Kenwood TS-990S - Manual (Page 269)

FIRMWARE UPDATING 17
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FIRMWARE UPDATING USING A USB FLASH
DRIVE
PRECAUTION:
◆ Do not shut down the transceiver with the main power switch (I/O)
during the firmware updating. Also, do not remove the USB flash
drive from the (USB-A) connector.
PREPARATION
1 Save the firmware file onto your PC.
The latest firmware can be downloaded from the KENWOOD
website.
2 Save the firmware file to a USB flash drive.
• You must store the zip file containing the firmware in the
proper root folder of the USB flash drive, otherwise the
firmware cannot be updated.
• The firmware is distributed in the zip format. Store the
firmware as a zip file on the USB flash drive without
extracting the zip file.
YOUR OPERATION FOR THE TRANSCEIVER AND YOUR
PC
While the transceiver power ( ) is turned OFF, the "
" LED lights orange. With the transceiver in this standby
state, follow the procedure below to update the firmware.
[ ]
[M.IN]
1 Hold down [M.IN] (Memory), then press [ ].
The transceiver starts up with the Firmware Update screen
after the start screen appears. You can verify the transceiver
firmware version
2 Insert the USB flash drive containing the firmware data
file into the (USB-A) connector on the front panel.
The firmware updating progress bar appears on the main
screen. Upon completion of the firmware updating, "The
firmware update is completed" appears on the main screen.
3 Press [ ] to turn the transceiver power ( ) OFF.
4 Remove the USB flash drive.
5 Press [ ] again.
The transceiver restarts with the new firmware enabled.
Note:
◆ If a message notifying you of an occurrence of the update
failure appears during the firmware updating, refer to the
troubleshooting. {page 18-4}
◆ Depending on the number of CPUs being updated, the time
necessary for updating may vary. It can take 20 to 30 minutes to
update the firmware.