Kramer Electronics RC-SV manual Contents

Contents

Contents

1	Introduction	1
2	Overview	1
2.1	System Requirements for the Kramer RC Configuration 2 Software	2
2.1.1	System Requirements	2
2.1.2	Operating Systems	2

3	Initial Planning	3
4	The RC Configuration Software	4
4.1	Installing the Software	4
4.2	Downloading and Installing the Drivers	6
4.2.1	Download the Drivers	6
4.2.2	Install the Drivers	7
4.2.3	Creating a Driver Command	11
4.3	Port Mapping	13
4.4	The Kramer RC Configuration Main Window	15
4.4.1	The RC Command Area	18
5	Creating a Macro	20
5.1	Labeling the Buttons	22
5.2	Creating a Driver Command	23
5.2.1	An RS-232 Command – Switch Input to Output	23
5.2.2	A Relay Command – Turn Lights ON	24
5.2.3	A Switcher Command	24
5.2.4	A Power Amplifier Command	25
5.2.5	An LCD Keypad Command	26
5.2.6	Setting the Button State and Color	26
5.2.7	The Ignore Button Command	27
6	The Kramer RC Configuration Menus	28
6.1	The File Menu	28
6.2	The Edit Menu	29
6.3	The Configuration Menu	29
6.4	The Device Menu	30
6.4.1	The Connect Command	30
6.4.2	The Device Properties Dialog Box	31
6.5	The Help Menu	31
6.6	Load Firmware	32
7	Connecting a Room Controller as a Stand Alone Device (Master)	34
7.1	The Port Manager in the Stand Alone Mode	35
7.2	The Device Properties Window in the Stand Alone Mode	35
8	Connecting via the ETHERNET	36
8.1	Connecting the ETHERNET Port directly to a PC (Crossover Cable)	36

8.2Connecting the ETHERNET Port via a Network Hub (Straight-Through Cable)37

9	Writing a Configuration	37
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