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Matrix Software, cont’d

Fiber Matrix 6400 Switcher • Matrix Software

5-12

Updating firmware

The firmware upgrade utility provides a way to replace the firmware that is coded

on the switcher’s control board without taking the switcher out of service.
Update the switcher firmware as follows:

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Visit the Extron Web site,

www.extron.com

, click the Download tab, and then

click the Firmware link (figure 5-8).

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This sequence is shown for
example only.
For the Fiber Matrix 6400,
the firmware file selected and
shown is “Fiber Matrix 6400”.

NOTE

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Figure 5-8 — Location of firmware upgrade files

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Select the appropriate firmware file (Fiber Matrix 6400) to download and click
Download

.

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Enter the requested personal information and then click Download to copy the

firmware to your computer.

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Click Run twice (figure 5-9 on the next page). The PC downloads the

firmware update from the Extron Web site and starts the Extron Installation

Program to extract the firmware file.

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Click Next. The program extracts the firmware files and places them in a

folder identified in the InstallShield Wizard window.

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Note the folder to which the firmware file is saved.

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Click Finish to exit the program.