Extron Electronics FOX SW8 User Guide - Manual (Page 19)

FOX SW8 • Remote Control 13
Using the Program
NOTE: The first time you connect to the Configuration (USB) port, the Found New
Hardware Wizard appears (see figure 11). See “Activating a USB port for the first
time,” below.
For other connections, proceed to “Starting the program,” below.
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Figure 11. Found New Hardware Wizard
Activating a USB port for the first time
The first time you connect to the Configuration (USB) port, the Found New Hardware Wizard
appears (figure 11). Activate the connected USB port for your device as follows:
NOTE: If you have not installed the latest Universal Switcher Control Program
(version 4.1 or newer), click Cancel , install the program, and reboot the PC.
Reconnect the computer to the Configuration port on the switcher.
6. Select the No, not this time radio button and click Next .
7. Select the Install the software automatically radio button and click Next .
Follow the on-screen instructions. The wizard assigns the driver necessary to access
the switcher to the connected Configuration (USB) port (this may take a few minutes).
8. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
9. Proceed to “Starting the program,” below, or return to the Simple Instruction Set
Control section on page 9.
NOTE: You may need to repeat these steps if you subsequently connect the
switcher to a different USB port on the same computer.
Starting the program
Start the program as follows:
1. Connect a computer that runs the Windows ® operating system to either the RS-232
port of the switcher (see item e on page 6) or the Configuration port (see item a on
page 7).
2. Click Start > Programs > Extron Electronics > Universal Switcher >
Universal Switcher Control Program .
The Communication Setup window appears (see figure 12 , on the next page).