From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port - Topfield TF 5000 PVRt User Manual

62 Firmware Update

8.3 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port

It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver
from another same digital receiver by connecting them with a
RS-232 cable.
To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow-
ing steps:
1. Turn off the target digital receiver.
2. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D-
sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the
digital receiver, and the other end into
the matching port on the other digital re-
ceiver.
3. If not already on, turn on the source digi-
tal receiver.
4. Select the Installation
Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu.
5. To start the file transfer, turn on the target
digital receiver.
6. When the file transfer is complete, the
display panel on the digital receiver
will count down to zero while the new
firmware is begin applied.
Transfer Firmware