Drop-Down Menus; File Menu; Adding A New Device Driver To The Mlc; Rebuilding The List Of Available Drivers - Extron electronics MLC 226 Series User Manual

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Drop-down menus

The menus available from the menu bar at the top of the configuration program's
screen provide access to functions and information not found in other parts of the
software.

File menu

The File menu provides ways to access device driver and configuration files and to
save a configuration for future use.
The File menu

Adding a new device driver to the MLC

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Rebuilding the list of available drivers

The Rebuild DriverBase option in the File menu lets you update the MLC's list
of drivers that are available for use in the RS-232/IR Config. section of the
configuration program. This operation is automatically performed each time the
program is restarted.

Saving configurations

The MLC can be configured by various means (downloading settings, sending
SIS commands to the MLC, using the software tools), and the configuration
settings can be saved to a directory or folder for backup or for installation on
another MLC 226 Series controller. Saving a configuration is recommended
before you perform a firmware upgrade.
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download to the PC. It also offers an option for uploading a file from
the PC to the MLC. You probably will not need to use this part of the
program when you first set up the controller.
If desired, save the completed configuration to a folder (directory). The File
drop-down menu offers a Save CONFIGURATION to Directory... option for
this purpose. This is useful for backup purposes and also if you want to copy
the same configuration to another MLC.
Throughout the configuration program access to and ability to change/
configure most settings depends on whether you are logged in as a user or as
an administrator. By default there is no password, and everyone has
administrator access and privileges. Once an administrator password is set, a
user is able to view settings and select buttons/inputs but can change overall
volume only. All other settings may be changed by an administrator.
Select Import DRIVER from...
Locate and select the driver file that is stored on the PC. RS-232 driver files
have filenames ending in .pke, and infrared driver filenames end in .eir.
Rebuild the list of device drivers that will be available to select from in the
RS-232/IR Config. page (third tab from the left). Rebuilding the driver list
makes the new driver available via the configuration program.
In the configuration program, select File, then select Save
CONFIGURATION to Directory... .