Obtaining Device Drivers; Downloading Drivers Using The Configuration Program - Medialink MLC 62 IR D User Manual

Obtaining Device Drivers

The Extron drivers are control files (libraries) of commands created by Extron that are
specific to a particular display device or switcher. There are different sets of drivers for
serial (RS-232) and IR control. Before you can use the configuration software to configure
the MLC buttons and ports, the necessary drivers must be loaded onto your computer.
You must then load the appropriate driver for your device to the MLC in order to configure
it to control the device.
Serial and IR drivers are available at no charge at www.extron.com. You can download
them directly from the web or through the configuration software.
NOTE: By default,the drivers that you download are stored in the Driver2 folder on

Downloading Drivers Using the Configuration Program

The easiest way to obtain the drivers for your devices is via the MLC configuration
program. (You can do this at any time while the software is open, regardless of whether a
project has been created.)
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your computer, located at either:
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c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents\Extron\
Driver2
•
c:\Users\Public\Documents\Extron\Driver2
Click
Start > All Programs > Extron Electronics > MLC 55, 62 and 64
double-click the
MLC software
launch the MLC software application. The MLC Configuration Program main
window opens, with the
Start Options
On the window, click the
Start Options
button (see figure 50, ).
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Figure 50. Start Options Window
MLC 60 Series MediaLink Controllers • Software-based Configuration
icon (shown at right) on your desktop to
window displayed in front of it.
Add Driver Subscriptions
or
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