User Guide Owner manual

Starting the Control Program

Start the Extron FOX Extenders Control Program as follows:

1. Set up and power on the units as described in the Installation and Operation

section. Connect the computer to one of the control ports on either the transmitter or

receiver.

2. Click Start > All Programs > Extron Electronics >

FOX Extender WCP > FOX Extender WCP or click on the desktop icon (shown

at right). The Communication Setup window opens.

Figure 15. Communication Setup window

3. Select the Com port to which your transmitter or receiver is connected and click

Connect. The Communication Setup window closes and the FOX Extenders Control

Program window opens.

NOTE: Only Link 1, connecting the Tx port of the transmitter to the Rx port of the

receiver, is required for video, audio, and serial command transmission. Link 2

(the return link) is not required; however, if it is not enabled, the ability to

conﬁgure the system is limited by a lack of communication from the receiver

to the transmitter.

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