Extron Electronics MLC 206 AAP EC User Guide - Manual (Page 32)

Operation, cont’d
MediaLink Controllers • Operation 3-6
The buttons on the optional MLA-Remote duplicate the
MLC’s front panel controls and also those of two Control
Modules (IRCMs) for normal operation. The MLA-Remote
can also be used to control a MediaLink Switcher (MLS). The
controller, control module, or switcher responds to commands
from the MLA-Remote as if the corresponding button or knob
were pressed or turned on the controller or switcher.
From a distance of no more than 30 feet and within 40° of the
axis, the MLA-Remote sends infrared (IR) signals to
• a MediaLink Controller via the controller’s front panel IR
pickup device or the IR pickup device of an optional IR
Link IR signal repeater.
• a MediaLink Switcher via a connected IR Link. The
switcher can receive signals from the MLA-Remote only
via an IR Link.
Setup operations cannot be performed from the
MLA-Remote.
The only control modules that can be controlled via the
MLA-Remote are the IRCM-VCR and IRCM-DVD.
The MLA-Remote’s Display Power button and the VCR and
DVD control buttons will not function until commands have
been stored in the MLC’s memory. The MLA-Remote’s VCR
buttons control the first (lowest address numbered) IRCM-
VCR connected to the MLC. The DVD buttons control the
first (lowest address numbered) IRCM-DVD connected to the
MLC.
MLA-Remote
IR remote control
Commands are transmitted from the MLC’s Display/Source Control RS-232 port
(via hard wiring) and IR ports (via IR Emitters or optional IR Broadcaster) when the
corresponding button is pressed on the MLA-Remote or on the controller’s or
control module’s front panel. Refer to the Control Modules User’s Manual.