions will play the audio source selected (1-6 CW) over the internal speaker.

  • Page 16: Overall I/O

    1.9 | overall I/O figure 7 - overall I/O...
  • Page 17 Woodbury, NY 11797 516-682-9292 info@lencore.com www.lencore.com The information contained herein is proprietary to Lencore Acoustics Corp. and copyright protected. No part of this manual can © be copied, used or distributed without prior authorization from Lencore Acoustics Corp. Copyright 2016...

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