5.Connect the computer to either serial port (see page 13 and page 17) or the LAN port (see page 13) of the switcher.

6.Start the Matrix Switchers Control Program and connect to the matrix switcher (see Using the Matrix Switcher Control Software in this chapter, steps 1 through 3, starting on page 73).

7.Click Tools > Update firmware... .

If the switcher is connected via the LAN port, the select file window appears (see figure 39). Perform “Ethernet-connected firmware upload,” below.

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Figure 39. Select File Window

If the switcher is connected via either serial port, the Extron Firmware Loader window opens (see figure 40 and Serial-port-connected firmware upload on the next page).

Ethernet-connected firmware upload

1.Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware upgrade file (see figure 39, above). Select the file.

2.Click the Open button. The software advises you that you are about to reprogram the switcher firmware. Click OK to continue.

A status window, which shows the progress of the upload, appears. The firmware upload to the FOX matrix switcher may take a few minutes.

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