From Your Computer Via Rs-232 Port; From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port - Topfield TF 5010 PVRt H User Manual

64 Firmware Update

9.3 From your computer via RS-232 port

9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port

It is possible to transfer a new firmware to the digital receiver
from your computer by connecting them with a RS-232 cable.
You need TFD-Down, a firmware transfer utility for this, which
is available from the website, http://www.i-topfield.com.
To update the firmware with this method, perform the follow-
ing steps:
The instructions on how to use TFD-Down are as follows:
1. Press the Find button to select the new
2. Press the download button, and then turn
3. A countdown will be displayed on screen
4. Restart the digital receiver when the file
It is possible to transfer the firmware from the digital receiver
to another same digital receiver by connecting them with a RS-
232 cable. To update the firmware with this method, perform
the following steps:
1. Download a new firmware applicable to
your digital receiver from the Topfield
website.
2. Turn off the digital receiver.
3. Plug one end of a RS-232 cable (9 pin D-
sub cable) into the RS-232 port on the dig-
ital receiver, and the other end into the
matching port on your computer.
4. Run TFD-Down.
firmware file.
on the digital receiver to start the file trans-
fer.
transfer is complete.