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 - Turn all of the equipment off and disconnect the power cords.; (if applicable) or affix the rubber feet to the; . It cannot be adjusted; Quick Start Guide — MLS 100 Series
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Quick Start Guide Aux/Mix Input Wiring (balanced/unbalanced, mono) AUX/MIX MONO Tip (+) Ring (–) Gnd (Sleeve, ) To install and set up the MLS 100 Series switchers, follow these stepsand see the appropriate section of this manual for details: Step 1 Turn all of th...
Page 4 - Quick Start Guide — MLS 100 Series, cont’d; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 • Introduction; Setup via the MediaLink; Chapter 3 • Operation; Command/response table for SIS; Connect power cords
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide — MLS 100 Series, cont’d MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Table of Contents Table of Contents i Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ........................
Page 5 - Table of Contents, cont’d; MediaLink; Chapter One; Introduction; About this Manual; Appendix A • Specifications; ii
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d MediaLink ™ VersaTools ® Switchers 1 Chapter One Introduction About this Manual About the MLS 100 Series Switchers Features Using the control/configuration program ........................... 4-7 User Mode ................
Page 6 - Chapter Two; Installation; UL/Safety Requirements; Furniture, rack, and projector mountability; — Unbalanced stereo audio; Mono auxiliary/mix audio input; — The Aux/Mix port on each
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Introduction Introduction MediaLink ™ VersaTools ® Switchers 2 Chapter Two Installation UL/Safety Requirements Mounting the Switchers Rear Panel Features and Cabling Setting Up Optimal Audio Gain Application Diagrams About this Manual This manual contains informa...
Page 7 - Mounting the MLS on a VersaTools rack shelf; Mounting the Switchers; Tabletop use; Do not use the switcher near water.
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation (2) 4-40 x 3/16" Screws Use 2 mounting holes on opposite corners. Versa Tools Rack Shelf Quarter Rack Width False Front Face Plate A/V SW ITC HE R AUT O SW ICH MO DE NO RM AL AU TO 1 ...
Page 8 - Rear Panel Features and Cabling; Video connections; For furniture mounting; Mounting the MLS to furniture; For projector mounting; IN; Mounting the MLS to a projector mount
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d Rear Panel Features and Cabling Turn off and disconnect power from all the equipment beforeyou connect cables to the MLS. 3 1 2 OUTPUT INPUTS MLS 103 V L R A B L R L R L R 1 2 3 L...
Page 9 - . It cannot be adjusted via; Unbalanced Output; CAUTION; Audio connections
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d Aux/Mix Input Wiring (balanced/unbalanced, mono) AUX/MIX MONO Tip (+) Ring (–) Gnd (Sleeve, ) this port so the presenter ’s comments can always be heard andare independent of the ...
Page 10 - Setting Up Optimal Audio Gain; Typical Audio Levels; . The control/setup software must be version; Control and power connections; — An Extron MediaLink
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d 2-9 Setting Up Optimal Audio Gain Audio input levels and desired output levels vary depending onthe types of equipment involved. Before setting the MLS’s per-input gain or attenua...
Page 11 - Cable and power on all the equipment.
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d For dBV the reference is 1 volt.For dBu the reference is 0.775 volts. 5. In the control program, move the Audio Input Level slider to select the gain/attenuation for that input,as...
Page 12 - Chapter Three; Operation; Front Panel Features and Operation; Application Diagrams
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d MediaLink ™ VersaTools ® Switchers 3 Chapter Three Operation Front Panel Features and Operation Troubleshooting 2-12 3 1 2 OU TP UT IN PU TS ML S 1 03 V L R A B L R L R L R 1 2 3 L R 4 AU X/M IX MO NO AU DIO INPUTS PREAM P ML C/R...
Page 13 - Aux/Mix Level control; — This potentiometer controls the; Input selection buttons and indicator LEDs; — Press one of; Input 0; can be selected via RS-232 control only by using an SIS
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Operation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Operation Operation audio does not change when you switch between the fourselectable audio inputs. The last selected input (including audio/video breakaway selec-tions) will be the active input when the MLS is powere...
