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Upgrading Instrument Software
Upgrading Instrument Software
System Upgrade (CONFIG > Utilities > System Upgrade) is used to upgrade the system software of this instrument. You
can upgrade the instrument software using a PC or through the USB drive on the instrument. An Ethernet connection is
required for either upgrade option. The following procedures explain how to do both.
NOTE.
The data-transfer utility for upgrading the instrument runs on these PC systems: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0,
Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. The data-transfer utility also requires Winsock 2.0, an ethernet interface,
and that 10 MB of free disk space be present on the PC system.
USB Upgrade
Download the latest version of the instrument
software to a USB memory device by
performing the following procedure:
1.
Using an Ethernet connection on a PC,
navigate to the Tektronix Web site at
http://www.tektronix.com.
2.
Find the
Downloads
heading located on
the right-hand side of the Web page.
3.
Enter your instrument model number in
the top
fi
eld, select
Software
from the
drop-down menu in the bottom
fi
eld, then
click
Go
.
4.
Click on
Sort by DATE
to
fi
nd the most
the recent software release.
5.
Download the
fi
le and save it to a USB
memory device that is compatible with
your instrument.
6.
Save the package into a directory named
WfmUpgrd.
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