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7.	Connect a Windows-based computer to either switcher serial port or the
	switcher LAN port. See chapter 2, “Installation”, for more details.
8.	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 4, starting on page 5-4.
9.	Click Tools > Update Firmware... .
	If the switcher is connected via the LAN port, the select file window appears
	(figure 5-11). See “Ethernet-connected firmware upload”, below.

If the switcher is connected via either serial port, the Extron Firmware Loader appears (figure 5-12). See “Serial-port-connected firmware upload”, on page 5-15.

Ethernet-connected firmware upload

NOTE This screen is shown for example only.

For the MTPX Plus,

the firmware file selected and shown is “MTPX Plus”.

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Figure 5-11 — Select file window

10. Navigate to the folder where you saved the firmware upgrade file. Select the file.

CValid firmware files must have the file extension “.S19”. Any other file extension is not a firmware upgrade.

NThe original factory-installed firmware is permanently available on the

MTPX Plus switcher. If the attempted firmware upload fails for any reason, the switcher automatically reverts to the factory-installed firmware.

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

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

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