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Custom Installation Guide

Polk Audio XM Reference Tuner – XRt12

Table of Contents:

I. Antenna Installation Options …………………………………….2-3

II. IR Codes & Remote Control ……………………………………..4 -5

III. 12 Volt Trigger …………………………………………………..6

IV. RS-232 Programming Codes ……………………………………..7-9

V. Firmware updates ………………………………………………... 10

This guide is provided as an aid to custom installation and home automation

professionals who are integrating the Polk Audio XM Reference Tuner into an

automated entertainment system. No other use of the information provided in this

document is authorized.

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Antenna Installation Options:

A. Typical Antenna Installation:

Indoor installation on a flat surface

To aim your antenna at the satellites:

1. Set the antenna flat against its base on a flat (horizontal) surface.

2. Turn the base of the antenna so that XM Logo is facing to the

South/Southwest if you are in the Eastern half of the US, and to the

South/Southeast if you are in the Western half of the US.

3. Use the “Antenna Aiming” screen, as described in the owner’s manual,

to optimize antenna tilt angle and position.

4. If necessary, experiment with different locations near South-facing

windows.

Your High-Gain Home Antenna comes with 20-feet of cable. If that is not

sufficient to locate the antenna where there is a strong XM signal, please

see the section below on extension cables.

Outdoor installation or Indoor Wall Mounting

The antenna can also be attached vertically to an external or internal wall

if that is more convenient than placing it on a horizontal surface.

1. Holding your antenna up, find a wall location that ensures a strong

signal. It is recommended that you use an extension cord to temporarily

locate your High-Gain Home Antenna outdoors while optimizing the

antenna location with the “Antenna Aiming” screen.

2. Attach four screws to the wall using the Screw-Locator Pattern in

Figure 3. Use screws with head sizes small enough to fit in the center of

each of the four holes but large enough not to pop out of the elongated

sections. Leave 1/8-inch of the screw shanks behind the heads sticking out

of the wall.

4. Tilt the antenna fully back on the base, place the antenna base on the

four screw heads with the antenna pivot at the top and pull down

approximately 1/4-inch until the base is firmly secured. Note that the XM

Logo will be upside down when the antenna is properly installed.

5. Tilt the antenna away from the wall/base until the signal strength is

optimized.

NOTE: Do not cut the antenna cable and attempt to splice it or attach

alternative connectors or cable. The cable and connectors used in your XM

Reference Tuner are specifically chosen and attached at the factory to

ensure that they will work with XM’s unique frequency band. Your High-

Gain Home Antenna comes with 20-feet of cable. If that is not sufficient

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to locate the antenna where there is a strong XM signal, please see the

section below on extension Cables.

B. Extension Cable:

Your High-Gain Home Antenna comes with 20-feet of cable. If that is not

sufficient to locate the antenna where there is a strong XM signal, purchase a

50-foot cable extension (Polk Audio recommends the Terk XM-EXT50) from

Polk Audio (http://shop.polkaudio.com) or your local retailer. Up to two

extensions can be used together for a total of 120-feet of cable.

XM-EXT50

The Terk XM-EXT50 cable is 50-feet long, weather resistant, and has a built

in signal amplifier to match the input gain with the XRt12 XM Reference

Tuner.

C. Prewire installation:

Prewire installation can be accomplished by using the 50-foot extension cable

(Terk XM-EXT50) to route from the XRt12 Tuner location to the desired

antenna location. The Antenna that comes with your XRt12 tuner has 20-feet

of cable and up to two extension cables can be used for a total antenna cable

length of 120-feet.

For installations that require cables longer than 120-feet, we do not have an

adequate solution at this time. We are working with Terk to develop a

solution in the near future. Please contact us if this is a requirement for your

installation.

D. Antenna Splitters:

With the use of the Terk XM-SP you can connect two XRt12 units to a single

antenna cable.

