From Another Digital Receiver Via Rs-232 Port - Topfield tf5100pvrc User Manual

68 Firmware Update

9.4 From another digital receiver via RS-232 port

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. 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 dig-
ital receiver, and the other end into the
matching port on the other digital receiver.
3. Turn on the source digital receiver if not
already on.
4. Select the Installation
Transfer Firmware to Other IRD menu,
then you get asked for confirmation; select
Yes.
5. Turn on the target digital receiver to start
the firmware transfer.
6. A progress bar appears showing the
progress of the firmware transfer.
7. Restart the target digital receiver when the
firmware transfer is complete.
Transfer Firmware