Page 2 - Precautions; Safety Instructions • English; Safety Precautions
Precautions This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may pres...
Page 3 - MLC 104 Plus Series • Safety and Compliances; 安全须知; 注意; 声明; FCC Class A Notice; and FCC Class A Notice
MLC 104 Plus Series • Safety and Compliances 安全须知 • 中文 这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中有重要的操作和维护说明。 这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴 露的危险电压,有触电危险。 注意 阅读说明书 • 用 户 使 用 该 设 备 前 必 须 阅 读 并 理 解 所 有 安 全 和 使 用 说 明 。 保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明书以备将来使 用。 遵守警告 • 用户应遵守产品和用户指南上的所有安 全和操作说明。 避免追加 • 不要使用该产品厂商没有推荐的工具或 追加设备,以避免危险。 警告 电源 • 该 设 备 只 能 使 用 产 品 上...
Page 5 - MLC 104 Plus Series • Table of Contents; For IP models; Table of Contents
i MLC 104 Plus Series • Table of Contents i Table of Contents Chapter One • Introduction .................................................... 1-1 About this Manual .................................................................... 1-2 The MLC 104 Plus Series MediaLink ™ Controllers ........... 1-2...
Page 6 - Table of Contents, cont’d; Testing the GlobalViewer pages
ii MLC 104 Plus Series • Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d 68-1289-01 Rev. D 11 08 All trademarks mentioned in this manual are the properties of their respective owners. Step nine: assign serial device drivers ................................ 3-14 Step ten: assign IR drivers .................
Page 7 - Chapter One; Introduction; About this Manual
MLC 104 Plus Series 1 Chapter One Introduction About this Manual The MLC 104 Plus MediaLink ® Controllers About Global Configurator Global Configurator Online Training
Page 8 - MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction; Differences between models
MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction Introduction 1-2 About this Manual This setup guide describes the • MLC 104 Plus Series MediaLink ® Controllers • Global Configurator application• MLC 104 Plus Series hardware installation• MLC 104 Plus Series device connections• MLC 104 Plus Series software config...
Page 9 - MLC 104 IP Plus MediaLink Controller; A typical MLC 104 IP Plus installation
MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction 1-3 MLC 104 IP Plus MediaLink Controller BA SS LE VE L TR EB LE MIN I P OW ER AM PL IFIE R MP A 12 2 ON OFF LIM ITE R STE REO DUAL MO NO Extron MPA 122 Mini Power Amplifier RGBHV S-Video Audio Audio Video DVD/ VCR Combo Laptop RS-232 or IR Projector control Extron ...
Page 10 - About Global Configurator; Controlled devices -; Both MLC 104 Plus and MLC 104 IP Plus models can be
MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction Introduction, cont’d 1-4 About Global Configurator Global Configurator (GC) is a software application that gives users the ability to create a single configuration file of all of the controlled devices on their audio/video (A/V) network.There are two types of devic...
Page 11 - For MLC 104 IP Plus models, use Global Configurator; System Requirements; If ActiveX is not enabled, you may get a prompt from the; Installing Global Configurator
MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction 1-5 Using GC you can configure a single room controller, or create a web-based remote monitoring system for hundreds of A/V devices in multiple locations. You may configure an MLC using GC without having the device physically connected to the A/V network. N For MLC...
Page 12 - Global Configurator Online Training
MLC 104 Plus Series • Introduction Introduction, cont’d 1-6 To install Global Configurator from an Extron Software Products CD if Autorun is enabled on your PC: 1 . Insert the Extron Software Products CD into your drive. 2 . Wait for the Extron Software Products page to load. 3 . Click on the Softwa...
Page 13 - Chapter Two; Hardware Setup
MLC 104 Plus Series 2 Chapter Two Hardware Setup Front Panel Right Side Panel Left Side Panel and Top Panel Power Connection LAN Connection Front Host Configuration Port Device Connection
Page 14 - MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup; Front Panel; Display On/Off buttons
MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup Hardware Setup 2-2 Front Panel Front panel controls must be configured using the Global Configurator application (described in chapter 3) before they become functional. a Display On/Off buttons — Use to turn the connected display device on and off. b Input select...
