Extron Electronics FOXBOX Tx_Rx HDMI User Guide - Manual (Page 39)

4. Follow the instructions on the rest of the download screens to download the firmware
update from the Extron Web site, start the Extron Installation Program to extract the
firmware file, and place it in a folder identified in the program window.
NOTE: Note the folder to which the firmware file is saved (see figure 21).
Folder where
firmware is
installed
Figure 21. Location of the Firmware File
Loading the firmware to the transmitter and receiver
To load a new version of firmware to your transmitter and receiver, call the Firmware Loader
software from within the FOX Extenders Control Program. The serial port on your computer
must be connected to the Configuration port on the unit. See “
Front panel Configuration
ports “ in the “Installation and Operation” section for more information.
1. In the FOX Extenders Control Program, click the Firmware Loader button ( ) on the tool
bar.
NOTE: If the Firmware Loader button does not appear on the tool bar, the Firmware
Loader software is not installed. Install it as follows:
a. On the Extron Web site, 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.
e. In Windows Explorer or another file browser, locate the Firmware Loader
executable file in the file system on your computer and double-click 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.
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