User Guide Owner's manual

Loading Extron Drivers

Extron drivers are control files (libraries) of Extron-created projector or display commands

that are specific to a particular display device. There are different sets of drivers for serial

(RS-232) and for IR control.

Before you can use the software to configure the MLC buttons, the IR, serial, or both

driver packages must be loaded onto your computer. You must then load the driver for

your display device to the MLC in order to configure the MLC to control the device.

NOTES:

• The MLC 52 is compatible with IP Link IR

drivers found in the IPL Driver

Package, version 6 or higher.

• Use preconﬁgured control ﬁles (drivers) whenever possible. If no driver is

available for the display that you want to control, it is possible to create your

own driver via IR Learning (see Conguring Using IR Learning on page 18)

or using the MLC 52 conﬁguration program (see the conﬁguration program help

ﬁle).

ATTENTION: Loading a new driver causes the existing conﬁguration on the MLC

to be overwritten. If you know that you will want to use the previous conﬁguration

again, be sure to save it when the screen prompts you.

Loading the serial (RS-232) drivers

When you install your MLC 52 configuration software, by default the installation program

loads the Extron serial drivers in the Driver2 folder on your computer at the following

location, unless you specify otherwise:

• Windows XP — C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\

Extron\Driver2

• Windows 7 — C:\Users\Public\Documents\Extron\Driver2

RS-232 drivers must be loaded or selected before you can choose RS-232 commands

to program the buttons (see the MLC 52 configuration program help file for more

information).

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