Media Control Station
3
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 1: ...Media Control Station3 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: ...ronics All other brand names are the property of their respective holders MCS3 For Windows Version Users Manual Second Edition Part number for this manual is 932076 WIN 2000 2002 JLCooper Electronics...
Page 3: ...sing Clear 14 The MCS3 Editor Application 15 Creating a New Keyset 16 Assigning the Keys and V Stick 18 Hide Pointer 22 Assigning the Jog Wheel and Shuttle Ring 24 Wheel Modifier Key 25 Wheel Speed 28...
Page 4: ...function key equivalents and mouse clicks This allows you to use your MCS3 to bring the most frequently used menu items and commands speedily within reach providing more comfortable and creative contr...
Page 5: ...e wheel icon in the System Tray lower right corner and select Exit from the popup menu to unload the driver Launch the Installer Then start the setup exe program on the MCS3 disk Follow the instructio...
Page 6: ...hange the COM port you need to reload the driver This is done by right clicking on the MCS3 icon in the lower left of the computer monitor and select Reload If the port cannot identify the MCS3 please...
Page 7: ...Start Menu or by right clicking on the MCS3 icon in the Windows system tray and choosing Open MCS3 Editor MCS3 Shuttle LEDs Normally on power up the shuttle ring LEDs will not light until the shuttle...
Page 8: ...with modifiers Pressing a single MCS3 key can send the equivalent of a cluster of keys for example Control Alt A The simplest example is this Many applications will play back previously recorded musi...
Page 9: ...has five keys called Transport keys They re called Transport keys because they are labeled with the standard tape recorder transport icons for rewind fast forward stop play and record There are 6 keys...
Page 10: ...ion its associated Keyset is instantly and automatically restored For example suppose that one application plays a movie when you press the spacebar and a different application plays a song when you p...
Page 11: ...application will also recognize the Play and Stop keys to toggle between play and puase Play and Stop keys send a space and return respectively F1 through F6 send function keys F1 through F6 The V St...
Page 12: ...ht arrow keys at a medium speed Turning the wheel will play a movie in a QuickTime related application Suppose you are editing a movie and you want to use the wheel to easily view the movie frame by f...
Page 13: ...lect 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 related application the wheel will make the movie play b...
Page 14: ...e selected Record and the Key Press that the Record key will emulate None Tab to select the Key Press field On the keyboard press Enter Now the MCS3 Record key will send Enter Restoring the Default Ke...
Page 15: ...control will do within a specific application To edit change what the MCS3 sends first select the control by pressing the desired key or rotating the wheel Or use the mouse to click on the picture of...
Page 16: ...s to each application When you are ready to start programming the MCS3 you begin by selecting New Keyset from the File menu This links the operation of the MCS3 with the application you want to contro...
Page 17: ...ication Then quit the MCS3 application since it is not needed to use the MCS3 Any time in the future that you open a target application the MCS3 will be ready to control that application Once you have...
Page 18: ...use Emulation pop up menu sets mouse clicks Decide if you want the key to send a character or a mouse click or both To Make a Key Send a Character Simply type the character on the keyboard with or wit...
Page 19: ...location within a window Alternately the click can be unspecific that is the click can occur wherever the pointer happens to be located To Make a Key to Send a Simple Mouse Click Select a key by press...
Page 20: ...the mouse to position the pointer over the location where you want the click to occur Now very important you capture the mouse pointer coordinates by pressing the desired MCS3 key Not by clicking wit...
Page 21: ...target application to distinguish it from the MCS3 application We will program the MCS3 Play key so that pressing the MCS3 Play key will result in a click on the target application s Play button Selec...
Page 22: ...k Hide Pointer from the Keysets menu Then the mouse click will occur invisibly This is a very nice effect because it makes it appear the MCS3 was designed as a hardware control surface especially for...
Page 23: ...pear between the quotes Re Capturing Coordinates You may want to re capture the coordinates For example you may not have had the mouse positioned correctly the first time that you pressed the MCS3 key...
Page 24: ...cted by clicking on the picture of the wheel Select the right side of the wheel for assigning what the wheel will send when rotated clockwise Select the left side of the wheel for assigning what the w...
Page 25: ...now assign the wheel to an alternate set of clockwise or counter clockwise commands In actual use turning the wheel will send one set of commands Hold the Wheel Modifier key and turn the wheel to send...
Page 26: ...ning the wheel Scroll This is a pointer move that begins with a mouse down just like a drag Only in this case the mouse does not automatically unclick mouse up after the user stops turning the wheel R...
Page 27: ...ition the pointer over the area that you want the click to occur Now very important you capture the mouse coordinates by turning the wheel or ring Not by dragging with the mouse Now the next time that...
Page 28: ...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 s...
Page 29: ...the MCS3 will look for the name of the window in which the pointer coordinates were first captured and produce a click It is also possible that the window name has been changed If you press a key or...
Page 30: ...kely appear do nothing Some applications have been developed for enhanced MCS3 support The Special mode has been used by some developers to implement features such as Audio and Video Jog and Shuttle S...
Page 31: ...On the MCS3 press Stop to select the Stop key On the PC press Delete On the MCS3 press Play to select the Play key On the PC press Delete Next arm each transport to capture coordinates From the Mouse...
Page 32: ...use the mouse to click and de select the Alt button This will leave the Delete intact Now the MCS3 can send the equivalent of the PC s Delete key When the PC s Tab key is pressed you can select wheth...
Page 33: ...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 assignmen...
Page 34: ...t from the File menu A standard Open dialogue lets you select the Keyset Once imported the Keyset will appear in the Keysets menu It will also automatically be saved in the Preferences file To Export...
Page 35: ...imply to distinguish it from the MCS3 application Then you use the MCS3 application to assign what each control will send These assignments are collectively called a Keyset Import Keyset Imports a pre...
Page 36: ...Clear Keyset Clears the Keyset Resets the individual controls to their Default settings Delete Keyset Deletes currently selected Keyset Will not delete the Default Keyset Keysets Menu This menu contai...
Page 37: ...r the RS 232 version Confirm that the power supply is connected Confirm the COM port settings in the Preferences dialog Click on the small wheel icon and Reload the Driver Also confirm from the popup...
Page 38: ...ance Avoid dropping the MCS3 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: ...nty JLCooper s normal repair turn around time at the factory is approximately 15 business days from receipt of product to shipping Your actual turn around time will include return shipping Actual turn...
