FIGURE 13
Update Your Firmware
We encourage you to keep the firmware on your NewTek device
up to date. Firmware updates may contain bug-fixes, provide
improved performance, or even enable new features.
The update process is not complicated – simply follow the steps
listed below:
1.
Download and unzip the most recent firmware update
archive to extract the ‘.bin’ file.
2.
Click the
System Setup
tab at the top of Spark’s webpage (Figure 13) and compare the
Firmware
Update
shown to the number in the filename of the firmware version you downloaded. If the
download has a higher revision number, continue below to perform the update.
3.
Click the
Update Firmware
button and click
Choose File
to show a file explorer.
4.
Use the file explorer to locate the firmware .bin file and follow the prompts to perform the update.
Spark will reboot during this process, which can take up a few moments.
Please be careful not to interrupt
power to the device during the update process
.
5.
Following a firmware update, we recommend performing a
Restore
operation. A
Reset buttonhole
is
located on the underside of the device, or you can use the
Restore
function from the web page.
Hint: On some web browsers, you may occasionally need to clear the browser’s cache (history) to see the
result of a firmware update or Factory Reset. Also, please note that it can take a minute or two before the
NDI channel name shown in Studio Monitor refreshes.
The IP address of the device can change as a result of a
Restore
operation. You may need to use
Studio Monitor to locate the device on the network and log in again afterward.
Also, if you have previously set a manually configured IP address for the unit, you will need to
reconfigure the IP settings again following a
Restore
operation.
FIGURE 14