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Setup Guide 68-1289-01 Rev . D 11 08 MLC 104 Plus Series MediaLink ™ Controllers Fr ont cover Back cover: checklist and contact information ........... 2 Front cover ............................................................................................. 3 Safety Precautions ...................................................................[...]

Pr ecautions This symbol is intended to alert the user of important opera ting and mainten ance (se rvicing ) instru ctions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Safety and Compliances 安全须知 • 中文 这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中 有重要的操作和维护说明。 这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴 露的危险电压，有触电危险。 注意 阅读说明书 • 用户使用该设备前必须阅读并理 解所有安全和使用说明。 [...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Safety and Compliances[...]

i MLC 104 Plus Series • T able of Contents i T able of Contents Chapter One • Introduction .................................................... 1-1 About this Manual .................................................................... 1-2 The MLC 104 Plus Series MediaLink ™ Controllers ........... 1-2 Differ ences between models .............[...]

ii MLC 104 Plus Series • T able of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d 68-1289-01 Rev . D 11 08 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Step nine: assign serial device drivers ................................ 3-14 Step ten: assign IR drivers ................................................... 3-15 [...]

MLC 104 Plus Series 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual The MLC 104 Plus MediaLink ® Controllers About Global Configurator Global Configurator Online T raining[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction Intr oduction 1-2 About this Manual This setup guide describes the • MLC 104 Plus Series MediaLink ® Controllers • Global Congurator application • MLC 104 Plus Series hardwar e installation • MLC 104 Plus Series device connections • MLC 104 Plus Series software conguration The MLC 104 Plus Serie[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction 1-3 MLC 104 IP Plus MediaLink Controller B A S S L E V E L T R E B L E M IN I P O W E R A M P L IF IE R M PA 12 2 ON OFF L IM IT ER STEREO DU AL MONO Extr on MP A 12 2 Mini Po we r Amplifie r RGBH V S- Vide o Au di o Au di o Vide o DV D/ VC R Combo La pt op RS -2 32 or IR Pr ojec to r con tro l Extr on ML C 10 4[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction Introduction, cont’d 1-4 About Global Configurator Global Congurator (GC) is a software application that gives users the ability to create a single conguration le of all of the controlled devices on their audio/video (A/V) network. There ar e two types of devices in an A/V system: Controllers - Contr[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction 1-5 Using GC you can congure a single r oom controller , or cr eate a web-based remote monitoring system for hundr eds of A/V devices in multiple locations. Y ou may congur e an MLC using GC without having the device physically connected to the A/V network. N For MLC 104 IP P lus model s, u se G lobal Con [...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction Introduction, cont’d 1-6 T o install Global Congurator fr om an Extron Softwar e Products CD if Autorun is enabled on your PC: 1 . Insert the Extron Softwar e Products CD into your drive. 2 . W ait for the Extr on Software Pr oducts page to load. 3 . Click on the Software icon. 4 . Scroll down to the Global[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series 2 Chapter T wo Har dwar e Setup Front Panel Right Side Panel Left Side Panel and T op Panel Power Connection LAN Connection Front Host Configuration Port Device Connection[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup Har dware Setup 2-2 Front Panel Front panel contr ols must be congured using the Global Congurator application (described in chapter 3) before they become functional. a Display On/Off buttons — Use to turn the connected display device on and off. b Input selection buttons — Use to select the desired[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup 2-3 Right Side Panel Connectors on the unit's right side panel are described below . a Display RS-232 / IR port — Dedicated bidirectional port for communication to a projector or display via RS-232 and/or infrared contr ol. b Comm Link — This port can be used to connect • up to four control modules[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup Hardwar e Setup, cont’d 2-4 Left Side Panel and T op Panel Controls on the left side panel and top panel ar e described below . a Reset Button — Recessed button used to reset the device. See the MLC 104 Plus Series Reference Manual for available r eset modes. b Reset LED — Green LED that ashes to ind[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup 2-5 Power Connection T o connect the external 12 VDC power supply: 1 . Strip the ends of the power supply wires as shown in the diagram below . 2 . Connect the stripped wires to the MLC's PWR port as shown in the diagram below . 3 . Connect the AC power cord between the power supply and an AC power outle[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup Hardwar e Setup, cont’d 2-6 LAN Connection (IP Models Only) Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable to the LAN connector if you are connecting to a switch, hub, or r outer on your network. Connect a crossover Ethernet cable to the LAN connector if you are connecting dir ectly to a PC. 2 3 GROUND 1 IR IN G[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup 2-7 Front Panel Host Configuration Port A 2.5 mm mini stereo jack the provides an RS-232 connection for conguration and control. Use Extron conguration cable part #70-335-01 (9-pin D female to 2.5 mm TRS) to connect a control PC to this port. N The MLC 104 Plus (units without a LAN connection) can be c[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup Hardwar e Setup, cont’d 2-8 Device Connections The following illustrations show examples of A/V and control device connections for all models. Display connection Projector Panel MLC 104 Plus Series Right Side Panel DISPLA Y RS-232/IR