Terk XM-SP

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II. IR Codes & Remote Controls:

CODES:

The following IR codes are accepted by the Polk Audio XM Reference Tuner -

XRt12

Code Type: Extended RC5 or RC5x

Key No. Function System

Code (DEC)

Command Code

(DEC)

Mode or Data

(DEC)

1 Power On/Off (toggle) 27 12 00

- Discrete Power On 27 50 00

- Discrete Power Off 27 51 00

2 Select S27 32 00

3 Category _27 49 00

4 XM – Enter 27 35 00

5 Category `27 48 00

6 Select T27 33 00

7 Mute 27 13 00

8 Preset/Direct 27 34 00

9 Jump 27 62 00

10 “ 1 “ 27 01 00

11 “ 2 “ 27 02 00

12 “ 3” 27 03 00

13 “ 4 “ 27 04 00

14 “ 5 “ 27 05 00

15 “ 6 “ 27 06 00

16 “ 7 “ 27 07 00

17 “ 8 “ 27 08 00

18 “ 9 “ 27 09 00

19 Display 27 58 00

20 “ 0 “ 27 00 00

21 Menu 27 53 00

Remote Controls:

The IR codes for the XRt12 are RC5x which includes a toggle bit as part of the code.

As a result, a single press of a key will send out a toggle bit of 0 + the IR code, the

second press of the same button will send out a toggle bit of 1+ the IR code. The

toggle bit may cause some confusion when programming a learning remote control if

the learning remote does not have the capability to learn RC5x codes. If your

learning remote does not accept RC5x codes then the remote will need to be

programmed as follows and the tuner must be running Version 35 or later software:

To teach a non-RC5x compatible remote:

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1) Follow the Learning Remote’s instructions for alignment of the two remote

control IRs.

2) Following the learning remote’s instruction for teaching the learning remote

the XRt12 remotes codes. Usually this consists of:

a) Pressing “Learn” key on learning remote

b) Press key to be taught the new code

c) Press the desired feature key on XRt12 remote

d) If confirm process is requested – go to step 3

3) When a confirm key press is requested – point the XRt12 remote away from

the learning remote and press the desired feature key ONCE. Then, return the

XRt12 remote back to the proper positioning for the learning remote and

continue the confirmation process.

This process basically lets the learning remote learn one code and ignores the

toggle bit. An update (version 35 or later) to the firmware will allow remotes that

can not learn the toggle bit to work with the tuner.

Learning remotes compatible with RC5x codes:

The following learning remotes have been tested and determined to work with the

XRt12:

Manufacture Product Polk XRt12

Firmware Version Comments

Philips Pronto

TSU3000

Ver. 34 or 35 (see

comments)

Preprogrammed codes are located on our

website ( www.polkaudio.com)

Philips Pronto

TSU3000

Ver. 35 Does not detect RC5x codes so codes

must be taught by per above.

Home Theater

Master

MX350

Ver. 35 IR learning works with version 35, but

not 34

Home Theater

Master

MX3000 Ver. 34 or 35 works with Delphi SkyFi codes included

in software (both ver 34 and 35)

Harmony 676 Ver. 34 or 35 online database has working codes for

both 34 and 35; does learn RC5x codes

Harmony 688 Ver. 34 or 35 online database has working codes for

both 34 and 35; does learn RC5x codes

As codes become available we will post them on our website for your reference and

use. www.polkaudio.com

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III. 12 Volt Trigger:

The 12V Trigger Input allows your 12V-trigger-capable preamp or receiver to force the

XM Reference Tuner to go from STANDBY mode (power button illuminated, front

panel display off) into ON mode (power button not illuminated, front panel display on) or

vice versa without the need to press the POWER button. To disable the 12V Trigger

Input feature, simply do not connect anything to the 12V Trigger Input jack on the rear

panel of the XM Reference Tuner. To enable this feature, connect a 1/8" mono plug

cable (tip +/ barrel - ) from your preamp or receiver's 12V Trigger Output to your XM

Reference Tuner's 12V Trigger Input jack on the rear panel. So long as the XM Tuner

stays plugged into an active AC outlet, your XM Reference Tuner is ready to respond to

power mode changes sent from your preamp or receiver.

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IV. The ASCII Command Definitions

RS-232 Overview:

The RS-232 port allows communication with the XRt12. All commands that are present

on the front panel or the remote control of the XRt12 are available via the RS-232 port.

In addition, the display data that is shown on the LCD display (or video output) is

available over the RS-232 port. This document defines the ASCII commands, which are

used to control the Polk Audio XRt12.

