Extron electronic SW12 VGA Ars Switch User Manual


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SW8/12 VGA Ars • Control
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
. 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rmwaretoyourSW8/12VGAArsswitcher,usethe
Firmware Loader software. Your computer’s serial port must be connected to the
switcher’sserialport.Seechapter2,“Installation,”formoreinformation.
1. Download the Firmware Loader installer executable file to your
computer, as follows:
a
. On the Extron Web page, click the Download tab.
b
. On the Download Center page, click Software on the left sidebar menu.
c
. 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.
2
. In the Windows Explorer or other file browser, locate the Firmware Loader
executable file in your computer’s file system and double-click to open it.
3
. 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le,“FWLoader.exe”at
c:\Program Files\Extron\FWLoader
(If the Extron and FWLoader folders do not yet exist in your Program Files
folder, the installer creates them.)
4
. Access the FWLoader.exe file via your desktop Start menu by making the
following selections:
Start > All Programs > Extron Electronics > Firmware Loader >
Firmware Loader
5
. On the first screen that appears, select the RS-232 tab.
N
Although the screen also has a TCP/IP tab, the switcher does not have a LAN
port. Do not select the TCP/IP tab.
6
. From the drop-down menus on the RS-232 screen, select the appropriate Com
port number (obtained from your system administrator) and baud rate (the
defaultis9600).(TheDevice selection is optional.)
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