Firmware Updating With A Pc Connected - Kenwood TS-990S Instruction Manual

17 FIRMWARE UPDATING

FIRMWARE UPDATING WITH A PC CONNECTED

PRECAUTION:
◆ Do not shut down the transceiver with the main power switch (I/O)
during the firmware updating.
◆ The firmware in the zipped file must be dragged and dropped
without the firmware extracted. The extracted firmware cannot
update the transceiver.
PREPARATION
1 Save the firmware file onto your PC.
The latest firmware can be downloaded from the KENWOOD
website.
2 Connect a USB cable, extended from your PC, to the
(USB-B) connector on a rear pane.
You cannot update the firmware if the USB cable extended
from your PC is connected to the
a front panel.
YOUR OPERATION FOR THE TRANSCEIVER AND YOUR
PC
While the transceiver power ( ) is turned OFF, the " "
LED lights orange. With the transceiver in this standby
state, follow the procedure below to update the firmware.
[ ]
1 Hold down [M.IN] (Memory), then press [ ].
The transceiver starts up with the Firmware Update screen
after the start screen appears. You can verify the transceiver
firmware version. Upon detection of the transceiver by
your PC, the transceiver is distinguished as a removable
memory device and "TS-990" appears under My Document >
removable memory device.
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2 Drag and drop the data file containing the firmware
(USB-A) connector on
3 Press [ ] to turn the transceiver power ( ) OFF.
4 Press [ ] again.
[M.IN]
onto the "TS-990" removable memory device.
The file copy status appears on your PC, and the firmware
updating progress bar appears on the main screen.
Upon completion of the data transfer from your PC to the
transceiver, the transceiver automatically starts updating.
Upon completion of the firmware updating, "The firmware
update is completed" appears on the main screen.
The transceiver restarts with the new firmware enabled.
Note:
◆ The transceiver is recognized at step 1 as a USB flash drive. After
the firmware update completes, folders and files in the memory
area.
◆ The firmware cannot be updated even if a PC and the COM
connector was connected using RS-232C
◆ If a message notifying you of an occurrence of the update
failure appears during the firmware updating, refer to the
troubleshooting. {page 18-4}
◆ It may happen to take 30 minutes to update the firmware.
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