Setup Guide Checklist c Chapter 1: Install Global Configurator. • Install from the Software Products CD-ROM, or • Download from Extron Web site. Setup Guide c Chapter 2: Make the IPL T PC1 cable connections. 1. c Power 2. c Local Area Network (LAN) 3. c Serial device 4. c IR-controlled device 5. c Switch or sensor (to contact closure Input port) c Chapter 3: Create a Global Configurator project file, add a device, and configure it. Build and upload the GC project file.
Precautions Safety Instructions • English 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 Instructions • Read and understand all safety and operating instructions before using the equipment.
安全须知 • 中文 警告 这个符号提示用户该设备用户手册中 有重要的操作和维护说明。 电源 • 该 设 备 只 能 使 用 产 品 上 标 明 的 电 源 。 设 备 必须使用有地线的供电系统供电。 第三条线 （地线）是安全设施，不能不用或跳过。 这个符号警告用户该设备机壳内有暴 拔掉电源 • 为安全地从设备拔掉电源，请拔掉所有设备后 或桌面电源的电源线，或任何接到市电系统的电源线。 露的危险电压，有触电危险。 电源线保护 • 妥善布线， 避免被踩踏，或重物挤压。 注意 阅读说明书 • 用 户 使 用 该 设 备 前 必 须 阅 读 并 理 解所有安全和使用说明。 保存说明书 • 用户应保存安全说明书以备将来使 用。 遵守警告 • 用户应遵守产品和用户指南上的所有安 全和操作说明。 维护 • 所有维修必须由认证的维修人员进行。 设备内部 没有用户可以更换的零件。为避免出现触电危险不要自 己试图打开设备盖子维修该设备。 通风孔 • 有些设备机壳上有通风槽或孔，它们是用来防止 机内敏感元件过热。 不要用任何东西挡住通风孔。 锂电池 • 不正确的更换电池会有爆炸的危险。 必须使用 与厂家推荐的相同
Table of Contents Chapter One • Introduction ................................................... 1-1 About this Manual ..................................................................... 1-2 About the IPL T PC1 ................................................................... 1-2 About Global Configurator ..................................................... 1-3 System requirements .............................................................. 1-4 Installing Global Configurator ........................
Table of Contents, cont’d Building and Uploading a GC File ....................................... 3-23 Step Twelve: Build the Global Configurator file. ................ 3-23 Step Thirteen: Upload the Global Configurator file. . ........ 3-24 Step Fourteen: Change device settings (if desired). ........... 3-25 Launching the GlobalViewer Interface ............................. 3-26 Step Fifteen: Launch GlobalViewer. ....................................
Introduction About Global Configurator About this Manual Global Configurator (GC) is a software application that gives you the ability to create a single configuration file of all of the controlled devices on an audio/video (A/V) network.
Introduction, cont’d Using GC2.3, you can configure a single room controller or create a web-based remote monitoring system for hundreds of A/V devices in multiple locations. 3. Click the IP Link® Software icon (shown at right). 4. Click the Global Configurator icon (shown below). 5. Click the Download Now button. 6. Complete the personal information form. 7. Click the Download GCSWxxxxx.exe button. 8. Follow the remaining system prompts. You may configure an IPL T PC1 interface using GC2.
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Hardware Setup Front Panel The front panel has a recessed Reset button, a Power button (for the output receptacle), and the LED indicators described below: 1 IPL T PC1 8 2 3 h Power LED — When his green LED is lit, the PC1/PC1i interface is receiving power and is running. When the unit is being reset from the front panel, this LED blinks the number of times to indicate the reset mode the PC1 has entered.
Hardware Setup, cont’d d LAN connector and LEDs — An Ethernet connection can be used on an ongoing basis to monitor and control the PC1 (and the output device connected to it). • e f g RJ-45 port — Plug a patch cable into this RJ-45 female socket, and connect the other end to a network switch, hub, router, or PC. (See "Wiring the Local Area Network (LAN) port," on the next page, for information on cable types to use.
Hardware Setup, cont’d RS-232 port cabling To connect an output device, such as a plasma display or projector, to the PC1's RS-232 connector, see the Extron IP Link Device Interface Communication Sheet for your display device. This sheet contains information about your display device, including connector pin assignments and connection diagrams, and is available from the Extron Web site. Connecting to the display device To connect the display device to the PC1, 1. a.
Hardware Setup, cont’d Wiring for IR control If you intend to control the display device via infrared (IR) commands from the PC1, you can connect an Extron IR Emitter to the IR Signal and Ground pins (pins 3 and 4) of the shared captive screw connector. The PC1 provides enough current to power one IR Emitter up to 4000 feet, or up to four Emitters for 100 feet each. See the wiring illustration below. White striped wire only E D IR Emitter Modulated IR Ground 4000 feet (1574.
