Kramer Electronics VA-8xl user manual Upgrading the Flash Memory, Downloading from the Internet

7 Upgrading the Flash Memory

The VA-8xlfirmware is located in FLASH memory, which lets you upgrade to the latest Kramer firmware version in minutes! The process involves:

•Downloading from the Internet (see Section 7.1)

•Connecting the PC to the RS-232 port (see Section 7.2)

•Upgrading Firmware (see Section 7.3)

7.1Downloading from the Internet

You can download the up-to-date file from the Internet. To do so:

1.Go to our Web site at http://www.kramerelectronics.com and download the file: “FLIP_Va8xl.zip” from the Technical Support section.

2.Extract the file: “FLIP_Va8xl.zip” to a folder (for example, C:\Program Files\Kramer Flash).

7.2Connecting the PC to the RS-232 Port

Before installing the latest Kramer firmware version on a VA-8xlunit, do the following:

1.Connect the RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel port on the VA-8xlunit to the null modem adapter and connect the null modem adapter with a 9-wire flat cable to the RS-232 9-pin D-sub COM port on your PC (see Section 4).

It is recommended that you use COM port 2 (default). However, if your computer has only one COM port, open the file: “Va8xl.cfg” (located at C:\Program Files\Kramer Flash\Va8xl.cfg) in Notepad, and change “set port COM2” to “set port COM1”.

2.Set the DIP-switches as follows:

Set DIP 8 ON

Set DIP 7 ON

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