Mr. Mer
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Greetings to all the Tag Mclaren users that still frequent this forum.
I could really do with a few pearls of wisdom from anyone that's got a bit of experience with the TAG bus control system as I'm having a bit of a head scratching session at the moment.
I'm currently running an AV32r DP 7.1 and DVD32r together with a 250 x 3r and a 100 x 5r for amplification duties. I have just last week had the 250 serviced by Kevin and while I was there he added a third 250 module taking me from the original 2ch as it left the factory to 3ch. The 100 x 5r is now on side and rear surround speaker duties and the centre module has been turned off.
When I switch from the most regularly used Dolby Digital 5.1 sky hd feed (which is configured to run all 7 channels) to the DVD32r (which is configured as Direct for stereo reproduction) all the inactive channels go to sleep as I'd expect however the (new) centre channel on the 250 stays on.
I'm wondering if, given that my 250 amp shipped from the factory as a 2ch unit and has just had a third channel fitted, the control processor might not know the new module is there so as a result can't or won't talk to it. If that's the case is there anything I can do about it? That said it turns on and off when the unit is switched on or into standby via the AV32r so maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree there...
I've powered everything down and disconnected the TAG bus cables and then reconnected everything before firing the system back up but no joy. I still can't put the new centre channel to sleep.
I quizzed Kevin himself about this but as he's really a 2ch man he's not really conversant with TAG multi-channel control issues so I'm tapping into the vast resources of AV Forums in hope of some light being shed and hopefully a fix being offered.
For completeness my bus cable runs as follows:
AV32r bus out > 250 x 3r bus out > 100 x 5r bus out > DVD32r (as per TAG's instructions I have not closed the bus loop)
I can only thank you in advance for any help provided.
Yours frustratedly staring at that little red centre channel led that won't go out
Mr. Mer
I could really do with a few pearls of wisdom from anyone that's got a bit of experience with the TAG bus control system as I'm having a bit of a head scratching session at the moment.
I'm currently running an AV32r DP 7.1 and DVD32r together with a 250 x 3r and a 100 x 5r for amplification duties. I have just last week had the 250 serviced by Kevin and while I was there he added a third 250 module taking me from the original 2ch as it left the factory to 3ch. The 100 x 5r is now on side and rear surround speaker duties and the centre module has been turned off.
When I switch from the most regularly used Dolby Digital 5.1 sky hd feed (which is configured to run all 7 channels) to the DVD32r (which is configured as Direct for stereo reproduction) all the inactive channels go to sleep as I'd expect however the (new) centre channel on the 250 stays on.
I'm wondering if, given that my 250 amp shipped from the factory as a 2ch unit and has just had a third channel fitted, the control processor might not know the new module is there so as a result can't or won't talk to it. If that's the case is there anything I can do about it? That said it turns on and off when the unit is switched on or into standby via the AV32r so maybe I'm barking up the wrong tree there...
I've powered everything down and disconnected the TAG bus cables and then reconnected everything before firing the system back up but no joy. I still can't put the new centre channel to sleep.
I quizzed Kevin himself about this but as he's really a 2ch man he's not really conversant with TAG multi-channel control issues so I'm tapping into the vast resources of AV Forums in hope of some light being shed and hopefully a fix being offered.
For completeness my bus cable runs as follows:
AV32r bus out > 250 x 3r bus out > 100 x 5r bus out > DVD32r (as per TAG's instructions I have not closed the bus loop)
I can only thank you in advance for any help provided.
Yours frustratedly staring at that little red centre channel led that won't go out
Mr. Mer