Barco RLM W6 Service Manual page 48

4. Barco RLM W6/W8 Ballast Firmware upgrade procedure
Ballast Firmware upgrade procedure:
1. Before proceeding the following ballast firmware upgrade procedure, please download and install
Osram Unishape tool (OsramFlashX) from
2. Connect the AC power of the projector and have the projector in standby mode.
3. Connect the RS-232 cable between the projector and the PC and make sure that the "Projector
Control" is configured as "RS232", if not, please use the hotkey to switch the "Projector Control"
as "RS232".
4. Open a terminal program (e.g. Tera Term) with the following setting, baud rate 38400, Databit:8,
Parity: none, Stop:1 bit, Flow control: none.
5. Power on the projector and wait for the completion of the powering on sequence. It takes about
90 seconds for the completion of the powering on sequence.
6. Input the command "op dlba1" on the terminal and then disconnect the connection and close the
terminal program.
7. Activate Osram Unishape Flash tool (OsramFlashX) and press the "Auto-detect" button to find
the communication port with the ballast. As shown in the following diagram, COM1 is detected
as the communication port to talk to the ballast.
Osram Website.
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