Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product G700 Ricoh
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1 Firmware Update Instruction Manual This ma nual de scribes the procedu res for downl oading the G700 firmware from the R icoh website and upd ating th e firmware . Perfor m the fol lowing ope rations 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, vi sit 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 diagra m) • For Windo ws, designate the destination 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 camera will turn on auto matically.
5 4. Confirm that the file s were correctly copied to the SD memory car d 5. Wh en us ing W indo ws After copying of the files is compl eted, doubleclick the [Safely re move hardware] icon on the taskbar, and proceed to Step 6 When using Macin tosh Drag and drop the [RICOHDCX] to the Trash.
6 2. Copy the file, [plaunch3] to the SD memory card • Do not copy [plaunch3] to [CLIPINFO ] and [DCI M] folder . 3. Open [RICOHDCX], and confirm that the files copied correctly 4.
7 4. Update the firmware 1. With the camera turned off, whil e pressing the ! button ( 1 ), 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 cap tured pictures that c an be tak en will de crease .
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If you already are a holder of Ricoh G700, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Ricoh G700.
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