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User’s Manual
MLS 100 A, MLS 102 VGA,
MLS 103 V, MLS 103 SV
MediaLink™ VersaTools™ Switchers
Extron Electronics, USA Extron Electronics, Europe Extron Electronics, Asia Extron Electronics, Japan
1230 South Lewis Street Beeldschermweg 6C 135 Joo Seng Road, #04-01 Daisan DMJ Building 6F
68-652-01 Rev. A
Anaheim, CA 92805 3821 AH Amersfoort PM Industrial Building 3-9-1 Kudan Minami
Printed in the USA
USA The Netherlands Singapore 368363 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074 Japan
714.491.1500 +31.33.453.4
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Precautions Safety Instructions • English Warning FCC Class A Notice Power sources This equipment should be operated only from the power source This symbol is intended to alert the user of important indicated on the product. This equipment is intended to be used with a main operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions power system with a grounded (neutral) conductor. The third (grounding) pin is in the literature provided with the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and foun
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Quick Start Guide — MLS 100 Series To install and set up the MLS 100 Series switchers, follow these steps and see the appropriate section of this manual for details: Step 1 Turn all of the equipment off and disconnect the power cords. Step 2 Mount the switcher (if applicable) or affix the rubber feet to the bottom of the switcher for tabletop use. See page 2-2. Step 3 Attach the cables. See the instructions beginning on page 2-5. Laptop Projector NOTE Ground all devices. If you use 1 2 INPUT
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Quick Start Guide — MLS 100 Series, cont’d Table of Contents To connect an MLC 206 or a third party control system, see the Chapter 1 Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 diagram below, and see page 2-8 for details. CONTROL/ About this Manual ................................................................ 1-2 POWER MLS100Series Switcher About the MLS 100 Series Switchers .......................... 1-2 Control/Power AB Port Features ......................
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Table of Contents, cont’d Using the control program ................................................... 4-7 ™ ™ MediaLink VersaTools Switchers User Mode .............................................................................. 4-8 Switcher (MLS) Config ......................................................... 4-10 Saving and restoring configurations .................................. 4-10 Emulation mode .................................................................. 4-11 Using the help p
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Introduction About this Manual ™ ™ MediaLink VersaTools Switchers This manual contains information about the Extron MLS 100 Series Switchers (MLS 100 A, MLS 103 V, MLS 103 SV, MLS 102 VGA) and on how to install, set up, and operate them. “MLS 100 Series switcher”, “MLS”, and “switcher” will be used interchangeably in this manual. About the MLS 100 Series Switchers The Extron MLS 100 Series Switchers are compact, quarter rack width switchers. The MLS 102 VGA, MLS 103 SV, and MLS 103 V have a 250
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MODE NORMAL AUTO MODE NORMAL AUTO AUTO SWICH AUTO SWICH 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 A/V SWITCHER A/V SWITCHER MLS 100 Series INPUT SELECT AUX/MIX LEVEL 1 2 3 4 MediaLink Switcher MLS 100 Series MLS 100 Series INPUT SELECT AUX/MIX LEVEL INPUT SELECT AUX/MIX LEVEL 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 MediaLink Switcher MediaLink Switcher Installation UL/Safety Requirements The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) requirements listed below pertain to the safe installation and operation of the switcher. 1. This unit is not to be connecte
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MLS 100 Series h AUX IX INPUT SELECT LE/M VEL 1 2 3 4 MediaLink Switc er Installation, cont’d Furniture or projector mounting Rear Panel Features and Cabling Furniture mount or projector mount the MLS using the optional Turn off and disconnect power from all the equipment before mounting kit (part #70-212-01, furniture; or 70-217-01, projector) you connect cables to the MLS. as follows: 1 2 3 4 1. Attach the mounting brackets to the MLS with the MLS 102 VGA MLS 103 SV machine screws provided. 2.
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Installation, cont’d Audio connections Aux/Mix Mono audio input (all models) —The Aux/Mix 9 Mono audio channel is always active: its signal is output no 7 8 The stereo audio inputs 1–3 ( and on page 2-5 and below) matter which, if any, other audio input (input 1, 2, 3, or 4) is correspond to video inputs 1, 2, and 3. All four audio inputs can selected. For example, you could connect the output of a be selected via the front panel buttons, RS-232 control wireless microphone receiver to this po
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Installation, cont’d Once the system has been cabled and set up via the control Control and power connections software and the front panel Aux/Mix adjustment, the MLC or 11 MLC/RS-232 Power port (all models) — An Extron MediaLink a host computer communicating through the MLC can be used Controller (MLC 206), a computer, or a third party RS-232 to remotely control the switcher. Refer to chapter four of the controller provides remote control of input switching and MediaLink Controllers User’s Man
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Installation, cont’d Gain and attenuation are adjustable (from -18dB to +24dB) for output, it causes the audio signal to be attenuated by each input (1 through 4) via RS-232 control only (using 6dB (gain = -6dB). HyperTerminal, a third party controller, or the MediaLink For dBV the reference is 1 volt. Control Software). The gain and attenuation for the Aux/Mix For dBu the reference is 0.775 volts. input are adjustable only via the switcher’s front panel. (See page 3-3 for Aux/Mix details.) 5.
