Extron Electronics MLC 226 IP Series Installation - Manual (Page 56)

Software-based Confi guration and Control, cont’d
MLC 226 IP Series • Software-based Confi guration and Control 4-12
PRELIMINAR
Y
Front Panel allows you to confi gure and label each front panel button and to
associate actions, commands, drivers, and relay functions with the MLC’s front
panel buttons.
N Failure to confi gure the On or Off buttons to send their commands upon button
release (instead of at the button press) may cause problems with the PIN Mode
feature.
System Remote is the tab where you can confi gure and label each button on the
IR 402 remote control and associate commands, drivers, and assorted functions
with the remote’s buttons.
Control Module Summary displays a summary of which, if any, control modules
(IRCMs, CMs, ACMs, RCMs) are to be used with the selected MLC, what
their DIP switch addresses are, and how many (if any) commands have been
associated with each module so far. This tab also lets you remove or add control
modules to the system, as long as you don’t exceed the four allowed addresses
(up to four modules). A visual example of each control module appears when
you click on the name of the module in the Available Control Modules area.
Advanced Configuration provides a way to confi gure power-up/power-down
cycle settings, personal identifi cation numbers (PINs) and PIN enabling, volume
adjustment parameters, digital ports, and miscellaneous settings. See “Advanced
confi guration options in Global Confi gurator,“ later in this chapter.
Auxiliary Port allows you to select and confi gure a model of MediaLink Switcher
(MLS) or PoleVault ™ Switcher (PVS) to control using the MLC (via the MLC’s
MLS RS-232 port). See “Confi guring an auxiliary switcher,” later in this chapter.
Advanced Confi guration
IR learning to create customized IR driver fi les
If you do not fi nd a driver on the Extron Web site for the device you plan to
use, you can create your own IR driver fi le. Extron IR Learner
™ software lets
you create a customized driver fi le of IR commands that can be used with the
Global Confi gurator software for port setup and button confi guration. Visit
http://www.extron.com to download IR Learner and install it on your PC.
Once IR Learner is installed on the PC, you can start the program directly
by double-clicking the IR Learner icon, shown at right.
Or, you can select Run IR Learner from Global Confi gurator’s Tools
menu, as shown at right. The IR Learner utility opens in a new window. With this
tool you can create a driver fi le of IR
commands that can then be loaded into
the driver list and used for port setup
and button confi guration in the MLC.
Additional information on how to
use the software is available in the IR
Learner help fi le.
Advanced confi guration options in Global Confi gurator
In Global Confi gurator in the Advanced Configuration tab you can set
• what happens during power-up and power-down cycles and for how long
• personal identifi cation numbers (PINs) and whether or not each PIN is enabled
during front panel lockout (executive mode) (see page 3-9 for details)
• volume adjustment parameters
• confi guration for each digital port