VEMCO - VR2Tx Manual
15 March
2019
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6.6
Update Firmware
Firmware refers to the internal software that operates a VR2Tx receiver. It is not to be confused with VUE,
the PC software used to communicate with the receiver. Firmware updates are rare and will occur to either
deal with a hardware change or occasionally for a significant addition to functionality. VUE 2.0.7 and greater
has the ability to alert you if there is a new firmware update (feature can be disabled in the “Releases” tab of
the
Options
window).
How to Update Firmware Using Automated Notification:
If when you establish communication with the VR2Tx (see section 3.3) you receive a message indicating
VUE has detected there is a firmware update, then use the instructions below to update your firmware. To
learn what caused the firmware upgrade, use the “Click here to see more” option in the notice window.
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Decide if this is the right time to update the VR2Tx firmware by
answering the following questions:
1.
Does the VR2Tx’s battery have enough power to perform an
update? If there is any doubt, then replace the battery before
proceeding.
The VR2Tx could be damaged if power fails
during the update.
2. Have all the data been offloaded from the VR2Tx? If you are making a major update (e.g. from version
1.x.x to 2.x.x), then all the data in the receiver will be erased. Making a smaller update (e.g. from 1.x.2
to 1.x.3) should not erase the data, but please take the precaution of offloading all data before updating.
If you answered “No” to either of these questions, then click the “No” button in the notice window and either
replace the battery (see section 5.1) or offload the data (see section 3.5), or both if necessary. The notice
window will appear again the next time you connect to this VR2Tx, or use the instructions for manually
updating the firmware found in the next section.
If you answered “Yes” to both of these questions, then click the “Yes” button and continue with these
instructions.
STEP 1
Assuming all data has been offloaded from the VR2Tx and is safely
stored on your PC, click “OK” to acknowledge this warning and
continue.
STEP 2
