Canon VIXIA HF M30 Page 3 Firmware Update Procedure Download

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Step 2: Check the firmware version on your camcorder

1. Insert the battery pack and connect the compact power

adapter to the camcorder. Connect the compact power
adapter to the power outlet and turn the camcorder ON.

2. Press the (Camera/Play) button and set the

camcorder to playback mode.

3. Touch the icons on the camcorder's LCD screen in the following order.

[HF M30/M31/M36]

[HF M300/M306]

4. Drag the screen down to the last row under , and then check the number displayed for the

[Firmware].

5. Touch the icon on the camcorder's LCD screen to close the menu and turn the camcorder OFF.

Summary of Contents for VIXIA HF M30

Page 1: ...tions and procedures below carefully before updating the firmware IMPORTANT Observe the following precautions when updating the firmware When updating the firmware make sure to use a battery pack and...

Page 2: ...ations The following items are required for this firmware update 1 Camcorder VIXIA HF M30 M31 M300 LEGRIA HF M36 M306 2 Computer OS Computer with either Windows or Mac OS X 3 SD memory card reader SD...

Page 3: ...t and turn the camcorder ON 2 Press the Camera Play button and set the camcorder to playback mode 3 Touch the icons on the camcorder s LCD screen in the following order HF M30 M31 M36 HF M300 M306 4 D...

Page 4: ...3 When the contents are extracted a folder named HFM31_f will be created 4 Open the HFM31_f folder created in the previous step and confirm that it contains the firmware update data which is a file n...

Page 5: ...be erased so please save any important data on your computer or somewhere else before initializing the card If you perform the firmware update with data remaining on the SD or SDHC memory card it cou...

Page 6: ...6 Confirm that an SD memory card is displayed here 6 The initialization will start and after a short while the process will be completed and the following screen will appear Touch OK HF M30 M31 M36 HF...

Page 7: ...either Auto Play or a Removable Disk may appear If that happens click the Close button x in the upper right hand corner of the dialog box 2 If you click on the Computer icon or My Computer in Windows...

Page 8: ...SD card slot on the computer 2 An icon labeled CANON will appear on the computer s desktop 3 Drag the firmware update data VGC6 FIM from the HFM31_f icon created in Step 3 3 to the CANON icon on the d...

Page 9: ...are This section explains how to operate the camcorder 1 Insert the SD or SDHC memory card that has the firmware update data on it into the camcorder Insert with the label side up 2 Turn the camcorder...

Page 10: ...a screen that shows the new firmware version will appear for about four seconds Firmware updated Version 1 0 2 0 8 All of the settings will be reset and the time and date screen will appear Please se...