Updating The Monarch Hd Firmware - Matrox Monarch HD User Manual

Updating the Monarch HD firmware

The firmware on your Monarch HD device is updated using the Matrox Monarch
HD Firmware Updater. To view the current firmware version of your Monarch
HD, see "Firmware version, warranty, and documentation"
Matrox Monarch HD Firmware Updater is available for both Mac OS and
Windows systems. A Monarch HD device's network IP address is required to
update its firmware (see
Updating the Monarch HD firmware resets all settings to factory defaults, resets
the device password to admin, and sets the device IP mode to DHCP.
¡ Important To avoid damaging your Monarch HD hardware, make sure that
you don't simultaneously update the same Monarch HD device using more than
one instance of the updater.
Power Monarch HD and connect it to an Ethernet network.
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On a computer that is on the same network subnet as the Monarch HD that
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you want to update, download the latest version of the Matrox Monarch HD
Firmware Updater at www.matrox.com/video/support/.
¦ Note You cannot update the Monarch HD firmware over a wireless network.
The Matrox Monarch HD Firmware Updater must be on a computer that is
connected to the network/router using a wired Ethernet connection.
Double-click the MatroxMonarchHDFirmwareUpdater.exe (Windows) or
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MatroxMonarchHDFirmwareUpdater.app (Mac OS) file to open the updater
utility.
In the Matrox Monarch HD Firmware Updater window, enter the
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network IP Address of the Monarch HD device that you want to update, and
then click Add Monarch HD device . On Windows systems, if you have
multiple Monarch HD devices on the network, add the IP address for every
device in the Matrox Monarch HD Firmware Updater and all Monarch HD
devices will be updated in series. On Mac OS systems, you must update each
device separately. To remove a Monarch HD device from the list, select the
device and click Remove Monarch HD device .
Click Update . To view the status of the update in real time, click Show log .
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¡ Important To avoid damaging the Monarch HD hardware, do not remove
power from Monarch HD during the firmware update. The Monarch HD
device will turn off and on at different times during the update process. The
update is complete when all LEDs turn off except the Power (
Record, and USB 1 LEDs.
The Monarch HD device is automatically set to DHCP IP mode when
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updating the firmware. To switch the device to Static IP mode after a
firmware update, see
"Network connection and IP address"
"Switch to Static IP mode"
Updating the Monarch HD firmware
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