OLYMPUS C-1 TECHNICAL INFORMATION TID C1 E002

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

NO. TID-C1-E002

DATE 2001/5/25

SUBJECT: Version up of Firmware

Product name: C-1

The latest firmware:

OLD VERSION NEW VERSION

NTSC/PAL

Commonness

Please refer to repair article for a procedure of rewriting firmware.

Main countermeasure contents (reason) :

The following problem was disclosed by the operation.

①An actual setup is replaced with the menu setup indication of the time age, the day moon age.
②It hangs up by the 256th sheet when a slide show is held by the card with 256 sheets and more of images.
③It is not indication of a protection icon though protection can be set up by the card with 256 sheets and more of

images by the frame beyond 256 frame.

④It is initialization structure which can't apply SDRAM substitutive goods.

User : V1.064, Boot : V1.023 User : V1.065, Boot : V1.024

Change classification: Running change.

Version up procedure:

1. The binary data of the latest firmware is changed with “firmware.bin” and into smart media.
But format smart media into C-700 Ultra Zoom and make directory “firmware” copy from binary data.
(Make F/W card)

2. Insert the F/W card for C-700 Ultra Zoom and turn on the camera at play mode.

3. TFT-LCD was showed F/W version and inquire of rewriting of F/W.
Then select “YES” (Character is changed green) and after pressing “OK”, rewriting of F/W is started
automatically.

4. During the rewriting of F/W, SELF-RED is turned on and showed “EXCHANING” on TFT-LCD.
It will take about 2 minutes but please do not operate any key and turn off power.
It might have damaged camera body and F/W.

5. After the rewriting of F/W, TFT-LCD was showed as same as procedure 3.
Then confirm new version of F/W (example: V357p-74=NTSC(GUI:ENGLISH)) and turn off power after
selecting “NO”.
(The discrimination of countermeasure is not showed due to confirm easily.)

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