Serial Communication, cont’d
Using the help program
For information on program features, press the F1 computer key, or click on the Help menu from within the System 7SC control program, or
For explanations of buttons or functions, click on the tabs in the help screen to reach the desired screen. Use a mouse or the Tab and Enter keys to select a button/ function. A description and tips on using the program will appear on screen.
Downloading and using projector drivers
The System 7SC must be set up (configured) before it can control other equipment. Extron provides preset configurations in the form of projector driver files. Projector drivers assign projector IR commands to the System 7’s front panel controls so that the display power, mute, and mode functions can be used to control the projector.
The most recent projector driver files are available at the Extron website at
http://www.extron.com. To download files to computer, do the following:
1.From the Extron website, select Download, then select Projector Drivers.
2.In the Driver Information column in the list of projectors, select and click on the model of projector for which a driver is needed.
3.Follow the instructions that appear on screen.
4.If the projector driver has been successfully downloaded, the projector driver will be displayed in the
To view the settings and commands in each projector driver file without loading the driver into the System 7, run the System 7 control software in emulation mode.
1.On opening the control program select Emulate instead of one of the comm ports.
2.Select and
To load projector drivers into the System 7, do the following:
1.Upon opening the control program, select and
2.Select the File pulldown menu.
3.Select Load New Driver from... and choose the appropriate driver.
Key to file names
File name | Description |
_____RS1.7SC | |
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_____RS2.7SC | |
______IR.7SC | |
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________.sy7 | |
| adjustments/settings and whatever driver (if any) was installed |
| in the System 7 at the time the file was saved. |
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