Extron Electronics MAV Plus Series 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rmwareasfollows:

1. 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

2. SelecttheappropriatermwareletodownloadandclickDownload.

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

ﬁrmware to your computer.

4. Click Runtwice(gure5-10onthenextpage).ThePCdownloadsthe

rmwareupdatefromtheExtronWebsiteandstartstheExtronInstallation

Programtoextractthermwarele.