Extron Electronics System 5cr Plus - Manual (Page 34)

Serial Communication, cont’d
System 5cccccrrrrr Plus • Serial Communication 4-6
Control Software for Windows
Installing the software
The included graphical control software for Windows offers another way to control
the System 5 via RS-232 connection in addition to the Simple Instruction Set
commands. The control program’s graphical interface includes the same functions
as those on the switcher’s front panel and some additional features that are only
available through the Configure Unit screen of the Windows-based software.
The control software is compatible with Windows 95/98, and Windows NT.
Extron’s System 5cr Control Program is included with the System 5, and updates
can be downloaded from the Extron website (http://www.extron.com).
The control program is contained on two 3.5-inch diskettes, and it requires
approximately 2 MB (megabytes) of hard disk space.
To install the software on the hard drive:
1 . Run SETUP.EXE from the floppy disk.
2 . Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
By default the installation creates a C:\System5 directory, and it places two icons
(SYSTEM 5cr Control Pgm and SYSTEM 5cr Help) into a group or folder named
“Extron Electronics”.
Using the software
Using the control program
1. To run the control program, double-click on the SYSTEM 5cr Control Pgm
icon in the Extron Electronics group or folder. The Comm menu
appears on the screen.
2. Click on the comm port that is connected to the System 5cr Plus’ RS-232 port.
(A view-only emulation mode is also available.) The Extron SYSTEM 5cr
Control Program window appears. It displays the current settings. There are
three views available:
• the main screen (Normal Mode; the default mode), shown below, which
allows all normal mode front panel functions;
• Executive Mode screen, shown below, which allows input selection only;
and
• Configure Unit screen, shown on the next page, which includes all front
panel functions plus additional configuration options that are part of the
setup (config) mode. Some operations can be done only via this part of
the Windows-based program.