Page 15 - Right Side Panel; Comm Link
MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup 2-3 Right Side Panel Connectors on the unit's right side panel are described below. a Display RS-232 / IR port — Dedicated bidirectional port for communication to a projector or display via RS-232 and/or infrared control. b Comm Link — This port can be used to co...
Page 16 - Hardware Setup, cont’d; Reset Button; MLC 104 Plus Series Reference Manual; Reset LED; Download IR Learner software from
MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup Hardware Setup, cont’d 2-4 Left Side Panel and Top Panel Controls on the left side panel and top panel are described below. a Reset Button — Recessed button used to reset the device. See the MLC 104 Plus Series Reference Manual for available reset modes. b Reset ...
Page 17 - Power Connection
MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup 2-5 Power Connection To connect the external 12 VDC power supply: 1 . Strip the ends of the power supply wires as shown in the diagram below. 2 . Connect the stripped wires to the MLC's PWR port as shown in the diagram below. 3 . Connect the AC power cord between...
Page 18 - Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable to the LAN connector; Straight-through Cable
MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup Hardware Setup, cont’d 2-6 LAN Connection (IP Models Only) Connect a straight-through Ethernet cable to the LAN connector if you are connecting to a switch, hub, or router on your network. Connect a crossover Ethernet cable to the LAN connector if you are connect...
Page 19 - A 2.5 mm mini stereo jack the provides an RS-232 connection for
MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup 2-7 Front Panel Host Configuration Port A 2.5 mm mini stereo jack the provides an RS-232 connection for configuration and control. Use Extron configuration cable part #70-335-01 (9-pin D female to 2.5 mm TRS) to connect a control PC to this port. N The MLC 104 Pl...
Page 20 - The following illustrations show examples of A/V and control; Display connection; Digital I/O connection
MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup Hardware Setup, cont’d 2-8 Device Connections The following illustrations show examples of A/V and control device connections for all models. Display connection Projector Panel MLC 104 Plus Series Right Side Panel DISPLAY RS-232/IR GR OUND IR OU T Tx Rx Ground ( ...
Page 21 - Comm Link connection; When an SCP 104 is connected to one of; MLS connection
MLC 104 Plus Series • Hardware Setup 2-9 Comm Link connection MLC 104 Plus Series Right Side Panel COMM LINK A B C D E +V OU T GR OUND CM IR IN SC P E C B A SCP communication (IR) Ground ( ) IRCM, ACM, RCM, CM +12 VDC C B A Maximum = 2 SCPs Per System Maximum = 4 Control Modules(4 moduleaddresses) G...
Page 23 - Chapter Three; Software Setup; Creating a Global Configurator Project File
MLC 104 Plus Series 3 Chapter Three Software Setup Creating a Global Configurator Project File Configuring a New Device Testing the GlobalViewer ™ Pages
Page 24 - MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup; Step one: download device drivers; or; Add Driver Subscriptions
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup 3-2 Creating a Global Configurator Project File After you have installed Global Configurator (GC) software on your PC, follow the steps in this chapter to configure your devices. N For MLC 104 IP Plus models, use Global Configurator version 2.2 or ...
Page 25 - Download
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-3 5 . Click the Right Arrow (Subscribe) button. 6 . Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each type of device you plan to add to your audio/video network. 7 . Click the Download button. The Download Complete dialog box opens. 8 . Click the Close button. 9 . Click OK to ...
Page 26 - Software Setup, cont’d; Step two: create a new project; Create a New Project
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-4 Step two: create a new project To create a new Global Configurator project file: 1 . Select Create a New Project . 2 . Click OK . The Project Settings dialog box opens. For IP models 3 . For IP models, enter the IP address of the first ...
Page 27 - OK; Click; Cancel
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-5 5 . Click OK . The Add Device dialog box opens. For an MLC 104 Plus (non-IP model) 3 . Click Cancel . The Add Device dialog box opens.
