Sharp LC-37GD8EK (serv.man9) Service Manual ▷ View online
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4. Select
Setup ⇒ Serial port ⇒ O.K. Appear the follow screen:
2. Select:
Terminal
3. Choose the same options as the above picture.
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6. Check the connection between TV set and PC, sending a wrong command, as for example: “aaa”. TV set returns
an “err” label as an syntaxes ERROR (Not correct order or sequence).
Send a “DWMD” (capital letters) command to enter TV set in Download Mode.
Change a baud rate to 115200.
Select:
Setup ⇒ Baud rate ⇒ 115200 ⇒ O.K.
5. Select follows settings:
Serial port to use: COM x
Baud rate:
9600
Data:
8 bits
Parity:
none
Stop:
1 bit
Flow control:
none
Enter O.K.
7. Select:
File ⇒ Transfer ⇒ XMODEM ⇒ Sent
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9. After select “Open” the upgrade process starts as follows:
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
During the updating time, please don’t use the PC for other purposes, in order to abolish communication prob-
lems between TV set and PC. If TV set was not updated properly, the TV won’t have the software to startup
again, and you must follow the “I2C method” to update another time the TV set.
again, and you must follow the “I2C method” to update another time the TV set.
8. Choose the fi le for upgrade and click “Open”.
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3. I2C Method Description
The hardware tools requirement are:
1. A Parallel port I2C interface with 20 pin to 3 pin cable (Sharp Code: CKIT-0004WJV0).
2 . Make the connections as indicated below:
2 . Make the connections as indicated below:
a. Connect Parallel port I2C interface to LPT port of the computer.
b. Connect the 20 to 3 pin cable from the I2C interface to the P2306 socket in the main board (XD603).
b. Connect the 20 to 3 pin cable from the I2C interface to the P2306 socket in the main board (XD603).
Before using I2C method is necessary to install Visual I2C software following next procedure.
1. Install Visual I2C release V3.2.3b from fi le (“Setup_Visual_I2C_v3-2-3b8h.exe”).
•It’s strongly recommended to accept the suggested default folder (“C:\Program Files\Micronas\Visual I2C”).
2. Install Visual I2C VCTp extension from fi le (“Setup_VI2C_for_VCT6wxyP_v0111.exe”).
•It’s interesting to change default folder to same as Visual I2C (“C:\Program Files\Micronas\Visual I2C”).
•During this installation process is possible to install also a complementary software to manage NVM memories .
This installation is not needed, for this reason uncheck the option when the setup program ask to you. In case of
installation it’s interesting to change default folder to same as Visual I2C (“C:\Program Files\Micronas\Visual I2C”).
3. Install Parallel driver depending of your Windows version from existing fi les inside the Visual I2C installation
folder “C:\Program Files\Micronas\Visual I2C\Port_Driver”, following next criteria:.
a. Windows 98/Me (“Setup_LptDrv_v0104_9x.exe”).
b. Windows NT (“Setup_LptDrv_v0104_NT_2000.exe”).
c. Windows Xp/2000 (“Setup_LptDrv_v020201_XP_2000.exe”).
After installing Visual I2C, the new generated fi le structure should look like this:
To PC
To P2306
I2C Interface (CKIT-0004WJV0)
QCNWGA100WJZZ
QPWBX0004WJZZ
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