OLYMPUS C-2 TECHNICAL INFORMATION TID-C2-E001

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

NO. TID-C2-E001

DATE December.10.2001

SUBJECT: Version up of Firmware

Product name: C-2

The latest firmware:

OLD VERSION NEW VERSION SERIAL NUMBER

C-2(J) V973-74 V973-75

D-230(U),C-2(E),C-2(G) V973u-74 V973u-75

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

h These serial numbers are under inquiry.

Change contents (Reason): It changed in order to correct the fault to which the color of the picture of the 1st
(left-hand side) sheet becomes unusual by performing color conversion of a picture of the 1st sheet by the white
balance of the 2nd sheet when a photograph is taken in synthetic two-shot mode depending on a photography
scene.

Version up procedure:

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1. The binary data of the latest firmware is changed with “firmware.bin” and into smart media.
But format smart media into C-2 and make directory “firmware” copy from binary data.
(Make F/W card)

2. Insert the F/W card for C-2 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: V973-75 =NTSC(GUI:JAPANESE)) and turn off
power after selecting “NO”.
(The discrimination of countermeasure is not showed due to confirm easily.)

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