Page 2 - Precautions; Safety Instructions • English; FCC Class A Notice; Extron’s Warranty
Precautions This symbol is intended to alert the user of importantoperating and maintenance (servicing) instructionsin the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of thepresence of uninsulated dangerous voltage withinthe product's enclosure that may present ...
Page 3 - MLA-VC10 • Quick Start Guide; Setting Up the MLA-VC10; Quick Start Guide — MLA-VC10; Determine the control voltage; required; Set the MLA-VC10’s DIP switches; to match; . Make sure that the MediaLink; Terminate cables
MLA-VC10 • Quick Start Guide Setting Up the MLA-VC10 Quick Start Guide — MLA-VC10 To install and set up the MLA-VC10, follow these steps and see theappropriate section of this manual for details: Step 1 Determine the control voltage required by the amplifier or mixer.See “Determining the Control Vol...
Page 4 - Chapter 1 • Introduction; Table of Contents; Connect the power cables; If you are using an MLC with the MLA-VC10, use the; Test the system; by turning the volume knob on the MLC or by
MLA-VC10 • Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide — MLA-VC10, cont’d MLA-VC10 • Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About the MLA-VC10 ........................................................... 1-2 Chapter 2 • Installation and Setup...
Page 5 - MLA-VC10 • Table of Contents; Table of Contents, cont’d; Chapter One; Introduction; ii
MLA-VC10 • Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d MLA-VC10 1 Chapter One Introduction About the MLA-VC10 ii
Page 6 - MLA-VC10 • Introduction; Chapter Two; Installation and Setup; The illustration below shows a typical application.
MLA-VC10 • Introduction Introduction MLA-VC10 2 Chapter Two Installation and Setup Front and Rear Panel Features Determining the Control Voltage Setting the Configuration DIP Switches Cabling Operation Troubleshooting About the MLA-VC10 (part #60-502-01) Along with an RS-232 host device, the Extron ...
Page 7 - Installation; Front and Rear Panel Features; Front; Power/Status indicator LED; — This LED lights steadily while; Rear; Amp/Mixer Control connector; — Connect a cable between the; Configuration DIP switches; — Set these eight switches to; Determining the Control Voltage
MLA-VC10 • Installation and Operation MLA-VC10 • Installation and Operation Installation 2-3 Front and Rear Panel Features MLA-VC10 POWER/ STATUS A B Front MLC/RS-232 POWER 2 1 1 Power/Status indicator LED — This LED lights steadily while the MLA-VC10 receives power, and it blinks three times whenth...
Page 8 - Installation and Setup, cont’d; Measuring control voltage for a Peavey UMA; Measuring voltage for a TOA A-903MK2 amplifier
MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-5 Measuring control voltage for a Peavey UMA ™ 35T II: meter leads are oriented incorrectly relative tothe amp’s terminals In the picture below the measured voltage is positive, so theright (#1) term...
Page 9 - Measuring voltage for a Biamp Precedence CMA 60; Setting the Configuration DIP Switches
MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d Measuring voltage for aBiamp Precedence CMA 60 amplifier Several Biamp amplifiers have three screw terminals labeled“remote level”. The control voltage may be indicated (by a “C”in the following pictur...
Page 10 - MLA-VC10 DIP Switch Settings for Approximate
MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-9 Cabling To avoid introducing noise and static into audiochannels, the MediaLink Controller (if used), the powersupply, the MLA-VC10, and the amplifier or mixershould share the same grounding source...
Page 11 - Wiring the Amp/Mixer Control connector; Wiring the MLA’s Amp/Mixer Control connector; Wiring the MLC/Power connector; Connecting an MLA-VC10 to an MLC 206
MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-11 2-10 Connecting an MLA-VC10 to an external power supply A B MLA-VC10front panelMLC/RS-232Power port Ground ( ) +12VDC input MLC/RS-232 POWER Ground all devices An externalpower supply(12VDC, 1A ma...
Page 12 - Error response; ASCII to HEX Conversion Table; Symbol definitions; Operation; character string. A string is one or more characters.; MLA-initiated messages
MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-13 2-12 Error response When the MLA receives a valid SIS command, it executes thecommand and sends a response to the host device. If the MLAis unable to execute the command because the commandcontain...
Page 13 - If there is no audio output; esponse table for SIS commands; Command; olume adjustment; Firmwar
MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-14 Troubleshooting If the MLA-VC10’s LED doesn’t light: • The MLA-VC10 is not receiving power. Check the wiring at the MLA-VC10’s MLC/Power port for correct polarity.Verify that the power supply has ...
Page 14 - MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup; Appendix A; and Accessories; Specifications; • The amplifier accepts a higher control voltage than the; • Check the gain and level settings on the amplifier or mixer.
MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d MLA-VC10 A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Included Parts Cables MLA-VC10 Functional Block Diagram 2-16 • The amplifier accepts a higher control voltage than the MLA-VC10 provides, so the amplifi...
Page 15 - Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories; Control — amplifier; Specifications are subject to change without notice.; Included Parts; These items are included in each order for an MLA-VC10:; Included parts; MLA-VC10 user ’s manual; Cables; Plenum Comm-link cable; Part number; MLA-VC10 Functional Block Diagram; er
MLA-VC10 • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories MLA-VC10 • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories A-2 Specifications Control — amplifier Maximum voltage output .......... 10VDC ± 5% General Power .............................................
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