Adding an ir driver, Step 6: configure the front panel buttons, Adding an ir driver -12 – Epson MediaLink Controller MLC 104 IP Plus User Manual

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MLC 104 IP Plus • Software Setup

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Addng an IR drver

To add an IR driver to a port:
1.

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

Port A

beneath the MLC 104 IP Plus tree.

Add IR driver window

2

.

Use the drop-down menus under IR Driver Selection

to select the device type (choose DVD/VCR), and

manufacturer (choose Hitachi). In the Available Drivers

field, choose Hitachi DV-PF7E.

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If you are unable to find the correct IR driver in the

drop-down menu, or the Extron Web site, you can "learn"

the command using the IR Learner software. You can

download this software from the Extron Web site download

center. Refer to the

IR Learner Help File for instructions

on how to use this software.

3

.

Click the Add Driver button. The Hitachi DVD/VCR

appears within the Selected Driver(s) field.

Notice that this action also populates the IR Driver

Function(s)

field with predefined functions.

To view these IR driver functions as buttons on your

GlobalViewer Web page, do the following:
4.

Under the IR Port A Group field, click the Add Group

button to add a folder (i.e., group) to the GlobalViewer

Web Group(s)

field.

5.

Rename the folder according to the function of the device

and/or any name that allows you to easily recognize the

device. In this case, use the name "DVD_VCR".

6

.

Under the IR Driver Function(s) field, select the desired

functions (e.g., Power or Menu).

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.

Use the small green arrows between the two fields to

populate the DVD_VCR folder with the functions you

require. You can also drag and drop them into the folder.

Notice that the Port A IR icon is renamed to match the

name of the added device.

Step 6: Configure the Front Panel Buttons

Once the device drivers are added, you can configure the

MLC's front panel buttons. For this exercise, you will configure

Input and On/Off buttons. Additionally, you can modify a

button caption, add a tool tip, set repeat rates, and select button

modes.

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You can customize any front panel button (DVD, VCR,

On/Off, etc.) on an MLC, but most are shipped with the

most common operations labeled for you.

Front Panel window with configured buttons

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