Extron Electronics MLC 206 AAP EC User Guide - Manual (Page 56)

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MediaLink Controllers • Serial Communication 4-24
Saving and restoring configurations
The MLC can be configured by various means (IR learning, downloading, or
combinations of those methods), and the configuration settings can be saved to a
file for later use.
1.
In the MediaLink Control Program, select File, then select Save Configuration
as... .
2. Save the file as (filename).MLK. An unlimited number of configuration files
can be saved as long as each file has a unique file name ending in .MLK.
3. To retrieve the configuration from within the MediaLink Control Program,
select File, then select Restore Configuration from... . A set of all the
controller, switcher, and audio adjustment settings, and also drivers will be
downloaded into the MLC.
Using the help program
For information on program features, press the F1 computer key, or click on the
Help menu from within the MediaLink control program, or double-
click on the MediaLnk Help icon in the Extron Electronics group or
folder.
For explanations of buttons or functions, click on the tabs in the help screen to
reach the desired screen. Use a mouse or the Tab and Enter keys to select a button/
function. A description and tips on using the program will appear on screen.
Downloading and using projector drivers
The MLC must be set up (configured) before it can control other equipment. Extron
provides preset configurations in the form of projector driver files. Projector
drivers assign projector commands to the MLC’s front panel controls so that
display power and other functions can be used to control the projector.
The most recent projector driver files are available at the Extron Web site at
http://www.extron.com. To download files to computer, do the following:
1. From the Extron Web site, select Download, then select MLC 206 from the list
of products.
2. Select Software and Drivers, then click on MediaLink Projector Drivers.
3. In the Description column in the list of projectors, select and click on the
model of projector for which a driver is needed.
4. Follow the instructions that appear on screen.
5. If the projector driver has been successfully downloaded, the projector driver
will be displayed in the Windows-based control program. It will also appear
in the list of available projector drivers when Load New Extron Driver From...
is selected from the control program’s File menu.
To view the settings and commands in each projector driver file without loading
the driver into the MLC, run the MediaLnk control software in emulation mode.
1 . On opening the control program select Emulate instead of one of the comm
ports.
2. Select and double-click on the desired projector driver in the
(drive):\MediaLink\drivers folder.
To load projector drivers into the MLC, do the following:
1.
Upon opening the control program, select and double-click on a comm port.
2. Select the File pulldown menu.
3. Select Load New Extron Driver from... and choose the appropriate driver.