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Loading the firmware to the switcher, Remote control, cont’d – Extron Electronics SW VGA_Ars Series User Guide User Manual

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SW VGArs / Ars Series Switchers • Remote Control

SW VGArs / Ars Series Switchers • Remote Control

Remote Control, cont’d

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2

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On the Download Center screen, click the SW VGA Series

Download link.

Figure 4-6 — SW VGA Ars firmware

3

.

Complete the Personal Information form and click the

Download button.

Figure 4-7 — Personal information form

4

.

Follow the instructions on the rest of the download screens

to save the executable firmware file to your computer. Note

the folder to which you save the file.

5

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In the Windows Explorer or other file browser, locate the

downloaded executable file, and double-click on it to open

it.

6

.

Follow the instructions on the Installation Wizard screens to

install the new firmware on your computer. A Release

Notes file, giving information on what has changed in the

new firmware version, and a set of instructions for updating

the firmware are also loaded.

Loading the firmware to the switcher

To load a new version of firmware to your SW VGA Ars

switcher, call the Firmware Loader software from within the

Universal Switcher Control Program. Your computer’s serial

port must be connected to the switcher’s serial port. See

chapter 2, “Installation,” for more information.

1

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If necessary, download the Firmware Loader installer

executable file to your computer, as follows:
a

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On the Extron Web page, click the Download tab.

b

.

On the Download Center page, click Software on the

left sidebar menu.

c

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Locate the “Firmware Loader” line and click the

Download link at the far right.

d

.

Follow the instructions on the download screens to

save the installer file to your computer.

e

.

In the Windows Explorer or other file browser, locate

the Firmware Loader executable file in your

computer’s file system and double-click on it to open

it.

f

.

Follow the instructions on the Installation Wizard

screens to install the Firmware Loader on your

computer. Unless you specify otherwise, the installer

program places the Firmware Loader file,

“FWLoader.exe” in

c:\Program Files\Extron\FWLoader.

If the Extron and FWLoader folders do not yet exist in
your Program Files folder, the installer creates them.

2

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In the Universal Switcher Control Program, click

the Firmware Loader button.

If the Firmware Loader button does not appear
in the Universal Switcher Control Program window, the
Firmware Loader software is not installed.

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