Extron electronic MLC 52 manual Overview of the configuration procedure

Serial Communication, cont’d

This section discusses configuring an MLC that is connected to your computer. You can also create and save configurations in emulation mode for an MLC 52, an MLC 52 VC, or a DVCM 50 that is not connected to your computer. (For more information, see “Using emulation mode,” later in this chapter.)

Overview of the configuration procedure

These are the main steps to configuring the MLC 52 using the MLC main screen. Details on each step are provided in the sections that follow this overview.

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Open the MLC 52 Configuration Program main screen and select a communication port. (See “Opening the MLC 52 Configuration Program screen,” in the next section.)

If your MLC already has a configuration loaded, save this configuration if desired. (If you do not save the current configuration, it is overwritten when you enter and upload the new settings.)

If you want to base your configuration on an existing one, restore the

desired configuration. Follow steps 4 through 10 to make any desired changes to it. (See “Restoring a configuration” on page 5-24.)

If you want to create a completely new configuration, proceed to step 4 .

On the main screen, add one or more IR drivers and/or a serial driver for the projector or display that you plan to connect to the MLC 52. (See “Adding a driver” on page 5-30.)

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(Optional) Click the Learn IR Command button to enable the MLC to learn one or more commands from the display device’s remote control. (See “Performing IR learning via software” on page 5-40.)

For your selected drivers, add or change commands on the MLC and/or IR 452 buttons as desired. (See “Assigning functions to buttons” on page 5-32.)

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As desired, edit the MLC and/or IR 452 button parameters available in the Button Settings section. (See “Button Settings section” on page 5-29.)

On the Display Power Settings tab, enter the display device’s power on and off settings as desired.

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The settings in steps 8 and 9 are usually auto-set when an RS-232 driver is loaded. If the driver does not contain these settings, you can enter them manually.

On the Display Comm Settings tab, enter the appropriate baud rate, data bits, and parity settings for the display device’s communications port.

Save the configuration. (See “Saving and restoring a configuration” on page 5-23.)

Opening the MLC 52 Configuration Program screen

To access the main screen (from outside the Configuration Wizard program),

1. From the Configuration Wizard screen, select the radio button called “Configure the product using Extron’s Windows Configuration Software,” and click Next. The mode selection window opens in front of the main screen.

2. On the mode selection window, select the Select a Comm Port tab (if it is not already displayed). Make sure that your MLC is connected to your computer and has power.

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