Matrix Orbital GX Upgrade/Installation Guide
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Table of Contents Obtaining Software Updates ......................................................................................................................... 1 Installing the GX Software ............................................................................................................................. 2 About software updates ............................................................................................................................ 2 Downloading and Unpacking Updates ....
Obtaining Software Updates All Matrix Orbital GX Software updates are available at the support website located at : http://www.matrixorbital.
Installing the GX Software About software updates The Matrix Orbital Software Package contains new versions of the GX Firmware, Matrix Orbital Driver core and LcdStudio. The DriverCore package contains the new versions of the drivers needed for your GX after it receives its firmware update so its recommended to install the DriverCore update before any of the others.
Installing/Upgrading Driver Core 1) Double click the DriverCore Icon in the GX folder on your desktop 2) If you have installed an old version you will be asked to remove this, if you have not continue at step 5.
4) Click Ok on the confirmation dialog that the previous version has been removed 5) Click Next
6) Click Next 7) Click Install
8) Click Next 9) Click Finish 10) At this point plug in the GX to the USB port of your computer, if you are not upgrading the windows driver wizard should popup at this time.
Upgrading Firmware If you bought your GX Before august’08 it might be needed to upgrade the firmware in your GX. If you have to please follow the following steps else skip to the next section of this manual.
3) Click Upgrade 4) The GX Will disappear from the list and the message’ Waiting for Firmware Device to come online’ will show in the status window.
5) The GX will be upgraded, progress can be followed in the status window 6) After a few seconds the Upgraded GX should return to your system, If windows asks for drivers please point it at the drivers located in ‘C:\program files\Matrix Orbital DriverCore\Drivers’
7) Click the Close Button to close the application
Installing/Upgrading LcdStudio 1) Double Click the LcdStudio Setup Icon in the GX Folder on your desktop. 2) If you have a previous version installed you will be asked to remove this, If you have not continue at step 5.
3) Click Yes to confirm removal. 4) Click Ok.
5) Click Next 6) Read the license terms, if you accept, click the checkbox and click Next.
7) Click Next. 8) Click Next.
9) Click Finish.
Configuring LCD Studio 1) Click Next.
11) If you can Read the welcome message select Yes and Click Next 12) Click Finish.
Changing Display Defaults 1) double click the “Lcd Defaults Configuration Utility” Icon located on your desktop.
Changing Contrast and backlight defaults 1) Contrast slider, this controls the contrast of the LCD 2) When using a TRI Color GX controls the Red element of the backlight, does nothing for the Blue/White inverse 3) When using a TRI Color GX controls the green element of the backlight, controls the regular backlight of the Blue/White inverse 4) When using a TRI Color GX controls the Blue element of the backlight, does nothing for the Blue/White inverse 5) Retrieves the current backlight and contrast settings
Configuring the Splash Screen 1) Preview of the on display Image. 2) Dithering method used to convert a color picture to black and white for use on the lcd, different algorithms works better for different images, so it is advised to try them all. 3) Selects if the Image should be scaled to the size of the LCD or use its original size 4) Select if the image should be inverted. 5) Reads the current Splash Screen from the GX 6) Loads a bitmap image from disk. 7) Saves the current preview image to disk.
Enable or disable the IR interface. This screen allows you to enable and disable the IR receiver on the GX, if you already have a IR receiver you want to use or run windows XP where the IR receiver is not supported you can use this screen to disable the interface.