Page 28 - Step three: add a device and set up its connection
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-6 Step three: add a device and set up its connection For IP models For IP models, obtain the following information from your network administrator: • IP address / hostname• gateway IP• subnet• Telnet port• web port• passwords 1 . Select M...
Page 29 - Admin
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-7 6 . If the device you are adding is password protected, enter the appropriate Admin and User passwords. The default condition is no Admin or User password. 7 . Click Auto Configure IP Address . 8 . Enter the device’s MAC address (found on a label on the rear ...
Page 30 - Select
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-8 For an MLC 104 Plus (non-IP model) 1 . Select MLC 104 Plus Series from the IP Link Device drop- down list. 2 . Click OK .
Page 31 - Step four: define the location of the new device; New Location
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-9 Step four: define the location of the new device (IP models only) Global Configurator allows you to keep track of the devices on your audio/video network by creating a custom tree of folders in which you can place and organize your audio/video devices. This G...
Page 32 - Step five: save the new Global Configurator file; Save
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-10 Step five: save the new Global Configurator file To save the new GC project file: 1 . Click File > Save - or - click the Save icon. If the file has not previously been saved, the Save As dialog box opens. 2 . Enter a unique name in ...
Page 33 - Configuring a New Device; Device must be online to change device settings.
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-11 Configuring a New Device Step six: configure e-mail server (IP models only) Obtain the following from your network administrator: • Mail server IP• Mail server domain• SMTP username and password N Device must be online to change device settings. To set the e...
Page 34 - Add
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-12 Step seven: configure e-mail messages (IP models only) The Email Manager dialog box is used to create custom e-mails that are delivered as directed by the settings in the GC Schedule and Monitor dialog boxes. To create custom e-mails: ...
Page 35 - The Contact Manager dialog box is used to enter the name,; Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each additional contact.
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-13 Step eight: configure contacts (IP models only) The Contact Manager dialog box is used to enter the name, e-mail address, and company name of the network’s contacts.To configure contacts: 1 . Click Edit > Contact Manager... 2 . Complete the Name, Email, a...
Page 36 - Step nine: assign serial device drivers; Serial
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-14 Step nine: assign serial device drivers The Serial Configuration tab of Global Configurator allows you to assign a device driver to each serial port of the device. To assign a device driver: 1 . Select a serial port in the IP Link Tree...
Page 37 - Step ten: assign IR drivers
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-15 Step ten: assign IR drivers The IR Configuration tab of Global Configurator allows you to assign a device driver to each IR port of the device. To assign an IR device driver: 1 . Select an IR port in the IP Link Tree window. The IR Configuration tab opens. 2...
Page 38 - Step eleven: configure the front panel; Button caption
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-16 Step eleven: configure the front panel The Front Panel tab provides a graphical representation of the MLC's front control panel. It gives you the ability to: • Configure the operations of the front control panel buttons• Configure the ...
Page 39 - Button repeat rate
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-17 Button repeat rate The repeat rate is how quickly a button will repeat its function if the button is held down. Example: If you have configured a button as an increment volume button, and given it a repeat rate of 1.00 second, as long as you keep this button...
Page 40 - Button modes
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-18 Button modes The Set Button Modes options allow the user to apply three different modes of operation for all buttons on the MLC's front panel. Button modes of operation are: • Single Switch — the pushbutton switch performs the same fun...
Page 41 - Switcher input; The Switcher Input field allows you to assign a specific input
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-19 Switcher input The Switcher Input field allows you to assign a specific input from an attached MediaLink Switcher (MLS) to a specific input button on the MLC’s front panel (only applies to a button in input mode). To assign a switcher input: 1 . Select one o...
Page 42 - Button operations
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-20 Button operations Selected functions in the Button Operations area of the window are moved to the Press, or Release windows to be assigned to the press or release action of the selected button. Tabs in the Button Operations area includ...
Page 43 - Time Delay
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-21 When you add multiple functions to a front panel button, you may want to insert a time delay between the functions. The Button Operations Time Delay tab provides the capability to add a delay of from 1 second to 180 seconds to the press or release action of ...
