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Firmware Upgrade Procedure
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4.
Click on “File\Properties” menu for selecting the General and ASCII properties as follows:
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5.
Select “New Connection” in the File Menu.
6.
Answer “Yes” to close current connection and “Yes” to save session “P55_9600bps”.
7.
Create a new connection with the name “P55_115200bps”.
8. Select a the same COM port used in item 2 and select the Port Settings properties as
follows:
9. Select the same General and ASCII properties as item 3.
10.
10.
Close HyperTerminal session, answering “Yes” to close current connection and “Yes” to
save session “P55_115200bps”.
save session “P55_115200bps”.
To start updating session, clic
k over “P55_9600bps” icon that you can fi nd in the “START\All
programs\Accessories\Communications\HyperTerminal\
HyperTerminal” folder and follow next
procedure:
1. Check the connection between TV set and PC, sending a wrong command, as for
1. Check the connection between TV set and PC, sending a wrong command, as for
example: “aaa”. TV set returns an “ERR” label as a syntaxis ERROR (Not correct order or
sequence).
sequence).
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2.
Send the command “DWMD” to enter TV set in Download Mode. The TV set answer
sending same symbol continuously.
If this symbol character doesn’t appear, please don’t worry and pass to next step.
sending same symbol continuously.
If this symbol character doesn’t appear, please don’t worry and pass to next step.
3.
Close this connection and open “P55_115200bps” connection clicking over the
“P55_115200bps” that you can find in “START\All programs\Accessories\
Communications\HyperTerminal\
“P55_115200bps” that you can find in “START\All programs\Accessories\
Communications\HyperTerminal\
HyperTerminal” folder.
4.
Using “Transfer\Send fi e…” menu, select desired file (.bin format) and the transmission
protocol (Xmodem) as show below:
protocol (Xmodem) as show below:
5.
After press “Send” button the updating process starts as follows:
6.
When flash update process finishes, the ” Flash programming complete “ label appear in
the screen, the device automatically go to switch off, and in a few seconds go to switch on
again.
the screen, the device automatically go to switch off, and in a few seconds go to switch on
again.
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VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:
During the updating time, please don’t use the PC for other purposes, in order to
abolish communication problems between TV set and PC. If TV set was not updated
properly, the TV won’t have the software to start-up again, and you must follow the
“I2C method” to update another time the TV set.
During the updating time, please don’t use the PC for other purposes, in order to
abolish communication problems between TV set and PC. If TV set was not updated
properly, the TV won’t have the software to start-up again, and you must follow the
“I2C method” to update another time the TV set.
This is the recommended method for upgrading the main unit’s firmware.
Other methods (Tera Term and I2
Other methods (Tera Term and I2
C method) to upgrade the main unit’s firmware are covered
in the service manual.
To upgrade the digital firmware, please log a technical request via the Sharp Technical
Website and we will contact you with the information and software required to carry out this
update.
To upgrade the digital firmware, please log a technical request via the Sharp Technical
Website and we will contact you with the information and software required to carry out this
update.
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