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Precautions Safety Instructions • English This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions 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 Instructions • Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using the equipment.
安全须知 • 中文 警告 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。 电源 • 该 设 备 只 能 使 用 产 品 上 标 明 的 电 源 。 设 备 必须使用有地线的供电系统供电。 第三条线 (地线)是安全设施,不能不用或跳过。 这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴 拔掉电源 • 为安全地从设备拔掉电源,请拔掉所有设备后 或桌面电源的电源线,或任何接到市电系统的电源线。 露的危险电压,有触电危险。 电源线保护 • 妥善布线, 避免被踩踏,或重物挤压。 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。 保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明书以备将来使 用。 遵守警告 • 用户应遵守产品和用户指南上的所有安 全和操作说明。 避免追加 • 不要使用该产品厂商没有推荐的工具或 追加设备,以避免危险。 维护 • 所有维修必须由认证的维修人员进行。 设备内部 没有用户可以更换的零件。为避免出现触电危险不要自 己试图打开设备盖子维修该设备。 通风孔 • 有些设备机壳上有通风槽或孔,它们是用来防止 机内敏感元件过热。 不要用任何东西挡住通风孔。
Table of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ..................................................................... 1-2 About the MLC 104 Medialink Controllers ........................ 1-2 About Global Configurator ..................................................... 1-3 System Requirements ............................................................... 1-4 Installing the Software .....................................................
Table of Contents, cont’d Step 9: Create a Display Disconnection E-mail (IP model only) .......................................................................... 3-20 Step 10: Build and Upload a Configuration ................... 3-21 Building a configuration ...................................................... 3-21 Uploading a configuration ................................................... 3-22 Accessing GlobalViewer® ....................................................
Introduction About this Manual TCP/IP Network This setup guide allows you to easily and quickly set up and configure the Extron MLC 104 or MLC 104 IP controller.
Introduction, cont’d Global Configurator provides the following features for the MLC 104 series: To install the software on your hard drive: 1. Offline configuration — Using Global Configurator, you can configure your MLC 104 Medialink controller without having the actual device on hand, eliminating the need to connect your MLC before starting the configuration. Go to www.extron.com and click the Download tab. 2. Click the IP Link® Software link or icon.
Introduction, cont’d MLC 104 MediaLink Controllers 2 Chapter Two MLC 104 Series Hardware Setup Right Side Panel Features and Connections Left Side Top Panel Features and Connections Front Panel Features and Basic Operation 1-6 MLC 104 Series MediaLink Controllers • Introduction
Hardware Setup This chapter describes right, left, and front panel features, basic front panel operation, and how to connect cables to the MLC 104 series controller. Transmit (Tx) Receive (Rx) Ground ( ) Transmit (Tx) Receive (Rx) Ground ( ) Bidirectional Tx/IR Rx GROUND PWR SNS GROUND +12V OUT Right Side Panel Features and Connections Projector Panel DISPLAY RS-232/IR MLC 104 Series Right Side Panel N Each projector or display may require different wiring.
Hardware Setup, cont’d N Power the controller via an external power supply, not MLS RS-232 port — This port can control an optional Extron switcher or other RS‑232 controllable device. from an Extron switcher. The controller requires a separate 12 VDC power supply. If you connect an optional switcher (such as an Extron MLS Series switcher) to the MLC, you must connect a ground wire between the switcher and the MLC, as shown in the following diagram.
Hardware Setup, cont’d Left Side Panel Features and Connections Front Panel Features and Basic Operation There are several features that must be set up prior to using the MLC. Refer to chapter 4 in the MLC 104 Series User's Manual for details.
Hardware Setup, cont’d Volume control c Volume knob and LEDs — Rotate this knob to adjust the audio volume. Global Configurator lets you select whether this knob will control the projector’s audio levels or the optional MediaLink switcher’s audio levels. If the MLC is configured for use with a MediaLink Switcher or projectors, the MLC’s LEDs light to indicate volume ranges (with steadily lit LEDs) and minimum/maximum volume limits (with flashing LEDs).
Software Setup This chapter provides the steps for setting up your MLC 104 series controller using the Global Configurator (GC) software. By means of example, you will learn how to • Add drivers that allow control of A/V devices. • Configure the controller's power buttons, and input selection buttons to control a video projector. • Schedule a projector shutdown, create a lamp hour warning alert, and create a projector disconnection e-mail alert.
