FLASH UPGRADE
USER GUIDE
IMPRESSION
A10+/A9+/A8+
FLAS H UPGRADE USER GUIDE IM PRESSIO N A10+/A9+ /A8+
1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...............................................................................................1
2 INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................4
3 NEEDED MATERIAL...................................................................................................4
4 CONNECTING THE CABLES......................................................................................5
5 CONFIGURING THE HYPERTERMINAL SOFTWARE..................................................5
6 SENDING THE FILE (SW&HW)...................................................................................7
7 FINISHING THE FILE TRANSFER...............................................................................8
8 VERIFYING THE DOWNLOAD....................................................................................8
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The informatio n contai ned in this User Guide, and the products desc r ibed herei n are
subjected to change without prior notice.
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2. INTRODUCTION
This User Guide has been created to pr ovide an easy to understand descri pt ion on how to
flash upgrade the SW on projectors t hat are pr epar ed f or this in the field.
It desc r ibes the methodology and the correct software and hardware to use to perform
flashing without any hassle.
This User Guide does only apply to the followi ng ASK products or their equivale nts:
Product :
IMPRESSION A10+/ A9+/A8+
3. NEEDED MATERIAL
When flashing the SW a mouse Cable (301.102) and adapter ( 301. 113B) is needed. T his is
optional accessories, and may be purchased separ at ely:
301.102 / 301. 113
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4. CONNECTING THE CABLES
The Flash upgrade is done via the serial mouse port on the project or . This is the
communication interf ace from the computer to the projector . All PC/notebooks are equipped
with serial interface c onnectors, and may thus be used for this purpose.
1. Connect the computer to the projector using the regular VGA cable. I M PO RTANT: Do
not connect the mouse &adapt e r cable a t this point, as it will b e s e e n from the
computer as a mouse connection. Connect the power c or d.
2. Switch on the projector.
3. Switch on the computer. The projector should now show the image of your computer
screen.
4. Connect the mouse cable and adapter bet w een computer and the projector . Do not
switch off the projector or the computer at this stage. The cable/adapter connects t o the
RS-232 serial port on the computer, and the dedicated mo use port on the projector.
Make sure that your com puter does not rec ogni se the established connection as
a mouse devi ce. Moving the trackbal l on the remote can check this; the mouse
pointer shoul d not move. Also execute factory r es et on the projector to go to
default com m uni c ation settings.
5. CONFIGURING THE HYPERTERMI NAL SOFTWARE
On the PC side, sof tw ar e that can perform a “t er minal emulation” is needed. This is a
standard component in most operating systems, and it is also available as stand alone
software. Norton PCAnywhere a nd Norto n Commander are t w o pr ogr ams that can do this. As
it is a standard component in the Windows Oper at ing System. However w e r ecommend that
Hypertermi nal is used. This can normally be found in the accessories me nu. This example
uses this softw ar e to explain.
1. Start Hyperterminal.
2. Enter a name for the connection you are about to make. Any name can be used, we
rec o mmend using a name th a t is easy to remember , as you w ill b e ab le to save a nd
recall this file later. Choose an icon for the file.
3. Under “Connect using” s elect the COM port t hat you have co nnected the cables t o.
Please note that this differs f r om computer to comp uter, but as t he cables need to be
connected directly to t he port, a s elect ion that lists “direct t o COM x”, where x is the
selected port, is correct. Normally this is COM 1 or COM 2. See below figure for
reference.
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4. The settings to use depend on the curre nt communication sett i ngs o n the projector in
question.
Check the ADVANCED /SERVICE / INFO di alog box in the projector menu to
see the current comm uni cati on settings to use. Change the settings in
Hypertermi nal s o that it matches the communication settings in the projector.
In the projector menu check the FEATURE / RS-232 and ver if y that
CONTROL is acti vated with a green tic k. This is necessary to establish
communi c ation wi th the projector.
