Extron electronic MC104 IP setup guide Add a Serial or IR Device, Adding e-mail contacts

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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.

Contact Manager dialog box

3.

Click Add to add the newly-created contact to the list.

4.

Click OK to close the 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.

Downloading additional drivers

If you successfully downloaded device drivers in

"Step 1: Download Device Drivers", proceed to "MLC 104 port configuration" below.

If you have not downloaded or need additional device drivers for your open project, you'll need to save and close the current project to access new drivers. To do so,

1.Select New from the File menu, but click the Yes button when prompted to save.

2.If the file was not previous saved, you must enter a project name in the Project Name field.

3.Click the OK button. This automatically closes the current project.

4.Click the Add Drivers Subscription button on the start options dialog.

5.Follow the instructions under "Step 1: Download Device Drivers".

6.Reopen the saved project by choosing Open An Existing Project from the list of options.

You are now ready to add A/V devices to the configuration using the new drivers.

MLC 104 series port configuration

The MLC 104 and MLC 104 IP have a single port that you can configure to use for a serial or IR device. The following illustrates how to add a projector or a DVD using each type of driver.

Adding a serial driver

1.From the IP Link tab (on the left pane), select the port named Display.

2.Use the drop-down menus under Serial Driver Selection to select device type (choose video projector), and manufacturer (choose Epson). For this example, select the Epson PowerLite 7700p video projector from the Available Drivers field.

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Contents MLC 104 and MLC 104 IP Series Precautions 安全须知 中文 Table of Contents MLC 104 MediaLink Controllers Table of Contents, cont’dIntroduction About Global ConfiguratorAbout this Manual About the MLC 104 Medialink ControllersIntroduction, cont’d Installing the SoftwareSystem Requirements Updating FirmwareTwo An MLC 104 series controller daisy chained to a SCP Hardware SetupRight Side Panel Features and Connections Power wiring Hardware Setup, cont’dButtons Left SideConfiguration host control port Volume controlPin out for TRS RS-232 cable wiring Baud Stop bit No parity Data bits No flow controlIP model only Software SetupDownload Device Drivers Project Settings dialog box Software Setup, cont’d Create a New ProjectAdd Device dialog box Basic for IP version only MLC 104 IPAdd Device dialog box Advanced for IP version only Software Setup, cont’dGlobal Configurator Front Panel window Email Manager dialog box Defining e-mail server settingsSetting up e-mail notifications Add a Serial or IR Device MLC 104 series port configurationAdding e-mail contacts Downloading additional driversAdd IR Driver window Add Serial Driver windowConfiguring an input button Software Setup, cont’d Configure the Front Panel ButtonsConfiguring the On and Off buttons Front Panel window with configured buttonsDisplay shutdown action selection dialog Software Setup, cont’d Create a Display Shutdown ScheduleScheduled Actions Wizard Monitored Conditions Wizard dialog Conditions dialog. The Monitored Conditions WizardUnder the Available Options window Available Options windowBuilding a configuration Build and Upload a ConfigurationCreate a Display Disconnection E-mail IP model only Display lamp hour e-mail notificationAccessing GlobalViewer Uploading a configurationUpload Manager window before file upload GlobalViewer main