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http://www.aja.com/en/products/fs2/#support
Once you’re at the update page, you can select FS2 software files to download to your
Mac or PC for upgrading your local FS2 machine.
Unpack the
Software
FS2 software update files are “ZIP” files that you can open with a number of standard and
third party file compression applications. The software image that you’ll install on the FS2
is a file with a name like FS2_ver_1.0.0.0.bin or similar.
NOTE: Depending on your PC or Mac operating system settings, the “.bin” extension may not be
visible to you in a file directory.
Uploading and
Installing the
Software to the FS2
Uploading and installing the software update requires a PC or Mac that can “see” the FS2
via its Ethernet connection. Follow this procedure to install the software:
1. Point your browser at the FS2's upgrade page by clicking on the Update Firmware link
at the bottom of the navigation box on the left-hand side of any FS2 web page. The
FS2 web pages are discussed in Chapter 5
Figure 7. Update Firmware Browser Screen.
2. Click the Browse... button to find and select the downloaded file. For example:
FS2_ver_1.0.0.10.bin contained in the file downloaded from AJA.
3. Click OK when asked if you want to Upload Firmware. The file uploads to the FS2 and
is tested for validity. Incomplete, corrupted, or non-FS2 files are rejected. Wait for the
procedure to complete—it will take only a few minutes. Progress bars show upload
progress.
4. Click Commit Uploaded Firmware when prompted after the upload is finished.
Progress bars show progress as the file is written to flash memory.
5. Click Restart FS2 with New Firmware to restart the FS2. This will take the FS2 offline for
a minute or two. During the restart, progress is shown in the connection area in the
upper right corner of the FS2 Status screen. After restart, the FS2 will be running the
new software.
6. Once these steps are complete, the FS2 will be running the software, and the
Software Version on the Status screen shows the new version number. Check that the
new software is running by bringing up the FS2 web page again; the software
version is displayed at the top of all FS2 web screens. If the FS2 did not update
successfully, run through the update steps again.
After entering the
Firmware menu,
click Browse and
follow the prompts.