Upgrading The Monitor; Upgrading The Controller - Sony BVM-F250 Operation Manual

Upgrading the Monitor

1
Insert the "Memory Stick PRO" into the Memory Stick
insertion slot of the controller.
2
Select the Monitor Upgrade (page 78) menu in the
System Configuration menu.
3
Enter the 4-digit password.
The Monitor Upgrade screen is displayed, and the
current version is indicated.
For the password, see Password (page 76) of the
System Configuration menu.
4
Select the item to upgrade from among Software
Upgrade, Kernel Upgrade, FPGA Upgrade, and
DisplayPort Upgrade.
After about 10 seconds, the old and new software
versions, kernel version or DisplayPort version, and
the message to confirm that you wish to execute the
upgrade are displayed.
When FPGA Upgrade is selected, the old and new
versions of FPGA1, FPGA2, FPGA CORE, starting
from the left, and a confirmation message are
displayed.
Display example
Monitor software will be upgraded and monitor will
restart.
Are you sure?
5
Confirm the data version and press the ENTER (Ent)
button.
Upgrading starts.
The "In progress x" is displayed and "x" flashes
during upgrading. The "x" indication may stop
flashing during upgrading, but the data are being
upgraded correctly.
Upgrading takes about 8 minutes for the software
program, about 2 minutes for the kernel, about 3
minutes for FPGA data, and about X minutes for
DisplayPort data.
Notes
• Do not remove the "Memory Stick PRO" from the
Memory Stick insertion slot during upgrading or
disconnect the LAN cable between the monitor and
controller.
• Do not turn off the power of the monitor and
controller during upgrading.
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Upgrading the Monitor and Controller
After completion of upgrading, the display on the
screen disappears, and the system is restarted. After
restarting, the previous screen is displayed.
6
Select the Monitor Upgrade menu in the System
Configuration menu and confirm that the version of the
selected item has been upgraded.
When the upgrade sequence does not move forward
correctly, the message such as "Procedure failure" is
displayed in red. If this error message is displayed, contact
your Sony representative.

Upgrading the Controller

1
Insert the "Memory Stick PRO" into the Memory Stick
insertion slot of the controller.
2
Select the Controller Upgrade (page 87) menu in the
Controller menu.
3
Enter the 4-digit password.
The Controller Upgrade screen is displayed, and the
current version is indicated.
For the password, see Password (page 76) of the
System Configuration menu.
4
Select the item to upgrade from Software Upgrade or
Kernel Upgrade.
After about 10 seconds, the old and new software
versions or kernel version, and the message to confirm
that you wish to execute the upgrade are displayed.
Display example
Controller software will be upgraded and controller
will restart.
Are you sure?
5
Confirm the data version and press the ENTER (Ent)
button.
Upgrading starts.
When a version earlier than 1.2 of the
software for the controller is upgraded
When upgrading starts, the dot (indicator) lights as
moving from left to right in the display window of the
controller. The dot may stop during upgrading, but the
data are being upgraded correctly.