Step 5: add a serial and an ir device, Downloading additional drivers, Adding a serial driver – Epson MediaLink Controller MLC 104 IP Plus User Manual

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Step 5: Add a Seral and an IR Devce

Adding an A/V device (projector displays, VCRs, DVDs, etc.)

for an MLC to control requires that you first add the device’s

driver to the GC configuration.

Downloadng addtonal drvers

If you successfully downloaded device drivers in

"Step 1: Download Device Drivers", proceed to "Adding a serial

driver" on the following page.
If you have not downloaded or need additional device drivers

for your open project, you'll need to save and close the current

project to access new drivers. To do so,
1.

Select New from the File menu, but click the Yes button

when prompted to save.

2.

If the file was not previous saved, you must enter a project

name in the Project Name field.

3.

Click the OK button. This automatically closes the current

project.

4.

Click the Add Drivers Subscription button on the start

options dialog.

5.

Follow the instructions under "Step 1: Download Device

Drivers".

6.

Reopen the saved project by choosing Open An Existing
Project

from the list of options.

You are now ready to add A/V devices to the configuration

using the new drivers.

Addng a seral drver

1.

From the IP Link tab (on the left pane), select the port

named Display.

Add serial driver window

2.

Use the drop-down menus under Serial Driver Selection

to select the device type (choose video projector), and

manufacturer (choose Epson). For this example, select the

Epson PowerLite 7700p

video projector from the Available

Drivers

field.

3.

Click the Add Driver button. The Epson projector appears

within the Selected Driver field.

Notice that this action also populates the Driver

Command and State Configuration

field with predefined

functions. These functions later appear as buttons on your

GlobalViewer

®

Web page.

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