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- Page 1 Media Control Station USB/RS232 For Windows98/2000/XP User's Manual Second Edition ©2000-2002 JLCooper Electronics 142 Arena Street • El Segundo, CA 90245 U.S.A.
- Page 2 MCS, Media Control Station, MCS and Media Control Station are trademarks of JLCooper Electronics. All other brand names are the property of their respective holders. For Windows Version Users Manual Second Edition Part number for this manual is 932076-WIN. ©2000-2002 JLCooper Electronics 142 Arena Street El Segundo, CA 90245 U.S.A.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction ............. 4 3 ............Connecting the MCS Installing the Software ..........5 Getting Started ............6 Setting the Serial Port..........6 Driver Popup Menu ........... 6 Launching Application ..........7 Shuttle LEDs ............... 7 V/Stick ................ 7 What Does the MCS Do? .......... -
Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the JLCooper Media Control Station This MCS is a serial device (USB or RS-232), for use with Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP. The MCS allows you to create a personalized control station for virtually any application. You will find that the MCS ’s smooth, optically encoded jog wheel and transport keys make creative multimedia production and editing easier than ever. -
Page 5: Connecting The Mcs
Connecting the MCS Locate an available serial port on your PC (an RS-232 port will be a D shell shaped 9 or 25 pin connector. A USB port will be rectangular with a symbol such as: Connect the MCS to the PC. If the MCS3 is an RS-232 unit, connect the power supply (supplied) to the power connector at the end of the MCS3’s cable. -
Page 6: Getting Started
Getting Started Serial Port Settings Launch the MCS application, either from the Windows Start Menu or by right-clicking on the MCS icon in the Windows system tray and choosing “Control Panel”. From the Edit menu, select "Preferences”. If the MCS3 is a USB version, the PC will automatically identify it on the USB bus. -
Page 7: Launching Application
Reload Driver There may be times when you need to reload the driver. To reload the driver simply means to quit the driver and load it again. For example, if you change COM Port settings in the Preferences, you will need to re-load the driver. To Reload the Driver, select Reload from this menu. -
Page 8: What Does The Mcs 3 Do
What Does the MCS When you press a key or turn the wheel, the MCS behaves like a PC keyboard or mouse. The MCS gives you the ease and convenience of using a conventional tape recorder style transport control, which will improve the speed you are able to work . -
Page 9: What Is A Keyset
The Jog Wheel and Shuttle Ring These can send repeated key characters, (such as arrow keys for playing movies). The jog wheel and shuttle ring are also capable of performing horizontal and vertical mouse click and drag. The rate of pointer movement or repeated key presses is set by a Speed Slider, which allows the user to personally customize the wheel response. -
Page 10: Keyset Selection
Keyset Selection One Keyset may be created for each application. The MCS automatically senses which application is running, and selects the appropriate Keyset. For example, say you've already configured the MCS control a certain application. Now suppose you click on a window in the background, and make a different application active. -
Page 11: About The Default Keyset
About The Default Keyset The first time you use the MCS , the so-called "Default Keyset" is automatically selected. The Default Keyset is ready to use and should have some functionality with certain applications. The wheel sends left and right arrow keys, to playback QuickTime™... -
Page 12: Editing The Default Keyset
Editing the Default Keyset You can edit (that is, change) the Default Keyset at any time, using the MCS application. Here are two simple examples of how to edit the default Keyset: Example of Changing What the Wheel Does Presently, the wheel sends left and right arrow keys at a medium speed. - Page 13 The Wheel Speed slider setting affects the wheel for both directions of rotation. For the purposes of this example, it doesn't matter whether you select clockwise or counterclockwise rotation. Click on the Wheel Speed slider and drag it to the left. Now the next time you switch to a QuickTime™...
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Page 14: Restoring The Default Keyset Using Clear
Example of Changing What a Key Does Presently, in the Default Keyset, pressing the Record key does nothing. Suppose that you want the Record key to send the equivalent of the PC's Enter key. Press the MCS Record key to select it. Notice that the "Control Info box"... -
Page 15: The Mcs 3 Editor Application
The MCS Editor Application The MCS application features a picture of the MCS In the upper left is the name of the current Keyset. To the right is the “Control Info Box”, which displays what each MCS control will do within a specific application. To edit (change) what the MCS sends, first select the control by pressing the desired key or rotating the wheel. -
Page 16: Creating A New Keyset
Creating a New Keyset Remember that a Keyset is the collection of commands that the can send. Each application can have its own Keyset. The MCS senses which application is active, so it knows which Keyset applies to each application. When you are ready to start programming the MCS , you begin by selecting New Keyset from the File menu. - Page 17 Launch the Target Application We will refer to the application that you wish to control as the target application, to distinguish it from the MCS application. Launch the target application that you desire to control, if it is not already open. You use the MCS application to edit Keysets, to make the do what you want to do to the target application.
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Page 18: Assigning The Keys And V-Stick
Assigning the Keys and V-Stick Select a key by pressing the key. Or, click the picture of the key. The V-Stick is really four separate keys. Select by moving it left, or right, or "up" (away from you) or "down" (toward you). Look at the Control Info box. - Page 19 To Make the Key Send a Mouse Click If you chose to assign a key to send either a left or a right mouse click, the click can take place in a specific location within a window. Alternately, the click can be unspecific, that is, the click can occur wherever the pointer happens to be located.
- Page 20 To Make an MCS Key Send a Click at a Specific Point: This is the method that you use when you want an MCS key to click on a button or icon within a window. From the Mouse Emulation menu, select a Left or a Right Click. Then check the box, “Capture Coordinates...”.
