Mlc configuration software, Device drivers, Application diagrams – Extron Electronics MLC 60 Series User Guide User Manual
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MLC Configuration Software
The included MLC Configuration Program is used to configure the MLC buttons and
ports via an RS-232 or USB connection. This software, provided on a DVD that is
delivered with the product, enables you to set functions for the front panel buttons
and to configure the MLC ports in order to control devices via the MLC. The software
works in combination with the IR or RS-232 drivers, also provided with the MLC on
DVD or at
Installing the Configuration Software
” in the
“Software-based Configuration” section to access this program).
Device Drivers
The MLC can control a switcher, projector, or other display device via IR or RS-232
communication. The MLC must have drivers loaded for the devices it will control in order
to send commands to those devices. Drivers can be obtained in the following ways:
•
You can install IR or an RS-232 driver files from a disk, download them from the
Extron website (
www.extron.com
), or download them from Extron via the driver
subscription feature within the Windows-based configuration program. The drivers
are saved on your computer in a folder located at
c:\Documents
and
Settings\
All
Users\Shared
Documents\Extron\Driver2
(Windows XP) or
c:\Users\
Public\Documents\Extron\Driver2
(Windows 7). You can upload the desired
drivers to the MLC using the MLC configuration software.
•
You can capture IR commands from the IR remote control of a device through
IR Learning using the MLC configuration program to create a driver that the MLC
can use. When a driver is created, it can be added to the configuration program so
that the commands can be used to configure the MLC to control the device (see the
MLC 60 Series help to configure the MLC using IR Learning).
Application Diagrams
100-240V
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MAX.
50-
60H
z
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DIO
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AUX/MI
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ADJUST
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TO
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PC
DVD/VCR
Amplified Output
RS-232 or
IR Projector
Control
Video
Video
Extron
MLS 304SA
MediaLink
®
Switcher
Laptop
w/ Audio
Projector
Audio
Audio
VGA
Extron
SI 3
Surface-Mount
Speakers
RS-232
Switcher
Control
Screen
Control
VGA
VGA
VGA
Relay
Extron
MLC 62 RS D
MediaLink Controller
VOLUME
DISPLA
Y
ON
OF
F
PC
VIDEO
LAPTOP
MUTE
Figure 2.
MLC 62 RS D Controlling an MLS 304 SA Switcher and a Projector
MLC 60 Series MediaLink Controllers • Introduction
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