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PN-V602　FIRMWARE UPDATA PROCEDURES/EDID WRITING PROCEDURES

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When you update the firmware of PN-ZB02, you need to connect it to a connectable Information Display (PN-V602). 
(PN-ZB02 cannot have the firmware updated if it is stand-alone.)

The operating conditions for PN-ZB02 firmware updater are as shown

below.

The RS-232C cable required for update is as follows. Connect the COM

port of PC and the RS-232C input terminal of the display with the cable.

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Windows XP

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Windows Vista

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Windows 7

RS-232C port recognized as a COM port
(Which allows communication in 115Kbps.)

Straight cable (D-SUB 9pin female - female)

To COM port

RS-232C
input terminal

RS-232C straight cable 
(commercially available)

PC

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Press the [PN-ZB02 Firmware] button of the Service Launcher.

1 ) Select the COM port to be used for communication and input the

transfer rate specified with the Information Display. The default of

transfer rate is 38400bps. (In the right illustration, [COM1:
38400bps] is selected.)

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Do not use two check-boxes (Empty ROM, NO Scaler) in the

right at normal conditions. (Leave the boxes unchecked.)

2 ) You are to select the firmware file, but you don't need to make any

change.

3 ) By pressing [START] button, the confirmation window of version

and checksum is displayed.

Confirm that the version and checksum are correct, and then press

[OK].

The writing is completed in about 2 minutes. Once “Complete!” is
displayed, the firmware update has been finished.

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When PC is equipped with RS232C port, it takes about 1 minute.

When a USB serial convert cable is used, it takes about 2 minutes.

4 ) When the update has succeeded, the message “Complete!” is dis-

played as shown in the illustration.

After writing, turn OFF and ON the main power.

COM PORT, FIRMWARE FILE SETTING

FIRMWARE UPDATE

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When the firmware is updated with the monitors daisy-chained, ensure that the mechanism switching for all the daisy-chained monitors is tempo-
rarily set to “power management disabled” until the update is completed, or the video signal of the selected terminal continues to be input.

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If the update is attempted with the monitor on stand by, this results in an error halfway and the update cannot be completed.

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) Press the [PN-ZB02 Firmware] button of the Service Tool

Launcher, and the updater starts up.

2 ) Select the COM port to be used for communication. (“COM1”

selected in the screen below)

3 ) Select the communication speed. (“38400Bps” selected in the

screen below)

■ WHEN THE FIRMWARE IS UPDATED FOR 

1 ) Press the [POWER ON] button, and confirm that all the monitors

are powered ON.

If there is any monitor which is not turned on, check the main power

and related factors, and then get it to be powered ON.

2 ) Press the [ID DISP] button to display the ID number on the monitor,

and confirm that the ID number is sequentially assigned from the

front monitor to the last one. (By pressing the [ID DISP] button

again, the ID display is cleared.)

3 ) Select the ID number of the monitor to be processed for firmware

update. (ID25 selected in the screen below)

4 ) Press the [VERSION] button to confirm the current version of firm-

ware before updating.

5 ) Select the file of the firmware, but you do not need to change it.

6 ) By pressing the [Start] button, the firmware updating starts for the

selected ID-number’s monitor.

The confirmation window for version and checksum is displayed.

Confirm that the version and checksum is correct, and then press

the [OK] button.

ID  
number: 1 

ID  
number: 2 

ID  
number: 3 

ID  
number: 25

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7 ) The updating process is completed in about 2 minutes. If the mes-

sage “Complete!” is displayed, the update of the selected ID’s firm-

ware has been completed.

* When using a PC with the RS232C port, it takes about 1 minute,

and when using a USB-serial conversion cable, it takes about 2

minutes. 

After completion of the firmware update, the selected ID's moni-
tor is self-reset and the new version of firmware starts running.

8 ) Press the [VERSION] button to confirm the new firmware version of

the selected ID-number’s monitor after updating.

9 ) Press the [CHECK SUM] button to confirm the checksum of the

selected ID-number's monitor.

10) Select the ID number of the next monitor (ID24).

11) Go back to the step a-3. (Repeat the above procedures up to the

front monitor (ID1).)

■ WHEN THE FIRMWARE IS UPDATED FOR 

1 ) Press the [ID GET] button to obtain the ID numbers of the con-

nected monitors.
(In the example screen, the order is PC

3ID13ID33ID2.)

2 ) Confirm the ID numbers with the displayed window of ID GET.

Or, press the [ID DISP] button to display the ID number in the

upper right corner of the monitor, and confirm the assigned ID num-
bers from the front monitor to the last one. (By pressing the [ID

DISP] button again, the ID display is cleared.)

3 ) Select the ID number of the last monitor. (ID2 selected in the exam-

ple screen)

4 ) Press the [VERSION] button to confirm the current version of firm-

ware before updating.

5 ) Select the file of the firmware, but you do not need to change it.

ID  
number: 1 

ID  
number: 3 

ID  
number: 2