GROUND IR OUT Tx Rx Ground ( ) Receive (Rx) Tr ansmit (Tx) Ground ( ) Rece[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup 2-9 Comm Link connection MLC 104 Plus Series Right Side Panel COMM LINK A B C D E +V OUT GROUND CM IR IN SCP E C B A SCP communication (IR) Ground ( ) IRCM, ACM, RCM, CM +12 VDC C B A Maximum = 2 SCPs Pe r System Maximum = 4 Control Modules (4 module addresses) Ground ( ) +12 VDC Ground ( ) & Drain Wire E[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardwar e Setup Hardwar e Setup, cont’d 2-10[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series 3 Chapter Thr ee Softwar e Setup Creating a Global Configurator Project File Configuring a New Device T esting the GlobalViewer ™ Pages[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Softwar e Setup 3-2 Creating a Global Configurator Pr oject File After you have installed Global Congurator (GC) software on your PC, follow the steps in this chapter to congure your devices. N For MLC 104 IP P lus model s, u se G lobal Con figur ator version 2.2 or later . For MLC 104 Plus models, use[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-3 5 . Click the Right Arrow (Subscribe) button. 6 . Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each type of device you plan to add to your audio/video network. 7 . Click the Download button. The Download Complete dialog box opens. 8 . Click the Close button. 9 . Click OK to return to the Start Options dialog box.[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-4 Step two: create a new pr oject T o cr eate a new Global Congurator project le: 1 . Select Create a New Project . 2 . Click OK . The Project Settings dialog box opens. For IP models 3 . For IP models, enter the IP address of the rst device you will add to your GC project ?[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-5 5 . Click OK . The Add Device dialog box opens. For an MLC 104 Plus (non-IP model) 3 . Click Cancel . The Add Device dialog box opens.[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-6 Step three: add a device and set up its connection For IP models For IP models, obtain the following information fr om your network administrator: • IP addr ess / hostname • gateway IP • subnet • T elnet port • web port • passwords 1 . Select MLC 104 IP Plus Series from[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-7 6 . If the device you are adding is passwor d protected, enter the appropriate Admin and User passwor ds. The default condition is no Admin or User password. 7 . Click Auto Configure IP Address . 8 . Enter the device’s MAC address (found on a label on the rear of the device). 9 . Click Set . The Auto Con[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-8 For an MLC 104 Plus (non-IP model) 1 . Select MLC 104 Plus Series from the IP Link Device drop- down list. 2 . Click OK .[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-9 Step four: define the location of the new device (IP models only) Global Congurator allows you to keep track of the devices on your audio/video network by creating a custom tr ee of folders in which you can place and organize your audio/video devices. This GlobalV iewer T ree can be up to eight levels [...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-10 Step five: save the new Global Configurator file T o save the new GC pr oject le: 1 . Click File > Save - or - click the Save icon. If the le has not previously been saved, the Save As dialog box opens. 2 . Enter a unique name in the Project Name eld. 3 . Click the [...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-11 Configuring a New Device Step six: configure e-mail server (IP models only) Obtain the following from your network administrator: • Mail server IP • Mail server domain • SMTP username and passwor d N Device must be online to change device settings. T o set the e-mail server conguration: 1 . Cli[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-12 Step seven: configure e-mail messages (IP models only) The Email Manager dialog box is used to create custom e-mails that are deliver ed as directed by the settings in the GC Schedule and Monitor dialog boxes. T o cr eate custom e-mails: 1 . Click Edit > Email Manager... 2 . C[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-13 Step eight: configure contacts (IP models only) The Contact Manager dialog box is used to enter the name, e-mail address, and company name of the network’s contacts. T o congur e contacts: 1 . Click Edit > Contact Manager... 2 . Complete the Name, Email, and Company elds. 3 . Click Add . The c[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-14 Step nine: assign serial device drivers The Serial Conguration tab of Global Congurator allows you to assign a device driver to each serial port of the device. T o assign a device driver: 1 . Select a serial port in the IP Link T ree window . The Serial Conguration tab op[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-15 Step ten: assign IR drivers The IR Conguration tab of Global Congurator allows you to assign a device driver to each IR port of the device. T o assign an IR device driver: 1 . Select an IR port in the IP Link T ree window . The IR Conguration tab opens. 2 . Select IR in the Port T ype eld. 3 .[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-16 Step eleven: configure the fr ont panel The Front Panel tab pr ovides a graphical repr esentation of the MLC's front contr ol panel. It gives you the ability to: • Congure the operations of the fr ont control panel buttons • Congure the captions and functions of th[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-17 Button repeat rate The repeat rate is how quickly a button will r epeat its function if the button is held down. Example: If you have congured a button as an incr ement volume button, and given it a repeat rate of 1.00 second, as long as you keep this button pressed (the fr ont panel button or the Glob[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-18 Button modes The Set Button Modes options allow the user to apply three differ ent modes of operation for all buttons on the MLC's front panel. Button modes of operation are: • Single Switch — the pushbutton switch performs the same function each time it is pressed. • T[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-19 Switcher input The Switcher Input eld allows you to assign a specic input from an attached MediaLink Switcher (MLS) to a specic input button on the MLC’s front panel (only applies to a button in input mode). T o assign a switcher input: 1 . Select one of the four input buttons. 