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DN-400 Firmware Version
Date:
2010/10/20 Version:
MB :1.3.0 Main board
Date: 2011/02/25
Version: FP : 1.7.0 Front Panel
How to update the firmware on your unit
From time to time Datavideo may release new firmware to either add new features or to fix reported bugs in
the current DN-400 firmware. Customers can update the DN-400 firmware themselves if they wish or they
can contact their local dealer or reseller for assistance should they prefer this method.
This page describes the firmware update process, if you have all the items required it should take
approximately 15 minutes total time to complete
.
Once started
the update process should not be interrupted in any way
as this could result in a non-
responsive unit.
As well as a working DN-400 you will need:
The latest zip file Firmware update for the DN-400.
This can be obtained from your local Datavideo office or dealer.
The DN-400 power supply.
A removable HE-1 drive caddy with drive fitted.
USB 2.0 cable to connect the caddy to a computer.
A 9pin D Sub to 3.5mm Jack cable for updating the Front Panel firmware.
A windows PC.
Making your own 9pin D Sub to 3.5mm Jack cable for updating the Front Panel firmware
The jack plug parts are connected to the D Sub pins as follows. Jack Tip ( Tx) to D Sub Pin3. Jack Ring (Rx)
to D Sub Pin2. Jack Sleeve (Gnd) to D Sub Pin5.
To update the DN-400 firmware:
1.
Switch off the DN-400 in the normal way and unlock the removable drive caddy.
2.
Remove the caddy from the DN-400 and connect it to the computer using the USB 2.0 cable.
3.
Unzip the file called
DN-400-500_2011.03.02
to the desktop so the files are easy to locate.
4.
Within this folder there will be two folders
MB_1_3_0
and
KB_1_7_0
MB refers to mother board
and KB refers to Front Panel or Key Board.
5.
Open the folder called
MB_1_3_0.
6.
Within
the
MB_1_3_0
folder there are 2 files copy and paste them both to the root directory of
the caddy drive.
7.
Return the caddy to the DN-400 and lock it in place.
8.
Turn on the DN-400 and the unit will update the mother board automatically and then restart*.
9.
Now connect the 9pin D Sub to 3.5mm Jack cable between the PC and the DN-400. The D Sub
connects to the PCs COM port and the Jack plug connects to the RS-232 socket on the DN-400
rear panel.
10.
Open the folder called
KB_1_7_0
and look within the folder called
DN-400
.
11.
Within the
DN-400
folder double click on the application called
UpdatedExecuteTools
.
12.
An application window will open on the computer.
Select the correct COM port
and then click
on the
START
button. The application will then update the Front Panel of the DN-400*. The unit
will turn itself off automatically at the end of the process.
13.
Turn the DN-400 unit back on and check that the firmware version is now changed.
*WARNING: Once the option has been selected, DO NOT turn power off until the firmware has been
updated. If the update is prematurely ended the recorder will be made inoperable.
