Setup And Control Software - Extron electronics SSP 7.1 User Manual

Setup and Control
Software
The SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software provides an intuitive, easy to operate, graphical user
interface that allows the user to configure the audio system quickly and efficiently. It provides
more options than the front panel. As selections are made, only the options that are available for
the current configuration are displayed by the software. Extron strongly recommends using the
SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software for all configuration.
The program comes on a disk, supplied with the unit. It can also be downloaded, free of charge,
from the Extron website (www.extron.com).
The following sections describe:
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Installing the SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software
The minimum system requirements for installing the program on the computer are:
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By default, the Installer program creates a folder at either
Extron\SSP7.1
SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software. The SSP icon (see the image to the right) may
also be placed on the desktop.
NOTE:
If the new software detects an old version of the firmware, a pop-up window informs the user
that the firmware should be updated and also prompts the user to save the existing configuration
for reloading onto the SSP 7.1 when the new firmware has been installed.
When the firmware has been updated, open the SSP 7.1 software in Emulate mode (see
and Emulate Modes
button and, when the
from this configuration to device, overwriting any data currently in it.
Installing the SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software
Live and Emulate Modes
Running the SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software
SSP 7.1 Setup and Control Software Help File
Firmware Updates
Operating system — Microsoft
CPU — Intel Pentium II processor with a 400 MHz clock speed or faster
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Hard disk space — At least 10 MB
Memory — At least 64 MB of RAM
Device connection — Serial COMM port
Open a browser on the computer and navigate to the Extron website (www.extron.com).
Click the tab at the top of the page.
Download
Click the option in the left sidebar.
Software
Navigate to the
SSP

7.1 Setup and Control Software

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the program.
or
C:\Program Files (x86)\Extron\SSP7.1
Updating the SSP 7.1 Setup and Control software may also require a more recent
version of the firmware to be installed (see
on the next page) and open the saved configuration. Click the
Synchronize with Device
Windows 2000 or higher
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and click
C:\Program Files\
Firmware Updates
pop-up appears, select
SSP 7.1 • Setup and Control Software
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Download
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