Updating Firmware | Extron electronic PVS 204SA specification

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Updating Firmware

If the need arises, you can update the PVS’s firmware without taking the unit out of service. Follow the directions below.

Check the Extron Web (www.extron.com) site for firmware-related documents, instructions, patch files, and new firmware files before loading new firmware into the switcher. Extron recommends that you read the firmware release notes (available from the Web site www.extron.com) before beginning the firmware update.

This procedure must be performed using a PC, with the PC’s RS‑232 port directly cabled to the PVS’s front panel Config port.

NEach time you replace existing firmware, the switcher is reset to the factory default settings.

1.Visit the Extron Web site (www.extron.com) and download the Firmware

Loader file (FWLoader.exe) to your PC. Write down the filename and location for later use.

2.Locate (on the Web site) the appropriate firmware file (PVS 204SA) you want to update. It has a filename ending in .s19 (PVS204_Vxxx.s19), where Vxxx indicates the version number (x.xx). Download the firmware from the Web site. The program automatically stores the firmware file on the PC in

C:\Program Files\Extron Electronics\Firmware (a folder specific to that version). Write down the filename and location for later use.

CThe firmware update file must have a filename extension of .s19. If the file does not have that extension, it could cause the unit to stop functioning.

3.Connect a 2.5 mm configuration cable (Extron part # 70-335-01) between the front panel Config port of the PVS and the serial (RS‑232) port of the PC, and power up the PVS and PC. See chapter 3, “Operation and Setup”, “Front Panel Features and Operation” section, for details.

4.On the PC, select Start > All Programs > Extron Electronics > Firmware Loader (folder)> Firmware Loader, and start the program.

5.Select the Com port and Baud rate. Click OK. The PVS 204SA should be detected automatically.

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Extron electronic PVS 204SA manual Updating Firmware

Contents

PoleVault Switcher PVS 204SA Consignes de Sécurité Français PrecautionsSafety Instructions English Sicherheitsanleitungen Deutsch Quick Start PVS 204SA FCC Class a Notice Quick Start PVS 204SA, cont’d Table of Contents Table of Contents, cont’d One About this Manual PVS 204SA Switcher IntroductionIntroduction About the PVS 204SA Features Application Diagrams Introduction, cont’d MLP 101 AAP Introduction, cont’d Two Important safety instructions InstallationUL/Safety Guidelines PVS 204SA Switcher Installation Mounting the Switcher Installing the PVS 204SA on the PMK Rear Panel Features and Cabling Power connectionInput connections Twisted pair RGB video and audio cable wiring Installation, cont’d Output connections Aux/Mix input connection As shown at right RS-232/MLC/IR control port The PVS switcher can be Control connection Configured with a driver to 12 Connecting an IR Link to the switcher Speaker Configuration Speaker arrangement examples Connecting speakers to the PVS 204SA Stereo or Dual Mono Output using parallel speaker wiring Labeling and connecting the A/V input cables Labeling the A/V Inputs Final Setup Labeling the PVT Decora face plates Three Operation and Setup Front Panel Features and OperationPVS 204SA Switcher Operation and Setup Separate switcher mode Setting Switcher ModesSingle switcher mode Setting the single switcher mode via the front panel Auto Switching Setting the separate switcher mode via the front panelSetting the input auto switching mode via the front panel Setting Up and Optimizing the Audio Steps for optimizing the audio Individual channel input sensitivity control Front panel input sensitivity adjustmentGain control Amplifier level control Bass, treble, and loudness control Resetting the SwitcherClipping indicator Aux/Mix control Front Panel Security Lockout Executive Mode Setting the executive mode via the front panel Four Host-to-PVS communications Serial CommunicationRS-232 Programmer’s Guide PVS-initiated messages Error responses Using the command/response tablesSymbol definitions Factory defaults Serial Communication, cont’d Command/response table for SIS commands Command Ascii Command Response Additional description Status commands Volume adjustment Command/response table for special function SIS commands Command Ascii Command Response ? values Updating Firmware Click Upload to upload the firmware file into the PVS 204SA Preliminary Reference Material PVS 204SA Switcher Reference Material Reference Material Video output composite video Reference Material, cont’d Part Numbers and Accessories AccessoriesIncluded parts Speaker accessories Cable accessoriesAccessory Part number Audio Block Diagram Reference Material Audio Reference Levels DBV Voltage DBu Extron’s Warranty Extron USA West