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Installation, cont’d ™ ™ MediaLink VersaTools Switchers Laptop LCD Projector Extron MLC 206 MediaLink Extron Controller MLS 102VGA MediaLink Amplifier Switcher Speakers PC Chapter Three 3 LCD Projector Camera Operation Extron MLC 206 Front Panel Features and Operation MediaLink Extron Controller MLS 103SV Amplifier Troubleshooting MediaLink Switcher DVD Speakers 2-12 MediaLink VersaTools Switchers Installation INPUT OUT T AUDIO INPUTS OUT AUX/MIX CONTRO L RLR MONO OW R A B MLS 102 VGA DISPLAY
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Operation audio does not change when you switch between the four Front Panel Features and Operation selectable audio inputs. MLS 100 Series Front Panel The last selected input (including audio/video breakaway (all models) selections) will be the active input when the MLS is powered on. MLS 100 Series AUX/MIX INPUT SELECT LEVEL 2 Aux/Mix Level control — This potentiometer controls the 1 2 3 4 auxiliary/mix audio volume. This channel’s audio is always output, no matter which, if any, other audio
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Operation, cont’d the MLC. The MLC will respond with its firmware Troubleshooting version. 1. Connect the cables between the MLS and the A/V input Connect the MLC’s RS-232 port to a computer, start devices. Connect the provided power supply and a host the MediaLink control software, and click on Help to computer, third party control system, or MediaLink display the software version, the MLC’s firmware Controller to the MLS’s MLC/RS-232 Power port. version, and the MLS’s firmware version. Con
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Operation, cont’d ™ ™ MediaLink VersaTools Switchers This page has been left blank intentionally. Chapter 4 4 Serial Communication RS-232 Programmer’s Guide Control Software for Windows 3-6 MediaLink VersaTools Switchers Operation
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Serial Communication The MediaLink switcher can be remotely set up and controlled Error responses via a host computer or other device (such as a control system) When the MLS receives a valid SIS command, it executes the attached to the rear panel MLC/RS-232 Power port. command and sends a response to the host device. If the MLS is Alternatively, the switcher can be controlled by an optional unable to execute the command because the command is invalid MediaLink Controller (MLC) (connected to the
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Serial Communication, cont’d 4-4 MediaLink VersaTools Switchers Serial Communication MediaLink VersaTools Switchers Serial Communication 4-5 Command/response table for SIS commands Command ASCII Command Response Additional description (host to switcher) (switcher to host) Input selection X1 X1 X1 Select an input (audio and video). ! Chn Select input (audio and video). Example: 4! Chn4 Example: select input 4. Select an audio input. X1 $ Aud X1 Select input X1 audio only. X1 X1 X1 Select a
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Serial Communication, cont’d ® Command/response table for Control Software for Windows special function SIS commands The included Extron MediaLink Control Program for Windows The syntax for setting a special function is __ * X? # where __ is the offers another way to control the switcher via RS-232 connection X? in addition to the Simple Instruction Set commands. The function number and is the value. control program’s graphical interface includes input selection functions and some additional
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Serial Communication, cont’d User Mode Disable Switcher Front Panel Menus — This feature (near the bottom of the screen) toggles the executive mode on or off For stand-alone MLS 100 Series switchers to prevent or enable making changes (input selections) If an MLS 100 Series switcher is used without a MediaLink via the MLS’s front panel. Controller, the User Mode screen, shown below, emulates the MLS’s front panel input selection buttons and also provides a means of volume control. See page 3-2
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Serial Communication, cont’d Switcher (MLS) Config Emulation mode The Switcher (MLS) Config screen, shown below, allows you to The MediaLink Control Program features an emulation mode so make adjustments without having to use the front panel you can set up a MediaLink system before equipment is controls. available on site. In emulation mode a MediaLink Controller is always included in the system. You select which MLS switcher and which control modules will be connected to the MLC. For a stand
