Extron electronic MC104 IP Network Card User Manual


 
MLC 104 Series MediaLink Controllers • Software Setup
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MLC 104 Series MediaLink Controllers • Software Setup
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Adding e-mail contacts
To add e-mail contacts, do the following:
1. From the Edit menu, choose Contact Manager. A dialog
box appears.
2. Fill in the name, e-mail address, and the company areas of
the Contact Manager dialog box.
Contact Manager dialog box
3. Click Add to add the newly-created contact to the list.
4. Click OK to close the dialog box.
Step 5: Add a Serial or IR Device
Adding an A/V device (projector displays, VCRs, DVDs, etc.)
for an MLC to control requires that you first add the device’s
driver to the GC configuration.
Downloading additional drivers
If you successfully downloaded device drivers in
"Step 1: Download Device Drivers", proceed to "MLC 104 port
configuration" below.
If you have not downloaded or need additional device drivers
for your open project, you'll need to save and close the current
project to access new drivers. To do so,
1. Select New from the File menu, but click the Yes button
when prompted to save.
2. If the file was not previous saved, you must enter a project
name in the Project Name field.
3. Click the OK button. This automatically closes the current
project.
4. Click the Add Drivers Subscription button on the start
options dialog.
5. Follow the instructions under "Step 1: Download Device
Drivers".
6. Reopen the saved project by choosing Open An Existing
Project from the list of options.
You are now ready to add A/V devices to the configuration
using the new drivers.
MLC 104 series port configuration
The MLC 104 and MLC 104 IP have a single port that you
can configure to use for a serial or IR device. The following
illustrates how to add a projector or a DVD using each type of
driver.
Adding a serial driver
1. From the IP Link tab (on the left pane), select the port
named Display.
2. Use the drop-down menus under Serial Driver Selection
to select device type (choose video projector), and
manufacturer (choose Epson). For this example, select the
Epson PowerLite 7700p video projector from the Available
Drivers field.