O N I N I T I A L P O W E R - U P
D i s p l a y w i l l i n d i c a t e r e v l e v e l o f s o f t w a r e a n d P a l s t a r
c o p y r i g h t i n f o r m a t i o n .
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HOW-TO UPDATE SOFTWARE
PRESS
TO SELECT
C AND L
TO SELECT
SETUP ITEM
D O W N LO A D I N G H F - AU TO F I R M WA R E
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CREATE a folder on your computer’s hard drive (but not desktop)
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NAME the folder HF_AUTOUPGRADE
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DOWNLOAD the Firmware file (Zip format) from the Palstar website -
http://www.palstar.com/en/hf-auto/ - it is near the bottom of the page .
The link to the file is named “HF-AUTO Firmware 1.x”
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SAVE the file to the folder you created in Step 1
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OPEN the folder by right-clicking on the Zip file and select “Extract All” -
follow the steps in the Extraction wizard
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TURN-OFF the HF-AUTO
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CONNECT the RS-232 cable to the rear panel
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CONNECT the other end of the RS-232 cable to Com 1 or your computer
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TURN-ON the HF-AUTO
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SET Switch at rear of the HF-AUTO to “PROGRAM”
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Note: LED (PROGRAM MODE) on Front Panel is illuminated
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DOUBLE-CLICK “LOAD_HF_9600” from your HF_AUTOUPGRADE folder that
you created in Step 2
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DOS Window appears - wait until DOS Window closes (approx. 1 min)
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TURN “PROGRAM” Switch to “NORMAL”
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REMOVE the RS-232 cable
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TURN HF-AUTO OFF and then ON again
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LOOK at HF-AUTO display to see new REV level at top-right corner when
you first turn it on
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COMPLETE - you have now completed the update of the firmware
NOTE:
I N S TA L L I N G T H E F I R M WA R E U P G R A D E
ANT #1
ANT #2
ANT #3
AUTO
MANUAL
BYPASS
SETUP
The HF-AUTO ships with a DB9 serial cable.
You can order a USB to DB9 serial cable
from Palstar for use with computers with no
DB9 serial port to update the firmware.
MODE
TUNE KNOB
PRESS
PRESS
ANTENNA
PALSTAR
