Extron electronic MEDIALINK MLC 52 - Manual (Page 76)

Serial Communication, cont’d
MLC 52 Series MediaLink Controllers • Serial Communication 5-16
6 . When finished programming buttons, click Next. The Upload
Configuration screen is displayed.
7 . Click the Upload button to begin the process of loading your new
configuration to the MLC.
a . A prompt appears, asking if you want to save the configuration to a
file.
• If you click Yes, a Save Configuration File window opens, on
which you can enter a file name (it must have a .mlk extension)
and browse to the folder in which you want to save the
configuration file. (By default, this window opens to the
c: \Program Files\Extron\MediaLink
folder to save
configurations.)
• If you click No, the configuration is uploaded to the MLC, but it is
not saved. If you overwrite it with a new configuration, it is lost.
b . If your MLC already has a configuration loaded, the following prompt
opens:
Overwrite prompt
• Click Yes if you want your new configuration to replace the
existing one.
• If you click No, the wizard closes without uploading the
configuration. If you did not save the configuration when first
prompted, another prompt appears, giving you another
opportunity to save the new configuration to a file before the
wizard closes.
c . If you did not exit the wizard, the configuration you created is
uploaded to the MLC. When the upload is finished, the screen
displays the message “Upload Complete.”
8 . If you want to upload this configuration to another MLC, click Upload
again. You are prompted to detach the RS-232 configuration cable from the
currently connected MLC, and to attach the cable to the next MLC to which
you want to upload the same configuration. After you have done this, click
OK on the prompt window. The wizard uploads the configuration to the
new MLC.
If you do not want to upload the configuration to another MLC, skip to
step 9.
9 . When finished uploading the configuration, click Next. The Finish screen
is displayed.
10 . On the Finish screen, select either of the radio buttons, then click Finish.
• The first radio button closes the wizard and opens the Windows-
based configuration software, enabling you to view and edit the
configuration you most recently uploaded.