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dmc3-4/dmc1CD
Owner’s Manual
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dmc3-4 Safety First READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR USING THE dmc3-4 SYSTEM THE dmc3-4 MUST BE INSTALLED BY AN M&S SYSTEMS DEALER OR INSTALLER, AND MUST CONFORM TO ALL LOCAL BUILDING AND ELECTRICAL CODES. Warning: Always follow these safety instructions. Retain these instructions for future system reference. DO NOT expose the dmc3-4 to moisture. Doing so can create fire or shock hazards and void the warranty. DO NOT attempt to service this product yourself as open
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dmc3-4 The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. USE ONLY M&S Systems replacement parts and have them installed by an M&S Systems dealer or installer. Unauthorized substitutions can result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards. Upon completion of any service or product repair, have the M&S Systems dealer or installer cond
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dmc3-4 Table of Contents Safety First................................................................................................................i Table of Contents...................................................................................................iii Introduction.............................................................................................................1 System Overview ...................................................................................
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dmc3-4 Table of Figures Figure 1—System Settings.................................................................................................................2 Figure 2—Clock Settings: Set Time................................................................................................3 Figure 3—Preset Radio Stations......................................................................................................5 Figure 4—Scan Progressions.........................................
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dmc3-4 Introduction The dmc3-4 is an intercom and sound system designed for today’s home. Its compact size and modern, elegant look complement any décor. The dmc3-4 offers more than just sensible good looks. It gives you peace of mind as it allows you to communicate with family members and monitor specified rooms. The dmc3-4 offers high quality sound throughout your home from several sources, including the radio, CD player or other connected audio sources in your home. Please read all o
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dmc3-4 Room/Patio Station The Room/Patio Stations provide intercom functions and system music control capabilities. Depending on the room configuration at the Master Station, a Room/Patio Station can communicate with or monitor other stations and communicate with the Door Stations. The system’s music can be turned on and off, music volume adjusted, and music sources changed from the dmc3RS and dmc4RS room stations. Door Station The Door Station is an exterior intercom speaker and doorbel
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dmc3-4 Clock Settings You can set two clock functions: � Normal—Displays the normal time of day. � Music Auto On/Off—Sets the times to automatically turn the last music source on and then off. AUTO POWER AUTO POWER SET Set normal time l2:20 :20P and music Auto TIME TONE TIME TONE On/Off times TIME PRESET SOURCE PRESET SOURCE ∧ ∧ ∧ Change hours and ∧ LISTEN TALK LISTEN TALK minutes TUNE VOLUM VOLUME E TUNE ∨ DOOR TALK DOOR TALK ∨
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dmc3-4 4. Press TIME to continue through the settings: Music Auto On, hour and minutes and Music Auto Off, hour and minutes. 5. After you have entered Music Auto Off minutes, press TIME to return to Normal Time display. Note: You can enable or disable the AUTO function. The word “Auto” will appear on the display when Auto Function is on. See Music Settings/Auto On/Off. Music Settings Music Source You can select from four music sources: � AUX—Any source you connect, such as an externa
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dmc3-4 Tune the Radio To tune a radio station: 1. Press POWER to turn on the music. 2. Select FM or AM. See Music Settings/Music Source for instructions. 3. Use TUNE UP or TUNE DOWN to find a station. If you press and release, within 1 second, TUNE UP or TUNE DOWN, the tuner goes into Seek Mode and finds the next station with a strong signal. If you press and hold TUNE UP or TUNE DOWN, the tuner goes into Scan Mode and scans all frequencies until you release the button. Note: For the f
