Serial Communication, cont’d

Click Yes if you want to save the current configuration. A “Save configuration to” window opens, in which you can specify the intended location and the name of the configuration you are saving.

Click No if you do not want to save the current configuration.

The MLC is reset to its factory default values. After a few seconds, the following screen is displayed:

MLC 52 main screen after reset (standard model)

Uploading firmware

If the need arises, you can update the MLC 52’s firmware via the RS-232 connection. Visit the Extron Web site (www.extron.com), and check for firmware updates, which you can download as follows:

Downloading the firmware from the Web

To obtain the firmware file to load to your MLC,

1.

Visit the Extron Web site (www.extron.com).

2.

Click the Download tab.

3.

On the Download Center page, click the Firmware link at the top of the left

 

sidebar menu.

4.

On the Archives line at the top of the Firmware page, click the letter M.

5.

On the next page that appears, click the Download link at the right end of

 

the MLC 52 line.

6.

Fill in the required information on the next Download Center page, and

 

click the Download MLC52 button.

7.

Click Save on the File Download window.

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Extron electronic manual Uploading firmware, MLC 52 main screen after reset standard model