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    Use r ’ s Manual Extron Electronics, USA 1230 S outh L e wis S t r eet Anaheim, CA 92805 USA 714.491.1500 F ax 714.491.1517 Extron Electronics, Europe B eeldscherm w eg 6C 3821 AH Amersfoo r t The N etherlands +31.33.453.4040 F ax +31.33.453.4050 Extron Electronics, Asia 135 J oo S eng R oad, #04-01 PM I ndustrial B uilding S ingapo r e 368363 +6[...]

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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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    MLA-VC10 • Quick Start Guide Setting Up the MLA-VC10 Quick Start Guide — MLA-VC10 T o install and set up the MLA-VC10, follow these steps and see the appropriate section of this manual for details: Step 1 Determine the control voltage required by the amplifier or mixer . See “Determining the Control V oltage” on pages 2-3 to 2-6 of this man[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Quick Start Guide Quick Start Guide — MLA-VC10, cont’d MLA-VC10 • Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About the MLA-VC10 ........................................................... 1-2 Chapter 2 • Installation and Setup ................................... 2[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d MLA-VC10 1 Chapter One Introduction About the MLA-VC10 ii[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Introduction Introduction MLA-VC10 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Setup Front and Rear Panel Features Determining the Control Voltage Setting the Configuration DIP Switches Cabling Operation Troubleshooting About the MLA-VC10 (part #60-502-01) Along with an RS-232 host device, the Extron MediaLink™ Accessory V olume Control 10 (MLA-[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Installation and Operation MLA-VC10 • Installation and Operation Installation 2-3 Front and Rear Panel Features MLA-VC10 POWER/ ST A TUS A B Front MLC/RS-232 POWER 2 1 1 Power/Status indicator LED — This LED lights steadily while the MLA-VC10 receives power , and it blinks three times when the MLA-VC10 receives valid RS-232 volume [...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-5 Measuring control voltage for a Peavey UMA ™ 35T II: meter leads are oriented incorrectly relative to the amp’s terminals In the picture below the measured voltage is positive, so the right (#1) terminal is the signal terminal, and the l[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d Measuring voltage for a Biamp Precedence CMA 60 amplifier Several Biamp amplifiers have three screw terminals labeled “remote level”. The control voltage may be indicated (by a “ C ” in the following picture) on the panel over the corres[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-9 Cabling T o avoid introducing noise and static into audio channels, the MediaLink Controller (if used), the power supply , the MLA-VC10, and the amplifier or mixer should share the same gr ounding source. Power and communications cables shou[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-11 2-10 Connecting an MLA-VC10 to an external power supply AB MLA-VC10 front panel MLC/RS-232 Power port Ground ( ) +12VDC input MLC/RS-232 POWER Ground all devices An external power supply (12VDC, 1A max.) White or white-striped wire T o avoi[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-13 2-12 Error response When the MLA receives a valid SIS command, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. If the MLA is unable to execute the command because the command contains invalid parameters, it returns the foll[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d 2-14 T roubleshooting If the MLA-VC10’ s LED doesn’t light: • The MLA-VC10 is not receiving power . Check the wiring at the MLA-VC10’s MLC/Power port for correct polarity . V erify that the power supply has been connected to a functional[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Installation and Setup Installation and Setup, cont’d MLA-VC10 A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Included Parts Cables MLA-VC10 Functional Block Diagram 2-16 • The amplifier accepts a higher control voltage than the MLA-VC10 provides, so the amplifier will not reach its highest volume level. [...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories MLA-VC10 • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories A-2 Specifications Control — amplifier Maximum voltage output .......... 10VDC ± 5% General Power ............................................. 12VDC from a 1 A external power supply [...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories MLA-VC10 • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d A-4 A-5 This page has been intentionally left blank. This page has been intentionally left blank.[...]

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    MLA-VC10 • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d A-6 This page has been intentionally left blank.[...]