Sony VENICE 2 MPC-3626, Manual

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Upgrading the
Firmware Version
[Note]
Do not perform any of the following operations while
upgrading the firmware. The version upgrade will not be
completed, and could cause the unit to malfunction.
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Removing/inserting the SD card
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Turning the unit off
For details about MPC-3628/MPC-3626 operation, refer to
the Operating Instructions.
1
Insert the SD card on which the version
upgrade data was saved into the SD card
slot of the MPC-3628/MPC-3626.
2
Select Maintenance > Firmware > FW
Update-camera in the menu, and select
Run.
A “Connect DC Power to DC IN Upgrade
Version?” message appears.
3
Select Run.
A “Version Upgrade VX.XX > VY.YY”
message appears (X.XX: existing version
number, Y.YY: latest version number).
If the version upgrade data cannot be
determined, a “Version Upgrade No File”
message appears. Check the following
possible causes.
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The version upgrade data was not saved
in the root directory of the SD card.
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The version upgrade data for a different
model was saved.
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The version could not be decoded
successfully.
Save the correct version upgrade data on
the SD card, and then perform the upgrade
procedure again from step 1.
Saving Version Upgrade
Data to an SD Card
1
Mount the formatted SD card on the
computer.
2
Download the version upgrade data ZIP file
from the version upgrade data download
site, and save the data on your computer.
3
Uncompress the ZIP file to retrieve the
version upgrade data (.bin file name
extension) and save the data in the root
directory of the SD card.
Preparation
Checking the Existing
Version
Select Maintenance > Firmware in the menu to
display the Camera item.
Existing version Upgrade to
V1.02 using
this guide
Upgrade to V1.02
method
V1.00/V1.01 Yes Using this guide
Notes About Version
Upgrade
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Always connect an AC adaptor with power
supply rating of 120
W or higher when
upgrading. If a battery pack is attached
at the same time, the upgrade will
continue if the AC adaptor is subsequently
disconnected.
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Use an SDHC memory card (Speed Class:
4 to 10, non-UHS, Capacity: 2 GB to 32
GB)
or an SD memory card (File system: FAT16,
Capacity: up to 2 GB).
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Use an SD card that has been formatted
using the formatting function of the
MPC-3628/MPC-3626.
For details about the formatting function, refer to the
Operating Instructions.
This document describes how to upgrade the
MPC-3628/MPC-3626 firmware to the latest
version.
The version upgrade data is first saved to an
SD card and then the unit is upgraded using
the menu.
For details about menu operation, refer to the
Operating Instructions.
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