Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CX4 Ricoh
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1 Firmware Update Instruction Manual This ma nual d escribes the proced ures for downloa ding the CX4 f irmware from the R icoh web site and upd ating the fi rmware . Perfor m the fol lowing ope ration s to update the fir mware. Flow of procedures " 1.
2 1. Check the version of the firmware Caution Before updati ng, be sure to check the firmware vers ion using the foll owing method. If the install ed firmware is the l atest versi on, there is no nee d to upgrade. For informat ion about firmware , visit the Ricoh websit e (http://www.
3 2. Download the firmware file, and get it ready for use 1. Download the firmware to your computer from the Ricoh website 2. Either doubleclick the downloaded file or click [OK] when the dialog box (refer to the below diagram) • For Windo ws, designate the destina tion for the extracted file, and click [OK].
4 1 Method for copying firmware by connecting th e camera and a computer together with a USB cable 1. Insert an SD memory card into the camera 2. Confirm the power to the camera is off, then connect the camera and the computer together using the supplied USB cable • The power to the camer a will turn on auto matically.
5 4. Confirm that the file s were correctly copied to the SD memory car d 5. Wh en usi ng W indo ws After copying of the files is compl eted, doubleclick the [Safely remo ve hardware] i con on the taskbar, and pr oceed to Step 6 When using Macin tosh Drag and drop the [RICOHDCX] to the Trash.
6 2. Copy two files, [o launch3] and [olaunch8] to the SD memory card • Do not copy [olaunch 3] and [olau nch 8] to [ CLIPINFO] an d [DCIM] folder. 3.
7 4. Update the firmware 1. With the camera turned off, whil e pressing the ADJ./OK button ( 1 ) up wards ! side, press and hold the 6 (Playback) button ( 2 ) down for 2 to 3 seconds • A message co nfirming the firmware update will appear on the picture display.
8 • If a message sayi ng, [Incorrect rewri ting file] appear s on the picture display and the power to the camera turns off aut omatically, check the model of the camera, and us e the corr ect firmware to update the firmware again.
9 5. Check the firmware version of the camera Follow the procedures in [1. Check the firmware ver sion] on page 2, and confirm that the version of the firmware has changed. • If the SD memory card continues to be used with the firmware files copied to it, the number of captur ed picture s that can b e taken will d ecrease.
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