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HD9010TM High Definition Time Code Master Manual
8. The following is a list of possible reasons for failed communications:
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Defective Serial Upgrade cable.
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Wrong communications port selected in the terminal program.
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Improper port settings in the terminal program.
HyperTerminal will not change port settings while connected.
"Disconnect" Button then click the "Reconnect" button to activate changes to the port settings.
9. While the cursor is spinning press the <CTRL> and <X> keys, this should stop the cursor from
spinning. The spinning prompt will only remain for about 5 seconds. You must press <CTRL-X>
during this 5 second delay. If the unit continues to boot-up, simply cycle the power and repeat this
step.
10. Hit the <ENTER> key on your computer once.
11. Type the word "upgrade", without quotes, and hit the <ENTER> key once.
12. The boot code will ask for confirmation. Type "y", without quotes.
4.2.5. Uploading the New Firmware
13. You should now see a prompt asking you to upload the file.
14. Upload the "*.bin" file supplied using the X-Modem transfer protocol of your terminal program. If you do
not start the upload within 10 minutes the unit's Boot code will time out. You can restart the upgrade
process by power cycling the unit.
The HD9010TM application firmware is contained in a "bin" file that will have a name something like:
The version number usually follows the main file name (e.g. 2v0_1 is version 2.0 build 1).
Firmware version 2.0 Build 1 or later is compatible with both Rev 1 and Rev 2
hardware. Firmware versions 1.x are compatible only with Rev 1 hardware.
15. The boot code will indicate whether the operation was successful upon completion of the upload.
For Example:
UPLOAD OKAY
MFC5407 WARM BOOT> |
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HD9010TM_2v0_1.bin
Revision 2.4.1
(Refer to step 4 for settings).
Click on HyperTerminal's
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