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dmc3-4 5. If you don’t want to assign a preset number, wait 5 seconds and your selected radio station will automatically be assigned to the preset number that is displayed. If you want to select the preset number, press the PRESET button repeatedly to cycle through numbers1-8 until you reach the preset number you want. 6. Wait 5 seconds. The display updates to show the new station for the selected preset number. Note: This activity can be cancelled at any time during the process by press
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dmc3-4 To set the Scan Mode: 1. To change the scan mode, simultaneously press and release PRESET and SOURCE again. The display shows either Scan1 or Scan2. Note: Exit out of scan mode by pressing PRESET and SOURCE or waiting for the display to show the clock time again. AUTO POWER PRESET + SOURCE Change Scan mode. SCAn1 TONE TIME PRESET SOURCE ∧ ∧ ∧ LISTEN TALK TUNE VOLUME TUNE ∨ ∨ DOOR TALK Figure 5—Scan Mode Audio Settings Volume •
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dmc3-4 To change volume and tone settings: 1. Press POWER to turn on music. The system defaults to music volume. Use VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN to adjust the music volume from 0-29. All other audio settings return to music volume after 5 seconds. 2. Press TONE. Master Volume appears. This controls the volume for the Master Station speaker only. Use VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN to adjust the Master Volume from 0-29. Note: When music is off, use VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN to adjust Master Vol
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dmc3-4 Turn music on AUTO POWER 12:20P TONE TIME Select setting to ON change LOUDNESS PRESET SOURCE ∧ ∧ ∧ Change setting LISTEN TALK TUNE VOLUME TUNE ∨ ∨ DOOR TALK Figure 7—Tone Settings: Loudness Display Brightness DOOR TALK DOOR TALK 1. Simultaneously press TUNE UP and POWER. The display cycles through brightness levels: low, medium, and high, then repeats the cycle. 2. Press the buttons repeatedly until you reach the brightness you prefer.
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dmc3-4 Selector switch for Master Station M 1 Key to Intercom INTERCOM OFF selector switch settings 2 RADIO/INT 3 MONITOR 4 Selector switches for 5 Room Stations 6 m&s m&s m&s 7 8 9 Selector switch for Patio Station P Figure 8—Intercom Settings Intercom When a station is set to Intercom (Intercom only): � You can talk and listen from this station. � The room does not receive music. � The room cannot be monitored. � The room cannot he
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dmc3-4 � The station itself cannot be monitored. � Note: When a station is set to Radio/INT, the sound and activity in that room can be heard by another room station by pressing the LISTEN button. � The station hears the door chime and communicate with and listen to a door Station. Off When a station is set to OFF: � You can communicate from a Room Station but you cannot communicate from a Patio Station. � Other Room Stations cannot listen to the room. � The room cannot receive music
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dmc3-4 Door Talk/Listen � Press TALK and LISTEN simultaneously to enter Door Talk mode. This allows you to talk to the Door Stations. All other stations set to Intercom or Radio/INT can hear the conversation. � Release the TALK and LISTEN buttons to listen to the Door Station. The Listen mode is active for a total of 25 seconds after you release the TALK and LISTEN buttons. You may talk again at any time by pressing TALK and LISTEN. Each time the buttons are released, you can listen fo
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dmc3-4 Room/Patio Station Operation 4-Wire (M&S Systems Retrofit) VOLUME UP + VOLUME DOWN Scan music sources. Hold for 4+ seconds to activate Security/Home Automation TALK + LISTEN function. (Not available on Patio Talk and listen to Door Station Station.) Listen to all stations set to Intercom DOORTALK SCAN or Radio/INT. OFF ON LISTEN TALK Adjust room station speaker volume. - MUSIC VOLUME + SPEAKER VOLUME Talk to all stations set to Intercom or Radi
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dmc3-4 Select Music Source The system music source can be selected from any Room/Patio Station. The music sources that are available vary depending on the Scan setting on the Master Station. (See Master Station Settings/Music Settings/Scan Mode for details.) Note: You cannot select specific tracks on the CD from a Room/Patio Station. To scan for a music source: 1. Simultaneously press and release VOLUME UP and VOLUME DOWN to switch music sources. Note: If you press and hold these butto
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dmc3-4 Note: If you press and hold these buttons for 4 seconds or more, you initiate the Security/Home Automation function. (See Intercom Operation/Security/Home Automation for details.) This function is not available on the Patio Station. VOLUME UP + VOLUME DOWN Scan music sources. Hold for 4+ seconds to activate Security/Home Automation Talk/Listen to the door function. (Not available on Patio TALK SCAN Station.) DOOR ROOM OFF ON Adjust room station - MUSIC VOLUME + SPEA
