Kramer Electronics PL-50 - Manual (Page 33)

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8 Flash Memory Upgrade
The PL-50 uses a microcontroller that runs firmware located in FLASH
memory. The latest version of firmware can be downloaded from the Kramer
Web site at www.kramerelectronics.com and updated in minutes using the
K-UPLOAD and the following procedures.
Before firmware upgrade:
Close the embedded Web pages
Do not press the front panel buttons
8.1 Upgrading the Firmware
To upgrade the PL-50 firmware:
1. Download the firmware file from the Internet (see section
8.1.1 )
2. Connect a PC to the PL-50 (see section 8.1.2 )
3. Update the firmware using the K-UPLOAD (see section 8.1.3 )
8.1.1 Download the Firmware
To download the latest firmware file 1
1. Go to the Kramer Web site at
from the Internet:
www.kramerelectronics.com .
2. Navigate to SUPPORT / Software Firmware Updates.
3. Click on the link of the firmware that applies to your product. Download it
and save it to disk.
4. Extract the file to a folder (for example, C:\Program Files\Kramer Flash).
8.1.2 Connect a PC to the PL-50
To connect a PC to the PL-50, make any one of the following connections:
• Connect a serial cable from an RS-232 9-pin D-sub rear panel port on the
PC to the PL-50.
• Connect a USB cable from a USB port on the PC to the USB port on the
PL-50
• Connect an RJ-45 Ethernet cable from the Ethernet port on the PC to the
Ethernet port on the PL-50 as explained in section 6.2
1 The files indicated in this section are given as an example only. File names are liable to change from time to time