2 . Select a swi[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-20 Button operations Selected functions in the Button Operations area of the window are moved to the Pr ess, or Release windows to be assigned to the press or r elease action of the selected button. T abs in the Button Operations ar ea include: • Driver • T ime Delay • User De?[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-21 When you add multiple functions to a front panel button, you may want to insert a time delay between the functions. The Button Operations T ime Delay tab provides the capability to add a delay of from 1 second to 180 seconds to the pr ess or release action of a button. T o add a time delay : 1 . Select a [...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-22 The Button Operations User Defined tab allows users to add button functionality that is not predened by entering ASCII strings or Extron Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) commands in the Command eld and moving those commands to the Press window or the Release window . The U[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-23 The Button Operations Light Control tab allows users to assign an indicator color to the Press and Release actions of selected buttons. Color changes are r eected on both the physical front panel button and the virtual fr ont panel button in the GlobalV iewer ® interface (only applies to buttons in si[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-24 Clear , r eset, and auto fill captions Use the Clear button to clear all front panel button caption text. Use the Reset button to delete all operations on the front panel buttons and reset the captions to their factory default text. The Auto Fill button is not active on the front[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-25 Step twelve: configure associated contr ol modules A control module is a faceplate with buttons that can be associated with the MLC. The buttons on a control module can be congur ed to perform specic device operations, such as power on a device or raise/ lower audio volume. The Control Module Summa[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-26 2 . Select an available control module. 3 . Click the Add (right arrow ,  ) button. The new control module is displayed in the Contr ol Module Summary eld and in the IP Link T ree window . 4 . Select the newly assigned control module's Address in the IP Link T ree windo[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-27 Step thirteen: create a shutdown schedule Global Congurator ’s scheduling feature enables you to schedule specic actions to occur for a selected device. As an example, scheduling is useful to set network projectors to power off at the end of the day to pr event idle lamp usage. T o set a display s[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-28 3 . Enter a unique name in the Schedule Action Name eld. 4 . Set the desired schedule times . 5 . Click Next . 6 . Select the desired Subject Port (device). 7 . Select the A vailable Option Power Control - Off . 8 . Click Apply Action . 9 . Click Done .[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-29 Step fourteen: create a lamp hour notification (IP models only) Global Congurator ’s monitoring feature enables you to congure IP Link devices to monitor many parameters of their connected audio/visual devices. This feature can be used to monitor lamp usage hours and send an e-mail alert to the n[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-30 5 . Select a subject port or device. 6 . Select A vailable Options Lamp Usage: Value . 7 . Select Is Greater or Equal in the Display: Lamp Usage V alue eld. 8 . Enter a number (hours) that is less than the lamp’s anticipated burn-out spec in the Lamp Usage V alue eld. 9 . [...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-31 Step fifteen: create a disconnect notification (IP models only) Global Congurator ’s monitoring feature enables you to congure IP Link devices such as an MLC 104 IP Plus to monitor many parameters of their connected audio/visual devices. This feature can be used to monitor a display connection a[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-32 5 . Select a subject port or device. 6 . Select A vailable Options Connection Status: Disconnected . 7 . Click Apply Condition . 8 . Click Next . 9 . Click Next a second time to add an e-mail notication. 10 . Select Email Messages Disconnect Notification . 11 . Select the desir[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-33 Step sixteen: build the Global Configurator file Before a Global Congurator (GC) le is active in the GlobalV iewer interface, the GC le must be “built” and uploaded to a GlobalV iewer host device. The “build” process compiles all of the conguration data you have entered into the GC ?[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-34 Step seventeen: upload the Global Configurator file When the build process completes, the Upload dialog box opens. 1 . Click the Begin button. When the upload process completes, the Progr ess and Status elds are updated to indicate completion. 2 . For IP models only , click t[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-35 Step eighteen: launch GlobalViewer (IP models only) GlobalV iewer is a graphical user interface that is generated by Global Congurator (GC). When a GC le is built and uploaded to a GlobalV iewer host device, you can launch the GlobalV iewer interface by opening an Internet browser and entering the h[...]

MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-36 T esting the GlobalViewer pages Use the GlobalV iewer graphical user interface (IP models only), the MLC’s front panel, and, if pr esent, the buttons on an associated control module to test for pr oper operation of the MLC and any connected devices. More information on operation[...]

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