Settings:

The communication parameters for communicating with the Polk Audio XM Reference

Tuner - XRt12 are:

Parameter Setting

Bits per Second 9600

Data Bits 8

Parity None

Stop Bit 1

Flow Control None

Cable and connector Pin-Out:

DB9 female-to-female 1:1 cable

Pin 1 - Floating

Pin 2 - Transmit

Pin 3 - Receive

Pin 4 - Floating

Pin 5 - Ground

Pin 6 - Not connected

Pin 7 - Not connected

Pin 8 - Not connected

Pin 9 - Not connected

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ASCII command definitions:

All of the commands are case sensitive and end by the “return” key.

Command Parameter Description System

Response

ConnectXRt12 /

Connects the controller to the XRt12 None

DisconnectXRt12 /

Disconnects the controller from the XRt12 None

ChannelSelect Channel number

Selects the channel. The number is always

three-digits (max. 255): ex.

ChannelSelect 052

None

PresetSelect Preset number

Selects the memory preset. The number is

always two-digits (max. 20): ex.

PresetSelect 06

None

GetSongInformation /

Retrieves the current channel’s artist name

and song title (length =16 bit max each for

name & title, ASCII)

Yes – see

example

GetChannelInformation /

Retrieves the current category name,

channel number, and channel name (length

=16 bit max, ASCII)

GetHardwareId /

Retrieves the unit hardware ID Yes – see

example

GetAntennaStrength /

Retrieves the signal quality Yes – see

example

Mute /

Mutes the audio output None

Unmute /

Reactivates the audio output None

ChangeDisplay /

Changes the display mode between full

artist and song information, channel-only

information, and scrolling artist and song

information

None

Jump /

Switches between current channel and

previous channel

None

Menu /

Activates the settings menu None

CategoryRight Number

Changes categories forwards. The 2-digit

number is how many times the command

is repeated (max. 20): ex.

CategoryRight 08

None

CategoryLeft Number

Changes categories backwards. The 2-

digit number is how many times the

command is repeated (max. 20): ex.

CategoryLeft 03

None

SelectUp Number

Changes menu or channel selection up.

The 2-digit number is how many times the

command is repeated (max. 20): ex.

SelectUp 12

None

SelectDown Number

Changes menu or channel selection down.

The 2-digit number is how many times the

command is repeated (max. 20): ex.

SelectDown 03

None

Enter /

Sets the menu selection None

*Note – All OSD menu functions have a 10-second timeout period.

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Examples of System Response:

System response for the 'Get' commands are as follows:

GetSongInformation (return command)

Current Channel Artist Name:

B.B. King (1 blank space + 16 characters + return command)

Current Channel Song Title:

Take It Home (1 blank space + 16 characters + return command)

GetChannelInformation (return command)

Current Channel Number is: 74 (2 blank spaces + 3 characters + return command)

Current Channel Name is:

Bluesville (16 characters + return command)

Current Category Name is:

Jazz & Blues (16 characters + return command)

GetHardwareId (return command)

The RADIO ID is:

XYZPDQ11 (8 characters + return command)

GetAntennaStrength (return command)

Current Signal Quality is:

Good Signal (This response represents 3 antenna bars)

Marginal Signal (This response represents 2 antenna bars)

Weak Signal (This response represents 1 antenna bar)

No Signal (This response represents 0 antenna bars)

When an unrecognizable command is entered, the system will respond with:

Invalid Command (+ return command)

When an unrecognizable parameter is entered, the system will respond with:

Invalid Parameter (+ return command)

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V. Firmware updates:

Firmware updates are available to handle the IR coding issues. These updates may be

installed over the RS-232 port using the following equipment:

Hardware:

•A Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP PC with a DB9 COM port

•A DB9 female-to-female 1:1 cable

•The Polk Audio XRt12 XM Reference Tuner + Remote Control

Software:

•You need to download the free software (AVR Studio 4.10, build 356 or later)

from the ATMEL website.

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?family_id=607&family_

name=AVR+8%2DBit+RISC+&tool_id=2725

•the Polk Audio system files

For complete instructions on the upgrade process; please contact Polk Audio

Customer Service at (800) 377-7655 (polk).

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