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Extron electronic MLS 100 A manual

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    User ’ s Manual Extron Electronics, USA 1230 South Lewis Street Anaheim, CA 92805 USA 714.491.1500 Fax 714.491.1517 Extron Electronics, E urope Beeldschermweg 6C 3821 AH Amersfoort The Netherlands +31.33.453.4040 Fax +31.33.453.4050 Extron Electronics, Asia 135 Joo Seng R oad, #04-01 PM Industrial Building Singapore 368363 +65.6383.4400 F ax +65.[...]

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    Precautions This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read In[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Quick Start Guide Aux/Mix Input Wiring (balanced/unbalanced, mono) AUX / MIX MONO Tip ( + ) Ring ( – ) Gnd (Sleev e, ) T o install and set up the MLS 100 Series switchers, follow these steps and see the appropriate section of this manual for details: Step 1 T urn all of the equipment off and disconnect th[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide — MLS 100 Series, cont’d MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Table of Contents T able of Contents i Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ......................................................[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d MediaLink ™ V ersaT ools ® Switchers 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About this Manual About the MLS 100 Series Switchers Features Using the control/configuration program ........................... 4-7 User Mode .................................................[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Introduction Introduction MediaLink ™ V ersaT ools ® Switchers 2 Chapter T wo Installation UL/Safety Requirements Mounting the Switchers Rear Panel Features and Cabling Setting Up Optimal Audio Gain Application Diagrams About this Manual This manual contains information about the Extron MLS 100 Series Sw[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation (2) 4-40 x 3/16" Screws Use 2 mounting holes on opposite corners. V ersa T ools Rack Shelf Quar ter Rack Width F alse Front F ace Plate A /V SW ITC HER A UTO SW ICH MODE NORMAL AUTO 1 2 3 4 A/V SW ITCH ER AUTO SW ICH MODE [...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d Rear Panel Features and Cabling T urn off and disconnect power fr om all the equipment before you connect cables to the MLS. 3 1 2 OUTPUT INPUTS MLS 103 V LR A B LR LR LR 1 2 3 LR 4 AUX /MI X MONO AUDIO INPUTS MLC/RS-[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d Aux/Mix Input Wiring (balanced/unbalanced, mono) AUX / MIX MONO Tip ( + ) Ring ( – ) Gnd (Sleev e, ) this port so the presenter ’s comments can always be heard and are independent of the A/V sour ce used for the p[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d 2-9 Setting Up Optimal Audio Gain Audio input levels and desired output levels vary depending on the types of equipment involved. Before setting the MLS’s per - input gain or attenuation, determine the levels of the[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d For dBV the reference is 1 volt. For dBu the reference is 0.775 volts. 5. In the control pr ogram, move the Audio Input Level slider to select the gain/attenuation for that input, as shown at left. 6. Repeat steps 3?[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Installation Installation, cont’d MediaLink ™ V ersaT ools ® Switchers 3 Chapter Thr ee Operation Front Panel Features and Operation Troubleshooting 2-12 3 1 2 OUTPUT INPUTS MLS 1 03 V L R A B L R L R L R 1 2 3 L R 4 AUX /MIX MO NO AUD IO INPUTS PREAM P MLC /R S- 23 2 POW ER 12V .5 A MAX Screen Control[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Operation MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Operation Operation audio does not change when you switch between the four selectable audio inputs. The last selected input (including audio/video breakaway selec- tions) will be the active input when the MLS is powered on. Wait at least 10 seconds between[...]

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    MediaLink VersaTools Switchers • Operation MediaLink VersaTools Switchers • Operation Operation, cont’d The MLC to which the MLS 100 Series switcher is connected must have MLC firmware version 1.04 or higher . Use one of the following methods to find out the version levels of the MLC’ s firmware and the contr ol software. • Connect the ML[...]

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    MediaLink VersaTools Switchers • Operation Operation, cont’d MediaLink ™ V ersaT ools ® Switchers 4 Chapter 4 Serial Communication RS-232 Programmer’s Guide Control/Configuration Software for Windows ® 3-6 This page has been left blank intentionally .[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication ASCII to HEX Con version T able • 4-3 Error responses When the MLS receives a valid SIS command, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. If the MLS is unable to execute the com[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 4-5 V olume adjustment (overall) Set the overall output volume. X6 V V ol X6 Specify the volume for the audio output. Example : 13V V ol013 Example : set volume to 13. Increment the volume. +V [...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d Control/Configuration Softwar e for Windows ® The included Extron MediaLink Control/Configuration Program for W indows offers another way to control the switcher via RS-232 connection in addit[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d Disable Switcher Front Panel Menus — This feature (near the bottom of the screen) toggles the executive mode on or off to prevent or enable making changes (input selections) via the MLS’s f[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d 3. T o retrieve the configuration fr om within the MediaLink Control Program, select File , then select Restore Configuration from... . A set of all the switcher and audio adjustment settings i[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d This procedur e must be performed using a PC on which the MediaLink Control Softwar e (version 2.4 or higher) has been installed, and the PC’s RS-232 port must be directly cabled to the MLS?[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d Using the help program For information on program features, pr ess the F1 computer key , or click on the Help menu within the MediaLink control program, or double-click on the MediaLnk Help ico[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © Switchers • Serial Communication Serial Communication, cont’d MediaLink ™ V ersaT ools ® Switchers A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Included Parts Accessories Cables Adapters MLS 100 Series Switcher Block Diagram 4-16[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Nominal level MLS 103 V ......................... 1 Vp-p for composite video MLS 103 SV ....................... 1 Vp-p for Y of S-video 0.3 Vp-p for C of S-video MLS [...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d Program control ........................... Extron’s control/configuration program for Windows ® Extron’s Simple Instruction Set (SIS ™ ) General Power .[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d Accessories These items can be ordered separately Accessories Part number V ersaT ools ® 1U rack shelf 60-190-20, 60-604-20 Standard 1U rack shelf 60-190-01, 6[...]

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    MediaLink ™ VersaTools © • Specifications, Part #s, Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d A-8 MLS 100 Series Switcher Block Diagram INPUT SELECT (LEFT CHANNEL) SWITCHABLE INPUTS Gain/Attenuation: -18 dB to +24 dB (default: 0 dB) CTRL CTRL or or INPUT CHANNEL (RIGHT CHANNEL) + - AUX/MIX MONO (Balanced/Unbalanced) Gain/[...]