Extron electronics MLS 100 A Operation & User’s Manual

About this Manual This manual contains information about the Extron MLS 100 A Switcher and on how to install, set up, and operate it. About the MLS 100 A Switcher The Extron MLS 100 A Switcher is a compact, quarter rack width switcher. The MLS 100 A features four selectable audio inputs, and one Aux/Mix input that is always active ...

Rear Panel Features and Cabling Turn off and disconnect power from all the equipment before you connect cables to the MLS. Audio Connections 1 Audio Inputs — Each of these 3-pole, 3.5 mm captive screw connectors accepts one unbalanced stereo or mono audio input. Wire each captive screw connector as shown in figure 1, ...

4 MLC/RS-232 Power port — An Extron MediaLink Controller (MLC 206), a computer, or an RS-232 controller provides remote control of input switching and volume, and also provides a way to set the switcher audio input levels. To control and/or set up the MLS, connect a cable between this 5-pole, 3.5 mm captive screw connector a ...

Setup via the MediaLink Control/Configuration Software CAUTION: To avoid damage to your hearing, the output volume should be set as low as possible before you test the sound system. ATTENTION : Pour éviter d’abîmer votre ouïe, le volume de sortie doit être positionné au niveau le plus bas possible avant de tester ...

All the MLS 100 A switchers share the same front panel design, shown on the right. MLS 100 Series MediaLink Switcher AUX/MIX LEVEL INPUT SELECT 1 2 3 4 1 2 2 1 Input selection buttons and indicator LEDs — Press one of these buttons to select the desired audio and video input. The corresponding LED lights and remains lit ...

Troubleshooting 1. Connect the cables between the MLS and the A/V input devices. Connect the provided power supply and a host computer, third party control system, or MediaLink Controller to the MLS MLC/RS-232 Power port. Connect the MLS to the display device (projector) and audio output device (tape deck, speakers). 2. ...

Host-to-MLS Communications SIS commands consist of one or more characters per field. No special characters are required to begin or end a command sequence. When the MLS determines that a command is valid, it executes the command and sends a response to the host device. All responses from the switcher to the host end with a carriage ...

System Definitions • = Space ] = Carriage return with line feed } = Carriage return with no line feed E,W = Escape key, or hex 1B (use W instead of E for web browsers, or at any time) 14, 24, 28 = Superscripts indicate the error message displayed if the command is entered incorrectly or with invalid parameters. X! = S ...

Command ASCII command (host to device) Response (device to host) Additional description Input Selection Select an input (audio and video). X!! Chn X!] Select input X! (audio and video). Example: 4! Chn4] Example: select input 4 Select an audio input. X!$ Aud X!] Select input X! audio only. Select a ...

Command ASCII command (host to device) Response (device to host) Additional description Volume Adjustment (overall) Set the overall output volume. X%V VolX%] Specify the volume for the audio output. Example: 13V Vol013] Set volume to 13. Increment the volume. +V VolX%] Increase audio output. Decrement the volume. ‑V ...