PLANET NVR-1620 - Manual (Page 92)

Network Video Recorder with HDMI
NVR‐820 / NVR‐1620
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Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish (After
upgrade, the system will reboot automatically, it’s part of the process)
11.3.3 Upgrading through USB Thumb Drive
1. Prepare a USB flash disk and format with FAT or FAT32 format
2. Place the firmware in the USB flash disk and make sure it’s placed at the
top-level directory. Please do not place the file in a folder. (Make sure to
change the firmware file name to “firmware” and leave its file extension
“.tar.gz” as it is before placing the file to the USB disk)
3. Plug USB flash disk into USB port on the NVR.
4. The System LED on the NVR will start to flash in amber. This indicates
firmware upgrade is in process.
5. *** Warning *** Please wait until upgrade process finishes. Interrupting the
upgrade process may cause system not to work anymore.
6. Wait until System LED remains solid in amber. This indicates firmware
upgrade is finished
7. Power off the NVR and remove the USB disk to power the unit back on
again
8. Restore configuration file back if needed.