Kodak EOSDCS 5, EOSDCS 3, EOSDCS 1 user manual Load Camera Firmware

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LOAD CAMERA FIRMWARE

Click this button to update the firmware in the attached camera. Firm- ware, the control programming for the camera, is stored in nonvolatile camera memory. Firmware controls most of the features of the camera.

Before clicking this button, be sure that the camera has a full charge; if it does not, you may see a message asking you to use the AC battery charger/adapter and to wait for several minutes. Follow these instructions and wait (to allow the battery to charge) before clicking this button again.

When you click the LOAD CAMERA FIRMWARE button, the driver looks for a “BIN” file (a file whose name ends in “BIN”), which must be installed as described in the chapter “Preparing the Camera and the Computer.” The contents of the file are transferred from your computer hard disk into the nonvolatile memory in the camera. An error message is displayed if the required “BIN” file is not found.

This feature allows you to keep the firmware in the camera up-to-date without sending the camera to a service center. For example, if an up- grade to the firmware becomes available and you obtain that upgrade (refer to the appendix “Upgrading Your KODAK Software Driver”), you can copy that new firmware into the camera with this command. It also allows you to replace the firmware in the camera with the current version if the camera exhibits unexpected behavior (such as unusual characters on the camera back liquid crystal display).

IMPORTANT: If you obtain an updated copy of the BIN file, keep only the most current version installed on your computer hard disk. This ensures that the current BIN file is used should you update the camera firmware.

If you are working with a camera that does not currently have a PCMCIA card installed, updating camera firmware deletes the image in camera memory if one is present.

 Reference — Kodak Driver Software G 8-19