5. Confirm with “OK” and connect by clicki ng on the “phone icon” in Hyperterminal.
6. On the em pty Hyperte r minal scre en, pres s ENTER. Th e p r o mpt “ASK>” s ho uld appear.
If not , g o over t he settings aga in, and rest art the proces s s o that the ASK prompt
appears.
PLEASE NOTE:
The Impressi on A8+/9+/10+ needs more memory compar ed to the rest of the
ASK A-series projectors therefor e the nu m b er of EPROM’s h av e be en
increas ed to two.
It’s now one EPROM which is call ed SW and one EPROM called HW. It is very
impor tant that the correct fil e is flas hed to the correct EPROM. If you flash the
HW bin fil e into the wrong EPROM the projector won’t start and the EPROM
has to be physical l y remov ed and replaced wi th a new.
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6. SENDING THE FILE (SW&HW)
1. Flashing the SW EPROM: Type RRP;38400 and press Enter.
2. Flashing the HW EPROM : Ty pe FPG;38400 and press Enter.
It is not necessary to use capital letters, but the command must be written exactly as
described, ot herwise t he projector w ill return “Undefined Command.. ” . This will also happen if
you type incorrectly or try to erase text.
3. On “Hypertermi nal”, close the co nnection by clicking on the “hang up phone icon”.
4. Go into “File | Propert ies” and press “Configure”.
5. Use the ADVANCE D /SERVICE / INFO dialog-bo x on the projector t o make sure that the
settings match those of the computer. Change the setti ngs as described below. Confirm
with OK two times to close the dialog bo xes.
“Bits per second” 38400 Baud
“Data bits” 8 bit
“Parity” None
“Stop Bits” 1 bit
“Flow control” None
6. Re-est ablis h the connect io n to the projector , s o that the status bar in the lower left corner
reads “Connected”.
7. Open the transfer menu and select “Se nd File…”
8. Browse so that the correct BI N file, which can be found on the Proxima web page under
“M LS r esources Firmwa r e. ., can be s e le c ted and inserted in the file name f ie ld. It will b e
explained on the web page w hich BIN file (HW or SW) requires the differe nt RS232
commands (RRP or FPG). Bot h the SW bin and t he HW bin file are 805.xxx#.bi n files.
9. Set prot ocol to Xmodem as described in figure below . Filename should read t he name of
the BIN file you have selected.
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10. Press “Send”. The file will be t r ansferr ed and the status and progress c an be seen in the
“Hyper termi n a l” status windo w. You w ill not re c eive visual feedback on the projected
image during flash except the indicator stating time left and t he progress of the EPROM
flashing.
7. FINISHING THE FILE TRANSFER
When the END prompt is visual in Hyperter minal t he flas hi ng is finished (approx. 2min.).
1. Leave the projector r unning for approximately 30 seconds to prevent that the
rep r o g ramming isn’t halted. T he lamp of the projec tor will conti nue t o work and t he fans
will c ontin ue r unning as in O N mode. At this time, the projector is reprogr amming t he
EPROM.
8. VERIFYI NG THE DOWNLOAD
After the download has been finished verification needs to be made that it has ended
successfully a nd to st op the projector f r om running the power cord must be pulled out.
1. Reinstall the power cor d and star t the unit using normal proced ures.
2. Disconnect all sources and verify whether the new SW was successfully inst al led or not
by checking the ADVA NCED /SERVICE / INFO dialog-box in the projector me nu. If the
new SW/HW number doesn’t appear as inte nded, please check t he followi ng :
• Does the flas hed file have the correct .BIN format?
• Was the correct protoc ol used during the download?
• Was the correct c ommunication settings bei ng used?
3. It is possible to reinsert the initial SW/HW by flashi ng with the original firmware revision
for the projector. This is available t hro ugh our web page under “MLS resources |
Firmware..” .
4. If the unit does not start , the download has failed and the EPROM(s) must be replaced
physically.
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