Page 14 - . Use one of the following methods; Troubleshooting; If the input selection LED does not light
MediaLink VersaTools Switchers • Operation MediaLink VersaTools Switchers • Operation Operation, cont’d The MLC to which the MLS 100 Series switcher isconnected must have MLC firmware version1.04 or higher . Use one of the following methods to find out the version levels of the MLC’sfirmware and the...
Page 15 - MediaLink VersaTools Switchers • Operation; Chapter 4; Serial Communication; RS-232 Programmer’s Guide; This page has been left blank intentionally.
MediaLink VersaTools Switchers • Operation Operation, cont’d MediaLink ™ VersaTools ® Switchers 4 Chapter 4 Serial Communication RS-232 Programmer’s Guide Control/Configuration Software for Windows ® 3-6 This page has been left blank intentionally.
Page 16 - Error responses; ASCII to Hex conversion table; Symbol definitions; ) commands or the graphical; MLS-initiated messages; Chn
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication ASCII to HEX Conversion Table • 4-3 Error responses When the MLS receives a valid SIS command, it executes thecommand and sends a response to the host device. If t...
Page 17 - Serial Communication, cont’d; Executive mode; eset to default settings); esponse table for SIS commands; Command; Input selection
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 4-5 V olume adjustment (overall) Set the overall output volume. X6 V V ol X6 Specify the volume for the audio output. Example : 13V V o l013 Example : set ...
Page 18 - Installing the software; To install the software on the hard drive:; Using the control/configuration program; To run the control program, double-click on the MediaLnk; esponse table for special function SIS commands; Delay times; variable are
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d Control/Configuration Software for Windows ® The included Extron MediaLink Control/ConfigurationProgram for Windows offers another way to control theswitch...
Page 19 - Disable Switcher Front Panel Menus; — This feature (near the; For MLS 100 Series switchers controlled by an MLC; to; For stand-alone MLS 100 Series Switchers; — To switch the audio sig-; Volume Mute
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d Disable Switcher Front Panel Menus — This feature (near the bottom of the screen) toggles the executive mode on or offto prevent or enable making changes (...
Page 20 - Emulation mode
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3. To retrieve the configuration from within the MediaLinkControl Program, select File, then select RestoreConfiguration from... . A set of all the switche...
Page 21 - Start the MediaLink control/configuration program.; Updating firmware; The Emulation Configuration dialog box appears.
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d This procedure must be performed using a PC on which theMediaLink Control Software (version 2.4 or higher) has beeninstalled, and the PC’s RS-232 port must...
Page 22 - Using the help program; For information on program features, press the F1 computer; Key to file names; File name; to exit the firmware update utility program; if the; to run the utility again; Follow the on-screen directions to complete the process.
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d Using the help program For information on program features, press the F1 computer key, or click on the Help menu within theMediaLink control program, or do...
Page 23 - Appendix A; and Accessories
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d MediaLink ™ VersaTools ® Switchers A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Included Parts Accessories Cables Adapters MLS 100 Series Switcher Block Diagram 4-16
Page 24 - Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories; Audio; Specifications
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Nominal level MLS 103 V ......................... 1 Vp-p for composite videoMLS 103 SV ....................... 1 Vp-p for Y of...
Page 25 - for Windows; General; Specifications are subject to change without notice.; Connectors; Audio output; connector
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d Program control ........................... Extron’s control/configuration program for Windows ® Extron’s Simple Instructi...
Page 26 - Accessories; Part number; White & violet shielded single strands; Adapters; Included Parts; MLS 100 Series User’s Manual
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d Accessories These items can be ordered separately Accessories Part number VersaTools ® 1U rack shelf 60-190-20, 60-604-20 ...
Page 27 - MLS 100 Series Switcher Block Diagram; only (using SIS commands or the MediaLink
MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d A-8 MLS 100 Series Switcher Block Diagram INPUT SELECT (LEFT CHANNEL) SWITCHABLE INPUTS Gain/Atten uation: -18 dB to +24 dB (def ault: 0 dB) CTRL CTRL or or INPUT CHANNEL (RIGHT CHANNEL)...