Sierra Video View Multi-Viewer MV-XX - Manual (Page 38)

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Upgrading firmware
From time to time, firmware updates may be made available. The current firmware status
of the multi-viewer can be checked in the browser interface Help / About menu, or the on-
screen Configuration Mode menu that is accessible via the optional SV-Remote control
panel. Uploading new firmware files is easily performed using a PC connected to the LAN
port directly, or over a network.
1) Establish communication with the frame to be upgraded by using
Windows Explorer (or a FTP client, such as WinSCP) to search for the IP address of the
frame:
ftp://192.169.0.120 , or whatever the current IP address is set to.
2) Copy the replacement file or files to the clipboard and paste them into the right hand
side of the Windows Explorer page. The file transfer will begin.
3) When the upload is complete, reboot the frame to enable the updates to take effect.
This will take several minutes to complete, depending on the nature of the updates.
Note:
The IP addresses of the frame and the PC must be in the same range. If necessary, the
IP address of the frame can be changed using the setup utility, or within the on-screen
configuration menu if using the SV-Remote.
Updating the scalers
Some firmware updates may include additional revisions for the video board scalers. The
requirement for updating the scallers can be determined by going to the Help- About
menu. If ant scalers need updating, then there will be a tag “(needs updating)” next to the
scalers listed. Where scaler updates are required, proceed with steps 1 to 3 above and
continue as follows (note that this process takes approximately 25 minutes for each
installed video board);
Open a DOS command window.
At the command prompt type; telnet 192.168.0.120, or whatever the current IP address is
set to.
Log in with the user name root, using the password smv.
Type; “./update-scalers”
The status of the update will be indicated in the command window. Ensure that when the
process is complete, all scalers have been updated (there are four scalers per video
board)