Software Setup, cont’d Step 2: Create a New Project 1. If the GC 2 Start Options dialog is displayed, select the "Create a New Project" option and click the OK button. The Project Settings dialog box appears, as shown below. N You can also access the Project Settings dialog box via the Edit menu. Step 3: Add an MLC 104 IP or MLC 104 Controller and Define its Location The most essential step in creating a configuration in a GC project is to add an IP Link device.
Software Setup, cont’d To add the MLC 104, do the following: 1. From the IP Link Device drop-down menu, select MLC 104. 2. Select a serial port number (if more than one is available). 3. Click the OK button. The Global Configurator front panel window appears, as shown below. Add Device dialog box (Advanced) (for IP version only) 3-6 5. Select the Auto Configure IP Address check box. The MAC Address text box becomes active and the first three octets of the MAC address appear. 6.
Software Setup, cont’d Defining e-mail server settings Before you set up e-mail notifications, ensure that your e-mail server, subnet mask and gateway settings are set. If not, use the Change Device Setting feature to set them up. 1. From the Tools menu, choose Change Device Settings.... The Device Settings page appears and displays every device in the current project. 2. Select the MLC 104 IP from the list. 3. From the Settings menu, choose Set Mail Server.... 4.
Software Setup, cont’d Adding e-mail contacts To add e-mail contacts, do the following: 1. From the Edit menu, choose Contact Manager. A dialog box appears. 2. Fill in the name, e-mail address, and the company areas of the Contact Manager dialog box. Step 5: Add a Serial or IR Device Adding an A/V device (projector displays, VCRs, DVDs, etc.) for an MLC to control requires that you first add the device’s driver to the GC configuration.
Software Setup, cont’d 3. Click the Add Driver button. The Epson projector appears within the Selected Driver field. To view these IR driver functions as buttons on your GlobalViewer Web page (IP model only), do the following: Notice that this action also populates the Driver Command and State Configuration field with predefined functions. These functions appear later as buttons on your GlobalViewer® Web page. 5. Under the IR Display Group field, use the Add Group button to add a folder (i.e.
Software Setup, cont’d Step 6: Configure the Front Panel Buttons Once the device drivers are added, you can configure the MLC's front panel buttons. For this exercise, you will configure Input and On/Off buttons. Additionally, you can modify a button caption, add a tool tip, set repeat rates, and select button modes. N You can customize any front panel button (DVD, VCR, 4. Under the Button Operations field, select the Driver tab and expand the tree under the Epson PowerLite 7700p projector icon.
Software Setup, cont’d Step 7: Create a Display Shutdown Schedule Global Configurator’s (GC) scheduling feature enables you to schedule actions and events for a selected device. Scheduling is often useful for setting a projector or other device to shut down or turn on at a predetermined time (e.g., in a school, all projectors can be set to power off at 5:00 P.M.). For events that occur at the same time daily, change the time alongside the Set All button.
Software Setup, cont’d Step 8: Create a Display Lamp Hour Warning E-mail (IP model only) Global Configurator’s monitoring feature enables you to configure a MLC 104 IP controller to monitor many parameters of the connected display devices. For example, a monitor alert can warn the school administrator if a display lamp hour limit is close to expiration, or if a display is inexplicably disconnected from the MLC 104 IP controller. To set a display lamp hour warning e-mail, do the following: 1.
Software Setup, cont’d 7. Click Next again to add an e-mail notification. 8. Highlight the appropriate e-mail message (Disconnect Notification) and contacts (e-mail recipient), and click Apply Email/Contacts. 9. Click Done. The dialog box closes. Step 10: Build and Upload a Configuration The Global Configurator project file contains all the configuration data (port assignments, product/device locations, scheduling data, etc.) you have created in Global Configurator.
Software Setup, cont’d Uploading a configuration Accessing GlobalViewer® The process of uploading your project is essential to successfully configuring the MLC 104 and creating a GlobalViewer Web page for the MLC 104 IP. You can upload the project to one MLC at a time or several at once. After uploading a configuration file to a MLC 104 IP controller, there are two ways to access the GlobalViewer Web page: • From the Upload Manager window, click the Test GV System button.