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Firmware upgrade – Extron Electronics FOX SW8 User Guide User Manual

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FOX SW8 • Remote Control

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6.

Operate the switcher as follows:

To select an input, click the associated input button.

To mute the output, click the

Mute

Video

checkbox.

WARNING: Risk of serious physical injury: The mute video checkbox

mutes the data on the switched output only. The output continues to emit
potentially dangerous laser light. The mute function has no affected on the
looped-through outputs.

To toggle the front panel lock on and off, click the

Lock

button (

).

To bypass output reclocking or to select a data rate at which to reclock the
output, roll the mouse over the

Reclock

Setting

tab and then use the resultant

drop-down menu.

Firmware Upgrade

Firmware can be upgraded via the front panel Configuration port of the unit only, using the
Extron Firmware Loader utility from the Universal Switcher Control Program.
Upload replacement firmware as follows:

1.

Visit the Extron website,

www.extron.com

, click the

Download

tab, and then click the

Firmware

link (see figure 14).

3

2

3

1

1

NOTE: The name, version and

file size shown are
sample values only.

Figure 14.

Location of Firmware Upgrade Files

2.

Select the appropriate firmware file (FOX SW8) to download and click

Download

.

3.

Enter the requested personal information and then click

Download

to copy the firmware

to your computer.