Extron electronic MEDIALINK MLC 52 - Manual (Page 106)

Serial Communication, cont’d
MLC 52 Series MediaLink Controllers • Serial Communication 5-46
Click the button for the MLC type that you want to configure in emulation
mode: MLC 52 RS or MLC 52 RS VC (loads a serial driver) or MLC 52 IR or
MLC 52 IR VC
(loads an IR driver).
7. Select your desired settings on the main screen to configure the buttons as
described the following sections: “Assigning functions to buttons,” “Setting
up buttons,” “Entering display device power settings,” and “Entering
display device communications port settings,” earlier in this chapter.
You cannot perform IR learning or play an IR command in emulation mode.
You must have an MLC connected to your computer for these functions.
8. Save the configuration as a .mlk file. (See “Saving and restoring the
configuration,” earlier in this chapter.)
Selecting the starting screen
To select whether the Configuration Wizard or the Windows-based configuration
program is displayed when you open the MLC 52 configuration software, follow
these steps:
1 . From the Tools menu, select Wizard Options. The Wizard Options
submenu opens.
Wizard Options submenu
2 . From the submenu, select one of the following options for displaying the
Configuration Wizard at program startup:
• Always Start with the Wizard — When you select this option, the
wizard Welcome screen is displayed every time you open the MLC 52
configuration program.
• Always Start with the Control Program — When you select this option,
the Connection window is displayed in front of the MLC 52 main
screen every time you open the configuration program. The wizard is
not opened.
• Start with Wizard and Show Option Screen — When you select this
option, an initial configuration options screen is displayed every time
you start the configuration program. This screen lets you choose the
wizard or the configuration program to configure the MLC for the
current session only.