- Page 21 First you need to create a New Keyset. Select New Keyset from the file menu. Then select the application that you want to control. The name of the application will be displayed as the "Current Keyset:" in the MCS application. We will refer to this application that you are controlling as the "target application", to distinguish it from the MCS application.
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Page 22: Hide Pointer
Hide Pointer When the click occurs, you will see the pointer momentarily move to the location where the click occurs. Then the pointer quickly returns to its original location. If you do not want to see the pointer move, check “Hide Pointer"... - Page 23 About Captured Coordinates When a click has been captured, the coordinates of the click and the name of the window in which the click occurred are shown in the MCS application. If the window does not have a name, then no name will appear between the quotes.
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Page 24: Assigning The Jog Wheel And Shuttle Ring
Assigning the Jog Wheel and Shuttle Ring The MCS jog wheel and shuttle ring can send repeated key presses, mouse emulation, or both. (Some software applications may be able to read the wheel commands directly, providing more precise control. Consult the documentation or read me files for the software that you are controlling to find out if there are any special references regarding support for the MCS The jog wheel is assigned by first selecting the wheel by... -
Page 25: Wheel Modifier Key
Wheel Modifier Key Suppose that within one application, you want the wheel to have two different functions. For example, in some applications, repeated arrow keys are used to play a movie frame by frame, while shifted-arrow keys make a movie play back two frames at a time. Any MCS key can be assigned as the Wheel Modifier key. - Page 26 To Make the Wheel or Ring Emulate a Mouse The wheel and ring emulates a mouse by moving the pointer either horizontal or vertical. There are three possible ways that the wheel relates to the mouse button, called Move, Drag, and Scroll. Move The pointer moves without any click.
- Page 27 Wheel Drag from Specific Coordinates This is the method that you use when you want the MCS wheel or ring to perform a drag or scroll from specific coordinates within a window. From the Mouse Emulation menu, select either Horizontal Drag, Vertical Drag, Horizontal Scroll or Vertical Scroll.
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Page 28: Wheel Speed
Wheel Speed The rate of keystrokes or mouse movement is set by the Wheel Speed slider. This slider allows you to tune the responsiveness of the wheel. For example, choose a faster speed for faster playback. Choose a slower speed for finer control. -
Page 29: Alerts During Clicks, Drags, Scrolls
Alert During Clicks, Drags and Scrolls When Capture Coordinates is checked, MCS remembers the pointer coordinates when you first pressed the key or turned the wheel within the target application. A mouse click is occurs, and the MCS remembers the name of the window in which the click occurred. -
Page 30: Special Wheel Modes
Special Wheel Mode The so called “Special Wheel Mode” is reserved for software developers. When the wheel is assigned to send a “Special” command, it sends an invisible command code. The wheel will most likely appear do nothing. Some applications have been developed for enhanced MCS support. -
Page 31: Additional Time Saving Hints
Additional Time Saving Hints When capturing mouse clicks, it is not necessary to continually switch back and forth between the MCS application and the target application you intend to control. You can "pre-arm" the MCS application to capture the pointer coordinates for the wheel and all the keys. -
Page 32: About Delete And Tab
About Delete and Tab When the Key Press field is highlighted, pressing the PC's Delete key will clear any key press and insert the word "none". No character is sent when the key is pressed or wheel is turned. If you want a control to actually send the equivalent of the PC's Delete key, do the following. -
Page 33: Display Keyset
Display Keyset When Display Keyset is selected, a second window opens. This window displays the current assignments of each control in the Keyset. The name of the controls are displayed, in addition to the control's Key Press or Mouse Click assignments. To make the window go away, click the Close box. -
Page 34: Saving And Deleting Keysets
Saving and Deleting Keysets The MCS Keysets are automatically saved within MCS ’s Preference file, called "MCS3 Prefs". You never have do a "Save" when using the MCS application. To delete a Keyset, select the Keyset from the Keyset menu. Then select Delete from the Edit menu. -
Page 35: The Mcs 3 Editor Application Menus
Editor Application's Menus File Menu New Keyset... Creates a New Keyset, and links it with a particular Target Application. In other words, when you are ready to start defining the function of the MCS , the first thing you do is select New Keyset. -
Page 36: Edit Menu
Edit Menu Undo Undoes last operation. Cut Copies the currently selected text the Clipboard. Clears text. Copy Copies the currently selected text to the Clipboard. Paste Pastes the previously copied text. Delete Deletes the selected text. Copy Keyset Copies the currently selected Keyset to the Clipboard. -
Page 37: Technical Information
Technical Information Specifications Dimensions: ....6.5" x 7.0" x 1.25" Shipping Weight: ... 3.7 lbs Troubleshooting If for some reason the MCS does not give you the expected results, take a moment to do some investigating. The most important concept is that the Driver must be loaded for the MCS to operate. -
Page 38: Care And Service
Care and Service If properly cared for, your MCS should provide years of trouble-free performance. Avoid dropping the MCS , or hard banging on the keys. Clean with a soft cloth dampened with window cleaner. Do not allow liquids to get inside the unit. There are no user-serviceable parts in the MCS . -
Page 39: Warranty
JLCooper Electronics Limited Factory Warranty JLCooper Electronics (“JLCooper”) warrants this product to be free of defects in materials or workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of purchase. This warranty is non-transferable and the benefits apply to the original owner. Proof of purchase in the form of an itemized sales receipt is required for warranty coverage.
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