User`s manual

MediaLink
™
VersaTools
©
Switchers • Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide — MLS 100 Series, cont’d
MediaLink
™
VersaTools
©
Switchers • Table of Contents
CONTROL /
POWER
AB
MLS 100 Series
Switcher
Control/Power
Port
Ground ( )
+12 VDC input
+12 VDC
Ground ( )
Transmit (Tx)
B
Receive (Rx)
A
Transmit (Tx)
Receive (Rx)
B
A
NOTE You must connect a ground wire
between the MLC and MLS.
MLC 206's
MLS/Power
Port
NOTE If you use cable that
has a drain wire, tie
the drain wire to
ground at both ends.
AB
MLS / Power
External
Power Supply
(12 VDC, 1A max.)
QS-2
Table of Contents
i
Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1
About this Manual ................................................................ 1-2
About the MLS 100 Series Switchers .......................... 1-2
Features ...................................................................................... 1-2
Chapter 2 • Installation............................................................. 2-1
UL/Safety Requirements..................................................... 2-2
Mounting the Switchers .................................................... 2-2
Tabletop use ........................................................................... 2-2
Rack mounting....................................................................... 2-2
Furniture or projector mounting.......................................... 2-4
For furniture mounting ......................................................... 2-4
For projector mounting ......................................................... 2-4
Rear Panel Features and Cabling .................................. 2-5
Video connections ................................................................. 2-5
Audio connections ................................................................. 2-6
Control and power connections ........................................... 2-8
Setting Up Optimal Audio Gain ..................................... 2-9
Setup via the MediaLink
™
Control Software ..................... 2-10
Application Diagrams ....................................................... 2-11
Chapter 3 • Operation ................................................................ 3-1
Front Panel Features and Operation ........................... 3-2
Executive mode — enabling and disabling
front panel buttons ............................................................... 3-3
Troubleshooting ..................................................................... 3-4
Chapter 4 • Serial Communication ................................... 4-1
RS-232 Programmer’s Guide ............................................ 4-2
Host-to-MLS communications ............................................... 4-2
MLS-initiated messages ......................................................... 4-2
Error responses ....................................................................... 4-3
Using the command/response tables .................................... 4-3
Command/response table for SIS
™
commands..................... 4-4
Command/response table for
special function SIS commands ............................................. 4-6
Control Software for Windows
®
.................................... 4-7
Installing the software .......................................................... 4- 7
To connect an MLC 206 or a third party control system, see the
diagram below, and see page 2-8 for details.
Step 4
Connect power cords and turn the equipment on.
Step 5
Test the system: select an input from the front panel buttons or via
the control software; observe the display and listen to
the audio output. If you use the MediaLink Control
Software, set the volume control in the C ontroller(MLC)
C onfig section to “Switcher”, as shown at right. Make
any needed cabling corrections.
To avoid damage to your hearing, the Aux /Mix
input and the selectable audio inputs’ levels
and output volume should be set as low as
possible before you test the sound system.
Step 6
Adjust the Aux/Mix level: turn the front panel potentiometer while
listening to the audio
output. See page 3-3.
Step 7
Set up the switcher. In
the Switcher (MLS)
C onfig part of the
MediaLink Control
Software, set the per-
input audio adjust-
ments, RGB delay
period (MLS 102 VGA),
and the output volume.
See pages 4-8 to 4-10.