Oxmoor MCS - Manual (Page 5)

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MCS SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
(Callouts refer to Figures 1.0 and 1.1)
• MCS-Mainframe:
A 19" rack-mount by 3 rack-unit (5.25") chassis that
houses the MCS-PS Power Supply, MCS-CC Control
Card, MCS-LC Logic Card and MCS-LI Line Input
Cards.
• MCS-MCP Master Control Panel:
A 19" rack-mounted panel finished in a black textured
paint. The front will be silkscreened for your specific
room configuration. The panel provides momentary
push-button switches for room combining, SOURCE se-
lection, and HEAD-TABLE speaker muting.
• MCS-MVP Master Volume Panel:
A 19" rack-mounted panel finished in a black textured
paint. Switch-assignable to any room, the Master Vol-
ume Panel synchronizes with the selected room’s MCP-
RP Room Panel. Designed to provide remote audio level
adjustment and LOCAL or MUSIC selection for any
room within the system.
• MCS-RP Room Panel:
Wall-mounted panel used in each room to be combined.
It provides an RC-16 volume control and push-button
switches for selection of background MUSIC, LOCAL
sound source or off. Also included is a lockable key
switch for user-selected security.
• MCS-IB Interface Box:
The Interface Box serves as an interpreter to convert con-
tact closures to PA-422 signals that can communicate
with the MCS Mainframe. It also provides a means to
program the MCS system. The 1 rack-unit chassis pro-
vides terminals for LINKS (“COMBINE”), SOURCE, and
HEAD-TABLE lines. Also provided are TALLY indica-
tor terminals for COMBINE, SOURCE and HEAD-
TABLE status. All control functions are by momentary
contact closures to common.
MCS SYSTEM DESCRIPTIONS