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4.3
Download and Extract the Firmware Update
1. First, download the firmware update file from the Comtech EF Data Web site:
a. Go online to www.comtechefdata.com.
b. On the Main page – under Support Information or the Support tab, select the Software
Downloads hyperlink.
c. On the Software Downloads page – click Download Flash and Software Update
Files.
d. On the Flash Updates Index page – select the (Select a Product Line) Amplifiers
hyperlink.
e. Under the PCB-4X00A heading, select the PCB-4000A (1+1 Phase Combiner) product
hyperlink.
f.
Select the appropriate firmware archive EXE or ZIP file download hyperlink.
g. Download the firmware archive file to the temporary folder.
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Once the EXE or ZIP hyperlink is selected the 'File Download' window opens and
prompts selection of [Open] or [Save]:
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Updating Firmware
• About Firmware Numbers, File Versions, and Formats: The Comtech
EF Data Web site catalogues its firmware update files by product type
(e.g., router, modem, etc.), the specific model, and optional hardware
configurations.
The download hyperlink for the PCB-4000A base unit firmware appears as
FW-0021045x.zip, where 'x' denotes the revision letter.
• About File Archive Formats: Comtech EF Data provides its
downloadable files in two compressed archive formats: *.exe (self-
extracting) and *.zip (compressed).
The *.exe file does not require a file archiver and compression utility
program such as PKZIP for Windows, WinZip, ZipCentral, etc. (PKZIP for
DOS is not supported due to file naming conventions). Comtech EF Data
does not provide this utility program.
Some firewalls do not allow the download of *.exe files. Download the *.zip
file instead, and extract the firmware files from the archive download with a
user-supplied utility program. For detailed information on handling archived
files, refer to the utility program Help documentation.
Click [Open] to turn over file extraction to the user-supplied utility program. Be
sure to extract the firmware files to the "temp" folder created earlier.
Click [Save] to open the 'Save As' window. Be sure to select and [Save] the
archive *.exe or *.zip file to the "temp" folder created earlier.
Otherwise, click [Cancel] to quit and exit the file download process.
PCB-4000A 1+1 Phase Combiner
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Revision 2
MN-PCB-4000A
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