Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MLC 206 Extron electronic
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The Extron MediaLink ™ Contr oller (MLC 206) provides infrar ed (IR) and RS‑232 remote contr ol of a display device, contact closure contr ol of items in a room, tally outputs, and MediaLink Switcher control. This guide provides instructions for an experienced installer to set up and operate the MLC 206 MediaLink Controller .
MLC 206 Setup Guide, cont’d 2 Step 1 — Computer Connection The MLC 206 must be connected to a PC in order to configur e the controller . The configuration port, shown in the rear panel view below , is used for system contr ol and for loading configuration and driver files into the MLC.
3 3. T o power the MLC, connect a 12 VDC power supply or an optional MediaLink Switcher (MLS) to the MLS/Power port, and connect the power supply or the switcher to a power source.
MLC 206 Setup Guide, cont’d 4 Step 3 — Setting up projector contr ol Device drivers allow the MLC 206 to control pr ojectors and other source devices via RS‑232 or IR. N It is strongly r ecommended that an RS-232 control ( filename RS1.mll) file for controlling a pr ojector be used whenever possible.
5 3 . Configure the buttons. Use the drop‑down box associated with each button to select the command to be issued or function to perform, as shown at right.
MLC 206 Setup Guide, cont’d 6 4 . Click on OK to begin the learning process. During IR learning hold the device remote contr ol 4 inches to 14 inches (10 cm to 36 cm) away from and dir ectly in front of the MLC’s IR pickup device.
7 Step 5 — Completing the installation 1 . Save the configuration by selecting Save CONFIGURATION as.. . , and name it appropriately . 2 . Connect the MLC 206 to the projector for RS‑232 pr ojector control. a . Disconnect the power from the MLC (and the optional MediaLink Switcher , if applicable) and from the pr ojector .
MLC 206 Setup Guide, cont’d 8 3 . Install the IR Emitter(s) in the IR port as shown in the following illustration, and attach the head of each IR Emitter to an IR‑controlled device (VCR, DVD player , projector). N Place the IR emitter directly over the IR pickup device of the equipment.
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