Extron electronic user manual Quick Start Guide MLA-VC10, Setting Up the MLA-VC10

Quick Start Guide — MLA-VC10

Setting Up the MLA-VC10

To install and set up the MLA-VC10, follow these steps and see the appropriate section of this manual for details:

Step 1

Determine the control voltage required by the amplifier or mixer.

See “Determining the Control Voltage” on pages 2-3 to 2-6 of this manual.

Step 2

Set the MLA-VC10’s DIP switches to match	ON	CONFIGURATION
the voltage determined in 1. See “Setting the					5
	1	2	3	4		6	7	8
Configuration DIP Switches” on page 2-7, and
the reference tables on pages 2-8 and 2-9.		(Example)

CONFIGURATION

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

ON

0 to 10.0VDC

UP

CONFIGURATION
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	DOWN
	0 to 4.98VDC							NOT HALFWAY

Step 3

Turn all of the equipment off. Make sure that the MediaLink Controller (MLC) (if used), the MLA-VC10, the audio amplifier or mixer, and RS-232 host device are turned off and disconnected from the power source.

Step 4

Terminate cables and use them to connect the MLA-VC10 to the MLC and/or a power supply and to an amplifier or mixer. See “Cabling” on pages 2-9to 2-11.Tie all grounds together.

AMP/MIXER		CONFIGURATION
CONTROL	ON
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
CTRL

0VDC to +10VDC*

Ground ( )

MLA-VC10

Rear Panel

*The actual maximum control voltage depends on the Configuration DIP switch settings, but the maximum power output will not be reached if the amplifier's control port voltage measures more than 10VDC.

REMT

VOL

	MUTE
	1
	MUTE
	2
6 feet (1.8 m) maximum	GND
between the MLA-VC10
and the amplifier

Amplifier Rear Panel

MLA-VC10 • Quick Start Guide QS-1