User Guide User guide

FOX II DP Transmitter and Receiver • Remote Control

Hardware > Device Name screen (both units)

The Device Name screen provides controls to allow you to

assign a locally-assigned name to the unit or to reset the

unit to the default name. Select this screen by clicking the

Device Name subtab from either the Unit Information or

Reset Device screen or Hardware > Device Name from one

of the Configuration screens.

The Apply and Cancel buttons become selectable when

you have entered a name in the Enter a device name: field.

Hardware > Reset Device screen (both units)

The Reset Device screen provides a button to command a reset of

the connected unit. Reset returns all settings to their default values.

Select this screen by clicking the Reset Device subtab from either

the Unit Information or Device Name screen or Hardware > Reset

Device from one of the Configuration screens.

Updating the Firmware

The Product Configuration Software can call the Firmware Loader utility, which provides a

way to replace the firmware that is coded on the control board of the transmitter or receiver

without taking the unit out of service.

NOTE: Upgrading the firmware does not overwrite the current configuration.

Update the unit firmware as follows:

1. Perform steps 1 through 6 of Installing the Software, on page 27, to download the

firmware upgrade from the Extron website, www.extron.com.

2. Click Run in the File Download and Security Warning dialog boxes (see figure 22 on the

next page). The PC downloads the firmware update from the Extron website and starts

the Extron Installation Program to extract the firmware file.

3. Click Next. The program extracts the firmware files and places them in a folder

identified in the InstallShield Wizard window.

ATTENTION: The ﬁrmware ﬁle must have an .s19 extension. Other ﬁle types can

cause the unit to stop functioning.

NOTES:

• Note the folder to which the firmware file is saved. When downloaded

from the Extron website, the ﬁrmware is placed in a subfolder of:

• Windows 7 or Windows 8: C:\Program Files (x86)\Extron\Firmware.

• Older versions: C:\Program Files\Extron\Firmware.

• The original factory-installed ﬁrmware is permanently available on the unit. If

the attempted ﬁrmware upload fails, the unit reverts to the factory-installed

ﬁrmware.

4. Click Finish to exit the program.

5. Connect the computer to the front panel Configuration port (see page 9 [transmitter] or

page 12 [receiver]) of the unit to be updated.