Chapter 4: Maintenance
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INTERRUPTED FIRMWARE UPDATE RECOVERY
If firmware programming was interrupted (such as by a power loss or an accidental cable disconnection), the CHAT 160
might become unstable. The CHAT 160 software will boot into a generic mode and the
Generic Mode
screen will be
displayed.
To perform the firmware update, read and follow the on-screen instructions then click the
Update Firmware
button (see
the
Update Firmware & Database
section in
Chapter 3
for detailed instructions). The messages “Initializing” and
“Recovering” appear above the progress bar, followed by the typical messages that appear during a firmware update.
The update then continues to completion.
If the CHAT 160 attempts to recover from a programming error by booting up in the Generic (dfU) mode, a series of
instruction windows will be displayed. follow the on-screen instructions to resolve this issue.