Software Setup Creating a Global Configurator Project File 5. Click the Right Arrow (Subscribe) button. 6. Repeat steps 3 through 5 for each type of device you plan to add to your audio/video network. 7. Click the Download button. After you have installed the Global Configurator (GC) application on your PC, follow the steps in this chapter to download device drivers, create a GC project file, configure your IPL T PC1 devices, and launch the GlobalViewer interface.
Software Setup, cont’d Step Two: Create a new project. To create a new Global Configurator project file, 1. 5. Make the desired date/time selections. 6. Click OK. The Add Device dialog box opens. From the File menu, select New. The Start Options dialog box opens. 2. Select Create a New Project. 3. Click OK. The Project Settings dialog box opens (see the illustration on the next page). 4.
Software Setup, cont’d Step Three: Add a device. There are four ways to launch the Add Device dialog box: • Press Ctrl+A on the computer keyboard. • Select Add Device... from the Edit menu. • Click the Add Device icon (shown at right). • Select the Create a Project radio button on the Start Options dialog box and follow the prompts. The Add Device window is the second dialog box to open. 6. If the device you are adding is password protected, enter the appropriate admin and user passwords.
Software Setup, cont’d Step Four: Define the location of the new device. Global Configurator allows you to keep track of the devices on your audio/video network by creating a custom tree of folders in which you can place and organize your audio/video devices. Step Five: Save the new Global Configurator file. To save the new GC project file, 1. This GlobalViewer Tree can be up to eight levels deep and have multiple folders in each level.
Software Setup, cont’d Step Six: Enter contacts. The Contact Manager dialog box is used to enter the name, e-mail address, and company name of the network’s contacts. To enter contact information, 1. 2. 3-10 From the Edit menu, select Contact Manager... . On the Contact Manager window, complete the Name, Email, and Company fields for your contact. 3. Click Add. The contact information is added (see d). 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any desired additional contacts. 5.
Software Setup, cont’d 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to create additional e-mail messages as needed. 5. When finished adding e-mail messages, click Done. Step Eight: Enter output receptacle and contact input port labels. Step Nine: Assign device drivers. The Serial Configuration tab and the IR Configuration tab allow you to assign a device driver to the PC1 serial and/or IR port. Assigning a serial driver 1. In the IP Link tree area, click on a serial port name.
Software Setup, cont’d Assigning an IR driver To assign a device driver to the IR port, 1. 5. Create a group folder for your output device functions: a. Click the Add folder icon ( ) above the GlobalViewer®Web Group(s) section. A folder icon with the name Group Folder appears in the tree window. In the IP Link tree view area, click on an IR port name. b. Give this folder a name, preferably the name of the device for which you added the driver in step 4. 6.
Software Setup, cont’d Step Ten: Set scheduled actions and e-mail deliveries. The Schedule tab is used to set scheduled actions and to create and schedule delivery of e-mail messages. A single schedule can include both actions and e-mail. Selecting an action To schedule an action, 1. Select the Schedule tab. 2. Click the Add Schedule button. 6. In the Scheduled Actions pane, select the Actions check box. 7. Select a subject port (device). 8. Select an available option (action). 9.
Software Setup, cont’d Scheduling e-mail delivery To schedule an e-mail message delivery, 1. Select the Schedule tab. 2. Click the Add Schedule button. The Add an Email window opens in the right pane. The Scheduled Actions Wizard dialog box opens. 3-18 3. Enter a unique Scheduled Action Name (such as "Sending e-mail."). 4. Select the days and times that the e-mail message will be sent. 5. Select the Emails check box. IPL T PC1 Interface • Software Setup 6. Select an e-mail message. 7.
Software Setup, cont’d Step Eleven: Set monitored conditions. 3. The Monitor tab is used to set up a response (action and/or e-mail) to a specified condition or event. • Enabled: When selected, indicates that monitoring is enabled. Actions vary by selected device and include options such as Enable/Disable PINs, Lockout Front Panel, and Time Delay. Custom e-mails can be created and sent to specified e-mail addresses following specified conditions or events. To add a monitored condition, 1.
Software Setup, cont’d 13. If desired, select an action and click Apply Action. If not, proceed to step 14. 14. Click Next again if you want to add an e-mail message. If not, click Done. 15. If desired, select an e-mail message and contacts, and click Apply Email/Contacts. 16. When finished, click Done. The dialog box closes.
Software Setup, cont’d Step Thirteen: Upload the Global Configurator file. When the build process completes, the Upload dialog box opens. 1. Click the Begin button. Step Fourteen: Change device settings (if desired). If for any reason you need to change any of the previously configured settings, 1. From the Tools menu, select Change Device Settings. 2. On the Device Settings window, select a device. 3. Click Settings to open the Settings pull-down menu. 4.
Software Setup, cont’d Launching the GlobalViewer Interface GlobalViewer is a graphical user interface that is generated by Global Configurator (GC). When a GC file is built and uploaded to a GlobalViewer host device, you can launch the GlobalViewer interface by opening an Internet browser and entering the host device’s IP address in the browser's address field. If you want to display the default Web pages, enter the IP address, followed by /nortxe_index.html, in the Address field. For example: http://12.
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