Page 44 - User Defined
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-22 The Button Operations User Defined tab allows users to add button functionality that is not predefined by entering ASCII strings or Extron Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) commands in the Command field and moving those commands to the P...
Page 45 - Light Control
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-23 The Button Operations Light Control tab allows users to assign an indicator color to the Press and Release actions of selected buttons. Color changes are reflected on both the physical front panel button and the virtual front panel button in the GlobalViewer...
Page 46 - active on the Address tab when a control module is selected in
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-24 Clear, reset, and auto fill captions Use the Clear button to clear all front panel button caption text. Use the Reset button to delete all operations on the front panel buttons and reset the captions to their factory default text. The ...
Page 47 - Step twelve: configure associated control; A control module is a faceplate with buttons that can be
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-25 Step twelve: configure associated control modules A control module is a faceplate with buttons that can be associated with the MLC. The buttons on a control module can be configured to perform specific device operations, such as power on a device or raise/ l...
Page 49 - Step thirteen: create a shutdown schedule; Global Configurator ’s scheduling feature enables you to; Schedule; Click the; Add Schedule
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-27 Step thirteen: create a shutdown schedule Global Configurator ’s scheduling feature enables you to schedule specific actions to occur for a selected device. As an example, scheduling is useful to set network projectors to power off at the end of the day to p...
Page 50 - Next
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-28 3 . Enter a unique name in the Schedule Action Name field. 4 . Set the desired schedule times . 5 . Click Next . 6 . Select the desired Subject Port (device). 7 . Select the Available Option Power Control - Off . 8 . Click Apply Action...
Page 51 - Step fourteen: create a lamp hour notification; Monitor
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-29 Step fourteen: create a lamp hour notification (IP models only) Global Configurator ’s monitoring feature enables you to configure IP Link devices to monitor many parameters of their connected audio/visual devices. This feature can be used to monitor lamp us...
Page 53 - Step fifteen: create a disconnect notification
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-31 Step fifteen: create a disconnect notification (IP models only) Global Configurator ’s monitoring feature enables you to configure IP Link devices such as an MLC 104 IP Plus to monitor many parameters of their connected audio/visual devices. This feature can...
Page 55 - Step sixteen: build the Global Configurator file; Build All Configurations
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-33 Step sixteen: build the Global Configurator file Before a Global Configurator (GC) file is active in the GlobalViewer interface, the GC file must be “built” and uploaded to a GlobalViewer host device.The “build” process compiles all of the configuration data...
Page 56 - Step seventeen: upload the Global Configurator; Begin; For IP models only; Test GV System
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-34 Step seventeen: upload the Global Configurator file When the build process completes, the Upload dialog box opens. 1 . Click the Begin button. When the upload process completes, the Progress and Status fields are updated to indicate co...
Page 57 - Step eighteen: launch GlobalViewer; Internet Explorer 6.0 or later with Active X enabled is; Enter; You may also launch the GlobalViewer interface from the
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup 3-35 Step eighteen: launch GlobalViewer (IP models only) GlobalViewer is a graphical user interface that is generated by Global Configurator (GC). When a GC file is built and uploaded to a GlobalViewer host device, you can launch the GlobalViewer interface by ope...
Page 58 - Use the GlobalViewer graphical user interface (IP models
MLC 104 Plus Series • Software Setup Software Setup, cont’d 3-36 Testing the GlobalViewer pages Use the GlobalViewer graphical user interface (IP models only), the MLC’s front panel, and, if present, the buttons on an associated control module to test for proper operation of the MLC and any connecte...
Page 59 - Extron’s Warranty; Warranty
Extron’s Warranty Extron Electronics warrants this product against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from the date of purchase. In the event of malfunction during the warranty period attributable directly to faulty workmanship and/or materials, Extron Electronics will,...
Page 60 - Setup Guide Checklist; Chapter 1; : Install Global Configurator; Chapter 2; IP models only; Chapter 3; Assign serial device drivers.; checklist and contact
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