Updating Firmware - Extron electronics FOX SW8 User Manual

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To mute the output, click the
z
To toggle the front panel lock on and off, click the
z
To select an input, click the
z

Updating Firmware

The firmware upgrade utility provides a way to replace the firmware that is coded on the
switcher control board without taking the switcher out of service.
NOTES:
Downloading the Firmware from the Website
Obtain the latest update to the switcher firmware as follows:
1.
Visit the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, click the
the
Firmware
Figure 12.
2.
Select the appropriate firmware file to download and click
3.
Enter the requested personal information and then click
to your computer.
associated input
The Firmware Loader must be installed on your computer to perform this
operation. Extron recommends that you install this program when you install
the Universal Switcher Control Program. If you did not, it can be downloaded
from the Extron website, www.extron.com, and installed separately.
For updating firmware, you must connect to the front panel Configuration
port only, using the optional 9-pin D to 2.5 mm mini jack TRS RS-232 cable
(part number 70-335-01).
link (see figure 12).
1
Location of Firmware Upgrade Files
Mute Video
checkbox.
button.
Lock
button.
Download
NOTE
NOTE:
This sequence is shown
for example only.
For the FOX SW8, the
rmware le selected and
shown is "FOX 4G SW8".
3
3
Download
Download
Extron FOX SW8 • Remote Control
tab, and then click
1
2
.
to copy the firmware
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