Extron electronic MPS 112CS manual Windows-based Control Program, Using the Software

Windows®-based Control Program

The Windows-based Control Program (Extron part number 29-060-01) for controlling the MPS Series switchers via RS-232 requires Windows 95/98, NT, or later. It provides remote control of MPS switcher functions.

Installing the Windows-based Control Software

The program is contained on a CD, and it occupies approximately 2.5 MB (megabytes) of hard drive space. Run the program from the hard drive.

To install the software from the CD onto the hard drive, run SETUP.EXE from the CD, and follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

By default, the Windows installation creates a C:\MPS directory, and it places two icons into a group folder named “Extron Electronics”.

Using the Software

1. To run the MPS Control Program, double-click on the MPS Control Program icon in the Extron Electronics group or folder.

The Comm menu appears on the screen.

2. Select the radio button for the COM port that is connected to the MPS switcher’s RS-232 port, and click OK. The Extron MPS Control Program main screen appears, as shown below. The screen display includes controls for video inputs, audio inputs, picture adjustment controls, and a graphic representation of the window images.

Figure 4-1 — MPS Control Program main screen

3. In Separate Switcher mode, a selected audio input from one of the three input groups can be routed to the program audio output. This selected input and its group are indicated by a flashing representation of the input LED. The LEDs of the two remaining, unselected groups (inputs) light steadily.

To route a different audio input within the same input group to the program audio output, click one of the other input buttons within that group. The LED/indicator for the new input flashes. To route an audio input from a different group to the program audio, click the input button once if the input is already active and its LED is steadily on, or click it twice if the input is not

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