OLYMPUS C-40 Zoom TECHNICAL INFORMATION TID C40Z E001

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

NO. TID-C40Z-E001

DATE December.27.2001

SUBJECT: Firmware version up for the countermeasure of the flash firing problem

Product name: C-40ZOOM

The latest firmware:

C-40Z(J)NTSC (Old Xe Tube) v553-76 v553-77

D-40Z(U)NTSC (Old Xe Tube) v553u-76 v553u-77

C-40Z(G)NTSC (Old Xe Tube) v553u-76 v553u-77 No.206100001 ~ No.206101400

C-40Z(E)PAL (Old Xe Tube) v553p-73 v553p-74 No.203100001 ~ No.203129888
C-40Z(G)PAL (Old Xe Tube) v553p-73 v553p-74 No.205100001 ~ No.205103200

OLD

VERSION

NEW

VERSION

NEW

VERSION

SERIAL NUMBER

No.204100001 ~ No.204118280
No.204120001 ~ No.204137800
No.204140001 ~ No.204141016

No.204300001 ~ No.204305000
No.202100001 ~ No.202123664

No.202123801 ~ No.202124376
No.202130001 ~ No.202131680

SERIAL NUMBER

No.204118281 ~ No.204120000

C-40Z(J)NTSC (New Xe Tube) v553-A77

D-40Z(U)NTSC (New Xe Tube) v553u-A77

C-40Z(G)NTSC (New Xe Tube) v553u-A77 No.206101401 ~

C-40Z(E)PAL (New Xe Tube) v553p-A74

C-40Z(G)PAL (New Xe Tube) v553p-A74 No.205103201 ~

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

No.204141017 ~

No.204305001 ~

No.202131681 ~

No.204137801 ~ No.204140000

No.202123665 ~ No.202123800
No.202124377 ~ No.202130000

No.203129889 ~
No.203300001 ~

Contents (Reason): 1 .In order to improve the flash firing problem.
[The image becomes under (deep black) or becomes over (white) exposure. ]
2 .In order to correct a minor-bug of firmware.

Correspondence: 1.Only when the customer indicated this problems, the flash is replaced, and rewrite the firmware for the new Xe

tube.

2. In case of other indicated repairs, confirm and rewrite the firmware in accordance with each Xe tube(new or
old).

Repair parts: All repair parts are new type of electronic flash (Xe tube).
Part No.: VC880900

OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD TOKYO

Version up procedure:

1.Rename the binary data of the latest firmware with “firmware.bin”.
Create a folder “Firmware” in the smartmedia which was formatted on C-40Zoom, and save the binary data “firmware.bin”
into the folder “Firmware”.

2.Insert the F/W card for C-40Zoom and turn the camera on at play mode.

3.TFT-LCD shows F/W version and inquiry of F/W rewriting.
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: v553-77=NTSC(GUI:JAPANESE)(OLD FILTER)) and turn off
power after selecting “NO”.
(The discrimination of countermeasure is not showed due to confirm easily. )

Assembling p rocedure of electronic flash

A gray wire passes under
this rib.

A lead wire passes through
the groove of HOLDER
FLASH B.

Three lead wires pass between ribs .

The black lead wire passes through
the behind of the installation base of
HOLDER FLASH B.

It is passed through on the
plus line and the minus line of
FLASH as the figure between
ribs.

It is turned to the right side of rib.