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Updating firmware, Matrix switchers control program – Extron electronic Ultra Series User Manual

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CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Matrix Software

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.

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The Firmware Loader must be installed on your computer to perform this

operation. Extron recommends that you install this program when you install
the Matrix Switchers Control Program. If you did not, it can be downloaded
from the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, and installed separately.

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The update firmware utility is for replacing the firmware that controls all

switcher operation. This is not the page to insert your own HTML pages.
See “Uploading HTML files”

to insert custom HTML pages.

Update the switcher firmware as follows:

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Visit the Extron Web site, www.extron.com, click the Download Center tab,

and then click the Firmware link (figure 5-9).

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Figure 5-9 — Location of firmware upgrade files

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Select the appropriate firmware file 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 5-10 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.