Updating The Firmware - Extron electronics FOXBOX Tx HDMI User Manual

Updating the Firmware

Firmware can be updated for each unit via the front panel Configuration port on that unit
using the Extron Firmware Loader utility from the Windows-based control program.
NOTES:
• There are different files for the transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx).
• Your computer must be connected directly to the unit for the firmware to be
updated.
Update the unit firmware as follows:
1. Perform steps 1 through 7 of
firmware upgrade from the Extron website.
2. Click
Run
Security Warning
3. Click
Run
update from the Extron website and starts the Extron Installation Program to extract the
firmware file.
4. Click
Next
is identified in the InstallShield Wizard window.
ATTENTION:
•
•
NOTES:
•
•
5. Click
Finish
Installing the
in the dialog box (see
File Download
dialog box opens.
in the
Security Warning
( ). The program extracts the firmware files and places them in a folder that
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The extension of the firmware file must be .s19. Opening a file with an incorrect
extension may cause the device to stop functioning.
L'extension du fichier firmware doit être .s19. Si un fichier est ouvert avec une
mauvaise extension, l'appareil peut arrêter de fonctionner.
Note the folder to which the firmware file is saved. When downloaded
from the Extron website, the firmware is placed in a subfolder of:
• 64-bit Windows OS:
C:
• 32-bit Windows OS:
C:
The original factory-installed firmware is permanently available on the unit. If
the attempted firmware upload fails, the unit reverts to the factory-installed
firmware.
to exit the program (
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Software, on page 28, to download the
figure 25 on the next page,
dialog box ( ). The PC downloads the firmware
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\
Program Files (X*6)\Extron\Firmware
\
Program Files\Extron\Firmware
).
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